JPH11321322A - End cap mounting structure of partition sash - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the fitting state regardless of the precision of each member of a weather strip and a glass run by mounting an end cap on the upper end of a partition sash in the state where the end cap covers the end parts to be mutually butted of the weather strip and the glass run. SOLUTION: The engagement piece 49 of an end cap 18 is butted against the engagement part 34 of a front sash bracket 32, and the interior side part 46 and exterior side part 47 of a cover part 45 are integrally provided so that it is dimensionally stabilized, difficult to deform, and rigid. In the state where the rear end part 24 of a weather strip 14 and the front end part 25 of a glass run 15 are nipped by the interior side part 46 and exterior side part 47 of the cover part 45 of the EC 18, the inside and outside thereof are covered, so that the dispersion in clearance, even if a clearance is caused in the butted part of the weather strip 14 to the glass run 15, is prevented from appearing by the end cap 18. According to this, the influence of dispersion in dimensional precision between the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15 never appears, and the arrangement and mounting of the both are facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an end cap mounting structure for a partition sash in an automobile door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a side view of a main portion of a partition sash end mounting structure of a conventional automobile door. A conventional partition sash end cap mounting structure has a partition glass 2 and a door glass 3 divided by a partition sash 1, and a weather strip 4 engaging with the partition glass 2 and a glass run 5 engaging with the door glass 3. When the present invention is applied to a front door as shown in FIG. 1, each end where the weather strip 4 and the glass run 5 are in contact with each other across the partition sash 1 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
In general, the appearance is adjusted by superimposing soft materials such as rubber.

[0003]

In the conventional end cap mounting structure of the partition sash 1 shown in FIG. 7, the alignment condition is deteriorated depending on the accuracy of each member of the weather strip 4 and the glass run 5. In addition, since the appearance is adjusted by superimposing soft materials such as rubbers, there is a problem that it is difficult to turn the ends or give a hard feeling.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its object is to adjust the state of alignment without depending on the accuracy of each member of a weather strip and a glass run. It is an object of the present invention to provide a partition sash end cap mounting structure that is good in that the ends are not turned up and that it is easy to have a hard feeling.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention has a partition glass and a door glass separated by a partition sash, and a weather strip engaging with the partition glass and the door glass. In an end cap mounting structure for a partition sash of an automobile door having a glass run engaged with the end cap, the end caps of the weather strip and the glass run which are arranged to face each other are covered with the end cap. The partition sash is mounted on an upper end of the partition sash. In the present invention,
The end cap may be formed of a harder material for the weather strip and the glass run, and the indoor side portion and the outdoor side portion of the end cap may be provided integrally.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An end cap mounting structure for a vehicle partition sash according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking a front door as an example. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front door of an automobile to which a partition sash end cap mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part in a circle X of FIG. Side view, FIG. 3 is FIG.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a main part showing a state before assembling a weather strip and a glass run in FIG.

An automobile front door 9 to which the end cap mounting structure of the partition sash is applied,
It has a partition glass 12 and a door glass 13 divided by a partition sash 11, and includes a weather strip 14 engaging with the partition glass 12 and a glass run 15 engaging with the door glass 13, and the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15. The end portions 24 and 25 that are arranged in abutment with each other are covered with an end cap 18, and the end cap 18 is attached to the upper end of the partition sash 11.

In this end cap mounting structure, the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15 are formed with a harder material than the end strip 18 to form the end cap 18 into the vehicle interior portion 46 and the outdoor portion 4 of the end cap 18.
7 are provided integrally.

The door body 10 of the front door 9 has a forwardly inclined portion 20, and at an intermediate position of the inclined portion 20,
The mutually abutting ends 24 and 25 of the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15 are located.
4 and 25, the upper end of the partition sash 11 is located.

As shown in FIG. 4, the partition sash 11 has a front vertical groove 28 and a rear vertical groove 29 which are continuous in the vertical direction at both front and rear positions. There is a partition 30 between the groove 29 and the upper end surface 31 is inclined in accordance with the inclination of the inclined portion 20 of the door body 10. A front sash bracket 32 is fixed to the partition 30.

A front sash bracket 32 fixed to the partition sash 11 has a lower portion 33 fixed to the front side of the partition wall 30 and a direction inclining upward from the upper end of the lower portion 33 and making a right angle to the inclined portion 20. And an upper portion 35 which extends rearward from the upper end of the engaging portion 34 substantially in parallel with the inclined portion 20 and extends upward, and a through hole 35a is opened in the upper portion 35. ing. Then, the front sash bracket 32 is
The engaging piece 49 of the end cap 18 is temporarily fixed to the upper part 3 using a bolt (not shown) inserted into the through hole 35a.
5 is fixed to a door inner panel (not shown) of the door body 10.

The weather strip 14 has an inclined portion 38 made of a soft polyvinyl chloride resin and a vertical portion 39 integrally, and the rear end 24 of the inclined portion 38 is connected to the indoor portion 46 and the outdoor portion of the cover 45. 47, the vertical portion 39 is inserted into the front vertical groove 2.
8 and are arranged so as to be fitted respectively. Glass run 15
Is made of solid rubber of ethylene propylene, integrally has an inclined portion 42 and a vertical portion 43, and the front end 25 of the inclined portion 42 is connected to the indoor portion 46 and the outdoor portion 47 of the cover 45.
The vertical portion 43 is inserted into the rear vertical groove 29 so as to be fitted therein.

The end cap 18 is formed of a hard polyvinyl chloride resin, which is harder than the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15, so that the end cap 18 and the indoor part 46 and the outdoor part 47 of the cover part 45 extend along the lateral direction. An intermediate portion 48 and an engaging piece 49 protrudingly formed at the center of the intermediate portion 48.
It slopes up to match the slope.

The end cap 18 has a rear end portion 24 of the weather strip 14 and an engaging portion 34 of the front sash bracket 32 on the front side between the indoor portion 46 and the outdoor portion 47 of the cover portion 45. The front end 25 of the inclined portion 42 of the glass run 15 is disposed on the rear side between the indoor side portion 46 and the outdoor side portion 47 of the portion 45, and the lower surface of the cover portion 45 is disposed on the upper end surface 31 of the partition sash 11. The engagement piece 49
Is temporarily fixed to the engaging portion 34 of the front sash bracket 32 with an adhesive.

Assembling of each member is performed in the following order.
First, the partition glass 12 with the weather strip 14 is fitted into a predetermined portion of the front door 9. Next, the partition sash 11 to which the end cap 18 has been temporarily fixed is fixed by screwing at the bracket portion. At this time, the cover 4 of the end cap 18
Assemble 5 so as to cover the end 24 of the weather strip 14. Next, the glass run 15 is assembled. Also at this time, the end 25 of the glass run 15 is
Is assembled so as to be covered by the cover portion 45 of FIG.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 4, the engaging piece 49 of the end cap 18 is brought into contact with the engaging portion 34 of the front sash bracket 32, and the end cap 18 is attached. It is only necessary to temporarily attach the door to the door body 10 to a degree that prevents it from coming off at the time of delivery to the factory.
Since the indoor-side portion 46 and the outdoor-side portion 47 are integrally provided, there is an advantage that dimensions are stable, deformation is difficult, and rigidity is obtained.

As shown in FIG. 5, the rear end 24 of the weather strip 14 and the front end 25 of the glass run 15 are sandwiched between the indoor side portion 46 and the outdoor side portion 47 of the cover portion 45 of the end cap. In this state, the inner and outer sides are covered. Therefore, even if a gap is formed in the abutting portion between the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15 due to a variation in dimensional accuracy between the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15, the end cap may be dispersed. According to 18, there is also an advantage that the gap can be covered so that the variation of the gap does not appear in appearance.

Further, by forming the end cap 18 with a material harder than the weather strip 14 and the glass run 15, the ends 24, 25 are formed.
As shown in FIG. 6, the thickness of the cover portion 45 of the end cap 18 can be reduced, and alignment without a convex feeling can be achieved.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be variously modified and changed, and can be applied not only to the front door 9 but also to the rear door. Further, the material of the weather strip 14 may be a synthetic resin other than the soft polyvinyl chloride resin,
The material of the end cap 18 may be a synthetic resin other than the hard polyvinyl chloride resin.

[0020]

According to the present invention, the size of the weather strip and the glass run is reduced by covering the ends of the weather strip and the glass run which are abutted with each other with an end cap and mounting the end cap on the upper end of the partition sash. The effect of variations in accuracy can be prevented from appearing on the appearance, and the effect of arranging and mounting the weather strip and the glass run is easy. In addition, by forming the end cap with a harder material for the weather strip and the glass run, the end portions of the weather strip and the glass run are not turned up, and the thickness of the end cap is reduced. Can be achieved, and alignment without a sense of convexity becomes possible. Furthermore, by providing the indoor side portion and the outdoor side portion of the end cap integrally, the dimensions of the end cap are stabilized,
It is difficult to deform and rigidity is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a front door of an automobile to which a partition sash end cap mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged side view showing a main part of a range within a circle X in FIG. 1;

3 is a perspective view of a main part showing a state before the weather strip and the glass run in FIG. 2 are assembled.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state before an end cap is attached to an upper end of a partition sash.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along a line AA in FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a partial external view when viewed from obliquely above indicated by an arrow Z in FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is a side view of a main part of a conventional structure for mounting an end cap of a partition sash in an automobile door.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view cut along a plane including line BB of FIG. 7;

9 is a cross-sectional view of another conventional partition sash end cap mounting structure cut and shown in the same manner as FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 9 Front Door 11 Partition Sash 12 Partition Glass 13 Door Glass 14 Weather Strip 15 Glass Run 18 End Cap 32 Front Sash Bracket 34 Engagement Part 45 Cover Part 46 Indoor Part 47 Outdoor Part 49 Engagement Piece

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A partition sash for an automobile door having a partition glass and a door glass separated by a partition sash, comprising a weather strip engaging the partition glass and a glass run engaging the door glass. In the end cap mounting structure, the end cap is attached to an upper end of the partition sash in a state in which an end portion of the weather strip and the glass run, which are mutually butted, are covered with the end cap. End cap mounting structure. 2. The end cap mounting structure for a partition sash according to claim 1, wherein the end cap is formed of a material harder than the weather strip and the glass run. 3. The end cap mounting structure for a partition sash according to claim 1, wherein the indoor side portion and the outdoor side portion of the end cap are provided integrally.