JPH0433158Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an outer mirror that is attached to the exterior of a vehicle, and particularly relates to a gasket that is interposed between a mirror base and a door panel or outer panel of a vehicle. be.

[Prior Art] When attaching a mirror base that supports a mirror body to a door panel or vehicle exterior panel, if the mirror base is directly fixed to the vehicle exterior panel, the mirror base and vehicle exterior panel may interfere with each other, causing damage to the vehicle body, or For reasons such as unsightly appearance, a resin gasket was placed between the mirror base and the exterior of the vehicle. When assembling these, a gasket is first placed on the mirror base, and then this is screwed to the door panel or outer panel of the vehicle using mounting screws.
Such a conventional gasket had an end face shape as shown in FIG.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the resin gasket 45 having such an end shape has difficulty achieving surface accuracy, and due to the complexity of the outer surface shape of the vehicle, when there are large variations, the gasket 45 and the vehicle outer panel may 47 and between the mirror base 44 and the gasket 45, resulting in a gap or deformation.

In addition, some gaskets have a lip shape formed on a part of the outer circumference to absorb this gap, but even gaskets with a lip may not be able to absorb the gap or deformation that occurs between the gasket and the outer skin of the vehicle. Ta. Further, the gasket with a lip has an unfavorable appearance because only a portion of the lip on the outer periphery of the gasket is deformed.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a gasket with good performance and appearance.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a gasket interposed between a mirror base that supports a mirror body and a door panel or a vehicle outer panel.
A continuous raised portion is provided on the periphery of the gasket, and a cutout groove with a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the door panel or the outer panel of the vehicle is formed in the raised portion.

[Function] The gasket interposed between the vehicle outer panel and the mirror base has a raised part with a U-shaped cutout groove on its periphery, so the outer edge of the raised part becomes thinner and has a spring effect. become. Due to this spring effect, the raised portion on the periphery of the gasket can flexibly move to match the shape of the vehicle's outer panel.
Since the entire end of the gasket can move flexibly in this way, the appearance is better than in the case of a gasket with a lip.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The outer mirror gasket 5 of the present invention is the first
As shown in Figures and 2, the mirror base 4
and the door panel or vehicle outer panel 7. A mirror 1 is held by a mirror body 2 and supported by a mirror base 4 by a pivot mechanism 3. When assembling the mirror base 4 to the vehicle outer panel, a gasket 5 is first placed on the mirror base 4, and then the gasket 5 is installed on the vehicle outer panel 7 and fixed with mounting screws 8. By tightening the mounting screws 8, the mirror base 4
is pressed against the gasket 5.

Here, the gasket 5 has a raised part 6 formed on its periphery, and the raised part 6 has a hollowed groove 6a with a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 2, so it is thin and has a spring effect. has. Therefore, when the gasket 5 is pressed against the vehicle outer panel 7 by the mounting screw 8, the lip 6b of the raised portion 6 flexibly moves along the outer surface of the vehicle body, as shown by the chain line in FIG. It absorbs the gap between the two and makes a close contact.

In this way, in the gasket 5 of the present invention, the entire raised part 6 formed at the end is deformed, and the lip 6b is in close contact with the outer plate, so that gaps and deformation can be more reliably absorbed, and the deformation is not localized. Therefore, it looks better than when only some of the lips were deformed.

Furthermore, even when the shape of the vehicle outer panel 17 is complicated as shown in FIG. 3, the mounting screws 18 can be fastened due to the flexibility of the raised portion 16 with the cutout groove 16a formed at the end of the gasket 15. Then, the lip 16b is deformed as shown by the chain line, and the lip 16b is attached to the vehicle outer panel 17.
The mirror base 14 can be firmly fixed to the vehicle outer panel 17 by closely contacting the mirror base 14 with the vehicle outer panel 17.

Although the embodiments have been described above with reference to the drawings, the outer mirror gasket of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various modifications are possible.

[Effects of the invention] As described above, in the gasket for an outer mirror of the invention, by forming a raised part having a lightening groove with a U-shaped cross section on the peripheral edge of the gasket, the raised part and the outer lip have a spring effect. and can move flexibly. As a result, when the mirror base is attached to the vehicle exterior panel, the raised portion of the gasket moves along the vehicle exterior panel, absorbing gaps and deformations, and responding to variations due to the complexity of the vehicle body. Moreover, since the raised portion is deformed as a whole, the appearance is also improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing one embodiment of the outer mirror gasket of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same, Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing another embodiment, and Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing a conventional example. It is a diagram. 1...Mirror, 2...Mirror body, 3...Pivot mechanism, 4,14...Mirror base, 5,1
5... Gasket, 6, 16... Protrusion, 6a,
16a... Thickening groove, 6b, 16b... Lip,
7, 17...Vehicle outer panel, 8, 18...Mounting screw.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the gasket interposed between the mirror base and the door panel or the vehicle outer panel, a continuous ridge is provided on the periphery of the gasket, and the ridge has a U-shaped cross-section opening toward the door panel or the vehicle outer panel. A gasket for an outer mirror characterized by having a cutout groove formed therein.