JPH038964B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to the structure of an opening/closing window mounting portion for attaching an opening/closing window to an opening provided in a vehicle via an opening/closing guide member.

(Prior Art and its Problems) Conventionally, when attaching an opening/closing window to an opening provided in an automobile, a hinge mechanism such as a dogleg hinge has been used. However, since the hinge mechanism was attached to the automobile body by screwing or the like, there was a problem in that the operation for attaching the opening/closing window was complicated.

(Object of the Invention) The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for a vehicle opening/closing window mounting portion that allows the opening/closing window to be easily attached/detached.

(Means for Achieving the Object) The present invention is a structure of an opening/closing window mounting portion for attaching an opening/closing window to an opening provided in a vehicle via an opening/closing guide member, and the opening/closing guide member is configured as follows. . That is, a pair of base bodies that can be arranged along both sides of the opening, an opening/closing guide link mechanism that connects the pair of base bodies and the opening/closing window, and a link mechanism that is slidably attached to the pair of base bodies and that can be opened and closed. An opening/closing guide member is constituted by a pair of sliding members that are moved in and out from one end of the base body via the link mechanism in accordance with the closing/opening operation of the window. Then, first and second mounting members are installed facing each other along both sides of the opening, the other end of the base body is engaged with the first mounting member, and the sliding member is moved from one end of the base body. It is operated to protrude and engage with the second attachment member.

(Example) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile in which an opening 13 is formed from the vehicle roof surface 10 to the vehicle side surface 11, and an opening/closing window 14 is attached to the opening 13. FIG. An enlarged perspective view of the part is shown.

As shown in both figures, an opening/closing window 14 comprising a roof surface covering area 14a and a body side covering area 14b is attached to a vehicle roof surface 10 comprising a roof panel or the like via an opening/closing guide member 15.

First, the opening/closing guide member 15 will be explained in detail. FIG. 3 shows a side view of the opening/closing guide member 15 in the open state, and FIG. 4 shows a plan view of the main part in the open state. As can be seen from these figures, the main parts of the opening/closing guide member 15 include a pair of base bodies 16 and a pair of link mechanisms 17. The base body 16 is constructed by bending and forming a base body constituent member 16' shown in FIG. The base component 16' has a bearing component piece 16a' at one end, and guide grooves 16c extending in the longitudinal direction are provided in the upright pieces 16b on both sides, and are bent inward at the upper part of the upright pieces 16b. Sliding member removal prevention piece 16d and torsion shaft support piece 1
6e' is provided. Further, a folded piece 16f folded back toward the upper surface side is provided at the other end of the base component 16',
A sliding member slide guide space 18 is formed between the folded piece 16f and the base bottom piece 16g.

A sliding member 19 is slidably attached to this base member 16'. The sliding member 19 is provided with a slide guide piece 19a at one end, a locking piece 19b at the other end, and a raised piece 19c protruding from the center with a length slightly shorter than the length of the guide groove 16c. A shaft engaging notch 19d is provided. This sliding member 19 is constructed by inserting the locking piece 19b into the slide guide space 18, placing the slide guide piece 19a on the base component bottom piece 16g, and placing the upper end surface of the rising piece 19c on the sliding member. By engaging with the lower surface side of the retaining piece 16d, the retaining piece 19b is slidably attached so as to be able to protrude and retract from the other end of the base component 16.

On the other hand, the link mechanism 17 includes a first link member 20, a second link member 21, and a connecting link 22, as shown in FIGS. 2-4. The first link member 20 has one end 20a attached to the mounting bracket 23.
The other end 20b is pivotally connected to a substantially intermediate position on both sides of the roof covering surface 14a of the opening/closing window 14 via the opening/closing window 14, and the other end 20b is pivotally connected to a bearing portion 16a provided at the tip of the base body 16. This bearing portion 16a is formed by curving a bearing component piece 16a' shown in FIG. 5 upward. Second link member 2
1 has its one end 21a pivotally connected to the tips of both sides of the roof covering surface 14a of the opening/closing window 14 via the mounting bracket 24, and the engaging shaft portion 21b (see FIG. 6) provided at the other end. , penetrates the notch 19d of the sliding member 19 from the inside and is slidably engaged with the guide groove 16c of the base body 16. The connecting link 22 has one end 22a pivotally connected to a connecting fitting 25 attached to a substantially central position of the first link member 20, and a second connecting link 22 in a bearing portion 22b (see FIG. 6) provided at the other end. The engagement shaft portion 21b of the link member 21 is rotatably passed through the engagement shaft portion 21b.

The lower portions of these first link members 20, 20 are connected by a connecting shaft 26 (FIG. 2), and the center portion of the torsion shaft 27 is fixed to the connecting shaft 26, so that the connecting shaft 26 is oriented in the window opening direction. With the torsion applied so that it is rotationally biased, the torsion shaft 2
6 are connected to the torsion bearing portions 16e of the respective bases 16. This torsion bearing part 16
e is formed by outwardly curving the torsion shaft support piece 16e' of the base component 16' shown in FIG.

Next, the opening/closing guide member 1 configured as described above will be explained.
5 to the vehicle roof surface 10 will be explained. That is, on the roof surface 10, the first mounting bracket 28 and the second mounting bracket 29 are attached by welding or the like, as shown in FIG. The insertion space 30 is fixed between each mounting bracket 28, 29 and the roof surface 10,
31 are formed facing each other. With this configuration, the opening/closing guide member 15 is attached in the following steps. First, as shown in FIG.
(This will take the opening/closing window into an open position, the details of which will be described later). When the engaging shaft portion 21b is moved to the above position, the engaging shaft portion 21b engages with the left end 19e of the notch 19d of the sliding member 19, pushing the sliding member 19 to the left, and until then the base body 16 is The locking piece 19b of the sliding member 19 that was protruding from the right end is accommodated in the slide guide space 18.

In this state, the bearing part 16a of the base body 16 is
As shown in FIG. 3, the base body 16 is inserted into one insertion space 30, and then the other end of the base body 16 is dropped onto the roof surface 10 as shown in FIG. .

Next, as shown in FIG. This can be achieved by doing the following (details will be described later). By the way, since the length of the notch 19d provided in the sliding member 19 is set slightly shorter than the length of the guide groove 16c provided in the base body 16, the engagement shaft portion 21b is located at the above position (the seventh position). When the sliding member 19 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
d protrudes from the right end of the base end 16 and is inserted into the storage space 31. In this way, both ends of the base body 16 are held by the pair of mounting brackets 28 and 29, and the roof surface 16 is
It will be fixed above 0.

In addition, when removing the opening/closing guide member 15 from the roof surface 10, follow the steps in reverse to the above (Fig. 7 c, b, a).
You can do this by following the steps below.

Next, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing window 14 will be explained.
The solid line in FIG. 8 is an operation diagram showing a state in which the opening/closing window 14 is opened. In this open state, the first link member 20 is rotationally biased in the counterclockwise direction (window opening direction) in FIG. 8 about the bearing portion 16a as a fulcrum by the torsion of the torsion shaft 26 (FIG. 2).
The engagement shaft portion 21b is located near the left end of the guide groove portion 16c (the cross-sectional view of the base body 16 at this time is the seventh
As shown in Figure d. ).

When the opening/closing window 14 is opened from outside the vehicle in this state, the first link member 20 rotates clockwise around the bearing portion 16a, and as a result, the connecting link 2
2, the engagement shaft portion 21b connects to the shaft guide groove portion 16c.
Slide to the right along the second link member 2
1 is pulled toward the outside of the vehicle by the engagement shaft portion 21b. In this way, as the engagement shaft portion 21b moves to the right, the link mechanism 17 (link member 2
0, 21, and the connecting link 22), the opening/closing window 14 is gradually pulled out toward the outside of the vehicle and closed, and the engagement shaft portion 21b is moved into the guide groove portion 16.
When moving to the right end of point c, the link mechanism 17 (link members 20, 2
1. The connecting link 22) is folded over the base 16, and the opening 13 is closed by the opening/closing window 14. The opening/closing window 14 can be kept closed by, for example, attaching a hook member (not shown) provided at the bottom of the side surface covering portion 14b (FIG. 1) of the opening/closing window 14 to a hook receiving member (not shown) provided on the vehicle side. This can be done by locking it. Further, the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing window 14 can be performed by performing the operation opposite to the above.

Note that when the opening/closing window 14 is opened/closed in a normal usage state, the engagement shaft portion 21b is configured to reciprocate between the position shown in FIG. 7c and the position shown in FIG. 7d. Therefore, only when removing the opening/closing guide member 15 from the roof surface 10, move the engagement shaft portion 21b to the position shown in FIG.
The mounting bracket 29 is configured to be able to be disengaged from the mounting bracket 29.

As described above, according to the structure of the opening/closing window mounting portion of this vehicle, the locking piece 19b of the sliding member 19 is moved in and out of the other end of the base body 16 via the link mechanism 17 in response to the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing window 14. Since the structure is configured to operate, the base body 16 can be engaged and disengaged from the mounting brackets 28 and 29 on the roof surface 10 by simply opening and closing the opening/closing window 14, making it easy to attach and detach the opening/closing window 14. Become.

The structure of the opening/closing window mounting portion of the present invention is widely applicable not only to the opening formed from the roof surface to the side surface of the vehicle, but also when installing the opening/closing window to any opening provided in the vehicle. .

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, according to the structure of the opening/closing window mounting portion of the present invention, it is possible to easily attach and detach the opening/closing window.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle having an opening/closing window which is an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the main part thereof, Fig. 3 is a side view of the opening/closing guide member in the open state, and Fig. 4 is A plan view of the main parts of the opening/closing guide member in the closed state, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the base component and the sliding member, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is the roof of the opening/closing guide member. FIG. 8 is an operation diagram for explaining the opening/closing operation of the opening/closing window. 10... Roof surface, 13... Opening, 14... Opening/closing window, 15... Opening/closing guide member, 16... Base,
17...link mechanism, 19...sliding member, 28,
29...Mounting bracket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A structure of an opening/closing window mounting part for attaching an opening/closing window to an opening provided in a vehicle via an opening/closing guide member, wherein the opening/closing guide member can be arranged along both sides of the opening. a pair of base bodies; an opening/closing guide link mechanism that connects the pair of base bodies and the opening/closing window;
a pair of sliding members that are slidably attached to the pair of base bodies and are moved in and out from one end of the base body via the link mechanism in response to closing/opening operations of the opening/closing window; First and second mounting members are installed oppositely along both sides of the opening, the other end of the base body is engaged with the first mounting member, and the sliding member is operated to protrude from one end of the base body. A structure of an opening/closing window mounting portion for a vehicle, characterized in that the opening/closing window mounting portion is engaged with the second mounting member.