JPH0630501Y2 - Sliding window for vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a sliding window for a vehicle.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a sliding window 2 for a vehicle, as shown in FIG. 8, both inner and outer rail portions are juxtaposed side by side in a window frame 3, and inner and outer rail portions are arranged along the respective rail portions. It was common for both glass doors 4 and 5 to be opened and closed by sliding.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) By the way, in the conventional sliding window 2 as described above, even when both glass doors 4 and 5 are closed, the glass surfaces of both glass doors 4 and 5 are stepped inward and outward. The surface,
There is a problem that not only does it look bad, but the aerodynamic characteristics also deteriorate.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a sliding window for a vehicle in which, when both the inner and outer glass doors are closed, the both glass surfaces are made substantially the same surface to improve the appearance and aerodynamic characteristics. Is to provide.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a glass door fixed to a window frame of a vehicle, and is opened and closed by sliding along the inside or outside of the glass door. A movable glass door is mounted, and a lifter cam is provided between the window frame and the movable glass door to make the glass door substantially flush with the fixed glass door when the movable glass door is closed. Sliders are respectively arranged, and further, guide rails for guiding the opening and closing of the movable glass door in a sliding manner along the inside or outside of the fixed glass door are arranged in the window frame. A flexible extension rail is disposed on the rail, and the movable rail is closed on the same plane as the fixed glass door so that the lifter cam and the slider are engaged with each other. , The glass door movable in the engaging direction It is configured to have a spring force that elastically repels.

(Operation) In the sliding window configured as described above, when the movable glass door is closed, by the lifter cam and the slider,
The movable glass door forms substantially the same surface as the fixed glass,
It is eliminated that both movable and fixed glass doors become stepped surfaces inward and outward.

Furthermore, the guide rails of the window frame and the flexible extension rails can guide the movable glass doors to open and close along the inside or outside of the fixed glass doors in a sliding manner, and the extension rails can be repulsed. Since the play prevents the movable glass door from rattling inward and outward, the opening and closing operation of the movable glass door becomes smooth.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In FIG. 7, which is a side view of a one-box type vehicle, a sliding window 2 mounted on a side portion of a vehicle body 1 mainly includes a window frame 3 and two glass doors 4 and 5. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the window frame 3 has front and rear and upper and lower frame portions 3a, 3b, 3 having a U-shaped cross section with an opening inside the frame.
It is formed in a rectangular frame shape including c and 3d, and is attached by a clip or the like along an opening formed in the vehicle body 1.

In the frame of the window frame 3, a fixed glass door 4 fixed by a stopper or the like in the latter half thereof and a movable glass door 5 that is opened and closed along the inner side of the glass door 4 are installed. Has been done.

On both upper and lower frame portions 3c and 3d of the window frame 3, a guide rail 6 for guiding the opening and closing of the movable glass door 5 along the inner side of the fixed glass door 4 is provided at a base portion 6a thereof. As shown in the figure, they are fixed by screws 7.

The guide rail 6 integrally includes a base portion 6a extending in the longitudinal direction of the upper and lower frame portions 3c and 3d, and a rail portion 6b protruding vertically along one side edge of the base portion 6d. Further, the rail portion 6b is lacking by a predetermined length in each of the substantially central portion and the front end portion of the base portion 6a, and at each portion of the base portion 6a where the rail portion 6 is lacking,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lifter cam 8 is fastened by a screw 9 and an adjustment hole 10 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. Each of the lifter cams 8 is formed with a slanted cam surface 8a for pushing out the movable glass door 5 to a position that is substantially flush with the fixed glass door 4 when the movable glass door 5 is closed. There is.

On the other hand, sliding members 11 corresponding to the upper and lower guide rails 6 and the lifter cams 8 are provided above and below and on the front and rear portions of the indoor side surface of the movable glass door 5, respectively.
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, each sliding member 11 has
Legs 12 attached to the interior side surface of the movable glass door 5,
A slider 13 formed at one end of the leg 12 is integrally provided. Then, with respect to the tightening cap 14 fitted from the vehicle outer side of the mounting hole penetratingly provided in the movable glass door 5, the tightening screw is inserted from the indoor side with the movable glass door 5 and the leg portion 12 interposed therebetween. The sliding member 11 is fastened by screwing in 15. The slider 13 of the sliding member 11 includes a slanted surface 13a and a flat surface 13 that slide along the cam surface 8a of the lifter cam 8 and a flat engagement surface 8b continuous with the cam surface 8a.
b is formed, and a slide groove 16 that is removably fitted into the rail portion 6b of the guide rail 6 is formed. When the movable glass door 5 is closed, the slider 13 rides over the cam surface 8a of the lifter cam 8, and the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 comes into contact with and engages with the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8. Then, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The movable glass door 5 is pushed out to a closed position, which is substantially flush with the fixed glass door 4, and is closed and held.

At the front end of the guide rail 6, a movable glass door 5 has a closed position which is substantially flush with the fixed glass door 4 and a position where the movable glass door 5 is opened and closed by sliding along the inner side of the fixed glass door 4. A flexible extension rail 17 formed of a spring member for guiding the movement to is provided. Further, the extension rail 17 is removably fitted in the sliding groove 16 of the slider 13. Further, the movable glass door 5 is closed to the fixed glass door 4 in substantially the same plane, and the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8 is formed.
And the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 are in contact with and engaged with each other, the extension rail 17 has a front portion 17a of the extension rail 17 having a sliding groove 16 of the slider 13 as shown in FIG. It is provided with a spring force that elastically repels the movable glass door 5 in a direction in which the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8 and the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 come into contact with and engage with each other by being pressed against the side wall.

At the front edge of the fixed glass door 4, a weather strip 18 made of synthetic resin, rubber or the like is fitted in the groove portion of the base portion 18a, and at the tip of the weather strip 18,
A seal piece 19 is elastically pressed against the glass surface of the movable glass door 5 on the vehicle exterior side to form a seal.

Further, on the indoor side of the base portion 18a of the weather strip 18, a guide cam 20 made of a material having excellent slipperiness such as hard synthetic resin is fixed. When the movable glass door 5 is opened, the guide cam 20 contacts the rear edge of the movable glass door 5 and guides the glass door 5 toward the inside of the fixed glass door 4 and slides the same. A slanted cam surface 20a for fitting the sliding groove 16 of the child 13 with the guide rail 6 is formed.

This embodiment is constructed as described above. Therefore, the second
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the movable glass door 5 is closed, and the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8 and the flat surface 1 of the slider 13 are closed.
The movable glass door 5 is substantially flush with the fixed glass door 4 in a state where the movable glass door 5 and the fixed glass door 3b are engaged with each other.

When the movable glass door 5 is opened, when the movable glass door 5 is opened toward the fixed glass door 4 by a predetermined amount, the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 is disengaged with respect to the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8. Almost at the same time, the front and rear edges of the movable glass door 5 contact the guide cam 20 at the front edge of the fixed glass door 4.

Along with the subsequent opening operation of the movable glass door 5, the front and rear edges of the movable glass door 5 are guided by the cam surface 20a of the guide cam 20, and the slider 13 at the front part of the movable glass door 5 is extended to the extension rail 17. Be guided. Then, as shown in FIG.
Each slider 13 of the movable glass door 5 is fitted into the rail portion 6b of the guide rail 6.

Thereafter, while the movable glass door 5 is guided by the rail portion 6b of the guide rail 6, the movable glass door 5 is opened along the inner side of the fixed glass door 4 in a sliding manner, and the movable glass door 5 is shown by a chain line in FIG. The door 5 is opened to a fully open position where it hits the stopper pieces 21 fixed to the upper and lower guide rails 6 of the window frame 3.

Next, when the opened movable glass door 5 is closed to the original state, the movable glass door 5 has the inclined surface 13 of the slider 13 thereof.
It is closed while being guided by the guide rail 6 to a position where a hits the cam surface 8a of the lifter cam 8. After that, the inclined surface 13a of the slider 13 is guided along the cam surface 8a of the lifter cam 8 to move the movable glass door 5
Are extruded toward the fixed glass door 4. When the movable glass door 4 is closed to the original fully closed position, the slider 13 rides over the cam surface 8a of the lifter cam 8, and the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 engages with the engagement surface 8b of the lifter cam 8. . As a result, the movable glass door 5 and the fixed glass door 4 are substantially flush with each other.

In this way, the movable glass door 5 is fixed to the glass door 4
By being closed on substantially the same surface as, the appearance and aerodynamic characteristics are improved.

Furthermore, by urging the movable glass door 5 in the direction in which the engaging surface 8b of the lifter cam 8 and the flat surface 13b of the slider 13 come into contact with and engage with each other by the elastic force of the extension rail 17,
It is possible to positively prevent the movable glass door 5 from rattling inward and outward, and guide the slider 13 to and from the rail portion 6b of the guide rail 6.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, when the movable glass door is closed, the movable glass door and the fixed glass can be made substantially flush with each other by the lifter cam and the slider. It is possible to eliminate the fact that both movable and fixed glass doors become stepped surfaces inward and outward. As a result, appearance and aerodynamic characteristics can be improved.

Further, the movable glass door can be guided open and closed along the inside or outside of the fixed glass door by the guide rail of the window frame and the flexible extension rail, and the elastic force of the extension rail can be provided. Thus, it is possible to positively prevent the movable glass door from rattling inward and outward, and it is possible to facilitate the opening / closing operation of the movable glass door.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 7 of the drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a movable glass door of a sliding window for a vehicle is closed and is cut away. The figure is also a plane sectional view, and FIG. 3 is a plane sectional view showing an enlarged main part of the same.
The figure is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a plan sectional view showing a state in which a movable glass door is slightly opened, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view of FIG.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI, and Fig. 7 is a side view showing a one-box type vehicle. FIG. 8 is a plan sectional view showing a conventional sliding window. 2 …… Sliding window 3 …… Window frame 4 …… Fixed glass door 5 …… Movable glass door 6 …… Guide rail 8 …… Lifter cam 13 …… Slider 17 …… Extension rail

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle window frame is provided with a fixed glass door and a movable glass door that is opened and closed by sliding along the inside or outside of the glass door, and the window frame and the movable glass are installed. Between the door and a movable glass door, a lifter cam and a slider, which make the glass door substantially flush with the fixed glass door when the movable glass door is closed, are arranged. A guide rail for guiding the opening and closing of the movable glass door by sliding along the inside or outside of the fixed glass door is arranged,
A flexible extension rail is disposed on the guide rail, and the movable rail is closed on the same plane as the fixed glass door so that the lifter cam and the slider are engaged with each other. A sliding window for a vehicle, which is provided with a spring force that elastically repels the movable glass door in its engaging direction in a state where the sliding window is open.