JPH0834237A - Terminal cap for belt molding of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a terminal cap for belt molding of an automobile with a function of a stabilizer which is a door glass and has an integral structure. CONSTITUTION:A fitting section 11 which is fitted in and corresponds to a flange engaging groove engaging with a flange at an upper end of a door outer panel, a cap front section 12 which is formed at a terminal of the fitting section and has a shape larger than an end of the fitting section 11 to cover the terminal of the flange engaging groove, a claw section 14 which is folded back by extending a rear surface 13 of the fitting section 11 along a rear surface of molding to form a groove engaging with its lower end, and an unlocked piece 15 which protrudes from the rear surface 13 in the direction of the outside of an automobile and is locked on a door outer panel side are formed integrally. Moreover, a stabilizer 17 which is inserted into a hollow section of a lower lip 20 through an opening 21a at its terminal is formed integrally on the rear surface 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a belt of an automobile mounted on a terminal of a belt molding having a door weather strip having an upper lip in contact with a door glass and a lower lip formed with a hollow portion on the back. The present invention relates to a terminal cap for a mall.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A terminal cap of this type is mounted on the end of a flange engaging groove of a belt molding which engages with a flange at the upper end of a door outer panel.
Although there are various structures as described in Japanese Patent No. 138, etc., the purpose is to conceal the end of the flange engaging groove exclusively.

On the other hand, in the seal structure of the belt molding of the sashless door of this type, in order to restrain the suction of the door glass and the like, as shown in FIG. The stabilizer 9a is mounted to regulate the position of the door glass 9 in the vehicle width direction. Further, instead of separately providing such a stabilizer, according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-90613, a hard portion is provided so that a portion corresponding to the lower lip of the door weather strip described above also functions as a stabilizer. It is made of rubber and the load during lifting operation is not excessively increased.
A seal structure in which a soft elastic body is inserted into the hollow portion is well known.

Each of these seal structures requires separate parts, the location of the former is limited, and the latter always causes a predetermined lifting load.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above problems, the present invention has an object to provide a terminal cap for a belt molding of an automobile of the kind described at the beginning, which has a stabilizer function by an integral structure. .

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the present invention is further extended by folding back from the front of the molding so as to form a flange engaging groove that engages with a flange at the upper end of the door outer panel. In a terminal cap for a belt molding of an automobile mounted on a terminal of a belt molding, the door weather strip having an upper lip in contact with a door glass and a lower lip having a hollow portion formed on the back of the molding, A fitting portion having a corresponding shape to be fitted into the mating groove, and a cap front surface portion formed at the end of the fitting portion and having a shape larger than the end portion of the fitting portion so as to cover the end of the flange engaging groove. , The back of the fitting portion extends along the back of the molding and is folded back to form a groove that engages with the lower end of the fitting, and the door outer panel side protruding from the back toward the vehicle exterior And the locking piece to be engaged with integrally formed, on the back, the hollow portion of the lower lip, characterized in that the formation of the stabilizer to be inserted through the opening of the terminal together.

[0007]

The fitting portion of the terminal cap is fitted into the flange engaging groove of the belt molding, and the stabilizer is inserted into the hollow portion of the lower lip. When opening the door glass, the stabilizer leaves a gap in the front wall of the lower lip. When the door glass is closed, the front wall of the lower lip flexes closer to the stabilizer, and thus when the door glass attempts to be displaced further out of the vehicle compartment, it restrains the retreat of the front wall and regulates the door glass position. It

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An end cap for an automobile belt molding according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The belt molding 1 is, as shown in FIG. 2, a front surface 1a of the molding.
Forming a substantially U-shaped flange engaging groove 1d via the molding upper surface 1b, and further extending the molding rear surface 1
A door weather strip 2 having an upper lip 2a with a sliding surface that contacts the door glass 9 and a lower lip 20 with a sliding surface having a hollow portion 21 is attached to the c. The door outer panel 6 and the inner hose panel 7 inside the door outer panel 6 are joined and attached to a flange 8 formed at the upper end of the door outer panel.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, the terminal cap 10 includes a downwardly U-shaped fitting portion 11 having a corresponding shape fitted to the flange molding groove 1d of the belt molding 1 and a fitting portion of this fitting portion. A cap front portion 12 as a design surface having a larger shape and a hollow portion 2 on a rear surface 13 of the fitting portion 11 so as to cover the end of the flange engaging groove 1d formed on the end.
The claw portion 14 that is folded back to form a groove 14a that extends downward along the molding back surface 1c from the end position of 1 to form a groove 14a that engages with the lower end portion, and the reinforce panel 7
The lip-shaped locked piece 15 and the projection-shaped locked piece 16 (FIG. 2) locked in the engaging hole 7a are integrally formed of synthetic resin.

Further, a hollow portion 21 which is an extension of the back surface 13
At a height position of the lower lip 20, the lower lip 20 once projects so as to leave a gap for holding the rear wall 23, and extends in the L-shape in the vehicle front-rear direction, so that the hollow portion 21 is opened from the opening 21a of the end thereof. The stabilizer 17 to be inserted is integrally formed. The cross-sectional shape of the stabilizer is formed such that the front wall 24 of the lower lip 20 gradually widens upward in correspondence with the shape of the front wall 24 bent when the door glass 9 is closed. The base 17 of the stabilizer 17 is provided on the back surface 1c of the mall.
A notch 1e opening downward is formed so that a is engaged.

The belt molding 1 is in a state in which a lower clip is engaged with a lower end portion of the molding back surface 1c using an ordinary clip at an intermediate portion thereof, and an upper claw is engaged with the flange engagement groove 1d from below. Is engaged with the flange 8 and the locked piece is locked in the locking hole formed in the reinforcement hose panel 7 to be mounted on the upper end portion of the door outer panel. Next, the fitting portion 11 of the terminal cap 10 is attached to the belt molding 1
By fitting it into the end of the flange engagement groove 1d of
The front of the cap 12 covers the end of the belt molding 1. At that time, the base portion 17a of the stabilizer 17 is attached to the molding back surface 1c.
It is inserted into the notch 1e from below and protruded, and is inserted into the hollow portion 21 of the lower lip 20. Furthermore, the back of the mall 1c
The claw portion 14 is engaged with the lower end portion of the door and the step portion 14b is locked with the step portion of the overlapping door weather strips 2.
The engagement groove 15a of the locked piece 15 is engaged with the lower edge of the locking hole 7a, and the step portion 16a of the locked piece 16 is engaged with the upper edge of the locking hole 7a.

In such an assembled state of the belt molding 1, a door weather strip 5 having an upper lip 5a and a lower lip 5b in the vehicle interior faces each other, and these weather strips 2 and 5 are door glasses. It occupies the position shown in the figure without 9. The stabilizer 17 sandwiches the rear wall 23 of the lower lip 20 and places a gap in the front wall 24. When the door glass 9 is attached and closed, the front wall 24
Flexes and the stabilizer 17 having the corresponding cross-sectional shape comes into contact with or comes close to the stabilizer 17 to cause a bottom collision action, and when the door glass 9 tries to be further displaced to the outside of the vehicle compartment by suction or the like, the stabilizer 17 restrains the vehicle width. Position regulation.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the invention, the belt molding terminal cap has a stabilizer function, and the position regulating component for the door glass can be constructed at low cost. The shape of the stabilizer can be set so that the lifting load is not generated at all times. The claw portion and the locked piece provide a function of attaching the belt molding to the door outer panel, and the terminal cap is also held to the belt molding without an adhesive. According to the invention of claim 2, the terminal cap can be reliably prevented from coming off with a simple structure.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a terminal cap for a belt molding of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing a state of being mounted on the belt molding.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the terminal cap is attached to a belt molding, and FIG. 2A is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1B and FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 3 illustrates a conventional stabilizer, and FIG.
Is a perspective view and FIG. B is a sectional view taken along line BB.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Belt Mall 1a Mall Front 1c Mall Back 1d Flange Engagement Groove 1e Notch 2 Door Weather Strip 6 Door Outer Panel 7a Engagement Hole 8 Flange 10 Terminal Cap 11 Fitting Part 12 Cap Front Part 13 Back Part of Fitting 14 Claw Part 15, 16 Locked piece 17 Stabilizer 20 Lower lip 21 Hollow portion of lower lip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An upper lip and a hollow portion, which come into contact with a door glass, are formed on the back of the molding, which is folded back from the front of the molding so as to form a flange engaging groove that engages with a flange of the upper end of the door outer panel. In a terminal cap for a belt molding of an automobile mounted on a terminal of a belt molding having a door weather strip having a lower lip, a fitting portion having a corresponding shape fitted in a flange engaging groove, and this fitting. A cap front portion formed at the end of the mating portion and having a shape larger than the end portion of the fitting portion so as to cover the end of the flange engaging groove, and the back surface of the fitting portion extends along the molding back surface. And a claw that is folded back to form a groove that engages with the lower end thereof and a locked piece that projects from the rear surface toward the vehicle exterior and is locked to the door outer panel side are integrally formed. Rutotomoni, wherein the back, the hollow portion of the lower lip, automotive belt molding terminal cap, characterized in that the formation of the stabilizer to be inserted through the opening of the terminal together. 2. A belt molding for an automobile, characterized in that a notch opened downward is formed on a rear surface of the molding so that a base portion of a stabilizer protruding from a rear surface of a fitting portion located inside thereof is engaged. Terminal cap.