JP2011000895A - Mounting bracket of side finisher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To sufficiently improve work efficiency of assembling a side finisher by reducing the cost of molding and the man-hour of management of a bracket body by making the bracket body in the same shape to be usable with respect to right and left base members.SOLUTION: The bent-shaped bracket body 21 in which an upper vertical piece 22 and a lower vertical piece 24 are connected through a stepped part 23 is provided. The upper vertical piece 22 include: a locking/securing hole 25 for locking and securing a clip 28 provided in an inner surface of the side finisher 13; and locking projection pieces 26, 27 in the same size and in the symmetrical shape, which are extended symmetrically on the right and left of the upper vertical piece 22 with a central focus on the locking/securing hole 25, and lock and secure the locking member 25 provided in the inner surface of the side finisher 13.

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting bracket for a side finisher that is attached to each base member located on both the left and right sides of a seat so that a side finisher that covers the outside of the base member can be mounted.

  As a mounting structure of the side finisher installed on the left and right sides of the seat, a structure as shown in FIG. 5 is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The side finisher mounting structure is a structure in which a base member 2 is fixed to a side portion 1 of a seat and the fixed base member 2 is covered with a side finisher 3.

  Further, the front end portion 3a and the rear end portion 3b of the side finisher 3 are fixed to the base member 2 by mounting screws 5 and 5 from the outside. On the outer surface portion of the side finisher 3, concave portions 4 and 4a for fitting the heads of the mounting screws 5 and 5 are formed.

  On the other hand, in such a conventional side finisher mounting structure, the mounting screws 5 are exposed outside the front end portion 3a and the rear end portion 3b of the side finisher 3 so that the side finisher 3 can be removed. However, this mounting screw 5 has problems such as troublesome attachment and replacement work of the side finisher 3 and poor appearance in the vicinity of the side finisher 3.

  On the other hand, the mounting bracket of the side finisher that can adjust the appearance near the side finisher 3 by reducing or eliminating the exposed number of the mounting screws 5 and facilitates the work of attaching and removing the side finisher 3. Has been proposed.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the base member 11 constituting the conventional side finisher mounting structure, FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a mounting bracket 12 attached to the base member 11, and FIG. It is a perspective view of the side finisher 13 attached to a base member using the attachment bracket 12.

  Among these, the base member 11 has a form of standing in an arc shape toward a support arm (not shown) on the rear reclining seat side, and a shaft mounting that supports the rotating shaft of the support arm on the standing portion. A hole 14 is formed. The base member 11 constitutes a framework of a seat cushion of a vehicle seat and is made by sheet metal press molding.

  Further, the base member 11 has a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape, and the base members 11 are connected to each other via a rear frame 15. Although not shown, the front portion of the base member 11 is connected via a front frame (not shown). Each of these frames keeps the space between the pair of base members 11 constant and reinforces them.

  A bracket body 12 as shown in FIG. 7 is attached to the outer surface of the base member 11 in the vicinity of the shaft attachment hole 14. This bracket body 12 is also made by sheet metal press molding, and is bent so that the upper vertical piece 12a and the lower vertical piece 12c are continuous via the stepped portion 12b.

  Among these, the upper vertical piece 12a is provided with a substantially rectangular and vertically long holding hole 16. On one side of the upper vertical piece 12a, a horizontally long locking projection piece 17 is projected in a horizontal direction at a position lower than the height thereof. Further, a pair (two) of mounting holes 18 are formed in the lower vertical piece 12c. Bolts 20 are passed through these mounting holes 18 and screwed into the outer surface of the base member 11. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the bracket body 12 is fixed to the outer surface of the base member 11.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the side finisher 13 is formed in a form capable of covering the base member 11 with a synthetic resin. A clip (not shown) as an engaging member and an inverted L-shaped member (not shown) are attached to the rear inner surface of the side finisher 13. The clip can be press-fitted and held in the locking holding hole 16 of the bracket body 12, and the inverted L-shaped member functions to lock and hold the locking protrusion 17.

  Further, on the outer surface of the other base member (not shown) connected to the base member 11 via the rear frame 15, a bracket body 19 as shown in FIG. It is attached by structure. Then, another side finisher (not shown) symmetrical to the side finisher 13 is attached to the bracket body 19 by a press-fit holding operation as described above. In FIG. 9, the same components as those in FIG. 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-5553

  However, in such a conventional side finisher mounting bracket, although the sizes of the bracket bodies 12 and 19 bolted to the left and right base members 11 of the seat are substantially the same, the shape is not the same and the object Form. For this reason, it is necessary to mold these bracket bodies 12 and 19 with separate dies. Therefore, there are problems that the mold cost is increased, the number of management processes is increased, and the assembly work efficiency is deteriorated due to erroneous assembly.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to such conventional problems, and allows the same shape of the bracket body to be used in common for the left and right base members, thereby reducing the mold cost and management man-hours of the bracket body. Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a side finisher mounting bracket that can greatly improve the work efficiency of the side finisher assembly.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the side finisher mounting bracket according to the present invention is attached to each of the base members located on the left and right sides of the seat so that the side finisher can be attached to the outside of the base member. A mounting bracket for a side finisher, the upper vertical piece and a lower vertical piece having a bracket body for mounting the side finisher having a bent shape that is continuous through a stepped portion, and the upper vertical piece includes the side finisher A latch holding hole for latching and holding the clip provided on the inner side surface, and a latch provided on the inner side surface of the side finisher, which extends symmetrically to the left and right of the upper vertical piece around the latch holding hole. And a locking projection for locking and holding the locking member.

  With this configuration, the locking projection provided on the bracket body has a symmetrical shape with the locking holding hole of the upper vertical piece as the center, so this bracket body is attached to both the left and right base members. can do. Accordingly, it is not necessary to prepare the bracket main body separately on the left and right sides, and it is possible to reduce the mold cost and the man-hours for management, and to greatly improve the work efficiency of the side finisher assembly.

  According to the present invention, the bracket body of the same form can be used in common for the left and right base members, thereby reducing the mold cost and management man-hours of the bracket body, and preventing side assembly. Work efficiency can be greatly improved.

It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the base member for the mounting bracket attachment of the side finisher by embodiment of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view of a bracket main body. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows the engagement example of the side finisher with respect to the bracket main body attached to the base member. It is sectional drawing of the principal part which shows another example of engagement of the side finisher with respect to the bracket main body attached to the base member. It is a side view which shows the seat which has the conventional side finisher. It is a perspective view of the principal part which shows the base member for the conventional mounting bracket mounting | wearing. It is an expansion perspective view of the conventional bracket main body. It is a perspective view of the side finisher with which the conventional bracket main body is mounted. It is an expansion perspective view which shows another bracket main body attached to the conventional base member.

  Hereinafter, a mounting bracket for a side finisher according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The base member 11 of the present embodiment has substantially the same configuration as that shown in FIG. 5, and those having a bilaterally symmetric configuration are connected via the rear frame 15. The base member 11 has substantially the same form as that shown in FIG. 6 and has a shaft mounting hole 14. However, the shape of the bracket main body 21 secured to the base member 11 by the bolt 20 is different from that shown in FIGS.

  The bracket body 21 is made by sheet metal press molding, and as shown in FIG. 2, the upper vertical piece and the lower vertical piece 24 are bent so as to be continuous via the stepped portion 23. Among these, the upper vertical piece 22 is provided with a substantially rectangular and vertically long retaining holding hole 25 at the center.

In addition, horizontally long locking protrusions 26 and 27 are integrally provided in the horizontal direction on the left and right side edges of the upper vertical piece 22 at a position lower than the height of the upper vertical piece 22. These locking protrusions 26 and 27 have the same size but have a target shape, and are arranged symmetrically with respect to the locking holding hole 25.

Therefore, the bracket main body 21 has a symmetrical shape with respect to a vertical plane passing through the center of the locking holding hole 25. For this reason, the bracket main body 21 has the same shape even when it is reversed left and right when the locking projections 26 and 27 are viewed in front, and is bolted to the left and right base members 11 in the same form. Can do.

  That is, one type of bracket body 21 can be attached to either the left or right base member. Therefore, the bracket main body 21 having the same form can be used in common for the left and right base members. As a result, the mold cost and management man-hours of the bracket main body 21 can be reduced, and there is no erroneous assembly, and the efficiency of the assembly work of the side finisher 13 can be greatly improved.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the side finisher 13 is mounted | worn with respect to the bracket main body 21 fastened with the volt | bolt 20 with respect to each base member 11, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. FIG. 3 shows a mounting structure for the upper vertical piece 22 of the bracket body 21.

  Here, the clip (anchor spring) 28 on the inner surface of the side finisher 13 is press-fitted into the locking holding hole 25 of the bracket main body 21 fixed to the base member 11 with the bolt 20. Thereby, the latching claw 28a can be latched on the inner side (back side) of the vertical upright piece 22 as shown in FIG. 3 using the elastic force of the clip 28 itself. Accordingly, the side finisher 13 is held by the base member 11 via the bracket body 21.

  On the other hand, just before or simultaneously with the operation of locking the clip 28 in the locking holding hole 25, the inverted L-shaped member 29 which is the locking member on the inner surface of the side finisher 13 is replaced with an upper vertical piece as shown in FIG. The locking protrusions 26 and 27 of 22 are locked from above. Accordingly, the side finisher 13 is held by the base member 11 via the bracket body 21. As a result, by each of these locking operations, the side finisher 13 is easily and quickly mounted on the base member 11 without using a fastener such as a screw so as to cover the side surface and the periphery of the base member 11. be able to.

  Thus, different side finishers 13 can be fixed to different base members 11 with the bracket main body 21 having the same form interposed therebetween. Thereby, the die cost for manufacturing the bracket main body 21 can be reduced, the number of management steps can be reduced, and misassembly can be avoided.

  Thus, the side finisher mounting bracket of the present embodiment is provided with a bracket body 21 for mounting the side finisher 13 having a bent shape in which the upper vertical piece 22 and the lower vertical piece 24 are continuous through the stepped portion 23, The upper vertical piece 22 has a locking hole 25 for locking and holding a clip 28 provided on the inner surface of the side finisher 13 and a symmetrical shape to the left and right of the upper vertical piece 22 with the locking and holding hole 25 as the center. And locking protrusions 26 and 27 for locking and holding the locking member 29 provided on the inner surface of the side finisher 13.

  As a result, the locking protrusions 26 and 27 provided on the bracket body 21 have a symmetrical shape about the locking and holding hole 25 of the upper vertical piece 22, and are used for the left and right base members 11, respectively. can do. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the mold cost and the management man-hour of the bracket main body 21, and the efficiency of the assembly work of the side finisher 13 can be greatly improved.

  The above-described embodiment does not limit the present invention, and various modifications are allowed without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, a clip 28 and an inverted L-shaped member (locking member) 29 are provided on the inner surface of the side finisher 13, and the clip 28 and the inverted L-shaped member 29 are locked to the bracket body 21. However, this can also be attached in a configuration in which only the inverted L-shaped member (locking member) 29 is provided on the inner surface of the side finisher 13 and the bracket body 21 is locked.

  The present invention can reduce the mold cost and management man-hours of the bracket body, has the effect of greatly improving the work efficiency of the side finisher assembly, and can mount the side finisher that is coated on the outside of the base member This is useful for mounting brackets for side finishers.

11 Base member 13 Side finisher 14 Shaft mounting hole 15 Rear frame 20 Bolt and 21 Bracket body 22 Upper vertical piece 23 Step portion 24 Lower vertical piece 25 Locking holding hole 26, 27 Locking protrusion 28 Clip (engaging member)
29 Inverted L-shaped member (locking member)

Claims (1)

A side finisher mounting bracket that is attached to each one of the base members located on the left and right sides of the seat and allows the side finisher to be attached to the outside of the base member,
A bracket body for attaching the side finisher having a bent shape in which an upper vertical piece and a lower vertical piece are continuous via a step;
In the upper vertical piece, a latch holding hole for latching and holding a clip provided on the inner surface of the side finisher, and extending symmetrically on the left and right of the upper vertical piece around the latch holding hole, An attachment bracket for a side finisher, comprising: a locking projection for locking and holding a locking member provided on the inner surface of the side finisher.

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