JPH06211045A - Windshield molding - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a windshield molding easily fitted to a windshield frame while preventing rainwater from flowing round into the side body side at the time of using a wiper. CONSTITUTION:In a molding 10, a part to be mounted into a gap between the peripheral edge part of a windshield 12 and a panel 16 for partitioning a body window frame, from lateral front pillar parts to a roof part is integrally formed in the continuous state. The molding 10 is therefore fixed to the panel 16 through a fastener 18 previously fixed to the panel 16 by locking the locking leg part 24 of the molding 10 to the fastener 18. In this state, a rain gutter is formed between the windshield 12 and a groove lip 36 extended from a head part 20 to the upper face side of the windshield 12.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a windshield molding mounted in a gap formed between a peripheral portion of a windshield of an automobile and a window frame of a body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In running a vehicle in the rain, in order to ensure a good view in front of the vehicle, it is necessary to use a wiper to discharge the rain hitting the windshield to the left and right sides of the windshield. , The discharged rainwater may go around to the side glass, and the visibility there may be deteriorated. Recently, since the mirror is attached to the door, the deterioration of the visibility of the side glass portion is not particularly preferable.

In order to improve such a problem, in the past, a lip (protruding portion) was projected to the outer surface side of the windshield along both left and right end edges of the windshield, and a so-called rain garter was provided between the lip and the windshield. A windshield molding has been proposed in which the lip is used to dampen rainwater that is blown to the left and right sides by the wiper blade by this lip, and this dammed rainwater is made to flow along the lip to prevent rainwater from wrapping around the side glass. There is.

As a method of mounting such a molding between the peripheral portion of the windshield and the window frame of the body, for example, in the invention disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-88911, the front window frame of the vehicle body is defined. A method of attaching via a clip (fastener) fixed to a panel is disclosed.

[0005]

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention
In the device disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 11 and the like, a molding is provided with a side edge molding provided along a side edge of a windshield, an upper edge molding provided along an upper edge of a windshield, and an abutting end of these moldings. After it is divided and molded in three parts with the corner member (corner molding) that connects the parts, the side edge molding and the upper edge molding are fitted into the corner member to integrate the three parts into one molding, A method of attaching the molding to the window frame via a clip has been adopted. The reason why the molding is attached via the clip in this way is to prevent unnecessary protrusion of the molding to the body side with the mounting of the molding as a body reference, and to prevent the front pillar portion from being covered.

However, if the side edge molding and the upper edge molding are fitted into the corner member to integrate the three parts as described above, the number of parts is increased, and the assembly is time-consuming, which results in molding The installation on the window frame is complicated and time-consuming, and since seams occur, there is a problem that it does not look good.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention, in particular, to facilitate the attachment to the front window frame and to prevent rainwater from flowing around to the body side when the wiper is used. It is to provide a molding for a windshield that can be blocked.

[0008]

The invention according to claim 1 is
With a windshield molding that is continuously installed from the left and right front pillars to the roof through a fastener fixed to the panel into the gap between the peripheral edge of the windshield and the panel that defines the window frame of the body. There is an anchor leg that is inserted into the gap, a locking leg that is inserted into the gap on the panel side of the anchor leg and that is locked by the fastener, and the anchor leg and the locking leg. Heads covering the openings of the gaps between the windshield and the fasteners and the heads attached to the left and right front pillars and extending to the upper surface side of the windshield. Grooves that are formed so that the extension corresponding to the upper part of the front pillar part gradually becomes shorter and disappears as it approaches the roof part. Tsu and up, characterized in that the extruded integrally molded.

It is preferable that the groove lip is made of a material different from that of the anchor leg, the locking leg and the head.

[0010]

In the windshield molding according to claim 1 (hereinafter, abbreviated as "molding" as appropriate), the mold cavity of the extrusion die is expanded / contracted, and the peripheral edge of the windshield and the window frame of the body are expanded. From the left and right front pillars that define the front window frame of the body to the roof part, the parts that are installed from the left and right front pillars to the roof part are continuously molded into the gap between For example, by locking the locking leg portion of the molding to a fastener fixed with double-sided tape or the like, the molding is fixed to the panel via the fastener.

In this attached state, the opening of the gap between the windshield and the fastener is covered by the head of the molding. This makes it difficult for rainwater or the like to enter the opening.

In this attached state, a rain garter is formed between the windshield and the groove lip extending from the head to the upper surface of the windshield at the portion mounted on the front pillar portion of the molding. This prevents rainwater on the windshield, which has been removed by the wiper, from flowing into the side of the vehicle.

The groove lip forming the rain gutter is formed so that the extension length thereof is gradually shortened and disappears as the portion corresponding to the upper portion of the front pillar portion approaches the roof portion. Aerodynamic resistance during running is reduced, and wind noise is significantly suppressed.

Further, since the left and right front pillar portions to the roof portion are continuously molded integrally, no seam is generated and the appearance is improved.

When the groove lip is formed of a different material from the anchor leg portion, the system stop portion and the head, the portion for changing the cross section, that is, the groove lip, is made of a different material, so that the cross section changes during extrusion. It is difficult for pressure fluctuations to be transmitted to parts other than the parts to be made to flow, so that it is difficult for the member to flow and the entire cross-sectional shape to change.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

1 to 3, a state in which a molding 10 according to this embodiment is mounted in a gap between a peripheral edge portion of a windshield 12 and a panel 16 which defines a window frame 14 (see FIG. 6) of a body. Is shown, and FIG. 4 shows a state before attachment of the molding 10.

As shown in FIG. 6, the molding 10 actually has a panel 16 (FIGS. 1 to 4) that defines the peripheral portion of the windshield 12 and the window frame 14 of the body.
(See FIG. 1), the resin fasteners 18 fixed to the panel 16 (see FIGS. 1 to 3) are continuously mounted from the left and right front pillar portions 50 to the roof portion 52.

The molding 10 has a parasol-shaped cross section and extends over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. A head 20 is integrally hung from the lower end of the head 20 and extends over the entire length in the longitudinal direction. It has an extended anchor leg 22 and a locking leg 24.

Of these, the anchor leg portion 22 is inserted into the gap between the peripheral edge portion of the windshield 12 and the panel 16 defining the window frame 14 of the body, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, when attached. For example, Shore hardness 95
It is molded from vinyl chloride.

The locking leg portion 24 is the anchor leg portion 22.
Similarly, for example, it is made of vinyl chloride having a Shore hardness of 95, and is inserted into the gap between the peripheral edge portion of the windshield 12 and the panel 16 on the panel 16 side of the anchor leg portion 22, and the roof is installed from the left and right front pillar portions 50 of the panel 16. It is locked to the fastener 18 fixed by being hung on the portion 52.

More specifically, the fastener 18
Has a strip-shaped base 28 and an engaging piece portion 30 formed so as to rise from the vicinity of the lower end of the front side of the windshield 12 toward the upper surface of the windshield 12, and the strip-shaped base 28 has its panel. The surface on the 16 side is fixed to the panel 16 in advance by using the double-sided tape 26. An engaging claw 30A is formed at the tip of the engaging piece portion 30. On the other hand, the front of the locking leg 24 in the insertion direction (the windshield 12
The lower surface side) has a locking claw 2 that engages with the locking claw 30A.
4A is formed. Therefore, the locking claw 30A and the locking claw 24A are engaged with each other, and the molding 10 is fixed to the fastener 18.

The head portion 20 extends from the rear end side in the insertion direction of the anchor leg portion 22 and the locking leg portion 24 toward the windshield 12 and the panel 16 side, and the portion extended to the windshield 12 side constitutes a glass lip. 2 and 3
A lower end portion 20A of the glass lip (shaded with a chlorinated ethylene copolymer crosslinked alloy having a Shore hardness of 70 or vinyl chloride mixed with a slip material) indicated by a slanting line is in contact with the upper surface of the peripheral portion of the windshield 12. .

The panel lip 3 is attached to the upper and lower end portions of the windshield 12 of the belt-shaped base body 28 of the fastener 18.
2, 34 are integrally formed, and these panel lips 32, 34 are abutted and locked on the upper surface of the panel 16. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the panel lip 32 on the upper side has a tip 20 on the panel side of the head 20.
B is point-contacted, and thereby the adhesion between the molding 10 and the fastener 18 is enhanced. Further, another material (vinyl chloride containing slip material) may be set to the panel side tip portion 20B of the head portion 20 for the purpose of preventing abnormal noise.

Further, on the top surface of the head portion 20, the anchor leg portion 22, the system stop leg portion 24, and a groove indicated by a cross line integrally formed with the head portion 20 and made of a different material (vinyl chloride having a Shore hardness of 80). A lip 36 is formed. This groove lip 3
As shown in FIG. 2, 6 is a wing-shaped cross section that extends along the surface of the windshield 12 in the direction away from the panel 16 and is gradually inclined toward the tip away from the surface of the head 20. A rain garter G, which is a substantially V-shaped opening, is formed between them. Further, as shown in the development view of FIG. 5, the insertion portion (L1) to the lower portion of the front pillar portion 50, that is, the insertion portion to the cowl top or the fender is deleted, and the front pillar portion 5 is removed.
The extension length is constant from the lower part of 0 to the upper part (L2) of the front pillar part 50, and the extension length is gradually shorter from the upper part of the front pillar part 50 to the corner part (L3) with the roof part 52. And the roof portion 52
It disappears at (L4). Similar to the corner portion (L3) with the roof portion 52, the extension length of the connecting portion between the insertion portion (L1) to the lower portion of the front pillar portion 50 and the upper portion (L2) of the front pillar portion 50 also changes. .

The molding 10, which is composed of the head portion 20, the anchor leg portion 22, the system stop portion 24, and the groove lip 36, is integrally molded in multiple colors, and as shown in FIG. Front pillar part 50 and roof part 52
(Figs. 1, 4, and 5 show only one side of the molding), and by expanding and contracting the mold hole of the molding die of the extrusion molding device, the front pillar part 50 is inserted into the lower part. From the lower part of the part L1 (inserted part to the cowl top or fender) and the front pillar part 50 to the corner part (L3) with the roof part 52,
The groove lip 36 made of a different material is continuously formed integrally while gradually changing.

As described above, the molding 10 is integrally formed over the entire length covering the left and right front pillar portions 50 and the roof portion 52.
In order to mount the panel 16 between the windshield 12 and the panel 16, the fastener 18 is attached to the panel 16 defining the window frame 14 by using the double-sided tape 26 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) as shown in FIG. In addition to being fixed in advance to the panel, the periphery of the windshield is fixed to the panel with an adhesive 40 (see FIG. 2), and the anchor leg portion 22 and the locking leg portion 24 of the molding 10 are respectively attached to the windshield 12 and the fastener 18.
The gap between the belt base and the fastener 18 and the engaging piece 3
It is inserted into the gap between the front glass 12 and the front glass 12 toward the lower surface side. At the time of this insertion, the engaging piece 30 is engaged with the locking claw 24A.
When the locking claw 24A reaches the position shown in FIG. 2 after being elastically deformed toward the side of the anchor leg 22 (not shown) by being pushed by, the engaging piece 30 returns to the original position and locks. Nail 30A
And the system stop claw 24A are engaged with each other, whereby the molding 10 is locked to the fastener 18. At this time, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the amount of the adhesive 40 is such that it sticks out to the peripheral portion of the windshield fixed to the panel 16.
If the adhesive is applied in advance, the anchor leg 22 will be adhesive 40
It is embedded inside, so that the molding 10 is firmly attached to the gap between the peripheral portion of the windshield 12 and the panel 16.

2 to 3, the head 20 is shown.
The state before attachment of each of the lower end portion 20A of the glass lip, the anchor leg portion 22, and the panel lip 32 is shown by an imaginary line. Further, in these drawings, reference numeral 38 indicates a metal cord as a core material for preventing expansion and contraction, and reference numeral 42 indicates a dam rubber for preventing leakage of the adhesive 40.

As described above, the molding part 10 can be simply mounted in the same manner in order from the insertion part (L1) of the molding 10, the lower part of the front pillar part to the upper part (L2), the corner part (L3) and the roof part L4. The entire 10 can be attached to the panel 16 via fasteners 18. When the corner portion (L3) is attached, the metal cord 38 is incorporated as the core material over the entire length in the longitudinal direction of the molding 10. Therefore, the molding 10 is easily bent according to the shape of the window frame 14. be able to.

As described above, since the molding 10 of this embodiment is a multicolor integrally molded product made of resin, it is not necessary to integrate the divided moldings as in the conventional case, and therefore the front window frame 14 is not necessary. (Panel 16)
Is very easy to install.

The extension length of the groove lip 36 is gradually shortened as the portion corresponding to the upper portion of the front pillar portion 50 approaches the roof portion 52.
2, the rain garter G is formed between the groove lip 36 of the molding 10 and the upper surface of the windshield and is wiped off by the wiper 82 (see FIG. 6) as shown in FIG. Rainwater on the windshield 12 is prevented from flowing into the side of the vehicle, aerodynamic characteristics are improved when the vehicle is running, and wind noise is significantly reduced.

Furthermore, since the groove lip 24 whose cross section needs to be changed is made of a different material, it is difficult for pressure fluctuations to be transmitted to a portion other than the portion where the cross section is changed during extrusion.
It is difficult for the member to flow and deform the entire cross-sectional shape.

If the groove lip 24 is formed of a soft material (Shore hardness of 65 or less), it is not necessary to provide an R portion having a certain curvature or more at its tip for ensuring safety, and the molding is not required. High accuracy is not required. In addition, unnecessary parts are removed at the time of extrusion molding.
Since the parts can be easily formed and the gloss does not differ, the appearance is improved.

Since the lower end portion 20A of the glass lip is made of a soft material having a Shore hardness of 70, it has high adhesion to glass.

Furthermore, since the panel lips 32 and 34 are integrally formed on the side of the fastener 18 which is firmly fixed to the panel 16, the panel lips 32 and 34 are formed.
It is difficult to damage the panel by sliding and the front pillar 50 is covered more than necessary by presetting the length of the panel lip 32 on the outer surface side to a predetermined length even if the mounting position of the windshield 12 is slightly displaced. It can be hidden.

In the above embodiment, the molding 1
Although the case where the groove lip 36 of 0 is formed of a different material from the other portions has been illustrated, the present invention also includes the one formed integrally with the same material.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the molding is extruded and integrally molded, there is no seam to improve the appearance, and it can be easily attached to the panel that defines the front window frame with a fastener. A rain garter is formed between the groove lip extending to the upper surface of the windshield and the windshield, which can prevent rainwater from flowing to the body side when using the wiper. As the part corresponding to the upper part of the part is formed so that its extension length is gradually shortened and disappears as it approaches the roof part, the aerodynamic resistance during running of the vehicle is reduced and the wind noise is significantly suppressed. There is an excellent effect that has never been seen.

In particular, according to the second aspect of the invention, since the groove lip is formed of a different material from the anchor leg portion, the system stop leg portion and the head portion, pressure fluctuations are transmitted to portions other than the portion where the cross-section changes during extrusion. Therefore, there is an effect that the members flow and the entire cross-sectional shape is unlikely to change.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a mounted state of a molding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing a state before attachment of the molding of FIG.

5 is a partial development view of the molding shown in FIG. 1. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an automobile equipped with the molding of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Molding 12 Windshield 14 Window Frame 16 Panel 18 Fastener 20 Head 22 Anchor Leg 24 Locking Leg 34 Groove Lip 50 Front Pillar 52 Roof

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A continuous installation from the left and right front pillar portions to the roof portion via a fastener fixed to the panel into a gap between a peripheral edge portion of the windshield and a panel defining a window frame of the body. A molding for a windshield, the anchor leg portion inserted into the gap, the locking leg portion inserted into the gap on the panel side of the anchor leg portion and locked by the fastener, and the anchor leg portions. A head part that connects the locking leg parts at their respective rear ends in the insertion direction and covers the opening part of the gap between the windshield and the fastener, and the head part that is attached to the left and right front pillar parts. So that the part corresponding to the upper part of the front pillar part is gradually shortened and disappears as it approaches the roof part. A groove formed lip windscreen molding, characterized in that extruded integrally molded. 2. The windshield molding according to claim 1, wherein the groove lip is formed of a material different from that of the anchor leg portion, the locking leg portion, and the head portion.