JP4624177B2 - Connecting structure of roof molding and window molding - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a connection structure between a roof molding and a window molding.

  A roof molding attached to a groove formed in the vehicle roof extending in the front-rear direction and a window molding attached along the side edge of the windshield plate of the vehicle may be connected. Since such roof molding and window molding are arranged on the outermost side of the vehicle, when they are connected, for reasons of appearance and function (for example, functioning as a rainwater flow path), steps and It is preferable to connect smoothly so that there is no gap.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a clip portion having a claw portion and an overhang portion is formed at a front end portion of a roof molding, and a window molding having a notch and a locking portion is covered with the clip portion from above. A technique for connecting roof molding and window molding without deviation is disclosed.
More specifically, in Patent Document 1, a clip portion that protrudes forward is provided at the front end of the roof molding. The clip portion is provided with connecting claws on both side surfaces inside and outside the vehicle, and protrudes outward on the side surface outside the vehicle. An overhang is formed. Further, at the rear end portion of the window molding, a locking portion is provided at the leg end of the leg portion extending downward from both side edges of the window molding, and a notch is formed in the leg portion outside the vehicle. Then, the rear end portion of the window molding is covered with the clip portion from above, and the locking portion of the window molding is locked to the coupling claw of the clip, and the protruding portion of the clip portion is inserted into the notch of the window molding, The roof molding and the window molding are connected by positioning the window molding in the vertical direction and the front-rear direction.
JP 2002-12095 A

By the way, in Patent Document 1, the position of the roof molding in the vehicle width direction and the height direction is regulated by locking the fastening portion of the roof molding with an attachment member provided in a concave groove formed in the vehicle. ing. Further, the position of the roof molding in the front-rear direction is regulated by abutting the lower surface of the clip with a projection having a mountain-shaped cross section provided at the boundary between the groove and the inner edge of the body side panel (for example, Patent Document 1). (See FIG. 2). Further, the window molding is attached by restricting the position in the vehicle width direction and the height direction by a locking member provided on the side wall of the front pillar of the vehicle (see, for example, FIG. 5 of Patent Document 1).
In this way, since the vehicle width direction and height direction are regulated respectively, if there is an installation error in the roof molding or window molding, it becomes difficult to connect the roof molding and window molding, forcibly connected However, there is a problem that a step is generated in the connecting portion, or the roof molding and the window molding are bent and connected in a square shape. In other words, in order to smoothly connect the roof molding and the window molding, extremely high accuracy is required for mounting the roof molding.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a connection structure between a roof molding and a window molding that allows a roof molding and a window molding to be smoothly connected more easily and more reliably. And

In order to achieve the above object, the following means were adopted.
The present invention relates to a long roof molding that is attached to a concave groove formed in a vehicle roof so as to extend in the front-rear direction, and a long window that is attached along a side edge of the windshield plate of the vehicle. It is a connection structure with a molding, and has an end cap having a connection claw extending in the front-rear direction and a pair of engaging portions arranged opposite to each other in the front-rear direction. A pair of locking portions of the end cap connected to a locking portion formed on the roof molding and / or the window molding, and the mounting members protruding from the vehicle can be freely moved in the width direction of the groove. sandwiched to have a degree, and the window molding and the roof molding through the end cap is connected To provide a coupling structure between the roof moldings and window moldings, characterized in that there.

  In the present invention, the end cap has a rib for supporting the roof molding or / and the window molding so that the outer surface of the window molding and the outer surface of the roof molding are flush with each other. Can be adopted. When such a configuration is adopted, a configuration is adopted in which the rib supports the roof molding or the window molding without contacting the back side of the outer surface of the roof molding or / and the window molding. You can also

  Moreover, in this invention, the structure that the said roof molding or the said window molding has an overhang | projection part which can coat | cover the joint of the said roof molding and window molding is employable.

  Moreover, in this invention, the structure that the said end cap arrange | positioned at the right side part of the said vehicle and the said end cap arrange | positioned at the left side part of the said vehicle have different left-right identification members is employable.

  Moreover, in this invention, the structure that the said end cap has an inclined surface which follows the drip channel which the said roof molding has is employable.

  Moreover, in this invention, the structure that the said roof molding or the said window molding and the said end cap are integrally formed is employable.

According to the connecting structure of the roof molding and the window molding of the present invention, the engaging portion formed on the roof molding or / and the window molding is connected to the connecting claw of the end cap having the connecting claw extending in the front-rear direction, The roof molding and the window molding are connected via the end cap. For this reason, for example, even when the mounting of the roof molding is shifted in the front-rear direction, the locking portion formed on the roof molding or / and the window molding is connected to the connecting claw of the end cap, and the roof molding and the window molding Can be connected smoothly.
Further, according to the connecting structure of the roof molding and the window molding of the present invention, the end cap having a pair of engaging portions arranged opposite to each other in the front-rear direction sandwiches the mounting member arranged to protrude from the vehicle. The roof molding and the window molding are connected via a cap. For this reason, the displacement of the position in the left-right direction can be absorbed by the end cap.For example, even when the mounting position of the window molding is shifted in the left-right direction, the roof molding and the window molding can be smoothly connected. it can.
Therefore, according to the connection structure of the roof molding and the window molding of the present invention, the roof molding and the window molding can be smoothly connected more simply and more reliably.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a connection structure between a roof molding and a window molding according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following drawings, the scale of each member is appropriately changed in order to make each member a recognizable size.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 are enlarged perspective views in the vicinity of a portion to which the connection structure between the roof molding and the window molding according to the present embodiment is applied. FIG. 1 shows the vehicle in a state where the roof molding and the window molding are installed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle in a state where a roof molding and a window molding are not installed.
And as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the elongate shape attached to the ditch | groove 10 formed in the roof of a vehicle and extending in the front-back direction by the connection structure of the roof molding and window molding of this embodiment. The roof molding 1 is connected to the window molding 2 attached along the side edge of the windshield plate 20 of the vehicle. In addition, the front-back direction said here is the same direction as the front-back direction of a vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 are separated. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 are connected.
The roof molding 1 is formed, for example, by extruding a resin. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an end cap 3 to be described later is fixed to the front end portion 12. Moreover, the roof molding 1 has the lip | rip part 11 along the extension direction, as shown in FIG. The lip portion 11 functions as a drip channel for guiding and discharging moisture such as rainwater when the roof molding 1 is attached to the concave groove 10.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the end cap 3. The end cap 3 connects the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 and includes a receiving portion 31 for fixing to the roof molding 1 as shown in FIG. On the side, a pair of locking portions 32 (32a, 32b) are formed so as to face each other in the front-rear direction. Then, the end cap 3 is fixed to the vehicle by holding the rivet clip 4 (see FIG. 2 and FIG. 4) as an attachment member that protrudes from the vehicle so that the locking portions 32a and 32b project. That is, the front end 12 of the roof molding 1 is fixed to the vehicle via the end cap 3. The central portion of the roof molding is attached to the concave groove 10 by the reaction force of a lip (not shown) formed at the lower end of the roof molding.
More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, which is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4, the leg portion 13 formed on the lower surface side of the front end portion 12 of the roof molding 1 is engaged with the receiving portion 31 of the end cap 3. By being combined, the roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 are fixed. As shown in FIG. 4, the end cap 3 is fixed in the front-rear direction by holding the rivet clip 4 with the locking portions 32a, 32b, but as shown in FIG. Since the locking portion 32 does not exist in the left-right direction, which is the horizontal direction orthogonal to each other, there is a degree of freedom corresponding to the width of the concave groove 10. Therefore, the roof molding 1 fixed to the end cap 3 is also fixed to the vehicle with a certain degree of freedom in the width direction of the concave groove 10, that is, in the left-right direction.
As shown in FIG. 5, the end cap 3 has a lip extension portion having an inclined surface continuous with the lip portion 11 of the roof molding 1, that is, the drip channel when the end cap 3 is fixed to the roof molding 1. 33 is formed. By having such a lip extension part 33, it is possible to allow liquid such as rain water to flow down without accumulating in the drip channel and to improve the sense of unity in appearance.
Further, the end cap 3 has a roof molding abutting portion 34 at the front end portion of the receiving portion 31. When the roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 are fixed, the front end surface of the roof molding 1 is roof molding. The roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 are fixed in a state of being abutted against the abutting portion 34.

In addition to this, the end cap 3 has a connecting claw 35 (35a, 35b) for connecting to the window molding 2 on the further front side of the roof molding 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting claw 35 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction. In addition, since the latching | locking part 23 of the window molding 2 mentioned later is connected with respect to the connection nail | claw 35, in this way, the connection nail | claw 35 of the end cap 3 is extended and formed in the front-back direction. Thus, the connectable range of the locking portion 23 of the window molding 2 to be described later is expanded.
Further, on both sides of the connecting claw 35, when the window molding 2 is connected to the end cap 3, the window molding 2 is arranged so that the outer surface of the window molding 2 and the outer surface of the roof molding 1 are flush with each other. Height regulating ribs 36 (36a, 36b) for regulating the height are formed. And the leg part 37 for contact | abutting with the bottom part of the ditch | groove 10 is formed under these connection nail | claw 35 and the height control rib 36 (rib).
Further, the end cap 3 has a tongue-like portion 38 (left / right identification member) protruding in the width direction of the concave groove 10. The roof molding 1 is installed on both the left and right sides of the vehicle. The roof molding installed on the left side of the vehicle and the roof molding installed on the right side of the vehicle are symmetrical in shape. Has been. Accordingly, the direction in which the tongue-like portion 38 fixed to the roof molding 1 protrudes is different depending on whether it is installed on the right side of the vehicle or on the left side of the vehicle. Whether the roof molding fixed to 3 is installed on the right side of the vehicle or the left side of the vehicle can be instantly identified. Further, in this embodiment, when the roof molding that should be installed on the right side of the vehicle is to be installed on the left side of the vehicle, the tongue-shaped portion 38 interferes with the roof molding in the concave groove 10. The shape of the tongue-like portion 38 is devised so as not to enter. Further, even when a roof molding that should be installed on the left side of the vehicle is about to be installed on the right side of the vehicle, the shape is devised so that the tongue-shaped portion 38 interferes. Since the end cap 3 has such a tongue-like portion 38, the mounting mistake of the roof molding 1 can be reduced.

Returning to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the window molding 2 is a long member made of a metal plate and a synthetic resin covering the metal plate, and is formed by extrusion molding. As shown in FIG. 7, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4, the window molding 2 includes an outer surface 21 that is entirely covered with resin, a leg portion 22 that extends downward from the outer surface 21, and a leg portion. And a locking portion 23 which is provided at the front end of 22 and is turned upward inside. The window molding 2 has lip portions 24 (24a, 24b) on both sides.
Further, the window molding 2 has an overhang portion 25 that can cover the joint between the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 at the rear end. Since the projecting portion 25 can cover the joint between the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2, the sense of unity between the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 is further improved.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the window molding 2 is connected to the end cap 3 by connecting the locking portion 23 that the window molding 2 has to the connection claw 35 of the end cap 3. Yes.
When the window molding 2 is thus connected to the end cap 3, the leg 22 of the window molding 2 is brought into contact with the height regulating rib 36 of the end cap 3, so that the upper surface of the window molding 2 is The (outer surface 21) and the outer surface of the roof molding 1 are flush with each other. Therefore, the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be smoothly connected. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the window molding 2 is supported by the height regulating rib 36, thereby preventing the tip of the coupling claw 35 of the end cap 3 from coming into contact with the back surface of the outer surface 21 of the window molding 2. can do. As a result, it is possible to prevent the outer surface 21 of the window molding 2 from being uneven.
As shown in FIG. 7, the leg portion 37 of the end cap 3 is in contact with the bottom of the concave groove 10.
Moreover, although the window molding 2 is being fixed with respect to the vehicle, since the fixing structure is a well-known structure, description here is abbreviate | omitted.

According to the connecting structure of the roof molding and the window molding of this embodiment, the locking portion 23 formed on the window molding 2 is connected to the connecting claw 35 formed on the end cap 3 and extending in the front-rear direction. Has been. That is, since the connecting claw 35 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction, if the locking portion 23 of the window molding 2 exists within the length of the connecting claw 35, the locking portion 23 is connected to the connecting claw 35. Can be linked to. Therefore, even when the mounting position of the window molding 2 is shifted in the front-rear direction, when the window molding 2 is connected to the end cap 3 fixed to the roof molding 1, the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be easily connected. And can be connected smoothly. At this time, since the seam between the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be covered by the overhanging portion 25 provided in the window molding 2, the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 are separated from each other. However, the unity is not impaired.
In addition, since the connecting claw 35 is formed to extend in the front-rear direction, the roof molding 1 and the window molding are provided by giving the locking portion 23 of the window molding 2 a certain length in the front-rear direction. It becomes possible to regulate the connection with 2 linearly.

  In addition, according to the connection structure of the roof molding and the window molding of the present embodiment, a pair of locking portions 32a that are disposed opposite to each other in the front-rear direction formed on the end cap 3 that is fixed to the roof molding 1, The roof molding 1 is fixed to the vehicle by pinching the rivet clip 4 that 32b projects from the vehicle. That is, since the end cap 3 is not fixed in the left-right direction, the roof molding 1 fixed to the end cap 3 can also have some degree of freedom in the left-right direction. Accordingly, even when the mounting position of the window molding 2 is shifted in the left-right direction, when the window molding 2 is connected to the end cap 3 fixed to the roof molding 1, the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be easily connected. And can be connected smoothly.

  As described above, according to the connection structure of the roof molding and the window molding according to the present embodiment, even if the mounting position of the roof molding 1 and / or the window molding 2 with respect to the vehicle is shifted in the front-rear and left-right directions, it is simpler. In addition, the roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be smoothly connected more reliably.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of the connection structure of the roof molding and window molding which concerns on this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the said embodiment. Various shapes, combinations, and the like of the constituent members shown in the above-described embodiments are examples, and various modifications can be made based on design requirements and the like without departing from the gist of the present invention.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the end cap 3 is fixed to the roof molding 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the end cap 3 may be fixed to the window molding 2. In this case, the roof molding 1 is formed with a locking portion that is connected to the connection claw of the end cap 3, and the connection claw is formed on the roof molding 1 side of the end cap 3, so that the same as in the above embodiment. The roof molding 1 and the window molding 2 can be smoothly and simply connected more easily and reliably.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, the structure which forms the roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 as a different body, and fixes after that was employ | adopted. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which the roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 are integrally formed of resin or the like may be employed. In such a case, since the roof molding 1 and the end cap 3 are manufactured by the same process, the connection structure of the roof molding and the window molding can be realized at low cost.

It is an expansion perspective view of the site | part vicinity where the connection structure of the roof molding and window molding which is position embodiment of this invention is applied. It is an expansion perspective view of the site | part vicinity where the connection structure of the roof molding and window molding which is position embodiment of this invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the roof molding and the window molding isolate | separated. It is sectional drawing which shows the state with which the roof molding and the window molding were connected. It is a perspective view of an end cap. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roof molding, 11 ... Lip part (drip channel), 2 ... Window molding, 23 ... Locking part, 25 ... Overhang part, 3 ... End cap, 32 (32a, 32b) ... Locking part, 33 ... Lip extension part (inclined surface), 35 ... Connecting claw, 36 (36a, 36b) ... Height regulating rib (rib), 38 ... Tongue part (left / right identification member), 4 ...... Rivet clip (mounting member), 10 ... concave groove, 20 ... windshield plate

Claims (7)

A long roof molding attached to a groove formed in the vehicle roof extending in the front-rear direction and a long window molding attached along a side edge of the windshield plate of the vehicle Structure,
An end cap having a connecting claw extending in the front-rear direction and a pair of engaging portions arranged opposite to each other in the front-rear direction, and the connecting claw of the end cap is attached to the roof molding and / or the window molding. The pair of locking portions of the end cap that are connected to the formed locking portions, and sandwich the mounting member that is arranged to project from the vehicle so as to have a degree of freedom in the width direction of the groove, A structure for connecting a roof molding and a window molding, wherein the roof molding and the window molding are connected via an end cap. It said end cap, to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a rib with the outer surface of the window molding and the outer surface of the roof molding to support the roof molding or / and the window molding so as to be flush Connection structure of the described roof molding and window molding. The roof molding and window according to claim 2, wherein the rib supports the roof molding or the window molding without contacting the back side of the outer surface of the roof molding or / and the window molding. Connecting structure with molding. The roof molding or the window moldings, roof moldings and window according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it has the roof molding and coatable projecting portion seams between the window molding Connecting structure with molding. According to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that having left and right identification member and said end cap is different from that between said end cap disposed on the right side is disposed on the left side of the vehicle of the vehicle Connecting structure of roof molding and window molding. The said end cap has an inclined surface which continues to the drip channel which the said roof molding has, The connection structure of the roof molding and window molding as described in any one of Claims 1-5 characterized by the above-mentioned. The said roof molding or the said window molding, and the said end cap are integrally formed, The connection structure of the roof molding and window molding as described in any one of Claims 1-6 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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