Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd.

Sou Takakura

Hirotaka Kamioka

Tsutomu Iwaya

A lifting guide mechanism for a sunroof device that can be reduced in weight, thickness, and cost is provided. A second rear guide pin () is provided behind and above a first rear guide pin () which can be received in a guide groove (). A first upper wall () is formed with a rear opening part () to allow the first rear guide pin () to get in and out of the guide groove (). A first rear lifting guide member () is provided on the first upper wall () so as to project upward at rear of the rear opening part () to guide the second rear guide pin () when a movement of a movable panel () is switched between sliding and tilting. This eliminates the need for a member for guiding the first rear guide pin () in the guide groove (), and thus, the panel guide rail () may have a single-level structure.

Lifting guide mechanism for sunroof device

A vehicle roll shade device is provided which includes a shade that opens and closes an inner opening of a roof; a roll shaft that winds the shade in a roll shape; a bearing member that pivotally supports the roll shaft; and an elastic member that is interposed between the roll shaft and the bearing member, wherein the bearing member includes: a lock mechanism that locks rotation of the roll shaft in a state of being urged to rotate in a shade rewinding direction by the elastic member; and a release mechanism that releases a locked state of the lock mechanism, and wherein a portion of the release mechanism comes in contact with a predetermined portion to be displaced when the bearing member is assembled to an assembling position, and the locked state of the lock mechanism is released in conjunction with the displacement.

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Sakura, Japan

Sou Takakura