Molding assembly jig

Abstract

To prevent a vehicle outer surface of a glass run upper side part from being scratched by a tip in a relative movement direction of a molding when the molding is moved relative to the glass run upper side part in a vehicle front-back direction to be assembled.SOLUTION: A molding assembly jig 50 is used when a molding 30 is relatively moved in a front-back direction to be assembled to the vehicle outer side of a glass run upper side part 11 and includes a body part 60 having: an insertion groove 63 into which a tip in a relative movement direction of the molding 30 is inserted; and a second sandwiching piece 62 disposed between the tip of the molding 30 inserted into the insertion groove 63 and a vehicle outer surface of the glass run upper side part 11.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 14

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a molding assembly jig used when assembling a molding to an automobile door glass run disposed on a window frame of an automobile door. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a glass run that is attached to a window frame from the outside of the vehicle. The glass run in Patent Document 1 includes an upper edge of the glass run that extends in the front-to-rear direction along the side edge of the roof of the vehicle, and a molding that is attached to the outside of the glass run upper edge. On the outside of the vehicle of the glass run upper edge, a fitting portion into which the molding fits is formed in the shape of a rail that continues in the front-to-rear direction. Meanwhile, a positioning member called an end cap is fixed to the rear end of the molding. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2019-112010 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In Patent Document 1, when assembling the molding to the upper edge portion of the glass run, the front end portion of the molding is fitted into the rear end portion of the fitting portion of the upper edge portion of the glass run, and then the molding is moved forward relative to the upper edge portion of the glass run.

[0005] Therefore, the inventors of the present application have devised an invention in which the molding is assembled to the upper edge portion of the glass run without a positioning member at the front end portion of the molding, and then a positioning member is assembled to the front end portion of the molding after the molding is assembled.

[0006] The assembly of the molding to the upper edge of the glass run will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 15. Fig. 15 corresponds to Fig. 7 of Patent Document 1, and shows a cross section of the upper edge 11 of the glass run and the molding 30 cut horizontally. Fig. 15A is a cross section of the rear end of the upper edge 11 of the glass run and the molding 30 in the middle of assembling the molding 30, Fig. 15B is a cross section of the front end of the upper edge 11 of the glass run and the molding 30 in the middle of assembling the molding 30, and Fig. 15C is a cross section of the rear end of the upper edge 11 of the glass run and the molding 30 in the state where the assembly of the molding 30 is completed. Arrow A in each figure indicates the assembly direction of the molding 30, that is, the relative movement direction of the molding 30 with respect to the upper edge 11 of the glass run.

[0007] As described in Patent Document 1, a positioning member 34 is fixed to the rear end of the molding 30, and a locking portion 34c is provided at the rear end of the positioning member 34 so as to protrude forward. Meanwhile, an insertion hole 58 into which the locking portion 34c can be inserted is formed at the rear end of the glass run upper side portion 11. When the molding 30 is moved in the assembly direction as shown in FIG. 15A, the locking portion 34c is inserted into the insertion hole 58 as shown in FIG. 15C, completing the assembly. As a result, the rear end of the molding 30 is fixed to the glass run upper side portion 11 via the positioning member 34.

[0008] On the other hand, attention is focused on the front end of the glass run upper side portion 11 shown in FIG. 15B. The front end of the molding 30 also needs to be fixed to the glass run upper side portion 11, but a positioning member 34 similar to that at the rear end cannot be provided. In other words, because the movement direction of the molding 30 is the forward direction, it is impossible to insert the locking portion 34c like that at the rear end into the front end of the glass run upper side portion 11 during the assembly operation. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 15B, at the front end of the molding 30, the molding 30 moves relative to the glass run upper side portion 11 without a positioning member.

[0009] However, since the molding 30 is made of a hard material such as a metal material, the edge of the front end is sharp. As a result, when the molding 30 is moved relative to the upper edge portion 11 of the glass run, the front end portion of the molding 30 will dig into the vehicle exterior surface 11A of the upper edge portion 11 of the glass run, which may result in scratches on the vehicle exterior surface 11A of the upper edge portion 11 of the glass run.

[0010] The present disclosure has been made in consideration of such points, and its purpose is to prevent the outer surface of the upper edge of the glass run from being scratched by the tip of the molding in the direction of relative movement when the molding is moved relative to the upper edge of the glass run in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle to be assembled. [Means for solving the problem]

[0011] In order to achieve the above object, one aspect of the present disclosure can be premised on a molding assembly jig used when assembling a molding extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction to the vehicle outer side of an upper edge portion of a glass run for an automobile door, the upper edge portion extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, by relatively moving the molding in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The molding assembly jig includes a main body having an insertion groove into which a tip end of the molding in the relative movement direction is inserted, and an interposition portion interposed between the tip end of the molding inserted in the insertion groove and the vehicle outer surface of the upper edge portion of the glass run.

[0012] According to this configuration, when the tip of the molding in the relative movement direction (hereinafter simply referred to as the tip) is inserted into the insertion groove of the molding assembly jig, the interposition portion is interposed between the tip of the molding and the vehicle exterior surface of the upper edge part of the glass run, so that when the molding is moved relatively to the upper edge part of the glass run, the tip of the molding is maintained in a state floating above the vehicle exterior surface of the upper edge part of the glass run. As a result, the tip of the molding does not come into contact with the vehicle exterior surface of the upper edge part of the glass run during assembly, so scratches on the vehicle exterior surface of the upper edge part of the glass run by the tip of the molding is suppressed.

[0013] The molding assembly jig may include a gripping portion protruding from the main body in the direction of the relative movement. With this configuration, an operator can hold the gripping portion to insert the tip end of the molding into the insertion groove and remove the tip end of the molding from the insertion groove, thereby facilitating attachment and detachment of the molding to and from the molding.

[0014] The gripping portion to be gripped by the worker may be disposed so as to be farther from the vehicle exterior surface than a contact surface of the main body portion that contacts the vehicle exterior surface of the glass run upper edge portion. According to this configuration, when the molding is moved relatively to the glass run upper edge portion during assembly to the glass run upper edge portion, the gripping portion is positioned away from the glass run upper edge portion, so that the gripping portion does not get in the way during assembly.

[0015] The main body may be provided with a fitting portion that fits between one-side bent portions and other-side bent portions that are bent from one side and the other side of the molding in the width direction toward the vehicle interior, respectively. According to this configuration, when the molding is inserted into the insertion groove, the fitting portion fits between the one-side bent portions and the other-side bent portions of the molding, so that the molding does not move in the width direction relative to the molding assembly jig, and thus it is possible to prevent the molding assembly jig from falling off from the molding.

[0016] The main body may include a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece arranged on the vehicle exterior side and vehicle interior side of the molding, respectively. In this case, the insertion groove may be formed between the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, and the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece may clamp the tip of the molding in the vehicle interior / exterior direction. With this configuration, the tip of the molding can be clamped in the vehicle interior / exterior direction by the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, and falling off of the molding assembly jig from the molding can be suppressed.

[0017] A protective material for protecting the exterior side of the molding may be provided on a portion of the first clamping piece that contacts the exterior side of the molding. In other words, the exterior side of the molding generally has a design surface, and it is necessary to manage this design surface so as not to cause scratches. With this configuration, when the tip of the molding is clamped by the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, the exterior side of the molding can be protected by the protective material, so that the design surface of the molding can be prevented from being scratched. Effect of the Invention

[0018] As described above, the molding can be assembled with the intervening part interposed between the tip of the molding and the exterior surface of the upper edge of the glass run, thereby preventing the tip of the molding from scratching the exterior surface of the upper edge of the glass run. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0019] [Figure 1] 1 is a right side view of an automobile equipped with a glass run for an automobile door according to an embodiment. FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a right side view showing the state in which the glass run for an automobile door is separated into a molding and a glass run body. [Diagram 3] 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the upper rear portion of an automobile door glass run as viewed from outside the vehicle. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a view equivalent to FIG. 4 with the molding removed. [Figure 6] 4 is a perspective view of the rear side of a molding to which a first positioning member is fixed, as viewed from the vehicle interior side. FIG. [Figure 7] These are cross-sectional views corresponding to line VII-VII in Figure 4, where FIG. 7A is a cross-sectional view of the rear side when the molding is in the middle of being assembled, FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view of the front side when the second positioning member is in the middle of being assembled, FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view of the rear side when the molding is in a fully assembled state, and FIG. 7D is a cross-sectional view of the front side when the second positioning member is in a fully assembled state. [Figure 8]4 is a perspective view of a molding to which a second positioning member is fixed, as viewed from the vehicle interior side. FIG. [Figure 9] FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the molding assembly jig is attached to the molding. [Figure 12] 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 11. [Figure 13] 13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 11. [Figure 14] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the molding assembly jig when in use. [Figure 15] 15A is a horizontal cross-sectional view of the upper edge of a glass run in a conventional example, where FIG. 15A is a cross-sectional view of the rear side when the molding is in the middle of being assembled, FIG. 15B is a cross-sectional view of the front side when the molding is in the middle of being assembled, and FIG. 15C is a cross-sectional view of the rear side when the molding is in a completed assembly state. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0020] Hereinafter, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the following description of the preferred embodiments is merely illustrative in nature and is not intended to limit the present invention, its applications, or its uses.

[0021] FIG. 1 is a right side view of an automobile 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. A front door 101 and a rear door 102 are provided on the left and right sides of the automobile 100. The front end of each of the front door 101 and the rear door 102 is rotatably attached to the vehicle body via a hinge (not shown). In this embodiment, the present invention is described as being applied to the rear door 102, but is not limited to this, and can also be applied to the front door 101. The present invention can also be applied to either the left or right door 101, 102. In the description of this embodiment, the front side of the vehicle will be simply referred to as the "front" and the rear side of the vehicle will be simply referred to as the "rear".

[0022] (Rear door configuration) The rear door 102 is equipped with a glass run for an automobile door (hereinafter, simply referred to as a glass run) 10. The rear door 102 has a door body 103 constituting approximately the lower half of the rear door 102, and a window frame 104 constituting approximately the upper half, and the rear door 102 is provided with a window glass G that can be raised and lowered.

[0023] The window frame 104 is a frame-like member that supports the periphery of the window glass G and forms an opening 108 for the window glass. The window frame 104 has a front frame vertical side portion 104a, a rear frame vertical side portion 104b, and a frame upper side portion 104c. The front frame vertical side portion 104a extends in the vertical direction at the front of the rear door 102. The rear frame vertical side portion 104b extends in the vertical direction at the rear of the rear door 102. The lower portions of the front frame vertical side portion 104a and the rear frame vertical side portion 104b reach the inside of the door body 103, so that the window glass G can be guided to the inside of the door body 103 when it is lowered. The frame upper side portion 104c extends from the upper end of the front frame vertical side portion 104a to the upper end of the rear frame vertical side portion 104b, and is inclined so as to be positioned lower toward the rear in accordance with the shape of the window glass G.

[0024] 3, a glass run mounting plate portion 104d that protrudes toward the outside of the vehicle is formed on a frame upper side portion 104c of the window frame 104. The glass run mounting plate portion 104d extends in the front-rear direction.

[0025] (Glass runs for car doors) The glass run 10 is attached to the frame upper edge portion 104c of the window frame 104 from the outer side of the vehicle, and functions as a sealing material for sealing between the window frame 104 and the window glass G, and between the window frame 104 and the vehicle body.

[0026] Specifically, as shown in Fig. 2, the glass run 10 includes a glass run upper edge portion 11, a glass run front vertical edge portion 12, a glass run rear vertical edge portion 13, and a molding 30. The glass run upper edge portion 11, the glass run front vertical edge portion 12, and the glass run rear vertical edge portion 13 are integrated together. The glass run upper edge portion 11 extends in the front-rear direction along the frame upper edge portion 104c of the window frame 104, and is the portion that is attached to the glass run mounting plate portion 104d shown in Fig. 3.

[0027] The glass run front vertical side portion 12 extends downward from a position rearward of the front end portion of the glass run upper side portion 11. The glass run rear vertical side portion 13 extends downward from a position rearward of the glass run upper side portion 11 and forward of the rear end portion of the glass run upper side portion 11. Therefore, the rear end portion of the glass run upper side portion 11 is located rearward of the glass run rear vertical side portion 13.

[0028] As shown in Fig. 3, the glass run upper edge portion 11 is provided with a glass run main body 20 having an insertion groove 14 into which the glass run mounting plate portion 104d is inserted. The glass run main body 20 has an upper plate portion 21 extending along the upper surface of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d, a lower plate portion 22 extending along the lower surface of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d, and an exterior plate portion 23 extending in the vertical direction from the exterior end of the upper plate portion 21 to the exterior end of the lower plate portion 22. The upper plate portion 21, the lower plate portion 22, and the exterior plate portion 23 are integrally molded.

[0029] An insertion groove 14 is formed between the upper plate portion 21 and the lower plate portion 22. The insertion groove 14 opens between the vehicle interior end of the upper plate portion 21 and the vehicle interior end of the lower plate portion 22, and extends in the front-rear direction. The bottom of the insertion groove 14 is formed by the vehicle exterior plate portion 23. The depth of the insertion groove 14 and the dimension in the vehicle interior / exterior direction (left-right dimension) of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d are set so that the vehicle exterior end of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d reaches near the bottom of the insertion groove 14 when the glass run main body 20 is attached to the glass run mounting plate portion 104d.

[0030] The upper plate portion 21, the lower plate portion 22, and the vehicle exterior plate portion 23 are made of a highly rigid material such as a hard resin (e.g., polypropylene mixed with talc or glass fiber). This allows the glass run mounting plate portion 104d to be firmly held by the upper plate portion 21 and the lower plate portion 22.

[0031] An upper engagement protrusion 21a protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the upper plate portion 21. The lower end of the upper engagement protrusion 21a can be formed so as to come into contact with the upper surface of the glass run attachment plate portion 104d.

[0032] A plurality of lower engagement protrusions 22a protruding upward are formed at intervals in the vehicle interior / exterior direction on the upper surface of the lower plate portion 22. The upper ends of the lower engagement protrusions 22a can be formed so as to contact the lower surface of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d.

[0033] An upper seal lip 24 is provided to protrude upward from the upper portion of the glass run body 20 on the vehicle exterior side, and is deflected toward the vehicle exterior side by contacting the body of the automobile 100. The base end of the upper seal lip 24 is fixed to the vehicle exterior part of the upper surface of the upper plate portion 21 and is integrated therewith.

[0034] An inner seal lip 25 is provided on the upper part of the inner side of the glass run body 20, which bends toward the outer side of the vehicle by contacting the body of the automobile 100. An inner seal portion 26 is provided on the inner end of the upper plate portion 21 so as to protrude downward. The lower end of the inner seal portion 26 is adapted to come into contact with the upper surface of the glass run mounting plate portion 104d.

[0035] A first lower seal portion 27 is provided so as to protrude downward from the lower portion of the glass run body 20 on the outer side of the vehicle. Also, a second lower seal portion 28 is provided so as to protrude downward from the lower portion of the glass run body 20 on the inner side of the vehicle.

[0036] An intermediate seal lip 29 is provided on the lower surface of the lower plate portion 22 between the base end portion of the lower seal portion 27 and the base end portion of the lower seal portion 28. The intermediate seal lip 29 is adapted to come into contact with the upper end of the window glass G in the closed state.

[0037] The upper seal lip 24, the inner seal lip 25, the inner seal portion 26, the first lower seal portion 27, the second lower seal portion 28, and the intermediate seal lip 29 are made of a material that is softer and more easily elastically deformed than the high rigidity material. The upper seal lip 24, the inner seal lip 25, the inner seal portion 26, the lower seal portion 27, the lower seal portion 28, and the intermediate seal lip 29, together with the upper plate portion 21, the lower plate portion 22, and the vehicle exterior plate portion 23, are parts that constitute the glass run main body 20.

[0038] The molding 30 is a member used as part of the design of the vehicle, and is generally made of a hard material such as stainless steel or an aluminum alloy. In this embodiment, it is made of a stainless steel plate. The molding 30 is shaped to extend long in the front-rear direction along the glass run body 20, and the front end of the molding 30 is located near the front end of the frame upper side portion 104c of the window frame 104, and the rear end of the molding 30 is located near the rear end of the frame upper side portion 104c of the window frame 104.

[0039] Upper and lower molding side fitting portions 31, 32 that fit onto the vehicle exterior side of the glass run body 20 are formed on the upper and lower parts of the molding 30 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The upper molding side fitting portion 31 is formed so as to bend toward the vehicle interior side and then bend downward, so as to have a shape that opens downward. The lower molding side fitting portion 32 is formed so as to bend toward the vehicle interior side and then bend upward, so as to have a shape that opens upward. The width direction of the molding 30 is the up-down direction. The upper molding side fitting portion 31 is a one-side bent portion that is bent from one widthwise side (upper side) of the molding 30 toward the vehicle interior side, and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 is an other-side bent portion that is bent from the other widthwise side (lower side) of the molding 30 toward the vehicle interior side.

[0040] A portion of the molding 30 between the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 is defined as a design portion 33. This design portion 33 is gently curved toward the exterior side of the vehicle.

[0041] 4 and 6, a first positioning member 34 is fixed to the rear end of the molding 30 (one end in the vehicle front-rear direction) for positioning the molding 30 with respect to the glass run upper edge portion 11. The first positioning member 34 is a resin part formed so as to cover the rear end face of the molding 30 from behind. The first positioning member 34 in this embodiment may be the same as the positioning member in the conventional example, and is therefore denoted by the same reference numeral as the positioning member in the conventional example.

[0042] That is, the first positioning member 34 has a first cover plate portion 34a, a first fixing plate portion 34b, and a first locking portion 34c, and the first cover plate portion 34a, the first fixing plate portion 34b, and the first locking portion 34c are integrally molded. The first cover plate portion 34a extends in the vertical direction so as to cover the rear end surface of the molding 30. The upper end portion of the first cover plate portion 34a is located at the same height as the upper end portion of the molding 30, and the lower end portion of the first cover plate portion 34a is located at the same height as the lower end portion of the molding 30. That is, the shape and size of the first cover 34a are set so that the rear end surface of the molding 30 is not visible when the molding 30 with the first positioning member 34 fixed is viewed from its rear end portion. The vertical dimension of the first cover plate portion 34a is longer than the dimension in the vehicle interior / exterior direction.

[0043] The first fixing plate portion 34b extends along the vehicle interior surface of the design portion 33 of the molding 30 and is fixed to the molding 30. The upper end of the first fixing plate portion 34b reaches the inside of the upper molding side fitting portion 31. The lower end of the first fixing plate portion 34b reaches the inside of the lower molding side fitting portion 32. The upper and lower ends of the first fixing plate portion 34b are fixed to the upper and lower parts of the molding 30 by crimping so that the first positioning member 34 does not move relative to the molding 30 in any of the front-rear direction, the inside-outside direction, and the up-down direction.

[0044] The first locking portion 34c is integrally formed on the vehicle interior side of the first cover plate portion 34a. The first locking portion 34c is formed in the shape of a protruding piece that protrudes from the first cover plate portion 34a toward the front end portion of the molding 30. The length of the first locking portion 34c in the front-rear direction is set to be shorter than the length of the first fixing plate portion 34b in the front-rear direction. In addition, the first locking portion 34c is spaced from the vehicle interior side of the first fixing plate portion 34b toward the vehicle interior side, and a predetermined gap is formed between the first locking portion 34c and the first fixing plate portion 34b.

[0045] As shown in Fig. 5, on the vehicle exterior side of the glass run main body 20 of the glass run upper edge portion 11, an upper body side fitting portion 23a and a lower body side fitting portion 23b into which the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 respectively fit are formed so as to extend in the front-rear direction. That is, as shown in Fig. 3, on the vehicle exterior surface of the vehicle exterior plate portion 23 of the glass run main body 20, a base portion 23c is formed so as to protrude toward the vehicle exterior. This base portion 23c is positioned near the vertical center of the vehicle exterior surface of the vehicle exterior plate portion 23 and is continuous in the front-rear direction.

[0046] The upper body fitting portion 23a is formed of a plate-like portion formed to protrude upward from the protruding tip of the base portion 23c and extend in the front-rear direction. A gap wider than the thickness of the plate material constituting the upper molding fitting portion 31 of the molding 30 is formed between the upper body fitting portion 23a and the vehicle exterior surface of the vehicle exterior plate portion 23.

[0047] The lower body fitting portion 23b is formed of a plate-like portion formed to protrude downward from the protruding tip of the base portion 23c and extend in the front-rear direction. A gap wider than the thickness of the plate material constituting the lower molding fitting portion 32 of the molding 30 is formed between the lower body fitting portion 23b and the vehicle exterior surface of the vehicle exterior plate portion 23.

[0048] The upper body side fitting portion 23a and the lower body side fitting portion 23b extend continuously from the front end to the rear end of the glass run body 20, and are rail-like portions that also function as rails to guide the molding 30 in the forward / backward direction when assembling the molding 30 described later.

[0049] As shown in Fig. 3, the upper molding side fitting portion 31 of the molding 30 is arranged so as to surround the upper body side fitting portion 23a of the glass run body 20 from above, and in this state, the upper molding side fitting portion 31 fits into the upper body side fitting portion 23a. The lower molding side fitting portion 32 of the molding 30 is arranged so as to surround the lower body side fitting portion 23b of the glass run body 20 from below, and in this state, the lower molding side fitting portion 32 fits into the lower body side fitting portion 23b. When the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 fit into the upper body side fitting portion 23a and the lower body side fitting portion 23b, respectively, the shapes of the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 make it difficult for the molding 30 to displace in the vehicle width direction and the up-down direction relative to the glass run body 20.

[0050] In this embodiment, the upper body side fitting portion 23a and the lower body side fitting portion 23b are integrally molded with the vehicle exterior plate portion 23, so that the upper body side fitting portion 23a and the lower body side fitting portion 23b can also be made of a highly rigid material. Therefore, when the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 are fitted into the upper body side fitting portion 23a and the lower body side fitting portion 23b, respectively, the molding 30 is less likely to come off the glass run body 20.

[0051] An upper contact portion 40 made of an elastic material is formed on the vehicle exterior side of the glass run body 20, which contacts the upper part of the vehicle exterior surface of the molding 30. The upper contact portion 40 is provided so as to protrude toward the vehicle exterior from the vehicle exterior surface at the base end of the upper seal lip 24, and the upper contact portion 40 and the upper seal lip 24 are molded as one piece. The lower surface on the tip side of the upper contact portion 40 contacts the molding 30 from above, which eliminates a gap between the upper part of the molding 30 and the upper part of the glass run body 20, improving the external appearance.

[0052] Furthermore, on the vehicle exterior side of the glass run body 20, a lower contact portion 41 made of an elastic material that contacts the lower portion of the vehicle exterior surface of the molding 30 is formed at a portion downwardly spaced from the upper contact portion 40. The lower contact portion 41 contacts the molding 30 from below, thereby eliminating a gap between the lower portion of the molding 30 and the lower portion of the glass run body 20, improving the external appearance.

[0053] In addition, a protrusion 23d that comes into contact with the vehicle inner surface of the molding 30 is provided on the vehicle outer side of the glass run body 20 and protrudes toward the vehicle outer side. The protrusion 23d comes into contact with the vehicle inner surface of the molding 30, thereby making it possible to prevent a wide area of ​​the vehicle outer side plate portion 23 from coming into contact with the molding 30. The protrusion 23d can be molded integrally with the vehicle outer side plate portion 23.

[0054] As shown in Figure 5, the rear portion of the upper edge portion 11 of the glass run (the portion of the upper edge portion 11 of the glass run rearward of the rear vertical side portion 13 of the glass run) has an outer vertical plate portion 45 that is positioned on the outside of the vehicle and extends in the vertical direction, and an inner plate portion 56.

[0055] 7, a first insertion hole 58 is opened at the rear end of the glass run upper side portion 11, into which the first locking portion 34c of the first positioning member 34 fixed to the molding 30 is inserted. The first insertion hole 58 is formed between the outer vertical plate portion 45 and the inner plate portion 56, and the first locking portion 34c inserted into the first insertion hole 58 is accommodated in an accommodation space R1 defined by the outer vertical plate portion 45 and the inner plate portion 56.

[0056] When the first locking portion 34c is locked to the glass run upper edge portion 11, the rear end face (one end face in the vehicle front-rear direction) of the first positioning member 34 and the rear end face (one end face in the vehicle front-rear direction) 56b of the glass run upper edge portion 11 are arranged to be substantially flush with each other. As a result, when the molding 30 is attached to the glass run upper edge portion 11, the positions of the rear end faces are substantially in the same position in the vehicle front-rear direction, which further improves the appearance.

[0057] 8, a second positioning member 35 is fixed to the front end portion (the other end portion in the vehicle front-rear direction) of the molding 30 for positioning the molding 30 with respect to the glass run upper side portion 11. The second positioning member 35 is a resin part formed so as to cover the front end face of the molding 30 from the front.

[0058] The second positioning member 35 has a second cover plate portion 35a, a second fixing plate portion 35b, and a second locking portion 35c, and the second cover plate portion 35a, the second fixing plate portion 35b, and the second locking portion 35c are integrally molded. The second cover plate portion 35a extends in the vertical direction so as to cover the front end surface of the molding 30. The upper end portion of the second cover plate portion 35a is located at the same height as the upper end portion of the molding 30, and the lower end portion of the second cover plate portion 35a is located at the same height as the lower end portion of the molding 30. That is, the shape and size of the second cover 35a are set so that the front end surface of the molding 30 is not visible when the molding 30 with the second positioning member 35 fixed is viewed from its front end portion. The vertical dimension of the second cover plate portion 35a is longer than the dimension in the vehicle interior / exterior direction.

[0059] Two upper claws 35d are formed at an upper portion of the second fixing plate 35b with a gap therebetween in the front-rear direction. Each upper claw 35d has a shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The rear end of the upper claw 35d is integrally formed with the upper portion of the second fixing plate 35b, while the other portion is spaced from the upper portion of the second fixing plate 35b toward the inside of the vehicle. When a force toward the outside of the vehicle acts on the upper claw 35d, the upper claw 35d elastically deforms toward the outside of the vehicle starting from the vicinity of the rear end. The number of upper claws 35d is not limited to two, and may be one, or three or more.

[0060] Two lower claws 35e are formed at a distance in the front-rear direction on the lower portion of the second fixing plate portion 35b. Each lower claw 35e has a shape that is long in the front-rear direction. The rear end of the lower claw 35e is integrally formed with the lower portion of the second fixing plate portion 35b, while the other portion is separated from the lower portion of the second fixing plate portion 35b toward the vehicle interior side. This allows the lower claw 35e to be elastically deformable, similar to the upper claw 35d.

[0061] Two upper notches 31a are formed in the upper molding-side fitting portion 31 of the molding 30 with a gap therebetween in the front-rear direction. The gap between the upper notches 31a is approximately the same as the gap between the upper claw portions 35d. Moreover, two lower notches 32a are formed in the lower molding-side fitting portion 32 of the molding 30 with a gap therebetween in the front-rear direction. The gap between the lower notches 32a is approximately the same as the gap between the lower claw portions 35e.

[0062] When the second positioning member 35 is fixed to the molding 30, the second fixing plate portion 35b is inserted from the front end portion of the molding 30 into the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32. Then, the upper claw portion 35d is pushed toward the vehicle exterior by the inner surface of the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and elastically deformed, and the lower claw portion 35e is pushed toward the vehicle exterior by the inner surface of the lower molding side fitting portion 32 and elastically deformed, allowing the second fixing plate portion 35b to be inserted. Then, when the upper claw portion 35d reaches a position corresponding to the upper cutout portion 31a, the shape of the upper claw portion 35d is restored and the upper claw portion 35d is disposed in the upper cutout portion 31a and is caught on the edge of the upper cutout portion 31a. Furthermore, when the lower claw portion 35e reaches a position corresponding to the lower cutout portion 32a, the shape of the lower claw portion 35e is restored and disposed within the lower cutout portion 32a, and the lower claw portion 35e is hooked onto the edge of the lower cutout portion 32a. In other words, the upper claw portion 35d and the lower claw portion 35e formed on both vertical sides of the second positioning member 35 are elastically deformed to be hooked onto the upper cutout portion 31a and the lower cutout portion 32a formed on both vertical sides of the molding 30, thereby fixing the second positioning member 35 to the molding 30.

[0063] The second locking portion 35c is integrally formed on the vehicle interior side of the second cover plate portion 35a. The second locking portion 35c is formed in the shape of a protruding piece protruding from the second cover plate portion 35a toward the rear end of the molding 30. The length of the second locking portion 35c in the front-rear direction is set shorter than the length of the second fixing plate portion 35b in the front-rear direction. In addition, the second locking portion 35c is spaced from the vehicle interior side of the second fixing plate portion 35b toward the vehicle interior side, and a predetermined gap is formed between the second locking portion 35c and the second fixing plate portion 35b.

[0064] As shown in FIG. 7B of FIG. 7, the front portion of the glass run upper edge portion 11 (the portion of the glass run upper edge portion 11 forward of the glass run front vertical side portion 12) has an outer vertical plate portion 46 arranged on the outer side of the vehicle and extending in the vertical direction, and an inner plate portion 57. A second insertion hole 59 is opened at the front end portion of the glass run upper edge portion 11, into which the second locking portion 35c of the second positioning member 35 fixed to the molding 30 is inserted. The second insertion hole 59 is formed between the outer vertical plate portion 46 and the inner plate portion 57, and the second locking portion 35c inserted into the second insertion hole 59 is accommodated in the accommodation space R2 defined by the outer vertical plate portion 46 and the inner plate portion 57.

[0065] When the second locking portion 35c is locked to the glass run upper edge portion 11, the front end face (the other end face in the vehicle front-rear direction) of the second positioning member 35 and the front end face (the other end face in the vehicle front-rear direction) 57b of the glass run upper edge portion 11 are arranged to be substantially flush with each other. As a result, when the molding 30 is attached to the glass run upper edge portion 11, the positions of the front end faces are substantially in the same position in the vehicle front-rear direction, which further improves the appearance.

[0066] (Module assembly jig) The second positioning member 35 for fixing the front end of the molding 30 to the glass run upper edge portion 11 is provided with the second locking portion 35c protruding toward the rear, so when the molding 30 is moved forward relative to the glass run upper edge portion 11 to be assembled, the second locking portion 35c cannot be inserted into the second insertion hole 59 by using the relative movement of the molding 30. For this reason, the molding 30 is assembled to the glass run upper edge portion 11 in a state in which the second positioning member 35 is removed from the molding 30 in advance. In this case, as shown in FIG. 15B in FIG. 15, the front end of the molding 30 comes into contact with the vehicle exterior surface 11A of the glass run upper edge portion 11. In this case, if the molding 30 is made of a hard material such as stainless steel or aluminum alloy as described above, there is a risk that the front end of the molding 30 will bite into the vehicle exterior surface 11A of the glass run upper edge portion 11.

[0067] In response to this, in this embodiment, a molding assembly jig 50 shown in Figures 9 to 14 is used, and the molding 30 is assembled by moving it relatively in the front-rear direction with respect to the vehicle outer side of the glass run upper side 11. Since the direction of movement of the molding 30 during assembly is the forward direction, the leading end of the molding 30 in the relative movement direction is the front end of the molding 30.

[0068] The molding assembly jig 50 includes a main body 60 that clamps the front end of the molding 30 in the vehicle interior / exterior direction (thickness direction of the molding 30), and a gripping portion 70 that can be gripped by an operator. In this embodiment, the main body 60 and the gripping portion 70 are integrally molded from, for example, hard resin or metal, but the main body 60 and the gripping portion 70 may be molded separately and then integrated. In addition, the manufacturing method of the main body 60 and the gripping portion 70 is not particularly limited, and may be a manufacturing method using a mold or a manufacturing method by cutting.

[0069] The main body 60 includes a first clamping piece 61 and a second clamping piece 62 disposed on the vehicle exterior side and vehicle interior side of the molding 30, respectively. The first clamping piece 61 is formed so as to extend along the vehicle exterior side of the molding 30. The second clamping piece 62 is formed so as to extend along the vehicle interior side of the molding 30. The distance between the first clamping piece 61 and the second clamping piece 62 corresponds to the thickness dimension of the molding 30, and can be set to be approximately the same as the thickness dimension of the molding 30 or slightly wider than the thickness dimension of the molding 30.

[0070] The base end of the first clamping piece 61 and the base end of the second clamping piece 62 are joined together and integrated. Between the first clamping piece 61 and the second clamping piece 62, an insertion groove 63 into which the front end of the molding 30 is inserted is formed. The insertion groove 63 is open at the tip end of the first clamping piece 61 and the second clamping piece 62, and is also open on both sides in the width direction of the first clamping piece 61 and the second clamping piece 62. In this manner, the main body 60 is configured to have the insertion groove 63. The second clamping piece 62 is a portion that is interposed between the tip end of the molding 30 inserted into the insertion groove 63 and the vehicle outer surface of the glass run upper side portion 11 when the molding 30 is assembled, and corresponds to the interposition portion of the present invention.

[0071] The dimension of the first clamping piece 61 in the length direction (front-rear direction in Figs. 11 and 12) is set to be approximately the same as the dimension of the second clamping piece 62 in the same direction. The dimension of the second clamping piece 62 in the width direction (shown in Fig. 13) is set to be longer than the dimension of the first clamping piece 61 in the width direction. Specifically, the dimension of the first clamping piece 61 in the width direction is set to be shorter than the dimension of the design part 33 of the molding 30 in the width direction (up-down direction). On the other hand, the dimension of the second clamping piece 62 in the width direction is set to be approximately the same as the dimension from the upper end to the lower end of the molding 30. The second clamping piece 62 is provided with a fitting part 64 that fits between the upper molding side fitting part 31 and the lower molding side fitting part 32 of the molding 30. The fitting part 64 is shaped to bulge from the surface of the second clamping piece 62 facing the first clamping piece 61 toward the side approaching the first clamping piece 61. The widthwise dimension of the fitting portion 64 is set to be approximately the same as the distance between the lower end of the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the upper end of the lower molding side fitting portion 32 of the molding 30. This makes it difficult for the molding 30 to move in the widthwise direction relative to the molding assembly jig 50 when the fitting portion 64 is fitted between the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 of the molding 30.

[0072] The surface of the first clamping piece 61 facing the second clamping piece 62 is a portion that contacts the design surface of the molding 30 on the vehicle exterior side. Since the first clamping piece 61 is made of a hard material, if the first clamping piece 61 directly contacts the design surface of the molding 30 on the vehicle exterior side, the design surface may be scratched. In such a case, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 10, a protective material 76 for protecting the exterior side of the molding 30 may be provided on the portion of the first clamping piece 61 that contacts the exterior side of the molding 30. The protective material 76 may be provided so as to contact the exterior side of the molding 30, and may be in any form, such as being attached to the surface of the first clamping piece 61 facing the second clamping piece 62, being wrapped around the first clamping piece 61, or being a cover for the first clamping piece 61. The protective material 76 is made of a material softer than the hard material that constitutes the first clamping piece 61, and may be, for example, an elastic material such as rubber or elastomer.

[0073] The gripping portion 70 is rod-shaped or plate-shaped and protrudes from the main body 60 in the relative movement direction (forward) when the molding 30 is assembled. The length of the gripping portion 70 is not particularly limited, but can be set in the range of several centimeters to 20 cm, for example. The gripping portion 70 is disposed so as to be farther away from the vehicle exterior surface than the contact surface 60a (shown in Figs. 12, 13, and 14) that contacts the vehicle exterior surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11 of the main body 60. Specifically, as shown in Fig. 14, the gripping portion 70 is inclined so as to be farther away from the glass run upper edge portion 11 as it approaches the tip. This makes it possible to increase the distance between the gripping portion 70 and the vehicle exterior surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11. The gripping portion 70 may be omitted.

[0074] (Installation instructions for the molding) Next, a method for assembling the molding configured as described above will be described. First, the glass run upper edge portion 11, the glass run front vertical edge portion 12, and the glass run rear vertical edge portion 13 are integrated. For example, the glass run upper edge portion 11, the glass run front vertical edge portion 12, and the glass run rear vertical edge portion 13, which are extrusion molded, are connected by a molded portion. In the extrusion molding process, an upper body side fitting portion 23a and a lower body side fitting portion 23b extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the vehicle exterior side of the glass run upper edge portion 11. This process is a glass run molding process.

[0075] 6, a first positioning member 34 having a first locking portion 34c protruding forward is fixed to the rear end of the molding 30. This is a fixing step for fixing the first positioning member 34 to the molding 30. The fixing step and the glass run molding step may be performed in any order, or may be performed in parallel.

[0076] After the fixing step and the glass run molding step, the molding side fitting parts 31, 32 formed at the front end of the molding 30 to which the first positioning member 34 is fixed are fitted to the rear end parts of the body side fitting parts 23a, 23b, and then the molding 30 is moved forward relative to the glass run upper edge part 11. At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, the front end part of the molding 30 is inserted into the insertion groove 63 of the molding assembly jig 50, and the molding assembly jig 50 is attached to the molding 30. As a result, the second clamping piece 62 of the molding assembly jig 50 is interposed between the front end part of the molding 30 and the vehicle outer surface of the glass run upper edge part 11, so that when the molding 30 is moved relative to the glass run upper edge part 11, the front end part of the molding 30 is maintained in a state of being raised by a dimension equivalent to the thickness of the second clamping piece 62 from the vehicle outer surface of the glass run upper edge part 11. Since the front end of the molding 30 is raised above the outer surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11, the front end of the molding 30 does not come into contact with the outer surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11 during assembly, thereby preventing the front end of the molding 30 from scratching the outer surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11.

[0077] The upper side portion 11 of the glass run may be fixed and the molding 30 may be moved forward of the upper side portion 11 of the glass run, or the molding 30 may be fixed and the upper side portion 11 of the glass run may be moved backward of the molding 30. This step is a moving step.

[0078] 7C, the first locking portion 34c is inserted into the first insertion hole 58 of the glass run upper side portion 11 and locked to the periphery of the first insertion hole 58. This step is the first locking step.

[0079] After the moving step, as shown in FIG. 7D in FIG. 7, the second positioning member 35 having the second locking portion 35c is fixed to the front end portion of the molding 30, and the second locking portion 35c is inserted into the second insertion hole 59 of the glass run upper side portion 11 to be locked to the periphery of the second insertion hole 59. This step is the second locking step.

[0080] (Effects of the embodiment) As described above, according to this embodiment, by using the molding assembly jig 50, it is possible to prevent damage to the vehicle exterior surface of the glass run upper edge portion 11 when assembling the molding 30 by moving it relatively in the front-rear direction with respect to the glass run upper edge portion 11. With the molding 30 inserted into the insertion groove 63, the fitting portion 64 fits between the upper molding side fitting portion 31 and the lower molding side fitting portion 32 of the molding 30, so that the molding 30 does not move relative to the molding assembly jig 50 in the width direction, and the molding assembly jig 50 can be prevented from falling off the molding 30.

[0081] Furthermore, when attaching or detaching the molding assembly jig 50 to or from the molding 30, the worker only needs to grip the gripping portion 70, so that the attachment and detachment work can be easily performed.

[0082] The above-described embodiment is merely illustrative in all respects and should not be interpreted as being restrictive. Furthermore, all modifications and changes within the scope of the claims are within the scope of the present invention. For example, the present invention can be applied even when the front and rear directions of the above-described embodiment are reversed. [Industrial Applicability]

[0083] INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention can be used when assembling a molding to a glass run disposed on a window frame of an automobile door. [Explanation of symbols]

[0084] 10. Glass runs for automobile doors 11 Upper part of the glass run 30 Mall 31, 32 Molding side fitting part 50 Molding assembly jig 60 Main body 61 1st clamping part 62 Second clamping part (intervening part) 63 Insertion groove 64 Fitting part 70 Gripping part 76 Protective Materials 104 Wind Frame 104d Glass run mounting plate

Claims

1. A molding assembly tool used when assembling a molding extending in the vehicle front-rear direction by relatively moving the molding in the vehicle front-rear direction to the vehicle outer side of the upper edge part of a glass run extending in the vehicle front-rear direction of an automobile door glass run that is assembled to a window frame from the vehicle outer side, A molding assembly jig comprising a main body having an insertion groove into which the tip end of the molding in the relative movement direction is inserted, and an interposition portion interposed between the tip end of the molding inserted into the insertion groove and the vehicle outer surface of the upper edge portion of the glass run.

2. The molding assembly jig according to claim 1, The molding assembly jig has a gripping portion that protrudes from the main body portion in the direction of the relative movement and can be gripped by an operator.

3. The molding assembly jig according to claim 2, A molding assembly jig, wherein the gripping portion is positioned so as to be away from the vehicle exterior surface relative to a contact surface of the glass run upper edge portion of the main body portion that contacts the vehicle exterior surface.

4. The molding assembly jig according to claim 1, The main body portion is provided with a fitting portion that fits between one-side bent portion and other-side bent portion that are bent from one widthwise side and the other widthwise side of the molding toward the vehicle interior, respectively.

5. The molding assembly jig according to claim 1, the main body portion includes a first clamping piece and a second clamping piece that are respectively disposed on an outer side and an inner side of the molding, the second clamping piece being the intermediate portion, The insertion groove is formed between the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece, a molding assembly jig that clamps a tip end of the molding in an interior / exterior direction of the vehicle between the first clamping piece and the second clamping piece;

6. The molding assembly jig according to claim 5, A molding assembly jig, wherein a protective material for protecting the exterior side of the molding is provided on a portion of the first clamping piece that contacts the exterior side of the molding.

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