JPH11240392A - Groove filling structure and groove filling member thereof for vehicle lining - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve appearance and salability by preventing a fit-in groove from appearing as it is in a vehicle lining having a fit-in groove for attaching a decorative cover even when the specification is of no decorative cover. SOLUTION: In a vehicle lining 1 having a fit-in groove 6 for attaching a decorative cover, a groove-filling member 10 which has a shape approximately corresponding to the shape of the fit-in groove 6 is formed with an elastic body corresponding to a specification without a decorative cover, and the groove-filling member 10 is inserted into the fit-in groove 6 to fix. In this case, a engaging hole 7 is formed at the bottom portion of the fit-in groove 6 and a engaging protrusion 11 having a large diameter portion 12 larger than the engaging hole 7 is integrally formed at the groove-filling member 10. By elastically deforming and inserting the large diameter portion 12 of the engaging protrusion 11 into the engaging hole 7, the engaging protrusion 11 is prevented from coming out of the engaging hole 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a groove filling structure for a vehicle lining such as a door lining or a side lining of an automobile, and a groove filling component thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a door lining or a side lining of an automobile, a wood grain groove is formed in order to attach a decorative skin such as cloth or leather, and the periphery of the decorative skin is inserted into the wood grain groove and adhered. . FIG. 9A shows this state, that is, the vehicle lining 91.
The peripheral edge portion 94 of the decorative skin 93 is inserted into and bonded to the wood grain groove 92.

[0003]

However, when a vehicle lining having a grained groove is used to make a specification without a decorative skin, as shown in FIG. 9B, the grained groove 92 of the lining 91 for a vehicle is used. However, there is a problem that the appearance is deteriorated and the merchantability is inferior because it is visible as it is.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a groove lining structure for a vehicle lining that can improve the appearance and improve the commerciality by preventing the wood-groove groove from being seen as it is even in the case of a specification without a decorative skin. Is to do. Another object of the present invention is to provide a groove filling component used for filling the groove of such a vehicle lining.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a vehicle lining having a grained groove for mounting a decorative skin, which corresponds to a specification without a decorative skin. A feature of a groove filling structure in which a groove filling component having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood groove is formed of an elastic body, and the groove filling component is inserted into the wood groove and fixed.

Here, examples of the vehicle lining include a door lining and a side lining.
The decorative skin is not limited to fabric, but includes artificial and natural leather. As the elastic body, for example, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can be used, but any elastic material that can be elastically deformed (elastic) may be used.

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a groove filling component formed of an elastic body in a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of a wood grain groove of a vehicle lining corresponding to a specification without a decorative skin. Was inserted into the wood grooving groove of the vehicle lining, and in the case of a vehicle lining without decorative skin, the wood grooving groove could be hidden by groove-filling parts to improve the appearance. Performance can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to the first aspect, wherein a locking hole is formed at a bottom portion of the grained groove, and the locking hole is formed in the groove filling component. A locking projection having a larger diameter portion than the locking projection is formed integrally, and the large diameter portion of the locking projection is elastically deformed and inserted into the locking hole, whereby the locking is performed from the locking hole. The feature is that the protrusion is retained.

Thus, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking projection formed integrally with the groove filling component according to the first aspect is provided in the locking hole formed in the bottom of the wood groove of the lining for the vehicle. Since the large-diameter portion is inserted after being elastically deformed, the locking projection can be prevented from coming off from the locking hole, and the groove filling component can be securely fixed to the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to the first aspect, wherein a large number of locking pieces are integrally formed around the groove filling component, and the plurality of engagement pieces are formed. The stop piece is elastically deformed and inserted into the wood grain groove so that the locking piece is brought into close contact with the wood grain groove and locked.

Thus, according to the third aspect of the present invention, a large number of locking pieces integrally formed around the groove filling component according to the first aspect of the present invention are elastically deformed into the wood-groove groove of the vehicle lining. Since it is inserted, the locking piece is brought into close contact with the wood groove and locked, so that the groove filling component can be securely fixed to the wood groove of the lining for the vehicle.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a grooved structure for a vehicle lining according to the first, second, or third aspect, wherein the vehicle lining is inserted and fixed in the grained groove. The surface of the groove-filled part is substantially flush with the surface of the groove-filled part.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the state where the groove-filling component according to the first, second, or third aspect is inserted and fixed in the grained groove of the vehicle lining,
Since the surface of the lining and the surface of the groove filling part are almost flush, the vehicle lining in the case of the specification without decorative skin can be made into a flash surface, so that the appearance of the vehicle lining is further improved and its commercial value is further improved. Can be

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle lining having a wood-groove groove for attaching a decorative skin, and having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood-groove groove in correspondence with the specification without a decorative skin. A groove filling component formed by a body, wherein a locking projection having a larger diameter portion than a locking hole formed at the bottom of the wood grain groove is integrally formed and provided. Features.

As described above, according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the elastic body is formed in the shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood grain groove for attaching the decorative skin of the vehicle lining, and is formed at the bottom of the wood grain groove. Since it is a groove-filling component that is integrally formed with a locking projection having a larger diameter portion than the locking hole, the large diameter portion of the locking projection is used in the case of a vehicle lining without decorative skin. By elastically deforming and inserting into the locking hole at the bottom of the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining,
The locking projection is prevented from falling out of the locking hole and can be securely fixed to the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining. In this way, the groove filling parts fixed to the wood groove of the vehicle lining can improve the appearance of the vehicle lining by hiding the wood groove,
Therefore, the commerciality of the vehicle lining can be improved.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle lining having a wood-groove groove for attaching a decorative skin, and having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood-groove groove, corresponding to a specification without a decorative skin. A groove filling component formed by a body, which is characterized in that a plurality of locking pieces are integrally formed around the component.

As described above, according to the invention of claim 6, the elastic body has a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood-groove groove for attaching the decorative skin of the vehicle lining, and a large number of locking members are provided around the periphery. Since it is a groove-filling part that is formed by integrally forming pieces, in the case of a lining for a vehicle without decorative skin, a number of surrounding locking pieces are elastically deformed and inserted into the wood groves of the lining for vehicle, The stop piece can be firmly fixed to the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining by locking the stopper piece in close contact with the wood grain groove. In this way, with the groove filling parts fixed in the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining,
The appearance of the vehicle lining can be improved by concealing the wood grain groove, and therefore, the commerciality of the vehicle lining can be improved.

[0018]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of a groove filling structure for a vehicle lining and a groove filling component according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

<First Embodiment> FIG. 1 shows a door lining 1 as an example of a vehicle lining to which the present invention is applied. , Door pocket 2, armrest 3,
A speaker 4 is provided, and a weather strip 5 is provided along an upper edge of the door lining 1.
Above the armrest 3 of the door lining 1 described above,
As shown in FIG. 2, a wood-groove groove 6 whose left and right ends are connected to the weather strip 5 at the upper edge is formed. The wood groove 6 is for inserting and adhering and fixing the periphery of a decorative skin such as cloth or leather (not shown) for decoration.

In such a door lining 1, there is no problem in the case of the specification with a decorative skin, but in the case of the specification without a decorative skin, as shown in FIG. Gets worse. Therefore, the present invention, as shown in FIG.
The groove filling component 10 is inserted and fixed to improve the appearance of the door lining 1 in the case of the specification without a decorative skin. That is, in the first embodiment, in order to mount the groove filling component 10, a large number of locking holes 7, 7,.
Are formed at substantially equal intervals.

More specifically, the groove filling component 10 is a soft resin molded product made of PVC, and has a shape for preventing the occurrence of a gap over the entire length of the groove 6.
This groove filling component 10 may be of the same color as the door lining 1 or of a different color. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the groove filling component 10 further includes integrally formed locking projections 11 corresponding to the locking holes 7, 7, 7,. Have been. This locking projection 1
1 has a disk-shaped large-diameter portion 12 having a diameter larger than the locking hole 7 as shown in the figure.

Next, how to attach the above-mentioned groove filling component 10 to the door lining 1 will be described. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6A to 6B, the locking projection 11 of the groove filling component 10 is inserted into the locking hole 7 at the bottom of the wood groove 6 of the door lining 1. This insertion is performed by pushing the groove filling component 10 into the wood groove 6 or pulling the locking projection 11 protruding from the locking hole 7. At this time, the large-diameter portion 12 of the locking protrusion 11 is compressed and deformed in the wood groove 6 and passes through the locking hole 7 as shown in the drawing, and after passing through the locking hole 7, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the large diameter portion 12 spreads and abuts against the end face of the locking hole 7. Thereby, the locking projection 11 is prevented from coming off from the locking hole 7. In such a retaining state, the groove filling component 10 is slightly compressed and deformed and embedded in the wood groove 6 as shown in the figure.

As described above, by inserting the groove filling component 10 into the wood groove 6 of the door lining 1 and fixing it so as not to come off, when the door lining 1 has no decorative skin, the groove 6 is filled with the groove. 10 allows the appearance to be improved. Therefore, even in the case of the specification without the decorative skin, the commercial value as the door lining 1 can be improved. When the groove filling component 10 has the same color as the door lining 1, the same color tone appearance can be obtained. If the groove filling component 10 is made of a color different from that of the door lining 1, the groove filling component 10 can be used as a one-point decoration of the door lining 1.

<Modification> FIG. 7 shows a modification of the groove filling part 10, similar to the above-described first embodiment.
1 is a door lining, 6 is a grained groove, 7 is a locking hole, 1
0 is a groove filling part, 11 is a locking projection, and 12 is a large diameter part. That is, in this modification, in the groove filling component 10,
As shown in the drawing, a surface shape is formed in advance so that the surface shape is flush with the surface of the door lining 1 in a state where the door lining 1 is attached to the wood groove 6.

As a result, the door lining 1 in the case of the specification without the decorative skin is provided as shown in FIG.
It is possible to form a flash surface in the portion of the wood grain groove 6 covered by the groove. Therefore, the appearance of the door lining 1 can be further improved, and the merchantability of the door lining 1 can be further improved. In this case, by making the groove filling component 10 the same color as the door lining 1, a better appearance with the same color tone can be obtained.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment, similar to the first embodiment described above, 1 is a door lining, 6 is a grained groove, Reference numeral 10 denotes a groove filling component. That is, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG.
In the groove-filling part 10, a large number of locking pieces 13, 13, 13,... In the form of fins are formed on the periphery corresponding to the inner surface excluding the bottom of the wood groove 6.

The above-mentioned groove filling component 10 is used for the door lining 1
When it is pushed into the wood grain groove 6, a large number of locking pieces 13, 13, 13,... Formed around the wood grain groove 6 are compressed and deformed into an inner surface of the wood grain groove 6, as shown in FIG. The locking pieces 13, 13, 13,... Prevent the groove filling component 10 from coming out of the wood grain groove 6 by the close contact state due to the compressive deformation with respect to the inner face of the wood grain groove 6. In this case, there is an advantage that a locking hole is not required in the wood grain groove 6.

In each of the above embodiments,
Although the door lining is used, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a side lining. Also,
In the embodiment, the groove filling component is formed by PVC, but the material of the elastic body includes all elastic soft materials. Furthermore, the method of fixing the groove filling component to the wood groove is arbitrary, and it goes without saying that the specific detailed structure and the like can be appropriately changed.

[0029]

As described above, according to the groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to the first aspect of the present invention, a groove filling component made of an elastic body having a shape substantially corresponding to the wood groove of the vehicle lining is inserted. Even in the case of a vehicle lining without a decorative skin, it can be improved in appearance by hiding the wood-groove grooves with groove-filling parts.
Therefore, it is possible to improve the commerciality of the vehicle lining.

According to the groove filling structure of the vehicle lining according to the second aspect of the present invention, the large diameter portion of the locking projection of the groove filling component is elastically deformed in the locking hole at the bottom of the grained groove of the vehicle lining. As a result, in addition to the effect obtained by the first aspect of the present invention, the locking projection can be prevented from coming off from the locking hole, and the groove filling component can be securely fixed to the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining. Such advantages can be obtained.

According to the groove filling structure of the vehicle lining according to the third aspect of the present invention, a large number of locking pieces around the groove filling component are elastically deformed and inserted into the groove of the vehicle lining. In addition to the effects obtained by the described invention, there is obtained an advantage that the locking piece is closely contacted with the wood grain groove and locked, so that the groove filling part can be securely fixed to the wood grain groove of the lining for the vehicle.

According to the groove filling structure of the vehicle lining according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in a state where the groove filling component is inserted and fixed in the wood groove of the vehicle lining, the lining surface and the groove filling component surface are substantially flush. Therefore, in addition to the effect obtained by the invention of claim 1, 2 or 3, the vehicle lining in the case of the specification without decorative skin can be made into a flash surface, and therefore, the appearance of the vehicle lining Is further improved, and the merchantability of the vehicle lining can be further improved.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a groove filling component made of an elastic body having a shape substantially corresponding to a wood grain groove of a vehicle lining, and having a larger diameter portion than the locking hole at the bottom of the wood grain groove. In the case of a vehicle lining without a decorative skin, the large-diameter portion of the locking projection is elastically deformed and inserted into the locking hole at the bottom of the grained groove of the vehicle lining in order to integrally provide the locking projection having Thus, the locking projection can be prevented from coming out of the locking hole and securely fixed to the wood grain groove of the vehicle lining. In this way, the groove filling component fixed to the wood groove of the vehicle lining can improve the appearance of the vehicle lining by concealing the wood groove, and thus can improve the commerciality of the vehicle lining.

Further, according to the groove filling component of the present invention, since it is made of an elastic body having a shape substantially corresponding to the wood-groove groove of the lining for the vehicle, and is provided with a large number of locking pieces integrally therearound, In the case of a vehicle lining without a decorative skin, a large number of surrounding locking pieces are elastically deformed and inserted into the wood-groove grooves of the vehicle lining, so that the locking pieces are brought into close contact with the wood-groove grooves and locked. Therefore, the vehicle lining can be securely fixed to the wood groove. In this way, the groove filling component fixed to the wood groove of the vehicle lining can improve the appearance of the vehicle lining by concealing the wood groove, and thus can improve the commerciality of the vehicle lining.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a door lining as an example of a vehicle lining to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a wood grain groove portion of the door lining of FIG. 1 before mounting the groove filling component according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion indicated by an arrow B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing how to attach a groove filling component to the wood-groove groove of FIG. 2, showing a main part in an enlarged manner.

6A and 6B show how to insert a large diameter portion of a locking projection into a locking hole of a wood grain groove, where FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view showing a state immediately before insertion, and FIG. Sectional view showing the state,
(C) is a sectional view showing a state after insertion.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 4, showing a modification of the groove filling component.

FIG. 8 shows the second embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a groove-filling component is inserted and fixed in a wood groove.

9 (a) and 9 (b) are cross-sectional views of a conventional general vehicle lining having a grained groove portion, in which FIG. 9 (a) is a sectional view in a case of a specification with a decorative skin, and FIG. is there.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle lining 6 Wood groove 7 Locking hole 10 Groove filling component 11 Locking protrusion 12 Large diameter portion 13 Locking piece

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle lining having a grained groove for mounting a decorative skin, wherein a groove-filling part having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the grained groove is formed of an elastic body corresponding to a specification without a decorative skin. The groove-filling structure for a vehicle lining, wherein the groove-filling component is inserted into the wood groove and fixed. 2. A locking hole is formed at the bottom of the groove, and a locking protrusion having a larger diameter portion than the locking hole is integrally formed on the groove filling component. By inserting the large diameter portion of the portion elastically deformed into the locking hole,
The groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to claim 1, wherein the locking projection is prevented from coming off from the locking hole. 3. A plurality of locking pieces are integrally formed around the groove filling part, and the plurality of locking pieces are elastically deformed and inserted into the wood-groove grooves, so that the wood-groove grooves are provided with the locking pieces. 2. The groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to claim 1, wherein the pieces are closely contacted and locked. 4. The shape of the groove filling component is formed such that the surface of the vehicle lining and the surface of the groove filling component are substantially flush with each other in a state where the groove filling component is inserted and fixed in the wood groove. The groove filling structure for a vehicle lining according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein: 5. A groove-filling component formed of an elastic body having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood-groove groove, corresponding to a specification of a vehicle lining having a wood-groove groove for attaching a decoration skin. A groove filling component, wherein a locking projection having a larger diameter portion than a locking hole formed at the bottom of the wood grain groove is integrally formed and provided. 6. A groove-filling component formed of an elastic body having a shape substantially corresponding to the shape of the wood-groove groove, corresponding to a specification of a vehicle lining having a wood-groove groove for attaching a decoration skin. A groove filling component, comprising a plurality of locking pieces integrally formed therearound.