JPH032086B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a retractable side window panel of an automobile.

2. Description of the Related Art There is a known opening/closing type side window panel for an automobile in which the front edge of the side window panel is attached to a pillar outer from the outside of the vehicle via a hinge member. To explain this using Figures 1 and 2, 1 is a rear side window panel;
Reference numeral 2 indicates a door, and in this example, a so-called press door in which a door sash 4 is integrally molded with a door body 3 is shown. Specifically, this press door 2 has an outer sash, an inner 4a, 4b, and a door outer panel 3.
a. It is press-molded integrally with the door inner panel 3b, and the outer peripheral edge is rolled and fastened together, and the door weather strip 5 is attached to the outer peripheral part of the sash, and the door window panel 7 is attached to the inner peripheral edge of the sash. It is equipped with a glass run 6 for guiding. The rear side window panel 1 has a hinge member 8 fixedly installed at two locations on the upper and lower front edges thereof, and this hinge member 8 is attached to the pillar outer 9a surface of the lock pillar 9 from the outside of the vehicle through a seal member 10 with bolts 11. It is fixed. Also, this pillar outer 9
A pillar cover 13 is attached in the vertical direction to hide the portion where the bolt 11 of the hinge member 8 is fixed to improve the appearance. In addition, 1 in Figure 2
Reference numeral 4 denotes a stiffener welded to the hinge member attachment site on the inner surface of the pillar outer 9a, 12 a weld nut into which the bolt 11 is screwed, and 15 attached to the periphery of the vehicle body opening edge 9b to which the rear side window panel 1 is attached. When the panel 1 is closed,
This shows a weather strip that closely seals the inside and outside of the vehicle.

However, in this conventional structure, the rear side window panel 1 can be removed relatively easily by removing the pillar cover 13 and bolts 11 from the outside of the vehicle, so there is a problem in that theft prevention is poor. In addition, since the pillar outer 9a needs to be formed with a width sufficient to allow the pillar cover 13 to be attached, the lock pillar 9
There is a problem in that the overall longitudinal width l becomes large, and therefore the blind width L from the rear side 4A of the door sash 4 to the weather strip 15 becomes large, resulting in poor side visibility. Furthermore, when installing the hinge member 8, the operator must hold the rear side window panel 1 with one hand to align the mounting holes 16 and 17 of the hinge member 8 and the pillar outer 9a.
Since the hinge member 8 was attached to a flat general surface, the position of the hinge member 8 was not determined, and the work of fixing the bolt 11 was extremely troublesome.

In view of the conventional situation, the present invention can improve theft prevention by making it impossible to remove the hinge member from the outside of the vehicle as long as the door is locked.Moreover, the width of the blind can be narrowed to reduce side visibility. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for attaching an opening/closing type side window panel, which can improve the performance of the invention and also facilitate the work of attaching a hinge member.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a concave portion is formed in the hinge member attachment portion of the pillar outer, which is inclined at an appropriate angle toward the front than the general surface of the pillar outer, so that the hinge member is attached in a forward-inclined state, while the rear side A door sash adjacent to the window panel is extended above the hinge member mounting portion, and the hinge member mounting portion is concealed by this extended portion.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, in which the same parts as those of the conventional structure are denoted by the same reference numerals.

That is, in the present invention, as shown in FIG.
A hinge member 8, which is fixed at two locations above and below the front edge of the rear side window panel 1, is attached to the pillar outer 9a surface of the lock pillar 9 with bolts and nuts 1.
1, 12 has a fixed structure that can be opened and closed freely,
A recess 20 inclined at an appropriate angle θ toward the front from the general surface 9s of the pillar outer 9a is formed in the hinge member attachment portion of the pillar outer 9a.
0, the hinge member 8 is attached in a forward-inclined state. Further, the hinge member 8 is attached to the rear side 4A of the door sash 4 adjacent to the rear side window panel 1.
An extended portion 4E is formed that extends above the mounting portion of the hinge member, and the hinge member mounting portion is hidden by this extended portion 4E.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, even if the hinge member 8 is attached to the pillar outer surface 9a from the outside of the vehicle, the hinge member 8 is attached to the recess 20 in a forward-inclined state at an angle θ. Since the mounting portion of the hinge member 8 is covered with the extended portion 4E of the door sash rear side 4A, this extended portion 4E
Even if a required parting gap δ is predetermined between the door 2 and the front edge of the rear side window panel 1, it is impossible to remove the bolt 11 by inserting a tool through the gap δ as long as the door 2 is locked. This makes it possible to further improve theft prevention performance.

In addition, as described above, the mounting portion of the hinge member 8 is concealed by the extension portion 4E of the door sash rear side 4A to improve the appearance, so a conventional pillar cover is not required. As a result, the pillar outer 9a is replaced by a pillar cover No need to make it wide for installation,
The width _l1 of the entire lock pillar 9 in the longitudinal direction is narrowed,
Accordingly, the blind width _L1 from the rear side 4A of the door sill to the weather strip 15 can be made as narrow as possible, thereby improving the side visibility.

Furthermore, when installing the hinge member 8,
Since positioning can be performed by abutting the tip of this hinge member 8 against the front edge of the forward-inclining recess 20, the attachment hole 1
6 and 17 becomes very easy, and the workability of attaching the hinge member 8 can be further improved.

Although the embodiments are described in detail using a press door type automobile as an example, the present invention can be similarly applied to a normal sash door.

As described above, according to the present invention, the extending portion of the door sash covers the upper part of the hinge member mounting portion, and the hinge member is attached to the door sill in a forward-inclined state. It is not possible to remove the hinge member by inserting a tool through the parting gap with the rear side window panel, resulting in a high theft prevention effect. In addition, since the pillar cover for decoration can be omitted, the front and rear pillar widths can be reduced, the blind width can be narrowed, and side visibility can be expanded.
In addition to omitting the pillar cover, the hinge member can be positioned at the time of installation, improving work efficiency, which greatly contributes to cost reduction, and has great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side external view of an automobile equipped with an openable rear side window panel, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - Fig. 1 showing a conventional structure, and Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 2; 1...Rear side window panel, 2...Door, 4...Door sash, 4E...Extension part, 8...
...Hinge member, 9... Pillar, 9a... Pillar outer, 20... Recessed portion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A rear side window panel is configured such that its front edge is attached to a pillar outer via a hinge member so that it can be opened and closed, and the hinge member attachment portion of the pillar outer is inclined at an appropriate angle forward from the general surface of the pillar outer. A structure for attaching a retractable side window panel, characterized in that a recess is formed and a hinge member is attached in a forward-inclined state, and a door sash adjacent to the rear side window panel is extended above the hinge member attaching portion.