JP2000103276A - Vehicular assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To absorb, disperse and relieve unexpected impact, and to obviate a special space for installing an assist grip to a car body. SOLUTION: This vehicular assist grip is formed in an almost U shape having the grip part 5 and the leg parts 10, 20 arranged on both ends of the grip part 5, the cross-sectional area of both end parts 7, 7 of the grip part 5 is respectively formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the contral part 6 of the grip part 5, the leg pats 10, 20 have the tiltable recessed parts 16, 26 in the outer peripheral part of the car body installing seat surfaces 15, 25 and installing holes 12, 22 of an elliptic shape for installing on a car body. A pair of holes 12, 22 is formed in the elliptic shape, extending in the mutually approaching direction, and an installing screw is always positioned on the separating side on the mutually opposing installing holes 12, 22, so that a pair of leg parts 10, 20 is respectively installed on the car body.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assist grip for a vehicle which is attached to a door opening of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an assist grip is provided at an upper edge of a door opening of an automobile or the like as an auxiliary tool for holding an occupant's posture during traveling of a vehicle.

[0003] This vehicle assist grip is, for example,
It is formed in a substantially U shape by a hard synthetic resin material, and legs at both ends of the grip portion are fixed to the vehicle body by mounting screws.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show an example of such a vehicle assist grip. This vehicle assist grip 50
Are leg portions 5 at both ends of the grip portion 51 having the irregular circular cross section E.
2 and 52 are formed, and a mounting portion 53 for mounting to the vehicle body 60 with the mounting screw 57 is formed on the leg portion 52.
The mounting portion 53 has a mounting hole 54 through which a mounting screw 57 is inserted, and a lid 55 that covers an upper portion of the mounting screw 57.

[0005] Then, from the upper surface side of the mounting hole 54, a mounting screw 57 is inserted and screwed to a nut 61 fixed to the vehicle body 60, and the vehicle body mounting seat surface 56 of the leg 52 comes into close contact with the interior material 62. , Attached to the vehicle body 60.

[0006]

However, such a conventional assist grip for a vehicle receives a large pulling force when used, so that the legs have a large rigidity and the grip portion protrudes into the vehicle interior. Mounted on.

[0007] Therefore, when a sudden situation occurs during running of the vehicle and an impact is applied to the assist grip for the vehicle, an attempt is made to reduce the impact by, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-
As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 20274, the legs at both ends of the grip portion
An assist grip for vehicles that has a buried part that protrudes inward from the inner panel of the vehicle body and has a buckling deformable part, and when an impact is applied, the buckling deformation of the buckling deformable part attempts to absorb the impact Has been proposed.

[0008] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-96790 discloses that
On the end surface of the leg portion, a cylindrical mounting portion having a small-diameter cylindrical portion, a large-diameter cylindrical portion, and a boss portion connecting them is provided, and when an impact is applied to the mounting portion, the boss portion is broken and the small-diameter cylindrical portion is broken. And a large-diameter cylindrical portion are relatively moved so as to overlap each other to absorb an impact.

However, in the former vehicle assist grip, since a buried portion having a buckling deformable portion is provided, a large space is required inside the vehicle body side mounting portion, and a special shape is required for the mounting screw. I needed something. In addition, there is a problem that the buckling deformation causes the grip portion to abut against the vehicle body in a bottom-like manner, thereby generating a secondary load.

Further, the latter has a small-diameter tube portion and a large-diameter tube portion, so that a large space is required for a mounting portion on the vehicle body side, and when the grip portion is pressed toward the vehicle body by an impact, the small-diameter tube portion is required. The portion and the large-diameter cylindrical portion may overlap with each other, and the mounting screw head may rise from the leg and be in a protruding state.

The present invention has been made in view of the above, and has as its object to absorb unexpected shocks,
It is an object of the present invention to provide an assist grip for a vehicle that is dispersed and relaxed and does not require a special space for attachment to a vehicle body.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and a first aspect of the invention provides a vehicle assist grip comprising a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion. And a vehicle assist grip formed in a substantially U-shape with a cross-sectional area of both ends of the grip portion being smaller than a cross-sectional area of a central portion of the grip portion. A vehicle assist grip characterized by the following.

According to a second aspect of the invention, there is provided an assist grip for a vehicle.
A vehicle assist grip having a substantially U-shape having a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein the leg tilts toward an outer peripheral portion of a vehicle body mounting seat surface. An assist grip for a vehicle, comprising a possible concave portion.

According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided an assist grip for a vehicle.
An assist grip for a vehicle having a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion, which is formed in a substantially U-shape, wherein the opposed leg portions each have a long length for mounting to a vehicle body. It has a circular mounting hole, and the pair of mounting holes is formed in an elliptical shape extending in a direction close to each other. Wherein the legs are respectively attached to a vehicle body.

According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided an assist grip for a vehicle.
An assist grip for a vehicle having a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion and having a substantially U-shape, wherein a cross-sectional area of both ends of the grip portion is equal to that of the grip portion. Each of the legs is provided with a tiltable concave portion on the outer peripheral portion of the vehicle body mounting seat surface, and the opposing legs are each formed in an oval shape for mounting to the vehicle body. And a pair of the mounting holes are formed in an oval shape extending in a direction close to each other, and a mounting screw is always located on the side of the opposite mounting hole and the pair of the leg portions is An assist grip for a vehicle, which is attached to a vehicle body.

According to a fifth aspect of the invention, there is provided an assist grip for a vehicle.
5. The vehicle assist grip according to claim 2, wherein a ridge portion having substantially the same height as a vehicle body mounting seat surface is provided on an outer periphery of the tiltable concave portion. 6. Assist grip.

[0017]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The vehicle assist grip indicated by reference numeral 1 is made of a synthetic resin material having a certain degree of spring resilience, for example, nylon or polypropylene resin, and includes a grip portion 5 and legs 10 and 20. It has a substantially U-shape, and the cross-sectional area of both ends 7, 7 of the grip portion 5 is formed smaller than the cross-sectional area of the central portion 6, and the legs 10, 20 are attached to the vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15, 25. Are provided with tiltable recesses 16 and 26 on the outer periphery thereof, and ridges 17 and 27 are provided on the outer circumference of the tiltable recesses 16 and 26, and the legs 10 and 20 are provided with oblong mounting holes 12, 2.
2, the mounting holes 12 and 22 are formed in an oval shape extending in the direction approaching each other, and the mounting screws 35 and 35 are always located on the separation side of the mounting holes 12 and 22 and the leg portions 10 and 20 are It is configured to be attached to the vehicle body 40.

The grip portion 5 has an irregular circular cross-section, a central portion 6 having a predetermined cross-sectional area (around the portion indicated by a two-dot chain line cross-section B), and a continuous smaller cross-sectional area than the central portion 6. (The periphery of the portion indicated by the two-dot chain line cross section C). In addition, the grip part 5
In the present embodiment, it is formed solid, but may be hollow.

The legs 10 and 20 are formed integrally and substantially symmetrically at both ends 7 and 7 of the grip portion 5, respectively. The vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25 that contact the side are formed.

Each of the legs 10 and 20 has a mounting screw 3
The mounting portions 11 and 21 are provided with mounting holes 12 and 22 that penetrate the vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25.

The mounting holes 12 and 22 are respectively formed in the main portion 12.
a and the bulging portion 12b, and the main portion 22a and the bulging portion 22b are formed in an oval cross section. This main part 12
a and 22a have a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the mounting screw 35, and the bulging portions 12b and 22b are formed so that the mounting screw 35 can penetrate and have a diameter equal to or larger than the mounting screw 35. Have been.

The main parts 12a, 2 of the mounting holes 12, 22 are provided.
2a and a nut 41 fixed to the vehicle body 40,
41 are formed so as to have the same center interval, and the bulging portions 12b and 22b are bulgingly formed at positions closer to each other than the main portions 12a and 22a.

In the present embodiment, the line connecting the centers of the main parts 12a and 22a and the line in the direction of extension of the grip part 5 are formed so as to be deviated to one side as shown in FIG. In addition, the proximity of the bulging portions 12b and 22b and the bulging direction are as follows.
It is formed slightly deviated toward the above-mentioned bias side. The main part 1
The main portion 22a itself is formed in an oval cross section in order to compensate for a manufacturing error in the center interval between the 2a and 22a and the center interval between the nuts 41 and 41.

The elliptical shapes of the mounting holes 12 and 22 are not limited to the shapes shown in the figures, and may be so-called elliptical or oval shapes, and may be a continuous portion between the main portions 12a and 22a and the bulging portions 12b and 22b. The main portions 12a and 22a and the bulging portion 1 such as a constricted shape.
Any shape may be used as long as the mounting screw 35 can move relatively between the mounting screws 2b and 22b.

The vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25 are provided with, for example, recessed tiltable concave portions 16 and 26 having a length of about 1/3 and a predetermined depth at predetermined positions on the outer peripheral portion.

On the outer periphery of the tiltable recesses 16 and 26, thin ridges 17 and 27 having a height slightly lower (slightly upper in FIG. 2) than the vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25 are provided. I have. The tiltable concave portions 16 and 26 may be provided on the entire outer periphery of the vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25.

Also, the mounting portions 1 are attached to the legs 10 and 20.
A lid 30 is attached so as to cover the upper portions of the first and the second 21.
The lid 30 is rotatably formed via a hinge 31, and its locking claw 32 engages with a holding hole 33 provided on the upper part of the mounting part 11, 21 to cover the upper part of the mounting screw 35.
The legs 10 and 20 are formed so as to maintain their appearance. In FIG. 3, the square holes and round holes, which are omitted from the reference numerals, are of a telescopic type for forming the holding holes 33 and the like.

The vehicle assist grip 1 thus configured is attached to a vehicle body 40 such as an upper edge of a door opening of an automobile by attaching screws 35.

The body 40 is provided with nuts 41, 41 at predetermined intervals.
Is fixed, and the surface is covered with an interior material 42. In the vehicle assist grip 1, the mounting screws 35, 35 are inserted into the mounting holes 12, 22 from the mounting portions 11, 21 of the legs 10, 20, and tightened to the nuts 41, 41. The upper part is covered with lids 30 and 30 and attached. At this time, one mounting screw 35 is coaxial with the main portion 12a of the mounting hole 12, and the other mounting screw 35 is coaxial with the main portion 22a of the mounting hole 22, and the bulging portions 12b, 2
2b forms a space in which the mounting screws 35, 35 can be received.

The tiltable recesses 16 and 26 are separated from the surface of the vehicle body 40, here the surface of the interior material 42, and the ridges 17 and 27 are slightly separated from the surface of the interior material 42 and are tiltable. 16 and 26 are covered.

When an unexpected impact (indicated by an arrow f) acts on the grip portion 5 of the vehicle assist grip 1 attached as described above, the grip portion 5 becomes as shown in FIG.
The central portion 6 is pressed, and both end portions 7, 7 are bent and deformed in the direction of arrow a, and a part of a large impact is absorbed.

Also, as the grip 5 is deformed, the leg 1
0 and 20 move in a C-shape (in a direction in which the vehicle body mounting seat surfaces 15 and 25 are separated from each other), and the line connecting the mounting holes 12 and 22 and the bias of the grip portion 5 also act, so that the vehicle assist grip 1 is moved. Is tilted in the direction of the arrow b shown in FIG.

That is, in accordance with the amount of tilt of the tiltable recesses 16 and 26, the legs 10 and 20 are tilted while relaxing the stress, and absorb a part of the impact. During this tilting, the ridges 17 and 27 are in a crushed state.

In the mounting holes 12 and 22, the main portions 12a and 22a facing the mounting screws 35 and 35 are moved outward by the movement of the legs 10 and 20 (the directions of arrows d and e in FIG. 6). And the bulging portions 12b and 22b are opposed to the mounting screws 35 and 35 instead. This relative movement causes the legs 10,
Supports 20 tilts and disperses impact.

The deformation of the grip portion 5 and the leg portions 10 and 2
The tilt of 0 returns to the initial state due to the spring elasticity of the vehicle assist grip 1 itself as the impact applied to the vehicle assist grip 1 disappears.

The configuration of the grip portion 5, the configuration of the tiltable recesses 16 and 26, the configuration of the ridges 17 and 27, and the configuration of the mounting holes 12 and 22 can be used alone or in any combination. This has the effect of absorbing and reducing the impact of the shock.

[0038]

As described above, according to the assist grip for a vehicle of the present invention, the cross-sectional area of both ends of the grip portion is formed smaller than the center portion, and the concave portion which can be tilted to the vehicle body mounting seat surface of the leg portion. With an oval mounting hole, it is located on the side of the mounting hole and attached to the vehicle body with mounting screws, so when an impact is applied to the vehicle assist grip, the impact is absorbed and dispersed Can be relaxed.

In addition, there is an effect that no special space is required for attachment to the vehicle body and the attachment can be simply performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an assist grip for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view showing the vehicle body mounting seat surface of the leg of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view showing the operation of the vehicle assist grip shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing an operation of a leg of the assist grip for a vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view showing the operation of the mounting hole of the vehicle assist grip.

FIG. 7 is an external perspective view of a conventional assist grip for a vehicle.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of the leg in FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is a bottom view of the leg of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Assist grip for vehicles 5 Grip part 6 Central part 7 Both ends 10,20 Leg part 11,21 Mounting part 12,22 Mounting hole 12a, 22a Main part 12b, 22b Swelling part 15,25 Body mounting seat surface 16,26 Tiltable recess 17, 27 Ridge 40 Body

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Masahiro Endo 45-1 Nishinomiyamae, Nishinakayama, Nishinakayama-gun, Nishikamo-gun, Aichi F-term in Howa Kasei Co., Ltd. F term (reference) 3B088 DA05 DB01

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle assist grip having a substantially U-shape including a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein a cross-sectional area of both end portions of the grip portion is provided. Are formed to be smaller than the cross-sectional area of the central portion of the grip portion, respectively. 2. A vehicle assist grip having a substantially U-shape having a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein the leg portion is a vehicle body mounting seat surface. An assist grip for a vehicle, comprising a tiltable recess at an outer peripheral portion of the vehicle. 3. A vehicle assist grip having a substantially U-shape having a grip portion and leg portions provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein the opposing leg portions each have a vehicle body. And a pair of the mounting holes are formed in an oval shape extending in a direction approaching each other, and a mounting screw is always provided on a side separated from the opposing mounting hole. An assist grip for a vehicle, wherein a pair of the leg portions are positioned and attached to a vehicle body, respectively. 4. A vehicle assist grip having a substantially U-shape having a grip portion and legs provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein a cross-sectional area of both end portions of the grip portion is provided. Are formed so as to be smaller than the cross-sectional area of the central portion of the grip portion. The leg portion has a tiltable concave portion on the outer peripheral portion of the vehicle body mounting seat surface, and the opposing leg portions are respectively provided for mounting to the vehicle body. A pair of the mounting holes are formed in an oval shape extending in a direction approaching each other, and a pair of mounting screws are always located on a side of the space opposite to the opposing mounting hole. The assist grip for a vehicle, wherein each of the legs is attached to a vehicle body. 5. The assist grip for a vehicle according to claim 2, wherein a protruding ridge having substantially the same height as a vehicle body mounting seat surface is provided on an outer periphery of the tiltable concave portion. A vehicle assist grip characterized by the following.