Door outbelt unit for vehicle and vehicle door thererof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9840208-B2
Application number	US-201615084681-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 30, 2016
Priority date	Oct 5, 2015
Publication date	Dec 12, 2017
Grant date	Dec 12, 2017

Abstract

A door outbelt unit for a vehicle door includes an end piece clip forming a “U”-shaped clip pocket, an end piece forming a pocket boss inserted into a clip pocket, and a door outbelt forming an internal space inserted and enclosed with an end piece to expose the pocket boss to the outside, in which the door outbelt is assembled only by a process of pressing the end piece in an H direction (vertical direction) after an end piece clip is assembled in an L direction (horizontal direction), so as to prevent lifting of the door outbelt or damage of parts during assembly.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A separation clip with door outbelt unit for a vehicle door, comprising:
an end piece clip configured to form a “U”-shaped clip pocket;
an end piece configured to form a pocket boss inserted into the clip pocket; and
a door outbelt configured to form an inner space for enclosing the end piece to expose the pocket boss to an outside,
wherein the end piece clip includes a connection body forming the clip pocket and an insert body integrally formed with the connection body and protruding toward one side of the connection body,
the insert body and the connection body are connected to each other by a clip body, and
the pocket boss includes a plurality of end piece saw teeth configured to engage with a plurality of clip saw teeth formed in the clip pocket when the pocket boss is pressed down toward the clip pocket.

2. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 1 , wherein an inner circumferential surface of the clip pocket is provided with the clip saw teeth, and an outer circumferential surface of the pocket boss is provided with the end piece saw teeth.

3. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 1 , wherein the insert body is further provided with a locking protrusion, and the locking protrusion protrudes from an outer circumferential surface of the insert body.

4. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 1 , wherein the end piece is arranged as an end piece body integrally formed with the pocket boss, and an end piece pocket is formed between the end piece body and the pocket boss to allow the end piece body and the pocket boss to be spaced apart from each other.

5. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 4 , wherein one end portion of the end piece body is integrally formed with an end body.

6. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 1 , wherein the door outbelt includes an outbelt body provided with an upper flange bent at an upper portion and a lower flange bent at a lower portion to form the inner space, a lower rib protruding from the outbelt body at the lower portion of the lower flange, and an upper rib protruding from the outbelt body at the upper portion of the upper flange.

7. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 6 , wherein the upper flange is protrudedly provided with an auxiliary protrusion binding the end piece.

8. The separation clip with door outbelt unit of claim 6 , wherein the lower rib and the upper rib are elastically deformed.

9. A vehicle door, comprising:
a door outbelt unit configured to include an end piece clip having an insert body which is integrally formed with a connection body forming a “U”-shaped clip pocket to protrude toward one side surface of the connection body, an end piece arranged as an end piece body in which a pocket boss inserted into the clip pocket and integrated with the end piece clip is integrally formed, an end piece pocket formed between the end piece body and the pocket boss at a spaced interval, and a door outbelt having an outbelt body integrated with the end piece that is enclosed in an inner space of the outbelt body while forming a lower rib and an upper rib at a lower portion and an upper portion; and
a clip hole formed in an outer panel,
wherein a door inner space in which a door window is elevated is formed between an inner panel and the outer panel, and
the pocket boss includes a plurality of end piece saw teeth configured to engage with a plurality of clip saw teeth formed in the clip pocket when the pocket boss is pressed down toward the clip pocket.

10. The vehicle door of claim 9 , wherein the clip hole is provided where the outer panel is connected to a door frame forming an edge of an upper portion of the door.

11. The vehicle door of claim 9 , wherein the door includes a front door and a rear door, and the door outbelt unit is assembled with the front door and the rear door, respectively.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Hyung-Sik

Classifications

• B60J5/0405

  Inboard or outboard side of window frame formed integrally with the lower door structure · CPC title

• F16B5/0664

  at least one of the sheets or plates having integrally formed or integrally connected snap-in-features · CPC title

• B60J5/0468

  Fixation or mounting means specific for door components (fasteners in general F16B21/00) · CPC title

• B60R13/043 Primary

  Door edge guards · CPC title

• F16B5/128

  a strip with a C-or U-shaped cross section being fastened to a plate such that the fastening means remain invisible, e.g. the fastening being completely enclosed by the strip · CPC title