JP2814323B2 - Vehicle sliding sunroof - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sliding sunroof for a vehicle, and more particularly to a sunshade disposed below a sunroof so that an indoor opening can be freely opened and closed. The present invention relates to a sliding sunroof for a vehicle in which the sunshade is linked even at the time of closing movement, and the sunshade is slid and linked completely with the movement of the sunroof to improve operability.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sliding sunroof of a vehicle, a roof opening formed in a roof panel is formed by a sunroof.
In addition, the indoor side opening provided below the roof opening is closed by a sunshade, and the driver opens as necessary to take in air or light outside the vehicle into the vehicle.

In general, the sunroof is made of glass or transparent resin, and the sunshade is made of an opaque material that does not allow light to pass therethrough. Since only the sunshade is opened, the sunroof and the sunshade are configured to be openable and closable separately.

In order to improve the operability of the sunroof and the sunshade, a conventional sliding sunroof for a vehicle is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-54245 or Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 62-1.
As shown in 48417, the backward movement operation of the sunroof and the sunshade can be performed by one operation.

More specifically, the mechanism will be described with reference to FIG. 11. In the sliding sunroof 1, a sunroof 2 made of glass or transparent resin is moved in the direction of arrow A or B by a known driving device (not shown). Then, a roof opening formed in the roof panel is opened or closed.

The sunshade 3 made of an opaque material has no driving device, and moves on a rail in the direction of arrow C or D to open or close the indoor opening 4. ing. A substantially U-shaped locking member 5 is fixed below the sunroof 2, and a locking piece 6 is fixed above the sunshade 3 and at a position facing the locking member 5,
When the sunroof 2 is moved rearward, the locking member 5 comes into contact with the locking piece 6 to open the sunshade 3.

The operation of the conventional sliding sunroof 1 for a vehicle will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 12, when the sunroof (not shown) and the sunshade 3 are closed, the locking member 5
Is positioned diagonally above the locking piece 6. Here, when the sunroof is opened by operating a driving device (not shown) (see FIG. 1).
3) First, the sunroof moves below a roof panel (not shown), and then starts moving backward. That is, the locking member 5 moves in the direction of arrow E and comes into contact with the locking piece 6.

As the sunroof further moves in the direction of the arrow B, the sunshade 3 also moves with the locking piece 6 being pressed by the locking member 5, and the indoor opening 4 is opened (FIG. 1).
4) The air outside the vehicle can be taken in.

When the driving device is actuated in the opposite direction to move the sunroof in the direction of arrow A, the locking member 5 is disengaged from the locking piece 6 and the sunshade 3 remains open while the sunroof is open. Only the light moves in the direction of arrow A to close the roof opening and allow only light to enter the vehicle.

As described above, in the conventional sliding sunroof 1 for a vehicle, the sunshade 3 is opened in conjunction with the movement of the sunroof when opened, and can be opened by one operation. However, when the sunroof is closed, the sunshade is closed. 3 had to be manually closed, and the operability was poor, leaving room for improvement.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and has as its object to fix a locking portion to a sunroof and to form the locking portion. An engaging member formed so as to be able to abut or engage with the sunshade is fixed to the sunshade so that the locking portion abuts on the engaging member when the sunroof is opened and the members are engaged when the sunroof is closed. By opening and closing the sunroof, the sunshade can be opened and closed in conjunction with the sunroof during both opening and closing operations.
It is another object of the present invention to greatly improve the operability of a sliding sunroof of a vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to make the sunshade manually openable and closable in the open or closed state of the sunroof while maintaining the excellent operability of the slide-type sunroof by the above-described structure, and according to the preference of the operator. To maintain the interior of the vehicle in a comfortable state.

[0013]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In summary, the present invention provides a sunroof which is opened and closed by sliding a roof opening formed in a roof panel, and an indoor opening provided below the roof opening. In a sliding sunroof for a vehicle, comprising a sunshade that fits on a rail laid under the roof panel and slides and opens and closes, a locking portion fixed to the sunroof, and a sunshade fixed to the sunshade. Open end so that it can abut or engage with the locking portion
Elastically deformable with a narrowed end and a U-shape
And a simple engaging member, which prevents the sunroof from being fully opened.
The locking portion at the time had opening movement abuts against said engaging member,
When the sunroof is fully opened, the locking portion is
Material that does not lead to full opening of the sunroof.
The sunshade does not interlock during the closing movement after
Only the sunroof is closed and after the sunroof is fully opened
The locking portion and the engaging member are engaged during the closing movement of
The sunshade in conjunction with the closing operation of the sunroof
There is characterized in that configured so that closed.

[0014]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 4, a sliding sunroof 11 for a vehicle according to the present invention includes a sunroof 12, a sunshade 13, a locking portion 14, and an engaging member 15.

The sunroof 12 is for slidingly opening and closing a roof opening 18 formed in a roof panel 16, and is provided around a plate member 19 made of glass or transparent resin. A protective frame 20 made of resin surrounding the protective frame 20 is mounted, and an elastic member 21 such as rubber is mounted on the outer periphery of the protective frame 20 so as to be formed to have substantially the same size as the roof opening 18. It fits tightly into the portion 18 so that rain or the like does not enter between the roof panel 16 and the sunroof 12.

The weld bolt 2 is provided inside the plate member 19.
The inner panel 23 with the 2 implanted thereon is adhered, and the locking portion 14 formed in a substantially U-shape is fixed by a nut 24, and is driven down by a driving device (not shown) to be fitted down in the direction of the arrow L. After detaching from the fitted roof opening 18, it can be moved in the direction of arrow G or H together with the sunroof 12.

The sunshade 13 is for slidingly opening and closing the indoor opening 25 provided below the roof opening 18, and is a plate-like member made of opaque resin or the like. Although it is configured to fit on a rail 26 laid below the roof panel 16 and to be slidable in the direction of arrow I or J, it does not have a dedicated driving device for opening and closing the sunshade 13. An elastically deformable engaging member 15 made of spring steel and having a substantially U-shape and having a narrowed open end 15a is formed by a caulking pin 28 on the upper end of the sunshade 13 and on the movement trajectory of the locking portion 14. Fixed.

The locking portion 14 and the engaging member 15 are for abutting or engaging with each other to open and close the sunroof 12 and the sunshade 13.
2 during the opening movement, the locking portion 14 abuts on the open end 15a of the engaging member 15 to press the sunshade 13 to move the sunshade 13 in the direction of the arrow J to open it.
Are configured to engage and move with the U-shaped portion of the engaging member 15 to close. Further, stoppers 29 and 30 are provided at both ends of the movement range of the sunshade 13 to limit the movement of the sunshade 13.

The present invention is configured as described above,
Hereinafter, the operation will be described. Referring mainly to FIGS. 5 to 10, sunroof 12 (FIG. 2) and sunshade 1
3 is closed, the sunroof 12 is fitted into the roof opening 18, so that the locking portion 14
It is located diagonally above the engaging member 15. When the driving device (not shown) is operated to open the sunroof 12 (FIG. 2) (FIG. 6), the sunroof 12 first moves below the roof panel 16 (in the direction of the arrow L in FIG. 4) to open the roof opening. After leaving from 18, the movement starts backward (in the direction of arrow H). That is, the locking portion 14 moves in the direction of the arrow N and comes into contact with the open end portion 15a of the engagement member 15.

As the sunroof 12 further moves in the direction of arrow H, the sunshade 13 also moves with the open end 15a of the engaging member 15 being pressed by the locking portion 14, and the indoor opening 25 is opened (FIG. 7). ), Can take in the air outside the car. When the sunshade 13 is completely opened, the tip of the sunshade 13 abuts against the stopper 29 and cannot proceed further in the direction of the arrow H. However, since the sunroof 12 advances further, the locking portion 14 is substantially U-shaped. Engaging member 1
5 are spread and intruded into an engaged state (FIG. 8).

When the driving device is actuated in the opposite direction to move the sunroof 12 in the direction of arrow G, the locking portion 14 is engaged with the engaging member 15, so that the sunshade 13 and the sunroof 12 are moved together. It moves in the direction of arrow G to close the roof opening 18 and the indoor opening 25 (FIG. 9).

Even if the sunshade 13 contacts the stopper 30 and completely closes the indoor opening 25, the sunroof 12
Does not yet completely close the roof opening 18 and further moves in the direction of arrow G, so that the locking portion 14 is horizontally disengaged in the direction of arrow G from the engaging member 15 with which it is engaged. It rises obliquely in the direction of arrow O, and in the late stage of the closing movement of the sunroof 12, the sunroof 12
In the direction to completely close the roof opening 18 (FIG. 10).

As described above, the sunshade 13 opens and closes completely in conjunction with the sunroof 12, so that the operability is greatly improved. In addition, the sunshade 13 can be manually closed or opened in the direction of the arrow I or J while the sunroof 12 is closed in the same manner as in the related art, so that only light can be introduced into the vehicle.

[0024]

According to the present invention, the sunroof is fixed by fixing the locking portion to the sunroof as described above and fixing the engaging member formed to be able to abut or engage with the locking portion to the sunshade. When the sunroof is opened and closed, the locking part abuts on the engaging member, and when the sunroof is closed and closed, both members are engaged. This has the effect that the operability of the sliding sunroof of the vehicle can be greatly improved.

Further, with the above-described structure, the sunshade can be manually opened and closed in either the open or closed state of the sunroof while maintaining the excellent operability of the sliding sunroof, so that the interior of the vehicle can be comfortably adjusted according to the operator's preference. There is an effect that the state can be maintained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to FIG. 10 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
1 is a plan view of a vehicle provided with a sliding sunroof of the vehicle.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between a locking portion and an engaging member of a sliding sunroof of a vehicle.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of a sliding sunroof of a vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows the structure of a sliding sunroof of a vehicle.
FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a sunroof and a sunshade are closed.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a locking portion abuts on an engagement member in an initial stage of a sunroof opening movement.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part showing a state where a sunroof and a sunshade are opened.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a locking portion is engaged with an engagement member.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state in which the sunshade is closed with the closing movement of the sunroof.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of a main part showing a state in which the locking portion is disengaged from the engagement member at a later stage of the closing movement of the sunroof.

11 to 15 relate to a conventional example, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a relationship between a locking member and a locking piece of a sliding sunroof of a vehicle.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state where a sunroof and a sunshade are closed.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a main part showing a state in which a locking member abuts on a locking piece at an initial stage of a sunroof opening movement.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of a main part showing a state where a sunroof and a sunshade are opened.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a state where only the sunroof is closed and the sunshade remains open.

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 11 sliding sunroof of vehicle 12 sunroof 13 sunshade 14 locking portion 15 engaging member 15a open end 16 roof panel 18 roof opening 25 indoor opening 26 rail

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A sunroof, which is opened and closed by sliding a roof opening formed in a roof panel, and an indoor opening provided below the roof opening is laid below the roof panel. A sliding sunroof for a vehicle including a sunshade that is fitted to a rail and slidably moved to open and close, a locking portion fixed to the sunroof,
Is fixed to the sunshade and a said engaging portion and the abutment or elastically deformable engagement member formed on shape of a substantially U open distal portions is narrowed so as to engage the entire opening of the sunroof abutting said <br/> engaging member the locking portion during opening movement that does not lead to, said at full opening of the sunroof
A locking portion is engaged with the engagement member, and the sunroof is fully opened.
When closing movement after opening movement that does not release
The sunroof is not interlocked, only the sunroof is closed, and at the time of the closing movement after the sunroof is fully opened, the locking part and the sunroof are closed.
When the sunroof is closed, the engagement member
Vehicle sliding sunroof, characterized in that said sunshade is constructed so that the closed Te.