JP2007015518A - Weather Strip - Google Patents

Abstract

In a seal structure between a trunk chamber side and a back window side at the rear of a vehicle, a weather strip is provided which can increase the volume of the trunk chamber and prevent water intrusion such as dripping into the trunk chamber. .
A mounting base portion 1 is fitted to a flange 100 provided at an opening edge of a trunk chamber 600 at the rear of the vehicle, and a hollow seal portion 3 is integrally formed with the mounting base portion 1 and elastically contacts with a trunk lid 200 facing the trunk when the trunk is closed. Provided with a water receiving lip 4 extending toward the trunk lid 200 from a position inside the vehicle with respect to the hollow seal portion 3 in the mounting base 1, and the hollow seal portion 3 and the water receiving lip 4 are provided. In the meantime, a drain groove X is formed for draining water that enters the trunk chamber 600 to the outside of the vehicle when the trunk is opened.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a weather strip for a vehicle. More specifically, the present invention relates to a weather strip that seals between a trunk chamber side and a back window side at the rear of the vehicle.

Conventionally, in an open car in which a vehicle, particularly a roof 400, a back window 500, and a back panel 300 as shown in FIG. As a structure, a structure as shown in the sectional view of FIG. 7 is adopted. In the following description, the back panel refers to a vehicle body panel on an inclined surface connecting a roof and a trunk chamber in which a back window is fitted.
In the seal structure shown in FIG. 7, a weather strip 70 is attached to the flange 100 provided on the back panel 300 side of the opening edge of the trunk chamber 600. The weather strip 70 includes a mounting base 71 that is fitted to the flange 100 via a holding lip 72, a hollow seal portion 73 that is integrally formed with the mounting base 71 and elastically contacts the trunk lid 200 that faces the trunk lid 200 when the trunk is closed. ing.
The trunk lid 200 is formed so that the outer panel 201 and the inner panel 202 are joined at the tip.

When the trunk is closed, the trunk lid 200 is located at a portion indicated by a dotted line in FIG. 7 and is in elastic contact with the hollow seal portion 73, and the vehicle front side end portion of the trunk lid 200 covers the rear end portion of the back panel 300. Yes.
On the other hand, when the trunk is opened, the trunk lid 200 is located at a portion indicated by a solid line in FIG. 7. At this time, water such as dripping flows down in the direction A in FIG. 7 along the trunk lid 200. A drainage groove Y is formed at a position in front of the vehicle body relative to the flange 100 so that water such as raindrops does not enter the trunk chamber 600, and drainage is performed using the drainage groove Y.

On the other hand, in a vehicle, particularly an open car, it is required to expand the volume of the trunk chamber 600 in a limited vehicle space as much as possible. As a measure, the drain groove Y in FIG. 7 is eliminated. Attempts have been made to make the weather strip position closer to the back panel 300 side.
As such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 8, a weather strip 80 is attached to a flange 100 provided on the back panel 300 side with respect to the position in FIG. 7, and the hollow seal portion 83 of the weather strip 80 serves as a back panel. One that seals between 300 and the trunk lid 200 is conceivable. According to this, the volume of the trunk chamber 600 can be expanded by the amount that the drainage groove Y is eliminated.

However, when the configuration shown in FIG. 8 is used, the following problem occurs.
That is, when the trunk is opened and the trunk lid 200 is positioned at the portion indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8, water such as raindrops flowing in the direction A in FIG. It gets into the inside.
Accordingly, as a result of eliminating the drainage groove Y, the volume of the trunk chamber 600 can be increased, but a new problem of water entry such as dripping will occur.

  Therefore, the present invention is to solve the above-described conventional problems, and in the seal structure between the trunk chamber side and the back window side at the rear of the vehicle, the drooping into the trunk chamber, etc. while expanding the volume of the trunk chamber It is intended to provide a weather strip that can prevent water from entering.

  In order to solve the above-described conventional problem, the weather strip according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a mounting base (1) fitted to a flange (100) provided at an opening edge of a trunk chamber (600) at the rear of the vehicle, A weather strip having a hollow seal portion (3) formed integrally with the mounting base portion (1) and elastically contacting the trunk lid (200) facing the trunk when the trunk is closed, wherein the hollow sealing portion in the mounting base portion (1) A water receiving lip (4) extending toward the trunk lid (200) from a position inside the vehicle than (3) is provided, and between the hollow seal portion (3) and the water receiving lip (4), A drainage groove (X) for draining water entering the trunk chamber (600) when the trunk is opened to the outside of the vehicle is formed.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the water receiving lip (5) is elastically contacted with the trunk lid (200).

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a weather strip according to a third aspect of the present invention, wherein a mounting base (1) fitted to a flange (100) provided at an opening edge of a trunk chamber (600) at the rear of the vehicle and the mounting base (1) are integrated. A weather strip that is formed and has a hollow seal portion (3) that elastically contacts the trunk lid (200) that faces the trunk lid when the trunk is closed. A second hollow seal portion (6) that elastically contacts the trunk lid (200) is provided at a position, and a trunk chamber (when the trunk is opened) is interposed between the hollow seal portion (3) and the second hollow seal portion (6). 600) A drainage groove (X) for draining water entering the inside of the vehicle is formed.

The invention according to claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hollow seal portion (3) is arranged behind the back window (500) or the back panel (300). It is characterized by being brought into elastic contact with the end.
Here, the back panel refers to a vehicle body panel on the slope portion connecting the roof and the trunk chamber, into which the back window is fitted.

  Further, the invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the trunk lid (200) is closed and the hollow seal portion (3) is deformed. Further, a triangular gap (Z) generated between the hollow seal portion (3) and the end of the trunk lid (200) is shielded from the outside of the vehicle, and a shielding lip (7) extending toward the trunk lid (200) side. Is provided.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the vehicle has a roof (400) and a back window (500) or a back panel (300). It is an open car that can be stored in the trunk chamber (600).

  The symbols in parentheses indicate the best mode for carrying out the invention and the corresponding elements or the corresponding matters described in the drawings.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the weather strip is provided with the hollow seal portion that elastically contacts the opposing trunk lid when the trunk is closed, the space between the trunk chamber opening edge and the trunk lid when the trunk is closed is sealed. be able to.
Further, since a water receiving lip extending toward the trunk lid side from the position inside the vehicle than the hollow seal portion in the weather strip mounting base is provided, a drainage groove is formed between the hollow seal portion and the water receiving lip, and the trunk The water that enters the trunk room when opened can be drained outside the vehicle.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1, the water receiving lip and the trunk lid are elastically contacted, so that the water receiving lip can be used in addition to the hollow seal portion. When the trunk is closed, the space between the trunk chamber opening edge and the trunk lid can be sealed, and the sealing function can be enhanced.

According to the invention described in claim 3, since the weather strip is provided with the hollow seal portion that elastically contacts the opposing trunk lid when the trunk is closed, the gap between the trunk chamber opening edge and the trunk lid when the trunk is closed is provided. Can be sealed.
In addition, since the second hollow seal portion elastically contacting the trunk lid is provided at a position on the vehicle inner side of the hollow seal portion in the weather strip mounting base, a drainage groove is formed between the hollow seal portion and the second hollow seal portion. When the trunk is opened, water that enters the trunk chamber can be drained outside the vehicle.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the operational effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the hollow seal portion is arranged at the rear end portion of the back window or the back panel. Therefore, the rear end of the back window or the back panel can be reliably sealed.

  Further, according to the invention described in claim 5, in addition to the operational effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, it occurs between the hollow seal portion and the end portion of the trunk lid. Since the triangular gap is shielded from the outside of the vehicle and the shielding lip extending toward the trunk lid side is provided, the appearance from the outside of the vehicle can be improved when the trunk lid is closed and the hollow seal portion is deformed.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, in addition to the operational effects of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 5, the roof and the back window or the back panel can be stored in the trunk chamber. By applying to an open car, it is possible to easily realize the expansion of the volume of the trunk chamber in the open car and the prevention of water intrusion such as dripping into the trunk chamber.

Next, with reference to FIG. 1, the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a seal structure between the trunk chamber 600 side and the back panel 300 side by the weather strip 10 according to the first embodiment.
The back panel 300 is a sloped vehicle body panel that connects the roof 400 and the trunk chamber 600 with the back window 500 fitted therein as shown in FIG. 6, but the back window 500 may not exist depending on the vehicle. . Further, instead of the back panel 300, the back window 500 may be in direct contact with the hollow seal portion 3.

The weather strip 10 includes a mounting base 1, a holding lip 2, a hollow seal portion 3, and a water receiving lip 4.
The attachment base 1 is fitted to a flange 100 provided at the opening edge of the trunk chamber 600 through a holding lip 2.
Further, when the trunk lid 200 is positioned at the dotted line portion in FIG. 1 when the trunk is closed, the hollow seal portion 3 and the trunk lid 200 are in elastic contact. The trunk lid 200 is formed so that the outer panel 201 and the inner panel 202 are joined at the tip.
Further, the hollow seal portion 3 is in elastic contact with the rear end portion of the back panel 300 and has a function of sealing the back panel 300 side.

On the other hand, the water receiving lip 4 extends toward the trunk lid 200 from a position inside the vehicle with respect to the hollow seal portion 3 in the mounting base 1.
A drainage groove X is formed between the hollow seal portion 3 and the water receiving lip 4.

The weather strip 10 according to the first embodiment includes the hollow seal portion 3 that elastically contacts the opposite trunk lid 200 when the trunk is closed. Therefore, when the trunk is closed, the trunk lid 200 is located at the dotted line in FIG. The gap between the 600 opening edge and the trunk lid 200 can be sealed.
Furthermore, since the hollow seal portion 3 is also brought into elastic contact with the rear end portion of the back panel 300, the rear end portion of the back back panel 300 can be reliably sealed.

Further, since the water receiving lip 4 extending toward the trunk lid 200 from the position inside the vehicle in the mounting base 1 of the weather strip 10 toward the trunk lid 200 is provided, the space between the hollow sealing portion 3 and the water receiving lip 4 is provided. By forming the drainage groove X, water that enters the trunk chamber 600 when the trunk is open can be drained outside the vehicle.
That is, when the trunk is opened, the trunk lid 200 is located in the solid line portion in FIG. 1 and water such as raindrops intrudes in the direction A in FIG. 1, but the intruded water falls into the drainage groove X and is drained. Therefore, entry into the trunk chamber 600 can be prevented.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a seal structure between the trunk chamber 600 side and the back panel 300 side by the weather strip 20 according to the second embodiment.
The weather strip 20 according to the second embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the weather strip 10 according to the first embodiment, but the shape of the water receiving lip is different.
As shown in FIG. 2, the water receiving lip 5 in the second embodiment is larger than the water receiving lip 4 in the first embodiment, and is characterized by being in elastic contact with the trunk lid 200.

According to the weather strip 20 according to the second embodiment, the water receiving lip 5 and the trunk lid 200 are elastically contacted, so that the water receiving lip 5 in addition to the hollow seal portion 3 can also be used as the opening edge of the trunk chamber 600 when the trunk is closed. The space between the trunk lid 200 and the trunk lid 200 can be sealed, and the sealing function can be enhanced.
Accordingly, when the trunk is opened, water intrudes in the direction A in FIG. 2 and falls into the drainage groove X, and when the trunk is closed after that, even if the water accumulated in the drainage groove X is not completely drained, It does not cross the receiving lip 5, and water can be reliably prevented from entering the trunk chamber 600.

Next, a weather strip according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a seal structure between the trunk chamber 600 side and the back panel 300 side by the weather strip 30 according to the third embodiment.
The weatherstrip 30 according to the third embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the weatherstrip 10 according to the first embodiment, but is characterized in that the second hollow seal portion 6 is provided instead of the water receiving lip.
As shown in FIG. 3, the weather strip 30 according to the third embodiment includes a second hollow seal portion 6 that elastically contacts the trunk lid 200 at a position on the vehicle inner side of the hollow seal portion 3 in the attachment base portion 1.

The weather strip 30 according to the third embodiment includes the hollow seal portion 3 that elastically contacts the opposite trunk lid 200 when the trunk is closed. Therefore, when the trunk is closed, the trunk lid 200 is located at the dotted line in FIG. The gap between the 600 opening edge and the trunk lid 200 can be sealed.
Further, since the second hollow seal portion 6 that elastically contacts the trunk lid 200 is provided at a position on the vehicle inner side of the hollow seal portion 3 in the mounting base portion 1 of the weather strip 30, the hollow seal portion 3 and the second hollow seal portion 6 A drainage groove X is formed therebetween, so that water entering the trunk chamber 600 when the trunk is open can be drained outside the vehicle.
That is, when the trunk is opened, the trunk lid 200 is located at the solid line portion in FIG. 3 and water such as raindrops intrudes in the direction A in FIG. 3, but the intruded water falls into the drainage groove X and is drained. Therefore, entry into the trunk chamber 600 can be prevented.

Further, since the second hollow seal portion 6 and the trunk lid 200 are elastically contacted, the second hollow seal portion 6 in addition to the hollow seal portion 3 is also provided between the opening edge of the trunk chamber 600 and the trunk lid 200 when the trunk is closed. The sealing function can be enhanced.
Therefore, when the trunk is opened, water enters the direction A in FIG. 3 and falls into the drainage groove X, and when the trunk is closed after that, even if the water accumulated in the drainage groove X is not completely drained, the second hollow The seal portion 6 is not exceeded, and water can be reliably prevented from entering the trunk chamber 600.

Next, a weather strip according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a seal structure between the trunk chamber 600 side and the back panel 300 side by the weather strip 40 according to the fourth embodiment.
The weather strip 40 according to the fourth embodiment has substantially the same configuration as the weather strip 10 according to the first embodiment, but is characterized in that the hollow seal portion 3 includes a shielding lip 7.
When the trunk lid 200 and the hollow seal portion 3 are elastically contacted when the trunk is closed, the hollow seal portion 3 is deformed, and a triangular gap Z as shown in FIG. 4 is generated.
The shielding lip 7 is directed from the projecting end of the deformed hollow seal portion 3 that forms the triangular gap Z toward the end of the trunk lid 200 that also forms the triangular gap Z so as to shield the triangular gap Z from the outside of the vehicle. It extends.

  According to the weather strip 40 according to the fourth embodiment, the triangular gap Z generated between the hollow seal portion 3 and the end portion of the trunk lid 200 is shielded from the outside of the vehicle, and the shielding lip 7 extending toward the trunk lid 200 side is provided. When the trunk lid 200 is closed and the hollow seal portion 3 is deformed, the appearance from the outside of the vehicle can be improved.

In the first to fourth embodiments, the opening / closing direction of the trunk lid 200 is a direction that opens from the rear of the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. As shown, it may be a direction that opens from the front of the vehicle toward the rear of the vehicle.
Particularly in an open car, the opening / closing direction of the trunk lid is often reversed when the trunk chamber is opened and closed and when the roof and the back window or the back panel are stored in the trunk chamber.
Therefore, when the present invention is applied to an open car, it is possible to easily realize the expansion of the volume of the trunk chamber in the open car and the prevention of water intrusion such as dripping into the trunk chamber. Of course, the present invention can be applied not only to an open car but also to other vehicles such as a sedan.

  Moreover, in Embodiment 1 thru | or Embodiment 4, although it was set as the structure which makes the hollow seal part 3 elastically contact with the back panel 300, you may implement | achieve the seal structure by the side of the back panel 300 by another structure.

It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure by the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure by the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure by the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure by the weather strip which concerns on Embodiment 4 of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure by the weather strip which concerns on another embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows a vehicle external appearance. It is sectional drawing which shows the seal structure which concerns on a prior art example. It is sectional drawing which shows a problem at the time of changing the seal structure which concerns on a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Mounting base 2 Holding lip 3 Hollow seal part 4 Water receiving lip 5 Water receiving lip 6 2nd hollow sealing part 7 Shielding lip 10 Weather strip 20 Weather strip 30 Weather strip 40 Weather strip 70 Weather strip 71 Mounting base 72 Holding lip 73 Hollow Seal part 80 Weather strip 81 Mounting base part 82 Holding lip 83 Hollow seal part 100 Flange 200 Trunk lid 201 Outer panel 202 Inner panel 300 Back panel 400 Roof 500 Back window 600 Trunk chamber X Drainage groove Y Drainage groove Z Triangular gap

Claims (6)

A weather strip provided with a mounting base that is fitted to a flange provided at an opening edge of a trunk chamber at the rear of the vehicle, and a hollow seal portion that is integrally formed with the mounting base and elastically contacts a trunk lid that faces when the trunk is closed,
A water receiving lip extending toward the trunk lid side from a position on the vehicle inner side than the hollow seal portion at the mounting base is provided, and enters the trunk chamber between the hollow seal portion and the water receiving lip when the trunk is opened. A weatherstrip formed by forming a drainage channel for draining water to be drained outside the vehicle.   The weather strip according to claim 1, wherein the water receiving lip is elastically contacted with the trunk lid. A weather strip provided with a mounting base that is fitted to a flange provided at an opening edge of a trunk chamber at the rear of the vehicle, and a hollow seal portion that is integrally formed with the mounting base and elastically contacts a trunk lid that faces when the trunk is closed,
A second hollow seal portion elastically contacting the trunk lid is provided at a position on the vehicle inner side of the hollow seal portion in the attachment base portion, and the trunk chamber is opened between the hollow seal portion and the second hollow seal portion when the trunk is opened. A weather strip, characterized in that a drainage groove is formed for draining water entering the vehicle outside the vehicle.   The weather strip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the hollow seal portion is elastically contacted with a rear end portion of a back window or a back panel.   When the trunk lid is closed and the hollow seal portion is deformed, a triangular gap generated between the hollow seal portion and the end portion of the trunk lid is shielded from the outside of the vehicle and extends toward the trunk lid side. The weather strip according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the weather strip is provided. The weather strip according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the vehicle is an open car in which a roof and a back window or a back panel can be accommodated in the trunk chamber.

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