JP2003081022A - Fitting structure and method for molding for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To position a roof molding, whichever position in the car width direction the roof molding is, without necessity of any troublesome machining in the fitting structure and method for the molding disposed in the roof of the automobile. SOLUTION: The roof 2 for the automobile is provided with a drip channel part 3 formed into an approximately recessed shape and extending in the car body front/rear direction, a flange part 7 erected upward from the bottom wall part 3a of the drip channel part 3 and extending in the car body front/rear direction, the molding 1 disposed covering the drip channel part 3, and a projection part 21 downward projecting to the rear surface near on end part of the molding 1. This is so constituted that the projection part 21 is locked to the edge part 7d in one end of the flange part 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure and a mounting method for a molding (roof molding) arranged on a roof of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a roof structure of a vehicle body of an automobile, there is one in which a roof molding is mounted on a surface of a joint between a roof top portion (roof panel) and a roof side portion (side roof rail outer). In such a roof joint,
Some have drip channels and some have welding marks left, and the roof molding shields them and contributes to improving the appearance.

In order to properly mount such a roof molding on a required portion of the roof, means for positioning the roof molding with respect to the roof is required, and various techniques have been developed. For example, FIG. 6 shows Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-315238.
Roof terminal structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication (hereinafter,
FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a vehicle body showing a first conventional example).
As shown in FIG. 6, in this technique, one end of a roof molding 101 mounted on the roof of an automobile is attached to the windshield 1.
02 extends to the edge 104 of the flange 103 that forms the window frame, and the end of the terminal portion 105 formed at the extended end of the roof molding 101 is bent to form the engaging portion 106. The edge portion 104 of 103 is locked. As a result, the roof molding 101 can be easily positioned.

In the terminal portion 105, the projection 1 is arranged at a position where the windshield 102 can be positioned.
07 are formed. Accordingly, when the windshield 102 is attached to the flange 103, the protrusion 10
Windshield molding 108
Should be combined. The thickness of the convex portion 107 is the flange 103
And the thickness between the windshield 102 and the windshield 102 are optimized.

FIG. 7 shows a vehicle roof molding mounting structure disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-6877 (hereinafter, referred to as
FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a vehicle body showing a second conventional example).
As shown in FIG. 7, in this technique, the roof panel 202
A claw portion 207, which extends a forked portion 207a in the longitudinal direction, is provided on the rear surface of the tip portion of the roof molding 206 mounted on the top portion. The forked portion 207a of the claw portion 207 has a tip portion with respect to the base end portion a. An inclined portion is provided so that b is separated from the rear surface of the roof molding 206, and the claw portion 20 is engaged with the forked portion 207a.
A protrusion 208 such as a stud bolt that locks 7 is provided in the groove 205 of the roof drip.

The protrusion 208 has a forked portion 2 of the claw portion 207.
The engaging portion 20 that moves the bifurcated portion 207a of the claw portion 207 along the inclined portion in the process in which the 07a engages with the protruding portion 208.
8b, and the claw portion 20 is provided in the groove 205 of the roof drip.
A step 209 is provided to allow the bifurcated portion 207a of No. 7 to escape in the depth direction of the groove 205 of the roof drip. As a result, the roof molding can be prevented from coming off and positioning in the sliding direction can be achieved.

[0007]

The above-mentioned first problem
In the conventional example, by engaging the engaging portion 106 of the terminal portion 105 of the roof molding 101 with the flange edge portion 104 of the window frame of the windshield 102, the roof molding 10
1, the roof molding 10
1 is located on the front pillar side, the terminal portion 105 of the roof molding 101 is connected to the flange 10 of the window frame.
However, there is a problem that the roof molding 101 cannot be positioned because it is out of position 3.

Further, in the above-mentioned second conventional example, since it is necessary to embed the protrusions 208 such as stud bolts in the roof panel, troubles of this processing and the height variation of the stud bolts occur. However, there is a problem that a step between the roof molding and the roof panel occurs due to this variation. The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and does not require time-consuming processing such as embedding a stud bolt or the like in a roof panel, and the roof molding is located at any position in the vehicle width direction. It is an object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure and a mounting method for an automobile molding, which are capable of positioning.

[0009]

Therefore, according to the mounting structure for an automobile molding of the present invention (claim 1), the roof of the automobile has a substantially concave shape and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. A flange portion that is erected upward from the bottom wall portion of the drip channel portion and that extends in the vehicle body front-rear direction; a molding that is disposed so as to cover the drip channel portion; and one end portion of the molding. A protrusion is provided on the rear surface in the vicinity of the flange so as to project downward, and the protrusion is configured to be locked to the edge of one end of the flange. Therefore, the molding can be positioned on the roof of the automobile by engaging the protrusion with the edge of the flange at one end.

It is preferable that a plurality of fitting members that can fit into the flange portion are mounted on the back surface of the molding. Accordingly, the molding can be fixed to the roof of the automobile by fitting the plurality of fitting members on the back surface of the molding to the flange portion (claim 2).

Further, it is preferable that one end of the molding is provided with a coating surface portion which is curvedly extended so as to be continuous with the molding surface and which covers the projection. As a result, the protrusion is covered by the covering surface portion that is continuous with the molding surface, and the molding appearance is continuous to the end (claim 3).

According to the method of mounting a molding for a vehicle of the present invention (claim 4), when mounting the molding to the drip channel portion using the mounting structure for a molding of the vehicle of claim 2, first, Positioning is performed by locking the protrusion to the edge of one end of the flange, and then fitting the plurality of fitting members to the flange in order from the side closer to the protrusion. Is fixed to the roof. This allows the molding to be positioned and fixed in place on the roof.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 5 show a mounting structure of an automobile molding as one embodiment of the present invention. It will be described based on. Figure 2
As shown in FIG. 1, this vehicle molding (also referred to as a roof molding) 1 covers a drip channel portion 3 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction with a substantially concave shape on both left and right sides of a vehicle roof 2. It is arranged. In addition, roof 2
Between the front pillars (A pillars) 4 and 4 at the front of the
Although the front window 5 is mounted, in this structure, the drip channel portion 3 and the automobile molding 1 are mounted.
Is arranged on an extension of the left and right edge portions 5a of the front window 5.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the upper edge portion 5b of the front window 5 is joined to the step portion 2a formed on the front edge portion of the roof 2, and the left and right edge portions 5a of the front window 5 are joined together. , 5a are joined to the step portion 4a formed on the inner edge portion of the front pillar 4. The drip channel portion 3 is formed in the upper part of the inside of the side roof rail 6 continuous with the front pillar 4 so as to be continuous with the step portion 4a inside the front pillar 4 in the vehicle length direction. Therefore, the front end portion 1a of the roof molding 1 attached to the drip channel portion 3 is arranged so as to approach the upper corner portion 5c of the front window 5.

On the bottom wall portion 3a of the drip channel portion 3, as shown in FIG. 1 (a), a molding fixing flange (flange portion) 7 extending in the vehicle length direction is provided upright from the bottom wall portion 3a. ing. On the other hand, the roof molding 1 is provided with a plurality of clips (fitting members) 8 that can be fitted to the flanges 7 on the lower surface (back surface) thereof.
The roof molding 1 by fitting the
Are fixed to the drip channel section 3.

That is, as shown in FIG. 5, a recess 11 is formed on the lower surface of the roof molding 1, and the folded-back portions 12 are formed on both sides of the recess 11 and bent inward at an acute angle.
a and 12b are provided. The clip 8 has protrusions 8b, 8b formed on both sides of its head portion 8a. These protrusions 8b, 8b are elastically deformed so as to fit into the recesses 11 in the folded-back portions 12a, 12b. Has become. By this fitting, the clip 8 is attached to the lower surface of the roof molding 1 so as to be movable in the longitudinal direction.

At the upper end of the flange 7, a bent portion 7a bent laterally (here, outward of the vehicle body) is provided extending in the longitudinal direction. At the lower portion of the clip 8, a claw portion 8c that is fitted to the bent portion 7a by elastic deformation is formed. The upper surface 8d of the claw portion 8c contacts the lower surface 7b of the bent portion 7a, and the inward side surface 8e of the claw portion 8c contacts the outward side surface 7c of the flange 7.

Further, the clip 8 has a protrusion 8 which comes into pressure contact with the inner surface of the drip channel portion 3 while being elastically deformed.
f and 8g are provided so as to project, and the projection 8f presses the upper surface 8d of the claw 8c against the lower surface 7b of the bent portion 7a while pressing the bottom wall 3a of the drip channel 3 and presses the clip 8 onto the flange 7. In contrast, the protrusion 8g is pressed against the inward side surface 3b of the drip channel portion 3 while the inward side surface 8e of the claw portion 8c is pressed against the outward side surface 7 of the flange 7.
The clip 8 is pressed against c to fix the clip 8 laterally (left-right direction) with respect to the flange 7.

On both left and right sides of the roof molding 1,
Elastically deformable lip portions 13 and 14 are formed, and the lip portion 13 on the outer side surface of the vehicle body is elastically deformed and press-contacts the inward side surface 3b of the drip channel portion 3 to cover this portion. The lip portion 14 is adapted to cover the bottom wall portion of the drip channel portion 3. Although the roof molding 1 itself is made of an elastically deformable material, a metal skeleton 15 is built in the roof molding 1 so that the shape is maintained.

In order to mount the roof molding 1 on the drip channel portion 3, it is necessary to position the roof molding 1 at a predetermined position with respect to the drip channel portion 3. That is, in order to prevent the front end and the rear end of the roof molding 1 from interfering with other parts (or members) of the vehicle body or forming a gap between the roof molding 1 and other parts (or members), the roof molding 1 Must be installed at a proper vehicle length direction position with respect to the drip channel portion 3, that is, the vehicle body.

In this mounting structure, as shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), a stopper (projection portion) is formed on the lower surface (back surface) near one end portion (front end portion in this case) of the roof molding 1 downward. ) 21 is projected, and the roof molding 1 is positioned by locking the stopper 21 to an edge portion 7d of a part of the flange 7 (here, the front end portion). Further, in front of the stopper 21 (portion on the front side of the vehicle body)
Is provided with a covering surface portion 22 that is curved and extends so as to be continuous with the surface of the roof molding 1.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the covering surface portion 22 has a windshield shield molding 9 attached to the outer periphery of the windshield glass 5 when the roof molding 1 is attached.
(See FIGS. 2 and 3) are joined together, but when the stopper 21 is locked to the front edge portion 7d of the flange 7, the covering surface portion 22 comes to a predetermined position, and then the windshield glass When 5 is attached, the nine corners of the windshield shield molding located at the upper corner portion 5c of the front window 5 are just joined to the covering surface portion 22.

In the case of this embodiment, the terminal cap member 20 is joined to the front end portion of the roof molding 1, and the terminal cap member 20 is provided with the stopper 21 and the covering surface portion 22. The structure in which the terminal cap member 20 formed separately from the roof molding 1 is joined to the roof molding 1 in this manner is because the shapes of the stopper 21 and the covering surface portion 22 are not continuous in the longitudinal direction. Because it is difficult to manufacture by molding,
If possible in manufacturing, a portion corresponding to the terminal cap member 20 may be integrally formed with the front end portion of the roof molding 1.

Since the mounting structure for the automobile molding according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, the roof is mounted by the following procedure (the mounting method for the automobile molding according to this embodiment). The molding 1 can be attached to the drip channel portion 3 on the side of the roof 2 at an appropriate position. First, the stopper 21 at the front end of the roof molding 1 to which the plurality of clips 8 are attached
Is brought into contact with the edge 7d of the front end of the flange 7 provided on the drip channel portion 3 from the front side thereof to be locked.
As a result, the roof molding 1 is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the flange 7 (that is, the drip channel portion 3).

Next, the clips 8 on the lower surface of the roof molding 1 are fitted into the flange 7 in order from the side close to the stopper 21 to fix the roof molding 1 to the roof 2. In order to fit each clip 8 to the flange 7, it suffices to press each clip 8 against the flange 7 together with the roof molding 1.
As a result, the claw portion 8c below the clip 8 is elastically deformed and fits into the bent portion 7a at the upper end of the flange 7. As a result, the protruding portion 8f of the clip 8 is pressed against the bottom wall portion 3a of the drip channel portion 3, and the upper surface 8d of the claw portion 8c is bent.
The clip 8 is vertically fixed to the flange 7 by being pressed against the lower surface 7b of the a, and the projection portion 8g of the clip 8 is pressed against the inward side surface 3b of the drip channel portion 3 and the claw portion 8
The inward side surface 8e of c presses against the outward side surface 7c of the flange 7, and the clip 8 is fixed laterally (left-right direction) with respect to the flange 7.

Since the roof molding 1 is mounted in this manner, the roof molding 1 can be positioned easily and accurately without embedding a stud bolt or the like in the roof panel. Further, in this structure, since only the protrusion of the roof molding 1 and the edge of the flange 7 of the drip channel portion 3 are used for positioning, the roof molding 1 can be positioned at any position in the vehicle width direction (drip). The roof molding 1 can be positioned at an appropriate position regardless of the position of the channel portion 3 in the vehicle width direction.

The clip 8 on the back of the roof molding 1
By fitting the to the flange 7, the roof molding 1 can be fixed to the roof 1 of the automobile, and the roof molding 1 can be easily attached. In addition, roof molding 1
Since the covering surface portion 22 that is curved and extended to be continuous with the surface of the roof molding 1 at one end covers the stopper 21, the appearance of the roof molding 1 is continuous to the end and the appearance is improved. There are advantages.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the stopper 21 at one end of the roof molding 1 and the edge portion 7d at one end of the flange 7 may be provided on the rear end side of the vehicle body for positioning.

[0029]

As described in detail above, according to the mounting structure for an automobile molding of the present invention (Claim 1), the projection is locked to the edge of one end of the flange portion, so that the molding The vehicle can be positioned on the roof, and the roof molding can be positioned at any position in the vehicle width direction without embedding stud bolts or the like in the roof panel.

Further, since a plurality of fitting members that can be fitted to the flange portion are mounted on the back surface of the molding, it is possible to fit a plurality of fitting members on the back surface of the molding to the flange portion. The molding can be fixed to the roof of the automobile, and the molding can be easily attached (claim 2). Further, by providing a coating surface portion, which is curved and extended so as to be continuous with the molding surface and covers the projection portion, at one end of the molding, the projection portion is coated with the coating surface portion that is continuous with the molding surface. Since the appearance is continuous up to the terminal, there is an advantage that the appearance can be improved (claim 3).

Further, according to the method of mounting a molding for an automobile of the present invention (claim 4), the molding can be easily fixed after being positioned at a predetermined position of the roof, and the molding can be mounted accurately. Can be done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a mounting structure for an automobile molding according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing a mounting process of the automobile molding, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4) showing the mounted state of the automobile molding.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a front window portion of an automobile to which an automobile molding according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a side front edge of a roof of an automobile to which an automobile molding according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an attached state of the automobile molding according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4) showing a mounting structure for an automobile molding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a vehicle body showing a mounting structure for a vehicle molding according to a first conventional technique.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a main part of a vehicle body showing a mounting structure for an automobile molding according to a second conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Automotive molding (also called roof molding) 2 roof 3 Drip channel section 3a Bottom wall of drip channel section 3 4 Front pillar (A pillar) 5 front window 6 Side roof rail 7 flange 7d Edge of flange 7 8 clips (fitting member) 20 Terminal cap member 21 Stopper (projection) 22 Cover surface

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A drip channel portion having a substantially concave shape formed on a roof of an automobile and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a drip channel portion standing upright from a bottom wall portion of the drip channel portion and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction. A flange that is provided, a molding that is arranged to cover the drip channel portion, and a protrusion that protrudes downward on the back surface near one end of the molding. A mounting structure for an automobile molding, characterized in that it is locked to an edge portion at one end of a flange portion. 2. The mounting structure for an automobile molding according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of fitting members capable of fitting with the flange portion are mounted on a back surface of the molding. 3. The coating surface portion, which is curvedly extended so as to be continuous with the molding surface and covers the protrusion, is provided at one end of the molding. Mounting structure for the automobile molding described. 4. A method of attaching the molding to the drip channel portion by using the attachment structure for an automobile molding according to claim 2, wherein the protrusion is locked to an end edge portion of one end of the flange portion. Then, the plurality of fitting members are sequentially fitted to the flange portion from the side close to the protrusion to fix the molding to the roof. Method.