Windshield with molding and cowl louver connection structure

Abstract

Provided is a connective structure for a cowl louver and a windshield with a molding, said connective structure being capable of inhibiting water infiltration from the outside of a vehicle to the inside of the vehicle.　The connective structure for a cowl louver and a windshield with a molding includes: a cowl louver provided with a clamping portion on the rear-end side thereof, the longitudinal cross-section of said clamping portion being a U-shape formed from a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion that has an engageable portion; and a molding formed from a first molding portion and a second molding portion, and provided with an engaging portion, wherein the clamping portion has a contact area that is forward relative to the engageable portion and is in contact with at least a portion of a forward portion of the second molding portion, and in the front where the second molding portion is held by the clamping portion, the length in a longitudinal cross-section of at least a portion of the forward portion is longer than the distance between the vehicle-inward side surface of the first clamping portion and the vehicle-outward side surface of the second clamping portion in at least a portion of the contact area.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver, which includes a cowl cover support member, also known as a molding, that supports the rear end of the cowl cover along the lower end of the vehicle's front windshield, and the cowl cover support member has locking portions that abut against the rear end surfaces of the rear end engagement portions of the cowl cover, which are formed in plurality on the support portion at intervals in the vehicle width direction, and an engagement portion formed in a portion where the locking portions on the support portion are spaced apart and that engages with the rear end engagement portions of the cowl cover to restrict movement of the cowl cover in the vehicle width direction. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] International Publication No. 2015 / 181960 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, the articulated structure of Patent Document 1 is a structure in which the engaging portion of the cowl cover support member and the engaged portion of the cowl cover simply engage with each other, making it difficult to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle.

[0005] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide a connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver that can prevent water from entering from the outside of the vehicle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to one embodiment of the present invention is a connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver that is attached to a vehicle, the windshield with a molding comprises laminated glass having a first glass sheet arranged on the exterior side of the vehicle, a second glass sheet arranged on the interior side of the vehicle, and an intermediate film that bonds the first glass sheet and the second glass sheet, and a molding assembled to a lower edge of the laminated glass, and the cowl louver comprises a first clamping portion exposed to the exterior side of the vehicle at the rear end side of the vehicle, and a second clamping portion formed on the interior side of the cowl louver and extending toward the rear of the vehicle at a predetermined distance from the first clamping portion, so that the clamping portion has a U-shaped vertical cross section. the molding and the cowl louver are fitted together in the clamping portion, the molding having a first molding portion whose upper surface is bonded to the interior side of the second glass plate, a second molding portion that is housed in the clamping portion and extends from the first molding portion to the front of the vehicle, and an engaging portion that protrudes from the interior side of the vehicle, the second molding portion having a front portion located forward of the engaging portion, the second clamping portion having an engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion, the clamping portion having a contact area forward of the engaged portion and in contact with at least a portion of the front portion, and before the second molding portion is housed in the clamping portion, the length of a vertical cross section of at least a portion of the front portion is longer than the distance between the interior side of the first clamping portion and the exterior side of the second clamping portion in at least a portion of the contact area. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the connection structure of the present invention between the windshield with molding and the cowl louvers, it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of a connection structure of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment taken along line 3-3 in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cowl louvers as viewed from the clamping portion side. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of a sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the seventh embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] A preferred embodiment of the connection structure between a windshield with molding and a cowl louver according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following drawings, the same or similar components are described with the same reference numerals, and their description may be omitted if they are repeated. In this specification, the directions and positions of "up (U) / down (D)", "front (F) / rear (R)", "inside (In) / outside (Out)" and "left (Le) / right (Ri)" refer to the directions and positions when the components are installed on a vehicle.

[0010] (First embodiment) Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention before assembling a windshield, a molding, and cowl louvers, and Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a connection structure between a windshield with molding and a cowl louver in a state where the cowl louvers are connected to the windshield with molding. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the connection structure 1 between a windshield with molding and a cowl louver taken along line 3-3 in Fig. 2.

[0011] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the connecting structure 1 of a windshield with molding and cowl louvers in the first embodiment comprises a windshield with molding 10 including a windshield 12 and a molding 14, and cowl louvers 18.

[0012] 3, the windshield 12 is a front glass attached to a window frame (not shown) on the front side of the vehicle body, and is made of laminated glass 20. That is, the windshield 12 is made of laminated glass having a first glass plate 22 arranged on the exterior side of the vehicle, a second glass plate 24 arranged on the interior side of the vehicle, and an intermediate film 26 that bonds the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 together.

[0013] The material constituting the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 may be inorganic glass or organic glass. As the inorganic glass, for example, soda-lime glass, aluminosilicate glass, borosilicate glass, alkali-free glass, quartz glass, etc. may be used without any particular limitation. The first glass plate 22 arranged on the outside of the vehicle is preferably inorganic glass from the viewpoint of scratch resistance, and is preferably soda-lime glass from the viewpoint of formability. When the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 are soda-lime glass, clear glass, green glass containing a predetermined amount or more of iron components, and UV-cut green glass can be suitably used.

[0014] The inorganic glass may be either unstrengthened glass or tempered glass. Unstrengthened glass is obtained by forming molten glass into a plate shape and slowly cooling it. Tempered glass is obtained by forming a compressive stress layer on the surface of unstrengthened glass.

[0015] The tempered glass may be either physically tempered glass such as air-cooled tempered glass or chemically tempered glass. In the case of physically tempered glass, the glass surface can be tempered by generating a compressive stress layer on the glass surface due to the temperature difference between the glass surface and the inside of the glass by an operation other than slow cooling, such as rapidly cooling a glass sheet uniformly heated in bending from a temperature near the softening point.

[0016] In the case of chemically strengthened glass, for example, after bending, the glass surface can be strengthened by generating a compressive stress on the glass surface by an ion exchange method or the like. Glass that absorbs ultraviolet or infrared rays may be used, and further, although it is preferable that the glass is transparent, a glass plate that is colored to the extent that the transparency is not impaired may be used.

[0017] On the other hand, examples of materials for organic glass include transparent resins such as polycarbonate, acrylic resins such as polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, and polystyrene.

[0018] The shapes of the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 are not particularly limited to a rectangular shape, and may be processed into various shapes and curvatures. Gravity forming, press forming, roller forming, etc. are used for bending the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24. The forming method of the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 is also not particularly limited, but for example, in the case of inorganic glass, glass plates formed by a float method or the like are preferable.

[0019] The thickness of the first glass plate 22 at its thinnest portion is preferably 1.1 mm or more and 3 mm or less. When the thickness of the first glass plate 22 is 1.1 mm or more, the strength such as resistance to flying stones is sufficient, and when the thickness is 3 mm or less, the mass of the laminated glass 20 does not become too large, which is preferable in terms of fuel efficiency of the vehicle. The thickness of the first glass plate 22 at its thinnest portion is more preferably 1.8 mm or more and 2.8 mm or less, further preferably 1.8 mm or more and 2.6 mm or less, further preferably 1.8 mm or more and 2.2 mm or less, and further preferably 1.8 mm or more and 2.0 mm or less.

[0020] The thickness of the second glass plate 24 is preferably 0.3 mm or more and 2.3 mm or less. When the thickness of the second glass plate 24 is 0.3 mm or more, the second glass plate 24 is easy to handle, and when the thickness is 2.3 mm or less, the mass does not become too large.

[0021] When the laminated glass 20 is used in, for example, a head-up display, the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 do not have a constant thickness, and the thickness may vary from place to place as necessary. For example, either or both of the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 may have a wedge-shaped cross section whose thickness increases from the lower edge to the upper edge of the windshield when the windshield is attached to a vehicle. In this case, if the thickness of the interlayer film 26 is constant, the total wedge angle of the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 varies, for example, in the range of more than 0 mrad to 1.0 mrad or less.

[0022] A coating having a water-repellent function and an ultraviolet-ray or infrared-ray blocking function, or a coating having low reflection characteristics and low radiation characteristics may be provided on the outer side of the first glass plate 22 and / or the second glass plate 24. Furthermore, a coating having an ultraviolet-ray or infrared-ray blocking function, low radiation characteristics, visible light absorption, coloring, etc. may be provided on the side of the first glass plate 22 and / or the second glass plate 24 that contacts the intermediate film 26.

[0023] When the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 are made of curved inorganic glass, the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 are bent after being formed by a float method and before being bonded by the interlayer film 26. The bending is performed by softening the glass sheets by heating. The heating temperature of the glass sheets during bending is about 550°C to 700°C.

[0024] Thermoplastic resins are often used for the intermediate film 26, including, for example, thermoplastic resins that have been conventionally used for this type of application, such as plasticized polyvinyl acetal resins, plasticized polyvinyl chloride resins, saturated polyester resins, plasticized saturated polyester resins, polyurethane resins, plasticized polyurethane resins, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins, ethylene-ethyl acrylate copolymer resins, cycloolefin polymer resins, ionomer resins, etc. Also suitable for use is a resin composition containing a modified hydrogenated block copolymer, as described in Japanese Patent No. 6065221.

[0025] Among these, plasticized polyvinyl acetal resins are preferably used because they have an excellent balance of various properties such as transparency, weather resistance, strength, adhesive strength, penetration resistance, impact energy absorption, moisture resistance, heat insulation, and sound insulation. These thermoplastic resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The term "plasticized" in the plasticized polyvinyl acetal resin means that it is plasticized by adding a plasticizer. The same applies to other plasticized resins.

[0026] However, when the light emitting device 15 is enclosed in the intermediate film 26, deterioration may occur due to a specific plasticizer depending on the type of the enclosed object, and in such a case, it is preferable to use a resin that does not substantially contain the plasticizer. In other words, it may be preferable that the intermediate film 13 does not contain a plasticizer. Examples of resins that do not contain a plasticizer include ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resins.

[0027] Examples of the polyvinyl acetal resin include polyvinyl formal resin obtained by reacting polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with formaldehyde, polyvinyl acetal resin in the narrow sense obtained by reacting PVA with acetaldehyde, and polyvinyl butyral resin (PVB) obtained by reacting PVA with n-butylaldehyde, and the like. In particular, PVB is preferred because it has an excellent balance of various properties such as transparency, weather resistance, strength, adhesive strength, penetration resistance, impact energy absorption, moisture resistance, heat insulation, and sound insulation. These polyvinyl acetal resins may be used alone or in combination of two or more kinds.

[0028] However, the material forming the intermediate film 26 is not limited to thermoplastic resin. The intermediate film 26 may also contain functional particles such as infrared absorbing agents, ultraviolet absorbing agents, and luminescent agents. The intermediate film 26 may also have a colored portion called a shade band (a colored portion having a function of reducing visible light transmittance). The color pigment used to form the colored portion is not particularly limited as long as it can be used for plastics and the colored portion has a visible light transmittance of 40% or less. For example, organic color pigments such as azo-based, phthalocyanine-based, quinacridone-based, perylene-based, perinone-based, dioxazine-based, anthraquinone-based, and isoindolino-based pigments, and inorganic color pigments such as oxides, hydroxides, sulfides, chromates, sulfates, carbonates, silicates, phosphates, arsenates, ferrocyanides, carbon, and metal powders may be used. These color pigments may be used alone or in combination of two or more. The amount of color pigment added is not particularly limited and may be any amount according to the desired color tone, so long as the visible light transmittance of the colored portion is 40% or less.

[0029] The thickness of the interlayer film 26 is preferably 0.5 mm or more at its thinnest part. If the thickness of the interlayer film 26 at its thinnest part is 0.5 mm or more, the impact resistance required for laminated glass is sufficient. Furthermore, the thickness of the interlayer film 26 is preferably 3 mm or less at its thickest part. If the thickness of the interlayer film 26 at its thickest part is 3 mm or less, the weight of the laminated glass does not become too large. The maximum thickness of the interlayer film 26 is more preferably 2.8 mm or less, and even more preferably 2.6 mm or less.

[0030] When the laminated glass 20 is used in, for example, a head-up display, the interlayer film 26 does not have to have a constant thickness, and the thickness may vary from place to place as necessary. For example, the interlayer film 26 may have a wedge-shaped cross section whose thickness increases from the lower edge to the upper edge of the windshield when the windshield is attached to a vehicle. In this case, if the sheet thicknesses of the first glass sheet 22 and the second glass sheet 24 are constant, the wedge angle of the interlayer film 26 varies, for example, in the range of more than 0 mrad to 1.0 mrad or less.

[0031] The interlayer film 26 may have three or more layers. For example, the sound insulation of the laminated glass 20 can be improved by forming the interlayer film from three or more layers and making the shear modulus of any layer other than the layers on both sides smaller than the shear modulus of the layers on both sides by adjusting the plasticizer or the like. In this case, the shear modulus of the layers on both sides may be the same or different.

[0032] The total thickness of the laminated glass 20 is preferably 2.8 mm or more and 10 mm or less. If the total thickness of the laminated glass 20 is 2.8 mm or more, sufficient rigidity can be ensured. If the total thickness of the laminated glass 20 is 10 mm or less, sufficient transmittance can be obtained and haze can be reduced.

[0033] To manufacture the laminated glass 20, an interlayer film 26 is sandwiched between a first glass plate 22 and a second glass plate 24 to form a laminate. Then, for example, this laminate is placed in a rubber bag, a rubber chamber, a resin bag, or the like, and bonded in a vacuum with a pressure of -65 to -100 kPa at a temperature of about 70 to 110°C. The heating conditions, temperature conditions, and lamination method are appropriately selected in consideration of the properties of the light emitting device 15, for example, so as not to cause deterioration during lamination.

[0034] Furthermore, for example, by performing a pressure bonding treatment in which heating and pressing are performed under conditions of a temperature of 100 to 150° C. and a pressure of 0.6 to 1.3 MPa, a laminated glass 20 with even better durability can be obtained. However, in some cases, this heating and pressing step may not be used in consideration of simplification of the process and the properties of the material to be filled in the laminated glass 20.

[0035] That is, a method called "cold bending" may be used in which either or both of the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24 are joined in a state in which they are elastically deformed relative to each other. Cold bending can be achieved by using a laminate consisting of the first glass plate 22, the second glass plate 24, and the interlayer film 26 fixed by a temporary fixing means such as tape, a conventionally known preliminary pressure bonding device such as a nip roller, a rubber bag, or a rubber chamber, and an autoclave.

[0036] In addition to the interlayer 26, a film or device having functions such as heating, infrared reflection, light emission, power generation, light control, touch panel, visible light reflection, scattering, decoration, and absorption may be provided between the first glass plate 22 and the second glass plate 24, as long as the effects of the present invention are not impaired. Furthermore, the surface of the laminated glass 20 may have a film having functions such as anti-fogging, water repellency, heat shielding, and low reflection. Furthermore, the surface of the first glass plate 22 facing the vehicle exterior and the surface of the second glass plate 24 facing the vehicle interior may have a film having functions such as heat shielding and heat generation.

[0037] The cowl louvers 18 are plate-shaped members made of, for example, polypropylene injection moldings. The cowl louvers 18 are disposed between a hood (not shown) and the windshield 12, and extend in the width direction (left-right direction) of the vehicle along the lower end of the windshield 12. The cowl louvers 18 have a clamping portion 30 on the rear end side of the vehicle, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped.

[0038] The molding 14 functions as a connecting member for connecting the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louvers 18 to the lower edge portion 12A of the windshield 12. The molding 14 extends in the width direction of the vehicle along the lower edge portion 12A of the windshield 12. The molding 14 is attached to the vehicle interior surface of the lower edge portion 12A of the windshield 12 via double-sided adhesive tape 16 (see FIG. 3).

[0039] 2, a windshield with molding 10 including a windshield 12 and a molding 14, and a cowl louver 18 are prepared. The molding 14 and the cowl louver 18 are fitted together at a clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18, and the cowl louver 18 is connected to the molding 14 of the windshield with molding 10. In this way, a connection structure 1 between the windshield with molding and the cowl louver is formed.

[0040] 3, the molding 14 includes a first molding portion 40, the upper surface of which is bonded to the interior side surface of the second glass plate 24, and a second molding portion 42 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 40 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The second molding portion 42 has an engagement portion 44 that protrudes from the surface on the interior side (In) of the vehicle, and a front portion 46 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 44.

[0041] The interior side of the second glass plate 24 and the upper surface of the first molding portion 40 can be bonded together via double-sided adhesive tape 16. Instead of the double-sided adhesive tape 16, a known adhesive such as an acrylic resin-based, urethane resin-based, or epoxy resin-based adhesive can be used for bonding.

[0042] In the first embodiment, the first molding part 40 is made of a metal member having a thin plate shape, such as stainless steel or steel. The plate thickness of the metal member is, for example, 0.2 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less. The first molding part 40 has a curved part 40A that is folded back from its rear end side toward its front end side. The curved part 40A is what is called a hemming bend, and the first molding part 40 is reinforced by the curved part. The first molding part 40 extends toward the second molding part 42.

[0043] The second molding part 42 is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin-based thermoplastic elastomer (TPO), Alklyn (registered trademark: thermoplastic elastomer), PVC, etc. The hardness of the second molding part 42 (JIS K 6253 durometer type A hardness (hereinafter referred to as "hardness")) is preferably, for example, from 40 degrees to 70 degrees.

[0044] The engagement portion 44 preferably has a length of 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) of the second molding portion 42. The engagement portion 44 may be continuous and 90% or more, or may have a separated portion, i.e., a discontinuous portion, and 90% or more.

[0045] In the first embodiment, a part of the metal member constituting the first molding part 40 extends to the side of the second molding part 42 and is bent towards the inside of the vehicle. An engagement part 44 is formed at the bent portion of the first molding part 40. A part of the first molding part 40 is housed in the clamping part 30 and constitutes the engagement part 44 as a part of the second molding part 42.

[0046] The first molding portion 40 of the molding 14 may be a roll-formed product continuously formed by roll forming. The second molding portion 42 of the molding 14 may be an extrusion-molded product continuously formed by extrusion molding. Therefore, the molding 14 can be formed by continuously forming the first molding portion 40 by roll forming, and continuously forming the second molding portion 42 on the roll-formed first molding portion 40 by extrusion molding. That is, the molding 14 may be a continuous molded product consisting of the first molding portion 40 which is a roll-formed product and the second molding portion 42 which is an extrusion-molded product. Since the engagement portion 44 has a length of 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction, the molding 14 can be continuously manufactured by roll forming and extrusion molding. In addition, when the first molding portion 40 is a metal member, the molding 14 can be made to follow a complex shape by deforming the first molding portion 40.

[0047] The clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 includes a first clamping portion 32 exposed to the vehicle exterior side, and a second clamping portion 34 formed on the vehicle interior side of the cowl louver 18 and extending toward the rear (R) of the vehicle at a predetermined distance from the first clamping portion 32. The clamping portion 30 forms a U-shaped vertical cross section with the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34. The vertical cross section means a cross section of the cowl louver 18 cut along a plane substantially perpendicular to the vehicle width direction.

[0048] The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with the engaging portion 44 of the molding 14. The engaged portion 36 is capable of accommodating a portion of the engaging portion 44 and is composed of a plurality of through holes formed in the second clamping portion 34. The engaged portion 36 may be a groove formed in the second clamping portion 34 instead of a through hole, as long as it can accommodate a portion of the engaging portion 44.

[0049] 4, in the cowl louver 18, the first clamping portion 32 has a shape that extends continuously in the vehicle width direction. Similarly, it is preferable that the second clamping portion 34 has a shape that extends continuously in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, the clamping portion 30 has a shape that extends continuously in the vehicle width direction, and can function as a gutter when water enters from the outside of the vehicle.

[0050] 4, the engaged parts 36 are formed at intervals along the vehicle width direction in the clamping part 30. Since the engaged parts 36 are formed at intervals, the rigidity of the second clamping part 34 can be maintained. The distance between adjacent engaged parts 36 is preferably 50 mm or more and 2000 mm or less.

[0051] As shown in FIG. 4, the engaged portion 36 can be configured by a through hole 36A and a rib 36B formed in the front-rear direction relative to the through hole 36A.

[0052] Next, as shown in Figure 3, the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 that are forward of the engaged portion 36 and contact at least a portion of the front portion 46 of the second molding portion 42, the interior side of the clamping portion 32, and the exterior side of the clamping portion 34.

[0053] In the first embodiment, the front portion 46 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 42, and is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18. As shown in Fig. 3, the front portion 46 comes into contact with the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 to form a first contact area 38, and the front portion 46 comes into contact with the interior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 to form a second contact area 38.

[0054] Before the second molding portion 42 is accommodated in the clamping portion 30, the length of at least a portion of the vertical cross section of at least the front portion 46 is longer than the distance between the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a portion of the first and second contact areas 38 (also referred to as the distance between the contact areas of the clamping portion 30). In the first embodiment, before being accommodated in the clamping portion 30, the front portion 46 has a substantially rectangular shape in vertical cross section.

[0055] In the longitudinal section of the first and second contact regions 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 46 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 46 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first and second contact regions 38, the front portion 46 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0056] 3, in the first and second contact regions 38, there are areas where the front portion 46 and the first clamping portion 32, and the front portion 46 and the second clamping portion 34 are in surface contact. By making surface contact, the distance between the first and second contact regions 38 becomes longer, and it is possible to increase the deterrent force that prevents water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside. The front portion 46 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0057] There is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 42 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the vehicle interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the vehicle exterior side of the second clamping portion 34. Because there is the gap S, even if water passes through the first contact area 38, the clamping portion 30 functions as a gutter, allowing the water to move to any desired location and be drained. It is desirable to locate the drain position at a position that avoids the wiper motor and other electronic components. The drain position can also be set at any desired position.

[0058] 3, the second molding portion 42 has a protruding portion 48 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 48, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. A flush surface is formed by the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 48, and the first glass plate 22. "Flush" includes being completely flush and being approximately flush (within a range of ±1.0 mm).

[0059] Second embodiment Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 5. Configurations similar to those in the first embodiment will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0060] As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting structure 2 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to the second embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 214, and a cowl louver 18.

[0061] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0062] 5, the second embodiment includes a molding 214 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 214 includes a first molding portion 240, the upper surface of which is bonded to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via the double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 242 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 240 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 214 includes an engagement portion 244 in the first molding portion 240 that protrudes from the vehicle interior side (In), and the second molding portion 242 includes a front portion 246 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 244.

[0063] In the second embodiment, the first molding part 240 is made of a hard resin member such as a plate-shaped olefin thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The hardness of the first molding part 240 is preferably, for example, 60 degrees or more and 100 degrees or less. The rear end side of the first molding part 240 has a protruding part 240A that protrudes toward the inside of the vehicle. The protruding part 240A reinforces the first molding part 240. The first molding part 240 extends toward the second molding part 242.

[0064] Similarly to the first embodiment, the second molding part 242 is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), polyvinyl chloride, or the like. The hardness of the second molding part 242 is, for example, 40 degrees or more and 70 degrees or less, which is less than the hardness of the first molding part 240. In the second embodiment, the resin material constituting the first molding part 240 and the resin material constituting the second molding part 242 are different. Different means that at least one of the composition and the characteristics (mechanical, chemical) is different.

[0065] The engagement portion 244 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) of the second molding portion 242. The engagement portion 244 may be continuous and 90% or more, or may be 90% or more with a partial separation.

[0066] In the second embodiment, a part of the resin member constituting the first molding part 240 extends towards the second molding part 242 and constitutes a protruding part that protrudes towards the inside of the vehicle. A part of the first molding part 240 is housed in the clamping part 30, and the protruding part of the first molding part 240 constitutes an engaging part 244 as a part of the molding 214.

[0067] In the second embodiment, the molding 214 may be an extrusion molded product in which the first molding portion 240 and the second molding portion 242 are continuously molded at the same time by extrusion molding. That is, the molding 214 may be an extrusion molded product made up of the first molding portion 240 and the second molding portion 242. Since the engagement portion 244 has a length that is 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction, the molding 214 can be continuously manufactured by extrusion molding. Therefore, the molding 214 can be manufactured efficiently.

[0068] Similarly to the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped due to a first clamping portion 32 and a second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 244 of the molding 214. The engaged portion 36 may be a plurality of through holes, a plurality of grooves, or a combination of a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs.

[0069] As shown in FIG. 5, the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are forward of the engaged portion 36 and which contact at least a portion of the front portion 246 of the second molding portion 242 .

[0070] The front portion 246 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 242 and is housed in the sandwiching portion 30 of the cowl louvers 18.

[0071] In the second embodiment, the front portion 246 has a lip 250 that extends toward the first clamping portion 32 and contacts the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32. The lip 250 extends from the front end side to the rear end side of the front portion 246 and is configured to be deformable with the connection part in the front portion 246 as a fulcrum. The lip 250 contacts the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 to form the first contact area 38. The side of the front portion 246 opposite to the lip 250 contacts the vehicle exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 to form the second contact area 38. The lip 250 contacts the first clamping portion 32 and is deformed. The front portion 246 of the second embodiment has a shape different from the front portion 46 of the first embodiment. In the second embodiment, the lip 250 presses and contacts one of the clamping portions 30, that is, one of the vehicle interior sides of the first clamping portion 32.

[0072] As shown in FIG. 5, before the second molding portion 242 is accommodated in the clamping portion 30, the length of the longitudinal cross section between the tip of the lip 250 of the forward portion 246 and the position opposite the lip 250 in the forward portion 246 is longer than the distance between the interior surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a portion of the contact area 38.

[0073] In the longitudinal section of the first and second contact regions 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 246 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 246 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first contact region 38, the front portion 246 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0074] 5, in the contact region 38, the lip 250 of the front portion 246 has a portion in surface contact with the interior surface of the first clamping portion 32. The side of the front portion 246 opposite the lip 250 is in line contact with the exterior surface of the second clamping portion 34. The front portion 246 including the lip 250 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0075] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 242 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0076] 5, the second molding portion 242 has a protruding portion 248 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 248, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the first embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 248, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0077] Third embodiment Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 6. Configurations similar to those in the first and second embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0078] As shown in FIG. 6, a connecting structure 3 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louvers according to the third embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 314, and a cowl louvers 18.

[0079] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0080] 6, the third embodiment includes a molding 314 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 314 includes a first molding portion 340, the upper surface of which is adhered to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 342 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 340 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 314 has an engagement portion 344 that protrudes from the surface on the vehicle interior side (In), and the second molding portion 342 has a front portion 346 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 344.

[0081] Similar to the first embodiment, the first molding part 340 of the third embodiment is made of a thin metal member such as stainless steel, steel, etc. The first molding part 340 has a curved part 340A at a front end part and extends toward the second molding part 342.

[0082] Similarly to the first embodiment, the second molding portion 342 is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), or polyvinyl chloride.

[0083] The engagement portion 344 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length of the second molding portion 342 in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction).

[0084] The molding 314 can be continuously manufactured by roll forming and extrusion molding, similarly to the first embodiment. That is, the molding 314 may be a continuously molded product made up of a first molding part 340 which is a roll-molded product and a second molding part 342 which is an extrusion-molded product.

[0085] As in the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped, composed of a first clamping portion 32 and a second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 344 of the molding 314. The engaged portion 36 may be a plurality of through holes, a plurality of grooves, or a combination of a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs.

[0086] As shown in FIG. 6 , the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are forward of the engaged portion 36 and which come into contact with at least a portion of the front portion 346 of the second molding portion 342 .

[0087] The front portion 346 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 342 and is housed in the sandwiching portion 30 of the cowl louvers 18.

[0088] In the third embodiment, the front portion 346 has first and second thick portions 350 which extend toward the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 and contact the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. The first and second thick portions 350 contact each of the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34, and first and second contact regions 38 are formed in the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30.

[0089] 6, before the second molding portion 342 is housed in the clamping portion 30, the total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second thick portions 350 of the front portion 346 is longer than the distance between the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a part of the first and second contact regions 38. The total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second thick portions 350 is the distance between the first and second thick portions 350 extending toward the first clamping portion 32 side and the second clamping portion 34 side, respectively.

[0090] In the longitudinal section of the first and second contact regions 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 346 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 346 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first contact region 38, the front portion 346 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0091] 6, in the first and second contact regions 38, the two thick portions 350 of the front portion 346 have portions that come into surface contact with the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively. In the third embodiment, the molding 314 is press-fitted into the clamping portion 30 and comes into pressing contact with the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. The front portion 346 including the two first and second thick portions 350 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0092] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 342 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0093] 6, the second molding portion 342 has a protruding portion 348 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 348, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the first embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 348, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0094] (Fourth embodiment) Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 7. Configurations similar to those in the first to third embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0095] As shown in FIG. 7, a connecting structure 4 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louvers according to the fourth embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 414, and a cowl louvers 18.

[0096] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0097] 7, the fourth embodiment includes a molding 414 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 414 includes a first molding portion 440, the upper surface of which is bonded to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 442 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 440 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 414 includes an engagement portion 444 in the first molding portion 440 that protrudes from the vehicle interior side (In), and the second molding portion 442 includes a front portion 446 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 444.

[0098] The first molding portion 440 of the fourth embodiment is made of a hard resin material such as olefin thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as in the second embodiment. The rear end side of the first molding portion 440 has a protruding portion 440A protruding toward the vehicle interior. The first molding portion 440 extends toward the second molding portion 442.

[0099] Similarly to the third embodiment, the second molding portion 442 is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), or polyvinyl chloride.

[0100] The engaging portion 444 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction) of the second molding portion 442. As in the second embodiment, the protruding portion of the first molding portion 440 constitutes the engaging portion 444 as a part of the second molding portion 442.

[0101] The molding 414 may be an extrusion molded product continuously manufactured by extrusion molding, similar to the second embodiment. That is, the molding 414 may be an extrusion molded product including a first molding portion 440 and a second molding portion 442. Therefore, the molding 414 can be manufactured efficiently.

[0102] As in the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped, formed by a first clamping portion 32 and a second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 444 of the molding 414.

[0103] As shown in FIG. 7, the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are forward of the engaged portion 36 and which come into contact with at least a portion of the front portion 446 of the second molding portion 442 .

[0104] The front portion 446 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 442 and is housed in the sandwiching portion 30 of the cowl louvers 18.

[0105] In the fourth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment, the front portion 446 has first and second thick portions 450 which extend toward the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 and contact the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. The first and second thick portions 450 contact each of the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34, and first and second contact regions 38 are formed in the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively.

[0106] 7, in the fourth embodiment, similarly to the third embodiment, before the second molding portion 442 is housed in the clamping portion 30, the total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second thick portions 450 of the front portion 446 is longer than the distance between the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a part of the first and second contact regions 38. The total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second thick portions 450 is the distance between the first and second thick portions 450 extending toward the first clamping portion 32 side and the second clamping portion 34 side, respectively.

[0107] In the longitudinal section of the first and second contact regions 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 446 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 446 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first contact region 38, the front portion 446 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0108] 7, in the first and second contact regions 38, the two thick portions 450 of the front portion 446 have portions that come into surface contact with the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively. In the fourth embodiment, the molding 414 is press-fitted into the clamping portion 30 and comes into pressing contact with the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. The front portion 446 including the two first and second thick portions 450 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0109] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 442 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0110] 7, the second molding portion 442 has a protruding portion 448 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 448, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the third embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 448, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0111] Fifth embodiment Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 8. Configurations similar to those in the first to fourth embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0112] As shown in FIG. 8, the connecting structure 5 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to the fifth embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 514, and a cowl louver 18.

[0113] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0114] 8, the fifth embodiment includes a molding 514 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 514 includes a first molding portion 540, the upper surface of which is adhered to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 542 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 540 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 514 has an engagement portion 544 that protrudes from the surface on the vehicle interior side (In), and the second molding portion 542 has a front portion 546 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 544.

[0115] The first molding part 540 of the fifth embodiment is made of a metal member such as a thin plate of stainless steel, steel, etc., as in the first embodiment. The first molding part 540 has a curved part 540A at a front end part and extends toward the second molding part 42.

[0116] Similarly to the first embodiment, the second molding portion 542 is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), or polyvinyl chloride.

[0117] The engagement portion 544 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length of the second molding portion 542 in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction).

[0118] The molding 514 can be continuously manufactured by roll forming and extrusion molding, similarly to the first embodiment. That is, the molding 514 may be a continuously molded product made up of a first molding part 540 which is a roll-molded product and a second molding part 542 which is an extrusion-molded product.

[0119] Similarly to the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped due to a first clamping portion 32 and a second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 544 of the molding 514. The engaged portion 36 may be a plurality of through holes, a plurality of grooves, or a combination of a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs.

[0120] As shown in FIG. 8 , the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are located forward of the engaged portion 36 and which come into contact with at least a portion of the front portion 546 of the second molding portion 542 .

[0121] The front portion 546 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 542 and is housed in the sandwiching portion 30 of the cowl louvers 18.

[0122] In the fifth embodiment, the front portion 546 has first and second lips 550 that extend toward the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 and contact the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the vehicle exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34, respectively. Each lip 550 extends from the front end side to the rear end side of the front portion 546 and is configured to be deformable with a connection portion in the front portion 546 as a fulcrum. The first and second lips 550 come into contact with the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the vehicle exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34, respectively, and the first and second lips 550 deform, forming first and second contact regions 38 in the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively.

[0123] 8, before the second molding portion 542 is housed in the clamping portion 30, the total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second lips 550 of the front portion 546 is longer than the distance between the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a part of the first and second contact regions 38. The total length of the vertical cross section of the first and second lips 550 is the distance between the rear ends of the two first and second lips 550 that extend toward the first clamping portion 32 side and the second clamping portion 34 side, respectively.

[0124] In the longitudinal section of the first and second contact regions 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 546 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 546 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first and second contact regions 38, the front portion 546 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0125] 8, in the first and second contact regions 38, the two first and second lips 550 of the front portion 546 have portions that come into surface contact with the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively. The front portion 546 including the first and second lips 550 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0126] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 542 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0127] 8, the second molding portion 542 has a protruding portion 548 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 548, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the first embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 548, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0128] Sixth embodiment Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 9. Configurations similar to those in the first to fifth embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0129] As shown in FIG. 9, a connecting structure 6 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to the sixth embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 614, and a cowl louver 18.

[0130] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0131] 9, the sixth embodiment includes a molding 614 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 614 includes a first molding portion 640, the upper surface of which is bonded to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via the double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 642 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 640 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 614 includes an engagement portion 644 in the first molding portion 640 that protrudes from the vehicle interior side (In), and the second molding portion 642 includes a front portion 646 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 644.

[0132] The first molding part 640 of the sixth embodiment is made of a hard resin material such as olefin thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as in the fourth embodiment. The rear end side of the first molding part 640 has a protruding part 640A protruding toward the vehicle interior side. The first molding part 640 extends toward the second molding part 642.

[0133] The second molding portion 642, like the fifth embodiment, is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), or polyvinyl chloride.

[0134] The engagement portion 644 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction) of the second molding portion 642. As in the second embodiment, the protruding portion of the first molding portion 640 constitutes the engagement portion 644 as a part of the molding 614.

[0135] The molding 614 may be an extrusion molded product continuously manufactured by extrusion molding, similar to the fourth embodiment. That is, the molding 614 may be an extrusion molded product including a first molding portion 640 and a second molding portion 642. Therefore, the molding 614 can be manufactured efficiently.

[0136] Similarly to the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the vertical cross section of which is U-shaped due to a first clamping portion 32 and a second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 644 of the molding 614. The engaged portion 36 may be a plurality of through holes, a plurality of grooves, or a combination of a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs.

[0137] As shown in FIG. 9, the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are forward of the engaged portion 36 and which come into contact with at least a portion of the front portion 646 of the second molding portion 642 .

[0138] The front portion 646 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 642 and is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18. In the sixth embodiment, similar to the fifth embodiment, the front portion 646 has first and second lips 650 that extend toward the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 and contact the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the vehicle exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Each lip 650 extends from the front end side of the front portion 646 to the rear end side and is configured to be deformable with the connection portion in the front portion 646 as a fulcrum. The first and second lips 650 contact each of the vehicle interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the vehicle exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34, and the first and second lips 650 deform, and the first and second contact regions 38 are formed in the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34 of the clamping portion 30, respectively.

[0139] As shown in FIG. 9, before the second molding portion 642 is accommodated in the clamping portion 30, the total length of the vertical cross-sections of the first and second lips 650 of the forward portion 646 is longer than the distance between the interior surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a portion of the first and second contact areas 38.

[0140] In the longitudinal section of the contact region 38, the inter-contact region distance of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 646 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 646 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first and second contact regions 38, the front portion 646 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0141] 9, in the first and second contact regions 38, the two lips 550 of the front portion 646 have portions that come into surface contact with the clamping portion 30, respectively. The front portion 646 including the first and second lips 650 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0142] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 642 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0143] 9, the second molding portion 642 has a protruding portion 648 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 648, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the first embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 648, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0144] Seventh embodiment Next, a connecting structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Fig. 10. Configurations similar to those in the first to sixth embodiments will be given the same reference numerals and descriptions thereof may be omitted.

[0145] As shown in FIG. 10, a connecting structure 7 of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louvers according to the seventh embodiment includes a windshield 12, a windshield with a molding 10 including a molding 714, and a cowl louvers 18.

[0146] The windshield 12 is made of laminated glass 20 including a first glass plate 22, an intermediate film 26, and a second glass plate 24, similar to the first embodiment.

[0147] 10, the seventh embodiment includes a molding 714 having a different shape from that of the first embodiment. The molding 714 includes a first molding portion 740, the upper surface of which is bonded to the vehicle interior side surface of the second glass plate 24 via the double-sided adhesive tape 16, and a second molding portion 742 that is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18 and extends from the first molding portion 740 to the front (F) of the vehicle. The molding 714 includes, in the first molding portion 740, an engagement portion 744 that projects from the vehicle interior side (In) surface, and a standing wall portion 745 that projects from the first molding portion 740 to the vehicle exterior side so as to follow the end portion of the windshield 12. The second molding portion 742 includes a front portion 746 that is located forward (F) of the engagement portion 744.

[0148] The first molding portion 740 of the seventh embodiment is made of a hard resin material such as olefin thermoplastic elastomer (TPO) or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as in the fourth and sixth embodiments. The rear end side of the first molding portion 740 has a protruding portion 740A protruding toward the vehicle interior side. The first molding portion 740 extends toward the second molding portion 742. Furthermore, the first molding portion 740 has a standing wall portion 745 protruding toward the vehicle exterior side so as to follow the end face of the front end of the windshield 12. The first molding portion 740 of the seventh embodiment has the standing wall portion 745 made of a hard resin material, thereby making it possible to increase the rigidity of the molding 714.

[0149] The second molding portion 742, like the sixth embodiment, is made of a soft resin material such as an olefin thermoplastic elastomer, Alkleen (registered trademark), or polyvinyl chloride.

[0150] The engagement portion 744 preferably has a length that is 90% or more of the length in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction) of the second molding portion 742. As in the second embodiment, the protruding portion of the first molding portion 740 constitutes the engagement portion 744 as a part of the molding 714.

[0151] The molding 714 may be an extrusion molded product continuously manufactured by extrusion molding, similar to the fourth and sixth embodiments. That is, the molding 714 may be an extrusion molded product made up of a first molding portion 740 and a second molding portion 742. Therefore, the molding 714 can be manufactured efficiently.

[0152] Similarly to the first embodiment, the cowl louver 18 has a clamping portion 30 at its rear end, the longitudinal section of which is U-shaped due to the first clamping portion 32 and the second clamping portion 34. The second clamping portion 34 has an engaged portion 36 that engages with an engaging portion 744 of the molding 714. The engaged portion 36 may be a combination of a plurality of through holes, a plurality of grooves, or a plurality of through holes and a plurality of ribs. Furthermore, the rear end side of the second clamping portion 34 has a guide portion 34A that protrudes toward the vehicle interior. By having the guide portion 34A that protrudes toward the vehicle interior at the rear end side of the second clamping portion 34, it becomes easier to insert the molding 714 into the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18.

[0153] As shown in FIG. 10 , the clamping portion 30 has first and second contact regions 38 which are forward of the engaged portion 36 and which come into contact with at least a portion of the front portion 746 of the second molding portion 742 .

[0154] As shown in FIG. 10, before the second molding portion 742 is accommodated in the clamping portion 30, the cross-sectional length of the lip 750 of the forward portion 746 is longer than the distance between the interior surface of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior surface of the second clamping portion 34 in at least a portion of the first and second contact areas 38.

[0155] In the longitudinal section of the contact region 38, the distance between the contact regions of the clamping portion 30 and the front portion 746 have the above-mentioned length relationship, so that pressure can be applied to the front portion 746 and the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32 of the clamping portion 30 and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. Therefore, in the first and second contact regions 38, the front portion 746 and the clamping portion 30 come into contact with each other due to pressure, so that it is possible to prevent water from entering the interior of the vehicle from the outside.

[0156] The front portion 746 extends continuously in the vehicle width direction of the second molding portion 742, and is housed in the clamping portion 30 of the cowl louver 18. In the seventh embodiment, similar to the second embodiment, a lip 750 of the front portion 746 has a portion in surface contact with the interior side surface of the first clamping portion 32. The side of the front portion 746 opposite the lip 750 is in line contact with the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion 34. The front portion 746 including the lip 750 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0157] 10 , in the first and second contact regions 38, the lip 750 of the front portion 746 has a portion in surface contact with the interior surface of the first clamping portion 32. The side of the front portion 746 opposite the lip 750 is in line contact with the exterior surface of the second clamping portion 34. The front portion 746 including the lip 750 is deformed into a shape that follows the inner wall of the clamping portion 30.

[0158] As in the first embodiment, there is a gap S between the front end of the second molding portion 742 and the inner wall of the clamping portion 30 formed by the interior side of the first clamping portion 32 and the exterior side of the second clamping portion 34.

[0159] 10, the second molding portion 742 has a protruding portion 748 that protrudes toward the first glass plate 22 and is located between the first clamping portion 32 and the laminated glass 20. The first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 748, and the first glass plate 22 are disposed flush with each other. As in the first embodiment, the first clamping portion 32, the protruding portion 748, and the first glass plate 22 form a flush surface. Flush includes completely flush and approximately flush.

[0160] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above examples, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. The entire contents of the specification, claims, drawings and abstract of Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-096183, filed on June 2, 2020, are hereby incorporated by reference as the disclosure of the specification of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0161] 1,2,3,4,5,6 Connection structure between windshield with molding and cowl louver, 10 Windshield with molding, 12 Windshield, 14 Molding, 16 Double-sided adhesive tape, 18 Cowl louver, 20 Laminated glass, 22 First glass sheet, 24 Second glass sheet, 26 Interlayer, 30 Clamping portion, 32 First clamping portion, 34 Second clamping portion, 34A Guide portion, 36 Engaged portion, 38 Contact area, 40 First molding portion, 40A Curved portion, 42 Second molding portion, 44 Engaging portion, 46 Front portion, 48 Protruding portion, 240 First molding portion, 240A Protruding portion, 242 Second molding portion, 244 Engaging portion, 246 Front portion, 248 Protruding portion, 250 Lip, 340 First molding portion, 340A Curved portion, 342 Second molding part, 344 Engagement part, 346 Front part, 348 Protrusion, 350 Thick part, 440 First molding part, 440A Protrusion, 442 Second molding part, 444 Engagement part, 446 Front part, 448 Protrusion, 450 Thick part, 540 First molding part, 540A Curved part, 542 Second molding part, 544 Engagement part, 546 Front part, 548 Protrusion, 550 Lip, 640 First molding part, 640A Protrusion, 642 Second molding part, 644 Engagement part, 646 Front part, 648 Protrusion, 650 Lip, 740 First molding part, 740A Protrusion, 742 Second molding part, 744 Engagement part, 745 Standing wall part, 746 Front part, 748 Protrusion, 750 Lip, S gap

Claims

1. A connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver that is attached to a vehicle, comprising: The windshield with a molding comprises a laminated glass having a first glass plate disposed on an exterior side of the vehicle, a second glass plate disposed on an interior side of the vehicle, and an interlayer film bonding the first glass plate and the second glass plate together, and a molding attached to a lower edge portion of the laminated glass, the cowl louver has a clamping portion having a U-shaped longitudinal section formed at a rear end side of the vehicle, the clamping portion being formed on an inner side of the vehicle of the cowl louver and extending toward the rear of the vehicle at a predetermined interval from the first clamping portion; The molding and the cowl louver are fitted together at the clamping portion, the molding has a first molding portion having an upper surface bonded to an interior side surface of the second glass plate, a second molding portion housed in the clamping portion and extending from the first molding portion toward a front of the vehicle, and an engagement portion protruding toward the interior side surface, The second molding portion has a front portion located forward of the engagement portion, The second clamping portion has an engaged portion that engages with the engaging portion, the clamping portion has a contact area in front of the engaged portion and in contact with at least a part of the front portion, A connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver, wherein, before the second molding portion is accommodated in the clamping portion, the length of a vertical cross section of at least a portion of the front portion is longer than the distance between the interior side of the first clamping portion and the exterior side of the second clamping portion in at least a portion of the contact area.

2. 2. The connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1, wherein the engaged portions are formed at the clamping portion so as to be spaced apart from each other in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

3. 3. The connecting structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion has a length that is 90% or more of a length of the second molding portion in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

4. 4. The connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1, wherein the second clamping portion has a shape that extends continuously in a vehicle width direction.

5. The connecting structure of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1 , wherein the forward portion is provided with at least one lip.

6. 6. A connection structure between a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver as described in any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the second molding portion has a protruding portion that protrudes toward the first glass plate and is positioned between the first clamping portion and the laminated glass, and the first clamping portion, the protruding portion and the first glass plate are arranged flush with each other.

7. A connection structure of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein there is a gap between the front end of the second molding portion and an inner wall of the clamping portion formed by the interior side surface of the first clamping portion and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion.

8. 8. The connection structure of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1, wherein in the molding, the first molding portion is made of a metal material, and the second molding portion is made of a resin material.

9. 8. The connection structure of a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1, wherein the first molding portion and the second molding portion in the molding are made of a resin material.

10. 10. The connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 9, wherein a resin member constituting the first molding portion and a resin member constituting the second molding portion are different from each other.

11. The connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1 , wherein the front portion and the clamping portion have a surface contact area in the contact region.

12. The connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver according to claim 1 , wherein the front portion and the clamping portion have a portion in line contact with each other in the contact region.

13. 13. A connection structure for a windshield with a molding and a cowl louver as described in any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein in the contact area, the front portion is in pressing contact with either one of the interior side surface of the first clamping portion and the exterior side surface of the second clamping portion.

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