JPH0734751Y2 - Vehicle sliding roof - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of use) The present invention relates to a sliding roof of a vehicle, which is formed by dividing a front roof and a rear roof.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a sliding roof (double sliding roof) of a vehicle that is divided into a front roof and a rear roof has been known, and one of such split type sliding roofs is No. Shokai 63-43820. As described in the publication, a so-called front outer / rear inner type is known.

The sliding roof described in the above publication includes a front roof and a rear roof, both roofs are slidably provided on the same guide rail via a link mechanism, and the guide rail extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and its rear portion is It is located under the rear fixed roof, and when the sliding roof is opened, the rear roof descends via the link mechanism and slides rearward into the lower side of the rear fixed roof, and the front roof tilts up through the link mechanism. Then, it is configured to be slid rearward and to be positioned above the rear fixed roof.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the sliding roof of the front outer / rear inner type described in the above publication, the front roof and the rear roof are slidably provided on the same guide rail through a link mechanism. Therefore, the front roof cannot be retracted unless the rear roof is retracted. Therefore, there is a disadvantage that it is not possible to open the rear roof without opening the rear roof.

Further, the sliding roof of the front outer / rear inner type described in the above publication has a complicated structure because the front roof and the rear roof are provided with link mechanisms for tilting and sliding the respective roofs. have.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to open the front roof only without opening the rear roof, and to simplify the structure of the front roof by eliminating the need for the link mechanism for tilting and sliding. It is to provide a sliding roof for front outer / rear inner type vehicles.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, a sliding roof for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a front roof and a rear roof, and the front roof is an outer slide type which is located on a rear fixed roof when opened. The rear roof is a sliding roof of an inner slide type vehicle that is located below the fixed rear roof when opened, and the front roof guide rail and the rear roof guide rail are separately provided. Is provided with a front engaging member and a rear engaging member that engage with the front roof guide rail and slide along the guide rail. The front roof guide rail is provided in the rear roof and the rear fixed roof in the closed position. The rail main part that is located above and extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body A rail sub-portion extending downward from the main portion of the front roof and having a rear engagement body of the front roof in a closed position at a lower end thereof, and the rear roof is provided with a tilt mechanism for tilting up a front end of the rear roof. When the rear roof and the front roof are both in the closed position, the front end of the rear roof engages with the rear end of the front roof to tilt up the rear end of the front roof as the rear roof front end tilts up. It is characterized in that an engaging portion is provided.

(Operation) In the sliding roof having the above structure, the front roof guide rail and the rear roof guide rail are separately provided, and the front roof guide rail (rail main portion) is provided.
Is located higher than the closed rear roof and fixed rear roof, the front roof can be retracted through the top of the rear roof without opening the rear roof. Only the front roof of the sliding roof type can be completely opened.

Further, in order to slide only the front roof over the rear roof without opening the rear roof, first, for example, the rear end of the front roof is tilted up so that the rear end of the front roof is positioned above the rear roof. Then, a method of sliding the front roof rearward along the guide rail can be considered. This rear end tilt-up of the front roof can be easily performed, for example, by providing the front roof with the link mechanism as in the above-mentioned conventional example, and by providing the link mechanism, the structure as described above is obtained. It gets complicated.

However, in the sliding roof having the above structure, when the front roof and the rear roof are both in the closed position and the front roof is tilted up by the tilt mechanism with the tilt mechanism, the rear roof rear engaging body can move up along the rail sub-part. Therefore, the rear roof of the front roof is tilted up as the front roof is tilted up by the engaging portion provided on the rear roof.
Then, at this time, the front roof rear engaging body moves up the rail sub-portion to be positioned at the rail main portion, and then the front roof is slid rearward along the rail main portion while tilting the front roof rear end tilt down to form the rear roof. Only the front roof can be opened without opening. In other words, the sliding roof having the above-described structure has a tilt mechanism for the rear roof (this tilt mechanism may be combined with a tilt and slide link mechanism provided in the inner slide type rear roof as in the above-mentioned conventional example,
There is no need to provide it separately. ) Makes it possible to tilt up the rear end of the front roof, and the structure can be simplified by omitting the link mechanism for tilting and sliding the front roof as in the above-mentioned conventional example.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention and is a sectional view taken along the line II of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the roof 4 of the vehicle body 2 is
It comprises a rear fixed roof 6 and a sliding roof 8 located in front of the rear fixed roof 6 with respect to the vehicle body. The sliding roof 8 is located in front of the front roof 10 when closed.
And a rear roof 12 positioned rearward when closed, the front roof 10 and the rear roof 12 are slidably engaged with separate guide rails 14 and 16 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. When the roof 10 is opened, it is slid backward along the guide rails 14 to be located on the upper side of the rear fixed roof 6, and the rear roof 12 is rearward along the guide rails 16 when the roof 12 is opened. It is an inner slide type which slides and is positioned below the rear fixed roof 6.

Hereinafter, a more detailed description will be given with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15.

1, 2 and 3 III-III line, IV-IV line and V
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5 which are sectional views taken along the line V, guide rails 14 for the front roof are provided on both left and right sides of the roof 4 portion of the vehicle body 2. The guide rail 14 is composed of a groove formed in the guide rail body 18 as shown in the drawing, and is composed of a rail main portion 14a and a rail sub portion 14b. The rail main part 14a is a front roof 10
The front and rear engaging bodies 30a, 30b described below are engaged with each other to guide the front and rear slide of the front roof 10, and the front roof 10 in the closed position (the front roof in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1) 10 Of the rear fixed roof 6 extending from the substantially front end position to the substantially rear end position of the rear fixed roof 6, and the front roof 10 in the closed position (the rear roof in the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1) 12 and the rear part. The rear roof 12 is slanted upward from the front end toward the rear for a predetermined length in order to slide backward over the fixed roof 6 and the rear half is in the closed position.
It is formed so as to be located on the rear fixed roof 6. The rail sub-portion 14b is located at the closed position when the front roof 10 in the closed position is tilted up at the rear end and the front roof 10 located at the forefront of the rail main part 14a is tilted down at the rear end. It is intended to allow the rear engagement body 30b of the front roof to slide in the vertical direction when it is made to extend, and extends downward from the rail main portion 14a for a predetermined length.
Rear engagement body 30b of the front roof in the closed position at the lower end
Are formed to be positioned.

Since the latter half of the guide rail 14 is located above the rear roof 12 and the rear fixed roof 6 in the closed position as described above, at least the latter half of the guide rail body 18 is on the roof 4, that is, in the closed position. In the present embodiment, the guide rail body 18 provided so as to project above the roof 4 has the same structure as that of the rear roof 12 and the rear fixed roof 6 shown in FIG.
It is embedded in the vehicle width direction inner side portion of a carrier base 20 which is provided on the left and right to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction and is projected. The carrier base 20 is devised so as to cover the guide rail body 18.

As shown in FIG. 3, the front roof 10 has a roof body 22 made of transparent glass, a frame 24 for holding the roof body 22, and a sealing material 26 arranged on the periphery of the roof body 22. Guide pins 28 joined to the left and right front and rear portions of the frame 24 so as to project outward in the vehicle width direction, and the guide rails provided on the guide pins 28.
A guide shoe (a front guide shoe 30a, a rear guide shoe 30b) that is an engaging body that engages with 14 and slides in the guide rail 14, and the guide pin 28 drives through a connecting member 32. It is connected to the cable 34.

The drive cable 34 is the guide rail body on the left and right.
The drive cables 34 are respectively disposed in guide rail grooves 36 formed in the front-rear direction and extending in the front-rear direction, and both drive cables 34 are connected to a motor 38 shown in FIG. The drive cable 34 is moved along the guide rail groove 36 in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Further, in connection with the front roof 10, the lower panel 40
A position detection switch with a timer 42 and a front roof rear end tilt-down mechanism 44, which will be described later in detail, are provided in the.

Next, the rear roof 12 and the sliding mechanism for the rear roof 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5, and 7 to 13.

7 to 9 are side views of the rear roof tilt mechanism (however, this side view is the tilt mechanism located on the left lower panel as viewed from the outside in the lateral direction of the vehicle body), FIGS. 10 and 11. Is the XX line in FIG. 7 and XI-XI in FIG.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a stopper of the tilt mechanism, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a part of the drive mechanism. The rear roof 12 is, as shown in FIG. 5, a roof body 50 made of transparent glass and a frame for holding the roof body 50.
52 and a seal member 54 arranged on the peripheral edge of the roof body 50
When the rear roof 12 and the front roof 10 are both in the closed position, the rear roof 12 engages with the rear end of the front roof 10 when the rear roof 12 and the front roof 10 are in the closed position. Engaging portion 56 for tilting up the rear end of the front roof 10 with the tilt up.
Is provided. In the present embodiment, the engaging portion 56 is composed of a front protruding portion in which the lower portion of the seal member 54 at the front end portion of the rear roof 12 is protruded forward, as shown in FIG. It is set to be located below the rear end of the front roof 10 when the roofs 10 and 12 are in the closed position.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slide mechanism of the rear roof 12 includes a rear roof guide rail 16 and a tilt mechanism.
58 and a drive mechanism 60 (see FIG. 10).

The rear roof guide rail 16 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, it is formed in the left and right lower panels 40 of the vehicle body, has a groove shape, is located below the rear roof 12 and the rear fixed roof 6 in the closed position, and extends in the vehicle front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 7, the tilt mechanism 58 includes a roof bracket 62 fixed to the frame 52 of the rear roof, a drive bracket 64, an arm 66, a first connecting body 68,
It is composed of a stopper 70.

The roof bracket 62 is connected to the drive bracket 64 via a front first pivot shaft 72a and a rear first pivot shaft 72b.

The drive bracket 64 has a front guide elongated hole 74a and a rear guide elongated hole 74b having the illustrated shapes, and the first pivot shafts 72a and 72b are inserted into the respective guide elongated holes 74a and 74b. There is. Also, the above drive bracket 64
Include a second front pivot shaft 76a and a second rear pivot shaft 76b.
And drive shoes 78a, 78b are provided at the tips of the second pivot shafts 76a, 76b.
8a and 78b are engaged with the rear roof guide rail 16. Further, the drive bracket 64 is provided with a protrusion 80 that abuts a mountain-shaped protrusion 86b of a stopper described later.

The arm 66 is rotatably attached to the drive bracket 64 via a third pivot shaft 82. The arm 66 includes a hook portion 66a (see FIG. 9) that engages with the rear first pivot shaft 72b, a concave engagement portion 66b that engages with a protrusion 68a of the first connecting body 68, which will be described later, and The first connecting body 68 includes a pressing contact portion 68b, which will be described later, and a pressed contact portion 66c. As shown in FIG. 13 in particular, the first connecting body 68 is provided with the above-mentioned protrusion 68a and pressing portion 68b.

As shown in FIG. 10, the stopper 70 is a lower panel.
The receiving body 84 joined to the 40, a stopper body 86 received by the receiving body 84 so as to be movable only up and down, and a spring 88 for urging the stopper body 86 upward. As shown in FIG. 12, the above-mentioned rear first pivot shaft 72b.
A concave receiving portion 86a for receiving and a mountain-shaped projection 86b that abuts the projection 80 of the drive bracket are provided.

As shown in FIG. 13, the drive mechanism 60 includes a first connecting body 68 that constitutes a part of the tilt mechanism 58, and a second connecting body 88 that is fixed to the first connecting body 68. As shown in FIG. 10, a drive cable 92 fixed to the second connecting body 88 and fitted in a cable groove 90 formed in the lower panel 40 portion and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the drive cable 92 being connected to the cable groove. It consists of a motor (not shown) that moves back and forth along 90.

Next, the opening operation of the rear roof 12 only (rear slide)
The closing operation (forward slide) will be described.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of the tilt mechanism 58 when the rear roof 12 is in the closed position. As shown, when the rear roof 12 is in the closed position, both first pivot shafts 72a, 72
b is located at the upper end of both guide long holes 74a, 74b of the drive bracket, the arm 66 stands up, the rear first pivot shaft 72b is fitted to the hook portion 66a, and the first connecting body 68 is pushed and pressed. The portion 68b is located at a position where it is about to come into contact with the pressed portion 66c of the arm, and the stopper 70 of the stopper 70 has the same position as the lower end portion of the circular arc portion 74c of the rear guide elongated hole 74b. There is.

When rear sliding of the rear roof 12 is started from this state, the rear end of the rear roof 12 is first lowered by the above-mentioned tilt mechanism and the front end is tilted up, then the front end is tilted down and lowered as a whole. Be punished.

That is, when the drive cable 92 is moved rearward from the state shown in FIG. 7, the first connecting body 68 is passed through the second connecting body 88.
Moves rearward (to the right in FIG. 7) and pushes the first connecting body.
68b contacts the pressed contact portion 66c of the arm and pushes the pressed contact portion 66c rearward, whereby the arm 66 rotates counterclockwise about the third pivot shaft 82, and as a result, as shown in FIG. As shown, the rear first pivot shaft 72b is moved to the lower end of the arc portion 74c of the rear guide elongated hole by the arm 66, and accordingly, the front first pivot shaft 72a is also moved to the position shown, and the rear roof 12 is tilted at the front end. It is pushed up to the front end tilt up position. Further, in this state, the rear first pivot shaft 72b is fitted into the concave receiving portion 86a of the stopper,
The projection 68a of the first connecting body is fitted in the concave engaging portion 66b of the arm. Then, when the first connecting body 68 is further moved rearward by the drive cable 92 from the state shown in FIG. 8, the arm 6 is moved through the protrusion 68a of the first connecting body.
6 is moved rearward, and the arm 66 causes the drive bracket 64 to be moved rearward via the third pivot shaft 82, wherein the rear first pivot shaft 72b is, as described above, the concave receiving portion 86a of the stopper. Since it is not fitted to the drive bracket 64, it cannot be moved rearward and is disengaged from the hook portion 66a of the arm, and only the drive bracket 64 is moved rearward while the rear first pivot shaft 72b is fitted in the concave receiving portion 86a of the stopper. To do. Then, when the rear first pivot shaft 72b is located at the front end of the rear guide long hole straight portion 74d of the drive bracket, as shown in FIG. 9, the front first pivot shaft 72a also has a lower end portion of the front guide long hole 74a. The rear roof 12 is horizontal and is in a horizontal lowered position in which it is lowered by a predetermined length as compared with the state shown in FIG. 7, and the stopper 70 has its chevron projection 86b abutted against the projection 80 of the drive bracket. As a result, the concave receiving portion 86a is also pushed down, and the concave receiving portion 86a and the rear first pivot shaft 72b are disengaged from each other as shown in the figure. Then, when the first connecting body 68 is further moved rearward by the drive cable 92 from the state shown in FIG. 9, the rear roof 12 is slid backward together with the drive bracket 64 in the horizontally lowered state shown in FIG. The open position is located below the rear fixed roof 6 indicated by a chain double-dashed line 96 in FIG.

The closing movement (forward sliding) of the rear roof 12 is performed by moving the drive cable 92 forward.
By moving the drive cable 92 forward, the rear roof 12
Is moved forward together with the drive bracket 64 from the closed position shown by the two-dot chain line 96 in FIG. 1 to the horizontal lowered position shown in FIG. 9 in the horizontal lowered state, and when the drive bracket 64 is further moved forward from the horizontal lowered position. The rear first pivot shaft 72b is fitted into the recessed receiving portion 86a of the stopper to reach the front end tilt-up position shown in FIG. The transition from the front end tilt up position shown in FIG. 8 to the closed position shown in FIG. 7 is performed by the rear end tilt down of the front roof 10 as in the case of only the opening and closing movement of the front roof 10 described below. Therefore, the description will be given after the description of the opening / closing operation of only the front roof 10.

Next, a case where only the front roof 10 is opened / closed, that is, the front roof 10 is opened / closed without opening the rear roof 12 will be described.

When only the front roof 10 is closed (sliding backward) from the state where both roofs 10 and 12 shown in FIG. 1 are in the closed position, first, the drive cable 92 of the rear roof slide mechanism is used.
Is moved backward by a predetermined amount to bring the rear roof 12 to the front end tilt-up position shown in FIG. Then, as the front end of the rear roof is tilted up, the rear end portion of the front roof 10 is lifted by the engaging portion 56 provided at the front end of the rear roof, and the front roof rear slide shoe 30b moves up the rail sub-portion 14b. Positioned on the rail main portion 14a, the front roof 10 is tilted up at the rear end to reach the state shown in FIG. 14, ie, the rear end tilt-up position. Then this 14th
From the state shown in the figure, the drive cable 92 for the rear roof is further moved rearward to tilt down the front end of the rear roof 12 and at the same time the drive cable 34 for the front roof is also moved rearward. When the horizontal lowering position shown in the figure is reached, the rearward movement is stopped to hold the rear roof 12 as it is, and the drive cable 34 is continuously moved rearward to slide the front roof 10 rearward along the rail main portion 14a. It is located in the open position on the rear fixed roof 6 indicated by the two-dot chain line 94 in the figure. FIG. 15 shows a state in which the rear roof 12 is in the horizontal lower position and the front roof 10 is slid slightly rearward from the rear end tilt-up position.

By the way, as described above, the front roof 10 is provided with the timer-equipped position detection switch 42 and the front roof rear end tilt-down mechanism 44. Switch 42 above
Is provided near the front end of the front roof guide rail 14 as shown in FIG. 1, and when the front roof 10 is in the closed position and the rear end tilt-up position shown in FIG. 14, the front slide shoe of the front roof is shown. It is pushed and closed by 30a, and is opened by sliding backward from the rear end tilt-up position, and when the predetermined time set by the closed rear attached timer (not shown) has elapsed, the front roof 10 It is configured to open regardless of the position. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the tilt-down mechanism 44 includes a hook 100 fixed to the front roof 10, a pin 102 that engages with the hook 100, and a pin 102.
Lever 1 provided at the tip and having a recess 104 formed in the middle
06 and a supporting portion 1 for rotatably supporting the base end of the lever 106.
08, a rod 112 having a pin 110 that engages with the recess 104 of the lever, and a solenoid 11 that moves the rod 112 up and down.
4, the supporting portion 108 and the solenoid 114 are fixed to the lower panel 40, and the solenoid 114 is the switch 4
2 connected to solenoid 114 when switch 42 is closed
Is excited, the rod 112 is lowered, the pin 110 is positioned at the lower position 116 shown in FIG. 6, and when the switch 42 is opened, the solenoid 114 is demagnetized and the rod 112 is raised by a spring (not shown) to cause the pin 110. Is in the upper position 118 shown in FIG. The front roof 10 shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 6 is at the rear end tilt-up position, and the front roof 10 shown by the solid line is at the closed position.

Then, as shown in FIG. 1, when the front roof 10 is in the closed position and is about to be opened, the switch 42 is opened by the timer and the pin 110 is in the upper position. Then, when the front roof 10 is tilted up from the rear end from this state, the lever 106 pivots upward through the hook 100 and the pin 102 to the state shown in FIG. 14, and the lever 106 is moved by a predetermined means. It is held in the upper rotation position shown in FIG.

Next, the closing operation (forward sliding) of the front roof 10 is performed as follows.

First, the drive cable 34 is moved forward to slide the front roof 10 forward from the open position shown in FIG. 1, and when the state shown in FIG. 15 is reached, the drive cable 92 is moved forward by a predetermined amount. The rear roof 12 from the horizontal lowering position shown in FIG. 15 to the front end tilt-up position shown in FIG. 14 and the front roof 10 to the rear end tilt-up position shown in FIG. 14, and as shown in FIG. The engaging portion 56 at the front end is brought into contact with the lower side of the rear end of the front roof. At this time, since the lever 106 is held at the upper rotation position shown in FIG. 14, the pin 102 of the lever engages with the hook 100 of the front roof. Then, in the state shown in FIG. 14, the switch 42 is closed, so that the pin 110 is in the lowered position 116, and the pin 110 moves the lever 106, the pin 102, and the hook 100 to the front roof 1.
The rear end is tilted down to 0, and at the same time, the rear end of the front roof 10 also pushes down the front end of the rear roof 12, so that both roofs 10 and 12 are in the closed position shown in FIG.
Further, the switch 42 is closed and then opened when a predetermined time set by the timer has elapsed, and the pin 110 returns to the upper position 118.

Now, the transition from the front end tilt-up position shown in FIG. 8 to the closed position shown in FIG. 7 during the closing operation in the case where only the rear roof 12 is opened and closed will be described.

Although not mentioned in the above description of the opening / closing operation of the rear roof 12, when the front roof 10 is tilted up at the front end, the front roof 10 is tilted up at the rear end by the engaging portion 56 at the front end of the rear roof 12 and the state shown in FIG. Next to
At the same time as the rear roof 12 moves toward the horizontal lowered position shown in FIG. 15, the front roof 10 is slid slightly rearward to position the rear slide shoe 30b at a position separated from the rail sub-portion 14b. The front roof 10 is maintained at the substantially rear end tilt-up position shown in FIG. Of course, in this case, the switch 42 is open. When the rear roof 12 is closed, the front roof 10 is moved forward to the rear end tilt-up position almost at the same time when the rear roof 12 is in the front end tilt-up position shown in FIG. Then, the state shown in FIG. 14 is reached, and the switch 42 is closed.
As in the case of the closing operation in the opening / closing operation of only the front roof 10, the front roof 10 tilts down at the rear end and the front end of the rear roof 12 is pushed down accordingly, so that both roofs 10, as shown in FIG. 12 is in the closed position.

In each of the above figures, 130 is a front fixed roof, 132 is a front header, 134 is a fixing plate, 136 is a top sealing, 138 is a carrier bar, 140 is flocking, 142 is a weather strip, 146 is a seaming welt, The front roof 10 shown by the chain double-dashed line 148 in FIG. 4 is in the rear end tilt-up position, and the front roof 10 and the rear roof 12 in FIG. 5 are both in the open position.
The front roof 10 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is shown in a state where it is in the middle of sliding from the closed position to the open position.

In the description of the above embodiment, only the individual opening / closing operations of the front roof 10 and the rear roof 12 have been described.
In the above embodiment, of course, simultaneous opening and closing operations of the front roof 10 and the rear roof 12 are possible, and the opening and closing operations are a combination of both of the above independent opening and closing operations and can be easily understood, so description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the tilting mechanism of the rear roof is such that when the rear roof is tilted up at the front end and tilted down at the rear front end, the rear roof takes the horizontal lowering position. Then, a tilt mechanism that returns to the original closed position and then comes to the horizontal descending position may be used,
In that case, the rear roof can be basically kept in the closed position when only the front roof is opened and closed.

(Effects of the Invention) Since the sliding roof of the vehicle according to the present invention is configured as described above, only the front roof can be opened without opening the rear roof (without sliding backward), and The opening operation of only the front roof can be performed without using the conventional link mechanism for tilting and sliding on the front roof, and the structure can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a view showing an embodiment of the present invention and is shown in FIG.
A sectional view taken along the line I, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 3 to 5 are lines III-III and IV-IV in FIG. 1, respectively.
Line, V-V line sectional view, FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the front roof rear end tilt down mechanism, FIGS. 7, 8 and 9 are side views of the rear roof tilt mechanism, and FIGS. XX line in Fig. 7, XI-XI in Fig. 8
Fig. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the stopper, Fig. 13 is a perspective view showing a part of the drive mechanism of the rear roof, and Figs. 14 and 15 are side views showing the opening operation of the front roof. . 6 …… Rear fixed roof 8 …… Sliding roof 10 …… Front roof, 12 …… Rear roof 14 …… Front roof guide rail 14a …… Rail main part, 14b …… Rail sub-part 16 …… Rear roof guide rail 30a ...... Front engaging body, 30b …… Rear engaging body 56 …… Engaging part, 58 …… Tilt mechanism

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A front roof and a rear roof,
The front roof is an outer slide system that is located above the fixed rear roof when opened, and the rear roof is an inner slide system that is located below the fixed rear roof when opened. And a guide rail for the rear roof are separately provided, and the front roof is provided with a front engagement body and a rear engagement body which engage with the front roof guide rail and can be slid along the guide rail. The front roof guide rail is located above the rear roof and the rear fixed roof in the closed position, and the rail main portion extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and the front roof in the closed position at the lower end extending downward from the rail main portion. And a rail sub-portion on which the rear engaging body is located. A tilt mechanism for tilting up the front end of the roof is provided, and when the rear roof and the front roof are both in the closed position, the front roof end is engaged with the rear end of the front roof to tilt up the front end of the rear roof. Accordingly, a sliding roof for a vehicle is provided with an engaging portion for tilting up the rear end of the front roof.