JP3222589B2 - Weather strip 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 weatherstrip mounting structure for a sashless door type vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a sashless door type vehicle as shown in FIG. 5, a weather strip 3 as shown in FIG. 6 is attached from a lower surface of a roof side 1 to an outer surface of a center pillar 2. In the weather strip 3 used here, a horizontal side 4 attached to the roof side 1 and a vertical side 5 attached to the center pillar 2 are integrated by molding, and the horizontal side 4 and the vertical side 5 are separate bodies. It is designed to be attached to the vehicle body via a retainer (not shown).

[0003] As a center pillar 2 of a sashless door type vehicle, there is a center pillar 2 having a bulging portion 6 extending in the longitudinal direction at a substantially central portion as shown in FIG. 7. Such a center pillar 2 is used. Conventionally, vehicles have adopted a weatherstrip mounting structure as shown in FIGS. FIG. 7 shows a state before the center pillar side retainer 10 and the weather strip 3 are attached to the center pillar 2.

In this mounting structure, the roof side retainer 7 is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the horizontal side 4 of the weather strip 3 is sandwiched by the inner side support wall 8 and the outer side support wall 9 while the center is held. A ridge 11 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the pillar-side retainer 10, and the vertical side 5 of the weather strip 3 is fitted to the ridge 11. And, both retainers 7, 10 are roof side 1 respectively.
And a part of the inside support wall 8 of the roof side retainer 7 is cut out so as to straddle the upper end of the center pillar 2 in order to avoid interference with the center pillar 2. A part 12 is formed.

Incidentally, this similar technique is disclosed in, for example,
No. 133924, and the like.

[0006]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional mounting structure, a notch 12 is formed in a part of the inside support wall 8 of the roof side retainer 7 in order to avoid interference with the center pillar 2. As a result, the support force of the weather strip 3 at this portion is reduced, and as a result, water droplets a and the like may enter the vehicle interior from this portion as shown in FIG.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a weather strip capable of reliably supporting a weather strip at a position corresponding to a cut-out portion of a roof side retainer, thereby preventing water droplets and the like from entering the inside of a vehicle. It is intended to provide a strip mounting structure.

[0008]

According to the present invention, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems, a roof side and a center pillar having a swelling portion extending in the longitudinal direction substantially at the center are respectively provided through separate retainers. A weather strip mounting structure for mounting the weather strip, wherein a roof side retainer is formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an inner support wall and an outer support wall for holding the weather strip are provided. A notch that straddles the upper end of the center pillar is provided in a part of the vehicle inner side support wall, and a horizontal portion along the roof side is integrally formed at the upper end of the vertical portion of the center pillar side retainer, In the department,
A support portion for supporting the inside of the weather strip on the vehicle is provided at a position corresponding to the cutout portion of the roof side retainer.

[0009]

The horizontal portion of the center pillar side retainer supports the inside of the weather strip at the position corresponding to the notch portion of the roof side side retainer. For this reason, the weatherstrip is firmly supported in the entire area of the roof side without lowering the supporting force at the notch of the roof side retainer.

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. It is to be noted that the same reference numerals are used for the same parts as those in the related art shown in FIGS.

In the drawings, reference numerals 1 and 2 denote a roof side and a center pillar of a sashless door type vehicle. The roof side 1 and the center pillar 2 are continuously formed by common vehicle frame panels 13a and 13b. The center pillar 2 is formed such that a substantially central portion on the outside of the vehicle protrudes along the longitudinal direction, and an upper end of the protruding portion 6 abuts on a lower surface of the roof side 1. On the lower surface of the roof side 1 and the outer surface of the center pillar 2, a horizontal side 4 and a vertical side 5 of a substantially T-shaped weather strip 3 are respectively provided via a roof side side retainer 7 and a center pillar side retainer 30 which will be described later. Installed.

The roof side retainer 7 is made of a metal material and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The inner side support wall 8 and the outer side support wall 9 sandwich the horizontal side 4 of the weather strip 3. Thus, the bottom wall 14 is fixed to the lower surface of the roof side 1 by welding or the like. A cutout 12 is formed in a part of the inner support wall 8 and the bottom wall 14 of the roof side retainer 7.
Extends over the upper part of the center pillar 2.

On the other hand, the center pillar side retainer 30
The vertical portion 15 screwed to the outer surface of the center pillar 1
And a horizontal portion 16 along the roof side 2 are integrally formed of a resin material, and the overall shape is substantially T-shaped.
The upright portion 15 is formed to have a substantially V-shaped cross section along the outer surface of the center pillar 1, and a ridge 11 for fitting and fixing the upright side 5 of the weather strip 3 to the top and both sides thereof.
And hook-shaped portions 17, 17 are formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the vertical side 5 of the weather strip 3 is formed by integrally forming seal lips 5b and 5b formed of sponge rubber on both sides of a core 5a formed of hard rubber. The core 5a and the seal lips 5b, 5b are attached to the center pillar-side retainer 30 by fitting them into the ridges 11 and the hooks 17, respectively.

On the other hand, the horizontal portion 16 includes a base surface 18 along the lower surface of the roof side 1, a support piece 19 that is bent from the base surface 18 in a step shape and extends outwardly of the vehicle, And a hook-shaped portion 20 extending downward from the inner end of the vehicle. The base surface 18 and the hook-shaped portion 20 are fixed to the roof side side retainer when the upright portion 15 is screwed to the center pillar 1. 7 is in direct contact with the roof side 1 through the notch 12. The support strip 19 is used for the weather strip 3.
Is inserted into the weather strip 3 from the cut 21 (see FIG. 3) of the weather strip 3, and the hook-shaped portion 20 is fitted to the inner end of the horizontal piece 4 of the weather strip 3. Further, the base surface 18 is formed so as to be separated into right and left parts by the substantially V-shape of the upright part 15.
Are continuously formed so as to straddle the outside of the V-shape of the upright portion 15 without being separated by this. Further, an adhesive is filled between the base surface 18 and the weather strip 3 through an injection hole 22 formed in the base surface 18, and the support piece 19 and the weather strip 3 are formed on the upper surface of the support piece 19. It is positioned by the positioning protrusion 23 thus set. In this embodiment, the horizontal portion 16
Of the weatherstrip 3 at a position corresponding to the notch 12 of the roof side retainer 7.
It is a support part that supports the inside of the vehicle.

In the drawing, reference numeral 24 denotes a projection formed on the lower surface side of the support piece 19 for locking a predetermined position inside the weather strip 3, reference numeral 25 denotes a roof panel joined to the vehicle frame panel 13a, 26 is a drip mall. Further, reference numeral 27 denotes a positioning tongue protruding from the upper end of the upright portion 15 of the center pillar side retainer 10 so as to be orthogonal to the protruding shape 11. The tongue 27 is attached to the weather strip 3 when the weather strip 3 is attached. The upright portion 15 of the weather strip 3 is positioned by being fitted in the fitting groove 28 on the third side.

With the above configuration, the general portion of the horizontal side 4 of the weather strip 3 is sandwiched between the inner side supporting wall 8 and the outer side supporting wall 9 of the roof side retainer 7 and the horizontal side 4 The connecting portion with the vertical side 5 is sandwiched between the horizontal portion 16 of the center pillar side retainer 30 and the vehicle outer side support wall 9 of the roof side side retainer 7. Here, the horizontal portion 16 of the center pillar side retainer has a support piece 19 inserted into the weather strip 3 and a hook-like portion 2 fitted to the inner end of the weather strip 3.
The support strip 19 and the hook 20 support the inside of the weather strip 3 at the position corresponding to the notch 12 of the roof side retainer 7. The support force of the weatherstrip 3 does not decrease at a portion where the portion 12 exists. Therefore, the weather strip 3 is firmly fixed over the entire area of the roof side 1.

Further, since the connecting portion between the horizontal side 4 and the vertical side 5 of the weather strip 3 has an irregular cross-section due to the molding, it is a part which is very difficult to support by clamping as compared with other parts. However, in the case of this embodiment, the tip of the support piece 19 of the horizontal portion 16 and the protruding portion 24 are struck against the inside of the weather strip 3, and these 16 and 19 and the vehicle outside support wall 9 form the weather strip 3. This portion of the weatherstrip 3 is firmly and reliably supported because the skin is directly clamped.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, the horizontal portion along the roof side is integrally formed at the upper end of the upright portion of the center pillar side retainer, and the horizontal portion is formed in the cutout portion of the roof side side retainer. Since the support portion that supports the inside of the weather strip at the car is provided at the corresponding position, the weather strip is firmly supported over the entire roof side without lowering the support force at the notch of the roof side retainer, and the roof side side Water drops and the like do not enter the inside of the vehicle from the gap between the retainer and the weather strip.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the embodiment, taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1 showing the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the embodiment, taken along line CC in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a sashless door type vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a weatherstrip for a sashless door type vehicle.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the same technology, taken along the line DD in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line 7E-E of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roof side, 2 ... Center pillar, 3 ... Weather strip, 6 ... Swelling part, 7 ... Roof side retainer, 8 ... Car inner side support wall, 9 ... Car outer side support wall, 12 ... Notch part, 15 ... Vertical Standing portion, 16: Horizontal portion, 19: Support piece (support portion), 20: Hook-shaped portion (support portion) 30, Retainer on center pillar side.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A weather strip mounting structure for mounting a weather strip via a separate retainer to a roof side and a center pillar having a bulging portion extending substantially in the center in a longitudinal direction, wherein the roof side retainer is provided. Are formed to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and an inner support wall and an outer support wall for holding the weather strip are provided, and a cut-out portion straddling the upper end of the center pillar is formed in a part of the inner support wall. Is provided, a horizontal portion along the roof side is integrally formed at the upper end of the upright portion of the center pillar side retainer, and the horizontal portion is provided at a position corresponding to a cutout portion of the roof side side retainer. A weather strip mounting structure, comprising a support portion for supporting a weather strip inside the vehicle.