JP2001334883A - Weather stripe - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an opening trim for a vehicle from tumbling by reaction force when a cover lip part is pushed against a pillar garnish. SOLUTION: The opening trim 1 for a vehicle includes a main part 2 mounted on an automobile body 201, and a cover lip part 3 provided with the main part 2. The end part 203b of a pillar garnish 203 is covered, by pressing the cover lip part 3 to the outer surface 203a of the pillar garnish 203 on the automobile part 201 side. The main part 2 is provided with a lip part 6 for main part tumbling prevention pressed to the inner face 203c of the pillar garnish 203.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention comprises a main body attached to a vehicle body, and a cover lip formed integrally with the main body, and the cover lip covers a covered portion on the vehicle body side. The present invention relates to a weather strip having such a structure, for example, a weather strip such as an opening trim for a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an opening trim for a vehicle, FIG.
The following are known. The vehicle opening trim 101 includes a roof side panel 20 as a vehicle body.
1, a main body 102 attached to a flange 202 around the door opening, a cover lip 103 provided on one side of the main body 102, and a hollow body provided on the other side of the main body 102. And a seal portion 104.

The main body 102 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a plurality of holding lips 105 are provided on the opposing inner surface.

[0006] As shown in FIG. 6, the vehicle opening trim 101 includes a plurality of holding lips 1.
The cover lip 103 is attached to the roof side panel 201 by being fixed to the flange portion 202 through the inner surface 05, and the tip of the cover lip portion 103 is pressed against the outer surface 203a of the pillar garnish 203 in the vehicle interior as a covered portion (pressure). ) Pressing the pillar garnish 20 with F1
3, the opening trim 101 and the pillar garnish 203 are provided with a sense of continuity, and the end 203b of the pillar garnish 203 is hidden, thereby improving the appearance. The hollow sealing portion 104 seals between the door 204 and the roof side panel 201 when the door 204 is closed.

[0005]

The above-described conventional vehicle opening trim 101 has the following problems. (1) The reaction of the pressing force F1 for pressing the cover lip portion 103 against the outer surface of the pillar garnish 203 causes the vehicle opening trim 101 to fall (fall) or float. In particular, the plate thickness of the roof side panel 201 varies depending on the part (1.5 to 5.5 mm), and when the plate thickness is small, the amount of fall (the amount of fall) becomes large. Will fall off. (2) As shown in FIG. 7, in order to prevent the pressing force F1 from falling due to the reaction force, as shown in FIG.
Although a so-called stiffness of the cover lip portion 103 is reduced by forming a carved portion (thin portion) 103a at a base portion of the cover lip portion, the reaction force is reduced, but the pressing force is reduced. Even if the value of F1 is lowered, it cannot be eliminated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and to provide a weather strip, such as an opening trim for a vehicle, which can surely prevent a fall.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a weather strip which is attached to a flange at a peripheral edge of a door opening of a roof side panel for sealing between an automobile door and a roof side panel. A main body attached to the flange of the door opening peripheral edge, a cover lip protruding from the side of the main body and crimping against the outer surface of the covered part on the vehicle body side, and also protruding from another side of the main body. By providing a lip portion for preventing the body portion from falling down which is pressed against the inner surface of the covered portion, the reaction force of the pressing force generated when the cover lip portion is pressed against the outer surface of the covered portion is reduced by the body portion. The weather strip was prevented from rolling by offsetting by the reaction force of the pressing force generated when the lip portion for preventing falling was pressed against the inner surface of the covered portion.

[0008]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a weather strip according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of a vehicle opening trim 1. The above vehicle opening trim 1 is
A main body 2 mounted on a flange 202 around a door opening of a roof side panel 201 as a vehicle body, a cover lip 3 provided on a side surface of the main body 2, and provided on another side surface of the main body 2 And a hollow seal portion 4 provided.

The main body 2 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and a plurality of holding lips 5 are provided on the opposing inner surface.

As shown in FIG. 2, the opening trim 1 for a vehicle is fixed to the flange portion 202 via the plurality of holding lips 5 to be attached to the roof side panel 201, and The tip of the cover lip portion 3 is pressed against the outer surface 203a of the pillar garnish 203 as a covered portion with a pressing force F1 to cover the end portion 203b side of the pillar garnish 203,
Opening trim 101 and pillar garnish 2
03 and the end 203b of the pillar garnish 203 is hidden to improve the appearance. In addition, the above-mentioned hollow seal portion 4 is
When the door 04 is closed, the space between the door 204 and the roof side panel 201 is sealed.
(The above configuration is the same as the configuration of the above-described conventional vehicle opening trim 101).

Here, the main body 2 is connected to the flange 2
02 and the pillar garnish 203
And a lip portion 6 for preventing the body portion from falling down and pressed against the inner surface 203c with a pressing force F2.

The front end 7 of the main body 2 on the indoor side is tapered, and the lip 6 for preventing the main body 2 from falling when the main body 2 is mounted on the flange 202 is connected to the pillar garnish 203. Is easily introduced to the inner surface 203c side. Note that a cored bar 8 is disposed in the main body 2. The outer surfaces of the hollow seal portion 4, the main body portion 2, the cover lip portion 103, and a part of the plurality of holding lips 5 are made of a material such as sponge rubber or a soft thermoplastic elastomer, and the other portions are solid. It is made of rubber or a hard thermoplastic elastomer.

First Embodiment Opening Trim for Vehicle 1
When the main body 2 is inserted into the flange portion 202 of the roof side panel 201, the lip portion 6 for preventing the main body portion from slipping, as shown in FIG. The inclined surface 6a is the pillar garnish 203
And the lip portion 6 for preventing the body portion from falling is pressed toward the body portion 2 by the end portion 203b. Here, since the indoor end portion 7 of the main body 2 has a tapered shape, the lip 6 for preventing the main body from falling is formed by the flange 202 and the pillar garnish 203.
Is easily inserted into the gap between the ends 203b. Then, when the main body 2 is inserted to a predetermined position of the flange 202, as shown in FIG.
The end 6b of the lip portion 6 for preventing the body portion from rolling over the end portion 203b of the main body 3 and the lip portion 6 for preventing the body portion from falling down abut the inner surface 203c of the pillar garnish 203 and press the inner surface 203c. Press with F2. on the other hand,
The cover lip portion 3 presses the outer surface 203a of the pillar garnish 203 with a predetermined pressing force F1. here,
The pressing force F1 and the pressing force F2 are substantially equal.

Therefore, the pressing force F of the cover lip 3
The reaction force 1 and the reaction force of the pressing force F2 of the lip portion 6 for preventing the body portion from rolling off cancel each other, so that the body portion 2 is reliably prevented from rolling over.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the opening trim 1 for a vehicle. In this embodiment, a plurality of lip portions 6 for preventing the main body portion from falling are formed in a saw-tooth shape on the outer surface of the main body portion 2. Then, the inner surface 203c of the pillar garnish 203 can be reliably pressed by any one of the lip portions 6. The other configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, and thus the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals and overlapping description will be omitted. In the embodiment, the opening strip for a vehicle is described as an example of the weather strip of the present invention. However, the weather strip of the present invention is not limited to the opening trim for a vehicle. And a cover lip portion provided on the vehicle body, the cover lip portion being pressed against the outer surface of the covered portion on the vehicle body side, and widely applied to a weather strip adapted to cover an end portion of the covered portion. Is done.

[0016]

The weatherstrip of the present invention has the following effects. (1) In the weather strip according to the first aspect, the main body attached to the vehicle body is rolled by the reaction force of the pressing force of the cover lip portion, and is offset by the reaction force of the pressing force of the lip portion for preventing the body portion from falling. To prevent. (2) In the weather strip of the second aspect, the tip of the main body portion on the indoor side is tapered, so that the lip portion for preventing the main body portion from falling can easily go around the inner surface side of the covered portion of the vehicle body. I can do it. That is, the mounting workability is good. (3) In the weatherstrip according to the third aspect, since a plurality of lip portions for preventing the main body portion from falling are provided in a saw-tooth shape on the outer surface of the main body portion, the inner surface of the covered portion is more reliably secured by any of the lip portions. Can be pressed. Therefore, even if there is a variation in the position of the covered portion, it is possible to prevent rolling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Weather strip (opening trim for vehicles) 2 ... Body part 3 ... Cover lip part 6 ... Lip part for preventing body part from falling 6a ... Inclined surface 7 ... Indoor end part 201 ... Body (roof side panel)

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A weather strip attached to a flange portion of a periphery of a door opening of the roof side panel for sealing between a door of an automobile and a roof side panel, wherein a flange of the door opening periphery having a substantially U-shaped cross section is provided. And a cover lip protruding from the side surface of the main body portion and crimping against the outer surface of the covered portion on the vehicle body side. Similarly, protruding from another side surface of the main body portion and crimping on the inner surface of the covered portion. A weather strip comprising a lip portion for preventing the main body portion from falling. 2. The weatherstrip according to claim 1, wherein a tip of the main body on the indoor side is tapered. 3. The weather strip according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the lip portions for preventing the main body portion from falling are formed in a saw-tooth shape on an outer surface of the main body portion.