JP2000168364A - Mounting structure of rail end garnish in center rail for slide door - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a rail end garnish in a central rail for a slide door capable of preventing deterioration of attractive appearance by preventing a mating part from floating due to dispersion of assembly accuracy. SOLUTION: In a mounting structure of a rail end garnish in a central rail for a slide door, arranged the central rail 16 supporting the slide door movably in the car body longitudinal direction in an outer surface of a quarter panel 8 (car body side wall) so as to mount the rail end garnish 25 in an end part 16a of the central rail 16, the rail end garnish 25 is constituted of a main unit part 25a covering an outer surface of the end part 16a and a mounting part 25b extended to flex to a car inside successively from the main unit part 25a to be opposed to a rear end surface 16d of the central rail 16, and the mounting part 25b is directly mounted to the central rail 16 from its rearward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a rail end garnish mounting structure for covering an end portion of a center rail for supporting a slide door disposed on a side panel of an automobile so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a one-box type automobile, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a flip-up type back door 71 is provided on a rear end face of a vehicle body 70 and a slide door 72 is provided on a side surface. A structure is employed in which the slide door 72 is supported by a center rail 74 provided on a rear side panel 73 so as to be movable in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

In the above-mentioned automobile, the center rail 7
A rubber stopper member 76 that regulates the rearward movement of the slide door 72 and reduces the impact due to the rearward movement is provided at the end 74a of the fourth end, and a rail end garnish 77 is provided to improve the appearance. (See Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 6-32141).

[0004] Such a rail end garnish 77
Conventionally, the end portion 74a of the center rail 74 is first attached to the rear side panel 7 together with the bracket 75.
3 and fastened together by bolts 78. Then, the rail end garnish 77 is fitted to the engagement piece 75a formed on the bracket 75 from the side of the vehicle body with the mounting claw 77a formed on the inner surface of the rail end garnish 77.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional structure, a bracket 75 is attached to the center rail 74, and a rail end garnish 77 is attached to the bracket 75.
Is mounted, the end garnish 77 and the center rail 74 may be lifted at the joint A due to a variation in the assembling accuracy of the center garnish 77 and the center rail 74, and the appearance may be deteriorated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional situation, and has a rail end garnish mounting structure for a center rail for a sliding door, which can prevent floating of a mating portion due to variation in assembling accuracy and prevent deterioration of appearance. It is intended to provide.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a center rail for supporting a slide door movably in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is disposed on an outer surface of a side wall of the vehicle body, and a rail end is provided at an end portion of the center rail. In a rail end garnish mounting structure of a slide door center rail adapted to mount a garnish, a main body for covering the outer surface of the end portion with the rail end garnish, and the center rail bent and extended to the vehicle interior following the main body. And a mounting portion facing the rear end face, and the mounting portion is directly mounted on the center rail from behind the center rail.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the positioning for restricting movement of the mounting portion in the vehicle width direction, the vertical direction, and the front direction by fitting the mounting portion to the center rail. The part is integrally formed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect, the positioning portion extends in parallel with the main body and sandwiches a rear edge of the vertical wall of the center rail with the main body in the vehicle width direction. A first positioning piece that restricts the movement of the center rail, a second positioning piece that contacts one or both of the upper surface of the upper wall and the upper surface of the lower wall of the center rail and restricts the movement of the center rail upward, downward, or up and down. It is characterized by comprising a front wall surface of a mounting portion that abuts on a rear end surface of the rail and restricts forward movement.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in any one of the first to third aspects, a rear combination lamp is disposed at a side end of the rear wall of the vehicle body so as to face a rear end surface of the center rail. The mounting portion is pressed against the center rail by a front wall of the combination lamp with a cushion member interposed therebetween.

[0011]

According to the rail end garnish mounting structure of the present invention, since the rail end garnish mounting portion is directly mounted on the center rail from behind the center rail, the rail end garnish is mounted on the center rail via a conventional bracket. The mounting accuracy of the end garnish to the center rail can be increased compared to when mounting.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of floating at the joint portion of the two, and to prevent the appearance from being deteriorated.

According to the second and third aspects of the present invention, a positioning portion is formed integrally with the mounting portion, and the positioning portion is provided with a first positioning piece for sandwiching a vertical wall of a center rail with a main body of an end garnish; Since the second positioning piece is in contact with the inner surface of the upper wall and the upper surface of the lower wall of the center rail, and the front wall surface of the mounting portion is in contact with the rear end surface of the center rail, the rail end garnish has a vehicle width direction, a vertical direction, Further, since the movement in the forward direction is prevented, the end garnish can be reliably positioned with respect to the center rail, and the mounting accuracy can be increased.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the mounting portion is pressed against the combination lamp with the cushion member interposed therebetween, the mounting portion is restricted from moving in the front-rear direction by the center rail and the combination lamp. The mounting accuracy of the end garnish in the front-rear direction can be improved. Further, since the mounting portion is sandwiched between the center rail and the combination lamp, it is possible to prevent the end garnish from falling off when some external force is applied. In addition, if the split line between the mounting portion and the combination lamp varies, the cushion member is elastically deformed and absorbed, so that the appearance of the split line can be improved.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 to FIG.
1 to 4 are views for explaining a rail end garnish mounting structure of a center rail for a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a rail end garnish mounting structure, and FIGS. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the rail end garnish mounting portion (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II, a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III, a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 7). Sectional view of rail end garnish attachment part (VI-V in FIG. 7)
7 is a side view of a quarter panel provided with a center rail, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an automobile provided with a slide door.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a semi-cab type automobile, in which a vehicle body 2 has a roof panel 4 disposed between upper ends of left and right side panels 3 and 3 and a floor panel (not shown) between lower ends. ) Is arranged to form a vehicle compartment. A front door opening 3a and a rear door opening 3b are formed in the side panel 3, and each opening 3a,
A front door 5 and a slide door 6 are provided in 3b. A back door opening 3c formed by the rear end of the left and right side panels 3 and the rear end of the roof panel 4.
Is provided with a back door 7.

The quarter panel 8 constituting the rear part of the side panel 3 includes an outer panel 8a and an inner panel 8b.
And a rear door opening 3b is formed by the front edge of the quarter panel 8,
The rear edge forms a back door opening 3c.

The rear end wall 8 of the left and right quarter panels 8
8C, a vertically long opening 8d is formed, and a rear combination lamp 10 is mounted in the opening 8d. The rear combination lamp 10 has a structure in which various bulbs 12 are inserted into a generally vertically long bowl-shaped lamp body 11 and a lens 13 is disposed at a rear end opening of the lamp body 11. It is inserted into the quarter panel 8 through the opening 8d, and is fixed to the rear end wall 8c.

At the periphery of the opening of the lamp body 11, a mounting seat 11a in the form of a concave groove is formed.
Engagement flange 1 formed on the periphery of lens 13
3a is fitted.

The outer panel 8a of the quarter panel 8
A groove 15 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is formed on the outer surface of the rear door opening 3 of the outer panel 8a.
b to the back door opening 3c. A center rail 16 is provided in the concave groove 15,
The rear combination lamp 10 faces the rear end face 16d of the center rail 16.

The center rail 16 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a guide roller (not shown) for slidably supporting the slide door 6 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is provided in the center rail 16. Has been established. The end 16a of the center rail 16 extends close to the lamp body 11 of the rear combination lamp 10, and the end 16a has two bolt holes 16b, 16b.

A bracket 17 is provided at the end 16a. The bracket 17 includes a fixing piece 17a in which two bolt holes 17c are formed, and the fixing piece 17a.
And a flange 17d bent at the edge of the stopper piece 17b and the fixing piece 17a.
7a is fixed together with the end portion 16a to the outer panel 8a by bolts 18, 18.

The stopper piece 17b includes a slide door 6
A rubber stopper member 20 facing the rear end face is fitted. The stopper member 20 regulates the rearward movement of the slide door 6 and absorbs an impact caused by the rearward movement of the slide door 6. is there.

At the end 16a of the center rail 16, a rail end garnish 25 made of resin is provided. The rail end garnish 25 has a vertically long main body portion 25a that covers the rear end portion of the end portion 20 and the concave groove 15 in a vertical direction, and extends from the main body portion 25a to the inside of the vehicle body so as to be bent. Rear end face 16 of rail 16
and a mounting portion 25b opposed to the outer surface d. The outer surface of the main body 25a is a design surface. The mounting portion 25b is formed to be thick in the front and back, and has a structure in which a plurality of lightening portions 25c are cut out. An insertion hole 25d into which the rear end of the stopper member 20 is fitted is formed at the center of the mounting portion 25b.

The front surface of the mounting portion 25b is in contact with the stopper piece 17b of the bracket 17, and a seal sponge 26 as a cushion member is adhered to the rear surface of the mounting portion 25b. The lamp body 11 is inserted into the mounting portion 25d with a seal sponge 26 interposed therebetween.
The bottom wall (front wall) 11b of the mounting seat 11a is pressed. This prevents the mounting portion 25b from moving in the front-rear direction.

On the upper and lower portions of the front surface of the mounting portion 25b, a positioning rib 27 as a thin plate-like first positioning piece and a positioning pin 28 extending in parallel with the main body 25a are integrally formed. . The center rail 16 is formed by the positioning rib 27 and the main body 25a.
The rear end edge of the outer vertical wall 16e is sandwiched between the center rail 16 and the positioning pin 28 and the main body 25a.
The rear edge of the lower edge vertical wall 16f is clamped (see FIGS. 3, 4 and 6). This prevents the mounting portion 25b from moving in the vehicle width direction. A sharp portion 28a functioning as a guide when the positioning pin 28 is attached to the center rail 16 is formed at the tip of the positioning pin 28.

A plate-like second positioning piece 30 extending in parallel with the positioning rib 27 is integrally formed at the upper portion of the front surface of the mounting portion 25b. The second positioning piece 30 is connected to the upper wall 16g of the center rail 16 and the bracket 1
7 between the stopper piece 17b and the second stopper piece 17b.
The upper surface of the positioning piece 30 is in contact with the inner surface of the upper wall 16g, and the lower surface is in contact with the upper surface of the flange 17d of the stopper piece 17b (see FIGS. 5 and 6). This prevents the mounting portion 25b from moving in the vertical direction.

Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described. To attach the rail end garnish 25 of the present embodiment, first, the stopper member 20 is mounted on the bracket 17, the bracket 17 is inserted from the rear of the center rail 16, and the above-mentioned bolts 18 are screwed from the side of the vehicle body. The bracket 17 is fixedly fastened to the quarter panel 8a together with the end portion 16a.

Then, the rail end garnish 2
5 is fitted from behind the center rail 16. in this case,
First, the positioning pin 28 of the mounting portion 25b and the main body 25a
Between the lower edge vertical wall 16f of the center rail 16,
In this state, the outer vertical wall 16e is arranged between the positioning rib 27 and the main body 25a, and the second positioning piece 30
Is disposed between the upper wall 16g of the center rail 16 and the stopper piece 17b of the bracket 17, and in this state, the mounting portion 25b is pushed in until the front surface thereof comes into contact with the stopper piece 17b. Thus, the rail end garnish 25 is positioned in the vehicle width direction, the vertical direction, and the front direction.

With the rail end garnish 25 temporarily held, the combination lamp 10 is mounted and fixed to the quarter panel 8. Then, the mounting portion 25b is pressed forward by the bottom wall 11b of the lamp body 11 of the combination lamp 10 via the sealing sponge 26,
This prevents the mounting portion 25b from moving in the front-rear direction.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the mounting portion 25b of the rail end garnish 25 is directly mounted on the center rail 16 from behind the center rail 16, so that the mounting portion 25b can be mounted on the center rail via a conventional bracket. In comparison, the mounting accuracy of the end garnish 25 and the center rail 16 can be enhanced, and the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated due to floating or the like generated at the joint.

The positioning rib 2 is attached to the mounting portion 25b.
7 and positioning pins 28, and each positioning rib 27
Outer wall 16e of the center rail 16 with the main body 25a
And the positioning pin 28 and the main body 2
5a sandwiches the lower vertical wall 16f of the center rail 16 so that the end garnish 25 can be positioned in the vehicle width direction.
The positioning piece 30 is formed, and the positioning piece 30 is attached to the upper wall 16 g of the center rail 16 and the stopper piece 1 of the bracket 17.
7b, the end garnish 25 can be positioned in the vertical direction. In addition, since the front surface of the mounting portion 25b abuts against the stopper piece 17b, the forward movement of the mounting portion 25b can be prevented, and the vehicle width can be reduced simply by fitting the mounting portion 25b to the center rail 16. Positioning in the direction, the vertical direction, and the forward direction can be reliably performed.

In the present embodiment, the mounting portion 25b is pressed against the bottom wall 11b of the combination lamp 10 with the seal sponge 26 interposed therebetween.
In the case b, the movement in the front-rear direction is restricted by the center rail 16 and the combination lamp 10, so that the positioning of the end garnish 25 in the front-rear direction can be reliably performed, and in this respect, the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated. Further, since the mounting portion 25b is sandwiched between the center rail 16 and the combination lamp 10, it is possible to prevent the mounting portion 25b from falling off when some external force is applied.

Further, a split line portion A between the mounting portion 25b and the lamp body 11 of the combination lamp 10 (FIG. 2)
When the seal sponge 26 is uneven, the sealing sponge 26 is elastically deformed and absorbed, so that the alignment accuracy of the split line portion A can be improved and the appearance can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the second positioning piece 30 is connected to the upper wall 16g of the center rail 16 and the bracket 17
However, in the present invention, positioning pieces are formed at the upper and lower ends of the mounting portion, and the positioning pieces are brought into contact with the inner surface of the upper wall and the upper surface of the lower wall to perform positioning. It may be performed.

The positioning ribs and the positioning pins are respectively formed on the upper and lower sides as the first positioning pieces.
The positioning may be performed with one positioning piece.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view for explaining a rail end garnish mounting structure of a center rail for a sliding door according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 7) of the rail end garnish attachment portion.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 7) of the rail end garnish attachment portion.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 7) of the rail end garnish attachment portion.

FIG. 5 is a sectional side view of the rail end garnish attachment portion.

6 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 7) of the rail end garnish attachment portion.

FIG. 7 is a side view of a quarter panel on which the center rail is provided.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an automobile provided with the slide door.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional mounting structure.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional general one-box type automobile.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Body 8 Quarter panel (body side wall) 10 Combination lamp 11b Bottom wall (front wall) of lamp body 16 Center rail 16a End part 16d Rear end face 16e Outer vertical wall 16f Lower vertical wall 16g Upper wall 25 Rail end garnish 25a Main body 25b mounting part 26 seal sponge (cushion member) 27 positioning rib (first positioning piece) 28 positioning pin (first positioning piece) 30 second positioning piece

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A center rail for movably supporting a slide door in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body is provided on an outer surface of a side wall of the vehicle body,
In a rail end garnish mounting structure for a center rail for a slide door, wherein a rail end garnish is mounted on an end portion of the center rail, a main body covering the outer surface of the end portion with the rail end garnish; And a mounting portion extending inward and facing the rear end surface of the center rail, wherein the mounting portion is directly mounted on the center rail from behind the center rail. Rail end garnish mounting structure. 2. A positioning device according to claim 1, wherein said mounting portion is integrally formed with a positioning portion which is fitted to said center rail to regulate movement of said mounting portion in a vehicle width direction, a vertical direction, and a forward direction. A rail end garnish mounting structure for a center rail for a sliding door. 3. The positioning device according to claim 2, wherein:
A first positioning piece that extends in parallel with the main body and sandwiches a rear end edge of the vertical wall of the center rail with the main body to restrict movement in the vehicle width direction; A second positioning piece that contacts one or both of the upper surfaces of the wall to restrict upward, downward, or vertical movement; and a front wall surface of a mounting portion that contacts the rear end surface of the center rail and restricts forward movement. And a rail end garnish mounting structure for a center rail for a sliding door. 4. The combination lamp according to claim 1, wherein a rear combination lamp is provided at a side end of a rear wall of the vehicle body so as to face a rear end surface of the center rail. A rail end garnish mounting structure for a center rail for a slide door, wherein the mounting portion is pressed against the center rail with a cushion member interposed therebetween by a front wall.