Patent ID: 6196626
Filing Date: 2001-03-06
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A vehicle sunshade device comprising:a front sunshade and a rear sunshade arranged one after the other in a longitudinal direction for opening and closing an opening formed in a roof of a vehicle, said front and rear sunshades being guided by rail mechanisms between a fully closed position where said front and rear sunshades are arranged to align with each other in a longitudinal direction to thereby close said opening and a fully closed position where said front and rear sunshades are positioned below and rearward of said opening with said front sunshade being stacked above said rear sunshade; anda link mechanism provided at a rear end of said front sunshade and a front end of said rear sunshade for pushing the front end of said rear sunshade until said rear sunshade reaches said fully opened position when said front sunshade is moved rearward and for pulling out the front end of said rear sunshade until said rear sunshade reaches said fully closed position when said front sunshade is moved forward, said link mechanism comprising:rear side link means comprising:a pushing projection provided on an upper surface of a front end portion of a rear sunshade so as to protrude therefrom and having a portion for abutment at a front end thereof; anda pulling-out projection provided on the upper surface of said front end portion of said rear sunshade so as to protrude therefrom and having a portion for engagement at a rear portion thereof; andfront side link comprising:a pushing portion provided at the rear end of said front sunshade and adapted to be brought into abutment with said portion for abutment of said pushing projection so as to push said front end portion of said rear sunshade rearward when said front sunshade is moved rearward; anda hook member provided having at a rear end thereof a hook portion oriented downwardly and adapted to be brought into engagement with said portion for abutment of said pulling-out projection so as to pull out said front end portion of said rear sunshade forwardly when said front sunshade is moved forwardly.