Manufacturing method for roof module

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12448068-B2
Application number	US-202318860436-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2023
Priority date	Apr 28, 2022
Publication date	Oct 21, 2025
Grant date	Oct 21, 2025

Abstract

A manufacturing method for a roof module includes: a step of fixing a mounting member to an inner surface of a roof panel; a step of assembling a shade unit provided with a pair of guide rails, a shade sheet, and a winding device; a step of attaching a jig for keeping the guide rails parallel to each other to the shade unit; a step of fixing the shade unit to which the jig is attached to the mounting member; and a step of detaching the jig from the shade unit mounted to the inner surface of the roof panel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A manufacturing method for a roof module comprising:
a roof panel to be disposed on a roof of a vehicle;
a pair of guide rails extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle along an inner surface of the roof panel and mounted on the roof panel via a mounting member;
a shade sheet guided by the guide rails; and
a winding device supported by the guide rails and configured to wind up the shade sheet, the method comprising:
a step of fixing the mounting member to the inner surface of the roof panel;
a step of assembling a shade unit provided with the guide rails, the shade sheet, and the winding device;
a step of attaching a jig for keeping the guide rails parallel to each other to the shade unit;
a step of fixing the shade unit to which the jig is attached to the mounting member; and
a step of detaching the jig from the shade unit mounted to the inner surface of the roof panel,
wherein the jig comprises a pair of parallel retention members extending in a width direction of the vehicle to be parallel to each other and retaining the guide rails, and a spacing retention part that connects the parallel retention members to each other and keeps the spacing between the parallel retention members constant.

2. The manufacturing method for a roof module according to claim 1 , wherein the roof module further comprises a drive source for driving the shade sheet in an opening and closing direction and a bracket for supporting the drive source,
in the step of assembling the shade unit, the winding device and the drive source are arranged in a concentrated manner on a rear end side of the guide rails, and
the manufacturing method further comprises a step of fixing the bracket to the inner surface of the roof panel.

3. The manufacturing method for a roof module according to claim 1 , wherein the shade unit further comprises a rear cross member that connects rear portions of the guide rails to each other.

Assignees

• Yachiyo Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kikuchi Moto
• Kamioka Hirotaka

Classifications

• B60J1/2066

  Arrangement of blinds in vehicles · CPC title

• B60J1/2063

  Mounting arrangements for roller blind or its storage box, e.g. integration into beltline or window frame · CPC title

• B60J1/2052

  Guides · CPC title

• B60J7/0015

  roller blind · CPC title

• B60J3/02

  adjustable in position {(B60J3/002, B60J3/005 take precedence)} · CPC title