JP2000085353A - Separate component attaching structure in formed ceiling - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and inexpensively carry out temporary holding structure of another component to a formed ceiling, and to enhance efficiency of attaching work to a body panel. SOLUTION: Locking members 44a, 44b integrally formed with long locking pieces 45a, 45b and short locking pieces 46a, 46b are provided in tips of leg pieces 43a, 43b projected to an attaching face 42a of a holder body 42. Positions of the pieces 45a, 45b and the pieces 46a, 46b are arranged oppositely, the members 44a, 44b are inserted into an attaching hole of a formed ceiling to elastically contact with an edge part of the attaching hole by the locking pieces 45a, 45b, and the locking pieces 46a, 46b are lockedly fixed to a reverse side of the ceiling to prevent falling-off. The locking members 44a, 44b are further pushed in at the time of attaching to a body panel to restrict the locking pieces 45a, 45b in the condition opened to the utmost by engagement-fixing pieces 47a, 47b.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a separate component on a molded ceiling for a vehicle, and more particularly, to a structure for mounting a separate component on a surface of the molded ceiling while temporarily holding the different component at a predetermined location on the surface of the molded ceiling. And a mounting structure for attaching another component to a molded ceiling for fixing the component to a vehicle body panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a molded ceiling 1 covering the entire surface of a vehicle body panel and having excellent heat insulating properties and sound absorbing properties is provided on the indoor side of the vehicle body panel in a roof portion of the vehicle. Various shaped parts are attached to the molded ceiling 1.

For example, sun visors 2 are installed on the driver's seat side and the occupant side, and a bracket 3 of a shaft 2a that rotatably supports the sun visor 2 and an auxiliary knob 2b of the sun visor 2 that engage with the sun visor 2 A knob holder 4 is mounted, and an assist grip 5 for supporting the occupant's body at the time of a sharp curve or the like is provided at an obliquely upper portion of the occupant on the auxiliary seat side or an obliquely upper portion of the occupant on the rear seat side.

[0004] The molded ceiling 1 and the separate parts such as the bracket 3, the auxiliary knob holder 4, and the assist grip 5 are jointly fastened and fixed to the vehicle body panel by the joint tightening bolts. The mounting operation is performed in the state where the mounting is performed.

The operation of fastening the molded ceiling 1 and the auxiliary knob holder 4 together with the vehicle body panel 6 will be described with reference to FIG. 9. The auxiliary knob holder 4 is attached to the mounting hole 1 of the molded ceiling 1.
After inserting the auxiliary knob holder 4 from the back side of the auxiliary knob holder 4, a temporary fixing washer 7 is attached with a screw 7a, and the auxiliary knob holder 4 is temporarily fixed to the molded ceiling 1. Thereafter, the molded ceiling 1 is located with respect to the vehicle body panel 6, and the fixing screws 8
Is tightened and fixed to the mounting hole 6a of the vehicle body panel 6 through the mounting hole 9 of the auxiliary knob holder 4, so that the molded ceiling 1 and the auxiliary knob holder 4 can be tightened and fixed to the vehicle body panel 6 together.

The bracket 3 and the assist grip 5 for fixing the sun visor 2 to the ceiling side are also temporarily held on the molded ceiling 1 by using temporary fixing equipment such as temporary fixing washers 7 and screws 7a. When the molded ceiling 1 is attached and fixed to the vehicle body panel 6, it can be fixed together.

[0007]

However, when the conventional molded ceiling 1 and other parts such as the sun visor bracket 3, the auxiliary knob holder 4, and the assist grip 5 are fastened to the vehicle body panel 6 together with the conventional molded ceiling 1, As a structure for temporarily holding the separate component, a separate component such as the auxiliary knob holder 4 is inserted into the mounting hole 1a, and the washer 7 for temporary fixing is fixed with a screw 7a from the back side of the separate component. In addition to the disadvantage that the cost and man-hours for mounting the washer 7 for fixing and the screw 7a are increased, and the productivity is reduced, work to fasten separate parts such as the molded ceiling 1 and the auxiliary knob holder 4 to the vehicle body panel 6 is also performed. It is necessary to carry out screw tightening work with the fixing screw 8, and mounting fixtures such as the fixing screw 8 are bulky and the work is complicated. Therefore, another component is mounted and fixed to the vehicle body panel 6. Improvements have been demanded also for work.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to fix a molded ceiling and another part to a vehicle body panel easily and inexpensively and temporarily hold another part to the molded ceiling. It is an object of the present invention to provide a structure for mounting another component on a molded ceiling which can be improved.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and a structure for mounting a separate part on a molded ceiling according to the first aspect of the present invention is a method for mounting a separate part at a predetermined position on the surface of the molded ceiling. In a mounting structure of another component on a molded ceiling for fixing a molded ceiling and another component to a vehicle body panel while temporarily holding the component, the separate component has a pair of left and right leg pieces protrudingly formed on a mounting surface. At the tip of the piece, there is provided a locking member having a long locking piece and a short locking piece each extending diagonally downward, and the left and right locking members are a long locking piece and a short locking piece. The position of the small locking piece is oppositely arranged, the locking member of another part is inserted into the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, and the long locking piece of each locking member is pressed inward, The locking piece is elastically contacted with the edge of the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, and the short locking piece is positioned on the back side of the molded ceiling to separate While temporarily holding the parts, when the vehicle body panel is mounted, the long locking pieces of each locking member are disengaged from the mounting holes in the molded ceiling by pushing the locking members of other parts further in the mounting direction, and expand outward. It is characterized in that another component is attached to the vehicle body panel by opening and engaging the tip of the long locking piece to the back surface of the vehicle body panel.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure for mounting a separate component on a molded ceiling, wherein each of the locking members of the separate component includes a long locking piece when the long locking piece is expanded. The fitting member is provided on the opposing short locking piece so that the locking members can be restrained in the expanded state.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the structure for mounting a separate component on a molded ceiling, the separate component is an auxiliary knob holder for engaging and holding an auxiliary knob of a sun visor for an automobile.

According to the mounting structure of the separate component on the molded ceiling according to the first aspect of the present invention, a pair of leg pieces are formed on the mounting surface of the different component so as to project from the mounting surface of the separate component. Since the locking member integrally including the long locking piece and the short locking piece is provided by disposing the long locking piece and the short locking piece in opposite positions, the locking member of the separate component is provided. When the stop member is inserted into the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, the long lock piece of each lock member is pressed inward, and the long lock piece of the lock member is formed by the repulsive force. While being in elastic contact with the edge of the ceiling mounting hole, the short locking piece of the locking member is positioned on the back surface of the molded ceiling so that it does not fall off, and the separate component is securely held temporarily on the molded ceiling. be able to.

Further, in order to attach the molded ceiling and another component to the vehicle body panel, the molded ceiling is located at an appropriate position with respect to the vehicle body panel, and the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel and the mounting hole of the molded ceiling are made to coincide with each other. When the part is further pushed in, the long locking piece of the locking member comes off from the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, the long locking piece expands outward, and the tip of the long locking piece is the body panel. By engaging with the rear surface of the vehicle body, another component can be securely fixed to the vehicle body panel.

According to the mounting structure of the separate component on the molded ceiling according to the second aspect, a fitting piece is provided opposite to the short dimension locking piece of the locking member, and the length of the locking member is long. When the small locking piece is expanded to the maximum, the fitting pieces are fitted to each other and the long locking piece is restrained in the expanded state, so after attaching another component to the body panel In addition, the long locking piece is not deformed in the convergence direction, and a strong fixing strength of another component can be obtained.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure for applying a separate part to a molded ceiling, wherein the separate part is applied to an auxiliary knob holder which engages an auxiliary knob of an automobile sun visor. Since the auxiliary knob holder holds one end of the sun visor rotatably supported by the auxiliary knob via the auxiliary knob, a strong load is not applied. It is enough.

[0016]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of a structure for mounting a separate component on a molded ceiling according to the present invention. FIGS. 1 to 7A and 7B show an embodiment in which an auxiliary knob holder for engaging and holding an auxiliary knob of a sun visor is applied as a separate component according to the present invention. FIG. FIG. 2 is an external view showing the auxiliary knob holder installed on the front side, FIG. 2 is an external view showing the auxiliary knob holder, FIG. 3 is a side view of the auxiliary knob holder, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the auxiliary knob holder viewed from the top side, and FIG. FIGS. 6A and 6B are front views of the knob holder, and FIGS. 6A and 6B are cross-sectional views showing a state where the auxiliary knob holder is temporarily held on the molded ceiling.
(B) is sectional drawing which shows the state which attaches an auxiliary knob holder and a molded ceiling to a vehicle body panel.

In FIG. 1, a sun visor 10 having a sunshade function is installed diagonally above the driver's seat, and the sun visor 10 is supported by a rotating shaft 11 so as to be rotatable in the vertical and horizontal directions. The rotating shaft 11 is rotatably inserted into a bracket 30 attached to the molded ceiling 20.

An auxiliary knob 12 is provided at the other end of the sun visor 10 opposite to the rotating shaft 11. The auxiliary knob 12 is provided in an engaging portion 41 of an auxiliary knob holder 40 attached to the molded ceiling 20. The sun visor 10 employs a two-point support structure of a rotating shaft 11 and an auxiliary knob 12.

FIGS. 6A and 6B and FIGS.
As shown in (b), the molded ceiling 20 is formed by adhering a synthetic resin base material 21 having excellent shape retention and a skin material 22 having excellent touch to the surface of the synthetic resin base material 21. The molded ceiling 20 in the present embodiment has a total thickness of 3.5 mm, is formed in a curved shape with a gentle curve, and corresponds to the sun visor 10 and the assist grip (not shown). A recess (20a) sized to accommodate these components is formed.

In the present embodiment, as the synthetic resin base material 21, a polypropylene (hereinafter referred to as PP) secondary foam base material is used, and this PP secondary foam base material heats the raw PP foam beads. After being softened, it is formed into a required shape by cold press molding. It is lightweight, has excellent heat insulating properties and sound absorbing properties, and has good shape retaining properties. Also,
At the time of this cold press molding, the skin material 22 such as a nonwoven fabric is integrated with the synthetic resin substrate 21.

According to the present invention, the auxiliary knob holder 40 can be temporarily and simply fixed to the molded ceiling 20 at low cost, and the molded ceiling 20 and the auxiliary knob holder 40 can be easily fixed to the vehicle body panel. The purpose is to enhance workability.

That is, the auxiliary knob holder 40 is made of PP resin,
The auxiliary knob holder 40 is formed of an injection-molded body such as polyacetal resin. The auxiliary knob holder 40 has a holder main body 42 having an engaging portion 41 for engaging and holding the auxiliary knob 12 of the sun visor 10, and protrudes from a mounting surface 42 a of the holder main body 42. It is generally constituted by a pair of left and right leg pieces 43 formed and a locking member 44 integrally formed at the tip of each leg piece 43.

For convenience of explanation, one of the left and right leg pieces 43 is a leg piece 43a on one side and a leg piece 43b on the other side, and a locking member 44 formed integrally with the leg piece 43a on one side.
a, locking member 44 integrally formed with leg piece 43b on the other side
This will be described below as b.

The locking members 44a and 44b are
The locking members 44 are formed of long locking pieces 45a, 45b extending diagonally downward and short locking pieces 46a, 46b.
a and 44b are elastically deformable in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 3, and the left and right locking members 44a and 44b have long locking pieces 45a and 45b and short locking pieces 46a and 46b opposite to each other. Are located in

Further, the pair of locking members 44a, 44b
Is configured such that each long locking piece 45a, 45b is restrained in a state where it is expanded outward to the maximum. That is, the fitting pieces 47a, 47b are formed on the short locking pieces 46a, 46b so as to face each other, and the fitting pieces 47a, 47b are extended in a state where the long locking pieces 45a, 45b are maximally expanded. Are fitted to restrain the locking members 44a and 44b.

The auxiliary knob holder 40 used in the present invention comprises:
The configuration is as described above. Hereinafter, FIG.
The operation of temporarily holding the auxiliary knob holder 40 on the molded ceiling 20 and the operation of fixing the auxiliary knob holder 40 to the vehicle body panel 50 will be described with reference to (b) and FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b).

First, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B,
As a temporary fixing structure of the auxiliary knob holder 40 to the molded ceiling 20, the locking members 44a, 44 of the auxiliary knob holder 40
b is inserted into the mounting hole 23 of the molded ceiling 20. At this time,
As shown in FIG. 6A, the long locking piece 45a is pressed against one side edge 23a of the opening 23 of the molded ceiling 20, and the leg piece 4 is formed.
The locking member 44a rotates clockwise from the tip of 3a as a base point. At this time, the elastic repulsive force from the long locking piece 45a acts on the edge 23a of the mounting hole 23 of the molded ceiling 20, and The tip of the short locking piece 46 a is located on the back side of the molded ceiling 20, and regulates the falling off of the auxiliary knob holder 40.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), as for the locking member 44b on the other side, the long locking piece 45b elastically contacts the other side edge 23b of the mounting hole 23 of the molded ceiling 20, and The short locking piece 46 b is located on the back side of the molded ceiling 20. As described above, the locking members 44a and 44b connect the both side edges 23a and 23b of the mounting hole 23 with the long locking pieces 45a and 4b.
5b, and the short locking pieces 46a, 4b.
The auxiliary knob holder 40 can be temporarily held securely on the molded ceiling 20 by preventing the stopper from coming off by 6b.

The auxiliary knob holder 4 is mounted on the molded ceiling 20.
To attach to the vehicle body panel 50 while temporarily holding 0,
The auxiliary knob holder 40 may be pushed into the vehicle body panel 50 side by positioning the molded ceiling 20 at a proper position with respect to the vehicle body panel 50 and aligning the mounting hole 23 of the molded ceiling 20 with the mounting hole 51 of the vehicle body panel 50. .

That is, as shown in FIG. 7A, in the locking member 44a on one side, the engagement between the long locking piece 45a and the one side edge 23a of the mounting hole 23 is released, and Locking piece 4
5a is expanded in the direction away from the leg piece 43a, and as shown in FIG. 7B, also in the locking member 44b on the other side, the long locking piece 45b and the other of the mounting hole 23 of the molded ceiling 20. The engagement with the side edge portion 23b is released, the long locking pieces 45b are expanded outward, and the short locking pieces 46a, 46b are expanded in a state where the long locking pieces 45a, 45b are fully expanded. Fitting piece 4 provided on
7a, 47b are fitted and the long locking pieces 45a, 45b are restrained in an expanded state, and the tips of the long locking pieces 45a, 45b are engaged with the back surface of the vehicle body panel 50, thereby the vehicle body The auxiliary knob holder 40 can be securely fixed to the panel 50.

As described above, when the structure for mounting a separate component according to the present invention is applied to the auxiliary knob holder 40 of the sun visor 10, the structure for temporarily holding the auxiliary knob holder 40 to the molded ceiling 20 is a washer or screw for temporary fixing. In the structure where the auxiliary knob holder 40 can be temporarily fixed to the molded ceiling 20 temporarily and inexpensively and easily, the auxiliary knob holder 40 can be attached to the vehicle body panel 50.
A simple pressing operation is sufficient, so that the conventional troublesome screw fixing work can be eliminated, and there is an effect that the workability of mounting the auxiliary knob holder 40 is excellent. In the present embodiment, the mounting structure according to the present invention is applied to the auxiliary knob holder 40 as a separate component, but the present invention can also be effectively applied to a temporary fixing structure such as the bracket 30 and the assist grip of the sun visor 10 and the mounting structure.

[0032]

The above is the configuration of the embodiment of the mounting structure of the separate component on the molded ceiling according to the present invention. According to the mounting structure of the separate component on the molded ceiling according to claim 1 of the present invention, A pair of leg pieces project from the mounting surface of the separate component, and a locking member integrally provided with a long locking piece and a short locking piece is provided at the tip of the leg piece. A stop piece, as well as a short locking piece are provided in an opposite position, and each locking member is
Since it is swingable to the left and right, if the locking member of another part is inserted into the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, the long locking piece of each locking member will be pressed inward Due to the repulsive force, the long locking piece of the locking member comes into elastic contact with the edge of the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, and the short locking piece of the locking member falls off due to being located on the back surface of the molded ceiling. Since the separate parts can be temporarily held securely on the molded ceiling without the need for conventional work, conventional temporary fixing equipment such as temporary fixing washers and screws can be eliminated, and troublesome temporary fixing work is not required. Therefore, another component can be temporarily fixed to the molded ceiling easily and inexpensively.

In order to attach the molded ceiling and another component to the vehicle body panel, the molded ceiling is located at an appropriate position with respect to the vehicle body panel, and the mounting hole of the vehicle body panel is aligned with the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, so that the separate component is attached. When the part is further pushed in, the long locking piece of the locking member comes off from the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, the long locking piece expands outward, and the tip of the long locking piece is the body panel. By attaching to the back of the vehicle, the separate component can be securely fixed to the vehicle body panel, so that the separate component can be easily mounted and fixed to the vehicle body panel as compared with the conventional screw tightening work, and the mounting workability is improved. Things.

According to the mounting structure of the separate component on the molded ceiling according to the second aspect of the present invention, the short-length locking piece of the locking member is provided with a fitting piece in an opposed shape, and the locking is performed. When the long locking piece of the member is maximally expanded, the fitting pieces are fitted to each other and the long locking piece is restrained in the expanded state. After the attachment, the long locking piece is not deformed in the convergence direction, and the separate component can be securely and firmly attached to the vehicle body panel.

According to the structure for mounting another component on the molded ceiling according to the third aspect of the present invention, the structure is such that the auxiliary knob of the sun visor for an automobile is applied as a separate component to the auxiliary knob holder. The auxiliary knob holder holds one end side of the sun visor rotatably supported by the shaft via the auxiliary knob, so that a strong load is not applied. It is sufficient and can prevent excessive quality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view showing an auxiliary knob of a structure for mounting another component on a molded ceiling according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view showing an auxiliary knob holder of a structure for mounting another component on a molded ceiling according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the auxiliary knob holder shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the auxiliary knob holder shown in FIG. 2 as viewed from the upper surface side.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the auxiliary knob holder shown in FIG. 2;

6A and 6B show a structure for temporarily holding the auxiliary knob holder shown in FIG. 2 on a molded ceiling, wherein FIG.
(B) is sectional drawing of the other leg one side.

7 (a) is a sectional view of one leg side, and FIG. 7 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the other leg side, after temporarily holding the auxiliary knob holder shown in FIG. FIG.

FIG. 8 is an overall view of a conventional molded ceiling viewed from the indoor side.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view showing a temporary holding structure of an auxiliary knob holder in a conventional molded ceiling.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 sun visor 12 auxiliary knob 20 molded ceiling 21 synthetic resin base material 22 skin material 23 mounting hole 23a one side edge 23b other side edge 30 bracket 40 auxiliary knob holder 42 holder body 43a leg piece 43b leg piece 44a locking member 44b Stop member 45a Long locking piece 45b Long locking piece 46a Short locking piece 46b Short locking piece 47a Fitting piece 47b Fitting piece 50 Body panel 51 Mounting hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure for a separate part in a molded ceiling for fixing the formed ceiling and the different part to a vehicle body panel while temporarily holding the different part at a predetermined position on a surface of the molded ceiling, wherein the different part is provided on a mounting surface. A pair of left and right leg pieces are formed so as to protrude, and a locking member formed by extending a long locking piece and a short locking piece diagonally downward is provided at the tip of the leg piece. The long locking piece and the short locking piece are disposed opposite to each other, and the locking member of another part is inserted into the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, and the length of each locking member is reduced. The locking piece is pressed inward to elastically contact the long locking piece with the edge of the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, and the short locking piece is positioned on the back side of the molded ceiling to temporarily hold another component. On the other hand, when the vehicle body panel is mounted, the locking member of another component is further pushed in the mounting direction, so that the long locking of each locking member is performed. Is separated from the mounting hole of the molded ceiling, expands outward, and attaches another component to the vehicle body panel by attaching the tip of the long locking piece to the back surface of the vehicle body panel. Mounting structure. 2. The locking member of the separate component is opposed to each other so that when the long locking piece is expanded, the locking members can be restrained in the expanded state of the long locking piece. The mounting structure for a separate component on a molded ceiling according to claim 1, wherein a fitting piece is provided on the short locking piece. 3. The mounting structure for a separate component on a molded ceiling according to claim 1, wherein the separate component is an auxiliary knob holder for engaging and holding an auxiliary knob of an automobile sun visor.