JPH1134659A - Door partition sash end cap mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] There is no gap on the outer peripheral surface side of a corner portion of a partition weather strip or a glass run arranged at a corner portion between a lower surface of a door sash and an upper end of a partition sash, and sealing performance can be improved. An end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash is provided. An end cap (20) attached to an upper end of a partition sash (3) includes a partition sash (3).
Is provided at the corner between the upper end of the door sash 2 and the lower surface of the door sash 2 to substantially reduce the corner of the corner. The outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the glass run 10 is appropriately in close contact with the bulging portion 25, so that the sealing performance can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash of an automobile door.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Since a partition sash of an automobile door is connected by contacting its upper end to the lower surface (inner peripheral surface) of the door sash, damage due to metal contact between the door sash and the upper end of the partition sash is avoided. Therefore, an end cap made of an elastic material such as a synthetic resin is attached to the upper end of the partition sash, and the end cap is interposed at the connection between the lower surface of the door sash and the upper end of the partition sash.

The end cap closes a parting gap between the lower edge of the door sash and the upper edge of the outer wall of the partition sash, and also connects the glass run and the outer surfaces of the partition weather strip in a flush manner. (3-5)
No. 1616).

[0004]

As described above, since the partition sash is connected so that the upper end thereof abuts against the lower surface of the door sash, the groove run fitting groove and the partition weather strip fitting groove of the partition sash are provided. A corner is formed between the upper end of the partition partitioning the partition and the lower surface of the door sash. At this corner, the partition is mounted from the inner periphery of the door sash to the partition weather strip fitting groove of the partition sash. The corner portion of the weather strip and the corner portion of the glass run attached from the inner periphery of the door sash to the glass run fitting groove of the partition sash have poor followability, and the corner portion is separated from the corner portion and each corner portion is separated from the corner portion. There is a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the corner and the sealing performance is impaired. Cormorant.

[0005] Particularly, in the case where the partition sash is connected to a portion inclined in the front-rear direction of the door sash, the corner portion becomes acute on one side of the partition sash due to the inclination of the door sash. At corners, the above tendency becomes significant.

For this reason, a sheet-like sealing member generally called an epto-seal is wound around and attached to the upper end of the partition wall of the partition sash, and the sealing member is compressed and filled in the gap. However, it is difficult to completely fill the gap even with the seal member, and the seal member is pressed against the upper edge of the partition sash and the lower surface of the door sash, so that the upper edge of the partition sash is pressed. Therefore, there is a demand for an improvement in the sealing performance of a connection portion between the door sash and the upper end of the partition sash.

Accordingly, the present invention focuses on the fact that an end cap made of an elastic material is attached to the upper end of the partition sash in order to avoid metal contact with the lower surface of the door sash as described above. The corner portion formed by the lower surface of the door sash and the partition wall of the parting sash is filled to provide a function as a corner piece for dropping the corner of the corner portion, the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip, and / or the corner portion of the glass run. It is an object of the present invention to provide an end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash that can improve the tightness of the outer peripheral surface and enhance the sealing performance.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an end cap made of an elastic material attached to the upper end of the partition sash is provided at a connecting portion between the lower surface of the door sash and the upper end of the partition sash. Wherein the end cap is fixed to a partition partitioning a glass run fitting groove and a partition weather strip fitting groove of the partition sash, and is integrally formed with the leg piece, and an upper edge of an outer wall of the partition sash and a door. A molding wall disposed between the lower edge of the sash and closing the two, and being flush with the outer surfaces of the glass run and the partition weather strip and connecting the two to each other; The upper end of the piece is swelled integrally in the front-rear direction and over the partition sash partition Parts and filled disposed corner portion formed in a door sash bottom surface, a corner portion outer peripheral surface of the partition weatherstrip substantially dropped the corners of 該隅 corner,
And / or a bulging portion closely contacting the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the glass run.

According to a second aspect, the peripheral surface of the bulging portion according to the first aspect is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the corner of the partition weather strip, the outer peripheral surface of the corner of the glass run, and the lower surface of the door sash. It is characterized in that a sheet-shaped sealing member is adhered.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the bulging portion according to the first aspect are integrally extended in the front-rear direction,
It is characterized in that each end is formed by projecting a sealing piece elastically closely contacting the lower surface of the door sash.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a positioning flange which abuts against the inner surface of the outer wall and the inner surface of the inner wall of the partition sash is integrally formed on both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the leg pieces according to the first to third aspects. It is characterized by doing.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a step which engages with an upper edge of an outer wall and an upper edge of an inner wall of a partition sash is provided on an upper portion of both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the leg piece according to the first to fourth aspects. It is characterized in that a part is formed.

[0013]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the bulge at the upper end of the leg of the end cap is filled and arranged at the corner formed by the lower surface of the door sash and the partition wall of the partition sash, and the bulge is formed at the corner. Since it functions as a corner piece that substantially drops the corner of the corner, the bulge can be appropriately brought into close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the corner of the partition weather strip or the outer peripheral surface of the corner of the glass run to form a gap. Therefore, the sealing performance at the joint between the lower surface of the door sash and the upper end of the partition sash is improved.

According to the second aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, the sheet-like sealing member adhered to the peripheral surface of the bulging portion has a corner outer peripheral surface of the partition weather strip and a corner outer peripheral surface of the glass run, And close to the underside of the door sash. Further, since the sealing member is in surface contact between the peripheral surface of the bulging portion and the lower surface of the door sash, there is no risk of edge breakage, and a sufficient thickness can be maintained. Can be

According to the third aspect, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, each end of the sealing piece projecting from the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the bulging portion elastically contacts the lower surface of the door sash, and the sealing action is exerted by the spring action. Are in close contact with the upper surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip and the upper surface of the corner portion of the glass run, so that the sealing performance can be further improved.

According to the fourth aspect, in addition to the effects of the first to third aspects, the positioning flanges on both side edges of the leg pieces of the end cap abut against the inner surface of the outer wall and the inner surface of the inner wall of the partition sash. The mounting position in the vehicle width direction is determined, and the mounting workability of the end cap can be improved.

According to the fifth aspect, in addition to the effects of the first to fourth aspects, the step portions on both side edges of the leg pieces of the end cap engage with the upper edge of the outer wall and the upper edge of the inner wall of the partition sash. Thereby, the mounting position in the vertical direction of the end cap is determined, and the mounting workability of the end cap can be improved.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 6 shows a front door of an automobile to which the present invention is applied. A partition sash 3 is vertically provided at a front side of a front side which is inclined rearward of a door sash 2 erected at a waist portion of a door body 1. A partition panel 13, a corner piece (not shown) or a door mirror (not shown) is arranged at a triangular corner portion surrounded by the front portion of the door sash 2 and the partition sash 3. is there.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the partition sash 3 is formed by connecting the outer side wall 4 and the inner side wall 5, and the outer and inner side walls 4 and 5 by a single metal panel material to form a glass run fitting groove 7. The partition weather strip fitting groove 8 and the partition wall 6 define a roll so as to be substantially H-shaped in horizontal section.

A bracket 9 is joined to the upper end side surface of the inner side wall 5 of the partition sash 3 so as to protrude upward. The bracket 9 is attached to the side wall of the door sash 2 on the vehicle interior side with a fastening member such as a screw. The partition sash 3 is fixed and connected so that the upper end of the partition sash 3 abuts against the lower surface (inner peripheral surface) of the door sash 2.

A glass run 10 is mounted from the inner peripheral surface of the door sash 2 to the glass run fitting groove 7 of the partition sash 3 so that the glass run 10 slides and seals the door window panel 12. I have.

A partition weather strip 11 is mounted on the front inner peripheral surface of the door sash 2 and the partition weather strip fitting groove 8 of the partition sash 3, and the partition weather strip 11 is attached to the front corner of the door sash 2. The partition panel 13 is fixedly arranged in a watertight manner.

At the upper end of the partition sash 3, an end cap 20 made of an appropriate synthetic resin material is mounted.
Of the door sash 3 and the upper end of the partition sash 3 to avoid metal contact between the door sash 2 and the partition sash 3.

The end cap 20 includes a leg 21 bonded and fixed to a side surface of the partition wall 6 of the partition sash 3 on the partition weather strip fitting groove 8 side, and a molding piece 22 integrally formed with the leg 21. I have.

The molding piece 22 is a partition sash 3
Of the outer wall 4 is formed to have substantially the same length as the width dimension of the outer wall 4 and a width in the vertical direction larger than the parting gap between the upper edge of the outer wall 4 and the lower edge of the door sash 2. The molding piece 22 is disposed over the upper edge of the outer wall 4 and the lower edge of the door sash 2 to close the parting gap.

The leg piece 21 is formed to have the same width as that of the partition wall 6, and positioning flanges 23 which contact the inner surface of the outer wall 4 and the inner surface of the inner wall 5 of the partition sash 3 are provided on both side edges in the vehicle width direction. These flanges 23 are bonded and fixed to the inner surface of the outer wall 4 and the inner surface of the inner wall 5.

The flange 23 on the side of the molding piece 22 is formed with a gap corresponding to the thickness of the outer wall 4 of the partition sash 3 between the flange 23 and the lower part of the molding piece 22. A step portion 24 is formed at a portion connected to the piece 22 to engage with an upper edge of the outer wall 4, while an upper portion of the flange 23 abutting against the inner surface of the inner wall 5 has A step 24 is formed to engage with the upper edge.

The leg piece 21 is integrally formed on the upper end portion thereof by, for example, bulging toward the front, and is formed on the lower surface of the door sash 2 and the partition weather strip fitting groove 8 side of the partition wall 6 of the partition sash 3. A bulging portion 25 is provided to be filled and arranged at an acute corner formed by the side surface.

As described above, the bulging portion 25 is disposed at the acute corner and is in contact with the lower surface (inner peripheral surface) of the door sash 2 and the top of the corner of the partition weather strip 11. A substantially triangular cross section having a sealing surface 25b that comes into contact with a substantially straight surface, and the sharp corners are substantially dropped to reduce the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip 11 and the door sash 2. To be tightly sealed to the lower surface of the device.

In this embodiment, a sheet-like sealing member 26 generally called an ept seal is adhered to the peripheral surface of the bulging portion 25 so that the sealing effect can be enhanced by the sealing member 26. .

According to the structure of the above embodiment, the end cap 20 mounted on the upper end of the partition sash 3
Bulge 25 having a triangular cross section formed at the upper end of the leg piece 21
Is filled and arranged in an acute corner formed by the lower surface of the door sash 2 where the corner of the partition weather strip 11 is arranged and the partition 6 of the partition sash 3, and the bulging portion 25 is formed in the corner of the corner. Since the swelling portion 25 functions as a corner piece that substantially drops a corner, the swelling portion 25 and the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip 11 can be appropriately brought into close contact with each other, so that no gap is generated. Of the connecting portion between the lower surface of the partition sash 3 and the upper end of the partition sash 3 can be improved.

Particularly, in the present embodiment, a sheet-like sealing member 26 is attached to the peripheral surface of the bulging portion 25,
The seal member 26 is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the corner of the partition weather strip 11 and the lower surface of the door sash 2. In addition, since the sealing member 26 is in surface contact between the peripheral surface of the bulging portion 25 and the lower surface of the door sash 2, there is no risk of edge breakage, and a sufficient thickness can be maintained. Can be further increased.

Apart from such a sealing effect, the leg piece 21 of the end cap 20 is provided with positioning flanges 23 on both side edges thereof, and this flange 23 is provided on the inner surface of the outer wall 4 of the partition sash 3. And the inner surface of the inner wall 5, so that the mounting position in the vehicle width direction is fixed when the end cap 20 is mounted, and the stepped portion 2 formed on the upper portion of the positioning flange 23.
4 is engaged with the upper edge of the outer side wall 4 and the upper edge of the inner side wall 5 to determine the mounting position of the end cap 20 in the vertical direction, thereby improving the mounting workability of the end cap 20. Can be.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which seal pieces 27 are integrally formed on the upper surface of the bulging portion 25 shown in the first embodiment, that is, on the front and rear edges of the seal surface 25a. It is set up.

Each of the sealing pieces 27 has a tip portion bent obliquely upward and the terminal is sharply formed. The tip portion is elastically and closely contacted with the lower surface of the door sash 2 so as to seal by a spring action. The piece 27 is in close contact with the upper surface of the corner of the partition weather strip 11 and the upper surface of the corner of the glass run 10.

Accordingly, in the second embodiment, the sealing piece 2
7, the sealing surface pressure on the upper surface side of each corner portion of the partition weather strip 11 and the glass run 10 is increased, so that the sealing performance can be further improved.

Also in the structure of the second embodiment, if the sheet-like sealing member 26 is attached to the upper surface of the bulging portion 25 from the sealing piece 27, the sealing property can be further improved. it can.

In the above embodiment, the door partition structure at the front corner of the front door has been exemplified. However, the same effect can be obtained by applying the present invention to the door partition structure at the rear corner of the rear door. In the case where the partition sash is connected in a T-shape, bulging portions are filled and arranged at right-angled corners formed on the front and rear sides of the upper end of the partition sash, and the corners of the corners are substantially dropped. What should I do?

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an upper end portion of the partition sash according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an upper end portion of a partition sash according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an automobile door to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 Door sash 3 Partition sash 4 Outer side wall 5 Inner side wall 6 Partition wall 7 Glass run fitting groove 8 Partition weather strip fitting groove 10 Glass run 11 Partition weather strip 20 End cap 21 Leg piece 22 Mold piece 23 Positioning flange 24 Step 25 Swelling Part 26 Seal member 27 Seal piece

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A structure in which an end cap made of an elastic material attached to an upper end of a partition sash is provided at a connection portion between a lower surface of a door sash and an upper end of a partition sash, wherein the end cap is fitted with a glass run of the partition sash. A leg which is fixed to a partition which defines the fitting groove and the partition weather strip fitting groove, and which is integrally formed with the leg and is disposed between an upper edge of an outer wall of the partition sash and a lower edge of the door sash. A molding wall is provided that closes the gap between the two, and that is flush with the outer surface of the glass run and the partition weather strip and that connects the two with each other. A corner formed between the upper end of the partition sash and the lower surface of the door sash. Characterized in that the door is provided with a bulging portion which is substantially in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip and / or the outer peripheral portion of the glass run by substantially reducing the corner of the corner portion. Partition sash end cap mounting structure. 2. A sheet-like sealing member closely adhered to the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the partition weather strip, the outer peripheral surface of the corner portion of the glass run, and the lower surface of the door sash on the peripheral surface of the bulging portion. An end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash according to claim 1, wherein 3. A sealing piece which is integrally extended in the front-rear direction on the front and rear edges of the upper surface of the bulging portion, and each end of which protrudes and is formed to elastically closely contact the lower surface of the door sash. Item 2. An end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash according to Item 1. 4. A positioning flange which abuts on an inner surface of an outer wall and an inner surface of an inner wall of a partition sash is integrally formed on both side edges in a vehicle width direction of a leg piece. The end cap mounting structure of the door partition sash according to the above. 5. A step which engages with an upper edge of an outer wall and an upper edge of an inner wall of a partition sash is formed on an upper portion of both side edges in a vehicle width direction of the leg pieces.
The end cap mounting structure for a door partition sash according to any one of the above.