JP2023158518A - Vehicular glass molding peripheral structure - Google Patents

Abstract

To blind a gap without bringing glass molding into contact with a fender panel by preventing water from invading from the gap therebetween.SOLUTION: A vehicular glass molding peripheral structure 100 includes: a pillar glass 116 fixedly arranged; a fender panel 110 below the pillar glass 116; and glass molding 118 joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116. The glass molding 118 includes: a main body 118A joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116; and an inner projection 118B and an outer projection 118C projecting downward respectively from vehicle inner and outer positions than the pillar glass 116 of the main body 118A. The upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 is positioned between the lower ends 122 and 124 in the vehicle width direction of each of the inner projection 118B and the outer projection 118C, and a gap 130 is provided between the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a structure surrounding a glass molding for a vehicle.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a mounting structure for an automobile fender panel. According to this structure, a glass molding 75 made of rubber is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the window glass 71 of the fixed window 7 between the front pillar 2 and the fender panel 2 constituting the vehicle body. The glass molding 75 is provided with a lip 751, which extends downward and comes into contact with the fender panel 2, thereby covering and filling the gap between the window glass 71 and the fender panel 2. This is thought to have the effect of preventing rainwater and the like from entering through the gap, and of hiding the interior of the vehicle so that the vehicle body cannot be seen through the gap.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2005-96502

However, if the lip extending from the glass molding is brought into contact with the fender panel as in Patent Document 1, the lip and the fender panel may become separated due to vibrations when the vehicle is running, or conversely, they may come into excessively strong contact. There is. This may cause contact noise or deteriorate the appearance due to paint peeling or scratches on the fender panel.

In view of these problems, the present invention has been developed around a glass molding for a vehicle, which prevents water from entering through the gap between the fender panel and hides the gap without bringing the glass molding into contact with the fender panel. The purpose is to provide structure.

In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the present invention includes: a pillar glass fixedly arranged on a pillar of a vehicle; a fender panel that constitutes the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass; In a vehicle glass molding peripheral structure that includes a glass molding that is joined in the front-rear direction, the glass molding has a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass, and The fender panel has an inner protrusion and an outer protrusion that protrude downward, and the upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner protrusion and the outer protrusion in the vehicle width direction, and the fender panel and the glass molding are connected to each other. A feature is that a predetermined gap is provided between them.

According to the present invention, there is provided a glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle that can prevent water from entering through the gap between the glass molding and the fender panel without bringing the glass molding into contact with the fender panel, and can also hide the gap. becomes possible.

1 is a side view of a vehicle to which an embodiment of a glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied, seen from the right side; 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the vehicle in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the glass molding shown in FIG. 2 seen from the rear slightly to the left. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the same vehicle as FIG. 2. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of the same vehicle as FIG. 2. FIG.

An embodiment of the present invention includes a pillar glass fixedly arranged on a pillar of a vehicle, a fender panel that constitutes the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass, and a glass molding bonded to the lower end of the pillar glass in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. In the glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle, the glass molding includes a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass; The upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner and outer protrusions in the vehicle width direction, and a predetermined gap is provided between the fender panel and the glass molding. It is characterized by being

According to the present invention, the gap between the fender panel and the glass molding has a labyrinth shape that slopes upward from the outside of the vehicle toward the inside of the vehicle and slopes down after passing through the upper end of the fender panel. Since the fender panel and the glass molding are separated by such a labyrinth-shaped gap, it is difficult for water to pass through this gap and enter the inside of the fender panel, and for example, rainwater is prevented from entering. . Further, since the glass molding and the fender panel are in a non-contact state with no contact points, there is no possibility of contact noise being generated or deterioration of the appearance due to paint peeling or scratches on the fender panel.

The inner protrusion of the glass molding described above preferably intersects with a straight line connecting the lower end of the outer protrusion and the upper end of the fender panel when viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

With the inner protrusion extending long enough to intersect with such a straight line, the vehicle body inside the gap is hidden from view from more directions, and there is no contact between the glass molding and the fender panel. Also, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the vehicle from looking strange.

The length of the inner convex portion projecting downward from the main body of the glass molding is preferably at least twice the height difference between the main body of the glass molding and the upper end of the fender panel.

According to this configuration, the inner convex portion of the glass molding extends below the upper end of the fender panel on the inside of the vehicle in the gap between the glass molding and the fender panel.

This long inner convex part also hides the vehicle body inside the gap from the view from more directions, and even if there is no contact between the glass molding and the fender panel, the appearance of the vehicle does not look strange. It can be prevented.

On the inside of the car at the lower end of the outside convex part of the glass molding described above, a parallel surface is formed that is parallel to the design surface of the fender panel that extends downward from the top end to the outside of the car, and the design surface and the parallel surface are parallel to each other. It is preferable that the horizontal distance from the upper end of the fender panel to the lower end of the outer protrusion of the glass molding is larger than the distance.

The outer convex portion having such a structure also hides the vehicle body inside the gap from the view from more directions, and prevents the vehicle from looking strange even if there is no contact between the glass molding and the fender panel. be able to.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in these examples are merely illustrative to facilitate understanding of the invention, and do not limit the invention unless otherwise specified. In this specification and the drawings, elements having substantially the same functions and configurations are designated by the same reference numerals to omit redundant explanation, and elements not directly related to the present invention are omitted from illustration. do.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a vehicle to which an embodiment of the glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied, viewed from the right side. Figure 1 In all other drawings, arrows F (Forward) and B (Backward) indicate the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, arrows L (Leftward) and R (Rightward) indicate the left and right directions of the vehicle width, and arrow U indicates the vertical direction of the vehicle. (upward), D (downward). As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle 102 to which the vehicle glass molding peripheral structure 100 (FIG. 2) is applied includes two front pillars, that is, a front front pillar 104 and a rear front pillar 106.

The front pillar 104 extends between the roof 108 and the fender panel 110, and constitutes the right end of a windshield 112. The rear front pillar 106 spans between the roof 108 and the side door panel 114. A pillar glass 116 that does not open or close is fixedly arranged between the front front pillar 104 and the rear front pillar 106.

2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of the vehicle shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the glass molding shown in FIG. 2 seen from the rear slightly to the left. As shown in FIG. 2, the fender panel 110 constitutes the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass 116. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a glass molding 118 is bonded to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Although the glass molding 118 is made of rubber in this embodiment, it may be made of resin, for example. Note that the glass molding 118 is actually bonded not only to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 but also to surround the outer periphery of the pillar glass 116.

FIG. 4 is an AA sectional view of the same vehicle as FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 4, the glass molding 118 includes a main body 118A joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 and the outside of the vehicle, and a part of the main body 118A that protrudes downward from positions on the inside of the vehicle and outside of the vehicle, respectively, relative to the pillar glass 116. It has an inner protrusion 118B and an outer protrusion 118C.

That is, the glass molding 118 has a cross-sectional shape in which the main body 118A is recessed upward between the inner protrusion 118B and the outer protrusion 118C. These three parts constituting the glass molding 118, that is, the main body 118A, the inner convex part 118B, and the outer convex part 118C, can be separated by the imaginary line L1 shown in FIG. 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 is located between the lower ends 122 and 124 of the inner convex portion 118B and the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118 in the vehicle width direction (horizontal direction). A predetermined gap 130 is provided between the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118.

According to this embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the gap 130 between the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118 has a labyrinth shape. That is, the gap 130 slopes upward as shown by an arrow 132 from the outside of the vehicle to the inside of the vehicle (from the right side to the left side in FIG. 2), and slopes downward as shown by an arrow 134 through the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110. It becomes.

Since the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118 are separated by such a labyrinth-shaped gap 130, it is difficult for water to overcome this gap 130, and rainwater, for example, cannot pass through the gap 130 and reach the inner vehicle body panel 140. is prevented from entering.

Further, according to this embodiment, both the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110 are in a non-contact state with no contact points. Therefore, unlike a structure in which the glass molding is in contact with the fender panel, there is no occurrence of contact noise or deterioration of the appearance due to paint peeling or scratches on the fender panel 110.

As shown in FIG. 1, a vehicle glass molding peripheral structure 100 according to this embodiment is applied to a pillar glass 116 fixedly arranged between a front front pillar 104 and a rear front pillar 106. However, the present invention is not limited to glass such as pillar glass 116. That is, the present invention may be applied to any fixedly disposed glass bordering or having a separation between the fender panel and the fender panel. For example, the present invention may be applied to pillar glass that is fixedly arranged to a single front pillar, or if there is glass that is fixedly arranged to a center pillar or rear pillar other than the front pillar, the present invention may be applied to that glass. May be applied.

Referring again to FIG. For convenience, FIG. 4 shows horizontal imaginary lines L1, L2, and L3, as well as an imaginary line L7. The imaginary line L1 is a straight line passing through the lower end of the main body 118A of the glass molding 118, the imaginary line L2 is a straight line passing through the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110, and the imaginary line L3 is a straight line passing through the lower end of the inner protrusion 118B of the glass molding 118. It is a straight line.

The length T1 of the inner convex portion 118B protruding downward from the main body 118A of the glass molding 118 shown in FIG. be.

Since the length T1 is set to be more than twice the height difference T2 in this way, the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118 extends in a plate shape to below the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 on the inside of the vehicle in the gap 130. ing.

According to such an inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118, the vehicle body panel 140 inside the gap 130 can be Blindfolded. Therefore, even if there is no contact between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110, the appearance of the vehicle 102 can be prevented from feeling strange.

A virtual line L7 in FIG. 4 is a straight line connecting the lower end 124 of the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118 and the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110. As shown in FIG. 4, the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118 intersects with the imaginary line L7 when viewed from the vehicle longitudinal direction.

According to the inner convex portion 118B that extends long enough to intersect with the imaginary line L7, the inner convex portion 118B that is visible from the inside of the gap 130 can be viewed from more directions, for example, for the line of sight 150 that is trying to see the gap 130 from slightly above. The vehicle body panel 140 is blindfolded. Therefore, even if there is no contact between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the vehicle from looking strange.

FIG. 5 is an AA sectional view of the same vehicle as FIG. 2. Also in FIG. 5, for convenience, vertical virtual lines L4 and L5 and a virtual line L6 are illustrated. The imaginary line L4 is a straight line passing through the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110, and the imaginary line L5 is a straight line passing through the lower end 124 of the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118.

The fender panel 110 has a design surface 144 extending downward from its upper end 120 toward the outside of the vehicle (to the right in FIG. 5). A parallel surface 146 parallel to the design surface 144 is formed on the inside of the vehicle (left side in FIG. 5) of the lower end 124 of the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118. The virtual line L6 is a straight line along this parallel plane 146.

As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal distance T4 from the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 to the lower end 124 of the glass molding 118 is greater than the distance T3 between the design surface 144 and the parallel surface 146.

The outer convex portion 118C having such a configuration also allows the vehicle body panel 140 inside the gap 130 to be hidden from the line of sight from more directions, for example, from the line of sight 150 that tries to see the gap 130 from slightly above as shown in FIG. be done. In this embodiment, the vehicle body panel 140 is naturally hidden from the line of sight 150 by the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118. However, even if there is no inner convex portion 118B, according to this embodiment in which T3<T4 is satisfied, the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118 has a parallel surface 146 that largely protrudes to the outside of the vehicle. . Even if there is no contact between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110, the vehicle body panel 140 is hidden by the outer convex portion 118C.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is clear that those skilled in the art can come up with various changes and modifications within the scope of the claims, and these naturally fall within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention can be utilized for the glass molding peripheral structure for vehicles.

100...Vehicle glass molding peripheral structure 102...Vehicle 104...Front front pillar 106...Rear front pillar 108...Roof 110...Fender panel 112...Windshield 114...Side door panel 116...Pillar glass 118...Glass molding 118A...Body 118B... Inner protrusion 118C...Outer protrusion 120...Top end of fender panel 122...Lower end of inner protrusion 124...Lower end of outer protrusion 130...Gap 140...Vehicle body panel 144...Design surface 146...Parallel surface

Claims (4)

Pillar glass fixedly arranged on the pillar of the vehicle,
a fender panel that constitutes the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass;
A glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle, comprising a glass molding joined to a lower end of the pillar glass in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle,
The glass molding is
a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass;
The main body has an inner convex portion and an outer convex portion that protrude downward from positions on the inside and outside of the vehicle, respectively, relative to the pillar glass;
The upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner protrusion and the outer protrusion in the vehicle width direction,
A structure surrounding a glass molding for a vehicle, wherein a predetermined gap is provided between the fender panel and the glass molding. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the inner protrusion of the glass molding intersects with a straight line connecting the lower end of the outer protrusion and the upper end of the fender panel, when viewed from the vehicle front-rear direction. Glass molding surrounding structure. 3. The length of the inner convex portion projecting downward from the main body of the glass molding is at least twice the height difference between the main body of the glass molding and the upper end of the fender panel. The structure surrounding the glass molding for the vehicle described. A parallel surface parallel to a design surface extending downward from the upper end of the fender panel toward the outside of the vehicle is formed on the inside of the vehicle at the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding,
Any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the distance in the horizontal direction from the upper end of the fender panel to the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding is greater than the distance between the design surface and the parallel surface. The vehicle glass molding peripheral structure according to item 1.

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