JP2013249029A - Lever installing structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lever installing structure of a vehicle capable of improving an appearance quality.SOLUTION: An operation lever 10 is installed in a lever installing part, the operation lever 10 has a lever support bracket 13 and a lever part 11, the lever support bracket 13 is inserted into a bracket inserting hole 21 formed in a floor carpet 20, a lower part of the lever support bracket 13 is covered with the floor carpet 20, the bracket inserting hole 21 is set narrower and shorter in a width than the lever part 11 and is hidden by the lever part 11, a slit 37 extending to the vehicle front side Fr from the front end of the bracket inserting hole 21, is formed in the floor carpet 20, and the slit 37 is hidden by the lever part 11.

Description

The present invention
The base end of the operating lever is attached to the lever mounting part between the driver's seat and the peripheral edge of the door opening,
The operation lever includes a lever support bracket that rises from the lever mounting portion,
A lever portion extending from the upper end of the lever support bracket to the vehicle front side,
The lever support bracket is inserted into the bracket insertion hole formed in the floor carpet,
The present invention relates to a lever mounting structure for a vehicle in which a lower portion of the lever support bracket is covered with the floor carpet.

As disclosed in Patent Document 1, conventionally, the base end portion of the lever support bracket has been attached to a lever attachment portion provided on the side wall of the side sill so as to be rotatable about the horizontal axis.
The lever support bracket is formed in a plate shape and is bent in a crank shape, and the upper half portion of the lever support bracket is located closer to the vehicle interior side than the lower half portion. The lever support bracket is inserted into a bracket insertion hole formed in the floor carpet, and the lower portion of the lever support bracket is covered with the floor carpet together with the side sill.
In the assembly process of such a lever mounting structure, the floor carpet is put on the side sill and the floor after the base end portion of the lever support bracket is mounted on the lever mounting portion of the side sill.
Therefore, the bracket insertion hole is formed to be large so that the lever portion of the operation lever and the lever support bracket can be inserted into the bracket insertion hole relatively.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-152070

According to the above conventional structure, since the bracket insertion hole is formed larger, the inside of the bracket insertion hole can be seen from the occupant, and the appearance quality is deteriorated.
An object of the present invention is to provide a lever mounting structure for a vehicle that can improve the appearance quality.

The feature of the present invention is that
The base end of the operating lever is attached to the lever mounting part between the driver's seat and the peripheral edge of the door opening,
The operation lever includes a lever support bracket that rises from the lever mounting portion,
A lever portion extending from the upper end of the lever support bracket to the vehicle front side,
The lever support bracket is inserted into the bracket insertion hole formed in the floor carpet,
A lever mounting structure for a vehicle in which a lower portion of the lever support bracket is covered with the floor carpet,
The bracket insertion hole is set to be narrower and shorter than the lever portion, and is covered with the lever portion,
A slit extending from the front end of the bracket insertion hole to the vehicle front side is formed in the floor carpet,
The slit is in a point hidden by the lever portion. (Claim 1)

With the above configuration, when the lower portion of the lever support bracket is covered with a floor carpet, the lever portion of the operation lever and the lever support bracket are relatively inserted through the slit and the bracket insertion hole while the slit is opened.
Since the bracket insertion hole is covered with the lever portion and the slit is covered with the lever portion, the inside of the bracket insertion hole cannot be seen from the passenger. Therefore, the appearance quality can be improved.
For example, the structure in which the slit extends from the central portion of the bracket insertion hole in the vehicle front-rear direction to the carpet end on the outside of the vehicle compartment has the following problems. That is, when the lever support bracket comes into contact with the end of the bracket insertion hole in the vehicle front-rear direction during the lever operation, the slit is opened and the appearance quality is deteriorated.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the slit extends from the front end of the bracket insertion hole to the vehicle front side and is hidden by the lever portion. Therefore, even if the lever support bracket abuts against the end of the bracket insertion hole in the vehicle front-rear direction when the lever is operated and the slit is opened, the passenger does not see the slit. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress a decrease in appearance quality. (Claim 1)

In the present invention,
The lever mounting portion is located on the vehicle rear side of the cross member that protrudes upward from the floor,
The lever portion is located above the cross member and faces the top surface of the cross member;
The tip of the lever is located on the vehicle front side of the front end of the top surface of the cross member,
When the slit is formed in the carpet portion covering the upper surface of the cross member, the following effects can be achieved. (Claim 2)

  Even if the occupant's hand touches the floor carpet when operating the lever, the hand touches the floor carpet on the front side of the cross member not provided with the slit, and does not touch the slit. Therefore, the slit is not opened, and deterioration of the appearance quality can be suppressed. (Claim 2)

In the present invention,
The lever portion is formed in a strip shape,
If the tip of the lever is bent downward, the following action can be achieved. (Claim 3)

  The slit can be covered with the tip of the lever portion bent downward, making the slit more difficult to see. Further, since the tip of the lever portion is bent downward, the occupant hooks the finger on the operation lever from below when the lever is operated. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occupant's fingers from hitting the floor carpet on the upper surface side of the cross member and opening the slit. Thereby, the fall of external appearance quality can be suppressed. (Claim 3)

In the present invention,
The peripheral part of the door opening and the end of the floor carpet in the vehicle width direction are covered with an interior member,
The interior member includes a locking claw,
The locking claw of the interior member is locked in a locking hole formed in the vehicle body,
When the claw insertion hole allowing the insertion of the locking claw is formed at the end of the floor carpet in the vehicle width direction along with the slit, the following action can be achieved. (Claim 4)

For example, in the structure in which the slit extends from the bracket insertion hole to the carpet end in a lateral straight line outward in the vehicle width direction, the rigidity of the floor carpet is lowered and the floor carpet is easily deformed, so that the slit is easily opened. Since the end of the floor carpet is sandwiched between the interior member and the peripheral edge of the door opening, the slit remains open. Therefore, in the structure in which the claw insertion hole is formed in the floor carpet along with the slit, the claw insertion hole is likely to be displaced.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the slit extends from the front end of the bracket insertion hole formed in the floor carpet to the vehicle front side. Therefore, the slit is difficult to open when the interior member is attached, and the displacement of the claw insertion hole due to the opening of the slit is unlikely to occur. Thereby, the said latching claw can be smoothly latched by the latching hole, and the workability | operativity of an assembly | attachment operation | work can be improved. (Claim 4)

According to the present invention,
A vehicle lever mounting structure capable of improving the appearance quality can be provided.

Plan view of vehicle lever mounting structure Top view showing floor carpet with peripheral parts (opener lever and front scuff) removed AA sectional view of FIG. It is a figure which shows a comparative example, and is BB sectional drawing of FIG. Plan view of lever mounting structure of vehicle of comparative example It is a figure which shows a comparative example, and is a top view which shows the floor carpet of a state which removed the peripheral components (opener lever and front scuff) Exploded perspective view of vehicle lever mounting structure Exploded perspective view of floor panel and floor carpet

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 8 shows a floor panel 1 that forms the front side of a vehicle floor, and a floor carpet 20 that covers the upper surface of the floor panel 1. FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the lever mounting structure of the vehicle.

[Structure of floor panel 1]
The floor panel 1 is formed of a thin steel plate and includes a bead for maintaining surface rigidity and a floor tunnel 4 for passing a drive shaft downward. The floor tunnel 4 is located at the center in the vehicle width direction. Thus, the floor panel 1 is formed in the uneven | corrugated shape in which the part undulated. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the end of the floor panel 1 in the vehicle width direction is bent upward to form a bent piece 1F. The folded piece 1F is overlapped and welded to the side wall 6S (back wall) of the side sill inner panel 6 having a hat-shaped cross section with the vehicle interior outside W2 open.

  The side sill inner panel 6 is welded and joined to a side sill outer panel (not shown) having a hat-shaped cross section with the vehicle interior side W1 open, and constitutes a side sill 33 together with the side sill outer panel. The upper end portion of the side sill 33 (the upper end portion of the joint portion between the side sill inner panel 6 and the side sill outer panel) forms a lower peripheral portion of the door opening. The side sill 33 is covered from above by a resin-made front scuff 5 (see FIG. 1) as an interior member. The front scuff 5 also covers the end portion 20C of the floor carpet 20 in the vehicle width direction (the fitting portion described later of the floor carpet 20 that is externally fitted to the upper half of the side sill inner panel 6).

[Structure of cross member 3]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the cross member 3 that protrudes upward from the floor panel 1 is bridged between the left and right side sills 33. As shown in FIG. 3, the cross member 3 is formed in a hat shape in cross section, and the front wall 3M on the vehicle front side Fr, the rear wall 3N on the vehicle rear side Rr, and the upper ends of the front wall 3M and the rear wall 3N And an upper wall 3J connecting the two. Further, a first mounting flange 3F1 extends from the lower end portion of the front wall 3M to the vehicle front side Fr, and a second mounting flange 3F2 extends from the lower end portion of the rear wall 3N to the vehicle rear side Rr. Further, a front third mounting flange 3F3 (see FIG. 1) extends from the end of the front wall 3M in the vehicle width direction to the vehicle front side Fr, and the rear wall 3N extends from the end in the vehicle width direction to the vehicle rear side Rr. 4 The mounting flange extends.

  1 and 3, the first mounting flange 3F1 and the second mounting flange 3F2 are welded to the floor panel 1, and the third mounting flange 3F3 and the fourth mounting flange on the opposite side (not shown) are side sill inners. The panel 6 is welded to the side wall 6S. The cross member 3 is a reinforcing member that reinforces the floor panel 1.

[Structure of opener lever 10]
As shown in FIG. 7, a lever mounting portion provided with a mounting hole 60 </ b> H in the side wall 6 </ b> S of the side sill inner panel 6 between the driver's seat (not shown) and the upper end portion (periphery portion of the door opening) of the side sill 33. 60 is provided. The lever mounting portion 60 is located on the vehicle rear side Rr of the cross member 3.

  A base end portion 10K of an opener lever 10 (corresponding to an operation lever) for opening the fuel lid is attached to the lever attachment portion 60. The opener lever 10 is linked to a fuel lid locking mechanism on the vehicle outer surface side via a cable. When the driver at the driver's seat opens and operates the opener lever 10, the fuel lid is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the opener lever 10 includes an arm-shaped lever support bracket 13 that rises from the lever mounting portion 60, and a lever portion 11 that extends from the upper end portion of the lever support bracket 13 to the vehicle front side Fr. The lever support bracket 13 is formed in a single plate shape whose plate surface faces the vehicle width direction. The upper half of the lever support bracket 13 is U-shaped when viewed from the vehicle width direction, and is a connecting arm that connects the front arm part 14, the rear arm part 15, and the lower ends of both arm parts 14 and 15. Part 16.

  The front arm portion 14 is located on the vehicle rear side Rr of the rear wall 3N of the cross member 3, and is close to the rear wall 3N. The upper end portion of the front arm portion 14 and the upper end portion of the rear arm portion 15 protrude upward from the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3. The lower half portion of the lever support bracket 13 is constituted by a lower arm portion 17 that extends downward from the lower end portion of the rear arm portion 15. As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the rear arm portion 15 is rotatable to the lever mounting portion 60 via the shaft member B around the horizontal axis (axis of the mounting hole 60H). It is attached.

  The lever portion 11 is formed in a strip shape long in the vehicle front-rear direction with the plate surface facing the vertical direction, and the center portion in the width direction of the rear end portion 11B of the lever portion 11 is connected to the upper end portion of the front arm portion 14. The lever portion 11 is positioned above the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3 and faces the upper surface of the upper wall 3J, and is positioned substantially parallel to the upper wall 3J. A tip end portion 11A of the lever portion 11 is positioned on the vehicle front side Fr with respect to the front end of the upper surface of the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3, and is bent downward and substantially along the vertical direction.

  A bracket insertion hole 21 is formed in the floor carpet 20. The lever portion 11 and the front arm portion 14 of the lever support bracket 13 are relatively inserted into the bracket insertion hole 21, and the lower half portion of the front arm portion 14, the connecting arm portion 16, the rear arm portion 15, and the lower arm portion 14. The side arm portion 17 is covered with the floor carpet 20. The lower half of the front arm portion 14, the connecting arm portion 16, the rear arm portion 15, and the lower arm portion 17 correspond to the lower portion of the lever support bracket 13.

  In the assembling step, the floor carpet 20 is covered with the opener lever 10 after the vertical intermediate portion of the rear arm portion 15 is attached to the lever attachment portion 60. Thereafter, the front scuff 5 covers the end 20C of the floor carpet 20 in the vehicle width direction together with the side sill 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

[Structure of floor carpet 20]
As shown in FIG. 8, the floor carpet 20 is formed in an uneven shape so as to fit the uneven shape of the floor panel 1. This floor carpet 20 is press-molded with fibers entangled by a needle punch manufacturing method, and produces an indoor space with a soft texture while having a certain degree of rigidity. Reference numeral 20A denotes a fitting portion of the floor carpet 20 that is externally fitted to the floor tunnel 4, 20B is a fitting portion of the floor carpet 20 that is externally fitted to the cross member 3, and 20C is externally fitted to the upper half of the side sill inner panel 6. It is a fitting part and is an end of the floor carpet 20 in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the bracket insertion hole 21 is formed in an oval shape that is long in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is set to be narrower and shorter than the lever portion 11 of the opener lever 10, as shown in FIG. Further, it is covered with the lever portion 11. As shown in FIG. 3, the bracket insertion hole 21 is formed slightly longer than the width (length in the vehicle front-rear direction) of the front arm portion 14, and the entire bracket insertion hole 21 is the lever portion 11. Is located below the rear end portion 11B.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a slit 37 extending from the center in the width direction of the front end of the bracket insertion hole 21 to the vehicle front side Fr is straight on the carpet portion covering the upper surface of the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3. Is formed. The slit 37 penetrates from the front surface side to the back surface side of the carpet portion, but in FIG. 3, only the lower portion of the slit 37 is represented by a bold line. The slit 37 is located directly below the lever portion 11. The front end 37M of the slit 37 is located on the vehicle rear side Rr with respect to the front end of the upper surface of the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3. That is, the slit 37 is positioned only above the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3 and is not positioned in front of the front wall 3M. Accordingly, the front end 37 </ b> M of the slit 37 is positioned on the vehicle rear side Rr with respect to the front end portion 11 </ b> A of the lever portion 11, and the entire slit 37 is covered with the lever portion 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front scuff 5 (corresponding to an interior member) is formed by the upper end portion (the lower peripheral edge portion of the door opening) of the side sill 33 and the end portion 20C of the floor carpet 20 in the vehicle width direction. Covered with The front scuff 5 includes a locking claw (not shown), and this locking claw is locked in a locking hole (not shown) formed in the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 2, a claw insertion hole 25 that allows the locking claw to be inserted is formed in the end portion 20 </ b> C of the floor carpet 20 in the vehicle width direction along with the slit 37. The slit 37 and the claw insertion hole 25 are arranged in the vehicle width direction, and the claw insertion hole 25 is located on the vehicle interior outside W <b> 2 of the slit 37.

[Comparison of the structure of the present invention and the structure of a comparative example]
4 to 6 show a lever mounting structure for a vehicle according to a comparative example. The structure of this comparative example will be described. The bracket insertion hole 21 is formed as a long hole extending in the vehicle front-rear direction so that the lever portion 11 of the opener lever 10 can be inserted. Therefore, after the opener lever 10 is inserted into the bracket insertion hole 21, a part of the bracket insertion hole 21 protrudes from the lever portion 11 of the opener lever 10 and is exposed.

  Thus, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the protruding bracket insertion hole 21 is covered with the front scuff 5 and the lever portion 11 of the opener lever 10. Further, in order to improve the assemblability, as shown in FIG. 6, a slit 37 extends in a straight line from the center part of the bracket insertion hole 21 in the vehicle front-rear direction to the carpet outer end W2 up to the carpet end 20T. In the assembling step, the lever portion 11 and the front arm portion 14 are relatively inserted through the bracket insertion hole 21 while the slit 37 is opened.

A comparison between the structure of the present invention and the structure of the comparative example is as follows.
(1) As shown in FIG. 5, in the structure of the comparative example, the bracket insertion hole extends from Z between the rear end 11B1 of the lever portion 11 of the opener lever 10 and the front end 5A1 of the overhang portion 5A provided on the front scuff 5. A portion 21A of 21 is exposed upward. As a result, the inside of the portion 21A of the insertion hole 21 is visible to the occupant, and the appearance quality is degraded.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the bracket insertion hole 21 is covered with the lever portion 11 and the slit 37 is covered with the lever portion 11. The inside cannot be seen. Therefore, the appearance quality can be improved.

(2) In the structure of the comparative example, the lever support bracket 13 and the bracket insertion hole 21 are covered with the front scuff 5. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the front scuff 5 with a cover portion that covers the bracket insertion hole 21. As a result, the weight of the front scuff 5 is increased, and the manufacturing cost is increased.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the bracket insertion hole 21 is covered with the lever portion 11 and the slit 37 is covered with the lever portion 11. There is no need to provide a cover portion that covers the hole 21. Therefore, the front scuff 5 can be reduced in weight, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

(3) In the structure of the comparative example, the slit 37 extends from the central portion of the bracket insertion hole 21 in the vehicle front-rear direction to the carpet outer side W2 up to the carpet end 20T in a horizontal straight line. Therefore, the slit 37 is opened when the front arm portion 14 comes into contact with the inner peripheral edge of the bracket insertion hole 21 (the edge of the vehicle front side Fr or the edge of the vehicle rear side Rr) when the opener lever 10 is operated. There is a possibility that the lower part of the slit 37 can be seen from above.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the slit 37 extends from the center in the width direction of the front end of the bracket insertion hole 21 to the vehicle front side Fr and is covered with the lever portion 11. The lower part of the slit 37 cannot be seen from above, and the appearance quality can be improved.

(4) According to the above configuration of the present invention, the front end 37M of the slit 37 is located on the vehicle rear side Rr with respect to the front end of the upper surface of the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3. Further, the distal end portion 11A of the lever portion 11 is positioned on the vehicle front side Fr with respect to the front end of the upper surface of the upper wall 3J of the cross member 3, and is bent downward. As a result, even if the occupant's hand may touch the floor carpet 20 when operating the lever, the hand touches only the floor carpet 20 on the front wall 3M side of the cross member 3 that is not provided with the slit 37, and touches the slit 37. There is nothing. Therefore, the slit 37 does not open.

(5) In the structure of the comparative example, the slit 37 extends from the central portion of the bracket insertion hole 21 in the vehicle front-rear direction to the outer side W2 of the vehicle compartment up to the carpet end 20T. In this structure, the rigidity of the floor carpet 20 is lowered and the floor carpet 20 is easily deformed, so that the slit 37 is easily opened. The end of the floor carpet 20 is sandwiched between the front scuff 5 and the peripheral edge of the door opening, so that the slit 37 remains open. Therefore, in the structure in which the claw insertion hole 25 is formed in the floor carpet 20 along with the slit 37, the claw insertion hole 25 is easily displaced.
On the other hand, according to the above configuration of the present invention, the slit 37 extends from the front end of the bracket insertion hole 21 formed in the floor carpet 20 to the vehicle front side Fr. Accordingly, when the front scuff 5 is attached, the slit 37 is difficult to open, and the position of the claw insertion hole 25 due to the opening of the slit 37 is unlikely to occur. Thereby, the said latching claw can be smoothly latched by the latching hole, and the workability | operativity of an assembly | attachment operation | work can be improved.

1 floor (floor panel)
3 Cross member 5 Interior member (front scuff)
10 Operation lever (opener lever)
10K Control lever base end (opener lever base end)
11 Lever part 11A Lever part tip part 13 Lever support bracket 20 Floor carpet 20C End part 21 of floor carpet in the vehicle width direction Bracket insertion hole 25 Claw insertion hole 37 Slit 60 Lever attachment part Fr Vehicle front side Rr Vehicle rear side

Claims (4)

The base end of the operating lever is attached to the lever mounting part between the driver's seat and the peripheral edge of the door opening,
The operation lever includes a lever support bracket that rises from the lever mounting portion,
A lever portion extending from the upper end of the lever support bracket to the vehicle front side,
The lever support bracket is inserted into the bracket insertion hole formed in the floor carpet,
A lever mounting structure for a vehicle in which a lower portion of the lever support bracket is covered with the floor carpet,
The bracket insertion hole is set to be narrower and shorter than the lever portion, and is covered with the lever portion,
A slit extending from the front end of the bracket insertion hole to the vehicle front side is formed in the floor carpet,
A lever mounting structure for a vehicle in which the slit is covered with the lever portion. The lever mounting portion is located on the vehicle rear side of the cross member that protrudes upward from the floor,
The lever portion is located above the cross member and faces the top surface of the cross member;
The tip of the lever is located on the vehicle front side of the front end of the top surface of the cross member,
The vehicle lever mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the slit is formed in a carpet portion covering an upper surface of the cross member. The lever portion is formed in a strip shape,
3. The lever mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a tip end portion of the lever portion is bent downward. The peripheral part of the door opening and the end of the floor carpet in the vehicle width direction are covered with an interior member,
The interior member includes a locking claw,
The locking claw of the interior member is locked in a locking hole formed in the vehicle body,
The lever attachment of the vehicle as described in any one of Claims 1-3 in which the nail | claw penetration hole which permits the penetration of the said latching claw is formed in the edge part of the vehicle width direction of the said floor carpet along with the said slit. Construction.

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