JP2002370535A - Door visor mounting structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door visor mounting structure for an automobile, capable of easily connecting a supporting wall of a door visor and a bracket mounted on a sash without using a special tool. SOLUTION: In this door visor mounting structure wherein an upper edge part of the door visor 10 is connected to an outer face of an upper side part 2a of the sash 2 of a door D, and a supporting wall 25 integrally projecting from an inner side face of the door visor 10 is connected to the bracket 13 mounted on the upper side part 2a of the sash 2, a locking hole 28 is formed on the support wall 25, and an elastic holding part 15 elastically holding the support wall 25 and having a locking claw 17 engaged with the locking hole 28 by its holding force is formed on the bracket 13.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a door visor to an automobile door to cover an upper part of a window from outside, and more particularly, to joining an upper edge of the door visor to an outer surface of an upper side of a sash of the door. The present invention relates to an improvement in a door visor mounting structure for an automobile, wherein a support wall integrally projecting from an inner surface of a door visor is connected to a tip end of a bracket mounted on an upper side of the sash.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in such an automobile door visor mounting structure, a screw has been used for connecting a support wall of the door visor to a bracket mounted on a sash.

[0003]

In the conventional door visor mounting structure in which the support wall of the door visor and the bracket mounted on the sash are connected by screws, the screw is tightened in a narrow space between the door visor and the door sash. The installation work requires skill because it is necessary to take care that the door visor is not damaged by the tool used for the work.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and a connection between a support wall of a door visor and a bracket attached to a sash is performed without using a special tool and without damaging the door visor. It is an object of the present invention to provide a door visor mounting structure for an automobile, which can be extremely easily performed.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an upper edge of a door visor is joined to an outer surface of an upper side of a sash of a door, and is integrally formed on an inner surface of the door visor. In a door visor mounting structure for an automobile, wherein a support wall is connected to a bracket attached to an upper side of the sash, a locking hole is provided in the support wall, and the support wall is elastically held by the bracket. In addition, a first feature is that an elastic holding portion having a locking claw that engages with the locking hole with the holding force is formed. Incidentally, the elastic holding portion is provided in a second embodiment of the present invention described later.
Corresponds to the elastic holding portion 15.

According to the first feature, the bracket and the support wall are connected to each other by an extremely simple operation of simply inserting the support wall of the door visor into the elastic holding portion of the bracket mounted on the sash. Therefore, there is no need for a special tool for the connection, and there is no possibility that the door visor may be damaged by the tool.

According to the present invention, in addition to the first feature, the inner surface of the door visor is engaged with the vicinity of an elastic holding portion of the bracket above the support wall so that the front and rear of the bracket and the support wall can be separated from each other. A second feature is that a regulating wall for regulating the movement in the direction is integrally provided.

According to the second feature, the relative movement of the elastic holding portion and the support wall in the front-rear direction is prevented by the engagement of the regulating wall and the bracket, and the support of the support wall by the elastic holding portion is stabilized without play. And the supporting strength can be increased. Further, since the engagement positions of the locking claws and the locking holes can be known from the engagement positions of the regulating wall and the bracket, even if the locking claws and the locking holes are not visible from the outside, they can be easily engaged with each other. It can be performed accurately, and the mounting property is good.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the second feature, the locking hole is a long hole extending in the front-rear direction. As a long hole in the front-rear direction, high processing accuracy is not required and productivity is improved. In addition, by the engagement of the regulating wall and the bracket, it is possible to suppress rattling in the locking hole of the locking claw.

Further, in addition to any one of the first to third aspects, the present invention further comprises a pair of front and rear reinforcing walls integrally connecting the front and rear ends of the support wall and the regulating wall to the inner surface of the door visor. The fourth feature is that they are integrally protruded.

According to the fourth feature, the supporting wall and the regulating wall are effectively reinforced by the pair of front and rear reinforcing walls integrated with the door visor, and can contribute to an increase in the mounting strength of the door visor.

The terms "before" and "after" referred to in the present invention refer to the direction of the vehicle.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on one embodiment of the present invention shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile door to which a door visor is mounted by the mounting structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the door visor mounting structure of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the door D
Has a lower door body 1 and an upper sash 2 coupled to the door body 1 to define a window 3. A window glass 4 for opening and closing the window 3 is housed in the door body 1 so as to be freely retractable. Is done. A run channel 6 made of an elastic material such as rubber is fitted into a groove 5 formed along the inner edge of the sash 2, and when the window 3 is fully closed by the window glass 4, the window glass 4 is connected to the run channel 6. 6 are tightly engaged.

A door visor 10 for covering the upper part of the window 3 from outside is attached to the upper side 2a of the sash 2 at a plurality of locations by the door visor attachment structure 11 of the present invention. The door visor 10 is integrally formed using a colored translucent synthetic resin as a material.

The door visor mounting structure 11 will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, in FIGS. 2 to 4, the upper edge of the door visor 10 is adhered to the outer surface of the upper side 2 a of the sash 2 via the double-sided adhesive tape 12. The door visor 10 is attached to a bracket 13 attached to the upper side 2a of the sash 2.
Are joined in the vertical direction.

The bracket 13 is made of a strip-shaped steel plate, and has a first elastic holding portion 14 at its upper end and a second elastic holding portion 15 at its lower end. The first elastic holding portion 14 is formed in a U-shaped cross section with a narrow opening, and is elastically engaged with a bead portion 16 formed on an outer wall facing the groove 5 in the upper side 2a of the sash 2. By doing so, the bracket 13
Is mounted on the upper side 2a of the sash 2.

The second elastic holding portion 15 is formed to have a U-shaped cross section with the opening opening turned sideways toward the inner surface of the door visor 10. A locking claw 17 protruding toward the upper side wall 15a is formed on the lower side wall 15b of the second elastic holding section 15 by cutting and raising, and this locking claw 17 is formed by the second elastic holding section 15
It has a slope that rises toward the back of the hill, and a steep wall that connects to the top of the slope. A through hole 18 is formed in the upper side wall 15a so as to face the locking claw 17. The distal end of the lower side wall 15b is bent downward so as to widen the opening of the second elastic holding portion 15.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the bracket 13 is provided with a constricted portion 20 sandwiched between a pair of front and rear notches 19, just above the second elastic sandwiching portion 15.

Referring again to FIG. 2 to FIG.
A support wall 25 corresponding to the second elastic holding portion 15, a regulating wall 26 corresponding to the constricted portion 20, and a pair of front and rear connecting both ends of the supporting wall 25 and the regulating wall 26. The reinforcing walls 27 are integrally formed. The support claw 1 of the second elastic holding portion 15 is provided on the support wall 25.
A locking hole 28 (see FIG. 5) for engaging with the locking hole 7 is provided, and the locking hole 28 is a long hole long in the front-rear direction (FIG. 6).
reference). A U-shaped notch 26 a (see FIG. 5) with which the constricted portion 20 is engaged is formed in the regulating wall 26.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

In attaching the door visor 10 to the sash 2, first, the upper edge of the door visor 10 is lightly adhered to the outer surface of the upper side 2 a of the sash 2 with a double-sided adhesive tape 12 to determine the attachment position of the door visor 10. Then, at a predetermined position corresponding to the support wall 25 of the door visor 10 on the upper side 2a of the sash 2, the first portion of the bracket 13 is attached to the bead portion 16 of the outer wall of the sash 2.
The elastic holding portion 14 is elastically fitted, and the bracket 13 is
To the sash 2.

Next, the second elastic holding portion 1 of the bracket 13
5, the support wall 25 of the door visor 10 is inserted. that time,
Since the tip of the lower wall 15b of the second elastic holding portion 15 is bent downward so as to widen the opening of the second elastic holding portion 15, the support wall 25 can be easily inserted into the second elastic holding portion 15. be able to. And the tip of the support wall 25 is the locking claw 1
7. While sliding on the slope of 7, the second elastic holding portion 15 is pushed open,
When the support wall 25 is sufficiently inserted into the second elastic holding portion 15, the locking claw 1 of the lower side wall 15b is inserted into the locking hole 28 of the support wall 25.
7 are engaged, and the engaged state is held by the holding force of the second elastic holding portion 15 against the support wall 25. In addition, since the steep wall surface at the tip of the locking claw 17 abuts against the inner end surface of the locking hole 28, the locking claw 17 is prevented from retreating, that is, coming out of the locking hole 28.

At the same time, the notch 26a of the regulating wall 26
Engages with the constricted portion 20 of the bracket 13. Finally, the door visor 10 is strongly pressed to the sash 2 side to secure the adhesion between the door visor 10 and the sash 2 by the double-sided adhesive tape 12. Thus, the work of attaching the door visor 10 is completed.

As described above, the support wall 25 of the door visor 10 is simply inserted into the second elastic holding portion 15 of the bracket 13 mounted on the sash 2 by an extremely simple operation. Since the connection can be performed, a special tool for the connection is not required, and the worry of the door visor 10 being damaged by the tool is also eliminated.

Further, the relative movement of the second elastic holding portion 15 and the support wall 25 in the front-rear direction is prevented by the engagement of the notch 26a of the regulating wall 26 and the constricted portion 20 of the bracket 13, so that the second elastic holding portion is prevented. 15, the support of the support wall 25 is stable without play, and the support strength can be increased. In addition, even when a vertical load acts between the bracket 13 and the door visor 10, the notch 26a and the
The second elastic holding portion 15 and the support wall 25 avoid the influence of the load on the engaging portion of the second elastic holding portion 15 and the stable engaging state of the second elastic holding portion 15 and the support wall 25. Can be secured.

Further, the engagement position between the locking claw 17 and the locking hole 28 can be known from the engagement position between the notch 26a of the regulating wall 26 and the constricted portion 20 of the bracket 13. Even if the locking holes 28 are not visible from the outside, they can be easily and accurately engaged with each other, and the mounting property is improved. Further, the locking holes 28 can be elongated in the front-rear direction. High processing accuracy is not required and productivity is improved. In addition, due to the engagement of the regulating wall 26 and the bracket 13, rattling of the locking claw 17 in the locking hole 28 can be suppressed.

Further, since the support wall 25 and the control wall 26 are integrally connected at both ends by a pair of front and rear reinforcing walls 27 integral with the door visor 10, the support wall 25 and the control wall 2 are connected.
6 is effectively reinforced, and the mounting strength of the door visor 10 can be greatly enhanced. .

When removing the door visor 10, the second
In order to separate the elastic holding portion 15 from the support wall 25, the locking claw 17 is pressed by a thin screwdriver or the like from the through hole 18 in the upper wall of the second elastic holding portion 15 to lock the lower wall 15b while deforming it. The claw 17 is released from the locking hole 28. In this state, the second elastic holding portion 15 may be pulled out from the support wall 25.

The second elastic holding portion 1 of the support wall 25
The upper wall 15a having elasticity should be
May slightly bend around the through-hole 18.
8 has a circular shape, the contact portion of the periphery of the through hole 18 with the upper surface of the support wall 25 is small, and thus the through hole 1
Damage on the upper surface of the support wall 25 due to the periphery of 8 can be prevented as much as possible.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various design changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, in the second elastic holding portion 15, contrary to the above embodiment, a locking claw 17 can be provided on the upper side wall 15a and a through hole 18 can be provided on the lower side wall 15b. Depending on the shape of the door visor, the door visor mounting structure of the present invention can be used in combination with another mounting structure.

[0034]

As described above, according to the first feature of the present invention, the upper edge of the door visor is joined to the outer side of the upper side of the sash of the door, and the support is formed integrally with the inner side of the door visor. In a vehicle door visor mounting structure in which a wall is connected to a bracket mounted on the upper side of the sash, a locking hole is provided in the support wall, and the support wall is elastically held by the bracket. At the same time, an elastic holding portion having a locking claw that engages with the locking hole with the holding force is formed, so that the support wall of the door visor is simply inserted into the elastic holding portion of the bracket mounted on the sash. By means of a simple operation, the connection between the bracket and the support wall can be effected, so that no special tools are required for the connection and there is no danger of damaging the door visor.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the inner surface of the door visor is engaged with the bracket near the elastic holding portion above the support wall. Since the regulating wall that regulates the forward and backward movement between the bracket and the support wall is integrally protruded, the relative movement of the elastic holding portion and the support wall in the longitudinal direction is prevented by the engagement of the regulating wall and the bracket. The support of the support wall by the holding portion can be stabilized without play, and the support strength can be increased.
Further, since the engagement positions of the locking claws and the locking holes can be known from the engagement positions of the regulating wall and the bracket, even if the locking claws and the locking holes are not visible from the outside, they can be easily engaged with each other. It can be performed accurately, and the mounting property is good.

According to a third feature of the present invention, the second
In addition to the features described above, since the locking holes are elongated in the front-rear direction, the locking holes do not require a high processing accuracy and the productivity is improved. In addition, by the engagement of the regulating wall and the bracket, it is possible to suppress rattling in the locking hole of the locking claw.

According to a fourth feature of the present invention,
In addition to any one of the first to third features, a pair of front and rear reinforcing walls integrally connecting the front and rear ends of the support wall and the regulating wall are integrally protruded from the inner surface of the door visor. The supporting wall and the control wall are effectively reinforced by the reinforcing wall,
This can contribute to increasing the mounting strength of the door visor.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile door to which a door visor is attached by the attachment structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the door visor mounting structure of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 8 in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 D: Door 2: Sash 2a: Upper edge of the sash 3: Window 10: Door visor 11: Door visor mounting structure 13 ································································································· .... Reinforcing walls 28 ........ Lock holes

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Daisuke Kobayashi 8-18-4 Nohend, Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture Inside Honda Access Co., Ltd. (72) Kunio Ishizaki 8-18-4 Nobitome, Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture Co., Ltd. Inside Honda Access (72) Inventor Masaki Sasada 1438-8-505, Kanaokacho, Sakai City, Osaka (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Hayano 4-14-3-313 Nishinomiyahama, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture (72) Inventor Yoshitaka Kashiwagi Osaka Prefecture 3 Higashiminatocho, Sakai City, 191 Izumi Branch Office F Term (Reference) 3J001 FA02 GB01 HA02 HA09 JC02 JC06 JC12 KA19 KA21 KA26 KB01 3J022 DA01 DA11 DA15 EA02 EB06 EC02 FB03 FB12 FB16 HA03 HB02 HB06

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An upper edge of a door visor (10) is joined to an outer surface of an upper side (2a) of a sash (2) of a door (D), and a support is integrally provided on an inner surface of the door visor (10). The wall (25) is attached to the upper side (2a) of the sash (2).
A door visor mounting structure for an automobile, which is connected to a bracket (13) mounted on the support wall (2).
5) While a locking hole (28) is provided, the bracket (13) elastically clamps the support wall (25) and engages with the locking hole (28) by the clamping force. A door visor mounting structure for an automobile, wherein an elastic holding portion (15) having a pawl (17) is formed. 2. A door visor mounting structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said bracket (1) is provided on an inner surface of said door visor (10) above said support wall (25).
A regulating wall (26) for engaging the bracket (13) and the supporting wall (25) with each other in the vicinity of the elastic holding portion (15) of 3) to regulate the forward and backward movement of the bracket (13) and the supporting wall (25) is integrally provided. , Mounting structure of the door visor of the car. 3. A vehicle door visor mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein said locking hole (28) is a long hole extending in the front-rear direction. 4. A door visor mounting structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said door visor (1) is mounted on said vehicle.
0), the supporting wall (25) and the regulating wall (2)
6) A door visor mounting structure for an automobile, wherein a pair of front and rear reinforcing walls (27) for integrally connecting the front and rear ends to each other are integrally provided.