JP2009269415A - Vehicular trim - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular trim constituting an integrated trim body by superposing and attaching a plurality of trims to one another, and having mating surfaces of excellent appearance which generate no gap nor step between the trims. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicular door trim 1 constitutes an integrated trim body by superposing and attaching a joining boss 11 of a trim upper 10, a joining hole 25 of a trim lower 20 and a long hole 28 to each other. There is formed a deflection part 23 which is deflected in the longitudinal direction and the vertical direction of the vehicle to absorb the product dispersion of the trim upper 10 when joining a rib 12 of the trim upper 10 for executing positioning in the longitudinal direction and in the vertical direction of a vehicle on the front side and the rear side of the vehicle, a locate boss 13, a through-hole 24 of the trim lower 20, a locate hole 27, and the trim upper 10 with the trim lower 20. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle trim. In particular, the present invention relates to a vehicle trim that forms an integral trim body by forming joint portions of trims that are divided into upper and lower parts and attaching the joint portions to each other.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a vehicle trim, for example, a door trim including a trim upper and a trim lower that are divided into two in the vertical direction is known. An integral door trim body is formed by forming a lower side joint at the upper end of the trim lower and joining the upper side joint at the lower end of the trim upper to the lower side joint (for example, Patent Document 1). .
JP 2002-172983 A

  FIG. 9 is a front view showing a conventional vehicle door trim 100 from the passenger compartment side, with the trim upper 110 being seen through. In FIG. 9, the vehicle door trim 100 includes a trim upper 110 and a trim lower 120. The trim upper 110 has an opening for attaching door interior parts such as the door opener 130. In addition, the trim lower 120 is provided with an armrest portion 140 projecting toward the passenger compartment.

  Since the trim upper 110 and the trim lower 120 are molded products that are long in the vehicle front-rear direction, positioning portions are provided on the vehicle front side and the vehicle rear side of the joint portion of the trim upper 110 and the trim lower 120.

  FIG. 10A is a front view showing a conventional vehicle door trim 100 from the passenger compartment side and enlarging the portion I in FIG. 9 on the front side of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the positioning portion on the front side of the vehicle regulates in the vehicle front-rear direction by the H-shaped rib 112 of the trim upper 110 coming into contact with the front side of the through hole 124 of the trim lower 120. In addition, the rib 112 of the trim upper 110 is also in contact with the vehicle upper edge of the through hole 124 of the trim lower 120 by the projection 113 of the rib 112, and thus restricts the vehicle in the vertical direction.

  FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of the rib 112 of the trim upper 110 and the through hole 124 of the trim lower 120 shown by KK in FIG. The ribs 112 of the trim upper 110 are in contact with the recess 116 disposed substantially at the center of the end on the side to be inserted into the trim lower 120, the insertion protrusion 115 inserted into the through-hole 124 of the trim lower 120, and the trim lower 120. An outer convex portion 114 is provided. When the insertion convex portion 115 of the rib 112 of the trim upper 110 is inserted into the through hole 124 of the trim lower 120, the edge of the through hole 124 on the front side of the trim lower 120 enters the concave portion 116 of the rib 112. Here, the vehicle front-rear direction is regulated by tightly contacting the edge of the through-hole 124 on the front side of the trim lower 120 with the insertion convex portion 115 side of the concave portion 116 of the rib 112.

  FIG. 11A is a front view showing the vehicle door trim 100 according to the related art from the passenger compartment side and enlarging the portion J in FIG. 9 on the rear side of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 11A, the positioning portion on the vehicle rear side regulates the vehicle in the vertical direction by inserting the locating boss 117 of the trim upper 110 into the long hole 128 of the trim lower in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  FIG. 11B is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of the locating boss 117 of the trim upper and the long hole 128 of the trim lower 120 shown by LL in FIG. As shown in FIG. 11B, when the locating boss 117 of the trim upper 110 is inserted into the long hole 128 of the trim lower, the locating boss 117 is an edge of the trim lower long hole 128 in the vehicle vertical direction. Is in contact with the vehicle, but it is not in contact with the vehicle longitudinal edge. Therefore, the positioning unit on the rear side of the vehicle regulates the vehicle in the vertical direction, but is not regulated in the vehicle longitudinal direction and is in a free state.

  Conventionally, when joining the trim upper 110 and the trim lower 120, first, the rib 112 of the trim upper 110 is inserted into the through hole 124 of the trim lower 120, and the rib 112 is placed on the vehicle front and upper edge of the through hole 124. The locating boss 117 of the trim upper 110 is inserted into the long hole 128 of the trim lower 120, and the locating boss 117 is brought into contact with the inner wall of the long hole 128, thereby positioning the trim upper 110 with respect to the trim lower 120. Both joints are joined and assembled by welding or screwing.

  However, in the conventional case, in the vehicle front-rear direction, the front side of the vehicle is regulated and the rear side of the vehicle is made free. Therefore, on the rear side of the vehicle, product variations of the trim upper appear on the mating surface of the trim upper and the trim lower. For this reason, a gap or a step between the trims is generated and the aesthetic appearance is impaired.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in a vehicle trim that constitutes an integral trim body by superimposing and attaching a plurality of trims to each other, there is no aesthetic gap between the trims. The object is to provide a trim for a vehicle having a good mating surface.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a vehicle trim according to the present invention is provided with a joint portion on each of the first trim and the second trim, and the joint portions provided on both are overlapped with each other so as to be integrated with each other. The first trim and the second trim each include a positioning portion that positions at least the vehicle front-rear direction between the first trim and the second trim, When the second trim is joined to the joint portion of the first trim, a trim portion near the joint portion provided in at least one of the joint portions provided in the second trim in the vehicle front-rear direction. Comprises a bending portion that bends and deforms in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction.

  According to this configuration, at least two vehicle front-rear directions are regulated at the front and rear sides in the vehicle front-rear direction so that no skid is generated between the first trim and the second trim. In order to absorb the product variation of the first trim, by providing a bent portion in the second trim, when the first trim is joined to the second trim, the bent portion is bent to reduce the product variation of the first trim. Can be absorbed. Therefore, it is possible to provide a vehicle trim having a good mating surface that does not cause a gap or a step between the first trim and the second trim.

  Further, in addition to the above-described invention, the joint provided in the vicinity of the bent portion of the second trim has a step shape that becomes a recess in the direction of joining to the first trim. To do.

  According to this configuration, the rigidity of the second trim in the vicinity of the joint can be lowered by providing the step shape at the joint of the second trim. For this reason, since the flexibility of the bending part of a 2nd trim improves and the tracking to a 1st trim shape becomes easy, the product variation of a 1st trim can be absorbed.

  According to the present invention, in a vehicle trim that forms an integral trim body by overlappingly mounting a plurality of trims, a vehicle trim having an aesthetically pleasing mating surface that does not cause a gap or a step between the trims is provided. be able to.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, embodiment of this invention is described in FIGS. 1-8 as an example applied to the door trim for vehicles.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a vehicle door trim 1 according to the present invention from the vehicle compartment side and showing a trim upper 10 in a transparent manner. In FIG. 1, the vehicle door trim 1 includes a trim upper 10 and a trim lower 20. The trim upper 10 has an opening for attaching door interior parts such as the door opener 30. In addition, the trim lower 20 is provided with an armrest portion 40 projecting toward the passenger compartment. The trim lower 20 also has an opening for attaching interior parts such as a pull handle and a storage box. The mating surface of the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20 on the passenger compartment side is particularly easy to reach from the occupant, so there is no gap or step in the mating portion between the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20 to improve the aesthetics. .

  FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing the upper portion of the trim lower 20 before the trim upper 10 is attached in the vehicle door trim 1 according to the present invention from the vehicle interior side. As shown in FIG. 2, an opening 21 that is substantially the same as the outer shape of the trim upper 10 is provided in the upper part of the trim lower 20 in order to join the trim upper 10 to form an integral trim. A plurality of joint portions 22 for joining to the trim upper 10 are provided at the peripheral edge portion of the opening portion 21. The joining portion 22 is provided with a joining hole 25 into which the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 is inserted or a long hole 28 in the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, the trim lower 20 is provided with a bending portion 23 in which when the trim lower 20 is joined to the trim upper 10, a trim portion in the vicinity of the joining portion 22 provided on the front side of the trim lower 20 is bent and deformed in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction. ing. Further, the bending portion 23 is provided with a through hole 24 into which the rib 12 of the trim upper 10 is inserted to regulate the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction. Further, a rear side restricting portion 26 to be joined to the trim upper is provided on the vehicle rear side of the trim lower 20. The rear restricting portion 26 is provided with a locate hole 27 that restricts the position in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction.

  FIG. 3A is a front view showing the vehicle door trim 1 according to the present invention from the vehicle compartment side, showing the trim upper 10 in a transparent manner, and showing a state in which there is no product variation in the trim upper 10. Yes. As shown in FIG. 3A, when there is no product variation in the trim upper 10, the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 is inserted into the joining hole 25 and the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20, and the trim upper 10 Is attached to the trim lower 20, the rib 12 on the front side of the trim upper 10 abuts on the front and upper edges of the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20, and the locating boss 13 on the rear side of the trim upper 10 is connected to the trim lower 20. It contacts the inner surface of the locate hole 27. Thereafter, the front end of the joining boss 11 is fixed by ultrasonic welding or the like, and the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20 are fixed. In this case, the bending part 23 does not bend. Further, since the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction are regulated on the vehicle front side and vehicle rear side of the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20, no skid occurs between the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20. The configuration in which the rib 12 of the trim upper 10 on the front side of the vehicle abuts the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20 is the same as that described with reference to FIG.

  FIG. 3B schematically shows the structure of the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 and the joining hole 25 of the trim lower 20 shown by CC in FIG. 3A on the vehicle front side of the vehicle door trim 1. It is sectional drawing. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), when the product variation does not occur in the trim upper 10, when the trim upper 10 is brought closer to the trim lower 20, the trim upper 10 is positioned substantially at the center of the joint hole 25 of the trim lower 20. Since the joining boss 11 comes, the joining boss 11 is inserted straight into the joining hole 25.

  FIG. 3C schematically shows the structure of the joint boss 11 of the trim upper 10 and the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20 shown by DD in FIG. 3A on the vehicle front side of the vehicle door trim 1. It is sectional drawing. As shown in FIG. 3 (c), when there is no product variation in the trim upper 10, when the trim upper 10 is moved closer to the trim lower 20, the trim upper 10 moves closer to the vehicle front side of the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20. Therefore, the joining boss 11 is inserted straight into the long hole 28 toward the front side of the vehicle.

  FIG. 4A is a front view showing the vehicle door trim 1 according to the present invention from the vehicle compartment side and showing the trim upper 10 in a transparent manner, and shows a state in which the product variation occurs in the trim upper 10. Yes. FIG. 4B schematically shows the structure of the joint boss 11 of the trim upper 10 and the joint hole 25 of the trim lower 20 shown by EE in FIG. 4A on the vehicle front side of the vehicle door trim 1. It is sectional drawing shown. FIG. 4C schematically shows the structure of the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 and the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20 indicated by FF in FIG. 4A on the vehicle front side of the vehicle door trim 1. It is sectional drawing shown.

  When product variation occurs in the trim upper 10, the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 is inserted into the joining hole 25 and the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20 with the trim upper 10 aligned with the rear side of the trim lower 20. . Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, the joint boss 11 on the vehicle front side of the trim upper 10 has an inclined surface 29 inclined on the vehicle rear side in the joint hole 25 on the vehicle front side of the trim lower 20 by the amount of variation of the trim upper 10. Abut against the edge of When the trim upper 10 is pressed against the trim lower 20 side, the joining boss 11 is guided to the joining hole 25 along the inclined surface 29, so that the bending portion 23 bends to the vehicle rear side. That is, the amount by which the bending portion 23 is moved from the edge of the inclined surface 29 with which the bonding boss 11 is in contact until it is completely inserted into the bonding hole 25 is the bending amount 31. Moreover, the state which the bending part bent is shown by Fig.4 (a). Further, when the trim upper 10 is pressed against the trim lower 20 side, the rib 12 on the vehicle front side of the trim upper 10 contacts the front and upper edges of the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20, and the locating boss on the rear side of the trim upper 10. 13 contacts the inner surface of the locating hole 27 of the trim lower. Thereafter, the front end of the joining boss 11 is fixed by ultrasonic welding or the like, and the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20 are fixed. The configuration in which the rib 12 of the trim upper 10 on the front side of the vehicle abuts the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20 is the same as that described with reference to FIG. A configuration in which the locating boss 13 of the trim upper 10 on the vehicle rear side and the locating hole 27 of the trim lower 20 are in contact with each other will be described later.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4C, when the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 is inserted into the long hole 28 of the trim lower 20 with the trim upper 10 aligned with the rear side of the trim lower 20, the vehicle of the trim upper 10 Since the front joining boss 11 comes closer to the rear side of the long hole 28 on the front side of the trim lower 20 by the amount of variation of the trim upper 10, the joining boss 11 is inserted into the long hole 28 closer to the rear side of the vehicle.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged explanatory view of a portion A in FIG. 2 showing a joining position of the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20 of the vehicle door trim 1 on the vehicle front side according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the bending portion 23 in which a part of the trim is cut out is U-shaped on the vehicle front side of the opening 21 of the trim lower 20, and is formed thinner than the thickness of the trim lower 20. The vehicle can be bent in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction. The bending portion 23 is provided with a joint portion 22 and a through hole 24 for joining to the trim upper 10. The joining portion 22 is provided with a joining hole 25 or a long hole 28 at substantially the center. Further, the through hole 24 restricts the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle vertical direction by inserting the rib 12 of the trim upper 10.

  The trim upper 10 is provided with a plurality of bonding bosses 11 that are bonded to the bonding holes 25 and the long holes 28. Further, the trim upper 10 is provided with an H-shaped rib 12, which makes contact with the front side of the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20 to restrict the vehicle in the front-rear direction, and the rib 12 of the trim upper 10. Is also in contact with the vehicle upper edge of the through hole 24 of the trim lower 120, and thus restricts the vehicle in the vertical direction. Note that the configuration in which the rib 12 of the trim upper 10 on the front side of the vehicle abuts against the through hole 24 of the trim lower 20 to restrict the position is the same as that in FIG.

  FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram enlarging a portion B of FIG. 2 showing the rear side restricting portion 26 of the trim lower 20 of the vehicle door trim 1 at the rear of the vehicle according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the rear side restricting portion 26 is a square shape formed thinner than the plate thickness of the trim lower 20, and a joint portion 22 and a locate hole 27 for joining the trim upper 10 are formed at the corner portion. Provided. In addition, a bonding hole 25 or a long hole 28 is provided in the approximate center of the bonding portion 22.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of the HH portion of the rear side restricting portion 26 in the trim lower 20 of the vehicle door trim 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7, when the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 is inserted into the trim lower 20 joining hole 25 and the long hole 28 and the trim upper 10 is attached to the trim lower 20, the rib 12 of the trim upper 10 on the front side of the vehicle. However, the locating boss 13 on the rear side of the trim upper 10 on the rear side of the vehicle abuts on the inner surface of the locating hole 27 on the trim lower 20. Since the locating hole 27 has a diameter corresponding to the outer diameter of the locating boss 13, the locating boss 13 of the trim upper 10 is in contact with the entire inner surface of the locating hole 27 of the trim lower 20. Therefore, the locating boss 13 of the trim upper 10 and the locating hole 27 of the trim lower 20 regulate the position in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction on the vehicle rear side.

  In this way, at the attachment position of the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20, the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle upper direction are regulated at two locations on the front and rear sides of the vehicle in the front-rear direction, and between the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20. In order to prevent the occurrence of skidding and to absorb the product variation of the trim upper 10, the bending portion 23 is bent when the trim upper 10 is joined to the trim lower 20 by providing the bending portion 23 in the trim lower 20. The product variation of the trim upper 10 can be absorbed. Therefore, it is possible to provide the vehicle door trim 1 having a good mating surface that does not cause a gap or a step between the trim upper 10 and the trim lower 20.

  FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section taken along the line GG of FIG. 5 of the joint 22 provided in the flexure 23 in the trim lower 20 of the vehicle door trim 1 as another embodiment according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 8, a step portion 32 having a recessed portion on the vehicle compartment side is provided around the joint portion 22 of the bending portion 23 in which a part of the trim of the trim lower 20 is cut out. A long hole 28 is disposed at a position where the stepped portion 32 becomes a recess, the joining boss 11 of the trim upper 10 penetrates the long hole 28, and the tip of the joining boss 11 is fixed by ultrasonic welding or the like. .

  For this reason, the rigidity of the trim lower 20 in the vicinity of the joint portion 22 can be reduced by providing the step portion 32 in the joint portion 22 of the trim lower 20. For this reason, since the flexibility of the bending part 23 of the trim lower 20 improves, and the tracking to the shape of the trim upper 10 becomes easy, the product variation of the trim upper 10 can be absorbed.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the vehicle trim that forms an integral trim main body by superimposing and attaching a plurality of trims to each other, a vehicle having a good mating surface that does not cause a gap or a step between the trims. Trim for can be provided.

  Moreover, according to this embodiment, although the shape of the bending part 23 is made into U shape, it does not specifically limit to this. A structure suitable for bending in the required direction is desirable.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the bending portion 23 is provided on the front side of the vehicle, and the locating boss 13 and the locating hole 27 are provided on the rear side of the vehicle. The locating boss 13 and the locating hole 27 may be provided on the vehicle front side.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention can be variously modified and changed without departing from the concept of the claims.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the vehicle door trim according to the present invention from the vehicle compartment side and showing the trim upper in a transparent manner. In the vehicle door trim according to the present invention, it is a front view showing the upper part of the trim lower from the vehicle interior side before the trim upper is attached. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the vehicle door trim according to the present invention from the vehicle compartment side, with the trim upper being shown through, showing a state in which there is no product variation in the trim upper. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the vehicle door trim according to the present invention from the passenger compartment side, with the trim upper being shown through, and shows a state in which product variation occurs in the trim upper. It is explanatory drawing which shows the joining position of the trim upper and trim lower of the vehicle door trim in the vehicle front side which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the rear side control part of the trim lower of the door trim for vehicles in the vehicle rear side which concerns on this invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a cross section of a rear regulating portion in the trim lower of the vehicle door trim on the rear side of the vehicle according to the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the cross section of the bending part of the trim lower of the door trim for vehicles in the vehicle front side which concerns on another Example of this invention. It is the front view which showed the vehicle door trim which concerns on the former from the compartment side, and showed through the trim upper. It is explanatory drawing which showed the vehicle front side position regulation of the vehicle door trim which concerns on the past. It is explanatory drawing which showed the position control of the vehicle rear side of the vehicle door trim which concerns on the past.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle door trim 10 Trim upper 11 Joining boss 12 Rib 13 Locating boss 20 Trim lower 21 Opening part 22 Joining part 23 Deflection part 24 Through-hole 25 Joining hole 26 Rear side regulation part 27 Locate hole 28 Long hole 29 Inclined surface 30 Door opener 32 Step difference 40 armrest

Claims (2)

A trim for a vehicle that constitutes an integral trim body by providing joint portions on the first trim and the second trim, respectively, and jointing the joint portions provided on both of them together.
The first trim and the second trim include a positioning portion that positions at least in the vehicle front-rear direction between the first trim and the second trim,
When the second trim is joined to the joint portion of the first trim, a trim portion near the joint portion provided in at least one of the joint portions provided in the second trim in the vehicle front-rear direction. A trim for a vehicle, comprising: a bending portion that bends and deforms in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction. 2. The vehicle-use vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a joint portion provided in the vicinity of the bent portion of the second trim has a stepped shape that becomes a concave portion with respect to a direction in which the second trim is joined. trim.

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