JPS647054Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a sliding roof device for a vehicle, etc., and aims to increase the degree of freedom in designing a guide rail and to improve the appearance.

A sliding roof device for vehicles, small ships, etc. is a guide in which an opening is formed in the roof and a sliding lid for opening and closing the opening is provided on the top surface of the roof from both left and right sides of the opening to the rear. It was first developed in 1976 that it was supported by rails so that it could slide forward and backward, and the sliding lid could be opened and closed from the rear side of the opening.
This has already been proposed in Publication No. 51629, etc. In this type of sliding roof device, the guide rail protrudes upward from the top surface of the roof, and the guide rail is visible when viewed from the side. There were major design constraints, such as the appearance of the top being unsightly and the lack of sufficient guidance effects if emphasis was placed on appearance.

The present invention is designed to solve these conventional problems, and its features are as follows:
A vehicle, etc., in which an opening is formed in the roof, and a sliding lid for opening and closing the opening is supported so as to be able to move approximately horizontally back and forth by guide rails provided on the top surface of the roof from both left and right sides of the opening to the rear. In the sliding roof device, the guide rail is divided into a front guide rail that guides the front side of the sliding lid and a rear guide rail that guides the rear side, and the roof has a front side of the opening. A protruding part is integrally formed that extends from the front guide rail to the outer side of the rear guide rail and is substantially flush with the top surface of the sliding lid when the opening is closed. The point is that it is formed to be lower than the top surface.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1 is a car;
It has a front wheel 2 and a rear wheel 3. Reference numeral 4 designates the roof of the automobile 1, and an opening 5 is formed on the front side of the roof 4, and around this opening 5 there are shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.
As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 8, the front gutter part 6,
A horizontal gutter section 7 and a rear gutter section 8 are integrally formed surrounding the opening 5. Further, a U-shaped protrusion 9 is formed on this roof 4 so as to extend rearward from the front side of the opening 5 through both left and right sides, so that the upper surface of the roof 4 on the rear side of the opening 5 is Projections 9 on both left and right sides
A recess 10 is formed which is one step lower than the upper surface. Note that the protrusion 9 becomes gradually lower toward the rear. The rear wall of the rear gutter section 8 has a weir section 11 formed to protrude across the entire width of the recess 10 between the left and right protrusions 9.
The weir portion 11 also serves to prevent rainwater from entering from the rear. 12 is the opening 5
A sliding lid for opening and closing, this sliding lid 1
2 has a front flange part 13, a horizontal flange part 14, and a rear bent part 15, and is connected to a front guide rail 18 and a rear guide rail 19 via front and rear left and right front sliders 16 and rear sliders 17. It is supported and guided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and is substantially flush with the upper surface of the protrusion 9 in the closed position. The front guide rail 18 and the rear guide rail 19 are arranged before and after the weir part 11, and the front guide rail 18
As shown in the figure, it has a special cross-sectional shape that includes a first guide part 21 that guides the shoe 20 of the front slider 16 and a second guide part 22 that guides the cable connection side. It fits lower than the upper surface of the protruding part 9 and is fixed in the horizontal gutter part 7 by screws 24 and weld nuts 25 so as to hold the cable guide pipe 23. The rear guide rail 19 is different from the shape of the front guide rail 18 and is made of a simple round pipe material, and is located in the recess 10 of the roof 4 as shown in FIGS. The protrusion 9 is located on the outer side of the rear guide rail 19, and most of the rear guide rail 19 is covered by the protrusion 9 when viewed from the lateral direction, resulting in a good appearance.

Further, the rear guide rail 19 is supported by a front support 26 and a rear support 27 at a distance slightly upward from the bottom surface of the recess 10 . That is, the front end of the rear guide rail 19 is fitted into a protrusion 28 formed protrudingly on the front support 26 as shown in FIGS. It is fixed to the roof 4 with nuts 29 and weld bolts 30.

On the other hand, the rear end of the rear guide rail 19 is fitted into a hole 31 formed in the rear support 27, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, and the rear support 27 has a streamlined rear side. It is fixed to the roof 4 via a cushion sheet 32 with screws 33, weld nuts 34, and the like. The rear slider 17 has a C-shaped shoe 35 that opens downward, and the shoe 35 is slidably fitted onto the rear guide rail 19. Note that the sliding lid 12 and the front slider 16
are fixed via chevron washers 36, screws 37, and weld nuts 38 as shown in FIG. It is fixed via a washer 39 and a screw 40. In addition, the rear bent portion 1 of the sliding lid 12
5 has a rear guide rail 19 as shown in FIG.
A cutout portion 41 is formed corresponding to. Each gutter part 6,
As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, a periphery 42 is formed at the upper end of the inner wall of each of 7 and 8, and is bent horizontally toward the opening 5. A weather strip 43 that slidably contacts the lower surface is fitted around the entire circumference. Furthermore, step portions 44 and 45 having the same height are formed on the outer walls of the front gutter portion 6 and the side gutter portion 7, as shown in FIGS. A book weather strip 46 is attached to the flange portion 1 of the sliding lid 12.
3 and 14 in a slidable manner from the lower surface side. In addition, this weather strip 46
is attached by a mounting piece 47. A brush 48 that is slidable on the lower surface of the sliding lid 12 is provided in the weir part 11 on the rear side of the rear gutter part 8 over the entire length on the left and right sides. A drive device 49 for opening and closing the sliding lid 12 is provided at the left and right center portions of the front gutter section 6 .
As shown in FIG. 3, this drive device 49 has a pair of drive cables 50, a gear 51, a cable support member 52, a cover 53, etc., and the gear 51 can be rotated by a handle 55 via a shaft 54. be. One end of each drive cable 50 is connected to the front slider 16 via a cable guide tube, and the other end is inserted through a cable guide tube 23 held by the front guide rail 18. 56 is a makeup cover,
57 is an interior material.

Next, the effect will be explained. When the sliding lid 12 is in the closed position where it closes the opening 5, its upper surface is substantially flush with the upper surface of the protrusion 9 of the roof 4, and the front guide rail 18, weir 11, etc. are flush with the sliding lid 12. completely covered from above.

When sliding the sliding lid 12 rearward to open the opening 5, the gear 51 is rotated by the handle 55, and the front slider 16 is pushed rearward via the drive cable 50. Then, the front slider 16 slides rearward along the front guide rail 18, the rear slider 17 slides rearward along the rear guide rail 19, and the sliding lid 12 moves rearward. In this case, front guide rail 1
8 has a special cross-sectional shape in order to perform the main guiding function in supporting and guiding the sliding lid 12.
Since it is arranged in the horizontal gutter part 7 sufficiently lower than the protruding part 9 of the roof 4, it is not exposed upward even when viewed from the side, and the appearance is very good. Therefore, in other words, the front guide rail 18 can be designed with emphasis on the guiding function, and the degree of freedom in design is high. On the other hand, since a portion of the rear guide rail 19 protrudes upward from the protrusion 9 of the roof 4 when viewed from the side, a round pipe material is used to provide an auxiliary guide function to the sliding lid 12. As a result, the appearance does not deteriorate.

The rear guide rail 19 only needs to have a round bar shape on its outer periphery, and for example, a solid round bar material as shown in FIG. 11 may be used. Alternatively, a deformed pipe material having an elliptical cross section as shown in FIG. 12 may be used.

The drive device 49 may be a motor.

In the present invention, the guide rail is divided into a front guide rail that guides the front side of the sliding lid and a rear inner rail that guides the rear side, and the front guide rail is inserted into the roof from the front side of the opening. A protrusion is formed that reaches the outer side of the front guide rail through the outer side of the front guide rail and is substantially flush with the top surface of the sliding lid when the opening is closed, and the front guide rail is lower than the top surface of the protrusion. Since the front guide rail is formed in this way, it is not visible from the side, and therefore, even if the front guide rail is designed with emphasis on the guiding function, the appearance will not be spoiled. There is a large degree of freedom in design. Furthermore, since the rear guide rail is also covered by the protrusion when viewed from the lateral direction, the appearance is good. Furthermore, since the protrusion is integrally formed with the roof,
Compared to a method in which a separately formed protrusion is fixed to the roof, separate waterproofing measures and installation efforts are not required.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 10 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of an automobile, Figure 2 is a plan view of the roof, and Figure 3 is viewed from the - arrow in Figure 2. Enlarged view, Figure 4 is an enlarged view of Figure 2 in the - arrow direction, Figure 5
The figures are an enlarged view of Fig. 2 in the - arrow direction, Fig. 6 is a - arrow view of Fig. 5, Fig. 7 is an enlarged view of Fig. 2 in the - arrow direction, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the roof, and Fig. 9 is an enlarged view of the - arrow in Fig. 2. 10 is a broken perspective view of the sliding lid, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the rear guide portion, and FIGS. 11 and 12 are sectional views showing modified examples of the rear guide rail. 1...Car, 4...Roof, 5...Opening,
6, 7, 8...Gutter part, 11...Weir part, 12...Sliding lid, 16...Front slider, 17...Rear slider, 18...Front guide rail, 19... ... Rear guide rail, 26 ... Front support, 27 ... Rear support, 43, 46 ... Weather strip, 44, 4
5...Step part, 49...Drive device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An opening is formed in the roof, and a sliding lid for opening and closing the opening is moved approximately forward and backward by guide rails provided on the top surface of the roof from both left and right sides of the opening to the rear. In a sliding roof device for a vehicle etc. that is supported horizontally, the guide rail is divided into a front guide rail that guides the front side of the sliding lid and a rear guide rail that guides the rear side of the sliding lid. is integrally formed with a protrusion that extends from the front side of the opening through the outer side of the front guide rail to the outer side of the rear guide rail and is substantially flush with the top surface of the sliding lid when the opening is closed; A sliding roof device for a vehicle, etc., characterized in that a front guide rail is formed to be lower than the upper surface of a protruding portion thereof.