Sunroof device for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9376001-B2
Application number	US-201514751821-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 26, 2015
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 28, 2016
Grant date	Jun 28, 2016

Abstract

A sunroof device for a vehicle, includes: a guide rail provided on each edge in a width direction of a vehicle of an opening formed on a vehicle roof; a first sliding member linked with each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of a movable panel opening and closing the opening; a guide block in which an engagement groove is formed and which is provided on the guide rail; a check including an engagement protrusion capable of engaging with the engagement groove; and a regulation wall preventing deformation of the guide block when the first sliding member moves toward the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the movable panel in the fully closed state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sunroof device for a vehicle, comprising:
a guide rail which is configured to be provided on each edge in a width direction of a vehicle of an opening formed on a vehicle roof;
a first sliding member which is configured to be linked with each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of a movable panel opening and closing the opening, is driven so as to move along the guide rail by an electric drive source driven and controlled by a controller, is moved toward the front side of the vehicle with respect to the movable panel in a fully closed state of the movable panel, lifts the rear portion of the movable panel with the front portion thereof as a support point, and transfers the movable panel to a tilt-up state, in which in the tilt-up state, the first sliding member engages with the movable panel when the first sliding member moves toward the rear side of the vehicle after the first sliding member further moves toward the front side of the vehicle with respect to the movable panel to maintain the tilt-up state;
a guide block in which an engagement groove is formed and which is provided on the guide rail;
a check which includes an engagement protrusion capable of engaging with the engagement groove, is connected to each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of the movable panel, regulates the movement of the movable panel when the engagement protrusion engages with the engagement groove in the fully closed state and the first sliding member moves toward the front side of the vehicle, and releases the regulation of the movement of the movable panel so that the engagement protrusion is deviated from the engagement groove when the first sliding member moves toward the rear side of the vehicle after the first sliding member further moves toward the front side of the vehicle; and
a regulation wall which prevents deformation of the guide block when the first sliding member moves toward the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the movable panel in the fully closed state.

2. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a support member which is configured to be provided in each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of the moveable panel and supports the movable panel,
wherein the first sliding member is linked with each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of the movable panel via the support member, and
wherein the regulation wall is provided in the support member.

3. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second sliding member which is movable along the guide rail integrally with the movable panel in a state where a tilt operation of the movable panel is allowed;
a first engagement member which is provided in the first sliding member; and
a second engagement member which is provided in the second sliding member, and is separated from the first engagement member when the first sliding member moves toward the front side of the vehicle to transfer the movable panel from the fully closed state to the tilt-up state,
wherein the first engagement member and the second engagement member engage with each other when the first sliding member moves toward the rear side of the vehicle after the first sliding member further moves toward the front side of the vehicle with respect to the movable panel in the tilt-up state, and the first sliding member is configured so that the tilt-up state is maintained, and
wherein the regulation wall is provided in the second sliding member.

4. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the regulation wall abuts or approaches an upper end surface in a height direction of the vehicle of the guide block penetrating a notch formed on the guide rail in the height direction of the vehicle to prevent deformation of the guide block.

5. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the regulation wall abuts or approaches an upper end surface in a height direction of the vehicle of the guide block penetrating a notch formed on the guide rail in the height direction of the vehicle to prevent deformation of the guide block.

6. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the regulation wall abuts or approaches an upper end surface in a height direction of the vehicle of the guide block penetrating a notch formed on the guide rail in the height direction of the vehicle to prevent deformation of the guide block.

7. The sunroof device for a vehicle according to claim 2 ,
wherein the support member includes a metal vertical wall portion which is vertically provided on each edge in the width direction of the vehicle of the movable panel and includes a through-hole penetrating in the width direction of the vehicle. and a resin molded portion which buries the vertical wall portion to fill the through hole, and
wherein the regulation wall is provided in the molded portion.

Assignees

• Aisin Seiki

Inventors

• Katsura Shintaro

Classifications

• B60J7/024

  characterised by the height regulating mechanism of the sliding panel (B60J7/043 - B60J7/053 take precedence) · CPC title

• B60J7/0435 Primary

  pivoting upwardly to vent mode and moving at the outside of the roof to fully open mode · CPC title

• B60J7/0573

  power driven arrangements, e.g. electrical · CPC title