Belt molding and method for producing same
AssigneeTokai Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKazuhiro Funada, Yoshiki Nukaya
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Abstract
A method for producing a belt molding includes: inserting an insertion portion of an end cap into a molding body such that the insertion portion faces a facing portion of the molding body while the facing portion is positioned on a vehicle interior side relative to the insertion portion; and forming a protruding portion in the molding body. The protruding portion protrudes on a vehicle exterior side relative to a vehicle interior side surface of the insertion portion. The protruding portion is formed by deforming a portion of the facing portion which is closer to the lid portion of the end cap relative to the catch surface.
Claims12
A belt molding configured to be attached along an upper edge of a door panel of a vehicle door, the belt molding comprising:
- a molding body extending in a longitudinal direction and made of a thermoplastic resin;
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- an end cap configured to be attached to one end portion of the molding body,
- wherein the molding body comprises a vehicle exterior side wall portion, a vehicle interior side wall portion facing the vehicle exterior side wall portion, and a top wall portion integrally connecting the vehicle exterior side wall portion and the vehicle interior side wall portion, the vehicle interior side wall portion comprising a side wall remaining portion formed by removing a part of the vehicle interior side wall portion in a vicinity of an end of the molding body,
- wherein the end cap comprises a lid portion configured to close an opening end of the molding body, and an insertion portion extending from the lid portion and configured to be inserted between the vehicle exterior side wall portion of the molding body and the side wall remaining portion,
- wherein the insertion portion of the end cap comprises a vehicle interior side surface extending along an insertion direction of the end cap on a vehicle interior side, the insertion portion on which a catch surface provided to intersect the vehicle interior side surface is formed,
- wherein the molding body comprises a facing portion, the facing portion being positioned on the vehicle interior side relative to the insertion portion of the end cap and facing the insertion portion when the end cap is attached to the molding body, and
- wherein a portion of the facing portion of the molding body, the portion of the facing portion of the molding body being closer to the lid portion of the end cap relative to the catch surface, is formed with at least one protruding portion formed by deforming a part of the facing portion, and the at least one protruding portion protrudes on a vehicle exterior side relative to the vehicle interior side surface of the insertion portion of the end cap such that the end cap is prevented from moving in a direction opposite to the insertion direction in a state in which the at least one protruding portion engages the catch surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.