JPS6128797B2 - - 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, there is a need to reduce the weight of the car body. was what was required.

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 7.

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 also fixes the flexible shaft 3 formed in a coil shape. This flexible shaft 3
is inserted into and held in an outer tube 4 embedded in a vehicle door (not shown), for example.
A slit 6 is formed in the generatrix direction of the window glass holder 1, into which a flexible shaft fixing portion 5 provided on the window glass holder 1 is loosely fitted. Furthermore, a gear 7 is meshed with the coiled flexible shaft, and a handle 8 is provided on this gear 7. 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 applied to the window glass 2 via the window glass holder 1. The window glass 2 is raised and lowered by the transmission. The present invention has features in the structure of the window glass holder 1 used in the window glass elevator having such a structure,
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. The plate-shaped main body 13 has a holding part 14, and the front upper part of the plate-like main body 13 has a substantially mountain-shaped shape in which the central part is fixed to the main body 13, and both side ends are free ends that are elastically biased downward. An elastic piece 15 is formed. 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, legs having elasticity are provided on both sides toward the center. It is formed in piece 17. Further, hooks 18 projecting outward are formed on the outer edges of both of these leg pieces 17, and the lower side of these hooks 18 is formed with an inclined edge 19 that slopes toward the center. be. In addition, 20 is a stopper for pushing up the elastic piece 15 extremely and preventing the elastic piece 15 from being broken.

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 21 on the front and a housing-like main body 22 which is a substantially rectangular cylinder in plan view. However, this housing-like main body 22 is formed so that its inner width 1 is equal to or slightly larger than the width 1' of the main body 13 of the holder 11. Further, 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 casing-like main body 22, and further, an arc-shaped protrusion 23 is formed on the inner side of the back surface of the casing-like main body 22. . Ribs 24 are bent at both side edges of the opening 21.

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 slanted edge 19 of the holder and the mouth edge of the housing-like main body 22 of the bracket, both legs of the holder are connected. 17
is inserted into the casing-like main body of the bracket by slightly bending it inward, and the hook portions 18 provided on the outside of the leg pieces 17 pass through the inside of the casing-like main body of the bracket, and the hook portions 18 are inserted into the casing-like main body of the bracket. Slide the holder 11 into the bracket 12 until it protrudes and locks onto the lower edge.
Insert inside. When this insertion is completed, the upper edge of the main body 22 of the bracket and the upper end of the rib 24 come into elastic contact with the elastic piece 15 of the holder 11, so that the holder 11 is integrally fitted into the bracket 12 without play. A window glass holder 1 is constructed.

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 combined together,
When the flexible shaft 3 is slid in the axial direction by operating the handle 8, the window glass 2 is moved up and down as the window glass holder 1 is operated.

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 can be assembled together by simply fitting them together without using any connecting parts, so the assembly process is easy and labor costs are reduced. It also has the effect of

Further, since an arcuate protrusion 23 is formed on the inside of the back surface of the housing-like main body 22 of the bracket 12, the plate-like main body 13 of the holder 11 can be attached to the bracket 1.
There is also an effect that the frictional resistance when inserting into the housing-like main body 22 of No. 2 is small, and the insertion operation can be performed smoothly and easily. Further, by forming the slanted edge 19 on the holder 11, the holder 11 can be easily inserted into the bracket 12. Furthermore, the formation of the ribs 24 also has the effect of ensuring that the elastic piece 15 and the housing-like main body 22 are locked together.

[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 front view showing a combination of the holder and bracket.
FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the central part of FIG. 6. 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... Inclined edge, 20... Stopper, 21... Opening, 22... Housing-shaped main body, 23... Projection, 24... Rib.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 Side surface U formed on the upper edge of the plate-shaped main body 13
A glass holding part 14 in the shape of a groove, an elastic piece 15 that is biased downward at the upper front of the main body 13, and a notch 16 extending from the lower edge of the main body 13 toward the center thereof. A pair of leg pieces 1
7. The holder 11 having a hook portion 18 formed on the outer edge of the leg piece 17 and protruding in the outer lateral direction, and the rear outer side of the casing-like main body 22 formed in a substantially rectangular cylindrical shape in plan view. It has a cylindrical flexible shaft fixing part that protrudes from the holder and inserts and fixes the flexible shaft therein, and furthermore, the vertical width of the housing-like main body 22 is fitted between the elastic piece 15 of the holder 11 and the hook part 18. 1. A vehicle window glass holder, characterized in that it comprises a bracket 12 formed in a size that is large enough to accommodate the size of the bracket 12.