JPH0427688Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention is a main
This invention relates to an interlocking device for a sub-cover body.

(Prior art) For example, for vehicle roof windows, Utility Application No. 57-103713
As shown in the figure, a window opening is formed in the roof of the vehicle, a main cover body for opening and closing the window opening is provided slidably in the front and rear direction, a frame is provided below the roof, and a frame is provided below the window opening. Some windows have an opening located at the window opening and are provided with a sub-cover body that opens and closes the window opening and is slidable in the front and rear directions.

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional art, the main cover body is provided with an interlocking member, and the sub-cover body is provided with an engaging body that engages with the interlocking member only when the main cover body moves in the opening direction.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Therefore, in the above-mentioned conventional method, the sub-cover body is interlocked with the main cover body when the main cover body is opened, but is not interlocked with the main cover body when the main cover body is closed. Therefore, when closing the opening with the sub-cover body, the sub-cover body must be manually operated, which is troublesome. In particular, for models with a large front-to-back opening, the distance between the sub-cover body in the open position of the opening and the driver's seat is large, making it impossible to operate the sub-cover body from the driver's seat, and from the rear seat. Otherwise, a problem occurred in that the sub-cover body could not be operated. Furthermore, when the main cover body is open, the sub cover body cannot be closed, making it difficult to provide sunshading while providing ventilation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an interlocking device for main and sub-cover bodies in a roof window of a vehicle, which can solve the above-mentioned problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the features of the present invention include a main cover body 6 for opening and closing the window opening 2 of the roof 1, and a main cover body 6 for opening and closing the window opening 2 of the roof 1; The sub cover body 12 that opens and closes the opening 3 has an interlocking part 16 on one side and an engaging body 18 that removably engages with the interlocking part 16 on the other side, and when opening and closing the main cover body 6. In the interlocking device of the main and sub cover bodies in the roof window of a vehicle, in which the sub cover body 12 is made freely openable and closable via the interlocking part 16 and the engaging body 18, the opening/closing movement range of the main cover body 6 is made to be the same as that of the sub cover body 12. The secondary cover body 12 is set wider, and the position of the engaging body 18 can be freely changed between an open interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 only when opening and a closing interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 only when closing. After reaching the open position, the main cover body 6 moves in the opening direction to move the engagement body 18 to the closed position, and after the sub cover body 12 reaches the closed position, the main cover body 6 moves in the closing direction to move the engagement body 18 in the open direction. The point is that it is provided with means for changing the position to each position.

(Function) According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 2, when the main cover body 6 is in the closed position of the window opening 2 and the sub cover body 12 is in the closed position of the opening 3, As shown in FIG. 1, the engaging body 18 is positioned at the open interlocking position.

Therefore, in this state, it is also possible to move only the sub-cover body 12 in the opening direction, that is, backward, to the opening position of the opening 3.

By the way, as described above, when the main cover body 6 and the sub cover body 6 are both in the closed position and the drive device 10 slides the main cover body 6 in the opening direction, that is, backward, the interlocking Due to the engagement between the interlocking portion 16 of the member 14 and the rear protruding piece 20 of the engaging body 18, the sub cover body 12 slides rearward in conjunction with the main cover body 6.

Even when the sub cover body 12 reaches the opening position of the opening 3 and comes into contact with the rear stopper 13, the main cover body 6 slides further backward and returns to the opening position of the window opening 2. At this time, the interlocking part 16 of the interlocking member 14 rotates the engaging body 18 while elastically deforming the positioning body 21 to the closed interlocking position shown in FIG. 16 and engaging body 18
The engagement with the rear protruding piece 20 is released.

When both the main and sub cover bodies 6, 12 are in the open position, it is also possible to manually slide only the sub cover body 12 forward to move it to the closed position of the opening 3. .

Therefore, with both the main and sub cover bodies 6, 12 in the open position as described above, the drive device 1 is opened.
0, when the main cover body 6 is slid in the closing direction, that is, forward, the sub cover body 12 is moved to the main cover due to the engagement between the interlocking part 16 of the interlocking member 14 and the front protruding piece 20 of the engaging body 18. It slides forward in conjunction with the body 6.

Even when the sub cover body 12 reaches the closed position of the opening 3 and comes into contact with the front stopper 13, the main cover body 6 slides further forward and returns to the closed position of the window opening 2. At this time, the interlocking part 16 of the interlocking member 14 rotates the engaging body 18 to the open interlocking position while elastically deforming the positioning body 21, and the interlocking part 16 and the engaging body 18 The engagement with the front protruding piece 20 is released.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a roof window of a vehicle will be described based on the drawings. In Figures 2 to 5, 1 is the roof of the vehicle, and a rectangular A window opening 2 is formed therein, and a frame 4 having an opening 3 substantially corresponding to the window opening 2 is attached to the lower side of the roof 1.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a pair of left and right metal guide rails, which are disposed on both left and right sides of the opening 3 of the frame 4 in the front-rear direction.

6 is a main cover body that opens and closes the window opening 2, and is made of a transparent plate or semi-transparent plate made of glass material or resin material that allows sunlight to enter.
Alternatively, it is made of an opaque plate made of metal, resin, or the like, and a sealing material 7 is fitted to the outer peripheral edge of the plate. The main cover body 6 is provided on the outer side of the guide rail 5 via a bracket 9 with a shoe 8 and an elevating mechanism, and slides in the front and rear directions while moving up and down.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a drive device, which includes an electric motor or a manual handle, and is provided on the frame 4 or the like. The drive device 10 is linked to the shoe 8 of the main cover body 6 via a flexible cable, and the flexible cable is passed through a pipe 11.

Reference numeral 12 denotes an auxiliary cover body for opening and closing the opening 3, which is made of a shade, a trim board, etc., and is provided on the inner edge of the guide rail 5 via a shoe so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. 30 is a handle. still,
The guide rail 5 has a sub cover body 12 in the opening 3.
A stopper 13 is provided which comes into contact with the main cover body 6 in the open position and the closed position, and a stopper between the main cover bodies 6 is also provided. Further, the open position and closed position of the window opening 2 of the main cover body 6 are slightly shifted toward the front and rear sides with respect to the open position and closed position of the window opening 3 of the sub cover body 12, respectively. Cover body 6
The opening/closing movement range of the sub cover body 12 is set wider than that of the sub cover body 12.

In FIGS. 1 and 6, reference numeral 14 denotes a pair of left and right interlocking members, which are provided on the lower surfaces of both left and right sides of the main cover body 6 at appropriate positions in the front-rear direction via brackets 15 and the like. The distal end of the interlocking member 14 is a groove-shaped interlocking section 16 located on the inner side of the guide rail 5.

17 is a pair of left and right brackets, and the sub cover body 1
The bracket 17 is fixed to the upper surface of both left and right sides corresponding to the interlocking member 14 in the bracket 17 via a mounting member 24, and an engaging body 18 is rotatably supported on the bracket 17 by a support shaft 19 in the vertical direction. The engaging body 18 is
It has a C-shape in plan view and has a pair of front and rear protruding pieces 20 that protrude outward. And the engaging body 18
As shown in FIG. 1, only the rear projecting piece 20 engages with the interlocking part 16 of the interlocking member 14, and the sub cover body 12 is moved only in the opening direction relative to the main cover body 6. The opening interlocking position that interlocks the
As shown in the figure, only the front projecting piece 20 engages with the interlocking part 16 of the interlocking member 14, and the sub cover body 1 only moves in the closing direction relative to the main cover body 6.
The position can be freely changed between the closed position and the closed position.

Reference numeral 21 denotes a positioning body made of spring steel, which is elastically deformably engaged with the outer end of the bracket 17, and has a positioning part 22 that protrudes outward in a curved manner at the center in the front and back direction. 22 selectively and removably engages with a pair of front and rear engagement recesses 23 formed in a curved concave shape on the inner side of the engagement body 18, so that the engagement body 18 can be moved to an open interlocking position and a closed interlocking position. It is fixed in position.

The engaging body 18 pivotally supported by the pivot shaft 19 has a bifurcated shape, and when one protruding piece 20 is in the interlocking position, the other protruding piece 20 is in the non-interlocking position, and the positioning part 22 and Due to the configuration in which the engagement body 18 is positioned at each position by the pair of engagement recesses 23, the final movement of the main cover body 6 in the opening direction after the sub-cover body 12 reaches the open position moves the engagement body 18 to the closing interlocking position. Further, a means is configured to change the position of the engaging body 18 to the opening interlocking position by the final movement of the main cover body 6 in the closing direction after the sub cover body 12 reaches the closed position.

Note that the engaging body 18 is connected to the main cover body 6, and the interlocking part 16 is connected to the main cover body 6.
may be provided in the sub cover body 12, respectively.

(Effects of the invention) As detailed above, according to the invention, the opening/closing movement range of the main cover body 6 is set wider than that of the sub-cover body 12, and the engaging body 18 engages with the interlocking part 16 only when opening. The engagement body 18 can be freely changed between an open interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 and a closing interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 only when it is closed. to the closed position and the engaging body 18 to the open position by moving the main cover body 6 in the closing direction after the sub-cover body 12 reaches the closed position. After making it possible to open and close the sub-cover body in conjunction with the main cover body's opening and closing operations, use human help to change the position of the engaging body in order to make the sub-cover body interlock with the opening/closing operation of the main cover body. This can be easily done by moving the main cover body, and the sub cover body can be opened and closed independently regardless of whether the main cover body is in the open or closed position, making it possible to provide a sunshade during ventilation.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view of the main parts, FIGS. 2 and 3 are overall simplified side views showing different operating states, and FIG. 4 is an overall simplified plan view. , FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line A--A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a plan view of the main parts showing an operating state different from that in FIG. 1. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle roof, 2... Window opening, 3... Opening, 4... Frame, 6, 12... Main/sub cover body, 10... Drive device, 14... Interlocking member, 1
8... Engaging body, 21... Positioning body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] Main cover body 6 that opens and closes the window opening 2 of the roof 1
The sub-cover body 12 that opens and closes the lower opening 3 of the window opening 2 has an interlocking part 16 on one side and an engaging body 18 that removably engages with the interlocking part 16 on the other side, Interlocking part 16 when opening and closing main cover body 6
and an interlocking device for main and sub-cover bodies in a roof window of a vehicle in which a sub-cover body 12 is made freely openable and closable via an engaging body 18, in which the opening/closing movement range of the main cover body 6 is set wider than that of the sub-cover body 12. The position of the engaging body 18 can be freely changed between an open interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 only when it is opened and a closing interlocking position where it engages with the interlocking part 16 only when it is closed, and the sub cover body 12 is in the open position. After the main cover body 6 reaches the opening direction, the engaging body 18 is moved to the closed position, and after the sub cover body 12 reaches the closed position, the main cover body 6 is moved in the closing direction to move the engaging body 18 to the open position, respectively. 1. An interlocking device for main and sub-cover bodies in a roof window of a vehicle, characterized by comprising means for changing the position.