CN112572117B

CN112572117B - Vehicle window assembly with self-adjusting trim strips

Info

Publication number: CN112572117B
Application number: CN202011469133.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 余文娟; 张金泉; 林智伟
Original assignee: Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-12-15
Filing date: 2020-12-15
Publication date: 2022-07-15
Anticipated expiration: 2040-12-15
Also published as: CN112572117A

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of vehicle window bright decoration strip mounting structures, in particular to a vehicle window assembly with a self-adjusting decoration strip, which comprises a glass plate, a covered edge fixed at the edge of the glass plate, a first insert mounted on the covered edge and a decoration strip mounted on the first insert, and is characterized in that: first inserts is rotationally installed along Z to borduring, the lateral wall of borduring with the butt department of first inserts is equipped with the elasticity portion, and when the door window assembly was installed on the panel beating, the lateral wall of borduring towards the panel beating, the elasticity portion pressurized produces makes first inserts towards panel beating pivoted pretightning force, and then drives the trim makes the trim with the panel beating laminating. Has the advantages that: the trim has self-adjusting function, can automatic compensation because clearance and the segment difference that the tolerance produced between door window assembly and the sheet metal structure for the outward appearance face is more pleasing to the eye.

Description

Vehicle window assembly with self-adjusting trim strips

The technical field is as follows:

the invention relates to the technical field of bright trim mounting structures of vehicle windows, in particular to a vehicle window assembly with a self-adjusting trim.

Background art:

currently, with the development of automobile technology, consumers have made higher demands on the aesthetic appearance of automobiles. The bright decorative strip for the automobile can be used as an automobile decoration, can improve the attractiveness of the automobile on the whole, improves the grade of the automobile, and is widely applied to middle-high-grade automobiles.

At present, the bright decorative strip for the automobile is generally prepared by metal or alloy materials, and is generally installed on edge-wrapping materials at the peripheral edges of the outer surface of an automobile window through a special structure or integrated injection molding, so as to play roles in decoration and wind shielding. Wherein, the edge covering material is usually TPE, PVC, EPDM and the like, the bright decoration strip material mainly comprises chrome-plated stainless steel and high-gloss plastic, the appearance is delicate and gorgeous, and the edge covering material can not rust.

After the existing decoration strip is installed on the window glass, the relative position of the decoration strip and the window glass is fixed. Because there is manufacturing tolerance in the structure of borduring of door window or automobile body panel beating for there is positional deviation between door window glass structure of borduring and the panel beating, and then leads to appearing the clearance between trim and the panel beating, and appear the segment difference problem between trim and the borduring strip.

The prior art also has the trim and window glass split into two parts, then install the two respectively on the automobile body panel beating, though can solve tolerance fit problem to a certain extent. However, the two parts are separately installed, and additional installation accessories are required, which increases the installation cost and complicates the installation process.

The invention content is as follows:

the invention aims to solve the technical problems of the existing vehicle window and the decoration strip, and provides a vehicle window assembly with a self-adjusting decoration strip, which has a good appearance surface and can automatically adjust and compensate tolerance.

The technical scheme adopted by the invention for solving the technical problem is as follows: the utility model provides a door window assembly with self-interacting trim, includes the glass board, fixes borduring, the installation of the limit portion of glass board bordure first inserts of borduring with install the trim of first inserts, its characterized in that: first inserts is rotationally installed along Z to borduring, the lateral wall of borduring with the butt department of first inserts is equipped with the elasticity portion, and when the door window assembly was installed on the panel beating, the lateral wall of borduring towards the panel beating, the elasticity portion pressurized produces and makes first inserts towards panel beating pivoted pretightning force, and then drives the trim makes the trim with the panel beating laminating.

Furthermore, the edge cover is provided with a second insert, and the first insert is provided with a hinge part hinged with the second insert.

Further, the first insert and the second insert are hinged through inserting along the Z direction.

Further, the hinge portion comprises a hinge hole, and the second insert is provided with a hinge shaft matched with the hinge hole.

Preferably, the at least two hinge parts are arranged side by side along the edge of the glass plate, and the axes of the at least two hinge parts are coaxially arranged.

Further, the hinge and spring are positioned side-by-side along the edge of the glass sheet and spaced apart from each other.

Preferably, the hinge portions and the elastic portions are alternately disposed.

Further, the lateral wall of borduring passes through the second inserts and butts with first inserts, the elastic part sets up in the butt department of first inserts and second inserts.

Further, the upper surface of the first insert is provided with a concave part which is positioned above the hinge part, the second insert is provided with a leg part which abuts against the concave part, and the Z-direction length of the concave part is larger than that of the leg part.

Further, the elastic part is an arc-shaped bent part, and the arc-shaped bent part and the leg part of the second insert are of an integrated structure.

Further, the elastic part is made of foam which is bonded and fixed on the leg part of the second insert.

Further, the second insert comprises a Y-direction branch portion arranged opposite to the edge portion of the glass plate and an X-direction branch portion arranged opposite to the upper surface of the glass plate, and the axle center height of the hinge shaft of the second insert is located above the upper surface of the glass plate.

Further, the molding is snap-fitted to the first insert.

Preferably, the decorative strip is detachably connected with the first insert.

Furthermore, the decoration strip is located between the edge covering and the metal plate, a first tongue edge is arranged on one side of the edge covering, which is close to the outer surface of the glass plate, one end of the decoration strip is pressed on the metal plate, and the other end of the decoration strip is pressed on the first tongue edge of the edge covering.

Furthermore, the first insert faces one end of the metal plate and is provided with a second tongue edge, and the second tongue edge is attached between the attaching surfaces of the decorative strip and the metal plate.

Due to the adoption of the technical scheme, the invention has the following beneficial effects:

1) the decorative strip has a self-adjusting function, and can automatically compensate the gap and the section difference between the vehicle window assembly and the sheet metal structure due to tolerance, so that the appearance surface is more attractive;

2) the combination of the Z-direction hinge structure and the Z-direction inserting structure is adopted, the structure is simple and compact, and the installation is quick and convenient;

3) through setting up the concave part, improved the positioning accuracy of Z to pegging graft, especially when being provided with a plurality of articulated portions side by side, satisfy Z and turn to the performance requirement.

Description of the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a vehicle window assembly incorporating a self-adjusting molding in accordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the vehicle window assembly of FIG. 1 mated with a sheet metal;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in the direction A of FIG. 1;

reference numerals in the drawings indicate: the glass plate is 1, the edge is 2, the first tongue edge is 21, the first insert is 3, the elastic part is 31, the hinge part is 32, the concave part is 33, the second tongue edge is 34, the decorative strip is 4, the second insert is 5, the hinge shaft is 51, the leg part is 52, the Y-direction branch part is 53, the X-direction branch part is 54, and the sheet metal is 6.

The specific implementation mode is as follows:

in the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, are merely for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. In the description of the present invention, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "connected" and "connected" are to be interpreted broadly, e.g., as being fixed or detachable or integrally connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. In the description of the present invention, "glass" may be inorganic glass, and may also be plastic glass made of a material such as an organic polymer. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in fig. 1 to 3, the vehicle window assembly with the self-adjusting trim of the present invention comprises a glass plate 1, a trim 2 fixed on an edge of the glass plate 1, a first insert 3 mounted on the trim 2, and a trim 4 mounted on the first insert 3, wherein: first inserts 3 are rotationally installed along Z to (Z axle direction promptly) bordure 2, bordure 2 the lateral wall with the butt department of first inserts 3 is equipped with elasticity portion 31, when the door window assembly is installed on panel beating 6, for example fix to the panel beating through the PU glue bonding on, bordure 2 the lateral wall towards panel beating 6, elasticity portion 31 pressurized production makes first inserts 3 towards panel beating 6 pivoted pretightning force, and then drives trim 4 makes trim 4 with the laminating of panel beating 6.

Wherein, the XZ plane in fig. 1 is a plane where the glass plate is located, the edge of the glass plate 1 is approximately along the Z-axis direction, and meanwhile, the edge 2 is arranged along the edge of the glass plate 1, and the extending direction of the edge is also approximately along the Z-axis direction.

In the invention, the edge covering strip is fixed at the edge of the glass, and the fixing mode can be 3M bonding, PU bonding, local injection molding and the like. The material of the edge covering strip can be selected from common edge covering materials of automobile glass, such as Polyurethane (PU), thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polypropylene (PP) and the like.

The 'elastic part' arranged at the abutting part of the first insert and the covered edge can be integrated with the first insert, the covered edge and the first insert, and can be arranged on the first insert or the covered edge in a mode of bonding after the first insert and the covered edge are integrated. In addition, the "elastic portion" may be elastic by using an elastic structure such as an arc-shaped bending portion, or may be additionally elastic by using an elastic material such as a spring or adhesive foam.

It should be understood that the first insert and the tipping edge are in contact with each other through an elastic part, the contact may be direct contact of two parts, or indirect contact through an intermediate medium, as shown in fig. 3, the side wall of the tipping edge 2 is in contact with the first insert 3 through the second insert 5, and at this time, the elastic part 31 is arranged at the contact part of the first insert 3 and the second insert 5. It should be understood that the elastic portion 31 may take the form of an arc-shaped bent portion and be provided as a unitary structure with the leg portion 52 of the second insert 5; foam adhesively secured to the leg 52 of the second insert 5 may also be used.

In the process of mounting the car window assembly on the metal plate, firstly, mounting the decoration strip on the edge covering of the car window; then, the first insert 3 is rotationally pressed towards the second insert 5, so that the elastic part 31 is deformed to generate pretightening force which rotates along the Z-axis direction and deviates from the second insert 5; the vehicle window assembly is mounted on the metal plate through PU glue and the like, after the vehicle window assembly is mounted in place, the pressing force is released, and the pretightening force of the elastic part 31 is released, so that the first insertion strip 3 rotates towards the metal plate 6 and is attached to the metal plate 6. Due to the existence of elastic pretightening force, the decoration strip 4 on the first insertion strip 3 is tightly attached to the metal plate 6 to form a good appearance surface.

Further, the edge cover 2 is provided with a second insert 5, and the first insert 3 is provided with a hinge part 32 hinged with the second insert 5. Preferably, the first insert 3 and the second insert 5 are connected together by plugging along the Z-direction, so as to be articulated. In one embodiment, the hinge structure is shown in fig. 3, the hinge portion 32 includes a hinge hole, and the second insert 5 is provided with a hinge shaft 51 matching with the hinge hole.

Further, at least two of the hinge portions 32 are provided side by side along the edge portion of the glass sheet, and the axial centers of the at least two hinge portions 32 are coaxially provided. Because the glass plate has a certain radian, the edge part of the glass plate is not a straight line, the hinge parts can be disassembled into a plurality of hinge parts which are arranged side by side, the axes of the hinge parts are coaxial, the hinge strength can be ensured, and the hinge coaxiality can be easily ensured. Because the setting is on arc limit portion, compare with whole section formula hinge structure, the structure is compacter, and stability is good, and it is more convenient to install.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, the upper surface of the first insert 3 is provided with a recess 33, the recess 33 is located above the hinge portion 32, a downward pressure can be generated on the recess 33 by the second insert 5, the second insert 5 is provided with a leg portion 52 abutting on the recess 33, and the Z-direction length of the recess 33 is greater than the Z-direction length of the leg portion 52. By providing a longer length of the recess 33 in the Z direction, the leg 52 can be ensured to have a certain space in the Z direction during the insertion and installation of the hinge portion 32 and the hinge shaft 51, and the hinge shaft 51 can be conveniently inserted into the hinge portion 32 without interference during the installation. In addition, the leg 52 can be attached to one side of the recess 33 after the Z-direction insertion, so as to ensure the positioning accuracy in the Z-direction, which is particularly advantageous for achieving the stability of the Z-direction rotation, especially when a plurality of hinge structures are used side by side along the glass edge. Preferably, in order to further reduce the motion interference and further improve the positioning accuracy, the hinge portion 32 and the recess portion 33 may be disposed in a staggered arrangement, the hinge portion 32 and the recess portion 33 being disposed side by side along the edge portion of the glass sheet 1 and spaced apart from each other. Alternatively, the hinges 32 and the recesses 33 are substantially in the same line, while they are arranged in an alternating distribution.

Further, the second insert 5 includes a Y-branch 53 disposed opposite to the edge of the glass plate 1 and an X-branch 54 disposed opposite to the upper surface of the glass plate 1, and the axial height of the hinge shaft of the second insert 5 is located above the upper surface of the glass plate 1. The Y-direction branch 53 extends along the Y-direction and is arranged approximately opposite and parallel to the side edge of the glass plate 1, and the X-direction branch extends along the X-direction and is arranged approximately opposite and parallel to the upper surface of the glass plate 1. In the process that the decoration strips 4 rotate along the Z direction, the second embedded pieces 5 and the covered edges close to the second embedded pieces are main stress points, and by adopting the structural design, the hinge structure disclosed by the invention has the advantages that the occupied space is as small as possible, and the strength is as high as possible, so that the elastic pre-tightening force enough for enabling the decoration strips to be tightly attached to the metal plates is realized in the limited space between the vehicle window assembly and the metal plates.

Furthermore, the decoration strip 4 is located between the edge covering 2 and the metal plate 6, a first tongue edge 21 is arranged on one side of the edge covering 2 close to the outer surface of the glass plate 1, one end of the decoration strip 4 is pressed on the metal plate 6, and the other end of the decoration strip 4 is pressed on the first tongue edge 21 of the edge covering 2. The molding 4 is preferably mounted on the first insert 3 in a snap-fit manner and is detachably connected, so that the molding 4 can be pressed on the tongue portion of the folded edge well. Because the tongue edge part is softer, the first tongue edge 21 and the decorative strip 4 are arranged to form flexible attachment, and meanwhile, the continuity of the appearance surface of the decorative strip is ensured, so that the appearance is more attractive.

Further, one end, facing the metal plate 6, of the first insert 3 is provided with a second tongue edge 34, and the second tongue edge 34 is attached between the attaching surfaces of the decorative strip 4 and the metal plate 6. The second tongue edge 34 is arranged between the decorative strip 4 and the metal plate 6, so that the decorative strip 4 and the metal plate 6 are attached more tightly.

The invention adopts the combination of the Z-direction rotating structure and the Z-direction inserting structure, so that the decoration strip and the vehicle window wrapping edge are integrated, the assembling process is very quick and convenient, and the precision and the stability are good. Then the vehicle window assembly integrated with the decoration strips is supplied to a host factory, and the installation procedure on the whole vehicle installation line is simplified.

The foregoing is a detailed description of the vehicle window assembly with the self-adjusting molding according to the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and therefore, any improvements, equivalent modifications, substitutions, etc. made in accordance with the technical gist of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A vehicle window assembly with a self-adjusting trim strip, comprising a glass plate (1), a hem (2) fixed at the edge of the glass plate (1), a first insert (3) mounted at the hem (2) and a trim strip (4) mounted at the first insert (3), characterized in that: the first insert (3) is rotatably installed on the edge covering (2) along the Z direction, an elastic part (31) is arranged at the abutting position of the side wall of the edge covering (2) and the first insert (3), when the vehicle window assembly is installed on a metal plate (6), the side wall of the edge covering (2) faces the metal plate (6), the elastic part (31) is pressed to generate a pre-tightening force which enables the first insert (3) to rotate towards the metal plate (6), and then the decoration strip (4) is driven and the decoration strip (4) is attached to the metal plate (6); the edge-wrapping (2) is provided with a second insert (5), and the first insert (3) is provided with a hinge part (32) hinged with the second insert (5); the hinge part (32) comprises a hinge hole, and the second insert (5) is provided with a hinge shaft (51) matched with the hinge hole; the plane of the glass plate is an XZ plane, and the edge part of the glass plate (1) is along the Z direction.

2. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the first insert (3) and the second insert (5) are hinged by plugging along the Z direction.

3. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the number of the hinge parts (32) is at least two, the hinge parts are arranged side by side along the edge part of the glass plate, and the axes of the hinge parts (32) are coaxially arranged.

4. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the hinge (32) and the resilient portion (31) are arranged side by side along the edge of the glass sheet (1) and are spaced apart from each other.

5. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein: the hinge portions (32) and the elastic portions (31) are alternately arranged.

6. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the side wall of the edge covering (2) is abutted to the first insert (3) through the second insert (5), and the elastic part (31) is arranged at the abutted part of the first insert (3) and the second insert (5).

7. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 6, wherein: the upper surface of the first insert (3) is provided with a concave part (33), the concave part (33) is positioned above the hinge part (32), the second insert (5) is provided with a leg part (52) abutted against the concave part (33), and the Z-direction length of the concave part (33) is larger than that of the leg part (52).

8. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the elastic part (31) is an arc-shaped bent part, and the arc-shaped bent part and the leg part (52) of the second insert (5) are of an integrated structure.

9. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 7, wherein: the elastic part (31) is made of foam which is bonded and fixed on the leg part (52) of the second insert (5).

10. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the second insert (5) comprises a Y-direction branch part (53) opposite to the edge part of the glass plate (1) and an X-direction branch part (54) opposite to the upper surface of the glass plate (1), and the axle center height of a hinge shaft of the second insert (5) is positioned on the upper surface of the glass plate (1).

11. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the trim strip (4) is fixed to the first insert (3) in a snap-fit manner.

12. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 11, wherein: the decorative strip (4) is detachably connected with the first insert (3).

13. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein: the decorative strip (4) is located between the edge covering (2) and the metal plate (6), a first tongue edge (21) is arranged on one side, close to the outer surface of the glass plate (1), of the edge covering (2), one end of the decorative strip (4) is pressed on the metal plate (6), and the other end of the decorative strip (4) is pressed on the first tongue edge (21) of the edge covering (2).

14. The vehicle window assembly as claimed in claim 13, wherein: the first insert (3) faces one end of the metal plate (6) and is provided with a second tongue edge (34), and the second tongue edge (34) is attached between the attaching surfaces of the decorative strip (4) and the metal plate (6).