Windowshield attachment structure and bracket

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12090817-B2
Application number	US-202217749230-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2022
Priority date	May 20, 2022
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

A windowshield attachment structure includes a windowshield defining the front or rear of a vehicle compartment of an off-road vehicle, a pillar arranged inward of the vehicle compartment with respect to the windowshield in a front-rear direction, a door defining a side of the vehicle compartment, and a bracket attached to the windowshield and fixing the windowshield to the pillar. The pillar has a seal surface facing outward of the vehicle compartment. The door has a seal contacting the seal surface in a closed state. The bracket extends from the windowshield to the seal surface along a surface of the pillar on the side opposite to the windowshield. A tip end portion of the bracket is arranged on the seal surface. An upper edge of the tip end portion is inclined with respect to the horizontal direction so as to be positioned downward toward the windowshield.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A windowshield attachment structure comprising:
a windowshield defining a front or rear of a vehicle compartment of an off-road vehicle;
a pillar arranged inward of the vehicle compartment with respect to the windowshield in a front-rear direction of the off-road vehicle;
a door defining a side of the vehicle compartment and opening or closing the vehicle compartment; and
a bracket attached to the windowshield and fixing the windowshield to the pillar,
wherein the pillar has a seal surface facing outward of the vehicle compartment,
the door has a seal contacting the seal surface in a closed state,
the bracket extends from the windowshield to the seal surface along a surface of the pillar on a side opposite to the windowshield,
a tip end portion of the bracket is arranged on the seal surface, and
an upper edge of the tip end portion is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so as to be positioned downward toward the windowshield.

2. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 1 , wherein
the bracket has an attachment portion attached to the windowshield and a holding portion contacting the pillar to hold the pillar, and
the tip end portion is part of the holding portion.

3. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 2 , wherein
the attachment portion is detachably attached to the windowshield.

4. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 2 , wherein
the holding portion is able to hold a cross member arranged at an end portion of the vehicle compartment in the front-rear direction.

5. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 1 , wherein
the windowshield defines the front of the vehicle compartment,
the pillar extends diagonally downward toward the front,
the upper edge of the tip end portion extends diagonally downward toward the front, and
an inclination angle of the upper edge with respect to a vertical direction is greater than an inclination angle of the pillar with respect to the vertical direction.

6. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 1 , wherein
the windowshield defines the rear of the vehicle compartment,
the pillar extends diagonally downward toward the rear,
the upper edge of the tip end portion extends diagonally downward toward the rear, and
an inclination angle of the upper edge with respect to a vertical direction is greater than an inclination angle of the pillar with respect to the vertical direction.

7. The windowshield attachment structure of claim 1 , wherein
the pillar is formed of a deformed pipe, and
the seal surface is a flat surface facing outward of the vehicle compartment.

8. A bracket for attaching a windowshield defining a front or rear of a vehicle compartment of an off-rod vehicle to a pillar arranged inward of the vehicle compartment with respect to the windowshield in a front-rear direction of the off-road vehicle, comprising:
an attachment portion attached to the windowshield; and
a holding portion extending in a hook shape from the attachment portion along a surface of the pillar on a side opposite to the windowshield,
wherein the holding portion includes a tip end portion arranged on a surface of the pillar facing outward of the vehicle compartment, and
an upper edge of the tip end portion in a state in which the holding portion holds the pillar is inclined with respect to a horizontal direction so as to be positioned downward toward an outside of the vehicle compartment.

9. The bracket of claim 8 , wherein
the attachment portion has an attachment surface facing the windowshield, and
the holding portion extends in an in-plane direction of a virtual reference plane perpendicular to the attachment surface, and has a shape symmetrical with respect to the reference plane.

10. A windowshield attachment structure comprising:
a windowshield defining a front or rear of a vehicle compartment of an off-road vehicle;
a pillar arranged inward of the vehicle compartment with respect to the windowshield in a front-rear direction of the off-road vehicle;
a door defining a side of the vehicle compartment and opening or closing the vehicle compartment; and
a bracket attached to the windowshield and fixing the windowshield to the pillar,
wherein the pillar has a seal surface facing outward of the vehicle compartment,
the door has a seal contacting the seal surface in a closed state,
the bracket extends from the windowshield to the seal surface along a surface of the pillar on a side opposite to the windowshield,
a tip end portion of the bracket is arranged on the seal surface, and
the pillar is formed of a deformed pipe.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Motors Ltd

Inventors

• Kurioka Hiromasa

Classifications

• B60J1/00

  Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor (B60J10/00 takes precedence; air curtains instead of windows B60J9/04 {; sealing strips for windshields B60J10/70; sealing sash guides for sliding window panes B60J10/74; glass partitions inside vehicles to protect occupants against personal attack B60R21/12}) · CPC title

• B60J1/006 Primary

  characterised by fixation means such as clips, adhesive, etc. (incorporated in seal B60J10/70) · CPC title

• B60J1/02

  arranged at the vehicle front {, e.g. structure of the glazing, mounting of the glazing (on windscreen mounted antenna wire H01Q1/1271)} · CPC title

• B60J1/18

  arranged at the vehicle rear {(optical viewing arrangements integrated in rear windows, e.g. Fresnel lenses B60R1/001)} · CPC title

• B60J1/025

  Temporary windscreens · CPC title