JP2000203347A - Door pocket structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the beautiful looking, and to improve the quietness in a car room, by eliminating a gap generated between a door trim main body and a pocket front cover, in a door pocket structure composed by installing and fixing the pocket front cover and a pocket back cover from the front side and the rear side of an opening for pocket, at the lower side of the door trim body. SOLUTION: While a pocket front cover 30 and a pocket back cover 40 are engaged and fixed by installing them to a door trim main body from the front surface side and the rear surface side of the opening 24 for pocket of the door trim main body, an angle form flange 44 is formed to the upper edge of the pocket back cover 40. Even though an outer force is applied to the door trim main body by pressing the corner part 26 of the door trim main body by this angle form flange 44, the generation of a gap between the pocket front cover 30 and the door trim main body is prevented as low as possible.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door pocket structure in which a pocket front cover and a pocket back cover are mounted from the front and back sides of a door pocket portion in a door trim body, and more particularly, to a pocket front cover and a door trim body. The present invention relates to a door pocket structure that eliminates the occurrence of a gap between the door pocket and the exterior design.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 5 shows a door trim 1 for an automobile mounted on a door panel. Usually, this type of door trim 1 for an automobile is constructed by mounting a resin ornament, a retrofitting part, etc. on a door trim body 2. Have been.

[0003] The structure of the door pocket will be described with reference to FIG. 6.
A resin core material 2a formed into a desired curved shape by mold press molding of P resin, and a TP integrated with the resin core material 2a at the time of mold press molding of the resin core material 2a.
An O (thermoplastic olefin) sheet or other skin material 2b is provided, and a pocket opening 2d is opened below the armrest 2c bulging into the room.

Then, a pocket front cover 3 and a pocket back cover 4 are mounted from the front and back sides so as to sandwich the pocket opening 2d to form a door pocket 5. The pocket front cover 3 has a mounting boss (not shown) protrudingly formed on the rear surface side. After the boss is inserted into a mounting hole (also not shown) of the door trim main body 2, a push nut is attached. It is fitted or fixed by caulking by heat welding.

On the other hand, the pocket back cover 4 is formed by molding a PP resin into a shallow bottom container shape, and is provided with an opening facing the back side of the pocket front cover 3.
Are fixed by ultrasonic welding along both side edges and a lower edge of the pocket back cover 4. As shown in FIG. 6, the pocket front cover 3 and the pocket back cover 4 are formed with corresponding locking claws 3a and 4a, and by engaging these locking claws 3a and 4a,
Mutually fixed.

[0006]

However, the door pocket 5 having the above-described structure is provided with the pocket front cover 3.
However, the upper edge of the pocket opening 2d provided in the door trim main body 2 is not directly fixed to the pocket front cover 3 and the pocket back cover 4, but is in a free state. Therefore, the external force indicated by the arrow F in FIG.
, The door trim body 2 is easily deformed upward,
It has been pointed out that a drawback occurs between the pocket front cover 3 and the door trim main body 2, resulting in a deterioration in appearance.

When a dimensional error or a mounting error occurs in the door trim main body 2 or the pocket front cover 3 or due to shrinkage distortion after molding, etc.
The gap between the door trim and the door trim body 2 is apt to occur, which not only deteriorates the appearance, but also produces a low-pitched sound due to vibrations during traveling, which is a factor that impairs the quietness of the vehicle interior. Is also conceivable.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and has conventionally been a problem in a door pocket structure in which a pocket front cover and a pocket back cover are mounted below a door trim body. By reliably preventing skidding between the door trim body and the pocket front cover, a good appearance is ensured for a long period of time. It aims to provide a promising door pocket structure.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 of the present application is directed to a door trim main body from the front and back sides of a pocket opening formed below an armrest. In a door pocket structure in which a pocket front cover and a pocket back cover are attached so as to sandwich an opening, and are fixed to each other along upper edge portions of the pocket front cover and the pocket back cover, an upper edge of the pocket back cover is provided. When the pocket back cover is attached to the door trim main body, the corners of the door trim main body at the upper side of the pocket opening are pressed down with this angled flange, and the door trim main body is It is characterized in that it is urged in the direction of contact with the pocket front cover.

Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
If a pocket front cover and a pocket back cover are attached from the front and back sides of the door trim body respectively, the angled flange provided on the upper edge of the pocket back cover will hold the door trim body, and the upper side of the opening of the door trim body will be a pocket. The pockets are urged in the direction of close contact with the front cover, and when an upward external force is applied to the lower part of the armrest of the door trim body, the pockets move in conjunction with the deformation of the door trim body, and the front cover also moves upwards. No gap occurs between the front cover and the door trim body.

Next, the invention described in claim 2 of the present application is:
A projection is provided at the tip of the angled flange toward the lower side, and a biasing force that imparts spring elasticity of resin is applied from the angled flange along the back surface of the door trim body and the contact portion of the projection. I do.

Therefore, according to the second aspect of the present invention,
At the tip of the angled flange formed on the upper edge of the pocket back cover, a downwardly directed projection is formed, and the urging force on the door trim main body is strengthened by the dimension of the vertical height of the projection, It is possible to more effectively prevent the gap between the pocket front cover and the door trim body, which has conventionally occurred.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a door pocket structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a door trim for an automobile to which a door pocket structure according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing a door pocket portion in the door trim for the automobile,
FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which a pocket back cover in the vehicle door trim is attached to the door trim body.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the door pocket structure according to the present invention.

1 and 2, an automobile door trim 10 is configured by mounting various ornament members, functional parts, and the like on a door trim main body 20 formed into a desired shape, and has a door pocket structure according to the present invention. The related components include a pocket front cover 30 and a pocket back cover 40 made of a resin molded body mounted below the door trim main body 20.

More specifically, the door trim body 20 is formed of a laminated molded body of a resin core material 21 and a skin material 22. In the present embodiment, the resin core material 21 is made of PP (polypropylene mixed with talc). ) In addition to molding into a desired curved shape by resin mold press molding,
When the resin core material 21 is subjected to mold press molding, TPO
(Thermoplastic olefin) A skin material 22 made of a laminated sheet material lined with polyethylene foam on the back surface of the sheet is integrally attached to the front surface side of the resin core material 21.

The door trim body 20 is formed as an armrest 23 whose surface is substantially centered and bulges toward the inside of the room, and a pocket opening 24 is opened horizontally below the armrest 23.

The door pocket structure according to the present invention comprises a door pocket cover 30 near the pocket opening 24 of the door trim main body 20 and a door back cover 4.
This is an improvement of the mutual relationship with 0.

First, the door trim main body 2 of each of the pocket front cover 30 and the pocket back cover 40 is provided.
0, the pocket front cover 30 is formed of an injection molded body of PP resin.
A pocket outlet 31 slightly smaller than the elongated pocket opening 24 formed in the door trim body 20 is opened, and a pocket front cover is provided on the surface side of the door trim body 20 below the pocket opening 24 of the door trim body 20. A mounting boss (not shown) provided on the back surface of the door trim 30 is inserted into a mounting hole of the door trim main body 20, and is fixed by mechanical fixing such as push nut fitting or ultrasonic welding.

On the other hand, the pocket back cover 40 is attached to the back side of the pocket opening 24 of the door trim main body 20, and this pocket back cover 40 is also made of PP.
As shown in FIG. 3, it is formed of a resin injection molded body and is formed into a shallow bottom container shape.
Are attached to the door trim main body 20 toward the back side of the pocket opening 24, and as fixing structures, mounting pieces 41 are provided at one location on each side of the pocket back cover 40 and three locations at the lower edge.
Are formed to project outward, and a circular mounting hole 42 is formed in the mounting piece 41.

The resin core 2 of the door trim body 20
The pocket back cover 40 is attached to the door trim main body 20 by inserting the mounting boss 25 provided corresponding to the mounting hole 42 on the back surface side of the 1 and by ultrasonically caulking the tip of the mounting boss 25. It will be firmly fixed.

Further, the pocket front cover 30 and the pocket back cover 40 are fixed to each other at an upper edge portion. That is, the pocket front cover 30
On the back surface, a locking claw 32 whose claw faces upward is formed, and correspondingly, a locking claw 43 whose claw faces downward is formed on the upper edge of the pocket back cover 40. The pocket front cover 30 and the pocket back cover 40 are attached to the door trim main body 20, and the locking claws 32 and 43 are engaged with each other in a state where the pocket front cover 30 and the pocket back cover 40 are attached. Firmly fixed.

Incidentally, the present invention relates to the door trim main body 20.
This prevents the occurrence of gaps between the front cover and the pocket front cover 30 so as to prevent the occurrence of rattle and the like while maintaining good design and running. As shown in FIG. Angled flanges 44 are formed at two positions on the left and right sides of the upper edge of the back cover 40. The angled flanges 44 are provided at the corners 26 above the pocket openings 24 of the door trim body 20.
Is set to fit.

Accordingly, when the pocket front cover 30 and the pocket back cover 40 are mounted on the door trim main body 20 and mechanical stopping and ultrasonic welding and fixing are completed, the angle provided at the upper edge of the pocket back cover 40 is provided. The flange 44 fits into the corner 26 above the opening 24 of the door trim body 20 and the upper part of the pocket for opening 24 of the door trim body 20 so that a downward biasing force is always applied to the door trim body 20 from the angled flange 44. The angle θ1 of the angled flange 44 is set to be slightly smaller than the angle θ of the corner portion 26. A reinforcing rib 45 extending in the vertical direction is integrated with the outer surface of the angled flange 44 to ensure strong rigidity.

As described above, since force is always applied from the angled flange 44 of the pocket back cover 40 in the direction in which the door trim main body 20 comes into close contact with the pocket front cover 30 side, for example, the lower surface of the armrest 23 of the door trim main body 20 is removed. When pressed upward, in the conventional structure, the door trim body 20 and the pocket front cover 3
However, in the present invention, since the pocket front cover 30 is interlocked with the door trim main body 20, no gap occurs between the two, and a good external appearance can be obtained for a long time, Low-grade sounds such as rattling noises due to the occurrence of squealing are not generated.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to maintain a good appearance especially in the vicinity of the door pocket which is easy for the occupant to see, while contributing to the quietness in the vehicle compartment, while having a simple structure. It is practical.

Next, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the door pocket structure according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a downwardly directed protrusion is formed at the tip of an angled flange 44 formed on the pocket back cover 40. 46 are formed. Therefore, the urging force applied to the door trim main body 20 is increased by an amount corresponding to the vertical dimension of the projection 46, and thus the pocket front cover 30 and the door trim main body 20 are increased.
Can be more reliably prevented from occurring.

[0028]

As described above, in the door pocket structure according to the present invention, the pocket front cover and the pocket back cover are attached to the door trim body so that the pocket opening provided in the door trim body is sandwiched from the front and back sides. To form a door pocket, an angled flange is provided on the upper edge of the pocket back cover, and the corner of the door trim body above the pocket opening is pressed down by the angled flange, so that the door trim body and the pocket front cover come into close contact with each other. Direction, so that even if an external force directed upward is applied to the lower surface of the armrest of the door trim body, there is no gap between the pocket front cover and the door trim body as in the past. The appearance of the door pocket, which is easy for passengers to see The long-term beautifully be maintained over, and since never lower sound like accompanying rattling sound occurs liked generation, it has the effect that can contribute significantly to the quietness of the vehicle compartment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automobile door trim to which a door pocket structure according to the present invention is applied.

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

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing an attached state of a door trim main body and a pocket back cover in the first embodiment of the door pocket structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a main part showing another embodiment of the door pocket structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a conventional automobile door trim.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a defect in a conventional door pocket structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Door trim 20 Door trim main body 21 Resin core material 22 Skin material 23 Armrest 24 Pocket opening 25 Mounting boss 26 Corner part 30 Pocket front cover 31 Pocket outlet 32 Locking claw 40 Pocket back cover 43 Locking claw 44 Angle shape Flange 45 Reinforcement rib 46 Projection

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pocket front cover (30) sandwiching the pocket opening (24) from the front and back sides of the pocket opening (24) opened below the armrest (23) of the door trim body (20). And a pocket back cover (40) attached to the pocket front cover (30) and the pocket back cover (40). ) Are formed at a plurality of points along the upper edge of the door trim body (20) when the pocket back cover (40) is attached to the door trim body (20). ) Is pressed downward by the angled flange (44), and the door trim body (2) is pressed.
A door pocket structure characterized in that 0) is urged in a direction in which it is in close contact with the pocket front cover (30). 2. A door trim body (2) having a downwardly directed projection (46) at the tip of said angled flange (44).
2. A door pocket according to claim 1, wherein a biasing force having a spring elasticity of resin is applied from the angled flange (44) along the abutting portion of the projection (46) and the back surface of the door pocket. Construction.