KR101776754B1 - Glass guide channel mounting unit for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a door glass channel mounting unit for a vehicle. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the door glass channel mounting unit for the vehicle comprises: a channel frame having one end fixated to a glass guide channel to guide an upward or downward movement of the door glass; a housing formed to be integrated with a door frame such that the other end of the channel frame is movably inserted; an elastic member inserted into the housing to support one surface of the channel frame providing an elastic force to the channel frame; and a rotary lever to fixate the channel frame to the housing through a push guider inserted into the housing to support the other surface of the channel frame. Accordingly, the present invention is able to stably mount a glass guide channel on a door frame made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) at the same time while preventing position distribution from occurring in a width direction of the vehicle.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a glass guide channel mounting unit for a vehicle,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass guide channel mounting unit for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit for mounting a glass guide channel on a door frame made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) .

Generally, a vehicle is formed in a vehicle so that a driver or an accompanying passenger can ride on the vehicle, and a door is installed in the vehicle to open and close the vehicle.

In the case of a passenger car, a front door is installed forward along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and a rear door is installed rearward along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The front door and the rear door are normally rotatable via a hinge Respectively.

Such a door is provided with a window glass which can be opened and closed to secure an external view and ventilate the room.

The window glass is raised and lowered by a window regulator mounted on a door frame, thereby opening and closing a window formed in a predetermined size in the door frame.

A guide channel for guiding and supporting both sides of the window glass is mounted on the door frame when the window glass is lifted or lowered.

On the other hand, in recent years, composite materials having both strength possessed by metals, light weight and plasticity of plastic have been developed.

Representative examples of such composite materials include fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) and carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

Such a composite material is an advanced composite material attracting attention as a high-strength and high-elasticity lightweight structural material reinforced by fibers (carbon fiber), and has excellent characteristics as a lightweight structural material.

Accordingly, in order to reduce the weight of the vehicle, the door frame made of a conventional metal material is manufactured using carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

However, in the conventional door frame, the guide channel is mounted through welding in a door frame made of a steel material. When the position of the glass guide channel is scattered during welding, the consistency of the movement locus of the door glass is deteriorated .

In addition, noise may be generated when the door glass rises or falls due to a decrease in the matching of the door glass and the glass guide channel.

In addition, the door frame made of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) can not be welded, which makes it difficult to mount a glass guide channel formed of a metal material.

The matters described in the background section are intended to enhance the understanding of the background of the invention and may include matters not previously known to those skilled in the art.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a glass guide channel in a door frame made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) And to provide a vehicle-mounted glass guide channel mounting unit for preventing the occurrence of positional dispersion in the width direction of the vehicle while stably mounting the vehicle.

To achieve these and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a vehicle glass channel mounting unit comprising: a channel frame having one end fixed to a glass guide channel for guiding upward or downward movement of a door glass; A housing integrally formed on the door frame such that the other end of the channel frame is movably inserted; An elastic member inserted in the housing to support one side of the channel frame and providing an elastic force to the channel frame; And a rotation lever for fixing the channel frame to the housing through a push guider inserted in the housing to support the other side of the channel frame.

The other end of the channel frame may include an insertion hole into which the outer side of the housing is inserted and a fixed end that is integrally connected to the channel frame in the insertion hole and inserted into the housing.

The housing may have a cylindrical shape with a mounting hole formed along the longitudinal direction at the center thereof.

The housing may have support protrusions formed along the longitudinal direction on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole.

The support protrusions may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole so as to be multi-stepped along the circumferential direction.

The housing may have an opening hole communicating with the mounting hole so that the fixed end is movably inserted.

At least two rockers may be formed in the opening hole along the longitudinal direction of the housing.

Wherein the locker includes: a protrusion protruding from one side of the opening hole toward the other side; And a bent portion bent from the projection toward the door frame.

The push guider may protrude through the opening hole at one side of the push guider and may be formed with a latching portion for selectively engaging with the locker according to the operation of the rotation lever.

A stopper may protrude from the push guider along a circumferential direction on a surface corresponding to the rotation lever.

The stopper may be formed in a sawtooth shape.

The rotation lever comprising: a rod inserted into the housing; A handle formed at one end of the rod; And at least one latching protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface of the other end of the rod corresponding to the stopper.

The locking protrusions may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rod so as to be spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction.

One surface of the locking protrusion may be formed to be inclined in the rotation direction of the rotation lever corresponding to the stopper.

The elastic member may be a coil spring having one end supported by the door frame and the other end supported by the channel frame.

The rotation lever is detachably inserted into the housing, and when the fixing or position adjustment of the glass guide channel is required, the position of the push guider can be selectively changed.

As described above, according to the vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, the glass guide channel is stably mounted on the door frame made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) It is possible to prevent positional scattering in the width direction of the vehicle and to improve the consistency of the rising or falling trajectory of the door glass.

Further, since the position of the glass guide channel can be adjusted in the width direction of the vehicle, noise can be minimized when the door glass is raised or lowered.

Furthermore, as the welding operation is dispensed, the number of assembly and assembly times can be shortened, and assembling and disassembly can be facilitated to improve maintenance.

1 is a rear view of a door frame to which a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.
2 is a perspective view of a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an enlarged perspective view of the housing of the vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view illustrating a state in which a housing and a push guider are engaged in a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view showing a state in which a push guider and a rotation lever are engaged in a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 and 8 are views showing an operating state of a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications may be present.

In order to clearly illustrate the present invention, parts not related to the description are omitted, and the same or similar components are denoted by the same reference numerals throughout the specification.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

And throughout the specification, when an element is referred to as " comprising ", it means that it can include other elements as well, without excluding other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

It should be noted that terms such as " ... unit ", " unit of means ", " part of item ", " absence of member ", and the like denote a unit of a comprehensive constitution having at least one function or operation it means.

FIG. 1 is a rear view of a door frame to which a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIGS. 2 and 3 are a perspective view and an exploded perspective view of a vehicle glass channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention And FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the housing in the vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a view showing a state in which the housing and the push guider are combined in the vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to the embodiment of the present invention 6 is a view illustrating a state in which a push guider and a rotation lever are engaged in a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a door frame 10 made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP), a door glass 12 To guide the movement of the glass guide channel 14 formed of a steel material.

That is, the glass guide channel mounting unit 100 for a vehicle according to the embodiment of the present invention can stably mount the glass guide channel 14 on the door frame 10, which can not be welded.

2 and 3, a glass guide channel mounting unit 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a channel frame 110, a housing 120, an elastic member 130, and a rotation lever 150 do.

The channel frame 110 is fixed at one end to the glass guide channel 14 formed of a steel material through welding or the like.

The housing 120 is formed integrally with the door frame 10 such that the other end of the channel frame 110 is movably inserted. The housing 120 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a mounting hole 112 formed along the longitudinal direction at the center thereof. Also, the housing 120 may be formed of the same material as the door frame 110.

An insertion hole 112 is formed at the other end of the channel frame 110 to receive the outer side of the housing 120. The other end of the channel frame 110 is integrally connected to the channel frame 110 on the insertion hole 112 and a fixed end 114 inserted into the mounting hole 122 of the housing 120 .

5 and 6, the housing 120 is formed with an opening 124 communicating with the mounting hole 122 so that the fixed end 114 can be movably inserted. The opening hole 124 may be formed along the longitudinal direction of the housing 120.

The housing 120 may have a support protrusion 126 formed along the longitudinal direction on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole 122.

The support protrusions 126 may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole so as to be multi-stepped along the circumferential direction.

At least two rockers 128 may be formed on one side of the opening hole 124 along the longitudinal direction of the housing 120. In this embodiment, Are formed so as to be spaced apart from the set distance.

The locker 128 includes a protrusion 128a protruding from one side of the opening hole 124 toward the other side and a bent portion 128b bent from the protrusion 128a toward the door frame 10 .

Accordingly, the locker 128 is formed in an L shape, and a fixing groove G may be formed between one side of the opening hole 124 and the bent portion 128b.

The function of the fixing groove G will be described in detail after describing the push guide 140 to be described later.

In this embodiment, the elastic member 130 is inserted into the mounting hole 122 of the housing 120 to support one side of the channel frame 110. The elastic member 130 may provide an elastic force to the channel frame 110.

The elastic member 130 may be a coil spring whose one end is supported by the door frame 10 and the other end is supported by the fixed end 114 of the channel frame 110.

The rotation lever 150 fixes the channel frame 110 to the housing 120 through a push guider 140 inserted into the housing 120 to support the other surface of the channel frame 110.

The rotation lever 150 is detachably inserted into the mounting hole 122 of the housing 120. The rotation lever 150 may be disposed on the door frame 10 such that the position of the push guider 140 inserted into the housing 120 is adjusted by the rotation lever 150 when the glass guide channel 14 is required to be fixed or adjusted to the door frame 10 It can be selectively changed.

The pusher guider 140 is provided at one side of the pusher guider 140 with a through hole 124. The pusher guider 140 includes a locking part 142 for selectively engaging with the locker 126 according to the operation of the rotation lever 150, May be formed.

That is, the push guider 140 can be prevented from rotating in the mounting hole 122 of the housing 120 through the engaging portion 142 protruding from the opening hole 124.

The locking part 142 is selectively inserted into one of the locking grooves G formed by one locker 128 among the lockers 128 so that the push guider 140 is inserted into the housing 120). That is, the position of the push guider 140 fixed within the housing 120 may vary.

Accordingly, the distance between the channel frame 110 and the door frame 10 can be changed, and the position of the glass guide channel 14 can be adjusted in the width direction of the vehicle.

6, a stopper 144 may protrude from the push guider 140 along a circumferential direction on one surface of the push lever 140 corresponding to the rotation lever 150. [

The stopper 144 may be formed in a sawtooth shape. In this embodiment, the stopper 144 may be formed in a triangular shape having an inclined surface inclined upward in the rotation direction of the rotation lever 150 and a vertical surface in a direction opposite to the rotation.

Here, the rotation lever 150 includes a rod 152, a handle 154, and a locking protrusion 156.

First, the rod 152 is selectively inserted into the mounting hole 122 of the housing 120.

The handle 154 is formed at one end of the rod 152 projecting from the housing 120. This handle 154 is formed perpendicular to the rod 152 to manually rotate the rotary lever 152 by an operator.

At least one of the engaging protrusions 156 protrudes toward the outside of the rod 152 on the outer peripheral surface of the other end of the rod 152 in correspondence with the stopper 15. [ In this embodiment, the locking protrusions 156 may be formed on the outer circumferential surface of the rod 152 so as to be spaced apart from each other at a predetermined angle along the circumferential direction.

6, one side of the locking protrusion 156 may be formed to be inclined downward in the rotation direction of the rotation lever 150 corresponding to the stopper 144. [

That is, when the operator rotates the rotary lever 150 in the rotating direction, the locking projection 156 slips while being in contact with the inclined surface of the stopper 144 and the inclined surface of the locking projection 156, Can be rotated.

When the stopper 156 is in contact with the stopper 144 and a rotational force is transmitted to the rotation lever 150 in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the stopper 144, The reverse rotation of the rotary lever 150 is prevented.

When the rotation lever 150 is rotated in the rotating direction while being pressed toward the door frame 10, the locking protrusions 156 are supported by the support protrusions 126, 120, the fixed position of the push guider 140 can be adjusted.

Hereinafter, the operation and operation of the vehicle-mounted glass guide channel mounting unit 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

7 and 8 are views showing an operating state of a vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 (a), the push guider 140 is fixed to the housing 120 by a predetermined depth by the operation of the rotation lever 150 of the operator.

At this time, the channel frame 110 is firmly fixed to the housing 120 by the elastic member 130 and the push guider 140.

7 (b), the door glass 12 is smoothly guided through the glass guide channel 14 mounted so as to have a set trajectory inclined moving trajectory with respect to the width direction of the vehicle Up or down.

In this state, if positional dispersion occurs in the housing 120 formed on the door frame 10 or a deviation occurs when the door glass 12 is mounted on the outside of the door frame 10, The upward or downward movement trajectory of the glass 12 is changed.

8 (a), the worker moves the rotary lever 150 in the rotating direction so as to adjust the position of the glass guide channel 14 in accordance with the movement locus of the door glass 12 Rotate while pressing.

Accordingly, the push guider 140 is fixed to the housing 120 in a fully inserted state, and the elastic member 130 is maintained in a fully compressed state.

At this time, the channel frame 110 is firmly fixed to the housing 120 by the elastic member 130 and the push guider 140 while being further inserted into the housing 120.

Then, as shown in Fig. 8 (b), the door glass 12 is mounted on the door glass 12 so as to have a more inclined moving locus toward the inside with reference to the width direction of the vehicle, And can be moved up or down smoothly through the glass guide channel 14.

That is, the glass guide channel mounting unit 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be mounted on the door glass 12 in accordance with the variation in the width direction of the vehicle, which may occur when the position of the housing 120 is scattered or when the door glass 12 is assembled , It is possible to improve the locus coherence of the door glass 12 by smoothly adjusting the position of the glass guide channel 14.

Therefore, when the vehicle glass guide channel mounting unit 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above is applied, the door frame 10 (see FIG. 1) made of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic (CFRP) The glass guide channel 14 can be stably mounted on the door glass 12 and the positional dispersion can be prevented in the width direction of the vehicle and the consistency of the upward or downward trajectory of the door glass 12 can be improved.

Further, since the position of the glass guide channel 14 can be adjusted in the width direction of the vehicle, noise can be minimized when the door glass 12 is raised or lowered.

Furthermore, as the welding operation is dispensed, the number of assembly and assembly times can be shortened, and assembling and disassembly can be facilitated to improve maintenance.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

100: Glass guide channel mounting unit
110: channel frame
112: insertion hole
114: Fixed end
120: Housing
122: mounting hole
124: opening hole
126: support projection
128: Rocker
128a:
128b:
130: elastic member
140: push guider
142:
144: Stopper
150: rotation lever
152: Load
154: Handle
156:

Claims (16)

A channel frame having one end fixed to a glass guide channel for guiding the upward or downward movement of the door glass;
A housing integrally formed on the door frame such that the other end of the channel frame is movably inserted;
An elastic member inserted in the housing to support one side of the channel frame and providing an elastic force to the channel frame; And
A rotation lever for fixing the channel frame to the housing through a push guider inserted in the housing to support the other surface of the channel frame;
Wherein the door glass guide channel mounting unit comprises: The method according to claim 1,
At the other end of the channel frame
And an insertion hole into which the outer side of the housing is inserted and a fixed end which is integrally connected to the channel frame in the insertion hole and is inserted into the inside of the housing. 3. The method of claim 2,
The housing
And a cylindrical shape having a mounting hole formed along the longitudinal direction at the center thereof. The method of claim 3,
The housing
And a support protrusion is formed along the longitudinal direction on the inner circumferential surface of the mounting hole. 5. The method of claim 4,
The support protrusions
Wherein the mounting hole is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole so as to be stepped along the circumferential direction in multiple stages. The method of claim 3,
The housing
And an opening hole communicating with the mounting hole is formed so that the fixed end is movably inserted. The method according to claim 6,
The opening
Wherein at least two lockers are formed along the longitudinal direction of the housing. 8. The method of claim 7,
The locker
A projection protruding from one side of the opening hole toward the other side; And
And a bent portion bent from the protruding portion toward the door frame. 8. The method of claim 7,
On one side of the push guider
Wherein the locking part is formed to protrude through the opening hole and to be selectively engaged with the locker according to an operation of the rotation lever. The method according to claim 1,
The push guider
Wherein a stopper is protruded from a surface of the door corresponding to the rotation lever along a circumferential direction. 11. The method of claim 10,
The stopper
Wherein the door glass guide channel mounting unit is formed in a serrated shape. 11. The method of claim 10,
The rotating lever
A rod inserted into the housing;
A handle formed at one end of the rod; And
At least one locking protrusion formed on an outer circumferential surface of the other end of the rod corresponding to the stopper;
Wherein the door glass guide channel mounting unit comprises: 13. The method of claim 12,
The locking projection
And three spaced apart from each other along the circumferential direction on the outer circumferential surface of the rod. 13. The method of claim 12,
One side of the locking projection
Is formed to be inclined in a direction of rotation of the rotation lever in correspondence with the stopper. The method according to claim 1,
The elastic member
And a coil spring having one end supported by the door frame and the other end supported by the channel frame. The method according to claim 1,
The rotating lever
Wherein the guide member is detachably inserted into the housing and selectively changes the position of the push guider when the fixing or position adjustment of the glass guide channel is required.

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