JP2000168421A - Assist grip for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To expose no head portion of a mounting fitting to the outside by maintaining a cap to a closed state even when an excess load is applied to the cap from the outside. SOLUTION: A cap 3 becomes a closed state when a cap side engaging portion 9 is engaged with a grip body side engaging portion 7 to cover a head portion 8a of a mounting fitting 8. An integral hinge 4 is formed between a chassis mounting portion 6 and the cap 3 and turnably retains the cap 3. A disengagement-preventing means 11 is constituted by an engaging claw portion 13 provided on the cap 3 side and an engaging concave portion 12 provided on the chassis mounting portion 6 side and the engaging claw portion 13 and the engaging concave portion 12 are engaged each other at the time of closing the cap 3. The disengagement-preventing means 11 maintains the cap 3 to a closed state even when an engagement of the cap side engaging portion 9 with the grip body side engaging portion is released by applying a load to a grip portion 5 and deforming the grip portion 5.

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, and more particularly, to an assist grip attached to an upper edge portion of a door opening of a vehicle body of an automobile or the like so that an occupant can grip the assist grip by hand while the vehicle is running. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a vehicle assist grip for preventing a trouble in which a posture is lost when the vehicle turns, accelerates, decelerates, and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an assist grip for a vehicle,
The entire structure is shown in FIG. 5, the main part structure is shown in FIG. 6, and the cross sections taken along the broken lines VII-VII, VIII-VIII, IX-IX in FIG. 6 are shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9, respectively. Is shown as
Vehicle assist grips are known.

A vehicle assist grip 1 shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 is a synthetic resin vehicle assist grip including a grip body 2, a cap 3, and an integral hinge 4. The grip body 2 includes a grip portion 5 and a vehicle body attachment portion 6 extending at both ends of the grip portion 5. End 5 of grip 5
a has an engaging portion 7. The vehicle body mounting portion 6 has a seat surface 6a and a mounting hole 6b. The screw portion 8b of the mounting bracket 8 for mounting the vehicle body mounting portion 6 to the vehicle body 10 is inserted into the mounting hole 6b, and the head 8a of the mounting bracket 8 is seated on the seat surface 6a. The cap 3 has an engaging portion 9 that can be engaged with the grip body side engaging portion 7. The cap 3 is closed when the cap-side engaging portion 9 is engaged with the grip body-side engaging portion 7, and covers the head 8a of the mounting bracket 8. The integral hinge 4 is formed between the vehicle body mounting portion 6 and the cap 3, and holds the cap 3 rotatably.

In the assist grip 1 for a vehicle configured as described above, with the cap 3 opened, the screw 8b of the mounting bracket 8 is inserted into the mounting hole 6b of the vehicle body mounting portion 6, and the screw 8
b is attached to the vehicle body 10 by screwing it into the vehicle body 10. And after this installation, the integral hinge 4
The cap 3 is pivoted about the
The cap side engaging portion 9 is engaged with the grip body side engaging portion 7 by utilizing the elastic deformation of. As a result, the cap 3 is closed, and the head 8a of the mounting bracket 8 is not exposed to the outside.

[0005]

However, in the conventional vehicle assist grip as described above, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, when an excessive load F is applied from the outside, the grip portion 5 is deformed as shown by a two-dot chain line as shown in FIGS. There is a possibility that the engaging portion 9 is disengaged from the grip body side engaging portion 7 to open the cap 3, and the head 8a of the mounting bracket 8 is exposed to the outside.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a vehicular assist grip that keeps a cap closed even when an excessive load is applied from the outside and does not expose the head of a mounting bracket to the outside. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

A vehicle assist grip according to the present invention is a synthetic resin vehicle assist grip including a grip body, a cap, and an integral hinge, wherein the grip body includes a grip portion and the grip portion. A body mounting portion extending to both ends of the grip portion, an end of the grip portion having an engaging portion, the vehicle body mounting portion being fixed to the vehicle body by a mounting bracket, and the cap being provided on the grip body side. The cap has an engaging portion engageable with an engaging portion, and the cap is closed when the cap-side engaging portion is engaged with the grip body-side engaging portion. A vehicle assist grip configured to cover a head, wherein the integral hinge is formed between the vehicle body mounting portion and the cap and holds the cap rotatably; A disengagement prevention means is provided on the vehicle body attachment portion, and the disengagement prevention means engages the cap side engagement portion and the grip body side engagement portion by applying a load to the grip portion and deforming the grip portion. The cap is maintained in a closed state even when the state is released.

Here, the detachment preventing means comprises a locking claw provided on the cap side and a locking recess provided on the vehicle body mounting part side. The stopping recesses are engaged with each other when the cap is closed.

[0009]

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

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an assist grip for a vehicle according to an embodiment, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG.

The basic configuration of the vehicle assist grip 1 according to the present embodiment is the same as the above-described conventional vehicle assist grip 1.

That is, the vehicle assist grip 1 according to the present embodiment is a synthetic resin vehicle assist grip including the grip body 2, the cap 3, and the integral hinge 4.

The grip body 2 includes a grip portion 5 and the grip portion 5.
And vehicle body attachment portions 6 extending at both ends of the vehicle body. The end 5a of the grip portion 5 has a pair of substantially triangular side walls 5 facing each other.
b, 5b. On the inner surface of each side wall 5b, a projection 7 is formed as an engagement portion. The vehicle body attachment portion 6 extends from the bottom of a pair of substantially triangular side walls 5b, 5b. The vehicle body mounting portion 6 has a mounting hole 6b and a seat surface 6a.
The screw portion 8b of the mounting bracket 8 for mounting the assist grip 1 to the vehicle body is inserted into the mounting hole 6b. When the screw portion 8b of the mounting bracket 8 is screwed into the vehicle body, the head 8a of the mounting bracket 8 sits on the seat surface 6a.

The cap 3 has a pair of locking legs 9, 9 on its inner surface 3a side as engaging portions engageable with a pair of grip body side engaging portions 7, 7. Cap 3
When the pair of cap-side engaging portions 9 and 9 are engaged with the pair of grip body-side engaging portions 7 and 7, they are closed and cover the seating surface 6 a, and the head 8 a of the mounting bracket 8 is outside. Avoid exposure to

The integral hinge 4 is formed between the lower end of the front surface 6c of the vehicle body mounting portion 6 and the bottom surface 3b of the cap 3, and the cap 3 can be rotated about the integral hinge 4. .

On the other hand, the feature of the vehicular assist grip 1 according to the present embodiment lies in that the vehicle body mounting portion 6 and the cap 3 are provided with a detachment preventing means 11. Detachment prevention means 11
Specifically, a pair of locking recesses 12 and 12 formed in the vehicle body mounting portion 6 and a pair of locking claw portions 13 formed in the cap 3 and engageable with the locking recesses 12, 13. The pair of locking recesses 12 are arranged at left and right positions with the integral hinge 4 interposed therebetween. The pair of locking claws 13, 13 are provided at the lower end of the cap 3, and are disposed at left and right positions with the integral hinge 4 interposed therebetween.

In the vehicle assist grip 1 configured as described above, similarly to the above-described conventional vehicle assist grip, the mounting bracket 8 is inserted into the mounting hole 6b of the vehicle body mounting portion 6 with the cap 3 opened. The mounting bracket 8 is attached to the vehicle body 10 by screwing it into the vehicle body 10 (FIG. 9). Then, after this mounting, the cap 3 is rotated about the integral hinge 4 as an axis, and the pair of cap-side engaging portions 9, 9 is engaged with the pair of grip body-side engaging members by utilizing the elastic deformation of the cap-side engaging portion 9. Engage with the joints 7,7. At this time,
The pair of locking claws 13, 13 are elastically deformed while being pressed by the vehicle body mounting portion 6, and are formed from the left and right outer sides.
12 and engages with a pair of locking recesses 12, 12.
Thereby, the cap 3 is closed and the head 8 of the mounting bracket 8 is closed.
a is not exposed to the outside.

In the vehicle assist grip 1, when an excessive load F (FIG. 10) is applied to the grip portion 5 from the outside and the grip portion 5 is deformed as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. , The engagement between the cap side engaging portion 9 and the grip body side engaging portion 7 is released, and the cap 3 can be opened. On the other hand, since the vehicle body mounting portion 6 is fixed to the vehicle body by the mounting bracket 8, even if the grip portion 5 is deformed, it hardly deforms. For this reason, as shown in FIG.
The engagement between the locking claw 13 and the locking recess 12 is maintained,
The cap 3 is maintained in a closed state.

As described above, according to the vehicle assist grip 1 according to the present embodiment, the cap is maintained in the closed state even when an excessive load is applied from the outside, so that the head of the mounting bracket is exposed to the outside. Will not be.

The assist grip according to the above-described embodiment is a type of assist grip in which the opening and closing direction of the cap coincides with the longitudinal direction of the grip main body. The present invention can also be applied to a type of assist grip that coincides with a direction perpendicular to the direction.

Further, the grip body side engaging portion and the cap side engaging portion in the present invention are not limited to the above-described configuration, but can be released from each other by deformation of the grip portion. Any combination is acceptable.

Further, the detachment preventing means is not limited to the above-described structure, and the cap-side engaging portion and the grip body-side engaging portion are deformed by applying a load to the grip portion and deforming the grip portion. Any structure may be used as long as the cap can be maintained in the closed state even when the engagement state is released.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the cap is kept closed even when an excessive load is applied from the outside, and the head of the mounting bracket is not exposed to the outside.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an overall configuration diagram of a conventional vehicle assist grip.

FIG. 6 is a main part configuration diagram of the assist grip.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII of FIG. 6;

8 is a sectional view taken along the line VIII-VIII in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along the line IX-IX shown in FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining deformation of the grip portion when an excessive load is applied to the assist grip.

[Description of Signs] 1 Assist grip for vehicle 2 Grip main body 3 Cap 4 Integral hinge 5 Grip portion 6 Body mounting portion 7 Grip main body side engaging portion 8 Mounting bracket 8a Head 9 Cap side engaging portion 11 Disengagement prevention means 12 Locking recess 13 Locking claw

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Yoshio Ikeda 45-1, Nishimiyayama, Nishinakayama, Nishinakayama, Nishikamo-gun, Aichi Pref. F-term (reference) in Automobile Co., Ltd. 3B088 DA05 DB01

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A synthetic resin vehicle assist grip including a grip body, a cap, and an integral hinge, wherein the grip body includes a grip portion and a vehicle body attachment portion extending at both ends of the grip portion. An end of the grip portion has an engaging portion, the vehicle body mounting portion is fixed to the vehicle body by a mounting bracket, and the cap has an engaging portion engageable with the grip body side engaging portion. The cap is configured to be in a closed state when the cap-side engaging portion is engaged with the grip body-side engaging portion to cover a head of the mounting bracket. A vehicle assist grip formed between the vehicle body mounting portion and the cap and rotatably holding the cap, wherein detachment preventing means is provided on the cap and the vehicle body mounting portion;
The disengagement prevention means holds the cap even when the engagement between the cap-side engaging portion and the grip body-side engaging portion is released by applying a load to the grip portion and deforming the grip portion. An assist grip for a vehicle, which is maintained in a closed state. 2. The locking claw according to claim 1, wherein the detachment preventing means includes a locking claw provided on the cap side and a locking recess provided on the vehicle body mounting part. The part and the locking recess are engaged with each other when the cap is closed.