JPH0717558Y2 - Windshield glass support device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a windshield glass support device for vertically dividing a windshield glass of a large bus such as a tourist bus.

(Prior Art and Problems Thereof) Many windshield glasses mounted on a sightseeing bus or the like are large in size, and some of them are mounted by being divided vertically by a separator. This windshield glass separator has a lower edge portion of an upper windshield glass (hereinafter simply referred to as upper glass) on a flange formed on an upper surface thereof and a lower windshield glass (hereinafter simply referred to as an upper glass) of a flange formed on a lower surface thereof. The upper edge of the lower glass) is fixed and supported. By the way, there is a problem that dew attached to the inner surface (vehicle compartment side) of the upper glass drops as water droplets and falls over the windshield glass separator (hereinafter simply referred to as a separator) to reach the lower glass.

In addition, when an interior member is attached to the separator in order to improve the aesthetics of the passenger compartment, the interior member is attached to the separator with a screw, which causes a problem of poor workability.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and prevents dew attached to the inner surface of the upper glass from falling onto the lower glass, and also allows the interior member to be easily attached to the separator. An object of the present invention is to provide a windshield glass supporting device that can be used.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a windshield that is divided into upper and lower windshield glasses is provided, and a window having a hollow separator that respectively supports the upper and lower windshield glasses is provided. In the shield glass supporting device, the separators are stacked in the horizontal direction, and outer and inner panels having a substantially U-shaped cross section that are flange-coupled to each other via upper and lower flange portions, and the outer panel are provided with upper and lower sides. A groove is formed between the upper and lower surfaces that support the lower and upper ends of the windshield glass via the receiving member, and integrally extends upward from the upper flange coupling portions of the outer panel and the inner panel, and the inner lower end of the upper windshield glass. And an inner flange portion that forms an inner panel. And an interior member that is coupled to the lower surface of the inner panel while the upper end is locked to the extension flange portion from the upper side.

(Operation) Dew that adheres to the inner surface of the upper windshield glass and drops as water droplets drops and collects in the groove formed between the upper flange of the separator and the lower inner surface of the upper windshield glass. . As a result, dew adhered to the upper windshield glass is prevented from passing through the separator and falling to the lower windshield glass.

Further, when the interior member is attached to the separator, the upper end of the interior member is locked to the extension flange from the upper side, and the lower end portion is joined to the lower surface of the inner panel. This improves the workability of attaching the interior member.

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

1 and 2 show a windshield glass separator to which the present invention is applied. A windshield glass separator (hereinafter simply referred to as "separator") 1 is disposed in the upper part of the front surface of a bus 2 across the vehicle width. Both ends are firmly fixed to the front pillar. In this separator 1, an entire windshield glass 3 is divided into an upper windshield glass (hereinafter simply referred to as upper glass) 4 and a lower windshield glass (hereinafter simply referred to as lower glass) 5 (first (Fig. 1), and an interior member 6 is attached to the inside of the separator 1 facing the vehicle compartment (second
Figure).

The separator 1 is composed of an outer panel 7 and an inner panel 8, which are each bent and formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section, and each upper end and lower end are bent in an approximately L shape and extend upward and downward. The flanges 7a and 7b and 8a and 8b are integrally formed. Further, the tip of the flange 8b formed on the upper end of the inner panel 8 extends further upward to extend the flange 8c.
Is formed so that it can face the lower end of the inner surface of the upper glass 4 with a slight gap. A plurality of clip holes 8d are formed on the lower surface of the inner panel 8 at predetermined intervals over the entire length.

The separator 1 is formed by spot welding by bringing the corresponding flanges 7a and 8a, 7b and 8b of the outer panel 7 and the inner panel 8 into contact with each other.

The lower end of the inner surface of the upper glass 4 is firmly fixed to the front surface of the flange 7b at the upper end of the outer panel 7 with an adhesive via a glass receiver 9 made of a rubber member. Thereby, between the upper glass 4 and the flange 8c of the inner panel 8,
The groove 10 sandwiched between them is formed. Further, the lower glass 5 has its upper end firmly fixed to the front surface of the flange 7a at the lower end of the outer panel 7 via a glass receiver 11 made of a rubber member with an adhesive.

The interior member 6 has a top end that is bent downward to serve as a locking portion 6a that is locked to the flange 8c of the inner panel 8, and the bottom surface of the inner panel 8 corresponding to each clip hole 8d. A clip hole 6b is formed at the position. The interior member 6 is fixed to each of these clip holes 6b and 8d via a resin clip 12. Further, due to the difference in cross-sectional shape between the interior member 6 and the inner panel 8, a space 13 is formed between them over the entire length along the longitudinal direction of the inner panel 8.

The operation will be described below.

When the interior member 6 is attached to the separator 1, first, after engaging the locking portion 6a with the flange 8c of the inner panel 8, the lower portion of the interior member 6 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the inner panel 8 and each clip is attached. A resin clip 12 is fitted and fixed in the holes 6b and 8d. As a result, the work of screwing the screw is unnecessary.

Dew may adhere to the inner surface of the upper glass 4 due to the relationship between the temperature difference inside and outside the vehicle compartment, the humidity in the vehicle interior, and the like, which may become water droplets and fall along the inner surface of the upper glass sheet 4. The water drops that have fallen are the flange 8c of the inner panel 8 and the upper glass 4
It flows into and is stored in the groove 10 formed between the inner surface and the lower end. As a result, water droplets are prevented from falling over the separator 1 and down to the lower glass 5.

In addition, a washer tube, a wire harness or the like can be accommodated in the space 13 formed between the separator 1 and the interior member 6 as shown by a chain line 14.

In the present embodiment, the case where the separator 1 is arranged substantially horizontally has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this.
The separator may be curved in an arch shape in which the substantially central portion is the highest. With such a shape, water droplets accumulated in the groove can be smoothly flowed to both sides of the vehicle body,
Further, the weight of the upper glass can be transmitted to the strength member on the side portion of the vehicle body by utilizing the arch structure.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, according to the present invention, the inner upper end of the separator for partitioning the windshield glass into upper and lower portions is provided with the flange facing the lower end of the inner surface of the windshield glass at a slight interval along the longitudinal direction. Since the groove is formed in cooperation with the windshield glass, it is possible to prevent the dew adhered to the inner surface of the upper windshield glass from falling onto the lower windshield glass. Moreover, the interior member can be easily attached to the windshield glass separator by utilizing the flange, and the workability is improved. Furthermore, there is an excellent effect that the space formed between the separator and the interior member can be used for attaching a washer tube, a wire harness, and the like.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a bus to which the windshield glass separator according to the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an arrow II-I of FIG.
It is sectional drawing which follows I. 1 ... Windshield glass separator, 3 ... Whole windshield glass, 4 ... Upper windshield glass, 5 ... Lower windshield glass, 7 ...
Outer panel, 8 Inner panel, 7a, 7b, 8a-8c ...
… Flange, 10… Groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A windshield glass supporting device comprising a hollow separator for partitioning vertically divided windshield glass and supporting the upper and lower windshield glasses, respectively, wherein the separators are horizontally overlapped with each other. Outer and inner panels having a substantially U-shaped cross section that are flange-joined via upper and lower flange portions, and upper and lower surfaces that are provided on the outer panel and that support lower and upper ends of upper and lower windshield glasses through receiving members. When,
The outer panel and the inner panel integrally extending upward from the upper flange coupling portion, and is composed of an extension flange portion that forms a groove between the inner surface lower end of the upper windshield glass, and the inner panel from the inside. A windshield glass supporting device comprising: a cover, an upper end of which is locked to the extension flange portion from above, and an interior member joined to a lower surface of an inner panel.