JP2894164B2 - Door glass adjusting device and door glass adjusting method - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an adjustment device and a method for adjusting a door glass used when a door glass is attached to a sashless door in assembling a vehicle such as a hard-top vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an assembling process of attaching a door glass to a sashless door used in an automobile such as a hard-top vehicle, a conventional method is employed in which a door glass is brought into contact with a predetermined portion on a vehicle body side with the door closed. The adjusting position and the angle of the door glass were adjusted using an adjusting device.

As shown in FIG. 7, an adjusting device 93 used for adjusting the door glass temporarily assembles the door glass 20 to the door 10 attached to the vehicle body 1 and, as shown in FIG.
Side opening of the vehicle body 1 which abuts at the rising position of
The A-pillar 11 (front pillar), the B-pillar 12 (center pillar), the C-pillar 13 (quarter pillar), and the roof rail 14 are respectively attached to a predetermined body 1 side. The adjusting device 93 is a cross section of the roof rail 14 in FIG. As shown in the drawing, a concave portion 1 of a retainer 15 formed of an elastic body such as rubber and provided in advance on the roof rail 14 side.
It is composed of a base 93A formed to fit into 5A and a hard resin layer 93B abutting on an end of the door glass 20.

The adjusting device 93 is provided with a concave portion 15A of the retainer 15.
The base 93A is fixed by pushing the base 93A into the opening, and as shown in FIG. 7, the base 93A is attached to a predetermined position of the side opening of the vehicle body 1, and when the door glass 20 is raised, the resin layer 93B is attached to the end of the door glass 20. Abutting on the door glass 20
In the front-rear direction (Y direction in the figure) and the vertical direction (Z
Direction) to a predetermined position.

Although not shown, the cross sections of the A pillar 11 and the C pillar 13 are also shown in FIG.
4, the adjusting device 93 is pulled out from the concave portion 15A of the retainer 15 after the adjustment of the door glass 20, and a weather strip (not shown) is provided in the concave portion 15A in the next step. It is fitted, and the end of the door glass 20 presses the weather strip to prevent rain and dust from entering the inside of the vehicle body 1.

The door glass 20 using the adjusting device 93
In the method of adjusting the mounting position of the vehicle, first, as shown in FIG. 7, the base 93A of the adjusting device 93 is fitted to each of the retainers 15 at the side openings of the vehicle body 1 with the door glass 20 lowered. The adjusting device 93 is fixed at a predetermined position.

Next, as shown in FIGS.
The door glass 20 is raised until it comes into contact with the door glass. In this state, as shown in FIG. 10, the mounting position of the guide rail 22 that is mounted inside the door 10 and guides the door glass 20 is adjusted in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 1 (hereinafter referred to as Y direction). The mounting position of the stopper 26 that regulates the upward displacement of the
Direction).

Thus, the Y direction and the Z direction of the
After adjusting the position in the direction, the door glass 20 is lowered, and then the adjusting device 93 is removed from the side opening of the vehicle body 1,
The door glass 20 is raised again to adjust the width direction of the vehicle body 1 (hereinafter, the X direction).

The adjustment of the door glass 20 in the X direction is performed as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 8, the adjustment is performed by adjusting the distance between the guide rail 22 supported on the door inner panel 2A and the inner panel 2A via the adjustment screw 28 and the adjustment nut 29. As shown in FIG. By rotating the nut 29, the distance x between the end surface of the retainer 15 and the side surface of the door glass 20 is adjusted while visually confirming it to be a predetermined design value. (For a similar device or method, see Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 58-35478)

[0010]

However, in such a conventional door glass adjusting device and door glass adjusting method, the adjusting device 93 is provided on the vehicle body 1 side by the elasticity of the base 93A. Therefore, when the window regulator 21 shown in FIG. 10 is provided with power such as an electric type, the door glass 20 is pressed by the adjusting device 93 to cause elastic deformation of the base 93A, and accurate Positioning may be difficult, and FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the A-pillar 1
When hitting the first adjusting device 93, the door glass 20 may not come into contact with the adjusting device 93 provided on the B pillar 12 due to friction between the resin layer 93 </ b> B and the door glass 20. In some cases, there was a gap C between the doors, and the adjustment of the door glass 20 could not be performed satisfactorily.

Further, the distance x between the end face of the retainer 15 and the side face of the door glass 20 shown in FIG.
Although the interval in the direction is adjusted, skill is required to accurately adjust the interval X between the inner side surface of the closed door glass 20 and the retainer 15 visually.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of the above problems. The present invention provides a door glass adjusting device capable of guiding a door glass with high accuracy and smoothness, and a door glass adjusting device capable of adjusting accurately without skill. The aim is to provide a method.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a member having a spacer formed with a groove capable of being fitted to and detached from an end of a door glass and a member having rigidity capable of being fitted and removed inside a retainer provided in advance in a vehicle body. The adjusting device is composed of the adjusting device body formed in
A groove is formed in the adjusting device main body so that the spacer can be fitted therein, and a member is provided for detachably locking the adjusting device main body to the retainer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a freely rotatable roller is supported at a predetermined position facing the bottom of the groove formed in the adjusting device body and orthogonal to the groove.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an adjusting device comprising: a spacer provided with a groove which is removably fitted to an end of a door glass; and an adjusting device body which is removably formed inside a retainer provided in advance in a vehicle body. An adjusting device main body made of a member having rigidity, provided with a groove in which the spacer can be fitted and a member detachably engaged with the retainer, and the adjusting device main body with the door glass lowered. And fixing the spacer to a predetermined end of the door glass corresponding to the adjusting device main body, and raising the door glass to fit the spacer into the groove of the adjusting device main body. Adjusting the position of the door glass in the longitudinal and vertical directions of the vehicle body, lowering the door glass and removing the spacer from the door glass, and re-installing the door glass. Gap between an elevated and formed on the side surface and the adjustment device main body of the door glass grooves and a step of adjusting the position of the door glass in the vehicle width direction to be a predetermined value.

[0016]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the adjusting device main body is fitted to a retainer provided on the vehicle body side in advance, and the adjusting device main body is securely locked to the vehicle body side by the locking member. When the door glass is lifted after fitting the spacer to the door, the spacer fits into the groove of the adjusting device main body to regulate the displacement of the door glass. The raised position at which the spacer is fitted to the adjusting device main body is a predetermined mounting position of the door glass. At this position, the position of the door glass can be adjusted to the design value. After the adjustment is completed, the adjusting device main body and the spacer are adjusted. From the vehicle body and door glass, respectively. Further, since the adjusting device body is formed of a rigid member, accurate positioning can be performed without elastic deformation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the roller which is rotatable at a predetermined position facing the bottom of the groove formed in the adjusting device main body and orthogonal to the groove is provided, the door glass rises. When the spacer fits into the groove of the adjustment device body,
The spacer can be displaced along the groove by the rotation of the roller, and can guide the door glass to a predetermined position.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the adjusting device main body is fitted to a retainer provided on the vehicle body with the door glass lowered, and is locked by a locking member. The spacer is fitted to the end of the door glass. The door glass is raised to fit the spacer into the groove of the adjusting device main body. At this position, the door glass is guided to a predetermined mounting position, where the position of the door glass is adjusted in the front-rear and vertical directions. I do. Next, the door glass is lowered, the spacer is removed from the door glass, and the door glass is raised again, and the position is adjusted so that the gap between the side surface of the door glass and the groove formed in the adjusting device main body has a predetermined value. Thus, the door glass can be attached with a predetermined design value.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 and 2 show an adjusting device used for adjusting the door glass 20. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the adjusting device main body 3 has a rigid U-shaped cross section. A groove 3 </ b> A having a predetermined depth is formed in the longitudinal direction of the adjusting device main body 3.
The adjusting device for the door glass 20 is constituted by the spacer 6 fitted into the A.

The spacer 6 is formed of a member having a U-shaped cross section and is fitted and locked at a predetermined end of the door glass 20. The width (W in the figure) of the side surface of the spacer 6 is set to be substantially equal to the plate thickness, while the width of the groove 3
A predetermined value smaller than the width of A is set, and the thickness t of the spacer 6 is set to a predetermined value.

An inclined portion 6B having a predetermined angle is provided between the end surface and the side surface of the spacer 6. When the door glass 20 is raised, the inclined portion 6B causes the spacer 6 to form a groove in the adjusting device body 3. You will be guided to 3A smoothly.

The adjusting device main body 3 is formed with an inclined portion 3B for fitting to a predetermined position of the vehicle body, and the width of the inclined portion 3B is set to be described later provided on the vehicle body side to which the adjusting device main body 3 is fitted. The predetermined value is set according to the retainer 15. The retainer 1 provided on the opening of the vehicle body 1 shown in FIG. 7 of the related art, that is, the A pillar 11, the B pillar 12, the C pillar 13, or the roof rail 14 via the inclined portion 3B.
5, the adjusting device main body 3 is attached.

One end of a leaf spring 5 as a locking member is fastened to two predetermined locations near both ends of the side surface of the adjusting device main body 3, and a relief 3C is provided on the adjusting device main body 3 to which the leaf spring 5 is attached.
Are respectively provided. The free end of the leaf spring 5 projects to the relief 3C substantially in parallel with the depth direction of the groove 3A, and a convex portion 5A that is bent toward the outside of the adjusting device main body 3 is formed on the free end side. .

FIGS. 3 to 5 show cross sections of the adjusting device main body 3 when the adjusting device main body 3 is mounted on the roof rail 14 shown in FIG. 7, for example. As shown in FIG. 4, a retainer 15 having a concave portion 15A for fitting a weather strip (not shown) and a bent portion 15B is fixed to a roof rail 14 facing the side opening of the vehicle body 1 as shown in FIG. The adjusting device main body 3 is attached to the concave portion 15A. Then, the retainer 15 is set so that the inclined portion 3B comes into contact with the vehicle body 1 side.
The adjusting device main body 3 is fitted into the concave portion 15A of the adjusting device main body 3, and the convex portions 5A of the plate springs 5, 5 projecting from both side surfaces of the adjusting device main body 3 are locked by the bent portions 15B of the retainer 15, and the plate spring 5 The adjusting device main body 3 is fixed to the retainer 15 by urging the concave portion 15A in a direction to open from the inside to the outside.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a pin 7 is provided at the center of the side surface of the adjusting device main body 3 provided with the leaf springs 5, 5.
Is inserted in a direction orthogonal to the door glass 20. This pin 7 is provided at a predetermined position facing the bottom of the groove 3A,
The roller 4 for guiding the spacer 6 fitted in the groove 3A along the groove 3A is rotatably supported by the pin 7.

The configuration is as described above. Next, the operation will be described.

The adjusting device body 3 is the same as that shown in FIG.
A pillar 11 and B pillar 1 facing the side opening of vehicle body 1 to which sashless door 10 is attached
2, attached to the C pillar 13 or the roof rail 14, respectively.

FIGS. 3 to 5 show a state in which the adjusting device main body 3 is attached to the retainer 15 of the roof rail 14. In order to attach the adjusting device main body 3 to the retainer 15, the adjusting device main body 3 is pushed in with the inclined portion 3B facing the recess 15A.

At this time, the free ends of the leaf springs 5 provided on both side surfaces of the adjusting device main body 3 are connected to the retainers 15 shown in FIG.
Is displaced toward the relief 3C along the bent portion 15B of the adjusting device main body 3 and the convex portion 5A of the leaf spring 5 engages with the inside of the bent portion 15B of the retainer 15 at a position where the inclined portion 3B of the adjusting device main body 3 comes into contact with the vehicle body 1. At the same time, the leaf springs 5, 5 urge outward from the side surfaces of the adjusting device main body 3, so that the adjusting device main body 3 is fixed to the recess 15 </ b> A of the retainer 15.

On the other hand, the spacer 6 fitted into the groove 3A of the adjusting device main body 3 is attached to a predetermined end of the door glass 20 corresponding to the adjusting device main body 3, and as shown in FIG.
The spacer 6 is fixed to the door glass 20 by pushing the end of the door glass 20 into the groove 6A so as to be fitted.

When the door glass 20 to which the spacer 6 is attached is raised as shown in FIG. 1, the spacer 6 and the door glass 20 are guided by the inclined portion 6B and inserted into the groove 3A of the adjusting device main body 3, and the spacer 6 is removed. The spacer 6 is fitted into the groove 3 </ b> A and the end of the spacer 6 is in contact with the roller 4. At this time, when the door glass 20 comes into contact with the front end shown in FIG. 12, the roller 4 rotates, so that the door glass 20 can be raised smoothly.

The door glass 20 thus reached the raised position.
As shown in FIG. 3, the distances x ₁ and x ₂ between the side surface of the door glass 20 and the inside of the groove 3A of the adjusting device body 3 are determined by the thickness t and the width W of the spacer 6 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the door glass 20 is set to a predetermined value.
Is disposed at a predetermined position of the groove 3A. Further, since the adjusting device main body 3 is fitted and attached to the recess 15A of the retainer 15, the distance x between the door glass 20 and the retainer 15 is set to a predetermined value. Can be held, and the spacer 6 and the door glass 20 are fitted in the groove 3A.
The door glass 20 can be adjusted to a predetermined design position by adjusting the guide rail 22 and the stopper 26 in FIG. Further, since the adjusting device main body 3 has rigidity, the adjusting device main body 3 is not deformed even when pressed by the door glass 20, so that it is possible to suppress an error in the adjusted value.

After the adjustment is completed, the adjusting device main body 3 and the spacer 6 attached to the retainer 15 and the door glass 20 can be easily removed by pulling them out against the leaf springs 5 after the adjustment is completed. Can be migrated to.

Next, a method of adjusting the mounting position of the door glass 20 using the adjusting device composed of the adjusting device main body 3 and the spacer 6 will be described.

First, after lowering the door glass 20 as shown in FIG. 10 shown in the above-mentioned conventional example, the retainer 15 provided on each pillar or the roof rail 14 of the side opening of the vehicle body 1 also shown in FIG. The inclined portion 3B of the adjusting device main body 3 is fitted to a predetermined position and pressed to be adjusted.
Is fixed to the vehicle body 1.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the door glass 20 is raised until the spacer 6 comes into contact with the adjusting device main body 3. In this state, the position of the door glass 20 in the X, Y, and Z directions is maintained at a predetermined design value by the spacer 6 fitted into the groove 3A, and is attached inside the door 10 as shown in FIG. The position of the guide rail 22 that guides the door glass 20 is adjusted in the Y direction of the vehicle body 1, and the position of the stopper 26 that regulates the upward displacement of the door glass 20 is adjusted in the Z direction of the vehicle body 1.

Thus, the Y direction and the Z
After adjusting the position in the direction, the door glass 20 is once lowered and then removed by pulling out the spacer 6 attached to the door glass 20.

Thereafter, the door glass 20 is raised again to perform adjustment in the X direction. The adjustment of the door glass 20 in the X direction is performed by adjusting the guide rail 22 and the inner panel 2A supported by the door inner panel 2A via the adjusting screw 28 and the adjusting nut 29 as shown in FIG. This is done by adjusting the interval.

In the re-raising position of the door glass 20, Y,
Since the Z direction has already been adjusted in the above process and the spacer 6 has been removed from the door glass 20, the end of the door glass 20 does not abut on the bottom of the groove 3A or the roller 4 as shown in FIG. measuring the interval x ₂ such visually or ruler from the outside of the vehicle body 1 between the side surface and the groove 3A of the door glass 20, a door glass 20 and the distance x ₁ in the groove 3A of the retainer 15 side be easily inferred by confirming It is possible to easily adjust the distance between the retainer 15 and the door glass 20 to a predetermined design value without requiring skill, and it is possible to make work easier and improve work efficiency as compared with the related art. It becomes.

After the adjustment in the X direction is completed, the door glass 20 is lowered, and the adjusting device main body 3 is pulled out of the retainer 15 to proceed to the next operation.

The width of the groove 3A and the thickness t of the spacer 6 are set to the design tolerance of the mounting position of the door glass 20,
In the raised position of the door glass 20 shown in FIG.
Are not in contact with the groove 3A, that is, x ₁ , x ₂
If is not zero, the adjustment can be completed. In this case, the visual or measurement operation can be simplified and the operation efficiency can be further improved.

[0043]

As described above, according to the present invention, the adjustment is made from the spacer formed to be detachable to the end of the door glass and the adjusting device main body formed to be detachable from the retainer provided on the vehicle body in advance. Since the device is configured and the spacer can be fitted into the groove of the adjusting device main body, the positioning of the door glass can be easily and reliably performed, and the adjusting device main body is formed of a rigid member. Since the member for locking the adjusting device main body to the retainer is provided, accurate positioning can be performed without elastic deformation, and attachment and detachment to the retainer can be easily performed.

Further, since a rotatable roller is provided in the groove of the adjusting device main body, the spacer fitted to the door glass can be smoothly guided to a predetermined position, and the door glass can be prevented from hitting the door glass. The glass can be smoothly guided to a predetermined ascending position.

Further, after adjusting the position of the door glass in the longitudinal and vertical directions of the vehicle body at a position where the door glass is raised and the spacer is fitted in the groove of the adjusting device main body, the spacer is removed from the door glass. By raising the door glass again and adjusting the gap between the side surface of the door glass and the groove formed in the adjusting device main body to have a predetermined value, the door glass is positioned in the width direction of the vehicle body. It is possible to visually check or measure from outside the vehicle body, and it is possible to accurately adjust the door glass in the width direction of the vehicle body without requiring special skills.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the adjustment device body.

FIG. 3 is a view of the adjusting device main body attached to a roof rail.
It is AA sectional drawing in.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a view similar to FIG.
It is A sectional drawing.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the vehicle body showing a method of adjusting a door glass.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a roof rail portion showing a conventional adjusting device.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a B-pillar portion showing the conventional adjusting device.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the inside of a door.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 10;

FIG. 12 is a side view of a vehicle body showing a conventional adjustment method.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 adjusting device main body 3A groove 4 roller 5 leaf spring 6 spacer 6A groove 10 door 14 roof side rail 15 retainer 20 door glass

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-3-161227 (JP, A) JP-A-64-67487 (JP, A) JP-A-63-11418 (JP, A) JP-A-60-55693 (JP, A) , U) Actually open 58-35478 (JP, U) Actually open 64-1184 (JP, U) Actually open 63-94881 (JP, U) Actually open 60-106883 (JP, U) (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) B62D 65/00

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. An adjusting device comprising: a spacer having a groove which can be fitted into and detached from an end of a door glass; and an adjusting device main body made of a rigid member which can be fitted into and removed from a retainer provided in a vehicle body. A door glass adjusting device, wherein the adjusting device main body is formed with a groove in which the spacer can be fitted, and a member for detachably locking the adjusting device main body to the retainer is provided. 2. The door according to claim 1, wherein a rotatable roller is pivotally supported at a predetermined position facing the bottom of a groove formed in the adjusting device main body and orthogonal to the groove. Glass adjustment device. 3. An adjusting device comprising a spacer provided with a groove which can be inserted into and removed from an end of a door glass and an adjusting device body which is formed so as to be able to be inserted into and removed from a retainer provided in a vehicle body, and has rigidity. An adjusting device main body formed of a member having a groove fitted with the spacer and a member detachably engaged with the retainer, wherein the adjusting device main body is engaged with the retainer with the door glass lowered. Together with attaching the spacer to a predetermined end of the door glass corresponding to the adjusting device main body, raising the door glass to fit the spacer into the groove of the adjusting device main body, Adjusting the position of the door glass in the vertical direction, lowering the door glass and removing the spacer from the door glass, and raising the door glass again to remove the door glass. Adjusting the position of the door glass in the width direction of the vehicle body such that the gap between the side surface and the groove formed in the adjusting device body has a predetermined value.