JPH02169324A - Sun roof device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the setting of a roof panel by forming each engaging part in symmetrical guide stays, and installing a member, which keeps off any falling of the guide stay before engaging with the engaging part and being attached to a roof panel, in symmetrical guide rails in addition. CONSTITUTION:A pair of guide rails 7 are set up at both symmetrical sides in an opening 3 of a vehicle roof 1, and each guide stay 15 being slidingly guided in the longitudinal direction is inserted into respective guide grooves 8. A roof panel 16 opening or closing the opening part 3 is additionally installed in a lower panel 18 installed in each guide stay 15. In this case, each engaging part 20 is formed in respective guide stays 15. Then, at each front side upper part of these paired guide rails 7, there is provided with a member 21 which keeps off any falling of the guide stay 15 before being engaged with each engaging part 20 and attached to the roof panel 16. With this constitution, each of these guide stays 15 is simply held to an upright position, thus the setting of the roof panel 16 is made easy enough.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to an improvement in a sunroof device that mainly has a transparent roof panel and is mounted on the roof of a vehicle such as an automobile.

(Prior art) For example, some automobile sunroof devices use a transparent roof panel, and since there is a problem in strength when directly attaching a guide stay to this roof panel, it is attached via a lower panel. .

In order to attach the left and right guide stays to the lower panel, it is preferable to form the plate into a rectangular frame shape, but this eliminates the need for an intermediate part that connects the left and right parts, which increases the weight and cost.

Therefore, it has been considered to arrange only the left and right parts, that is, to arrange a pair of left and right plates, and to attach the roof panel and the guide stay to this.

However, the left and right lower panels have guide stays attached and are supported on the guide rails, and then the roof panel is attached from above.Until the roof panels are attached, the left and right panels are separated, and the guide stays are not supported by the guide rails. Since it only engages with the guide groove on one side of the rail, it may fall down along with the lower panel, making it difficult to install the roof panel.

As a separation technique, there is one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-26182. This known technique, as shown in FIG. A retaining portion 40 that can be engaged with the hanging portion 39 is formed, and the engagement between the hanging portion 39 and the engaging portion 40 prevents the guide stay 15 from being pulled out from the guide rail 7. The guide stay 15 is inserted into the guide groove 8 from the front and rear ends of the guide rail 7 while attached to the lower panel 41 on the lower surface of the roof panel 16. The roof panel 16 is made of metal, and the lower panel 41 is also made of metal. These are metal plates with approximately the same area.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The relationship between the guide rail 7 and the guide stay 15 in the above-mentioned known technology can also be applied to a technique for attaching a transparent roof panel to a lower panel separated from the left and right sides, but the hanging portion 39 of the guide rail 7 is Since the guide stay 15 is formed to have a full length, it increases the cost, and it is difficult to insert the guide stay 15 from the left and right sides, and a large play occurs between the guide groove 8 and the engaging part 40. The function of preventing the stay 15 from collapsing cannot be expected, and furthermore, there is a possibility that the roof panel 16 will also become loose.

The present invention provides a fall prevention member that prevents the guide stay from falling by providing the front part of the guide rail into which the guide stay can be inserted from the side, engaging with an engaging portion formed on the guide stay to prevent the guide stay from falling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sunroof device that can solve the problems of the prior art.

(Means for Solving the Problem) A specific configuration for solving the problem in the present invention is that a pair of guide rails 7 are arranged on the left and right sides of the opening 3 of the vehicle roof l, and each of the left and right guide rails 7 is A guide stay 15 whose longitudinal sliding is guided by the guide groove 8 is inserted from the left and right sides, a lower panel 18 is attached to each of the left and right guide stays 15, and the opening 3 is covered on the left and right lower panels 18 so that the opening 3 can be opened and closed. In the sunroof device with the panel 16 attached, a retaining portion 20 is formed on the left and right guide stays 15,
A fall prevention member 21 is provided at the front upper part of the left and right guide rail 7 to engage with the engaging portion 20 of the guide stay 15 in the left-right direction to prevent the guide stay 15 from falling before the roof panel 16 is attached.

(Function) A fall prevention member 21 is attached to the front part of the guide rail 7 from above. The guide stay 15 is attached to the lower panel 1 in advance.
The shoe 20 attached to the guide rail 8 and provided at its lower end is inserted into the guide groove 8 from the outside and moved to the front part of the guide rail 7. Then, the shoe 20 is moved to the fall prevention member 2.
The guide stay 15 serves as an engaging part that engages with the engaged part 21a of the guide stay 15, and prevents the guide stay 15 from being pulled out laterally and from falling down.

A pair of left and right guide stays 15 and lower panels 18 in the upright position are arranged, and transparent roof panels 16 are attached to the left and right lower panels 18 from above.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In the first embodiment shown in FIG. 1-X4, 1 is a roof of a vehicle such as an automobile, and a sunroof device 2 is provided thereon. A rectangular opening 3 is formed in the vehicle roof 1, and a frame member 5 having an inner opening 4 is fixed around the lower part of the opening 3.

The frame member 5 has bridge portions 6 at the front and on the left and right sides, and has guide rails 7 laid in the front and back direction on the lower left and right upper surfaces. The left and right guide rails 7 extend from the front part of the frame member 5 to the rear lower part of the roof 1 behind the opening 3.

The left and right guide rails 7 each have a guide groove 8 on the outside facing the bridge part 6, and a guide groove 1O for the sunshade 9 and a groove 12 for the cable 11 on the inside facing the inner opening 4. The guide groove 8 has planar upper and lower pieces 13a and 13b.
The guide stay 15 can be inserted from the outside.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a roof panel made of transparent glass or synthetic resin, which has an opening 3 that can be opened and closed, has a weather strip 17 around it, and has lower panels 18 fixed to the left and right sides of its lower surface. A guide stay 15 is screwed to the front part of each of the left and right lower panels 18, and a lifting mechanism 19 is attached to the rear part.

The guide stay 15 is formed into a letter shape in plan view and a letter five shape in rear view, is fixed so as to come out from the upper surface of the lower panel 18 to the lower surface side, has a horizontal portion 15a at the lower part, and a shoe 20 is provided at the tip thereof. There is.

The shoe 20 is inserted into the guide groove 8 from the side and is slidable in the front and rear directions.

A fall prevention member 21 is arranged at the front upper part of the guide rail 7. This fall prevention member 21 is attached to the guide rail 7 using screws 22 that attach the guide rail 7 to the frame member 5.
A secured portion 21a for preventing the shoe 20 from slipping out is formed hanging from the side thereof, and the shoe 20 serves as an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion 21a.

The shoe (retaining part) 20 is prevented from coming out by engaging with the engaged part 21a, thereby preventing the position from changing within the guide groove 8. Therefore, the guide stay 15 is
The vertical position shown in the figure is maintained.

The front end of the fall prevention member 21 hangs down to approximately the same height as the engaged portion 21a, and forms a stopper portion 21b that stands in front of the guide groove 8, and the guide stay 15
A forward movement limit is set for the guide groove 8 to prevent it from coming out of the guide groove 8.

The lifting mechanism 19 includes a rear stay 24 fixed to the rear part of the lower panel 18 and a cam plate 2 fixed to the rear stay 24.
5, a slider 28 in which a pin 27 is inserted into a cam groove 26 of a cam plate 25, an interlocking body 29 connected to this slider 28, and a rain gutter member 30 attached to this interlocking body 29. There is.

The slider 28 has a shoe 31 and a cable 11
When the cable 11 is pushed or pulled by an electric or manual drive mechanism 32, it is guided by the guide rail 7 and moves back and forth.

When the slider 28 moves backward from the state shown in FIG. When the slider 28 moves backward, the lowered roof panel 16 also moves backward.
Open the opening 3.

In the second embodiment shown in Fig. 5.6, the guide stay 1
5" has a tongue piece 15"a bent downward from the top, and a shoe (retaining part) 20"a at the lower end of this tongue piece 15"a.
is provided.

On the other hand, the fall prevention member 21' is provided with a guide protrusion 36 projecting upward on its upper surface, and its guide surface 21'a is curved outward as it goes rearward, and the guide stay 15' is moved from the rear to the front. and the shoe 20' is the guide surface 2
1'a and moves while being pushed inward in the left and right direction.

The guide surface 21'a of the guide protrusion 36 is a secured portion that engages with the shoe 20', and when the shoe 20' is engaged, the guide stay 15' is held in an upright position.

The fall prevention member 21'' has a stopper portion 21b that closes the front side of the guide groove 8, as in the first embodiment.

In addition, the kite surface 21a is the guide groove 10 for the sunshade 9.
It may be formed on the inner surface of the fall prevention member 21 located above.

(Effects of the Invention) According to the present invention described in detail above, the engaging portion 20 is formed on the left and right guide stays 15, and the engaging portion 20 of the guide stay 15 is engaged with the engaging portion 20 of the guide stay 15 in the left-right direction at the front upper part of the left and right guide rail 7. Since a fall prevention member 21 is provided to prevent the guide stay 15 from falling before the roof panel 16 is attached, the guide stay 1
5 can be easily held in an upright position, and the installation of the roof panel 16 is extremely easy.Moreover, the guide stay 15 can be inserted into the guide groove 8 of the guide rail 7 from the left and right sides in the same way as before, so it is easy to insert the guide stay 15. This does not cause deterioration of the work, the conventional guide rail 7 can be used as is, and there is no increase in cost or weight.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional rear view of the main part, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the main part, and FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional side view of the whole. Fig. 4 is a schematic plan view of the whole, Figs. 5 and 6 show the second embodiment, Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional rear view, Fig. 6 is a plan view, and Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional rear view of a known technique. It is. l...Vehicle roof, 2...Sunroof device, 3...
Opening portion, 7... Guide rail, 8... Guide groove, 1
5... Guide stay, 16... Roof panel, 18
... Lower panel, 20 ... Shoe (retention part), 2
1... Fall prevention member, 21a... Engaged portion, 21b
...stopper part.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A pair of guide rails (7) are arranged on the left and right sides of the opening (3) of the vehicle roof (1), and each of the left and right guide rails (
Insert the guide stay (15) whose longitudinal sliding is guided into the guide groove (8) of 7) from the left and right sides, attach the lower panel 18 to each of the left and right guide stays (15), and insert the opening in both the left and right lower panels 18. (3) In a sunroof device equipped with a roof panel (16) that can be opened and closed, an engaging portion (20) is formed on the left and right guide stays (16), and an engaging portion (20) is formed on the front upper part of the left and right guide rail (7). Guide stay (
15) A sunroof characterized by being provided with a fall prevention member (21) that engages in the left-right direction with the engaging portion (20) to prevent the guide stay (15) from falling before the roof panel (16) is attached. Device.