JPH03246116A - Positioning method for windshield glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the number of parts, in positioning the windshield glass of an automobile, by providing upper stoppers on the upper end of the windshield glass, and lower stoppers and lower cushions on the lower end thereof, and after the windshield glass has been brought in a floating condition by turning it making the fulcrum of the cushions, by engaging the upper and lower stoppers with the engaging parts on the vehicle side. CONSTITUTION:On the upper end rear side of a windshield glass 1, upper stoppers 3 are fixed by an adhesive or the like, and on the rear side in the vicinity of the lower end thereof, lower stoppers 5 are provided, and also lower cushions 6 are fixed on the lower end. When the windshield glass 1 is fixed to a vehicle body, the lower cushions 6 are abutted on a cowl 4, and after the glass 1 has been turned in the direction A making the fulcrum of the cushions to bring it in a floating condition, it is slid downward, so that the upper stoppers 3 are engagedly fitted to the engaging part 21 of a roof panel 2, and the lower stoppers 5 to the fitting part 41 of the cowl 4 respectively. By this constitution, the number of parts can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a windshield glass that is fixedly attached to an opening in a vehicle body, such as an automobile, and particularly relates to a windshield glass that is fixedly attached to an opening in a vehicle body, for example, and particularly to a windshield glass that is properly positioned relative to the vehicle body. The present invention relates to a method for positioning a windshield glass at an appropriate position during installation.

[Conventional technology]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there are two methods for properly positioning and attaching a windshield glass to be attached to an opening in a vehicle body such as an automobile, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, for example.

Incidentally, these FIGS. 9 to 11 show a method of positioning a front windshield glass to be attached to the front part of a vehicle body.

First, in the positioning method shown in FIG. 9, a resin stopper 50 is fixed to the lower end of the front windshield glass 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as glass 10), and when installing the glass 10, this resin stopper 50 is attached to a vehicle body side member. For example, the glass 10 is positioned by fitting into a fitting hole 410 formed in the cowl 40.

Incidentally, as a conventional technique showing a method of positioning the glass 10 at the lower end side in this way, for example, Japanese Utility Model Application No. 60-13882
Publication No. 6 (Utility Application No. 59-25800) and Publication No. 82222 (Utility Application No. 1982-1746)
No. 65).

However, such a method of positioning the glass 10 on the lower end side is necessary for installing a wind molding (not shown) that is attached around the glass 10 and for improving the precision of the building material. This is disadvantageous for positioning with the side.

That is, since the positioning is performed on the lower end side of the glass 10, the reference point from the upper side of the glass 10, which is a necessary part for achieving the above-mentioned accuracy, is far away, so there is a problem that it is disadvantageous for positioning as described above. arise.

In order to solve this problem, there is a method of positioning the glass 10 at the upper end side, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11.

Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a resin stopper 30 is fixed to the upper end of the glass 10, and
A retainer 80 is fitted and fixed in a notch or the like at the front end of the roof panel 20, and the resin stopper 30 at the upper end of the glass 10 is fitted to the retainer 80.
This is to position 0.

Then, the glass 10 positioned in this manner uses the fitting portion between the resin stopper 30 at the upper end of the glass 10 and the retainer 80 at the tip of the roof panel 2'0 as a pivot point.
The lower end of the glass 10 is rotated as shown by arrow a in FIG. 11, and is fixedly attached to the vehicle body.

In FIG. 11, reference numeral 40 indicates a cowl on the vehicle body side, and reference numeral 70 indicates an engine hood.

Incidentally, as a conventional technique showing a method of positioning on the upper end side of the glass 10 in this way, there is, for example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 168914 (Japanese Utility Model Application No. 163377/1982).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, Figs. 10 and 11 and Utility Model Publication No. 1-68
In the structure shown in No. 914, if the vehicle body structure is such that the lower end of the glass 10 and the rear end of the engine hood 70 overlap in a vertical relationship as shown in FIG. In order to position and install the glass 10 using the method described above, the lower end side of the glass 10 is rotated using the fitting part between the resin stopper 30 at the upper end of the glass 10 and the retainer 80 at the tip of the roof panel 20 as a pivot point as shown in FIG. Even if an attempt is made to attach the glass 10 by rotating it as shown by the arrow a, the lower end of the glass 10 will interfere with the rear end of the engine hood 70, making it impossible to attach the glass 10.

In addition, in the case of the method shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, since the retainer 80 fixed to the tip of the roof panel 20 is interposed, variations in assembly accuracy of each member are likely to occur, and the number of parts increases. A problem occurs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to devise a method for positioning the windshield glass so that the windshield glass can be mounted by rotating while properly positioning the upper end of the windshield glass.

[Means to solve the problem]

Therefore, the present invention provides a windshield glass positioning method in which the windshield glass is appropriately positioned and attached to the vehicle body side, and the windshield glass is finally attached by engaging with the engaging portion at the tip of the roof panel. An upper stopper for positioning is provided at the upper end of the windshield glass, and when the windshield glass is set on the vehicle body side, the windshield glass is supported in a floating manner, and when the upper stopper is finally positioned, it is fitted into a fitting part on the vehicle body side. A lower stopper is provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, and a lower cushion is provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, which serves as a rotational fulcrum for the windshield glass when the windshield glass is set on the vehicle body. The windshield glass is rotated toward the roof panel using this portion as a rotation fulcrum, and the windshield glass is floatingly supported by the lower stopper, and then the upper stopper is moved to the engagement portion at the tip of the roof panel. The windshield glass is properly positioned and attached by engaging the windshield glass and fitting the lower stopper into the fitting portion on the vehicle body side.

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, the lower cushion at the lower end of the windshield glass is brought into contact with the vehicle body, and the upper end of the windshield glass is rotated toward the tip of the roof panel using this abutting portion as a rotation fulcrum. Place the top stopper at the top end in contact with the tip of the roof panel and the bottom stopper at the bottom end of the windshield glass against the vehicle body to support the windshield glass in a floating state, and then slide the windshield glass downward. Then, the upper stopper at the upper end of the windshield glass is engaged with the engaging part at the tip of the roof panel, and the lower stopper at the lower end of the windshield glass is fitted into the fitting part on the vehicle body side, thereby closing the windshield glass. It is possible to properly position and install the windshield glass, and moreover, the positioning and installation work can be performed by rotating the windshield glass.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings.

The drawings from Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic overall view of the windshield glass, and Fig. 2 is a single unit of the upper stopper provided at the upper end of the windshield glass. 3 is an individual perspective view of a lower stopper provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, FIG. 4 is an individual perspective view of a lower cushion provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, and FIG. 5 is an individual perspective view of the lower stopper provided at the lower end of the windshield glass. A schematic perspective view of the area around the engaging portion at the tip of the roof panel where the upper stopper engages, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are cross-sectional views corresponding to the line VI-VI in FIG. 1 showing how to position and install the windshield glass. , FIG. 6 shows the windshield glass when it is installed, FIG. 7 shows the floating support state after installation, and FIG. 8 shows the proper positioning state and the installation state in this state.

Note that this embodiment shows a method for positioning a front windshield glass attached to the front of a vehicle body.

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the windshield glass 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as glass 1) is properly positioned and attached to the vehicle body. and can be properly positioned and installed on the vehicle body without impairing installation workability.

First, a configuration for properly positioning the glass 1 will be explained.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper stopper 3 is fixed to the back side of the upper end of the glass l by adhesive or the like.
As shown in FIG. 5, by engaging with an engaging portion 21 formed at the front end of the roof panel 2, the final proper position of the glass 1 as shown in FIG. 8 is determined.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a stopper 5 having leg portions 51 is similarly fixed to the back side near the lower end of the glass 1, and the positioning and attachment of the glass 1 can be carried out at the seventh stop.
As shown in the figure, the leg portion 51 of the lower stopper 5 comes into contact with the cowl 4, which is a member on the vehicle body side, to support the glass 1 in a floating state, and the upper stopper 3 touches the engagement portion at the tip of the roof panel 2. At the time of final proper positioning of the glass 1 by engaging with the upper stopper 3, it is fitted into a flower-shaped fitting part 41 formed in the cowl 4, and holds the glass 1 in the final proper position together with the upper stopper 3. It has become.

Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a lower cushion 6 is fixed to the lower end of the glass 1, and when the glass 1 is centered on the vehicle body and this glass is attached to the vehicle body, As shown in FIG. 6, it comes into contact with the cowl 4 and serves as a pivot point for the glass 1.

In a vehicle body structure in which the lower end of the glass 1 and the rear end of the engine hood 7 overlap as shown in FIG. This will be explained below.

First, as shown in FIG.
Temporarily place it on cowl 4.

At this time, the lower stopper 5 fixed near the lower end of the glass 1
In particular, the leg portions 51 are in a state where they do not come into contact with the cowl 4.

Then, using the portion where the lower cushion 6 is in contact with the cowl 4 as a rotation fulcrum, the upper end side of the glass l is rotated clockwise as shown by arrow A in FIG. 6, and as shown in FIG. As shown, an upper stopper 3 fixed to the upper end of the glass 1 is brought into contact with the tip of the roof panel 2.

At this time, the upper stopper 3 is positioned above and in contact with the engaging portion 21 shown in FIG. 5 at the tip of the roof panel 2, and is not engaged with the engaging portion 21. ing.

Further, the leg portion 51 of the lower stopper 5 fixed near the lower end of the glass 1 is in contact with the cowl 4, so that the glass 1 is supported in a so-called floating state as shown in FIG.

That is, at this time, the lower stopper 5 is connected to the fitting part 4 of the cowl 4.
1, and is not fitted into this fitting part 41, and the lower cushion 6 fixed to the lower end of the glass 1 is also released from the cowl 4, and the lower cushion 6 is released from the cowl 4. They are floating apart.

Next, the glass 1 thus floatingly supported on the vehicle body side is slid downward by its own weight or by the operator, so that the upper stopper 3 is moved to the roof panel 2 as shown in FIG. The lower stopper 5 engages with the engagement portion 2 at the tip, and the lower stopper 5 engages with the engagement portion 4 of the cowl 4.
Fits into 1.

Thereby, the glass 1 can be positioned in any of the front and rear, left and right, and up and down directions.

That is, the glass 1 is connected to the tip of the roof panel 2, which is a necessary part for attaching a wind molding (not shown) and for improving speed accuracy, and the upper stopper 3 on the upper side of the glass 1.
The final appropriate position can be determined.

The glass 1 thus properly positioned is then attached to the vehicle body using an adhesive (not shown) or the like.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, a set is provided in which the upper end of the glass 1 is rotated in the direction of the arrow A using the lower cushion 6 fixed to the lower end of the glass 1 as a rotation fulcrum to properly position the glass l. Therefore, the lower end of the glass 1 and the rear end of the engine hood 7 overlap, or the glass 1 is located below the engine hood.
Even if the vehicle body structure is such that the glass l can get into it, the glass l can be properly positioned and installed without any hindrance.

That is, even with the vehicle body structure as described above, the glass 1 can be properly positioned and installed based on the upper side of the glass 1, and in particular, proper positioning and installation work by rotating the glass 1 can be ensured. And it can be done easily.

In addition, the lower end of the glass 1 can be temporarily placed on the cowl 4 via the lower cushion 6 fixed to the lower end of the glass 1, and the glass 1 can be properly positioned and installed. Each workability can be greatly improved.

Furthermore, due to the fixation of the lower cushion 6, the glass 1
It is possible to reduce the risk of the glass 1 breaking and smearing during positioning and installation.

Furthermore, unlike the prior art shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, there is no need to interpose a retainer or the like on the roof panel side, so there is no variation in the assembly accuracy of each member, and as a result, the glass It is possible to improve the accuracy of proper positioning of the first part, and also to reduce costs by reducing the number of parts.

In the above embodiment, the positioning method of the front windshield glass attached to the front part of the vehicle body was explained as an example, but the positioning method is not limited to this, and the positioning method is not limited to this. The present invention can be applied to any method for positioning windshield glass that is attached to an opening in a vehicle body, such as a windshield.

Further, the shape of each member, method, etc. for properly positioning the windshield glass can be changed as appropriate, and various embodiments are included within the scope of the claimed utility model.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the present invention is capable of properly positioning and attaching the windshield glass to the vehicle body at the upper end thereof by rotating the windshield glass using the lower end of the windshield glass as a rotation fulcrum. It is possible to achieve various precisions reliably, and
It is possible to position and install the windshield glass in any vehicle body structure.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings from Fig. 1 to Fig. 8 show one embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a schematic overall view of the windshield glass, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper stopper, and Fig. 3 is the lower part. 4 is an individual perspective view of the stopper, FIG. 4 is an individual perspective view of the lower cushion, FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the area around the roof panel engaging portion on the vehicle body side where the upper stopper engages and performs positioning, and FIG. 6 is an individual perspective view of the stopper. Figures to Figures 8 are sectional views corresponding to the Vl-Vl line in Figure 1 showing the method of positioning the windshield glass, Figure 6 is when the windshield glass is initially set, and Figure 7 is the windshield after cent. The floating support state of the glass, Fig. 8 shows the proper positioning state and installation state, and the drawings from Fig. 9 to the first construction drawing each show different conventional examples, and Fig. 9 and Fig. 11 show the windshield glass. Fig. 8 equivalent sectional view showing the positioning and mounting state of the 1st
FIG. 0 is an enlarged sectional view of the upper end side of the windshield glass in the conventional example shown in FIG. 11. i ------・Glass (windshield glass) 2
--------- Roof panel 21 - - Engaging part 3 - - Upper stopper 4 - Cowl (vehicle body) 41 - - - Fitting part 5 - -----Lower stopper 6---Lower cushion

Claims (1)

[Claims] A windshield glass positioning method for properly positioning and installing a windshield glass with respect to a vehicle body, the windshield glass being engaged with an engaging portion at the tip of a roof panel. An upper stopper for final positioning is provided at the upper end of the windshield glass, and when the windshield glass is set on the vehicle body side, the windshield glass is supported in a floating manner, and when the upper stopper is used for final positioning, it is fitted into the fitting part on the vehicle body side. A lower stopper is provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, and a lower cushion is provided at the lower end of the windshield glass, which serves as a rotational fulcrum for the windshield glass when the windshield glass is set on the vehicle body. The windshield glass is brought into contact with the vehicle body side, and the windshield glass is rotated toward the roof panel using this portion as a pivot point. After the windshield glass is floatingly supported by the lower stopper, the upper stopper is engaged with the tip of the roof panel. A method for positioning a windshield glass, characterized in that the windshield glass is properly positioned and attached by engaging the lower stopper with the fitting part on the vehicle body side.