JPH0522421Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a vehicle door structure, and particularly to a structure for preventing a door lock member from getting wet with water.

(Prior Art) Vehicle doors are generally provided with a door lock member that includes a latch or the like that locks the door by engaging with a slider provided on the vehicle body. This door lock member is located at one end of the interior of the door (for example, the rear end or the front end), so
Edge of window glass (e.g. trailing or leading edge)
and the upper edge of the door panel (i.e. belt line)
It is prone to leakage due to water droplets such as rainwater flowing down the window glass through the gap between the windows and the windows. If water leaks into the door lock member, it may cause rust, which is undesirable in terms of the function of the door lock member.

As a method of preventing rainwater etc. from splashing on the door lock member, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 15696/1983, a plate with a U-shaped cross section is attached to the inner surface of the window glass at a position above the door lock member, As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 57-179514, a guide rail is provided at the lower end of the sash that supports the edge of the window glass to guide water droplets flowing down the sash to the front of the door lock member. Alternatively, a method may be considered in which a cover is formed above the door lock member inside the door panel.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the first method described above, the U-shaped plate also displaces as the window glass rises and falls, so a space is required inside the door panel to accommodate the vertical displacement. There is also the problem that attaching the U-shaped plate to the window glass is difficult to manufacture and increases costs.

Furthermore, the guide rail in the second method can only guide water droplets flowing down the sash or the end surface of the window glass to the front of the door lock member. However, when the window glass is in a substantially fully closed state, the door lock member is not only wet by water droplets that flow down into the interior of the door panel through the end surface of the window glass on the one side end side, but also due to the turning G of the vehicle. Due to the effects of acceleration/deceleration G, protrusion running G, etc., the window glass near the one side end gets wet due to water droplets flowing down the inside of the door panel through the outside or inside of the car, so the second method is not recommended. However, there is a problem in that it is not possible to reliably prevent the door lock member from getting wet.

Furthermore, in the third method, since the connecting rod and other members that connect the door handle and the door lock member are disposed near the door lock member, it is difficult to completely cover the lock member with the cover. When a power lock or the like is employed, the structure in the vicinity of the door lock member becomes more complicated, and there is a problem in that it becomes increasingly difficult to cover the door lock member.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above circumstances, and it is a simple and inexpensive structure that reliably prevents the door lock member from getting wet due to water droplets flowing down through the end surface of the window glass and the outside or inside surface of the window glass. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle door structure that can prevent such problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The vehicle door structure according to the present invention is formed so that the rain rail winds around the outer surface, end surface, and inner surface of the vehicle, and also has a predetermined gutter section on the rain rail. By providing this, the above objective is achieved.

That is, the structure of a vehicle door includes a door panel provided with a door lock member near one end in the horizontal direction, and a window glass supported by the door panel so as to be movable up and down. A rain rail is provided at one end of the window and is formed so as to wrap around the exterior, end, and interior surfaces of the window glass. The gutter includes a contact part that contacts the window glass and catches falling water droplets, and a trap part that is integrally formed with the contact part so that the water droplets received by the contact part flow into the gutter part. is characterized in that it extends toward the other end of the door panel so as to pass above the door lock member.

It goes without saying that the above-mentioned "door" is not limited to a front door, and may be opened and closed in any manner, such as front opening, rear opening, or sliding opening.

(Operations and Effects of the Invention) As shown in the above configuration, water droplets that flow down into the interior of the door panel through the end face of the window glass and the outside and inside surfaces of the car in the vicinity of the end face are received and captured by the contact part of the gutter part. The liquid flows into the gutter, passes above the door lock member along the gutter, and is guided to the other end of the door panel, thereby preventing the door lock member from getting wet. Furthermore, since the rain rail is formed so as to wrap around the outside surface, end surface, and inside surface of the window glass, even if the window glass vibrates, the abutting portion will follow this and move around the window glass. It is possible to maintain the contact state with sufficient sealing pressure against the door lock member, thereby reliably preventing the door lock member from getting wet due to the broken seal of the rain rail against the window glass.

(Examples) Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a right front door seen from the inside, showing an embodiment of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention.

A weather strip 2 made of hard rubber is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the door 1, and the weather strip 2 seals the door 1 and the vehicle body. The weather strip 2 extends so that its rear end touches the belt line A of the door 1 and the rear edge of the window glass 4 that moves up and down with respect to the door panel 3.
It is fixed to the door panel 3 by. A door lock member 6 is provided at the rear end inside the door panel 3 to lock the door 1 by engaging with a striker (not shown) provided on the vehicle body. This door lock member 6 is disposed below the end of the weather strip 2 that contacts the rear edge of the window glass 4. For this reason, a rain rail 7 is formed at the end of the weather strip 2 and extends integrally with the weather strip 2, passing over the door lock member 6 and extending toward the front end of the door panel 3. With rain rail 7,
Water droplets such as rainwater can flow from the belt line A to the door panel 3 through the gap between the door panel 3 and the window glass 4, or the gap between the weather strip 2 and the window glass 4.
The door lock member 6 may fall or flow down into the interior of the door lock member 6.
It is designed to prevent you from getting infected.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the end of the weather strip 2 in detail. The weather strip 2 has a U-shaped portion 8 that surrounds the rear edge of the window glass 4 from three sides in the horizontal section of the belt line A portion of the door 1, and serves as a guide groove when the window glass 4 moves up and down. It is beginning to function. As shown in FIG. 3, the rain rail 7 is integrally formed so as to extend downward from the U-shaped part 8 of the weather strip 2, and is diagonally forward so as to sandwich the glass window 4 from both the front and back sides. It is equipped with a pair of gutter portions 9 extending downward. Each of these gutter parts 9 is
A contact portion 9a that comes into contact with the window glass 4 and receives water droplets flowing down along the window glass 4 when the window glass 4 is substantially fully closed, and is integrally formed with the corresponding contact portion 9a so that the water droplets received by the contact portion 9a flow into the window glass 4. It consists of a capturing part 9b.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

In FIG. 2, rainwater, etc. that has entered the inside of the door panel 3 through the gap between the door panel 3 and the window glass 4 at the rear end of the belt line A of the door 1 or the gap between the U-shaped part 8 of the weather strip 2 and the window glass 4. The water droplets flow down or directly fall along the window glass 4, and a rain rail 7 is arranged at the rear end of the window glass 4 so that its pair of gutter parts 9 are in contact with the window glass 4. Therefore, water droplets such as rainwater are received by the contact portions 9a of each gutter portion 9 and flow into the catching portions 9b, and the flowing water droplets are guided forward above the door lock member 6 along each gutter portion 9. As a result, the door lock member 6 falls at a position in front of the door lock member 6.

According to this embodiment, water droplets that flow down into the interior of the door panel 3 through the rear end surface of the window glass 4 and the exterior and interior surfaces of the vehicle in the vicinity of the rear end surface are
It is received by the abutment part 9a of the gutter part 9, flows into the catch part 9b, and is guided to the front end of the door panel 3 by passing above the door lock member 6 along the gutter part 9, so that the door lock can be locked. It is possible to reliably prevent the member 6 from getting wet. Further, since the rain rail 7 is formed so as to wrap around the outer surface, end surface, and inner surface of the window glass 4, even if the window glass 4 vibrates, the contact portion 9a will not follow it. The door lock member 6 can be maintained in contact with the window glass 4 with sufficient sealing pressure, thereby reliably preventing the door lock member 6 from getting wet due to the broken seal of the rain rail 7 against the window glass 4. can do.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an example of a vehicle door structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a detailed perspective view of the part shown in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing details of the rain rail of the structure. 1...door, 2...weather strip, 6...
Door lock member, 7... Rain rail, 9... Gutter portion, 9a... Contact portion, 9b... Capture portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A vehicle door structure comprising a door panel provided with a door lock member near one horizontal end, and a window glass supported by the door panel so as to be movable up and down, A rain rail is provided at the one side end of the upper part of the door panel, and is formed so as to wrap around the exterior surface, end surface, and interior surface of the window glass, and this rain rail can be used when the door panel is fully closed. The gutter includes a contact part that contacts the window glass and catches water droplets flowing down along the window glass, and a trap part that is integrally formed with the contact part so that the water droplets received by the contact part flow into the gutter part. The vehicle door structure according to claim 1, wherein the gutter portion extends toward the other end of the door panel so as to pass above the door lock member.