JP5424980B2 - Weather strip - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a weather strip that is attached to the roof side of a foldable open-top car and that elastically contacts a closed window glass and seals it with the window glass, and in particular, is foldably divided along the roof side. The present invention relates to a weather strip provided with a water receiving lip that extends from one end of the weather strip and receives water flowing down the joining surface of the weather strip ends that are joined to each other with the roof closed.
In the present specification, front and rear (front or rear) and top and bottom correspond to the front and rear direction and the top and bottom direction of the vehicle body.

  The foldable roof of an open top vehicle includes a hood type (Patent Document 1) and a metal roof type (Patent Document 2). FIG. 1 shows the former hood type open top car, and a plurality of links are attached to the roof side of the hood 1 so as to be able to bend along the roof side, although not shown. A weather strip is attached to each link, and when the hood 1 is closed, each weather strip is joined by abutting the joining surface at the end of the weather strip.

  FIG. 2 shows a state where the weather strip, ie, the hood 1 in FIG. 1 is closed, and the front and rear weather strips 2a and 2b are connected to each other with the weather strip ends abutted to each other. A water receiving lip 3 having a curved cross section that protrudes toward the front side is extended to one end of the weather strip 2a, the hood 1 is closed, and the end of the weather strip 2b is swung with the weather strip 2b. When joined to the end of the weather strip 2a, the water receiving lip 3 is fitted from the lower side to the lower side of the peripheral edge of the weather strip 2b so as to receive the water flowing down the joining surface 4 at the end of the weather strip. The water received by the water receiving lip 3 is discharged outside the vehicle through the weather strip 2a on the rear side so as not to enter the vehicle. In the figure, the triangle mark indicates the mold forming part on the side of the blacked-out part, and the extruded part on the side of the non-painted part. The same applies to the following drawings.

Microfilm of Japanese Utility Model No. 61-185695 (Act No. 63-89827) JP 2002-2308

  When the weather strips 2a and 2b are joined together by mounting looseness, the weather strips 2a and 2b are inclined forward and downward toward the front side (left side in the figure) as shown in FIG. Water that has fallen along the joint surface 4 of 2a and 2b and received by the water receiving lip 3 may spill from the end of the water receiving lip 3 and enter the inside of the vehicle. Such a problem also occurs in the metal roof type when the weather strip having the water receiving lip for receiving the water flowing down the joint surface at the end of the weather strip is inclined forward and downward.

  The present invention relates to a weatherstrip of an open top car that is divided and mounted along the roof side of a foldable roof, and it flows down the joint surface of the weatherstrip where the weatherstrip ends are joined with the roof closed. The water received by the receiving lip is prevented from entering the inside of the vehicle.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a weatherstrip for an open top car that is mounted separately along the roof side of a foldable roof, and when the roof is closed, the ends of the front and rear weatherstrips are joined together. In addition, a water receiving lip having a water receiving surface with a curved cross section that receives water flowing from one end to the joint surface of both weather strip ends is extended toward the other end. In the state where the end portions of the weather strip are joined together, the water receiving surface is formed in an upward slope that is inclined or curved upward toward the tip.

The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein, in the weatherstrip ends to be joined, a water receiver extending from the one end at the lower side of the periphery of the other end. The concave groove for receiving the lip is formed in a step shape with the peripheral edge of the weather strip.
In the invention according to claim 3, the water receiving lip of the invention according to claim 2 is formed so as to increase in thickness toward the tip, and is flush with the end of the weather strip in a state of being accommodated in the concave groove. It is characterized by.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the water receiving lip is formed with a lightening portion, and the lightening portion is formed from the inside of the vehicle. It is characterized by being.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the water received by the water receiving lip is inclined downwardly toward the tip of the water receiving lip when the water strip is transferred from the joining surface where the ends of the weather strip are abutted with each other. In addition, since it has a curved climbing slope, it can be prevented from spilling from the tip of the water receiving lip and entering the vehicle.

  When the water receiving lip described above is applied to the end of the weather strip on the front side from below as shown in FIG. 2, the water receiving surface is inclined downward toward one end toward the rear side and then rises, and then the weather strip on the rear side is raised. However, in the invention according to the second aspect, the water receiving lip is placed in the concave groove, so that the water can be drained into the water strip. The water receiving surface is refracted from the drainage channel of the weather strip where the receiving lip is extended, and the water receiving surface can be formed in an ascending (reverse) gradient. Therefore, when the drainage channel has a forward (downward) slope, the water received by the water receiving surface can be discharged through the weatherstrip drainage channel without staying on the water receiving lip. Further, in the state where the end portions of the weather strip are in contact with each other, the water receiving lip can be prevented from protruding downward as shown in FIG. 2, and the appearance can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 3, when the hood is closed and the ends of the weather strip on the front side and the rear side are butted and connected to each other, the water receiving lip is accommodated in the groove, The appearance is good because it is flush and does not protrude from the end of the weatherstrip.

According to the invention according to claim 4, the water receiving lip is reduced in weight by forming a lightening part, can prevent drooping due to its own weight, and is less noticeable by forming the lightening part from the inside of the vehicle, Appearance is less likely to be damaged.

The side view of the principal part of an open top car. The figure which shows the connection part of the weather strip in the a part of FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the connection structure of the weather strip concerning this invention in the same a section.

A weather strip according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 3 shows a connection structure between end portions of the weather strips 11a and 11b which are joined to each other in the a part of the hood type open top car shown in FIG. At one end of the weather strip 11a on the rear side, a water receiving lip 12 extends toward the weather strip 11b on the other front side, and a closed wall 13 that closes the end of the weather strip 11a is inclined to join the end of the weather strip 11b. And a drainage hole 16 that passes through the jointing surface 14 and passes the water received by the water receiving lip 12 through the hollow drainage channel 15 of the weather strip 11a.

  The water receiving lip 12 has a curved cross section in which the lower surface is flush with the weather strip 11a and the upper water receiving surface 17 is applied to the lower side of the end of the weather strip 11a, and is inclined upward toward the tip. It is formed on a climbing slope. And it forms so that thickness may increase toward a front-end | tip. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a lightened portion of the water receiving lip 12, which is preferably formed from the inside of the vehicle which is not easily noticeable. The water receiving lip 12 is reduced in weight by the formation of the lightening portion 18 and can be prevented from sagging due to its own weight. However, if there is no problem with increasing the thickness of the water receiving lip 12, the lightening portion 18 is not formed. May be.

  The end portion of the weather strip 11b on the front side is also molded, and the end portion of the weather strip 11b is closed to have a joining surface 19 that contacts the joining surface 14 of the one weather strip 11a end. A concave groove 21 is formed on the lower side of the peripheral edge so as to form a step with the peripheral edge of the weather strip 11a. When the hood 1 is closed, the weather strips 11a and 11b are brought into contact with each other as shown in the figure. The curved water receiving lip 12 is accommodated in the concave groove 21 so as not to protrude from the end of the weather strip 11b flush with the weather strip 11b.

  According to the weather strip of the present embodiment, the water received by the water receiving lip 12 through the joint surfaces 14 and 19 in a state where the hood 1 is closed and the end portions of the weather strips 11a and 11b are abutted and connected to each other. Since the tip of the water receiving surface 17 has an upward slope, the water receiving surface 17 flows through the drain hole 16 in the direction of the arrow in the figure and does not spill from the end of the water receiving lip 12 to the inside of the vehicle. When the drainage channel 15 of the weather strip 11a on the rear side has an upward slope as shown in the drawing, the water received by the water receiving lip 12 remains in the vicinity of the drainage hole 16, Since the amount of water flowing down the surfaces 14 and 19 is usually very small, it does not overflow from the water receiving lip 12 and enter the inside of the vehicle. In the case where the drainage channel 15 has a forward slope descending rearward, the water received by the water receiving lip 12 passes through the drainage hole 16 and is discharged outside the vehicle.

  The water receiving lip 12 of the above embodiment is formed so as not to make a business trip from the weather strips 11a and 11b, but also in the water receiving lip 3 shown in FIG. 2, the water receiving surface is inclined upward toward the tip. By forming in this way, it is possible to prevent the water that has fallen along the joint surface and received by the water receiving lip from being collected on the water receiving surface and spilled from the end of the water receiving lip 3.

  The weather strips 11a and 11b of the above embodiment are applied to a hood type open top car. However, in the metal roof type open top car, the water strip receives water that flows down from the joint surface to one of the connected weather strips. When the receiving lip is provided, the water receiving surface of the water receiving lip is formed in an upward gradient toward the tip, and the same effect as in the above embodiment can be produced.

1 ·· Top 2a, 2b, 11a, 11b · · Weather strips 3 and 12 · Water receiving lip 13 · · Closed wall 14 and 19 · · Joint surface 15 · Drainage channel 16 · Drain hole 17 · · Water receiver Surface 18 ... Meat removal part 21 ... Groove

Claims (4)

  A weather strip for an open-top vehicle that is attached by being divided along the roof side of the foldable roof 1, and when the roof 1 is closed, the ends of the front and rear weather strips 11a, 11b are joined to each other. A water receiving lip 12 provided with a water receiving surface 17 for receiving water that flows down from one end to the joint surfaces 14 and 19 at both weather strip ends from both ends is extended toward the other end. The weather strip, wherein the water receiving surface 17 is formed in an upward slope that is inclined or curved upward toward the tip in a state where the end portions of the weather strips 11a and 11b are joined to each other.   Of the ends of the weather strips 11a and 11b to be joined together, a concave groove 21 in which the water receiving lip 12 extending from the one end is accommodated is provided on the lower side of the periphery of the other end. The weather strip according to claim 1, wherein the weather strip is formed in a step shape.   The weather strip according to claim 2, wherein the water receiving lip (12) is formed so as to increase in thickness toward the tip, and is flush with the end of the weather strip in a state of being accommodated in the concave groove (21).   The weather strip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the water receiving lip (12) is formed with a lightening portion (18), and the lightening portion (18) is formed from the inside of the vehicle.