JPS5815325B2 - vehicle roof - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The invention provides that the opening in the roof can be closed by a lid, the area of the leading edge of which can be pivoted in a separable manner about an axis extending orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. For vehicles, the trailing edge of the lid can be swung upward from the roof surface by an outward swinging device that is attached to the roof frame by a joint and is provided between the roof frame and the lid and is separable from the lid. Regarding the roof.

In known vehicle roofs of this kind (see, for example, DE 23 51 270 A1), the outward rocking device occupies a relatively large amount of space, which reduces the freedom of the passenger's head. .

Furthermore, the protruding parts pose a greater risk of injury.

Finally, this generally zero outward rocking device is relatively complex and therefore expensive to manufacture in order to enable as large and infinitely adjustable an outward rocking movement of the lid as possible. It takes.

It is an object of the invention to provide a roof for a vehicle of the first type, in which the outward swinging device of the lid is constructed in such a way that it requires as little space as possible and consists of a small number of parts and can therefore be produced inexpensively. It's about doing.

According to the invention, the outward swing device has an outward swing lever rotatably attached to the roof frame and the lid, and the outward swing lever is connected to a rotating bundle attached to the roof frame. At least one of the rotary joints is formed from an elongated hole and a pin fitted into the elongated hole, and the rotary joint between the outer swinging lever and the lid is separable.

In the outward swinging device according to the invention, when the lid is closed, the outward swinging lever is approximately horizontal with respect to the lid between the lid and the roof lining, so that in practice the additional space in the example is is not required either.

Only the rotating bundle, which then projects from the roof lining, can be designed as a flat garland or can optionally be folded in.

The rotating bundle and the outward swinging lever can be connected, for example, in the following manner.

That is, the shaft of the rotating handle rotatably supported on the roof frame has a male thread, and a threaded bushing that fits onto the male thread is coupled to the outer swinging lever in a swingable but non-rotatable manner. I'm here.

Such a threaded bushing requires very little space, especially if it extends through the outer swing lever.

A special problem in vehicle roofs where the lid can be completely removed is the separation of the connection between the lid and the external rocker.
This must be reliably prevented from entering the interior space of the vehicle, whether the lid is closed or swinging outward.

This is because if an unexpected separation occurs while driving, the lid may be thrown out, which may result in a serious accident.

This problem is easily solved in the outward swinging device according to the invention as follows.

That is, the outer swinging lever has a fork-shaped end near the lid, and accommodates between its legs a support piece attached to the lid, in which the spring force is resisted. A restraining pin supported so as to be movable forms the axis of rotation of the outward swinging lever relative to the lid, and is removably fitted into the elongated holes on both legs of the outward swinging lever to prevent the outward swinging. An operating lever is provided on the restraining pin between the legs of the lever and is accessible from the outside only in the outward swinging position of the lid.

Regardless of whether the lid is closed or open, the operating lever is covered by the legs of the outward swinging lever and cannot be accessed from the interior space of the vehicle.

This effect is achieved by the fact that the roof frame has edges facing upwards and surrounding the outward swinging levers and covering the sides.
be strengthened.

In order to facilitate the connection between the lid and the outward swinging lever when the lid is refitted into the roof opening, the inner surface of the leg side facing the support piece of the outward swinging lever has a slope; This slope pushes back the restraining pin.

In this case, the operating lever does not need to be operated, just press the lid lightly and move it downwards, thereby pushing the restraining pin back.
All you have to do is automatically fit it into the hole in the leg of the outward swing lever.

In order to reliably avoid damage to the outward swinging lever when the lid is refitted, it is preferable to provide a surface on the underside of the outward swinging lever that is supported by the roof frame when the lid is closed.

The force exerted on the lid to snap it onto the outward swinging lever is then absorbed by the roof frame.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, the roof 1 of a motor vehicle, in particular a passenger motor vehicle, has an opening 2 which can be closed by a lid 3.

The lid 3 has on its front edge 4 a projecting bayonet 5 which forms a detachable bayonet connection as will be explained below.

The lid 3 is separably connected to the roof 1 in the region of its rear edge 6 via an outward rocker device 7 .

As can be seen in FIG. 2, the roof opening 2 is surrounded by a roof frame 8, of which a frame portion 9 extending perpendicularly downwards from the roof 1 includes a bottom portion 10 and an upwardly extending edge 11.
together with an elastic packing 12 that forms and surrounds the rain gutter 8a.
is fitted onto this edge 11.

The front frame portion 9 has a 2-piece member having a length approximately equal to the width of the insert member 5 and surrounded by an elastic packing ring 13a.
Two horizontal slits 13 are provided.

The insert member 5 is inserted into the slit 1 as shown in FIG.
3 and forms a hinge for the lid 3.

The rainwater from the rain gutter 8a flows through the slit 1 in the packing ring 13a.
3 to prevent it from entering the interior space of the car.

The outward swinging device 7 has an outward swinging lever 14, which is capable of swinging vertically in a vertical plane and is connected to a support piece 18 attached to the upper surface of the roof frame 8 on the one hand. It is rotatably supported by a rotation pin 16 and rotatably coupled to the lower surface of the lid 3 on the other hand.

For this purpose, the outward swinging lever 14 is formed in the form of a fork at its end close to the lid 3 and has a support piece 22 attached to the lid 3 between its legs 20 .

A restraining pin 26 is provided in the support piece 22 and is movable outwardly by a spring 24.
It fits into the appropriate hole 28 at 0.

This restraining pin 26 forms a rotation axis of the pivoting joint between the outer pivoting lever 14 and the lid 3 .

A rotating bundle 30 is provided for swinging the lid 3 together with the outward swinging lever 14 from the closed position of FIG. 3 to the outward swinging position of FIG. 2 and vice versa. Frame 8
It is supported on the lower surface of the protrusion 32 so as to be able to rotate within a substantially horizontal plane and not to move in the axial direction.

For this purpose, the projection 32 has a downwardly directed cylindrical projection 34 with an edge 3 bent inwardly from this projection 34.
6 forms a support surface for the rotating handle 30.

A support element 38 , for example screwed onto the rotating bundle 30 from above, brings the rotating bundle 30 into contact with the bending edge 36 .

The rotary nozzle 30 has a shaft 40 with an external thread 42 over which a threaded bushing 44 with an internal thread extends through an opening in the outer swinging lever 14 and extends from the pin.

It is connected to this lever 14 by 748 in a swingable but non-rotatable manner.

When the rotating bundle 30 is turned, the threaded bushing 44 moves up and down on the shaft 40 according to the direction of rotation, and the swinging lever 1
Make 4 swing.

To enable this rocking movement, the outer rocking lever 14
Holes 17 and 28, which are located on the leg side 20 and into which the rotating pin 16 and the restraining pin 26 are fitted, are formed as elongated holes.

In order to additionally support the lid 3 or the outward swinging lever 14 in the outward swinging state (FIG. 2), thereby making it advantageous against wind pressure that loads the lid 3 during travel. , the threaded bushing 44 has projections 50 on both sides, the slope 52 on the upper surface of which corresponds to the slope of the outward swinging lever 14 in the outward swinging position shown in FIG.

The restraining pin 26 passes through the elongated hole 58 of the support piece 22 into the pin 2 so that the lid 3 can be separated from the outward swinging device 7.
A pin 56 extending perpendicularly to the operating lever 54
is combined with

By pushing the two operating levers 54 closer together, the restraining pin 26 is removed from the elongated hole 28 in the leg 20, so that the lid 3 can now be pulled out from the slit 13 in the front frame portion 9.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, the operating lever 54 is located between the legs 20 of the outward swinging lever 14.

Therefore, when the lid 3 is closed (FIG. 3), the operating lever 54 cannot be approached from the interior space of the vehicle.
Even in the outward swinging state of the lid 3 (FIG. 2), it is very difficult to approach the operating lever 54 from the interior space of the vehicle.

This access from the inside is such that the projection 32 of the roof frame 8 faces upwards and surrounds the outward swinging lever 14 and covers the lateral edge 6.
Having 0 makes it even more difficult.

The operating lever 54 can only be accessed from the outside when the lid 3 is swung outwards, as shown in FIG.

Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the joint between the lid 3 and the outward swinging lever 14 from being separated from the interior space of the vehicle.

In order to facilitate the connection of the lid 3 with the outward swinging lever 14 when the lid 3 is refitted into the roof opening 2, the inner surface of the leg 20 facing the support piece 22 is provided with a slope 62 (FIG. 5). Ori,
When the lid 3 is fitted, this slope 62 automatically pushes back the restraining pin 26.

Therefore, there is no need to push both operating levers 54 closer together.

In order to reduce the load applied to the outer swinging lever 14 when the lid 3 is fitted, a protrusion 64 is provided on the lower surface of both leg sides 20, and this protrusion 64 of the outer swinging lever 14 in the closed position As shown, it rests on a protrusion 32 of the roof frame 8.

Thereby, the force exerted on the lid 3 to fit the restraining pin 26 into the corresponding elongated hole 28 is absorbed by the roof frame 8.

The seal 12 also extends along the edge 60 of the roof frame projection 32.

This gasket 12 comes into contact with the lower surface of the closed lid 3 to form an aesthetically clean closing part.

Furthermore, rattling of the lid when it is closed is also prevented.

A seal 68 is shown surrounding the roof opening 2 and cooperating with the edge of the closed lid 3.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an automobile roof with a lid according to the present invention;
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the ...-■ line in Figure 1 with the lid in the outward swing position, and Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1 with the lid in the closed position.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line I%'--■ in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line ``--'' in FIG. 1...Roof, 2...Opening, 3...
... Lid, 4 ... Front edge, 5 ... Insert member, 6 ... Rear edge, 7 ... External rocking device, 8 ... ...Roof frame, 9...Frame part, 13
...Slit, 14...Outward swing lever, 16,26...Pin, 17,28...
...Elongated hole, 22...Support piece, 24...
Spring, 30...Rotating bundle, 54...
・Operation lever.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An opening in the roof can be closed by a lid, the area of the leading edge of which can be closed by a separable pivoting connection around an axis extending orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle. An outward swing device is attached to the frame, provided between the roof frame and the lid, and is separable from the lid. The swing device 7 includes an outer swing lever 14 whose both ends are rotatably attached to the top surface of the roof frame 8 and the rear bottom surface of the lid 3 so as to be rotatable within the same vertical plane, and swings the swing lever 14 in the vertical direction. The rotary handle 30 is supported on the lower surface of the roof frame 8 so as to be rotatable in a substantially horizontal plane and immovable in the axial direction, and has a rotary handle 30 coaxially with the center of rotation of the rotary handle 30. A shaft 40 having a rotating shaft 40 is fixed to the rotating handle 30 in an upwardly protruding manner,
A threaded bushing 44 that is threadedly engaged with the rear screw 42 is connected to a longitudinally intermediate portion of the outer swing lever 14 so as to be able to swing in a vertical plane and not rotate together with the rear screw. Both ends of the are connected to the roof frame 8 and the lid 3 via a rotary joint consisting of an elongated hole 17.28 extending in the longitudinal direction and a pin 16.26 fitted into the elongated hole, and an outer swing lever. A vehicle roof characterized in that a rotational joint between the lid 3 and the lid 3 is separable. 2. The outer swinging lever 14 has a fork-shaped end near the lid 3, and accommodates a support piece 22 attached to the lid 3 between the leg pieces 20, and the support piece 22
A restraining pin 26 supported in such a way that it can be moved against a spring force forms the axis of rotation of the outer swinging lever 14 relative to the lid 3 and extends over a length on both leg sides 20 of the outer swinging lever 14. An operating lever 5 that is removably fitted into the hole 28 and can be operated from the outside of the vehicle only when the lid 3 is in the outward swinging position is attached to the restraining pin 26 between the legs 20 of the outward swinging lever 14.
4. The vehicle roof according to claim 1, further comprising: 4. 3. The inner surface of the leg side 20 facing the support piece 22 has a slope,
2. The vehicle roof according to claim 1, wherein the slope pushes back the restraining pin 26 when the lid 3 is fitted. 4 When the outward swinging lever 14 closes the lid 3, the roof frame 8
A vehicle roof according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it has a surface supported by. 5. Vehicle roof according to claim 1, characterized in that the roof frame 8 has an edge 60 facing upward, surrounding the outward swinging lever 14 and covering the sides. 6. The threaded bushing 44 is characterized in that it has projections 50 on opposite sides, the upper surfaces of these projections are formed as slopes 52, on which the outward swing lever 14 rests in the outward swing state. A vehicle roof according to claim 1.