JPH0435210Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the invention] "Industrial application field" This invention can be applied to vehicles with relatively long side windows, such as open-body cars with removable covers attached to the rear. The present invention relates to a side window of an automobile, which is suitable for use in automobiles.

``Prior Art'' Some automobiles have sliding side windows. There are two types of side windows with sliding side windows: those for the rear seats of passenger/cargo vehicles such as light vans or station wagons, and those with open side windows that are a common type of vehicle that can be driven off-road. When a cover that combines the roof and side walls (sometimes called a hard top) is attached to the rear seat of a car, there is a cover that is installed on the cover.

In order to make the side window sliding, at least two glass panes are used because the glass panes must be able to be locked in the closed position. Both of the two glass plates are slidably supported on the window frame of the vehicle body. When adopting such a structure, there is no problem when the area of the side window is not very large, but when the area is large, some problems arise in terms of strength.

``Problem that the invention aims to solve'' Side windows are provided on the side walls of the car body to let outside light into the car, to allow people inside to see outside, and to draw wind from outside into the car. It is. Of these, daylighting and seeing the outside are:
This can be done even if the glass pane is not open; the only thing that can be done without opening the glass pane is letting in the outside wind. By the way, as mentioned above, some automobiles have the rear seats covered with covers instead of open ones, but in this type of automobile, the length of the side windows tends to be long due to the length of the cover. , maintaining the strength of the longer side window portion becomes a problem.

The purpose of this invention is to provide a side window for an automobile that can maintain sufficient strength of the window frame even in a long side window, and takes into consideration ventilation and prevention of rainwater infiltration.

``Means for Solving the Problems'' The side window of an automobile of this invention has an outer rail, a center rail, and an inner rail each having a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the center of the side window, and is arranged sequentially from the outside of the vehicle body. The outer rail, the center rail, and the inner rail are integrally formed by shifting the rail toward the center of the side window than the outer rail and the inner rail, and an inverted U-shape is formed between the outer periphery of the center rail and the outer rail and the inner rail. a window frame having a concave portion; a weather strip that fits into the inverted U-shaped concave portion and closely contacts the outer periphery of the window frame to fix the window frame around the side window; and the outer rail and the center rail. , a window frame weather strip fitted into the U-shaped cross section of the inner rail and attached to the inner periphery of the window frame; a central glass plate fitted to the center rail via the window frame weather strip; The central glass plate is fitted onto the front and rear edges of the central glass plate and adhered to the central glass plate, and the upper and lower ends are adhered to the window frame weather strip, so that the central glass plate is attached to the front and rear sides of the side window. A weather strip having a U-shaped cross section is fixed at the center, and the weather strip is slidably fitted to the outer rail through the window frame weather strip, and the inner surface is slidably attached to the weather strip bonded to the front edge of the central glass plate. A front glass plate whose trailing edge is located behind a weather strip bonded to the front edge of the central glass plate when the front side window is brought into contact with the weather strip and the front side window is closed in the traveling direction. and a weather strip that is slidably fitted to the inner rail through the window frame weather strip and whose outer surface is bonded to the rear edge of the central glass plate to slidably abut the weather strip so as to cover the rear of the side window in the direction of travel. and a rear glass plate whose front edge is located in front of a weather strip bonded to the rear edge of the central glass plate when the side window is opened and closed at the rear in the direction of travel of the side window. be.

"Function" By fixing the central glass plate to the central rail at the center of the side window in the longitudinal direction, the rigidity of the window frame is improved, and the front glass plate and rear glass plate can be opened in the direction of overlapping the central glass plate. This allows for sufficient ventilation inside the car, and the overlap between the three glass panels faces toward the rear in the direction of travel, and the weather strip prevents rainwater from entering, and the gap between the window frame and the glass panels also prevents the window from entering. The weather strip for the window frame maintains watertightness, and the weather strip fits into the inverted U-shaped recess and is closely attached to the outer periphery of the window frame.
The window frame is always held stable when the glass plate is opened and closed.

``Example'' Next, an example of this invention will be explained with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an automobile to which this invention has been applied. The front part is formed as a driver's seat 4, and the rear part is formed as a rear seat 5 which is also used as a cargo passenger. The upper part of the driver's seat 4 is covered with a roof panel 7 attached between the roll bar 3 and the front window 6, and the upper part of the rear seat 5 has a downward-facing cross section formed by integrally forming both sides and the roof. It is covered with a letter-shaped cover 8. The cover 8 is provided with a rectangular side window 9 that is long in the front-rear direction. A window frame 11 is attached to the periphery of the side window 9 via a weather strip 10 as will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the window frame 11 is
An outer rail 15, a center rail 16, and an inner rail 17 each having a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the center of the side window 9 are arranged from the outside of the vehicle body, and the center rail 16 is connected to the outer rail 15 and the inner rail 17.
Shift the outer rail 1 toward the center of the side window 9.
5. The central rail 16 and the inner rail 17 are integrally formed.

As mentioned above, the center rail 16 is connected to the outer rail 1.
5 and the inner rail 17 toward the center of the side window 9, an inverted U-shaped recess 21 is formed between the outer periphery of the center rail 16 and the backs of the outer rail 15 and inner rail 17. will be done. The weather strip 10 that attaches the window frame 11 around the side window 9 fits into the inverted U-shaped recess 21 and is in close contact with the outer periphery of the window frame 11, so the window frame 11 falls off through the weather strip 10. This means that the cover 8 can be bonded to the cover 8 in a stable manner without causing any problems or insufficient strength.

A window frame weather strip 18 is attached to the inner periphery of the window frame 11 by tightly fitting inside the U-shaped cross sections of the outer rail 15, center rail 16, and inner rail 17 that form the window frame 11. . A front glass plate 13 is slidably fitted to the outer rail 15 via a window frame weather strip 18, and a rear glass plate 14 is slidably fitted to the inner rail 17 via a window frame weather strip 18. Possibly fitted.

Further, at the front-back center of the side window 9, a central glass plate 12 is fitted to the central rail 16 via a window frame weather strip 18, and as shown in FIG. A weather strip 19a having a U-shaped cross section is fitted to the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12.
A weather strip 19b having a U-shaped cross section is fitted in the weather strip 19a,
19b is glued 20 to the central glass plate 19. The upper and lower ends of the weather strips 19a and 19b are bonded to the window frame weather strip 18, and the central glass plate 12 is fixed to the center rail 16 at the center of the side window 9 in the longitudinal direction. As shown in FIG.
The outer surface of the rear glass plate 14 is slidably in contact with a weather strip 19b which is bonded 20 to the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12.
The central glass plate 12 is surrounded by the window frame weather strip 18 and the weather strips 19a and 19b, and is fixed to the center rail 16 at the front-rear center of the side window 9, so even if the side window 9 has a large area, The glass plate 12 becomes a strong member similar to a wall, and the side window 9 can be provided with excellent lighting and visibility without reducing the strength of the cover 8 and the window frame 11.

The front glass plate 13 is a weather strip 1 for the window frame.
8 along the outer rail 15 to open and close the side window located ahead of the central glass plate 12 in the direction of travel. and front glass plate 13
When the front of the side window in the direction of travel is closed, the fourth
As shown in the figure, the rear edge 13b of the front glass plate 13
is glued 20 to the front edge 12a of the central glass plate 12.
The rear edge 13b of the front glass plate 13 overlaps the front edge 12a of the central glass plate 12 and the outside of the weather strip 19a by a length A.

Further, the rear glass plate 14 slides along the inner rail 17 via the window frame weather strip 18,
A side window 9 located behind the central glass plate 12 in the direction of travel is opened and closed. When the rear glass plate 14 closes the rear side of the side window in the direction of travel, the front edge 14a of the rear glass plate 14 is positioned forward of the weather strip 19b bonded 20 to the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12. , the front edge 14a of the rear glass plate 14 is connected to the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12 and the weather strip 1.
It overlaps inside 9b by length B.

When the front glass plate 13 and the rear glass plate 14 are closed, the rear edge 13b of the front glass plate 13 is on the outside of the central glass plate 12, the inner surface of the front glass plate 13 is in contact with the weather strip 19a, and the rear edge 13b is on the outside of the central glass plate 12. The front edge 14a of the glass plate 14 is located inside the central glass plate 12, and the outer surface of the rear glass plate 14 is in contact with the weather strip 19b, so that the glass plates 12, 13,
14 Since the mutually overlapping parts face rearward and are sealed, rainwater and wind from the front while the car 1 is running are sequentially directed to the outer surfaces of the front glass plate 13, the center glass plate 12, and the rear glass plate 14. It flows along the cover 8 to the rear and does not enter the inside of the vehicle.

``Effect of the invention'' This invention provides a weather strip that fits into the inverted U-shaped recess 21 provided between the outer periphery of the central rail 16 and the outer rail 15 and inner rail 17 and is closely attached to the outer periphery of the window frame 11. Window frame 11 by 10
Since the window frame 11 is fixed around the side window 9, the window frame 11 will not fall off or lack strength, and can be mounted in a stable state.

In addition, the window frame weather strip 18 attached to the inner circumference of the window frame 11 includes the outer rail 15, the center rail 1
6. Since it is fitted inside the U-shaped cross section of the inner rail 17, the front glass plate 13 and the central glass plate 1
2. The rear glass plate 14 can be supported on the outer rail 15, the center rail 16, and the inner rail 17 in a stable state without fear of falling off.

Furthermore, since the central glass plate 12 is fixed to the center rail 16 at the center of the side window 9 in the front and back direction, even if the side window is long in the front and rear direction, the window frame 11
Since the front glass plate 13 and the rear glass plate 14 are fitted into separate outer rails 15 and inner rails 17, the front glass plate 13 and the rear glass plate 14 do not interfere with each other. The three glass plates 12, 1
3 and 14 can all be opened and closed, the locking mechanism can be simplified, and assembly precision can be improved and costs can be reduced.

Further, the inner surface of the front glass plate 13 is slidably in contact with a weather strip 19a having a U-shaped cross section and bonded to the front edge 12a of the central glass plate 12, and the front glass plate 13 closes the front of the side window in the direction of movement. When
The rear edge 13b of the front glass plate 13 is located behind the weather strip 19a, which is bonded 20 to the front edge 12a of the central glass plate 12, and has a U-shaped cross section and is bonded to the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12. When the outer surface of the rear glass plate 14 is slidably in contact with the weather strip 19b and the rear glass plate 14 closes the rear side of the side window in the traveling direction, the front edge 14a of the rear glass plate 14 touches the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12. The rear edges of the glass plates 13 and 12 overlap the outside of the rear glass plates 12 and 14 in a watertight manner, so that the three glass plates 12, 13, 1
4, rainwater and wind do not enter from the front,
By the window frame weather strip 18, the window frame 11
Rainwater and wind do not enter between the glass plates 12, 13, and 14.

Furthermore, weather strips 1 are bonded to the front edge 12a and the rear edge 12b of the central glass plate 12.
9a and 19b have a U-shaped cross section, and the upper and lower ends are bonded to the window frame weather strip 18, so that the appearance is improved by the sense of unity between the window frame weather strip 18 and the weather strips 19a and 19b. , front glass plate 13, rear glass plate 14
Damage to the weather strips 19a, 19b due to sliding is also reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a side view of an automobile to which this invention has been applied, Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view along the first - line, and Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view along the - line.
The figure is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 4.
The figure is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 1. 9...Side window, 10...Weather strip, 1
1...Window frame, 12...Central glass plate, 12a...
...front edge, 12b...rear edge, 13...front glass plate, 13b...rear edge, 14...rear glass plate, 1
4a...Front edge, 15...Outside rail, 16...Center rail, 17...Inside rail, 18...Window frame weather strip, 19a, 19b...Weather strip, 20...Adhesion, 21...Reverse direction A letter-shaped recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An outer rail, a center rail, and an inner rail each having a U-shaped cross section that opens toward the center of the side window are sequentially arranged from the outside of the vehicle body, and the center rail is shifted closer to the center of the side window than the outer rail and the inner rail to form the outer rail. , a window frame in which a center rail and an inner rail are integrally formed and an inverted U-shaped recess is provided between the outer periphery of the center rail and the outer rail and the inner rail; and a window frame that fits into the inverted U-shaped recess. A weather strip that fits closely around the outer periphery of the window frame and fixes the window frame around the side window; and a weather strip that fits inside the U-shaped cross sections of the outer rail, center rail, and inner rail and covers the inner periphery of the window frame. A weather strip for the window frame attached to the window frame, a central glass plate fitted to the central rail via the weather strip for the window frame, and a central glass plate fitted to the front and rear edges of the central glass plate, respectively. A weather strip having a U-shaped cross section, which is bonded to a glass plate and whose upper and lower ends are bonded to the window frame weather strip, thereby fixing the central glass plate to the center of the side window in the longitudinal direction; The weather strip is slidably fitted on the outer rail, and its inner surface is slidably brought into contact with a weather strip that is bonded to the front edge of the central glass plate to open and close the front of the side window in the direction of travel of the side window. A front glass plate whose rear edge is located behind the weather strip bonded to the front edge of the central glass plate when the front side is closed, and a front glass plate that is slidably fitted to the inner rail through the window frame weather strip. The outer surface of the central glass plate is slidably brought into contact with a weather strip bonded to the rear edge of the central glass plate to open and close the rear of the side window in the direction of travel. A side window for an automobile, comprising: a rear glass plate positioned forward of a weather strip bonded to a rear edge of the glass plate.