JP2004017886A - Vehicle door and assembling method for door sash - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle door capable of enhancing rigidity of a sash and excellent in an appearance quality. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle door is provided with a door body 21 having an outer panel 22 and an inner panel 23; and the sash 24 having downward projected projections at a front side and a rear side, respectively, which are inserted between the outer panel 22 and the inner panel 23 and are assembled to an upper part of the door body 21. A front side waist part 30 of the sash 24 is molded by a cast and a bolt hole 31 is formed on the cast along an approximately longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The front side of the sash 24 is fixed to a reinforce 36 mounted to a front part of the door body 21 by a bolt 32 tightened to the bolt hole 31. The bolt hole is similarly formed on the waist part of the sash along the approximately longitudinal direction of the vehicle at the rear side and the rear side of the sash is fixed to the reinforce mounted to a rear part of the door body by a bolt tightened to the bolt hole. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle door having a structure in which a sash is fixed to an upper part of a door body, and a door sash assembling method for assembling the sash to an upper part of the door body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a door for an automobile, there is one proposed in, for example, JP-A-10-100681. In the vehicle door disclosed in this publication, as shown in FIG. 11, pins 3 and 4 are provided on a waist 2A of a sash 2 in which a window glass 1 is incorporated. The sash 2 is temporarily held in the main frame 5 by fitting into the U-shaped grooves 6 and 7 at both front and rear ends of the frame 5, and in this state, the arm portions 8 and 9 of the sash 2 are connected to the bracket 10 at the front of the main frame 5. , 11 and the mounting brackets 12, 13 of the sash 2 are attached to the rear of the main frame 5 with screws 14, 15, respectively, so that the sash 2 can be assembled to the main frame 5.
[0003]
There is also one proposed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-267638. The vehicle door disclosed in this publication has a structure in which a sash is attached to an inner panel of the door using bolts.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, among the above-mentioned conventional techniques, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-100681, the positions of the arms 8, 9 and the mounting brackets 12, 13 are below the waist 2A, and the pins are not provided at the waist 2A. Since only the grooves 3 and 4 are fitted in the U-shaped grooves 6 and 7, there is a problem that the play amount at the waist 2A is large and the rigidity of the sash 2 is low. In addition, since the inner trim is directly attached to the sash 2, when a force acts on the inner trim from outside, the force easily affects the sash.
[0005]
Further, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 9-267638, there is a problem that the head of the bolt protrudes into the cabin and the appearance is poor, and that the weather strip rides on the head of the bolt.
[0006]
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door and a method of assembling a door sash which can increase the rigidity of the sash and have excellent appearance quality.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a feature of the present invention is that a bolt hole is formed in a front waist portion of the sash substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction, and a bolt is fastened to the bolt hole to thereby reduce the front side of the sash. In addition to fixing to the door body, a bolt hole is also formed in the rear waist part of the sash substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction, and the rear side of the sash is fixed to the door body by fastening bolts to the bolt holes. That was done.
[0008]
That is, the present invention has a door main body having an outer panel and an inner panel, and a protrusion protruding downward on each of a front side and a rear side, wherein the protrusion is inserted between the outer panel and the inner panel. A vehicle door having a sash attached to an upper portion of the door body, wherein the sash has a bolt hole formed in a front waist portion substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction, and is fastened to the bolt hole. The front side of the sash is fixed to a front support member attached to a front portion of the door body by a bolt, and a bolt hole is formed in a rear waist portion of the sash substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction. The rear side of the sash is fixed to a rear support member attached to the rear of the door body by a bolt fastened to the bolt hole. It is characterized in that it is.
[0009]
With this configuration, the sash is firmly fixed to the door body by the bolts at the front and rear waist portions, so that the rigidity of the sash can be greatly improved. Further, since the bolts are arranged substantially along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the heads of the bolts do not protrude into the vehicle interior, and the appearance is good.
[0010]
To attach the sash to the door body, a bolt hole is formed in the front waist portion of the sash along the vehicle front-rear direction, and a bolt hole is formed in the rear waist portion of the sash substantially in the vehicle front-back direction. Between the outer panel and the inner panel, insert downwardly projecting portions on the front side and the rear side of the sash from above, respectively, and screw a bolt into the both bolt holes to temporarily tighten the sash. After positioning the sash at a predetermined position, the sash is fixed to the upper portion of the door body by tightening the bolt.
[0011]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0012]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle door (front door) according to the present invention as viewed from the outside of a passenger compartment, and shows a state in which a sash is separated from a door body. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same vehicle door as that of FIG. 1 as viewed from the vehicle interior side. 1 and 2 show a state in which the inner trim has been removed.
[0013]
1 and 2, the door body 21 is provided with an outer panel 22 outside the vehicle compartment and an inner panel 23 outside the vehicle compartment.
[0014]
A sash 24 is fixed to an upper portion of the door body 21. The sash 24 includes a sash front member 25, a sash upper member 26, and a sash rear member 28 including an extruded portion 27. Among them, the sash front member 25 and the sash rear member 28 protrude downward, and each has a protruding portion 25A, 28A. A glass window 29 is provided inside these sash front member 25, sash upper member 26, and sash rear member 28 so as to be vertically movable.
[0015]
The front waist portion 30 of the sash 24 is formed by casting, and the extruded portion 27 is formed by extrusion. Other portions of the sash 24 are formed of sheet metal. As shown in FIG. 3, the casting of the front waist portion 30 is provided with a bolt hole 31 on the front side (the front side along the vehicle front-rear direction), and a female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bolt hole 31. Is formed. The female screw can be formed by a tap. A bolt 32 is screwed into the bolt hole 31.
[0016]
The front side of the inner panel 23 is bent to the outer panel 22 side, and a through hole 33 is formed in the bent portion end face 23A. The through hole 33 is provided with the bolt hole 31 (or the bolt hole 31) when the projection 25A (see FIG. 1) of the sash 24 is inserted between the outer panel 22 and the inner panel 23 and the sash 24 is positioned at a predetermined position. Are provided corresponding to the positions of the bolts 32) screwed into the bolts.
[0017]
On the upper surface of the door body 21, a groove 35 is formed in a sash support member 34 provided inside the bent portion end face 23A of the inner panel 23.
[0018]
In addition, near the bent portion end face 23A, a reinforce 36 is provided inside the inner panel 23 as a front support member, and the reinforce 36 has a notch 37 as shown in FIG. . The notch 37 has a U-shape, and the notch width is larger than the outer diameter of the screw portion of the bolt 32 and smaller than the outer diameter of the head of the bolt 32.
[0019]
As shown in FIG. 7, bolts are provided on the rear side (the rear side along the vehicle front-rear direction) of the rear waist portion 40 of the sash 24 (the rear waist portion 40 is a part of the extruded portion 27). A hole 41 is provided, and a female screw is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the bolt hole 41. This female screw can also be formed by a tap. A bolt 42 is screwed into the bolt hole 41.
[0020]
The rear side of the inner panel 23 is bent toward the outer panel 22, and a through hole 43 is formed in the bent end face 23 </ b> B. The through hole 43 is formed by inserting the protrusion 28A (see FIG. 1) of the sash 24 between the outer panel 22 and the inner panel 23 and positioning the sash 24 at a predetermined position. Are provided corresponding to the positions of the bolts 42) screwed into the bolts.
[0021]
In addition, near the bent portion end face 23B, a reinforce 46 is provided inside the inner panel 23 as a rear support member, and a notch 47 is formed in the reinforce 46 as shown in FIG. The notch 47 has a U-shape, and the notch width is larger than the screw part outer diameter of the bolt 42 and smaller than the head outer diameter of the bolt 42.
[0022]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
[0023]
In the above configuration, when assembling the sash 24 to the door main body 21, the protrusions 25A and 28A at the lower part of the sash 24 are inserted between the outer panel 22 and the inner panel 23 of the door main body 21, and as shown in FIGS. When the front and rear waist portions 30, 40 of the sash 24 have reached near the upper surface position of the door body 21, the sash 24 is maintained at that position. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the bolt 32 is screwed into the bolt hole 31 of the front waist portion (casting) 30 as shown by an arrow A and temporarily tightened. At the same time, as shown in FIG. As shown in D, it is screwed into the bolt hole 41 of the rear waist portion 40 and temporarily tightened.
[0024]
Next, the protrusions 25A and 28A of the sash 24 are further inserted between the outer panel 22 and the inner panel 23. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, the bolt 32 is lowered as shown by the arrow B while being screwed into the bolt hole 31, and the bolt 32 is fitted into the notch 37 of the reinforce 36 near the base of the head, and at the same time, As shown in FIG. 7, the bolt 42 is lowered as shown by the arrow E while being screwed into the bolt hole 41, and the bolt 42 is fitted into the notch 47 of the reinforce 46 near the root of the head. Thus, the bolt 32 is fitted into the notch 37 and the bolt 42 is fitted into the notch 47, whereby the sash 24 is positioned in the vehicle width direction.
[0025]
When the sash 24 is completely inserted into the door body 21, the front side is in a state as shown in FIG. 4 and the rear side is in a state as shown in FIG. At this time, since the bolts 32 and 42 are still in the temporarily tightened state, the sash 24 is not fixed to the door body 21.
[0026]
Therefore, next, a bolt tightening tool is inserted into the through holes 33, 43 formed in the bent portion end surfaces 23A, 23B, respectively, and the bolts 32, 42 are firmly tightened. When the bolt 32 is tightened, as shown in FIG. 6, the front side waist (casting) 30 is connected to the reinforcement 36, whereby the front side of the sash 24 is fixed to the inner panel 23 via the reinforcement 36. .
[0027]
On the other hand, when the bolt 42 is tightened, as shown in FIG. 10, the rear waist portion 40 is connected to the reinforce 46, whereby the rear side of the sash 24 is fixed to the inner panel 23 via the reinforce 46.
[0028]
Thus, the sash 24 can be firmly assembled to the door body 21.
[0029]
A weather strip is usually attached to the bent end faces 23A and 23B of the inner panel 23. However, if the through holes 33 and 43 exist in the bent end faces 23A and 23B, the attachment of the weather strip is hindered. In this embodiment, a seal 39 is attached to the through hole 33 as shown in FIG. 5 and a seal 49 is attached to the through hole 43 as shown in FIG. 43 is closed.
[0030]
In the present embodiment, the bolts 32, 42 are arranged inside the inner panel 23, and when the bolts 32, 42 are to be tightened, the bolting tool is inserted into the through holes 33, 43 to perform the tightening operation. The surface of the bent end portions 23A and 23B of the inner panel 23 is not damaged by the bolt tightening tool.
[0031]
Further, according to the present embodiment, since the front waist portion 30 is formed by casting, the fastening force when the bolt 32 is fastened to the bolt hole 31 is large, and the rear waist portion 40 is formed by extrusion. Since it is formed by the extruded portion 27, the fastening force when the bolt 42 is fastened to the bolt hole 41 is also large. Moreover, since the front waist portion 30 is connected to the reinforce 36 by the bolt 32 and the rear waist portion 40 is connected to the reinforce 46 by the bolt 42, the sash 24 is firmly fixed to the door body 21. Can be. Generally, the reinforces 36, 46 are formed of a thicker plate than the inner panel 23. If the waist portion of the sash is bolted to the reinforces 36, 46, the sash 24 is not so much even if an external force is applied to the sash 24. Does not distort. As a result, the rigidity of the sash 24 can be significantly improved.
[0032]
Further, since the bolts 32 and 42 are arranged substantially in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the heads of the bolts 32 and 42 do not protrude into the vehicle interior, and the appearance is good.
[0033]
In the present embodiment, the front door has been described, but the present invention is of course applicable to a rear door.
[0034]
Further, in the present embodiment, the front waist portion 30 is formed by casting, but may be formed by a thick plate.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the sash is firmly fixed to the door body by the bolts at the front and rear waist portions, so that the rigidity of the sash can be greatly improved. Further, since the bolts are arranged substantially along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, the heads of the bolts do not protrude into the vehicle interior, and the appearance is good.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle door according to the present invention as viewed from the outside of a passenger compartment.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle door according to the present invention as viewed from the vehicle interior side.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a state on the front side when the sash is assembled to the door body.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a state of a front side in which a sash is assembled to a door body.
FIG. 5 is a diagram when FIG. 4 is viewed from the direction of arrow C;
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view near the front waist.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged view showing a state on the rear side when the sash is assembled to the door body.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged view showing a state on the rear side where the sash is assembled to the door body.
FIG. 9 is a view when FIG. 8 is viewed from the direction of arrow F;
FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view near the rear waist.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an internal structure of a vehicle door according to the related art.
[Explanation of symbols]
21 Door body 22 Outer panel 23 Inner panels 23A, 23B Folded part end surface 24 Sash 25A, 28A Projection 29 Window glass 30 Front waist 31, 41 Bolt hole 32, 42 Bolt 33, 43 Through hole 36, 46 Reinforce 27, 47 Notch 39, 49 Seal 40 Rear waist

Claims (7)

A door body having an outer panel and an inner panel, and a protrusion protruding downward on each of a front side and a rear side, wherein the protrusion is inserted between the outer panel and the inner panel, and A vehicle door with a sash attached to the upper part,
The sash has a bolt hole formed substantially in the front-rear direction at a front waist portion, and a front side of the sash is attached to a front portion of the door body by a bolt fastened to the bolt hole. Fixed to the support member,
A bolt hole is formed in the rear waist portion of the sash substantially in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the rear side of the sash is attached to a rear portion of the door body by a bolt fastened to the bolt hole. A vehicle door fixed to a support member. The vehicle door according to claim 1, wherein the front waist portion is formed by casting. A groove is formed in an upper portion of the front support member and the rear support member, and a head of the bolt fits into the groove when the sash is assembled to the door body. Item 3. The vehicle door according to item 1 or 2. The vehicle door according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bolt is arranged inside the inner panel. The inner panel is bent toward the outer panel on the front side and the rear side, and has a bent end surface corresponding to the position of the bolt when the protrusion is inserted between the outer panel and the inner panel. The vehicle door according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a through hole is provided. The vehicle door according to claim 5, wherein a seal is attached to the through hole. A door sash assembly for inserting the sash into an upper portion of the door body by inserting protrusions provided downwardly on the front side and the rear side of the sash between the outer panel and the inner panel of the door body from above. Attachment method,
A female screw is formed in the front waist portion of the sash substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction, and a female screw is formed in the rear waist portion of the sash substantially in the vehicle front-rear direction.
When the projecting portion is inserted between the outer panel and the inner panel, a bolt is screwed into each of the female screws and temporarily tightened, and the sash is positioned at a predetermined position by the bolt. A method for assembling a door sash, wherein a bolt is tightened.

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