JPH0357561Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a weather strip that seals a header portion located above the front window of a convertible car and the front end of a closed top.

[Prior Art] An example of a conventional header section for a convertible car will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

1' is the header part, 1'e is the upward header flange part, 6' is the link panel, 6'c is the tip of the link panel, 9' is the hood, 2' is the weather strip body, 5'a and 5'c is a sealing portion made of sponge rubber, and 4' is a metal reinforcing body embedded in the weather strip main body.

Another example of the conventional weather strip main body will be explained based on FIGS. 3 and 5. 1″ is the header part,
1″e is the flange facing upward at the rear, 6″ is the link panel, 6″c is the tip of the link panel, 9″ is the hood, 2″
and 3'' is a weather strip.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] In the conventional device shown in FIG. 4, the falling rain 11 directly hits between the seal portion 5'a and the link panel tip 6'c, resulting in poor sealing performance. It was bad.
Further, while the vehicle was running, wind passing through the seal portion 5'a entered the lower side of the link panel tip 6'c, causing abnormal noise. Furthermore, during high-speed driving, the upper side of the hood 9' constituting the roof becomes negative pressure, causing the link panel 6' to float, making it impossible to seal.

In addition, in the conventional model shown in Fig. 5, there is a link panel tip 6''c on the upper side of the header portion 1'', so this becomes a protrusion and when the hood is closed, there is a large wind resistance, which causes wind leakage noise when driving. There was a risk that this would occur. Furthermore, while the vehicle was running, it was unavoidable that the wind would enter the lower side of the tip 6''c to some extent.Furthermore, at high speeds, the wind could cause the link panel 6'' to float, making it impossible to seal it. In addition, the part where the link panel 6″c overlaps with the header part 1″
B′ acts as an umbrella, so there is no direct hit from falling rain,
There was no deterioration in sealing performance as in the conventional example shown in FIG.

This idea prevents falling rain from directly hitting the space between the weather strip seal and the tip of the link panel, and prevents wind from entering the underside of the link panel when the hood begins to open. It is intended to provide a strip.

[Means for solving problems] This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

The weather strip for a header part for a convertible car according to this invention has a header part 1 having a step part 1d and a flange part 1e facing diagonally upward, and a mounting part 3a that fits into the flange part 1e. ,
The base wall part 3c extending upward from the lower part of the upper side wall 3b of the mounting part 3a and contacting only the upper part of the header step part 1d, and the spoiler part 3d facing rearward from the upper part of the base wall part 3c are made of solid rubber, and A metal reinforcing body 4 is embedded in the solid rubber, a seal piece 5a made of sponge rubber is provided to connect the tip of the spoiler part 3d and the rear part of the attachment part, and a hollow seal part 5c made of sponge rubber is provided at the rear part of the attachment part 3a. constitutes the weather strip main body 2, the convertible hood 9 covers the link panel 6,
The tip 6c on the top surface of the link panel 6 is the seal piece 5a
The link panel 6 is formed so that the front wall 6d of the link panel 6 contacts the hollow seal portion 5c.

[Example] This will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

7 is the body of an open car, 8 is a front window, and 1 is a header located above the front window.

The header portion 1 includes a header outer panel 1a.
and a header inner panel 1b, and a butt flange portion 1e is formed at the rear thereof. The flange portion 1e is formed obliquely upward, and a step portion 1d is formed on the upper side of the flange portion 1e. 10 is a header inner trim.

The weather strip main body 2 has an inverted U-shaped mounting part 3a with a clamping claw piece 3g that fits into the header flange part 1e, and a mounting part 3a that extends from the lower part of the upper side wall 3b toward the upper part of the header stepped part 1d. It extends upward and contacts the upper part of the header stage 1d, and the space 1 at the lower part of the header stage 1d.
The base wall part 3c where 2 remains, the spoiler part 3d that faces rearward from the top of the base wall part 3c and forms a continuous surface to the top surface of the header, and the rain rail part 3f that extends downward from the bottom of the under side wall 3e are made of solid rubber. At the same time, from the mounting part 3a to the base wall part 3c
A metal reinforcing body 4 extending through the spoiler portion 3d up to about 1/3 of the spoiler portion 3d is embedded in the solid rubber,
Spoiler part 3d tip and mounting part upper side wall 3b
A concave arc-shaped sponge rubber sealing piece 5a is provided to connect the upper part of the base wall 3c and a space 5b is provided between the base wall part 3c and the sealing piece 5a, and a sponge rubber hollow sealing part 5c is provided on the upper surface of the mounting part 3a. It is composed of

Reference numeral 6 denotes a link panel, which constitutes the front upper part of the frame of the open car, and includes a link inner panel 6b.
The front end thereof is bent upward to form a front side wall 6d, and then further bent forward to form a reinforcing edge 6e. The front end of the link outer panel 6a is folded back downwardly so as to sandwich the reinforcing edge 6e.

The hood 9 of the open car covers the upper surface of the link panel 6 and the front wall surface 6d with the recess 6f, and the recess 6f
At the part other than the bottom wall of the canopy 9, attach the cloth end of the canopy 9 to the stopper 9a.
The upper end 6c of the link panel 6 contacts the seal piece 5a through the cloth of the hood 9, and the front wall 6d of the link panel 6 around which the hood 9 is wrapped is fixed to the lower part of the front wall surface 6d. Hollow seal part 5
The link panel 6 is formed so as to come into contact with c.

[Function] When the link panel 6 is advanced and the hood 9 is closed,
The link panel tip 6c contacts the seal piece 5a through the cloth of the hood 9, bending the seal piece 5a toward the space 5b, and the tip of the tip 6c enters the underside of the spoiler portion 3d.

The link panel front wall surface 6d contacts the hollow seal portion 5c through the cloth of the hood 9, and compresses and deforms the hollow seal portion 5c.

[Effect of the invention] When the top 9 is closed, the link panel tip 6c fits under the weather strip spoiler portion 3d. The spoiler part is made of solid rubber with metal reinforcing body 4 embedded, so that falling rain can be absorbed by the seal piece 5.
There is no possibility of a direct hit between a and the link panel tip 6c. That is, since the overlapping part B inserted directly under the spoiler part 3d acts as an umbrella, the sealing performance against falling rain is good.

Further, since the link panel tip 6c is located at a lower position than the spoiler portion 3d, the amount of wind flowing along the spoiler portion 6d during driving that enters the lower side of the link panel is extremely small.

Furthermore, even if the link panel is about to fly up due to the wind at high speeds, it is prevented by the spoiler portion 3d. In addition, since the seal piece 5a is passed vertically, even if the position of the link panel tip 6c moves, the sealing performance is hardly affected and the sealing effect is not reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 and 2 show an example of this invention, and Figure 1 shows A in Figure 3 with the top closed.
-A sectional view, FIG. 2 is the same view with the top open. Figure 3 is a perspective view of the automobile, and Figures 4 and 5 are the first diagrams of different conventional examples.
It is a figure equivalent figure. 1, 1', 1''...Header part, 1a...Header outer panel, 1b...Header inner panel, 1d...Step part, 1e, 1'e, 1"e...Flange part, 2, 2'... Weather strip main body,
2'', 3''... Weather strip, 3a... Mounting part, 3b... Upper side wall, 3c... Base wall part, 3
d... Spoiler part, 3e... Under side wall, 3
f...Rain rail part, 3g...Claw piece, 4, 4'
...Metal reinforcement body, 5a...Seal piece, 5'a...
Seal part, 5b...Space, 5c, 5'c...Hollow seal part 6, 6', 6''...Link panel, 6a
...Link outer panel, 6b...Link inner panel, 6c, 6'c, 6''c...Tip, 6d
...front wall surface, 6e...reinforced edge, 6f...recess,
7...Vehicle body, 8...Front window, 9,
9', 9''...Top, 9a...Stopper, 10...Header inner trim, 11...Rain, 12...Space,
B, B'...Overlapping part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A flange portion 1e with a stepped portion 1d and an upwardly facing flange portion 1e.
a mounting portion 3a that fits into the flange portion 1e;
The base wall part 3c extending upward from the lower part of the upper side wall 3b of the mounting part 3a and contacting only the upper part of the header step part 1d, and the spoiler part 3d facing rearward from the upper part of the base wall part 3c are made of solid rubber, and A metal reinforcing body 4 is embedded in the solid rubber, a seal piece 5a made of sponge rubber is provided to connect the tip of the spoiler part 3d and the rear part of the attachment part, and a hollow seal part 5c made of sponge rubber is provided on the rear surface of the attachment part 3a. constitutes the weather strip body 2, the convertible hood 9 covers the link panel 6,
The tip 6c on the top surface of the link panel 6 is the seal piece 5a
A weather strip for a header part for an open car, characterized in that the link panel 6 is formed so that the front side wall 6d of the link panel 6 contacts the hollow seal part 5c.