JPH0872749A - Garnish cowl top mounting structure of front glass lower end of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely mount a garnish cowl top beautifully on the front glass lower end of an automobile without any gap and mount it with simple operation. CONSTITUTION: A lock part 15 comprising a leg 16 suspending from the rear face and a jaw 17 projecting from the bottom of the leg to the backward is provided in the rear back face of a garnish cowl top 10 main body comprising a main body part 11 and a lip part 12 which is formed in the rear end of the main body in such a state as abutting on the surface of a front glass lower end 20a and an elastically bent piece 25 for giving restitutive force to bending of the leg is provided between the leg and the main body rear face in its front so that the lower end of the front glass is inserted and sandwiched between the jaw of the lock part and the lip part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a garnish cowl top on a lower end of a windshield of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, a garnish cowl top made of plastic is attached to a recess formed in a vehicle body cowl portion between a lower end of a windshield of an automobile and a front hood in order to shield the recess. An example thereof is shown in FIGS. Reference numeral 50 in the figure is an automobile, 51
Is a windshield, 52 is a front hood, 53 is a vehicle body cowl portion, 54 is a garnish cowl top, and 59 is a concave portion. The garnish cowl top 54 is composed of a main body 55 and a lip portion 56 at the rear end thereof, and the main body 55 is fixed to the vehicle body 58 by mounting parts 57 such as screws and clips, and covers the recess 59. The lip portion 56 is for pressing the garnish cowl top 54 into close contact with the surface of the lower end 51a of the windshield and is made of soft PVC or the like, and is integrally formed at the rear end of the main body portion 55 by injection molding or the like. Alternatively, a separately molded product may be assembled. Make sure that the tip of the lip portion 56 is firmly attached to the glass surface.
It is formed so as to be curved so as to cover the lower end 51a of the windshield. The covering amount of the lip portion 56 is
The thickness is set to about 3 mm in consideration of variations in glass thickness and shape of the lip portion.

However, according to this structure, since the lip portion 56 is not fixed to the lower end 51a of the windshield, the curved shape of the lower end of the windshield varies, and the garnish cowl top 54 is deformed by heat or the like. In this case, a gap may be created between the lip portion 56 and the windshield lower end 51a.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, there is known a structure in which a mounting portion 60 is provided on the back surface of the lip portion 56, a locking member 61 is mounted on the mounting portion 60, and the lower end 51a of the windshield is engaged. . The locking member 61 includes an insertion portion 63 protruding from one end of a base portion 62 and the base portion 6 described above.
Claw portion 6 protruding from the other end of 2 to the side opposite to the insertion portion 63
4 and. The locking member 61 is slidably fixed to the rear surface of the lip portion by inserting the insertion portion 63 into the mounting portion 60. After the garnish cowl top 54 is mounted on the vehicle body, the locking member 61 is lip-mounted. The windshield lower end 51a is fitted in the space between the lip portion 56 and the claw portion 64 by sliding it toward the tip of the portion 56.

According to this structure, the claw portion 64 and the lip portion 5
Since the lower end of the glass is securely held by 6 and 6, there is no gap or the like, but since the locking member 61 is a separate component,
There is a problem that the product cost of the garnish cowl top increases. Further, the locking member 61 must be attached to the back surface of the lip portion later, which is troublesome to attach. Further, depending on the dimensional accuracy of the garnish cowl top and the windshield, it may be difficult to attach the lip portion and the windshield.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been proposed in order to solve such a problem, and the garnish cowl top has a beautiful appearance and a reliable appearance without a gap at the lower end of the windshield of an automobile. It is intended to provide a garnish cowl top mounting structure for a lower end of a windshield of an automobile which can be mounted on a vehicle and is easy to mount.

[0007]

That is, the garnish cowl top mounting structure at the lower end of the windshield of an automobile according to the present invention has a screw, a clip, etc. in a recess formed in a vehicle body cowl portion between the lower end of the windshield of the automobile and the front hood. In the garnish cowl top, which comprises a main body part which is attached by the mounting part of the main body part to cover the concave portion and a lip part which is formed at the rear end of the main body part so as to come into contact with the surface of the lower end of the windshield, the rear part of the main body part The back surface is provided with a locking portion composed of a leg that hangs down from the back surface and a claw that projects rearward from the lower portion of the leg, and between the leg and the front surface of the main body portion in front of the leg, with respect to the bending of the leg. An elastic bending piece for giving a restoring force is provided, and the lower end of the windshield is inserted and clamped between the claw and the lip portion of the locking portion. That.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of the structure of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view of the structure seen from the back side of the lip part, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a garnish cowl top near the lip part, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing yet another example.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the structure of the present invention, the garnish cowl top 10 has a recess formed in the vehicle body cowl portion between the lower end 20a of the windshield 20 of the automobile and the front hood. It is a structure that covers and looks beautiful and surely attaches.

The garnish cowl top 10 is made of an appropriate plastic injection-molded product having weather resistance, and is composed of a main body 11 and a lip 12.
The main body 11 is made of hard plastic such as polypropylene to which an appropriate filler is added so as to cover the concave portion of the vehicle body cowl, and is attached to the vehicle body by attachment parts such as clips and screws (not shown). The lip portion 12 is in contact with the surface of the lower end 20 a of the windshield to be in close contact therewith, and shields the gap between the garnish cowl top 10 and the windshield 20.
It is formed at the rear end (on the windshield side). The lip portion 12 is formed by integrally injection-molding a soft synthetic resin or the like on the rear end of the body portion, or as shown in the figure, the body portion 1
1 is integrally formed of the resin that constitutes 1, and a thin portion 13 is provided at the boundary between the main body portion 11 and the lip portion 12,
The lip portion 12 may be bendable. In order to ensure that the lip portion 12 is in close contact with the lower end surface of the windshield, it is preferable that the tip end of the lip portion 12 is curved so as to slightly cover the windshield 20 (about 1 to 1.5 mm in this example).

On the rear surface of the rear portion of the main body portion 11, an engaging portion 15 composed of a leg 16 and a claw 17 is integrally provided.
The leg 16 is formed so as to hang down from the back surface according to the thickness of the windshield 20 to be attached. Also, the nail 17
Is formed so as to project rearward from the lower portion of the leg 16, and the lower end 20a of the windshield 20 is inserted and sandwiched between the lip portion 12 and the claw 17. Then, the lip portion 12 comes into close contact with the surface of the windshield to close the gap between them.

The leg 16 and the main body 1 in front of the leg 16
An elastic bending piece 25 is provided between the first back surface and the first back surface.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, this elastic bending piece 25
The spring elasticity is applied to the legs 16 to absorb variations in glass thickness and dimensional accuracy of the garnish cowl top 10, and to promptly restore the curved deformation of the legs 16 when attaching the windshield to the garnish cowl top. It is for. In this embodiment, the elastic bending piece 25 is obliquely provided between the lower end of the leg 16 and the back surface of the main body 11, and is formed by bending in a wavy shape in plan view as shown in the drawing. If a gap is provided between the elastic bending piece 25 and the back surface of the main body 11 as shown in the figure, the elasticity of the elastic bending piece 25 acts more effectively, but depending on the shape of the back surface of the main body, In some cases, elastic bent pieces are formed on the entire side surface of the leg and no gap is provided. The leg 16 of the locking portion 15 is configured such that when the glass lower end 20a is inserted into the gap between the lip portion 12 and the claw 17 of the locking portion 15, the claw 17 is caused by the glass lower end so that the main body portion 1 is formed.
1 Pushed forward and curved, widening the gap between the claw 17 and the lip portion 12. After the lower end of the glass is inserted into the gap, the leg 16 curved by the elasticity of the elastic bending piece 25.
Tends to restore its original shape, the lower end of the glass is reliably held between the claw 17 and the lip portion 12.

According to this structure, since the bending of the leg 16 is quickly restored by the elastic bending piece 25, not only the attachment to the lower end of the glass is efficient, but also the leg 16 is permanently deformed and the lip portion is deformed. It is possible to prevent the clamping force between 12 and the claw 17 from becoming weak. Moreover, since the locking portion 15 is integrally formed from the main body portion 11 of the garnish cowl top 10, the positional relationship between the tip of the lip portion 12 and the claw 17 is always constant. Therefore, the covering amount of the lip portion 12 with respect to the windshield 20 may be taken into consideration only in that the bending amount of the lip portion 12 changes depending on the thickness of the glass to change the distance between the tip of the lip portion 12 and the claw 17, Usually, the range is about 1.0 to 1.5 mm.

In this example, the bases of the legs 16 and the elastic bending pieces 25 on the main body side are formed thin as shown in the figure. This thin-walled portion prevents sink marks from being generated in the leg-corresponding portion of the main body during molding, and the leg 16
This is to prevent the main body 11 from being deformed or distorted due to the bending of the. The thickness of the portion is about 0.5 to
It is 1.0 mm.

4 to 6 show another example of the present invention. In FIG. 4, the elastic bending piece 26 is curved and formed in a substantially S shape in a side view. Further, FIG. 5 shows an example in which the elastic bending piece 27 is formed in an arc shape which bulges toward the claw 17. Further, FIG. 6 is an example in which the elastic bending piece 28 is formed in an arc shape that bulges toward the rear surface side of the main body 11, contrary to the example shown in FIG. In either case, the elastic bending pieces 26, 27, 28
Since the leg 16 of the locking portion 15 is elastically supported by the, the shape can be quickly restored even if the leg 16 is deformed when the lower end of the windshield is inserted between the claw 17 and the lip portion. You can

[0016]

As shown and described above, according to the structure of the present invention, the locking portion for holding the lower end of the glass is integrally formed on the rear rear surface of the main body, and the leg of the locking portion is formed. Is provided with an elastic bending piece for promptly restoring the bending deformation. Therefore, it is not necessary to prepare a separate component for sandwiching the glass, and the component cost can be suppressed. In addition, the elastic bending piece can absorb the dimensional accuracy of the windshield and lip, and even if the garnish cowl top is deformed by heat etc., there is no gap between the glass and the lip and the appearance is It's beautiful. In addition, when the lower end of the windshield is inserted between the lip and the claw, the bent leg can be quickly restored to its shape efficiently and reliably, and the leg bend remains as a permanent deformation. This makes it possible to prevent the clamping force with the glass from becoming weak.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an essential part of the structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view of the structure seen from the back surface side of a lip portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a garnish cowl top near a lip portion.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing another example of the same.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing still another example.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a general automobile.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of the garnish cowl top.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing another example of a mounting structure for a garnish cowl top.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Garnish Cowl Top 11 Main Body 12 Lip Part 15 Locking Part 16 Leg 17 Claw 20 Windshield 25 Elastic Bending Piece

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A main body portion which is attached to a concave portion formed in a vehicle body cowl portion between a lower end of a windshield of an automobile and a front hood with a mounting member such as a screw or a clip to cover the concave portion, and a surface of the lower end of the windshield. In a garnish cowl top including a lip portion formed at the rear end of the main body so as to come into contact, a rear surface of the rear portion of the main body, a leg hanging from the rear surface, and a claw protruding rearward from a lower portion of the leg. And an elastic bending piece for imparting a restoring force to the bending of the leg between the leg and the front surface of the body in front of the leg. A garnish cowl top mounting structure for the lower end of the windshield of an automobile, characterized in that the lower end of the windshield is inserted and sandwiched between them.