Vehicle glass molding peripheral structure

Abstract

To blind a gap without bringing glass molding into contact with a fender panel by preventing water from invading from the gap therebetween.SOLUTION: A vehicular glass molding peripheral structure 100 includes: a pillar glass 116 fixedly arranged; a fender panel 110 below the pillar glass 116; and glass molding 118 joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116. The glass molding 118 includes: a main body 118A joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116; and an inner projection 118B and an outer projection 118C projecting downward respectively from vehicle inner and outer positions than the pillar glass 116 of the main body 118A. The upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 is positioned between the lower ends 122 and 124 in the vehicle width direction of each of the inner projection 118B and the outer projection 118C, and a gap 130 is provided between the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an attachment structure for an automobile fender panel. According to this structure, a rubber glass molding 75 is attached to the outer periphery of the window glass 71 of a fixed window 7 between a front pillar 2 and a fender panel 2 that constitutes the vehicle body. The glass molding 75 is provided with a lip 751 that extends downward and contacts the fender panel 2, thereby covering and filling the gap between the window glass 71 and the fender panel 2. This is thought to prevent rainwater and the like from entering through the gap and also to have the effect of concealing the vehicle body inside from being seen through the gap. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2005-96502 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, if the lip extending from the glass molding is brought into contact with the fender panel as in Patent Document 1, vibrations while the vehicle is running can cause the lip and fender panel to separate or, conversely, come into excessively strong contact, which can result in contact noise and paint peeling or scratches on the fender panel, deteriorating the appearance.

[0005] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide a peripheral structure for a glass molding for a vehicle that can prevent water from entering through the gap between the glass molding and the fender panel without having the glass molding come into contact with the fender panel, and can also conceal the gap. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the present invention is a glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle comprising pillar glass fixedly arranged on a pillar of a vehicle, a fender panel that forms the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass, and a glass molding joined to the lower end of the pillar glass in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the glass molding has a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass, and an inner convex portion and an outer convex portion that protrude downward from positions on the main body further inside and outside the vehicle than the pillar glass, respectively, the upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner convex portion and the outer convex portion in the vehicle width direction, and a predetermined gap is provided between the fender panel and the glass molding. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a peripheral structure for a glass molding for a vehicle that can prevent water from entering through the gap between the glass molding and the fender panel without having the glass molding come into contact with the fender panel, and can also conceal the gap. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a side view of a vehicle to which an embodiment of a vehicle glass molding peripheral structure according to the present invention is applied, as viewed from the right side. [Figure 2] 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the vehicle in FIG. 1. [Figure 3] 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the glass molding of FIG. 2, seen from slightly left rear. [Figure 4] 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same vehicle as in FIG. 2 taken along line AA. [Figure 5] 3 is a cross-sectional view of the same vehicle as in FIG. 2 taken along line AA. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] One embodiment of the present invention is a glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle that includes pillar glass fixedly positioned on a vehicle pillar, a fender panel that forms the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass, and a glass molding joined to the lower end of the pillar glass in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle, characterized in that the glass molding has a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass, and an inner convex portion and an outer convex portion that protrude downward from positions on the main body that are further inside and outside the vehicle than the pillar glass, respectively, the upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner convex portion and the outer convex portion in the vehicle width direction, and a predetermined gap is provided between the fender panel and the glass molding.

[0010] According to the present invention, the gap between the fender panel and the glass molding is labyrinth-shaped, sloping upward from the vehicle exterior toward the vehicle interior and then downward past the top end of the fender panel. Because the fender panel and the glass molding are separated by this labyrinth-shaped gap, it is difficult for water to pass through this gap and infiltrate the inside of the fender panel, preventing the intrusion of rainwater, for example. Furthermore, because the glass molding and the fender panel are in a non-contact state, there is no contact noise or deterioration of the appearance of the fender panel due to paint peeling or scratches.

[0011] The inner convex portion of the glass molding preferably intersects a straight line connecting the lower end of the outer convex portion and the upper end of the fender panel when viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

[0012] The inner convex portion that extends long enough to intersect with such a straight line conceals the vehicle body inside the gap from the eyes of many different directions, and prevents the vehicle's appearance from looking out of place even if there is no contact point between the glass molding and the fender panel.

[0013] The length by which the inner convex portion protrudes downward from the main body of the glass molding is preferably at least twice the difference in height between the main body of the glass molding and the upper end of the fender panel.

[0014] According to this configuration, the inner convex portion of the glass molding extends below the upper end of the fender panel on the vehicle interior side of the gap between the glass molding and the fender panel.

[0015] Such a long, inner convex portion also conceals the vehicle body inside the gap from the eyes of many different directions, preventing the vehicle's appearance from looking out of place even if there is no contact point between the glass molding and the fender panel.

[0016] On the vehicle interior side of the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding, a parallel surface is formed that is parallel to the design surface of the fender panel that extends downward from the upper end of the fender panel to the exterior side of the vehicle, and it is preferable that the horizontal distance from the upper end of the fender panel to the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding is greater than the distance between the design surface and the parallel surface.

[0017] The outer convex portion configured in this manner also conceals the vehicle body inside the gap from the eyes of many different directions, preventing the vehicle's appearance from looking out of place even if there is no contact point between the glass molding and the fender panel. [Example]

[0018] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Dimensions, materials, and other specific values ​​shown in these embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention and, unless otherwise specified, do not limit the present invention. In this specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same functions and configurations are designated by the same reference numerals to avoid redundant explanation, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown.

[0019] Fig. 1 is a right-side view of a vehicle to which an embodiment of a vehicle glass molding peripheral structure according to the present invention is applied. In Fig. 1 and all other drawings, the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle is indicated by arrows F (Forward) and B (Backward), the left and right directions of the vehicle width are indicated by arrows L (Leftward) and R (Rightward), and the top-to-bottom direction of the vehicle are indicated by arrows U (Upward) and D (Downward). As shown in Fig. 1, a vehicle 102 to which a vehicle glass molding peripheral structure 100 (Fig. 2) is applied has two front pillars, namely, a front front pillar 104 and a rear front pillar 106.

[0020] The front front pillar 104 spans between the roof 108 and a fender panel 110, and forms the right end of a windshield 112. The rear front pillar 106 spans between the roof 108 and a side door panel 114. A pillar glass 116 that does not open or close is fixedly disposed between the front front pillar 104 and the rear front pillar 106.

[0021] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle in FIG. 1 taken along line AA, and FIG. 3 is a perspective cross-sectional view of the glass molding in FIG. 2, viewed from slightly rearward and to the left. As shown in FIG. 2, the fender panel 110 forms the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass 116. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a glass molding 118 is joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 across the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle. In this embodiment, the glass molding 118 is made of rubber, but it may also be made of resin, for example. In practice, the glass molding 118 is joined not only to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 but also to surround the outer periphery of the pillar glass 116.

[0022] Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the same vehicle as Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 4, the glass molding 118 has a main body 118A joined to the lower end of the pillar glass 116 and the exterior side of the vehicle, and an inner convex portion 118B and an outer convex portion 118C that protrude downward from positions on the interior side and the exterior side of the vehicle, respectively, of the main body 118A relative to the pillar glass 116.

[0023] That is, the glass molding 118 has a cross-sectional shape in which its main body 118A is recessed upward between the inner convex portion 118B and the outer convex portion 118C. The three parts that make up the glass molding 118, namely the main body 118A, the inner convex portion 118B, and the outer convex portion 118C, can be divided exactly by the imaginary line L1 shown in Figure 4.

[0024] 4, the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 is located between the lower ends 122, 124 of the inner and outer protrusions 118B, 118C of the glass molding 118 in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction). A predetermined gap 130 is provided between the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118.

[0025] According to this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2, for example, gap 130 between fender panel 110 and glass molding 118 has a labyrinth shape. That is, gap 130 slopes upward as indicated by arrow 132 from the vehicle exterior toward the vehicle interior (from right to left in Fig. 2), and then slopes downward as indicated by arrow 134 after passing top end 120 of fender panel 110.

[0026] Because the fender panel 110 and the glass molding 118 are separated by this labyrinth-shaped gap 130, it is difficult for water to get over this gap 130, and rainwater, for example, is prevented from entering the inner body panel 140 through the gap 130.

[0027] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, there is no contact between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110. Therefore, unlike a structure in which the glass molding is in contact with the fender panel, there is no contact noise or deterioration of the appearance of the fender panel 110 due to paint peeling or scratches.

[0028] As shown in FIG. 1 , the glass molding peripheral structure 100 for a vehicle according to this embodiment is applied to a pillar glass 116 fixedly disposed between a front front pillar 104 and a rear front pillar 106. However, the application of the present invention is not limited to glass such as the pillar glass 116. In other words, the present invention may be applied to any glass that is fixedly disposed and borders a fender panel, i.e., has a partition between it and the fender panel. For example, the present invention may be applied to pillar glass fixedly disposed to a single front pillar, or, if there is glass fixedly disposed to a center pillar or rear pillar other than the front pillar, the present invention may also be applied to that glass.

[0029] Referring again to Figure 4, for convenience, horizontal imaginary lines L1, L2, and L3, as well as an imaginary line L7, are shown in Figure 4. The imaginary line L1 is a straight line passing through the lower end of the main body 118A of the glass molding 118, the imaginary line L2 is a straight line passing through the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110, and the imaginary line L3 is a straight line passing through the lower end of the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118.

[0030] The length T1 by which the inner convex portion 118B protrudes downward from the main body 118A of the glass molding 118 shown in FIG. 4 is at least twice the height difference T2 between the main body 118A of the glass molding 118 and the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110.

[0031] Since the length T1 is set to be at least twice the height difference T2, the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118 extends in a plate shape below the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 on the vehicle interior side of the gap 130.

[0032] Such inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118 conceals the vehicle body panel 140 on the inside of the gap 130 from lines of sight from more directions, for example, from a horizontal line of sight 142 at the same height as the imaginary line L2. Therefore, even if there is no contact point between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the vehicle 102 from looking strange.

[0033] An imaginary line L7 in Fig. 4 is a straight line connecting the lower end 124 of the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118 and the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110. As shown in Fig. 4, the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118 intersects with the imaginary line L7 when viewed from the front-to-rear direction of the vehicle.

[0034] With inner convex portion 118B extending long enough to intersect with imaginary line L7, the vehicle body panel 140 on the inside of gap 130 is hidden from eyes from more directions, for example, from eyes 150 that try to view gap 130 from slightly above. Therefore, even if there is no contact point between glass molding 118 and fender panel 110, it is possible to prevent the vehicle's appearance from looking strange.

[0035] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of the same vehicle as in Figure 2. For convenience, imaginary vertical lines L4 and L5, as well as an imaginary line L6, are also shown in Figure 5. Imaginary line L4 is a straight line passing through the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110, and imaginary line L5 is a straight line passing through the lower end 124 of the outer protrusion 118C of the glass molding 118.

[0036] The fender panel 110 has a design surface 144 that extends downward from its upper end 120 toward the vehicle exterior (right side in FIG. 5). A parallel surface 146 that is parallel to the design surface 144 is formed on the vehicle interior side (left side in FIG. 5) of the lower end 124 of the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118. The imaginary line L6 is a straight line that follows this parallel surface 146.

[0037] As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal distance T4 from the upper end 120 of the fender panel 110 to the lower end 124 of the glass molding 118 is greater than the distance T3 between the design surface 144 and the parallel surface 146.

[0038] Even with the outer convex portion 118C of such a configuration, the vehicle body panel 140 inside the gap 130 is hidden from the line of sight from more directions, for example, the line of sight 150 trying to view the gap 130 from slightly above as also shown in FIG. 4. In the present embodiment, needless to say, the vehicle body panel 140 is hidden from such a line of sight 150 by the inner convex portion 118B of the glass molding 118. However, even if there is no inner convex portion 118B, according to the present embodiment in which T3<T4 is executed, the outer convex portion 118C of the glass molding 118 will have a parallel plane 146 that protrudes largely outward of the vehicle. Due to such an outer convex portion 118C, even if there is no contact point between the glass molding 118 and the fender panel 110, the vehicle body panel 140 is hidden.

[0039] As described above, the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that those skilled in the art can conceive of various modification examples or correction examples within the scope described in the claims, and it is naturally understood that they also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

Industrial Applicability

[0040] The present invention can be used for the structure around a vehicle glass molding.

Explanation of Signs

[0041] 100 … Structure around a vehicle glass molding 102 … Vehicle 104 … Front side front pillar 106 … Rear side front pillar 108 … Roof 110 … Fender panel 112 … Front glass 114 … Side door panel 116 … Pillar glass 118 … Glass molding 118A … Body 118B … Inner convex portion 118C … Outer convex portion 120 ...Top edge of fender panel 122 ... Lower end of inner convex part 124...Bottom end of outer convex part 130...gap 140...Body panel 144...Design surface 146...Parallel surfaces

Claims

1. a pillar glass fixedly disposed on a pillar of a vehicle; a fender panel that constitutes the exterior of the vehicle body below the pillar glass; A vehicle glass molding peripheral structure including a glass molding joined to a lower end of the pillar glass in the vehicle front-rear direction, The glass molding is a main body joined to the lower end of the pillar glass; the main body has an inner convex portion and an outer convex portion that protrude downward from positions on the vehicle interior side and the vehicle exterior side, respectively, relative to the pillar glass, an upper end of the fender panel is located between the lower ends of the inner convex portion and the outer convex portion in the vehicle width direction; A glass molding peripheral structure for a vehicle, wherein a predetermined gap is provided between the fender panel and the glass molding.

2. 2. The vehicle glass molding peripheral structure according to claim 1, wherein the inner convex portion of the glass molding intersects with a straight line connecting the lower end of the outer convex portion and the upper end of the fender panel when viewed from the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

3. 3. The peripheral structure of a glass molding for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the length by which the inner convex portion protrudes downward from the main body of the glass molding is at least twice the height difference between the main body of the glass molding and the upper end of the fender panel.

4. a parallel surface is formed on the vehicle interior side of the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding, the parallel surface being parallel to the design surface of the fender panel that extends downward from the upper end thereof to the vehicle exterior side, 4. The peripheral structure of a glass molding for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the horizontal distance from the upper end of the fender panel to the lower end of the outer convex portion of the glass molding is greater than the distance between the design surface and the parallel surface.

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