JPH0995130A - Stopper structure of glass - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the glass stopper structure of simple structure which can enhance assembling workability and safety by preventing a door glass from dropping when the door glass of the cab of an automobile is connected to a window regulator. SOLUTION: A glass holder 1 fixed to the lower end part of a door glass 9 is mounted by fitting a locking claw 10 projected in the upper surface 12 of a guide rail 11 into a locking hole 4 recessed in the lower end surface 6 of a block 2 fixed to the lower part of the door glass 9 and at the same time by making a mounting plate 3 abut on the side surface 13 of the guide rail 11. Also, the glass holder 1 is mounted by making the side surface 18 of the block 2 abut on the side surface of the locking claw 10 without providing the locking hole 4. Therefore, the glass holder 1 is prevented from slipping down on the guide rail 11 side and is surely firmly supported.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is provided at a portion for fixing an automobile door glass to a window regulator,
The present invention relates to a glass stopper structure suitable for preventing a door glass from falling when attached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG.
The door glass 9 of the door 21 arranged on the side surface of the
1 is connected to a window regulator (not shown) arranged inside. The connection is performed by connecting the glass holders 1a and 19 fixed to the lower end of the door glass 9 to the guide rail 11a arranged at the upper end of the window regulator (FIG. 6).
Conclude and perform. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the glass holders 1a and 19 fixed to the lower end of the door glass 9 are fastened to the guide rails 11a. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, the glass holder 1a is integrally connected to the block 2a fitted in the lower end portion of the door glass 9 and fixed by an adhesive or the like, and the lower side thereof. It is composed of a mounting plate 3a, and a screw hole 22 is screwed into the mounting plate 3a. On the other hand, the guide rail 11a is formed by bending the upper surface 12a, the lower surface 14a, and the side surface 13a connecting them, and has a channel-shaped cross section. To fasten the glass holder 1a having the above structure to the guide rails 11a, as shown in FIG.
While mounting a on the upper surface 12a of the guide rail 11a, the mounting plate 3a is brought into contact with the side surface 13a of the guide rail 11a, and the bolt 17a inserted into the mounting hole 16a of the guide rail 11a is screwed into the screw hole 22 of the mounting plate 3a. This is performed by bringing the holder 1a into close contact with the guide rail 11a and firmly holding it. The other glass holder 19 fixed to the lower end portion of the door glass 9 is also fastened to the guide rail 11a side by a method substantially similar to the above, but in the following description, only the glass holder 1a side will be described.

As a known technique for fixing the door glass to the window regulator, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-17243 is cited. This "connecting device between the window bottom of a car door and the sliding part of a window lift" has a notch (13) in a female part (8) provided on the window bottom (6) side, and a sliding part (4). The notch (13) is brought into contact with the male portion (12) provided on the side to align the door in the front-rear direction and center the window lift portion.

[0004]

In practice, the door glass 9
In the case of connecting the window regulator to the window regulator, the door glass 9 of a relatively heavy object is grasped by hand, and the guide rail 11 of the window regulator previously attached to the door 21 side.
The glass holder 1a fixed to the door glass 9 is placed on a, and the bolt 17a is attached to the screw hole 2 of the mounting plate 3a while aligning the glass holder 1a and the guide rail 11a.
The work of screwing into 2 is required. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, a force indicated by an arrow B that pushes the door glass 9 from the inner surface side toward the outer surface side is applied depending on how much the door glass 9 is gripped. Therefore, the lower end surface 6a of the block 2a of the glass holder 1a slips off the upper surface 12a of the guide rail 11a, and the door glass 9 easily falls from the guide rail 11a. Therefore, while preventing the door glass 9 from falling, as shown in FIG.
It is necessary to be aware of the work of inserting into 2. Therefore, the assembling work is extremely difficult. Further, there is a problem in that a drop of a heavy object at the time of assembling the door glass 9 is extremely dangerous and damages the door glass 9 and members around the door glass 9.

The prior art disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 7-17243 mentioned above automates centering of a window lift portion of a door,
It is only for shortening the assembling time of the door assembling line, the purpose of the present invention is not to prevent the fall of the door glass at the time of assembling, which is the main point of the present invention. Other than the content, it is different.

The present invention solves the above problems, prevents the door glass from dropping during assembly, and facilitates the alignment of the glass holder and the guide rail, which improves the assembly workability. It is an object to provide a glass stopper structure that enables safe work.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention fixes a glass holder fixed to the lower end of the cab door glass to a guide rail provided at the upper end of the window regulator. A stopper structure of glass for, wherein the guide rail has a channel-shaped cross section in which upper and lower surfaces and side surfaces are bent and formed,
The glass holder is provided with a locking claw protruding upward, and the glass holder includes a block fixed to a lower end portion of a door glass by abutting a flat lower end surface on the upper surface of the guide rail, and the block. A mounting plate that extends downward from the lower end face side of the block and contacts the side surface of the guide rail, and the block fits into the locking claw with the mounting plate contacting the side surface of the guide rail. The glass stopper structure is configured to be engaged or abuttingly engaged.
More specifically, a locking hole into which the locking claw of the guide rail fits is formed on the lower end surface side of the block. Further, the locking claw of the guide rail is formed by bending a part of an edge portion of an upper surface of the guide rail, and the locking claw of the guide rail is separately formed on the upper surface of the guide rail. It is characterized in that it is made of a material for fixing a locking piece of the body.

The glass holder fixed to the lower end of the door glass is supported on the guide rail by placing the flat lower end surface of the block on the upper surface of the guide rail and bringing the mounting plate into contact with the side surface of the guide rail. . On the other hand, a locking claw protruding upward is provided on the upper surface of the guide rail, and the locking claw abuts on the block of the glass holder with the mounting plate of the glass holder abutting the side surface of the guide rail and assembled. Engage and engage. Therefore, the glass holder is held by the guide rail, and slipping from the upper surface is prevented.

[0009]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The glass stopper structure of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG.
The glass holder 1 is fixed to the lower end of the door glass 9. The glass holder 1 holds a door glass 9 fitted in the groove 5 and is fixed to the lower end portion of the door glass 9 with an adhesive or the like, and a flat lower end surface 6 extending downward from the block 2. And a mounting plate 3 formed as an integral structure. Further, the lower end surface 6 of the block 2 is provided with a locking hole 4 which is one of locking means of the glass holder 1. Further, a screw hole 8 is threaded on the mounting plate 3.

On the other hand, the guide rail 11 has a channel-shaped cross section in which the upper surface 12, the side surface 13 and the lower surface 14 are formed by bending. On the upper surface 12, a locking claw 10 formed by cutting out a part of the edge portion 15 and bending it upward is arranged. An insertion hole 16 is formed through the side surface 13.

FIG. 2 shows a state in which the glass holder 1 having the above structure is fixed to the guide rail 11. Glass holder 1
The mounting plate 3 is attached to the side surface 13 of the guide rail 11 and the inner surface 7 thereof.
, But the engaging hole 4 formed in the lower end surface 6 of the block 2 of the glass holder 1 is fitted in the engaging claw 10 protruding from the upper surface 12 of the guide rail 11 in that state. It is formed. In this state, the screw hole 8 of the mounting plate 3 and the insertion hole 16 of the guide rail 11 are aligned with each other. Therefore, the bolt 17 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 and screwed into the screw hole 8 to tighten the glass holder 1. Is fixed to the guide rail 11.

Next, a method of connecting the glass holder 1 having the above structure and the guide rail 11 will be described. The glass holder 1 fixed to the lower end of the door glass 9 is attached to the guide rail 11
The inner surface 7 of the mounting plate 3 of the glass holder 1 contacts the side surface 13 of the guide rail 11, and then the block 2
The lower end surface 6 of the abuts against the upper surface 12 of the guide rail 11 and the locking hole 4 thereof is fitted into the locking claw 10. Therefore,
During the assembling, the glass holder 1 will be the guide rail 1
It is held on the first side, and the door glass 9 is prevented from falling during work. Next, as described above, the bolt 17 is inserted into the insertion hole 16 of the guide rail 11 and screwed into the screw hole 8 of the mounting plate 3, so that the glass holder 1 is securely fixed to the guide rail 11.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the glass stopper structure of the present invention. In this example, the locking hole 4 is not formed in the lower end surface 6 of the block 2 of the glass holder 1. That is, as shown in the figure, the glass holder 1 has a structure in which the side surface 18 of the block 2 contacts the side surface of the locking claw 10 while the mounting plate 3 of the glass holder 1 contacts the side surface 13 of the guide rail 11. Locking claw 10
Even if the glass holder 1 is about to rotate, the side surface 18 of the block 2 is locked by the locking claws 10 by appropriately setting the protruding length of
The glass holder 1 is prevented from sliding down. That is, the glass holder 1 includes the mounting plate 3 of the glass holder 1 that contacts the side surface of the guide rail 11 and the guide rail 1.
The side surface 18 of the glass holder 1 comes into contact with the locking claw 10 of No. 1 to prevent the glass holder 1 from slipping off.
From the above, it is possible to obtain an effect substantially similar to that of the glass stopper structure described above.

FIG. 4 shows still another glass stopper structure of the present invention. In the above-mentioned example, the locking claw 10 formed to project on the upper surface 12 of the guide rail 11 is the guide rail 11
Although a part of the edge portion 15 of the upper surface 12 is bent and formed, this embodiment is different in that a separate locking claw 10a is fixed on the upper surface 12. As shown in the figure, by inserting the locking claw 10a into the locking hole 4 of the block 2, it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as in the above example. Further, similarly to the above, by bringing the locking claw 10a into contact with the side surface 18 of the block 2, it is possible to obtain substantially the same effect as that shown in FIG.

In the above description, the locking claws 10 and 10a
Is formed to have substantially the same width as the width of the glass holder 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. Also, the locking claws 10, 10
As a, a plurality of a may be arranged in parallel. Also, bolt 1
Although 7 is screwed to the mounting plate 3, it may be fastened with a nut.

[0016]

According to the glass stopper structure of the present invention, the following remarkable effects are obtained. 1) The movement of the block is restrained by forming a locking claw on the upper surface of the guide rail and inserting a locking hole in the lower surface of the block of the glass holder into this, or by abutting and engaging the side surface of the block. The glass holder is prevented from slipping off when assembled. Therefore, the assemblability and stability can be improved. 2) The glass holder is secured to the guide rail side during and after assembly by the contact between the mounting plate and the side surface of the guide rail and the contact between the block and the locking claws or fitting. It is anchored to and sticks to. 3) Since the engaging claw is formed by bending a part of the guide rail, the engaging claw can be easily and inexpensively implemented. 4) By fixing the separate locking claw to the guide rail, the locking claw of any shape can be provided at any position.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a glass holder and a guide rail having a glass stopper structure of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the connection structure between the glass holder and the guide rail at the AA cross-section position in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a glass stopper structure of the present invention in which a locking hole is not provided on the glass holder side.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the glass stopper structure of the present invention in which a separate locking claw is provided.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a structure around a cab of an automobile.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a conventional connecting structure of a door glass and a guide rail.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view around a glass holder of a door glass for explaining a conventional problem.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glass holder 2 Block 3 Mounting plate 4 Locking hole 5 Recessed groove 6 Lower end surface 7 Inner surface 8 Screw hole 9 Door glass 10 Locking claw 10a Locking claw 11 Guide rail 12 Upper surface 13 Side surface 14 Lower surface 15 Edge 16 Insert hole 17 Bolt 18 Side 19 Glass holder 20 Cab 21 Door

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A glass stopper structure for fixing a glass holder fixed to a lower end portion of a door glass of a cab to a guide rail provided at an upper end portion of a window regulator, wherein the guide rail is an upper portion. The glass holder has a channel-shaped cross section in which the lower surface and the side surface are bent, and the upper surface is provided with a locking claw protruding upward, and the glass holder has a flat lower end surface on the upper surface of the guide rail. And a mounting plate that extends downward from the lower end surface side of the block and abuts a side surface of the guide rail, the mounting plate of the guide rail A glass stopper structure, wherein the block is fitted or abuttingly engaged with the locking claw in a state of being in contact with a side surface. 2. The glass stopper structure according to claim 1, wherein an engaging hole into which an engaging claw of the guide rail is fitted is formed on a lower end surface side of the block. 3. The glass stopper structure according to claim 1, wherein the locking claw of the guide rail is formed by bending a part of an edge portion of an upper surface of the guide rail. 4. The glass stopper structure according to claim 1, wherein the locking claws of the guide rail are formed by fixing a separate locking piece to the upper surface of the guide rail.