JP2017109554A - Tongue plate holder - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tongue plate holder which holds tongue plates having different specification designs.SOLUTION: A tongue plate holder 15 includes: a base part 1 which may be attached to a vehicle cabin; and an extension part 2 having a tongue plate insertion part 3 in which a tongue plate 100 may be inserted to a side facing the base part 1. The tongue plate insertion part 3 is configured to be elastically held by a pair of holding parts 9, 9 which extends so as to enclose an insertion space 8, into which the tongue plate 100 is inserted, from both sides.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present disclosure relates to a tongue plate holder that holds a tongue plate of a seat belt.

  Seat belts are widely used as one of safety devices used in vehicles. The seat belt restrains an occupant or the like on the seat by inserting a tongue plate attached on the webbing into the buckle during use. When the seat belt is not in use, the tongue plate is released by removing it from the buckle. At that time, a tongue plate holder provided in the vehicle compartment is known to hold the tongue plate free. Yes.

  As this type of tongue plate holder, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses an integrally formed tongue plate holder having an insertion hole that can be held by inserting the tongue plate from the tip when the seat belt is not used. ing.

JP 2008-49838 A

  In the tongue plate holder of the above-mentioned patent document 1, since the size of the insertion hole into which the tongue plate is inserted is set to correspond to the size of the tongue plate to be held, only the tongue plate of a specific size is used. Can not do it. Generally, cost reduction is required by promoting the sharing of parts in different specification vehicles. However, a tongue plate that can hold tongue plates with different specification designs is also desired for tongue plate holders. It is rare.

  At least one embodiment of the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to provide a tongue plate holder capable of holding tongue plates with different specification designs.

(1) A tongue plate holder according to at least one embodiment of the present invention is a tongue plate holder for holding a tongue plate of a seat belt, and is attached to an inner wall of a vehicle compartment in order to solve the above-described problem. A base part, and an extension part extending from the base part toward the vehicle compartment side and having a tongue plate insertion part into which the tongue plate can be inserted on the side facing the base part. The plate insertion portion is configured to be able to elastically hold the tongue plate from the base portion side by a pair of holding portions extending to the base portion side so as to surround the insertion space into which the tongue plate is inserted from both sides. Yes.

  According to the configuration of (1) above, the tongue plate inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion is stably held from both sides by the pair of holding portions. Here, since the pair of holding portions elastically hold the tongue plate, the insertion space becomes variable due to elastic deformation of the holding portion, so that it can widely correspond to tongue plates of different specifications.

(2) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (1), the pair of holding portions are provided with a gap therebetween.

  According to the configuration of (2) above, by providing a gap between the pair of holding portions, when each holding portion is elastically deformed to hold the tongue plate, the movable region can be sufficiently secured. As a result, the pair of holding portions can be flexibly elastically deformed while avoiding interference with the surrounding structure when holding the tongue plate, and can be widely applied to tongue plates of different specifications.

(3) In some embodiments, in the configuration of the above (1) or (2), the pair of holding portions each have a convex portion provided at the tip toward the inside of the insertion space, When the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion, the convex portion engages with a hole portion of the tongue plate.

  According to the configuration of (3) above, when the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion, the convex portion of the holding portion engages with the hole provided in the tongue plate, so that the tongue plate insertion portion The tongue plate can be held stably.

(4) In some embodiments, in any one of the configurations (1) to (3), at least one of the pair of holding portions protrudes toward the base portion on the side facing the base portion. The rib is formed by sandwiching a webbing connected to the tongue plate with the base portion when the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion. A holdable webbing holding portion is formed.

  According to the configuration of (4) above, the webbing holding portion is configured by the rib provided on the holding portion constituting the tongue plate insertion portion. Thereby, a webbing holding part can be comprised by an efficient layout using a part of tongue plate holding structure. As a result, a highly functional tongue plate holder can be realized at low cost.

(5) In some embodiments, in the configuration of (4) above, in the vertical cross section in the insertion direction of the tongue plate, the extending portion is the base portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the tongue plate insertion portion. And an opening for inserting the webbing into the webbing holding part is formed on the other side.

  According to the configuration of (5) above, the above structure can be configured with an efficient layout.

(6) The extending portion includes a reverse flange portion provided in a convex shape toward the base portion on the other side.

  According to the configuration of (6) above, when the webbing is held by the webbing holding part, the webbing is regulated from the side by the reverse saddle part, thereby preventing unintentional withdrawal.

(7) The base portion and the extending portion are integrally formed of an elastic material.

  According to the configuration of (7) above, the above configuration can be suitably realized while reducing costs by integrally forming the elastic material.

(8) The base portion has a concave cutout portion on a surface on the inner wall side in a boundary region with the extending portion.

  According to the configuration of (8) above, by having the notch in the boundary region where stress is likely to concentrate when the tongue plate is held by the tongue plate holder, the elasticity is improved locally and acts on the location. It is possible to effectively reduce the influence of stress. Further, as a result of the improved elasticity due to the cutout portion, the movable range of the extending portion with respect to the base portion can be expanded, so that it is possible to cope with a tongue plate with a wider design.

  According to at least one embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to provide a tongue plate holder capable of holding tongue plates having different specification designs.

It is a perspective view which shows the tongue plate holder which concerns on at least 1 embodiment of this invention with a tongue plate. It is a perspective view which shows typically a mode that the tongue plate holder of FIG. 1 hold | maintains a tongue plate. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, etc. of the components described in the embodiments or shown in the drawings are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, but are merely illustrative examples. Absent.
For example, expressions expressing relative or absolute arrangements such as “in a certain direction”, “along a certain direction”, “parallel”, “orthogonal”, “center”, “concentric” or “coaxial” are strictly In addition to such an arrangement, it is also possible to represent a state of relative displacement with an angle or a distance such that tolerance or the same function can be obtained.
In addition, for example, expressions representing shapes such as quadrangular shapes and cylindrical shapes not only represent shapes such as quadrangular shapes and cylindrical shapes in a strict geometric sense, but also within the range where the same effect can be obtained. A shape including a chamfered portion or the like is also expressed.
On the other hand, the expressions “comprising”, “comprising”, “comprising”, “including”, or “having” one constituent element are not exclusive expressions for excluding the existence of the other constituent elements. In the following description, the direction toward the passenger compartment is referred to as the thickness direction, and the direction in which the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate holder is described as the length direction.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a tongue plate holder 15 according to at least one embodiment of the present invention together with a tongue plate 100 of a seat belt. FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing how the tongue plate holder 15 of FIG. 1 holds the tongue plate 100. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

  The tongue plate holder 15 is a device for holding a tongue plate 100 included in a seat belt provided as one of safety devices in the vehicle interior. In the present embodiment, a tongue plate 100 used for a three-point seat belt is shown as an example of the tongue plate 100. The tongue plate 100 includes a resin base portion 101 and a metal plate portion 102 extending from the tip of the base portion 101. The plate portion 102 has a hole portion 103 opened in a substantially rectangular shape at the center portion. When the seat belt is used, the plate portion 102 of the tongue plate 100 is inserted into a buckle provided in the vicinity of the waist of the occupant seated on the seat, so that the webbing 105 to which the tongue plate 100 is attached becomes the upper body and waist of the occupant. The passenger is restrained on the seat. On the other hand, when the seat belt is not used, the tongue plate 100 removed from the buckle is held by a tongue plate holder 15 provided at a predetermined position in the passenger compartment.

  The tongue plate holder 15 includes a base portion 1 that is attached to the inner wall of the vehicle compartment, and a tongue plate insertion portion 3 that extends from the base portion 1 toward the vehicle compartment and into which the tongue plate 100 can be inserted on the side facing the base portion 1. And an extending portion 2. The tongue plate holder 15 is made of an elastic material such as resin or rubber. In this embodiment, in particular, the base portion 1 and the extending portion 2 are integrally formed to reduce the cost, but these may be configured as separate members.

  The base portion 1 has a plate shape that extends along the inner wall when the tongue plate holder 15 is attached to the inner wall of the passenger compartment. Two locking legs 5 and 5 are provided at different positions on the inner wall side surface of the base portion 1 and are engaged with a fixing means (not shown) provided on the inner wall of the vehicle. The plate holder 15 is configured to be fixable at a predetermined position in the vehicle.

  The extending portion 2 is formed so as to extend from the one end 1a of the base portion toward the passenger compartment side (for the sake of convenience, here, for convenience, one end 1a of the base portion of the extending portion 2 is here. A portion extending in a substantially vertical direction from the vehicle interior side to the vehicle interior side is referred to as a vertical extension portion 2a, and a portion extending from the vertical extension portion 2a continuously to the base portion 1 is extended in parallel. This will be referred to as part 2b). Thus, the tongue plate holder 15 has a structure that cantilever-supports the extended portion 2 at one end 1a of the base portion, and as described later, on the opposite side in the width direction of the vertical extended portion 2a, An opening 7 is formed through which the webbing 105 to which the tongue plate 100 can be attached can enter and exit.

  A tongue plate insertion portion 3 into which the plate portion 102 of the tongue plate 100 can be inserted is provided on the side of the extension portion 2 facing the base portion 1. The tongue plate insertion portion 3 has a pair of holding portions 9 and 9 provided so as to surround the insertion space 8 into which the tongue plate 100 is inserted from both sides. The pair of holding portions 9, 9 are formed so as to extend from the surface of the parallel extending portion 2b on the insertion space 8 side to the base portion 1 side, and support the plate portion 102 inserted into the insertion space 8 from both sides. By doing so, it can be held stably.

Here, the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are formed so as to elastically hold the plate portion 102. Therefore, since the insertion space 8 is flexibly variable due to the elastic deformation of the pair of holding portions 9 and 9, the tongue plate 100 with different specifications can be handled. Moreover, even if it receives a vibration, impact, etc. from the outside, since it can absorb with the elasticity of a pair of holding parts 9 and 9, it can hold stably.
The pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are formed so as to give a considerable pressing force to the plate portion 102 when holding the plate portion 102 so as to perform more stable plate holding. May be.

  The pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are provided with a gap 13 therebetween. The gap 13 has a size that does not interfere with each other when the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are elastically deformed. Therefore, when the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are elastically deformed, the movable range can be sufficiently secured without interfering with the surrounding configuration. As described above, since the movable range of the pair of elastically deformable holding portions 9 and 9 can be secured widely, the tongue plate 100 of various specifications can be handled. In the present embodiment, in particular, the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 are formed symmetrically around the gap 13, so that the movable range of the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 is efficiently secured. .

  The pair of holding portions 9, 9 are respectively provided with convex portions 10, 10 from the tip on the surface on the parallel extending portion 2 b side toward the inside of the insertion space 8. The convex portions 10 and 10 are formed to engage with a hole portion 103 provided in the plate portion 102 when the plate portion 102 is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion 3. In this embodiment, in particular, the convex portions 10 and 10 are formed so as to enter the inside of the hole portion 103, and are configured so that the inserted plate portion 102 is stably held.

  In addition, the magnitude | size of the convex parts 10 and 10 may be set so that it may respond | correspond to the size of the hole part 103 provided in the plate part 102, as FIG. 2 shows. Accordingly, since the plate portion 102 is fixedly held by the convex portions 10 and 10 that have entered the hole portion 103, the tongue plate 100 can be stably held even when subjected to vibration, impact, or the like from the outside. can do.

  The convex portions 10 and 10 may have a smooth surface so as not to interfere with the plate portion 102 being inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion 3. Further, when the plate portion 102 is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion 3, the convex portions 10 and 10 come into contact with the tongue portion 103 so as not to enter the inside of the hole portion 103 so as to press the surface of the plate portion 102. The plate portion 102 may be held in the plate insertion portion 3.

At least one of the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 is provided with a convex rib 12 from the surface of the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 facing the base portion 1 toward the base portion 1. The rib 12 forms a webbing holding portion 11 for holding the webbing 105 between the rib portion 12 and the webbing inserted from the opening 7 when the plate portion 102 is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion 3. 105 is sandwiched and held. By configuring the webbing holding part 11 using the ribs 12 provided on the holding part 9 in this way, the webbing holding part 11 can be provided with an efficient layout. As a result, it is possible to provide a highly functional tongue plate holder 15 while suppressing manufacturing costs.
Since the rib 12 is also made of an elastic material like the other components, the webbing holding portion 11 is configured to elastically hold the webbing 105 with an appropriate pressing force.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, a rib 12 is provided on the holding portion 9 on the side close to the opening 7. In this case, compared to the case where the rib 12 is provided in the holding portion 9 on the side far from the opening 7, the exit side (that is, the side close to the opening 7) of the webbing 105 held by the webbing holding portion 11 is held. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively prevent the webbing 105 from coming out of the tongue plate holder 15 due to vibration or the like.

  Moreover, the base part 1 has the concave notch part 4 on the surface of the inner wall side in the boundary area | region 14 (area | region from the one end 1a of the base part 1 to the extension part 2) with the extension part 2. FIG. As described above, since the tongue plate holder 15 is configured by cantilevering the extending portion 2 on the base portion 1, stress is relatively concentrated on the boundary region 14 near the base of the extending portion 2. Cheap. Therefore, by providing the cutout portion 4 in this manner, it is possible to improve the elasticity locally and to effectively reduce the influence of the stress acting on the portion. Further, as a result of the improvement in elasticity by the cutout portion 4, the movable range of the extending portion 2 relative to the base portion 1 can be expanded, so that it is possible to cope with a tongue plate having a wider design.

  In addition, the base part 1 is formed so that thickness may reduce, when the surface which opposes the extension part 2 in the other end 1b side inclines toward the inner wall side. Thereby, when inserting the webbing 105 into the opening part 7 from the exterior, smooth insertion / extraction is possible.

  In addition, a protruding inverted saddle portion 6 extending from the distal end 2c of the extending portion toward the base portion 1 is provided at the distal end 2c of the extending portion. Thereby, when the webbing 105 is held by the webbing holding part 11, the webbing 105 can be prevented from being unintended by restricting the webbing 105 in the tongue plate holder 15.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the tongue plate 100 inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion 3 is stably held from both sides by the pair of holding portions 9 and 9. Here, since the pair of holding portions 9 and 9 elastically hold the tongue plate, the insertion space 8 is made variable by elastic deformation of the pair of holding portions 9 and 9, and can be widely applied to tongue plates of different specifications. . In this manner, the tongue plate holder 15 capable of holding tongue plates with different specification designs can be realized.

  At least 1 embodiment of this invention can be utilized for the tongue plate holder which hold | maintains a tongue plate.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Base part 2 Extension part 3 Tongue plate insertion part 4 Notch part 5 Locking leg 6 Reverse hook part 7 Opening part 8 Insertion space 9 Holding part 10 Protrusion part 11 Webbing holding part 12 Rib 13 Crevice 14 Boundary area 15 Tongue plate holding Tool 100 Tongue plate 101 Base 102 Plate part 103 Hole 105 Webbing

Claims (8)

A tongue plate holder for holding a tongue plate of a seat belt,
A base part attached to the inner wall of the passenger compartment;
An extension part extending from the base part toward the vehicle compartment side and having a tongue plate insertion part into which the tongue plate can be inserted on the side facing the base part;
With
The tongue plate insertion portion is configured to be able to elastically hold the tongue plate from the base portion side by a pair of holding portions extending to the base portion side so as to surround an insertion space into which the tongue plate is inserted from both sides. A tongue plate holder characterized by being made.   The tongue plate holder according to claim 1, wherein the pair of holding portions are provided with a gap therebetween. The pair of holding portions each have a convex portion provided at the tip toward the inside of the insertion space,
The tongue plate holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion, the convex portion engages with a hole portion of the tongue plate. At least one of the pair of holding portions has a rib provided in a convex shape toward the base portion on the side facing the base portion,
The rib forms a webbing holding portion that can be held by sandwiching a webbing connected to the tongue plate with the base portion when the tongue plate is inserted into the tongue plate insertion portion. The tongue plate holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3.   In the vertical section of the tongue plate insertion direction, the extension portion is connected to the base portion on one side in the longitudinal direction of the tongue plate insertion portion, and the webbing is inserted into the webbing holding portion on the other side. The tongue plate holder according to claim 4, wherein an opening for forming the tongue plate is formed.   The tongue plate holder according to claim 5, wherein the extending part has a reverse flange part provided in a convex shape toward the base part on the other side.   The tongue plate holder according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the base portion and the extending portion are integrally formed of an elastic material.   The tongue plate holder according to claim 7, wherein the base portion has a concave cutout portion on a surface on the inner wall side in a boundary region with the extending portion.

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