JPH0629060Y2 - Spacers and clips with spacers - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a spacer and a clip with a spacer,
More specifically, when mounting a so-called flush mount molding on the lower side of a rear window of an automobile or the like, a spacer used to prevent displacement in the position of the windshield due to gravity and to secure a space for mounting the flush mount molding. The present invention relates to a clip for mounting a molding retainer which is integrally provided with such a spacer and which is mounted in parallel with a flush mount molding.

(Prior Art) In recent years, so-called flush mount moldings are often used for the purpose of reducing the cost of wind molding components used for automobiles, etc., and improving the curvaceousness of the vehicle body by processing the flat shape of the wind molding mounting part. It has become.

As shown in FIG. 8, the flush mount molding 1 is made of an elastic material such as rubber and has a flat surface portion 2 and an engagement portion 3 protruding toward the back surface of the surface portion 2. Then, the engaging portion 3 is inserted into the gap between the window frame portion 4 and the window glass 5 of the body of the automobile or the like, and the retaining portion 6 for retaining is retained on the edge of the window glass 5. I was wearing Flush Mount Mall 1.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, such a flush mount molding 1 is
For example, when it is attached to the rear window of an automobile, it can be attached to the upper portion and the side portion without any problem as described above, but the window frame portion 7 is not raised like the window frame portion 4 in the lower portion. Installation is difficult for structural reasons. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the clip 8 is attached to the lower portion.
The conventional wind molding 9 is attached via the.

Therefore, as a whole mall around the rear window, as shown in FIG. 10 or FIG. 11, a series of flush mount moldings 1 can be attached to the upper part and the side part, but only the lower part can be connected to the connecting part 10 or Since a separate conventional molding 9 is attached via the connecting joint 11, there is a problem in that the continuity of the molding and the appearance of the molding are impaired.

For such a problem, the rising surface 1 as shown in FIG.
By mounting the retainer 13 in the form of a molding provided with 2 to the window frame portion 7 on the lower side by using the clip 14 for mounting the same, the flush mount molding can be performed in the same manner as the window frame portion 4 of the side portion and the upper portion. It is conceivable to have a structure to which 1 can be attached.

However, even in this case, the wind glass 5 assembled to the window frame by using the dam 15 and the sealer 16 causes a positional shift to the lower side due to its own weight until the flush mount molding 1 is mounted. It is impossible to secure the gap W necessary for inserting the.

Further, it is conceivable to support the window glass 5 from the lower side by the operator's hand, jigs for glass positioning, and devices until the flush mount molding 1 is mounted, to secure the width W. Workability is poor with the method.
Moreover, since the window glass 5 cannot be supported after the flush mount molding 1 is attached, the window glass 5 slides down by the width of the sealer filling space 1a set in the flush mounting molding 1 (the imaginary line in FIG. 12). As a result, there is a problem that the flush mount molding 1 is also misaligned and cannot be fixed at the proper mounting position.

Then, this invention makes it a subject to eliminate the above various problems.

(Means for Solving the Problem) Means for solving the above-mentioned problem is to form a mountain-shaped bent portion on a resin band-shaped member having a predetermined lateral width and to provide a thin hinge portion at this bent portion. And a wall portion having a predetermined thickness for maintaining a gap is provided upright on an appropriate portion of the strip-shaped member along one end portion in the lateral width direction.

In the above means, a part of the belt-shaped member may be bent into a mountain shape, or the entire belt-shaped member may be bent into a mountain shape. The bent portion of the chevron may be provided only at one location of the strip-shaped member, or may be provided at a plurality of locations along the longitudinal direction of the strip-shaped member. The “mountain shape” includes not only a rectangular shape such as a triangle or a trapezoid but also a shape bent into a so-called sine curve shape.

The spacer may be integrally provided at a predetermined portion of a mounting clip of a molding retainer mounted in parallel with the flush mount molding in a window frame portion of an automobile or the like.

(Operation) A mall-shaped retainer having a rising surface is attached in advance to the window frame lower side of a rear window of an automobile using a clip so that a flush mount molding can be attached. A mountain-shaped bent portion of the spacer is sandwiched between the rising surface of the retainer and the windshield to prevent the positional displacement due to the weight of the windshield and to secure a gap for inserting the flush mount molding. When the spacer is integrally provided at a predetermined position of the clip, the spacer is automatically supported at a predetermined position between the rising surface of the retainer and the window glass when the clip is used.

Next, the engaging portion of the flush mount molding is inserted into the gap secured by the spacer. At this time, the spacer is pressed from above by the flush mount molding,
Since it extends in a flat band shape by the action of the hinge, it does not interfere with the mounting of the flush mount molding.

When the spacers are flattened, the spacing walls are still upright. Since this wall is located corresponding to the sealer filling space of the flush mount molding, it does not interfere with the mounting of the flush mount molding, and it does not interfere with the installation of the sealer filling space. Prevents the windshield from sliding down.

(Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The clip 17 with a spacer shown in FIG. 1 is made of a resin material, and the clip 18 and the blade-shaped spacer 19 are integrally formed.

A well-known grommet type leg portion 21 is projected from a substantially central portion of the back surface of the plate-shaped base 20 of the clip 18, and
A screw hole 22 penetrating the central portion of the leg portion 21 is provided at a substantially central portion of the base 20.

A spacer abutment 23 is erected from a portion along the rear end of the base 20 (on the left-hand side in FIG. 1), and a wall portion extends from the front end of the spacer abutment 23 as shown in FIG. 24 are erected. The wall portion 24 is provided with a protrusion 25 for locking on the rear side surface.

Left and right end portions of the wall portion 24 are connected to the base 20 by reinforcing ribs 26, and a pair of support plates 27 project leftward and rightward from the rear end portions of these ribs 26. . The pair of support plates 27 are provided with locking projections 28 on their front side surfaces.

On the other hand, the spacer 19 is integrally provided on the rear wall of the spacer abutment 23 via a thin connecting portion 29.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spacer 19 is formed by bending both end portions of a resin band-shaped body to form a substantially triangular chevron portion 30.
Is formed. A thin hinge portion 31 is provided at each of the top portion and the base portion that are bent portions of the chevron portion 30.
Is provided.

Further, along the front end portion of the chevron portion 30, wall portions 32 having a predetermined thickness for maintaining a space are respectively provided upright.

The lateral width of the chevron portion 30 of the spacer 19 is set so as to gradually increase toward the tip (see FIG. 2).

The present embodiment is configured as described above and is used as follows.

That is, first, as shown in FIG. 4, for example, the clip 18 is inserted into the mounting hole 35 provided in the window frame portion 34 on the rear window side of the automobile.
The leg portions 21 are inserted and the screws 36 are screwed into the screw holes 22, thereby fixing a proper number of the clips 17 with spacers along the window frame portion 34 as illustrated.

Then, a retainer 3 having a molding shape having a rising surface 37.
8 pairs of flange edges 39 are respectively provided on the front side projections 2
8 and the projection 25 on the rear side, and the retainer 38 is assembled to the clip 18. As a result, the window frame portion 34 includes the rising surface 37, and the flush mount molding 4 described later
It becomes the structure that 0 can be attached. At this time, the spacer 1
As shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 5, 9 is supported in a free state behind the rising surface 37.

When the windshield 43 is attached to the rear window using the dam 41 and the sealer 42, the windshield 4
3 causes a positional shift to the lower side due to its own weight, and spacer 1
It hits the Yamagata part 30 of 9. Then, the spacer 19 supported by the connecting portion 29 tilts by a predetermined angle α until it comes into contact with the rising surface 37 of the retainer 38, and stops at this position. At this time, a slight twist is applied to the hinge portion 31 provided at the base of the chevron portion 30, and the widthwise end edge of the chevron portion 30 having the width set as described above coincides with the lower end surface of the window glass 43. Align on the surface.

In this way, the spacer 19 stops the downward displacement of the window glass 43 and secures a gap having a width W.

Next, using this gap, the lower side of the flush mount molding 40 integrally formed in a ring shape is mounted. That is, when the engaging portion 44 of the flush mount molding 40 is inserted between the window glass 43 and the rising surface 37 of the retainer 38 while pressing the chevron portion 30 of the spacer 19, the chevron shape of the spacer 19 that receives the insertion force is received. The portion 30 extends flat as shown in FIG. 7 and sinks downward as shown in FIG. Therefore, the spacer 19 does not interfere with the mounting of the flush mount molding 40. Then, the retaining portion 45 of the flush mount molding 40 for retaining the retainer is engaged with the window glass 43 to be mounted.

Before and after the above work, the top side and the left and right sides of the flash mount molding 40 are also mounted on the window frame, and the mounting of the good-looking flash mount molding 40 that is seamlessly mounted around the rear window is completed. Of.

Further, generally, in the flush mount molding 40, an elastic fin 46 for securing a space is projected on the side opposite to the locking portion 45 for preventing the pull-out, so that an unsolidified portion is formed between the engaging portion 44 and the rising surface 37. A sealer space 47 for allowing the sealer 42 to enter and fill is secured. Therefore, after the chevron portion 30 of the spacer 19 stops interfering with the windshield 43, the windshield 43 further shifts downward by the allowable amount of the sealer space 47, and the properly mounted flush mount molding 40 also shifts in position. There is a concern that it will occur.

However, even in the state of FIG.
Is interposed in the sealer space 47, the displacement of the flush mount molding 40 and the windshield 43 is prevented by its supporting action.

As another embodiment of the present invention, the spacer 19 as described above may be formed separately from the clip 18.

Further, it goes without saying that the spacer or the clip with a spacer of the present invention can be used on the upper side or the side side of the window frame portion.

(Effect of the Invention) The present invention enables mounting of the flush mount molding on the lower side of the rear window of an automobile. Therefore,
A seamless ring-shaped flush mount molding can be attached around the entire window, improving the appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view thereof, FIG. 3 is a central joint sectional view of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a state in which a clip with a spacer is attached to a window frame portion. FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a state in which a retainer and a window glass are further attached, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a mounted state of the flush mount molding. In addition, in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the sealer 42 is actually a windshield 43.
8 is filled up to the portion between the retainer 38 and the rising surface 37 of the retainer 38, and is in a filling state similar to that shown in FIG. The state is shown. Next, FIG. 7 is a view showing a state in which the chevron portion of the spacer is extended, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounted state of the flush mount molding on the upper and side portions of the window, and FIG. 9 is a lower side of the window. Sectional view showing a conventional molding mounting state in,
10 and 11 are views showing the drawbacks of the conventional example, and FIG.
The figure is a cross-sectional view showing a defect when a molding retainer is used on the lower side of the window. 17-Clip with spacer 18-Clip 19-Spacer 30-Mounted part 31-Hinge part 34-Window frame 38-Retainer 40-Flush mount molding

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A mountain-shaped bent portion is formed on a resin-made belt-shaped member having a predetermined lateral width, and a thin hinge portion is provided at this bent portion, and an appropriate portion of the belt-shaped member is provided with the hinge portion. A spacer characterized in that a wall portion for holding a gap having a predetermined thickness is provided upright along one end portion in the lateral width direction. 2. A spacer according to claim 1 is integrally provided at a predetermined portion of a mounting clip of a molding retainer mounted in parallel with a flush mount molding in a window frame portion of an automobile or the like. Characteristic clip with spacer.