Sunroof structure for wheeled vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9738144-B2
Application number	US-201415114919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 11, 2014
Priority date	Jan 30, 2014
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

A sunroof structure for a wheeled vehicle includes a fixed roof that forms a top portion of the wheeled vehicle, a movable roof that opens and closes a front opening portion which is provided in the fixed roof, and a left side lip that is provided on a left side portion of the movable roof. The left side lip is provided to be spaced apart from the fixed roof when the movable roof is in a tilt-up state. This left side lip includes a lip main body that protrudes downwards from the left side portion of the movable roof and a projecting portion that projects transversely outwards from a lower end of the lip main body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sunroof structure for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a fixed roof that forms a top portion of the wheeled vehicle;
a movable roof that opens and closes an opening portion which is provided in the fixed roof; and
a side lip that is provided on a transverse side portion of the movable roof and is spaced apart from the fixed roof when the movable roof is in a tilt-up state,
wherein the side lip comprises:
a main body that protrudes downwards from the transverse side portion of the movable roof; and
a projecting portion that projects transversely outwards from a lower end of the lip main body,
wherein the lip main body protrudes further downwards than an upper surface of the fixed roof when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state, and
wherein in the projecting portion, an upper surface of the projecting portion is situated below the upper surface of the fixed roof when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state.

2. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein in the projecting portion,
a transversely outer side projecting surface is formed smoothly to have a substantially curved section.

3. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 1 ,
wherein the lip main body comprises:
a lip front-side portion that has a front lower end which extends substantially horizontally in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state; and
a lip rear-side portion that has a rear lower end which extends from a rear end of the front lower end towards the rear of the vehicle body and upwards along a rising gradient when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state, and
wherein the projecting portion is provided to extend along the front lower end and the rear lower end.

4. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein in the lip front-side portion, the rear end of the front lower end is situated below the upper surface of the fixed roof when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state.

5. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the projecting portion is provided continuously from a front end of the front lower end to a rear end of the rear lower end.

6. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 3 ,
wherein the projecting portion has a rear projecting portion which is provided on the rear lower end, and
wherein the rear projecting portion extends continuously from the rear end of the front lower end to a position where lies higher than a rear edge of the opening portion when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state.

7. A sunroof structure for a wheeled vehicle, comprising:
a fixed roof that forms a top portion of the wheeled vehicle;
a movable roof that opens and closes an opening portion which is provided in the fixed roof; and
a side lip that is provided on a transverse side portion of the movable roof and is spaced apart from the fixed roof when the movable roof is in a tilt-up state,
wherein the side lip comprises:
a main body that protrudes downwards from the transverse side portion of the movable roof; and
a projecting portion that projects transversely outwards from a lower end of the lip main body,
wherein in the projecting portion, a transversely outer side projecting surface is formed smoothly to have a substantially curved section.

8. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 7 ,
wherein the lip main body comprises:
a lip front-side portion that has a front lower end which extends substantially horizontally in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state; and
a lip rear-side portion that has a rear lower end which extends from a rear end of the front lower end towards the rear of the vehicle body and upwards along a rising gradient when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state, and
wherein the projecting portion is provided to extend along the front lower end and the rear lower end.

9. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein in the lip front-side portion, the rear end of the front lower end is situated below an upper surface of the fixed roof when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state.

10. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein the projecting portion is provided continuously from a front end of the front lower end to a rear end of the rear lower end.

11. The sunroof structure for the wheeled vehicle according to claim 8 ,
wherein the projecting portion has a rear projecting portion which is provided on the rear lower end, and
wherein the rear projecting portion extends continuously from the rear end of the front lower end to a position where lies higher than a rear edge of the opening portion when the movable roof is in the tilt-up state.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kurita Makoto
• Sato Yoshikazu

Classifications

• B60J7/22

  Wind deflectors for open roofs · CPC title

• B60J7/1642 Primary

  Roof panels, e.g. sunroofs or hatches, movable relative to the main roof structure, e.g. by lifting or pivoting · CPC title

• B60J7/0046

  side blind between roof and panel in vent mode · CPC title

• B60J7/11

  Removable panels, e.g. sunroofs · CPC title