JP2016147520A - End cap and molding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an end cap of molding from lifting relative to a vehicle body.SOLUTION: The end cap mounted to an end of an elongated molding body includes a locking part 3c to be locked from a lower side to a fold back part provided at an upper edge of a door outer panel of a vehicle.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an end cap and a molding.

  Conventionally, a molding such as an outside molding is mounted on a vehicle. For example, as shown in Patent Document 1, such a molding includes a long molding body and an end cap attached to an end of the molding body.

JP 2008-18895 A JP 2012-187936 A

  For example, as shown in Patent Document 2, the outside molding is fixed by a molding body sandwiching a flange portion (folding) provided on an upper edge of a door outer panel. Further, in order to prevent the end cap from being lifted off the vehicle body, the end cap itself is also fixed to the vehicle body. Normally, the folded portion provided on the upper edge as described above is not formed at the end portion of the door outer panel in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the door outer panel is in a single plate state. For this reason, the end cap is provided with a snap fit, and is fixed to the vehicle body by locking the snap fit in a locking hole formed at the end of the door outer panel.

  However, in recent years, there is also a vehicle in which the above-described folded portion is provided to the end portion of the door outer panel in the vehicle front-rear direction. In such a vehicle, a locking hole cannot be provided at the end of the door outer panel, and the end cap cannot be fixed to the vehicle body by a snap fit. For this reason, there is a concern that the end cap floats from the vehicle body.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to prevent a molding end cap from floating with respect to a vehicle body.

  The present invention adopts the following configuration as means for solving the above-described problems.

  1st invention is an end cap attached to the edge part of an elongate molding main body, Comprising: It has the latching | locking part latched from the downward | turnback part provided in the upper edge of the door outer panel of a vehicle Is adopted.

  According to a second invention, in the first invention, a cap that covers an end surface of the molding body, a base that extends from the cap along the molding body, and a stopper provided on the molding body from the cap side. A configuration is adopted in which the projection is formed in close contact with the base.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, a configuration is employed in which a restriction portion is provided above the door outer panel and restricts downward movement.

  A fourth invention includes any one of the first to third inventions, further comprising: a sandwiching portion disposed so as to sandwich the locking portion and the folded portion, and the sandwiching portion and the above in the extending direction of the molding body. A configuration in which the engaging portions are alternately arranged is employed.

  5th invention is a molding provided with an elongate molding main body and the end cap attached to the edge part of the said molding main body, Comprising: It is invention of any one of said 1st-4th as said end cap. A configuration including an end cap is employed.

  According to the present invention, the end cap has the locking portion locked from below on the folded portion provided on the upper edge of the door outer panel of the vehicle. For this reason, even if the locking hole is not provided in the door outer panel, the end cap can be fixed to the door outer panel. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the molding end cap from floating with respect to the vehicle body.

It is a front view of the front door of the vehicle in which the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention is installed. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the front view which looked at the field including the end of the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention from the back side of the door panel. It is a perspective view of the field including the end of the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the end cap with which the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention is provided from the direction almost the same as FIG. It is the front view which looked at the end cap with which the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention is provided from the molding body side. It is the perspective view which looked at the end cap with which the outside molding in one embodiment of the present invention is provided from the side opposite to FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of an end cap and molding according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each member is appropriately changed in order to make each member a recognizable size.

  FIG. 1 is a front view of a front door 10 of a vehicle on which an outside molding 1 (molding) according to this embodiment is installed. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door 10 of the vehicle includes a door panel 11, a window frame 12, a window plate 13, and an outside molding 1. The door panel 11 is a strength member made of a steel plate, and includes a door outer panel 11a that is an exterior panel, and a door inner panel 11b (see FIGS. 2 and 3) disposed inside the door outer panel 11a. The window frame 12 is a frame body provided on the upper portion of the door panel 11. The window board 13 is arrange | positioned at the area | region enclosed by the window frame 12, and is raised / lowered by the raising / lowering mechanism not shown.

  The outside molding 1 of the present embodiment is provided at the upper end of the door panel 11 so as to extend in the vehicle front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 1), and is arranged to fill the gap between the door panel 11 and the window plate 13. Has been. Hereinafter, the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view of a region including the end portion of the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment as viewed from the back side of the door panel 11. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a region including an end portion of the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment. In FIG. 5, the door panel 11 and a core material 2a described later are omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the door panel 11 to which the outside molding 1 of this embodiment is attached is folded back from the outside to the inside of the vehicle so that the upper end of the door outer panel 11a covers the upper end of the door inner panel 11b. It is. The portion where the door outer panel 11a is folded in this manner is hereinafter referred to as a folded portion 11c. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the door panel 11 has a shape in which the folded portion 11 c described above is provided up to an end portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the outside molding 1 of this embodiment attached to such a door panel 11 includes a long molding body 2 extending in the front-rear direction for a vehicle, and the molding body 2. And an end cap 3 attached to the end. In FIG. 5, only one end cap 3 is shown because only one end of the outside molding 1 is illustrated. However, the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment also has an end cap at the opposite end not shown in FIG. This end cap has substantially the same shape except that it is symmetrical with the end cap 3 shown in FIG. 5 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. For this reason, in this embodiment, the end cap 3 shown in FIG. 5 will be described, and the description of the end cap on the opposite end not shown in FIG. 5 will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the molding body 2 includes a core material 2a (not shown in FIG. 5), an inside seal lip 2b, a low friction layer 2c, an outside seal lip 2d, a panel, A contact portion 2e and a retaining portion 2f are provided.

  The core material 2a is a part formed by roll-forming stainless steel. As shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle interior seal lip 2b, the low friction layer 2c, the vehicle exterior seal lip 2d, and the panel contact The part 2e and the retaining part 2f are supported directly or indirectly. The core member 2a includes a flat plate region 2a1 to which the vehicle inner side seal lip portion 2b, the panel contact portion 2e and the retaining portion 2f are fixed, a tip region 2a2 to which the vehicle outer side seal lip portion 2d is fixed, and a flat plate region 2a1. And an intermediate region 2a3 connecting the tip region 2a2. The flat plate region 2a1 and the front end region 2a2 are disposed so as to sandwich the folded portion 11c of the door panel 11, the flat plate region 2a1 is disposed inside the vehicle, and the front end region 2a2 is disposed outside the vehicle. The intermediate region 2a3 is curved so as to connect the flat plate region 2a1 and the tip region 2a2. The outer surface of the intermediate region 2a3 is a design surface that is visible from the outside of the vehicle when the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment is attached to the door panel 11. That is, since the core 2a is formed of stainless steel, the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment has a high design with metallic luster when viewed from outside the vehicle.

  The vehicle interior seal lip 2b is a resin component that is fixed to the entire vehicle interior surface of the flat plate region 2a1 of the core member 2a. The vehicle interior seal lip 2b has two lips 2b1 projecting toward the vehicle interior and a decorative lip 2b2 projecting upward. The lip 2b1 is in contact with the window plate 13 via the low friction layer 2c, and prevents rainwater or the like from entering between the window plate 13 and the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment. The lip 2b1 is flexible enough to prevent the window plate 13 from moving up and down. The low friction layer 2c is a layer in which a nylon pile or the like having a lower friction than the lip 2b1 is planted, is formed on the surface of the lip 2b1, and is in direct contact with the window plate 13.

  The vehicle exterior seal lip 2d is a resin component that is fixed to the vehicle interior surface of the tip region 2a2 of the core member 2a. The vehicle exterior seal lip 2d includes a lip 2d1 that protrudes downward and contacts the surface of the door outer panel 11a, and a clamping protrusion 2d2 that clamps the folded portion 11c of the door panel 11 together with the panel contact 2e. The lip 2d1 prevents rainwater or the like from entering between the door outer panel 11a and the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment. A plurality of sandwiching protrusions 2d2 are arranged in the height direction, and each tip is in contact with the surface of the folded portion 11c.

  The panel contact portion 2e is a resin component that is fixed to the upper surface of the outer side of the flat plate region 2a1 of the core member 2a. This panel contact part 2e clamps the folding | returning part 11c of the door panel 11 with the clamping protrusion 2d2 of the vehicle exterior seal lip part 2d. The molding body 2 is fixed to the door panel 11 by the panel abutting portion 2e and the clamping protrusion 2d2 of the vehicle exterior seal lip portion 2d clamping the folded portion 11c of the door panel 11.

  The retaining portion 2f is a resin component that is fixed to the lower portion of the outer surface of the flat plate region 2a1 of the core member 2a. The retaining portion 2f has a jaw portion 2f1 projecting to the outside of the vehicle. The jaw portion 2f1 is a portion that comes into contact with the upper end 11a1 of the door outer panel 11a directed downward to form the folded portion 11c from below, and prevents the molding body 2 from slipping upward with respect to the door panel 11. Is.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the molding body 2 is provided with a notch 2g at the end. The notch 2g is formed by cutting off the lower part of the molding body 2. Of the end portions of the molding body 2, a rod-shaped portion that has not been cut off by the cutout portion 2 g is hereinafter referred to as an extending portion 2 h. As shown in FIG. 3, the extended portion 2h includes a part of the core material 2a, a decorative lip 2b2, a vehicle outer side seal lip part 2d, and a part of the panel contact part 2e.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the molding body 2 has a stopper 2i that protrudes downward from the extending portion 2h. The stopper 2i is configured by laminating a core member 2a, a vehicle interior seal lip portion 2b, and a panel contact portion 2e in the thickness direction. Such a stopper 2i has a substantially trapezoidal shape with a width (width in the vehicle front-rear direction) narrowing toward the tip (lower end), and has an inclined side edge 2i1.

  The stopper 2i is in close contact with a protrusion 3e (described later) of the end cap 3 by being tilted as shown in FIG. 5 with the base connected to the extending portion 2h as the center. The stopper 2 i is not tilted when the end cap 3 is attached to the molding body 2, and is plastically deformed and tilted after the end cap 3 is attached to the molding body 2.

  In such a molding body 2, a resin-made vehicle inside seal lip portion 2b, a vehicle outside seal lip portion 2d, a panel contact portion 2e, and a retaining portion 2f are integrated with a stainless steel core 2a. Structure. For this reason, the molding body 2 is formed by, for example, extrusion molding.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the end cap 3 viewed from substantially the same direction as FIG. FIG. 7 is a front view of the end cap 3 as viewed from the molding body 2 side. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the end cap 3 as viewed from the opposite side to FIG. The end cap 3 is a resin part. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the cap 3a, the base 3b, the locking portion 3c, the clamping portion 3d, the protruding portion 3e, and the regulating rib 3f ( Regulatory Department).

  The cap 3 a is a part that covers the end surface of the molding body 2, and has a plate shape that is slightly larger than the end surface of the molding body 2. The base 3b extends from the cap 3a along the molding body 2, and is connected to the back surface (the surface on the molding body 2 side) of the cap 3a substantially perpendicularly. The locking part 3c is a part that hangs downward from the base 3b, and a claw part 3c1 is provided at the tip. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the engaging portion 3 c is engaged with the claw portion 3 c 1 from below with respect to an upper end 11 a 1 facing downward of the folded portion 11 c provided on the upper edge of the door panel 11. Further, the central portion of the locking portion 3c in the vertical direction is in contact with the folded portion 11c from the vehicle inner side, and sandwiches the folded portion 11c together with the clamping protrusion 2d2 of the vehicle exterior seal lip portion 2d of the molding body 2. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the sandwiching portion 3 d is provided to hang from the base 3 b so as to be disposed with the locking portion 3 c and the folded portion 11 c interposed therebetween. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, two sandwiching portions 3d are arranged in the extending direction of the base 3b (that is, the extending direction of the molding body 2). In the present embodiment, in the extending direction of the base 3b, the locking portions 3c are arranged between the two clamping portions 3d, and the clamping portions 3d and the locking portions 3c are alternately arranged. In other words, when the end cap 3 is viewed as a single unit, the locking portion 3c is not disposed on the front surface of the clamping portion 3d, and the clamping portion 3d is not disposed on the front surface of the locking portion 3c. ing. When the end cap 3 is attached to the molding body 2, these sandwiching portions 3d are disposed in a space between the tip region 2a2 and the intermediate region 2a3 of the core member 2a, and the tip region 2a2 and the vehicle outer side seal lip portion The folded portion 11c of the door panel 11 is clamped together with the locking portion 3c via 2d.

  The protrusion 3e is provided at the tip of the base 3b and protrudes downward from the base 3b. The protrusion 3e is a part where the stopper 2i provided on the molding body 2 is in close contact with the cap 3a. When the side edge 2i1 of the stopper 2i tilted as described above is brought into close contact with such a protrusion 3e, the protrusion 3e is pushed to the opposite side of the cap 3a, whereby the end cap 3 is molded. It is pushed into the main body 2 side. That is, in the present embodiment, the end cap 3 is crimped by the stopper 2i, and the end cap 3 is prevented from falling off the molding body 2. As shown in FIG. 8, the restriction rib 3f is formed at a boundary portion between the locking portion 3c and the sandwiching portion 3d, and is provided to protrude downward from the base 3b. The restriction rib 3 f is disposed above the folded portion 11 c of the door panel 11 and restricts the downward movement of the end cap 3. The restriction rib 3f is integrally connected to the bases of the locking portion 3c and the clamping portion 3d, and improves the strength of the locking portion 3c and the clamping portion 3d.

  The outside molding 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above is assembled by first inserting the end cap 3 into the end of the molding body 2, tilting the stopper 2i, and crimping the end cap 3. Thereafter, the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment is attached to the door panel 11. At this time, the molding body 2 is attached to the door panel 11 so that the folded portion 11c of the door panel 11 is clamped by the clamping protrusion 2d2 of the vehicle exterior seal lip 2d and the panel contact portion 2e.

  On the other hand, the end cap 3 is attached to the door panel 11 so as to sandwich the folded portion 11c of the door panel 11 between the locking portion 3c and the sandwiching portion 3d via the tip region 2a2 and the vehicle exterior seal lip portion 2d. The movement of the end cap 3 is restricted by the cap 3a that contacts the end surface of the molding body 2 and the protrusion 3e that contacts the stopper 2i in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Further, the end cap 3 is vertically moved by a locking portion 3c locked to the folded portion 11c from below and a regulating rib 3f that is disposed above the folded portion 11c and regulates the downward movement of the end cap 3. Movement to is regulated. Further, the end cap 3 is restricted from moving in and out of the vehicle by the engaging portion 3c and the holding portion 3d that hold the folded portion 11c. Therefore, such an end cap 3 is not moved in any direction after the outside molding 1 of this embodiment is attached to the door panel 11.

  According to the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment as described above, the end cap 3 has the locking portion 3c locked from the lower side to the folded portion 11c provided on the upper edge of the vehicle door outer panel 11a. . For this reason, even if the locking hole is not provided in the door outer panel 11a, the end cap 3 can be fixed to the door outer panel 11a. Therefore, according to the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the end cap 3 from floating with respect to the vehicle body.

  In the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment, a cap 3 a that covers the end surface of the molding body 2, a base 3 b that extends from the cap 3 a along the molding body 2, and a stopper 2 i provided on the molding body 2 are provided. And a protrusion 3e formed on the base 3b and in close contact with the cap 3a. For this reason, the end cap 3 can be crimped by tilting the stopper 2i, and it is possible to reliably prevent the end cap 3 from falling off the molding body 2.

  Further, the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment includes a regulation rib 3f that is disposed above the folded portion 11c of the door outer panel 11a and regulates the downward movement of the end cap 3. For this reason, after the outside molding 1 of this embodiment is attached to the door panel 11, the end cap 3 can be prevented from moving downward, and the end cap 3 can be prevented from sinking. .

  Further, in the outside molding 1 of the present embodiment, the sandwiching portions 3d and the locking portions 3c are alternately arranged in the extending direction of the molding body 2. For this reason, even if the door outer panel 11a itself or the folded portion 11c is deformed so as to be slightly undulated when viewed from above due to an error or the like, the sandwiching portion 3d and the locking portion 3c are deformed. In addition, the folded portion 11c can be reliably clamped by the clamping portion 3d and the locking portion 3c. Further, when the end cap 3 is viewed as a single unit, the engaging portion 3c is not arranged on the front surface of the holding portion 3d, and the holding portion 3d is not arranged on the front surface of the engaging portion 3c. Therefore, when the end cap 3 is injection-molded, the end cap 3 can be formed without using a slide mold.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various shapes, combinations, and the like of the constituent members shown in the above-described embodiments are examples, and various modifications can be made based on design requirements and the like without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which only one locking portion 3c is installed on the end cap 3 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is also possible to employ a configuration in which the end cap 3 includes a plurality of locking portions 3c.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the core material 2a of the molding main body 2 consists of stainless steel, and the structure which has metallic luster because this core material 2a was visually recognizable from the outside was demonstrated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it is possible to adopt a configuration including a molding body made of only a resin material.

  1 …… Outside molding (molding), 2 …… Moulding body, 2a …… Core material, 2b …… Car interior seal lip, 2c …… Low friction layer, 2d …… Car exterior seal lip, 2e …… Panel abutting part, 2f .. Lock-off part, 2g .. Notch part, 2h .. Extension part, 2i .. Stopper, 3 .... End cap, 3a .. Cap, 3b .. Base, 3c .. Stop part, 3d .. Holding part, 3e .. Projection part, 3f .. Restricting rib, 10 .... Front door, 11 ... Door panel, 11a ... Door outer panel, 11b ... Door inner panel, 11c ... Folded part

Claims (5)

An end cap attached to the end of the long molding body,
An end cap having a locking portion locked from below to a folded portion provided on an upper edge of a vehicle door outer panel. A cap that covers an end surface of the molding body;
A base extending along the molding body from the cap;
The end cap according to claim 1, further comprising: a protrusion provided on the base while a stopper provided on the molding body is in close contact with the cap side.   The end cap according to claim 1, further comprising a restricting portion that is disposed above the door outer panel and restricts downward movement.   The holding portion is disposed with the engaging portion and the folded portion interposed therebetween, and the holding portion and the engaging portion are alternately arranged in the extending direction of the molding body. The end cap as described in any one of 1-3. A molding comprising a long molding body and an end cap attached to an end of the molding body,
A molding comprising the end cap according to any one of claims 1 to 4 as the end cap.

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