JP2011006994A - Fixation structure of carrier plate and glass holder, and window regulator - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fixation structure of a carrier plate and a glass holder, wherein the glass holder for holding window glass and the carrier plate can be easily joined while the window glass can be stably moved up and down.SOLUTION: A planar plate body 16 for composing the carrier plate 11 includes: a plate hole 18 into which a locking member such as a screw or the like is inserted; and a protrusion 17. A planar holder body 31 for composing the glass holder 12 includes: a holder hole 33 into which the locking member is inserted; and a flange part 32 which is engaged with the protrusion 17. The fixation structure is configured so that the carrier plate and the glass holder are fixed at two locations of the protrusion 17 to the flange part 32, and the plate hole 18 to the holder hole 33.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a carrier plate and a glass holder and a window regulator having the fixing structure.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a device for driving an automobile window glass up and down, a cable type window regulator for driving a cable arranged in a closed loop by a cable guide, an X arm type window regulator using a link, and the like are known.

  Usually, the window regulator is attached to a door, door panel or the like, and finally a window glass is attached. At this time, the window glass is attached by inserting the window glass while being lowered from the opening at the top of the door and in a limited space inside the door. For this reason, the weight of the window regulator is very large compared to the parts of the window regulator, and the fixing operation of the fragile window glass is very difficult and needs to be performed carefully. Furthermore, since the doors and window glass in recent years have a curved structure, it is more difficult to fix them.

  In Cited Document 1, there is a cable type window regulator using a curved window glass, which can be simply brought into contact with and fixed by lowering the window glass with the lower end of the window glass and the carrier plate. It is disclosed. This is realized by providing the carrier plate with an engaging portion that engages with a glass run for guiding the window glass. In other words, the engagement portion of the carrier plate engages with the glass run, so that the carrier plate does not rotate around the cable and the window glass that descends while being supported by the glass run surely faces the carrier plate. Be guided.

International Publication WO02 / 075090

On the other hand, although depending on the size of the window glass to be attached, as shown in FIG. 2 of Patent Document 1, usually two carrier plates are respectively attached to the front and rear of the window glass, and the window glass is stably raised and lowered. Therefore, the complicated window glass fixing operation is further complicated. In addition, although it is known that a single carrier plate is used for fixing, the window glass and the carrier plate are fixed at two locations using screws or bolts as shown in FIG. The work becomes complicated. On the other hand, when only one place is fixed, the window glass cannot be supported sufficiently and stably.
The present invention includes a fixing structure for a carrier plate and a glass holder that can easily attach a glass holder for holding a window glass to a carrier plate, and after the fixing, the raising and lowering of the window glass is stable. The purpose is to provide a window regulator.

  The fixing structure of the carrier plate and the glass holder according to the present invention is such that the glass holder that holds the window glass and the carrier plate that supports the raising and lowering of the window glass are fixed by the rod-shaped locking member so as to overlap. A plate fixing structure, wherein the carrier plate is constituted by a flat plate main body, and the plate main body has one plate hole into which the locking member is inserted, and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction. A cable locking portion formed between the plate hole and the protruding portion, and the glass holder is composed of a flat holder body, and the holder body is overlapped with the plate hole and The holder includes one holder hole into which the locking member is inserted, and a flange portion formed on one side edge so as to be supported by the protruding portion. And said locking member inserted into the plate hole, and the contact portion of the projecting portion and the flange portion is characterized by a substantially same height.

  The window regulator of the present invention includes upper and lower cable guides, an inner cable connected in a closed loop shape by them, a carrier plate attached to the inner cable between the upper and lower cable guides, and a drive device that drives the inner cable. A glass holder is attached to the lower end of the window glass, and the carrier plate and the glass holder are fixed by the fixing structure of the present invention.

(1) The structure for fixing the carrier plate and the glass holder according to the present invention is such that the flat plate body constituting the carrier plate has a plate hole into which a rod-shaped locking member is inserted, a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction, and a plate A cable holder formed between the hole and the projecting portion, a holder holder for inserting the locking member, a flat holder body constituting the glass holder is overlapped with the plate hole, A flange portion formed on one side edge so as to be supported by the protruding portion, the locking member inserted into the holder hole and the plate hole, and a contact portion between the protruding portion and the flange portion Are substantially the same height, the plate hole and the holder hole are overlapped by engaging the protrusion and the flange. Therefore, the glass holder holding the window glass can be attached to the carrier plate only by fixing the plate hole and the holder hole with the locking member in this state, and the window glass after being fixed is also stably raised and lowered.
Here, the term “locking member” refers to a member such as a screw, a screw and a bolt, or a locking clip, which is fixed through the plate hole and the holder hole.

(2) The fixing structure according to the present invention, wherein an end portion of the projecting portion is provided with a guide portion for guiding the lower end of the glass holder, which is inclined upward and away from the plate body. In this case, simply by lowering the window glass to which the glass holder is attached, the glass holder is guided to the guiding portion, and the carrier plate and the glass holder can be brought into contact with each other.

(3) (4) In the fixing structure according to the present invention, the holder body includes an engaging protrusion protruding downward below the holder hole, and the plate body is disposed below the plate hole and on the plate body. An engagement frame projecting vertically with respect to the holder, and inserting the engagement projection into the engagement frame, the holder hole and the plate hole are aligned, and the projecting part and the flange part abut, or The holder main body includes a second flange portion formed below the flange portion and spaced from the flange portion, and the protruding portion is sandwiched between the flange portion and the second flange portion. When the projecting portion and the flange portion come into contact with each other, the glass holder and the carrier plate are fixed by the locking member, and then do not rotate around the locking member.

(5) The fixing structure of the present invention, wherein the plate body includes a support portion that supports the glass holder, and a slide portion that is formed on the support portion so as to face the support portion, and is continuous with the support portion. The holder main body has a first slope portion that is formed at the lower end of one side edge and extends downward toward the other side edge. Then, by lowering the glass holder from above the carrier plate, the first inclined surface part comes into contact with the projecting part and slides along the projecting part, and then the other lower side edge of the glass holder contacts the slide part. In contact with and sliding along the slide portion, and the glass holder descends to draw a "<" shape, whereby the protrusion is sandwiched between the flange portion and the second flange portion, If they come into contact, The carrier plate and the glass holder are overlapped so that the engaging portion and the protruding portion are engaged and the plate hole and the holder hole are aligned by simply lowering the holder in a “<” shape. Can do. Therefore, the fixing work is easy and the fixing structure is stable.

(6) A fixing structure according to the present invention in which the glass holder is lowered and drawn onto a carrier plate in a “<” shape, and the upper end of the carrier plate is a first upper edge with the protruding portion as the upper end. And an inclined upper edge that is continuous with the first upper edge and is inclined so as to be higher than the first upper edge. The glass holder is continuous with the lower end of the flange portion and protrudes vertically from the holder body. And a second slope part extending upward in the direction of the other side edge, and after the first slope part slides on the protruding part, the lower part of the other side edge of the glass holder is a slide part. At the same time as the second sloping portion comes into contact with the inclined upper edge and slides along the sloping upper edge, the second sloping portion slides along the sloping upper edge, so that the lower end of the flange portion protrudes. The first upper edge with the top of the part aligned in the same straight line Protrusion is inserted between the flange portion and the second flange portion. That is, the glass holder is slid by the lower end of the glass holder and the slide portion.

(7) The window regulator of the present invention drives the upper and lower cable guides, the inner cable connected in a closed loop by them, the carrier plate attached to the inner cable between the upper and lower cable guides, and the inner cable. Since the glass holder is attached to the lower end of the window glass and the carrier plate and the glass holder are fixed by the fixing structure of the present invention, the window glass can be easily attached.
(8) When such a window regulator is attached to the rear door, the space for fixing work is small in the rear door, and the window glass for the rear door is relatively small. The effect of the fixing structure of the present invention can be remarkably exhibited without being complicated.

It is the front view and back view which show one Embodiment of the fixing structure of the carrier plate glass holder of this invention. 2a to 2d are a front view, a top view, a side view, and a rear view showing the carrier plate of FIG. 3a-c show the glass holder of FIG. It is a front view, a top view, and a back view. It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the window regulator of this invention. 5a and 5b are a front view and a back view showing another embodiment of the fixing structure of the carrier plate and the glass holder of the present invention. 6A to 6E are a front view, a cross-sectional view taken along a line XX, a cross-sectional view taken along a line Y-Y, a rear view, and a rear view showing the carrier plate of FIG. 7a to 7d are a front view, a top view, a bottom view, and a back view showing the glass holder of FIG. 8a to 8d are process diagrams showing a fixing process of the carrier plate and the glass holder.

The carrier plate and glass holder fixing structure of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1A and 1B show a carrier plate and glass holder fixing structure 10 in which a planar carrier plate 11 and a planar glass holder 12 supporting the glass G are connected and fixed by a locking member such as a screw. Here, the symbol C indicates an inner cable. Further, the left side of the paper in FIGS. 1a, 2a, and 3a is the front side of the vehicle, and the right side of the paper is the rear side of the vehicle. In this specification, the front and rear are determined based on this direction.

  The carrier plate 11 includes a planar plate body 16 as shown in FIGS. The plate body 16 includes a protrusion 17 that supports a flange portion 32 (left side of FIG. 3A) of the glass holder 12, which will be described later, a plate hole 18 into which a screw or a bolt is inserted, and the protrusion and the plate hole. And a cable locking portion 19 provided therebetween. Further, below the plate hole 18 is provided an engagement frame 20 for inserting and supporting an engagement protrusion 34 of the glass holder 12 described later. Only one plate hole 18 is formed in the plate body 16.

The protrusion 17 is formed so as to protrude in the vertical direction from the surface of the plate main body 16, and the end thereof is a guide that is inclined upward and in a direction protruding vertically from the plate main body. A portion 21 is provided (see FIGS. 2b and 2c).
The cable latching part 19 consists of the cable groove | channel 22 and the end accommodating part 23 which accommodates a cable end (refer FIG. 2c).

The upper end of the protruding portion 17 and the plate hole 18 are substantially at the same height as the plate body 16, and the protruding portion 17 is provided at the front portion of the plate body 16 and the plate hole 18 is provided at the rear portion of the plate body 16. (See FIGS. 2a and 2d).
The engagement frame 20 includes a rectangular tube-shaped main body 24 and a guide portion 25 that is inclined so that its upper portion expands upward (see FIG. 2d).
Furthermore, a plurality of recesses 26 and ribs 27 are formed in the plate body 16 for weight reduction and material reduction. For the same reason, the projecting portion 17 is also hollow by forming a hole 17a that opens to the back surface side.

  As shown in FIGS. 3a, 3b, and 3c, the glass holder 12 is composed of a flat holder body 31, and has a flange portion 32 formed on the front portion (left side of FIG. 3a) and the vicinity of the rear portion (right side of FIG. 3a). And one holder hole 33 formed in the above. Further, below the holder hole 33, an engagement protrusion 34 protruding downward from the holder main body 31 is formed. Furthermore, the upper part of the holder main body 31 is provided with a window glass support portion 35 that supports the window glass so as to sandwich the lower end of the window glass as provided in a conventionally known glass holder. The engagement protrusion 34 penetrates the engagement frame 20, and the outer shape of the engagement protrusion and the inner shape of the rectangular tube-shaped main body 24 of the engagement frame 20 are substantially the same. Yes. Moreover, in order to increase the strength of the glass holder 12, ribs 36 are provided throughout.

FIG. 4 shows a rear glass window regulator 40 using the carrier plate 11 and the glass holder 12.
The window regulator 40 includes a driving device 41, an upper cable guide (pulley) 42, a lower cable guide (cable slider) 43, an inner cable 44 connected in a closed loop by them, and the driving device 41 The guide plate 45 is connected to the pulley 42 and the carrier plate 11 is attached to the inner cable between the upper and lower cable guides 42 and 43. Moreover, the glass holder 12 is provided in the lower end of the window glass (imaginary line) attached to this window regulator. An outer casing is not used for the inner cable 44 of the window regulator 40. Moreover, the guide rail which guides the carrier plate 11 up and down is not used. However, a guide rail may be used. FIG. 4 is a drawing before the carrier plate 11 and the glass holder 12 are attached.

The drive device 41 is substantially the same as that conventionally known except that it has a connecting portion 46 having a flange that can be connected to one end (lower end) of the guide plate.
The upper cable guide 42 is also substantially the same as that conventionally known except that it is formed integrally with the other end (upper end) of the guide plate. The lower cable guide 43 is a conventionally known one.

  The guide plate 45 is a rod-shaped body, one end of which is connected to the pulley substrate of the pulley by integral molding, and the other end is a drive device connecting portion 46a. The drive device connecting portion 46a includes an insertion slit 48 for inserting the plate connecting portion and a fitting slit 49 for fitting the plate connecting portion. The insertion slit 48 and the fitting slit 49 are interposed via the stopper portion 50. Communicate. That is, by inserting the connecting portion 46 of the driving device from the insertion slit 48 and moving to the fitting slit 49 beyond the stop portion 50, the flange portion of the connecting portion 46 and the fitting slit 49 are fitted, and the guide The plate 45 and the drive device 41 are connected.

  As a method of attaching the window regulator 40 to the vehicle body, parts other than the glass holder 12 are attached to the door panel or door of the vehicle body. After attaching to the door, adjust the tension of the inner cable. Thereafter, the rear glass with the glass holder 12 attached to the lower end is inserted through the opening at the top of the door and lowered downward. Thereby, the engagement protrusion 34 of the glass holder abuts on the guide portion 25 of the engagement frame of the carrier plate and is guided into the engagement frame 20. On the other hand, the flange portion 32 of the glass holder is also brought into contact with the inner surface of the guiding portion 21 of the protruding portion of the carrier plate and engaged with the protruding portion 17. At this time, the engagement protrusion 34 penetrates the engagement frame 20 (see FIG. 1). Further, since the outer shape of the engagement protrusion 34 and the inner shape of the main body 24 of the engagement frame 20 are substantially the same, the engagement protrusion 34 and the main body 24 of the engagement frame 20 are engaged so that there is no gap. Match. Thereby, the holder hole 33 of the glass holder and the plate hole 18 of the carrier plate are aligned, and the carrier plate 11 and the glass holder 12 are connected by inserting a locking member such as a screw into them.

At this time, since the height of the screw and the height of the flange portion 32 of the glass holder and the protruding portion 17 of the carrier plate are substantially the same, it is possible to stably connect regardless of the weight of the rear glass. it can. In addition, when the carrier plate 11 and the glass holder 12 are connected, the engagement protrusion and the main body 24 of the engagement frame are in close contact with each other, although the connection is a single screw connection. It does not rotate with respect to it.
Thus, the structure of this invention can connect easily the glass holder and window plate which hold | maintain a window glass, and the raising / lowering of the window glass is stable after connection.

5a and 5b show a fixing structure 50a for the carrier plate 51 and the glass holder 52. FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 6a to 6e, the carrier plate 51 is composed of a flat plate main body 56. The plate main body 56 supports the front portion (left side of FIG. 7a) of the glass holder 52 and the front thereof. And a plate hole 62, and a cable locking portion 61 provided between the protrusion and the pulley. The plate body 56 is formed with a support portion 58 that supports the rear portion of the glass holder and a slide portion 59 that is continuous with the support portion so as to protrude from the plate body in the vertical direction. Further, only one plate hole 62 for locking the glass holder 52 with screws or bolts is formed.

  The support portion 58 is horizontal, and the slide portion 59 is inclined. The protrusion 57 and the plate hole 62 are provided at the same height of the plate main body 56 and are separated from each other in the left and right directions. The protrusion 57 is provided at the front and the plate hole 62 is provided at the rear. Further, as shown in FIG. 5e, the protruding portion 57 has a substantially rectangular cross section, and rounded corners are formed.

In addition, the projecting portion 57 is formed with a guiding portion 60 that is inclined so as to project upward and attracts the lower end of the glass holder.
Furthermore, the upper end of the front side of the carrier plate has a first upper edge 65a whose upper end is the upper surface of the protrusion 57, and an inclined upper edge that is continuous with the first upper edge 65a and is inclined to be higher than the first upper edge. 65b (see FIG. 6a).

A cable locking portion 61 is provided on the rear surface of the plate main body 56 of the carrier plate 51 at a position located between the plate hole 62 and the protruding portion 57. The cable locking portion 61 includes an end receiving portion 62 that stores a cable end, and a cable groove 63 that guides the cable end to the end locking portion.
Furthermore, a plurality of concave portions 64a and ribs 64b are formed in the plate body 56 for weight reduction and for reducing raw materials. For the same reason, the protruding portion 57 is also hollow by forming a hole that opens on the back surface side.

  On the other hand, the glass holder 52 includes a planar holder body 66 as shown in FIGS. The holder body 66 has a U-shaped engaging portion 67 having a groove 67a formed at the front (left side in FIG. 3a), and a first formed at the lower end of the front and extending rearward downward. A sloped portion 68 and a second sloped portion 69 are formed that are continuous with the upper end 67b of the groove of the engaging portion, protrude in the vertical direction from the holder body 66, and extend upward and rearward. The engaging portion 67 is a notch opened at the side edge of the holder main body 66. The rear lower end 71 of the holder main body 66 is built up so that the thickness is thicker than other portions. In this embodiment, the upper end 67b of the engaging portion 67 corresponds to the flange portion in the claims.

  Further, the holder main body 66 has a window glass support portion 72 that is supported by sandwiching the lower end of the window glass as provided in a conventionally known glass holder, and a screw or the like so as to overlap the plate hole 62 of the carrier plate. A holder hole 73 into which the locking member is inserted is formed. Only one holder hole 73 is formed near the rear part of the holder body.

A procedure for fixing the carrier plate 51 and the glass holder 52 thus configured will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the glass holder 52 is moved downward from above the carrier plate 51 so that the lower end of the glass holder 52 comes into contact with the guiding portion 60. As a result, the lower end of the glass holder 52 is guided to the guiding portion 60 of the carrier plate 51, the glass holder 52 is attracted to the carrier plate 51, and the first inclined surface 68 of the glass holder contacts the upper end of the protruding portion 57 (FIG. 8a). reference). Thereby, the window glass can be temporarily placed on the carrier plate.

  By further lowering the guide plate 51, the first inclined surface 68 at the lower end of the front portion of the glass holder 52 slides in contact with the corner portion of the protruding portion 57, and the glass holder 52 moves obliquely downward to the right (arrow Direction) (see FIG. 8b). After the first inclined surface 68 slides in contact with the projecting portion 57, the rear lower end 71 of the glass holder contacts the upper end of the slide portion 59 of the carrier plate, and the second inclined surface portion 69 is the upper inclined edge of the carrier plate. Abuts with 65b.

  Thereafter, when the glass holder 52 is further lowered, the rear lower end 71 of the glass holder 52 slides along the slide portion 59, the second inclined surface 69 of the glass holder slides along the inclined upper edge 65b, and the glass holder 52 Then, it moves to the lower left (in the direction of the arrow) (see FIG. 8c). Thereafter, the carrier plate protruding portion 57 is inserted into the groove 67a of the engaging portion 67 of the glass holder by laterally sliding, the rear lower end 71 of the glass holder is supported by the support portion 58, and further, the plate hole 62 And the holder holes 73 are arranged so that they can be connected (see FIG. 8d). Finally, the fixing operation of the carrier plate 51 and the glass holder 52 is completed by inserting a locking member such as a screw into the plate hole 62 and the holder hole 73.

  As described above, the fixing structure 50a can be easily stacked by simply lowering the glass holder 52 with respect to the carrier plate 51, and only by fixing with a locking member such as one screw. Both can be fixed at two locations. Therefore, it is easy to attach the window glass to the window regulator even in a narrow work space such as the rear door, the possibility that the carrier plate 51 and the glass holder 52 are not shifted is small, and the window glass can be raised and lowered stably.

C Inner cable 10 Fixing structure 11 Carrier plate 12 Glass holder 16 Plate body 17 Protruding part 17a Hole 18 Plate hole 19 Cable locking part 20 Engagement frame 21 Guide part 22 Cable groove 23 End housing part 24 Body 25 Guide part 26 Concave part 27 Rib 31 Holder body 32 Flange part 33 Holder hole 34 Engaging projection 35 Window glass support part 36 Rib 40 Window regulator 41 Drive device 42 Pulley (cable guide)
43 Cable slider (cable guide)
44 Inner cable 45 Guide plate 46 Connection portion 46a Drive device connection portion 48 Insertion slit 49 Fitting slit 50 Stop portion 50a Fixing structure 51 Carrier plate 52 Glass holder 56 Plate body 57 Projection portion 58 Support portion 59 Slide portion 60 Lead-in portion 61 Cable Locking portion 62 Plate hole 63 Cable groove 64a Recess 64b Rib 65a First upper edge 65b Inclined upper edge 66 Holder body 67 Engaging portion 67a Groove 67b Upper end of groove 68 First inclined surface portion 69 Second inclined surface portion 71 Rear lower end 72 Window Glass support 73 Holder hole

Claims (8)

A glass holder holding the window glass and a carrier plate supporting the raising and lowering of the window glass are fixed by a rod-like locking member so as to overlap, and a fixing structure of the glass holder and the carrier plate,
The carrier plate is constituted by a flat plate body, and the plate body includes one plate hole into which the locking member is inserted, a projecting portion projecting in a vertical direction, the plate hole and the projecting portion. A cable locking portion formed between
The glass holder is constituted by a flat holder body, and the holder body is overlapped with the plate hole and has one holder hole into which the locking member is inserted, and one projecting portion on one side edge. A flange portion formed to be supported,
A fixing structure of a carrier plate and a glass holder, wherein the locking member inserted into the holder hole and the plate hole, and a contact portion of the protruding portion and the flange portion are substantially at the same height. 2. The fixing structure according to claim 1, further comprising a guiding portion for guiding the lower end of the glass holder, which is inclined upward and away from the plate main body, at an end portion of the protruding portion. The holder body includes an engaging protrusion protruding downward below the holder hole,
The plate body includes an engagement frame projecting perpendicular to the plate body below the plate hole,
The fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein by inserting the engaging protrusion into the engaging frame, the holder hole and the plate hole are aligned, and the protruding portion and the flange portion are in contact with each other. The holder body includes a second flange portion formed below the flange portion and spaced from the flange portion;
The fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion comes into contact with the flange portion so as to be sandwiched between the flange portion and the second flange portion. The plate body has a support portion for supporting the glass holder and a slide portion formed on the support portion so as to face the support portion, and a slide portion continuous with the support portion so as to protrude vertically from the plate body. And
The holder body is formed at the lower end of one side edge, and has a first slope portion extending downward toward the other side edge,
By lowering the glass holder from above the carrier plate, the first inclined surface portion comes into contact with the projecting portion and slides along the projecting portion, and then the other lower side edge of the glass holder contacts the slide portion. The glass holder slides along the slide part and descends so as to draw a letter "<", whereby the protrusion is sandwiched between the flange part and the second flange part, and the protrusion part and the flange part are The fixing structure according to claim 4, which abuts. The upper end of the carrier plate is composed of a first upper edge whose upper end is the protruding portion, and an inclined upper edge that is continuous with the first upper edge and is inclined to be higher than the first upper edge,
The glass holder is continuous with the lower end of the flange portion, is formed so as to protrude in the vertical direction from the holder body, and includes a second slope portion extending upward in the other side edge direction,
After the first inclined surface slides on the protrusion, the second inclined surface comes into contact with the inclined upper edge almost simultaneously with the lower portion of the other side edge of the glass holder in contact with the sliding portion, along the inclined upper edge. The fixing structure according to claim 5, which slides. It consists of upper and lower cable guides, an inner cable connected in a closed loop by them, a carrier plate attached to the inner cable between the upper and lower cable guides, and a drive device that drives the inner cable, and the lower end of the window glass A glass holder is attached to
A window regulator in which the carrier plate and the glass holder are fixed by the fixing structure according to claim 1. The window regulator according to claim 7, which is attached to the rear door.

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