JP4726603B2 - Mall mounting clip - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a molding mounting clip used for fixing a molding between a glass of an automobile and a window frame.

  For example, in the gap between the periphery of the windshield of an automobile and the window frame, a molding that is both waterproof and decorative is installed. As a means for fixing the molding to the window frame, the molding and the window frame are essential. A structure is known in which the places are connected to each other via a synthetic resin clip (see Patent Document 1).

According to the structure disclosed in Document 1, the clip is fixed to the window frame by hooking the locking claw integrally formed with the clip into the mounting hole provided in the bracket integrally coupled to the inner peripheral surface of the window frame. It is supposed to be.
JP 2001-233049 A

  According to this conventional structure, the locking claw has a non-return function, and the locking claw that easily bends at the time of mounting is not bent against the force in the removing direction, and the mounting Since the part is hidden in the mall, it is practically impossible to remove the clip from the outside of the vehicle body. Therefore, if you want to remove the molding from the car body during repair, a special tool is required to remove the latching claw from the bracket, and the special tool can reach the joint of the clip. Since the car body had to be configured, restrictions were added to the car body design. Moreover, since the operation of removing the locking claws has to be carried out by hand, there is a risk that the vehicle body may be damaged by mistake or the parts may be damaged and cannot be reused.

  The present invention has been devised to eliminate such disadvantages of the prior art, and its main object is to be able to be removed easily and without being damaged as compared with the conventional one. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mall mounting clip.

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention includes a molding coupling portion 8 that couples the molding 2, a glass coupling portion 9 that couples to the glass 3, and a column 7 that connects the molding coupling portion and the glass coupling portion. As a molding mounting clip 1 used for fixing the molding between the glass and the window frame, a leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece 15 having an engagement portion with respect to the edge of the window frame, The engaging portion includes a slope C for causing the leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece to apply a component force in a direction to detach from the edge of the window frame when a force for escaping from the window frame is applied to the molding. It was supposed to be . In particular, as a leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece, its longitudinal direction is extended in the direction along the axis of the support column, and both ends thereof are coupled to the support column, and its intermediate portion protrudes to engage with the edge of the window frame. It is assumed that it has a mating surface, or its longitudinal direction is extended in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the column and its both ends are coupled to the column, and the edge of the window frame is in the middle or shall engaging portion is provided, or to bind its one end to the post, the result may that engagement with the edge of the window frame to the other end is provided.

  According to the present invention as described above, when a force that is displaced in the direction of removing from the vehicle body is applied to the molding, the resilient engagement piece can bend in a direction of escaping from the edge of the window frame, so that the molding is squeezed from the outside of the vehicle body. The clip can be removed from the window frame together with the molding. Therefore, the removal work can be facilitated and the clip can be reused. In particular, if the elastic engagement piece is a leaf spring fixed at both ends, the elastic engagement piece can be displaced integrally with the clip, so that the ease of removal work can be further enhanced.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II of FIG. 2 showing a mounting state of a mall mounting clip configured according to the present invention with respect to a vehicle body. The mall mounting clip 1 is used to fasten the end of the molding 2 to the base portion of the front pillar P (window frame) extending obliquely upward from the front fender F of the automobile, and is rich in elasticity. It is injection-molded with a hard synthetic resin material (for example, polyacetal).

  The molding 2 attached to the vehicle body via the molding mounting clip 1 according to the present invention is fixed to the gap between the side edge of the windshield 3 and the inner side surface of the front pillar P. The molding 2 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, a cored bar 4 arranged so that its open surface faces the glass side, and a covering part made of a relatively soft synthetic resin material that covers the outer surface of the cored bar 4 It consists of five. A sealing lip 6 that is elastically in close contact with the inner surface of the front pillar P is continuously formed on the side edge of the covering portion 5. Note that a rain garter RG formed of a separate member extends along the front pillar P between the windshield 3 and the molding 2.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the mall mounting clip 1 is integrally formed on the column 7 extending in the thickness direction of the windshield 3, in other words, in the vehicle interior and exterior, and the outer end of the column 7. The molded joint portion 8 and the glass joint portion 9 formed integrally with the inner end portion of the support column 7 are formed. That is, the molding coupling part 8 that couples the molding 2 and the glass coupling part 9 that couples to the windshield 3 are separated in the interior / exterior direction of the passenger compartment, and the both are connected by the support column 7. .

  The molding connecting portion 8 includes a flat head 10, a pair of angular protrusions 11 projecting from a glass-side end surface of the head 10 along a plane parallel to the glass surface, and a pillar of the head 10. It consists of a pair of nail | claw-shaped protrusion 12 protrudingly provided by the end surface of the side. The pair of angular protrusions 11 expands between the free ends, and can be deformed mainly in the expansion direction by the elasticity of the material itself.

  On the other hand, the metal core 4 of the molding 2 having a flat C-shaped cross section has a deep U-shaped groove 4a on the glass side and a shallow U-shaped groove 4b on the front pillar side. Then, the rectangular projection 11 is inserted into the U-shaped groove 4a on the glass side, and the claw-shaped projection 12 is hooked on the opening edge of the U-shaped groove 4b on the front pillar side. It is supposed to be combined with.

  Here, the dimension from the tip of the rectangular protrusion 11 to the tip of the claw-like protrusion 12 in the natural state (no load) is set to be larger than the inner width dimension of the core metal 4 of the molding 2. When the molding 2 is bonded, a strong bonding force due to the elastic restoring force generated by the angular protrusions 11 that are expanded and deformed acts on the cored bar 4.

  The glass coupling portion 9 is composed of a pair of glass receiving pieces 13 that form cantilever plate springs extending in the opposite directions along the side edge of the windshield 3 from the inner end portion of the column 7. The pair of glass receiving pieces 13 are obliquely extended from the front and rear surfaces of the inner end portion of the support column 7 in a direction in which the space between the free ends is widened. The glass 3 is shifted in the thickness direction.

  Pillar engagement formed on the front pillar side surface of the support column 7 by integrally connecting both ends of the leaf spring with its intermediate portion bent into a U-shape and protruding to both inner and outer ends of the support column 7 A piece 15 is provided. That is, the pillar engaging piece 15 in the present embodiment has its longitudinal direction aligned with the inner and outer directions of the column 7. The pillar engaging piece 15 formed of a plate spring fixed at both ends can be bent by the elasticity of the material itself, the inner angle of the bent portion is an obtuse angle, and the cross-sectional shape is bent so as to be substantially L-shaped. The inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P is locked to the slope C1 on the molding connecting portion 8 side.

  The molding connecting portion 8 of the clip 1 configured as described above is previously connected to the molding 2, and the glass connecting portion 9 is inserted from the outside of the vehicle body into the gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P. When pushed in, the pair of glass receiving pieces 13 are elastically deformed in a direction in which the gap between the free ends is expanded, and the pillar engaging pieces 15 are elastically deformed in a direction in which the bent portion is brought close to the column 7. As a result, the clip 1 can be pushed into the gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner edge 16 of the front pillar P relatively easily.

  The free end glass receiving portion 14 of the glass receiving piece 13 engages with the indoor edge of the windshield 3 and the inner end edge of the front pillar P on the slope C1 of the pillar engaging piece 15 on the molding connecting portion 8 side. When the abutment 16 abuts, the glass receiving piece 14 and the pillar engaging piece 15 both exert a resilient restoring force on the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P, so that the molding mounting clip 1 is securely coupled to the windshield 3 and the front pillar P.

  When removing, insert a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver into the gap between the inner side of the front pillar P and the lip seal 6 and use it as a lever to pry the mall 2 from the inner side of the front pillar P. Is pulled away from the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P, the pillar engaging piece 15 is elastically deformed and displaced integrally with the column 7, and the pillar engaging piece 15 is detached from the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P. To do. In this way, when a force for escaping from the front pillar P as a window frame is applied to the molding 2, a component force in a direction to detach the pillar engagement piece 15 from the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P acts on the slope C1. In combination with this, the molding 2 with the clip 1 attached can be removed from the vehicle body relatively easily, and the clip 1 can be prevented from being damaged. Therefore, the clip 1 can be reused.

  In the case of a conventional pillar engaging piece, if the pillar engaging portion bites into the inner end edge of the front pillar, the pillar engaging portion does not come off from the inner end edge of the pillar even if the clip is moved by squeezing the molding. According to the present invention, since the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P is in contact with the inclined surface C, if the clip 1 is moved, the contact portion of the inner end edge 16 of the front pillar P in the pillar engagement piece 15 is achieved. Always move and the clip 1 can be removed from the front pillar P relatively easily.

  7 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment described above, the pillar engaging piece 15 is extended in the direction along the inner and outer directions of the column 7, whereas in this embodiment, the pillar engaging piece 15 is orthogonal to the axis of the column 7. The difference is that it is provided along the direction, that is, along the direction in which the mall 2 extends.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the both-ends fixed leaf spring forming the pillar engaging piece 15 in this embodiment has an arcuate shape that is convex toward the front pillar P side, and is provided at the center thereof. Appropriate angles of inclination C2 and C3 are attached to both the inner and outer surfaces of the protrusion 18.

  In this case as well, when the glass coupling portion 9 is pushed into the gap between the outer edge of the windshield 3 and the inner edge 16 of the front pillar P from the outside of the vehicle body, the pair of glass receiving pieces 13 expands between the free ends. The pillar engaging piece 15 is elastically deformed in the direction in which the protruding portion 18 is brought close to the column 7. Then, the outer slope C2 of the protrusion 18 is pressed against the inner edge 16 of the front pillar P by the resilient restoring force of the pillar engaging piece 15, and the engagement body with the front pillar P of the clip 1 is maintained. When a pulling force acts on 1, the central portion of the pillar engaging piece 15 is bent, and the projecting portion 18 is displaced toward the column 7 side. That is, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure a relatively easy detachability as in the first embodiment.

  FIG. 10 shows a third embodiment of the present invention. In the first and second embodiments described above, the pillar engaging piece 15 is a leaf spring whose both ends are fixed to the support column 7, whereas in this embodiment, the pillar engaging piece 15 is used as a support column. 7 in that it is composed of a pair of cantilever leaf springs whose ends are fixed to the central portion of the side surface of 7.

  In the present embodiment, a pair of pillar engaging pieces 15 are extended in the opposite direction along the extending direction of the molding 2 from the central portion of the side surface of the support column 7. Appropriate angles of inclination C4 and C5 are provided on both the inner and outer surfaces of the protrusion 19 provided at the end.

  Also according to the present embodiment, it is possible to ensure relatively easy detachability as in the first and second embodiments described above.

  FIG. 11 shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In the third embodiment described above, the pair of pillar engaging pieces 15 are extended in opposite directions, but in this embodiment, the pillar engaging pieces 15 are arranged on one side of the side surface of the column 7. It is assumed that it consists of a single cantilever leaf spring with one end fixed.

  Also in this embodiment, the inner and outer surfaces of the protruding portion 20 provided at the free end of the pillar engaging piece 15 are provided with inclinations C6 and C7 of appropriate angles, and the first to third embodiments described above. Similarly, relatively easy detachability can be secured.

It is principal part sectional drawing which shows the mounting state of the clip to which this invention was applied. It is a principal part perspective view of the vehicle which shows the application part of this invention. It is a top view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a front view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a side view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is a sectional side view of the clip concerning the present invention. It is principal part sectional drawing similar to FIG. 1 which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a top view of the clip shown in FIG. It is a rear view of the clip shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 4th Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

P Front pillars C1 to C8 Slope 1 Clip for mounting a molding 2 Mold 3 Windshield 7 Column 8 Mole coupling portion 9 Glass coupling portion 13 Glass receiving piece 14 Glass receiving portion 15 Pillar engagement piece 16 Pillar inner edge 18-20 Projecting Part

Claims (2)

A molding coupling part that couples a molding, a glass coupling part that couples to glass, and a support that connects between the molding coupling part and the glass coupling part, and fixes the molding between the glass and the window frame. A mall mounting clip used for
It has a plate spring-like resilient engaging piece engages against the edge of the window frame,
The leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece extends in the longitudinal direction in a direction along the axis of the support column, and has both ends coupled to the support column, and its intermediate portion protrudes to the edge of the window frame. And the engagement surface with
The engaging surface is configured to cause the leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece to act on the leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece when a force for escaping from the window frame is applied to the molding. A mall mounting clip characterized by a slope. A molding coupling part that couples a molding, a glass coupling part that couples to glass, and a support that connects between the molding coupling part and the glass coupling part, and fixes the molding between the glass and the window frame. A mall mounting clip used for
It has a plate spring-like resilient engaging piece engages against the edge of the window frame,
The leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece extends in the longitudinal direction in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the column and is coupled to the column at both ends thereof, and an edge of the window frame at an intermediate portion thereof Engagement surface is provided,
The engaging surface is configured to cause the leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece to act on the leaf spring-like elastic engagement piece when a force for escaping from the window frame is applied to the molding. A mall mounting clip characterized by a slope.

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