Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha

Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha

Yuji Okamoto

Hiroyuki Yao

Shunichi Nakamura

Yozo Sakakibara

Hiroshige Ikuta

Isao Suezaki

Hiroyuki Suzumura

A sealed weld nut comprises a nut body having an axial through bore, a threaded portion provided on an inner periphery of the bore, weld portions to be welded provided on one axial end of the nut body, and a separate removable sealing member provided on the other axial end of the nut body for preventing a foreign matter from passing into the bore through the other axial end of the nut body.

Sealed weld nut

A vehicle door structure having an exterior surface of a door window located flush with an exterior surface of a door frame. The door window is vertically displaced in the door frame with the aid of a slider which is fixed to the end portion of the door window. The slider has a vertically extending groove therein into which the end portion of the door window is located. An adhesive is provided between the end portion of the door window and the inside of the slider to fix the door window to the slider. The door window is firmly fixed onto the slider by alternative or conjunctive means such as an enlarged bottom portion of the slider which contacts an end portion of the door window, or a stopper integrally provided on at least one end of the slider and a plurality of ribs which are horizontally disposed at different vertical positions in the groove of the slider. These alternative/conjunctive means serve to absorb stresses which occur from exterior forces experienced by the vehicle door structure.

Vehicle door structure

A vehicle door structure having an exterior surface of a glass window located in a vehicle door. A door window is vertically displaceable in conjunction with a slider. The slider has a vertically extending groove into which an end portion of the door window is fitted. An adhesive is provided between the end portion of the door window and the inside of the slider to fix the door window in the groove of the slider. The upper portion of the slider closes the space in which the adhesive is filled so that the adhesive does not spread out on the upper surface of the slider, thereby preventing accumulation of foreign matter such as dust and dirt, and adding to the aesthetic appearance of the assembly.

A construction of a door glass guide in a motor vehicle, comprising a door glass run including a main body of the door glass run secured to a guide portion of a door frame, being opposed to an end edge of a door glass and lips, which are extending from end portions directed to the center of the door glass toward the center of the main body of the door glass run in the widthwise direction thereof and toward the outer periphery of the door frame, being in sliding contact with the glass surfaces at the end edge of the door glass, and guiding the door glass in the opening or closing direction, wherein there is provided a spacer being opposed to at least a portion of the door glass run in the longitudinal direction, disposed between one of the lips and the main body of the door glass run in the rear of the lip in the direction of the thickness of the door glass, and regulating the deformation of the lip in the widthwise direction of the door glass run.

Construction of door glass guide in motor vehicle

Construction of a door frame in a motor vehicle including a first channel for holding a door weather strip and a second channel contiguous to the first channel on the outboard side for holding a door glass run. The first and the second channels are formed by a continuously bending plate member. A bottom portion of the first channel is a double-ply structure having a rear surface directed toward a compartment and an outer end section. The second channel is formed by a pair of bent extensions extended in two directions, thereby separating each other from the outer end section of the bottom portion. The pair of bent extensions are arc-welded at respective bending corner portions positioned along the outer end section of the bottom portion of the first channel, to integrally connect the pair of bent extensions. The door glass run is mounted along the pair of bent extensions substantially covering and concealing the bending corner portions.

Construction of door frame in motor vehicle door

Construction of door glass runs in a motor vehicle, wherein: there are provided vertical side glass runs and a top side glass run, which are secured to vertical sides and a top side of a door frame, respectively, in vehicle door with the door frame; the vertical side glass runs slidably guide a forward end sliding portion of a slider in the opening or closing direction of a door glass and restrain the forward end sliding portion in the direction of thickness of the door glass, the slider is mounted to end edges of the door glass in the longitudinal direction thereof, and, has the forward end sliding portion shifted into a compartment and being of a crank shape in cross section; and the top side glass run has an inner lip for contracting the inner surface of a top end edge of the door glass to seal when the door glass is fully closed; the inner lip in the top side glass run is decreased in cross section thereof toward the vertical side glass runs within a range of contacting the slider when the door glass is fully closed, made gradually thinner at the distal ends thereof in wall thickness than the other general portion thereof and thicker at the proximal ends thereof in wall thickness than the other general portion thereof.

Construction of door glass runs in motor vehicle

A vehicle door structure having a door frame on which a door side rear view mirror is mounted by a bracket. The bracket is secured onto both the door side rear view mirror and the door frame. The portion where the bracket is secured onto the door frame, comprises two part. The first part of the bracket is such a part as a fastener is provided to secure the bracket onto the door frame. The second part of the bracket is such a part as the fastener is not provided. The length of the second part of the bracket in the lateral direction of the vehicle is designed to be less than that of the first part.

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Yuji Okamoto