JPH09290633A - Automobile window molding - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obviate such a deformation in a window molding, being attached to an edge of automobile window glass, as separating from the glass edge. SOLUTION: A molding 30 is so constituted that it is attached to an edge of window glass G being locked to a body panel by a bonding agent and also installed in a specified position of the body panel by two positioning means 31 and 32. In this constitution, a deformation preventing piece 40 to be secured to the body panel by the bonding agent is installed in an intermediate part in the longitudinal direction of the molding. This intermediate part of this molding is locked to the body panel by this deformation preventing piece 40. Since this molding is hard to be deformed outward even if the hand of a car user of window cleaner touches this molding 30, it is able to hold the window glass for a long period of time with certainty.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a windshield molding for an automobile, which is mounted on an edge of a window glass when the window glass is fixed to the vehicle body panel with an adhesive and positions the window glass at a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel. (Hereafter, simply "mall"
Called. ).

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of this type of molding, there is one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-257169. As shown in FIG. 12, this molding is attached to an edge of a window glass (for example, a window glass of a door) G fixed to a vehicle body panel with an adhesive, and the window glass G is positioned by clips 21 and 21 which are positioning means. Is an automobile part that positions a vehicle body at a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel.

The molding 20 is attached to the edge of the window glass G and is attached to a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel by a clip 21. On the other hand, the window glass G is positioned at a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel by the molding 20 and fixed to the vehicle body panel with an adhesive. However, the molding 20 is only fitted to the edge of the window glass G and is not bonded. In addition, the range G of a predetermined width from the edge of the window glass G
No. 1 is colored black so that a part of the molding 20 and the clip 21 cannot be seen from the outside.

[0004]

As described above, since such a molding is only fitted into the window glass and not integrated with the window glass, for example, the hand of a person who uses a car. Alternatively, the direction away from the edge of the window glass (hereinafter, referred to as “outer side”) as indicated by an imaginary line by an external force received when the person who wipes the window glass touches it.
It may be transformed into.

Therefore, the molding has a problem in that it cannot reliably hold the window glass.
In addition, when the window glass is being wiped, the molding deformed outward causes the window glass to rattle, which makes it difficult to wipe the window glass.

As a method of coping with these problems, a method of interposing a double-sided tape (not shown) between the molding and the window glass to integrate the molding and the window glass to prevent the molding from being deformed is considered. To be However, this method has a problem that it takes time and effort to attach the double-sided tape, and the adhesive force of the double-sided tape is lowered after a long time, so that the deformation of the molding cannot be prevented.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a windshield molding for an automobile, which is mounted on an edge of a window glass fixed to a vehicle body panel by an adhesive and is attached to a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel by a positioning means. The above problem is solved by an automobile wind molding having a deformation preventing piece fixed to the vehicle body panel by the adhesive at the longitudinal middle portion of the molding.

[0008]

The molding is attached to the edge of the window glass and attached to a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel by the positioning means.
The window glass is fixed to a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel with an adhesive via the molding.

When the molding and the window glass are attached to the vehicle body panel, the deformation preventing piece is pressed against the adhesive and is fixed to the vehicle body panel by the adhesive. Therefore, the middle part of the molding is fixed to the vehicle body panel by the deformation preventing piece and cannot be separated from the edge of the window glass, and is in a state of being integrated with the window glass, for example, touched by a human hand. It will not be deformed outwardly by the external force that it receives.

[0010]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIGS. Since the molding 30 is attached to the edge of the window glass (for example, door glass) G, it has a U-shaped cross section. A deformation preventing piece 40, which is pressed against the adhesive B, is provided at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the molding 30.

Tongue pieces 38, 38 are provided on the upper and lower ends of the molding 30.
Is protruding. A clip receiving hole 41 for receiving a fixing clip (positioning means) 31 described later is formed in the tongue piece 38 at the upper end. Also on the lower tongue 38,
A clip receiving hole 41 for receiving the slide clip (positioning means) 32 is formed.

Fixed clip 31 and slide clip 32
Both have the same shape, and have a pair of elastic pieces 33, 33 (see FIG. 3) and a rectangular head 34.
And a tsuba 35. Body panel P (see Figure 1)
A positioning hole 36 that receives the fixing clip 31 to position the molding 30 and an escape hole 37 that receives the slide clip 32 to allow the molding 30 to expand and contract are formed in the.

Next, a procedure for attaching the molding 30 and the window glass G to the vehicle body panel P will be described. First, the molding 30 is attached to the edge of the window glass G. At this time, the end wall 42 of the molding 30 is brought into contact with the edge of the upper end of the window glass G in FIG. 1, and the molding 30 is attached to the window glass G at a predetermined position.

Then, the fixed clip 31 and the head 34 of the slide clip 32 are inserted into the clip receiving holes 41, 41. A double-sided tape 43 (see FIG. 3) is attached to the head 34 of the fixing clip 31 in advance. Therefore, the fixing clip 31 is integrated with the window glass G by the double-sided tape 43. After that, the adhesive B is interposed between the facing surfaces of the window glass G and the vehicle body panel P, and the elastic pieces 33 of the fixed clip 31 and the slide clip 32 are inserted into the positioning hole 36 and the escape hole 37.

Finally, the window glass G and the molding 30 are pressed toward the vehicle body panel P, and the elastic pieces 3 of the clips 31 and 32 are pressed.
The vehicle body panel P is received between 3 and the collar 35. At this time, as shown in FIG.
Pressed to. By interposing the vehicle body panel P between the elastic pieces 33 of the clips 31 and 32 and the brim 35,
The molding 30 is attached to a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel P by the fixing clip 31 and the slide clip 32 while being attached to the window glass G. Further, the window glass G is positioned at a predetermined position on the vehicle body panel P by the molding 30 and fixed to the vehicle body panel P by the adhesive B.

The middle portion of the molding 30 is fixed to the vehicle body panel P by the deformation preventing piece 40, cannot be separated from the edge of the window glass G, and is in a state of being integrated with the window glass G. Therefore, the middle portion of the molding 30 in the longitudinal direction is
For example, it is not deformed outward by an external force received when touched by a human hand.

Although the deformation prevention piece 40 shown in FIG. 4 has a substantially uniform thickness, only the portion 144 pressed against the adhesive B is thinner than the other portions like the deformation prevention piece 140 shown in FIG. May be. In this case, the amount of crushing the adhesive B is small, and the deformation preventing piece 140 is reliably adhered by the adhesive B. Further, since the amount of crushing the adhesive is small, it is not necessary to strongly press the molding 30 against the vehicle body panel P, and the molding 30 can be easily attached to the vehicle body panel P. Further, the portion 1 pressed against the adhesive B
A plurality of protrusions 145 may be provided on 44. In this case, the protrusion 145 bites into the adhesive B, so that the deformation preventing piece 140 is securely fixed to the vehicle body panel P.

Since the moldings 30, 130 are usually made of synthetic resin, they expand and contract in the longitudinal direction due to temperature changes. Since the upper fixing clip 31 and the deformation preventing pieces 40, 140 are fixed to the vehicle body panel P, the space between the fixing clip 31 and the deformation preventing pieces 40, 140 hardly expands or contracts. However, when the temperature becomes extremely high or low, the amount of expansion and contraction increases a little and the deformation preventing pieces 40, 14
0 is not the same as the deformation prevention piece 340 of FIG. 8 described later,
It deforms slightly. As a result, the moldings 30 and 130 approach and separate from the edge of the window glass G. This approach and separation is allowed by the gap S1 provided between the moldings 30, 130 and the edge of the window glass G.

On the other hand, the space between the deformation preventing pieces 40, 140 and the slide clip 32 expands and contracts more than the space between the fixing clip 31 and the deformation preventing pieces 40, 140. This expansion and contraction causes playful engagement between the slide clip 32 fitted to the lower end of the molding and the escape hole 37, and the body panel P and the moldings 30, 130 shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5. Is allowed by the gap S2 provided between the two.

The moldings 30 and 130 shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 have a problem that expansion and contraction between the upper fixing clip 31 and the deformation preventing pieces 40 and 140 is hardly permitted. So, what made it possible to deal with this problem is
The deformation preventing pieces 240 and 340 shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 8.

The deformation preventing pieces 240 and 340 are elastically deformable by the moldings 230 and 330.
When the moldings 230 and 330 expand or contract due to temperature change, the deforming portions 250 and 350 allow the moldings 230 and 330 to expand and contract in the longitudinal direction. The malls 230 and 330 expand and contract using the tongue pieces 238 and 338 as fixed points.

When the molding 330 (see FIG. 8) expands and contracts due to a temperature change, the molding 330 moves toward and away from the edge of the window glass G as the deforming portion 350 deforms. This approach and separation is allowed by the gap S1 provided between the molding 230 and the edge of the window glass G. Similarly, a gap S1 (not shown) is also provided between the molding 230 of FIG. 6 and the edge of the window glass G. Furthermore, the malls 230 and 330
The gap S2 (not shown) is also provided between the vehicle body and the vehicle body panel P.
Is provided.

Expansion and contraction of the moldings 230 and 330 as a whole is achieved by the playable engagement between the deforming portions 250 and 350, the slide clip 32 fitted to the lower end of the molding and the escape hole 37, and the gaps S1 and S2. Allowed by and.

The deformation preventing pieces 40 and 140 shown in FIGS.
Is formed in a flat plate shape and has a large area to be pressed against the adhesive B, and thus is securely fixed to the vehicle body panel P. The portions 244 and 344 of the deformation preventing pieces 240 and 340 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 that are pressed against the adhesive are formed thin so that they can be easily pressed into the adhesive B. Therefore, the deformation preventing pieces 240 and 340 are also securely fixed to the vehicle body panel P. The parts 244 and 344 pressed against the adhesive are
It may be formed thin similarly to the portion 144 pressed against the adhesive shown in FIG. Furthermore, a protrusion may be provided so as to project.

Although the fixing clip 31 and the slide clip 34 shown in FIG. 1 are separate from the molding, they may be integrated with the molding 430 like the fixing clip 431 (slide clip 432) shown in FIG. Good. The clip 431 is attached to the vertical slit 447 of the clip holding piece 446 integrally formed with the molding 430. The vertical slit 447 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the molding. Further, the fixing clip 531 (slide clip 532) shown in FIG. 10 may be integrally formed with the molding 530.

Further, the malls 30, 130, 230, 3
Although 30, 430 and 530 are formed in a U-shaped cross section over the entire length, like the molding 630 shown in FIG.
Only the portions where the tongue pieces 638 and 638 and the deformation prevention piece 640 are formed are formed in a U-shaped cross section, and are denoted by reference numerals 660 and 66.
The portion indicated by 0 may be formed in an L-shaped cross section.

[0027]

The molding according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the deformation preventing piece for fixing the middle portion of the molding in the longitudinal direction to the vehicle body panel. (1) For example, it is possible to prevent the window glass from being deformed outwardly by an external force received when it is touched by a human hand, and to reliably hold the window glass for a long period of time. (2) When wiping the window glass, even if a person's hand touches the mall and pressing force is applied to the outside, it is not deformed to the outside and the rattle of the window glass is prevented. The window glass can be easily wiped.

When the portion of the deformation preventing piece to be pressed against the adhesive is formed thinner than the other portions as in the molding according to claim 2, the amount of crushing the adhesive is reduced, and the deformation preventing piece is attached to the vehicle body panel. Is securely fixed by. Further, it is not necessary to strongly press the molding on the vehicle body panel, which facilitates the mounting of the molding on the vehicle body panel.

When the portion of the deformation preventing piece to be pressed against the adhesive has a protrusion as in the molding according to claim 3, the protrusion bites into the adhesive, and the deformation preventing piece is securely fixed to the vehicle body panel. be able to.

Further, when the deformation preventing piece is provided with a deformable portion which allows expansion and contraction in the longitudinal direction of the wind molding as in the molding of claim 4, expansion and contraction of the molding due to temperature change is allowed and deformation of the molding. Is prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a molding, a window glass and a vehicle body panel according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the molding of FIG. 1 mounted on a window glass.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line 3-3 of FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a deformation prevention piece according to another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a molding according to another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a molding according to another embodiment.

8 is an explanatory view of a deformation state of the deformation preventing piece of the molding shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a clip according to another embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a clip according to another embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a molding according to another embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a conventional molding mounted on a window glass.

[Explanation of symbols]

G Window glass B Adhesive P Body panel 30, 130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 63
0 Windshield for automobile 31,431,531 Fixing clip (positioning means) 32,432,532 Slide clip (positioning means) 40,140,240,340,640 Anti-deformation piece 144 Part pressed against adhesive 145 Projection 250 , 350 Deformation part

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A windshield for an automobile, which is attached to an edge of a window glass fixed to a vehicle body panel with an adhesive and is attached to a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel by a positioning means. A windshield for an automobile, comprising a deformation preventing piece fixed to the vehicle body panel with an adhesive. 2. The wind molding for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the deformation preventing piece pressed against the adhesive is formed thinner than other portions. 3. The automobile wind molding according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the deformation preventing piece pressed against the adhesive has a protrusion. 4. The windshield molding for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the deformation preventing piece includes a deformation portion which allows expansion and contraction of the wind molding in the longitudinal direction.