JP6919465B2 - Frame garnish assembly structure - Google Patents

Description

The techniques disclosed herein relate to the assembly structure of the frame garnish.

As a vehicle sunshade device provided with a frame garnish, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 below is known. In the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, the frame garnish is located on the vehicle interior side of the inner panel, is attached to the inner panel via a clip, and supports the peripheral edge of the window glass on the inner peripheral side of the window frame. At the same time, a glass run is provided to seal between the periphery and the periphery.

JP-A-2015-214191

By the way, the frame garnish may be assembled at an unintended position with respect to other members depending on the assembling mode. In particular, when the frame garnish is assembled to a sealing member such as a glass run, it is difficult to assemble the frame garnish at a proper position with respect to the sealing member due to the flexibility of the sealing member, which is problematic.

The technique disclosed in the present specification has been completed based on the above circumstances, and the frame garnish is assembled at a proper position with respect to the sealing member regardless of the mounting mode of the frame garnish. It is an object of the present invention to provide an assembly structure of a frame garnish capable of being used.

The frame garnish assembly structure disclosed herein is a flexible seal between a window frame having a window opening, a window glass arranged in the window opening, and the window frame and the window glass. A frame garnish assembly structure for assembling the frame garnish to the seal member in a vehicle door including a seal member having a property and a frame garnish that covers the window frame from the vehicle interior side. The frame is located between the first frame portion extending in the vertical direction, the second frame portion extending in the horizontal direction, and the first frame portion and the second frame portion. The first frame portion has a corner portion, and the first frame portion is provided with a guide portion for guiding the raising and lowering of the window glass, and the seal member has a bent portion that bends along the corner portion. The frame garnish is arranged along the first frame portion and the second frame portion, and the frame garnish has a shape that imitates the seal member and has an assembly portion that can be assembled on the vehicle interior side of the seal member. Then, the assembled portion is sandwiched between the seal member and the guide portion so as to be supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion, and the bent portion of the seal member in the assembled portion is formed. The bent portion is provided with a guide protrusion that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral end portion of the bent shape and guides the assembly of the sealing member to the vehicle interior side.

According to such an assembly structure of the frame garnish, even if the assembly portion is sandwiched between the seal member and the guide portion and the frame garnish is supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion, the assembly portion is assembled. Prior to assembling the attachment part, the position of the bent part of the seal member in the vehicle interior / outdoor direction can be defined by the guide protrusion, and the assembly part is unintentionally assembled to the outside of the vehicle interior of the seal member. Can be suppressed. As a result, even when the frame garnish cannot be assembled to the seal member from the vehicle interior side, the frame garnish can be assembled at a regular position regardless of the mounting mode of the frame garnish.

In the above configuration, the frame garnish is divided into a first member having the assembly portion and a second member arranged on the vehicle interior side of the first member, and the first member and the first member. An opening through which a sunshade device configured to block light from the window opening can be inserted may be formed between the two members. According to such a configuration, even if the frame garnish is divided into two members due to the configuration in which the sunshade device is arranged, the assembly portion is supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion. , The first member can be firmly assembled in the vehicle door.

In the above configuration, the first frame portion constitutes the leading edge portion of the window opening, the second frame portion constitutes the upper edge portion of the window opening, and the frame garnish constitutes the first frame portion. The guide protrusion may be provided so as to project from the outer peripheral end portion to the front of the vehicle. According to such a configuration, when assembling the assembling portion to the sealing member from the lower end toward the front of the vehicle, the sealing member of the assembling portion is preferably assembled to the vehicle interior side by the guide protrusion. Can guide you.

According to the technique disclosed herein, it is possible to provide a frame garnish assembly structure capable of assembling the frame garnish in a proper position with respect to the sealing member regardless of the frame garnish assembly mode. can.

A view of a vehicle door provided with a sunshade device according to an embodiment as viewed from the vehicle interior (frame garnish, door trim, etc. are omitted). Back view of the first member of the frame garnish Partial cross-sectional view of the vehicle door (corresponding to the view cut along lines III-III in Fig. 2) Partial cross-sectional view of the vehicle door (corresponding to the view cut along the IV-IV line in FIG. 2) Explanatory drawing which shows the assembling mode of the 1st member Explanatory drawing showing the assembling mode of the first member (corresponding to the figure cut by the VI-VI line in FIG. 5)

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6. In the present embodiment, as the assembly structure of the frame garnish 50, the assembly structure of the frame garnish 50 for assembling the frame garnish 50 to the seal member 40 in the vehicle door 10 will be exemplified. In each figure, the FR and RR arrows indicate the front and rear of the vehicle, the UP and DW arrows indicate the upper part of the vehicle and the lower part of the vehicle, respectively, and the IN and OUT arrows indicate the inside of the vehicle and the outside of the vehicle. Each is shown.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle door 10 is used as a side door of a vehicle, and a metal door inner panel 11 and a door outer panel (not shown) and a door inner panel 11 are placed on the vehicle interior side. It is configured with a synthetic resin door trim (not shown) arranged so as to cover the door trim. The door inner panel 11 is provided with attachment portions 12A, 12B, and 12C to which the sunshade device 30 is attached at three locations: the rear end portion of the vehicle, the vicinity below the division bar 25, and the front end portion of the vehicle. ..

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle door 10 has a side window 20 arranged at the upper portion. The side window 20 can seal between the window frame 23 having the window opening 21, the first window glass 27A (window glass) arranged in the window opening 21, and the window frame 23 and the first window glass 27A. It includes a flexible sealing member 40 (see FIG. 3) and a frame garnish 50 (see FIG. 3) that covers the window frame 23 from the vehicle interior side. Further, the side window 20 includes a division bar 25 that divides the window opening 21 into a front opening 21A and a rear opening 21B, and the front opening 21A can be opened and closed by the first window glass 27A, and the second window glass 27B. 21B of the rear opening is closed. The vehicle door 10 is provided with a sunshade device 30 configured to block the side window 20 from light. In FIG. 1, the sunshade device 30 is shown by omitting the frame garnish 50 and the door trim.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sunshade device 30 includes a first screen 31A for blocking light from the front opening 21A, a second screen 31B for blocking light from the rear opening 21B, and a first screen. A first guide rail 32A for guiding the unfolding or retracting of the screen 31A, a second guide rail 32B for guiding the unfolding or retracting of the second screen 31B, and a first winding shaft for winding the first screen 31A. It has a case portion 33A and a second case portion 33B having a winding shaft for winding the second screen 31B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first screen 31A has a first frame body 34A attached to the upper end edge. At both front and rear ends of the first frame body 34A, first slide portions 35A that project in the front-rear direction and slide along the first guide rail 32A are provided. The first guide rail 32A extends along the leading edge portion of the window frame 23 and the division bar 25, and is configured to guide and support the first slide portion 35A in the vertical direction. Two first cables 36A that slide the first slide portion 35A along the first guide rail 32A are attached to the first screen 31A.

As shown in FIG. 1, a second frame body 34B is attached to the rear end edge of the second screen 31B. The second frame body 34B is provided with a second slide portion 35B that projects downward and slides along the second guide rail 32B. The second guide rail 32B extends along the upper edge of the door trim to guide and support the second slide portion 35B in the front-rear direction. A second cable 36B that slides the second slide portion 35B along the second guide rail 32B is attached to the second screen 31B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle door 10 is provided with a drive device 38 for feeding or returning the first cable 36A and the second cable 36B. The drive device 38 has a gear box 38A having gears and an electric motor 38B. The gear box 38A has a gear that meshes with the first cable 36A and a gear that meshes with the second cable 36B (both not shown). The drive device 38 has a configuration in which each gear of the gearbox 38A is rotated by the driving force of the motor 38B to feed or carry out the first cable 36A and the second cable 36B.

As shown in FIG. 1, the window frame 23 includes a first frame portion 23A extending in the vertical direction, a second frame portion 23B extending in the horizontal direction, and a first frame portion 23A. It has a corner portion 23C located between the second frame portion 23B and the second frame portion 23B. In the present embodiment, the first frame portion 23A constitutes the leading edge portion of the window opening 21, and the second frame portion 23B constitutes the upper edge portion of the window opening 21. The first frame portion 23A is provided with a guide portion 24 for guiding the ascent and descent of the first window glass 27A (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide portion 24 is made of metal and is attached to the outside of the vehicle interior of the first frame portion 23A. The guide portion 24 has a fitted portion 24A to which the fitting portion 27A1 provided on the first window glass 27A fits. The fitted portion 24A has a groove shape extending in the vertical direction, and the fitting portion 27A1 is configured to slide up and down inside. The upper end of the guide portion 24 is located below the upper end portion of the first frame portion 23A, and is not arranged at the corner portion 23C (see FIG. 4).

A seal member 40 is attached to the window frame 23 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. The seal member 40 is attached to the outside of the vehicle interior of the window frame 23, and is attached to the guide portion 24 in the portion of the first frame portion 23A where the guide portion 24 is provided.

The seal member 40 is made of a long elastic body made of a foam rubber material or the like. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the seal member 40 has a mounting base 41 attached to the window frame 23 and a lip 43 extending from the mounting base 41. The lip portion 43 is configured such that the front end portion abuts on the first window glass 27A and the rear end portion abuts on the frame garnish 50 (assembly portion 55 described later) with elastic deformation. The lip portion 43 is arranged on the outside of the vehicle interior with respect to the guide portion 24, and has an insertion space 44 into which the assembly portion 55 is inserted between the lip portion 43 and the guide portion 24. The insertion space 44 is a groove-shaped space that opens toward the inside of the window opening 21 (in the present embodiment, the rear of the vehicle). In the natural state, the seal member 40 has a configuration in which the rear end portion of the lip portion 43 enters the vehicle interior side and partially wraps around the insertion space 44, as compared with the state in which the assembly portion 55 is assembled. ing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the seal member 40 has a bent portion 40C that bends along the corner portion 23C and is arranged along the first frame portion 23A and the second frame portion 23B. Further, the seal member 40 is arranged along the division bar 25, and is arranged in a U shape along the leading edge portion, the upper edge portion, and the trailing edge portion of the front opening 21A as a whole. In the following description, the portion of the seal member 40 arranged along the first frame portion 23A is referred to as the first seal portion 40A, and the portion arranged along the first frame portion 23A is referred to as the second seal portion 40B. Called.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the frame garnish 50 is configured to cover the first frame portion 23A from the vehicle interior side. In the present embodiment, the frame garnish 50 is divided into a first member 51 and a second member 52 arranged on the vehicle interior side of the first member 51. The first member 51 and the second member 52 are each composed of a plate-shaped member made of synthetic resin extending in the vertical direction, and the first member 51 mainly covers the first frame portion 23A from the inside of the window opening 21. , The second member 52 is arranged so as to cover the first frame portion 23A mainly from the inside in the vehicle width direction. Then, an opening 53 through which the sunshade device 30 (first slide portion 35A) configured to block light from the window opening 21 is inserted is formed between the first member 51 and the second member 52. ing. The opening 53 is a gap formed between the outer peripheral end portion 57 located on the vehicle interior side of the first member 51 and the outer peripheral end portion 58 located on the vehicle rear side of the second member 52. Further, in the space surrounded by the first member 51 and the second member 52, the first guide rail 32A and the first slide portion 35A in the sunshade device 30 are arranged.

As shown in FIG. 2, the first member 51 has a shape that resembles the seal member 40, and has an assembly portion 55 that is assembled to the vehicle interior side of the seal member 40. In the assembly portion 55, a portion having a shape that follows the first seal portion 40A is referred to as a first assembly portion 55A, and a portion that is bent following the bending portion 40C is referred to as an assembly portion side bending portion 55C, and a second seal is provided. A portion having a shape that follows the portion 40B is referred to as a second assembly portion 55B. In the present embodiment, the assembly portion 55 is composed of an outer peripheral edge portion of the first member 51 located outside the vehicle interior. The assembly portion 55 is formed so as to extend from the main body portion 51A that covers the window frame 23 of the first member 51 from the inside of the window opening 21, and the first assembly portion 55A extends toward the front of the vehicle. , The second assembly portion 55B extends upward of the vehicle. Further, the first member 51 is provided with a rib 51B erected on the back surface of the main body portion 51A, and the rear end portion of the guide portion 24 is fitted between the rib 51B and the assembly portion 55. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first member 51 is configured to be supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion 24 so that the assembly portion 55 is sandwiched between the seal member 40 and the guide portion 24. .. In other words, the assembly portion 55 is assembled in the vehicle door 10 in a state of being inserted between the seal member 40 and the guide portion 24 (insertion space 44) from the inside of the window opening 21. Further, the first member 51 has a configuration in which the lower end portion 51C of the assembling portion 55 projects downward from the main body portion 51A, and the lower end portion 51C is assembled to a locking portion (not shown) in the vehicle door 10.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the first member 51 has an assembling portion 55 that protrudes outward from the outer peripheral end portion 56 in the bent shape of the assembling portion side bent portion 55C in the assembling portion 55. A guide protrusion 60 is provided to guide the assembly of the seal member 40 to the vehicle interior side. The projecting direction of the guide protrusion 60 is configured to project in the direction in which the first member 51 can be assembled with respect to the seal member 40 (the direction indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 6). In the present embodiment, the first member 51 is configured such that the assembly portion 55 is assembled to the seal member 40 from the inside of the window opening 21 toward the front of the vehicle, and the guide protrusion 60 is from the outer peripheral end portion 56. It protrudes toward the front of the vehicle.

As shown in FIG. 6, the guide protrusion 60 has a shape in which the surface 61 on the outside of the vehicle interior is directed toward the interior of the vehicle as the surface 61 on the outside of the vehicle interior is directed toward the protruding tip portion 62. Specifically, in the first member 51, in the state immediately before the assembling portion 55 is assembled to the seal member 40, the assembling portion 55 is located outside the vehicle interior from the rear end portion of the lip portion 43 in the natural state. The guide protrusion 60 has a protruding tip 62 located closer to the vehicle interior than the rear end of the lip 43 in a natural state. Then, the guide protrusion 60 moves the first member 51 in the assembling direction so that the protruding tip portion 62 enters the vehicle interior side with respect to the rear end portion of the lip portion 43, and the lip portion 43 is moved into the vehicle interior. The structure is such that the assembly portion 55 can be guided to the outside of the vehicle interior along the outer surface 61. In FIG. 6, the solid line indicates the state immediately before the assembly portion 55 is assembled to the seal member 40, and the two-dot broken line indicates the state in which the assembly portion 55 is assembled to the seal member 40.

As shown in FIG. 5, the guide protrusion 60 is sealed in the assembled portion side bent portion 55C in advance of the first assembled portion 55A and the second assembled portion 55B when the first member 51 is assembled. It is unevenly distributed at a position closer to the side to be assembled to the member 40. In the present embodiment, the first member 51 has a configuration in which the first assembly portion 55A is assembled to the seal member 40 prior to the second assembly portion 55B, and the guide protrusion 60 is on the assembly portion side. It is provided at a position close to the first assembly portion 55A in the bent portion 55C.

Subsequently, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 5 when the assembling portion 55 of the frame garnish 50 is sequentially assembled to the seal member 40 from the lower end portion 51C thereof. As a comparative example, in a configuration in which the frame garnish is assembled to the seal member from the inside in the vehicle width direction, it is difficult for the frame garnish to be unintentionally assembled to the outside of the vehicle interior of the seal member. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the frame garnish 50 is supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion 24, so that the frame garnish 50 is assembled to the seal member 40 from the inside of the window opening 21.

In the present embodiment, first, the first assembly portion 55A is assembled to the first seal portion 40A. Specifically, the lower end portion 51C of the first assembly portion 55A is locked at a predetermined position, and the first assembly portion 55A is inserted into the insertion space 44 from the lower end portion 51C side. At this time, the already assembled portion of the first assembled portion 55A defines the position of the first seal portion 40A in the vehicle interior / outdoor direction, so that the portion adjacent above the already assembled portion is intended. It is difficult to assemble it on the outside of the passenger compartment of the first seal portion 40A. Subsequently, the bent portion 55C and the second assembled portion 55B are assembled to the bent portion 40C and the second seal portion 40B. At this time, in the configuration in which the guide protrusion 60 is not provided, due to the bent shape of the seal member 40 and the assembled portion 55, before the assembling of the assembled portion side bent portion 55C to the bent portion 40C is completed. , It is assumed that the second assembly portion 55B is assembled to the second seal portion 40B. In this case, the second assembling portion 55B is assembled to the second sealing portion 40B in a state where the position of the bent portion 40C in the vehicle interior / outdoor direction is not specified, and the position of the flexible second sealing portion 40B (lip). Depending on the position of the portion 43 in the natural state), there has been a problem that the second assembling portion 55B is unintentionally assembled to the outside of the vehicle interior of the second sealing portion 40B. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the guide protrusion 60 is provided on the assembly portion side bending portion 55C, the second assembly portion 55B is bent by the guide protrusion 60 prior to being assembled to the second seal portion 40B. The position of the portion 40C in the vehicle interior / outdoor direction can be specified. Therefore, the guide protrusion 60 can guide the bent portion 55C on the assembled portion side to the passenger interior side of the bent portion 40C while guiding the second assembled portion 55B to the passenger compartment side of the second seal portion 40B. can. As a result, the assembling portion 55 can be assembled at a regular position with respect to the seal member 40 over the entire area. In the above description, the operation of the guide protrusion 60 has been described by taking the case where the assembly portion 55 is sequentially assembled from the lower end portion 51C as an example, but the assembly mode of the frame garnish 50 is not limited to this.

Subsequently, the effect of this embodiment will be described. According to the assembly structure of the frame garnish 50 of the present embodiment, the frame garnish 50 is supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion 24 so that the assembly portion 55 is sandwiched between the seal member 40 and the guide portion 24. Even in the configuration, prior to assembling the assembling portion 55, the position of the sealing member 40 in the bent portion 40C in the vehicle interior / outdoor direction can be defined by the guide protrusion 60, and the assembling portion 55 is unintentionally. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a situation in which the seal member 40 is assembled to the outside of the vehicle interior. As a result, even if the frame garnish 50 cannot be assembled to the seal member 40 from the vehicle interior side, the frame garnish 50 can be assembled at a regular position regardless of the assembly mode of the frame garnish 50.

Further, according to the present embodiment, due to the configuration in which the sunshade device 30 is arranged, even if the frame garnish 50 is divided into two members, the assembly portion 55 is provided by the guide portion 24 from the vehicle interior side. By being supported, the first member 51 can be firmly assembled in the vehicle door 10.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the guide protrusion 60 is provided so as to project forward from the outer peripheral end portion 56 to the front of the vehicle. Therefore, when the assembling portion 55 is assembled to the seal member 40 from the lower end portion 56C toward the front of the vehicle, the guide protrusion 60 is preferably used to attach the seal member 40 of the assembling portion 55 to the vehicle interior side. Can guide the assembly.

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The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described by the above description and drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) In the above embodiment, the vehicle door to which the sunshade device is installed is illustrated, but the technique of the present application can be applied to the vehicle door to which the sunshade device is not installed. In the above embodiment, the frame garnish is divided into a first member and a second member, but the frame garnish may be composed of a single member.
(2) In the above embodiment, the frame garnish covers the first frame from the vehicle interior side, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the frame garnish may be configured to cover the division bar from the vehicle interior side, or the first frame and the second frame may be collectively covered.
(3) In addition to the above embodiment, the frame garnish assembly mode and assembly direction can be appropriately changed. For example, the frame garnish may be in a mode in which the assembling portion is sequentially assembled from the upper end portion. Further, the frame garnish may be assembled while rotating around a shaft in which the assembling portion extends in the vertical direction as a rotation axis. Further, the shape, arrangement, and configuration of the guide protrusion can be appropriately changed according to the assembling mode of the frame garnish.

10 ... Vehicle door, 21 ... Window opening, 23 ... Window frame, 23A ... First frame part, 23B ... Second frame part, 23C ... Corner part, 24 ... Guide part, 27A ... First window glass, 40 ... Seal Member, 40C ... Bent part, 50 ... Frame garnish, 51 ... First member, 52 ... Second member, 53 ... Opening, 55 ... Assembled part, 55C ... Assembled part side bent part (Seal member in the assembled part) (Bented part following the bent part), 56 ... Outer peripheral end, 60 ... Guide protrusion

Claims (3)

A window frame having a window opening, a window glass arranged in the window opening, a flexible sealing member for sealing between the window frame and the window glass, and the window frame from the vehicle interior side. A frame garnish assembly structure for assembling the frame garnish to the sealing member in a vehicle door including a covering frame garnish.
The window frame is formed between a first frame portion extending in the vertical direction, a second frame portion extending in the horizontal direction, and the first frame portion and the second frame portion. It has a corner portion to be located, and the first frame portion is provided with a guide portion for guiding the raising and lowering of the window glass.
The seal member has a bent portion that bends along the corner portion, and is arranged along the first frame portion and the second frame portion.
The frame garnish is
It has a shape that imitates the seal member and has an assembly portion that can be assembled on the vehicle interior side of the seal member.
The assembly portion is sandwiched between the seal member and the guide portion so as to be supported from the vehicle interior side by the guide portion.
Wherein the said bent following the bent portion of the sealing member, and protrudes from an outer peripheral end portion of the bent shape of the bent portion outward in the bent shape in the assembly portion, the sealing of the assembly portion The frame garnish assembly structure is provided with a guide protrusion that guides the assembly of the members to the vehicle interior side. The frame garnish is divided into a first member having the assembly portion and a second member arranged on the vehicle interior side of the first member, and the first member and the second member The frame garnish assembly structure according to claim 1, wherein an opening through which a sunshade device configured to block light from the window opening is inserted is formed between the windows. The first frame portion constitutes a leading edge portion of the window opening.
The second frame portion constitutes the upper edge portion of the window opening.
The frame garnish is configured to cover the first frame portion from the vehicle interior side, and the guide protrusion portion is provided so as to project from the outer peripheral end portion to the front of the vehicle according to claim 1 or 2. Assembled structure of the frame garnish described in.

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