JPS6128796B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a vehicle window glass holder that is fixed to a vehicle window glass vertical movement mechanism and for holding the window glass.

As shown in Fig. 1, a conventionally commonly used holder for automobile window glass consists of a plurality of holders b each having a U-groove that can hold the lower edge of the window glass a.
, a guide channel c connecting these holders b, a driving arm e and a driven arm f supporting a roller d rolling within this guide channel, and a mechanism for moving the driving arm e in the vertical direction. Since this mechanism is equipped with a drive mechanism g, this mechanism has many component parts, and accordingly, it takes time and money to assemble the holder, and furthermore, the cost is high due to the large number of parts. There was an inconvenience. In addition, due to the large number of component parts in the mechanism, the weight of the entire mechanism for holding the window glass and raising and lowering the glass increases, so in today's world where there is a need to reduce the weight of the car body, it is necessary to simplify the structure for raising and lowering the vehicle. It was what was requested.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and includes a vehicle window glass holder that connects the flexible shaft and the window glass in a window glass elevator that uses a flexible shaft to raise and lower the window glass of an automobile. It is composed of two parts: a bracket fixed to a flexible shaft and a holder that holds the window glass, which simplifies the structure of the window glass holder and makes it cheaper and lighter. The connection has a fitting structure, so that the two can be combined and assembled without the need for special fixing fittings, fixing tools, etc., and the workability of assembling the window glass holder can be improved. This is what I did.

The present invention will be explained in detail below based on the embodiments shown in FIGS. 2 to 6.

First, the mode of use of the window glass holder according to the present invention will be explained with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. That is, the window glass holder 1 according to the present invention holds the window glass 2 and integrates a flexible shaft 3 formed in a coil shape. The flexible shaft 3 is inserted and held in an outer tube 4 embedded in a vehicle door (not shown), for example, and is provided in the window glass holder 1 in the generatrix direction of the outer tube 4. A slit 6 is formed into which the flexible shaft fixing part 5 is loosely fitted. Furthermore, a gear 7 is meshed with the coiled flexible shaft, and this gear 7 is provided with a handle 8. Therefore, by rotating the gear 7 with the handle 8, the flexible shaft 3 moves in the axial direction inside the outer tube 4, and the moving force of the flexible shaft 3 is transmitted to the window glass 2 via the window glass holder 1. and the window glass 2 is raised and lowered. The present invention is characterized by the structure of the window glass holder 1 used in the window glass elevator having such a structure, and the structure of the window glass holder 1 will be specifically described below.

This window glass holder 1 consists of two members, a holder 11 and a bracket 12, and the holder 11 has a substantially U-shaped groove on its side for holding the window glass in its upper edge of a plate-shaped main body 13. It has a holding part 14, and a pair of left and right elastic pieces 15 that are biased downward are formed on the bottom surface of both ends of the glass holding part 14. Further, the main body 13 is provided with a notch 16 formed from the lower edge toward the center thereof, and on both sides of the notch 16, leg pieces 17 having elasticity are provided in the center direction. It is formed. Further, hook portions 18 projecting outward are formed on the outer edges of both of these leg pieces 17.
Further, the lower side of the hook portion 18 is formed with an inclined edge 19 inclined toward the center.

The structure of the holder 11 has been described above. Next, the structure of the bracket 12 will be described. This bracket 12 has an opening in the front and a housing-like main body 20 which is a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape when viewed from above. However, the inner width 1 of this housing-like main body 20 is the same as that of the holder 1.
It is formed to have a width equal to or slightly larger than the width 1' of the main body 13 of No. 1. Also, the housing-like main body 2
A cylindrical flexible shaft fixing part 5 extending in the vertical direction is integrally formed on the outer side of the back surface of the 0.

The explanation so far is about holder 11 and bracket 1.
Regarding the structure of No. 2, the connection between the holder 11 and the bracket 12 will be described below. Due to the contact between the inclined edge 19 and the mouth edge of the casing-like main body 20, both legs 17 of the holder 11 are pushed slightly inward. The hook portion 18 provided on the outside of both leg pieces 17 passes through the inside of the case-like main body of the bracket 12, and the hook portion 18 is inserted into the case-like main body of the bracket 12. The holder 11 is inserted into the bracket 12 until it snaps into place on the lower edge. When this insertion is completed, the upper edge of the bracket main body 20 comes into elastic contact with the elastic piece 15 of the holder 11, so that the holder 11 is integrally fitted to the bracket 12 without play, and the window glass is held in place. This is what the tool 1 is made up of.

Window glass holder 1 formed as above
As mentioned above, the lower edge of the window glass 2 is gripped and held by the glass holding part 14, and the flexible shaft 3 is inserted into the flexible shaft fixing part 5, and the shaft fixing part 5 is caulked. If the flexible shaft 3 and the shaft fixing part 5 are integrally connected, if the flexible shaft 3 is slid in the axial direction by operating the handle 8, the window glass 2 will move up and down as the window glass holder 1 moves. It is something that is moved.

As described above, the window glass holder 1 according to the present invention
Since the window glass holder is composed of two members, the holder 11 and the bracket 12, the number of component parts can be reduced, and a window glass holder can be provided at low cost, and it can also be lightweight.

In addition, when connecting the holder 11 and the bracket 12, the two are assembled together by simply fitting them together without using any connecting parts, which makes the assembly process easier and reduces labor costs. There is also. Furthermore, by forming the inclined edge 19,
Another advantage is that the holder 11 can be easily inserted into the bracket 12.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional window glass elevator, FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing a window glass elevator according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view showing the joint between the flexible shaft and the holder. 4 is a perspective view showing a holder according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a bracket according to this embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a half-cut front view showing a combination of the holder and bracket. It is. 1...Window glass holder, 2...Window glass, 3...Flexible shaft, 4...Outer tube, 5...Flexible shaft fixing part, 6...Slit, 7...Gear, 8...Handle, 1
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Holder, 12... Bracket, 13... Plate-shaped main body, 14... Glass holding part, 15... Elastic piece, 16...
Notch, 17... Leg piece, 18... Hook portion, 19... Slanted edge, 20... Housing-shaped main body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Side surface U formed on the upper edge of the plate-shaped main body 13
A glass holding portion 14 in the form of a letter-shaped groove, a pair of left and right elastic pieces 15 that are biased downward at the upper portions of both left and right edges of the main body 13, and a notch extending from the lower edge of the main body 13 toward its center. A pair of left and right leg pieces 17 are formed by the notches 16, and a hook portion 1 is formed on the outer edge of both leg pieces 17 and protrudes in the outer lateral direction.
8, and a cylindrical flexible shaft fixing part 5 protruding from the outside of the back surface of the housing-like main body 20 formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape when viewed from above, into which the flexible shaft is inserted and fixed, and further A vehicle window glass holder characterized in that the vertical width of the housing-like main body 20 is defined by a bracket 12 formed in a size to be fitted between the elastic piece 15 of the holder 11 and the hook portion 18. Ingredients.