JP2004196048A - Structure for assembling seat belt lap outer anchor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the workability of assembling a seat belt lap outer anchor. <P>SOLUTION: A bush 38 is engaged with a mounting hole 36 of a lap outer anchor body 32, and a belt 40 for fixing the body 32 on a quarter panel 12 of the vehicle body is inserted into the bush 38. A recessed portion 48 for being engaged with an outer circumferential portion of the mounting hole 36 of the body 32 is formed in the vicinity of one end portion 38A of the bush 38. A locking claw 50 is formed on the other end portion 38B of the bush 38 and when the claw 50 is locked with an outer circumferential portion of the mounting hole 42 of a quarter trim 10, and the body 32 is held on the quarter trim 10 together with the bush 38 temporarily. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure, and more particularly to a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure applied to a vehicle such as an automobile.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, in a mounting structure of a rear seat belt applied to a vehicle such as an automobile, a slit for introducing webbing is formed from an opening of a side trim to an edge of a side trim, and a covering portion that covers the front side of the slit in an escutcheon. There is known a configuration in which the webbing and the side trim can be separately attached to each other by forming a holding piece for supporting the peripheral portion of the slit from the back side in the covering portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-6-278568 (paragraphs [0016] and [0017], FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this configuration, the vehicle front end of the seat belt is fixed to the center of the rear seat cushion in the vehicle width direction. However, depending on the vehicle, the vehicle front end of the seat belt may be fixed to the quarter panel of the vehicle. Is fixed to a portion near the rear door by an outer anchor with a seat belt wrap. In a vehicle having such a configuration, when the worker performs an assembling operation without getting into the vehicle, the assembling of the seat belt wrap outer anchor to the vehicle body is performed from the rear side door side, and the other end of the seat belt is attached to the seat belt wrap outer anchor. The disposed retractor and slip joint are operated from the back door side behind the vehicle. As a result, when only one worker is used, for example, after assembling the retractor and the slip joint, the seat belt wrap outer anchor is set at a position accessible from the rear side door side using a jig or the like from the back door side. It must be moved and held in that position. Therefore, the assembling workability is not good.
[0005]
An object of the present invention is to provide a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure that can improve assembly workability in consideration of the above fact.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wrap outer anchor body connected to a seat belt;
Fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body,
A bush engaged with the wrap outer anchor body and rotatably supporting the wrap outer anchor body with respect to the fixing means;
Has,
The bush is formed with a locking portion that can be temporarily fixed to the trim.
[0007]
Therefore, when the wrap outer anchor body is fixed to the vehicle body, the wrap outer anchor body can be temporarily fixed to the trim via the bush by the locking portion formed on the bush engaged with the wrap outer anchor body. As a result, assembling workability can be improved.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wrap outer anchor body connected to a seat belt,
Fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body,
A trim engaged with the wrap outer anchor body and integrally formed with a bush portion rotatably supporting the wrap outer anchor body with respect to the fixing means;
Has,
A feature is provided in the bush portion of the trim, wherein a locking portion for temporarily fixing the wrap outer anchor body is formed.
[0009]
Therefore, when fixing the wrap outer anchor main body to the vehicle body, the wrap outer anchor main body can be temporarily fixed to the locking portion formed on the bush portion formed integrally with the trim. As a result, assembling workability can be improved.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
One embodiment of a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0011]
In the drawings, an arrow FR indicates a forward direction of the vehicle body, an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle body, and an arrow IN indicates an inward direction of the vehicle width.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 4, in this embodiment, a quarter trim 10 is provided on a side surface of a rear portion of a vehicle body on the vehicle interior side.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, the quarter trim 10 is disposed on the inside of a quarter panel 12 of a quarter panel 12 that constitutes a side wall of a rear portion of the vehicle body.
[0014]
As shown in FIG. 4, a retractor 18 of a seat belt 16 for a rear seat is attached to a portion 12 </ b> A of the quarter panel 12 near the back door 14 of the vehicle body. A shoulder anchor 20 is attached to the portion 12B.
[0015]
A wrap outer anchor 30 of the seat belt 16 is attached to a portion 12C of the quarter panel 12 near the rear side door 24 of the vehicle body.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 2, the wrap outer anchor 30 includes a wrap outer anchor body 32 made of a metal plate, and the seat belt 16 is connected to a slit 34 formed in the wrap outer anchor body 32. A circular mounting hole 36 is formed in the wrap outer anchor main body 32.
[0017]
A bush 38 is engaged with the mounting hole 36 of the wrap outer anchor main body 32, and a bolt 40 as a fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor main body 32 to the quarter panel 12 of the vehicle body is inserted into the bush 38. ing. The quarter trim 10 has a circular mounting hole 42.
[0018]
As shown in FIG. 1, the bush 38 has a cylindrical shape, and is connected to an outer peripheral edge of the mounting hole 36 of the wrap outer anchor main body 32 near one end (inside end in the vehicle width direction) 38A. A mating recess 48 is formed. A locking claw 50 as a locking portion is formed at the other end (outside end in the vehicle width direction) 38B of the bush 38. The locking claw 50 is provided outside the mounting hole 42 of the quarter trim 10. The lap outer anchor main body 32 engaged with the bush 38 can be temporarily fixed to the quarter trim 10 by being locked to the peripheral portion.
[0019]
A gap 52 is formed between the outer peripheral portion 38C of the bush 38 and the mounting hole 42 of the quarter trim 10, so that the displacement between the quarter panel 12 and the quarter trim 10 can be absorbed. I have. Further, the portion 10A of the quarter trim 10 where the mounting hole 42 is formed bulges inward in the vehicle width direction, and the locking claws 50 of the bush 38 interfere with the quarter panel 12 to damage the bush 38 or prevent the quarter trim. 10 can be prevented from coming off.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 3, four locking claws 50 of the bush 38 are formed, and the bush 38 is formed with a slit 54 for reducing the diameter along the axial direction.
[0021]
As shown in FIG. 1, the bolt 40 is inserted through a mounting hole 56 formed in the quarter panel 12 and a mounting plate 60 of a reinforcing plate 58 disposed outside the quarter panel 12 in the vehicle width direction. It is screwed into a nut 62 disposed outside the plate 58 in the vehicle width direction. The wrap outer anchor 30 includes a wrap outer anchor cover 66 made of a resin material. The wrap outer anchor cover 66 is locked to the wrap outer anchor body 32 from the inside in the vehicle width direction.
[0022]
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, when the wrap outer anchor body 32 to which the seat belt 16 is connected is fixed to the quarter panel 12, the bush 38 formed by the bush 38 engaged with the wrap outer anchor body 32 is used. The wrap outer anchor main body 32 can be temporarily fixed to the quarter trim 12 by locking the wrap outer anchor main body 32 to the outer peripheral edge of the mounting hole 42 of the quarter trim 12 via the.
[0024]
As a result, in the assembling work of the present embodiment, first, the retractor 18 and the shoulder anchor 20 are attached to the quarter panel 12 from the back door 14 side of the vehicle body (the direction of arrow A in FIG. 4). At this time, the worker can work from outside the cabin without entering the cabin.
[0025]
Next, the quarter trim 12 is inserted from the back door 14 side to an installation position in the vehicle interior. At this time, the wrap outer anchor body 32 is temporarily fixed by being locked to the outer peripheral edge of the mounting hole 42 of the quarter trim 12 by the locking claw 50 formed on the bush 38 engaged with the wrap outer anchor body 32. deep. Therefore, by inserting the quarter trim 12 into the mounting position in the vehicle interior, the wrap outer anchor body 32 can be held at the portion 12C of the quarter panel 12 near the rear side door 24.
[0026]
Next, the wrap outer anchor main body 32 is fastened to the nut 62 provided on the quarter panel 12 by bolts 40 from the rear side door 24 side of the vehicle body (the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4). At this time, since the wrap outer anchor body 32 temporarily fixed to the quarter trim 12 via the bush 38 is located near the rear side door 24, the worker enters the vehicle interior and enters the wrap outer anchor body 32 from the vicinity of the back door 14. Need not be moved to the vicinity of the rear side door 24. As a result, the worker can easily attach the wrap outer anchor body 32 to the quarter panel 12 from outside the vehicle compartment without entering the vehicle compartment.
[0027]
Finally, the wrap outer anchor cover 66 is locked to the wrap outer anchor main body 32 from the inside in the vehicle width direction, and the assembling operation is completed.
[0028]
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the workability of attaching the wrap outer anchor main body 32 to the quarter panel 12 can be improved.
[0029]
Further, in the present embodiment, the locking claw 50 is additionally formed on the bush having the conventional structure, and the portion 10A where the mounting hole 42 is formed in the quarter trim of the conventional structure is merely bulged inward in the vehicle width direction. There is no increase in the number of parts, and there is almost no increase in mass and cost.
[0030]
In the above, the present invention has been described in detail with respect to a specific embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and various other embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. Some will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, a bush portion 70 that engages with the wrap outer anchor body 32 and rotatably supports the wrap outer anchor body 32 with respect to the bolt 40 is formed integrally with the quarter trim 10. Forming a locking claw 70A as a locking portion for temporarily fixing the wrap outer anchor body 32 to the portion 70, and locking the outer peripheral edge of the mounting hole 36 of the wrap outer anchor body 32 to the locking claw 70A. Thus, the wrap outer anchor main body 32 can be temporarily fixed to the quarter trim 10 so that the number of parts can be reduced. In this case, a gap 72 is formed between the base portion 70B of the locking claw 70A in the bush portion 70 and the mounting hole 36 of the wrap outer anchor body 32, and the quarter panel 12 and the quarter trim 10 To be able to absorb the misalignment.
[0031]
Further, the seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure of the present invention is not limited to the mounting structure of the wrap outer anchor 30 of the rear seat belt 16 in the above-described embodiment. The present invention is also applicable to a structure for attaching a wrap outer anchor to a seat belt other than the rear seat belt.
[0032]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wrap outer anchor body connected to a seat belt, fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body, and engaging the wrap outer anchor body to fix the wrap outer anchor body. And a bush rotatably supported with respect to the bushing, and a locking portion that can be temporarily fixed to the trim is formed on the bush, so that there is an excellent effect that assembling workability can be improved.
[0033]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a wrap outer anchor body connected to a seat belt, fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body, and engaging the wrap outer anchor body to fix the wrap outer anchor body. And a trim integrally formed with a bushing part that supports rotatably with respect to the rim, and a locking part that allows the wrap outer anchor body to be temporarily fixed is formed on the bushing part of the trim, improving assembly workability. It has an excellent effect of being able to.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 1-1 of FIG.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, as viewed from the obliquely rear inner side of the vehicle.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a bush of the seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic side view showing a rear part of a vehicle cabin to which a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure according to one embodiment of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1, illustrating a seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Quarter trim (trim)
12 quarter panel 16 seat belt 30 lap outer anchor 32 lap outer anchor body 36 mounting hole 38 of lap outer anchor body 38 bush 40 bolt (fixing means)
42 Quarter trim mounting hole 48 Bush recess 50 Bush locking claw (locking portion)
66 Wrap outer anchor cover 70 Quarter trim bush part 70A Locking claw of bush part (locking part)

Claims (2)

A wrap outer anchor body connected to the seat belt,
Fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body,
A bush engaged with the wrap outer anchor body and rotatably supporting the wrap outer anchor body with respect to the fixing means;
Has,
A seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure, wherein a locking portion is formed on the bush so as to be temporarily fixed to a trim. A wrap outer anchor body connected to the seat belt,
Fixing means for fixing the wrap outer anchor body to a vehicle body,
A trim engaged with the wrap outer anchor body and integrally formed with a bush portion rotatably supporting the wrap outer anchor body with respect to the fixing means;
Has,
A seat belt wrap outer anchor mounting structure, wherein a locking portion for temporarily fixing the wrap outer anchor body is formed in a bush portion of the trim.

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