JP2012240657A - Assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assist grip which reduces the number of components, saves manufacturing work and is attached in a vehicle interior at low cost.SOLUTION: An attachment base 14 is connected to both ends of a grip body 12 so as to be rotatable, and the assist grip 10 is attached to a vehicle body so as to be swingable. The grip body 12 has a curved gripping part 20 and a cover body 22, and a grip portion 25 of the gripping part 20 has a cross section provided with an open surface 30 on the whole surface and is U-shaped. In addition, the grip body 12 is connected to the attachment base 14 by a pin 40 so as to be rotatable, and the cover body 22 is fixed to the gripping part 20 by inserting the pin 40 into a fixed piece 46 formed on the cover body 22.

Description

  The present invention relates to an assist grip that is provided in a passenger car and can be gripped by an occupant.

  The assist grip is configured such that both ends of a grip body formed in a substantially C shape are attached to the upper side surface of a vehicle seat, and a hand is inserted into the center portion of the grip body. The assist grip has a skin material with appropriate elasticity on the outer surface of the grip part to make the grip feel better, and the inside of the grip part is made hollow to reduce the amount of resin used. In some cases, the assist grip was lightened.

  Conventionally, for example, an assist grip is composed of two parts in which a cavity is formed inside when the grip body is combined, and after the combination, insert molding is performed, and a resin having elasticity is provided on the outer surface of the combined member. (For example, see Patent Document 1).

  There are also assist grips that are fixed to the vehicle body by screwing the grip body, and that the base portion of the grip body is pivotally attached to the vehicle body and pulled down during use.

Japanese Patent No. 3837603

  However, the conventional assist grip has a large number of parts constituting the assist grip, and it takes time and labor to manufacture parts and to assemble parts.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a low-cost assist grip that can reduce the number of parts and that does not require labor for manufacturing work.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention has an assist grip configured as follows.

  In the assist grip that attaches the mounting base to both ends of the grip body in a swingable manner and pivots the grip body to the vehicle body via the mounting base, the grip body is constructed by assembling the cover body to the grip portion. Furthermore, the cover body was connected to the grip portion by a shaft body that swingably mounted on the mounting base.

  According to the present invention, the number of parts can be reduced, the manufacturing work does not take time, and the cost can be reduced.

It is sectional drawing which shows the assist grip concerning one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle interior which attached the assist grip. It is sectional drawing which shows the grip main body of the assist grip. It is a perspective view which shows the cover body of the assist grip. It is a side view which shows the grip part of the assist grip. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assist grip. It is a perspective view which shows the other example of the cover body of the assist grip.

  An assist grip which is an embodiment of the present invention will be described. 1-6 is a figure which shows one Embodiment of this invention.

  FIG. 1 shows an assist grip 10. The assist grip 10 includes a grip body 12, an attachment base 14, and the like, and is attached, for example, near the upper ceiling panel 108 in the vehicle body compartment as shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, 102 is a handle, 104 is a windshield, 106 is a side window, and 108 is a ceiling panel.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the grip body 12 includes a grip portion 20 and a cover body 22 assembled to the grip portion 20, and is generally curved in a C shape. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the description will be made on the assumption that the outer side curved in a C-shape is the outside of the grip body 12 and the inner side of the curve is the inside of the grip body 12.

  The grip portion 20 is a synthetic resin member formed by injection molding, and includes base portions 24 at both ends, and a grip portion 25 is formed between the base portions 24. The grip portion 25 includes an inner wall 26 positioned on the inner surface of the grip body 12 and side walls 28 provided symmetrically on both side surfaces of the inner wall 26, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section.

  The inner wall 26 is moderately curved into a shape that is easily adapted to the hand when the grip body 12 is gripped. Both side walls 28 extend from the inner wall 26 in a continuous and substantially parallel manner, and an opening surface 30 is formed between the side walls 28. The inner wall 26 and the side wall 28 are formed with an appropriate thickness. Inside the grip portion 25, a plurality of ribs (reinforcing ribs) 32 passed between the side walls 28 are provided on the grip portion 20 as shown in FIG. It is formed substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

  The base 24 is provided with a rectangular pedestal 34 inside. A pin attachment hole 36 is provided in the pedestal portion 34 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, and a pin (shaft body) 40 that is passed through the pin attachment hole 36 is attached. A gap 44 is provided between the pedestal 34 and the inner wall 26. The gap 44 is formed in a width that allows a fixing piece 46 of the cover body 22 to be described later to be inserted.

  The cover body 22 is a synthetic resin member formed by injection molding similarly to the grip portion 20, and is formed corresponding to the opening surface 30 formed outside the grip portion 20. When assembled to the part 20, it covers the opening surface 30 and constitutes a part of the outer periphery of the grip body 12.

  On the inside of the cover body 22, a fixing piece 46 is provided in parallel so as to protrude inside the pair of cover bodies 22. The fixing piece 46 is formed corresponding to the gap 44 formed between the pedestal portion 34 and the inner wall 26 as described above. When the cover body 22 is assembled to the grip portion 20, an appropriate holding force is applied to the gap 44. Is inserted.

  The fixed piece 46 has a tapered tip, and a pin hole (fixed hole) 48 formed at the tip. The pin hole 48 is aligned with the pin mounting hole 36 when the cover body 22 is assembled to the grip portion 20 and the fixing piece 46 is inserted into the gap 44.

  A plurality of ribs 52 are provided on the inner side of the cover body 22 at substantially right angles to the longitudinal direction of the cover body 22. Further, an engaging portion 54 is formed at the inner center of the cover body 22. The engaging part 54 has a gap 55 that matches the thickness width of the rib 32, and when the cover body 22 is assembled to the grip part 20, the gap 55 fits into the rib 32 formed in the center of the grip part 20.

  The mounting base 14 includes a base body 56, a lid body 58, a clip 60, and the like. A pair of mounting bases 14 are provided on the left and right, and basically have the same structure except for a damper 78 and a spring 80, which will be described later, and their mounting locations. The base body 56 includes a pedestal portion 62 and a support portion 64 provided on the pedestal portion 62. Hereinafter, the vertical direction of the arrow a shown in FIG. 6 will be described as the vertical direction of the mounting base 14 for convenience.

  An assembly hole 66 is formed in the pedestal portion 62, and an engagement piece 68 is formed in the lower portion of the pedestal portion 62. The assembly hole 66 is formed corresponding to the lid body 58, and an engagement piece 68 is provided at the opposite edge of the assembly hole 66.

  A pin hole 70 corresponding to the pin 40 is provided in the support portion 64. The clip 60 has a bent portion 72 at the top, and the bent portion 72 is engaged with the inner surface of the assembly hole 66. The lid body 58 has an upper wall 74 that is continuous with the upper surface of the support portion 64 at the upper portion, and a mounting leg 76 at the lower portion.

  The attachment leg 76 is formed so as to be fitted into the assembly hole 66. When the attachment leg 76 is fitted into the assembly hole 66, the attachment leg 76 is retained by the clip 60 and fits inside the engagement piece 68. Form.

  Furthermore, the support portion 64 is assembled with a damper 78 on one base body 56 and a spring 80 on the other base body 56. The damper 78 has a through hole 79 through which the pin 40 passes in the center, and when the pin 40 is passed through the through hole 79 and assembled, the damper 78 applies an appropriate sliding resistance to the rotation operation of the grip body 12 and the mounting base 14. The spring 80 is a coil spring, and when the pin 40 is assembled to the center portion, the spring 80 biases the grip body 12 in the direction in which the grip body 12 is stored.

Next, functions and effects of the assist grip 10 will be described.
Both the grip part 20 and the cover body 22 are formed by injection molding. The grip part 20 is injection-molded with the opening surface 30 as a die-cut surface. The grip portion 20 and the cover body 22 are appropriately provided with ribs 32 and ribs 52, and the strength of each member is improved by each rib.

  The cover body 22 is assembled to the grip portion 20 so that the fixed piece 46 of the cover body 22 is inserted into the gap 44 of the grip portion 20. Then, the cover body 22 is fitted to the opening surface 30 and assembled at a predetermined position of the grip portion 20, and the hollow grip body 12 is formed in a state where the pin hole 48 matches the pin mounting hole 36.

  Since the fixed piece 46 has a tapered tip, it can be easily inserted into the gap 44, and the cover body 22 can be easily and reliably assembled to the grip portion 20. Further, when the cover body 22 is assembled to the grip portion 20, the engaging portion 54 engages with the central rib 32. Both are firmly engaged with each other.

  Further, the clip 60 is assembled to the base body 56 of the mounting base 14 and the lid body 58 is fitted. Then, a damper 78 is incorporated into one base body 56 and a spring 80 is incorporated into the other base body 56 and is housed in the pedestal portion 34 of the grip portion 20. And the pin hole 70 of both base main bodies 56 is made to correspond to the pin attachment hole 36, and the pin 40 is assembled | attached to the pin attachment hole 36, respectively.

  Thereby, the grip body 12 and the mounting base 14 are rotatably connected by the pin 40, and the grip portion 20 and the cover body 22 are integrally assembled by the pin 40. Therefore, the assist grip 10 can be easily assembled. In the assist grip 10 in which the grip body 12 and the mounting base 14 are connected, a mounting portion including a clip 60 and an engagement piece 68 is assembled to a panel of the vehicle body and fixed to the vehicle body as shown in FIG.

  The assist grip 10 has a small number of parts constituting the assist grip 10, and each part is formed by injection molding. Further, the injection mold can be simplified and manufactured at low cost, and the manufacturing cost of the parts can be reduced. In addition, the number of assembling steps can be reduced, the assembling work can be facilitated, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  In the above example, a pair of fixing pieces 46 are provided on the cover body 22; however, the present invention may be provided with a plurality of pairs of fixing pieces 46 as shown in FIG. By providing a plurality of pairs of fixing pieces 46 with respect to the base portion 24, the cover body 22 and the grip portion 20 can be assembled more firmly. Further, although the engaging portion 54 is provided in the cover body 22, the present invention may be provided in the grip portion 20. Moreover, the engaging part 54 may be provided in both the grip part 20 and the cover body 22, and then the cover body 22 and the grip part 20 can be assembled more firmly.

  The present invention can reduce the number of parts, and can provide a low-cost assist grip without requiring labor for manufacturing work.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Assist grip, 12 ... Grip main body, 14 ... Mounting base, 20 ... Grip part, 22 ... Cover body, 24 ... Base part, 32 ... Rib, 34 ... Base part, 36 ... Pin mounting hole, 40 ... Pin, 44 ... Gap, 46 ... Fixing piece, 48 ... Pin hole, 52 ... Rib, 54 ... Engagement part, 56 ... Base body, 70 ... Pin hole.

Claims (5)

In an assist grip in which an attachment base is rotatably connected to both ends of the grip body, and the grip body is swingably attached to a vehicle body via the attachment base.
The grip body includes a grip portion and a cover body attached to an open surface formed in the grip portion,
The grip portion includes a grip portion formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section having the open surface on one surface, and base portions connected to the mounting base at both ends of the grip portion,
The cover body includes at least a pair of fixing pieces having fixing holes,
When the cover body is assembled to the grip portion, the shaft body connecting the base portion and the mounting base passes through the fixing hole, and the cover body is fixed to the grip portion. grip.   The assist grip according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the fixing pieces are provided on the cover body with respect to one base portion.   The assist grip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fixed piece is formed so that a thickness width of a tip end portion becomes narrower as it goes to the tip end.   The reinforcing rib perpendicular to the length direction of the grip part or the cover body is provided on at least one of the grip part and the cover body, according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Assist grip.   The assist grip according to claim 4, wherein an engagement portion that engages with the reinforcing rib is provided in at least one of the grip portion and the cover body.

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