JP2012250568A - Assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drawable assist grip capable of allowing an attaching worker to actually feel that a clip is reliably assembled to a body panel, and capable of reducing a clip insertion load.SOLUTION: The assist grip includes a grip body 10, and an attaching means 20 which drawably accommodates a sliding part 12 and is attached to the body panel 70. The attaching means includes a base member 30, the clip 50 for fixing the sliding part to the body panel, and a cover member which is fitted to the base member to accommodate the sliding part, and further includes a fixing means which fits the cover member into the base member by allowing the cover member to slide by the predetermined distance along the base member after engaging the clip with a fitting hole, and fixes the grip body to the fitting hole. A locking part to be engaged with the attaching hole at a free end of an elastic locking part which is cut-erected in a leg part is formed in the clip, and the cover member has a pressing plug to be abutted on the locking part in a fixed state.

Description

  The present invention relates to an assist grip that is attached to a vehicle interior and can support the posture of an occupant.

  The inventors of the present application have proposed an assist grip mounting structure that is used by being pulled out of a housed state in which the clip is mounted on a body panel in a vehicle compartment by a clip. This mounting structure includes a connecting portion formed on the assist grip and a cap that covers the connecting portion.

  The connecting portion is a thin plate-like sliding portion having a long hole formed to protrude from both ends of the grip body, a base portion on which the sliding portion is placed, a pressing member that presses the sliding portion, The sliding part, the base part, and a clip that penetrates the pressing member are included. Then, the leg portion of the penetrated clip is inserted into a predetermined mounting hole formed in the body panel, and the connecting portion is fixed to the body panel. Subsequently, a cap is fitted to the base portion so as to cover the fixed connecting portion. As a result, the assist grip is fixed to the body panel so that it can be pulled out, and a press plug formed integrally with the cap is inserted into the gap of the leg portion of the clip so as to prevent the clip from coming off from the mounting hole of the clip. It has become.

  However, with this mounting structure according to the prior art, the mounting operator cannot realize that the clip has been securely assembled to the body panel. In addition, when the thickness of the interior member is large, there is a problem that the insertion load of the clip is increased and the workability is lowered, which is not always satisfactory.

JP 2004-155234 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and allows the installation operator to feel that the clip has been securely assembled to the body panel and to reduce the insertion load of the clip. It is an object to provide a grip.

  An assist grip according to the present invention is an assist grip including a grip main body provided with a sliding portion having a long hole projecting at both ends, and an attaching means that accommodates the sliding portion so as to be drawable and is attached to a mounting hole of a body panel. The mounting means includes: a base member that slidably holds the sliding portion; a pressing member that sandwiches the sliding portion in cooperation with the base member; and the mounting hole through the elongated hole. A clip that is inserted and fixed slidably to the body panel, and a cover member that fits into the base member and accommodates the sliding portion, and the clip is the pressing member, Temporary assembling means for temporarily assembling the cover member to the base member that is penetrated in the order of the sliding portion and the base member, and the temporarily assembled clip are inserted into the mounting holes to remove the cover member. After the engagement with the hole, the cover member is slid along the base member for a predetermined distance to fit the cover member to the base member, and fixing means for fixing the grip body to the attachment hole. The clip has a U-shaped leg portion connected at one end, and the leg portion is formed with a locking portion that engages with the mounting hole at the free end of the elastic locking portion cut and raised. The cover member has a pressing plug that contacts the engaging portion of the clip in a fixed state in which the cover member is fixed to the base member.

  In the assist grip according to the present invention, the attachment means may further include a pressing member that clamps the sliding portion in cooperation with the base member.

  Further, in the assist grip of the present invention, the temporary assembly means is formed on the first claw portion formed to protrude from the wall portion of the base member, the bottom portion of the base member, and the cover member, and the first claw It is desirable that it is composed of a locking long hole that slidably contacts the portion and a stepped portion that is locked to the end of the bottom.

  Furthermore, in the assist grip of the present invention, the fixing means is formed and fixed to a second claw portion having a slope that protrudes from the wall portion of the base member and inclines in the sliding direction, and a base end portion of the cover member. A first cutout portion for locking the second claw portion in a state, a second cutout portion in which the second claw portion is positioned in a temporarily assembled state, and a lock for partitioning the first cutout portion and the first cutout portion It is preferable to consist of a piece.

  In the assist grip according to the present invention, the clip has an elastic locking portion cut and raised at the leg portion, and a locking portion locked at the attachment hole is formed at the free end portion thereof. Therefore, the insertion load for inserting the clip leg portion into the mounting hole can be greatly reduced as compared with the conventional clip in which the locking portion is formed over the entire width of the leg portion.

  In addition, since the attachment means has provisional assembly means, when the cover member is assembled to the base member in a state shifted by a slide amount in the longitudinal direction, positioning is easy and both are provisionally assembled with a slight pressing force. be able to.

  Furthermore, since the cover member is slid to fit into the base member and has a fixing means for fixing the grip body to the mounting hole, there is a feeling of moderation during work, and the operator can securely assemble the clip to the body panel. You can feel that.

  Further, by sliding the cover member, the pressing plug of the cover member enters the internal space of the clip, and the locking portion of the clip locked in the mounting hole is pressed outward. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the clip from falling off and to obtain a high attachment strength of the assist grip to the body panel.

It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows the principal part of the attachment structure which attached the assist grip of this invention to the vehicle body panel. It is sectional drawing which shows the AA cross section in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the components structure of an attaching means. It is the perspective view which looked at the base member from the top. It is a perspective view which shows a clip. It is the perspective view which looked at the cover member from the bottom. It is a side view which shows the temporary assembly state of an assist grip. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the positional relationship with the clip of the stopper part of a press stopper. It is a fragmentary perspective view explaining the engagement state of the cover member and base member in an attachment means. (A) is a temporarily assembled state, (b) is a fixed state.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a main part of a mounting structure in which an assist grip 1 of the present invention is attached to a vehicle body panel, and FIG. 2 shows a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. Moreover, FIG. 3 is explanatory drawing which shows the components structure of the attachment means 20 mentioned later.

  The assist grip 1 according to the present invention includes a grip body 10 having sliding portions 12 at both ends, and attachment means 20 that accommodates the sliding portions 12 and is attached to the attachment holes 72 of the vehicle body panel 70.

  The sliding portion 12 is made of an elastic core material that is a metal insert embedded in the grip body 10. A long hole 14 that is long in the longitudinal direction is formed in the sliding portion 12. A lock portion 16 cut and raised from the core material is integrally formed on one side of the long hole 14. The size of the long hole 14 is longer than the width of the clip 50 described later in the longitudinal direction of the assist grip 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment means 20 includes a base member 30 that slidably holds the sliding portion 12, and a pressing member that slidably holds the sliding portion 12 in cooperation with the base member 30. 40, and the clip 50 that is inserted into the mounting hole 72 through the long hole 14 of the sliding portion 12 and slidably fixes the sliding portion 12 to the body panel 70, and the base member 30 is fitted and slid. And a cover member 60 for accommodating the portion 12.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the base member 30 as viewed from above. The base member 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and a pair of side walls 31 are erected in the longitudinal direction. A first claw portion 32 and a second claw portion 33 that lock the cover member 60 protrude from the inner wall surface of the side wall 31.

  The bottom part 34 continuing to each side wall 31 has a shallow dish shape with a substantially central part depressed, and a clip insertion hole 35 through which the clip 50 is inserted is opened in the central part. Between the clip insertion hole 35 and the side wall 31, a pair of pedestal portions 36 on which the pressing member 40 is placed are provided in parallel with the side wall 31. The pair of pedestal portions 36 is a sliding groove that guides the sliding of the sliding portion 12 in the longitudinal direction. Each pedestal portion 36 is provided with a pair of protrusions 36 a that project from the longitudinal direction of the pressing member 40. At one end of the clip insertion hole 35, a rectangular recess 38 is formed so that one side faces the clip insertion hole 35. The rectangular recess 38 slides on the pressing member 40 when the sliding portion 12 moves in the longitudinal direction. The lock portion 16 that is in contact is formed so as to be accommodated.

  In addition, a pair of protrusions 37 (FIG. 1) are formed on the bottom portion 34 so as to extend to the back surface side along the peripheral edge orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the clip insertion hole 35. The pair of protrusions 37 sandwich the leg portion 53 of the clip 50 so that the posture of the clip 50 in the longitudinal direction is stably maintained. Further, a fitting portion 39 into which the fitting protrusion 69 of the cover member 60 is fitted is formed at the left end portion of the bottom portion 34. The fitting portion 39 includes a recess 39a and an overhang portion 39b that covers the recess 39a. The fitting portion 39 has an inverted L-shaped cross section and can be engaged with the fitting protrusion 69 in an uneven manner.

  The pressing member 40 is a rectangular plate-shaped frame, and the inner periphery of the plate-shaped frame is a clip engagement hole 42 through which the clip 50 is engaged.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5, the clip 50 is formed in a U shape by bending a belt-shaped sheet metal, and includes a pair of side walls 52 facing each other with an internal space 51 therebetween.

  The side wall 52 is formed with a leg portion 53 inserted into the mounting hole 72 of the body panel 70 and an engaging portion 54 that engages with the clip engaging hole 42 of the pressing member 40 and is held by the pressing member 40. ing. The leg portion 53 is formed with an elastic locking portion 55 that is cut and raised from the side wall 52 and has a free end protruding outward. This free end has a pair of protrusions 56 that come into contact with and engage with the peripheral edge of the back surface of the mounting hole 72, and an R portion 57 that protrudes closer to the inner space 51 than the free end. A first locking portion 58 to be stopped is formed. In addition, a pair of L-shaped second locking portions 59 are formed on the base portion of the leg portion 53 so as to hang down from the base portion of the leg portion 53. The second locking portion 59 has an end projecting outward, and is locked to the periphery of the back surface of the clip insertion hole 35 of the base member 30 (FIG. 2). The engaging portion 54 includes a contact portion 54a that contacts the peripheral edge of the clip engaging hole 42 of the pressing member 40, and a flange portion 54b that is bent upward continuously from the contact portion 54a. In FIG. 5, the direction from the axis L toward the side wall 52 is defined as the outward direction.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cover member 60 as viewed from below. As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 60 includes a dome portion 61 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section and a pressing plug 62 that is integrally formed by dropping from the inner periphery of the ceiling of the dome portion 61. The right end of the dome portion 61 is an opening 63, and the grip body 10 can be inserted through the opening 63. The lower end portion of the opening 63 is partitioned by a connecting portion 64 that connects the base portion of the dome portion 62, and the cover member 60 inserted into the grip body 12 through the opening 63 falls off the grip body 12 before assembly. It is intended to prevent

  At the base of the dome portion 61, a step wall 65 is formed that fits inside the side wall 31 of the base member 30. The step wall 65 is formed with a long hole 66 extending in the longitudinal direction (left and right) that slidably engages with the first claw portion 32 that protrudes from the side wall 31 of the base member 30, and protrudes from the side wall 31. The second claw portion 33 and a locking means 67 for locking are provided. The locking means 67 includes a first cutout portion 67a provided at the base end portion, a second cutout portion 67b whose right end is partitioned by the connecting portion 64, a first cutout portion 67a, and a second cutout portion. It consists of the locking piece 67c which divides 67b. Further, the base end portion is provided with a stepped portion 68 that is engaged with the bottom end portion 34a of the base member 30 in the temporarily assembled state.

  The pressing plug 62 includes a quadrangular columnar pressing portion 62a that is continuous with the inner peripheral surface of the dome portion 61, and a plug portion 62b that has a substantially pentagonal cross section depending from the pressing portion 62a. The pressing portion 62a is inserted between the facing flange portions 54b of the clip 50 to press the abutting portion 52a, and the plug portion 62b is inserted into the internal space 51 of the clip 50 so as to reach the free end of the elastic locking portion 55. The first locking portion 58 is formed so as to contact the inner peripheral surface of the R portion 57.

  Further, a fitting protrusion 69 that fits into an inverted L-shaped fitting portion 39 formed at the left end portion of the bottom portion 34 of the base member 30 is formed at the left base end portion of the dome portion 61.

  Next, an attachment method for attaching the assist grip 1 to the body panel 70 using each of the above members will be described in detail.

  First, the left and right cover members 60 are inserted from both ends of the grip body 10 through the openings 63 and disposed on the grip body 10. Next, the sliding portion 12 of the grip body 10 is placed between the pair of pedestal portions 36 of the base member 30 (sliding groove). Subsequently, the pressing member 40 is disposed on the pedestal portion 36. As a result, a penetrating communication hole is formed in which the long hole 14 of the sliding portion 12, the clip insertion hole 35 of the base member 30, and the clip engagement hole 42 of the pressing member 40 are arranged in series.

  Next, the leg portion 53 of the clip 50 is inserted into the communication hole from the pressing member 40 side, and the contact portion 54 a of the clip 50 is brought into contact with the peripheral edge of the clip engaging hole 42 of the pressing member 40. As a result, the engaging portion 54 of the clip 50 is held by the pressing member 40, and the pair of second locking portions 59 of the clip 50 are locked to the rear surface periphery of the clip insertion hole 35 of the base member 30. At this time, the leg portion 53 of the clip 50 is held in contact with the protrusion 37 formed to protrude from the back surface side of the base member 30.

  Subsequently, the cover member 60 disposed on the grip body 10 is moved to the end portion of the grip body 10, and the stepped portion 68 formed at the base end portion of the cover member 60 is formed on the bottom end portion 34 a of the base member 30. Position to lock. The first claw is formed by pressing the dome portion 61 of the cover member 60 to lock the stepped portion 68 to the bottom end portion 34 a and projecting from the long hole 66 of the cover member 60 to the side wall 31 of the base member 30. The cover member 60 is assembled to the base member 30 by engaging the portion 32. In this way, a temporary assembly of the assist grip 1 in which the attaching means 20 is integrated with the sliding portion 12 of the grip body 10 as shown in FIG. 7 can be obtained.

  Note that the cover member 60 and the base member 30 in the temporary assembly are assembled in a state where the cover member 60 and the base member 30 are displaced by a predetermined length D in the longitudinal direction with respect to the fixed state attached to the body panel 70. Therefore, as shown by a broken line in FIG. 8, the plug portion 62 b of the pressing plug 62 is positioned in a state where the ridge line portion 62 c faces the internal space 51 of the clip 50, and is formed in the elastic locking portion 55 of the clip 50. The first locking portion 58 is not in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the R portion 57. FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the positional relationship between the stopper portion 62 b of the pressing stopper 62 and the clip 50.

  Next, in the temporarily assembled attachment means 20, the cover member 60 is pressed to insert the leg portion 53 of the clip 50 into the attachment hole 72 of the body panel 70. Then, the elastic locking portion 55 of the leg portion 53 passes through the attachment hole 72 by being elastically deformed and bent toward the inner space 51 side. When the elastic locking portion 55 passes through the mounting hole 72, the first locking portion 58 provided at the free end of the elastic locking portion 55 is locked to the periphery of the mounting hole 72 via the R portion 57, and a pair of The protrusions 56 come into contact with the periphery of the back surface of the mounting hole 72, and the assist grip 1 is temporarily fixed to the body panel 70.

  Then, in the attachment means 20 temporarily fixed to the body panel 70, the cover member 60 is slid rightward along the base member 30 by a predetermined distance D to permanently fix the assist grip 1 to the body panel 70.

  By sliding the cover member 60 along the base member 30 by a predetermined distance D, the pressing plug 62 formed inside the cover member 60 enters the internal space 51 of the clip 50, and is shown by a solid line in FIG. As described above, the plug portion 62 b contacts the inner peripheral surface of the R portion 57 of the first locking portion 58. Thereby, the deformation | transformation to the inner side of the leg part 53 can be prevented, and the engagement to the attachment hole 72 of the 1st latching | locking part 58 can be ensured. Further, the pressing portion 62a enters between the facing flange portions 54b and prevents the inward deformation of the flange portions 54b. That is, by allowing the pressing plug 62 to enter the clip 50, the engagement state of the clip 50 with respect to the body panel 70 can be stably maintained, and the assist grip 10 can be reliably prevented from falling off the mounting hole 72. Can do.

  FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view illustrating an engagement state between the locking means 67 of the cover member 60 and the first claw part 32 and the second claw part 33 of the base member 30 in the attachment means 20. (A) shows a temporarily assembled state, and (b) shows a fixed state.

  As described above, the attachment unit 20 is temporarily assembled by covering the base member 30 with the cover member 60 and pressing the dome portion 61 in the insertion direction. In this temporarily assembled state, the first claw portion 32 of the base member 30 is locked in the long hole 66 of the cover member 60, and the second claw portion 33 of the base member 30 is the second notch portion 67 b of the cover member 60. Is located. Further, the stepped portion 68 of the cover member 60 is locked to the bottom end portion 34 a of the base member 30. By engaging the stepped portion 68 with the bottom end portion 34a, the temporary assembly position of the cover member 60 in the longitudinal direction of the base member 30 is positioned, and the temporary assembly state shown in FIG. it can.

  When the cover member 60 is slid to the right by the distance D from this temporarily assembled state, the first claw portion 32 of the base member 30 is slid relatively to the left while being engaged with the long hole 66. . At the same time, the locking piece 67c of the cover member 60 is elastically deformed inward and moves over the second claw portion 33 having an inclined surface in the sliding direction, and the second claw portion 33 is moved to the first notch of the cover member 60. It is inserted into the part 67a. In this way, the attachment means 20 is in the fixed state shown in (b). Needless to say, in this fixed state, as shown in FIG. 1, the fitting protrusion 69 of the cover member 60 is fitted to the fitting portion 39 of the base member 30.

  In the assist grip 1 of the present invention, the clip 50 has an elastic locking portion 55 cut and raised by the leg portion 53, and a first locking portion 58 locked to the mounting hole 72 is formed at the free end thereof. Has been. Therefore, the pressing force for inserting the clip leg portion 51 into the attachment hole 72 can be greatly reduced as compared with the clip according to the prior art in which the locking portion is formed over the entire width of the leg portion.

  Further, after the clip leg 51 in the temporarily assembled state is inserted into the mounting hole 72, the cover member 60 is slid along the base member 30 to fix the mounting means 20 to the mounting hole 72. Thereby, the locking means 67 of the cover member 60 is engaged with the second claw portion 33 of the base member 30, and the fitting protrusion 69 of the cover member 60 is fitted to the fitting portion 39 of the base member 30. Therefore, there is a feeling of moderation during the installation work, and the operator can feel that the clip has been securely assembled to the body panel.

  Further, by sliding the cover member 60, the pressing plug 63 of the cover member 60 enters the internal space 51 of the clip 50 and presses the first locking portion 58 of the clip 50 locked to the periphery of the mounting hole 72. As a result, the clip 50 can be prevented from falling off, and a high attachment strength of the assist grip 1 to the body panel 70 can be obtained.

  Furthermore, the appearance of the end portion of the assist grip 1 can be improved by the cover member 60.

  In the present embodiment, the temporary assembling means includes a first claw portion 32 formed to protrude from the wall portion 31 of the base member 30, a bottom end portion 34a formed on the bottom portion 34 of the base member 30, and a cover member. It is formed of a locking long hole 66 that is formed in 60 and slidably locks the first claw portion 32, and a stepped portion 68 that is locked to the bottom end portion 34a.

  Further, the fixing means is formed at the base end portion of the cover member 60 and the second claw portion 33 that protrudes from the wall portion 31 of the base member 30 and has a slope inclined in the sliding direction (rightward direction). A first cutout portion 67a that locks the second claw portion 33, a second cutout portion 67b in which the second claw portion 33 is positioned in a temporarily assembled state, and a first cutout portion 67a and a second cutout portion 67b are partitioned. It consists of a locking piece 67c.

  When the grip body 10 of the assist grip 1 configured as described above is used by being pulled out from the stored state shown in FIG. 1, first, the sliding portion 12 protruding from between the base member 30 and the pressing member 40 is provided. Moving in the longitudinal direction, the lock portion 16 contacts the outer peripheral edge of the pressing member 40. As the drawing further proceeds, the lock portion 16 is elastically deformed and stored in the rectangular recess 38 formed in the base member 30, so that the lock portion 16 can move while sliding on the lower surface of the pressing member 40. The lock portion 16 that has passed through the pressing member 40 can be restored by elasticity and can be engaged with the peripheral edge of the clip engaging hole 42 of the pressing member 40. That is, the clip engagement hole 42 of the pressing member 40 also acts as an engaged portion of the lock portion 16 and can hold the pulled-out state of the grip body 10.

  On the other hand, when the grip body 10 in use is brought into the storage state, the top of the convex grip body 12 may be pressed. By pressing the grip body 10 in use, the lock portion 16 is elastically deformed, so that the engagement of the pressing member 40 with the clip engaging hole 42 is released. And it can be set as the accommodation state shown in FIG. 1 by the elastic force which the core material which consists of elastic materials restore | restores in the shape formed beforehand.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to said embodiment, You may change in the range which does not deviate from the main point of this invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the clip 50 is inserted after the pressing member 40 is arranged on the sliding portion 12 placed on the base member 30. However, a sub assembly in which the pressing member 40 is engaged with the clip 50 may be prepared in advance, and this sub assembly may be inserted into the long hole 16 of the sliding portion 12 placed on the base member 30. Thereby, the workability | operativity at the time of temporary assembly work can be improved more.

  The assist grip of the present invention is suitable as an assist grip in which both ends of the grip body are attached in a housed state in a vehicle interior of the automobile, and the grip body is pulled out for use.

1: Assist grip 10: Grip body 12 Sliding part 14: Long hole 16: Lock part 20: Mounting means 30: Base member 31: Side wall 32: First claw part 33: Second claw part 34: Bottom part 34a Bottom end part 39: Fitting part 40: Pressing member 50: Clip 51: Internal space 53: Leg part 54: Engaging part 55: Elastic locking part 57: R part 58: Locking part 60: Cover member 61: Dome part 62: Press plug 62a: Press part 62b: Plug part 67: Locking means 67a: First cutout part 67b: Second cutout part 67c: Locking piece 70: Body panel 72: Mounting hole 74: Interior member

Claims (4)

A grip body provided with a sliding portion having a long hole protruding at both ends;
In an assist grip provided with an attaching means for accommodating the sliding portion in a freely drawable manner and attaching to the attachment hole of the body panel,
The attachment means includes a base member that slidably holds the sliding portion;
A clip that is inserted into the mounting hole through the elongated hole and slidably fixes the sliding portion to the body panel;
A cover member that fits into the base member and accommodates the sliding portion;
Temporary assembly means for temporarily assembling the cover member to the base member in which the clip is penetrated in the order of the pressing member, the sliding portion, and the base member;
After the clip that has been temporarily assembled is inserted into the mounting hole and locked in the mounting hole, the cover member is slid a predetermined distance along the base member to fit the cover member to the base member. A fixing means for fixing the grip body to the mounting hole,
The clip has a U-shaped leg portion connected at one end, and a locking portion that engages with the mounting hole is formed at the free end of the elastic locking portion cut and raised on the leg portion,
The assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the cover member includes a pressing plug that abuts against the engaging portion of the clip in a fixed state in which the cover member is fixed to the base member.   The assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the attachment means further includes a pressing member that clamps the sliding portion in cooperation with the base member.   The temporary assembling means is formed on the cover member and a first claw portion formed to protrude from the wall portion of the base member, and the cover member, and slidably engages the first claw portion. The assist grip according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a locking elongated hole and a stepped portion locked to the end of the bottom.   The fixing means includes a second claw portion that protrudes from the wall portion of the base member and has a slope inclined in a sliding direction, and is formed at a base end portion of the cover member and engages the second claw portion in a fixed state. The first notch portion to be stopped, the second notch portion in which the second claw portion is located in the temporarily assembled state, and a locking piece that divides the first notch portion and the notch portion. The assist grip according to any one of the above.

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