JPH0645382Y2 - Clip for fixing the waist side molding - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a clip for fixing a waist side molding, and more particularly to a clip having a structure in which the clip can be fitted and fixed at an arbitrary position of the molding. .

《Prior art》 A waist side molding is fixed to the door waist of a car to separate the waist from the door glass, and a sealing lip integrally projected on the side of the molding is attached to the door glass surface. By sliding it into contact with the water, it seals the water. This type of waist side molding is generally formed by extruding rubber and soft resin together with a core material made of a metal material formed in an inverted L shape, and is cut according to the length dimension of the door waist portion, It is fixed to the door waist through a resin clip.

Therefore, as shown in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 61-19935, the resin clip has a fixing means for the door waist portion,
It has both fixing means for the waist side molding, and usually the clip mounting part is slid from the cut end of the molding and fitted into the molding, and it is located in the mounting hole formed inside the door waist part. .

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, since the conventional means for fitting and fixing a clip to a molding is only a slide system, it requires a fixing work number depending on the number of clips, It was necessary to repeat the same operation several times to secure a fixed number, and it was not possible to fix multiple clips at the same time.

In addition, since the clip of this structure is fixed to the molding in a sliding manner, it is easy to slide.For example, it is dropped during the transportation from the sub-assembly process of fixing the clip to the molding to the process of fixing it to the door waist. In addition to the need for replenishment each time, and because it is easy to move, it is necessary to correct the fixing position of the clip to the door waist portion, resulting in a low product yield.

This invention solves the conventional problems described above, and is a waist side molding having a structure in which the clip can be fitted and fixed from any position, not from one end of the molding, and is hard to slide in the fixing completed state. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a fixing clip.

<< Means for Solving the Problem >> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a clip for fixing a waist side molding to a door waist portion at a lower edge portion of a window opening of an automobile: , A core member having an L-shaped cross section for trimming the edge of the door waist portion, and a top portion thereof having a substantially C-shaped cross section, a molding part integrally extruded on the upper outer periphery of the core member, and a core. A pair of seal lips integrally formed on a side surface of the material, and a lower side seal lip of each of the seal lips having a C-shaped cross section, wherein the clip has a side surface. Fixing means fixed to the lower edge of a mounting hole formed in the door glass facing surface of the door waist portion, and the clip itself fitted to the inside of the waist side molding at the upper portion to fix the clip itself to the molding. Comprising means for, and malls fixing means, in the upper part of the clip,
The C-shaped seal lip is provided on the side surface of the first claw piece that bites into the C-shaped inside of the core member, the second claw piece that is elastically fitted on the opposite side, and the side surface of the clip. And a third claw piece that engages with the inside of the core material, and the second claw piece is rotated with the first claw piece engaged with the inside of the C-shape of the core material. The clip is fixed to the molding by overcoming the C-shaped step and elastically fitted, and by fitting the third claw piece to the seal lip.

<Operation> According to the above configuration, by inserting the first claw piece projecting from the clip into the C-shaped recess of the molding and performing the rotation operation, the clip rotates around the first claw piece as a fulcrum. Then, the second claw piece on the opposite side is brought into contact with the inside of the C-shape of the molding, and the first and second claw pieces are stretched inside the C-shape of the molding by elastically overcoming there. The clip is held and fixed to the molding with a large frictional contact force.

Then, the third claw piece is fitted into the C-shape of the lower seal lip to complete the fixing.

<< Embodiment >> An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show the fixing relationship between the clip, the waist side molding and the door panel according to the present invention.

In the figure, 1 is a door panel whose upper edge bent end constituting a door waist portion faces a door glass 2, 3 is a waist side molding fixed along the angle of the upper edge of the door panel 1, and 4 is a molding 3 It is a clip that connects between the door panel 1.

In the vertical portion of the bent end 1a of the door panel 1, several rectangular clip mounting holes 1b are formed along the longitudinal direction.

The molding 3 is a metal-resin integrally extruded product cut according to the dimension of the door panel 1 in the upper edge longitudinal direction,
The core member 5 is formed of a metal plate and has an inverted L-shaped cross section, and the core member 5 is integrally extruded on the outer periphery of the core member 5. The core member 5 is superposed on the upper edge of the door panel 1 and is in contact with the door glass 2. It comprises a molding portion 6 and a pair of upper and lower sealing lips 7 and 8 made of a soft resin, which is located below the molding portion 6 and is integrally extruded on the side surface of the core material 5, and which is in sliding contact with the door glass 2. ing.

The horizontal portion 5a of the core member 5 fits the upper portion of the clip 4 and is curved to have a substantially C-shaped cross section.
A step 5c is formed at the connecting portion with. The lower seal lip 8 engages with the clip and has a cross section that is bent in a substantially C shape toward the side surface portion 5b.

The clip 4 is made of a plastic injection-molded product, and is fixed to the door panel 1 on the lower side of a plate-like portion 10 formed to have a predetermined thickness, width and length.
11 is formed, and a fixing portion 12 for the molding 3 is formed on the upper side and one side surface.

The panel fixing portion 11 is provided with a pair of locking claws 14 projecting in the front-rear direction on both sides of a lower edge of the plate-shaped portion 10 and vertically extending in the center of the back surface side of the plate-shaped portion 10 and bending the panel 1. It is composed of a locking tongue piece 15 that is inserted into the clip mounting hole 1b opened at the end 1a, and a slit 13 is formed between the both in a direction perpendicular to the plate-shaped portion 10, and the locking tongue is formed. An elastic margin for inserting the piece 15 is provided.

The molding fixing portion 12 is on both sides of the upper edge of the plate-shaped portion 10,
A pair of first claw pieces 16 projectingly provided on the back side of the plate-shaped portion 10,
A second claw piece 18 that is provided between the claw pieces 16 and protrudes toward the front surface side of the plate-shaped portion 10, and a third claw piece having an L-shaped cross-section that is protruded at the front surface center side of the plate-shaped portion 10. It consists of claw pieces 20.

The distance between the first and second claw pieces 16 and 18 is C of the core material 5.
It is set to be slightly larger than the inner width of the horizontal character portion 5a.

A semi-circular contact portion 16a is formed on the upper part of the first claw piece 16, and a slit 22 is formed in the vertical direction between the first and second connecting pieces 16 and 18 to provide elasticity. I try to secure the deformation margin.

Next, the clip 4 having the above-described structure is fixed to the molding 3 by the following method.

First, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the first claw piece 16 is inserted into one end of the C-shape of the horizontal portion 5a, and then the plate-shaped portion 10 is cut into a C-shape.
When pressed toward the inside of the character shape, it rotates about the first claw piece 16 as a fulcrum, and the second claw piece 18 elastically deforms while overcoming the step 5c on the other end side of the C-shape, and as shown in FIG. ) As shown in Fig.), It elastically penetrates into the inside, and the horizontal part 5a
It is held in a state of being stretched at both ends inside the C-shape.

In this state, since the third claw piece 20 and the seal lip 8 are in contact with each other in an engageable state, the claw piece 20 can be pushed by pressing the both as shown in FIG. 6 (c). It engages like a hook inside the C-shape, and the attachment of the clip 4 to the molding 3 is completed.

It should be noted that this mounting work is performed at a plurality of locations substantially along the location of the mounting hole 1a of the door panel 1.

After the above subassembly work is completed, the molding 3 is fixed to the door panel 1 on the assembly line.

In the fixing work, the locking tongue piece 15 is inserted into the mounting hole 1b by simply pressing the molding 3 against the upper edge of the door panel 1, and when the insertion is completed, as shown in FIG. The locking claw 14 of is elastically locked to the lower edge of the bent single 1a,
Complete the fixation.

<Effect of Device> As described in detail with reference to the embodiments above, in the clip for fixing the waist side molding according to the present invention, the first claw piece protruding from the clip is formed in the C-shaped recess of the molding. By inserting and rotating the clip, the clip rotates with the first claw piece as a fulcrum, and the second claw piece on the opposite side abuts against the inside of the C-shape of the molding and elastically rides over it. By doing so, the first and second claw pieces are fitted in the C-shape of the molding in a stretched state, the clip is held and fixed to the molding with a large frictional contact force, and then the third claw piece is fixed to the lower seal lip. Fixing is completed by fitting it inside the C-shape.

Therefore, in this device, the clip can be fitted and fixed from any position, not from one end, and the structure does not easily slide when the fixing is completed. The yield is improved because there is no movement or dropout in time.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a connecting relationship between a clip and a molding and a door panel according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the clip, FIG. 3 is a front view thereof, FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof, and FIG. The same plan view and FIGS. 6A to 6C are cross-sectional views for explaining the procedure for fixing the clip to the molding. 1 …… Door panel 1a …… Bend end, 1b …… Clip mounting hole 2 …… Door glass 3 …… West side molding 4 …… Clip 5 …… Core, 5a …… Horizontal part 5b …… Side part, 5c… … Step 6 …… Mall part 7,8 …… Seal lip 11 …… Panel side fixed part 12 …… Mall side fixed part 16 …… First claw piece 18 …… Second claw piece 20 …… Third part Nail

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A clip for fixing a waist side molding to a door waist portion at a lower edge portion of a window opening of an automobile, wherein the waist side molding has an L-shaped cross section so as to border an end edge of the door waist portion. From a core member having a top portion formed in a substantially C-shaped cross section, a molding portion integrally extruded on the outer periphery of the core member, and a pair of seal lips integrally formed on the side surface portion of the core member. Of the respective sealing lips, the lower side sealing lip is formed in a C-shaped cross section, and the clip has a mounting hole formed on a side surface of the door waist portion facing a door glass. And a fixing means fixed to the lower edge and a means for fixing the clip itself to the molding by being fitted to the inside of the waist side molding at the upper portion, and the molding fixing means is the upper portion of the clip. There,
The C-shaped seal lip is provided on the side surface of the first claw piece that bites into the C-shaped inside of the core member, the second claw piece that is elastically fitted on the opposite side, and the side surface of the clip. A third claw piece that engages with the inside of the second claw piece, and the second claw piece has a C-shape when the first claw piece is rotated while being engaged with the inside of the C-shape of the core material. The clip is fixed to the molding by overcoming the step and elastically fitted into the C-shape of the core material, and by fitting the third pawl piece to the seal lip. Clip for fixing the waist side molding.