JP3294472B2 - Roof molding end cap and roof molding 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 an end cap of a roof molding which is attached so as to cover an end of an elongated roof molding which is attached to a roof panel, and a roof molding which is attached to the roof panel using the end cap. Regarding the structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An end cap is attached to a roof molding attached to a roof panel for processing such as covering the end and decorating the appearance of the end. In general, the end cap does not have the function of attaching the end of the roof molding to the roof panel.
It must be mounted on the roof panel by means of mounting separate from the end cap. Therefore, when the end cap has a function of attaching the roof molding to the roof panel, an attaching means is not required, the attaching structure is simplified, and the labor for attaching is reduced. For this reason, a mounting structure using an end cap of the roof molding to attach the roof molding to the roof panel has been devised. In this mounting structure, a T-stud is welded to a molding attachment portion of a roof panel, a T-stud locking means is formed on an end cap of the roof molding, and the roof molding with the end cap attached is applied to the T-stud of the roof panel. The end cap is fixed to the T stud.

[0003]

In the roof molding mounting structure using the T studs described above, the roof molding mounting function is provided to the end cap, so that the roof molding mounting means conventionally required becomes unnecessary, and the mounting is completed. The advantage is that the structure is simple and the installation work is reduced. However, equipment for stud welding T studs is required in the roof panel manufacturing line, and the T studs themselves are required, leading to an increase in cost. In addition, the accuracy of the welding position of the T stud is not so high.
Since the posture of the studs may be tilted, the position of the roof molding may not be accurate, and the mounting posture of the roof molding may be defective. Furthermore, the T stud is small,
The installation strength of the roof molding was not so high, and the installed roof molding sometimes became loose.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an end cap of a roof molding which can firmly attach a roof molding to a roof panel without using a T-stud, and using this end cap. It is an object of the present invention to provide a roof molding mounting structure capable of firmly mounting a roof molding to a roof panel.

[0005]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an elongated roof molding to be attached to a roof panel is inserted inwardly from an end of the roof molding and attached to an inner wall of the roof molding. An end cap for a roof molding, comprising an elongated base to engage, and a design to cover and close the end of the roof molding by insertion of the base, the end cap of an inner bent edge of both edges of the elongated roof molding. A locking means for locking to a mounting plate formed in an inverted L-shape by a flat-plate-shaped main body rising from the roof panel and a laterally protruding top is formed at a portion of the base, which is viewed from between, When the base is pressed from above the roof panel from the top toward the main body portion, the locking means crosses over the top and then locks on both sides of the back surface of the top. (1) a second locking claw, which is connected to the base via an elastic arm and which is pressed from above the roof panel and which gets over the top and then locks at a central portion on the back surface of the top, A stopper that is in contact with the top surface of the top portion, and a mounting plate support portion having a groove for receiving the body portion of the top portion of the mounting plate so as to surround the top portion is formed in the base portion; An end cap for a roof molding, wherein the roof molding is mounted on the mounting plate by a locking claw, the second locking claw, the stopper, and the mounting plate support.

According to the present invention, there is also provided a roof molding mounting structure for mounting an elongated roof molding on a roof panel, wherein the roof panel portion on which the roof molding is mounted has a main body of a mounting plate extending in a longitudinal direction of the roof molding. Is formed in a plate shape rising from the roof panel, a locking portion that protrudes laterally at the top is formed on the mounting plate, and the roof molding is inserted inward from an end portion. An end cap comprising an elongated base engaging with an inner wall of the roof molding and a design part closing and covering an end of the roof molding by inserting the base is attached, and inside the both edges of the roof molding. When the base was pressed from above the roof panel toward the main body from above the roof panel, the top of the base except the portion between the bent edges crossed the top. A pair of first locking claws which are respectively locked on both sides of a back surface of the top portion, and a center portion of the back surface of the top portion after being connected to the base portion via an elastic arm and pressing over the roof panel to get over the top portion; A locking means comprising a second locking claw for locking the locking portion and a stopper in contact with a top surface of the locking portion of the mounting plate, wherein the base has a main body of the top portion of the mounting plate. A mounting plate support portion having a groove for receiving the portion so as to surround the portion is formed, and the design portion is provided with a lip support portion for receiving a lip projecting outward from an edge of the roof molding. Is provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a roof molding having an end cap mounted on a mounting plate of a roof panel portion to which the roof molding is mounted is provided, and the end cap is viewed from between the inside bent edges of both edges of the roof molding. When the locking means is applied and pressed into the mounting plate as it is, the locking means moves over the locking portion of the mounting plate and then engages with the locking portion. Panel). In this mounting, no T-stud is required, so there is no disadvantage associated with the T-stud, and since only pushing is required, the labor for mounting is reduced, and the engaging portion of the mounting plate is securely engaged, so that the mounting strength is high. .

[0008]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, a roof molding 3 is attached to a roof panel 2 of an automobile 1. Roof molding 3
Are elongated along the edge of the roof panel 2. In FIG. 2, which is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, the end cap is omitted for convenience of explanation. This figure 2
As shown in FIG. 1, the roof molding 3 is composed of an elongated metallic main body 5 having rigidity for maintaining the stability of the molding shape, and a covering 6 made of plastic or the like provided on the surface thereof to form a design surface. Both edges of the main body 5 are bent inward to form inside bent edges 7 and 9 so as to increase the rigidity of the roof molding and facilitate installation of the roof molding. Further, lips 10 and 11 projecting outward from the edge of the cover 6 are formed to maintain the appearance of the molding attachment portion of the roof panel. The edge of the roof panel 2 is joined to the quarter / outer panel 13 and the inner panel 14 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and the joined portion is covered by the roof molding 3.

In FIG. 2, a mounting plate 15 extending long in the longitudinal direction of the roof molding 3 is provided on a portion of the roof panel 2 to which the roof molding 3 is mounted, particularly at a portion corresponding to the vicinity of an end of the roof molding. It is formed so as to rise from panel 2. The mounting plate 15 is formed with a locking portion 17 that protrudes laterally at the top, and the mounting plate 15 is formed in an inverted L-shape as a whole.

The mounting plate 15 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. The mounting plate 15 is a roof panel 2
The main body 18 is configured to bend from the roof panel 2 by bending a portion extended from the edge of the main body 18 at a substantially right angle, and a locking portion 17 protruding laterally at the top of the main body 18. The main body portion 18 is formed longer than the locking portion 17 and has a rising portion 19 without the locking portion 17. The rising portions 19 are formed on both sides of the locking portion 17, but may be formed on one side. Further, the rising portion 19 may be formed to be long as a reinforcing rib. In addition, although not essential, the corners of the locking portion 17 are angled to facilitate the application of a waterproof coating to the joint.

An end cap 21 is attached to the roof molding 3 so as to be inserted inward from the end and close the end. The end cap 21 will be described with reference to FIGS. The end cap 21 is integrally formed of plastic, and includes a design part 22 that covers an end of the roof molding, and an elongated base 23 inserted inside the roof molding. The design part 22 is a part that covers the end of the roof molding and covers and decorates the burr and the like at the time of molding the end, and is formed in a shape that matches the cross-sectional shape of the roof molding. A lip support portion 25 is provided on the roof molding side of the design portion 22 for receiving the lip 10 (FIG. 2) projecting outward from the edge of the roof molding to prevent the lip 10 from hanging down. Further, the surface of the design portion 22 on the roof molding side is formed with a recess so that the thickness of the design portion 22 is uniform in a region 26 indicated by the hatched portion of the broken line in FIG. The occurrence of problems during molding such as so-called "sink" on the design surface side is reduced. This point will be further described with reference to FIGS. Conventionally, the mating surface of the roof molding with the design part is formed at an angle that combines the angle α in FIG. 7 and the angle β in FIG. 8, and the design part also has a surface on the roof molding side and a surface on the opposite design side. Each of the surfaces is formed at an angle obtained by combining the angle α in FIG. 7 and the angle β in FIG. Processing these surfaces was difficult. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the mating surface of the roof molding 3 on the side of the design part 22 and the surface of the design part 22 on the side of the roof molding are respectively formed by the depression of the region 26 on the roof molding side of the design part 22. And only the surface of the design portion 22 on the design side is formed with the above-described composite angle. ,
As a result, the workability of the roof molding and the end cap is improved, and the work of the alignment is also facilitated.

The base portion 23 has a function of engaging with the inner wall of the roof molding 3 and being attached to the roof molding 3 and a function of engaging with the attachment plate 15 of the roof panel 2 and being attached to the roof panel 2. For engagement with the inner wall of the roof molding 3, the base portion 23 is formed to extend long from the design portion, and to engage with the inner walls of the two inner bent edges 7, 9 of the roof molding 3 in the cross section. It is formed in a suitable shape. With this shape, the end cap 21 can be inserted into the roof molding 3 only by inserting the base 23 into the roof molding 3.
Attached to The base 23 has a retaining claw 2 for preventing the end cap 21 from falling out of the roof molding 3.
7 are provided. This retaining claw 27 is not essential. For example, an adhesive may be applied to the base 23 and fixed to the roof molding 3 in order to prevent the coming off.

The base 23 is provided with locking means for locking to the mounting plate 15 of the roof panel 2 at a portion of the roof molding 3 except between the two inside bent edges 7 and 9. This locking means is basically formed by a first locking claw 29 which locks on the back surface of the locking portion 17 of the mounting plate 15. The first locking claw 29 extends in a direction approaching the locking portion 17 from the side far from the locking portion 17 along the longitudinal direction of the base portion 23. Engage with the end of the back surface of the 15 locking portions 17. The first locking claw 29 is, as shown in FIG.
It is preferable that a pair is provided on the back surface of the engaging portion 17 so as to engage from both sides, and the engaging force is increased.

Outside the first locking claw 29, a second locking claw 30 that engages with the center of the back surface of the locking portion 17 is formed.
FIG. 7A shows the second locking claw 30 most clearly in order to give the second locking claw 30 elasticity to engage with the end of the back surface of the locking portion 17 of the mounting plate 15 after climbing over the locking portion 17. As
The second locking claw 30 is supported by an elastic arm 31 that extends from the base 23 in a curved manner. This second locking claw 30
Thus, a stronger engagement can be obtained. Further, a pair of stoppers 33 that are in contact with the top surfaces of the locking portions 17 of the mounting plate 15 are provided. The stopper 33 and the first locking claw 2
9 and the second locking claw 30, the locking portion 1 of the mounting plate 15
7 can be strongly engaged around the end cap 21 and the end cap 21 is very firmly attached to the mounting plate 15.

The base 23 has a locking portion 17 of the mounting plate 15.
A mounting plate support 35, 35 having a groove 34, 34 for receiving the raised portion 19, 19 without the groove, is formed. The end cap 21 is mounted on the mounting plate 15 by the mounting plate supporting portion 35 without tilting its posture. Therefore, the roof molding 3 can be prevented from turning in the direction of the arrow 37 in FIG.

An identification mark 38 made of a character, a symbol, or the like is cut out at an end of the base 23. With this identification mark 38, a letter "L" indicating the left is formed as shown in FIG. 7A, or "R" indicating the right is shown as shown in FIG. ". In addition, the identification mark 38 can also provide a history of the modification of the roof molding. The position of the identification mark 38 is located at a portion that can be seen from between the inside bent edges 7 and 9 of the roof molding 3, whereby the identification mark can be recognized with the end cap attached to the roof molding, and the cutout can be cut out. Therefore, when the end cap is attached to the roof molding, the identification is very easy. By confirming the identification mark, the roof molding can be attached to the roof panel without error.

The operation of attaching the roof molding 3 to the roof panel 2 using the end cap 21 is shown in FIGS.
This will be described with reference to FIG. First, in FIG. 13, the base portion 23 of the end cap 21 is inserted from the end of the roof molding 3, and the design portion 22 is brought into contact with the molding end. Thereby, the end cap 21 is attached to the roof molding 3. The roof molding 3 with the end cap is brought into the production line of the automobile, and the roof molding 3 is crawled on the mounting portion at the edge of the roof panel 2. When the end of the roof molding 3 to which the end cap 21 is attached is also pushed into the part of the roof panel 2 where the attachment plate 15 is present as shown by the arrow 39, the state shown in FIG. 14 is obtained. That is, the first locking claw 29 pushes over the locking portion 17 of the mounting plate 15 and then engages with the back surface of the locking portion 17. At the same time, the second locking claw 30 is also engaged with the back surface of the locking portion 17, and the stopper 33 is in contact with the top surface of the locking portion 17, so that the end cap 21 is firmly attached to the roof panel mounting plate 15. Attached to In this manner, the roof molding 3 is attached to the mounting plate 15 and thus the roof panel 2 via the end cap 21.

[0018]

According to the present invention, the roof molding is mounted on the mounting plate of the roof panel via the end cap,
In this mounting, no T-stud is required, so there is no disadvantage associated with the T-stud, and since only pushing is required, the labor for mounting is reduced, and the engaging portion of the mounting plate is securely engaged, so that the mounting strength is high. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile to which a roof molding is attached.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a mounting plate of a roof panel.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a mounting plate.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a mounting plate on a roof panel.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the mounting plate.

FIG. 7A is a plan view of an end cap, and FIG. 7B is a view showing another example of an end cap identification mark.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the end cap.

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the end cap.

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the end cap.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view in which a part of an end cap is cut away.

FIG. 13 is a partially broken perspective view showing a state before the end cap is attached to the roof panel after the end cap is attached to the roof molding.

FIG. 14 is a perspective view in which the roof molding showing a state where the end cap is attached to the roof panel is cut away, and the end cap is further partially cut away.

[Description of Signs] 1 Automobile 2 Roof panel 3 Roof molding 7, 9 Inside bent edge of roof molding 10, 11 Roof molding lip 15 Mounting plate 17 Locking portion 19 Rising portion without locking portion 21 End cap 22 Design part 23 Base part 25 Lip support part 27 Retaining claw 29 First locking claw 30 Second locking claw 33 Stopper 34 Groove 35 Mounting plate support 38 Identification mark

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Masashi Dento 33-2, Nishi-Toyowa, Yayoi-machi, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture 303 High City Nanei 303 (72) Inventor Toshio Maruyama 6-3-7, Fujimidai, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture (72) Inventor Masahiko Oguro 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (72) Inventor Kazunari Kobayashi 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Mitsubishi Motors Corporation ( 72) Inventor Tetsushi Tamura 1005 Nishi-Ebara-cho, Ibara-shi, Okayama Prefecture, Katayama Industry Co., Ltd. (56) References JP-A-3-220038 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 13/04

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. An elongated roof molding attached to a roof panel, which is inserted inward from an end of the roof molding.
An elongate base engaging the inner wall of the roof molding;
To cover and cover the end of the roof molding
In an end cap of a roof molding made of a takumi, a portion of the base except between the inside bent edges of both edges of the elongated roof molding is provided with a flat plate-shaped main body rising from a roof panel in a lateral direction. The protruding top forms locking means for locking the mounting plate formed in an inverted L-shape, and the locking means moves the base from the top toward the main body.
And press it from above the roof panel to get on the top
After crossing, a pair of
A first locking claw connected to the base via an elastic arm;
And push it from above the roof panel to get over the top
A second locking claw that is locked to a central portion of the back surface of the top portion after the
A stopper in contact with the top surface of the top portion, and the base portion includes a main body portion of the top portion of the mounting plate.
A mounting plate support with a groove to receive
The pair of first locking claws, the second locking claws, and the stopper
An end cap for a roof molding, wherein the roof molding is mounted on the mounting plate by means of the mounting plate support portion . 2. The end cap according to claim 1, wherein the design portion is provided with a lip support portion for receiving a lip projecting outward from an edge of the roof molding. 3. The end cap according to claim 1, wherein an identification mark is formed by cutting out the base portion at the peeping portion . 4. A roof molding mounting structure for mounting an elongated roof molding on a roof panel, wherein a body of a mounting plate extending in a longitudinal direction of the roof molding rises from the roof panel on a roof panel portion to which the roof molding is mounted. The mounting plate is formed with a locking portion that protrudes laterally at the top, and is inserted into the roof molding from the end to engage with the inner wall of the roof molding. Elongate base, and insertion of the base
A design part that covers and closes the end of the roof molding
An end cap comprising: a base portion extending from the apex to a portion of the base except between the inside bent edges of both edges of the roof molding.
When pressed from above the roof panel toward the main body, the top
After getting over, lock on both sides of the back side of the top
A pair of first locking claws connected to the base via an elastic arm;
When it is tied and pressed from above the roof panel, it rides on the top
A second locking claw that locks at the center of the back surface of the top after the crossing
And a stopper in contact with the top surface of the locking portion of the mounting plate.
Locking means comprising a main body portion of the top portion of the mounting plate,
A mounting plate support with a groove to receive
The design part projects outward from the edge of the roof molding
A mounting structure for a roof molding, wherein a lip support portion for receiving a lip is provided .