JP2006082609A - Vehicular pillar garnish-mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular pillar garnish-mounting structure capable of reducing the number of components, reducing the assembly man-hour, and reducing the manufacturing cost by a simple configuration. <P>SOLUTION: Dog houses 17-19 are formed at four parts in the longitudinal direction on a back side of a pillar garnish 6. A clip 22 is inserted in and fixed to a cutout 21 in each of the dog houses 17-19. These clips 22 are fitted to clip holes on a A-pillar side to fix the pillar garnish. The clips 22 are regulated in the longitudinal direction and the width direction with respect to the cutouts 21 in the upper dog house 17, the clips 22 are regulated in the width direction with respect to the cutout 21 of the lower dog house 19, and the pillar garnish 6 is fixed to the regular position without any play. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a pillar garnish to a pillar portion of a vehicle.

Mounting the pillar garnish on the pillar of the vehicle requires a design requirement such as making the pillar portion of the vehicle look thicker, or a strength / rigidity requirement to set the weld bead of the pillar to an optimal position on the premise of concealment by the garnish. Etc. are widely implemented.
For example, this type of pillar garnish is attached to a pillar portion of a vehicle using a stud bolt. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the pillar portion showing the conventional pillar garnish mounting structure. The pillar garnish 101 is disposed on the front side of the pillar portion 102 of the vehicle, and the seal member 103 is brought into contact with the front window 104. I am letting. On the back surface side of the pillar garnish 101, a plurality of stud bolts 105 are arranged in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction orthogonal to the paper surface) by welding or insert molding, and each stud bolt 105 has a mounting hole 102a on the surface side of the pillar portion 102. Are inserted respectively. In the pillar portion 102, a nut 106 is screwed into the stud bolt 105 through an operation hole 102 b formed on the back surface side of the pillar portion 102, whereby the pillar garnish 101 is fixed to the pillar portion 102. In the figure, reference numeral 107 denotes a trim mounted on the back side of the pillar portion 102.

  However, in the mounting structure of the above-described pillar garnish 101, the pillar garnish 101 is fixed by the nut 106 via the operation hole 102b of the pillar portion 102. Therefore, the pillar portion 102 is trimmed only after the garnish 101 is fixed. 107 cannot be mounted, and there is a problem that the assembly line is greatly restricted due to the limited process context. In addition, since the pillar portion 102 is formed with a number of fairly large operation holes 102b through which the nut 106 can be screwed, the strength and rigidity of the pillar portion 102 are also reduced.

Therefore, a pillar garnish mounting structure has been proposed in which the pillar garnish can be fixed from the surface side of the pillar portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the pillar garnish mounting structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, grommets are respectively fitted into a plurality of mounting holes penetrating the pillar portion of the vehicle body, and the pillar garnish is formed on the surface side of the pillar portion using these grommets. The cover holder is fixed with tapping screws, and a pillar cover is mounted on the surface of the cover holder.
Japanese Examined Patent Publication No. 4-9695

  However, in the pillar garnish mounting structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, since the tapping screw is used to fix the cover holder, a grommet for screwing the tapping screw into the pillar portion side is required, and the surface of the cover holder A pillar cover for concealing the head of the tapping screw exposed to the surface is required. As a result, there is a problem that the number of parts increases and the number of steps for assembling each part increases, resulting in a high manufacturing cost.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a pillar garnish for a vehicle that can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps with a simple configuration, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided in at least two locations spaced apart in the longitudinal direction on the back side of the pillar garnish and the pillar garnish disposed on the front side of the pillar portion of the vehicle, First and second clip mounting portions having a notch opened toward one side, and a base formed on the base end side by inserting a base end side from one side into the notch of the clip mounting portion. A clip member that prevents the detachment from the notch to the pillar portion side by the joint portion, and that fixes the pillar garnish to the pillar portion by fitting the tip side into a clip hole formed in the pillar portion, and the first clip A first movement restricting portion that is formed in a notch of the attaching portion and engages with a clip member inserted into the notch to restrict the movement of the pillar garnish in the longitudinal direction and the width direction; and a second clip attaching portion Notch It is formed, in which a second movement restricting portion for restricting the movement in the width direction of the inserted clip member engaged with the pillar garnish in the notch.

  Therefore, a plurality of clip mounting portions having cutouts are provided on the back side of the pillar garnish, and the base end side of the clip member is inserted from one side into the cutouts of these clip mounting portions, and detachment is restricted by the locking portions. Then, the tip end side of each clip member is fitted into the clip hole of the pillar portion, and the pillar garnish is fixed. And since the clip member is fixed to the clip mounting portion on the back side of the pillar garnish and is not exposed on the surface side of the pillar garnish, it is not necessary to conceal the surface of the pillar garnish by a separate member, and the pillar garnish is a single member. Can be configured.

  Further, in the mounting state to the pillar portion, the movement of the pillar garnish on the side where the first clip mounting portion is provided is restricted in the longitudinal direction and the width direction by the engagement of the first movement restricting portion with the clip member. The side of the pillar garnish on which the second clip mounting portion is provided is restricted from moving in the width direction by the engagement of the second movement restricting portion with the clip member. Thereby, after allowing the pitch error between the clip holes on the pillar portion side, the pillar garnish is reliably positioned at the regular position on the pillar portion without causing backlash.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the pillar garnish is attached to the A-pillar of the vehicle and the upper part is connected to the roof side of the vehicle, and the bracket part is provided on the upper part of the pillar garnish. Is fixed in a molding groove formed along the joint between the roof panel and the side outer panel of the vehicle, and the bracket portion is concealed by the molding arranged in the molding groove.

Therefore, the bracket part provided in the upper part of the pillar garnish is fixed in the molding groove and concealed by the molding. And since a molding | mall is arrange | positioned between a roof panel and a pillar garnish, even if a some level | step difference is formed between the roof panel and the upper part of a pillar garnish, it is not conspicuous.
The invention of claim 3 is the seal according to claim 1, wherein the pillar garnish is attached to the A-pillar of the vehicle and the lower part is connected to the front fender side of the vehicle, and the lower back side of the pillar garnish has flexibility. The member is fixed, the lower part of the seal member is exposed from the back side by the support part provided on the pillar garnish, and is exposed below the lower end of the pillar garnish, and the upper end of the front fender is exposed to the exposed part of the seal member. It is made to contact | abut from the surface side.

  Therefore, the seal member is exposed below the lower end of the pillar garnish while being supported by the support portion of the pillar garnish, and the upper end of the front fender abuts while elastically deforming the exposed portion. When the lower part of the pillar garnish deviates from the normal position due to an installation error or the like, the seal member is elastically restored to prevent a gap between the front fender and the pillar garnish. When the lower part of the first part deviates from the normal position in the projecting direction, the support part regulates the projecting of the lower part of the pillar garnish through the seal member.

  As a preferred mode, in claim 3, it is desirable to form a groove on the back surface side of the seal member where the upper end of the front fender abuts. Since the flexibility of the seal member is enhanced by forming the groove, the gap between the front fender can be more reliably prevented.

As described above, according to the mounting structure of the vehicle pillar garnish of the first aspect of the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced and the number of assembling steps can be reduced by a simple configuration, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced and rattling can be caused. It is possible to improve the mounting accuracy by installing a pillar garnish without.
According to the mounting structure for a vehicle pillar garnish of the invention of claim 2, in addition to claim 1, it is possible to prevent a decrease in aesthetics due to a step between the roof panel and the upper part of the pillar garnish.

  According to the structure for mounting a pillar garnish for a vehicle according to a third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect, the generation of a gap or a step between the lower part of the pillar garnish and the front fender is prevented. It is possible to prevent a decrease in aesthetics due to the above.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a pillar garnish mounting structure for mounting the present invention on an A-pillar of a vehicle will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle to which a vehicle pillar garnish of the present embodiment is attached, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pillar garnish viewed from the front side corresponding to FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the vehicle, and the mounting structure of the left pillar garnish of the vehicle will be described below, but the right one also has the same symmetrical configuration. In the following description, the left-right direction is expressed with reference to the vehicle.

  The side outer panel 1 constituting the side surface of the vehicle extends obliquely forward along the side portion of the front window 3 from the side portion of the roof panel 2 and is connected to the front fender 4 side. An A pillar 5 (pillar portion) is configured by a portion corresponding to the side portion. A pillar garnish 6 made of synthetic resin is attached to the location of the A pillar 5 of the side outer panel 1, and the pillar garnish 6 has a long plate shape extending along the A pillar 5, and follows the surface of the side outer panel 1. The side of the wind seal member 7 mounted on the right side is brought into contact with the front window 3 by curving with the (anti-A pillar 5 side) convex.

  FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, showing the attachment location of the pillar garnish 6 by the upper bracket. The side outer panel 1 corresponding to the roof panel 2 has an outer shape indicated by a broken line in the figure, and the portion of the A pillar 5 in front of the portion is lowered in a step shape as indicated by a solid line and disposed on the surface side. The surface of the pillar garnish 6 thus formed is substantially flush with the surface of the side outer panel 1. The entire left end of the roof panel 2 is bent downward in a crank shape, the right end of the corresponding side outer panel 1 is also bent downward in a crank shape, and these bent portions are overlapped with each other and joined by spot welding. Yes. Thus, a molding groove 11 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is provided between the roof panel 2 and the side outer panel 1.

  Further, an upper bracket 12 (bracket portion) is integrally formed on the upper right side of the pillar garnish 6, and the upper bracket 12 is bent downward in a crank shape and overlapped on the roof panel 2 in the molding groove 11. A pin hole 12a is formed through the upper bracket 12, and a grommet hole 2a is formed through the roof panel 2 so as to correspond to the pin hole 12a, and a grommet 13 made of synthetic resin is fitted therein. A pin 14 is fitted into the grommet 13 through the pin hole 12 a of the upper bracket 12, and the upper bracket 12 is fixed on the roof panel 2 by the pin 14.

  A molding 15 is disposed in the molding groove 11 over the entire longitudinal direction, and the molding 15 is fixed in the molding groove 11 by a metal fitting (not shown). The molding 15 conceals the joint between the roof panel 2 and the side outer panel 1 in the molding groove 11 and the head of the pin 14 that fixes the upper bracket 12. A weather strip 16 is provided on the left side of the side outer panel 1 to keep the door from being sealed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, dog houses 17 to 19 are integrally formed at four positions at substantially equal intervals in the longitudinal direction on the back surface side (A pillar 5 side) of the pillar garnish 6. The upper dog house 17 (first clip mounting portion), the middle two are referred to as an intermediate dog house 18, and the lowermost side is referred to as a lower dog house 19 (second clip mounting portion).
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 2, showing the attachment location of the pillar garnish 6 by the clip of the upper dog house 17. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, each of the dog houses 17 to 19 has a square box shape opened upward or downward (one side), and a U-shaped notch 21 is formed on the upper surface 20 to form the dog house. It opens toward the open end side of 17-19. The base end side of a substantially cylindrical clip 22 (clip member) is inserted into the notch 21 of each dog house 17 to 19 from the open end side, and each clip 22 has a pair of flange portions 22a (engagement) formed on the base end side. The upper surface 20 of the doghouses 17 to 19 is held by the joint portion), and the movement in the contact / separation direction with respect to the A pillar 5, that is, the separation from the notch 21 and the intrusion into the notch 21 is prevented. The tip is enlarged in diameter and protrudes from the notch 21 toward the A pillar 5 side.

  6 to 8 are cross-sectional views showing the engagement state between the dog houses 17 to 19 and the clip 22. As described above, the notch 21 of each of the dog houses 17 to 19 is substantially U-shaped, and the width W (open end width) of the notch 21 is set to be slightly smaller than the outer diameter d between both flange portions 22a of the clip 22. A chamfer 21 a for guiding the clip 22 into the notch 21 is formed at the open end of the notch 21. A holding part 21b for holding the clip 22 is formed in the innermost part of the notch 21 of each dog house 17-19, and each clip 22 is held in the holding part 21b so as to extend from the notch 21 to the open end side. Withdrawal is regulated.

As shown in FIG. 5, circular clip holes 1 a corresponding to the clips 22 of the pillar garnish 6 are provided at locations of the A pillar 5 of the side outer panel 1, and the pillar garnish 6 is inserted into each clip hole 1 a. The tip of the clip 22 is fitted with elasticity.
As shown in FIG. 6, the holding portion 21 b (first movement restricting portion) of the upper dog house 17 is formed in a circular shape, and the inner diameter D of the holding portion 21 b is set substantially equal to the outer diameter d of the clip 22. The holding part 21b of the intermediate dog house 18 shown in FIG. 7 is formed in an elliptical shape with the longitudinal direction of the pillar garnish 6 as the major axis, and the inner dimensions D1 and D2 of the holding part 21b in the major axis direction and the minor axis direction are both clips. 22 is set to be larger than the outer diameter d. The holding part 21b (second movement restricting part) of the lower dog house 19 shown in FIG. 8 is formed in an elliptical shape with the longitudinal direction of the pillar garnish 6 as the major axis, and the inner dimension D1 of the holding part 21b in the major axis direction is The inner diameter D <b> 2 in the minor axis direction of the holding portion 21 b is set to be substantially equal to the outer diameter d of the clip 22.

  As a result, the clip 22 of the upper dog house 17 functions as a so-called all reference to restrict the movement of the upper part of the pillar garnish 6 in the longitudinal direction and the width direction, and the clip 22 of the lower dog house 19 moves the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 in the width direction. There are only movement restrictions. Accordingly, the pillar garnish 6 is positioned with respect to the side outer panel 1 while allowing a pitch error between the clip holes 1a on the side outer panel 1 side. On the other hand, the clip 22 of the intermediate dog house 18 restricts the movement (dropout) of the pillar garnish 6 in the separation direction relative to the side outer panel 1 without restricting the movement of the pillar garnish 6 in the longitudinal direction and the width direction.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, members such as a side inner panel 23 are arranged on the vehicle interior side of the side outer panel 1. In the roof side portion shown in FIG. 4 and the A pillar 5 shown in FIG. The outer panel 1 forms a closed cross section with the members such as the side inner panel 23 and the like to ensure the desired strength and rigidity. Although not shown, a trim is attached to the vehicle interior side of the side-in panel 23.

  FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 2, showing a location where the pillar garnish 6 is attached by the lower first bracket. A lower portion of the A pillar 5 of the side outer panel 1 extends toward the rear of the vehicle to form an extending portion 24, and a continuous plane with respect to the side window 25 is formed on the surface side of the extending portion 24. The delta garnish 26 is attached to the A lower first bracket 27 is integrally formed on the lower left side of the pillar garnish 6, and the lower first bracket 27 is bent in a crank shape toward the vehicle body and overlapped on the extending portion 24. A pin hole 27a is provided in the lower first bracket 27, and a grommet hole 24a is provided in the extending portion 24 so as to correspond to the pin hole 27a, and a grommet 28 made of synthetic resin is fitted therein. A pin 29 is fitted into the grommet 28 through a pin hole 27 a of the lower first bracket 27, and the lower first bracket 27 is fixed on the extended portion 24 by this pin 28.

  FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XX of FIG. 2, showing a location where the pillar garnish 6 is attached by the lower second bracket. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 10, a pair of upper and lower mounting bases 30 are integrally formed in the lower part of the back side of the pillar garnish 6, and nut fittings 31 are fixed to the mounting bases 30, respectively. A lower second bracket 32 formed by bending a metal plate is disposed on both mounting bases 30, and a bolt 33 is screwed into a nut fitting 31 of the mounting base 30 through a bolt hole 32 a of the lower second bracket 32. The lower second bracket 32 is fixed on the mounting base 30. Although not shown, the tip of the lower second bracket 32 extends downward from the pillar garnish 6 and is bolted to the side member in the front fender 4.

  FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line XI-XI in FIG. 2, showing the connection location between the pillar garnish 6 and the front fender 4. As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 11, a locking claw 34 (support portion) having a substantially L-shaped cross section is integrally formed at the lower end of the back side of the pillar garnish 6, and the tip of the locking claw 34 is directed downward. is doing. A fender seal member 35 (seal member) in which a long hole 35a is formed is disposed at the position of the locking claw 34, and the fender seal member 35 fits the locking claw 34 into the long hole 35a to form the pillar garnish 6. It is fixed at the bottom. An elastic groove 35b is formed on the entire back surface of the lower surface of the fender seal member 35 in the width direction, and a protrusion 35c corresponding to the shape of the elastic groove 35b is formed on the front surface side of the fender seal member. In addition to the material of the fender seal member 35 rich in flexibility, a high flexibility is imparted to the protrusion 35c by forming the elastic groove 35b on the back surface side.

The lower part of the fender seal member 35 including the protrusions 35 c is exposed downward from the lower end of the pillar garnish 6 while being supported from the back side by the locking claws 34. The upper end of the front fender 4 comes into contact with the protrusion 35c of the fender seal member 35 from the front surface side, and the protrusion 35c is in close contact with the upper end of the front fender 4 from the back surface side with elastic deformation.
Next, a procedure for attaching the vehicle pillar garnish 6 configured as described above to the vehicle body will be described.

  Prior to mounting on the vehicle body, the wind seal member 7 is attached to the pillar garnish 6, the lower second bracket 32 is fixed to the mounting base 30 of the pillar garnish 6 with bolts 33, and the elongated holes 35a are expanded to extend the pillars inside. The locking claw 34 of the garnish 6 is fitted to fix the fender seal member 35 in the normal position. Further, the clip 22 is inserted into the notch 21 of each of the dog houses 17 to 19 and is fitted into the inner holding portion 21b.

  On the other hand, after the assembly process of the vehicle body is completed and the front window 3 and the like are assembled, the grommets 13 and 28 are fitted into the grommet holes 2a and 24a of the roof panel 2 and the extending portion 24. When the pillar garnish 6 is disposed at the normal position on the surface side of the side outer panel 1, the clips 22 of the dog houses 17 to 19 correspond to the clip holes 1a of the side outer panel 1, and in this state the pillar garnish 6 is moved to the side outer panel. Press to the 1 side. Each clip 22 is elastically fitted into the clip hole 1a, and the pillar garnish 6 is fixed on the side outer panel 1.

Thereafter, the upper bracket 12 and the lower first bracket 27 of the pillar garnish 6 are fixed to the grommets 13 and 28 on the vehicle side by the pins 14 and 29, respectively, and the lower second bracket 32 is bolted to the side member side. The mounting of the pillar garnish 6 is thus completed, and subsequently, the molding 15 is fixed in the molding groove 11 and the like.
As described above, in the mounting structure of the vehicle pillar garnish 6 according to the present embodiment, the pillar garnish 6 is attached from the front surface side of the vehicle using the clip 22 and the brackets 12, 27, 32 fixed to the dog houses 17-19. Unlike the conventional example shown in FIG. 12, the mounting of the trim in the passenger compartment can be performed before the pillar garnish 6 is fixed, and an operation hole for screwing the nut to the inner side panel 23 and the like. Therefore, it is possible to sufficiently ensure the strength and rigidity of the pillar portion 5.

  On the other hand, the main fixing of the pillar garnish 6 is performed by four clips 22 in the longitudinal direction, and each clip 22 is fixed to the doghouses 17 to 19 and is not exposed at all on the surface side of the pillar garnish 6. Unlike the pillar garnish of Literature 1, it is not necessary to conceal the head of the tapping screw to which the cover holder is fixed with the pillar cover, and the pillar garnish 6 can be configured as a single member. Further, since the clip 22 is used to fix the pillar garnish 6 to the side outer panel 1, it is not necessary to provide a grommet on the side outer panel side unlike the pillar garnish of Patent Document 1 using a tapping screw. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps with a simple configuration, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost.

  In addition, the upper part of the pillar garnish 6 is restricted in the longitudinal direction and the width direction with the clip 22 of the upper dog house 17 as a reference, and the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 is restricted only in the width direction by the clip 22 of the lower dog house 19. Therefore, after allowing a pitch error between the clip holes 1a on the side outer panel 1, the pillar garnish 6 is reliably positioned at the normal position on the A pillar 5 without causing backlash. Therefore, compared with the pillar garnish of Patent Document 1 in which an attachment error occurs depending on the fixing state with the tapping screw, it is possible to realize extremely good attachment accuracy of the pillar garnish 6.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, since the upper part of the pillar garnish 6 is adjacent to the roof panel 2, the step between the roof panel 2 and the upper part of the pillar garnish 6 is not preferable from the viewpoint of aesthetics. In the present embodiment, the upper bracket 12 of the pillar garnish 6 fixed in the molding groove 11 is concealed by the molding 15, and the molding 15 is arranged between the roof panel 2 and the upper part of the pillar garnish 6, Even if a slight level difference is formed between the roof panel 2 and the upper part of the pillar garnish 6, it is not conspicuous and the aesthetics of this portion can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 is adjacent to the front fender 4, but the fender seal member 35 is supported by the locking claw 34 of the pillar garnish 6 so that the upper end of the front fender 4 can be seen from the back side. When the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 is displaced from the normal position in the immersion direction (the direction away from the front fender 4) due to an attachment error or the like, the protrusion 35c of the fender seal member 35 is elastically restored. This prevents a gap from being generated between the front fender 4 and, conversely, when the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 is displaced from the normal position in the projecting direction, the engaging claw 34 is inserted into the pillar garnish via the fender seal member 35. The protrusion of the lower part of 6 is controlled. Therefore, the lower part of the pillar garnish 6 and the front fender 4 are continuous without generating a gap or a step, and the aesthetics of this part can be improved.

This is the end of the description of the embodiment, but the aspect of the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the pillar garnish 6 attached to the A pillar 5 is embodied, but the target pillar portion is not limited to the A pillar 5 and may be applied to a pillar garnish attached to a center pillar or the like. Good.
In the above-described embodiment, the dog houses 17 to 19 are formed at four locations of the pillar garnish 6, and the pillar garnish 6 is formed between the clip 22 of the lower dock house 19 and the clip 22 of the upper dog house 17 as a reference. However, the number of the dog houses 17 to 19 and the position of all the references are not limited. For example, the number of the dog houses 17 to 19 is changed, or the upper dog house with the lower dog house 19 as the whole reference. The pillar garnish 6 may be positioned with respect to 17.

It is a perspective view showing the vehicles with which the pillar garnish for vehicles of an embodiment was attached. It is the perspective view which looked at the pillar garnish from the surface side. It is the perspective view which similarly looked at the pillar garnish from the back side. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2 which shows the attachment location of the pillar garnish by an upper bracket. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2 which shows the attachment location of the pillar garnish by the clip of a dog house. It is sectional drawing which shows the engagement state of an upper doghouse and a clip. It is sectional drawing which shows the engagement state of an intermediate dog house and a clip. It is sectional drawing which shows the engagement state of a lower dog house and a clip. It is the IX-IX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2 which shows the attachment location of the pillar garnish by a lower 1st bracket. It is the XX sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2 which shows the attachment location of the pillar garnish by a lower 2nd bracket. It is the XI-XI sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2 which shows the connection location of a pillar garnish and a front fender. It is sectional drawing of the pillar part which shows the attachment structure of the conventional pillar garnish.

Explanation of symbols

1 Side outer panel 1a Clip hole 4 Front fender 5 A pillar (pillar part)
6 Pillar garnish 11 Mole groove 12 Upper bracket (bracket part)
15 Mall 17 Upper dog house (1st clip mounting part)
19 Lower dog house (second clip mounting part)
20 Notch 21b Holding part (first movement restriction part, second movement restriction part)
22 clip (clip member)
22a collar part (engagement part)
34 Locking claw (supporting part)
35 Fender seal member (seal member)

Claims (3)

A pillar garnish disposed on the front side of the pillar portion of the vehicle;
First and second clip mounting portions provided at at least two locations spaced apart in the longitudinal direction on the back side of the pillar garnish, each having a notch opened toward one side;
The proximal end side is inserted from one side into the notch of the clip mounting portion, and the engagement portion formed on the proximal end side prevents the separation from the notch to the pillar portion side, and the distal end A clip member for fitting the pillar garnish to the pillar portion by fitting the side into a clip hole formed in the pillar portion;
A first movement restricting portion that is formed in the notch of the first clip attaching portion and engages with the clip member inserted into the notch to restrict the movement of the pillar garnish in the longitudinal direction and the width direction; ,
A second movement restricting portion that is formed in the notch of the second clip mounting portion and engages with the clip member inserted into the notch to restrict the movement of the pillar garnish in the width direction. A structure for mounting a pillar garnish for a vehicle.   The pillar garnish is attached to the A-pillar of the vehicle and the upper part is connected to the roof side of the vehicle. A bracket part is provided on the upper part of the pillar garnish, and the bracket part is a roof panel of the vehicle. 2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the bracket portion is concealed by a molding which is fixed in a molding groove formed along a joint portion between the outer wall panel and the side outer panel and is disposed in the molding groove. Pillar garnish mounting structure.   The pillar garnish is attached to the A-pillar of the vehicle and the lower part is connected to the front fender side of the vehicle, and a flexible sealing member is fixed to the lower back side of the pillar garnish, The lower part of the seal member is exposed below the lower end of the pillar garnish in a state where the lower part is supported by the support portion provided on the pillar garnish, and the upper end of the front fender is exposed to the front side on the exposed part of the seal member The structure for mounting a pillar garnish for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the structure is further abutted.

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