Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Kazunori Kondo

Toshifumi Yanai

Katsuhiko Takeuchi

A frame molding is provided. The frame molding includes a frame molding main body having first claws and a holder member assembled with the frame molding main body. A holder member includes a metal holder portion and a resin holder portion fixed to the metal holder portion. The resin holder has receiving portions that are crimped by the claws.

Frame molding

A joint structure of a door edge member (such as a garnish or trim) includes a door upper edge member having a baglike cross section (such as a partially hollow open receptacle), constituted by inner surfaces, at the longitudinal end portion thereof, and a door rear edge member having the longitudinal end portion inserted into the end portion of the door upper edge member having the baglike cross section and connected to the door upper edge member. The baglike cross section of the door upper edge member has a first cross-sectional portion provided on one end portion of the door upper edge member in the short side direction thereof, and a second cross-sectional portion provided on the other end portion side in the short side direction. A hold plate, which is inserted into the first cross-sectional portion to come into contact with the inner surface thereof, and a hold member, which is inserted into the second cross-sectional portion to come into contact with the inner surface thereof and formed of a resin integrally with the hold plate, are provided at the end portion of the door rear edge member.

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