JPH09303338A - Positioning structure of glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attempt to decrease the cost by reducing the number of required parts, facilitate the positioning of each member with respect to glass, and to reduce a space required for bonding. SOLUTION: A penetration hole 22 is opened at the end part of the glass 20. In a mall 23, a bos 25 and a male screw 26 part which is fit into an inside circumference of the penetration hole 22 to be positioned with respect to glass 20 are integrally provided, and at the same time, a female screw part 31 provided on the clip 30 is threaded with the male screw 26 to fix the clip to the mall 23. A clip 30 is fit into the attachment hole 14 which is opened in an outer panel 4 of a center pillar 3 on the side of the automobile body so that the glass 20 is fixed and attached on a predetermined position of the automobile with a bonding agent 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass positioning structure for mounting glass on a predetermined portion of a vehicle body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA at a position including a center pillar of FIG. When the window glass 5 is attached to the predetermined position of the outer panel 4 of the center pillar 3 on the body 2 side of the automobile 1 by the glass adhesive 6, the conventional glass positioning structure is molded on the end 7 of the glass 5 on which the ceramic print is applied. 8 is fixed with an adhesive 9, and the molding 8 or glass 5
The spacer 10 is attached with double-sided tape 11 to make a temporary attachment, the vehicle 1 is positioned in the width direction, and the pin 12 mounted at another position is used to position the vehicle 1 in the front-rear and up-down directions. Was there.

In this case, since the pin 12 is affixed with the double-sided tape 11, the primer 13 is applied to the ceramic print portion of the end portion 7 of the glass 5. In addition, the pin 12 has a mounting hole 1 formed in the outer panel 4 of the body 2.
Since it is inserted through 4, when it is outside the application position of the adhesive 6 on the glass 5, in order to prevent water from entering,
A seal rubber 15 is arranged on the outer surface of the outer panel 4 around the mounting hole 14. Furthermore, double-sided tape 11
The parts of the outer panel 4 and the molding 8 which are in contact with are also coated with the primers 16 and 17.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional glass positioning structure, the number of required parts is large, and the primers 13, 16 and 17 for using the double-sided tape 11 and the seal rubber 15 for preventing water from entering. It is difficult to determine the position of the molding 8 with respect to the glass 5 and the position of the pin 12 with respect to the glass 5, and the space required for adhering the glass 5 becomes large, resulting in poor appearance and poor visibility. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to reduce the number of necessary parts and eliminate the need for a double-sided tape, a molding adhesive, a primer and a seal rubber. It is an object of the present invention to provide a glass positioning structure that can reduce costs, can easily position each member with respect to glass, and can reduce the space required for bonding.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a glass positioning structure for positioning a glass having a molding attached to an end thereof at a predetermined position of an automobile and attaching it with an adhesive. A through hole is formed in an end portion of the glass, and a positioning portion for fitting with the inner periphery of the through hole and positioning the glass with respect to the glass is integrally projected on the molding, and a clip is fixed, It is characterized in that the glass is attached by fitting a clip into a mounting hole opened on the body side of the automobile and positioning it.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A glass positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where a glass of a quarter window is attached to a predetermined portion of an automobile. FIG. 1 shows a glass positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is a cross-sectional view at the same position as FIG. 4, in which the same parts as those in FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an exploded view of the main part.

In the glass positioning structure according to this embodiment, a through hole 22 is formed in the end portion 21 of the glass 20, and a contact plate 24 of the molding 23 is integrally formed with a boss 25 and a male screw 26 as a positioning portion. And the boss 25 in the through hole 22.
To position the molding 23 with respect to the glass 20, and the female screw portion 31 provided on the clip 30 is screwed onto the male screw 26 to move the clip 30 to the molding 23.
The clip 30 is fitted in the mounting hole 14 formed in the outer panel 4 of the center pillar 3 on the body side of the automobile, and the glass 20 is positioned and attached at a predetermined position of the automobile by the adhesive 6. .

The glass 20 conforms to the shape of the window frame of the automobile, and has through holes 22, 22 at two upper and lower positions at an end portion 21 of the center pillar 3 of the automobile facing the outer panel 4.
The adhesive 6 is placed in the vicinity of the through holes 22, 22 when it is attached to a predetermined position of the automobile.

The molding 23 is made of a hard resin material, and has an abutting plate 24 that abuts against the end 21 of the glass 20 and an abutting plate 2.
4 is integrally formed with a cover plate 27 bent inward from one end, and is a positioning portion having a circular cross section inside the contact plate 24 at positions corresponding to the two through holes 22, respectively. The boss 25 and a portion of the male screw 26 concentrically protruding inwardly are provided.

In the molding 23, the outer periphery of the boss 25 is fitted to the inner periphery of the through hole 22, the outer diameter of the portion of the male screw 26 is smaller than that of the through hole 22, and the edge 20a of the glass 20 and the cover plate. The dimensions of each part are set so that there is a slight gap between the parts.

The clip 30 is made of an elastic material and integrally has an engaging portion 32 which is inserted into the mounting hole 14, a female screw portion 31 near the glass 20, and an intermediate seal lip 33. A boss 34 having an outer periphery fitted to the inner periphery of the through hole 22 is provided in a protruding manner on 31 and the engagement portion 32 has a tapered taper portion 35 on the side close to the seal lip 33 and a taper on the tip side subsequent thereto. And the maximum outer diameter of the engaging portion 32 is larger than the inner diameter of the mounting hole 14.

The glass 20 using the clip 30
A method of attaching the vehicle to a predetermined location of the vehicle will be described.
The male screw 26 portion is inserted into the through hole 22 of the glass 20, and the boss 25 is fitted into the through hole 22 so that the glass 2
The molding 23 is fixed to the glass 20 by positioning the molding 23 with respect to 0, screwing the male screw 26 with the female screw portion 31, and at the same time fitting the boss 34 into the through hole 22 and rotating and tightening the clip 30.

Next, when the adhesive 6 is applied to the glass 20 and the engaging portion 32 of the clip 30 is inserted into the mounting hole 14, the divergent taper portion 35 is caught in the mounting hole 14 and is prevented from coming off. The peripheral edge of the lip 33 is in close contact with the outer surface of the outer panel 4 around the mounting hole 14. When the adhesive 6 applied to the glass 20 adheres to the surface of the outer panel 4 and is cured, the glass 20 is positioned and fixed at a predetermined position on the body of the automobile.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, since the boss 25 on the molding 23 side and the boss 34 on the clip 30 side are fitted in the through hole 22 formed in the glass 20, the molding 23 and the molding 23 for the glass 20 are fitted. The clip 30 can be positioned easily and surely, and the seal lip 33 integrally provided on the clip 30 is brought into close contact with the outer surface of the outer panel 4 to seal the periphery of the mounting hole 14, so that the seal rubber 15 shown in FIG. There is an advantage that the cost can be reduced by omitting it.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the present invention can be applied to all glass positioning structures having an adhesive window structure other than the quarter window glass, and is screwed to the through hole 22, the boss 25 and the male screw 26 portion of the glass 20, and the male screw 26. The number of clips 30 to be formed may be one or three or more, and the outer periphery of the boss 34 may be formed in a tapered shape, and a similar taper may be formed.
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[0017]

According to the present invention, a through hole is formed in an end portion of glass, and a molding is integrally provided with a positioning portion for fitting with the inner circumference of the through hole to position the glass. By fixing and fitting the clip into the mounting hole opened on the body side of the automobile, positioning and mounting the glass, the number of required parts is reduced, and the double-sided tape, the adhesive of the molding, the primer and the seal rubber are not required, and the cost is reduced. By downsizing, it is easy to position each member with respect to the glass, and if the clip is integrally provided with the seal lip, there is an effect that the seal rubber becomes unnecessary and the cost can be further reduced. In addition, since the positioning portion of the molding is provided with a male screw and the clip is provided with a female screw portion that is screwed to the male screw, the female screw portion is screwed onto the male screw to fix the clip to the molding, so the space required for bonding Can be made smaller and the appearance and visibility can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a glass positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of a glass positioning structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile having a glass positioning structure.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3, showing a main part of a conventional glass positioning structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Center Pillar 4 Outer Panel 6 Adhesive 14 Mounting Hole 20 Glass 21 End 22 Through Hole 23 Mold 24 Abutment Plate 25 Boss (Constituting Positioning Part) 26 Male Thread 30 Clip 31 Female Thread 32 Engagement 33 Seal Lip 34 Boss

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A glass positioning structure for positioning a glass having a molding attached to an end thereof at a predetermined position of an automobile and attaching the same with an adhesive, wherein a through hole is opened at the end of the glass and the molding is provided at the molding. A positioning part for fitting with the inner circumference of the through hole to position it with respect to the glass is integrally projected, and a clip is fixed, and the clip is fitted into a mounting hole opened on the body side of the automobile. A glass positioning structure, characterized in that the glass is positioned and attached. 2. The glass positioning structure according to claim 1, wherein the positioning portion of the molding is provided with a male screw,
The glass positioning structure, wherein the clip is provided with an internal thread portion that is screwed into the external thread.