JP2008149825A - Mounting structure of mounting member such as panel member for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely regulate a position of a locking piece on a mounting member side in an engaging hole on a mounted member side when engaging an engaging claw provided in the locking piece to the engaging hole to mount the mounting member such as a panel member constituting an interior material of a vehicle on the mounting member side. <P>SOLUTION: A luggage side panel 10 is constituted of a lower side panel 11 to be the mounting member side and an upper side panel 12 to be the mounted member side. The elastically deformable locking piece 14 is provided on the lower side panel 11 side. The engaging hole 15 engaged with the engaging claw part 14a formed in the locking piece 14 is provided on the upper side panel 12 side. The lower side panel 11 is mounted to the upper side panel 12 by engaging the engaging claw part 14a to the engaging hole 15, an escape hole 18 for encouraging the elastic deformation of the engaging hole 15 is formed in an engaging process of the engaging claw 14a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting member mounting structure such as a vehicle panel member in which a luggage side panel is divided into upper and lower parts and the upper and lower divided panels are attached to each other.

  This type of conventional mounting structure has a configuration as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example.

  That is, the vehicle panel member, for example, the luggage side panel 1 is configured by assembling the divided panel 1a and the divided panel 1b, which are divided into two in the vehicle vertical direction, by using the attachment means 2.

  The attachment means 2 has a gate-shaped locking piece base 3 projectingly formed on one split panel 1a side, and a locking piece 4 extending on the one split panel 1a side is formed on the inner wall of the locking piece base 3 Then, the engaging claw 4a is provided at the tip of the locking piece 4, and the engaging hole 5 is further provided on the other panel 1b side, and the locking piece 4 is inserted into the engaging hole 5 to be engaged. The claw portion 4 a is configured to engage with the engagement hole 5.

  In order to attach one divided panel 1a to the other divided panel 1b, the engaging claw portion 4a is inserted into the engaging hole 5 while sliding the inner wall of the engaging hole 5, and the locking piece 4 is engaged. After the engaging claw portion 4a is bent to the opposite side and the engaging claw portion 4a is inserted through the engaging hole 5, the locking piece 4 is returned to its original state, and the engaging claw portion 4a is moved to the engaging hole 5. By engaging.

  However, in the mounting structure in which one of the divided panels 1a is attached to the other divided panel 1b by engaging the locking piece 4 provided on the gate-shaped locking piece base 3 with the engagement hole 5, When the mounting gap dimension w between the divided panel 1a and the other divided panel 1b is very large, or conversely, it is too small to form the locking piece 4 provided on the gate-shaped locking piece base 3 in a predetermined size. And may not be usable.

  Therefore, conventionally, as such a countermeasure, a method as shown in FIG. 7 is also employed.

  That is, the bent forming portion 1a-1 is formed so as to extend from the end portion of one of the divided panels 1b, the locking piece 4 is formed at the thick tip portion of the bent forming portion 1a-1, and the locking piece 4 An engaging claw portion 4a is formed at the front end portion of each of the two, and the engaging claw portion 4a is engaged with the engaging hole 5 on the other divided panel 1b side, thereby attaching one divided panel 1a to the other divided panel 1b. It was like that.

  According to this method, the height dimension x of the bending portion 1a-1 forming the locking piece 4 is set larger than the mounting gap dimension w in the prior art, thereby solving the problems of the prior art. It is what.

In addition, a positioning rib 6 is provided on the other divided panel 1b so as to be located on the opposite side to the engaging claw portion 4a in the bent forming portion 1a-1. The positioning rib 6 has a triangular cross section that becomes wider toward the one divided panel 1a. The positioning rib 6 abuts on the bending portion 1a-1 and extends to the engaging piece 4 or the engaging claw 4a. Position restriction is performed to maintain the engagement relationship with the joint hole 5.
JP 2003-237491 A

  In the conventional technique shown in FIG. 7 configured as described above, if the contact position 7 of the positioning rib 6 on the bending portion 1a-1 is brought close to the engaging claw portion 4a side, the bending portion 1a-1 will be described. The engaging piece 4 cannot be elastically deformed too much through the engaging claw 4a, and the engaging claw portion 4a cannot be engaged with the engaging hole 5.

  For this purpose, the positioning rib 6 needs to be formed in a triangular cross section that becomes wider toward the one divided panel 1a side so that the contact position 7 is located on the one divided panel 1a side. is there.

  As a result, the distance y between the contact position 7 of the positioning rib 6 with the bent forming portion 1a-1 and the other divided panel 1b is increased, and the wrap margin z with the engaging hole 5 in the engaging claw portion 4a is increased. As a result, the gap is reduced, a gap is formed between the locking piece 4 and the engagement hole 4a, and there is a possibility that the position regulation of one divided panel 1a with respect to the other divided panel 1b cannot be reliably performed.

  Therefore, in view of such points, the present invention provides an engagement claw portion provided on the engagement piece on the attachment member side in order to attach an attachment member such as a panel member constituting the interior material of the vehicle to the attachment member side. To provide a mounting member mounting structure such as a vehicle panel member configured so that the position of a locking piece can be reliably regulated in the engaging hole when engaged with an engaging hole on the mounting member side. It is an object.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a locking piece that can be elastically deformed on the mounting member side when mounting a mounting member such as a panel member constituting an interior material of a vehicle on the mounted member side, An engagement hole for engaging an engagement claw portion formed on the locking piece is provided on the attached member side, and the engagement member is engaged with the engagement hole, whereby the attachment member is An attachment member attachment structure such as a vehicle panel member configured to be attached to an attachment member, wherein the engagement hole is disposed in the vicinity of the engagement hole in the attachment member in the engagement process of the engagement claw portion. A relief hole for promoting elastic deformation is formed.

  With this configuration, when the engagement claw provided on the attachment piece on the attachment member side is engaged with the engagement hole on the attached member side, the escape claw is provided so that the engagement claw is engaged with the engagement hole. The engagement hole is encouraged to elastically deform so that it can pass through, and the engagement hole expands, and after the engagement claw portion passes and engages with the engagement hole, the engagement hole The shape returns to the original shape, and the engagement restriction of the engagement claw portion by the engagement hole is firmly performed, and the position restriction of the attachment member with respect to the attachment member can be reliably performed.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that a position regulating rib for regulating the position in the engagement hole of the locking piece is formed on a surface of the locking piece facing the engaging claw portion. is there.

  With this configuration, the position regulating rib can more firmly regulate the position of the locking piece within the engagement hole, and the position regulating rib can be more reliably regulated with respect to the mounted member. Since the position restriction of the locking piece is performed in the engagement hole, the position restriction portion (corresponding to the conventional contact position 7) can be brought close to the engagement position between the engagement claw portion and the engagement hole. In addition, the position of the mounting member relative to the mounted member can be reliably regulated.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when the engaging claw provided on the locking piece on the mounting member side is engaged with the engaging hole on the mounted member side, the clearance hole is provided. The hole will be elastically deformed and expanded so that it can pass through the engagement claw, and after the engagement claw has passed and engaged with the engagement hole, the shape of the engagement hole is By returning to the original state, the engagement restriction of the engagement claw by the engagement hole is firmly performed, and the position restriction of the attachment member with respect to the member to be attached can be reliably performed.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4 by assigning the same reference numerals to portions corresponding to the prior art.
(Example 1)

  1 is a schematic perspective view of a luggage side panel of an automobile employing an embodiment of the present invention, drawn from the back side, FIG. 2 is an enlarged front view of the circle A in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B of FIG. 2 in which the claw portion is inserted into the engagement hole. FIG. 4 is a drawing of the engagement claw portion inserted through the engagement hole and engaged. It is BB sectional drawing.

  First, FIG. 1 shows a luggage side panel 10 as a panel member that is an interior material for an automobile.

  The luggage side panel 10 is composed of a lower side panel 11 and an upper side panel 12 which are divided into upper and lower parts in terms of manufacturability or design.

  The lower panel 11 is formed such that a plurality of locking pieces 14 are intermittently protruded upward at the distal end portion of the dividing side, and an engaging claw portion 14a protruding in the surface direction is formed at the distal end of the locking piece 14. And the attachment member is comprised.

  The upper panel 12 has a plurality of mounting pieces 13 formed intermittently corresponding to the locking pieces 14 so as to hang from the front end of the split side, and the engaging claws 14a are engaged with the mounting pieces 13. A mating engagement hole 15 is formed to constitute a member to be attached.

  Further, in the process of engaging the engaging claw portion 14a with the engaging hole 15 so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the distal end side with respect to the engaging hole 15 in the mounting piece portion 13, a relief hole that promotes elastic deformation of the engaging hole 15 18 is formed.

  Further, a positioning rib 16 is formed from the locking piece 14 to the lower panel 11 so as to face the engaging claw portion 14a.

  The positioning rib 16 is formed so as to gradually become wider from the lower side panel 11 toward the distal end side of the locking piece 14.

  In the above configuration, in order to form the single luggage side panel 11 by attaching the lower side panel 11 to the upper side panel 12, the engagement hole 15 provided in the attachment piece 13 of the upper side panel 12 is provided. The engagement claw 14a of the locking piece 14 provided on the lower panel 11 is engaged. In this engagement process, as shown in FIG. 15, when the width dimension of the engagement hole 14 a is originally a dimension (see the broken line view), the engagement hole 15 is promoted to be elastically deformed by the escape hole 18, and the engagement claw part 14 In addition, the engaging claw portion 14 is allowed to be inserted by being expanded to the a ′ dimension that matches the height dimension of the positioning rib 16.

  Thereafter, when the engaging claw portion 14a is inserted through the engaging hole 15, as shown in FIG. 4, the width dimension of the engaging hole 15 is returned to the original dimension a by the elastic return force, and the engaging claw portion 14a is engaged. The lower side panel 11 is attached to the upper side panel by engaging with the hole 15 and constitutes a single luggage side panel 11.

  At this time, the positioning rib 16 abuts against the inner wall of the engagement hole 15 at the abutment position 17 facing the engagement claw 14a, so that the engagement rib 14a contacts the inner wall of the engagement hole 15. In combination with the contact, the locking piece 14 is positioned, and as a result, a position restricting portion of the lower panel 11 with respect to the upper panel 12 is configured.

  The shape of the engagement hole 15 is formed in a flat U shape in plan view, and both end portions thereof are notched in the direction of the escape hole 18 and should be called hinges due to the presence of both the notch portions 15a and 15b. A thin portion 19 is formed to facilitate the elastic deformation of the engagement hole 15.

  In the embodiment according to the present invention configured as described above, when the engaging claw portion 14a provided on the locking piece 14 on the lower panel 11 side is engaged with the engaging hole 15 on the upper panel 12 side. Further, since the escape hole 18 is provided in the attachment piece 13, the engagement hole 15 is elastically deformed and expanded so as to be able to pass through the engagement claw 14 a, and the engagement claw After 14a passes and engages with the engagement hole 15, the shape of the engagement hole 15 is restored to its original shape, and the engagement claw part 14a is firmly regulated by the engagement hole 15 and the upper side Position control of the lower side panel 11 with respect to the panel 12 can be performed reliably.

  Further, since the position restricting rib 16 for restricting the position in the engaging hole 15 of the engaging piece 14 is formed on the surface of the engaging piece 14 facing the engaging claw 14a, the position restricting rib 16 is engaged. The position regulation of the locking piece 14 in the hole 15 can be performed more firmly, the position regulation of the lower side panel 11 with respect to the upper side panel 12 can be performed more reliably, and the locking piece by the position regulation rib 16 can be achieved. Since the position regulation of 14 is performed in the engagement hole 15, the position regulation part 17 can be brought close to the engagement position between the engagement claw part 14 a and the engagement hole 15, and the lower side with respect to the upper side panel 12. The position regulation of the panel 11 can be ensured.

  In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to the luggage side panel 10 and the lower side panel 11 is used as a mounting member and the upper side panel 12 is used as a mounting member. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The upper side panel 12 may be an attachment member, and the lower side panel 11 may be an attachment member.

  The present invention is not limited to the luggage side panel 11 but can be applied to other interior materials such as a trim material such as a door trim and a rear side trim. Further, the mounting member is an interior material such as a kicking plate. Also, the present invention can be applied to the case where the mounted member is a vehicle body panel.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when the engagement claw provided on the engagement piece on the attachment member side is engaged with the engagement hole on the attachment member side, the escape hole is provided, The hole will be elastically deformed and expanded so that it can pass through the engagement claw, and after the engagement claw has passed and engaged with the engagement hole, the shape of the engagement hole is Returning to the original position, the engagement side of the engagement claw is firmly restricted by the engagement hole, and the position of the attachment member relative to the attached member can be reliably restricted. It is suitable for a mounting member mounting structure such as a vehicle panel member in which these upper and lower divided panels are mounted.

It is the schematic perspective view which drawn the luggage side panel of the motor vehicle which employ | adopted embodiment of this invention from the back surface side. It is the front view drawn by enlarging the inside of A circle of Drawing 1. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 2, illustrating a process in which the engaging claw portion is inserted into the engaging hole. Similarly, in the BB cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, the engagement claw portion is drawn through the engagement hole and engaged. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 4 in an example of a prior art. It is a perspective view of the latching piece base in which the latching piece shown in FIG. 5 was formed. It is the same sectional drawing in other examples of conventional technology.

Explanation of symbols

10 Luggage side panel (interior material)
11 Lower panel (mounting member)
12 Upper panel (attachment member)
14 Locking piece 14a Engagement claw part 15 Engagement hole 17 Contact position (position control part)
18 Escape hole

Claims (2)

  When attaching a mounting member such as a panel member constituting an interior material of a vehicle to the mounted member side, an elastically deformable locking piece is provided on the mounting member side, and the locking piece is formed on the mounted member side. A vehicle panel configured to attach the attachment member to the attached member by providing an engagement hole for engaging the engagement claw portion and engaging the engagement claw portion in the engagement hole. An attachment member attachment structure such as a member, wherein an escape hole for promoting elastic deformation of the engagement hole in the engagement process of the engagement claw portion is formed in the vicinity of the engagement hole in the attached member. A mounting member mounting structure such as a vehicle panel member. 2. The vehicle panel according to claim 1, wherein a position restricting rib for restricting a position in the engaging hole of the engaging piece is formed on a surface of the engaging piece facing the engaging claw portion. Mounting member mounting structure such as members.

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