JPH06179324A - Window weather strip - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To guide water which is going to penetrate into the body interior from a space between a window weather strip and a window glass, into a tunnel shaped hollow part inside the window weather strip and release water outside of the body thereby to prevent water from penetrating into the body interior. CONSTITUTION:A window weather strip 5 is so constructed as the base 8 of the window weather strip 5 has its upper and lower sides extended outward and forms a lip shape upper edge part 10 and a lip shape lower edge part 11 where their ends are jointed together while a tunnel shaped hollow part 13 across its whole length is formed inside the window weather strip 5 and, when a window glass 3 is closed, a groove shape opening 12 leading to the tunnel shape hollow part 13 is formed between the lip shape upper edge part 10 and the lip shape lower edge part 11.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weatherstrip for windows provided on a window edge of a vehicle, and more particularly to a weatherstrip for windows adapted for a sashless window vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a four-door hardtop vehicle as an example of a sashless window vehicle (hereinafter referred to as "sashless vehicle" if necessary). In such a sashless vehicle, the side door 2 does not have a window frame, and when the window glass 3 is closed, the edge 3a of the window glass 3 directly contacts the window edge 4 of the vehicle body 1.

Therefore, in the sashless vehicle, the vehicle body 1
A window weather strip 5 is attached to the window edge 4 of the window over the entire length of the window edge 4, and a gap between the window edge 3a and the window edge 4 when the window glass 3 is closed. Block the
The structure prevents water and dust from entering the vehicle interior and cushions the contact between the window glass 3 and the window edge portion 4.

That is, FIG. 8 (a cross-sectional view of the upper side abutting portion between the window weather strip 5 of the conventional sashless vehicle and the window glass edge 3a taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 9) is shown. As described above, the base portion 8 of the weather strip 5 for windows made of elastic rubber or the like is attached to the weather strip holder 7 provided on the side roof 6 of the vehicle body 1 over the entire length of the window edge portion 4, and the window glass 3 is attached. When closed, the edge 3a of the window glass 3 abuts on the outer surface of the weather strip 5 for windows, and a seal line is formed to close the window edge 4 of the vehicle body 1 and the edge 3a of the window glass. .

In the figure, numeral 5a is a cavity formed inside the weatherstrip 5 in order to provide the weatherstrip 5 for windows with a further cushioning function, and 9 is a weatherstrip locking edge. , 16 is a roof of the vehicle body, 17 is a drip molding, 18 is a headliner, and 19 is a flange trim.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional weather strip for a window for a sashless vehicle, the window glass is displaced due to shaking or vibration during traveling of the vehicle, and the weather strip 5 and the window glass are displaced. If there is a part that is not sufficiently joined to the 3rd part, rainwater will enter the passenger compartment and
There is a problem that the high-pressure water flow (white arrow) a due to the high-pressure car wash pushes the window weatherstrip as shown by the arrow b in FIG. 8 and the car wash water c enters the vehicle interior.

The present invention was conceived in view of the above problems, and when the window glass is closed, it is formed between the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion of the weather strip for windows. The water that tries to enter the inside of the vehicle through the gap that is introduced into the tunnel-like cavity inside the weatherstrip, flows through the cavity, and is discharged to the outside of the vehicle through the lower end opening. It is an object of the present invention to provide a weather strip for windows, which is capable of reliably preventing the intrusion of the above.

[0008]

Therefore, the window weather strip according to claim 1 of the present invention is interposed between the vehicle body window edge portion of a vehicle having a sashless window and the window glass edge. In a weather strip for windows, a lip-shaped upper edge portion and a lip portion in which the length portions of the weather strip for windows that come into contact with and separate from the edge of the window glass are extended and projected from the upper and lower sides toward the outer surface, and the leading edge portions are joined to each other. -Shaped lower edge portion is formed, and a tunnel-shaped cavity communicating with the longitudinal direction of the weather strip for windows is formed inward of the back surface of the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion, and , A water drain hole of the tunnel-shaped cavity is formed at both ends of the window weather strip, and when the window glass is closed, the edge of the window glass pushes the lip-shaped upper edge portion inwardly. , The lip-shaped upper edge and the lip-shaped lower edge Between, is characterized in that as the longitudinal direction of the groove-like opening leading into the tunnel-shaped cavity is formed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the weather strip for windows, an elastic rib is connected to the lip-shaped lower edge portion to connect the base portion of the window weather strip and the back surface of the lip-shaped lower edge portion. Is provided.

[0010]

In the weather strip for a window according to claim 1 of the present invention described above, when the window glass is closed, the window glass pushes the lip-shaped upper edge portion of the window weather strip, and the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion. Since a groove-shaped opening that leads to the tunnel-shaped cavity inside is formed between the edge and the edge, high-pressure car wash water that tries to enter the inside of the car from between the lip-shaped upper edge and the edge of the window glass , All are introduced into the tunnel-shaped cavity,
It flows through the inside, and is discharged to the outside from the water drain hole at the lower end of the window weather strip.

Further, when the window glass is opened, the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion are in superposed contact with each other, so that the groove-shaped opening is closed and the appearance of the weather strip for windows is not spoiled. ing. Further, in the weather strip for windows according to claim 2 of the present invention, since the back surface of the lip-shaped lower edge portion is connected to the base portion of the weather strip by the elastic rib, the reaction force of the lip-shaped lower edge portion is increased, The lip-shaped lower edge portion and the window glass are brought into close contact with each other.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of a weather strip for windows according to the present invention, and FIG. Is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the window section taken along the line II of FIG.
2 is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the window taken along the line II of FIG. 7 when the window glass is closed, FIG. 3 is a perspective cutaway view of only the weatherstrip for the window, and FIG. 4 is a line IV--IV of FIG. FIG. 6 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the lower end portion of the weatherstrip for a window when viewed, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the weatherstrip for the window, and FIG. 6 is a window glass according to another embodiment shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a weather strip for windows, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sashless four-door hardtop vehicle equipped with the weather strip for windows. In FIGS. 1 to 7, the same reference numerals as those in FIGS. The same part is shown.

First, the weather strip for windows according to the present invention is suitable for a sashless window vehicle having no window frame on the side door 2 of a vehicle, for example, a four-door hardtop as shown in FIG. Not provided on the vehicle body 1 side over the entire length of the window edge portion 4 of a sashless vehicle such as a 2-door hardtop. 1 and 2 are sectional views of the upper edge of the vehicle body window taken along the line I--I of FIG. 7, in which 6 is a side roof of the vehicle body 1 and 7 is attached to the vehicle body 1 side. A weatherstrip holder is provided with a locking edge 9 to which a base 8 of a weatherstrip 5, which will be described later, is fitted, and extends outward along the entire edge of the window edge 4.

Further, in the figure, numeral 5 is made of a material such as rubber having elasticity and flexibility which is continuously attached from the front edge of the door mounting opening of the vehicle body 1 to the rear edge of the door. An elongated window weatherstrip having a base portion 8 fitted to the locking edge 9 of the weatherstrip holder 6,
A lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 and a lip portion of which the front surface portion is outwardly extended and projected at least in a length portion in contact with the window glass 3 and each tip edge portion is curved so as to abut and face each other. The lower edge portion 11 is formed integrally with the base portion 8.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tip edge 10a of the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 is pressed from the inside of the tip edge 11a of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 by the elasticity of the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 itself. The contact state is formed so that the contact state is maintained when the window glass 3 is open, that is, when the window glass 3 does not contact the weather strip 5 for windows.

Further, when the window glass 3 is closed,
As shown in FIG. 2, the edge 3a of the window glass 3 pushes the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 inward, and at the same time, the upper inner surface of the window glass 3 is pressed against the outside of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11. At this time, the tip edge 1 of the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 is
0a and the tip edge 11a of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11,
An upward grooved opening 12 is formed in the longitudinal direction.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the tunnel-shaped cavity 13 surrounded by the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 and the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 of the window weather strip 5 and the base portion 8 has a window weather. The strips 5 are formed so as to communicate with each other over the entire length of the strip 5, which constitutes a tunnel-shaped flowing water channel as indicated by a dotted arrow d in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, water discharge holes 14 that open downward from the tunnel-shaped cavity 13 are formed at both lower ends of the weather strip 5 for windows.

Therefore, when the groove-shaped opening 12 is opened by the contact of the window glass 3, the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 is pushed to move from the gap between the edge 3a of the window glass 3 and the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 to the inside of the vehicle. All of the high-pressure car wash water c that is about to enter is introduced into the tunnel-shaped hollow portion 13, flows through the hollow portion 13 and is discharged from the lower water discharge hole 14 to the outside of the vehicle (arrow e). .

Further, a narrow groove 15 is formed on the inner surface of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 along the longitudinal direction, and determines the refraction position of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 to determine the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 and the window glass. It is configured such that the adhesion with the inner surface can be performed uniformly as a whole. In the above description, the lip-shaped upper edge portion 1
0 and the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 are formed at least in a length portion in contact with the edge 3a of the window glass 3, and both lower end portions of the weather strip 5 for windows, that is, the main body of the side door 2 not in contact with the window glass 3. As shown in FIG. 4, the hidden portion is shown as a simple tubular shape without forming a lip portion. However, both lip-shaped edge portions 10 and 12 are provided as they are over the entire length of the weatherstrip 5 for a tubular shape. It may also be formed in.

Further, in FIG. 7, both lower ends of the weather strip 5 for windows end at a portion slightly below the window portion of the side door 2, but both lower ends may be extended to near the floor of the vehicle body. It goes without saying that it is good. Note that FIG.
Reference numeral 20 denotes an opening weather strip provided on the side of the door 2 from the side portion to the bottom portion of the side door 2.

Further, FIGS. 5 and 6 show another embodiment of the weatherstrip for the present window, in which the upper portion of the narrow groove 15 on the rear surface of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 and the base portion 8 are shown. The elastic ribs 21 connecting the and are integrally formed, thereby further increasing the reaction force of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 and further strengthening the pressure contact with the window glass 3 as shown in FIG. There is.

With the above-mentioned structure, in the weather strip for the present window, when the window glass 3 is closed, the edge 3a of the window glass 3 pushes the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 as shown in FIGS. Since the upward groove-shaped opening 12 is formed between the tip edge 10a of the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 and the tip edge 11a of the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11, the high-pressure water flow (white arrow a) due to high-pressure car washing or the like is lip-shaped. The upper edge portion 10 is pushed in, and all the water droplets c that try to enter the inside of the vehicle from the gap are introduced into the tunnel-shaped cavity portion 13, and as shown by the dotted arrow d in FIG. Flush and weatherstrip for windows 5
Since the water is discharged to the outside from the water discharge hole 14 at the lower end (arrow e), there is no possibility that rainwater, car wash water or the like will enter the vehicle interior at all.

Moreover, when the window glass 3 is opened, the lip-shaped upper edge portion 10 and the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 are joined to close the groove-shaped opening 12, so that the weather strip 5 for a window is used.
It does not spoil the appearance of the. Further, in the weather strip for windows, since the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 and the base portion 8 are connected by the elastic rib 22, the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 is formed.
The contact force between the inner surface of the window glass 3 and the lip-shaped lower edge portion 11 is further increased by increasing the reaction force of the above, and water can be reliably prevented from entering from this portion.

[0024]

As described in detail above, according to the weather strip for a window of the present invention according to claim 1, it is interposed between the vehicle body window edge portion having a sashless window and the window glass edge. In the weather strip for windows, a length-like portion of the weather strip for windows that comes in contact with and separates from the edge of the window glass is extended and protruded from the upper and lower sides in the outer surface direction, and a tip-shaped upper edge portion is joined to each other. A lip-shaped lower edge portion is formed, and a tunnel-shaped cavity communicating with the longitudinal direction of the weather strip for windows is formed inward of the back surface of the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion, In addition, water drainage holes of the tunnel-shaped cavity are formed at both ends of the weather strip for windows, and when the window glass is closed, the end edge of the window glass inwardly moves the lip-shaped upper edge portion inward. Press the lip-shaped upper edge and the lip-shaped lower Since a groove-shaped opening in the longitudinal direction leading to the tunnel-like cavity is formed between the window glass and the part, when the window glass is closed, it is removed from between the edge of the window glass and the weatherstrip for the window. All rainwater, car wash water, etc. that try to enter the inside of the vehicle are introduced into the tunnel-shaped cavity of the weatherstrip for windows, flow inside the tunnel-shaped cavity, and are discharged from the lower end of the weatherstrip for windows to the outside of the vehicle. There is an advantage that water can be surely prevented from entering the room.

Moreover, when the window glass is opened, the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion are joined and the groove-shaped opening is closed, so that the appearance of the weather strip for a window is impaired. There is no advantage. Also, according to the weather strip for a window of the present invention according to claim 2, an elastic rib for connecting the base portion of the weather strip for a window and the back surface of the lower lip portion is provided on the lip-shaped lower edge portion. Therefore, there is an advantage that the reaction force of the lip-shaped lower edge portion is further strengthened to improve the close contact with the window glass, and the invasion of water from this portion can be surely prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of a window upper edge portion when a window glass is opened, showing an embodiment of a window weather strip according to the present invention (I in FIG. 7).
It is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the window as viewed from the direction of the arrow I.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vicinity of the upper edge portion of the window when the window glass is closed, showing an embodiment of a weather strip for windows according to the present invention (I in FIG. 7).
It is a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the window as viewed from the direction of the arrow I.

FIG. 3 is a cut-away perspective view of only the weather strip for the main window.

4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the lower end portion of the weather strip for a window taken along the line IV-IV in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the weather strip for the window.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a weather strip for a window according to another embodiment when the window glass is closed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a sashless four-door hardtop vehicle including a weatherstrip for a main window.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view of the upper side of the window taken along the line VIII-VIII of FIG. 9) around the upper edge of the window when the window glass is closed according to the conventional example.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a sashless four-door hardtop vehicle including a weather strip for windows according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 vehicle body 2 side door 3 window glass 3a edge of window glass 4 window edge 5 window weather strip 6 side roof 7 weather strip holder 8 weather strip base 9 weather strip locking edge 10 lip-shaped upper edge 10a lip-shaped Tip edge of the upper edge 11 Lip-shaped lower edge 11a Tip edge of the lip-shaped lower edge 12 Groove-shaped opening 13 Tunnel-shaped cavity 14 Water discharge hole 15 Narrow groove 16 Roof 17 Drip molding 18 Headliner 19 Flange trim 20 Opening weather Strip 21 Elastic rib c Water drop (car wash water)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A weather strip for a window interposed between a vehicle body window edge portion having a sashless window and a window glass edge edge, wherein the window weather strip is brought into contact with or separated from the window glass edge edge. A lip-shaped upper edge portion and a lip-shaped lower edge portion whose tip edges are joined to each other are formed by projecting a length portion extending from above and below to the outer surface direction, and the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion are formed. A tunnel-shaped cavity communicating with the longitudinal direction of the weatherstrip for windows is formed inward of the back surface with the lower edge, and water drain holes for the tunnel-shaped cavities are formed at both ends of the weatherstrip for windows. When the window glass is closed, the edge of the window glass pushes the lip-shaped upper edge portion inwardly, and the tunnel is formed between the lip-shaped upper edge portion and the lip-shaped lower edge portion. -Shaped groove-shaped opening leading to the hollow cavity is formed Characterized in that there was Unishi, weatherstripping window. 2. The lip-shaped lower edge portion is provided with an elastic rib that connects the base portion of the weather strip for windows and the back surface of the lip-shaped lower edge portion.
Weather strip for windows as described.