JPH07144534A - Molding for vehicle windshield - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To allow a molding to be finished fine in external appearance by forming both lateral side parts and an upper edge part to a windshield of one long-sized molding, and provide the molding presentable and rigid by dispensing with corner joints. CONSTITUTION:A molding 1 is integrally continuous from the upper edge part of a windshield 12 to both lateral side parts and integrally provided with a head part 2 and a leg part 3. The head part 2 is brought into contact with the glass front face at the upper edge part of the windshield 12 and separated from the glass front face at both lateral side parts so as to form a rainwater receiving part 5. In both lateral side parts 10 and upper edge part 11 of the molding 1, the head part 2 is interposed between a body panel 13 and the windshield 12 while keeping the attitude of a specified angle almost parallel to the glass front face 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 molding used between a front body panel and a front glass panel of various vehicles. The object of the present invention is to provide left and right side moldings and upper portions with one kind of molding. The present invention relates to a front glass molding for a vehicle, which serves as both the molding part and the molding part.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in the molding of a front glass panel of a vehicle of this type, when a vehicle body panel and a glass panel are joined with an adhesive, a gap formed between the opening edge of the vehicle body panel and the glass panel is not formed. A molding is put on for the purpose of closing and for making the appearance beautiful. In recent years, this molding has a concave groove on the left and right side moldings on which the glass panel fits, and rainwater that prevents rainwater from splashing over the concave groove and entering the driver's seat during traveling. The one with the receiving groove is used.
However, this upper and lower two-step grooved molding cannot be used on the upper part of the same glass front, and therefore moldings having different cross-sectional shapes are connected by a corner joint. Further, these front moldings have a structure composed of three types of parts: left and right moldings, an upper molding, and a corner joint. Therefore, the molding mounted on the front glass panel of this type has a drawback that the corner joint has an unsightly appearance at the corner portion and the joint portion is easily damaged.
Further, there are drawbacks such as high cost because three types of parts are required.

[0003]

In the front glass molding, a molding in which the left and right side portions and the upper upper portion of the window glass panel are formed with different cross-sectional shapes is sandwiched by one type of molding. If possible, the workability is very good, the finish is beautiful, and the corner joint is not required, so that a strong molding with an excellent appearance can be obtained. The present invention is proposed to meet the above-mentioned demand.

[0004]

In order to solve all the above-mentioned problems, the molding of the present invention uses the left and right side moldings 10 and 10 of the front glass panel 12,
The left and right edges of the glass panel are inserted between the upper support projection piece 4 and the lower support projection piece 6, and in the upper part 11 of the front glass panel 12, between the head 2 and the upper support projection piece 4. By fitting the upper edge of the glass panel 12 into the rainwater receiving groove 5 provided in the above, the above object is achieved by one type of molding.

[0005]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. Body panels 13 and glass panels 12 of various vehicles.
The molding 1 installed between the and is formed into a longitudinal strip shape with a synthetic resin or the like, and a head 2 exposed at the upper part,
The insertion leg portion 3 inserted into the gap is integrally formed. An upper support piece 4 is provided on one side of the insertion leg 3 to form a rainwater receiving groove 5 for receiving rainwater between itself and the head 2. A horizontal lower support projecting piece 6 is provided below the upper support projecting piece 4 and a glass fitting groove 7 is formed therebetween. Code 8
Shows a cutting line indicating a portion for cutting the lower position of the upper supporting projection 4 when the glass panel 12 is inserted into the upper molding part. Reference numeral 10 indicates the left and right side portions of the molding 1, and 11 indicates the upper portion of the molding 1. An adhesive 14 is injected between the vehicle body panel 13 and the insertion leg portion 3. Code 16
Shows a synthetic resin L-shaped corner joint portion used in a conventional example as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG.
The glass panel 12 is attached with two kinds of moldings, a molding of the side portion 10 and a molding of the upper portion 11 having different sectional shapes, with the corner joint portion 16 interposed.

[0006]

The present invention has the above-mentioned construction, and its usage will be explained now. As shown in FIG. 1, the molding 1 is bonded between the vehicle body panel 13 and the glass panel 12 with the adhesive 14. As shown in FIG. 4, the left and right side portions 10, 10 of the glass panel 12 of the present invention are as follows.
The left and right edges of the glass panel 12 are inserted into the glass insertion grooves 7 between the upper support protrusion 4 and the lower support protrusion 6 provided on the molding 1 with the glass panel 12. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, in the molding part of the upper part 11 with the corner part as a boundary, it is cut off from the cutting part 8 below the insertion leg part 3, or the upper supporting projection of the molding 1 is not cut off. 4 in the rainwater receiving groove 5 between the head 4 and the head 2
The upper edge of 2 is inserted and the glass panel 12 is attached.

[0007]

As described above, according to the molding of the present invention, the left and right side portions having the rainwater receiving groove and the upper portion without the rainwater receiving groove can be easily formed by the molding having one kind of cross-sectional shape. As a result, the glass panel can be attached tightly, and it is not necessary to use a corner joint part of the molding as in the conventional case, and the surface is very clean and the outer side has an excellent finish. Then, on the left and right side portions of the front glass panel, the left and right edges of the glass panel may be easily inserted between the upper and lower supporting protrusions, and the head portion may be formed on the upper portion of the front glass panel. Since the upper edge of the glass panel is inserted in the rainwater receiving groove provided between the upper support projection and the upper support projection, it is firmly fitted and has the effect of reliably preventing rainwater from entering the inside. is there. Further, by cutting off the lower portion of the upper support projection piece as necessary, the corner portion can be easily bent so that the corner can be finished neatly and can be easily attached to a shallow place of the vehicle body panel. Furthermore, according to the present invention, unlike the conventional molding, it is not necessary to manufacture three types of parts, that is, the left and right side portions, the upper upper portion and the corner joint portion, and the glass panel can be easily and securely provided by using one type of molding. It has an excellent effect that it can be attached to a car and a great effect which is extremely cheap and excellent in quality because it is a single type of part, which has not been achieved in the past.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a front of a vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cutaway perspective view of a portion where the molding and the glass are attached to each other.

FIG. 3 is also a perspective view of the molding.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the left and right side moldings.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the upper molding.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a conventional front.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view in which a corner portion of a conventional front glass panel is also removed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Molding 2 Head 3 Insertion leg 4 Upper support protrusion 5 Rainwater receiving groove 6 Lower support protrusion 7 Glass fitting groove 8 Cutting part 10 Side part 11 Upper part 13 Body panel

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[Submission date] August 3, 1994

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[Title of Invention] Vehicle windshield molding

[Claims]

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle windshield molding which is interposed between a vehicle body panel and a windshield in various vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a molding 1 for a windshield 12 of a vehicle of this type is
In the case where the vehicle body panel 13 and the windshield 12 are joined with an adhesive, the molding 1 is covered for the purpose of closing the gap between the opening edge of the vehicle body panel 13 and the boundary between the windshield 12 and the appearance. It fits. The molding 1 has a windshield 12
Left and right side moldings 1 corresponding to both left and right sides
At 0, a concave groove fitted to the windshield 12,
The one provided with a rainwater receiving groove adjacent to the front side of the groove is used. Since the front and rear two-sided grooved side moldings 10 cannot be used for the upper edge portion of the same windshield 12, the upper edge moldings 11 having different cross-sectional shapes are connected by the corner joints 16. There is.

[0003]

By the way, in the conventional one, the molding of the windshield is composed of three types of parts, that is, the left and right side moldings 10, the upper edge molding 11 and the corner joint 16. Has become. Therefore, in the corner portion of the molding 1 mounted on the windshield 12 of this type, the corner joint 16 has an appearance that is not visible and the joint 16 portion is easily damaged. Further, there are drawbacks such as high cost because three kinds of parts 10, 11 and 16 are required.

In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, an object of the present invention is to form the left and right side portions and the upper edge portion with respect to the windshield by one long molding, so that the appearance can be finished beautifully, and By eliminating the need for a corner joint, it is intended to obtain a strong molding with excellent appearance.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is a molding interposed between a vehicle body panel and a windshield, wherein the molding is an upper edge portion of the windshield. From the front to the left and right sides of the windshield, the head and the legs are integrally provided, and the head is in contact with the glass front surface at the upper edge portion of the windshield and the glass surface at the left and right side portions of the windshield. To form a rainwater receiving portion, and at the left and right side portions and the upper edge portion of the molding, the head portion thereof maintains a posture at a predetermined angle substantially parallel to the front surface of the windshield and the body panel. It is configured to be interposed between the windshield and the windshield.

[0006]

In the vehicle windshield molding configured as described above, the head of one long molding contacts the glass front surface at the upper edge of the windshield and separates from the glass surface at both left and right sides. By installing it, there is no rainwater receiving part on the upper edge of the windshield, and rainwater receiving parts are formed on the left and right sides of the windshield, so the upper edge molding and the left and right side moldings are separated separately. The need to form and connect each of these moldings by a corner joint is eliminated.
In addition, since the head of the molding has an angular posture that is substantially parallel to the front surface of the windshield at the left and right sides and the upper edge of the molding, a uniform appearance shape is obtained at the left and right sides and the upper edge of the molding. To be

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, a molding 1 interposed between a vehicle body panel 13 and a windshield 12 of various vehicles is formed in a long strip shape with synthetic resin or the like, and has a head 2 exposed on the front surface of the glass. , And the leg portion 3 to be inserted into the gap are integrally formed. On one side of the leg portion 3, a rainwater receiving groove 5 is formed as a rainwater receiving portion for projecting an upper support piece 4 and flowing rainwater between the leg portion 3 and the head portion 2.
A horizontal lower support protrusion 6 is provided below the upper support protrusion 4, and a glass fitting groove 7 is formed between them. Reference numeral 8 is a windshield 12 on the upper molding part.
3 shows a cutting line indicating a portion for cutting the lower position of the upper support projecting piece 4 when inserting. Code 10
Indicates the left and right side portions of the molding 1, and 11 indicates the upper edge portion of the molding 1. Reference numeral 14 is an adhesive injected between the vehicle body panel 13 and the leg portion 3.

The molding 1 of this embodiment is constructed as described above. Therefore, in the state where the molding 1 is mounted between the vehicle body panel 13 and the windshield 12 as shown in FIG. 1, the left and right side portions 10 of the molding 1 with respect to the left and right side portions of the windshield 12,
In FIG. 10, as shown in FIG. 4, both left and right side portions of the windshield 12 are fitted into the glass fitting groove 7 between the upper support projecting piece 4 and the lower support projecting piece 6 so that the head part 2 is separated from the glass front surface. By separating from each other, the rainwater receiving groove 5 is provided. Further, the molding 1 is bent at a corner portion, and at the upper edge portion 11 bordering the corner portion, as shown in FIG. 5, is cut off from the cut portion 8 below the leg portion 3, or is not cut off. The upper edge of the windshield 12 is fitted into the rainwater receiving groove 5 between the upper supporting projection 4 of the molding 1 and the head 2, so that the back surface of the head 2 contacts the glass front surface. In the mounted state of the molding 1, the angular posture of the head portion 2 is maintained substantially parallel to the glass front surface regardless of the left and right side portions 10 and the upper edge portion 11.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the rainwater receiving groove is provided on the left and right sides of the windshield and the rainwater receiving groove is not provided on the upper edge of the windshield, one long molding can be used. Unlike the conventional one, it is not necessary to use the corner joint portion, and the molding is bent to be used, so that the finish is very beautiful and it can be firmly mounted. Moreover, the head of the molding is kept in an angle posture substantially parallel to the front surface of the windshield at the left and right sides and the upper edge of the molding, and a uniform external shape is obtained. It is also possible to prevent a problem that the appearance is deteriorated due to the deformation.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a front portion of a vehicle using a molding according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view similarly showing a state in which a molding is attached to the windshield.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the same molding.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing both left and right side portions of the molding.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an upper edge portion of the molding.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a front portion of a vehicle using a conventional molding.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the conventional molding is mounted on the windshield in a cutaway manner.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 molding 2 head 3 legs 5 rainwater receiving groove (rainwater receiving part) 10 left and right sides of the molding 11 upper edge of the molding 12 windshield 13 vehicle body panel

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A front glass molding for a vehicle, wherein a glass panel is stretched on the front of the vehicle with a molding, wherein the molding is formed of one kind of cross-sectional shape of an upper head portion and a lower insertion leg portion. On the side wall in the longitudinal direction of the insertion leg, a rainwater receiving groove is provided in the lower part of the head to project an upper support projecting piece, and a glass fitting groove is provided below the upper supporting projecting piece to support the lower part. Forming a protrusion, at the left and right sides of the front glass panel, insert the left and right edge of the glass panel between the upper support protrusion and the lower support protrusion, in the upper portion of the front glass panel, A front glass molding for a vehicle, wherein an upper edge of the glass panel is inserted into the rainwater receiving groove between the head portion and the upper support projection.