JP2011042327A - Mounting structure of decoration cap for pull-handle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To hold a decoration cap temporally fastened to a pull-handle in a standing state not to cover a recessed mounting seat part, when mounting the pull-handle on a door trim. <P>SOLUTION: In this mounting structure, an abutting projection 6 is formed in one engaging hole 4b-1a provided on one side in the pull-handle 4 so that an engaging piece 5a on one side of the decoration cap 5 may hold the standing state in relation to a bottom part 4a of the pull-handle 4, when engaging the engaging piece 5a to the engaging hole part 4b-1a. By making the abutting projection 6 abut on the engaging piece 5a side, the decoration cap 5 is erected, and a screw 4d in the recessed mounting seat part 4b is constituted to be exposed on an upper part opening 4e side of the pull-handle 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a decorative cap for a pull handle that is decorated by covering an attachment portion of the pull handle to an automobile door trim.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the door trim 1 of an automobile is generally provided with an inside handle 1a, a pocket portion 1b, a speaker grill 1c, etc. on the vehicle interior side, and swells toward the vehicle interior side at a substantially central portion thereof. An armrest 2 is formed and configured.

  In addition to installing the door switch unit 3 and the like on the shelf 2a of the armrest 2, a pull handle 4 for installing a passenger's hand when opening and closing the door is installed.

  The pull handle 4 has a bottomed box shape, and is accommodated and installed in a pull handle accommodating portion 2 b formed on the shelf portion 2 a of the armrest 2 so that the upper surface is opened.

  For this reason, in the prior art, as shown in FIG. 9, the pull handle 4 has a concave mounting seat portion 4b formed at a substantially central portion of the bottom portion 4a, and the concave mounting seat portion 4b has a mounting hole 4c. The screw 4d that has been formed and is inserted through the attachment hole 4c is screwed to the attachment portion 1b formed in the door trim 1, so that the door trim 1 is attached.

  In such a state, the concave mounting seat portion 4b together with the screw 4d is exposed from the upper opening 4e of the pull handle 4 and deteriorates in appearance, so that it is covered by attaching the decorative cap 6 to the pull handle 4. It has become.

  For this purpose, the decorative cap 5 is configured to have engaging pieces 5a and 5b on the side portions facing each other, and the engaging pieces 5a and 5b are a pair of facing portions of the concave mounting seat portion 4b. The decorative cap 5 is attached to the bottom portion 4a of the pull handle 4 by engaging with engaging holes 4b-1a and 4b-2a formed in the vertical walls 4b-1 and 4b-2, respectively.

  Of the engaging pieces 5a and 5b provided on the decorative cap 5, the engaging piece 5a on one side is formed in a relatively long flat plate shape with respect to the decorative cap 5 via a thin-walled hinge portion 5a-1. On the other hand, the engagement piece 5b on the other side is relatively short and is formed to have a locking claw portion.

  Therefore, before attaching the pull handle 4 to the door trim 1, the decorative cap 5 is temporarily fixed by inserting and engaging the engagement piece 5a on one side into the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side. In this state, the screw 4d inserted through the mounting hole 4c of the concave mounting seat 4b is screwed into the mounting portion 1d of the door trim 1, and then rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Is attached to the bottom portion 4a of the pull handle 4 by engaging the engaging hole 4b-2a on the other side.

  At this time, the decorative cap 5 is accommodated in the concave mounting seat portion 4b so as to be flush with the bottom portion 4a (see the two-dot chain line), and includes the screw 4d and the entire concave mounting seat portion 4b. The appearance of the pull handle 4 is improved by covering (see Patent Document 1 as a similar conventional technique).

  The one side engagement piece 5a is set to be relatively long when the other side engagement piece 5b is engaged with the other side engagement hole 4b-2a. Is not easily pulled out from the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side.

Japanese Utility Model Publication 2-68971

  However, in the conventional decorative cap 5, the elastic force of the hinge portion 5a-1 of the engagement piece 5a on one side acts in such a direction that the decorative cap 5 is urged toward the concave mounting seat portion 4b, so that it is ensured. Since the decorative cap 5 is securely fitted in the concave mounting seat 4b, the engagement piece 5a on one side is inserted into the engagement hole 4b-1a on the one side before being attached to the door trim 1. When mounted on the attachment portion 1d to be attached to the attachment portion 1d of the door trim 1 using the screws 4d in a state of being temporarily fixed to the pull handle 4 by joining, the elastic force of the hinge portion 5a-1 Until the tip of the engagement piece 5a on the side contacts the back side of the bottom portion 4a, it rotates and tilts in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 10 and covers the mounting hole 4c of the concave mounting seat portion 4b. .

  Therefore, when the screw 4d is inserted into the attachment hole 4c and screwed into the attachment portion 1d, the covered decoration cap 5 becomes an obstacle, and the installation operator raises the decoration cap 5 with one hand. The screw mounting work must be done with the other hand while maintaining the state, which not only makes the screw mounting work troublesome, but also the screw tightening tool accidentally jumps out of the screw 4d during the screw mounting work. Therefore, since the protruding screw tightening tool may damage the pull handle 4, the operator has to carefully perform the screw mounting operation.

  Accordingly, the present invention provides an attachment of a decoration cap for a pull handle configured so that the decoration cap 5 temporarily fixed to the pull handle can be held in an upright state so as not to cover the concave attachment seat when the pull handle is attached to the door trim. Its purpose is to provide a structure.

  The structure for attaching a decorative cap for a pull handle according to the present invention forms an armrest so as to bulge to the vehicle interior side of the door trim, and forms a pull handle accommodating portion whose upper surface opens on a shelf portion of the armrest, A fastener having a bottomed box-like pull handle inserted into the pull handle housing portion, a concave mounting seat formed at the bottom of the pull handle, and inserted through a mounting hole provided in the concave mounting seat. The pull handle is attached to the door trim by fastening to the door trim, and further, an engagement hole is formed in each of the pair of vertical walls facing each other of the concave mounting seat, and the engagement hole is formed in the engagement hole. The pull handle device is configured such that the decorative cap covers the concave mounting seat including the fastener by engaging a pair of engaging pieces formed on the decorative cap. A cap mounting structure, wherein when one engagement portion of a pair of engagement portions of the engagement piece is engaged with one engagement hole portion of the pair of engagement holes, In order to keep the decorative cap standing with respect to the bottom portion of the pull handle, a contact protrusion is formed on either the decorative cap or the pull handle, and the contact protrusion is formed on the pull handle side or the decorative handle. The decorative cap is erected by abutting on the cap side, and the fastening tool in the concave mounting seat is configured to be exposed to the upper opening side of the pull handle.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the decoration piece is inserted and engaged with the engagement piece on one side of the decoration handle in order to attach the pull handle to the door trim. When the cap is temporarily fixed to the pull handle, the decorative cap can be raised without tilting by the action of the abutment projection, and the fastener is displayed on the upper opening side of the pull handle in the concave mounting seat. This will not interfere with the work of attaching the fastener, making the work of attaching the fastener very easy, and tightening the fastener installation tool with one hand of the operator. When handling a fastener mounting tool and performing a fastener mounting operation, proceed with the fastener mounting operation while holding the fastener mounting tool so that it does not jump out of the fastener with the other hand. Can do.

It is the perspective view which drawn the door trim for common vehicles from the vehicle interior side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the pull handle which employ | adopted 1st Example based on this invention. It is AA sectional drawing in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view depicting the periphery of one engagement hole on the pull handle side in FIG. 3. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 3 of the 2nd Example which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 3 of 3rd Example based on this invention. It is the perspective view which drawn the decoration cap in the pull handle which employ | adopted the 4th Example based on this invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 3 of the fourth embodiment according to the present invention. It is the longitudinal cross-sectional view which drawn the pull handle part in the door trim in the past. It is an expanded sectional view of the principal part of FIG.

  Next, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the configuration corresponding to the conventional technology will be described using the same reference numerals.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a general automobile door trim drawn from the vehicle interior side, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a pull handle employing the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4A, and FIG.

  In FIG. 1, an automobile door trim 1 is provided with an inside handle 1a, a pocket portion 1b, a speaker grill 1c, etc. on the vehicle interior side, and an armrest 2 is formed at the substantially central portion so as to bulge toward the vehicle interior side. Is configured.

  In addition to installing the door switch unit 3 and the like on the shelf 2a of the armrest 2, a pull handle 4 for installing a passenger's hand when opening and closing the door is installed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pull handle 4 has a bottomed box shape, and is accommodated and installed in a pull handle accommodating portion 2 b formed so that the upper surface of the shelf 2 a of the armrest 2 is open.

  For this purpose, the pull handle 4 has a concave mounting seat portion 4b formed in the substantially central portion of the bottom portion 4a. The concave mounting seat portion 4b has a mounting hole 4c formed therein, and is tightened through the mounting hole 4c. A screw 4d as a fitting is screwed to a mounting portion 1b formed on the door trim 1, so that the door trim 1 is attached.

  In such a state, the concave mounting seat portion 4b together with the screw 4d is exposed from the upper opening 4e of the pull handle 4 and deteriorates in appearance, so that it is covered by attaching the decorative cap 6 to the pull handle 4. It has become.

  For this purpose, the decorative cap 5 is configured to have engaging pieces 5a and 5b on the side portions facing each other, and the engaging pieces 5a and 5b are a pair of facing portions of the concave mounting seat portion 4b. The decorative cap 5 is attached to the bottom portion 4a of the pull handle 4 by engaging with engaging holes 4b-1a and 4b-2a formed in the vertical walls 4b-1 and 4b-2, respectively.

  Of the engaging pieces 5a and 5b provided on the decorative cap 5, the engaging piece 5a on one side is formed in a relatively long flat plate shape with respect to the decorative cap 5 via a thin-walled hinge portion 5a-1. On the other hand, the engagement piece 5b on the other side is relatively short and is formed to have a locking claw portion.

  Therefore, before attaching the pull handle 4 to the door trim 1, the decorative cap 5 is temporarily fixed by inserting and engaging the engagement piece 5a on one side into the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side. In this state, the screw 4d inserted through the mounting hole 4c of the concave mounting seat 4b is screwed into the mounting portion 1d of the door trim 1, and then rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. Is attached to the bottom portion 4a of the pull handle 4 by engaging the engaging hole 4b-2a on the other side.

  At this time, the decorative cap 5 is accommodated in the concave mounting seat portion 4b so as to be flush with the bottom portion 4a, covers the entire concave mounting seat portion 4b including the screw 4d, and We are trying to improve the appearance.

  The one side engagement piece 5a is set to be relatively long when the other side engagement piece 5b is engaged with the other side engagement hole 4b-2a. Is not easily pulled out from the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side.

  Further, in the first embodiment according to the present invention, the upper inner surface of the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side is projected inward from the conventional shape indicated by the alternate long and short dash line. , Projections 7 are formed.

  As a result, in order to temporarily attach the decorative cap 5 to the pull handle 4 in order to attach the pull handle 4 to the door trim attachment portion with respect to the conventional shape shown by the one-dot chain line, as shown in FIG. First, the engagement piece 5a on one side is inserted and engaged with the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side.

  At this time, the decorative cap 5 tends to incline toward the other engagement hole 4b-2a side in the concave mounting seat portion 4b by the elastic force of the hinge portion 5a-1, but in the one engagement piece 5a. When the vicinity of the base close to the hinge portion 5a-1 abuts against the protrusion 7, the standing state is maintained against the elastic force.

  As a result, the concave mounting seat portion 4b provided on the bottom portion 4a of the pull handle 4 is exposed to the upper opening 4e side of the pull handle 4, and the screw 4d inserted through the mounting hole 4c is attached to the door trim 1 side. When screwing into the mounting portion 1d, the screw mounting operation is not hindered, and the screw mounting operation becomes very easy. A screw tightening tool (not shown) such as a screwdriver is attached to one side of the operator. When the screw mounting operation is performed by hand, the screw mounting operation can be advanced while holding the screw tightening tool so as not to protrude from the screw 4d with the other hand.

  After the screw 4d is thus screwed onto the mounting portion 1d, the decorative cap 5 is attached to the bottom portion 4a by engaging the engagement piece 5b on the other side with the engagement hole 4b-2a on the other side. It is accommodated in the concave mounting seat portion 4b so as to be flush with each other, and covers the entire concave mounting seat portion 4b including the screw 4d.

  5 to 8 show another embodiment in which the formation site and shape of the projection 7 according to the present invention are modified.

  Among them, in the second embodiment shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 7 is formed in a vertically long flat plate shape on the back surface of the bottom portion 4a of the one side engagement hole 5a and is inclined from the one side engagement hole 5a side. Such an inclined surface portion 7a is configured so that the decorative cap 5 is raised with respect to the concave mounting seat portion 4b when the engagement piece 5a on one side abuts along the inclined surface portion 7a. Yes.

  In the third embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 7 is formed by forming a horizontally long flat plate on the back surface of the bottom portion 4a of the engagement hole 5a on one side, and the engagement piece 5a on one side. Comes into contact with the tip of the projection 7 so that the decorative cap 5 stands up with respect to the concave mounting seat 4b.

  Further, in the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the protrusion 7 is formed on the upper surface of the engagement piece 5a on one side so as to form a chevron and come into contact with a flat plate shape. The decorative cap 5 is made to stand up with respect to the concave mounting seat portion 4b by the abutment surface side abutting against the lower surface of the engagement hole 4b-1a on one side.

  In addition, the front-end | tip of one engagement piece 5a in 4th Example is formed in arrow shape, and makes initial insertion in one engagement hole 4b-1a easy.

  Also in the second to fourth embodiments, as in the first embodiment, the decorative cap 5 can maintain an upright state when temporarily attached to the pull handle, and has the same effect as the first embodiment. Is.

  In any of the above embodiments, the screw 4d is used when the pull handle 4 is attached to the attachment portion 1d of the trim 1. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a fastener such as a clip may be used. It is also possible to use it.

  As described above, according to the present invention, in order to attach the pull handle to the door trim, the decorative cap is mounted by engaging the engaging piece on one side of the decorative cap with the engaging hole on one side of the pull handle. When temporarily fixed to the pull handle, the decorative cap can be raised without tilting by the action of the abutment protrusion, and the fastening tool is exposed to the upper opening side of the pull handle in the concave mounting seat. As a result, the screw installation work is not hindered, and the screw installation work becomes very easy, and the screw installation tool is handled by handling the screw tightening tool with one hand of the operator. In this case, hold the screw tightening tool so that it does not protrude from the screw with the other hand, so that the screw installation work can be advanced. It is suitable for mounting the structure of the decorative cap for the pull handle or the like for decoration by covering the attaching portion and said.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Atrim 2 Armrest 2a Shelf part 2b Pull handle accommodating part 4 Pull handle 4a Bottom part 4b Concave mounting seat part 4d Screw (fastening tool)
4b-1 vertical wall on one side 4b-2 vertical wall on the other side 4b-1a engagement hole on one side 4b-2a engagement hole on the other side 5 decorative cap 5a engagement piece on one side 5a-1 hinge part 5b Engagement piece on the other side 6 Projection

Claims (1)

  An armrest is formed so that it swells to the vehicle interior side in the door trim, and a pull handle accommodating portion with an open top surface is formed on the shelf portion of the armrest, and a bottomed box-like pull handle is inserted into the pull handle accommodating portion. And forming a concave mounting seat on the bottom of the pull handle, and fastening the fastener inserted through a mounting hole provided in the concave mounting seat to the door trim to attach the pull handle to the door trim. In addition, an engagement hole portion is formed in each of the pair of vertical walls facing each other of the concave mounting seat portion, and a pair of engagement pieces formed on the decorative cap are respectively engaged in the engagement hole portion. A pull handle decorative cap mounting structure configured so that the decorative cap covers the concave mounting seat including the fastener, and the pair of engaging pieces are engaged with each other. When the engagement portion on one side is engaged with the engagement hole portion on one side of the pair of engagement holes, the decorative cap should be kept upright with respect to the bottom portion of the pull handle. The contact cap is formed on one of the decoration cap and the pull handle, and the contact cap is brought into contact with the pull handle side or the decoration cap side so that the decoration cap is erected to form the concave shape. A structure for mounting a decorative cap for a pull handle, characterized in that the fastening tool in the mounting seat is exposed to the upper opening side of the pull handle.