Vehicle glass stop

Abstract

To provide a high-versatility vehicular glass stop which can easily vary a jig hole pitch.SOLUTION: A glass stop 100 is characterized by having a glass receiving part 114 which extends along the upper edge of a door glass 106 at a position separated from a sash 108 to receive the door glass 106, a pair of joints 116, 118 which extend from each of both ends in a longitudinal direction of the glass receiving part 114 to be jointed with the sash 108, a pair of jig hole formation parts 120, 122 remaining separated from the sash 108 while extending further from each of a pair of the joints 116, 118, and predetermined jig holes 124, 126 provided on each of a pair of the jig hole formation parts 120, 122.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle glass stop.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, a glass stop is installed on the upper frame portion of the sash of the side door of a vehicle. The glass stop is a member that forms the contact surface of the door glass, and is covered with a rubber glass run. Through this glass run, the position of the upper end of the door glass is regulated. In many models of vehicles, two glass stops are arranged for each door.

[0003] For example, FIG. 1 of Citation Document 1 discloses a configuration in which two glass stops composed of a front member 32 and a rear member 34 are installed for one vehicle door 10. In the technique of Citation Document 1, by installing the front member 32 and the rear member 34 on the upper frame portion 30 of the vehicle door 10, the undulation of the run channel 18 (glass run) when the door glass is closed is suppressed.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] In the front member 32 of Citation Document 1, as described in paragraph 0018 and FIG. 3, a plurality of through holes 46 are formed as portions where the convex portions of the run channel 18 are fitted. In a general glass stop, such through holes are also used as jig holes into which the pins of the jig for supporting the parts are inserted in the vehicle manufacturing process.

[0006] In typical jigs, pins are inserted into two jig holes to prevent the glass stop from moving during installation. To prevent incorrect assembly of the glass stop on different vehicle models, the distance between the two jig holes (jig hole pitch) is set to a different dimension for each model. Therefore, when manufacturing a new model, for example, a new glass stop with a wider jig hole pitch is also prepared.

[0007] However, in the case of the front member 32 in Figure 3 of Patent Document 1, for example, if the through hole 46 of the first stopper 20 and the through hole 46 at the end of the second stopper 22 are used as jig holes, then in order to further widen the pitch of these jig holes, it would be necessary to further extend the stoppers 20 and 22. In this way, if it becomes necessary to change the overall setting of the glass stop in order to widen the jig hole pitch, it will lead to an increase in costs. Furthermore, if it becomes necessary to change the position of each mounting part 40, 42, and 44, it may become difficult to use a common glass stop between the left and right side doors.

[0008] In view of these problems, the present invention aims to provide a highly versatile vehicle glass stop in which the jig hole pitch can be easily changed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] To solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the vehicle glass stop according to the present invention is a vehicle glass stop installed on the upper frame portion of the sash of a vehicle's side door, characterized in that the vehicle glass stop has a glass receiving portion that extends along the upper edge of the door glass at a position spaced apart from the sash and receives the door glass, a pair of joining portions that extend from each of the longitudinal ends of the glass receiving portion and are joined to the sash, a pair of jig hole forming portions that further extend from each of the pair of joining portions and are spaced apart from the sash, and a predetermined jig hole provided in each of the pair of jig hole forming portions. [Effects of the Invention]

[0010] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly versatile vehicle glass stop in which the jig hole pitch can be easily changed. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0011] [Figure 1] This figure shows an overview of a vehicle glass stop according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] This is a diagram showing the glass stop in Figure 1, displayed separately. [Figure 3] Figure 1(a) is a cross-sectional view of the glass stop, AA. [Figure 4] This is a view of the glass stop in Figure 2(a) from a different direction. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0012] A vehicle glass stop according to one embodiment of the present invention is a vehicle glass stop installed on the upper frame portion of the sash of a side door of a vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle glass stop has a glass receiving portion that extends along the upper edge of the door glass at a position spaced apart from the sash and receives the door glass, a pair of joining portions that extend from each of the longitudinal ends of the glass receiving portion and are joined to the sash, a pair of jig hole forming portions that further extend from each of the pair of joining portions and are spaced apart from the sash, and a predetermined jig hole provided in each of the pair of jig hole forming portions.

[0013] In other words, the vehicle glass stop has a joint between the glass receiving portion and the jig hole forming portion that is joined to the sash. That is, the joint is sandwiched between the glass receiving portion and the jig hole forming portion, and the glass receiving portion and the jig hole forming portion are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle glass stop.

[0014] Because the vehicle glass stop has a pair of jig hole forming sections at its longitudinal ends, even if the jig hole pitch is widened, there is no need to change the settings of the central glass receiving section and the joint section. Furthermore, in this vehicle glass stop, by providing a joint section with a gap between the glass receiving section and the jig hole forming section, the load received by the door glass on the glass receiving section is transmitted to the joint section without being transmitted to the jig hole forming section, and is distributed to the sash. As a result, this vehicle glass stop can maintain high rigidity and the design flexibility of the jig hole pitch is also improved.

[0015] In other words, with the above configuration, the settings for the glass receiving part and the joining part can be standardized, and only the jig hole pitch can be changed, resulting in high versatility. This makes it easy to adapt to different models and to create a vehicle glass stop that can be easily shared between left and right side doors.

[0016] The pair of jig hole forming sections described above are preferably formed at the height between the glass receiving section and the pair of joining sections.

[0017] If the jig hole forming section is formed at the height mentioned above, it will not interfere with the door glass and sash, making it less susceptible to external forces and preventing deformation and misalignment.

[0018] The vehicle glass stop may further have flanges on the edges of the glass receiving portion that are located on the interior and exterior sides of the door glass.

[0019] By providing the flange described above, the rigidity of the glass receiving section is improved, and deformation due to forces from the door glass can be suppressed. In addition, the flange also increases the overall rigidity of the vehicle glass stop, so deformation can be suppressed even in the process before assembly to the side door, improving the yield.

[0020] Between the glass receiving portion and the pair of joint portions described above, and between the pair of joint portions and the pair of jig hole forming portions, they are respectively connected by a plurality of inclined portions, and each of the plurality of inclined portions may be provided with beads extending along its longitudinal direction.

[0021] According to the above configuration, by connecting the glass receiving portion and the joint portion that contact other structures with the inclined portions, the load can be easily dispersed. At that time, by providing beads on the inclined portions to increase the rigidity, deformation can be suppressed. Furthermore, since the overall rigidity of the vehicle glass stop is increased by these beads and the like, deformation in the process before assembling to the side door can be suppressed and the yield can be improved.

Embodiment

[0022] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in such embodiments are merely examples for facilitating the understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same functions and configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant descriptions are omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not shown.

[0023] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overview of vehicle glass stops (glass stops 100 and 102) according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, in FIG. 1 and all other drawings of the present application, the vehicle front-rear direction is exemplified by arrows F (Forward) and B (Backward), the left and right in the vehicle width direction are exemplified by arrows L (Leftward) and R (Rightward), and the vehicle up-down direction is exemplified by arrows U (Upward) and D (Downward).

[0024] The side door 104 is configured such that the door glass 106 moves up and down along the sash 108, which is the window frame, and in this embodiment, it is assumed to be the front right side of the vehicle. The glass stops 100 and 102 are components that form the contact surface for the door glass 106, and are installed at two locations, front and rear, on the upper frame portion 110 of the sash 108 of the side door 104, and form the contact surface for the door glass 106 via a rubber glass run 112 (see Figure 3).

[0025] In this embodiment, two glass stops 100 and 102 are installed on one side door 104. The glass stops 100 and 102 have the same configuration, and in the following explanation, the rear glass stop 100 will be used as a representative example.

[0026] Figure 2 shows the glass stop 100 from Figure 1, viewed separately. Figure 2(a) is a magnified view of the glass stop 100 from Figure 1.

[0027] The glass stop 100 has a glass receiving portion 114 that acts as a contact surface for the door glass 106, and a pair of joining portions 116 and 118 that are joined to the sash 108 (see Figure 1), and as a whole, it has an elongated shape with an uneven surface.

[0028] The glass receiving portion 114 is the part that receives the upper edge of the door glass 106, and extends along the upper edge of the door glass 106 at a position spaced apart from the sash 108. The glass receiving portion 114 functions as a contact surface for the door glass 106 and restricts the door glass 106 from rising any further when the door glass 106 rises to the closed position.

[0029] The pair of joints 116 and 118 are the parts that are joined to the sash 108, and extend upward toward the sash 108 from each of the longitudinal ends of the glass receiving portion 114. Joint 116 is joined to the sash 108 by, for example, welding.

[0030] The pair of jig hole forming sections 120 and 122 are the areas where jig holes 124 and 126 are formed. Jig holes 124 and 126 are through holes into which pins of a jig (not shown) that supports the glass stop 100 during the manufacturing process are inserted. Jig holes 124 and 126 can be provided with different diameters. Note that jig holes 124 and 126 do not need to be strictly through holes; for example, they can be provided in a notched shape to allow temporary fixing using a jig.

[0031] The jig hole forming portion 120 is formed to extend further from each of the pair of joint portions 116 and 118 toward the opposite side from the glass receiving portion 114. In particular, the jig hole forming portion 120 is formed to be spaced apart from the sash 108 so that the pins of the inserted jig do not interfere with the sash 108.

[0032] As described above, the glass stop 100 is provided with joints 116 and 118 between the glass receiving portion 114 and the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122, respectively, which are joined to the sash 108. In other words, the glass stop 100 is configured such that the joints 116 and 118 are sandwiched between the glass receiving portion 114 and the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122, and the glass receiving portion 114 and the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122 are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the glass stop 100.

[0033] The glass receiving portion 114 and the joint portions 116 and 118 are connected by inclined portions 128 and 130, respectively. Furthermore, the joint portions 116 and 118 are connected to the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122 by inclined portions 132 and 134, respectively.

[0034] The inclined sections 128, 130, 132, and 134 extend at a predetermined angle to the vertical direction, distributing the force applied from the door glass 106, etc. For example, the glass receiving section 114 and the inclined sections 128 and 130 form a trapezoid with the glass receiving section 114 as the upper base. This configuration makes it possible to transmit and distribute the load applied to the glass receiving section 114 from the door glass 106 (see Figure 3) below to the joint sections 116 and 118 without the inclined sections 128 and 130 deforming.

[0035] Figure 2(b) is a view of the glass stop 100 of Figure 2(b) from below. Beads 136, 138, 140, and 142 are provided on the inclined sections 128, 130, 132, and 134.

[0036] Beads 136, 138, 140, and 142 are portions that bulge downward in the width direction of the center of each inclined portion 128, 130, 132, and 134, and are provided to extend along the longitudinal direction of each inclined portion 128, 130, 132, and 134. Beads 136, 138, 140, and 142 are responsible for improving the rigidity of the inclined portions 128, 130, 132, and 134 and suppressing their deformation.

[0037] Beads 136, 138, 140, and 142 improve the rigidity of the inclined sections 128, 130, 132, and 134, and also increase the overall rigidity of the glass stop 100. As a result, deformation of the glass stop 100 during the process before assembly to the side door 104 is suppressed, preventing deviations from specifications due to deformation, and improving yield.

[0038] Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view AA of the glass stop 100 in Figure 1(a). The sash 108 is formed including an exterior door outer panel 108a and an exterior door inner panel 108b. The glass stop 100 can be installed, for example, on the door inner panel 108b.

[0039] The glass run 112 is a component that seals the gap between the door glass 106 and the sash 108, and is attached to the sash 108, covering the glass stop 100. The outer lips 144a and 144b of the glass run 112 seal the gap between the door outer panel 108a and the door inner panel 108b, and the inner lips 146a and 146b seal the gap with the door glass 106.

[0040] The glass receiving portion 114 of the glass stop 100 is positioned spaced apart from the door inner panel 108b and receives the upper end of the door glass 106 via the glass run 112.

[0041] Refer again to Figure 2(a). The glass stop 100 is provided with a flange 148 that encircles the entire edge to improve rigidity.

[0042] As shown in Figure 3, the flange 148 is bent at the edges of the door glass 106 located on both the interior and exterior sides of the vehicle in the glass receiving portion 114. By providing the flange 148, the rigidity of the glass receiving portion 114 can be improved, and deformation of the glass receiving portion 114 due to the force when the door glass 106 rises can be suppressed.

[0043] Furthermore, providing the flange 148 to encircle the entire glass stop 100 increases the overall rigidity of the glass stop 100, which helps to suppress deformation during the process before assembling the glass stop 100 to the side door 104. Therefore, the flange 148 also helps to prevent the glass stop 100 from deviating from specifications due to deformation, etc., and contributes to improving yield.

[0044] Figure 4 is a view of the glass stop 100 in Figure 2(a) from a different direction. Figure 4(a) is a view of the glass stop 100 in Figure 2(a) from the side.

[0045] The pair of jig hole forming sections 120 and 122 are formed at a height that is greater than or equal to the height H1 of the glass receiving section 114 and less than or equal to the height H2 of the pair of joint sections 116 and 118. Because the jig hole forming section 120 is formed at this height, it does not interfere with the glass run 112 (Figure) and the sash 108, making it less susceptible to external forces such as those from the door glass 106, thus preventing deformation and displacement.

[0046] Figure 4(b) is a cross-sectional view of the glass stop 100 shown in Figure 2(a). The jig hole pitch P1, which is the distance between the two jig holes 124 and 126, is varied for each vehicle model in which the glass stop 100 is implemented, in order to prevent incorrect assembly. In particular, the jig hole pitch P1 tends to be set wider for later models.

[0047] In this embodiment, the glass stop 100 is provided with a pair of jig hole forming sections 120 and 122 on the longitudinal end side, and jig holes 124 and 126 are provided in these jig hole forming sections 120 and 122. Therefore, even if the jig hole pitch P1 is widened, it is not necessary to change the settings of the glass receiving section 114 and the joining sections 116 and 118.

[0048] Furthermore, in the glass stop 100, by spacing out the glass receiving portion 114 and the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122, respectively, and providing joint portions 116 and 118, it is possible to transmit the load received by the glass receiving portion 114 from the door glass 106 (see Figure 3) to the joint portions 116 and 118 without transmitting it to the jig hole forming portions 120 and 122, thereby distributing it to the sash 108. As a result, the glass stop 100 can maintain high rigidity, and the design flexibility of the jig hole pitch P1 is also improved.

[0049] According to the glass stop 100 of this embodiment, the settings of the glass receiving portion 114 and the joint portions 116 and 118 are standardized, and only the jig hole pitch P1 can be easily changed, resulting in high versatility and ease of adaptation to different models. Furthermore, since the dimensions of the glass receiving portion 114 can be reduced and the positions of the joint portions 116 and 118 can be brought closer together, it is easy to install on surfaces with curvature and can be easily shared between left and right side doors. Therefore, the glass stop 100 can be easily reused between different models and shared between left and right side doors, contributing to cost reduction of the vehicle.

[0050] Preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the attached drawings, but it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to these examples. It is clear to those skilled in the art that various modifications or alterations can be conceived within the scope of the claims, and these will naturally also fall within the technical scope of the present invention. [Industrial applicability]

[0051] This invention can be used in vehicle glass stops. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0052] 100, 102...Glass stop, 104...Side door, 106...Door glass, 108...Sash, 108a...Door outer panel, 108b...Door inner panel, 110...Upper frame section, 112...Glass run, 114...Glass receiving section, 116, 118...Joint section, 120, 122...Jig hole forming section, 124, 126...Jig hole, 128, 130, 132, 134...Inclined section, 136, 138, 140, 142...Bead, 144a, 144b...Outer lip, 146a, 144b...Inner lip, 148...Flange, P1...Jig hole pitch

Claims

1. In a vehicle glass stop installed on the upper frame portion of the sash of the side door of a vehicle, The glass stop for this vehicle is, A glass receiving portion that extends along the upper edge of the door glass at a position spaced apart from the sash and receives the door glass, A pair of joints extending from each of the longitudinal ends of the glass receiving portion and joined to the sash, A pair of jig hole forming portions extending further from each of the aforementioned pair of joint portions and spaced apart from the sash, A vehicle glass stop characterized by having predetermined jig holes provided in each of the pair of jig hole forming sections.

2. The vehicle glass stop according to claim 1, characterized in that the pair of jig hole forming portions are formed at the height between the glass receiving portion and the pair of joining portions.

3. The vehicle glass stop according to claim 1 or 2, further characterized in that the edges of the glass receiving portion located on the interior and exterior sides of the door glass are bent flanges.

4. The glass receiving portion and the pair of joint portions, and the pair of joint portions and the pair of jig hole forming portions are connected by a plurality of inclined portions, The vehicle glass stop according to claim 1, characterized in that each of the plurality of inclined portions is provided with a bead extending along its longitudinal direction.

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