JP3188944B2 - Mounting structure of the back window mall - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a back window molding.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a three-box type vehicle such as a sedan vehicle, an upper back panel is provided at a lower edge of a back window opening, and the upper back panel, both side panels, and a rear edge of a roof panel are provided. The back window glass is fitted in the formed back window opening.

For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-125209, a back window molding is interposed between the lower edge of the back window glass and the upper back panel.

In the above conventional structure, a molding mounting bracket is screwed to the upper back panel,
The lower mounting is supported by the molding mounting bracket, and the back window molding mounted on the lower edge of the back window glass is placed on the upper edge of the lower molding.

[0005]

In the above-described conventional back window molding mounting structure, a screw hole is provided in the upper back panel, and the lower molding mounting bracket is fixed by a mounting screw screwed into the screw hole. . For this reason, rainwater or the like easily enters the inside of the upper back panel or into the room from the screw holes, and it is necessary to provide a separate waterproof structure.

Further, by providing the above screw holes,
There is also a problem that the strength of the upper back panel is reduced.

Further, the screw for fixing the molding mounting bracket is exposed on the outer surface of the upper back panel. For this reason, in order to improve the watertightness and to improve the appearance, it is necessary to provide a protective lip or the like on the lower molding so as to cover the fixing screw.

Therefore, in the conventional structure, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the manufacturing cost increases.

The present invention has been conceived under the circumstances described above, and can solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and can prevent rainwater or the like from entering the inside of the upper back panel or the vehicle compartment. It is another object of the present invention to provide a mounting structure for a back window molding that can improve the appearance of the lower edge of the back window opening.

[0010]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following technical means. That is, the present invention is a mounting structure of a back window molding provided between an upper back panel extending a lower edge portion of a back window opening in a vehicle width direction and a lower edge portion of a back window glass, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section. A rail member is welded over the entire width of the upper back panel with the bottom wall outer surface facing the lower edge of the back window glass, and the back member is interposed between the rail member and the back window glass. On the other hand, a lip portion is formed integrally with the back window molding so as to be attached to an outer surface of a side wall portion extending downward from an outer edge of the bottom wall portion. It is characterized by having.

[0011]

In the mounting structure of the back window molding according to the present invention, the rail member having a substantially U-shaped cross section is formed such that the outer surface of the bottom wall faces the lower edge of the back window glass. Welded over the entire width of the upper back panel. Then, a back window molding is interposed between the rail member and the back window glass.

Since the rail member is joined to the upper back panel by welding, it is not necessary to provide a screw hole in the upper back panel. For this reason, there is no possibility that rainwater or the like may enter the inside of the upper back panel or the vehicle compartment through the screw holes.

Further, since there is no need to provide the above screw holes, the strength of the upper back panel does not decrease.
Moreover, since the rail members are welded over the entire width of the upper back panel, the surface rigidity of the upper back panel is greatly improved.

Further, the back window molding or the back window glass can be reliably supported by the bottom wall outer surface of the rail member welded over the entire width of the upper back panel. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a step portion or the like for supporting the back window glass on the upper back panel, and the structure becomes very simple.

Further, in the present invention, the back window molding is integrally formed with a lip portion which is attached to the outer surface of the side wall portion extending downward from the outer edge of the bottom wall portion. Have been.

That is, almost the entire outer surface of the rail member is covered by the lip portion. Therefore, the appearance of the lower edge of the back window opening is greatly improved.

Further, unlike the conventional mounting structure, there is no need to provide a lower molding and a bracket for mounting the lower molding separately from the back window molding. Therefore,
The number of parts can be greatly reduced, and the number of assembling steps can be reduced, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear portion of a vehicle body to which a mounting structure for a back window molding according to the present invention is applied.

At the rear of the vehicle body, a back window glass 14 is provided.
Is provided with a back window opening 1 in which
The present invention is applied to a mounting structure of a back window molding provided between the lower edge of the back window opening 1 and the lower edge of the back window glass 14.

As shown in FIG. 1, the back window opening 1
Are the rear edge of the roof panel 2 and the left and right side panels 3
a, 3b and the left and right side panels 3
a, 3b and an upper back panel 4 provided in a bridging manner.

A rail member 6 is provided on the outer surface of the upper back panel 4 over the entire width thereof. The rail member 6 is formed by bending a metal plate into a substantially U-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG. 2, the rail member 6 faces the bottom wall 8 and the edge of the bottom wall 8 substantially in parallel. And extending side walls 9 and 10.

The rail member 6 has one side wall 9 welded to the outer surface of the upper back panel 4 so that the outer surface 8a of the bottom wall 8 faces the lower edge of the back window glass 14. Are joined by The edge of the other side wall 10 is folded inward by hemming.

Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the back window glass 14 attached to the back window opening 1
Is supported by the rail member 6 via a back window molding 7 and a spacer 13 attached to the lower edge thereof.

The back window molding 7 has a fitting groove 11 fitted to the lower edge of the back window glass 14.
And a lip portion 12 extending outward and downward is integrally formed.

The spacer 13 is interposed between the lower surface of the back window molding 7 and the bottom wall 8 of the rail member 6 at a predetermined interval, and the back window glass 14 It is configured to be supported by the bottom wall portion 8 of the rail member 6 via the molding 7 and the spacer 13.

The lip portion 1 of the back window molding 7
2 extends to the lower edge of the side wall portion 10 located outside the rail member 6 as shown in FIG. 2 and substantially covers the outer surface of the side wall portion 10 of the rail member 6.

In the mounting structure of the back window molding having the above structure, the mounting structure is not required without using the mounting screw or the like.
The rail member 6 and the back window molding 7 can be fixed. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a screw hole in the upper back panel 4. Therefore, there is no possibility that rainwater or the like enters the inside of the upper back panel 4 or the vehicle compartment through the screw holes.

A rail member 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is joined by welding over the entire width of the outer surface of the upper back panel 4. For this reason, the upper back panel 4
, Especially the surface rigidity is greatly improved.

In addition, since the back window glass 14 and the back window molding 7 are supported by the bottom wall 8 of the rail member 6, there is no need to provide a step or the like on the upper back panel 4.

For this reason, the structure becomes very simple, and the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

Further, since the lip portion 12 of the back window molding 7 is formed so as to cover the side wall portion 10 of the rail member 6, the lip portion 12 extends between the back window glass 14 and the upper back panel 4. The appearance of the joint is greatly improved.

Further, since the edge of the side wall 10 of the rail member 6 is folded inward by hemming, there is no danger of injury even if a finger touches the rail member. For this reason, the workability of attaching the back window glass 14 or the back window molding 7 is greatly improved. Further, the strength of the rail member 6 itself is greatly improved by performing the hemming process. Further, since the cut edge is folded inward, even when rust is generated on the edge, it is not exposed to the outside and rust juice can be prevented from dripping.

Further, the provision of the lip portion 17 makes it possible to reduce a gap between the lip portion 17 and an edge portion of a trunk lid (not shown). For this reason, the appearance of the joint between the trunk lid and the outer back panel can be improved.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

In this embodiment, the present invention is applied to a three-box type vehicle, but the present invention can be applied to other types of vehicles such as a two-box type vehicle.

In the embodiment, the hemming process is performed on the side wall portion 10 of the rail member 6, but it is not always necessary to perform the hemming process.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rear vehicle body to which a back window molding mounting structure according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 back window opening 4 upper back panel 6 rail member 7 back window molding 8 bottom wall 12 lip 14 back window glass

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mounting structure of a back window molding provided between an upper back panel extending a lower edge of a back window opening in a vehicle width direction and a lower edge of a back window glass, the rail having a substantially U-shaped cross section. A member is welded over the entire width of the upper back panel so that an outer surface of a bottom wall portion thereof faces a lower edge of the back window glass, and the back window is interposed between the rail member and the back window glass. While the molding is interposed, the back window molding is integrally formed with a lip portion that is integrally formed with a lip portion that is attached to an outer surface of a side wall portion that is bent downward from an outer edge portion of the bottom wall portion. The installation structure of the back window mall, characterized in that: