JPH09300954A - Molding fitting clip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a molding fitting clip that can be easily positioned and prevented from dispersion by every worker at the time of fitting the clip. SOLUTION: This fitting clip 5 is fixed to a window frame 3 to which window glass 1 is bonded, so as to lock a molding 4 covering the peripheral edge part of the window glass 1. In this case, a positioning guide part 11 coming in face contact with a bonded face to which the window glass 1 is bonded, of the window frame 3 and also coming in contact with the inner end face of the window frame 3 so as to guide the fitting clip 5 into a fixed position and to determine the fixed position of the fitting clip 5 at the time of fixing the fitting clip 5 to the window frame 3 is integrally formed at the fitting clip 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting clip for a molding that locks a molding disposed on the periphery of a windshield.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A windshield is attached to a vehicle body of a front windshield or a rear windshield.
Two methods are mainly used: a method of fixing to a window frame of a vehicle body through a weather strip, and a method of directly bonding a window glass to the window frame of the vehicle body. When the window glass is directly adhered to the window frame, a gap is created between the peripheral edge of the window glass and the peripheral edge of the window frame. Therefore, this gap is made of a resin material (hereinafter referred to as a molding). ), So that the periphery of the window glass attachment portion is decorated. The molding is locked by a plurality of clips fixed to the window frame, and a molding mounting clip that locks the molding is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-682.
No. 01 publication. As shown in FIG. 5, the molding attachment clip 60 includes a locking piece 5 that locks the leg of the molding 52 to the lower end of the fixed piece 51 bonded to the window frame 50.
3 is formed, and the auxiliary fixing piece 54 is provided at a predetermined position of the locking piece 53.
Are connected to each other via a hinge 55 so as to be flexible, and the fixed piece 5
1 and the auxiliary fixing piece 54 are provided with adhesive tapes 56 for adhering to the window frame 50, and are fixed to the window frame 50 by the fixing piece 51 and the auxiliary fixing piece 54. After the molding mounting clip 60 is fixed to the window frame 50, the window glass 57 is attached via the adhesive 58 to the window frame 50.
Fixed to.

[0003]

However, since the above-mentioned molding attachment clip is attached to the window frame by an operator's manual operation, the clip may not be attached to the proper attachment position depending on the posture of the operator when attaching the clip. There is a risk that it will be installed out of alignment. This is shown in FIG. 6 (a), for example.
As shown in, the clip 60 has a regular mounting position A.
Position B1 tilted to the left or right with respect to (shown by the one-dot chain line)
6 (indicated by a solid line), as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the clip 60 is attached at a position B2 which is vertically displaced from the regular attachment position A, and As shown in c), the clip 60 may be attached to the regular attachment position A at a position B3 where a gap is formed between the clip 60 and the attachment surface. Therefore, the above-described molding attachment clip has a problem in that the attachment position of the clip varies and it is difficult to attach the clip to the regular attachment position with high accuracy.

Further, one end of the molding is locked by a locking piece of a clip, and the other end is elastically deformed and abuts against the windshield. Due to this elastic deformation, a reaction force is generated from the windshield, and the posture is maintained. Has been held. Therefore, if the clip is attached while deviating from the proper attachment position, the contact part between the other end of the molding and the windshield becomes unstable, the holding function of the molding deteriorates, and the holding posture of the molding and the molding holding There is a problem that the strength is lowered, and the molding may come off over time.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, to provide a clip for mounting a molding which enables easy positioning of the clip and prevents variations in clip mounting among workers. .

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mounting clip fixed to a window frame to which window glass is adhered, for locking a molding for covering a peripheral edge portion of the window glass. When fixing to the frame, the window glass of the window frame makes surface contact with the adhesive surface and contacts the inner end surface of the window frame, guides the mounting clip to the fixed position, and determines the fixed position of the mounting clip. The positioning guide portion is formed integrally with the mounting clip.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the mounting clip for the molding according to the first aspect, a weakened portion for separating the positioning guide portion from the mounting clip after the fixing of the mounting clip to the window frame is completed, It is a structure formed between the mounting clip and the positioning guide portion.

[0008]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates a windshield. The front windshield 1 (hereinafter referred to as windshield) is adhered to the window frame 3 of the vehicle body 2 using a one-liquid adhesive 30 (see FIG. 2). A molding 4 for covering and decorating the peripheral portion of the window glass 1 is arranged. The molding 4 is locked by a plurality of clips 5 arranged on the window frame 3.

In FIG. 2, which shows a cross section of the pillar 6 of the window frame 3, the pillar 6 has a flange portion 6a to which the window glass 1 is bonded, and the window glass 1 from the flange portion 6a.
And a rising wall 6b rising toward the outer surface of the. A notch 7 (see FIG. 3) indicating a position where each clip 5 is attached is formed in advance on the edge of the flange portion 6a. The notches 7 are provided at positions corresponding to both ends of a positioning guide portion 11 described later. A clip 5 that locks the molding 4 is fixed to the rising wall 6b.

The clip 5 is made of a resin having excellent heat resistance and is integrally molded by a well-known molding technique. The clip holding part 10 for holding the molding 4 and the molding holding part 10 are fixed to the rising wall 6b. At this time, while guiding the molding holding portion 10 to the mounting position, the molding holding portion 10
Is mainly configured by a positioning guide portion 11 that determines the mounting position of the molding holding portion 10 and a weak portion 12 that separates the positioning guide portion 11 from the molding holding portion 10 after the molding holding portion 10 is completely attached to the rising wall 6b. There is.

A well-known thermosetting tape 13 for fixing the molding holding portion 10 is attached to the surface of the molding holding portion 10 on the side of the rising wall 6b. The thermosetting tape 13 has a predetermined adhesive force even at room temperature, and temporarily fixes the molding holding portion 10 to the rising wall 6b when fixing the molding holding portion 10 to the rising wall 6b.

At the tip of the molding holding portion 10, the molding 4 is attached.
A hook 14 for locking the is formed. A U-shaped slit 15 (see FIG. 3) that facilitates elastic deformation of the hook 14 is located closer to the hook 14 than the center of the molding holding portion 10.
Are extended along the longitudinal direction of the molding holding portion 10.

The positioning guide portion 11 is connected to the molding holding portion 10 through two weak portions 12 at a predetermined angle, and has a sufficient width for guiding the molding holding portion 10. are doing. The angle formed by the positioning guide portion 11 and the molding holding portion 10 is set in advance to an angle at which the thermosetting tape 13 makes surface contact with the rising portion 6b when the clip 5 is attached to the pillar 6. The fragile portion 12 facilitates the separation between the molding holding portion 10 and the positioning guide portion 11 so that the molding holding portion 10 and the positioning guide portion 11 are separated from each other.
The thickness of the connecting part is reduced.

The positioning guide portion 11 has a substantially L-shaped cross section.
It is formed in a letter shape, and has a guide surface 11a that comes into surface contact with the flange portion 6a, and an abutment surface 11b that comes into contact with the end surface of the flange portion 6a. The opposite end of the positioning guide portion 11 that is connected to the molding holding portion 10, and is substantially L
A grip portion 16 for facilitating attachment of the clip 5 to the rising wall 6a is formed on the character-shaped bent portion 11c. The grip portion 16 is curved so that an operator can easily grip it.

The molding 4 is the hook 1 of the molding holding portion 10.
The core metal 20 has an engaging portion 20a that engages with the core 4 and forms the skeleton of the molding 4, and the synthetic resin portion 21 that covers the core metal 20 and has excellent durability. On the windshield 1 side of the synthetic resin portion 21, a rain gutter that prevents rainwater to the windshield 1 from flowing to the door glass, that is, a drain groove 22 is formed.

Since the distance between the outer surface of the window glass 1 and the outer surface of the molding 4 gradually changes from the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the window glass 1, the width H of the drainage groove 22 also gradually changes according to this change. Is changing. The position of the engaging portion 20a also changes in accordance with the change in the width H of the drainage groove 22, for example, it moves upward from the position shown in FIG. 12, so that the hook 14 can engage with the engaging portion 20a. , Mall holder 1
The length of 0 also differs depending on the position of the engaging portion 20a.
When the length of the molding holding portion 10 varies depending on the position of the engaging portion 20a, the workability can be improved by coloring the clips 5 having different lengths with different colors and by different colors.

Next, the attachment of the clip 5 to the pillar 6 will be described. The clips 5 are attached to the pillars 6 of the vehicle body 2 at three positions, namely, the upper portion, the central portion, and the lower portion, but the attachment of each clip 5 to the pillars 6 is the same.

In FIG. 3, the operator holds the grip portion 16 of the clip 5 and moves the clip 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow A in the figure so that the guide surface 11a makes surface contact with the flange portion 6a. The guide surface 11a is brought into sliding contact with the surface of the flange portion 6a. Since the guide surface 11a and the surface of the flange portion 6a are in surface contact with each other, the lateral displacement of the molding holding portion 10 (arrow a in the figure) is prevented, and the molding holding portion 1 is prevented.
The vertical displacement of 0 (arrow b in the figure) is also prevented, and the molding holding unit 10 is guided to the regular position. At this time, the both ends of the positioning guide portion 11 are made to correspond to the notches 7, and the guide surface 11a is slidably contacted with the surface of the flange portion 6a, so that the lateral displacement of the molding holding portion 10 (arrow c in the figure) is also prevented. It is prevented and the molding holding portion 10 is guided to the regular position in the left-right direction.

While maintaining the surface contact between the guide surface 11a and the flange portion 6a, the clip 5 is slidably moved until the contact surface 11b contacts the end surface of the flange portion 6a (arrow C in the figure).
Let it. Since the angle between the positioning guide portion 11 and the molding holding portion 10 is predetermined, the thermosetting tape 13 of the molding holding portion 10 rises up the rising wall almost at the same time when the contact surface 11b contacts the end surface of the flange portion 6a. The surface contact with 6b is prevented, and the formation of a gap between the molding holding portion 10 and the rising wall 6b is prevented. Due to the adhesive force of the thermosetting tape 13, the molding holder 10 is temporarily fixed to the rising wall 6b. While pressing the back of the molding holding portion 10, the positioning guide portion 11,
The fragile portion 12 is broken and separated from the molding holding portion 10.
In the clip 5, the positioning guide portion 11 has the molding holding portion 1
Since it is separated from 0 and discarded, the mall holder 10
Will only be. Therefore, only the molding holding portion 10 is mounted on the pillar 6.

Next, the car body 2 is conveyed to the painting process, and the car body 2
Bake coating on. The heat at this time cures the thermosetting tape 13, and the molding holding portion 10 is integrally coupled to the rising wall 6b. After that, the window glass 1 is bonded to the flange portion 6 a with the adhesive 30. After the adhesive 30 is solidified, the engaging portion 20a is engaged with the hook 14 to attach the molding 4 to the peripheral edge portion of the window glass 1. As the engaging portion 20a engages with the hook 14, the wall portion 23 of the molding 4 is elastically deformed from the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in the figure to the position indicated by the solid line, as shown in FIG. Pressed. The molding 4 is held by the molding holding portion 10 by the reaction force of the pressing force on the window glass 1 due to this elastic deformation.

Since the molding holding portion 10 is attached to the regular position, the contact portion between the wall portion 23 of the molding 4 and the window glass 1 is stabilized, and the molding 4 by the clip 5 is provided.
Of the molding 4 is stable, and the holding posture and the holding strength of the molding 4 are maintained.

Next, a modified example of the clip is shown in FIG. 4, and this modified example will be described. In the figure, the same members as those shown in FIG. 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals as those used in FIG. 3, and the description thereof will be omitted. Only the different points will be described. As shown in FIG. 4, the clip 40 includes a molding holding portion 10 and a positioning guide portion 41 that is continuously and integrally molded from the molding holding portion 10. The positioning guide part 41 is formed into a substantially L-shaped cross section similarly to the positioning guide part 11, and has a guide surface 41a that comes into surface contact with the flange part 6a and the flange part 6.
It has a contact surface 41b that contacts the end surface of a. The guide surface 41a is formed with a plurality of apertures 42 for securing a bonding surface of the window glass 1 to the flange portion 6a.

When this clip 40 is used, when the clip 40 is attached, the positioning guide portion 41 is not separated unlike the above-described embodiment, and the positioning guide portion 41 together with the window glass 1 is connected to the flange portion. Fix to 6a. According to this modification, it is possible to save the labor of separating the positioning guide portion 41 and improve the work efficiency.

When the distance between the outer surface of the windshield 1 and the outer surface of the molding 4 does not change, that is, when the width H does not change and the width H is constant, the pillar 5 is attached at various places on the clip 5. The same clip 5 can be used, and the types of clip 5 can be reduced. Instead of the notch 7 showing the attachment position of the clip 5, a mark may be marked on the flange portion 6a. In the above-described embodiment, the clip 5 provided on the peripheral portion of the front windshield 1 of the vehicle has been described. However, the clip provided on the peripheral portion of the rear window glass at the rear of the vehicle is used for mounting the molding of the present invention. Of course, clips may be applied.

[0025]

As described above, according to the invention of claim 1, a positioning guide portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section for determining the fixing position of the mounting clip to the window frame is integrally formed with the mounting clip. Therefore, when fixing the mounting clip to the window frame, the positioning guide part makes surface contact with the bonding surface of the window glass to the window frame, and also contacts the inner end surface of the window frame, and To a fixed position. Therefore, the horizontal contact of the attachment clip with the adhesive surface is prevented, and the vertical displacement of the attachment clip is prevented. Also, the variation of the mounting position of the clip by the worker is prevented,
The mounting accuracy of each clip can be improved. Furthermore, since the mounting clip is attached to the regular position, the contact part between the molding and the windshield is stable,
The retaining function of the molding by the mounting clip is stable,
The holding posture and holding strength of the molding are maintained.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, after the fixing of the mounting clip to the window frame is completed, the fragile portion is broken to separate the positioning guide portion from the mounting clip. The guide portion can be eliminated, and the window glass adhesion area can be secured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle that employs a mall mounting clip of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a II-II cross section of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of a pillar for explaining the attachment of the attachment clip to the pillar.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a mounting clip for a molding showing a modified example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional molding mounting clip attached to a pillar.

6A and 6B are front views showing a mounting position of a conventional clip on a pillar, wherein FIG. 6A shows a case where the clip is tilted and mounted, and FIG. 6B shows a case where the clip is mounted with a vertical shift. (C) shows the case where the clip is attached with a gap between the clip and the attachment surface.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Front Windshield 2 Body 3 Window Frame 4 Mold 5 Clip 6 Pillar 6a Flange 6b Rising Wall 7 Notch 10 Mold Holding Part 11 Positioning Guide 11a Guide Surface 11b Abutting Surface 12 Weak Section 13 Thermosetting Tape 14 Hook 15 Slit 16 grip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A mounting clip fixed to a window frame to which window glass is adhered, for locking a molding covering a peripheral portion of the window glass, wherein the window is fixed when the mounting clip is fixed to the window frame. Positioning guide for guiding the mounting clip to a fixed position by making surface contact with an adhesive surface of the frame to which the window glass is bonded and contacting an inner end surface of the window frame to determine the fixed position of the mounting clip. A mounting clip for a molding, wherein a portion is integrally formed with the mounting clip. 2. A fragile portion for separating the positioning guide portion from the mounting clip after completion of fixing the mounting clip to the window frame is provided between the mounting clip and the positioning guide portion. The mounting clip for a molding according to claim 1, which is formed.