JPS6114964B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a rear door glass device for an automobile that is divided into two parts, a main glass and a quarter glass.

In recent years, there has been a trend to increase the size of rear door glass openings in order to improve the visibility and comfort of automobiles. Figure 1 shows a conventionally known rear door, in which the rear door glass is divided into two parts: a main glass 1 and a quarter glass 2, and only the main glass 1 is lowered into the door body 5 along rails 3 and 4 in the direction of the arrow. It was stored by However, the quarter glass 2 was fixed and did not enlarge the opening of the rear door glass.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the rear door glass is a single glass 6, but unlike the front door, the door body 5 of the rear door has a cutout 7 to allow the rear wheels to escape. Therefore, when the glass 6 is lowered as shown by the two-dot chain line, the lower side edge 6a of the glass 6 is brought into contact with the notch 7.
It got stuck and I couldn't go any further down.
Since the upper edge of the glass cannot be lowered to the lower edge of the window frame, the method shown in FIG. 1 has been generally adopted in the past, but this method does not allow the rear door glass to be opened wide as described above.

Accordingly, Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 16221/1983 has proposed a method in which the rear door glass is divided into two parts and the main and quarter glass are lowered separately to enlarge the opening. However, in the case shown in this publication, the main glass and quarter glass, which are divided into two parts, are stepped in the raised position and are not arranged on the same plane, which is aesthetically undesirable. Because the distance between the two remains the same, the main glass surface slides down against the weather strip fixed to the upper edge of the quarter glass, causing scratches on the main glass surface. There is. Furthermore, because the main glass and quarter glass are arranged at different levels on the belt line of the slit in the door body through which the glass enters and exits, it is difficult to seal water or mud that tries to enter the door body. There was a risk that the two glasses housed in the door body would interfere with each other due to opening/closing of the door, vibration, etc.

The present invention was proposed in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and the main glass and quarter glass, which are divided into two parts that can be raised and lowered separately, are arranged on the same plane in the raised position. It is an object of the present invention to provide a rear door glass device for an automobile that does not impair its appearance.

The present invention also provides that the main glass and quarter glass stored in the door body are arranged in a substantially parallel state with a predetermined interval, and an elastic member is interposed between them, so that the main glass and the quarter glass can be prevented from wobbling in the stored position. The object of the present invention is to provide a rear door glass device for an automobile that does not have a rear door glass device.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 8 is a main glass, 9 is a quarter glass, and when rising, they are butt against each other and are arranged on the same plane, and there is a space between them. A weather strip 10 made of rubber or the like is interposed therebetween. The weather strip 10 is held by a stopper member 11 fixed to the edge of the quarter glass 9 facing the main glass 8. The main glass 8 also has a guide rail 1 provided inside the door body 12.
3, it descends vertically without changing its inner and outer positions.

On the other hand, the quarter glass 9 has a guide rail 14,
15, but this guide rail 1
4 and 15 are curved toward the inner panel 16 side of the door body 12, and since the quarter glass 9 descends along the guide rails 14 and 15 via guide rollers 17 attached to both lower ends, the glass 9
As shown in FIG. 4, the main glass 8 is stored in a state substantially parallel to the lowered main glass 8 at a predetermined distance, and between them an elastic member 18 made of an elastic material such as rubber or resin is in contact with both glasses. It is placed in the condition. The elastic member 18 may be in the form of a roller and rotatably attached to the tip of the arm 19 attached to the guide rail 15, or may be in the form of a block instead of a roller. Furthermore, elastic member 1
8 may be supported by an arm 20 attached to the inner panel 16 as shown in FIG.

As explained in detail above, the main glass and the quarter glass of the two-part rear door glass of the present invention are butted against each other and placed on the same plane in the raised position, so that they are not separated from the conventional level. There are no defects that detract from the appearance of the installed ones. In addition, the guide rail of the quarter glass is curved toward the inner panel side of the door body, so when the quarter glass is lowered, it is positioned on the inner panel side with a predetermined distance from the main glass that is stored. Therefore, there is no risk of the main glass being scratched by the weather strip attached to the quarter glass.

In addition, in the present invention, an elastic member fixed to the door body is interposed between the main glass and the quarter glass housed in the door body.
There is no disadvantage of the glass rattling in the retracted position as in the conventional case supported only by guide rails, and therefore there is no risk of the glass being damaged by touching other lifting actuating members. Note that if the elastic member is formed into a roller shape, the main and quarter glasses can be moved up and down smoothly.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view showing an example of a conventional rear door for an automobile, Fig. 2 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the lowering of the glass is restricted when the rear door glass is made of a single glass, and Fig. 3 is a front view showing an example of a conventional automobile rear door. A front view of a rear door glass showing an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view from A to A in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view from B to B in FIG. 3, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view from FIG. FIG. 6 is a side sectional view of main parts showing a different embodiment. Explanation of the main parts of the diagram, 8... Main glass, 9
...Quarter glass, 12...Door body, 13
... Guide rail, 14, 15 ... Guide rail, 16 ... Inner panel, 18 ... Elastic member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. In an automobile rear door glass device in which the rear door glass is divided into two parts, a main glass and a quarter glass, each of which can be raised and lowered separately along a guide rail and stored within the door body, The guide rail of the quarter glass is provided in a curved manner toward the inner panel side of the door body, and when stored, the quarter glass is located on the inner panel side with a predetermined distance from the main glass to be stored, and both are stored in a substantially parallel state. A rear door glass device for an automobile, characterized in that, in the raised position, both glasses are butted against each other and arranged on the same surface. 2. In an automobile rear door glass device in which the rear door glass is divided into two parts, a main glass and a quarter glass, each of which can be raised and lowered separately along a guide rail, and stored in the door body, the quarter glass guide rail is provided in a curved manner on the inner panel side of the door body, and when stored, the quarter glass is located on the inner panel side with a predetermined distance from the main glass to be stored, and both are stored in a substantially parallel state, and when the stored main glass is stored, A rear door glass device for an automobile, characterized in that an elastic member fixed to the door body is interposed between both glasses to prevent rattling of the glasses.