JPH0415527Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for door waist molding in automobiles and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, the mounting structure of the door waist molding in the portion along the door opening of the upper edge of the door outer panel shown in FIG. 1 is constructed as shown in FIG. 2. In other words, due to the bending of the metal plate at the upper end of the door outer panel 1, its longitudinal section is Ω.
A clip 3 having a shape in which a shaped holding part 3a and a substantially U-shaped part 3b are integrated is attached by being clamped by the above-mentioned holding part 3a.
A door waist molding 4 shown below is attached to the U-shaped portion 3b of the clip 3. The molding 4 in this part is constructed as follows. In other words, this molding 4
The metal plate is bent into an almost inverted J shape, and an upward waterproof lip 4a is formed from a highly flexible synthetic resin material such as soft polyvinyl chloride resin from the upper rear end of the metal plate toward the window glass 2. The front and rear metal surfaces of this upper rear end are covered with the same resin material as above to form the holding part 4b, and the outer metal surface on the opposite side is covered with the same resin material as above. The molding 4, which is formed into a single unit by extrusion molding in a manner to enclose and form the covering part 4c, fits the above-mentioned holding part 4b into the U-shaped part 3b of the clip 3, and the claw 10 on the inside. It is configured to be integrally attached with a fastening. When attaching the molding 4, the clip 3 is attached to the molding 4, and in this state, the molding 4 is pressed so that the clip 3 side is fitted onto the upper end of the panel 1.

However, each terminal portion C of the molding 4 (portions a, b, c, and d in FIG. 1) as described above has a lip 4 at this position to prevent interference with the vehicle body panel.
a, the holding portion 4b portion (portion shown as portion B in FIGS. 3 and 4) is cut out, and the molding 4 in this cut-out portion is directly attached to the door outer panel 1 at this position. A conventional mounting structure for each end portion C of the molding 4 is shown in FIG. That is, holes 1b through which the screws 9 can be inserted are formed in the vertical surface of the door outer panel 1 at the positions of each terminal part C equivalent to the above, and then individual resin is inserted into the molding 4 at this position. The assembly 7 is formed by molding to form a stepped hole 7a concentrically with the hole 1b, and into which a nut 8 into which the screw 9 can be screwed is inserted by integral molding. It is housed so as to engage with the end of the molding 4. Then, each end portion C of the molding 4 is attached by screwing and tightening the screw 9 into the nut 8 of the coupling body 7 through the hole 1b of the door outer panel 1 from the inside of the vehicle body.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] Due to the above configuration, the conventional door waist molding mounting structure has the following problems.

(1) Connector 7, nut 8,
This type of mounting structure is expensive because it requires a large number of parts using screws 9 and the like and man-hours for their installation.

(2) Furthermore, since the nuts 8, screws 9, etc. mentioned above are located outside the vehicle, rust etc. occur and the durability life of the above structure is shortened.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention is an installation structure for a door waist molding that is attached to the upper edge of the door outer panel along the door opening, and the door waist molding is installed on the passenger compartment side of the upper edge of the door outer panel. The holding part has a holding part in which a lip is formed to protrude in the direction of the glass, and a covering part which extends from the holding part to the outside of the vehicle and is formed by cutting off the holding part at the end part in the longitudinal direction. A hook is formed on the back surface of the covering portion of the cut out portion, and the hook is engaged with an engagement hole formed in the door outer panel.

[Effect]

The mounting structure of the door waist molding according to the present invention securely and stably clamps the intermediate body of the molding described above to the U-shaped portion of the clip that is clamped to the door outer panel, as in the conventional method. In addition to being easy to install, hooks are integrally provided on the end caps at the positions where the retaining portions of the molding are cut out, so these hooks can be inserted into holes provided in the door outer panel. By this,
It can be installed smoothly, quickly, and with reliable waterproofing and rustproofing with simple work.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same reference numerals are used for parts that are the same as or correspond to those in the prior art.

3 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. The door waist molding 4 in the door waist molding mounting structure in this embodiment is located at the window side end of the automobile A as shown in FIG. It has a clip 3 consisting of a U-shaped portion 3b provided on the side of the glass 2, and a lip 4a located inside the door outer panel 1 and protruding toward the window glass 2, and is held by the U-shaped portion 3b. Each end of the lip 4
It has a holding part 4b cut out together with a and a covering part 4c located on the outside of the door outer panel 1,
Said lip 4 at each terminal part a, b, c, d
A. At the position B where the holding part 4b is removed, an end cap 5A made of resin and having a U-shaped cross section is attached to the upper part by being integrated with the cover part 4c at this position. (See FIGS. 4 and 5) Furthermore, a substantially L-shaped end cap 5B made of resin is attached from the side end to the bottom of the B section. (See Fig. 3) A portion of the end cap 5B at the lower portion has a hook that protrudes downward and has a clamping space 6a that can be fitted into the engagement hole 1a formed in the door outer panel 1 at this position. 6 is provided integrally with the end cap 5B at this position. That is, the hook 6 is provided on the back surface of the covering portion 4c of the B portion. (See Figures 4 and 5) The above end caps 5A and 5
B, the hooks 6 are integrally molded afterward by injection molding or the like on each end portion C of the molding 4 after the extrusion molding described above. Here, the door outer panel 1 is the upper end 1
m is located closer to the window glass than the lower part 1n, thereby forming a step part 1f, and the hole 1a is formed from the step part 1f to the lower part 1n. Thereby, when the molding 4 is pressed toward the upper end 1 m, the hook 6 can be easily inserted into the hole 1a, and the hook 6 can prevent the end of the molding from lifting up.

With the above configuration, when the molding 4 is attached to the upper end of the door outer panel 1 at the position of the window glass 2, when the clip 3 is attached to the molding 4 and the molding 4 is pushed downward, this molding 4 The intermediate band is fixed via clips 3.

Further, at this time, since the hook 6 moves downward through the hole 1a, a part of the panel 1n below the step 1f is held in the holding space 6a of the hook 6. That is, the entire molding can be fixed with the clips 3 and hooks 6.

6 and 7 show other embodiments of the present invention. That is, in both of these embodiments, the middle zone of the molding 4 is constructed in the same manner as in the previous embodiment, but the hooks 6 at each end C of the molding 4 are made of highly elastic synthetic resin in FIG. Formed separately in advance,
A hook 6, which is integrally attached to a part of the end cap 5B on the lower end side with an adhesive or the like, and which is separately molded in the same manner as above in FIG. The resin of the end cap is extended to the surface of the hook and is integrated so as to be pressed.

The molding 4 according to the above two embodiments also includes:
Similar to the embodiments described above, it can be easily attached to the upper end of each door outer panel 1 under good waterproof conditions.

[Effect of idea]

In the present invention, the door waist molding is provided with a holding part formed with a lip located on the passenger compartment side of the upper edge of the door outer panel and protruding toward the window glass.
It extends from the holding part to the outside of the vehicle, and has a covering part formed by cutting out the holding part at the end part in the longitudinal direction, and a hook is attached to the back surface of the covering part of the part where the holding part is cut out. configured so as to form
Since the hook is made to engage with the engagement hole formed in the door outer panel, the entire molding can be completed with the simple work described above without the need for any other parts or tools. It has the advantage of being able to be installed smoothly, quickly, and with reliable waterproof and rust-proof features. Further, since the molding can be easily attached by simply pushing the molding from above the door outer panel, and the terminal portion is fixed to the vehicle body panel, it is possible to almost completely prevent the terminal portion from lifting up or rattling.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile to which the molding mounting structure is applied; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the molding mounting structure in the portion shown in Fig. 1;
3 is a partial perspective view showing an embodiment of the molding mounting structure of the present invention at positions b and d in FIG. 1; FIG. 4 is a longitudinal side view showing the same structure joined at the same position; 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a molding showing only the position of the hook portion of the same structure, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a molding according to another embodiment of the present invention at the same position as FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a molding according to still another embodiment of the present invention in the same position as FIG. 5;
The figure is a longitudinal sectional side view showing an end configuration of a conventional molding attachment structure. 1... Door outer panel, 1a... Engagement hole, 2
... Window glass, 3 ... Clip, 3a ... Holding part, 3b ... U-shaped part, 4 ... Door waist molding, 4a ... Lip, 4b ... Holding part, 4
c... Covering part, 5A, 5B... End cap,
6... Futsuku.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) An installation structure for door waist molding that is attached to the upper edge of the door outer panel along the door opening, wherein the door waist molding is attached to the upper edge of the door outer panel of the vehicle. A holding part is formed on the outside of the vehicle from the holding part, which is located on the interior side and has a lip that protrudes toward the window glass, and the holding part is cut off at the end part in the longitudinal direction and extends to the lower end of the door outer panel. A hook is formed on the back surface of the tip end side of the covering part of the part where the holding part is removed, and the window side end of the door outer panel has a stepped part. The hook is formed so as to stand up substantially parallel to the covering portion and positioned toward the window glass, and an engagement hole is formed from the stepped portion of the door outer panel to the lower panel, and the hook is inserted from the outside of the panel. A mounting structure for a door waist molding, characterized in that the door waist molding is fitted into the engagement hole and locked to the inner surface of the panel below the step. (2) The door waist molding mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the hook is made of a hard synthetic resin that is integrated with the door waist molding. (3) The door waist molding mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the hook is attached to an end cap that is integrated with the end of the door waist molding by injection molding. .