JPH1016568A - Sun shade device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid a situation of causing undesirable looseness between a guide member and a shade member at the time when the shade member is moved by forming a holding part to hold an energizing member in a specified form on one of respective pressure parts on inner peripheral edge parts of a sliding part and a storage part. SOLUTION: A plate spring 30 is installed on a spring storage part 18 of a sliding member 12 at the time of assembling a plate member as a shade member to be arranged in a car room by facing against a sun roof device and the sliding member 12 to be arrange on both front and rear side edges of the plate member on a car body. At this time, installation of the plate spring 30 is carried out by pulling the sliding member 22 against elastic force of connecting members 24A, 24B, and at this time, a spring bearing part 22b as a holding part makes contact with a top part 30c of the plate spring 30. Consequently, the top part 30c of the plate spring 30 is never released from the spring bearing part 22b of the sliding member 12 due to oscillation, etc., at the time of sliding along a guide rail of the sliding member 22, oscillation absorption is stably carried out, and smooth movement is guaranteed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sunshade device movably disposed along a roof portion of a vehicle body for blocking light incident on a vehicle interior through a sunroof device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle in which a sunroof device as a lighting window is disposed on a roof portion of a vehicle body has been put to practical use. In a vehicle body provided with such a sunroof device, a sunshade device that selectively blocks light that enters the vehicle interior through the sunroof device is provided in a vehicle interior portion of the roof portion facing the sunroof device.

The sunshade device includes a light-shielding member movably disposed on a guide rail as a pair of guide members disposed substantially parallel to each other below the peripheral edge of the sunroof device in the roof portion, and a pair of guide rails and a light-shielding member. Sliding members, each of which is provided between the end portions on both sides of the member and a plurality of which are capable of holding the light-shielding members on the guide rails and capable of smoothly reciprocating, are included as main elements.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, for example, the sliding members are provided substantially parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body on the roof portion of the vehicle body. The light-shielding member 2 is provided at both ends of a plate-shaped light shielding member 2 disposed between a pair of guide rails 4 having a U-shaped cross section. The sliding member 6 has an urging member accommodating portion 6B for accommodating a leaf spring 8 as an urging member.
A main body 6A fixed to the side end of the guide rail 4 and an upper portion of the inner surface of the guide rail 4 urged upward by the urging force of the leaf spring 8 disposed in the urging accommodating portion 6B of the main body 6A. And a sliding contact member 10 to be brought into contact therewith.

The main body 6A has two curved abutting portions 6C abutting on the inner surface of the guide rail 4 in the vehicle width direction along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and is fixed to the side end of the light shielding member 2. The upper surface has a through hole 6a into which the fixing screw is inserted. An opening 6b from which the tip of the protrusion 10A of the sliding contact member 10 projects is provided on the upper surface of the main body 6A.

[0006] The top of the leaf spring 8 formed in a curved shape corresponds to the urging member accommodating portion 6 in the flat portion of the sliding contact member 10.
It is in contact with the substantially central portion on the B side. Thus, when the light shielding member 2 is moved along the guide rail 4, the protrusion 10 a of the sliding contact member 10 is pressed toward the guide rail 4 by the urging force of the leaf spring 8, and Since the upper surface of the inner surface is slidably contacted with the upper surface, it is possible to prevent rattling such as vertical movement caused by a gap between the guide rail 4 and the light shielding member 2, and to smoothly move the light shielding member 2.

Further, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-169313
As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H11-260, the sliding contact member of the sliding member is slidably contacted with the inner surface of the guide rail by the urging force of the leaf spring disposed in the urging member accommodating portion along the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body. Things have been suggested.

[0008]

The leaf spring 8 shown in FIGS. 9 (A) and 9 (B) is provided so as to be able to rotate and displace without being restricted in the position within the biasing member housing portion 6B. So that the top of the sliding contact member 10
May be deviated from a substantially central portion of the. As a result, the amount of deflection of each of the leaf springs 8 in the plurality of sliding members may change or vary, and the pressing force may be insufficient, causing undesired rattling when moving. Further, in the above-described sliding member, the main body and the sliding contact member are provided as separate components, and they are assembled with each other, and
After the leaf spring is inserted into the urging accommodating portion, a plurality of sliding members are assembled to the light shielding member, so that it is desired to further simplify the assembling operation.

In view of the above problems, the present invention relates to a sunshade device which is movably disposed along a roof portion of a vehicle body and blocks light incident on a vehicle interior through a sunroof device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sunshade device capable of reducing the number of components formed in a sliding member and simplifying an assembling operation.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, a sunshade device according to the present invention comprises a light-shielding member movably disposed along a guide member disposed on a roof of a vehicle body. A sliding contact portion disposed between the guide member and a side end of the light blocking member facing the guide member, the sliding contact portion slidingly contacting the guide member, and the sliding contact portion engaged with the light blocking member toward the guide member side. A sliding member having a main body portion formed with an accommodation portion for accommodating the urging member to be urged and connected to the sliding contact portion so as to expand the capacity of the accommodation portion by an elastic member integrally with the sliding contact portion; A holding portion for holding the urging member in a predetermined form is formed on one of the pressure receiving surfaces at the inner peripheral edge of the portion.

Further, the biasing member may be a curved leaf spring. Further, the main body of the sliding member may have an engagement piece that is engaged with the engaged portion of the light shielding member to fix the main body to the light shielding member.

[0012]

FIG. 8 shows an example of a sunshade device according to the present invention.

In an example shown in FIG. 8, a sunshade device includes a plate member 10 as a flat light shielding member disposed in a vehicle interior facing a sunroof device of a roof portion of a vehicle body (not shown); Each of the members 10 includes four sliding members 12 disposed at two engaged portions at both end portions along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body indicated by the arrow L in FIG. 8. I have.

The plate member 10 has a main plate member 10A extending in the vehicle width direction along the roof of the vehicle body, and a handle portion 16 fixed to the front end of the main plate member 10A.
Is attached to the sub-plate member 10B. As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, sliding members 1 are provided at four locations on both side ends of the main plate member 10A.
An engaged portion 14 to which the second member 2 is attached is formed.

The engaged portions 14 are provided before and after the side end portions at a predetermined interval. The engaged portion 14 is
It is formed of a pair of protrusions 14A and 14B, and a connecting portion 14b that connects the protrusions 14A and 14B. Each of the projections 14A and 14B is provided with a substantially square engagement hole 14a at a predetermined position. A notch 14c is provided adjacent to the protrusion 14B.

The sliding member 12 is formed of, for example, a soft resin material, and as shown in FIG.
A recess 12A into which the projections 14A and 14B of the engaged portion 14 in the main plate member 10A are inserted
And a main body 20 having a spring accommodating portion 18 for accommodating a leaf spring 30 as an urging member.
And a sliding member 22 formed integrally and connected thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 20 has a recess 12A into which the projection 14A of the engaged portion 14 of the main plate member 10A is inserted and a recess 12B into which the projection 14B is inserted. Have been.

The width of each of the recesses 12A and 12B along the side end of the main plate member 10A is equal to the width along the side end of the projections 14A and 14B, or the side of the projections 14A and 14B. It has a width that is slightly larger than the width along the edge.

In FIG. 2, the concave portions 12A and 1A
As shown in FIG. 7, the gap in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface of 2B is equal to or slightly larger than the thickness of the projections 14A and 14B. .

Further, in FIG. 2, the depths of the recesses 12A and 12B along the paper surface are formed to be slightly smaller than the heights of the projections 14A and 14B.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, projections 14A and 14B are formed at the upper portions of the recesses 12A and 12B.
When inserted into the plate member 10, each projection 14A of the plate member 10
Claw portions 26A and 26B are provided as engaging pieces that engage with the engaging holes 14a of the first and second engagement holes 14B, respectively. Openings 28A and 28B are formed around the claws 26A and 26B to communicate the outside with the insides of the recesses 12A and 12B.

On the outer surface of the upper portion of each of the recesses 12A and 12B, there are provided projections 20au and 20bu which are parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction of the recesses 12A and 12B. Further, the recess 12A
The outer surface of the portion forming the lower part in FIGS. 12B and 12B also has projections 2 parallel to each other along the longitudinal direction.
0ad and 20bd are provided at positions facing the protruding portions 20au and 20bu, respectively, for each row. The projections 20au, 20bu, 20ad, and 20bd are respectively in sliding contact with upper and lower portions of an inner surface of a guide rail 34 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the spring accommodating portion 18 of the main body 20 is a sliding contact member 22, which will be described later, and an elastic member that connects both ends of the sliding contact member 22 to the main body 20. Connecting members 24A and 24B, recess 1
Connecting members 24A and 24B between 2A and recess 12B
Are formed so as to be surrounded by a wall portion formed in a row. As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, a spring receiving portion 18a for supporting one of the side portions of the leaf spring 30 is provided in the spring receiving portion 18, and the spring receiving portion 18a has a concave portion 12A. And the recess 12B are connected to each other. In the peripheral portion of the spring accommodating portion 18, locking portions 32 </ b> A and 32 </ b> B serving as position regulating members correspond to the eyeball portions 30 a and 30 b of the leaf spring 30 at portions facing the spring receiving portion 18 a with the leaf spring 30 interposed therebetween. It is provided in the position where it did.

The leaf spring 30 as an urging member is, for example,
It is made of a metal sheet material having a predetermined spring constant in a curved shape, and has eyeball portions 30a and 30b at both ends. Also, the top portion 30 of the leaf spring 30 is
c is in contact with the inner surface of the sliding contact member 22 so that the position along the paper surface in FIG. 1 is regulated, and each eyeball portion 30a
1 and 30b are restricted in position in the direction perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1 by the locking portions 32A and 32B.

The sliding member 22 and the connecting members 24A and 24
B is formed integrally with the main body 20.
As shown in FIG. 5, a curved sliding contact portion 22a is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the sliding contact member 22, which is in sliding contact with an inner peripheral portion of a guide rail 34 described later. The radius of curvature of the sliding contact portion 22 a is set to a size that matches the curved portion of the inner peripheral portion of the guide rail 34.

On the inner peripheral surface of the sliding contact member 22 facing the sliding contact portion 22a, a curved spring receiving portion 22b with which the top portion 30c of the leaf spring 30 contacts is formed as a holding portion.
The radius of curvature of the spring receiving portion 22b is set to a size that matches the radius of curvature of the top portion 30c of the leaf spring 30 when the leaf spring 30 bends to the maximum.

Further, the locking portion 3 in the spring receiving portion 22b
At one end on the 2A and 32B side, as shown in FIG. 5, a locking portion 22c as a position restricting member for restricting the top portion 30c of the leaf spring 30 from protruding outside is fixed to the locking portion 32.
It is formed to protrude to the A side. Thereby, the leaf spring 3
0 has a predetermined gap CL from the inner surface of the wall formed opposite to the connecting members 24A and 24B between the concave portions 12A and 12B in the spring accommodating portion 18 as shown in FIG. The spring receiving portion 18a, the locking portions 32A and 32B,
The position is regulated by the spring receiving portion 22b and the locking portion 22c. Thereby, the situation where the leaf spring 30 is dropped from the spring accommodating portion 18 is avoided. In addition, without being limited to such an example, the leaf spring 30 is
It may be configured such that the position is regulated only by.

When assembling the plate member 10 and the sliding member 12 to the vehicle body, first, a leaf spring 30 is mounted on the spring accommodating portion 18 of the sliding member 12. When the leaf spring 30 is mounted, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, the sliding contact member 22 is connected to the connecting member 22 in a direction indicated by an arrow T in FIG. After the leaf spring 30 is attached to a predetermined position as shown in FIG. 1 by being pulled by a predetermined size against the elastic force of 24A and 24B, the sliding member 22 is released from the restrained state and the connecting member 24A The spring receiving portion 22b returns to the original state by the elastic restoring force of the springs 24B and 24B, and abuts on the top portion 30c of the leaf spring 30. Therefore, the leaf spring 30 is mounted on the spring accommodating portion 18 of the sliding member 12 by a simple operation.

Thus, when the sliding contact member 22 is pressed with a predetermined pressing force in a direction opposite to the direction indicated by the arrow T in FIG. 3, a predetermined stroke amount as shown by a dashed line in FIG. S is displaced in the direction indicated by the arrow T in FIG.

Next, the sliding member 1 on which the leaf spring 30 is mounted
2 is pressed in the direction indicated by arrow P in FIG. As a result, the projections 14A and 14B of each engaged portion 14 of the plate member 10 are bent upward, and the claw portions 26A and 26B thereof are bent upward.
A and 12B. At this time, the respective sliding members 12 are fixed to the respective engaged portions 14 by engaging the tips of the claw portions 26A and 26B with the engagement holes 14a. Therefore, each sliding member 12 is fixed to each engaged portion 14 by a simple operation without the need for screws or the like.

Subsequently, the plate member 10 to which the sliding members 12 are fixed is assembled after a lid member (not shown) is attached so as to cover one flat surface of the plate member 10.
4 and 6 from one open end of a pair of guide rails 34 provided on the roof along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
And as shown in FIG. 7, it is inserted and assembled to the guide rail 34.

At this time, the sliding contact portion 22a of the sliding contact member 22 of the sliding member 12 is pressed by the urging force of the leaf spring 18 to slidably contact the curved inner surface of the guide rail 34. The twelve projections 20au and 20bu are in sliding contact with the upper portion of the inner surface of the guide rail 34, and the projections 20ad and 20bd of the sliding member 12 are in sliding contact with the lower portion of the inner surface of the guide rail 34.

Accordingly, when the plate member 10 is moved while being guided by the guide rail 34 in the direction indicated by the arrow L shown in FIG. Since the plate member 10 is not separated from the portion 22b, a predetermined urging force is constantly obtained on the inner surface of the guide rail 34, and the plate member 10 can be smoothly moved without any undesired rattling. .

[0034]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the sunshade device of the present invention, the biasing member is provided in a predetermined form on one of the pressure receiving surfaces at the sliding contact portion and the inner peripheral edge of the housing portion. When the light shielding member is moved, the position of the urging member with respect to the sliding contact portion is moved within the housing portion, and an appropriate urging force is not obtained, so that a gap between the guide member and the light shielding member is formed. In this case, it is possible to avoid a situation in which unwanted rattling occurs.

Further, since the sliding member has a sliding contact portion which is in sliding contact with the guide member and a main body portion which is integrally connected to the sliding contact portion, the number of parts can be reduced.

Since the sliding portion and the main body are connected by an elastic member so that the volume of the storage portion can be expanded, the biasing member can be easily moved by moving the sliding portion so as to expand the volume of the storage portion. It can be loaded in the storage section.

Further, in the case where the main body of the sliding member has an engaging piece which is engaged with the engaged portion of the light shielding member and fixes the main body to the light shielding member, the mounting of the sliding member to the light shielding member is performed. This has the advantage that the operation is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a sliding member used in an example of a sunshade device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a sliding member in the example shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a sliding member used for explaining the operation in the example shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a main part of an example of a sunshade device according to the present invention, together with a part of a vehicle body to which the sunshade device is applied.

FIG. 5 is a partial sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a partial sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 4;

FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing an example of a sunshade device according to the present invention.

FIG. 9A is a plan view illustrating a main part of an example of a conventional sunshade device. (B) is a partial sectional view in the example shown in (A).

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Plate member (light shielding member) 12 Sliding member 18 Spring accommodating part 20 Main body part 22 Sliding contact part 22a Sliding contact part 22b Spring receiving part (holding part) 22c Locking part 24A, 24B Connecting member (elastic member) 26A, 26B Engaging piece 30 Leaf spring (biasing member) 32A, 32B Locking part 34 Guide rail

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Nobuo Ito 1-14-7 Maruyama, Isogo-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside of Oi Works Co., Ltd. Inside the corporation

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A light shielding member movably arranged along a guide member arranged on a roof portion of a vehicle body of a vehicle, and between the guide member and a side end of the light shield member facing the guide member. And a housing portion for accommodating an urging member which is engaged with the light blocking member and urges the sliding contact portion toward the guide member side. A sliding member having a main body portion connected to the sliding contact portion so as to be able to expand the volume of the housing portion by an elastic member, and a pressure receiving surface portion at an inner peripheral edge of the sliding contact portion and the housing portion. A sunshade device, wherein a holding portion for holding the urging member in a predetermined form is formed on one of the two sides. 2. The sunshade device according to claim 1, wherein said urging member is a curved leaf spring. 3. The sliding member according to claim 1, wherein the main body of the sliding member has an engaging piece engaged with the engaged portion of the light shielding member to fix the main body to the light shielding member. Sunshade equipment.