JP2000190794A - Pillar garnish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pillar garnish that allows efficient, simple, accurate and reliable mounting of a slide plate on its body containing a shock absorber. SOLUTION: A pillar garnish 10 for covering interior side pillars comprises a generally U-sectioned pillar garnish body 11 having a positioning opening 14 for movement of a seat belt anchor attached for positional adjustment to the pillar, a shock absorber 30 provided with an opening 33 corresponding to the positioning opening 14 and attached to the backside of the pillar garnish body 11, and a slide plate 20 interposed for sliding motion together with the seat belt anchor between the shock absorber 30 and the pillar garnish body 11 so as to close the positioning opening 14. The shock absorber 30 has at one end an engagement/locking portion 37 with which at least one end of the slide plate 20 is engaged releasably.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillar garnish for a vehicle having a built-in shock absorber, and more particularly to a pillar garnish capable of efficiently and easily assembling a pillar garnish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a pillar garnish is an interior part for covering the interior side of a pillar of a vehicle to improve the aesthetic appearance. For example, a resin material or a material obtained by applying a paint or a cloth to the resin material is used. ing. In this pillar garnish, for example, a seat belt anchor serving as an upper fulcrum of a three-point seat belt is provided so as to be able to move up and down. The pillar garnish is provided with a substantially rectangular opening for adjusting the position for moving the seat belt anchor in the elevating direction, and a slide plate for improving the aesthetic appearance is provided in the opening. One example of this conventional pillar garnish is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 4-83948. The pillar garnish disclosed in the publication is
A slide plate is movably arranged between the pillar garnish main body and the guide plate, and a mounting boss protruding from the back surface of the pillar garnish main body is provided in a mounting hole drilled on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the guide plate. It is fixed by welding. The mounting boss is provided with a temporary fixing claw that is engaged with an edge of the mounting hole of the guide plate, so that the guide plate is accurately fixed.

[0003] When a vehicle collides, a passenger hits the passenger compartment and receives an impact. In order to improve the safety in a so-called secondary collision, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-53075 is disclosed.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. H11-139,086 discloses a pillar garnish having a shock absorber in the pillar garnish main body. The pillar garnish disclosed in the publication is arranged between the center pillar and the pillar garnish body, with a pillar garnish body covering the center pillar at a predetermined interval required for energy absorption from the center pillar toward the vehicle interior. A grid member made of a resin material to be able to absorb energy, and a resin slide plate that moves together with a seat belt adjuster that can move up and down along the center pillar.

[0004] The slide plate is movably disposed between the pillar garnish main body and the lattice member. The lattice member has a concave portion large enough to receive the slide plate, and at predetermined positions in the concave portion, rattling and a gap in the vehicle body front and rear and in the width direction of the slide plate are prevented, and the slide plate is moved up and down. Ribs are provided for smooth movement in the direction. The pillar garnish body and the grid member are fixed by fixing hooks integrally formed on the pillar garnish body by fitting the grid member into the pillar garnish body, and the slide plate has an opening formed in the grid member. The support member is supported between the back surface of the pillar garnish main body and the concave portion of the lattice member. According to this structure, since the slide plate is supported by the pillar garnish body and the lattice member, there is no need to provide a fixed hook or the like for supporting the slide plate on the pillar garnish body. This has the advantage that complexity and distortion of the pillar garnish main body can be eliminated.

[0005]

By the way, in the pillar garnish disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-53075, the grid member is required to have a sufficient mounting strength in order to ensure sufficient collision safety. Is fixed at a predetermined position in the pillar garnish main body in a state of covering substantially the entire back surface of the pillar garnish main body.

For this reason, when the slide plate is to be disposed in the gap between the lattice member and the pillar garnish main body by being inserted into the opening from behind the lattice member, the slide plate is bent. Therefore, it is necessary to gradually insert the gap into the gap, and it is difficult to adjust the position by inserting a hand of an operator into a recessed portion in the lattice member. Further, in such an assembling operation, since the slide plate made of a hard resin material is inserted against strong elasticity, damage to the lattice member and the slide plate is prevented, and the operation of the slide plate and the lattice member are prevented. Care must be taken not to hinder the shock absorption characteristics of the slide plate. If the slide plate is not correctly assembled, it may be difficult to disassemble the slide plate for correction.

The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and a specific object thereof is to efficiently, easily and accurately mount a slide plate on a pillar garnish body in which a shock absorber is incorporated. Another object of the present invention is to provide a pillar garnish that can be securely attached.

[0008]

The above object is effectively achieved by each of the first to third aspects of the present invention.

The invention according to claim 1 is a pillar garnish that covers a pillar on the vehicle interior side, and has a substantially U-shape having a position adjusting opening for moving a seat belt anchor attached to the pillar so that the position can be adjusted. A cross-sectional pillar garnish main body, a shock absorber attached to the back surface of the pillar garnish main body and having an opening corresponding to the position adjustment opening, between the shock absorber and the pillar garnish main body. A slide plate slidably disposed together with the seat belt anchor and closing the position adjustment opening, and one end of the shock absorber is releasably engaged with at least one end of the slide plate. The pillar garnish is characterized in that the pillar garnish has an engagement holding portion for making the pillar garnish.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, at least one end of the slide plate for closing the opening for the seat belt anchor whose position can be adjusted is releasably engaged with one side end of the shock absorber. Since it is possible, the slide plate and the shock absorber can be assembled together in the pillar garnish main body. According to this configuration, the slide plate is positioned on the shock absorber, and the assembled slide plate and the shock absorber are combined with the pillar garnish body. Therefore, the shock absorber and the pillar garnish are substantially formed. It is an operation of assembling two parts with the main body, and in addition to being able to efficiently, easily and accurately perform the assembling operation, it is possible to avoid a correction operation or the like due to an assembly failure.

In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the above configuration, the shock absorber is curved in the same direction as the pillar garnish main body and has a guide concave portion for guiding the slide plate. The slide plate is made of a flat plate, and the other end of the slide plate is in elastic contact with the guide concave portion. According to such a configuration,
One end of the slide plate is releasably engaged with one end of the shock absorber and the other end is elastically contacted with the guide concave portion by utilizing the elasticity of the slide plate. The slide plate can be positioned in the guide concave portion of the body, and the slide plate can be accommodated in the guide concave portion without hindering the operation of the slide plate and the energy absorption characteristics of the shock absorber. .

[0012] In the invention according to claim 3, in addition to the above-described respective structures, when the shock absorber and the slide plate are assembled on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body, the shock absorber and the slide plate may be connected to each other. It is provided that a release means for releasing the engagement is provided. In this invention, when assembling the shock absorber on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body, or when attaching the pillar garnish to a pillar of a vehicle body, the shock absorber and the slide plate are simultaneously engaged with the assembly. Can be released, and the work efficiency can be improved without the need to perform the work of releasing the engagement.

[0013]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Figure 1
FIG. 5 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a pillar garnish,
2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing main parts of the shock absorber and the slide plate, FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view in which a part of the shock absorber is cut away, and FIG. 4 is an assembled state of the shock absorber and the slide plate. FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing an assembled state of the pillar garnish.

In these figures, reference numeral 10 denotes a pillar garnish of the present invention, and the pillar garnish body 1
Pillar garnish body 11 and shock absorber 30
And a slide plate 20 for closing the opening 14 for adjusting the position of the seat belt anchor (not shown). The pillar garnish main body 11 is made of a talc-containing polypropylene resin material or the like. Pillar garnish body 11
Is formed of a long member having a flat plate portion 12 and side wall portions 13 opposed to each other along the longitudinal direction thereof, the cross section of which is an open cross-sectional structure having a substantially U-shaped cross section.

The flat plate portion 12 of the pillar garnish main body 11 is formed with a substantially rectangular opening 14 for adjusting a position for moving a seat belt anchor attached to a pillar of a vehicle body (not shown) so as to be adjustable. . The entire flat plate portion 12 of the pillar garnish main body 11 is formed in a curved shape that is gently curved toward the back surface from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction, and the entire side wall portion 13 is formed from one end in the longitudinal direction to another end. It is configured in a curved shape that is gently curved toward the opposite direction toward the end. The flat plate portion 12 of the pillar garnish main body 11
The mounting bosses 15 for shock absorbers are respectively provided upright at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the back surface, and three short mounting claws 16 for shock absorbers are provided on each of the opposing surfaces of the side wall portion 13. It is protruded at intervals.

In the pillar garnish 10 of the present invention, a shock absorber 30 is provided on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11. The shock absorber 30 is integrally formed by injection molding a polypropylene resin material or the like, and is curved in the same direction as the pillar garnish main body 11. As shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a flat plate portion 31 and a box-shaped side wall portion 32 protruding rearward from one end to the other end in the longitudinal direction of the flat plate portion 31.
It is composed of The flat plate portion 3 of the shock absorber 30
A substantially rectangular opening 33 for inserting a seatbelt anchor is formed in the center of the pillar garnish main body 11 at a position corresponding to the installation position of the opening 14.

The inside of the box-shaped side wall portion 32 is opened in the rear surface direction, and a plurality of shock absorbing ribs 34 for absorbing the shock by being plastically deformed when the shock is applied therein.
, 34 are provided. A plurality of ribs for shock absorption 3
Numerals 4 are arranged in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the box-shaped side wall 32 at predetermined intervals, and the edge of each shock absorbing rib 34 is formed in a stepped shape having a step. At the outer edge of each box-shaped side wall portion 32, three notches 35 equal to the interval between the installation positions of the mounting claws 16 for the shock absorber of the pillar garnish main body 11 are provided.
, 35 are provided, and the notch 35 is engaged with the shock absorber mounting claw 16 when the pillar garnish main body 11 and the shock absorber 30 are mounted.

As shown in FIG. 4, a groove, which is a guide concave portion 36 for guiding the movement of the slide plate 20 for closing the position adjusting opening 14 of the pillar garnish main body 11, is formed on the surface of the shock absorber 30. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide concave portion 36 constitutes a sliding space for the slide plate 20 between the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11 and the surface of the shock absorber 30. According to the illustrated example, one end of the shock absorber 30 has an elongated rectangular plate-shaped engagement holding portion 37 protruding from one side of the longitudinal edge of the guide concave portion 36. ing. The engagement holding portion 37 extends in the same direction as the guide concave portion 36, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a stair-like stepped portion 37 a is provided at the tip of the engagement holding portion 37. A substantially triangular mounting seat 37b is formed through the interposition. The mounting seat 37b is provided with a mounting hole 37c for insertion and fixing to the mounting boss 15 of the pillar garnish main body 11.

According to this embodiment, the engagement holding portion 37 has a slit hole 37d along the lower end of the step portion 37a.
Is formed, and a substantially T-shaped engaging portion 37e surrounded by the slit hole 37d is formed in the vertical direction of the step portion 37a. The engagement portion 37e is formed integrally with a substantially trapezoidal engagement receiving portion 37f protruding from the rear end edge of the mounting seat 37b. The engagement receiving portion 37f and the engagement portion 37e suppress the movement of the slide plate 20,
And slide plate 20 is temporarily engaged and held. Further, as shown in the illustrated example, the other end of the shock absorber 30 is connected to the guide concave portion 36.
A substantially U-shaped stepped mounting portion 38 is formed to project from the surface of the engagement holding portion 37 so as to be equal to the set height of the mounting seat 37b. Part 37
The pillar garnish body 1 as in the case of the mounting seat 37b.
A mounting hole 38a for insertion and fixing to one mounting boss 15 is formed. Each mounting hole 37c and 3 of the shock absorber 30
8a and each mounting boss 1 of the pillar garnish body 11
5 and 15 are fixed by a speed nut (not shown) or heat caulking.

The slide plate 20 is made of an olefin elastomer and is slidably disposed between the guide concave portion 36 of the shock absorber 30 and the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11. The slide plate 20 has sliding ribs 22, 22 for sliding the guide concave portion 36 of the shock absorber 30 and the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11 at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the substantially rectangular flat plate portion 21.
, And has a substantially H-shaped cross section. In the center of the slide plate 20, the shock absorber 30
A substantially circular opening 23 for inserting a seat belt anchor corresponding to the installation position of the opening 33 is formed.

According to the illustrated example, the slide plate 2
The engagement notch 24 is provided at the edge of one end in the longitudinal direction of the zero, equal to the set position interval of the substantially T-shaped engagement portion 37e of the engagement holding portion 37. A pair of locking claws 24a, 24a directed inward are provided at the opening edge of the engagement notch 24. The distance between the locking claws 24a, 24a is smaller than the width of the maximum width portion of the substantially T-shaped engagement portion 37e, and is equal to or greater than the width of the minimum width portion. The slide plate 20 is slid along the elongated rectangular plate surface of the engagement holding portion 37,
The engagement notch 24 of the engagement holding portion 37 of the engagement holding portion 37
f and the elongated rectangular plate surface, the locking claws 24a, 24a of the engagement notch 24 become the maximum width of the substantially T-shaped engagement portion 37e of the engagement holding portion 37. And is engaged.

As shown in FIG. 4, the guide concave portion 36 of the shock absorber 30 has a curved shape warped with respect to the slide plate 20. The slide plate 20
Has a flat shape. For this reason, in a state where one end of the slide plate 20 is engaged with the engagement holding portion 37, the other end of the slide plate 20 is elastically brought into contact with the guide concave portion 36 by utilizing elasticity.
Is temporarily engaged and held. According to such a configuration, it is possible to position the slide plate 20 in the guide concave portion 36 of the shock absorber 30, without impairing the operation of the slide plate 20 and the energy absorption characteristics of the shock absorber 30. The slide plate 20
Can be easily and accurately accommodated in the guide concave portion 36.

When assembling the pillar garnish 10 of the present invention configured as described above, the engagement holding portion 3
7 along the elongated rectangular plate surface.
0, and slide the engagement notch 2 of the slide plate 20
4 is inserted between the engagement receiving portion 37f of the engagement holding portion 37 and the elongated rectangular plate surface. And the engagement notch 2
4 is substantially the T of the engagement holding portion 37.
The engagement notch 24 engages with the engagement holding portion 37 when it crosses over the maximum width portion of the character-shaped engagement portion 37e. Next, the slide plate 20 is elastically contacted with the guide concave portion 36 of the shock absorber 30. Thus, the shock absorber 30 and the slide plate 20 are assembled.

The pillar garnish body 11
The mounting holes 37c, 38a of the shock absorber 30 are inserted into the respective mounting bosses 15, 15 and pushed into the mounting bosses 15, and the notches 35 of the shock absorber 30 are inserted into the mounting claws 16 of the pillar garnish body 11. Fit. Next, the slide plate 20 is released from the engagement holding portion 37 by manually moving the slide plate 20 from the opening 14 of the pillar garnish main body 11. A speed nut (not shown) is fitted to each mounting boss 15, 15 of the pillar garnish main body 11, or
Alternatively, the assembly of the pillar garnish 10 is completed by caulking the mounting bosses 15, 15.

Referring to FIG. 6, a second representative of the present invention is shown.
3 shows a pillar garnish main body and a main part of a slide plate according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 6, substantially the same members as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same member names and reference numerals, and the illustration of the shock absorber is omitted. Therefore, a detailed description of these members will be omitted.

In the above embodiment, the engagement between the engagement holding portion 37 of the shock absorber 30 and the engagement notch 24 of the slide plate 20 is released by the operator's hand. In the embodiment, the shock absorber 30 and the slide plate 20 are provided on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11.
When assembling, the engagement holding portion 37 of the shock absorber 30
And a releasing means for releasing the engagement of the slide plate 20 with the engagement notch 24. As shown in FIG.
The flat plate portion 12 on the back side of the pillar garnish body 11
The slide plate 20 is provided with a substantially triangular projecting piece 17, and a slit 25 is formed at the longitudinal edge of the slide plate 20 at the same interval as the set position of the substantially triangular projecting piece 17. The substantially triangular projecting piece 17 and the slit 2
5 constitutes the release means.

When the shock absorber 30 is attached to the pillar garnish main body 11, the slide plate 20
The slit 25 is inserted into the protruding piece 17 and is gradually pushed in the direction of the arrow A shown by the slope of the protruding piece 17. Thereby, the engagement holding portion 37 of the shock absorber 30
Is disengaged from the engagement notch 24 of the slide plate 20, and the slide plate 20 is
0 and is slidably mounted on the guide concave portion 36. According to such a configuration, when assembling the shock absorber 30 on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body 11, or when attaching the pillar garnish 11 to a pillar of a vehicle body (not shown), the shock absorber 30 and the The engagement with the slide plate 20 can be released, and the operation efficiency can be improved without the need for the operation of releasing the engagement.

As is clear from the above description, according to the pillar garnish according to the present invention, it is possible to releasably engage and hold at least one end of the slide plate with one end of the shock absorber. Therefore, the slide plate and the shock absorber can be assembled together in the pillar garnish main body. At this time, one end of the slide plate is releasably engaged with and held on one side end of the shock absorber, and the other end is elastically contacted with the guide concave portion by utilizing the elasticity of the slide plate. The slide plate is positioned on the shock absorber, so that the assembling work can be easily and accurately performed, and the correction work or the like due to a defective assembly can be avoided.

Further, since the slide plate can be positioned in the guide concave portion of the shock absorber, the slide plate can be positioned without obstructing the operation of the slide plate and the energy absorption characteristics of the shock absorber. It can be accommodated in the guide recess. When assembling the shock absorber on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body, or when attaching the pillar garnish to a pillar of the vehicle body, it is also possible to release the engagement between the shock absorber and the slide plate at the same time as the assembly. In addition, two parts, the shock absorber and the pillar garnish main body, are assembled, and the work efficiency can be improved. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but naturally includes a technical range that can be easily changed by those skilled in the art from those embodiments.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a pillar garnish according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a main part of a shock absorber and a slide plate of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a partial perspective view of the shock absorber of the present invention with a part cut away.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing an assembled state of the shock absorber and the slide plate of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view schematically showing an assembled state of a pillar garnish of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view schematically showing a main part of a pillar garnish main body and a slide plate according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Pillar garnish 11 Pillar garnish main body 12,21,31 Flat plate 13 Side wall 14,23,33 Opening 15 Mounting boss 16 Mounting claw 17 Projection piece 20 Slide plate 22 Sliding rib 24 Engagement notch 24a Locking claw 25 Slit 30 Shock absorber 32 Box-shaped side wall part 34 Shock absorbing rib 35 Notch part 36 Guide concave part 37 Engagement holding part 37a Step part 37b Mounting seat 37c, 38a Mounting hole 37d Slit hole 37e Engaging part 37f Engagement Receiving part 38 Stepped mounting part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A pillar garnish body having a substantially U-shaped cross-section and having a position adjusting opening for moving a seat belt anchor attached to the pillar so as to adjust the position, the pillar garnish covering a vehicle-side pillar. And a shock absorber attached to the back surface of the pillar garnish main body and having an opening corresponding to the position adjusting opening, and sliding together with the seat belt anchor between the shock absorber and the pillar garnish main body. Arranged as possible,
A slide plate for closing the position adjusting opening, and one end of the shock absorber has an engagement holding portion for releasably engaging and holding at least one end of the slide plate. A pillar garnish characterized by: 2. The shock absorber is curved in the same direction as the pillar garnish main body, has a guide concave portion for guiding the slide plate, and the slide plate is made of a flat plate. The pillar garnish according to claim 1, wherein the other end of the pillar garnish is elastically contacted with the guide concave portion. 3. When the shock absorber and the slide plate are assembled on the back surface of the pillar garnish main body, the shock absorber and the slide plate have release means for releasing engagement between the slide absorber and the slide plate. 2. Pillar garnish according to 2.