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The mounting structure of the glass run according to the first embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that a glass run 10 is mounted to a door sash 2 by means of a molding member 40 made of metal. The molding member 40 shown in
In the same manner as the prior arts, the glass run 10 guides lifting or lowering of a door glass 200 and includes: a cross-section roughly U-shaped installation base member 11 consisting of an outer-cabin side wall 11a, a bottom wall 11b and an inner-cabin side wall 11c; an outer lip 12 formed inward from the outer-cabin side wall 11a of the installation base member 11; and an inner lip 13 formed outward from the inner-cabin side wall 11c of the installation base member 11. A ditch part 20 which guides a door glass 200 is formed inside the installation base member 11, that is, a space enclosed by the outer-cabin side wall 11a, the bottom wall 11b and the inner-cabin side wall 11c. The outer lip 12 and the inner lip 13 are slidably brought into contact with the door glass 200 lifting or lowering.
The molding member 40 covers the outer-cabin side wall 11a of the glass run 10 from the outer-cabin side and an external appearance exposing part 500 which is the outer-cabin side of the molding member 40 is a decorative surface.
The molding member 40 is integrally molded with a cross-section roughly U-shaped channel part 41 having the installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 fitted therein. That is, the channel part 41 is a little larger than the cross-section roughly U-shaped installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 and has the glass run 10 assembled therein making use of elasticity of the glass run 10.
On a roof side of the molding member 40, as shown in
Assembling force of the glass run 10 inside the molding member 40 is increased by fitting an anchoring lip 14 provided on an outer side (the inner-cabin side) of the inner-cabin side wall 11c of the glass run 10 into a concave part 43 formed between an inner-cabin side end part 42 of the molding member 40 and the door sash 2. The concave part 43 may be formed by bending the door sash 2 to the inner-cabin side compared with the inner-cabin side end part 42 of the straight-lined molding member 40 as shown in
On the roof side, anchoring parts 46 are formed by bending the upper side of the molding member 40, that is, the upper side on a bottom wall side of the channel part 41. The anchoring parts 46 anchor to an installation base member 3a of a drip seal 3 which makes an elastic contact with a body panel 300 when the door is closed. An installation base member of a weather strip 4 is formed on the upper side of the door sash 2. The weather strip 4 makes the elastic contact with the body panel 300 when the door is closed. The drip seal 3 and the weather strip 4 are integrally molded.
In the above-mentioned mounting structure of the glass run, the molding member 40 is integrally molded with the cross-section roughly U-shaped channel part 41 having the installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 fitted therein. Therefore, periphery of the glass run 10 is covered with the molding member 40 and the glass run 10 is firmly assembled with the molding member 40.
In addition, the molding member 40 can easily separate from the door sash 2. Therefore, the molding member 40 can be painted, for example, on parts makers' end and colors painted on the molding member 40 can be freely selected. Further, as the molding member 40 is separable, the molding member 40 can be provided as an assembly part having the glass run 10 assembled therewith prior to an assembling line of an automobile.
Still further, the molding member 40 is made of metal excellent in rigidity and weatherability, which results in improved durability. In addition, luster peculiar to the metal demonstrates unique decorativeness.
Although the present embodiment describes an example that the inner-cabin side of the channel part 41 formed on the molding member 40 was fixed to the flange 400 extending from the door sash 2 by means of the caulking pin 44 as shown in
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The mounting structure of the glass run according to the second embodiment of the present invention is characterized in that the glass run 10 is mounted to the door sash 2 by means of a molding member 50 made of resin. The molding member 50 shown in
The molding member 50 covers the outer-cabin side wall 11a of the glass run 10 from the outer-cabin side and the external appearance exposing part 500 which is the outer-cabin side of the molding member 50 is the decorative surface.
The molding member 50, in the same manner as the molding member 40 according to the first embodiment, is integrally molded with the cross-section roughly U-shaped channel part 51 having the installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 fitted therein. That is, the channel part 51 is a little larger than the cross-section roughly U-shaped installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 and has the glass run 10 assembled therein making use of the elasticity of the glass run 10.
On a roof side, as shown in
On the other hand, on a pillar side of the molding member 50, as shown in
On the roof side, anchoring parts 54 are formed on the upper side of the molding member 50, that is, an outer-cabin side and a cabin side on an upper side of a bottom wall of the channel part 51. The anchoring parts 54 anchor to the installation base member 3a of the drip seal 3 which makes the elastic contact with the body panes 300 when the door is closed. The drip seal 3 and the weather strip 4 are integrally molded.
In the above-mentioned mounting structure of the glass run, in the same manner as the first embodiment, the molding member 50 is integrally molded with the cross-section roughly U-shaped channel part 51 having the installation base member 11 of the glass run 10 fitted therein. Therefore, periphery of the glass run 10 is covered with the molding member 50 and the glass run 10 is firmly assembled with the molding member 50. In addition, the molding member 50 can easily separate from the door sash 2. Therefore, the molding member 50 can be painted, for example, on the parts makers' end and the colors painted on the molding member 50 can be freely selected. Further, as the molding member 50 is separable, the molding member 50 can be provided as the assembly part having the glass run 10 assembled therewith prior to the assembling line of the automobile.
Furthermore, in the second embodiment, since the molding member 50 is made of resin, the productivity is improved as well as the downsizing because the molding member 50 made of resin can be set up the same color as the glass run 10 so that further painting is not required.
Still further, the integral molding of the inner-cabin side of the molding member 50 with the grip 52 for installing the molding member 50 on the flange 400 formed on the door sash 2 results in the improved productivity and the increased assembling force because producing and assembling the grip 52 as an extra part becomes unnecessary.
Although the present embodiment shows the assembly of the molding member 50 and the glass run 10, which are respectively and separately formed, the molding member 50 and the glass run 10 may be integrally extrusion-molded.
Said structure results in further improved productivity because assembling the molding member 50 and the glass run 10 becomes unnecessary.
In addition, the molding member 50 may be installed on an aluminum door sash 2 by means of a metal clip 55 as shown in
Further, the molding member 40 and the molding member 50 may be made of synthesis of metal and resin.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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JP2006-134502 | May 2006 | JP | national |