Glass holder and vehicle

Abstract

The present application relates to a kind of glass bracket and vehicle, including upper bracket and lower bracket, the upper bracket is used to support connection glass, the lower bracket is used to connect glass lifter, the glass bracket is split structure, the lower part of the upper bracket is equipped with sliding platform, the upper part of the lower bracket is equipped with the sliding slot of front and back direction that the shape of sliding platform is consistent, and the sliding platform and the sliding slot sliding fit.Optimal feature is that: by using split structure glass bracket, it can guarantee that glass bracket is not affected by peripheral sheet metal and the position of lifter, and the bracket of left and right doors can be completely shared.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vehicle technology, and more particularly to a glass bracket and a vehicle. Background Technology

[0002] Car door windows typically use brackets to connect the glass to the window regulator, allowing it to move up and down within the regulator's rails to achieve the window's lifting function. For laminated door windows, brackets must be used to connect the glass to the regulator to prevent problems such as cracking caused by a rigid connection between the glass and the regulator.

[0003] Due to the influence of the surrounding sheet metal and the position of the regulator, the existing glass brackets usually cannot be completely shared by the left and right doors. The brackets need to be designed with a symmetrical structure on the left and right, resulting in a wide variety of similar accessories. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to address the problems mentioned in the background section by providing a glass bracket and a vehicle.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is as follows:

[0006] A glass support includes an upper support and a lower support. The upper support is used to support and connect glass, and the lower support is used to connect a glass lifter. The glass support has a split structure. The lower part of the upper support is provided with a slide table, and the upper part of the lower support is provided with a front-to-back sliding groove that matches the shape of the slide table. The slide table and the sliding groove are slidably engaged.

[0007] In one embodiment, the slide table includes an upper platform, a lower platform, and a connecting portion for connecting the upper platform and the lower platform. The lower surface of the lower platform is provided with a first mating portion, and the bottom surface of the slide groove is provided with a second mating portion for engaging with the first mating portion to restrict the slide table from moving back and forth along the slide groove. One of the first mating portion and the second mating portion is a protrusion, and the other is a stop portion.

[0008] Furthermore, the stop portion includes a first stop member and a second stop member, the first stop member and the second stop member forming a recess for accommodating at least a portion of the protrusion.

[0009] Furthermore, the front end of the protrusion is at least partially a first inclined surface, and the side of the second stop member facing away from the recess is provided with a second inclined surface that cooperates with the first inclined surface.

[0010] In one embodiment, there are two second mating parts arranged symmetrically at the center, the first mating part is fixed to one of the second mating parts, and there is a gap between the sliding path of the other second mating part and the first mating part; or, there are two first mating parts arranged symmetrically at the center, the second mating part is fixed to one of the first mating parts, and there is a gap between the sliding path of the other first mating part and the second mating part.

[0011] Furthermore, one second mating part is located at the left front end of the slide, and the other second mating part is located at the right rear end of the slide; or, one first mating part is located at the left front end of the lower platform, and the other first mating part is located at the right rear end of the lower platform.

[0012] In one embodiment, two locking parts are provided opposite to each other on the left and right sides of the lower platform, and two first fixing parts for fixing the two locking parts are provided at the corresponding positions of the slide groove. The slide groove is also provided with two second fixing parts that are symmetrical to the two first fixing parts.

[0013] Preferably, both of the latching portions and the protrusion are located at the front end of the upper bracket, and the two latching portions and the protrusion are arranged in the same S-plane.

[0014] In one embodiment, the upper bracket is further provided with two demolding parts, which are located at the rear ends of the two snap-fit ​​parts respectively, and both demolding parts are formed by the inward recess of the lower platform.

[0015] In one embodiment, the width of the upper platform is smaller than the width of the lower platform.

[0016] In one embodiment, the glass holder is made of thermoplastic resin.

[0017] In one embodiment, there is a gap between the protrusion and the lower surface of the lower platform; or, there is a gap between the protrusion and the bottom surface of the groove.

[0018] In one embodiment, the snap-fit ​​portion is interference-fitted with the first fixing portion or the second fixing portion.

[0019] In addition, the present invention also provides a vehicle, including glass, a glass regulator and a glass bracket as described above.

[0020] In one embodiment, the glass bracket is located below the waterline of the door so that the glass bracket is hidden inside the door when the glass is closed.

[0021] Preferably, the distance between the glass bracket and the waterline of the car door is ≥10mm.

[0022] In one embodiment, the upper bracket is provided with a slot that is connected to the glass.

[0023] In one embodiment, the lower bracket is provided with mounting holes, and the glass lifter is connected to the lower bracket via a mating component.

[0024] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0025] By using a split-type glass bracket, it is possible to ensure that the glass bracket is not affected by the position of the surrounding sheet metal and the window regulator, and the brackets of the left and right doors can be completely shared. Attached Figure Description

[0026] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the glass bracket structure in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0027] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of another structure of the glass bracket in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Sectional view of AA;

[0029] Figure 4 This is another structural schematic diagram of the glass bracket in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 5 for Figure 4 BB section view;

[0031] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the upper bracket structure in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0032] Figure 7 for Figure 6 CC section view;

[0033] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of another structure of the upper bracket in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0034] Figure 9 This is a schematic diagram of the lower bracket structure in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0035] Figure 10 for Figure 9 DD section view;

[0036] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of another structure of the lower bracket in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0037] Figure 12 This is another structural schematic diagram of the lower bracket in one embodiment of the present invention;

[0038] Figure 13 for Figure 12 EE section view;

[0039] Figure 14 This is a schematic diagram of the glass bracket in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0040] Figure 15 This is a schematic diagram of the glass bracket in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0041] Figure 16 This is a schematic diagram of the glass bracket in another embodiment of the present invention;

[0042] Figure 17 for Figure 4 FF sectional view.

[0043] Label Explanation:

[0044] 10. Glass bracket;

[0045] 11. Upper bracket; 111. Slide table; 1111. Upper platform; 1112. Lower platform; 1113. Connecting part; 1114. Lower surface; 1115. First mating part; 112. Snap-fit ​​part; 113. Demolding part; 114. Slot;

[0046] 12. Lower bracket; 121. Slide groove; 1211. Bottom surface; 1212. Second mating part; 122. First fixing part; 123. Second fixing part; 124. Mounting hole;

[0047] 13. Protrusion; 131. First inclined surface;

[0048] 14. Stop portion; 141. First stop component; 142. Second stop component; 1421. Second inclined surface; 143. Recessed platform;

[0049] G, gap; S, plane. Detailed Implementation

[0050] To make the above-mentioned objects, features, and advantages of the present invention more apparent and understandable, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, the present invention can be practiced in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0051] Please refer to the following first. Figure 1-5Some embodiments of the present invention provide a glass bracket 10, including an upper bracket 11 and a lower bracket 12. The upper bracket 11 is used to support and connect glass, and the lower bracket 12 is used to connect a glass lifter. The glass bracket 10 has a split structure. The lower part of the upper bracket 11 is provided with a slide table 111, and the upper part of the lower bracket 12 is provided with a front-to-back groove 121 that matches the shape of the slide table 111. The slide table 111 and the groove 121 are slidably engaged.

[0052] In this embodiment, the upper bracket 11 is used to connect with the glass. The upper bracket 11 has two parallel pieces with a gap between them for the glass to be inserted. The glass is placed in the gap, and the upper bracket 11 and the glass are bonded and cured to complete the installation. The lower bracket 12 is mainly used to connect with the window regulator.

[0053] It should be noted that the glass can be installed in the front door or the rear door; the glass can be tempered glass or semi-tempered laminated glass.

[0054] In this embodiment, the glass bracket 10 is further made of thermoplastic resin. The thermoplastic resin may be polybutylene terephthalate (PBT), polyamide (PA), or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (ABS), etc.

[0055] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 As shown, the slide table 111 includes an upper platform 1111, a lower platform 1112, and a connecting portion 1113 for connecting the upper platform 1111 and the lower platform 1112. The lower surface 1114 of the lower platform 1112 is provided with a first mating portion 1115. The bottom surface 1211 of the slide groove 121 is provided with a second mating portion 1212 for mating with the first mating portion 1115 to restrict the slide table 111 from moving back and forth along the slide groove 121. One of the first mating portion 1115 and the second mating portion 1212 is a protrusion 13, and the other is a stop portion 14.

[0056] The slide table 111 slides in the slide groove 121. When the first mating part 1115 of the lower platform 1112 of the slide table 111 slides to the second mating part 1212 of the slide groove 121, since one of the first mating part 1115 and the second mating part 1212 is a protrusion 13 and the other is a stop part 14, the protrusion 13 and the stop part 14 engage with each other, which can restrict the slide table 111 from moving back and forth along the slide groove 121.

[0057] In this embodiment, the stop portion 14 further includes a first stop member 141 and a second stop member 142, the first stop member 141 and the second stop member 142 forming a recess 143 for accommodating at least a portion of the protrusion 13. The protrusion 13 cooperates with the recess 143, thereby restricting the slide table 111 from moving back and forth along the slide groove 121.

[0058] In this embodiment, the front end of the protrusion 13 is at least partially a first inclined surface 131, and the side of the second stop 142 facing away from the recess 143 is provided with a second inclined surface 1421 that cooperates with the first inclined surface 131. The cooperation of the first inclined surface 131 and the second inclined surface 1421 can reduce the resistance of the protrusion 13 entering the recess 143.

[0059] In one embodiment, such as Figure 11 , 15 As shown in Figure 17, there are two second mating parts 1212, which are arranged in a centrally symmetrical manner. The first mating part 1115 is fixed to one of the second mating parts 1212, and there is a gap G between the sliding path of the other second mating part 1212 and the first mating part 1115.

[0060] Since the two second mating parts 1212 are centrally symmetrically arranged, only the glass bracket 10 for the left or right door needs to be manufactured. When the other door needs to use the glass bracket 10, the upper bracket 11 can be flipped. At this time, the first mating part 1115 of the slide 111 of the upper bracket 11 engages with the other second mating part 1212 of the slide groove 121 of the lower bracket 12 to form a glass bracket 10 for the other door. This ensures that the glass bracket 10 is not affected by the surrounding sheet metal and the position of the lifter, and the glass brackets 10 for the left and right doors can be completely shared. There is a gap G in the sliding path between the other second mating part 1212 and the first mating part 1115. This prevents the first mating part 1115 of the upper bracket 11 from being interfered with by the second mating parts 1212 on different sides of the lower bracket 12 during the process of the slide 111 of the upper bracket 11 being inserted into the slide groove 121 of the lower bracket 12, thus preventing it from sliding and causing the glass bracket 10 to be unable to be shared between the left and right doors.

[0061] In this embodiment, one second mating part 1212 is located at the left front end of the slide groove 121, and the other second mating part 1212 is located at the right rear end of the slide groove 121. At this time, the first mating part 1115 is located at the left front end or right rear end of the lower surface 1114 of the slide table 111. When in use, the glass brackets 10 of the left and right doors can be shared by flipping the upper bracket 11.

[0062] Correspondingly, in one embodiment, such as Figure 14 ,16 As shown, there are two first mating parts 1115, which are arranged symmetrically at the center. The second mating part 1212 is fixed to one of the first mating parts 1115, and there is a gap between the sliding path of the other first mating part 1115 and the second mating part 1212.

[0063] Since the two first mating parts 1115 are centrally symmetrically arranged, only the glass bracket 10 for the left or right door needs to be manufactured. When the other door needs to use the glass bracket 10, the upper bracket 11 can be flipped. At this time, the other first mating part 1115 of the slide 111 of the upper bracket 11 engages with the second mating part 1212 of the slide groove 121 of the lower bracket 12 to form a glass bracket 10 for the other door. This ensures that the glass bracket 10 is not affected by the surrounding sheet metal and the position of the lifter, and the glass brackets 10 for the left and right doors can be completely shared. There is a gap in the sliding path between the other first mating part 1115 and the second mating part 1212 to avoid interference from the first mating parts 1115 on different sides of the upper bracket 11 during the insertion of the upper bracket 11 into the slide groove 121, which would prevent the glass bracket 10 from being shared between the left and right doors.

[0064] In this embodiment, one of the first mating parts 1115 is located at the left front end of the lower platform 1112, and the other first mating part 1115 is located at the right rear end of the lower platform 1112. At this time, the second mating part 1212 is located at the left front end or right rear end of the bottom surface 1211 of the slide groove 121. When in use, the glass brackets 10 of the left and right doors can be shared by flipping the upper bracket 11.

[0065] In one embodiment, such as Figure 5 , 10 As shown, two locking parts 112 are arranged opposite each other on the left and right sides of the lower platform 1112. Two first fixing parts 122 for fixing the two locking parts 112 are provided at the corresponding positions of the slide groove 121. The slide groove 121 is also provided with two second fixing parts 123 that are symmetrical to the two first fixing parts 122.

[0066] When one side of the car door is in use, the two first fixing parts 122 cooperate with the two locking parts 112 to prevent the slide table 111 from shifting left and right within the slide groove 121, which would cause the upper bracket 11 to wobble left and right. When the other side of the car door is in use, the upper bracket 11 can be flipped over to allow the two second fixing parts 123 to cooperate with the two locking parts 112, preventing the slide table 111 from shifting left and right within the slide groove 121, which would cause the upper bracket 11 to wobble left and right.

[0067] Preferably, such as Figure 6As shown, both of the latching portions 112 and the protrusion 13 are located at the front end of the upper bracket 11, and the two latching portions 112 and the protrusion 13 are arranged in the same S-plane.

[0068] At this time, the first fixing part 122 is located above the recess 143 of the stop part 14 (e.g., Figure 13 As shown, when the slide table 111 moves to this position in the slide groove 121, the two first fixing parts 122 cooperate with the two locking parts 112 to restrict the left and right displacement of the slide table 111 in the slide groove 121; the stop part 14 cooperates with the protrusion 13 to restrict the front and back movement of the slide table 111 in the slide groove 121, thus ensuring the overall stability of the glass bracket 10.

[0069] In one embodiment, such as Figure 5-7 As shown, the upper bracket 11 is also provided with two demolding parts 113, which are located at the rear ends of the two snap-fit ​​parts 112 respectively. Both demolding parts 113 are formed by the recess of the lower platform 1112. The demolding parts 113 are mainly used for the mold ejection of the snap-fit ​​parts 112.

[0070] In one embodiment, such as Figure 8 As shown, the width of the upper platform 1111 is smaller than the width of the lower platform 1112.

[0071] Since the width of the upper platform 1111 is smaller than the width of the lower platform 1112, and the shape of the slide groove 121 matches the slide table 111, the slide table 111 cannot move up and down in the slide groove 121, thus ensuring the stability of the upper bracket 11 and the lower bracket 12 in the vertical direction.

[0072] In one embodiment, such as Figure 3 , 14 As shown in Figure -16, there is a gap between the protrusion 13 and the lower surface 1114 of the lower platform 1112; or, there is a gap between the protrusion 13 and the bottom surface 1211 of the slide groove 121. This gap allows for a certain amount of movement when the slide table 111 slides in the slide groove 121, before the protrusion 13 engages with the stop 14. In the production of glass brackets, the size of this gap can be designed according to actual needs to increase or decrease the amount of movement of the slide table in the slide groove.

[0073] It should be noted that when the protrusion 13 is disposed on the bottom surface 1211 of the slide groove 121, there is a gap between the protrusion 13 and the lower surface 1114 of the lower platform 1112; when the protrusion 13 is disposed on the lower surface 1114 of the lower platform 1112, there is a gap between the protrusion 13 and the bottom surface 1211 of the slide groove 121.

[0074] In one embodiment, the snap-fit ​​portion 112 is interference-fitted with the first fixing portion 122 or the second fixing portion 123 to further prevent the slide table 111 from shifting left and right in the slide groove 121, which would cause the upper bracket 11 to wobble left and right.

[0075] The present invention also provides a vehicle comprising glass (not shown in the figure), a window regulator (not shown in the figure), and a glass bracket 10 as described above. In this embodiment, the material of the glass is not limited, and is typically inorganic glass, organic glass, or a composite material.

[0076] The aforementioned vehicle, by using a split-structure glass bracket 10, ensures that the glass bracket 10 is not affected by the surrounding sheet metal and the position of the regulator, and the glass brackets 10 of the left and right doors can be completely shared.

[0077] In one embodiment, the glass bracket 10 is located below the waterline of the door (not shown in the figure) so that the glass bracket 10 is hidden inside the door when the glass is closed.

[0078] Preferably, the distance between the glass bracket 10 and the waterline of the car door (not shown in the figure) is ≥10mm. This avoids interference between the glass bracket 10 and the waterline of the car door.

[0079] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2 As shown, the upper bracket 11 is provided with a slot 114, which is connected to the glass (not shown in the figure).

[0080] In one embodiment, such as Figure 1-2 As shown in Figures 4 and 9, the lower bracket 12 is provided with mounting holes 124, and the glass lifter (not shown in the figure) is connected to the lower bracket 12 through a mating part (not shown in the figure).

[0081] It should be noted that, in this invention, if the glass (not shown in the figure) is an inorganic glass, examples include soda-lime glass (also known as soda-lime silicate glass), aluminosilicate glass, borosilicate glass, lithium aluminum silicate glass, alkali-free glass, and quartz glass. Soda-lime glass is particularly preferred among these. From the perspective of improving strength, inorganic glass can also be tempered glass, which can be either chemically strengthened glass or physically strengthened glass.

[0082] If the glass (not shown in the figure) is plexiglass (resin), examples include polycarbonate resin, polystyrene resin, aromatic polyester resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin, polyarylate resin, condensation polymers of halogenated bisphenol A and ethylene glycol, urethane acrylate resin, and acrylic resin containing halogenated aryl groups. Among these, aromatic polycarbonate resins and other polycarbonate resins, as well as polymethyl methacrylate acrylic resins and other acrylic resins, are preferred; polycarbonate resins are more preferred; and bisphenol A polycarbonate resins are particularly preferred. Furthermore, two or more of the above resins may be used in combination.

[0083] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0084] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0085] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementations of the present invention, and while the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of the present invention, and these all fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of this invention patent should be determined by the appended claims.

[0086] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this invention, "a plurality of" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0087] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection (e.g., using bolts or screws), or an integral connection (e.g., riveting or welding); they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise explicitly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention according to the specific circumstances.

[0088] In addition, unless otherwise stated, the terms used in any of the technical solutions disclosed in this invention to indicate positional relationships or shapes include states or shapes that are similar to, close to, or approximate with those states or shapes.

[0089] Any component provided by this invention can be assembled from multiple individual components or can be a single component manufactured by a one-piece molding process.

[0090] In this invention, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the first feature "above" or "below" the second feature may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "above," "below," "left," "right," "front," "back," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

Claims

1. A glass holder comprising an upper holder for supporting connected glass and a lower holder for connecting a glass lifter, characterized in that, The glass support is a split structure. The lower part of the upper support is provided with a slide platform, and the upper part of the lower support is provided with a front-to-back sliding groove that matches the shape of the slide platform. The slide platform and the sliding groove are slidably engaged. The slide platform includes an upper platform, a lower platform, and a connecting part for connecting the upper platform and the lower platform. The lower surface of the lower platform is provided with a first mating part, and the bottom surface of the sliding groove is provided with a second mating part for engaging with the first mating part to restrict the front-to-back movement of the slide platform along the sliding groove. One of the first mating part and the second mating part is a protrusion, and the other is a stop.

2. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, The stop portion includes a first stop member and a second stop member, the first stop member and the second stop member forming a recess for accommodating at least a portion of the protrusion.

3. The glass cradle of claim 2, wherein, The front end of the protrusion is at least partially a first inclined surface, and the side of the second stop member facing away from the recess is provided with a second inclined surface that cooperates with the first inclined surface.

4. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, There are two second mating parts arranged symmetrically at the center. The first mating part is mated to one of the second mating parts, and there is a gap between the sliding path of the other second mating part and the first mating part; or, there are two first mating parts arranged symmetrically at the center. The second mating part is mated to one of the first mating parts, and there is a gap between the sliding path of the other first mating part and the second mating part.

5. The glass cradle of claim 4, wherein, One second mating part is located at the left front end of the slide, and the other second mating part is located at the right rear end of the slide; or, one first mating part is located at the left front end of the lower platform, and the other first mating part is located at the right rear end of the lower platform.

6. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, The lower platform has two locking parts arranged opposite each other on its left and right sides. The corresponding position of the slide groove is provided with two first fixing parts for cooperating with the two locking parts. The slide groove is also provided with two second fixing parts that are symmetrical to the two first fixing parts.

7. The glass cradle of claim 6, wherein, Both of the latching portions and the protrusion are located at the front end of the upper bracket, and the two latching portions and the protrusion are arranged in the same S-plane.

8. The glass cradle of claim 6, wherein, The upper bracket is also provided with two demolding parts, which are located at the rear ends of the two snap-fit ​​parts respectively, and both demolding parts are formed by the inward recess of the lower platform.

9. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, The width of the upper platform is smaller than the width of the lower platform.

10. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, The glass bracket is made of thermoplastic resin.

11. The glass cradle of claim 1, wherein, There is a gap between the protrusion and the lower surface of the lower platform; or, there is a gap between the protrusion and the bottom surface of the groove.

12. The glass cradle of claim 6, wherein, The snap-fit ​​portion engages tightly with the first fixing portion or the second fixing portion.

13. A vehicle characterized by comprising: Includes glass, a glass lifter, and a glass bracket as described in any one of claims 1-12.

14. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein, The glass bracket is located below the waterline of the door so that the glass bracket is hidden inside the door when the glass is closed.

15. The vehicle of claim 14, wherein, The distance between the glass bracket and the waterline of the car door is ≥ 10mm.

16. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein, The upper bracket is provided with a slot, which is connected to the glass.

17. The vehicle of claim 13, wherein, The lower bracket is provided with mounting holes, and the glass lifter is connected to the lower bracket through a mating component.

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