Novel plastic vehicle-mounted skylight guide rail structure

By using a soft shaft cylinder instead of a soft shaft tube in the vehicle-mounted sunroof guide rail, the problem of high cost of sunroof guide rail in the prior art is solved, and a lighter and economical rail structure is achieved.

CN222496035UActive Publication Date: 2025-02-18XIAMEN TENOR NEW MATERIAL TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421218184.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-05-31
Publication Date
2025-02-18
Estimated Expiration
2034-05-31

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Technical Problem

Flexible shaft tubes are required to be installed in existing vehicle sunroof guides, resulting in higher costs.

Method used

A new type of plastic vehicle-mounted sunroof guide structure is designed, and a soft shaft cylinder is used instead of the soft shaft tube. The soft shaft slides in the soft shaft cylinder, reducing the dependence on the soft shaft tube.

Benefits of technology

By using a soft shaft cylinder instead of a soft shaft tube, the overall weight and cost of the sunroof guide rail is reduced, while improving the lightweightness of the guide rail.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of skylight guide rails, in particular to a novel plastic vehicle-mounted skylight guide rail structure which comprises an edge strip guide rail for placing a curtain edge strip and a flexible shaft guide rail for placing a flexible shaft, the flexible shaft guide rail comprises a flexible shaft cylinder for placing the flexible shaft and a guide rail seat, the edge strip guide rail is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat, and the flexible shaft cylinder is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat. The flexible shaft barrel is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat, a smooth layer is arranged on the side wall of the inner side of the flexible shaft barrel, the flexible shaft is in contact with the smooth layer, the skylight guide rail has the advantages that the flexible shaft barrel replaces a flexible shaft tube, the flexible shaft tube does not need to be installed, and therefore the overall weight of the skylight guide rail is reduced, the skylight guide rail is lighter, and meanwhile cost is reduced.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of sunroof guide rails, in particular to a novel plastic vehicle-mounted sunroof guide rail structure. Background Art

[0002] In most vehicle sunroof devices, the sunroof panel and the sunshade are mainly designed. In order to open and close the sunroof panel and the sunshade, a track for receiving a pull line for pulling the sunroof panel and the sunshade is usually provided in the sunroof guide rail of the sunroof device.

[0003] A common alloy vehicle sunroof guide rail now includes a side rail and a flexible shaft guide rail. A flexible shaft tube is fixedly arranged in the flexible shaft guide rail, and a flexible shaft is slidably arranged in the flexible shaft tube. The flexible shaft tube can facilitate the sliding of the flexible shaft and reduce the friction of the flexible shaft. A part of the driving flexible shaft is loaded in the track, and the part leaving the track requires additional storage accessories to complete the storage of the flexible shaft.

[0004] With respect to the above technical conditions, there is still a defect that a flexible shaft tube needs to be installed, resulting in a high cost for the skylight guide rail.

[0005] Based on this, the utility model designs a novel plastic vehicle-mounted sunroof guide rail structure to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content

[0006] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a new type of plastic vehicle-mounted sunroof guide rail structure, including a side strip guide rail for placing a curtain side strip and a flexible shaft guide rail for placing a flexible shaft, the flexible shaft guide rail including a flexible shaft cylinder for placing the flexible shaft and a guide rail seat, the side strip guide rail is fixedly set on the guide rail seat, the flexible shaft cylinder is fixedly set on the guide rail seat, the inner side wall of the flexible shaft cylinder is provided with a smooth layer, and the flexible shaft is in contact with the smooth layer.

[0007] By adopting the above technical solution, the flexible shaft slides in the flexible shaft tube, and the flexible shaft tube is used instead of the flexible shaft tube, and there is no need to install the flexible shaft tube, thereby reducing the overall weight of the skylight guide rail, making it lighter and reducing costs.

[0008] Preferably, a material reduction groove is provided on the guide rail seat.

[0009] By adopting the above technical solution, the material reduction groove can reduce the weight of the guide rail seat, and further reduce the overall weight of the skylight guide rail.

[0010] Preferably, the guide rail seat is made of hard plastic.

[0011] By adopting the above technical solution, the guide rail seat made of hard plastic can further reduce the overall weight.

[0012] In summary, the present application has the following beneficial technical effects: the flexible shaft slides in the flexible shaft tube, and the flexible shaft tube is used instead of the flexible shaft tube, and there is no need to install the flexible shaft tube, thereby reducing the overall weight of the skylight guide rail, making it lighter and reducing costs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the utility model, the drawings required for describing the embodiments are briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0014] Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the overall structure of the sunroof guide rail in this embodiment;

[0015] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the flexible shaft guide rail in this embodiment;

[0016] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the material reduction tank in this embodiment.

[0017] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0018] 1. Edge guide rail; 2. Flexible shaft guide rail; 3. Bottom plate; 4. Connecting plate; 5. Upper cover plate; 6. Side baffle plate; 7. Curtain edge strip; 8. Connecting groove; 9. Material stop strip; 10. Flexible shaft tube; 11. Material reduction groove; 12. Guide rail seat; 13. Smooth layer. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0020] The following is combined with Figure 1-3 This application is described in further detail.

[0021] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3A new type of plastic vehicle sunroof guide rail structure, including a side strip guide rail 1 for placing a curtain side strip 7 and a flexible shaft guide rail 2 for placing a flexible shaft, the side strip guide rail 1 includes a bottom plate 3, a connecting plate 4, an upper cover plate 5, and a side baffle plate 6, the side baffle plate 6 is an arc-shaped plate, the connecting plate 4 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 3, the upper cover plate 5 is fixedly connected to the connecting plate 4, the side baffle plate 6 is fixedly connected to the bottom plate 3, a gap is left between the side baffle plate 6 and the upper cover plate 5, the side baffle plate 6 is an arc-shaped plate, one side of the curtain side strip 7 contacts with the arc surface of the side baffle plate 6, reducing the contact area between the curtain side strip 7 and the side baffle plate and reducing noise.

[0022] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3 The curtain edge strip is made of TPV material and has a certain flexibility. Baffle strips 9 are fixed at both ends of the bottom plate 3. The baffle strip 9 is integrally formed with the bottom plate 3. When the curtain edge strip 7 moves to the edge of the edge strip guide rail 1, the baffle strip 9 blocks the curtain edge strip 7 to reduce the curtain edge strip 7 from separating from the bottom plate 3; a chamfer is provided on the baffle strip 9, which facilitates the edge strip 7 to enter the bottom plate when installing the curtain edge strip 7.

[0023] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3 The flexible shaft guide rail includes a flexible shaft cylinder 10 for placing the flexible shaft and a guide rail seat 12. The connecting plate is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat 12. The flexible shaft cylinder 10 is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat 12. A smooth layer 13 is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the flexible shaft cylinder 10. The flexible shaft contacts the smooth layer 13. The flexible shaft slides in the flexible shaft cylinder 10. The flexible shaft cylinder 10 is used instead of the flexible shaft tube, and there is no need to install the flexible shaft tube, thereby reducing the overall weight of the skylight guide rail, making it lighter. At the same time, there is no need to use a flexible shaft tube, thereby reducing the overall cost of the skylight guide rail.

[0024] Reference Figure 1-Figure 3 A material reduction groove 11 is provided on the guide rail seat 12, and the guide rail seat 12 is made of a new type of hard plastic to further reduce the overall weight. The side rail guide 1 of this embodiment is also made of a new type of hard plastic, which can reduce costs and reduce the weight of the skylight guide rail.

[0025] The implementation principle of this embodiment is: the flexible shaft slides in the flexible shaft tube 10, and the flexible shaft tube 10 is used to replace the flexible shaft tube, and there is no need to install the flexible shaft tube, thereby reducing the overall weight of the skylight guide rail, making it lighter and reducing the overall cost of the skylight guide rail.

[0026] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "coaxial", "bottom", "one end", "top", "middle", "the other end", "upper", "one side", "top", "inside", "front", "center", "both ends" and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0027] In the present utility model, unless otherwise clearly stipulated and limited, the terms such as "installation", "setting", "connection", "fixation" and "screw-on" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integrated connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. Unless otherwise clearly defined, ordinary technicians in this field can understand the specific meanings of the above terms in the utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0028] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A new type of plastic vehicle sunroof guide rail structure, characterized by: The invention comprises a side strip guide rail (1) for placing a curtain side strip (7) and a flexible shaft guide rail (2) for placing a flexible shaft, wherein the flexible shaft guide rail comprises a flexible shaft cylinder (10) for placing the flexible shaft and a guide rail seat (12), wherein the side strip guide rail (1) is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat (12), wherein the flexible shaft cylinder (10) is fixedly arranged on the guide rail seat (12), wherein the inner side wall of the flexible shaft cylinder (10) is provided with a smooth layer (13), and the flexible shaft is in contact with the smooth layer (13).

2. The novel plastic vehicle sunroof guide rail structure according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The guide rail seat (12) is provided with a material reduction groove (11).

3. The novel plastic vehicle sunroof guide rail structure according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The guide rail seat (12) is made of hard plastic.