JP3267887B2 - trim - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention belongs to the technical field of trims installed in openings such as windows and doors of vehicles. Such trims are often so-called weather strips.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 shows a conventional trim 60 disclosed in JP-A-61-18537. The trim 60 is a weather strip installed around an opening of a trunk room at the rear of the vehicle. The tongues 46a and 46b extend substantially parallel to the left and right from the central portion C, and extend vertically from the central portion C. A seal section 76 formed of sponge rubber or the like having a hollow portion is provided. FIG.
Shows a state before the trim 60 is attached to the vehicle body flange.

When the trim 60 is mounted on the vehicle body flange, the left and right tongues 46a, 46b are attached to the vehicle body flange in a direction opposite to the direction in which the seal section 76 is formed, relative to the center portion C. Bend to sandwich. The trim 60 is attached to the vehicle body flange by the adhesive force of the adhesive layer T fixed to the bent left and right tongue-shaped pieces 46a and 46b.

[0004]

However, when the trim 60 of FIG. 11 is mounted on the vehicle body flange, after positioning the trim 60 with respect to the vehicle body flange, the left and right tongue-shaped pieces 46a and 46b are closed by hand. Unless the adhesive layer T is pressed against the vehicle body flange, it cannot be fixed. At this time, if the mounting place is small, it is difficult to close the left and right tongue-shaped pieces 46a and 46b and press the adhesive layer T against the vehicle body flange. Before attachment, the left and right tongue-shaped pieces 46a, 46b
There is a problem that the adhesive layers T adhered to each other may be joined to each other, and handling is troublesome.

[0005]

According to the present invention, a trim body having a pair of legs and having a groove formed to receive a flange to be mounted has a connecting piece for connecting the two legs. Sponge on the inside surface of both legs
A fixing means is provided via a jig material, and the pair of legs is slightly opened outwardly in a state before mounting, and in the mounted state, the mounted portion flange presses the connecting piece to cause the two legs to be opened. A trim which is pulled toward the center and the two leg portions are fixed to the mounting portion flange by the fixing means, or a trim body having a pair of legs and having a groove formed to receive the mounting portion flange. A double-sided adhesive tape is fixed to the legs so as to straddle both legs and leave a space between the legs and an intermediate portion of the trim body .
Before installation, the pair of legs is slightly outward.
It is open, and the attached part flange is
Press the double-sided adhesive tape to pull the legs toward the center.
The two legs are brought together by the double-sided adhesive tape.
The problem is solved by a trim fixed to the mounting portion flange .

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
0 will be described. In the following embodiment, as in FIG. 11, a weather strip installed around an opening in a trunk room will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the claims,
That is why the term "attached part flange" is used. FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of the trim of the present invention. The trim 10 includes a trim main body 2 having a flange insertion groove 8 and entirely formed of solid rubber.
This is a weather strip having a hollow seal portion 7 formed of sponge rubber on the upper surface of the trim main body 2. The pair of leg portions 4a and 4b of the trim main body 2 are slightly outward before attachment.
When the vehicle body flange F serving as a mounting portion is inserted into the flange insertion groove 8, the cross section thereof becomes a U-shape.

The trim body 2 has an intermediate portion 5 and an intermediate portion 5
A pair of legs 4a, 4b extending from the pair are formed. The thickness of both legs 4a, 4b is constant from the lower part to the middle part, and the thickness is gradually reduced from the middle part to the upper part,
Thin portions 5a, 5 which are boundaries between the intermediate portion 5 and the legs 4a, 4b
At b, it is the thinnest. The legs 4a, 4b can be easily bent by the thin portions 5a, 5b.

The inner walls of both legs 4a, 4b are provided with portions formed of sponge material S, and double-sided adhesive tapes T are individually attached to these portions in the longitudinal direction. The double-sided adhesive tape T is an example of a “tape having an adhesive layer on the surface”, for example, “Beta Tape” manufactured by Sumitomo 3M. The double-sided adhesive tape T is a sealing tape of an acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesive made of a foam. When the flange F is inserted into the flange insertion groove 8, a step and a gap due to a change in the thickness of the flange F are absorbed. Regardless of the thickness of F,
The flange F and the trim main body 2 are brought into close contact with each other. The fixing means provided on the inner surface of the leg portion is not limited to the adhesive tape as illustrated, and it goes without saying that an adhesive may be applied immediately before mounting.

Above the inner wall of the trim main body 2, both legs 4
A connecting piece 6 is formed so as to connect a and 4b.

At the lower end surface of one leg 4a, a sealing piece 9a made of sponge rubber is projected obliquely downward, and from the upper surface of the other leg 4b, a sealing piece 9b made of sponge rubber is first attached to the leg. Almost perpendicular to the part, downward from the middle,
It is bent and projected.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a process in which the trim 10 of FIG. 1 is being mounted on the vehicle body flange F, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which the mounting of the trim 10 is completed. Trim body 2
When the vehicle body flange F is inserted into the flange insertion groove 8 of
The end face of the vehicle body flange F abuts on the connecting piece 6 (see FIG. 2), and when the vehicle body flange F is further inserted, the connecting piece 6 is pushed up by the vehicle body flange F to bend. Due to the bending of the connecting piece 6, the legs 4a and 4b are drawn toward the center of the trim,
The two legs 4a and 4b sandwich the vehicle body flange F. Further, the two legs 4a, 4b are also bonded to the vehicle body flange F via the double-sided adhesive tape T (see FIG. 3). Thus, the trim 10 is inserted into the flange insertion groove 8 by the vehicle body flange F.
At the same time, the two legs 4a, 4b are automatically brought into pressure contact with the vehicle body flange F and adhered by the double-sided adhesive tape T.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the trim according to the present invention. The trim 20 includes inner walls of both legs 42 a and 42 b of the trim main body 22 and the trim main body 2.
A portion where the sponge material S is formed is provided on the inner wall of the second intermediate portion 52. Further, both leg portions 42a of the trim main body 22,
On both ends 42a and 42b, on the end face of 42b,
Further, a double-sided adhesive tape T is stuck to the intermediate portion 52 while leaving a space between the two.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which the trim 20 of FIG. When the vehicle body flange F is inserted into the flange insertion groove 82, the two legs 42a, 42
The double-sided adhesive tape T affixed so as to straddle “b” is bent and stretched and pushed into the flange insertion groove 82 together with the vehicle body flange F. At the same time, the double-sided adhesive tape T draws both legs 42a, 42b toward the center,
The two legs 42a and 42b are adhered to the vehicle body flange F.

Next, FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the trim of the present invention. In the trim 30, a double-sided adhesive tape T is attached to the inner surface of the trim main body 23 so as to straddle the lower inner sides of the two leg portions 43 a and 43 b so that the cross section becomes an arch shape. A space is left between the intermediate portion 53 and the double-sided adhesive tape surface T.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a state in which the trim 30 of FIG. The operation and effect when the trim 30 is attached to the vehicle body flange F are the same as those of the trim 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and the two leg portions 43a and 43b are drawn toward the center by the double-sided adhesive tape T. Is adhered to the vehicle body flange F.

FIG. 8 shows a fourth embodiment of the trim according to the present invention. The trim 40 is formed such that the lower wall thickness of both legs 44a and 44b of the trim main body 24 is thicker than the upper wall, and extends in the direction of insertion of the flange from the vicinity of the boundary between the upper portion and the lower portion inside the double-sided adhesive tape T. A pair of lip pieces 34, 34 are integrally formed, and a double-sided adhesive tape T is applied to the inner surfaces of the thick portions of both legs 44a, 44b so as to extend over both legs 44a, 44b.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a state where the trim 40 of FIG. When the vehicle body flange F is inserted into the flange insertion groove 84, the end surface of the vehicle body flange F is brought into contact with the double-sided adhesive tape T, and the double-sided adhesive tape T is stretched to draw the two legs 44a, 44b toward the center. The double-sided adhesive tape T in a portion pressed against the thick lower leg portion is compressed between the leg portions 44a and 44b and the vehicle body flange F, and adheres the vehicle body flange F to the leg portions 44a and 44b. In the thin upper portion, a pair of lip pieces 34, 34 provided on the inner wall of the trim main body 24,
The vehicle body flange F is guided so as to be located at the center of the flange insertion groove 84, and is pressed against this.

Finally, FIG. 10 shows a fifth embodiment of the trim of the present invention.
It is an embodiment. The trim 50 has the same configuration as the trim 20 according to the second embodiment of the present invention except that a slit D is provided at the center of the release paper P of the double-sided adhesive tape T.
Since the slit D is provided in the center of the release paper P, when the trim 50 is attached to the vehicle body flange F, the end of the vehicle body flange F is pressed with the slit D as a mark before the release paper P is peeled off. By trim 50
The vehicle body flange F can be positioned at the center of the vehicle body.

The shape of the trim attached to each part of the vehicle body varies depending on the part. It goes without saying that the trim according to the present invention is not limited to a trim to be installed in an opening of a trunk room, and may be a trim to be installed in a door opening / closing section or a door mounting section. Further, the scope of application of the present invention is not limited to the body of an automobile.

[0020]

According to the trim of the present invention, an adhesive layer is formed on the surface of the trim body by leaving a space between the connecting piece and the fixing means so as to connect both legs formed on the trim body or an intermediate portion of the trim body. When the flange is inserted into the flange insertion groove, the two legs are automatically pulled and pressed against the flange, and the two legs are fixed to each other by a fixing means or a tape having an adhesive layer on the surface. Therefore, there is an effect that the assembling work can be easily performed. Further, since the groove is formed so as to receive the flange before the mounting portion is mounted on the flange, there is an advantage that the mounting operation is easy even if the working space is relatively narrow.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a trim of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a process in the course of attaching the trim of FIG. 1 to a vehicle body flange.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state where the trim of FIG. 1 has been mounted on a vehicle body flange.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a second embodiment of the trim of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the trim of FIG. 4 in an attached state;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a third embodiment of the trim of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the trim of FIG. 6 in an attached state;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the trim of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of the trim in FIG. 8 in an attached state.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the trim of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a conventional trim.

[Explanation of symbols]

10, 20, 30, 40, 50: trim 2, 22, 23, 24, 25: trim body 4a, 42a, 43a, 44a, 45a, 4b, 42
b, 43b, 44b, 45b: legs 5, 52, 53, 54, 55: intermediate part 6: connecting piece 8, 82, 83, 84, 85: groove 34: lip piece T: (double-sided adhesive) tape F: Flange

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A trim body having a pair of legs and having a groove formed to receive a flange to be attached, comprising a connecting piece for connecting the two legs, and a trim member for connecting the two legs outside the connecting piece. A fixing means is provided on the inner surface via a sponge material. Before the attachment, the pair of legs is slightly opened outward. In the attached state, the attached portion flange presses the connecting piece to press the connection piece. A trim, wherein both legs are pulled toward the center, and the fixing means secures the legs to the mounting portion flange. 2. The trim according to claim 1, wherein said fixing means is a tape having an adhesive layer on a surface. 3. A trim body having a pair of legs and formed with a groove to receive a flange to be mounted, the trim body extending between the legs and an intermediate portion of the trim body. A double-sided adhesive tape is fixed, leaving a space between them, and the pair of legs are slightly opened outward before attachment.
In the mounting state, the flange to be mounted is
The legs are pulled toward the center by pressing the loop,
The two-sided adhesive tape allows the two legs to be
A trim, which is fixed to a flange . 4. The double-sided adhesive tape comprises release paper, and a slit is provided in a central portion of the release paper.
Trim.