JPH0339318Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a molding to the outer periphery of an automobile body.

[Prior art]

Conventionally, in automobiles, moldings have been attached to the edges of vehicle body openings such as windows and the edges of window glass in order to improve the appearance of the edges. Such a molding is cut to a predetermined length and has an opening at at least one end. Exposing the cut surface of the molding at such an opening end is unfavorable in terms of appearance. It is known to assemble a terminal protector having a cover portion that covers the terminal protector.

However, in the conventional automobile molding mounting structure, the terminal protector is fixed to the molding, so there is a problem that a gap is created between the terminal protector and the opening edge of the vehicle body or the glass, spoiling the appearance. .

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention has been made in consideration of the above-mentioned problems, and the position of the terminal protector attached to the opening end of the molding is adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the molding, and the terminal protector and the opening end of the vehicle body are The object of the present invention is to provide a molding mounting structure for an automobile that prevents a gap from forming between the glass and the glass.

[Structure of the idea]

A molding mounting structure for an automobile according to the present invention includes a molding that is attached to the outer periphery of a vehicle body, has a predetermined length, and has an opening at at least one end; a terminal protector having a cover part that covers a predetermined part from the part, a locking part on one side of the inside of the opening end of the molding and an inner side of the cover part of the terminal protector, and the locking part on the other side. By providing an engagement tooth row that is engaged at an arbitrary insertion position on the part, the engagement position between the locking part and the engagement tooth row can be adjusted and attached to the open end of the molding. The device is characterized in that the position of the terminal protector can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the molding.

[Embodiment 1] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

A vehicle body 1 is provided with a windshield 2, a door window 3, a quarter window 4, and a back window 5. A backwind molding upper 7 is attached to the upper edge of a backwind glass 6 that covers the backwind 5, and a backwind molding lower 8 is attached to its lower edge.

These back wind molding upper 7 and back wind molding lower 8 have openings 9 at both ends.
and has a terminal protector 11 at its open end 10.
is assembled. The back window molding lower 8 is formed into a substantially U-shape, and the lower edge of the back window glass 6 is inserted between the inner part 8a and the outer part 8b. Further, the open end portion 10 has an inner portion 8a cut out and an outer portion 8a.
b is formed into a substantially C-shape. A plastic locking piece 12 formed in a substantially large shape is inserted inside this outer portion 8b. This locking piece 12 has its head 12a attached to the outer portion 8b.
It is fixed in the outer part 8b by being locked into a notch 8d formed in the lower lip 8c and by bringing its leg 12b into contact with the curling part 8e on the upper side of the outer part 8b. Arm portion 1 of this locking piece 12
2c has appropriate elasticity and rigidity so that it can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction, and has a hook-shaped locking portion 13 connected to its tip.

On the other hand, the terminal protector 11 assembled to the backwind molding lower 8 includes a cover part 14 that covers the rear side surface of the opening end 10 of the backwind molding lower 8 from the rear, and an end wall that covers the opening end surface from the outside in the lateral direction. 15, upper and lower insertion legs 16, 17 inserted into the open end 10, and a retaining part 1 formed in parallel with these insertion legs 16, 17.
8 is provided. The upper surface of this lower insertion leg 17 has a sawtooth-like engagement that engages with the locking portion 13 at an arbitrary insertion position when it is inserted into the outer part 8b of the back wind mold lower 8. Synthetic dentition 1
9 is formed.

In the above configuration, back window glass 6
Fit the back wind molding lower 8 to the lower edge of the
A terminal protector 11 is inserted into both open ends 10. When the insertion legs 16 and 17 of the terminal protector 11 are pushed in until the end wall 15 of the terminal protector 11 comes into contact with the lateral end surface of the back window glass 6, the end wall 15 comes into contact with the lateral end surface of the back window glass 6. At this position, the engagement tooth row 19 engages the locking portion 1
3, and the terminal protector 11 is fixed.

By adjusting the position of the terminal protector 11 with respect to the back window molding lower 8 in this way, the gap between the terminal protector 11 and the edge of the back window glass 6 can be eliminated. Moreover,
The adjustment work is as simple as simply pushing the terminal protector 11 into the open end 10 of the backwind molding lower 8.

Note that, as shown in FIG. 3, when the terminal protector 11 is assembled to the back window molding lower 8, the retaining portion 18 is received by the indoor side surface of the back window glass 6 to prevent the terminal protector 11 from falling off. It prevents you from doing so. Further, this back window glass 6 can be raised and swung to open and close. Window frame 20 on the back side
is assembled. This window frame 20 is received by a quarter panel 21 or the like when the back window glass 6 is closed. The configuration of the back wind mall upper 7 and the terminal protector 11 is the back wind mall lower 8 and the terminal protector 11.
Since the configuration is the same as that of , detailed explanation will be omitted.

[Embodiment 2] A drip molding 23 is attached to the upper edge of the quarter window 4 of the vehicle body 1, that is, the end of the roof panel 22, as shown in FIG.
is installed.

In this case, a locking piece 26 is supported within the open end 25 of the drip molding 23 having a substantially C-shaped cross section in the same manner as in the first embodiment. That is, the head 26a of the locking piece 26 is located in the notch 23b formed in the upper curling part 23a of the drip molding 23.
The leg portion 26b is fixed to the drip molding 2.
3 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the lower curling portion 23c. Further, this locking piece 26 is formed with an arm portion 26c extending rearward, and a hook-shaped locking portion 27 is connected to the tip of the arm portion 26c.

On the other hand, the terminal protector 24 includes a cover portion 28 that covers the rear end side surface of the drip molding 23 from the outside, and an end wall 28 that covers the rear end surface of the drip molding 23 from the rear.
9 and upper and lower insertion legs 30 and 31. An engagement tooth row 32 that engages with the locking portion 27 is formed on the upper insertion leg portion 30 . This terminal protector 24 can also be brought into contact with the rear end of the roof panel 22 without any gap by simply pushing it into the open end 25 at the rear end of the drip molding 23.

Furthermore, as shown in Fig. 4e, the drip molding 2
3 is attached to the roof panel 22 via attachment fittings 33 welded at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction.

[Embodiment 3] As shown in FIG. 4b, a belt line molding 35 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is fitted to the lower edge of the quarter window glass 34 that covers the quarter window 4 of the vehicle body 1. . A terminal protector 36 as shown in FIG. 6 is attached to the rear end of this belt line molding 35. In this case, the locking piece 3
7 is formed in a kamaboko shape, and has a belt line molding 35.
The curling portion 35a is sandwiched between the inner surface of the upper curling portion 35a and the lower folded portion 35b, and is the upper curling portion 35a of the belt line molding 35.
The locking piece 37 is supported by the belt line molding 35 by fitting a protrusion 37a formed on the inner side surface of the locking piece 37 into a notch 35d formed in an inner wall 35c extending downward from the top. This locking piece 3
An arm portion 37c having appropriate elasticity and rigidity projects from the rear end surface of 7, and a hook-shaped locking portion 38 is connected to the tip of the arm portion 37c. The terminal protector 36 is
Since it has the same structure as that applied to the drip molding 23, including a cover portion 39 and an engagement tooth row 40, detailed explanation will be omitted.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. For example, it is also possible to provide a locking portion on the terminal protector side and an engagement tooth row on the molding side, and both of them are not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments. included in.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the automotive molding mounting structure of the present invention has a locking part on one side of the inside of the opening end of the molding and the inner side of the cover part of the terminal protector, and an arbitrary insertion part into the locking part on the other side. By providing an engagement tooth row that engages at a certain position, the engagement position between the locking portion and the engagement tooth row can be adjusted, and the position of the terminal protector attached to the open end of the molding can be adjusted along the longitudinal direction of the molding. It is possible to eliminate gaps between the terminal protector and the opening edge of the car body or the edge of the window glass by adjusting the
This allows a good appearance to be obtained. Moreover, the position adjustment is a simple operation of, for example, pushing the terminal protector into contact with the edge of the glass, and can be completed in a short time, resulting in high assembly work efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts of an embodiment of the present invention viewed diagonally from below inside the vehicle, Fig. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the automobile, and Fig. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4a is a vertical cross-sectional view of the upper edge of the quarter window 4 of the above automobile, FIG. 4 b is a vertical cross-sectional view of the lower edge of the quarter window 4, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the rear end of the drip molding 23 of the above-mentioned automobile as seen diagonally from below inside the vehicle, and FIG. 1 is a vehicle body, 7 is a back wind molding upper, 8 is a back wind molding lower, 9 is an opening, 10 is an opening end, 11 is a terminal protector, 1
3 is a locking part, 14 is a cover part, 19 is an engagement tooth row, 2
3 is a drip mall, 24 is a terminal protector, 2
5 is an open end, 27 is a locking portion, 28 is a cover portion, 3
2 is an engagement tooth row, 35 is a belt line molding, 36
38 is a locking portion, 39 is a cover portion, and 40 is an engagement tooth row.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. A molding attached to the outer periphery of the vehicle body, having a predetermined length, and having an opening at at least one end;
a terminal protector that is assembled to the open end of the molding and has a cover that covers a predetermined portion from the open end; one of the inner side of the open end of the molding and the inner surface of the cover of the terminal protector; A molding mounting structure for an automobile, characterized in that one side is provided with a locking portion, and the other side is provided with an engagement tooth row that is engaged with the locking portion at an arbitrary insertion position. 2. The automotive molding mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the molding has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and the locking portion is supported inside the molding.