JP3369115B2 - Mall mounting structure and molding mounting device - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a molding mounting structure for mounting a molding to a vehicle body, a molding mounting device used in this molding mounting structure, and a molding mounting method.
The present invention relates to a molding mounting technique suitable for mounting a windshield molding for closing a gap between an end surface of a windshield glass and a vertical wall of a vehicle body adjacent to a vehicle body opening to which the glass is attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A windshield molding covering a gap formed between a front windshield glass of an automobile and a vehicle body is formed in a slender shape due to the shape of the gap, but since it receives a strong wind pressure, it is spread over the entire length. Must be firmly attached. Therefore, in general, on the vertical wall of the vehicle body facing the end surface of the windshield glass fixed to the vehicle body opening, a metal molding attachment retainer formed long in a predetermined range is provided along the gap between the glass end surface and the retainer. It is fixed by rivets or the like, and the retaining edge of the elongated molding is pushed into this retainer to be attached. Stainless steel called SUS material is used for the retainer because of its rustproofing, but it takes time and effort to bend and press according to the shape of the gap, and for that reason it is also expensive. It was Separately from this, Jitsuko Sho 55-38
Japanese Patent No. 71 discloses a mortar mounting in which a rivet main body of a blind rivet is stepped, the rivet main body is fastened to a vehicle body surface, and a molding locking clip is attached to the stepped portion to lock a locking edge portion of the molding. The structure is disclosed. Particularly, in the blind rivet described in this publication, the rivet body is covered with a cap to improve the sealing performance at the time of fastening.

[0003]

However, in the technique described in the above publication, the molding retaining clip is not firmly attached to the wall surface of the vehicle body so that the molding is not sufficiently supported. In Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-48654, a mall locking clip is fastened to a vehicle body by a blind rivet in order to attach a molding to an edge of an opening of a window of a door, and the molding is pushed into a fixed molding locking clip. A molding mounting structure for mounting is disclosed. Although the molding retaining clip is firmly fixed to the vehicle body by the blind rivet, the molding retaining clip does not receive the windshield molding for closing the gap between the end face of the windshield glass and the vertical wall of the vehicle body. .

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to maintain the mounting strength of a molding including a windshield molding at a high level and to reduce the labor for fixing the clip to reduce the cost.

[0005]

To achieve the above object, a molding mounting structure for mounting a molding on a vehicle body according to the present invention comprises a blind rivet and a clip, and the blind rivet is a hollow cylinder having a flange formed at one end. -Shaped metal rivet body and a metal mandrel extending through the rivet body, the mandrel having a diameter-expanding head formed at the end opposite to the flange of the rivet body and in the middle A small diameter portion that can be broken is formed, and the clip has a plate-shaped base portion fixed to the vehicle body and a molding holding portion that continuously extends in a plate-like shape from the plate-shaped base portion. Is formed with a hole for receiving the rivet body and supporting the blind rivet in an upright state with respect to the base portion.The molding holding portion and the molding holding portion are formed in the molding holding portion. The molding has a holding portion that receives and holds the locking end portion of the molding that is inserted in a direction parallel to the plane that includes the locking portion, and a locking claw that locks the locking end portion that is clamped to prevent slippage. Further, the clip is formed with a molding notch locking portion projecting from the sandwiching portion and the locking claw when viewed in the insertion direction of the molding, and the molding notching locking portion is formed on the molding notch locking portion. A slit for locking and holding the molding notch is formed on the edge of the molding, and a notch for locking the molding notch is formed on the molding. The clip is firmly fixed to the vehicle body by pulling the mandrel so that it breaks when it is inserted into the mounting hole, and the molding is positioned so that the cutout corresponds to the molding cutout locking portion of the clip. The mall is a mall holder Mall by inserting in a direction parallel to the plane containing fine base portion is characterized in that it is attached to the vehicle body.

[0006]

According to the present invention, the clip is firmly fixed to the wall surface of the vehicle body by the blind rivet, and the clip is positioned by positioning the notch of the molding so as to correspond to the locking portion of the notch of the clip. In contrast, the locking end of the molding is clamped by the clip by a simple operation of moving the molding along the wall surface of the vehicle body,
Further, since the cutout portion of the molding engages with the locking portion of the clip cutout portion, the molding is firmly fixed to the vehicle body. Further, since the clip can be easily attached by using the blind rivet fastening tool, the cost can be reduced.

In the present invention, it is possible to provide a plastic cylindrical cap that surrounds the cylindrical portion of the rivet body and the head of the mandrel, thereby improving the sealing property of the mounting hole of the vehicle body, and The rust of the blind rivet can be prevented. In the present invention, the windshield molding can be firmly held.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The mall mounting device 1 according to the present invention,
The blind rivet 2 of FIG. 1 and the clip 3 of FIG. 2 are assembled in the state shown in FIG. Mall mounting device 1
Closes a gap between an end face of glass such as windshield glass and the wall surface of the vehicle body adjacent to the glass mounting opening, for example, a molding 5 shown in FIG. 4 is attached to the vehicle body. Fig. 5 shows how the molding 5 is mounted in the gap between the vehicle body 6 and the glass 7.
It shows in FIG. Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given with reference to each drawing.

In FIG. 1, the blind rivet 2 is
It is made up of a hollow tubular metal rivet body 10 having a flange 15 formed at one end, and a metal mandrel 11 extending through the rivet body 10. Mandrel 11
A diametrical expansion head 13 is formed on the end side of the shaft opposite to the flange 9. Further, the mandrel 11 is formed with a rupturable small-diameter portion 14 at a portion between the head 13 and the flange 9. Further, the mandrel 11 projects from the rivet body 10 from the flange 9, and this projecting portion
It is held by the nose jaws of a fastening tool (not shown).
The blind rivet 2 can be fastened to the vehicle body or the like as it is, like a normal blind rivet. That is, the projecting portion of the mandrel 11 of the blind rivet 2 is held by the fastening tool, and the mandrel head 13 is inserted into the mounting hole of the vehicle body until the flange 9 of the rivet body 10 comes into contact with the projecting portion from the flange 9. The portion of the mandrel 11 is strongly pulled by the fastening tool so that the mandrel 11 breaks at the small diameter portion 14. By this pulling, the diameter expansion head 13 of the mandrel 11 is deformed so as to expand the rivet body 10, and the diameter expansion portion and the flange 9 can fix the rivet body 10 to the vehicle body.

In the blind rivet 2, the tubular portion of the rivet body 10 and the enlarged diameter head 13 of the mandrel 11 are surrounded by a tubular cap 15 made of plastic. The cap 15 covers the rivet body 10 to prevent rust in this portion, and the blind rivet 2 is attached to the vehicle body 6
When it is fastened to, it greatly contributes to the sealing of the mounting hole of the vehicle body 6 and prevents the infiltration of water and the like from one side of the vehicle body to the other side. In order to improve the hermeticity and rust prevention, a flange 17 having a shape matching the flange 9 is formed in a portion of the cap 15 adjacent to the flange 9. This flange 17
Enters between the flange 9 of the rivet body 10 and the vehicle body 6 and functions not only as a seat for the seal, but also prevents the metal flange 9 from directly contacting the vehicle body 6 to generate rust due to contact of dissimilar metals. It also has the effect of preventing.

Next, the plastic clip 3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 (A) to 2 (E). The clip 3 includes a plate-shaped base portion 18 fixed to the vehicle body and a plate-shaped base portion 1
The clip 3 is composed of a substantially rectangular plate-shaped body as a whole, and is composed of two molding holding portions 19 continuously extending from both sides of the base portion 18 on both sides of the base portion 18. A hole 21 is formed in the base portion 18, and the hole 21 is formed in the cap 15
It is formed so as to receive the rivet body 10 covered with and support the blind rivet 2 in an upright state with respect to the plane of the base portion 18. Each mall holder 19
Is a U-shape that receives and clamps the locking end of the molding that is inserted in a direction parallel to the plane including the molding holding portion and the base portion, that is, in the vertical direction in the side view (B) (from above in the illustrated example). It has a holding portion 22 having a shape, and a locking claw 23 that locks the molded molding locking end portion to prevent it from coming off. The sandwiching portion 22 and the locking claw 23 may have any shape as long as they retain the received molding locking edge portion and prevent them from coming off. The base portion 18 of the clip 3 has a substantially rectangular Mole notch having a width C at a position projecting (projecting upward in the illustrated example) from the holding portion 22 and the locking claw 23 when viewed in the direction of insertion of the molding. The part locking part 25 is formed. The molding notch engaging portion 25 is formed with a slit 26 for receiving and locking and holding the edge of the notch of the mold. The upper portions of the slits 26 and the locking claws 23, that is, the molding insertion port portions are tapered so as to expand outward, and facilitate the insertion and holding of the molding 3 into the clip 3.

Stoppers 27 for preventing rotation of the clip 3 fastened to the vehicle body by the blind rivet 2 are formed on both side edges of the clip 3. In the illustrated example, the stopper 27 is formed as a protrusion extending downward so as to hit the bottom surface of the window opening of the vehicle body and prevent the clip 3 from rotating. The stopper 27 may have any shape as long as it can prevent the rotation of the molding.

The cap 15 of the blind rivet 2 is inserted into the mounting hole 21 of the base portion 18 of the clip 3 to hold the blind rivet 2 in an upright state with respect to the base portion 18, and the molding mounting device 1 is assembled. Complete.
This assembled state is shown in FIG. It will be distributed as a product in the assembled state of FIG.

A molding 5 suitable for use is shown in FIG. The molding 5 is formed as an elongated windshield molding having a certain length so as to close the gap between the end surface of the windshield glass and the side wall surface of the vehicle body. An elongated flat portion 29 having a size that closes a gap between the glass end surface and the vehicle body side wall surface is formed in an upper portion, and an engaging portion 30 that engages with the molding mounting device 1 is downward from one edge of the flat portion 29. Extends to. A bent locking edge portion 31 is formed at the lower end edge of the locking portion 30, and the bent locking edge portion 31 enters the pinching portion 22 of the molding holding portion 19 of the clip 3 and enters the molding holding portion 1.
It is held at 9, and is prevented from coming off by the locking claw 23. At a predetermined position of the locking portion 30 of the molding 5, the height A
Thus, a rectangular molding notch 33 having a width B is formed. The molding notch portion 30 is the base portion 1 of the clip 3.
Molding cutout engaging portion 25 formed to project from 8
The upper edge portion 34 is received and held in the slit 26. The molding notch 33 and the molding notch engaging portion 25 have a function of positioning the molding 5 at a predetermined position of the clip 3, and since the clip 3 is fixed to the vehicle body by the blind rivet 2, The mounting position on the vehicle body can be determined. In this case, the width C of the molding notch engaging portion 25 is equal to the width of the molding notch 33 so as to accept the tolerance of the position of the mounting hole of the vehicle body 6 and the tolerance of the molding notch 33 of the molding 5. It is preferably formed shorter than B. Further, even when the molding 5 is long and requires a plurality of molding mounting devices, the width B of the molding notch 33 can be increased so as to absorb the error in the spacing between the mounting positions of the molding mounting devices. Further, the height A of the molding notch 33 is selected so that the upper edge portion 34 fits in the slit 26 to prevent further depression when the molding 5 is inserted.

The mounting operation of the molding 5 will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the mandrel 11 of the blind rivet 2 of the molding mounting device 1 of FIG. 3 is inserted from the tip into the jaw of the nose of the blind rivet fastening tool (not shown) so that the fastening tool holds the molding mounting device 1. . Holding the fastening tool, the cap 15 and the rivet body 10 of the molding attachment device 1 extending from the tip of the nose.
Also, the mandrel head 13 is inserted into the mounting hole 37 formed in the vertical wall surface 35 of the vehicle body 6 in which the glass mounting opening is formed to insert the base portion 18 and the molding holding portion 19 of the clip 3.
Is brought into contact with the vehicle body wall surface 35. When the trigger is pulled in this state to operate the fastening tool, the mandrel 11 held by the fastening tool is pulled in the pull-out direction. When the mandrel 11 is pulled by the fastening tool so strongly that it breaks at the small diameter portion 14 (see FIG. 1), the mandrel 1
The diameter-expanding head 13 of No. 1 deforms a part of the rivet body 10 so as to expand the diameter, and the cap 15 is deformed. The broken mandrel portion is discharged from the tool through the nose of the fastening tool. The base portion 18 of the clip 3 is fixed to the vehicle body wall surface 35 by the enlarged diameter portion of the rivet body 10 and the flange 9, and the clip 3 is attached to the vehicle body wall surface 35. This state is shown in FIG. Since the blind rivet 11 is made of metal, the expanded diameter portion obtained by the plastic deformation of the rivet body 10 cooperates with the flange 9 to exert a strong fixing force. Moreover, the plastic cap 15 has an excellent sealing property to the mounting hole 37,
It is possible to reliably prevent rainwater and the like from entering from the outside of the vehicle body.

As shown in FIG. 6, a windshield glass (that is, window glass) 37 is fixed to the vehicle body 6 at a vehicle body portion adjacent to the window opening by using an adhesive or the like. Since a gap indicated by S in FIG. 6 is formed between the end surface 38 of the glass 7 and the vehicle body wall surface 35, it is necessary to close the gap with a molding.

FIG. 7 shows how the molding 5 for closing the gap S in FIG. 6 is mounted. The molding 5 is provided with an additional portion 39 made of synthetic rubber or the like on the basic portion shown in FIG. 4, and the additional portion 39 has a decorative property and a sealing property.
The molding 5 is positioned so that the molding notch 33 (see FIG. 4) corresponds to the molding notch engaging portion 25 of the clip 3, and then in the direction of arrow 41 from the position of the upper solid line in FIG. Is pushed down, the locking portion 30 is moved downward along the vehicle body wall surface 35, and the locking edge portion 31
Is inserted into the holding portion 22 of the molding holding portion 19 of the clip 3. At the end of the insertion, the upper edge portion 34 of the molding notch 33 has the slit 2 of the molding notch engaging portion 25.
Enter 6 to stop and lock. At this time, the locking edge portion 31 of the locking portion 30 of the molding 5 is locked to the locking claw 23 of the clip molding holding portion 19 so as to be prevented from coming off. In this way, the molding 5 can be moved to the vehicle body wall surface 3 by a simple operation of pushing the locking portion 30 of the molding 5 into the clip 3 of the molding mounting device.
It is fixed at 5. FIG. 8 shows a state after the molding 5 is fixed. In this figure, for the sake of convenience of explanation, it should be understood that the mandrel 11 of the blind rivet 2 remains without being broken, but is actually broken and the additional portion 39 of the molding 5 is also omitted. .

[0018]

According to the present invention, the clip is firmly fixed to the wall surface of the vehicle body by the blind rivet, and the molding is positioned so that the cutout portion corresponds to the molding cutout portion engaging portion of the clip. The locking end of the molding is clamped by the clip by a simple operation of simply moving the molding relative to the clip along the wall surface of the vehicle body, and the notch of the molding is locked by the molding notch of the clip. Since it is locked to, the mall can be firmly fixed to the vehicle body by a simple operation of just pushing. Further, since the clip can be easily attached by using the blind rivet fastening tool, the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a blind rivet of a molding mounting device of the present invention.

2A and 2B are views showing a clip of the molding attachment device of the present invention, where FIG. 2A is a front view of the clip, FIG. 2B is a right side view of the clip, FIG. 2C is a plan view of the clip, and FIG. (B)
FIG. 3E is an enlarged view of a portion of a circle d in FIG. 3E, and FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a completed assembly of the molding attachment device of the present invention in which the blind rivet is attached to the clip.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a typical molding used in the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing how the molding mounting apparatus of the present invention is mounted on the vehicle body.

FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which a windshield glass is attached to a vehicle body to which a mall attaching device is attached.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the completion of the mounting of the molding by mounting the molding using the molding mounting device of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of FIG. 7, and is a perspective view of a molding mounting device showing a blind rivet portion in a schematic view before fastening for convenience of description.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Mall mounting device 2 blind rivets 3 clips 5 malls 6 car body 7 glass 9 flange 10 rivet body 11 Mandrel 13 Expanding head 14 Breakable small diameter part 15 caps 17 Flange 18 Base 19 Mall holder 21 Base hole 22 clamping part 23 Locking claw 25 Mold Notch part Locking part 26 slits 27 Stopper 29 Mall Flat 30 Mall locking part 31 Locking edge 33 Mall notch 34 Locking edge of molding cutout 35 Body wall

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Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A molding mounting structure for mounting a molding to a vehicle body, comprising a molding mounting device in which a blind blind rivet made of metal and a clip made of plastic are assembled, and the blind mounting is provided. The rivet has a hollow tubular metal rivet body having a flange formed at one end and a metal mandrel extending through the rivet body. The mandrel has an end opposite to the flange of the rivet body. parts are enlarged head formed and formed breakable small diameter portion intermediate said clip plate in succession a plate-like base portion and the plate-shaped base portion which is fixed to the vehicle body and a molding holder extending Te, the base portion, the blind rivet accept rivet body is supported by the upright with respect to the base portion, the mall holding portion, the molding holder及Yes and the holding portion for clamping accept the locking edge of the molding to be inserted in a direction parallel to the plane, and a locking pawl forming the sandwiched the locking edge missing engaged with the stopper was including the base portion and, further, the clip, the mall insertion direction to see mall notch engaging portion protruding than the clamping portion and the locking claw and is formed, on the molding cutout engagement portion is formed with a slit to hold locked on the edge of the molding cutout portion, said mall has notches for locking is formed in the molding cutout engagement portion, rivet body The clip is firmly fixed to the vehicle body by pulling the mandrel so that the mandrel is broken while it is inserted in the vehicle body mounting hole, and the molding is positioned so that the cutout corresponds to the molding cutout locking part of the clip. The mall Molding mounting structure Mall is characterized in that it is attached to the vehicle body by inserting in a direction parallel to the plane containing Lumpur holder and the base portion. In the structure according to the claim 1, characterized in that the blind rivet, a plastic tubular cap is provided to surround the enlarged head portion of the cylindrical portion and the mandrel of the rivet body And the structure. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein
A structure, wherein the molding is a windshield molding for closing a gap between an end surface of the windshield glass and a vertical wall of the vehicle body adjacent to the vehicle body opening to which the glass is attached. 4. A molding attaching apparatus for attaching a molding to a vehicle body, made assembled and the metal blind rivet and plastic clip <br/> flop, the blind rivet,
It has a hollow cylindrical metal rivet body with a flange formed at one end and a metal mandrel extending through the rivet body, and the mandrel extends to the end of the rivet body opposite to the flange. diameter head is formed and breakable small diameter portion in the middle is formed, said clip,
A base having a plate-like base fixed to the vehicle body, and a molding holding part continuously extending in the form of a plate from the plate-like base,
Parts are blind rivet accept rivet body of the blind rivet is supported by the upright with respect to the base portion, the mall holding portion, parallel to mall to a plane including the molding holder and the base portion It has a clamping portion for clamping accept the locking edge, and a locking pawl forming the locking locks and retaining the locking edge which sandwiches, further, the clip, molding notches locking portion There are formed to protrude from the clamping portion and the locking claw as viewed in the receiving direction of the mall locking edge, the said molding cutout engaging portion, engaging the edge of the molding cutout portion A molding attachment device characterized in that a slit for holding the same is formed. The apparatus according to the claim 4, the blanking <br/> lined rivet provided a plastic tubular cap which surrounds the enlarged head portion of the cylindrical portion and the mandrel of the rivet body A device characterized by being provided .