JP2002002532A - Pillar garnish mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance an appearance without unnecessarily narrowing a visual field of passenger although an air conditioning duct is disposed between a pillar and a pillar garnish. SOLUTION: In the pillar garnish mounting structure, a connection part 5b connectable in the state that a bracket 7 is extended from a pillar 5 to a forward/backward width direction is provided on an inner panel 5A of the pillar 5. Mounting parts 5a, 7a for mounting a pillar garnish 6 are provided on the inner panel 5A and an extended end of the bracket 7.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillar garnish mounting structure for vertically arranging an air conditioning duct or the like between pillars along the pillars.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Normally, when an air conditioning duct or the like is not provided between pillars, the pillar garnish is attached to the pillars, for example, as shown in FIG. Mounting part 15 provided only at one place
a, 16a.

However, when an air conditioning duct or the like is provided between pillars and pillar garnishes,
In order to hide the arrangement from the inside of the vehicle, it is necessary to increase the front and rear width of the pillar garnish by an amount corresponding to the front and rear width of the arrangement. In order to attach the air-conditioning duct in a state without sticking, it is necessary to increase the number of connecting points in the front-rear direction to two points sandwiching the air conditioning duct.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, a pillar garnish 16 in which an air-conditioning duct 14 and the like are disposed between the pillar 15 and a pillar 15 is attached to a mounting portion 16a at a front and rear position across a front and rear width of the installation object. The garnish 16 is formed to have a wide width having a front and rear width capable of providing a pillar garnish.
Similarly, the pillar 15 to which is attached is also formed wide so as to have a front-rear width in which the mounting portion 15a can be provided at a front-rear position separated by the front-rear width of the object.

[0005]

However, according to the above-mentioned prior art, the front and rear widths of pillars, which are generally desired to be made narrower, are made much wider than those without air conditioning ducts or the like. As a result, the appearance will be reduced, especially when installing air conditioning ducts,
Since the pillars in which the air-conditioning ducts are arranged are only on one side of the left and right sides, the front and rear widths of the pillars at the left and right symmetric positions are different from each other.

In order to make the left and right appearances the same, if the width of the pillars in which the air conditioning ducts located at the left and right symmetrical positions are not provided is increased as in the case of the pillars in which the air conditioning ducts are provided, the width is increased. For this reason, the window adjacent to the pillar has become smaller, causing an inconvenience of unnecessarily narrowing the occupant's view.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an air conditioning duct or the like between pillars and a pillar garnish, while improving the appearance without unnecessarily narrowing the occupant's field of view. is there.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] [Structure] In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a bracket extends from the pillar to the inner panel of the pillar in the front-rear width direction. In addition to providing a connecting portion that can be connected in a state where the inner panel and the bracket extend, a mounting portion for mounting a pillar garnish is provided on the inner panel and the extending end of the bracket.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when an air-conditioning duct or the like is provided between the pillars and the pillar garnish, a bracket corresponding to the front-rear width of the provided object is attached to the pillar. If it is connected to the inner panel so that it extends from the pillar in the front-rear width direction, it can be used to arrange air conditioning ducts etc. in the front-rear width direction from the mounting part on the inner panel side used when the air conditioning duct is not installed The mounting portion on the bracket side can be located at a position spaced apart.

[0010] That is, while forming the pillar in a narrow front and rear width enough to obtain the required strength,
The front and rear widths have mounting parts at the front and rear positions separated by the front and rear widths of the equipment such as air conditioning ducts. Since the pillar can be hidden so as not to be seen, it is possible to avoid a decrease in the appearance due to an increase in the front-rear width of the pillar and a difference in the front-rear width of the pillar at the symmetrical position.

Further, regardless of the specification in which an air-conditioning duct or the like is provided between the pillars and the pillar garnish, the vehicle body in which the front and rear widths of the pillars are formed to be narrow can be shared. Therefore, it can be advantageous in terms of manufacturing and cost as compared with the case where the front and rear width of the pillar is changed according to those specifications, and also when sharing a vehicle body with a wide front and rear width of the pillar As compared with the case where the window can be made larger, the occupant's field of view in the specification in which the air conditioning duct and the like are not provided can be widened.

In the case where the object is provided only on one of the right and left sides, such as an air-conditioning duct, the bracket is also connected to the inner panel of the pillar on which the object is not provided. If you install a pillar garnish with a wide front and rear width, the front and rear widths of the pillar garnish at the symmetrical position can be made the same, and the appearance of the interior can be improved, and conversely, for example, By attaching a pillar garnish with a narrow front and rear width according to the front and rear width of the pillar without connecting the bracket to the inner panel of the pillar on which the object is not installed, the occupant's view can be widened become.

[Effect] Therefore, while the air conditioning duct and the like are provided between the pillars and the pillar garnish, the appearance can be improved without unnecessarily narrowing the occupant's view. Depending on the use of pillar garnish to be attached to pillars with narrow front and rear widths, specifications with air conditioning ducts installed and not installed, specifications that prioritize improvement of interior interior and specifications that prioritize securing occupant visibility etc. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a high value-added product while having an advantage in terms of manufacturing and cost.

[Structure] According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the extended portion of the bracket exposed from the outer panel of the pillar and the back surface of the pillar garnish are covered. A blindfold is provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the appearance is prevented from being deteriorated due to the fact that the extension of the bracket protruding from the outer panel of the pillar and the back surface of the pillar garnish can be seen through the window glass from outside the vehicle. become able to.

[Effect] Therefore, the appearance can be further improved.

[Structure] According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the second aspect of the present invention, the blind portion is provided on the window glass facing the extending portion of the bracket and the back surface of the pillar garnish. Attached.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, by providing the window glass with a blindfold portion such as painting or attaching a film to the window glass, the extension portion of the bracket protruding from the outer panel of the pillar and Simplified configuration compared to the case of forming a mounting part for mounting a blindfold on pillars and brackets, because the appearance of the backside of the pillar garnish is prevented from being seen through the window glass from outside the vehicle And cost reduction.

[Effect] Therefore, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced while further improving the appearance.

[0020]

FIG. 1 shows a right side of a rear half of a passenger car. In this passenger car, temperature-controlled air from an air-conditioning unit (not shown) is located between front and rear rear seats 1 and 2. An air-conditioning duct 4 that guides toward the blow-out portion 3 provided on the ceiling portion is arranged so that a part thereof passes between a C pillar 5 on the right side of the vehicle body, which is an example of a pillar, and a pillar garnish 6 attached thereto. Has been established. Outlet 3
Is configured to distribute and supply the temperature-controlled air guided by the air conditioning duct 4 to the living room where the front rear seat 1 is disposed and the living room where the rear rear seat 2 is disposed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, each of the left and right C pillars 5 is a joint between an inner panel 5A and an outer panel 5B formed narrow in the front-rear direction so as to have a front-rear width sufficient to obtain the required strength. The inner panel 5A has an engagement hole into which an engagement pin 6a mounted on the pillar garnish 6 is press-fitted at each of three positions in the vertical direction at the front part and at the rear lower part for mounting the pillar garnish. And a connecting portion 5b comprising a through-hole and a welding nut for connecting the bracket 7 with bolts in a state of extending rearward at the upper portion and the rear intermediate portion thereafter. .

The bracket 7 has, at the extension end when bolted to the inner panel 5A of the C pillar 5, an engagement hole into which the engagement pin 6a of the pillar garnish 6 is press-fitted, and a mounting portion 7a for mounting the pillar garnish. Provided as
When the inner pillar 5A of the C pillar 5 is bolted to the inner panel 5A, the distance between the engaging hole 5a on the inner panel 5A side and the engaging hole 7a on the bracket 7 is set so that the air-conditioning duct 4 can be disposed in the front-rear direction. The extension length is set so as to be separated by a distance.

With the above configuration, the right C pillar 5 of the left and right C pillars 5 and the pillar garnish 6 attached thereto are convenient for shortening the length of the air conditioning duct 4 from the air conditioning unit to the blowout section 3. And the left and right C pillars 5, which are desired to be slim, can be formed in a symmetrical shape with a narrow front-rear width enough to obtain the required strength, thereby improving the appearance. The front and rear width of each of the left and right C pillars 5 is the air conditioning duct 4.
The pillar garnish 6, which is formed wide, covering the air conditioner 4 can be attached to the front and rear two attachment portions 5a, 7a with the engagement pin 6a sandwiching the air-conditioning duct 4 so that there is no play. The front and rear widths of the pillar garnish 6 at the symmetrical positions can be made the same, so that the appearance of the interior can be improved.

Further, the front and rear widths of the left and right C pillars 5 can be reduced regardless of the arrangement of the air conditioning duct 4.
It is also possible to attach a narrow pillar garnish 6 to the left C-pillar 5 where the air conditioning duct 4 is not provided, according to the front-to-rear width. Although the air-conditioning duct 4 is provided along the occupant, the field of view of the occupant can be widened.

In addition, a vehicle body in which the front and rear widths of the C pillar 5 are formed to be narrow is shared by both the specification in which the air conditioning duct 4 is provided between the C pillar 5 and the pillar garnish 6 attached thereto and the specification in which the air conditioning duct 4 is not provided. Can, C pillar 5
By replacing the wide pillar garnish 6 and the narrow pillar garnish 6 with those specifications, it is possible to correspond to those specifications. Therefore, compared with the case where the front and rear width of the C pillar 5 is changed according to those specifications, This can be advantageous in terms of cost, and can further increase the size of the window adjacent to the C pillar 5 as compared with a case where a vehicle body having a wide front-rear width of the C pillar 5 is shared. In this case, the occupant's field of view can be widened in a case where the vehicle is not provided with the vehicle 4.

When the narrow pillar garnish 6 is mounted on the C pillar 5, as shown in FIG. 5, a mounting portion 7a is provided which is shorter than the bracket 7 used for mounting the wide pillar garnish 6. The bracket 7 may be used, and although not shown, the narrow pillar garnish 6 is mounted via the four mounting portions 5 a provided on the C pillar 5 without using the bracket 7. You may do so.

As shown in FIGS. 1-4, the left and right C pillars 5
A quarter glass 9, which is an example of a window glass attached to the C-pillar 5 via a gasket 8, has a peripheral portion including a portion facing the back surface of the pillar garnish 6 exposed from the outer panel 5 </ b> B of the C pillar 5 and the extension of the bracket 7. A coating is applied to cover the back surface of the pillar garnish 6 and the extension of the bracket 7. In other words, the peripheral edge of the quarter glass 9 functions as a blindfold 10 that covers the back surface of the pillar garnish 6 and the extension of the bracket 7, and thereby the outer edge 5 </ b> B of the C pillar 5 is cut off. The lower surface of the pillar garnish 6 and the extended portion of the bracket 7 can be prevented from being deteriorated due to being visible through the quarter glass 9 from outside the vehicle.

[Other Embodiments] Other embodiments of the present invention will be listed below. The pillar 5 to which the present invention is applied includes an air conditioning duct 4 between the pillar 5 and a pillar garnish 6 attached thereto.
In addition to the right C pillar 5 illustrated in the above embodiment, a left C pillar, or an A pillar, a B pillar, or a D pillar on either the left or right may be used as long as the above is provided. The present invention can be applied to a case where something other than the air conditioning duct 4 is provided between the pillar 5 and the pillar garnish 6 attached to the pillar 5. In the above embodiment, since the pillar 5 in which the air-conditioning duct 4 is provided is a C pillar and the bracket 7 extends rearward, the window glass 9 provided with the blindfold 10 is referred to as quarter glass. However, various modifications can be made to the window glass 9 provided with the blindfold 10 according to the extending direction of the pillar 5 or the bracket 7 in which the air conditioning duct 4 is provided. The connection between the lower rear portions of the pillar 5 and the pillar garnish 6 may also be performed via the bracket 7. The setting of the number of connection points in the vertical direction between the pillar 5 and the pillar garnish 6 can be variously changed. By coating only the portion of the window glass 9 facing the back surface of the pillar garnish 6 exposed from the outer panel 5B of the C pillar 5 and the extending portion of the bracket 7, the window glass 9 has the back surface of the pillar garnish 6 and the bracket. A blindfold 10 may be provided to cover the extension of the window glass 7. Alternatively, the blindfold 10 may be provided in the window glass 9 by attaching a film or garnish to the window glass 9 instead of painting. Is also good. The blindfold 10 may be formed by attaching a garnish covering the pillar garnish 6 exposed from the outer panel 5B of the C pillar 5 or the extension of the bracket 7 to cover them.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view of a rear half of a passenger car.

FIG. 2 is an inner side view of a main part showing a pillar garnish mounting structure when an air conditioning duct is provided.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a pillar garnish mounting structure on an upper side of a pillar when an air conditioning duct is provided.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a pillar garnish mounting structure below a pillar when an air conditioning duct is provided.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional plan view showing an example of a pillar garnish mounting structure on a pillar upper side when no air conditioning duct is provided.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a pillar garnish mounting structure when no conventional air conditioning duct is provided.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional plan view showing a pillar garnish mounting structure when a conventional air conditioning duct is provided.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 pillar 5A inner panel 5B outer panel 5a mounting part 5b connecting part 6 pillar garnish 7 bracket 7a mounting part 9 window glass 10 blindfold part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An inner panel of a pillar is provided with a connecting portion capable of connecting a bracket so as to extend from the pillar in the front-rear width direction, and a pillar garnish is provided between the inner panel and an extending end of the bracket. Pillar garnish mounting structure with mounting part for mounting. 2. The pillar garnish mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a blind portion for covering an extension of the bracket exposed from an outer panel of the pillar and a back surface of the pillar garnish. 3. The pillar garnish mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the blindfold is provided on a window glass facing an extension of the bracket and a back surface of the pillar garnish.