JPH0811529A - Connecting structure of molding - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a connecting structure of a molding that is able to reduce the forming cost of a lower molding, and also capable of improving an exterior view in eliminating any clearance with an outer panel and a side molding. CONSTITUTION:In this connecting structure of a molding installing a corner cap 5 in a corner part C between a roof molding 3 and a rear window lower molding 4 to be installed along the circumference of a rear window 1, this corner cap 5 is formed separately from the lower molding 4, and this corner cap 5 is installed after being jointly retightened together with the lower molding 4 as pressing this cap 5 to an outer panel at the body side by means of a lower molding mounting screw 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a molding connecting structure for a four-wheeled vehicle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, around the rear window of an automobile, roof moldings 51 on both left and right sides extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and a lower rear window lower molding 52 extending in the vehicle width direction are provided. A corner cap 53 is attached to the corner between the moldings 51 and 52.
Is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the corner cap 53 is integrally formed with the rear window lower molding 52, and a notch 54 for inserting the roof molding 51 is provided at the front end portion. In the molding connection structure, the rear window lower molding 52 and the corner cap 53 are attached to the body 56 by tightening with the screw 55.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional molding connecting structure, the end portion of the roof molding 51 and the notch 54 of the corner cap 53 are formed.
The workability was not good because it was necessary to align and tighten the part with. Moreover, if the end portion of the roof molding 51 and the notch 54 of the corner cap 53 are not aligned with each other, a gap may occur between the two portions, which may impair the appearance. In addition, since the rear wind lower molding 52 and the corner cap 53 are integrally molded, the molding cost of the rear wind lower molding 52 is high, which is economically disadvantageous.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to reduce the molding cost of the lower molding and to improve the appearance by eliminating the gap between the outer panel and the side molding. The purpose is to provide a connection structure for simple molding.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a corner cap is provided at a corner portion between a side molding and a lower molding which are attached along the periphery of a vehicle window. In the connecting structure of the moldings to be arranged, the corner cap is formed separately from the lower molding, and the corner cap is pressed against the outer panel on the body side by the tightening member for mounting the lower molding, together with the lower molding. And installed.

[0006]

In the molding connecting structure according to the present invention,
The corner cap disposed in the corner portion between the side molding and the lower molding is formed separately from the lower molding, and by the tightening member for mounting the lower molding, the corner cap is pressed against the outer panel on the body side. Since it is fastened together with the lower molding, the moldability of the lower molding is improved, and the presence of a separate corner cap makes it possible to absorb the error in the length direction of the lower molding, and the outer panel or side molding on the body side. There is no gap between and.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of a molding connecting structure according to the present invention. In the figure, 1
Is a rear window of a four-wheeled vehicle to which the molding connecting structure of this embodiment is applied, and a rear windshield glass 2 is attached to the rear window 1. In addition, around the rear window 1 and the shield glass 2
Roof moldings (or rear wind moldings) 3 of side moldings arranged on both left and right sides on three outer peripheral edge portions of
A rear wind lower molding 4 arranged at a lower portion is attached, and a corner portion C located between the end portion of the roof molding 3 and the left and right end portions of the lower molding 4 is formed separately from the lower molding 4. The corner caps 5 are provided respectively.

The roof molding 3 extends in a belt shape from the roof panel (not shown) to the rear window 1 along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and has a length such that its end portion is located near the corner portion C. Moreover, the roof molding 3
A molding body 3a having a substantially U-shaped cross-section and having left and right lower end portions bent inward in a state where the opening is arranged downward, and a tongue protruding from an inner side surface of the molding body 3a. The tongue piece 3b is configured to come into contact with the upper surface of the outer peripheral edge portion of the shield glass 2.

Further, the lower molding 4 extends in a belt shape along the vehicle width direction of the rear window 1, and the left and right ends thereof are formed in a length so as to be located near the corner portion C. Moreover, the lower molding 4 is formed in a crank shape in cross section by a front portion 4a placed on the outer peripheral edge portion of the shield glass 2 and a rear portion 4b placed on the body side, and the left and right end portions of the rear portion 4b are arranged in the vehicle width direction. The long holes 6 extending to the respective holes are formed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the corner cap 5 has a wide and flat main body portion 5a and a bent piece portion 5b extending upward from the main body portion 5a toward the roof roof molding 3 in an upward slope. And a mounting piece 5c extending inward from the main body 5a in parallel with the lower molding 4, and is formed in a size and shape that covers the corner C. Further, the outer side surfaces of the main body portion 5a and the bent piece portion 5b of the corner cap 5 are formed in the same shape as the bent shape of the side body outer panel 7, and the outer panel 7 with the corner cap 5 placed on the lower molding 4 is formed. Is configured to press against. The outer panel 7
The inner side of the is bent into an L-shaped cross section so that the side portion of the rear window 1 is formed and the outer peripheral edge portion of the shield glass 2 is attached.

Further, on the lower surface side of the bent piece portion 5b of the corner cap 5, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, ribs 8 to be inserted into the end portion of the molding body 3a of the roof molding 3 are provided.
Is additionally provided. The rib 8 has a bent piece 5
It is arranged at a position lower than the lower surface of b by approximately the thickness of the molding body 3a, and projects a predetermined length from the rising surface of the bent piece portion 5b toward the molding body 3a. It is formed smaller than the dimension of the inner peripheral wall of the molding body 3a. Then, the corner cap 5 is arranged with the rib 8 inserted in the end portion of the molding body 3a, and is regulated so as not to float upward.

Also, the mounting piece 5 of the corner cap 5
A screw hole 10 into which a screw portion 9a of a screw (tightening member) 9 for attaching a lower molding is inserted is formed in c, and the screw hole 10 is provided at a position corresponding to the long hole 6 of the lower molding 4. ing. That is, the corner cap 5
Is fixed by screwing the screw portion 9a of the screw 9 inserted through the screw hole 10 and the long hole 6 into a mounting hole (not shown) on the body side and tightening together with the lower molding 4. Has become.

The corner cap 5 of this embodiment is provided with a corner portion C.
In order to attach the rib 8 to the roof molding 3, first, holding the corner cap 5, the rib 8 of the bent piece portion 5b is inserted into the end portion of the roof molding 3 from the direction of arrow a in FIG. It is stored and arranged, and the bending piece 5b
Is placed on the upper surface of the molding body 3a. Next, the mounting piece 5c is placed on the upper surface of the end of the lower molding 4, and the main body 5
The a and the bent piece portion 5b are pressed against the outer panel 7.
In this state, when the screw portion 9a of the screw 9 is inserted into the screw hole 10 and the elongated hole 6 from the direction of the arrow b and screwed into a mounting hole (not shown) on the body side, the corner cap 5 is aligned with the lower molding 4. Tightened and fixed, roof molding 3,
The corner cap 5 and the lower molding 4 are connected.

In the connection structure of this embodiment, since the corner cap 5 is attached with the rib 8 inserted in the end portion of the molding body 3a, the rib 8 and the roof molding 3 are attached.
The engagement of the corner cap 5 with the roof cap 3 prevents the corner cap 5 from being lifted and prevents the clearance with the roof molding 3.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the rib 8
The upper and lower surfaces of the rib 8 are formed as flat surfaces, but it is also possible to adopt a configuration in which projections are provided on the upper and lower surfaces of the ribs 8 and the projections are pressed against the inner wall surface of the molding body 3a. According to this configuration, it is possible to effectively prevent rattling of the corner cap 5.

[0018]

As described above, in the molding connecting structure according to the present invention, the corner cap is arranged at the corner between the side molding and the lower molding which are mounted along the periphery of the vehicle window. In addition, since the corner cap is formed separately from the lower molding, the moldability of the lower molding is improved and the molding cost can be reduced. Moreover, by separating the above corner cap, it is possible to absorb the error in the length direction of the lower molding, so there is no gap between the outer panel and the side molding on the body side, and the appearance near the corner is improved. Can be planned.

Further, according to the connection structure of the present invention, since the corner cap is pressed against the outer panel on the body side by the tightening member for mounting the lower molding, the corner cap is also tightened together with the lower molding, so that the number of mounting work steps is increased. In addition, the corner cap and the lower molding can be integrated with each other without increasing the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state before mounting a corner cap in a molding connecting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the corner cap is attached.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a rear portion of an automobile to which a molding connecting structure is applied.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state before a rear window lower molding and a corner cap are attached in a conventional molding connection structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Rear window 2 Rear windshield glass 3 Roof molding 3a Mold body 4 Rear wind lower molding 5 Corner cap 5a Body part 5b Bending piece part 5c Mounting piece part 6 Long hole 7 Outer panel 8 Rib 9 Screw 10 Screw hole C Corner part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a connecting structure of a molding in which a corner cap is arranged at a corner portion between a side molding and a lower molding, which are mounted along the periphery of a vehicle window, the corner cap is formed separately from the lower molding. A connecting structure for molding, wherein the corner cap is pressed against the outer panel on the body side by the tightening member for mounting the lower molding, and is tightened together with the lower molding. 2. The molding connecting structure according to claim 1, wherein a rib to be inserted into a terminal portion of the side molding is provided on a lower surface side of the corner cap.