JPH0215696Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a glass guide device for guiding a rear door glass when the rear door is closed in an automobile, particularly a 4-door suspension-less automobile.

[Prior art]

FIG. 5 shows a side view of a four-door hardtop automobile, in which a roof side weather strip 2 is attached to a door opening 1 on the side of the vehicle body along the edge of the opening. A weather strip 6 is also attached to the front edge of the rear door glass 4.

When the rear door 3 rotates from the open state shown in the figure in the closing direction, the upper end of the rear door glass weather strip 6 moves toward the front of the vehicle while facing slightly toward the interior and reaches the roof side weather strip 2 immediately before closing. In the process of strongly pressing and moving further forward, the reaction force of the roof side weather strip 2 pushes it back outward, and in this state the rear door 3 is closed. When the rear glass weather strip 6 slides in strong pressure contact with the roof side weather strip 2, the rubber pieces rub against each other and wear out, and the sealing force gradually decreases as the door is repeatedly opened and closed.

Furthermore, so-called pillared hard-top vehicles equipped with a center pillar do not have the above-mentioned rear door glass weather strip 6, and in this case, the upper front end of the rear door glass 4 is directly connected to the roof side weather strip 2 when the door is closed. As a result, the weather strip 2 is worn out.

On the other hand, conventionally, the opening 1 has a position corresponding to the center of the upper edge of the rear door glass 4, so that when the rear door glass 4 rises and reaches the upper limit, it contacts the inner surface of the upper center of the rear door glass 4, and the upper part of the rear door glass 4 is placed inside the vehicle. Some are equipped with a glass guide to prevent them from tilting too far and guide them to the correct position. However, when closing the door 3 with the rear door glass 4 raised, the top of the front end of the rear door glass 4 or the top end of the rear door glass weather strip comes into contact with the glass guide before the center of the top end of the rear door glass 4 comes into contact with the glass guide. Roof side weather strip 2
Therefore, the above wear cannot be prevented.

[Problems that this invention attempts to solve]

Therefore, the present invention effectively prevents the above-mentioned wear when the rear door is closed in a four-door automobile without a sash, maintains good sealing performance around the rear door glass, and solves the above-mentioned conventional problems. The purpose is to

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a roof side weather strip is installed in the opening of the vehicle body at a position corresponding to the upper part of the front end of the rear door glass. The present invention is characterized in that a glass guide member is provided having a guide surface that guides the upper end of the Zastrip toward the front of the vehicle, and the rear end of the guide surface is formed into an inclined surface that slopes outward toward the front of the vehicle.

[Function and effect]

At the end of the closing operation of the rear door, the upper part of the front end of the rear door glass moves forward along the roof side weather strip, and at this time, the upper part of the front end of the upper part or the upper end of the rear door glass weather strip in this area moves forward along the roof side weather strip. Although it tries to come into strong pressure contact with the trip, it is guided by the guide surface of the glass guide member and wear as in the conventional case is prevented.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 is an enlarged view of section A shown in FIG.
A rear door glass weather strip 6 is attached to the front edge of the rear door glass 4. As shown in FIG. 2, this weather strip 6 is held at the front edge of the rear door glass 4 by a retainer 60.
The tip of the lip comes into contact with the inner surface of the rear edge of the front door glass 40 when the door is closed. On the other hand, a hollow roof side weather strip 2 is installed along the opening 1 of the vehicle body as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.
is held through a retainer 20. As shown in FIG. 3, the retainer 20 is provided with a downwardly extending projecting piece 21 at a position corresponding to the upper front end of the rear door glass 4, and a glass guide member 7 is attached to the tip thereof.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the glass guide member 7 has a guide surface 71 on its front edge in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
In particular, the end portion on the rear side of the vehicle forms an inclined surface 71a that slopes outward in the forward direction of the vehicle.

The rear door 3 is hinged to the vehicle body, and when the rear door 3 is rotated in the closing direction, just before the rear door 3 closes, the upper part of the front end of the rear door glass 4 moves slightly toward the interior of the vehicle, as shown by arrow C in FIG. Advance. And rear door glass weather strip 6
The upper end contacts the roof side weather strip 2 and then tries to move forward so as to bite into the roof side weather strip 2, but since the glass guide member 7 is provided at that position, the rear door glass weather strip 6 As shown by the broken line in FIG. 2, the glass guide member 7 rides on the inclined surface 71a formed at the rear end of the guide surface 71 and slides, and moves further forward to close the rear door 3. Finally, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, the rear door glass 4
The upper edge of the glass slide member 7 receives the reaction force of the roof side weather strip 2 with which it comes into contact.
At a slightly more distant position, the lip-shaped tip of the rear door glass weather strip 6 comes into contact with the inner surface of the rear edge of the front door glass 40.

Note that although some of the above embodiments relate to a rear door glass equipped with a rear door glass weather strip 6, in a rear door glass without the weather strip, the inner surface of the upper front end of the glass is directly guided by the glass guide member 7. Ru.

As explained above, the present invention is based on the four
In door-type automobiles, by providing a glass guide member having an inclined guide surface at the rear end at a position corresponding to the upper front end of the rear door glass at the opening edge of the side of the vehicle body, when the rear door is closed, the front upper end of the rear door glass or This prevents strong friction from occurring between the rear door glass weather strip in this area and the roof side weather strip provided at the edge of the opening, thereby preventing wear of the roof side weather strip. This prevents this and maintains the sealing properties around the rear door glass over a long period of time.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side view of the equipment installation part of an automobile equipped with the device of the present invention, an enlarged view of section A in Fig. 5, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is the same as Fig. 1. of-
4 is a perspective view of the glass guide member, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a four-door hardtop vehicle. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Vehicle door opening, 2... Roof side weather strip, 3... Rear door, 4... Rear door glass, 6... Rear door glass weather strip, 7... Glass guide member, 71... Guide surface,
71a... Slanted surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a 4-door vehicle without a suspension, a roof side weather strip is installed at the door opening of the vehicle at a position corresponding to the upper part of the front end of the rear door glass, and immediately before closing the rear door, the upper part of the front end of the rear door glass is guided toward the front of the vehicle. 1. A glass guide device for an automobile, characterized in that a glass guide member having a guide surface is provided, and the rear end of the guide surface is formed into an inclined surface that slopes outward in the forward direction of the vehicle.