JP2560497Y2 - Spacer for positioning windshield glass for automobiles - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a spacer for positioning a windshield glass of an automobile, and more specifically, for example, a windshield glass (hereinafter referred to as a shield glass) such as an automobile windshield (front windglass). (Hereinafter abbreviated as "body") is attached to the upper portion of the lower surface (back surface) of the shield glass when bonding to an automobile body (hereinafter, abbreviated as "body"). .

[Prior Art] For example, in order to attach a shield glass to a window opening such as a body front portion, first, a positioning spacer is attached to an upper portion of a lower surface of the shield glass. As shown in FIG. 13, the conventional spacer 71 is provided with a protruding piece 73 at the upper end of the front surface of a thick part 72 formed of a horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped, and the upper surfaces of the thick part 72 and the protruding piece 73 are flush with each other. And a shape in which an engagement protrusion 74 is provided at the center of the front surface of the thick portion 72. After applying an adhesive 76 such as urethane adhesive to the adhesive surface 75 of the spacer 71, the spacer 71 is adhered to a predetermined position on the upper side of the lower surface of the shield glass 78 and a position 1 at a predetermined distance from the upper side of the lower surface as shown in FIG. Is done.

Next, the shield glass 78 is arranged in the window opening of the body, and is positioned for mounting with reference to the upper side body flange 81 side. As shown in FIG. 15, this positioning is performed by the upper body flange 81 of the window opening.
This is achieved by engaging the engaging projection 74 of the spacer 71 of the shield glass 78 with the engaging hole 84 of the locking piece 83 of the clip 82 attached to the clip 82.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, the spacer 71 is located at a predetermined distance l from the upper end side 78A of the shield glass 78 on the lower surface of the shield glass 78.
Glued at the position. However, there has been a problem that in the work of the assembly line, there occurs a case where the spacer 71 is not adhered to the position of the correct predetermined interval 1 due to variation.

Further, since the adhesive 76 is applied to the bonding surface 75 of the spacer 71 immediately before the bonding of the spacer, there is a problem that the operation of the assembly line is not efficient.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem of the conventional spacer, and in the assembly line work, the shield glass can be easily adhered to a correct mounting position of the shield glass, and the positioning of the shield glass can be performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a spacer which can be improved easily and can improve work efficiency.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention attaches the shield glass to the body panel of the window opening when bonding the shield glass of the automobile to the window opening of the body. A spacer made of synthetic resin that is positioned by being engaged with the clip, the spacer being bonded to the lower surface of the shield glass via bonding means and engaging with the clip, and corresponding to the body panel of the shield glass. A positioning portion that abuts against the end side and positions the spacer portion at a predetermined mounting position on the lower surface of the shield glass side edge side; and the positioning portion is connected to the spacer portion via a thin connecting piece that is bent and cut. It is characterized by becoming.

In the present invention, the spacer portion is a support plate to which a double-sided adhesive tape is attached on the upper surface and which is adhered to the shield glass surface,
It is possible to have a structure comprising a thick support portion formed on the lower surface of the support plate and an engaging portion formed at the center of the front surface of the thick support portion and engaging with the clip of the body panel. The positioning portion may have a structure including a main body provided with a reference surface abutting on an end side of the shield glass corresponding to the body panel, and a knob portion formed at a rear portion thereof. The spacer portion and the positioning portion may be connected by a connecting piece having a cut groove for cutting interposed between a rear surface of the thick support portion and a front surface of the main body. Then, the spacer portion, the positioning portion and the connecting piece can be integrally formed as a whole.

The bonding means is a double-sided adhesive tape or a sticky adhesive is used, the upper surface of the support plate is applied, a release paper is superimposed on the surface, and in the case of bonding, the release paper is removed. It is assumed.

[Operation] When the positioning portion is brought into contact with the edge of the shield glass from the lower surface side, the spacer portion is positioned at a predetermined position on the lower surface of the shield glass. The positioned spacer portion is bonded to the lower surface of the shield glass by bonding means. After bonding the spacer section, the positioning section is pushed down to cut the connection section. When the shield glass to which the spacer is adhered is attached to the window opening of the body, the shield glass is engaged with the clip of the body panel of the window opening to position the shield glass.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this example, as shown in FIG.
This is a case where a windshield 62 is attached to a window opening on the front side of the vehicle.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the spacer 1 used for positioning the windshield 62. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the spacer 1 includes a spacer portion 11 adhered to a windshield 62 and a positioning portion 31 connected by a connecting piece 21 at a rear portion of the spacer portion 11. The positioning part 31 places the spacer part 11 on the lower surface upper part 62B (the 11th
(See the figure). The spacer 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin such as polybutylene phthalate.

The spacer portion 11 is provided on the lower surface upper portion 62B of the windshield 62.
A rectangular support plate 12, a thick support portion 14 along the rear side of the center of the lower surface of the support plate 12, and a hook-shaped engaging portion 15 formed at the front center of the thick support portion 14. Consisting of Engagement part
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, reference numeral 15 protrudes forward of the thick support portion 14, and can be engaged with an engagement hole 53 of a clip 50 of the upper side body panel 41 described later.

The support plate 12 is formed so as to be inclined forward with the front side slightly lower than the rear side, and a window 13 is formed through the center rear portion of the support plate 12 corresponding to the position above the engagement portion 15. The support plate 12
The window portion 13 is used when the engagement portion 15 is engaged with an engagement hole 53 of a clip 50 described later, for example, when the alignment between the engagement portion 15 and the engagement hole 53 is viewed from the windshield 62 side. . Support plate 12
As shown in FIG. 5, a double-sided adhesive tape 17 is applied to the entire upper surface except for the window portion 13. The double-sided adhesive tape 17 is obtained by applying an adhesive 19 to both sides of a sheet material 18, and a release paper 20 is overlaid on the surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 17 that has been attached. One end of the release paper 20 has a length protruding from the support plate 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 4), so that the release paper 20 can be easily removed.

The positioning portion 31 of this example has the same width as the length of the thick support portion 14. Both ends of the lower portion of the rear surface of the thick support portion 14 are formed by the thin strip-shaped connecting pieces 21 so that the front plate 34 of the positioning portion 31 main body 33 is formed.
It is connected to both ends at the lower front. Both connecting pieces 21 are made strong enough to connect and support the spacer portion 11 and the positioning portion 31, and a notch groove 22 is provided on the upper surface, and can be cut with this notch groove 22 when bent Has been.

The positioning portion 31 includes a main body 33 connected to the connection piece 21 and a knob 38 at the rear. The main body 33 and the knob 38 are formed on the same bottom plate 32. The main body 33 is formed in a box-like shape on the front side of the bottom plate 32 by a front plate 34 and a vertical reference plate 35 parallel to the longitudinal direction of the support plate 12, and both side plates 36 connecting both left and right sides of the both. The front plate 34 and both side plates 36 have a low height, each upper side thereof is the same height as the upper end face of the rear side of the support plate 12, and the vertical reference plate 35 is higher than these. Front part protruding above both side plates 36 of vertical reference plate 35
35A is a reference surface 35 with which the upper edge 62A of the windshield 62 contacts.
A.

As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, a protruding portion 37 having a small gap with the rear surface of the thick support portion 14 is provided at a height position at the center of the front surface of the front plate 34 that does not obstruct the reference surface 35A. This protrusion
37 functions to prevent the support plate 12 of the spacer portion 11 from being tilted upward via the connection piece 22. The knob portion 38 is connected to the center of the rear surface of the vertical reference plate 35 and the center of the rear side of the bottom plate 32,
It is erected at the same height as the vertical reference plate 35. In addition,
Thickened reinforcing portions are provided at the rear end of the knob 38 and the rear end of the bottom plate 32.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the upper side body panel 41 of the window opening on the front side is
The mounting portion of the clip 50 related to the spacer portion 11 is formed by the mounting holes 44 in the steel plate 43 on the lower surface side. As shown in FIG. 6, the clip 50 includes a narrow fitting portion 51 of the upper side body panel 41 and a standing piece 52 having an engaging hole 53, and is formed by bending a metal plate. As shown in FIG. 7, the clip 50 has an upper body panel.
It is fixed to the mounting hole 44 by sandwiching it 41.

Thus, as shown in FIG.
Removed spacer 1 is attached to upper edge 62 of windshield 62.
The spacer portion 11 is disposed on the lower surface upper portion 62B of the windshield 62 with the reference surface 35A abutting on the upper edge 62A of the windshield 62. Since the reference surface 35A of the positioning portion 31 is applied to the upper edge 62A of the windshield 62, the spacer portion 1
The mounting position 1 is constant at a predetermined interval 1 from the upper edge 62A of the windshield 62. When arranging the spacer section 11 on the lower surface of the front glass 62, the support plate 12 of the spacer section 11 is inclined downward and the adhesive 19 on the surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 17 does not act, so that the spacer section 11 is easily arranged. Thereafter, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 8, the support plate 12 of the spacer portion 11 is pressed against the lower surface of the windshield 62, and the adhesive portion 19 on the upper surface of the double-sided adhesive tape 17 causes the spacer portion 11 to move to the lower upper portion 62B of the windshield 62. Glue.

Next, when the knob portion 38 of the positioning portion 31 is pushed downward as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. 8, the support plate 12 is in contact with the lower surface of the windshield 62, and as shown in FIG. Positioning portion 31 in cut groove 22 of connecting portion 21
Is disconnected.

The windshield 62 to which the spacer 11 is adhered is disposed in the window opening on the front side, and the key-shaped spacer 11 is inserted into the engagement hole 53 of the upright piece 52 of the clip 50 of the upper side body panel 41 shown in FIG. The engaging portion 15 is engaged to position the windshield 62 as shown in FIG. The tenth
In the figure, 66 is the edge of the body panel 62, the spacer 11
And a cover member for hiding the clip 50 and the like. In addition,
The space between the outer periphery of the windshield 62 and the window opening is closed by a molding.

According to this example, the spacer portion 11 for the windshield 62 is provided.
The position of the engaging portion 15 in the spacer portion 11 is determined, and the
The engagement work between the engagement hole 53 of the spacer portion and the engagement portion 15 of the spacer portion 11 can be easily performed. Further, since the mounting position of the spacer portion 11 is fixed, the gap between the body panel 41 and the windshield 62 is fixed, and the appearance around the windshield 62 can be improved.

The spacer 1 of the above-described embodiment is a case where the spacer 1 is applied to the lower surface upper portion 62B of the windshield 62.
Fixedly attached to the window opening of the body 61, such as the lower upper part 63B of the quarter windshield glass 63 as shown in FIG. 1 or the lower upper part 64B of the rear windshield glass (rear glass) 64 as shown in FIG. The present invention can be applied to the positioning of the lower side of the lower surface of the shield glass or the side of the lower surface in addition to the upper side of the lower surface of the shield glass.

[Effects of the Invention] Since the spacer of the present invention has a structure in which the spacer portion and the positioning portion are connected by the connecting piece, the spacer portion can be accurately positioned at a predetermined mounting position on the lower side edge of the shield glass by the reference surface of the positioning portion. Can be arranged. Since the spacer is provided with the bonding means on the upper surface, it can be easily bonded to the lower surface of the shield glass. After the bonding of the spacer portion, the connecting piece is bent and cut to remove the positioning portion. When mounting the shield glass with the spacer attached to the window opening of the body, it is positioned by engaging with the clip attached to the body panel of the window opening as before, but the shield glass spacer is accurate. It is easy to engage with the clip of the body panel because it is adhered to a proper mounting position. That is, according to the present invention, since the spacer portion is easily adhered to the accurate mounting position of the shield glass, and the shield glass is easily positioned, the work efficiency can be improved in the work of the assembly line.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a spacer, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the spacer, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. FIG. 4 is a state diagram as viewed in FIG. 2A, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line VV in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a clip attaching portion and a clip of the upper body panel, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state of clip attachment on the upper body panel, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a positioning state by a spacer portion, and FIG. 10, FIG. 10 is a positioning diagram of the shield glass, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the application position of the spacer, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the application position of the spacer. 13 to 15 show a conventional example, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a spacer, FIG.
FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a positioning state of the shield glass. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Spacer 11 ... Spacer part 12 ... Support plate 15 ... Engagement part 17 ... Double-sided adhesive tape 21 ... Connection piece 22 ... Cut groove 31 ... Positioning part 35 ... Vertical reference plate 35A ... Reference surface 36 ... Side plate 38 ... Knob part 41 … Upper body panel 50… clip 53… engagement hole 62… front glass 62A… upper side 62B… bottom upper

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Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] When a windshield glass of an automobile is mounted in a window opening of an automobile body, the windshield glass is engaged with a clip attached to a body panel of the window opening to position the windshield glass. A spacer that is bonded to the lower surface of the windshield glass via an adhesive means and engages with the clip; and a spacer that abuts on an end of the windshield glass corresponding to the body panel and winds the spacer into the window. An automotive windshield, comprising: a positioning portion disposed at a predetermined attachment position on a lower surface of a shield glass end side, wherein the spacer portion and the positioning portion are connected via a thin connecting piece that is bent and cut. Spacer for glass positioning. 2. A spacer, a support plate having a double-sided adhesive tape adhered to an upper surface thereof and adhered to a windshield glass surface, a thick support portion formed on a lower surface of the support plate, and a front surface of the thick support portion. An engagement portion formed at the center portion and engaged with a clip of the body panel is provided, and the positioning portion is provided with a main body provided with a reference surface abutting on an edge corresponding to the body panel of the windshield glass, The spacer portion and the positioning portion are connected by a connecting piece having a cut groove for cutting, which is interposed between a rear surface of the thick support portion and a front surface of the main body,
2. The spacer for positioning a windshield glass for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the spacer has a structure integrally formed as a whole.