JPH0596955A - Window part structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To spread a visible territory from a window part and the like so as to improve visibility by arranging an optical member with which incident ray from a vehicle room space above a driver's seat is downward transmitted and refracted, on the lower edge of a vehicle window part. CONSTITUTION:A molding 15 arranged along the upper edge part 3b of a door outer panel 3 is constituted of a prism member 16a as an optical member, a weather strip part 16b, core material 16c, and the like. The prism member 16a is made of transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resin or the like, and the outside face 16m is formed into a certain nearly circular arc shape. Consequently, the line of sight (s1) from the eye position IP of a crew transmitted through the prism part 16a is downward refracted. This line of sight (s1) is positioned lower than the line of sight (s2) in the construction of a conventional vehicle window part. Hereby, the visible range of the crew from the inside of a vehicle room R can be spread by a territory (b) which is underside the extended line of a line connecting the upper end of the molding 15 of the waist line part 2 of a door 1 to the eye position IP and overside the (s1).

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention mainly relates to a vehicle window part having improved lateral visibility by using an outside molding or the like which covers an upper edge part of a door outer panel which is a waistline part of a vehicle. It is about structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional vehicle window structure, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a waistline portion 2 of a vehicle door 1 is used.
It is known that the door outside molding 6 is provided in the. The door 1 has a door body 1a mainly formed by a door outer panel 3 and a door inner panel 4.
Further, the door 1 has a door sash 5 extending upward from the door outer panel 3 and the door inner panel 4 to form a window portion 1b. A door glass 8 is vertically slidably disposed in a gap between the door outer panel 3 and the door inner panel 4.

The door outside molding 6 has a core member 6
b and a resin-made outside molding body 6a that covers the core material 6b, and the outside molding body 6a is integrally formed with lips 6c, 6c for abutting the tip thereof against the door glass 8. In addition, it has an opening 6d on the lower side surface. The opening 6d is fitted to the joint between the upper edge 3a of the door outer panel 3 and the upper edge 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3b.

Reference numeral 4a in the drawing denotes a door trim tip and 4
Reference numeral b is an inner panel reinforcement, 7 is a weather strip, and 7a is a weather strip core material.

Incidentally, as this kind of vehicle window structure,
Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 62-201118 is known.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional vehicle window structure, not only the door body 1a but also the molding 6 is not made of a transparent member, so that the occupant's line of sight is not visible. It is blocked by the main body 1, the molding 6, and the like. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the area visible from the inside of the vehicle compartment R is a straight line connecting the upper end position of the door outside molding 6 arranged in the waistline portion 2 of the door 1 and the eye position IP. It is limited to the upper side from the extension line, and the occupant P cannot see the inside of the area a near the vehicle shown by the diagonal line in the figure below the straight line S.

On the other hand, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 54-144542, a window is provided on the door above the door glass of the passenger side door or on the side of the vehicle body so that the driver can see the side of the vehicle body through the window. It is known that a possible under mirror is suspended from a door sash above the window or the vehicle body. However, in this structure, the under mirror is provided in a state of protruding from the door sash or the vehicle body to the outside of the vehicle, so that a sense of unity with the vehicle body is lacking, and the under mirror causes wind noise when the vehicle is traveling. It is a cause of occurrence.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the area in which the occupant P in the passenger compartment R can visually recognize from the window portion 1b and the like is expanded as compared with the conventional one.
An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle window structure having improved visibility.

[0009]

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an optical member for transmitting and refracting an incident light beam from a vehicle interior space above a driver's seat is arranged at a lower edge of a vehicle window. It features the installed window structure for vehicles.

[0010]

[Operation] According to such a means, the incident light from the vehicle interior space above the driver's seat that has passed through the optical member is refracted downward, so that it cannot be visually recognized because it was blocked by a door or a mall. The occupant in the vehicle compartment can visually recognize even a part of the area near the vehicle below the extension of the straight line connecting the edge and the eye position, and the visibility is improved.

[0011]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described below based on examples.

[Embodiment 1] FIGS. 1 to 3 are views for explaining an outside molding structure of an embodiment of the present invention.
The same parts as those of the conventional outside molding structure will be described with the same reference numerals.

The door 1 has a door body 1a mainly formed by a door outer panel 3 and a door inner panel 4. Further, the door 1 has a door sash 5 extending upward from the door outer panel 3 and the door inner panel 4 to form a window portion 1b. A door glass 8 is vertically slidably disposed in a gap between the door outer panel 3 and the door inner panel 4.

The upper edge of the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3 corresponds to the waistline portion 2 of the vehicle. The upper edge 3b is bent into a substantially L shape to form a step 3f, and is joined to the upper edge 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the outside molding 15 is arranged from the vicinity of the door front edge 3d of the upper edge 3b of the door outer panel 3 to the vicinity of the rear edge 3e.
As shown in FIG. 1 or 2, the molding 15 is mainly composed of a prism member 16a as an optical member, a weather strip portion 16b, a core material 16c and the like.

An opening side of the core member 16c formed in a substantially inverted U shape is fitted to a joint portion between the door outer panel 3 and the outer panel reinforcement 3a.

A weather strip portion 16b is attached to the outside of the core material 16c so as to cover it. A resin prism member 16a is attached to the upper side of the weather strip portion 16b.

That is, the vehicle body side one end portion 16d of the weather strip portion 16b is fixed to one end portion of the core member 16c. Further, the vehicle body side portion 1 of the outer end portion 16g
6i is fixed to the other end of the core 16c, and the outer end 16g is attached to the step 3f of the door outer panel.

Two lips 16f, 16f are integrally formed with the weather strip portion 16b on the vehicle body side vertical wall portion 16e of the weather strip portion 16b. The tips of the lips 16f, 16f are brought into contact with the door glass 8 of the vehicle.

The prism member 16a has a substantially L-shaped cross section, and the outer end portion 16g of the weather strip portion 16b.
It is attached to the upper side from to the ridge portion 16h via the adhesive surface 16s. The prism member 16a is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin or the like and has a certain rigidity, and the outer surface 16m has a certain substantially arc shape.
The line of sight s1 of the passenger in the passenger compartment R is formed so as to be transmitted and refracted downward.

On the vehicle compartment side vertical wall portion 16j of the prism member 16a, prism projections as shown in FIG. 2 are formed in the vehicle compartment R direction near the door front edge portion 3d and the door rear edge portion 3e. The parts 16n are each extended. A non-woven cloth 16p is attached to a front end surface portion of the prism protrusion 16n on the vehicle compartment side. The non-woven cloth 16p is slidably brought into contact with the door glass 8.

Next, the operation of the vehicle window structure of this embodiment will be described.

The line of sight s1 from the position IP of the occupant's eyes that has passed through the prism portion 16a is refracted downward. The line of sight s1 is located below the line of sight s2 in the conventional vehicle window structure. Therefore, the conventional door 1 and the mall 15
Even in the area a in FIG. 8 near the vehicle that is obscured by, for example, the line extending from the straight line connecting the upper end of the mall 15 of the waistline portion 2 of the door 1 and the eye position IP (line of sight s2). ) Region b below the line of sight s1
The range in which passengers can see from inside the passenger compartment R has been expanded to improve visibility.

Further, each of the prism protrusions 16n, 16
Since the non-woven cloth 16p attached to the front end surface portion of the n is in contact with the door glass 8, the door glass 8 is attached to the prism protrusions 16n and 16n even when the door glass 8 is in the half-opened state.
Even if a shock is generated when the door 1 is opened and closed and the door 1 is opened and closed, the vibration of the door glass 8 can be suppressed and the abnormal noise generated by this vibration can be reduced.

By forming the prism portion 16a from synthetic resin or the like, it can be easily processed by injection molding or extrusion molding. Therefore, there is an advantage that the degree of freedom in molding is increased.

[Second Embodiment] FIGS. 4 to 7 show another embodiment of the present invention. The same parts as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the parts different from the above-mentioned embodiment will be mainly described.

In the vehicle window structure of this embodiment, the weather strip portion 21 is directly attached to the joint portion between the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3 and the upper edge portion 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3a. A prism member 22 is disposed above the weather strip portion 21 to transmit the line of sight s3 of an occupant in the vehicle compartment R and bend the beam downward.

Specifically, the step portion 3f of the door outer panel 3
The outer end portion 21b of the weather strip portion 21 is attached to the upper edge portion 3b, and the vehicle outer side vertical wall portion 21a is attached to the upper edge portion 3b. Further, a ridge portion 21d is provided on the upper edge portion 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3a so that the vehicle outer vertical wall portion 21a is formed.
The vehicle interior side vertical wall portion 21c formed continuously with is attached. Further, the end portion 21 of the weather strip portion 21
Two lip portions 21g, 21g are integrally formed on the e side toward the vehicle compartment r side, and tips of the lip portions 21g, 21g are brought into contact with the door glass 8, respectively.

The prism member 22 has a substantially U-shaped cross section with a downward opening formed by a pair of protruding leg portions 22a and 22b. A substantially U-shaped opening of the prism member 22 is fitted to a joint portion between the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3 and the upper edge portion 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3a with the weather strip portion 21 interposed therebetween. Has been done.

The outer surface from the pair of legs 22a, 22b to the crown 22c has a gentle slope, and the upper side of the crown 22c extends from the vicinity of the front edge 3d of the door to the vicinity of the rear edge 3e. A lip member 23 is provided. The end of the lip member 23 on the passenger compartment side is in contact with the door glass 8.

FIG. 6 is a view showing the peripheral portion of the door mirror 24 of this embodiment. A base end 24a of the door mirror 24 is attached to the vehicle body via a mirror base 25.

Next, the operation of the vehicle window structure of this embodiment will be described.

The line of sight of the occupant s transmitted through the prism member 22
3 is bent downwards. The line of sight s3 is located below the line of sight s4 in the conventional vehicle window structure.
Therefore, the line of sight is below the straight line (line of sight s4) that connects the position of the upper edge of the mall of the door 1 that cannot be visually recognized because of being blocked by the door 1 or the mall, etc. The range in which the occupant in the vehicle compartment R can visually recognize extends to a region c above s3, and the visibility is improved.

Further, in the vehicle window structure of this embodiment,
Since the prism member 22 having a certain rigidity is fitted to the joint portion between the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3 and the upper edge portion 3c of the outer panel reinforcement 3a via the weather strip portion 21, the prism member 22 has a conventional structure. Moreover, a core material or the like for reinforcing the weather strip portion 21 is unnecessary.

Therefore, the number of parts of the weather strip portion 21 is reduced as compared with the conventional one, and the cost can be reduced.

[Modification of Embodiment 2] FIG. 7 is a view showing another modification of the peripheral portion of the door mirror 24 of this embodiment.

In this modified example, the prism member 26 of the molding 20 is formed so that the thickness in the vertical direction increases as it approaches the door mirror 24 near the door front edge portion 3d. Below the door mirror 24, a sub-mirror 24b is arranged, the mirror surface of which is directed obliquely downward.

In this modification, the line of sight s3 of the occupant that has passed through the prism member 26 is reflected by the sub-mirror 24b disposed below the door mirror 24 and refracted downward, and near the vehicle below the side molding 20. Can be visually recognized (line of sight S5). Therefore, in addition to the above-described embodiment, the range in which the occupant P in the vehicle compartment R can be visually recognized is extended to a lower region, and the visibility near the vehicle is improved.

In the vehicle window structure of this embodiment, the prism members 16a, 22 and 26 are used as optical members. However, the present invention is not limited to these, and the occupant's line of sight in the passenger compartment is transmitted and the downward refraction is performed. Any optical member such as various lenses may be used as long as it is one.

Further, in this embodiment, the prism member 16
Although a, 22, and 26 are arranged at the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3, not only the upper edge portion 3b of the door outer panel 3 but also the upper edge portion of the door inner panel 4 or the like of a vehicle door. It goes without saying that the optical member may be arranged at the lower edge of the window. The present invention is not limited to the lower edge of the window on the side of the vehicle body,
It may be applied to the lower edge of the window part of the rear door.

Further, conventionally, in the case of a two-door type vehicle or the like, the vehicle below the straight line connecting the lower edge of the window provided on the side wall of the vehicle body (rear quarter panel) and the eye position IP of the occupant. The occupant P cannot see the neighboring region as well as the invisible region a in FIG. On the other hand, when the vehicle window structure of this embodiment is applied to the lower edge of the window provided on the side wall of the vehicle body, the lower edge of the window is below the straight line extending from the lower edge of the window to the eye position IP. The range in which the occupant in the passenger compartment can visually recognize is expanded to a part of the area near the vehicle on the side, and the visibility can be improved as compared with the conventional case.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, the vehicle below the straight line connecting the lower edge of the window and the eye position, which cannot be visually recognized because of being blocked by the door or the molding, is conventionally used. The occupants can now be seen even in the nearby area. Therefore, the visibility in the vicinity of the vehicle is further improved as compared with the conventional structure.

Further, if this window structure for a vehicle is applied to the side molding conventionally used for the waistline, the molding core material can be omitted, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. Can be done.

Furthermore, since the optical member can be easily processed by injection molding or extrusion molding, it has a practically useful effect of enjoying the merit in molding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle window structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional perspective view taken along the line I-I of FIG. 3.

FIG. 2 shows a vehicle window structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is a II-II cross section perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 3 shows a vehicle window structure according to an embodiment of the present invention,
It is the partial side view which looked at the vehicle from the side.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a vehicle window structure according to another embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle being viewed obliquely from the side and from the rear.

5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 4, showing a vehicle window structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view showing the vehicle window structure of another embodiment of the present invention and an enlarged view of the vicinity of a door mirror.

FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view showing a modified example of the present invention and the vicinity of a door mirror corresponding to FIG. 6 is enlarged.

FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an arrangement of a window structure for a vehicle of a conventional example and showing a region a which is not visible to an occupant from the passenger compartment.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the conventional window structure for a vehicle and an enlarged view of the vicinity of a waistline portion of a vehicle door.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1b Window portions 16a, 22, 26 Prism member (optical member) R vehicle interior

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Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle window structure, wherein an optical member for transmitting and refracting an incident light beam from a vehicle interior space above a driver's seat is arranged at a lower edge of a vehicle window.