JP2559849Y2 - Door mirror mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door mirror mounting structure which is mounted on a mirror mounting portion of a corner bracket fixed to a corner portion of a front door of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A corner bracket for mounting a door mirror of an automobile is formed by coating a substantially triangular metal insert having fixed legs provided at a lower portion with a polymer elastic material, and closing the sashless door. It is attached to the front door so as to close the angle between the door belt line in the state and the inclined pillar or the angle between the door belt line and the inclined sash in the sash door (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 60-151123). Reference).

A door mirror of an automobile is provided with a plurality of fixing screw holes in a mounting base portion thereof. The mounting base portion is brought into contact with the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket, and a fixing screw inserted from the indoor side of the bracket is provided. Is configured to be tightened and fixed.

[0004]

Therefore, in the automobile manufacturing line, the corner bracket is fixed to the angled portion of the front door via the fixed leg, and then the door mirror is mounted on the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket. However, at the time of installation, the door mirror is held at a fixed position of the bracket from the outside of the vehicle, a fixing screw is inserted from the inside of the vehicle, and the door mirror is fastened and fixed with the fixing screw.

Therefore, it is necessary for the operator to turn the fixing screw by holding the wrench with one hand from the inside of the vehicle while pressing the door mirror to the fixed position of the mirror mounting portion on the outside of the vehicle with one hand.
In particular, recent door mirrors are heavy due to the built-in tilting mechanism and mirror angle adjustment actuator, etc., and the work of tightening screws while holding down the heavy door mirror,
There was a problem that the workability became very poor.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and it is possible to easily temporarily fix a door mirror at a fixed position of a mirror mounting portion of a corner bracket, thereby greatly improving workability when mounting a door mirror. It is an object of the present invention to provide a door mirror mounting structure that can be used.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a door mirror mounting structure according to the present invention comprises a metal insert coated with a polymer elastic material to form a corner bracket, and a front door of an automobile. In a door mirror mounting structure for mounting a door mirror on a substantially triangular mirror mounting portion of a corner bracket fixed to an included angle portion, a boss portion protruding from a mounting base portion of the door mirror and a boss portion
A headed screw with the head protruding and screwed to a remote position
In the mirror mounting part of the corner bracket, the fitting hole into which the boss part is fitted and the head of the headed screw are locked.
Keyhole shape with a substantially circular upper part and a long hole extending below it
Of a locking hole, a locking hole which is formed by inclined and projecting the upper edge of the long hole portion relative to the mirror mounting part surface, the
Formed, when mounting the door mirror, insert the boss portion of the door mirror side into the fitting hole of the corner bracket side, and the Atamazuke screw is engaged with the engaging hole, temporarily fixed door mirror on the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket And then by the fixing screw
It is characterized by fastening and fixing .

[0008]

In an automobile manufacturing line, a corner bracket is fixed to a corner portion of a front door via a fixing leg, and then a door mirror is mounted on a mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket. Insert the boss on the door mirror into the fitting hole on the corner bracket while inserting the door mirror into the fitting hole on the corner bracket. Let it.

As described above, since the boss portion and the head screw on the door mirror side are fitted and locked in the fitting holes and the locking holes on the corner bracket side, the door mirror can be easily temporarily fixed to the mirror mounting portion fixed position of the corner bracket. can do. On this occasion,
Since the edge of the long hole portion of the locking hole is formed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the mirror mounting portion so as to protrude from the upper portion, there are protrusions on the mounting base portion of the door mirror and the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket. Even in this case, the head screw can be easily locked in the locking hole without contacting and damaging the protrusion.

Then, a head screw is tightened from the inside of the corner bracket, and a plurality of fixing screws are inserted from the inside of the corner bracket, and the door mirror is fastened and fixed to the corner bracket with the head screw and the fixing screw.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a corner bracket 1 for a sashless door mounted on a right front door of an automobile viewed from the outside, FIG. 2 is a left side view thereof, and FIG. It shows a front view.

The corner bracket 1 includes a substantially triangular metal insert 2 and PVC, PVC / NBR polyblend,
A polymer elastic material such as EPDM is coated by transfer, injection molding, or the like to form a coating portion 3, which substantially closes a narrow angle portion between the closed door belt line and the inclined pillar in the front door. It is formed in a triangular shape.

Two fixing legs 4 project from the lower part of the metal insert 2, and each fixing leg 4 has a fixing hole for fixing to a door panel. One side portion of the metal insert 2 in the coating portion 3 is formed in a U-shaped cross section, and a polymer elastic material is coated thereon to form a glass run portion 5 having a pair of sealing lips vertically ( (Fig. 2).

Further, a mirror mounting portion 6 is formed on the front side of the corner bracket 1 on the outside of the vehicle (FIG. 1), and the mirror mounting portion 6 is formed so as to be surrounded by a thin ridge 6a in a substantially triangular shape. Has a rectangular opening 7 for passing a wire harness or the like, a locking hole 8 for attaching a door mirror,
A fitting hole 9 and a fixing hole 10 are provided.

The locking hole 8 has a keyhole shape in a part of the metal insert 2 (a shape in which an upper portion is substantially circular and an elongated hole extends below the keyhole).
The upper circular hole has a shape into which a head of a bolt 12 on the door mirror side to be described later can be inserted, and the head of the bolt 12 can be locked in a lower elongated hole. The fitting hole 9 is formed in a concave shape into which a boss 14 on the door mirror side described later can be inserted, and a small-diameter fixing hole 11 is formed in the metal insert 2 at the bottom of the hole. The locking hole 8 and the fitting hole 9 are formed at a substantially horizontal position apart from each other, and the fixing hole 10 is formed at a position above the locking hole 8.

Further, as shown in the cross section of FIG. 4, the locking hole 8 and the fixing hole 10 are formed in a vertical plane which is inclined and protrudes from the surface of the covering portion 3 of the mirror attaching portion 6 which is inclined and fixed to the door of the automobile. Is formed in the part. In particular, in the locking hole 8, the edge 8a of the long hole is formed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the mirror mounting portion so as to protrude from the upper portion. In addition, the fixing hole 11 at the bottom of the fitting hole 9 is also formed in the vertical portion of the metal insert 2 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting base portion 15 of the door mirror 16 which eclipsed attached to the corner bracket 1 above
At the position corresponding to the fitting hole 9 on the corner bracket side, a boss portion 14 is provided so as to protrude so as to be inserted into the fitting hole 9, and the bolt 1 is provided at a position corresponding to the locking hole 8 on the corner bracket side.
2 (head screw) is screwed. The bolt 12 is screwed into a screw hole formed on a lower boss of the mounting base portion 15 with its head projecting in an intermediate screw state.

Further, the mounting base 1 of the door mirror 16
5, a screw hole 13a is formed on the lower boss 13 at a position corresponding to the fixing hole 10 of the corner bracket 1. A screw hole 11a is also formed on the boss portion 14.

The corner bracket 1 thus constructed
The door mirror 16 is fixed to the mirror mounting portion 6 of the corner bracket 1 by fixing the corner bracket 1 to a narrow portion of the front door of the vehicle via the fixed leg portion 4 in the automobile manufacturing line. .

When the door mirror 16 is mounted, first, the mounting base 15 of the door mirror 16 is aligned with the mirror mounting portion 6 of the corner bracket 1 from the outside of the vehicle, and the boss 14 on the door mirror side is inserted into the fitting hole 9 on the corner bracket. Next, the bolt 12 of the mounting base 15 is fitted into the locking hole 8 so that the door mirror 16 is slightly rotated about the boss 14 as an axis, and the head is locked.

At this time, the edge 8a of the long hole of the locking hole 8 is
Since the mounting base portion 15 is formed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the mirror mounting portion 6 so as to protrude the upper portion thereof, the mounting base portion 15 does not come into contact with the protrusions 6a of the mirror mounting portion 6 and is not damaged.
The bolt 12 can be easily locked in the locking hole 8.

As described above, the boss 14 and the bolt 12 on the door mirror side are fitted into the fitting hole 9 and the locking hole 8 on the corner bracket side.
Since the door mirror 16 is temporarily fixed at two fixed points, the door mirror 16 is accurately temporarily fixed at the mirror mounting portion fixed position, and the temporary fixing operation is also easy. In this state, the screw holes 13a of the boss 13 on the door mirror side are aligned with the fixing holes 10 on the corner bracket side.

Then, the heads of the bolts 12 exposed to the vehicle interior of the corner bracket 1 are tightened, and fixing screws (not shown) are similarly inserted into the fixing holes 10 and 11 of the corner bracket 1 from the vehicle inner side. By tightening, the door mirror 16 is
To the mirror mounting part 6.

As described above, after the door mirror 16 is temporarily temporarily fixed at the mirror mounting portion fixed position of the corner bracket 1 accurately,
This fixation eliminates the need for a difficult operation such as operating a wrench from the opposite side while holding the door mirror with one hand, as in the past, making it easy to position the door mirror and perform the installation work easily. .

[0026]

As described above, according to the door mirror mounting structure of the present invention, the mounting base of the door mirror has the boss protruding and the head located at a position away from the boss.
A head screw screwed out and screwed into the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket, a fitting hole into which the boss portion is fitted, and a substantially circular upper portion for locking the head of the head screw. So
A keyhole-shaped locking hole with a long hole
A locking hole formed by projecting the upper part of the edge of the long hole part from the surface of the mirror mounting part so as to be inclined and projecting , and when the door mirror is mounted, the boss part on the door mirror side is fitted into the corner bracket side. Plug into the hole, and with the Atamazuke screw is engaged with the engaging hole, temporarily fixed to the door mirror to mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket, then, to fix tightening by fixing screws
With this configuration, the door mirror can be temporarily and easily temporarily fixed to the mirror mounting portion fixed position of the corner bracket. In particular, since the edge of the long hole portion of the locking hole is formed to be inclined with respect to the surface of the mirror mounting portion so as to protrude from the upper portion thereof, the protrusion is formed on the mounting base portion of the door mirror or the mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket. Even if there is, the head screw can be easily locked in the locking hole without damaging the protrusion. The boss is fitted into the fitting hole and the head is attached.
Since it is temporarily fixed at two places where the screw is locked to the locking hole,
When closing the door, the door mirror will not shift up, down, left, right
Absent.

Therefore, unlike the related art, there is no need to perform a difficult operation such as operating a wrench from the opposite side while holding the door mirror with one hand, and the door mirror can be easily positioned and the mounting operation can be easily performed. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a corner bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a door mirror.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1-Corner bracket, 2-Metal insert, 3-Coating part, 6-door mirror mounting part, 8-Lock hole, 9-Fit hole, 12-bolt (head screw). 14-boss 15-mounting base.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A corner bracket is formed by coating a metal insert with a polymer elastic material, and a door mirror is mounted on a substantially triangular mirror mounting portion of the corner bracket fixed to a corner portion of a front door of an automobile. In the door mirror mounting structure, the mounting base portion of the door mirror is provided with a protruding boss portion , and a headed screw with a head projecting and screwed to a position away from the boss portion , wherein the corner is provided. The mirror mounting portion of the bracket has a fitting hole into which the boss portion is fitted , a substantially circular upper portion for locking the head of the headed screw, and a fitting hole.
A keyhole-shaped locking hole with a long hole
Te, the upper edge of the long hole portion is formed and a locking hole formed inclined and projects with respect to the mirror mounting part surface, when mounting the door mirror, a corner bracket the boss portion of the door mirror side Plug into the insertion hole side, and by the headed screw is engaged with the locking holes, the door mirror is temporarily fixed to the mirror mounting portion of said corner bracket, then fixed
An installation structure for a door mirror, wherein the door mirror is fixed by screws .