Vehicle door sash structure
A vehicle door sash structure comprises a door sash body provided above a side door body of a vehicle door, a bracket that is configured to support the door sash body and is provided between the door sash body and an inner door panel of the side door body, a retainer joined to the door sash body, a weather strip attached to the inner door panel and the retainer, and a reinforcement support that is attached to the bracket, that projects upward to exceed a height of a waist of the inner door panel, and that is joined to the door sash body.
1 . A vehicle door sash structure comprising:
a door sash body provided above a side door body of a vehicle door;
a bracket that is configured to support the door sash body, and is provided between the door sash body and an inner door panel of the side door body;
a retainer joined to the door sash body;
a weather strip attached to the inner door panel and the retainer; and
a reinforcement support that is joined to the bracket, that projects upward to exceed a height of a waist of the inner door panel, and that is joined to the door sash body,
wherein the retainer comprises a plate shaped part that is configured to fill a gap between the inner door panel and the door sash body and the gap is positioned between the inner door panel and the door sash body underneath the weather strip, the gap being formed by a thickness of the bracket and extends in a vehicle width direction, and
wherein the plate shaped part has a lower end part that is covered by the inner door panel.
2 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer and the reinforcement support are disposed side by side on a surface part of the door sash body.
3 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer is joined to the door sash body through welding.
4 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 3 , wherein the welding comprises roll spot welding.
5 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer comprises hooks configured to lock and retain the weather strip.
6 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 5 , wherein the hooks have widthwise edges curved toward a surface part of the retainer to engage with the weather strip.
7 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 5 , wherein the plate shaped part is disposed below the hooks and extends over a prescribed length of the retainer.
8 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 5 , wherein the weather strip comprises a seal lip having left and right convexes configured to engage with the hooks of the retainer.
9 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the bracket has a cross-section having a stepped configuration.
10 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the retainer and the bracket have an equal thickness.
11 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement support has an L-shaped cross-section projecting upward from a corner of the bracket.
12 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plate shaped part is joined to an outer side of the door sash body, and
wherein the reinforcement support is joined to an inner side of the door sash body.
13 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the lower end part of the plate shaped part is positioned below the waist of the inner door panel to be concealed from view.
14 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcement support is exposed above the waist of the inner door panel.
15 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , wherein the weather strip is formed of a material selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, and rubber.
16 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a door glass run attached to a side of the door sash body opposite to the weather strip, the door glass run being configured to engage with a sliding part of a window glass.
17 . The vehicle door sash structure according to claim 1 , further comprising a cover configured to cover the reinforcement support,
wherein the cover is formed integrally with the weather strip.
18 . A vehicle door sash structure comprising:
a door sash body provided above a side door body of a vehicle door;
a bracket that is configured to support the door sash body, and is provided between the door sash body and an inner door panel of the side door body;
a retainer joined to the door sash body;
a weather strip attached to the inner door panel and the retainer; and
a reinforcement support that is joined to the bracket, that projects upward to exceed a height of a waist of the inner door panel, and that is joined to the door sash body,
wherein the retainer comprises a plate shaped part that is configured to fill a gap between the inner door panel and the door sash body and the gap is positioned between the inner door panel and the door sash body underneath the weather strip, the gap being formed by a thickness of the bracket and extends in a vehicle width direction, and
wherein the plate shaped part has a lower end part that is covered by the inner door panel to conceal the lower end part from view.