JP2008254460A - Door frame structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a door frame structure for a vehicle with high productivity capable of easily and securely joining an upper sash member along a roof panel of a vehicle body and a standing pillar sash member along a center pillar of the vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: In the door frame structure, the upper sash member has a design part positioned at an outer side of the door and an inner frame portion positioned at an indoor side than the design part and made to shorter length than the design part on a linear end part joined to the standing pillar sash member side. The standing pillar sash member has an overlapped contact part superposed in a thickness direction of the door on the end part of the inner frame portion of the upper sash member on its upper end part, and joining is performed in the state that the overlapped contact part and the inner frame portion are superposed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a door frame structure of a vehicle, and more particularly, to a joining structure of an upright sash member that extends in the vertical direction of a door and an upper sash member that forms an upper edge of the door.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an invention that improves productivity related to a joint portion between an upper sash member and an upright column sash member in a door frame. In Patent Literature 1, the design surface of the upper sash member that extends in appearance is extended without being interrupted to the position of the upper edge of the upright column sash member, and the inner frame portion on the inner side of the vehicle is shorter than the design surface. The part is excised). An end face of the inner frame portion of the upper sash member and an end portion of the inner frame portion of the upright pillar sash member are formed with joint end surfaces inclined so as to face each other, and the upper sash member The vertical pillar sash member is fixed. According to this configuration, welding marks are not generated on the design surface side of the upper sash member, and the grinding finish of the weld bead on the design surface, which is required in the conventional joint structure, can be made unnecessary.
JP 2004-388612 A

  However, as in Patent Document 1, the joining structure that abuts the directly facing end surfaces of the upper sash member and the upright column sash member needs to strictly control the accuracy of the member particularly at the joining end surface, and there is room for improvement in terms of productivity. was there. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle door frame structure that can easily and reliably join an upper sash member and an upright column sash member and is excellent in productivity.

  The present invention relates to a vehicle door in which an upright sash member extending in the vertical direction of the door and an upper sash member that is formed as a separate member from the upright sash member and forms an upper edge of the door are joined at the upper end of the upright sash member. In the frame structure, the upper sash member has an end portion on the vertical pillar sash member side that is linear, and a design portion located outside the door on the linear portion, and a vehicle interior side from the design portion. The vertical sash member has an overlapping contact portion that overlaps the end portion of the inner frame portion of the upper sash member in the thickness direction of the door at the upper end of the standing frame sash member. It is characterized in that the part and the inner frame part are joined in a superposed state.

  As a more specific aspect, the overlapping contact portion of the upright pillar sash member may be configured as a bowl-shaped cross-sectional shape portion that overlaps the inner surface portion with the inner frame portion. In this case, in the inner frame portion of the upper sash member, the cross-sectional shape reduction portion having a smaller cross-sectional shape than the other region of the inner frame portion at the end portion overlapping the overlapping contact portion of the bowl-shaped cross section on the vertical pillar sash member side Is preferably formed.

  Alternatively, the inner sash member of the upper sash member may have a hollow cylindrical shape, and the upright sash member may be configured to include an insertion overlapping contact portion that is inserted into and overlapped with the cylindrical inner frame portion. it can.

  The vertical pillar sash member may have an arcuate bent portion that bends toward the linear portion of the upper sash member at the upper end of the linear portion along the center pillar, and an overlapping contact portion may be formed in the arcuate bent portion. The arc-shaped bent portion is preferably formed by press molding at the end of the upright column sash member to be roll-formed.

  According to the present invention described above, the upper sash member and the upright column sash member are overlapped so as to overlap each other in the thickness direction of the door in the frame portion located on the vehicle interior side from the design portion, so that high accuracy control is not required. The upper sash member and the upright sash member can be joined easily and reliably.

  The side door 10 of the automobile shown in FIG. 1 includes a door panel 11, an upper sash (upper sash member) 12 along a door opening of a roof panel 50 (shown in phantom lines in FIG. 2) of the vehicle body, and a rear part of the door panel 11. A side sash (standing column sash member) 13 extending in the vertical direction along a center pillar 51 (indicated by a virtual line in FIG. 3) of the vehicle body is provided. In addition, the door 10 of this embodiment is a door for front seats, and the front-back direction described by the following description is a direction on the basis of this door 10 for front seats. However, the present invention is not limited to the front seat door but can be applied to a rear seat door or other doors.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper sash 12 includes a glass run holding portion (holding groove) 20 in which the glass run 52 is fitted and held, and a lip portion 53 a of the weather strip 53 that is located on the back side of the glass run holding portion 20. A weatherstrip holding part (holding groove) 21 is provided, and a flange-shaped design part 22 facing the outside of the vehicle is formed on the side of the glass run holding part 20 and the weatherstrip holding part 21. A connecting arm portion 23 extends from the glass run holding portion 20 and the weather strip holding portion 21 toward the vehicle interior opposite to the design portion 22, and a rectangular tube shape (bag shape) is provided at the tip of the connecting arm portion 23. A main frame portion (inner frame portion) 24 having a hollow cross section is formed. A hollow seal portion 53 b of a weather strip 53 is supported on the connection arm portion 23 using a clip 54. The glass run 52 and the weather strip 53 (the lip portion 53a and the hollow seal portion 53b) are each formed of an elastically deformable rubber material or the like. The glass run 52 elastically holds the upper edge when the window glass 58 (shown in phantom lines in FIGS. 2 and 3) is raised. The lip portion 53a and the hollow seal portion 53b of the weather strip 53 are elastically deformed by abutting against the roof panel 50 in a state where the door 10 is closed, thereby preventing water droplets from entering the inside of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side sash 13 includes an upright column guide member 35 and an upright column inner member 36. The upright column guide member 35 has a substantially U-shaped cross-section opened toward the front of the vehicle, and includes an outer surface portion 35a facing the vehicle outer side, an inner surface portion 35b facing the vehicle inner side, and an outer surface portion 35a. A connecting portion 35c for connecting the inner side surface portion 35b is provided. The vertical column inner member 36 includes an outer side surface portion 36a extending substantially parallel to the outer side surface portion 35a of the vertical column guide member 35, an inward protruding portion 36b formed to protrude toward the vehicle interior so as to approach the center pillar 51, and an outer side surface portion 36a. A connecting portion 36c for connecting the inward protruding portion 36b is provided. The vertical column guide member 35 and the vertical column inner member 36 are fixed by spot welding at positions 59 (the inner side surface portion 35b and the front end portion of the inward protruding portion 36b, the connection portion 35c and the connection portion 36c) shown in FIG. The

  In the side sash 13, a region surrounded by the outer side surface portion 35 a, the inner side surface portion 35 b, and the connection portion 35 c of the upright column guide member 35 constitutes a glass run holding portion (holding groove) 30. The glass run holding portion 30 is fitted and held with a glass run 55 that elastically holds the rear edge portion of the window glass 58. Further, a region surrounded by the inner side surface portion 35b of the upright column guide member 35 and the inward protruding portion 36b of the upright column inner member 36 constitutes a main frame portion 31 having a rectangular tube (bag shape) cross section in the side sash 13. . A weather strip 56 (hollow seal portion) is attached to the inward projecting portion 36 b constituting the main frame portion 31 via a clip 57. The weather strip 56 abuts against the center pillar 51 when the door 10 is closed and is elastically deformed to prevent water droplets from entering the inside of the vehicle. The design portion 32 of the side sash 13 is configured by the outer side surface portion 35 a of the upright column guide member 35 and the inner side surface portion 36 a of the upright column inner member 36. A garnish 38 (shown in phantom lines in FIG. 3) is attached to the outer surface side of the design portion 32 as an external decoration member.

  The structure of the joint C (FIG. 1) between the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 will be described with reference to FIG. The upper sash 12 extends substantially linearly in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the vicinity of the joint with the side sash 13. The upper sash 12 is a roll-formed product of a metal material, and the linear portion basically has a uniform cross-sectional shape, but the connecting arm portion 23 and the main portion are only at the end portion (rear end portion). The frame portion 24 is cut away, leaving only the design portion 22 including the glass run holding portion 20 and the weather strip holding portion 21 (see FIGS. 5 and 9). That is, at the rear end portion of the upper sash 12, the main frame portion 24 and the connecting arm portion 23 are formed shorter than the design portion 22 and the glass run holding portion 20 and weather strip holding portion 21 located behind the design portion 22. The end portion of the main frame portion 24 formed in a short length is formed as a cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 having a smaller cross-sectional shape than the main body region of the main frame portion 24 located on the vehicle front side. Specifically, the cross-sectional shape of the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 is reduced by slightly crushing the side surface of the main frame portion 24 toward the design portion 22 (see FIG. 8).

  The vertical pillar inner member 36 of the side sash 13 is press-molded so as to gradually become narrower from the lower side of the door panel 11 toward the upper side, which is the joint portion C with the upper sash 12. An upper inclined surface portion 36d is formed on the upper end portion, which is continuous with the outer surface portion 36a and which inclines toward the inside of the vehicle as it travels upward. An upper edge end portion 36e is bent at the upper end portion of the upper inclined surface portion 36d. . Further, an arcuate bent portion 36f is formed at the upper end portion of the upright pillar inner member 36 so as to continue to the inwardly projecting portion 36b and bend toward the front side of the vehicle as it advances upward. A superimposing contact portion 36g is formed at the tip end portion. As shown in FIG. 8, the overlapping contact portion 36 g is opened toward the vehicle outer side so as to overlap and cover the inner surface of the upper sash 12 with respect to the outer shape of the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 and the connecting arm portion 23. It has a bowl-shaped (U-shaped) cross-sectional shape. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the vertical column guide member 35 is provided along the vertical column inner member 36 up to a position lower than the arc-shaped bent portion 36f, and the overlapping contact portion 36g is located outside the vehicle. The opening portion facing toward is exposed without being blocked by the upright column guide member 35. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the overlapping contact portion 36g and the cross-sectional shape reduction portion 25 can be overlapped in the thickness direction of the door.

  When the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 are joined, the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 are combined so that the cross-sectional shape reduction part 25 fits inside the overlapping contact part 36g as shown in FIG. 4 and 6 show a state in which the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 is fitted in the overlapping contact portion 36g, and in the fitting state, the inner surface of the overlapping contact portion 36g is the outer surface of the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 and the connecting arm portion 23. And the displacement of the overlapping contact portion 36g in the front region direction of the main frame portion 24 having a larger cross-sectional shape than the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 is restricted. Then, the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 are joined by welding the overlapping portion of the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 and the overlapping contact portion 36g. According to this joint structure, since the cross-sectional shape reduction part 25 and the overlapping contact part 36g that overlap in the thickness direction of the door 10 are used as the joint part of the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13, compared to the joint structure of the type that abuts the end surface of the sash. This eliminates the need for strict accuracy control of the joining portion, facilitates joining work, and is excellent in productivity. Furthermore, since the joining region can be widened, the strength is also excellent.

  Since the main frame portion 24 and the connecting arm portion 23 in the upper sash 12 are cut away from the overlapping region of the cross-sectional shape reduction portion 25 and the overlapping contact portion 36g, the upper sash 12 is located on the extension of the main frame portion 24. The upper sash 12 does not interfere with the arc-shaped bent portion 36 f of the side sash 13. On the other hand, the design portion 22 of the upper sash 12 is formed without interruption in the rear region where the main frame portion 24 is cut off, and the upper edge end portion 36e of the side sash 13 is located on the vehicle inner side than the design portion 22. Since the glass run holding portion 20 is in contact with the inner surface of the glass run holding portion 20 at the offset position, there is no welded portion with the side sash 13 on the outer surface of the design portion 22. Therefore, the process etc. which make the welding trace on the design surface 22 inconspicuous are unnecessary, and this also contributes to the improvement of productivity.

  11 to 14 show different embodiments. In the previous embodiment in FIGS. 1 to 10, a cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 having a smaller cross-sectional shape than the main body region is formed at the end portion of the main frame portion 24 of the upper sash 12, and the outer surface of the cross-sectional shape reducing portion 25 is formed. The overlapping relationship is such that the overlapping contact portion 36g of the side sash 13 covers the side. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the end portion of the main frame portion 24 of the upper sash 12 is not reduced in cross section, and instead, the tip of the arc-shaped bent portion 36f of the side sash 13 is placed at the tip of the previous embodiment. An insertion overlapping contact portion 36h having a smaller cross-sectional shape than the overlapping contact portion 36g is formed. More specifically, the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h is inserted into the main frame portion 24 having a rectangular tube-shaped cross section, and has a cross-sectional shape narrowed so that the outer surface is in contact with the inner surface of the main frame portion 24. Is formed. In addition to the cross-sectional shape reduction part 36h, an extension pressing part 36i that extends straight forward without a step is formed on the end of the arcuate bending part 36f. Yes.

  When combining the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13, as shown in FIG. 14, the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h of the side sash 13 is inserted into the hollow main frame portion 24, and the outer surface of the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h And the inner surface of the main frame portion 24 are overlapped. At the same time, the extension pressing portion 36 i is not inserted into the main frame portion 24 but overlaps the outer surface side (the vehicle inner surface) of the connecting arm portion 23 in the upper sash 12. That is, the main frame part 24 and the extension pressing part 36i are sandwiched from inside and outside by the insertion overlapping contact part 36h and the extension pressing part 36i. These overlapping contact portions are fixed by welding or the like, and the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 are combined. Also in this configuration, the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h and the extension pressing portion 36i overlap the main frame portion 24 in the thickness direction of the door 10, respectively, so that a strict accuracy control of the joint portion is unnecessary and the structure is excellent in productivity. In addition, the wide joining area is advantageous in terms of securing the strength.

  As described above, the door frame structure of the present embodiment can easily and reliably join the upper sash 12 and the side sash 13 and can obtain high productivity. However, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiments, and can be improved or modified without departing from the gist of the invention. For example, in the illustrated embodiment, an arcuate bent portion 36 f is formed in the standing pillar inner member 36 following the upper end of the inwardly projecting portion 36 b, and the tip of the arcuate bent portion 36 f is a joint portion with the upper sash 12. The overlapping contact portion 36g and the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h (including the extended pressing portion 36i) are provided. Although this structure has an advantage that it can be manufactured relatively easily without increasing the number of parts, the overlapping contact portion 36g, the insertion overlapping contact portion 36h, or the extension presser without using a bent portion such as the arc-shaped bent portion 36f. A joint corresponding to the portion 36i may be formed.

It is a side view of the vehicle door to which the door frame structure of the present invention is applied. It is sectional drawing of the upper sash along the AA sectional line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the side sash which follows the BB sectional line of FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vicinity of a joint between an upper sash and a side sash in the vehicle door of FIG. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the joint between the upper sash and the side sash shown in FIG. 4. It is the side view which looked at the junction part vicinity of an upper sash and a side sash from the vehicle inner side. It is sectional drawing which follows the DD sectional line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the EE sectional line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the FF sectional line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the GG sectional line of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the junction part vicinity of an upper sash and a side sash from the vehicle outer side in different embodiment of this invention. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of the joint between the upper sash and the side sash shown in FIG. 11. It is the side view which looked at the junction part vicinity of the upper sash shown in FIG.11 and FIG.12 from the vehicle inner side. It is sectional drawing which follows the HH sectional line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Door 11 Door panel 12 Roof side sash 13 Pillar side sash 20 30 Glass run holding part (holding groove)
21 Weather strip holder (holding groove)
22 32 Design part 24 31 Main frame part (inner frame part)
25 Cross-sectional shape reduction part 35 Standing pillar guide member 36 Standing pillar inner member 36f Arc-shaped bent part 36g Superposition contact part 36h Insertion superposition contact part 36i Extension press part

Claims (5)

In a vehicle door frame structure in which an upright sash member extending in the vertical direction of the door and an upper sash member that is formed separately from the upright sash member and forms an upper edge of the door are joined at the upper end of the upright sash member. ,
The upper sash member has an end portion on the vertical pillar sash member side that is linear, a design portion positioned outside the door on the linear portion, and a design portion located on the vehicle interior side from the design portion. With a short inner frame part,
The vertical pillar sash member has an overlapping contact portion that overlaps the end portion of the inner frame portion of the upper sash member in the thickness direction of the door at the upper end portion thereof, and the overlapping contact portion and the inner frame portion are overlapped with each other. A vehicle door frame structure characterized by being joined. 2. The vehicle door frame structure according to claim 1, wherein the overlapping contact portion of the upright pillar sash member has a bowl-shaped cross-sectional shape in which an inner surface portion thereof overlaps the inner frame portion. Construction. 3. The vehicle door frame structure according to claim 2, wherein an end portion of the inner frame portion of the upper sash member is formed with a cross-sectional shape reduction portion where the overlapping contact portion of the bowl-shaped cross section overlaps. Vehicle door frame structure. 2. The vehicle door frame structure according to claim 1, wherein the inner frame portion of the upper sash member has a hollow cylindrical shape, and the overlapping contact portion of the upright sash member is inserted into and overlapped with the cylindrical inner frame portion. A door frame structure for a vehicle having an insertion overlapping contact portion. 5. The vehicle door frame structure according to claim 1, wherein the upright pillar sash member is bent at an upper end of the linear portion along the center pillar toward the linear portion of the upper sash member. 6. The vehicle door frame structure is characterized in that the overlapping contact portion is formed in the arc-shaped bent portion.

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