JPH0214918A - On-off device for vehicle window glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make the full open of a door window with an OK window in a door lower part performable by lowering door window glass vertically after being moved horizontally, and making it free of storage at the cab inside of a vehicle side part adjoining to the door window. CONSTITUTION:In a door window 3 provided with an OK window in the lower part of a side door 2 in a large-sized truck or the like, a rear window 8 is installed in a vehicle can 1 being adjoined to the door window 3 via a post part 7, and there is provided with a stationary type rear window glass plate 9. Window glass 4 of the door window 4 is made free of movement horizontally at the cab side of the rear window glass 9, then it is vertically lowered to the lower part and made free of storage therein. With this constitution, the door window 4 can be fully opened, and side sight from a driver's seat is made so better and, what is more, any wind whistling noise is prevented from occurring, and efficiency in a side defroster can be made so better as compared with the conventional two-piece sliding door system.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to an opening/closing device for a vehicle window glass, for example a door window glass.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, as a windshield opening/closing device of this kind for a vehicle, for example, a device developed in the 1960s as shown in FIGS.
There is an idea related to a truck door disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 44818.

That is, in the figure, A is a cabin, and the window C of the side door B has a front glass El and a rear glass E to ensure visibility of the OK window D installed at the bottom.
2 was attached to the sliding door 12, the rear glass E2 was fixed, and the front glass E1 was slid in the direction of the rear glass E2. Alternatively, although not shown, it has a structure in which the front glass E1 is fixed and the rear glass E2 is slid. In the figure, F is the rear quarter glass.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, with the conventional window glass opening/closing structure as described above, the front and rear glasses El and E2 can only be opened and closed by half of the total opening area of window C, making it difficult to stick your head out of window C and see what's behind you. Also, it is difficult for wind to enter while driving.

Furthermore, when either the front or rear window glass El or E2 is slid to open the window C, the front or rear window glass El or E2 overlaps with each other, resulting in troublesome visibility and poor operability.

Furthermore, when the front glass E1 is closed, the rear glass E2
There was also a disadvantage that wind noise was likely to be generated due to the difference in level between the two, and the efficiency of the side defroster (anti-fogging device) was reduced.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention was made to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle windshield opening/closing device that can fully open the window. On the indoor side of the side of the vehicle adjacent to
A vehicle window opening/closing device is configured such that a window glass attached to the window can be horizontally slid and then lowered to be stored.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 to 7. In addition, FIG. 1 is a side view showing the cab of a cab-over truck to which the windshield opening/closing device according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line nn of FIG. 1, and FIG. is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line m-m of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 4,
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line IV-4 in FIG. 1, and FIGS.

In the figure, 1 is a cabin of a cab-over truck; A side door 2 has a window (side window) 3 fitted with a single-panel window glass 4.

This window glass 4 is slidable in the front and back direction (vehicle running direction) by rails 5 installed above and below the window 3.

A rear window 8 is formed at the same height as the side door 2 through a boss section 7 of the vehicle body on the vehicle side surface 6 immediately behind the side door 2, and this rear window 8 is provided with a single plate. A window glass 9 is attached in a fixed state.

On the indoor side of the rear window 8, upper and lower rails 10 are laid on the track line of the rail 5, and the rear ends of the rails 10 are connected by a vertical sash (not shown). Then, the U-shaped rail 10 is vertically lowered and housed in the lower body 12 of the rear window 8 by a general-purpose X-arm type window regulator mechanism 11 or the like. Note that 13 in the figure is an OK window formed at the lower part of the side door 2.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a glass lock device 14 is provided at an upper position on the inner surface of the window glass 4 on the side door 2 side, and the glass lock device 14 It consists of a U-shaped mounting bracket 15 fixed to the inner surface of the glass 4 and a lock pin 16 supported by the mounting bracket 15 and inserted through the window glass 4 so as to be movable back and forth. portion protrudes from the window glass 4.

A lock pin 16 is provided inside the mounting bracket 15.
A return spring 18 that urges the lock via 16 forward is provided between the stopper 17 fixed to the stopper 17 and the rear part of the mounting bracket 15. When the windshield 4 slides, the lock pin 16 moves toward the side window 3 side and Upper rail 5 of 8 rear windows.Tall side wall portion 5 of 10.
a, is being pressed by 10a. Note that 14a in the figure is a knob fixed to the rear end of the lock pin 14.

On the other hand, on the tall side wall portion 5 a +tOa of the upper rail 5.10 on the side window 3 side and the rear window 8 side, when the window glass 4 completely blocks the side window 3 and when the window glass 4 is Holes 19 and 20 are formed into which the tip of the lock via 16 of the glass lock device 14 fits when the glass lock device 14 is housed on the rear window 8 side.

Further, on the inner surface of the window glass 4 on the side window 3 side, a window glass 4 is provided near the front end and the rear end.
Front handle 21A and rear handle 21B for sliding the
is attached.

As mentioned above, the glass lock device 14 and the handle 2 are provided on the inner surface of the window glass 4 on the side window 3 side.
1A and 21B protrude, so when they slide the window glass 4 in the front-rear direction, they hit the rear end of the side door 2 and the boss part 7, so this part is difficult for the glass lock device 14 and the handles 21A and 21B to pass through. It is formed into an escape structure so as not to obstruct the flow. Further, when the window glass 4 is housed in the lower body 12 by the window regulator mechanism 11, the glass lock device 14 is also housed at the same time, so a relief structure is also formed in the rear window 8.

Next, the operation of the device of the present invention is shown in FIG. 7(a).

To explain with reference to (b) and (c), when opening the window glass 4 of the side door 2, first pull the knob 16a of the glass lock device 14 and push the lock pin 16 against the elastic force of the return spring 18. to release the lock from the hole 19 of the rail 5.

Next, when you put your hand on the front handle 21A of the windshield 4 and push the windshield 4 rearward, the windshield 4 slides from the rail 5 on the side door side to the rear window 8.
Slide the side rail 10 and move to the rear window 8 side. During this movement, the front handle 21A, especially the hand, hits the post part 7 and cannot be pushed out backwards.However, since the rear handle 21B passes through the post part 7, the rear handle 21B moves the window glass When the rear end of the window glass 4 is moved until it comes into contact with the end of the rear window 8, the window glass 4 is completely housed inside the rear window glass 9, and the lock pin 16 of the glass lock device 14 locks into the return spring 18. The restoring force engages and locks the hole 19 of the rail 10.

Next, the window glass 4 transferred to the rail 10 is vertically lowered together with the rail 20 by the window regulator mechanism 11 and is housed in the lower body 12 of the rear window 8.

Conversely, when pulling out the window glass 4 housed in the lower body 12 of the rear window 8 and closing the window 3 of the side door 2, first the window regulator mechanism 1 is closed.
1, the window glass 4 is raised together with the rail 10 and temporarily installed at the inner surface position of the rear window 8.

Next, at this location, pull the knob 16a of the glass lock device 14 and insert the lock pin 16 into the hole 20 of the rail IO.
After releasing the lock from the windshield 4
Push the windshield 4 forward to the boss part 7 position using the rear handle 2113, and use the front handle 21A to bring the front end of the windshield 4 into contact with the front end of the side window 3. 4 is closed, the lock pin 16 of the glass lock device 14 is moved to the rail 5 by the restoring force of the return spring 18.
It fits into the hole 19 and is automatically locked. Note that when the windshield 4 is being moved, the knob 16a of the glass lock device 14 is released, so the tip of the lock pin 16 of the glass lock device 14 is moved by the restoring force of the return spring 18 to the rail 5.10. side wall portion 5a,
It slides while being pressed by 10a. Therefore, this can prevent the windshield 4 from flapping.

[Other Examples]

8 to 10 are other embodiments of the present invention. In this embodiment, the window glass 4 of the side door 2 includes a front window glass 4A and a rear window glass 4.
B and B make up 1/2 sliding pages.

Therefore, there are two sets of rails 5, 10, glass lock device 14, and handles 21A, 21B, both of which have the same structure as those of the above embodiment. However, the two rails IOA and IOB on the rear window side are raised and lowered integrally by the window regulator mechanism 11. Further, the entrance portion of the rail 10 on the side of the rear window 8 is formed in a tapered shape to facilitate the entry and exit of the window glass 4.

Next, to explain its operation, first, as mentioned above, after unlocking the glass lock device 14 of the rear window glass 4B, the rear window glass 4B is locked between the two rails laid on the rear window 8. 10 outer rail I
Store it in OA.

Then, the front window glass 4A is similarly stored in the inner rail IOB on the rear window 8 side. Note that when the window glasses 4A, 4B are stored on the rear window 8 side, the glass lock device 14 is automatically locked.

Next, the two window glasses 4A and 4B' transferred to the rear window side are connected to the two rails 10A.

It is lowered together with 10B by the window regulator mechanism 11 and stored in the lower body 12 of the rear window 8.

On the other hand, when moving the two window glasses 4A and 4B housed in the lower body 12 of the rear window 8 to the side door 2 side, perform the reverse operation to the above, and first move the two window glasses 4A and 4B to the side door 2 side.
Wind glass 4A.

4B is lowered together with the two rails IOA and IOB by the window regulator mechanism 11 and temporarily installed on the back surface of the rear window 8.

Next, after unlocking the glass lock devices 14 of the front and rear windshields 4A and 4B, the front windshield 4A stored in the rail IOB inside the rear window 8 is moved to a position in front of the side window 3. By moving the rear window glass 4B stored in the outer rail IOB to the rear position of the side window 3, the side window 3 is closed by the front and rear window glasses 4A and 4B. At this time, the front and rear window glasses 4A, 4B are automatically locked by the glass lock device 14.

In addition, in the side window 3, when moving either the front or rear window glass 4A, 4B to open or close the side window 3 by a predetermined area, the - side window glass 4
This is done by unlocking the glass lock device 14 of A or 4B and sliding the rail 5.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the application was applied to a cab-over type truck rack, but the invention is not limited to this.
Of course, it can also be applied to passenger cars, large special vehicles, etc.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the windshield opening/closing device according to the present invention horizontally slides and moves the windshield attached to the window to the indoor side of the side surface of the vehicle adjacent to the window, and then vertically descends. Since it is configured so that it can be stored, the window can be easily opened fully.

Therefore, it is very advantageous in terms of visibility, it is easy to stick your head out of the 4° direction and check what's behind you, and the wind tends to blow in while driving. Furthermore, since the window is closed by the window glass plate, wind noise is not generated and the efficiency of the side defroster is improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a cab of a cab-over truck to which a windshield opening/closing device according to the present invention is applied;
Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line nn of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line mm of Fig. 1.
Figure 5 is an enlarged view of the main part of Figure 4, and Figure 6 is IV- of Figure 1.
An enlarged sectional view taken along the line IV, FIGS. 7(a), 7(b), and 7(c) are explanatory views of the operation of the opening/closing device according to the present invention, and FIGS. In the example,
Figure 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the portion corresponding to line u-n in Figure 1;
The figure is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to line mm in FIG. 1, FIG. 1θ is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion corresponding to line IV-IV in FIG.
The figure is a side view showing a cab of a cab-over truck to which a conventional window glass opening/closing device is applied, and FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line nn in FIG. 11.・Window, 4°4A. 4B ・・Wind glass, 5°OA. 0B rail, ・Side part of the vehicle body. Patent applicant Isuri Jidosha Co., Ltd. Figure 2 Figure 5 Figure 8 Figure 7 Figure 9 Figure 10

Claims (1)

[Claims] A vehicle window glass, characterized in that the window glass attached to the window is configured so that it can be slid horizontally and then lowered vertically to be stored on the indoor side of the side of the vehicle adjacent to the window. Switchgear.