JP2007030645A - Clip for mounting molding - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a clip for mounting molding constituted so as to be certainly engageable with a constitutional member of a window frame by following a displacement even when there is the displacement due to a working error in the vehicle window frame. <P>SOLUTION: This clip 1 for mounting molding has a support 7, a molding connecting part 8 provided on an outer end of the support and a glass connecting part 9 provided on an inner end of the support and is used to fix a molding 2 between a glass (front glass 3) and the window frame (front pillar P), and an elastically deformable engaging piece 15 to be engaged with an end edge of the window frame is provided on it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a molding attachment clip used for fixing a molding between glass and a window frame.

In order to prevent the molding terminal from being lifted up to fill the gap between the side edge of the windshield and the front pillar, a synthetic resin clip is joined to the molding, and the pressure wing piece formed on the clip and the molding seal lip A structure is known in which a molding is coupled to the windshield by sandwiching the side edge of the windshield between the two (see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-69409

  However, in the technique disclosed in Document 1, in order to increase the continuity with the base of the front pillar, it is preferable to couple the clip to the sheet metal member constituting the front pillar. However, since error intervention is unavoidable in the bending of the front pillar, the front pillar coupling portion of the molding mounting clip is required to have a function capable of following such an error.

  The present invention has been devised based on such a viewpoint, and its main purpose is to reliably follow the components of the front pillar by following the positional deviation caused by processing errors in the front pillar. It is an object of the present invention to provide a molding mounting clip configured to be engageable with the molding.

  In order to solve such a problem, claim 1 of the present invention has a column 7, a molding coupling part 8 provided at the outer end of the column, and a glass coupling part 9 provided at the inner end of the column. In the molding mounting clip 1 used for fixing the molding 2 between the glass (front glass 3) and the window frame (front pillar P), the elastically deformable engagement that engages with the edge of the window frame. A piece 15 was provided. In particular, the engaging piece extends obliquely outward from the column (Claim 2), or a pair of elastic pieces (in which the glass coupling portion extends from the column along opposite edges of the glass in opposite directions) The glass receiving piece 13) is preferably used, and the positions of the glass receiving portions 14 of the pair of elastic pieces are shifted from each other in the glass thickness direction (Claim 3).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the engagement piece is elastically deformed, even if the edge of the window frame is misaligned due to a processing error, it is engaged with the edge of the window frame. It won't cause any trouble. In addition, by extending the engaging piece obliquely outward (configuration of claim 2), the engaging piece is easily bent when the clip is pushed into the gap between the glass edge and the window frame from the outside of the vehicle body. High mounting workability can be obtained. Further, by shifting the positions of the glass receiving portions of the pair of elastic pieces relative to each other (structure of claim 3), it is possible to follow the relative positional deviation between the glass surface and the edge of the window frame. That is, according to the present invention, a great effect can be obtained in ensuring the connection of the molding mounting clip to the window frame including a processing error.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 2 showing a mounting state of a molding mounting clip constructed according to the present invention. The molding mounting clip 1 is used to fasten the end of the molding 2 to the base portion of the front pillar P (window frame) extending upward from the front fender F of the automobile. It is injection-molded with a synthetic resin material (for example, polyacetal).

  The molding 2 attached to the vehicle body via the molding mounting clip 1 according to the present invention is fixed to a gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner side surface of the front pillar P. The molding 2 is composed of a cored bar 4 having a substantially C-shaped cross section arranged so that the open surface faces the glass side, and a covering part 5 made of a relatively soft synthetic resin material covering the outer surface. The seal lip 6 continuously formed on the outer edge of the front pillar P is elastically in close contact with the inner surface of the front pillar P.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the molding mounting clip 1 is attached to the column 7 extending in the thickness direction of the windshield 3, in other words, the inside and outside of the passenger compartment, and the end of the column 7 outside the vehicle. The molding unit 8 is integrally formed, and the glass coupling unit 9 is integrally formed at the inner end of the column 7.

  The molding connecting portion 8 includes a flat head portion 10 formed at the outer end of the support column 7, a pair of square projections 11 protruding from the glass-side edge of the head portion 10, and a pillar of the head portion 10. It consists of a pair of claw-like projections 12 protruding from the side edge. The pair of angular protrusions 11 expands between the free ends, and can be deformed mainly in the expansion direction by the elasticity of the material itself.

  On the other hand, the metal core 4 of the molding 2 having a flat C-shaped cross section has a deep groove on the glass side and a shallow groove on the front pillar side. Then, the rectangular protrusion 11 is inserted into the deep groove, and the claw-shaped protrusion 12 is hooked on the edge of the shallow groove, so that the molding connecting portion 8 of the clip 1 is connected to the molding 2.

  Here, the dimension from the tip of the rectangular protrusion 11 in the natural state to the outer edge of the claw-shaped protrusion 12 is set to be larger than the inner width dimension of the core metal 4 of the molding 2, and the molding connecting portion 8 has the molding 2. When the two are coupled, a strong coupling force due to the elastic restoring force generated by the angular protrusions 11 that are expanded and deformed acts on the cored bar 4.

  The glass coupling portion 9 is composed of a pair of glass receiving pieces 13 (elastic pieces) which form cantilever plate springs extending in opposite directions along the edge of the windshield 3 from the inner end of the column 7. It has become. The pair of glass receiving pieces 13 are obliquely extended from the front and rear surfaces of the inner end of the support column 7 in a direction to widen the free ends, and the position of the glass receiving portion 14 at each free end is determined by the windshield. The three thickness directions are shifted from each other.

  From the outer surface on the inner end side of the column 7, a pillar engaging piece 15 having a cantilever plate spring shape is extended obliquely outward. The pillar engaging piece 15 can be bent by the elasticity of the material itself, and has a step at its free end so as to engage with the inner end edge of the front pillar P bent so as to have a substantially L-shaped cross section. A portion 16 is formed, and the free end thereof is displaced inward so that it can follow the positional deviation of the inner end edge of the front pillar P due to a processing error.

  When the molding connecting portion 8 of the clip 1 configured as described above is previously connected to the molding 2 and the glass connecting portion 9 is pushed into the gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner side surface of the front pillar P from the outside of the vehicle body. The pair of glass receiving pieces 13 are deformed so as to expand between the free ends, and the pillar engaging pieces 15 are deformed so that the free ends thereof are close to the support column 7. Thereby, the clip 1 can be attached to the gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner side surface of the front pillar P relatively easily.

  When the glass receiving portion 14 at the free end of the glass receiving piece 13 is engaged with the indoor edge of the windshield 3 and the step 16 of the pillar engaging piece 15 is engaged with the inner end edge of the front pillar P, Both the glass receiving piece 14 and the pillar engaging piece 15 cause a resilient restoring force to act on the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner edge of the front pillar P, so that the molding clip 1 is securely attached to the windshield 3 and Connect to the front pillar P.

  At this time, due to the elastic deformation of the pillar engaging piece 15, the positional deviation of the end edge of the front pillar P caused by a machining error can be followed and the end edge of the front pillar P can be reliably engaged. Further, since the positions of the glass receiving portions 14 of the pair of glass receiving pieces 13 are deviated from each other, it follows the relative positional deviation between the outer surface of the windshield 3 and the edge of the front pillar P, and the windshield 3 is also reliably attached. Can be engaged.

It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the mounting state of the clip to which this invention was applied. It is a principal part perspective view of the vehicle which shows the application part of this invention. It is a top view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a front view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a side view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a sectional side view of the clip concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

P Front pillar 1 Mall mounting clip 2 Mall 3 Windshield 7 Column 8 Mole joint 9 Glass joint 13 Glass receiver 14 Glass receiver 15 Engagement piece

Claims (3)

Mole mounting provided with a pillar, a molding joint provided at the outer end of the pillar, and a glass joint provided at the inner end of the pillar, and used to fix the molding between the glass and the window frame A clip for
A molding mounting clip comprising an engaging piece that is elastically deformable to engage with an edge of the window frame.   2. The molding attachment clip according to claim 1, wherein the engagement piece extends obliquely outward from the support column. The glass coupling portion includes a pair of elastic pieces extending in opposite directions along the edge of the glass from the support column,
The mall mounting clip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the glass receiving portions of the pair of elastic pieces are displaced from each other in the thickness direction of the glass.

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