JP2001105988A - Fitting structure for vehicle television - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simple fitting structure for a vehicle television having no gap on the overlap section between the television and a car room ceiling. SOLUTION: A television fitting opening 50 is formed on the ceiling trim 5 of the car room ceiling C, and a television T is formed with a base plate 3, a television body 1 assembled to it tiltably and rotatably, and a frame-like cover member 4 surrounding the outer periphery of the television body 1. The front and rear end edges 31, 32 of the base plate 3 are overlapped on the upper faces of the front and rear opening edges 51, 52 of the opening 50 respectively to close the opening 50, and the front and rear outer peripheral end edges 41, 42 of the cover member 4 are allowed to abut on the lower faces of the front and rear opening edges 51, 52 of the opening 50 respectively. Lock sections 43, 44 provided on the cover member 4 are locked and fixed to the base plate 3, and the front and rear opening edges 51, 52 of the opening 50 are pinched between the front end edge 31 of the base plate 3 and the outer peripheral front end edge 41 of the cover member 4 and between the rear end edge 32 of the base plate 3 and the outer peripheral rear end edge 42 of the cover member 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a television for a vehicle attached to a ceiling of a passenger compartment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, as shown in FIG. 3, a television T is attached to a vehicle cabin ceiling C in a wagon vehicle or the like having a high vehicle room ceiling height. This type of television T has a thin television main body 1 using a liquid crystal display assembled to a base portion 2A so as to be capable of turning up and down. The television body 1 is rotated downward and used in a substantially vertical posture, and when not in use, the television body 1 is rotated upward and housed in the base portion 2A in a substantially horizontal shape. Figure 1
0 is a screen.

FIG. 4 shows a conventional television mounting structure.
The base part 2A of the television T is a box body having a concave portion 21 for accommodating the television main body 1 on the surface, and a base plate 3A is integrally attached to the back surface of the base part 2A. On the other hand, the vehicle interior ceiling C is provided with a television mounting opening (hereinafter referred to as an opening) 50 in a ceiling trim 5 in which a synthetic resin plate material 5a is covered with a skin 5b. The opening 50 is formed at a position corresponding to a roof reinforcement (hereinafter referred to as “reinforcement”) 6 extending in the vehicle width direction and reinforcing the vehicle body roof. Then, the television T has a ceiling trim 5 whose outer peripheral end is closed by closing the opening 50 from below.
The base plate 3A is fastened to the reinforcement 6 by pressing against the lower surface of the opening edge of the opening 50.

Incidentally, the rigidity around the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 made of synthetic resin is insufficient, so that it is curved, or a gap is formed between the base 2A and the periphery of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5. Is not good.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 5, a frame-shaped retainer 7 is superposed and fixed on the upper surface around the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 along the opening edge to strengthen the opening edge. As shown, a panel-shaped bracket 8 is attached to the reinforcement 6 so as to cover the opening 50 from above, and the front edge and the rear edge thereof are overlapped with the opening front edge and the opening rear edge of the opening 50, respectively. The base plate 3A of the base portion 2A is fastened to the bracket 8 so that the front and rear ends of the base portion 2A and the front and rear edges of the bracket 8 sandwich the opening edges before and after the opening 50 vertically. ing.

[0006]

However, in these conventional structures, since separate members such as the frame-shaped retainer 7 and the panel-shaped bracket 8 are attached, the number of parts is increased and the weight is increased. The cost is high and the number of man-hours for installation work is large. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to realize a mounting structure for a TV for a vehicle in which a deformation portion or a gap does not occur at an abutting portion between a base portion of the TV and a ceiling of a vehicle compartment without using a separate member dedicated to mounting the TV. It is a thing.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a television mounting structure for mounting on a ceiling of a passenger compartment, wherein an opening is formed in a ceiling trim of the ceiling of the passenger compartment, and the television is turned upside down on a base plate and the base plate. The television body is movably mounted, and includes a frame-shaped cover member that surrounds the outer periphery of the television main body that is folded down along the base plate and accommodates the television main body. The front and rear edges are respectively overlapped on the upper surfaces of the front and rear opening edges of the opening so as to close, and the front and rear outer peripheral edges of the cover member are respectively brought into contact with the lower surfaces of the front and rear opening edges of the opening, The cover member is locked and fixed to the base plate by locking portions provided at front and rear ends thereof, and the opening edges before and after the opening are respectively fixed to the base plate. Between the outer front edge of over bets front edge and the cover member, and, pinching between the outer rear edge of the rear edge and the cover member of the base plate (claim 1). Since the base plate and the cover member constituting the television are separated from each other, and the opening edges before and after the opening of the ceiling trim are vertically sandwiched therebetween, the television can be mounted on the ceiling with good appearance without any gap. In addition, since a dedicated member for mounting the TV is not required, the structure is simplified and the weight is reduced, and the workability of mounting the TV is improved, leading to a reduction in the number of work steps.

A first through hole and a second through hole are formed in the base plate at positions inside the front and rear edges overlapping with the opening edge of the opening of the ceiling trim, respectively. A first projecting upward at a position corresponding to the first through-hole and having an upper end bent in a rectangular shape;
And a second locking portion having a locking claw at an upper end is formed to protrude upward at a position corresponding to the second through-hole, and to form a front and rear edge of the base plate. The first locking portion is inserted into the first through hole in a state of being overlapped on the upper surfaces of the opening edges before and after the opening, and the bent end is pressed against the upper surface of the opening edge of the first through hole. The second locking portion is inserted into the second through hole so as to be elastically engaged with the upper surface of the opening edge of the second through hole (claim 2). Since the cover member is mounted by locking the first and second locking portions to the first and second through holes of the base plate, the mounting workability is good.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, the television T uses the television main body 1 in a state of standing upright from a ceiling C of a vehicle compartment, and rotates and accommodates the television body 1 along the ceiling C of the vehicle compartment.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
Is entirely covered with a ceiling trim 5 in which a plate material 5a made of a synthetic resin is covered with a skin 5b, and a rectangular opening 50 is formed in the ceiling trim 5. The opening 50 has four corners formed in an arc shape. The opening 50 is formed at a position corresponding to the belt-shaped reinforcement 6 provided along the lower surface of the roof panel in the vehicle width direction to reinforce the roof panel. The reinforcement 6 has an inverted hat shape in cross section and crosses the opening 50 in the vehicle width direction, and upper surfaces of left and right opening edges of the opening 50 are in contact with a lower surface of the reinforcement 6.

The television main body 1 of the television T is a box type using a liquid crystal display, and its front and rear dimensions (the left side in the figure is the front side) and the left and right width dimensions are smaller than the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5. The base 2 of the television T includes a base plate 3 made of a metal plate and a frame-shaped cover member 4 made of a synthetic resin separate from the base plate 3.

The base plate 3 is a substantially rectangular panel material, and its front and rear dimensions are formed larger than the front and rear dimensions of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5.
It is formed slightly smaller than the width of the opening 50 so that it can be fitted inside. The base plate 3 has four corners cut off, and the width of the front edge 31 and the rear edge 32 is smaller than the width of the opening edges 51 and 52 before and after the opening 50.

In the base plate 3, first rectangular through holes 33 are formed on both left and right sides of a front end, and second rectangular through holes 3 are formed on both left and right sides of a rear end.
4 are formed. First and second through holes 33, 34
Are formed slightly inwardly of the front edge 31 and the rear edge 32, respectively, and the front and rear spaces between the through holes 33 and 34 are substantially the same as the front and rear dimensions of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5. Further, through holes 35 for screwing are formed in the base plate 3 at both left and right ends thereof, respectively.

On the lower surface of the base plate 3, a pair of left and right protrusions 3 protruding downward at both left and right positions of the front end.
6 are formed, and the left and right side front ends of the television main body 1 are pivotally supported on these. The television main body 1 is configured to rotate up and down around the support portion so that the screen 10 faces the base plate 3.

The cover member 4 has a frame shape made of synthetic resin.
The outer peripheral dimension is formed to be larger than the outer peripheral dimension of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5, and the front edge 41, the rear edge 42, and the side edges are curved and erected upward.
The inner peripheral dimension of the cover member 4 is adjusted to the outer peripheral dimension of the television main body 1 so as to accommodate the television main body 1. The height of the inner peripheral edge of the cover member 4 is adjusted to the thickness of the television body 1.

The front end of the cover member 4 is provided on each of the left and right sides thereof with first locking portions 43 at positions corresponding to the first through holes 33 of the base plate 3. First locking portion 43
Has a bent end 45 protruding upward (on the rear side of the cover member 4) and having a front end bent substantially in a V shape. On the other hand, at the rear end of the cover member 4, second locking portions 44 protruding upward are provided at positions corresponding to the second through holes 34 of the base plate 3 on both the left and right sides, respectively. The distal end of the portion 44 is provided with a locking claw 46 having a mountain-shaped cross section that projects rearward. The locking claw 46 is formed by forming a substantially U-shaped cut in an intermediate portion of the locking portion 44 and forming a tongue-shaped uncut portion that can be flexibly deformed.

To mount the television T on the passenger compartment ceiling C, first, the base plate 3 is fitted into the opening 50 from below so as to cover the opening 5 of the ceiling trim 5 from above. When the base plate 3 is fitted from below, the base plate 3 is inclined in the front-rear direction, inserted into the opening 50 from the front edge 31 side, and inserted into the opening 50 from the rear edge 32 side. Then, by sliding the base plate 3 toward the rear of the vehicle, the base plate 3 is superimposed on the upper surfaces of the opening edges 51 and 52 before and after the opening 50, and the first and second through holes 3 of the base plate 3 are formed.
Opening edges 51, 52 before and after the opening 50, respectively.
To align along the inside of the.

When the base plate 3 is fitted into the opening 50, the welded bolts W of the reinforcement 6 are inserted into the through holes 35 on the left and right sides, and the upper surface of the base plate 3 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the reinforcement 6, and The base plate 3 is fixed to the reinforcement 6 by fastening the nut N to the weld bolt W from below the through hole 35.

Next, a cover member 4 that surrounds the outer periphery of the television main body 1 in a state of being folded along the base plate 3 and covers the opening edge of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 is attached. As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 2, the cover member 4 pushes the outer peripheral front edge 41 against the opening front edge 51 of the opening 50 on the lower surface of the ceiling trim 5 in the upwardly inclined position, and the first locking portion 43. Penetrates into the first through hole 33 of the base plate 3 and presses and locks the bent end 45 to the upper surface of the front edge of the opening of the first through hole 33 to stop the front end of the cover member 4. The second locking part 44 is pressed into the second through hole 34 of the base plate 3 while bending the locking claw 46 while returning the locking claw 46 horizontally. The entire periphery of the outer peripheral edge of the cover member 4 is pressed around the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 by being elastically engaged with the upper surface of the edge.

Thus, the opening front edge 51 of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 is vertically sandwiched between the front edge 31 of the base plate 3 and the outer front edge 41 of the cover member 4, and the opening rear edge 52 of the opening 50. Is the rear edge 32 of the base plate 3
And the outer peripheral rear edge 42 of the cover member 4, and the left and right opening side edges of the opening 50 are vertically sandwiched between the left and right outer peripheral edges of the cover member 4 and the reinforcement 6. In addition, the periphery of the opening 50 of the ceiling trim 5 is stable, and a gap is not formed between the ceiling trim 5 and the outer periphery of the television T, so that the appearance is not impaired.

Further, the cover member 4 has good mounting workability by sequentially locking the first and second locking portions 43 and 44 in the first and second through holes 33 and 34 of the base plate 3. It is.

[0022]

According to the vehicle television mounting structure of the present invention, there is no need to use a separate member dedicated to mounting the television.
The base plate and cover member that make up the TV are separated from each other, and they are mounted using these components. Therefore, the structure is simplified and lightweight, and the mounting workability is good. A good-looking attachment with no gap at the abutment portion with the abutment can be realized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a vehicle television to which a mounting structure of the present invention is applied, viewed from below in a housed state.

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

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle television mounted on a vehicle ceiling.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting structure of a conventional vehicle television.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing another conventional mounting structure for a television for a vehicle.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a mounting structure of still another conventional vehicle television.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C Cabin ceiling T TV 1 TV main body 3 Base plate 31 Front edge 32 Rear edge 33 First through hole 34 Second through hole 4 Cover member 41 Outer circumference front edge 42 Outer circumference rear edge 43 First locking portion 44 Second locking portion 45 Bending end 46 Locking claw 5 Ceiling trim 50 TV mounting opening 51 Opening front edge 52 Opening rear edge

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A television mounting structure for mounting on a ceiling of a vehicle compartment, wherein a television mounting opening is formed in a ceiling trim of the ceiling of the vehicle compartment, and the television is mounted on a base plate and the base plate so as to be capable of turning up and down. A main body and a frame-shaped cover member that surrounds the outer periphery of the TV main body that is folded down along the base plate and stores the outer periphery of the TV main body, and the base plate covers the TV mounting opening of the ceiling trim. The front and rear edges are respectively superimposed on the upper surfaces of the front and rear opening edges of the TV mounting opening, and the front and rear outer peripheral edges of the cover member are respectively brought into contact with the lower surfaces of the front and rear opening edges of the TV mounting opening, The cover member is locked to the base plate by locking portions provided at front and rear ends thereof, and fixed to the base plate. The rear opening edges are respectively sandwiched between the front edge of the base plate and the outer peripheral front edge of the cover member, and between the rear edge of the base plate and the outer peripheral rear edge of the cover member. A mounting structure for a television for a vehicle. 2. A first through-hole and a second through-hole are formed in the base plate at positions inside the front and rear edges of the ceiling trim that overlap with the opening edge of the television mounting opening, respectively. The cover member has a first locking portion projecting upward at a position corresponding to the first through hole and having an upper end bent in a V shape, and upward at a position corresponding to the second through hole. A second locking portion that protrudes and has a locking claw at an upper end is formed, and the first and second engaging members are overlapped with the front and rear edges of the base plate on the upper surfaces of the front and rear opening edges of the television mounting opening. A stopper is inserted into the first through-hole, the bent end is pressed into engagement with the upper surface of the opening edge of the first through-hole, and the locking claw of the second locking portion is connected to the second claw. Inserted into the through hole and elastically engaged with the upper surface of the opening edge of the second through hole An installation structure for the television for a vehicle according to claim 1.