JPH06297956A - Weather strip fitting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To secure fitting performance and positively prevent the infiltration of water from the vehicle exterior side by forming a plane part, corresponding to a part of a connecting part, at a part of a retainer, and interposing a double- side tape between the plane part and the connecting part to joint them mutually. CONSTITUTION:The retainer 3 of a center pillar 2 is provided with a weatherstrip 4, and the weatherstrip 4 is formed of a front weatherstrip 4A, a rear weatherstrip 4B and a connecting part 4C. The center part of the retainer 3 is formed in protruding shape, and its tip part is made a plane part 11. A recessed part 12 is formed in a position corresponding to the plane part 11, and the bottom face of the recessed part 12 is formed into plane shape. A double-side tape 13 is interposed between the bottom face of the recessed part 12 and the plane part 11 of the retainer 3 to joint them mutually. As a result, the weatherstrip 3 is fitted stably to the retainer 3, and there is no need to provide a through hole at the vehicle outer side face of the weatherstrip 4 so as to prevent the infiltration of water positively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a weatherstrip mounting structure mounted on a center pillar of a sashless door vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of technique, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-60424 is known. In this technique, as shown in FIG. 7, a weather strip 53 is attached to a retainer 52 provided on the center pillar 51. That is, a pair of front and rear mounting bases 54A and 54B of the weather strip 53 are fitted into the retainer 52. In addition, each mounting base 54A,
Door glass 56A, 56B abuts on a pair of front and rear seal portions 55A, 55B corresponding to 54B.

A through hole 57 is partially formed in the central portion of the weather strip 53. An elongated molding 58 is attached to the central portion, and clips 59 formed so as to project from the molding 58 at predetermined intervals are fitted into the through holes 57 and engaged with a flange of the central portion of the retainer 52. ing. This ensures the mounting rigidity in the central portion of the weather strip 53.

Accordingly, the weather strip 53 is attached to the retainer 52 in a relatively stable state by the engagement of the clips 59 at the flange portions on both sides of the retainer 52 and the central portion of the weather strip 53.
Also, the central portion of the retainer 52 need only form a flange. Therefore, it is not necessary to form the central portion into a complicated shape in order to engage the attachment base portions 54A and 54B.

[0005]

However, in the above conventional technique, the central portion of the weather strip 53 is
A through hole 57 for engaging the clip 59 was formed. Therefore, although the through hole 57 is covered with the molding 58, there is a possibility that a gap may be formed between the clip 59 and the through hole 57. In this case, rainwater and the like enter the inside of the vehicle through the gap. There was a risk of As a result, the retainer 52 may be rusted.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and its purpose is to reliably prevent water from invading from the outside of the vehicle due to ensuring the mounting performance. It is to provide a weather strip attachment structure capable of

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a pair of front and rear mounting bases, a sealing part corresponding to each of the mounting bases and capable of being in close contact with a door glass, and both sealing parts. A weather strip having a connecting portion made of solid rubber, at least a part of which is flat, and which is attached by fitting the attaching base portion to a retainer provided on a center pillar. In the attachment structure of the strip, a flat surface portion corresponding to a part of the connecting portion is formed in a part of the retainer, and a double-sided tape is interposed between the flat surface portion and the connecting portion. The gist is that they are joined together.

[0008]

According to the above construction, when in use, the seal portions corresponding to the respective mounting base portions are brought into close contact with the door glass, so that the both are sealed. Further, at the time of mounting, a pair of front and rear mounting bases of the weather strip are fitted to a retainer provided on the center pillar.

According to the present invention, at least a part of the connecting portion made of solid rubber for connecting the both sealing portions is formed in a flat shape, and the retainer has a part of the connecting portion. A flat portion corresponding to the portion is formed. Then, a double-sided tape is interposed between the flat surface portion and the connecting portion to bond them to each other. Therefore, it is not necessary to make the shape of the retainer complicated, and the weather strip is
It is installed in a stable state by fitting it to the retainer and joining it with double-sided tape. Further, no gap such as a through hole that communicates with the vehicle inner side portion is formed on the vehicle outer side surface of the weather strip.

[0010]

【Example】

(First Embodiment) A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, a retainer 3 is attached to a center pillar 2 located approximately in the center of the vehicle body, and a pair of front and rear weather strips 4 (a pair of left and right in the figure) is attached to the retainer 3. It is provided.

The weather strip 4 includes a front weather strip 4A, a rear weather strip 4B and a connecting portion 4.
It consists of C. That is, the front weather strip 4
A (left side of the figure) is the door glass 5 of the front sashless door.
It can be closely attached to A and the rear weather strip 4B
(Right side of the figure) is the door glass 5B of the rear sashless door.
It is possible to closely Each weather strip 4A, 4
B is made of EPDM sponge rubber and has mounting bases 6A and 6B, respectively. The weather strips 4A and 4B include vehicle exterior side walls 7A and 7B extending from one ends of the attachment bases 6A and 6B, vehicle interior side walls 8A and 8B extending from the other ends of the attachment bases 6A and 6B, and vehicle exterior side walls 7.
A, 7B and seal portions 9A, 9B for connecting the vehicle inner side walls 8A, 8B are provided. Further, the connecting portion 4C
Is made of EPDM solid rubber and interconnects the seal portions 9A and 9B. The weather strip 4 is formed by a known two-color extrusion molding method.

Flange 10A, 10B is formed on both sides of the retainer 3. Further, the central portion of the retainer 3 is formed so as to project, and the tip portion thereof is a flat surface portion 11. The mounting bases 6A and 6B of the weather strips 4A and 4B are fitted to the retainer 3. More specifically, the side edges of the mounting bases 6A and 6B are engaged with the flanges 10A and 10B.

As shown in FIG. 2, a recess 12 is formed at a position corresponding to the flat portion 11 on the surface of the connecting portion 4C on the retainer 3 side, and the bottom surface of the recess 12 is flat. There is. In this embodiment, the recess 12
A double-sided tape 13 is interposed between the bottom surface of the retainer 3 and the flat surface portion 11 of the retainer 3, and the two are bonded to each other.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the weather strip 4 having the above structure is used, the seal portions 9A and 9B corresponding to the respective mounting base portions 6A and 6B are brought into close contact with the door glasses 5A and 5B, so that the both are sealed.

During mounting, the mounting bases 6A and 6B of the front and rear weather strips 4A and 4B are fitted to the retainer 3 provided on the center pillar 2. More specifically, the side end of each mounting base 6A, 6B is a flange 1
The connecting portion 4C is joined to the flat surface portion 11 of the retainer 3 by the double-sided tape 13 while being engaged with the 0A and 10B. By these engagements and joinings, the weather strip 4 is attached to the retainer 3 in a relatively stable state. That is, according to the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the concave portion 12 formed in the connecting portion 4C has a flat shape, and the flat portion 11 corresponding to the concave portion 12 is formed in the central portion of the retainer 3. There is. Then, the double-faced tape 13 is interposed between the flat surface portion 11 and the bottom surface of the concave portion 12 to bond them to each other. Therefore, the mounting base 6A,
The shape of the retainer 3 does not need to be complicated in order to surely engage the 6B with each other, and thus the shape of the retainer 3 can be simplified.

Moreover, the weather strip 2 is attached in a stable state by fitting the retainer 3 to the flanges 10A and 10B and joining the double-sided tape 13. Therefore, even if the shape of the retainer 3 is simplified as described above, the retainer 3 can be firmly attached without fear of peeling.

Further, unlike the prior art in which it was necessary to form a through hole on the vehicle outer side surface of the weather strip 2,
No gap is formed. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent water from entering from the outside of the vehicle due to the formation of the gap, and it is possible to prevent rust from occurring in the retainer 3 due to the water entering. .

Further, according to this embodiment, when the double-sided tape 13 is attached to the connecting portion 4C at the time of attachment, it may be attached along the concave portion 12. for that reason,
There is no possibility that the double-sided tape 13 will be bent and attached.

At the same time, when mounting the weather strip 4C, the recess 12 may be mounted along the flat surface portion 11 of the retainer 3 which is projected. Therefore, the weather strip 4 can be easily and surely attached without being distorted.

In addition, in this embodiment, since the connecting portion 4C is made of solid rubber, it is possible to secure the rigidity at the joint portion of the double-sided tape 13. Therefore, the attached state can be made more stable.

(Second Embodiment) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, the basic configuration of the second embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, in this embodiment, differences from the first embodiment will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, a concave portion 22 is formed in the protruding portion of the central portion of the retainer 21, and the bottom surface of the concave portion 22 is a flat surface portion 23. On the other hand, a protrusion 25 is formed on the retainer 21 side of the connecting portion 24 that connects the seal portions 9A and 9B, and the surface of the protrusion 25 on the retainer 21 side is flat.

Therefore, also in this embodiment, the same operation and effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained. (Third Embodiment) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. However, the basic configuration of the third embodiment is almost the same as that of the first embodiment. Therefore, also in this embodiment, the difference from the first embodiment will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the retainer 3 of the connecting portion 31 for connecting the seal portions 9A and 9B together.
A protrusion 32 is formed on the side, and the surface of the protrusion 32 on the retainer 3 side is flat. A pair of rails 33 and 34 are integrally formed on both sides of the protrusion 32.

Also in this embodiment, the same effects and advantages as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the rails 33, 33 can be mounted along the protruding portion of the retainer 3 when mounting on the retainer 3. Good. Therefore, it can be installed more accurately.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but may be implemented as follows with a part of the configuration appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the invention. (1) In each of the above-described embodiments, the connecting portions 4C, 24, 31 are all solid. However, as shown in FIG. 5, for example, the connecting portion 42 having a hollow portion 41 is embodied. May be. By using the configuration as shown in the figure, the pressing force at the time of mounting is strongly applied to the central portion and both side portions of the double-sided tape 13. Therefore, the double-sided tape 13
It is possible to improve the joining force.

(2) In each of the above embodiments, the connecting portions 4C, 2
A double-sided tape 1 is placed between 4, 31 and the retainers 3, 21.
Although the configuration in which only 3 is interposed is adopted, a sponge 44 may be interposed between the connecting portion 43 and the double-sided tape 13 as shown in FIG. 6, for example. Although not shown, a sponge may be interposed between the double-sided tape 13 and the retainers 3 and 21.

(3) In the above embodiments, the connecting portions 4C, 2
Although 4 and 31 are made of EPDM solid rubber, other solid rubber may be used.

[0030]

As described in detail above, according to the weatherstrip mounting structure of the present invention, the mounting performance can be ensured, and water is prevented from entering from the outside of the vehicle due to the securing. It has an excellent effect that it can be surely prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a weatherstrip mounting structure in a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of FIG. 1 in the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a weatherstrip mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a weatherstrip mounting structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a weatherstrip mounting structure in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a main part of a weatherstrip mounting structure in another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a weatherstrip mounting structure in the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

3, 21 ... Retainer, 4 ... Weather strip, 4C, 2
4, 31, 42, 43 ... Connection portion, 5A, 5B ... Door glass, 6A, 6B ... Mounting base portion, 9A, 9B ... Seal portion, 1
1, 23 ... Flat surface portion, 13 ... Double-sided tape.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A pair of front and rear mounting bases (6A, 6B),
A seal part (9A, 9B) corresponding to each of the mounting bases (6A, 6B) and capable of being in close contact with the door glass (5A, 5B)
And a weather strip (4C, 24, 31, 42, 43) for connecting both of the seal parts (9A, 9B) and at least a part of which is made of solid rubber and has a flat shape. ), And the retainer (3, 21) provided on the center pillar (2) is attached to the mounting base (6A, 6).
In a weatherstrip mounting structure that is mounted by fitting B), a part of the retainer (3, 21) is provided with the connecting portion (4).
C, 24, 31, 42, 43) corresponding to a part of the plane portion (11, 23) is formed, and the plane portion (11, 23) is formed.
23) and the connecting portion (4C, 24, 31, 42, 43)
A weather strip attachment structure, characterized in that a double-sided tape (13) is interposed between the two and the two are bonded to each other.