Roof molding for an automobile and method of trimming the same
AssigneeInoac Corporation
InventorMasatoshi Sugiura
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Abstract
A roof molding for an automobile consists of an extruded mold product 10a in which a leg portion 11 and a decorative portion 15 formed on the upper end of the leg portion are integrally formed. A metal core member 12 is embedded in the leg portion. The leg portion is partially cut away in a range of a predetermined length from an end of the extruded mold product, in accordance with the depth of an end part of the groove of the roof, the metal core member in the vicinity of an end part 10b of the extruded mold product is cut away, and the end part from which the metal core member has been cut away is rearward bent by a bending process.
Claims7
A roof molding for an automobile, consisting of an extruded mold product in which a leg portion and a decorative portion formed on an upper end of said leg portion are integrally formed, a metal core member being embedded in said leg portion, said leg portion being fitted into a groove of an outer face of a roof of an automobile, said decorative portion filling said groove, wherein
- said leg portion is partially cut away in a range of a predetermined length from an end of said extruded mold product, in accordance with a depth of an end part of said groove of said roof, said metal core member in the vicinity of an end part of said extruded mold product is cut away, and said end part from which said metal core member has been cut away is rearward bent by a bending process.
A roof molding for an automobile, consisting of an extruded mold product in which a leg portion and a decorative portion formed on an upper end of said leg portion are integrally formed, a metal core member being embedded in said leg portion, said leg portion being fitted into a groove of an outer face of a roof of an automobile, said decorative portion closing said groove, wherein
- said leg portion is partially cut away in a range of a predetermined length from an end of said extruded mold product, in accordance with a depth of an end part of said groove of said roof, slits are formed in a back face of said cutaway part, said metal core member in the vicinity of an end part of said extruded mold product is cut away, the part in which said slits are formed is bent into a shape corresponding to said end part of said groove of said roof by a bending process, and said end part from which said metal core member has been cut away is rearward bent.
A method of trimming a roof molding for an automobile, consisting of an extruded mold product in which a leg portion and a decorative portion formed on an upper end of said leg portion are integrally formed, a metal core member being embedded in said leg portion, said leg portion being fitted into a groove of an outer face of a roof of an automobile, said decorative portion closing said groove, said method comprising:
- a cutting step of partially cutting away said leg portion in a range of a predetermined length from an end of said extruded mold product, in accordance with a depth of an end part of said groove of said roof, and cutting away said metal core member in the vicinity of an end part of said extruded mold product;
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- a bending step of rearward bending said end part from which said metal core member has been cut away, and heat is applied thereon.
A method of trimming a roof molding for an automobile, consisting of an extruded mold product in which a leg portion and a decorative portion formed on an upper end of said leg portion are integrally formed, a metal core member being embedded in said leg portion, said leg portion being fitted into a groove of an outer face of a roof of an automobile, said decorative portion filling said groove, said method comprising:
- a cutting step of partially cutting away said leg portion in a range of a predetermined length from an end of said extruded mold product, in accordance with a depth of an end part of said groove of said roof, forming slits in a back face of said cutaway part, and cutting away said metal core member in the vicinity of an end part of said extruded mold product;
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- a bending step of bending the part in which said slits are formed into a shape corresponding to said end part of said groove of said roof, and warping backward said end part from which said metal core member has been cut away, and heat is applied thereon.
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