JPS60222322A - Sliding roof structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure a head clearance so largely as well as to make positioning for a guide or the like to be installed at the side of an on-off body performable so easily, by setting up a connecting part at the on-off body side in a concave part of an on-off body frame on the underside of the on-off body. CONSTITUTION:An on-off body 2 is provided with a panel 2a and a thin platelike frame 2b set up in the lower side of this panel 2a at a distance away an empty space S. At a spot little to both ends in a car width direction of the frame 2b, a concave part 201 is formed in a front part and another concave part 202 is formed in a range from an intermediate part over a rear part, and these concave parts 201 and 202 are made up into concave form upward. At both sides in a front end part of the underside of the on-off body 1, a pair of front slide stays 12 attaching a slider 11 to its lower end is hangingly installed therefrom, while an upper part of this stay 12 is attached to the concave part 201. According to this method, at the time of attaching these stays 12 and roof side sub- guide rails 14, these concave parts 201 and 202 are well utilizable so that positioning is ever so easy.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a sliding roof structure for a vehicle.

(Prior Art) For example, an external sliding roof structure is known as one of the sliding roof structures for vehicles. The external sliding roof structure includes an opening formed on the vehicle body roof, an opening/closing body that can freely open and close the opening, a guide for guiding the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing body, and a connecting part on the opening/closing body side, and the opening/closing body is connected to the roof. This allows the interior of the vehicle to be opened to the atmosphere.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) On the other hand, as shown in FIG.
Generally, the opening/closing body (82) is curved so that the center part in the vehicle width direction is higher than both ends in the vehicle width direction.
) A space (S) is defined between the panel (83) constituting the panel (83) and the thin plate-like opening/closing body frame (90) disposed below the panel (93).

Therefore, for example, a guide (95) as an opening/closing body side connection part is simply attached to the lower surface of the opening/closing body frame (80, and a slider (87) is disposed between the guide (96) attached to the vehicle body side, When the opening/closing body (82) is made to slide back and forth, due to the vertical height of the space (S) and the vertical height of the slider (97), etc., the occupant's head (88) and the lining (88) There is a problem in which the head clearance (C2), which is the space between the two, has to be narrowed.

Furthermore, if the opening/closing body frame (80) is simply flat, positioning the guide (85) etc. is troublesome, and furthermore, when the opening/closing body (92) is opened, the opening/closing body (92) moves to one side of the rear fixed jM 4M-1. In the external sliding roof structure, the opening/closing body (82) is lifted upward from the roof (81) in accordance with the vertical height of the space (S) and the height of the connecting part (85). , opening/closing body (82) when opened
Support for the government is bound to become unstable.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the object of the present invention is to ensure a large head clearance, to easily position the guide etc. provided on the opening/closing body side, and to The object of the present invention is to provide a sliding roof structure for a vehicle that can stably support an opening/closing body when opened.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention forms an opening in the vehicle roof, provides an opening/closing body that can freely open and close the opening, and guides the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing body. The present invention is characterized in that a guide and an opening/closing body side connecting portion are provided, and the opening/closing body side connecting portions are arranged at four parts of the opening/closing body frame on the lower surface of the opening/closing body.

(Embodiment) A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the sliding roof structure for vehicles, Figure 2 is a side view of the same, Figure 3 is a side view of the same in the tilted-up state, and Figure 4 is the same with the opening and closing body open. The side view, FIG. 5, and FIG. 6 are sectional views taken along the lines V-V and Vr-VT in FIG. 2, respectively.

(1) is the roof, (2) is the opening/closing body, and the opening/closing body (2) can freely close the roof opening (3). As shown in Fig. 4, when the opening/closing body (2) is moved onto the rear roof (5), the air inside the vehicle is filled with air through the roof opening (3) and the opening (7) provided in the roof lining (6). The roof (1) and the opening/closing body (2) are curved so that the center portion in the vehicle width direction is higher than both ends in the vehicle width direction, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. The opening/closing body (2) includes a panel (2a) and a thin plate-like frame (2) disposed below the panel (2a) with a space (S) in between.
b). At both ends of the frame (2b) in the vehicle width direction, four parts (201) are formed at the front part, and four parts (202) are formed from the middle part to the rear part, and the four parts (201), (20
2) is upwardly concave.

A pair of front slide stays (12) each having a slider (11) attached to its lower end is vertically provided on both sides of the front end of the lower surface of the opening/closing body (2), and the upper part of the front slide stay (12) is connected to the recess ( 201). A pair of roof-side sub-guide rails (14), (14) having guide portions (13) are extended from the middle part to the rear on both sides of the lower surface of the opening/closing body (2). 14) is attached to the fourth part (202).

A thin plate-like frame member (15) is arranged around the opening (7).
) and a pair of main guide rails (21) on both sides of the opening (7) and said frame member (15).
, (21) is extended.

A guide portion (22) with a U-shaped cross section is formed at the outer side of the main guide rail (21) and extends from the front to the rear of the roof opening (3).
) is oriented toward the outside of the vehicle body, and the slider (11) is slidably fitted into the guide portion (22).

In addition, in the drawing (20 is wind deflector-1 (25)
(26) is the support plate for mounting the wind deflector, (27) is the bolt used to tighten the support plate (2B) and the frame member (15), (28) is the frame side sub guide The rail hinge (29) is the frame side sub guide rail hinge (28) and the frame member (15).
) is tightened with a bolt, (31) indicates a hinge for the wind deflector, and the wind deflector (20) has a front edge (33) corresponding to the front edge (32) of the roof opening.

A guide groove (35) for slidingly guiding the drive cable (34) is formed between the guide part (22) and the support plate part (2B) of the main guide rail (21). (The end of 30 is the front slide stay (
12).

A pair of frame-side sub-guide rails (41) extend from approximately the middle of both sides of the roof opening (3) to the rear inside the guide portion (22) of the main guide rail (21). . The frame-side sub-guide rail (41) has an open portion (43) of a guide portion (42) having an opening-shaped cross section.
is arranged facing inward of the vehicle body, and the hinge (28
), the rear end is pivoted to a pair of drive levers (45) of the tilt-up mechanism (40) disposed below the rear roof (5), and the rear end is pivoted to a pair of drive levers (45) located below the rear roof (5). When the drive lever (45) is swung up and down, it is formed so that it follows the drive lever (45) and oscillates downwards with the front end as a fulcrum.

A pair of rear slide stays (51) are slidably provided between the roof-side sub-guide rails (14), (14) and the frame-side sub-guide rails (41), (41), respectively.
.

(51) is fitted.

The rear slide stay (51) has a slider (53) formed several times at the front lower end of the arm (52) extending in the front-rear direction.
), (54) are attached to the guide part (42) of the frame side sub guide rail (41), and the slider (55) attached to the rear upper end of the arm part (52) is attached to the roof side sub guide rail (1).
4), and are slidably fitted into the guide portions (13). As shown in FIG. 3, when the rear part (4) of the opening/closing body is tilted up by operating the tilt up mechanism (40), the opening/closing body (2) is moved forward and backward by the drive cable (34) and the front slide stay (12) is tilted up. and can freely move onto the rear roof (5) and return to the roof opening (3) via the rear slide stay (51).Therefore, in the embodiment, the upper part of the front slide stay (12) and the roof side The sub-guide rail (14) constitutes an opening/closing body side connecting portion that guides the opening/closing movement of the opening/closing body (2).

Since this embodiment is configured as described above, the four parts (201)
Install the front slide stay (12) by the distance (Ll) that the front slide stay (12) is shifted upward, and the roof side sub guide rail (1
4) When installing, raise the roof lining (6) by the distance (Ll) by shifting the roof side sub-guide rail (10) in two directions to ensure a large head clearance (Cθ) at the front and rear of the opening/closing body (2). Can be done.

Also, when installing the front slide stay (12) and the roof side sub-guide rail (14), the recess (201)
), (202), the positioning of the front slide stay (12) and the roof side sub-guide rail (14) can be easily done, and the installation is also done after the four parts (2) are used.
01) and (202), there is no risk of deviation.

Furthermore, when the opening/closing body (2) is opened, the opening/closing body (2) is shifted upward by distances (L+) and (Ll), respectively, of the front slide stay (12) and the roof side sub-guide rail (14).
2) can be brought close to the rear roof (5) side, and the opening/closing body (2) can be stably supported when opened.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the present invention, a large head clearance can be ensured in a sliding roof structure for a vehicle, and the positioning of guides etc. provided on the opening/closing body side can be easily performed. The opening/closing body can be stably supported when opened.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a cutaway plan view of the main parts of the sliding roof structure for vehicles, Figure 2 is a side view of the same, Figure 3 is a side view of the same in the tilted-up state, and Figure 4 is the same with the opening and closing body open. FIGS. 5 and 6 are cross-sectional views taken along lines - V and Vl-Vl in FIG. 2, respectively, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional side view of the sliding roof structure for a vehicle. In the drawings, (2) is the opening/closing body, (2a) is the panel, and (2b) is the opening/closing body.
) is the opening/closing body frame, (201), (2Q2) are the four parts, (3) is the roof opening, (12) is the front slide stay, (14) is the roof side sub guide rail, (21
) is the main guide rail, (41) is the frame side sub-guide rail, and (51) is the rear slide stay. Patent Applicant Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Agent Patent Attorney 2 1) Toyo Participant Patent Attorney Kuni Ohashi Otoma Patent Attorney Yu Koyama

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An opening formed in a vehicle body roof, an opening and closing body that allows the opening to be freely opened and closed, a guide for guiding the opening and closing movement of the opening and closing body, and an opening and closing body side connecting portion, the opening and closing body side connecting portion This is a sliding roof structure for a vehicle, characterized in that it is provided on four parts of the opening/closing body frame on the lower surface of the opening/closing body.