JPH0221288Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] (Field of industrial application) The present invention relates to a molding that is attached to various parts of a vehicle such as an automobile, and in particular, a tightening type molding that is fixed to the vehicle body using a tightening tool such as a bolt. It's about malls.

(Prior Art) In vehicles such as automobiles, various moldings are used to cover the ends of panels and window glasses and to hold down other parts. Usually, these moldings are attached to the vehicle body. Among such malls, especially those that need to be firmly fixed,
Tighten and secure it to the vehicle body using tightening tools such as bolts.

One such tightening type molding has legs that protrude from the molding body to the back side, and the legs are overlapped with a flange installed on the vehicle body and tightened with bolts, etc. There is something. In this case, since the molding is generally formed by extrusion molding, the legs extend over the entire length of the molding body. On the other hand, a clip equipped with a nut or the like is attached to the flange on the vehicle body side so as to sandwich the flange from both sides. Then, by tightening the legs of the molding to the clip with bolts or the like, the clip and molding are fixed to the flange.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the case of a tightening type molding that is tightened to the vehicle body side in this way, the fixing clip has a surface that contacts the leg of the molding, that is, a tightening surface that is connected to the surface of the flange. It will stand out from the Furthermore, the clips are assembled at appropriate intervals along the flange in order to facilitate assembly work and reduce weight.
Therefore, between the clips, a gap is created between the leg of the molding and the flange surface, and when the vehicle is running, the leg of the molding in that area vibrates due to body vibration, etc., and the flange This causes problems such as collisions with the flange, making strange noises, and peeling off the paint on the flange in that area, causing rust to form there.

The present invention was developed in view of these problems, and its purpose is to provide a tightening type molding in which the legs of the molding are tightened and fixed to the flange on the vehicle body side via clips. The purpose is to maintain contact with the flange surface between the moldings, thereby preventing the legs of the molding from colliding with the flange even when the vehicle body vibrates.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a structure that extends along the longitudinal direction of the molding on the surface of the leg of the molding that faces the flange on the vehicle body side to be tightened and fixed. A protruding deformable portion is provided which is compressively deformed by the tightening force applied between the leg of the molding and the tightening surface of the clip. The height of the protruding deformed portion is higher than the protrusion height of the clamping surface of the clip from the flange surface.

The protruding deformation portion can be, for example, a protrusion formed integrally with the molding.

(Function) By providing such a protruding deformable part on the leg of the molding, when the leg is fastened to the clip, the deformed part is compressed and deformed at the part that comes into contact with the clip, so that the surface of the leg and the clip are compressed and deformed. The surfaces of the two sides will almost match. On the other hand, since no tightening force is applied to the deformed portion between the clips, the deformed portion protrudes from the surface of the leg. Therefore, if the height of the protruding deformed portion is made larger than the protruding height of the clamping surface of the clip, the leg of the molding will always be kept in contact with the flange surface via the deformed portion. Become.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The figures show an embodiment of a tightening type molding for a vehicle according to the present invention. Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the tightened state of the molding, and Fig. 2 is a front window portion to which the molding is attached. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line. Further, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the molding, and FIG. 5 is a cutaway perspective view of a clip used for fixing the molding.

As is clear from FIGS. 2 and 3, the front window glass 2 of the automobile 1 has a peripheral end portion covered by a molding 3. As shown in FIGS. The window frame 5 of the door 4 extends forward, and its extended portion 5a covers the front pillar 6, so that it has a so-called full door structure.

As shown in FIG. 3, a girder 7 is fixed to the front surface of the front pillar 6. The end of the girder 7 on the front window glass 2 side is bent substantially vertically, and the bent portion forms a flange 8 that stands up substantially vertically from the front pillar 6. The above-mentioned molding 3 is fixed to the side of the front window glass 2 by this flange 8.

As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 4, the molding 3 located on the side of the front window glass 2
has a molding main body 3a and a leg portion 3b protruding from the back surface of the molding main body 3a and extending over the entire length of the molding 3. This molding 3 is an extrusion molded product of polyvinyl chloride, and a shape-retaining thin metal plate 3c is embedded inside the molding 3. on the other hand,
The flange 8 is provided with notches 8a at appropriate intervals, and locking holes 8b are provided on both sides of the notches 8a. A clip 9 for tightening and fixing the molding 3 is fitted into the notch 8a of the flange 8.

As is particularly clear from FIG. 5, this clip 9 is an integrally molded polyacetal product in which a base portion 9a on both sides and a locking portion 9b are connected by an intermediate connecting portion 9c. The distance from the portion 9b is approximately equal to the thickness of the flange 8, and
The cross-sectional shape of the connecting portion 9c is such that it can fit into the notch 8a of the flange 8. Therefore, when this clip 9 is fitted from above the flange 8, the connecting portion 9c is inserted into the notch portion 8a.
At the same time, the base portion 9a and the locking portion 9b sandwich the flange 8 from both sides. Engagement protrusions 9d are provided on both sides of the surface of the base 9a facing the flange 8, and when the clip 9 is assembled to the flange 8, the engagement protrusions 9d engage with the locking holes 8b of the flange 8. At the same time, the clip 9 is fixed to the flange 8. The lower half of the engagement protrusion 9d is an inclined surface, and when the clip 9 is assembled from above the flange 8, the base 9a is pressed and elastically deformed by the wedge action of the engagement protrusion 9d. There is.

The clip 9 has a locking portion 9b from its base 9a.
A bolt insertion hole 9e is provided in the locking portion 9b and extends through the bolt insertion hole 9e.
A nut 9f is buried concentrically with. on the other hand,
The leg portion 3b of the molding 3 also has a clip 9 attached to the flange 8, as shown in FIG.
A bolt insertion hole 3d is provided at a position corresponding to the bolt insertion hole 9e. In this way, the leg part 3b of the molding 3 is applied to the base part 9a of the clip 9 from the side opposite to the locking part 9b, and each bolt insertion hole 3d, 9
The molding 3 is fixed to the clip 9 by inserting the bolt 10 through the hole e and tightening the nut 9f. Then, the clip 9 is compressed by the tightening force, and the clip 9 is firmly fixed to the flange 8 by sandwiching the flange 8 between the base portion 9a and the locking portion 9b.

In this way, the leg portion 3b of the molding 3 is tightened to the surface of the base portion 9a of the clip 9 on the opposite side from the locking portion 9b. That is, the surface of the base 9a opposite to the locking part 9b is the clip 9.
It serves as a tightening surface. The tightening surface is
It protrudes from the surface of the flange 8 by the thickness of the base portion 9a.

As is clear from FIGS. 1 and 4, the leg portion 3b of the molding 3 has a surface that comes into contact with the tightening surface of the clip 9 when it is fixed to the flange 8, that is, a surface that faces the flange 8. A protrusion 3e having a substantially triangular cross section is provided. This protrusion 3e
is molded simultaneously with the extrusion molding of the molding 3, is made of the same polyvinyl chloride as the molding 3, and is designed to be easily deformed by pressing force. Therefore, in this embodiment, this protrusion 3e serves as a protruding deformation portion.
The height of this protrusion 3e is slightly larger than the thickness of the base 9a of the clip 9.

Next, the operation of the tightening type molding configured as described above will be explained.

Place the molding 3 on the vehicle body side, that is, the front pillar 6
When installing the front pillar 6, first
Attach the clip 9 to the flange 8 fixed to the flange 8. In that case, the clip 9 only needs to be pushed in with its connecting portion 9c aligned with the notch 8a of the flange 8. When the clip 9 is pushed in, the connecting part 9c fits into the notch part 8a of the flange 8, and the engaging protrusion 9 provided on the base part 9a
d engages with the locking hole 8b of the flange 8, and the clip 9 is fixed to the flange 8.

Therefore, the leg part 3b of the molding 3 is applied to the tightening surface of the base part 9a from the side opposite to the locking part 9b of the clip 9, and the bolt insertion hole 3d of the leg part 3b and the bolt insertion hole 9e of the clip 9 are aligned. bolt 10
through the nut 9f of the locking part 9b of the clip 9.
Tighten. The molding 3 is thereby fixed to the clip 9 and thus to the flange 8.

At this time, between the leg 3b of the molding 3 and the base 9a of the clip 9, the protrusion 3e provided on the leg 3b is compressed and deformed by the tightening force of the bolt 10. As shown in the figure, the general surface of the leg 3b is located at the base 9a of the clip 9.
It will come into almost contact with the tightening surface of. on the other hand,
Since no such tightening force is applied between adjacent clips 9, the protrusions 3
e is maintained in a state protruding from the general surface of the leg portion 3b. Since the height of the protrusion 3e is slightly larger than the thickness of the base 9a of the clip 9, the protrusion 3e extends between the clips 9 on the flange 8.
will come into contact with.

In this way, the leg portion 3b of the molding 3 and the flange 8 are always kept in contact via the protrusion 3e. Therefore, even if the molding 3 vibrates due to vibrations of the vehicle body or the like, the leg portion 3b will not collide with the flange 8 and generate abnormal noise. Furthermore, even if the leg portion 3b of the molding 3 located between the clips 9 becomes slack due to an installation error of the molding 3, and a gap is created between the leg portion 3b and the flange 8, when the leg portion 3b vibrates, Since the thin protrusion 3e comes into contact with the flange 8,
The resulting sound will be small.

In the above embodiment, the protruding deformable portion that is compressively deformed by the tightening force of the bolt 10 is the protrusion 3e that is integrally molded on the leg portion 3b of the molding 3. A long plate made of a flexible material may be attached to the leg portion 3b using double-sided adhesive tape or the like.

In addition to the bolt 10, tightening tools for tightening the leg portion 3b of the molding 3 to the clip 9 include
Various tightening clips etc. can be used.

(Effects of the invention) As is clear from the above description, according to the invention, the molding has a structure that extends over the entire length of the molding on the surface facing the flange of the leg of the molding, and is compressed by the tightening force of the fastener. Since a protruding deformable part is provided, the protruding deformable part is compressed and deformed between the leg of the molding and the clip to which it is tightened, so that the molding is securely fixed and the clip is tightened. In areas where the molding is not provided, the protruding deformed portion maintains contact between the leg of the molding and the flange, causing the leg to collide with the flange, causing noise or peeling of the paint. There will be no more things like that.

In addition, when the legs of the molding are tightened with a tightening tool, the protruding deformed portion deforms and absorbs the tightening force, so the leg itself deforms and the effect is absorbed by the molding itself. Nothing that appears on the surface will disappear. Then, due to the deformation of the protruding deformation portion, the reaction force acts on the fastener, so that the fastener is also prevented from loosening.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the tightening type molding according to the present invention in a state where it is tightened and fixed to the vehicle body side, and Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing the front window part of a car to which the molding is attached. Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2, Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the mounting structure of the molding, and Figure 5 is a cutout of the clip used to fix the molding. FIG. 2...Front window glass, 3...Mall, 3a...Mall body, 3b...Legs, 3e...
...Protrusion (protrusion deformation part), 6...Front pillar,
8...flange, 9...clip, 10...bolt (tightening tool).

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Leg portions 3b protruding from the back surface of the molding body 3a and extending along the longitudinal direction of the molding body 3a.
For a clip 9 having a tightening surface that is attached to a flange 8 erected on the vehicle body side at intervals in the longitudinal direction and with the tightening surface protruding from the surface of the flange 8, Applying the leg portion 3b to the tightening surface of the clip 9,
In a tightening type molding that is fixed to the vehicle body side by tightening with a tightening tool 10; a clamping type molding that extends in the longitudinal direction of the leg 3b on a surface of the leg 3b facing the flange 8; A tightening type molding for a vehicle, characterized in that a protruding deformable portion 3e is provided which is compressively deformed between the leg portion 3b and the tightening surface of the clip 9 by a force and has a protruding height higher than the protruding height of the tightening surface.