JP2001328508A - Slide device for seat belt - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem of impairing the external appearance by preventing a fold part of a facing for covering the surface of a trim core material from sticking out to the surface side of a center pillar trim from an adjustment hole. SOLUTION: The center pillar trim 7 covering the surface of the center pillar 1 is formed of a trim core material 8 and the facing 9, and a slide plate 12 is vertically movably provided between a guide plate 10 fixed to the rear face of the trim core material 8 and the core material 8 so that the surface of the slide plate 12 is made to abut on a fold part 9c of the facing 9 folded down to the rear side of the trim core material 8 by the adjustment hole 8a opened in the trim core material 8 and at the same time a presser rib 10c clamping the fold part 9c in a space toward the trim core material 8 is projected to the surface of the guide plate 10. If a friction resistance is generated between the slide plate 12 and the fold part 9c, when vertically moving the slide plate 12, the presser rib 10c suppresses the fold part 9c from peeled off from the trim core material 8, so that the peeled fold part 9c can be surely prevented from sticking out to the surface side of the center pillar trim 7 from the adjustment hole 8a.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat belt sliding device mounted on a center pillar of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a seat belt device for protecting an occupant from a vehicle collision or the like, there is a three-point seat belt device for supporting an occupant at three points.

In the three-point seat belt device, the seat belt is supported at the center pillar and at three points on both sides of the seat. The support portion of the center pillar has a height corresponding to the seat height of the occupant. A seat belt slide device is mounted so that the seat can be adjusted.

As a seat belt sliding device, for example, a device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71350 and a device shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are known.

In the seat belt sliding device described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71350, a center pillar trim covering the inner surface of a center pillar is trimmed from a trim core and a padded skin attached to the surface of the trim core. Forming and folding the padded skin to the back side of the trim core from the adjustment slot opened in the center pillar trim and bonding it to the back of the trim core, and a guide rib protruding from the back of the trim core and The slide plate is slidably held between the folded portions of the padded skin.

On the other hand, in the seat belt sliding device shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, a center pillar trim b covering an inner surface of a center pillar a is trimmed with a trim core c and a skin d adhered to the surface of the trim core c. A cut f is formed in the skin d covering the adjustment hole e formed in the trim core c, and the cut d is folded back from the cut f toward the back side of the trim core c to form the trim core c. The folded portion g of the skin d is adhered, and a guide plate i is fixed to a plurality of projections h protruding from the back side of the trim core material c along the longitudinal direction of the adjustment hole e. The slide plate j is slidably held between the folded portions g of d.

[0007]

However, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 4-71.
No. 350, and a device in which a slide plate is slidably sandwiched between a guide plate and a folded portion of an outer skin, such as a seat belt slide device described in FIGS. 8 and 9, the slide plate is repeatedly slid. In this case, the skin peels off from the back surface of the trim core material due to frictional resistance between the skins, and the folded portion protrudes from the adjustment hole toward the front surface side of the center trim.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks. The present invention is directed to a seat belt slide device in which a folded portion of a skin covering a surface of a trim core material is prevented from protruding to a center trim side surface side. It is intended to provide.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a seat belt sliding device according to the present invention comprises an anchor supporting member attached to a seat belt on a sliding member provided vertically adjustable along a center pillar. The center belt trim covering the surface of the center pillar is formed from the trim core and the skin, and is vertically moved between the guide plate and the trim core fixed to the back of the trim core. A slide plate is freely provided, and the surface of the slide plate is brought into contact with the folded portion of the skin folded back to the back side of the trim core from the adjustment hole opened in the trim core, and the surface of the guide plate, A holding rib that protrudes the folded portion between the trim core member and the trim core member protrudes.

With the above structure, when the slide plate is moved up and down, even if frictional resistance is generated between the slide plate and the folded portion, the holding rib prevents the folded portion from peeling from the trim core material. It is possible to reliably prevent the folded portion from protruding from the adjustment hole toward the surface of the center pillar trim.

In order to achieve the above object, a seat belt sliding device according to the present invention has a holding rib protruding along a moving direction of a slide plate.

With the above structure, even if the slide plate is repeatedly moved up and down, the folded portion does not peel off due to frictional resistance between the slide plate and the folded portion.
The durability is improved.

In order to achieve the above object, a seat belt sliding device according to the present invention has a folded portion sandwiched between a plurality of rows of pressing ribs protruding from the surface of a guide plate.

According to the above configuration, since the peeling suppressing force of the folded portion is further increased, it is possible to more reliably prevent the folded portion from peeling and protruding from the adjustment hole toward the surface of the center pillar trim.

In order to achieve the above object, a seat belt sliding device according to the present invention is characterized in that a front end of a holding rib is formed in a saw-tooth shape.

According to the above configuration, in order to prevent the tip of the pressing rib from cutting into the folded portion and peeling off the folded portion, it is possible to more reliably prevent the folded portion from peeling and protruding from the adjustment hole toward the surface side of the center pillar trim. Can be prevented.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a seat belt sliding device mounted on a center pillar of a vehicle. Both ends of a guide rail 2 provided in a vertical direction are fixed to a center pillar 1 by fixing members 3. Guide rail 2
A slide member 6 for fixing the anchor support member 5 of the seat belt 4 is supported slidably up and down.

The center pillar trim 7 covering the surface of the center pillar 1 is composed of a plate-shaped trim core material 8 formed of a resin or the like, and a skin 9 adhered to the surface of the trim core material 8. 9 a is folded back from the peripheral portion of the trim core material 8 to the rear surface side, and is adhered to the rear surface of the trim core material 8.

The trim core 8 has a rectangular adjustment hole 8 which is elongated in the vertical direction over the moving range of the slide member 6.
a is opened, a cut 9b is made in the skin 9 covering the adjustment hole 8a, and the skin 9 is folded from the cut 9b to the back side of the trim core material 8 as shown in FIG. The folded portion 9 c of the skin 9 is bonded to the back surface of the trim core 8.

An adjusting hole 8a is formed on the back surface of the trim core material 8.
, A plurality of projections 8b are protruded at intervals in the vertical direction, and a guide plate 10 is fixed to the tips of these projections 8b.

The guide plate 10 has a rectangular shape slightly smaller than the center pillar trim 7, and fitting holes 10a formed along both side edges are fitted into the projections 8b, and the tips of the projections 8b are caulked by heat. As a result, at the position which is fixed to the trim core material 8 and coincides with the adjustment hole 8a opened in the trim core material 8, the width is substantially the same as the adjustment hole 8 and longer than the adjustment hole 8a. Rectangular opening 1
0b is open.

On the surface side of the guide plate 10,
A pair of holding ribs 10c are provided on both sides of the opening 10b so as to project in parallel with the long side of the opening 10b.

When the guide plate 10 is fixed to the back surface of the trim core 8, the tip ends of the pressing ribs 10 c shown in FIG.
Also, as shown in FIG. 5, the folded portion 9c is pressed against the folded portion 9c of the skin 9 and the folded portion 9c is sandwiched between the trim core 8 and the folded portion 9c is separated from the back surface of the trim core 8. To prevent the folded portion 9c from protruding from the adjustment hole 8a to the surface side of the center pillar trim 7 when the guide plate 10 is fixed to the trim core 8 as shown in FIG. The height is set so as to cut into the skin 9.

On the other hand, the trim core 8 of the center pillar trim 7
A slide plate 12 is vertically slidably interposed between the back surface and the guide plate 10.

The slide plate 12 is the guide plate 1
It is formed of a rectangular plate whose width is slightly smaller than the interval between the holding ribs 10c protruding at 0 and larger than the width of the adjustment hole 8a opened in the trim core material 8, and is substantially at the center. Mounting boss 6a protruding from slide member 6
A semi-circular mounting hole 12a is formed and a semi-cylindrical guide rib 12b is formed on the front and back surfaces.
Are protruded along both side edges.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the guide ribs 12b are in contact with the folded portion 9c of the skin 9 and the surface of the guide plate 10 so as to make line contact, and the slide plate 12 moves up and down. By reducing the frictional resistance at this time, the slide plate 12 can move up and down smoothly.

The mounting hole 12 of the slide plate 12
An anchor support member 5 movably attached to the seat belt 4 is fixed to a mounting boss 6a of the slide member 6 protruding from the position a by a fixing tool 13 such as a screw.

Next, the operation of the seat belt slide device constructed as described above will be described. In assembling the slide device, first, the guide rail 2 is attached to the surface of the center pillar 1 by the fixing tool 3.

The guide plate 10 is fixed to the rear surface of the trim core 8 with the slide plate 12 interposed between the rear surface of the trim core 8 and the guide plate 10 on the rear surface of the center pillar trim 7.

As a result, the tip of the holding rib 10c protruding from the surface of the guide plate 10 is folded back from the adjustment hole 8a of the trim core 8 to the back of the trim core 8, and adheres to the back of the trim core 8. The guide ribs 12 b protruding from the front and back surfaces of the slide plate 12 are pressed by the folded portions 9 c of the skin 9 at the same time as the folded portions 9 c of the skin 9.
c and the surface of the guide plate 10.

Next, the center pillar trim 7 incorporating the guide plate 10 and the slide plate 12 is attached to the surface of the center pillar 1 by fastening means (not shown) such as a clip. After covering the slide plate 1
The anchor supporting member 5 attached to the seat belt 4 is fixed to the mounting boss 6a of the slide member 6 protruding from the mounting hole 12a of the second through the fixing hole 8a side of the center pillar trim 7 by the fixing tool 13. In the seat belt sliding device assembled as described above, the anchor supporting member 5 attached to the seat belt 4 can be adjusted up and down by the sliding member 6 that can slide up and down along the guide rail 2. The height of the anchor support member 5 can be easily adjusted according to the sitting height of the occupant who uses.

The slide plate 12 also moves up and down with the vertical adjustment of the slide member 6, causing friction between the slide member 12 and the folded portion 9 c of the skin 9. The folded portion 9 c is formed by a holding rib 10 c protruding from the guide plate 10. Is folded between the end of the trim core member 8 and the trim core member 8 so that the folded portion 9c is formed.
Even if frictional resistance occurs between the slide plate 12 and
Since the turning back portion 9c is prevented from being peeled off from the trim core material 8, it is possible to reliably prevent the peeled back turning portion 9c from protruding from the adjustment hole 8a to the surface side of the center pillar trim 7.

In the above embodiment, the holding rib 10c is used.
Are provided on both sides of the opening 10b one by one.
A plurality of rows may be protruded as in the modification shown in FIG. 6, or the tip of the holding rib 10c may be formed in a sawtooth shape as in the modification shown in FIG. You may do so.

[0035]

According to the present invention, as described in detail above, the center pillar trim covering the surface of the center pillar is formed from the trim core material and the skin, and the guide plate and the trim core material fixed to the back surface of the trim core material. The slide plate is provided so as to be movable up and down, and the surface of the slide plate is brought into contact with the folded portion of the skin folded back to the back side of the trim core from the adjustment hole opened in the trim core, and the guide plate Pressing ribs are provided on the surface to hold the folded part between the trim core and the trim, so even if frictional resistance occurs between the slide plate and the folded part when the slide plate is moved up and down, Since the pressing ribs suppress the peeling of the folded portion from the core material, the peeled folded portion is reliably prevented from protruding from the adjustment hole to the surface side of the center pillar trim. Bets can be, it is possible to overcome the disadvantages such as this appearance by the folding unit that protrudes by is impaired.

Further, since the holding ribs are projected along the moving direction of the slide plate, even if the slide plate is repeatedly moved up and down, the folded portion does not peel off due to frictional resistance between the slide plate and the folded portion. Therefore, if the holding ribs are provided in a plurality of rows and the tips of the holding ribs are formed in a saw-tooth shape while the durability is improved, the force for suppressing the peeling of the folded part is further increased, and the folded part is peeled off and the adjusting hole is formed. It is possible to more reliably prevent the center pillar trim from protruding to the surface side.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a seat belt sliding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the seat belt sliding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the seat belt sliding device according to the embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view in a B circle of FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a modified example of the pressing rib provided in the seat belt sliding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a modified example of a holding rib provided in the seat belt sliding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a conventional seat belt sliding device.

FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 8;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center pillar 2 Guide rail 3 Fixing device 4 Seat belt 5 Anchor support member 6 Slide member 6a Mounting boss 7 Center pillar trim 8 Trim core material 8a Adjustment hole 8b Projection 9 Skin 9a Peripheral edge 9b Cut 9c Folding portion 10 Guide plate 10a Mounting hole 10b Opening 10c Holding rib 12 Slide plate 12a Mounting hole 12b Guide rib 13 Fixing tool

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A seat belt slide device in which an anchor support member attached to a seat belt is fixed to a slide member provided to be vertically adjustable along a center pillar, wherein the center covers a surface of the center pillar. A trim plate is formed from a trim core and a skin, and a slide plate is provided between the guide core fixed to the back surface of the trim core and the trim core so as to be able to move up and down. The adjustment hole opened in the core material contacts the folded portion of the skin folded back to the back surface side of the trim core material, and the folded portion is sandwiched between the trim core material and the surface of the guide plate. A seat belt sliding device characterized in that a holding rib is protruded. 2. The seat belt sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the holding rib is provided so as to protrude along a moving direction of the slide plate. 3. The seat belt sliding device according to claim 1, wherein the folded portion is sandwiched by a plurality of rows of pressing ribs protruding from a surface of the guide plate. 4. The seat belt sliding device according to claim 1, wherein a tip end of the holding rib is formed in a saw-tooth shape.