JP2000168422A - Mounting structure of footrest - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a footrest in which a positioning is certainly carried out utilizing a screw stud mounted to a chassis floor and an impact such as a collision can be also absorbed. SOLUTION: In the mounting structure of a footrest mounted utilizing a screw stud mounted to a chassis body, a footrest body 2 is formed by a solid material comprising a soft material such as urethane and a cylindrical rigid clip 5 for receiving the stud is stationarily fixed to a mounting surface 3 of the footrest to a floor at the corresponding position to the stud. The foot rest body 2 is mounted to a floor by pushing the clip 5 so as to receive the stud.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a footrest mounting structure which is mounted on a floor of a vehicle body using a screw stud or a rod-shaped stud having a circumferential groove.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various methods have been adopted for mounting a footrest on a floor of a vehicle body. As one of the methods, there is a method of attaching using a threaded stud attached to a floor of a vehicle body or a rod-shaped stud formed with a circumferential groove. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-1686 discloses a structure in which a stopper of an accelerator pedal is attached using a screw stud fixed to a floor. Since the mounting structure of the accelerator pedal stopper utilizes the screw studs on the floor, the mounting is simple. When this mounting structure is applied to the mounting of a footrest, in the event of a collision of a vehicle, the footrest may advance in a cabin direction with the deformation of the vehicle body, and there is a concern that the foot of the driver on the vehicle may be injured. .

[0003]

In order to prevent such injuries, there is a type in which a cushion material is sandwiched between a carpet and a floor at a footrest portion of the floor. Although this footrest portion is good at absorbing shock, the positioning of the floor is difficult and there is a risk of misalignment because the cushion material serving as the footrest body is not stopped. Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-33388 discloses that in a footrest portion of a floor carpet, a filler is insert-molded into a urethane packing layer, a concave groove is formed in the filler, and a projection is fixed to the floor. 1 shows a footrest mounting structure in which a carpet provided is positioned and fixed at a footrest position. This footrest mounting structure absorbs the impact and positions the footrest. However, the footrest is embedded in the carpet and cannot be handled alone. In addition, actual opening Hei 6-458
No. 68 discloses that when attaching a pad to a car panel,
Although a structure in which a T-stud fixed to a panel is used for attachment is disclosed, a rod-shaped stud such as a screw stud is not used.

An object of the present invention is to use a screw stud or a rod-shaped stud having a circumferential groove formed on a floor of a vehicle body to reliably position a footrest and to absorb an impact such as a collision. And a footrest mounting structure.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a footrest mounting structure using a screw stud or a rod-shaped stud having a circumferential groove formed on a floor of a vehicle body. The main body is formed of a solid material made of a soft material such as urethane, and a cylindrical rigid clip for receiving the stud is fixed to a position corresponding to the stud on a mounting surface of the footrest on the floor. A footrest mounting structure is provided, wherein the footrest body is mounted on the floor by being fixed and pushing the clip so as to receive the stud. The footrest is
Independently of the carpet or the like, it is securely positioned and fixed to the floor, and the footrest body absorbs shocks extremely well and has no displacement.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a footrest mounting structure using a screw stud mounted on a floor of a vehicle body or a rod-shaped stud having a circumferential groove formed therein, wherein the footrest body includes: It is capable of absorbing shock, has a shape in which a plurality of thin plates are connected, and is formed as a box-like object having a number of cavities formed therein. A substantially cylindrical stud receiving portion is formed which receives the stud and frictionally engages with an outer peripheral surface of a screw or a circumferential groove of the stud, and pushes the stud receiving portion so as to receive the stud. A mounting structure for a footrest, wherein the main body is mounted on a floor is provided. In this footrest mounting structure, the footrest is independent of the carpet, etc.
It is securely positioned and fixed to the floor, and the impact absorbing power of the footrest body is kept high, and there is no displacement of the footrest body.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a footrest according to the footrest mounting structure according to the present invention,
A second embodiment is shown in FIGS.

1 to 6, a footrest 1 is
It has a footrest main body 2 made of a solid material made of a soft resin material such as urethane having excellent vibration absorption characteristics, and a clip 5 fixed to a surface 3 for attaching the footrest 1 to a floor. The footrest main body 2 is formed of a solid soft material that substantially forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped as a whole, and can absorb an impact at the time of a collision with the placed foot. A plurality (two in the illustrated example) of the clips 5 are provided, and the positions thereof correspond to the bar-shaped screw studs or the studs with the circumferential groove fixed to the floor to be mounted, and the footrest body 2 is stable. It is a position where it can be attached. Each clip 5 is formed as a tubular body for receiving a stud. In addition, each clip 5 has a rigidity that can be locked to the stud and firmly fix the footrest body 2. For example, each clip 5 is preferably formed of a hard plastic.

When the footrest body 2 is formed, the clip 5 is insert-molded and fixed to the footrest body 2. Therefore, the clip 5 is formed before the footrest body 2 is formed. Further, in order to position and hold the clip 5 during insert molding, a slit 6 is formed in the footrest main body 2 at a position corresponding to a side surface of the clip 5 facing the clip 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 4 which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.
It is used to dispose a member 7 for preventing the resin for the footrest body from flowing to the clip 5 when the footrest body 2 is formed. The slit 6 is unnecessary if the positioning and fixing of the clip 5 and the outflow of the resin into the clip can be prevented. In this insert molding, FIG. 5 which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2 is molded by the molding dies 8, 9, and 10 of the footrest main body 2. Each mold 8,
Arrows added to 9 and 10 indicate the direction in which the mold is removed. If the clip 5 can be fixed to the footrest main body 2 properly and securely, insert molding is not necessary. For example, a mounting hole is formed in the footrest main body 2 and the clip 5 is fitted into the mounting hole portion. You may.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, each clip 5 has a screw stud 13
(Or a stud with a circumferential groove) is formed as a cylindrical body so as to receive a rod-shaped stud, and a pair of locking claws 14 are provided on the inner side to engage with screws of the stud. Also,
A pair of longitudinally extending ribs 15 projecting into the footrest body 2 are formed on the outer surface. The rib 15 cuts into the footrest main body 2 and prevents the clip 5 from rotating or shifting around the axis in the footrest main body 2. The ribs 15 also serve to reinforce the clip 5.

The footrest 1 formed as described above
As shown in FIG. 3, the mounting surface 3 of the footrest main body 2 is opposed to a position corresponding to the screw stud 13 erected on the floor 11, and the clip 5 is positioned at a position corresponding to the screw stud 13. 5 is the screw stud 1
3 is pushed in the direction of arrow 17 in FIG. By this pushing, the locking claw 14 of the clip 5 engages with the screw surface of the screw stud 13, and the footrest 1 is attached to the floor 11. FIG.
Shows a state in which the footrest 1 is attached to the floor 11. As shown in FIG. 6, the footrest 1 may be covered with a first floor carpet 18 and a second floor carpet 19 laid on the floor 11 so that the footrest 1 is not exposed. Further, a non-slip plate 20 made of rubber or the like may be provided on the tread surface of the footrest 1. When driving, the driver, etc.
The footrest 21 is placed on the vehicle, and even if there is a collision, the impact on the foot is absorbed by the vibration absorbing force of the footrest main body 2 and the foot is not damaged. Further, since the clip 5 fixed to the clip main body 2 is securely engaged with the screw stud 13, the footrest 1 does not shift on the floor 11.

FIGS. 7 to 11 show a footrest 22 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Footrest 2
Reference numeral 2 denotes a box-shaped footrest main body 23 in which a plurality of thin hard plastic plates that can absorb an impact are connected.
The footrest main body 22 rises so as to be substantially orthogonal to the mounting surface 25 on the floor, and rises almost perpendicularly from the floor mounting surface 25 at a thin plate 26 for the outer wall that forms the interior hollow, and the hollow portion inside, It is formed by a plurality of thin plates 27 connected in a lattice. The floor mounting surface 25 of the outer wall thin plate 26 is formed as a seating surface having a large seating area stably mounted on the floor. The outer thin plate 26 and the inner thin plates 27 maintain strength enough to place a foot as the footrest 22, but, for example, the shape is deformed against a strong force such as an impact due to a car collision, and the impact is reduced. It is weak enough to absorb power.

As shown in FIG. 9, a screw stud 13 erected on the floor 11 is received on a mounting surface 25 of the box-shaped footrest body 23 on the floor, and the screw stud 1 is provided.
Substantially cylindrical stud receiving portion 29 frictionally engaged with the screw No. 3
Are formed. Also in this embodiment, the screw stud 13 may be another type of stud as long as it is a rod-shaped stud, for example, a stud having a circumferential groove formed therein. A plurality (two in the illustrated example) of stud receiving portions 29 are provided in accordance with the number of studs 13, and the interval is formed in accordance with the interval of studs 13. Each stud receiving portion 29 has a cavity 30 having a diameter slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the stud 13.
And an inlet portion 31 of the cavity 30
Are tapered to form a wide opening that is easy to receive the stud, and an intermediate portion 33 frictionally engages the stud.
Have the flexibility to be bent radially outward by the received stud. In the embodiment shown, the stud receiving portion 29 is formed by two flexible sheets forming a cavity 30 and an inlet portion 31 to receive the screw stud 13 and to frictionally engage the screw of the screw stud. Have been. Further, one of the two stud receiving portions 29 (the one on the right side in FIGS. 8 and 9) is formed so that the cross section of the cavity 30 forms an ellipse. By forming in this manner, the stud 13 is formed.
Of the stud receiving portion 29 can be corrected.

In mounting the footrest 22, the mounting surface 25 is opposed to a position corresponding to the screw stud 13 erected on the floor 11 as shown by an arrow 34 in FIG. And the footrest 22 is pushed in so as to receive the stud 13. By this pushing, the cavity 30 of the stud receiving portion 29 frictionally engages with the threaded surface of the stud 13, and the footrest 22 is attached to the floor 11. FIG. 11 shows a state where the footrest 22 is attached to the floor 11. As in the case of FIG. 6, a first floor carpet 18 and a second floor carpet 19 laid on the floor 11 cover the footrest 22, and a non-slip plate 20 is provided on the tread surface. When the vehicle is running, even if there is a collision, the impact on the foot is absorbed by the impact absorbing force of the footrest 22, and the foot is not damaged.
Also, since the stud receiving portion 29 is securely engaged with the screw stud 13, the footrest 22 is
There is no misalignment above.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the footrest is securely positioned and fixed to the floor independently of the carpet or the like, and the footrest body absorbs the impact very well and has no displacement. In addition, the impact absorbing power of the footrest body is maintained high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a footrest seen through a clip according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the footrest of FIG. 1;

3 is a cross-sectional view of the footrest of FIG. 2 taken along line AA, showing a state before the footrest is mounted on a screw stud of a floor.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of a clip portion of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the footrest of FIG. 2 taken along line BB.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing an example of use of the footrest according to the first embodiment attached to a floor.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a footrest in which a part of a stud receiving portion is seen through according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the footrest of FIG. 7;

9 is a sectional view taken along line DD of the footrest of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line EE of the footrest of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a usage example of the footrest according to the first embodiment attached to a floor.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 Footrest according to first embodiment 2 Footrest body 3 Floor mounting surface 5 Clip 6 Slit 8-10 Mold 11 Floor 13 Screw stud 14 Locking claw 15 Rib 18, 19 Floor carpet 22 Footrest according to second embodiment 23 Footrest Body 25 Floor mounting surface 26 Thin plate for outer wall 27 Grid-like thin plate 29 Stud receiving part 30 Cavity 31 Inlet part 33 Middle part

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A footrest mounting structure which is mounted using a screw stud or a bar-shaped stud having a circumferential groove formed on a floor of a vehicle body, wherein the footrest body is formed of a solid material made of a soft material such as urethane. On the mounting surface of the footrest to the floor, a cylindrical rigid clip for receiving the stud is fixedly fixed at a position corresponding to the stud, and the clip is received so as to receive the stud. A footrest mounting structure wherein the footrest body is mounted on the floor by being pushed in. 2. The footrest mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the clip is formed before a footrest body is formed, and the clip is insert-molded when the body is formed. A mounting structure for a footrest that is fixed. 3. The footrest mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein a rib protruding into the footrest body is formed on an outer surface of the clip. 4. A footrest mounting structure which is mounted using a screw stud or a bar-shaped stud having a circumferential groove formed on a floor of a vehicle body, wherein the footrest body is formed by connecting a plurality of thin plates capable of absorbing an impact. The box-shaped footrest body is formed as a box-shaped object having a shape and a plurality of cavities formed therein. A substantially cylindrical stud receiving portion which is frictionally engaged with an outer peripheral surface of the stud receiving portion, and the footrest body is attached to the floor by pushing the stud receiving portion so as to receive the stud. Mounting structure. 5. The footrest mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the stud receiving portion is formed as a cavity having a diameter slightly smaller than an outer diameter of the stud, and an entrance portion of the cavity is
The intermediate portion frictionally engaged with the stud is tapered so as to form a wide opening that is easy to receive the stud, and has a flexibility to be bent radially outward by the received stud. Footrest mounting structure. 6. The footrest mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the footrest main body has a thin plate for an outer wall that rises so as to be substantially orthogonal to a mounting surface on the floor, and a floor mounting portion in an inner hollow portion. A footrest mounting structure characterized by being formed from a plurality of thin plates that rise substantially perpendicularly from the surface and are connected in a grid pattern.