Side visor for vehicle

Abstract

To provide a side visor for a vehicle with a metal molding on an outer design surface of the vehicle in which when mechanical connection is performed for safety measure after adhesion of the metal molding by a double-sided tape to the visor, reversing the visor is not necessary and a through hole of a visor body is not necessary for the mechanical connection.SOLUTION: A side visor for a vehicle is given in which: when a metal molding with slit holes at the lateral sides is, while a projection is formed at a part of a molding adhesive joint part of a visor, the projection has a caulking mechanism, and a bracket with fitting claws at the upper and lower portions is fitted, bonded through a double-sided tape to a visor adhesive joint part, the fitting claws of the bracket are engaged with the slit holes of the molding so that mechanical connection is performed at the same time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a side visor for an automobile. [Background technology]

[0002] Automobile side visors are attached to the window frames of automobile doors and function as canopies to prevent rain from entering the car even when the glass window of the car door is open during rainy weather. They are generally attached to the window frame of the door with double-sided tape.

[0003] When driving, automobile side visors (hereinafter referred to as visors) are subjected to strong wind pressure, so to prevent the tape from peeling off and causing the visor to fall off or be blown away by the wind pressure while driving, double-sided tape with high adhesive strength is used.However, to ensure safety even if the tape does not exert the desired adhesive strength or its adhesive strength weakens over time, safety measures are taken in which mechanical attachments such as brackets are used in addition to the tape.

[0004] Meanwhile, in recent years, a design in which the door window frames are decorated with stainless steel sheets or the like has become mainstream, especially in luxury cars. In this case, since the visor is attached to the window frame, the window frame, which has an excellent design, is hidden, so there is a tendency to prefer a metal molding made of the same stainless steel as the window frame attached to the outside of the visor to create a sense of unity between the visor and the window frame.

[0005] In such visors with metal moldings, the metal moldings are attached to the visor body with double-sided tape, but safety measures have been proposed that use a joining method other than tape, just like with visors, to prevent the moldings from easily falling off even if the adhesive performance of the double-sided tape becomes insufficient or deteriorates.

[0006] That is, in the automobile side visor disclosed in Patent Document 1, the lower end of the molding is bent inward, and an easily bendable locking claw is further protruded inward, and a through hole is provided at the adhesive part of the visor molding so that the locking claw can be inserted therethrough, and the molding is adhered with double-sided tape and attached by the locking claw engaging with the through hole.

[0007] Similarly, Patent Document 2 also proposes a technology in which a metal molding is attached to the surface of the visor with double-sided tape, and multiple locking portions are provided on the metal molding, which are inserted into multiple through holes provided in the adhesive portion of the visor and then bent on the back side to attach it.

[0008] Furthermore, Patent Document 3 discloses a method in which a through hole is provided in the visor, as in the above-mentioned patent documents, but a metal molding (Patent Document 4) is used in which the longitudinal edge is bent in a curled shape toward the inside of the vehicle, and a fixing device having legs with locking claws at the bottom is inserted to a position where it abuts on a step provided on the back surface of the visor, and the locking claws are engaged with the edge of the molding to fix it.

[0009] However, with these side visors with metal moldings, after the metal molding is attached to the outer design surface of the visor (the outer side of the vehicle) with double-sided tape, it is necessary to turn the visor inside out, bend the locking claws, and attach the fixing devices. Furthermore, since both types of visor have through holes in the visor body, there is a risk that rainwater may enter the interior of the vehicle through the through holes, so some kind of waterproofing measure is required. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0010] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2009-73409 [Patent Document 2] Patent Publication No. 2015-123817 [Patent Document 3] Patent Publication No. 2013-123948 [Patent Document 4] Patent Publication No. 2013-123947 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0011] The object of the present invention is to achieve the above-mentioned objectives, i.e., to provide a safety measure using mechanical joining that is carried out in parallel with the double-sided tape adhesion of the metal molding, thereby enabling efficient production without the need to turn the visor inside out when attaching the metal molding, and to prevent rainwater from entering by not drilling through holes in the visor body. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] A side visor for an automobile comprising a visor body, a bracket, and a metal molding, wherein a fixing portion consisting of a protrusion is provided on the outer design surface of the visor body, the bracket has a through hole, and the bracket is fixed to the visor body by inserting the protrusion into the through hole, and the metal molding is attached to the bracket. [Effects of the Invention]

[0013] According to the invention of claim 1 of the present invention, when molding the visor body, a fixing portion consisting of a protrusion is formed without providing a through-hole at one or more locations on the vehicle exterior side of the visor body where the metal molding is to be adhered with tape. A bracket having a joining mechanism with the metal molding and a through-hole is fixed to the fixing portion, and double-sided tape for adhering to the visor body is attached in advance, and when the metal molding, which further has a joining mechanism with the bracket, is adhered to the visor body via the double-sided tape, the joining mechanism between the metal molding and the bracket mechanically joins the metal molding to the visor body via the bracket.

[0014] There is no need to provide a through hole in the visor body to fix the bracket to the visor body and to mechanically join the metal molding to the bracket fixed to the visor body. Furthermore, since all attachment operations for the metal molding to the visor body are performed on the exterior design surface of the visor body, there is no need to turn the visor over and perform the work on the back side, even when mechanically joining is performed simultaneously or in parallel with adhesion using double-sided tape. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0015] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a side visor is attached to a vehicle. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of a front visor with a metal molding as seen from outside the vehicle. [Figure 3] 1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing the structure of a metal molding, in which (a) is a plan view of the metal molding in the vehicle position, (b) is a front view of the metal molding in the vehicle position, (c) is an AA cross-sectional view of the metal molding, and (d) is a BB cross-sectional view of the metal molding. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating the shape of a metal molding. [Figure 5] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 6] Two-view diagrams showing the shape of the bracket: (a) front view and plan view of the bracket, (b) VV cross-sectional view of the bracket, and (c) WW cross-sectional view of the bracket. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a metal molding attachment portion of the visor body. [Figure 8] 1A is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bracket attachment portion, (a) is a cross-sectional view of the protrusion of the visor body, (b) is a cross-sectional view of the bracket 7 fixed to the protrusion of the visor body, and (c) is a cross-sectional view of the bracket 7 in (b) with a metal molding 10 joined thereto. [Figure 9] An explanatory diagram showing the installation state of a visor with a metal molding. (a) Visor with metal molding, (b) Cross-sectional view of the part of the visor other than the protrusion, taken along B-B, (c) Cross-sectional view of the protrusion part AA of the visor. [Figure 10]1A and 1B are explanatory diagrams showing the structure of a bracket and a metal molding; [Figure 11] Two-view diagram showing the shape of the bracket: (a) Front and top views of the bracket, (b) B-B cross section of the bracket [Figure 12] 1A is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bracket attachment portion, (a) a cross-sectional view of the protrusion portion of the visor body, (b) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 18 fixed to the protrusion 16 of the visor body, and (c) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 18 of (b) with a metal molding 19 joined thereto. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a metal molding attachment portion of the visor body. [Figure 14] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 15] 1A and 1B are cross-sectional views showing the structure of the bracket attachment portion, (a) a cross-sectional view of the protrusion of the visor body, (b) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 23 inserted into the protrusion 22 of the visor body, (c) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 23 inserted into the protrusion 22 of the visor body and the tip of the protrusion further expanded to form a head portion such as 25, and (d) a cross-sectional view of the metal molding 10 joined to the bracket 23 of (c). [Figure 16] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 17] Cross-sectional views showing the structure of the bracket attachment part. (a) Cross-sectional view of the protrusion 22 of the visor body, (b) Cross-sectional view of the bracket 26 inserted into the protrusion 22 of the visor body, (c) Cross-sectional view of the protrusion 22 after (b) by widening the tip to form a head like 25, and (d) Cross-sectional view of the metal molding 19 joined to the bracket 26 of (c). [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a metal molding attachment portion of the visor body. [Figure 19] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 20] 1A is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bracket attachment portion, (a) a cross-sectional view of the sickle tenon-shaped protrusion 27 of the visor body, (b) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 28 fixed to the sickle tenon-shaped protrusion 27 of the visor body, and (c) a cross-sectional view of the metal molding 10 joined to the bracket 28 of (b). [Figure 21]FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a metal molding attachment portion of the visor body. [Figure 22] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 23] FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram showing an enlarged view of a metal molding attachment portion of the visor body. [Figure 24] FIG. 1 is a bird's-eye view showing the structure of a bracket. [Figure 25] 1A is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the bracket attachment portion, (a) a cross-sectional view of the dovetail portion 33 of the visor body, (b) a cross-sectional view of the bracket 35 inserted into the dovetail portion 33 of the visor body, and (c) a cross-sectional view of the metal molding 10 joined to the bracket 35 of (b). DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0016] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Visors 100 are attached to the window frames of the front door 2 and rear door 4 of an automobile 1 shown in FIG. The visor body 3 of the visor 100 is made of a transparent or translucent synthetic resin with a base color such as smoked color, and has a flange-shaped upper edge and a canopy-shaped lower edge.The visor is attached to the automobile by attaching the flange to the window frame sash of the vehicle door using double-sided tape.

[0017] Here, the visor 100 is the automobile side visor of the present invention. Regarding the visor 100, the one attached to the front door 2 of the automobile 1 is generally called a front visor, and the one attached to the rear door 4 is generally called a rear visor. Although there are slight differences in shape between the two, their functions, components, and the structure for attaching the metal molding to the visor body are the same, so although the following explanation will mainly use the front visor as an example, the contents and requirements also apply to the rear visor.

[0018] A front visor of the present invention is illustrated in Figure 2. As shown in Figure 2, a metal molding 10 is attached to the exterior design surface of the upper edge of the visor body 3 via a bracket, which will be described later, to form the visor 100. The material for the metal molding 10 is required to have an appearance, color, and luster similar to that of the stainless steel used to decorate automobile door frames, as well as sufficient strength, so stainless steel such as SUS304 is desirable. In the present invention, the attachment structure of this metal molding to the visor body is specified in detail.

[0019] The bracket, another important component of the present invention, is preferably made of a metal such as stainless steel that has sufficient bending strength or tensile strength and is resistant to rust, but is not necessarily limited to metal and can also be made of synthetic resin or a combination of metal and synthetic resin. Examples of the shape and structure of the bracket used in the present invention are shown in Figures 5, 10(a), 14, 16, 19, 22, and 24. The following description will be given based on the examples. [Example]

[0020] This example illustrates aspects of the present invention as set forth in claims 1 and 2. 3(a) and 3(b) are plan and front views, respectively, of the metal molding of the present invention. In the front view of FIG. 3(b), slit holes are provided on both sides of the areas indicated by AA (in this example, two side surfaces), as shown in the cross-sectional view (c). The area other than the slit holes, represented by BB in FIG. 3(b), is shown in the cross-sectional view (d). It has a U-shape without slit holes. Double-sided tape is attached to the inside of the metal molding along its length in this area. However, double-sided tape is not attached to the entire inside of the metal molding. As shown in FIG. 3(c), there are gaps between the two slit holes, and no double-sided tape is attached. This is because these areas are mechanically joined by brackets instead of being bonded with double-sided tape. Note that both the front and plan views are depicted in the vehicle installation position.

[0021] Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the BB cross section of the metal molding 10 and the shape of the side slit holes at the AA position. In this figure, double-sided tape 12 attached to the inside (visor side) of the metal molding 10 can be seen from the BB cross section. Reference numeral 11 denotes slit holes opened on two side surfaces of the metal molding 10.

[0022] Fig. 5 shows a bird's-eye view of the bracket. There is a through-hole 39 in the center of the base of bracket 7, with crimping blades 9 formed around the periphery of the through-hole, and mating claws 8 are provided on the top and bottom of the base to be inserted into slit holes 11 in metal molding 10 shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 shows a two-view diagram of the detailed structure of bracket 7. Fig. 6(a) is a front view and a plan view of bracket 7, (b) is a VV cross-sectional view, and (c) is a W-W cross-sectional view.

[0023] As shown in Figure 7, the details of the molding attachment portion of the visor main body 3 are that the molding is attached to the outside of the vehicle of the flange portion 17, and grooves 14 and 15 are provided for inserting both side surfaces of the metal molding, which correspond to the two horizontal bars of the "U" shape of the metal molding 10 in Figure 4, and a flat portion 13 sandwiched between these grooves serves as an attachment margin for the double-sided tape attached to the inside of the molding. The flat portion 13 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the visor main body 3, but not across the entire longitudinal direction. The flat portion 13 is cut out at the location where the bracket is attached, and a protrusion 16 is formed in that portion.

[0024] The crimping blade 9 of the bracket 7 in Fig. 5 is inserted into the protrusion 16 and fixed. This state is shown in Fig. 8(a) to (c) as cross-sectional views seen from a vertical cross section passing through the center of the protrusion. Fig. 8(a) shows the state before the bracket 7 is attached, and Fig. 8(b) shows the state after the crimping blade 9 of the bracket 7 has been inserted into the protrusion 16 and crimped to fix it. Furthermore, Fig. 8(c) shows the state after the fitting claws 8 of the bracket 7 have been fitted into the slit holes 11 of the metal molding 10, and at the same time as fitting, the double-sided tape 12 on the inside of the metal molding 10 is attached to the flat portion 13 of the visor main body, thereby fixing the metal molding to the visor main body.

[0025] The attachment strength between the metal molding and the visor body is ensured by the double-sided tape, but at the same time, the mechanical connection via the protrusion and the bracket completes safety measures in case the double-sided tape does not have sufficient adhesive strength.

[0026] This joined state is shown in Figure 9. Figure 9(c) shows the joined state in a cross section of bracket joining portion AA in the visor 100 with metal molding shown in Figure 9(a), and Figure 9(b) shows a cross section of the other portion, represented by portion BB in Figure 9(a). In Figure 9(b), both side surfaces of the metal molding 10 are inserted into grooves 14, 15 provided on the vehicle exterior side of the flange portion 17 of the visor main body 3, and the metal molding 10 is joined via double-sided tape 12 attached to the metal molding 10 and flat portion 13.

[0027] At the joint portion AA of the bracket, as shown in Figure 9(c), there is no double-sided tape between the visor main body 3 and the metal molding 10, and the bracket 7 is fixed by crimping to a protrusion 16 integrally formed on the outer side of the flange portion 17 of the visor main body 3, and the upper and lower fitting claws 8 of the bracket 7 are fitted into slit holes 11 provided in the metal molding 10, thereby mechanically joining them. On the other hand, the double-sided tape 12 attached to the inner side of the flange portion 17 of the visor 100 in Figures 9(b) and (c) is a double-sided tape for attaching the visor 100 to the vehicle.

[0028] In this embodiment, the number of fixing points for the bracket of the visor 100 and the number of slit holes on both sides of the metal molding 10 are two, but they may be one or three or more.

[0029] Here, it goes without saying that the fixing position of the bracket and the position of the slit hole in the metal molding must be exactly the same. Furthermore, regarding the relationship between the width of the slit hole and the width of the fitting claw of the bracket, if the width of the slit hole is not wider than the width of the fitting claw, the claw will not physically fit into the hole, so the width of the slit hole needs to be slightly wider than the width of the fitting claw. In the present invention, it is desirable that the difference between the width of the slit hole and the width of the fitting claw of the bracket be 2 mm to 4 mm.

[0030] The reason for this is that when fixing the bracket to the visor, the bracket's crimping blade and the protrusion can be visually inspected while attaching it to the protrusion, but when joining the molding and bracket, the bracket cannot be visually inspected, so a certain degree of dimensional tolerance must be set.

[0031] Furthermore, there is a difference in the thermal expansion coefficient between the metal molding and the plastic visor body, so for example, if the metal molding is made of SUS304 and the visor body is made of polymethyl methacrylate, a temperature difference of 40°C between a 1m long molding and a 1m long visor is expected to result in a difference of 2 to 3mm in length between the two. Next, a second embodiment will be described as another embodiment of the features described in claims 1 and 2. [Example]

[0032] In the previous embodiment, a structure was described in which mating tabs on the top and bottom of the bracket fit into slits in both sides of the molding. Here, Fig. 10(a) shows a bird's-eye view of a bracket 18 in which the top and bottom of the bracket material are bent to form vertical walls in which slits 20 are drilled. Fig. 11 shows a two-view diagram of the detailed structure of the bracket 18. Here, Fig. 11(a) is a front view and a plan view of the bracket 18, and Fig. 11(b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B.

[0033] On the other hand, as shown in Figure 10(b), the metal molding 19 corresponding to the bracket 18 has a structure in which mating claws 21 are provided at the bottom of both sides instead of slit holes on the side surfaces. Figure 10(b) shows the metal molding 19 as seen from the inside, and double-sided tape 12 used to attach the metal molding 19 to the visor body 3 is affixed along the longitudinal direction to the inside of the metal molding 19. However, the double-sided tape is not applied to the entire inside of the metal molding 19, and gaps are provided in the areas of the mating claws 21. This is because in these areas, mechanical joining is achieved by fitting the mating claws 21 into the slit holes 20 of the bracket 18, instead of by double-sided tape adhesion.

[0034] The mounting sequence of the bracket 18 and the metal molding 19 is shown in vertical cross sections in Figures 12(a) to 12(c). That is, the bracket 18 is fixed by crimping the crimping blade 9 onto the protrusion 16 integrally formed on the outer side of the flange portion 17 of the visor main body 3, and then the metal molding 19 of Figure 10(b) is attached to the flat portion of the visor main body using double-sided tape, and at the same time, the fitting claws 21 provided on the lower part of the side of the metal molding 19 are fitted into the upper and lower slit holes 20 of the bracket 18, thereby mechanically joining them.

[0035] The advantage of Example 2 is that there is no need to drill slit holes in the side of the metal molding, so the slit holes in the metal molding are not exposed to the outside of the vehicle, which looks good and is thought to have less impact from water seeping in through the slit holes.

[0036] Furthermore, as the aspects described in claims 1 and 3, examples 3 and 4 are given. [Example]

[0037] Fig. 13 shows the details of the molding attachment portion of the visor body of this embodiment. Here, a longer protrusion 22 is provided instead of the protrusion 16 shown in Fig. 7.

[0038] The structure of the bracket used in this embodiment is shown in Figure 14. Here, the through-hole 24 of the bracket 23 is an attachment hole for passing the protrusion 22, and the diameter of the through-hole 24 is slightly larger than the diameter of the protrusion 22. The attachment procedure for the metal molding in this embodiment is shown in Figure 15. Figure 15(a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of the visor body passing through the center of the protrusion. Next, as shown in Figure 15(b), the bracket 23 is set by inserting the protrusion 22 into the through-hole 24. Furthermore, the tip of the protrusion is crushed and expanded using a tool such as an ultrasonic soldering iron by a method such as thermal melting, to form a head 25 larger in diameter than the through-hole 24, like a rivet. This state is shown in Figure 15(c).

[0039] As a result, the bracket 23 inserted into the protrusion 22 is fixed to the visor main body 3 without coming off. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 15(d), the fitting claws 8 of the bracket 23 are fitted into the slit holes 11 of the metal molding 10 shown in Figure 5, and at the same time, the double-sided tape 12 on the inside of the metal molding 10 is attached to the flat part 13 of the visor main body, thereby joining the metal molding to the visor main body.

[0040] The length of the protrusion 22 is made longer than that of the protrusion 16 in order to form a rivet-like head by flattening and widening the tip of the protrusion 22. Although the protrusion 22 is shown as having a cylindrical or truncated cone shape in Fig. 13, it may have a square prism shape, a square truncated pyramid shape, or the like. [Example]

[0041] In this embodiment, the molding attachment portion on the visor side has the same structure as in Figure 13, but the bracket 26 shown in Figure 16 is used instead of the bracket 23 in Figure 14. As in Example 2, the bracket 26 has a structure in which the top and bottom of the bracket material are bent to provide vertical walls in which slit holes 20 are drilled.

[0042] The installation procedure for the metal molding in this embodiment is shown in Figures 17(a) to 17(d) as vertical cross sections passing through the center of the protrusion 22. As in Figure 15, the long protrusion 22 in Figure 17(a) is inserted into the through-hole 24 of the bracket 26 in Figure 16. This state is shown in Figure 17(b). Next, the tip of the protrusion 22 is flattened and expanded using a tool such as an ultrasonic soldering iron, forming a head larger than the diameter of the through-hole 24 like a rivet, and then fastening it in place. This state is shown in Figure 17(c).

[0043] Next, as shown in Figure 17(d), the metal molding 19 of Figure 10 is attached to the flat portion 13 of the visor body 3 via double-sided tape, and at the same time, the mating claws 21 provided on the lower part of the side of the metal molding 19 are fitted into the upper and lower slit holes 20 of the bracket 26 to mechanically join them.

[0044] The aspects of the present invention as set forth in claims 1 and 4 are described in detail in Examples 5 and 6. [Example]

[0045] The details of the molding attachment portion of the visor body used in this embodiment are shown in FIG. In Figure 18, a sickle tenon-shaped protrusion 27 is shown in place of the protrusion 16 in Figure 7. Here, a sickle tenon refers to a tenon used in the "sickle joint" of wooden joinery, with a sickle-neck-shaped protrusion at the tip. The sickle tenon-shaped protrusion 27 is molded integrally with the visor main body 3, and has a structure in which two sickle-shaped protrusions at the tip are aligned vertically in the upper and lower directions, and is fixed by passing the sickle tenon-shaped protrusion 27 through a through-hole 29 for attaching a tenon in a bracket 28 shown in Figure 19.

[0046] This state is shown in Figures 2(a) to 2(c) as cross-sectional views seen from the vertical cross-sectional direction of the protrusions 27. Here, Figure 20(a) is a cross-sectional view passing through the center of two sickle tenon-shaped protrusions lined up vertically above and below, and Figure 20(b) shows the sickle tenon-shaped protrusions 27 fixed through the through-holes 29 of the bracket 28.

[0047] Through-hole 29 of bracket 28 is slightly larger than the width of protrusion 27 and slightly smaller than the overall vertical width including the sickle-shaped heads of the two protrusions, so that when through-hole 29 passes through the head of protrusion 27, the end of the through-hole abuts against the inclined surface of the sickle-shaped head of the protrusion, and by applying further load to fit it in, the two protrusions each bend inward, allowing the sickle-shaped head to pass through. After the through-hole passes through the sickle-shaped heads, the bending of the two protrusions returns and they widen, thereby fixing bracket 28 to the visor body.

[0048] Next, as shown in Figure 20(c), the slit holes 11 of the metal molding 10 are fitted into the fitting claws 8 of the bracket 28, and at the same time, the double-sided tape 12 on the inside of the metal molding 10 is attached to the flat portion 13 of the visor main body 3, thereby attaching the metal molding 10 to the visor main body 3. [Example]

[0049] Similar to Example 5, this Example has a structure in which a bracket having a through hole in the center is fitted into two sickle tenon-shaped protrusions, but whereas the two sickle tenon-shaped protrusions in Example 5 are aligned vertically (vertically) relative to the visor body, this Example is characterized in that the two sickle tenon-shaped protrusions 30 are aligned horizontally (horizontally) as shown in Figure 21.

[0050] Also, the distance between the two protrusions of the protrusions 30 is wider than the distance between the two protrusions of the protrusions 27. A bracket having through holes for fitting the protrusions 30 is shown in Figure 22. In Figure 22, two through holes 32 are used to fit the two sickle tenon-shaped protrusions 30 on the left and right in Figure 21, respectively.

[0051] The two through holes 32 are large enough to allow the heads of the protrusions, including the sickles, to pass through, but the distance between the two through holes is slightly narrower than the distance between the bases of the two protrusions.As a result, when the sickle-mortise-shaped protrusions 30 are passed through the two through holes 32 of the bracket 31, the two protrusions each bend inward and tilt, and after the bracket 31 has passed through, the bending returns to its original state, thereby fixing the bracket 31 to the protrusions.

[0052] Finally, the embodiment of the present invention as defined in claim 5 is detailed in Example 7. [Example]

[0053] Figure 23 shows the structure of the molding attachment portion of the visor body of this embodiment. In Figure 23, there is no protrusion as described in embodiments 1 to 6, and instead a dovetail portion 33 is provided. Here, a dovetail is a tenon used in dovetail joints in wooden frameworks, and refers to one with an inverted V-shaped cross section. The top surface of the dovetail portion 33 shares the same plane as the flat portion 13, which is the attachment margin for the double-sided tape on the inside of the metal molding, but because grooves 14 and 15 partially widen inward, the cross section is partially inverted V-shaped, and the dovetail is formed in that portion.

[0054] Meanwhile, the structure of the bracket used in this embodiment is shown in Figure 24. Bracket 35 in Figure 24 is provided with a slightly wider dovetail insertion section 36 (a structure with a female shape that can be joined with the "dovetail") that is roughly similar to the dovetail, and fitting claws 37 similar to fitting claws 8 of bracket 7 in Figure 4 are provided on the top and bottom of bracket 35. The installation sequence of the metal molding in this embodiment is shown in Figure 25.

[0055] Figure 25(a) is a vertical cross-sectional view of the visor body passing through the dovetail portion 33 of Figure 23. Next, as shown in Figure 25(b), the dovetail insertion portion 36 of the bracket 35 is inserted into the dovetail portion 33 and set. When inserting the bracket 35 into the dovetail portion 33, the bracket 35 is first dropped into the bracket insertion portion 34 shown in Figure 23, and then slid horizontally, whereby the dovetail insertion portion 36 of the bracket 35 is inserted into the dovetail portion 33 up to the abutment portion 38, completing the setting.

[0056] As a result, the bracket 35 is fixed to the dovetail portion 33 of the visor main body 3. However, there is a risk that the bracket 35 will return to the horizontal direction, that is, slide back and fall off, so as shown in Figure 25(c), when fitting the fitting claws 37 of the bracket 35 into the slit holes 11 of the metal molding 10 shown in Figure 4, the double-sided tape 12 on the inside of the metal molding 10 is affixed to the flat portion 13 of the visor main body, thereby attaching the molding to the visor main body and simultaneously restricting horizontal movement of the bracket 35. [Industrial Applicability]

[0057] This invention is aimed at businesses that manufacture and sell side visors for automobiles. It has industrial applicability. [Explanation of symbols]

[0058] 1··Automobile, 2··Front door, 3··Visor body, 4··Rear door, 7··Bracket, 8··Mating claw, 9··Crimping blade, 10··Metal molding, 11··Slit hole, 12··Double-sided tape, 13··Flat part of molding attachment part, 14··Groove, 15··Groove, 16··Protrusion, 17··Flange part, 18··Bracket, 19··Metal molding, 20··Slit hole, 21··Mating claw, 22·· Protrusion, 23... Bracket, 24... Through hole, 25... Head, 26... Bracket, 27... Sickle tenon-shaped protrusion, 28... Bracket, 29... Through hole, 30... Sickle tenon-shaped protrusion, 31... Bracket, 32... Through hole, 33... Dovetail portion, 34... Bracket insertion portion, 35... Bracket, 36... Dovetail insertion portion, 37... Engagement claw, 38... Abutment portion, 39... Through hole, 100... Visor

Claims

1. A side visor for an automobile comprising a visor body, a bracket, and a metal molding, wherein a fixing portion consisting of a protrusion is provided on the outer design surface of the visor body, the bracket has a through hole, and the bracket is fixed to the visor body by inserting the protrusion into the through hole, and the metal molding is attached to the bracket.

2. 2. The side visor for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the bracket has a caulking blade on the periphery of the through hole, and is fixed to the protrusion by the blade.

3. 2. The side visor for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the projection is fixed to the through hole by expanding the tip of the projection to a diameter larger than the diameter of the through hole after the projection is passed through the through hole.

4. 2. The side visor for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion has a sickle tenon shape, and the sickle tenon engages with the peripheral edge of the through hole, thereby fixing the protrusion to the through hole.

5. A side visor for an automobile comprises a visor body, a bracket, and a metal molding, the outer design surface of the visor body having a dovetail-shaped fixing portion, the bracket having a dovetail insertion portion that joins with the dovetail, and the bracket is fixed to the visor body by joining these together, and the metal molding is attached to the bracket.

6. 2. A method for manufacturing the automobile side visor according to claim 1, wherein the visor body and the fixing portion are integrally molded.

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