Vehicle water discharge structure

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016229272-A1
Application number	US-201615007841-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 27, 2016
Priority date	Feb 6, 2015
Publication date	Aug 11, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An upper end portion 24 A of a sunroof drain hose 24 that guides water in a water discharge groove section 22 in a vehicle downward direction is in communication with the water discharge groove section 22 formed on a vehicle cabin side of a sunroof opening portion 14. A grommet 30 is connected to a lower end of the sunroof drain hose 24. The grommet 30 includes a main body member 32, a cap member 40, and a cover member 50. The cap member 40 is capable of opening and closing, and is disposed at a discharge outlet 32 B that is an outlet of a flow path 32 A formed inside a main body member 32.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A vehicle water discharge structure comprising:
a water discharge groove section provided at a vehicle cabin inner side of a vehicle sunroof opening portion; a water discharge path member that is in communication with the water discharge groove section, and that guides water in the water discharge groove section in a vehicle downward direction; and a cap member that is installed at a water discharge section through which water is discharged through the water discharge path member, and that is capable of moving to an open position that opens a discharge outlet of the discharge section and a blocking position that blocks the discharge outlet.

2 . The vehicle water discharge structure of claim 1 , wherein
the cap member is ordinarily disposed in the open position, and is disposed in the blocking position when an inside of the vehicle cabin is at lower pressure than a vehicle outside.

3 . The vehicle water discharge structure of claim 1 , wherein:
the discharge outlet of the discharge section is disposed inclined toward a vehicle lower side; and the cap member hangs down from an upper edge of the discharge outlet of the discharge section, and can move between the blocking position and the open position by swinging about the upper edge of the discharge outlet.

4 . The vehicle water discharge structure of any one claim 1 , further comprising
a cover member that covers the cap member, and that is open at a vehicle lower side.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd
• Vtec Co Ltd

Inventors

• Guo Chengshu
• Matsuura Akira
• Suzuki Kouji
• Nakamura Yoshitaka
• Ono Hiroyuki

Classifications

• B60J10/25

  characterised by water drainage means · CPC title

• B60J7/0084 Primary

  Water draining for non-fixed roofs or roof panels (for fixed roofs not integral with roof structure B60R13/06, for fixed roofs integral with roof structure B62D25/07) · CPC title

• B60J10/90

  specially adapted for non-fixed roofs, e.g. foldable roofs or removable hard-tops · CPC title