JP2009255764A - Interior trim unit for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an interior trim unit for vehicles capable of decreasing the thickness of a box-like section of a knob by utilizing a slide-mold for forming a hook section of a knob. <P>SOLUTION: The interior trim unit comprises a unit body 20 and a knob 30 capable of sliding in a knob-sliding direction A. The unit body 20 is equipped with a hook receiving section 21 and a pair of slide guides 22 provided at an interval in an orthogonal knob-sliding direction B crossing the knob slide direction A. The knob 30 comprises a knob design section 31, a box-form section 32 protrusively provided from the knob design section 31 to the opposite cabin side, and a hook portion 33 hooked at the hook receiving section 21. The opposite cabin side surface 31c of the knob design section 31 extends in linear or approximately in linear in the sectional view of the orthogonal knob-sliding direction B, while the box-form section 32 is inserted between the pair of the slide guides 22 as is held capable of being slidably kept therein in contact at both side faces 32d. The hook portion 33 is provided extensively from the box-form section 32 to the opposite cabin side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an interior device for a vehicle such as an overhead console device disposed on a ceiling of a passenger compartment.

FIGS. 9-12 has shown the vehicle interior apparatus 1 arrange | positioned at the conventional vehicle interior ceiling.
The device 1 includes a device main body 2 disposed on the ceiling of the passenger compartment, and a knob 3 supported by the device main body 2 so as to be slidable linearly in the knob slide direction.

The apparatus main body 2 includes a claw receiving portion 2a (see FIG. 10), a pair of slide guides 2b (see FIG. 11) provided at intervals in a vertical direction and a knob slide orthogonal direction B orthogonal to the knob slide direction A, It has.
As shown in FIG. 9, the knob 3 includes a knob design portion 3a, a box-shaped portion 3b provided to project upward from an upper surface (side surface of the vehicle compartment, rear surface) 3e of the knob design portion 3a, and a knob design portion 3a. A claw portion 3c extending upward from the upper surface 3e and hooked on the claw receiving portion 2a, and a pair of guide ribs 3d are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper surface 3 e of the knob design portion 3 a is a convex surface that is convex downward (toward the vehicle compartment) in a cross-sectional view in the knob slide orthogonal direction B.

As shown in FIG. 10, the box-shaped part 3b is connected to the base part of the claw part 3c, and increases the strength of the claw part 3c. Further, the box-shaped part 3b sandwiches the claw receiving part 2a between the claw part 3c and suppresses rattling of the knob 3 with respect to the apparatus main body 2 in the vertical direction. Since the box-shaped part 3b sandwiches the claw receiving part 2a between the claw part 3c, the upward protruding amount of the box-shaped part 3b from the knob design part 3a is a predetermined amount up to the vicinity of the claw receiving part 2a. Has been.
As shown in FIG. 9, the length of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide direction A is relatively long, and the length (thickness) in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is relatively short (thin). ing. The length of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide direction A is relatively long because the knob 3 is assembled to the apparatus body 2 even if the length of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide direction A is increased. This is because there is no problem when the knob 3 is slid in the knob slide direction A with respect to the apparatus body 2 even after assembly. Further, the length (thickness) of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is relatively short (thin). The length (thickness) of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is This is because the box-shaped portion 3b interferes with the slide guide 2b of the apparatus main body 2, and the knob 3 cannot be assembled to the apparatus main body 2.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the pair of guide ribs 3 d are provided at both ends of the knob 3 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. The pair of guide ribs 3d can be in sliding contact with both outer surfaces of the pair of slide guides 2b in the knob slide orthogonal direction B.

  By the way, as shown in FIG. 12, the knob 3 is formed by using an upper and lower mold 4 that moves in the vertical direction and a slide mold 5 that slides in the knob slide orthogonal direction B to form the claw portion 3c. . Further, in order to prevent the box 3 from becoming a lump of resin and causing sink marks during molding in the knob 3, as shown in FIG. 9, a part of the box 3b is utilized by using the upper and lower molds 4. 3f is pulled out and the thickness of the box-shaped part 3b in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is made thin.

However, the conventional vehicle interior device 1 has the following problems.
Although the length of the box-shaped part 3b in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide B is short, the upper and lower molds 4 are used to pull out a part 3f of the box-shaped part 3b to thicken the box-shaped part 3b in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide B. Therefore, there is a possibility that the mold part for extracting the part 3f becomes thin, the mold strength is lowered, and the mold is damaged.
In order to suppress the thinning of the mold, it is desirable to reduce the thickness of the box-shaped portion 3b by using the slide mold 5 that slides in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. This is because the length of the box-shaped portion 3b in the knob slide direction A is relatively long while the amount of upward protrusion of the box-shaped portion 3b from the knob design portion 3a is set to a predetermined amount. This is because when the mold 5 is used, the mold part for reducing the thickness of the box-shaped part 3b can be set thicker than when the upper and lower molds 4 are used. However, in the conventional apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 12, the upper surface 3e of the knob design portion 3a is a convex surface that protrudes downward in a cross-sectional view in the knob slide orthogonal direction B, and the pair of guide ribs 3d 3, the knob design portion 3a and the guide rib 3d are obstructive, and the thickness of the box-shaped portion 3b cannot be reduced using the slide mold 5.
JP 2007-238049 A

  An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle interior device that can reduce the thickness of a box-shaped portion of a knob by using a slide mold for forming a claw portion of the knob.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) the device body;
A knob that is slidably supported linearly in the knob slide direction on the device body;
Have
The apparatus main body includes a claw receiving portion and a pair of slide guides provided at intervals in a knob slide orthogonal direction orthogonal to the knob slide direction,
The knob includes a knob design portion whose side surface constitutes a design surface, a box-shaped portion provided to project from the knob design portion to the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, and a claw portion hooked on the claw receiving portion. And
The opposite side surface of the knob design section is linear or substantially linear in a cross-sectional view in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide,
The box-shaped portion is inserted between a pair of slide guides of the apparatus main body, and is slidably contactable with the pair of slide guides on both side surfaces in the knob slide orthogonal direction.
The claw portion is an interior device for a vehicle that is provided extending from the box-shaped portion to the side opposite to the vehicle compartment.
(2) The apparatus main body is provided with a recess that is recessed on the side opposite to the passenger compartment to receive the knob design portion, and the recess extends in the same direction as the knob slide direction. Vehicle interior equipment.

According to the vehicle interior device of (1), the following effects can be obtained.
Since the box-shaped part is inserted between the pair of slide guides of the main body of the device and can be slidably contacted with the pair of slide guides on both sides of the knob slide orthogonal direction, the box-shaped part functions as a conventional guide rib. You can have it. Therefore, guide ribs provided at both ends of the conventional apparatus in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide are unnecessary. Further, the side surface of the knob design portion opposite to the vehicle compartment is linear or substantially linear in a cross-sectional view in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide.
Therefore, unlike the conventional case, the knob design portion and the guide rib do not get in the way, and the thickness of the box-shaped portion can be reduced by using a slide mold for forming the knob claw portion.

According to the vehicle interior device of (2) above, the following effects can be obtained.
Since the apparatus main body is provided with a recessed portion for receiving the recessed knob design portion on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, the side surface of the knob design portion on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment is linear or substantially linear in a sectional view perpendicular to the knob slide. Even if it is a case, it can suppress that the anti-cabinet side of a knob design part is visible from a vehicle interior. Further, since the concave portion is provided so as to extend in the same direction as the knob slide direction, the concave portion does not get in the way when the knob is slid with respect to the apparatus main body.

Below, the interior device for vehicles of the example of the present invention is explained with reference to FIGS. In the drawing, the arrow Up indicates the upper side (the side opposite to the passenger compartment).
The vehicle interior device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is, for example, an overhead console device provided on the ceiling of a passenger compartment. However, the vehicle interior device 10 is not limited to the overhead console device as long as the vehicle interior device 10 includes a knob to be slid. Hereinafter, in the embodiment of the present invention and the illustrated example, the case where the vehicle interior device 10 is an overhead console device will be described as an example.

  The vehicle interior device 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a device main body 20 and a knob 30 as shown in FIG.

The apparatus main body 20 is made of resin. The apparatus main body 20 is disposed between the driver's seat and the passenger seat of the vehicle or fixed to the vehicle compartment ceiling in front of the space. The lower surface of the apparatus main body 20 is a design surface 20a and constitutes a part of an interior member of the vehicle. The design surface 20a is flush with or substantially flush with the vehicle compartment ceiling around the main body 20 in order to improve design.
As shown in FIG. 6, the apparatus main body 20 has a gap in the knob slide orthogonal direction B perpendicular to the knob slide direction A in the slide surface of the claw receiving portion 21 and the knob 30 (in the plane perpendicular to the vertical direction). A pair of slide guides 22 provided therein, a recess 23 recessed toward the opposite side (upward), and a lamp (map lamp) 24 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the claw receiving portion 21 extends in the same direction as the knob slide direction A (the vehicle left-right direction). The claw receiving portion 21 is an edge portion (including the vicinity thereof) of a hole 21 a penetrating in the vertical direction provided on the bottom surface of the recess 23.

  The pair of slide guides 22 is provided in the recess 23 as shown in FIG. The pair of slide guides 22 extend in the same direction as the knob slide direction A, as shown in FIG. Both ends of the slide guide 22 in the extending direction extend by a predetermined amount in a direction in which the distance between the slide guides 22 increases in the knob slide orthogonal direction B (vehicle longitudinal direction) orthogonal to the knob slide direction A (vehicle horizontal direction). The extension amount of the one slide guide 22a in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is larger than the extension amount of the other slide guide 22b in the knob slide orthogonal direction B, and the knob 30 is oriented in the direction opposite to the normal direction. When it tries to assemble to the apparatus main body 20, it interferes with the below-mentioned misassembly prevention rib 35 of the knob 30, and the knob 30 cannot be assembled | attached to the apparatus main body 20. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the recess 23 is a portion that is recessed from the design surface 20 a of the apparatus main body 20 to the side opposite to the vehicle compartment. The recess 23 receives the design portion 31 of the knob 30 and prevents the knob 30 from protruding from the design surface 20a of the apparatus main body 20 to the vehicle compartment side (downward). The recess 23 extends in the same direction as the knob slide direction A so as not to hinder the sliding movement of the knob 30 relative to the apparatus main body 20. The width of the concave portion 23 (the length in the knob slide orthogonal direction B) is the width of the knob 30 so that the opposite side of the knob design portion 31 is not visible from the vehicle interior and the slide movement of the knob 30 is not hindered. The length of the knob slide orthogonal direction B) is slightly longer.

  The lamp 24 is a lamp for vehicle interior lighting. As shown in FIG. 1, the lamps 20 are provided at both ends of the apparatus main body 20 in the knob slide direction A. The lamp 20 is covered from the passenger compartment side by a lens 25. Whether the lamp 24 is turned on or off or whether the lamp 24 is turned on when a vehicle door (not shown) is open can be changed by operating the knob 30.

  The knob 30 is made of resin and is a molded product. As shown in FIG. 7, the knob 30 is formed using an upper mold 40, a lower mold 41, and a slide mold 50. The basic split direction of the mold is the vertical direction. The slide mold 50 slides in a direction parallel to the knob slide orthogonal direction B.

  The knob 30 is a slide knob that is supported by the apparatus main body 20 so as to be linearly slidable in the knob slide direction A. As shown in FIG. 3, the knob 30 includes a knob design portion 31 in which the vehicle interior side surface 31 a forms a design surface, a box-shaped portion 32 provided to protrude from the knob design portion 31 toward the opposite compartment side, and a claw receiving portion. 21, a claw portion 33 that is hooked on 21, an extension rib 34, and a misassembly prevention rib 35.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the knob design portion 31 has a constant or substantially constant plate thickness. The knob design portion 31 has a shape in which the knob slide direction A is the longitudinal direction. On the vehicle interior side surface 31a of the knob design portion 31, at least one groove portion 31b (four in the illustrated example) extending in the knob slide orthogonal direction B is formed in order to prevent the knob 30 from sliding when the occupant slides. Has been. As shown in FIG. 6, the anti-cabinet side surface 31 c of the knob design portion 31 is linear or substantially linear in a sectional view in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. As shown in FIG. 4, at a cross-sectional view in the knob slide direction A, at least both ends of the opposite side surface 31 c of the knob design portion 31 are curved toward the opposite side.

The box-shaped part 32 is provided in the center part of the knob design part 31, and its vicinity. As shown in FIG. 3, the box-shaped portion 32 has a rectangular or substantially rectangular upper wall 32a, and a rectangular shape or a substantially rectangular shape extending from both ends of the knob sliding direction A of the upper wall 32a to the knob design portion 31 toward the vehicle compartment. Both rectangular side walls 32b, as shown in FIG. 6, extending walls 32c extending from the center portion in the knob slide orthogonal direction B to the knob design portion 31 on the side wall of the upper wall 32a, and the box-shaped portion And a space portion 32e that extends in 32 and is located on both sides of the knob slide orthogonal direction B of the wall 32c.
Both ends of the extending wall 32c in the knob slide direction A are connected to both side walls 32b.
The space 32e is provided to reduce the thickness of the box-shaped portion 32 in the vertical direction and the knob slide orthogonal direction B. As shown in FIG. 7, the space portion 32 e is formed using a slide mold 50 formed with a knob 30.
As shown in FIG. 6, the box-shaped portion 32 enters between the pair of slide guides 22 of the apparatus main body 20 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B, and the pair of slide guides 22 are formed on both side surfaces 32 d in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. The inner surface 22c of the knob slide orthogonal direction B can be slidably contacted.

The claw portion 33 is provided on the box-shaped portion 32. Two claw portions 33 are provided at intervals in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. The claw portion 33 extends from the upper wall 32a of the box-shaped portion 32 to the opposite side of the vehicle compartment and is elastically deformable in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. The claw portion 33 is provided at the distal end of the elastic deformation portion 33a in the extending direction. A catch portion 33b that catches on the 20 claw receiving portions 21.
There is a space between the hook portion 33b and the upper wall 32a of the box-shaped portion 32 in the vertical direction, and the space is formed by using a slide mold 50 formed with a knob 30 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, the hook portion 33 b sandwiches the claw receiving portion 21 between the upper portion 32 a of the box-like portion 32 and suppresses the rattling of the knob 30 in the vertical direction with respect to the apparatus main body 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the extension rib 34 is provided so as to extend in the knob slide direction A from both ends of the box-shaped portion 32 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. The extension rib 34 enters between the pair of slide guides 22 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. Both outer side surfaces 34a of the extension rib 34 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B are in the same position as both side surfaces 32d of the box-shaped portion 32 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B, and a pair of slide guides 22 together with both side surfaces 32d of the box-shaped portion 32. It is possible to make sliding contact with the inner side surface 22c.

  Since both the outer side surfaces 34a of the extension rib 34 and both side surfaces 32d of the box-like portion 32 are slidably contactable with the inner side surfaces 22c of the pair of slide guides 22, both the outer side surfaces 34a of the extension rib 34 and the box-like portion are provided. The both side surfaces 32d of 32 and the inner side surface 22c of the slide guide 22 are guide surfaces that determine the position of the knob 30 in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide relative to the apparatus body 20 (the knob 30 is moved in the knob slide direction A by the slide guide 22). Guided by)

  The erroneous assembly prevention rib 35 is provided so as to protrude from the opposite side surface 31c of the knob design portion 31 toward the opposite side. The amount of protrusion of the misassembly prevention rib 35 is smaller than the amount of protrusion of the box-shaped portion 32, and does not interfere with the apparatus body 20 when the knob 30 is assembled to the apparatus body 20 in the normal orientation. Has been. The misassembly prevention rib 35 is provided at a position different from the box-shaped portion 32 in the knob slide direction A. The erroneous assembly preventing rib 35 is provided only at one end of the knob design portion 31 in the knob slide orthogonal direction B or in the vicinity thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the knob 30 is molded, the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding is provided at the boundary portion (PL (parting line)) of the overlapping upper and lower molds 40 and 41. The molten resin that has flowed through the runner 42 flows. The molten resin that has flowed into the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding is reduced in pressure and flow velocity at the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding, and then the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding. (Parts that become the knob design portion 31, the box-shaped portion 32, the claw portion 33, and the extension rib 34 after molding). 7 and 8, the misassembly prevention rib 35 is provided at a position different from the box-shaped portion 32 in the knob slide direction A. The molten resin is allowed to flow into the portion that becomes the assembly preventing rib 35, and the portion between the upper wall 32 a of the box-shaped portion 32 and the catch portion 33 b of the claw portion 33 is pulled out by the slide mold 50, and the box-shaped portion 32. There is no obstacle to pulling out the space portion 32e with the slide mold 50.

Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the embodiment of the present invention, the box-shaped portion 32 is inserted between the pair of slide guides 22 of the apparatus main body 20, and can be slidably contacted with the pair of slide guides 22 on both side surfaces 32d in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. Therefore, the box-shaped portion 32 can have the role of a conventional guide rib. Therefore, guide ribs provided at both ends of the conventional apparatus in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide are unnecessary. Further, the non-cabinet side surface 31c of the knob design portion 31 is linear or substantially linear in a sectional view in the knob slide orthogonal direction B.
Therefore, unlike the prior art, the knob design portion 31 and the guide rib do not get in the way, and the thickness of the box-shaped portion 32 can be reduced by using the slide mold 50 for forming the claw portion 33 of the knob 30. it can.

  Since the claw portion 33 is provided so as to extend from the box-shaped portion 32 on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, the claw portion 33 is provided as compared with the case where the claw portion 33 is provided extending from the knob design portion 31 to the side opposite the vehicle compartment. The length in the extending direction (length in the vertical direction) can be shortened, and the strength of the claw portion 33 can be improved.

  Since the apparatus body 20 is provided with a recess 23 that receives the recessed knob design portion 31 on the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, the side surface 31c of the knob design portion 31 is linearly or substantially in a cross-sectional view in the knob slide orthogonal direction B. Even if it is a case where it is linear, it can suppress that the anti-cabinet side of the knob design part 31 is visible from a vehicle interior.

  Since the recess 23 extends in the same direction as the knob slide direction A, the recess 23 does not get in the way when the knob 30 is slid with respect to the apparatus main body 20.

  When the knob 30 is molded, the molten resin flows into the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding, and the molten resin that flows into the portion that becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding becomes the misassembly prevention rib 35 after molding. After the pressure and the flow velocity are reduced at the portion to become, after flowing into the portion other than the portion to become the misassembly prevention rib 35, the knob design portion 31 (especially the design surface 31a) is wave pattern (jetting) by molding Can be suppressed.

It is a bottom view of the interior device for vehicles of the example of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the site | part to which a knob is attached of the apparatus main body of the interior apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is a perspective view when the knob of the interior device for vehicles of the present invention is viewed from the side opposite to the passenger compartment. It is a front view when the knob of the vehicle interior device of the embodiment of the present invention is viewed from the direction perpendicular to the knob slide. It is a top view of the knob of the interior device for vehicles of the example of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the knob and its vicinity of the interior device for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing in the box-shaped part site | part of the knob and the shaping | molding die of this knob of the interior apparatus for vehicles of this invention Example. It is sectional drawing in the misassembly prevention rib site | part of the knob and the shaping | molding die of this knob of the vehicle interior device of this invention Example. It is a perspective view when the knob of the conventional vehicle interior device is seen from the non-cabinet side. It is sectional drawing in a box-shaped part site | part which shows the knob and its vicinity of the conventional vehicle interior device. It is sectional drawing in parts other than a box-shaped part which shows the knob and its vicinity of the conventional vehicle interior device. It is sectional drawing in the box-shaped part site | part of the knob and the shaping | molding die of this knob of the conventional vehicle interior device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Vehicle interior apparatus 20 Main part 20a Design surface 21 of main body Claw receiving part 21a Through hole 22, 22a, 22b Slide guide 22c Inner side surface 23 of slide guide Recess 24 Lamp 25 Lens 30 Knob 31 Knob design part 31a Knob design part Side surface 31c of vehicle compartment Anti-chamber side surface 32 of knob design portion Box-shaped portion 32a Upper wall 32b of box-shaped portion Both side walls 32c of box-shaped portion Extending wall 32d of box-shaped portion Both side surfaces 32e of box-shaped portion Space portion 33 Claw portion 33a Elastic deformation part 33b Hook part 34 Extension rib 34a Both outer side surfaces 35 of extension rib Incorrect assembly prevention rib 35
40 Upper mold 41 Lower mold 42 Runner 50 Slide mold A Knob slide direction B Knob slide orthogonal direction

Claims (2)

The device body;
A knob that is slidably supported linearly in the knob slide direction on the device body;
Have
The apparatus main body includes a claw receiving portion and a pair of slide guides provided at intervals in a knob slide orthogonal direction orthogonal to the knob slide direction,
The knob includes a knob design portion whose side surface constitutes a design surface, a box-shaped portion provided to project from the knob design portion to the side opposite to the vehicle compartment, and a claw portion hooked on the claw receiving portion. And
The opposite side surface of the knob design section is linear or substantially linear in a cross-sectional view in the direction perpendicular to the knob slide,
The box-shaped portion is inserted between a pair of slide guides of the apparatus main body, and is slidably contactable with the pair of slide guides on both side surfaces in the knob slide orthogonal direction.
The claw portion is an interior device for a vehicle that is provided extending from the box-shaped portion to the side opposite to the vehicle compartment.   2. The vehicle body according to claim 1, wherein the device main body is provided with a recess that is recessed toward the opposite side of the vehicle compartment to receive the knob design portion, and the recess extends in the same direction as the knob slide direction. Interior equipment.

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