JP2002283932A - Pillar garnish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillar garnish which is attached on a car body and does not produce an abnormal noise from a pillar portion and its periphery, caused by wind passing during running. SOLUTION: This pillar garnish comprises a pillar integrally formed with a hard resin material having rigidity, and inclined along the longitudinal direction of a car body; and an elongated molded product attached to a pillar and to a roof connected thereto. This pillar garnish is formed by a pillar portion GP serving as a body portion an upper edge portion of which is curved smoothly along frontward and rearward directions of a car body of an upper end side to be attachable to the pillar, and a roof portion GP integrally extended on an upper edge portion of the pillar portion GP to be attachable along the longitudinal direction to the portion in the roof connected with the pillar.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a clearance between an outer peripheral edge of a front (front) or rear (rear) window glass plate and an opening of a vehicle body panel, which is mounted along a front or rear pillar of a vehicle. It relates to a pillar garnish that covers and decorates.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This pillar garnish closes a gap between an opening of a front window or a rear window of a body panel and a side edge of a window glass plate to improve the appearance of the portion,
In particular, the one that is attached to the front window opening prevents rainwater hitting the window glass plate during rainy weather from flowing over the pillars and flowing to the side window side, and a water receiver ("" Which is also referred to as “rain gutter”).

[0003] The pillar garnish has substantially the same length as the pillar of the vehicle body, and a portion corresponding to the upper end of the pillar is formed with a corresponding upper end. Then, another long roof molding attached along the upper edge of the windowpane is to be attached to the front or rear end of another long roof molding attached to the roof, and in the width direction. The upper front window molding is attached to the vehicle body in such a manner as to be in contact with or fitted into one end of the upper front window molding.

[0004] When the vehicle is running, a part of the air hitting the front window glass plate flows over the pillar to the side window side, and most of the other air flows obliquely upward along the front window glass plate, and the air flows. It flows to the roof side beyond the upper edge. As a result, while the vehicle is running, the negative pressure areas N ₁ and N ₂ are respectively provided on the front edge side of the roof and outside the pillar (see FIGS. 3 to 5).
Occurs.

On the other hand, the upper portion of the front pillar of the vehicle is a portion where the shape and direction of the vehicle body changes rapidly and in a complicated manner as described above, and also includes a plurality of accessory parts such as a pillar garnish and a roof molding. Terminals are concentrated, and when the vehicle travels at a particularly high speed, air leakage is likely to occur between the periphery of the accessory and the vehicle body panel due to the negative pressure.

[0006] Similarly, sudden changes in the vehicle body shape and the concentration of the terminals of various accessory parts may cause unevenness in the direction crossing the air flow or colliding with the air. The flow of air is disturbed, and wind noise is also likely to occur.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a pillar garnish which is mounted on a vehicle body and which does not generate abnormal noise due to airflow from a pillar portion and its surroundings during running of the vehicle. In a pillar garnish having a water receiver, rainwater is prevented from flowing laterally across the pillar portion, thereby preventing water droplets from adhering to the side window glass plate and ensuring a good view.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle having a rigid resin material which is integrally formed with a rigid resin material and is attached along a pillar which is inclined along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A pillar garnish made of a long molded product, a pillar portion having a body portion whose upper end side is smoothly curved along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body so that the pillar garnish can be attached to the pillar. A roof portion extending integrally with an upper end portion of the pillar portion so that the roof portion can be attached to a portion connected to the pillar along the front-rear direction. Are provided along the longitudinal direction, and the inner and outer side edges at both ends in the width direction also serve as cushioning members made of elastically deformable material. In a state in which the pillar members are attached substantially continuously along the side edges, respectively, and the pillar portion and the roof portion are attached to the pillar and the roof via the attachment means, Between the inner space and the outside, and the elastic deformation of the seal member causes the seal members of the pillar portion and the roof portion to resiliently contact the vehicle body components, respectively, so that the ventilation between the internal space and the outside is shut off. It is characterized by being constituted.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the pillar portion attached to the pillar of the vehicle body and the roof portion attached to the portion of the roof connected to the upper end of the pillar are continuously and integrally formed, and the pillar portion and the roof are formed. There is no mechanical connection where air leakage is likely to occur between the garnish and the upper part of the pillar. , The air in the inner space of the garnish does not leak out from the garnish even if the outside of the garnish of the portion becomes a negative pressure, and it is possible to prevent the generation of unpleasant abnormal noise during vehicle running .

According to a second aspect of the present invention, based on the premise of the first aspect, a cowl portion connected to a lower molding attached along a lower edge of the window glass plate is integrally formed at a lower end of the pillar portion. It is characterized by being molded.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent air from flowing into and out of the inner space of the lower end portion of the pillar garnish, and the effect of preventing generation of abnormal noise is further enhanced.

Further, the invention of claim 3 provides the invention according to claim 1 or 2
Assuming that the pressure difference between the outside air pressure and the inside of the internal space occurs between the respective side edges of the pillar portion and the roof portion while the vehicle is running, the outside air pressure becomes the pressure of the inside space. In a higher portion, the sealing material is compressed toward the internal space and acts like a wedge to prevent it from entering the internal space, and in a portion where the outside air pressure is lower than the internal space pressure, The sealing material is characterized in that it is compressed outward and acts like a wedge to prevent the sealing material from coming out.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the inner space of the pillar garnish is more effectively blocked from the outside air by the wedge action of the sealing material, and the inflow and outflow of air into and from the inner space can be prevented. Thus, the effect of preventing generation of abnormal noise when the vehicle is running is enhanced.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, based on the premise of the third aspect, at least the tip of the seal member attached to the inner edge of the pillar portion and the roof portion is disposed outside the inner edge. At least the tip of the sealing material attached to the outer edge is disposed inside the outer edge.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the arrangement of the seal material on both side edges of the pillar portion and the roof portion more effectively performs the wedge action of the seal material.
The effect of the invention of the invention is further enhanced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, based on any one of the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, at the upper end side of the pillar portion, an inner edge thereof is smoothly curved inward in the width direction. , A protrusion protruding inward in the width direction by a predetermined length is formed, extends to the roof side at the end of the protrusion, is connected to the inner edge of the roof portion, and the outer edge thereof is connected to the outer edge of the roof portion. It is characterized in that it extends toward and is connected to it steplessly.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, at the upper end side of the pillar portion, the presence of the projecting portion allows the pillar portion on the pillar side having a greatly different width and the roof portion on the roof side to be smooth in a seamless state. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of wind noise at the upper end of the pillar portion as a result that the flow of the wind is prevented from being disturbed in this portion during traveling of the vehicle.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, based on the premise of the fifth aspect, the water on the surface of the window glass plate is prevented from flowing across the inside edge of the pillar portion to the outside of the vehicle. A water receiver is formed rising from the surface of the window glass plate toward the outside of the vehicle, and the rising gradually decreases at an upper end side connected to the roof, and the water receiver disappears at the projecting portion. It is characterized by having.

According to the invention of claim 6, most of the water guided upward along the pillar portion during rainy weather by the water receiver formed on the pillar portion is supplied to the wide projection at the upper end of the roof portion. After being guided and flowing toward the center of the vehicle body, it flows toward the roof toward the rear of the vehicle body at the end of the wide projection. This can prevent water on the surface of the windowpane from flowing across the pillars to the side of the vehicle body and adhering to the side windowpane.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to a plurality of embodiments. FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of an automobile to which a pillar garnish G according to the present invention is attached. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pillar garnish G attached along a left pillar of a vehicle body.
Is a front view of the pillar garnish G in an attached state, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the same. The pillar garnish G is formed from a rigid resin material having rigidity such as ABS resin, AES resin, AAS resin, or PP resin, and is attached to a pillar portion of a vehicle body, and a front end portion of the roof of the vehicle body. in a roof portion GR mounted in connection with the roof molding M _1, the cowl portion of the vehicle body, lower front window molding M ₂
And a cowl part GC which is connected and mounted, and these parts are continuously and integrally formed by injection molding.

The pillar GP constitutes a main body of the garnish G, and its entire shape is smoothly curved so that the upper surface thereof is slightly convex, following the overall shape of the pillar. And the cowl portion G at the lower end thereof
The portion connected to C is smoothly curved inward in the width direction of the vehicle body. Further, the cross section of the pillar portion GP is formed in a mountain shape, and a reinforcing portion 1P having a hollow structure is integrally formed over the entire length by gas injection molding on the back surface side of the top portion. Further, on the back surface of the pillar portion GP, the longitudinal direction a plurality of inserting at predetermined intervals along the clip A ₃ to A ₇ are not integrally formed, each insert clip A ₄ of them, A _6, A ₇ Are shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, respectively. Receiving clips 2 and 3 corresponding to the respective insertion clips A _{3 to} A ₆ are provided on the pillar panel 13.
(See FIGS. 8 and 9) are provided via studs, or insertion clip engaging holes 4 (see FIG. 10) are provided so as to be engaged respectively. Also, the respective insertion clips A ₄ , A with respect to the receiving clips 2 and 3
₆ is a concave / convex engagement, but the insertion clip engagement hole 4
Engagement of the insert clip A ₇ for, unlike this, engaged by the elastic restoring force of the clip piece 10, with respect to this engagement structure, described in detail later.

The pillar portion GP is formed so that the inner side plate portion 5P and the outer side plate portion 6P outside the pillar portion GP have a mountain-shaped cross section via the reinforcing portion 1P. The inner and outer seal members 7P and 8P are continuously attached to the inner and outer side edges of the pillar portion GP over the entire length thereof with a viscous adhesive or the like. Here, when the vehicle travels, since air hits the inner side surface of the pillar GP, the pressure near the inner plate 5P of the pillar GP increases the internal space V
With higher than the pressure of, because along the outer edge of the pillar portion GP is negative pressure region N ₂ is formed, the pressure of the outside is smaller than the pressure of the inner space V. For this reason, when the pillar garnish G is attached to the vehicle body, at least the front end 7Pa of the sealing material 7P on the inner edge is located outside the inner edge (in the vehicle body) in order to enhance the insulation between the inner space V and the outside. (At the inner side in the width direction), and at least the front end 8Pa of the sealing material 8P at the outer edge is mounted at a position located inside the outer edge. Sealing material 7P,
The elastic deformation directions of 8P are the same. The seals 7P, 8P are made of soft, non-foamed solid rubber at the bases 7Pb, 8Pb attached to the edges of the inner and outer side plates 5P, 6P. It is preferable to integrally extrude with the closed-cell sponge-like rubber thus formed, but it is also possible to integrally extrude and mold with a soft and elastic synthetic resin.

For this reason, as shown in FIG. 8, the positive pressure region B near the inner plate portion 5P of the pillar portion GP of the pillar garnish G due to the wind pressure applied to the vehicle body while the vehicle is running, Conversely, the outer plate portion 6P nearby, a negative pressure region N _2. For this reason, the tip 7Pa of the inner sealing material 7P attached to the inner edge of the pillar portion GP has:
Pressure is applied from the outside, and the tip 7Pa of the inner sealing material 7P is compressed toward the internal space V by the action of the positive pressure (p ₁ ), and the tip of the inner plate portion 5P is The tip 8Pa of the outer sealing material 8P is compressed from the internal space to the outside by the action of the negative pressure (p ₂ ) while being bitten into a gap between the outer plate portion 51 and the outer sealing member 8P. It is wedge-shaped between the tip of 6P and the pillar panel 13. Thus, the internal space V of the pillar garnish G is effectively blocked from flowing in and out of the air to the outside by the wedge action of the sealing members 7P and 8P.

Further, the inner plate portion 5P of the pillar portion GP extends from the surface of the front window glass plate 51 to the outside of the vehicle (in the direction of arrow U in FIG. 8).
A water receiving lip 9 protrudes inward at the top, and the surface of the front window glass plate 51 and the inner plate portion 5P of the pillar portion GP are formed at the top thereof. A water receiver 11 is formed by the water receiver lip 9. In the water receiver 11, rainwater or the like on the surface of the front window glass plate 51 flows to the side of the vehicle body across the pillar portion GP, and adheres to the side window glass plate 52 (see FIG. 1).
It has the function of blocking the view. The water receiver 11 is formed continuously from the lower end of the pillar GP to the connection with the roof GR at the upper end thereof.
The projecting length of the water receiving lip 9 and the rising amount of the inner plate portion 5P are gradually shortened or reduced toward the end of each of the upper and lower portions.
Disappears at its upper and lower ends.

A roof part GR is continuously and integrally provided at the upper end of the pillar part GP of the pillar garnish G. That is, at the upper end portion of the pillar portion GP, the inner edge thereof smoothly curves toward the inside in the width direction of the vehicle body, and its direction is approximately 90 ° with respect to the pillar portion GP.
Alternately, a protrusion 12 protruding inward in the width direction by a predetermined length is formed. At the end of the protrusion 12, the direction is changed by approximately 90 ° in the rearward direction, and extends toward the roof side to extend the roof portion GR. Connected to the inner edge. On the other hand, pillar part GP
Of the roof portion GR extends toward the roof portion GR as it is and is connected to the outer edge of the roof portion GR. Thus, the width of the roof portion GR is formed wider toward the inner side than the width of the pillar portion GP, they become connectable to the roof molding M _1, its inner edge, over the protruding portion 12 And the outer edge is continuous as it is.
For this reason, the pillar part GP and the roof part GR are smoothly continuous without any step.

As shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, when the pillar portion GP is mounted, the front end 7Pa of the sealing material 7P mounted on the inner edge of the pillar portion GP is elastically deformed and the front window glass plate 51 is mounted. While being in contact with the surface of
Tip 8Pa of outer seal material 8P attached to the outer edge
Is in elastic contact with the pillar panel 13 while being elastically deformed and compressed. As a result, a restoring force for returning to the original shape is built in each of the seal members 7P and 8P, and a force for pushing the pillar garnish G toward the outside of the vehicle acts. Thus, the pillar garnish G can maintain a stable and stable mounting state with respect to the pillar of the vehicle body.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the roof portion GR is they become connectable to the roof molding M _1, the outer plate portion 6R has an outer plate portion 6P of the pillar portion GP
The inner plate portion 5R is not substantially continuous with the inner plate portion 5P of the pillar portion GP, although the reinforcing portion 1R of the hollow structure is inclined so as to be higher. It is only slightly inclined so that the reinforcing portion 1R is also high. The outer sealing material 8R of the sealing materials 7R and 8R is continuously attached to the inner and outer side edges of the roof portion GR in the same structure as the pillar portion GP, and the inner sealing material 7R is A structure similar to that of the GP is attached. In addition, the inner sealing material 7
R is also attached to the protruding portion 12, and the inner seal members 7P and 7R attached to the inner edges of the pillar portion GP and the roof portion GR are inner seal materials (see FIG. (Not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG.
The insertion clip A ₁ integrally formed on the rear surface of the R is engaged with a receiving clip 15 attached to the roof panel 14. An insertion clip attachment portion 16 is formed integrally with a portion of the back surface of the roof portion GR closer to the protruding portion 12 than the insertion clip A ₁ , and the insertion clip A ₂ attached to the clip attachment portion 16 is formed. Is an insertion clip engagement hole 17a formed in the clip engagement plate 17.
Is engaged. Thus, each insertion clip A
_In the state where the roof part GR is attached to the roof panel 14 by A ₁ and A ₂ , the sealing members 7 on the inner and outer side edges are provided.
R and 8R are in elastic contact with the curved portion and the flat portion of the roof panel 14, respectively, so that the inflow and outflow of air between the internal space V and the outside are blocked.

Furthermore, the lower end of the pillar portion GP, is curved inward, cowl section GC to be connected to the lower front window molding M ₂ is integrally molded (see FIG. 1). The cowl section GC is toward the side connected with the lower front window molding M ₂ is an end portion, while being curved inward, have been progressively larger width, the cross-sectional shape is gentle Yamagata Prefecture The roof part GR is provided on the back side of the top part.
And hollow structural reinforcements 1R, 1 provided in pillars GP
A reinforcing portion 1C continuous with P is provided.

Further, the inner plate portion 5 constituting the cowl portion GC
An inner sealing material 7C and an outer sealing material 8C are attached to the inner edge of C and the outer edge of the outer plate 6C in substantially the same manner as described above, and resiliently contact the front window glass plate 51 and the cowl panel 18, respectively. ing. Further, in a portion close to the rear surface of the outer peripheral edge of the outer plate portion 6C, the insert clip A ₈ are integrally formed, receiving the clip 1 attached to the cowl panel 18
The cowl portion GC is attached to the cowl panel 18 by the concave and convex engagement of the insertion clip 9 and the insertion clip A ₈ .

In FIG. 2 and FIG.
Indicates mounting plate portions provided to extend along the longitudinal edges of the roof portion GR and the cowl portion GC of the pillar garnish G, respectively. In FIG. 1, M ₃ denotes an upper front window molding attached to the upper edge of the front window glass plate, and penetrates inside a portion of the pair of left and right pillar garnishes G connected to the pillar portion GP of the roof portion GR. It is in the fitted state.

Therefore, when the vehicle is running, a part of the air hitting the front window glass plate 51 flows toward the side window as shown by arrows Q _{1 to} Q ₃ in FIGS.
Most of the air flows obliquely upward along the windshield 51 and flows over the upper edge toward the roof, so that the front edge of the roof and the negative pressure areas N ₁ , N _{Even if 2} occurs, the pillar portion GP of the pillar garnish G
And the roof part GR are continuously and integrally molded, there is no mechanical connection between the pillar part GP and the roof part GR, and the terminal of the accessory is not concentrated at the upper end of the pillar. Since the upper end portion of the pillar portion GP of G smoothly curves and extends to the roof side, even if the negative pressure regions N ₁ and N ₂ are generated, the inner space V of the pillar garnish G is formed from the portions. Air does not leak out.

Further, in each of the pillar portion GP, the roof portion GR, and the cowl portion GC of the pillar garnish G, the inner and outer edges thereof are provided with the inner seal members 7P, 7R, 7C and the outer seal as described above. Sealing materials 8P, 8R, 8C are attached. For this reason, even when a pressure difference occurs between the internal space V of the pillar garnish G and the external air pressure while the vehicle is traveling, in the portion inside the garnish G where the external air pressure is higher than the internal space V, The inner sealing members 7P, 7R, and 7C are compressed toward the inner space V and act like a wedge, and are prevented from entering the inner space V beyond the inner edge. The outside air is prevented from entering the air. On the other hand, in the outer part of the garnish G where the external air pressure is lower than the internal space V, the outer seal members 8P, 8R and 8C are compressed outward and act in a wedge shape, and move outside the outer edge. Is prevented, and as a result, the air in the internal space V is prevented from escaping outward.

As described above, the inner and outer sealing materials 7P to 7C,
8P-8C, the larger the pressure difference between inside and outside,
Since the wedge action works strongly and is greatly compressed, an effect of strongly sealing is produced.

As described above, there is no mechanical connection between the pillar portion GP of the pillar garnish G and the roof portion GR, and the sealing members 7P, 7R, 7C, 8P at the inner and outer edges of the garnish G are provided. , 8R, and 8C exert the above-mentioned wedge action, so that generation of abnormal noise due to air during traveling of the vehicle is effectively prevented.

In particular, at the upper end of the pillar portion GP, the presence of the protruding portion 12 allows the pillar portion GP and the roof portion GR, which are greatly different in width, to be connected in a seamless state. The flow of the wind is not greatly disturbed in the above-mentioned portion, and the generation of wind noise at the upper end of the pillar portion GP can be suppressed.

On the other hand, since the water receiver 11 is formed inside the pillar portion GP, it is guided by the water receiver 11 during traveling on rainy weather, and is guided upward along the pillar portion GP. Most of the water flows toward the roof toward the rear of the vehicle body at the end of the wide protrusion 12 formed at the upper end of the roof GR. For this reason, the front window glass plate 51
Can be prevented from flowing to the side of the vehicle body across the pillar and adhering to the side window glass plate 52. In other words, if there is a seam between the pillar portion GP and the roof portion GR of the garnish G, the water that has been guided by the water receiver 11 and has reached the upper end of the pillar portion GP flows sideways through the seam. Although it adheres to the side window glass plate 52 and hinders the driver's side view, the present invention can prevent the lateral flow because the seam does not exist.

Next, will be described in detail engagement structure insert clip A ₇ for inserting a clip engagement hole 4 described above. The insertion clip A ₇ fixes the lower end portion near the cowl portion GC to the pillar panel 13 when viewed from the entire garnish G. As shown in FIG. 13, the insertion clip A ₇ is a pair of elastically deformable clip pieces 10 having no fitting step and an insertion clip provided in contact with the upper surface of the pillar panel 13. A regulating protrusion 31 for regulating the depth of engagement of the pair of clip pieces 10 with the engaging hole 4. In a state where the regulating protrusion 31 is in contact with the upper surface of the pillar panel 13,
The upper ends of the pair of clip pieces 10 inserted into and engaged with the insertion clip engaging hole 4 are in elastic contact with the inner peripheral surface of the insertion clip engaging hole 4, and the clip piece 10 and the insertion clip It is fixed by the frictional force with the hole 4.

[0039] Then, remove the portion of the insert clip A ₇ of the pillar garnish G from the vehicle body, performed as follows. First, a fastening bolt (not shown) fixing the mounting plate portion 22 at the tip end shown in FIG. 1 is removed, and then the entire pillar garnish G is moved in the direction of arrow S as shown in FIG. When pressed, of the pair of clip pieces 10 constituting the insertion clip A ₇ , the clip piece 10 located on the side opposite to the pushing side is the support 32 of the insertion clip A ₇ .
And elastically bend toward the side, and the clip piece 10 on the opposite side.
Is bent in a direction away from the support column 32 and is restored to the original shape, and a slight gap 33 is formed between itself and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion clip engaging hole 4. In this state, insert clip A ₇
When the pillar garnish G of the portion is pulled in the direction away from the pillar panel 13 (in the direction of arrow T), the most protruding portion 10a of the pair of clip pieces 10 exceeds the inner peripheral surface of the insertion clip engagement hole 4 and the vehicle Get out.

[0040] Thus, among the plurality of engagement fixing portion of the pillar garnish G, it is released engagement of the engagement fixing portion by inserting the clip A ₇ near the end of its lower, and the outer peripheral edge of the pillar garnish G A work space is formed between the pillar panel 13 or between the pillar garnish G and the front window glass plate 51 so that the pillar garnish G can be removed. Here, the disengagement of the insert clip A _7, as described above, one clip piece 10
It is preferable that the pillar garnish G be pushed and moved in the direction S until a slight gap is formed between the pillar garnish G and the inner peripheral surface of the insertion clip engagement hole 4, but the pillar garnish G is not necessarily moved until the gap is formed. There is no need to move it, and even if it is moved slightly, the insertion clip A ₇
Can be released.

As described above, the pillar garnish G
Engagement fixing for insert clip engagement hole 4 of the insert clip A ₇ of the portion near the bottom terminal, and on the engagement fixing for insert clip engagement hole 17a near the insert clip A ₂ to the terminal after releasing each, A hand or a tool is inserted into the working space, and a plurality of other insertion clips A ₈ , A _{6 to} A ₃ , which are attached at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction.
In place of A _1, the pillar garnish G pulled outside of the vehicle, is disengaged fixation of the insert clip is sequentially can be removed pillar garnish G from the vehicle body panel.

The insertion clip A_Two, A₇Other than
Insert clip A₁, A_Three~ A₆, A ₈For mounting
In terms of stability, the insertion clip A_Two, A₇Engagement
Unlike the structure, it can be released when a force exceeding a predetermined level is applied
It is preferable to adopt an engagement structure such as a concave-convex engagement. Also,
Regarding the insertion clip of this engagement structure,
Only those that engage the formed insertion clip engagement hole
And each of the above-mentioned insertion clips A₁, A_Four, A₆, A₈As
And receiving clips 15, 2, 2 provided on the vehicle body panel.
3 or 19, or
Structure to engage the insertion clip with the locking device attached to the
It may be made.

In the insertion clip having the above-described engagement structure, when the pillar garnish is pulled to the outside of the vehicle, the insertion clip is not damaged before the insertion clip is damaged or the body panel is deformed. A structure in which the engagement is released is required. As one of such structures, a substantially cylindrical structure in which one of the engagement structures is formed in a substantially circular rod shape and the other is held from the outside.

As described above, the insertion clip A ₂ ,
With A _7, removal of the pillar garnish is easily relative to the vehicle body panel.

In the above embodiment, the pillar garnish attached to the front pillar has been described. However, the pillar garnish can be attached to the rear pillar in the same manner.

[0046]

According to the pillar garnish according to the present invention, when the vehicle is mounted on a vehicle body, running noise of the pillar portion and its surroundings due to wind escaping during traveling of the vehicle is eliminated, and the pillar garnish having a water receiver is provided. By preventing rainwater from flowing laterally across the pillar portion, it is possible to prevent water droplets from adhering to the side window glass plate and secure a good view.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic partial plan view of an automobile equipped with a pillar garnish G according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a pillar garnish G attached along a left pillar of the vehicle body.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a pillar garnish G in an attached state.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the same.

6 is a X ₁ over X ₁ line sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line X ₂ -X _{2 of} FIG. 4;

8 is a X ₃ over X ₃ line sectional view of FIG.

9 is a X ₄ over X ₄ line sectional view of FIG.

10 is a X ₅ over X ₅ line sectional view of FIG.

11 is a X ₆ over X ₆ line sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line X ₇ -X _{7 in} FIG. 4;

13 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the engaged and fixed state of the insert clip A _7.

14 is a sectional view for explaining the removal of insert clip A _7.

[Explanation of symbols]

A _{1 to} A ₈ : insertion clip (attachment means) G: pillar garnish GP: pillar part of pillar garnish GR: roof part of pillar garnish GC: cowl part of pillar garnish M ₂ : lower front window molding V: internal space 7P, 7R, 7C: Inner sealing material 8P, 8R, 8C: Outer sealing material 11: Water receiver 12: Projection

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Keisuke Takayama 1-4-1 Chuo, Wako-shi, Saitama F-term in Honda R & D Co., Ltd. (Reference) 3D023 AA01 AB01 AC06 AC08 AC11 AC26 AD02 AD21 AD26

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A pillar garnish comprising a long molded product integrally molded from a rigid resin material having rigidity and attached along a pillar inclined along a front-rear direction of a vehicle body, wherein the pillar garnish is attached to the pillar. In order to make it possible, the upper end side is a pillar portion which becomes a main body portion smoothly curved along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and in order to be able to be attached along a front-rear direction to a portion connected to the pillar on a roof of the vehicle body, A roof part integrally extended at an upper end part of the pillar part, and a plurality of mounting means for mounting the pillar part and the roof part on the back surface of the pillar part and the roof part along the longitudinal direction. A sealing material also serving as a cushioning material made of an elastically deformable material is attached to each of the inner and outer side edges at both ends in the width direction substantially continuously along the side edges. In a state in which the pillar portion and the roof portion are attached to the pillar and the roof via the attaching means, an internal space is formed between the pillar and the roof, and further, the elastic material of the seal material deforms the inner space. A pillar garnish, wherein seal members of a pillar portion and a roof portion are configured to resiliently contact with vehicle body components, respectively, so that ventilation between the internal space and the outside is shut off. 2. The pillar according to claim 1, wherein a cowl portion connected to a lower molding attached along a lower edge of the window glass plate is integrally formed at a lower end of the pillar portion. Garnish. 3. When the pressure difference between the outside air pressure and the inside of the internal space is generated at each side edge of the pillar portion and the roof portion while the vehicle is running, the outside air pressure is lower than the pressure of the inside space. In a high part, the sealing material is compressed toward the internal space and acts like a wedge to prevent it from entering the internal space. In a part where the outside air pressure is lower than the pressure of the internal space, the sealing material is used. The pillar garnish according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the material is configured to be compressed outward and act like a wedge to prevent the material from coming out. 4. At least a tip of a seal member attached to the inner edge of the pillar portion and the roof portion is disposed outside the inner edge, and at least a tip of the seal member attached to the outer edge is The pillar garnish according to claim 3, wherein the pillar garnish is disposed inside the outer edge. 5. An upper edge side of the pillar portion, an inner edge of which is smoothly curved inward in the width direction,
A protrusion protruding inward in the width direction by a predetermined length is formed, extends toward the roof at the end of the protrusion, is connected to the inner edge of the roof, and the outer edge faces the outer edge of the roof. The pillar garnish according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the pillar garnish extends and is connected to the pillar garnish without any step. 6. A water receiver for preventing water on the surface of the window glass plate from crossing and flowing to the side of the vehicle body is provided on an inner edge side of the pillar portion from the surface of the window glass plate to the outside of the vehicle. The pillar garnish according to claim 5, wherein the pillar garnish is formed so as to rise, and the rise gradually becomes smaller at an upper end side connected to the roof portion, and the water receiver disappears at the projecting portion.