JP2561203Y2 - Mall holder - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a holder for fixing a decorative molding of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, holders for mounting a roof molding of an automobile are known as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 9, the roof panel 40 is a combined panel composed of two panels, and one of the panels has a mounting hole 42 for fixing the holder 41 penetrating therethrough. On the other hand, the holder 41
The overall configuration is as shown in FIG. 8. A molding mounting portion 43 for mounting the molding M, and a panel fixing portion 44 provided on a side portion thereof for fixing to the roof panel 40.
It is composed of

[0003] The panel fixing part 44 is provided with a molding mounting part 43.
And provided at a position protruding forward from the mall mounting portion 43 with respect to the center. A pair of leg pieces 45 that can be inserted into the mounting hole 42 is formed on the lower surface of the leg piece 45. The leg piece 45 is forcibly expanded by tightening a tapping screw 46 from above, and thereby held. The entire tool 41 is prevented from falling off the roof panel 40.

[0004] A pair of molding mounting claws 47 are formed at the upper portion of the molding mounting portion 43 so as to protrude, and can be engaged with the first flange edge f1 of the molding M, respectively. In addition, a contact surface 48 that can abut against the side wall surface of the roof panel 40 is formed on the rear end side of the molding mounting portion 43 so as to protrude. A retainer holding surface 4 having an inclined surface is provided on the front side.
9 is formed, and a metal retainer 50 is attached thereto by a screw 51 (tapping screw). The upper part of the retainer 50 extends forward and the second part of the molding M
The claw piece 52 can be engaged with the flange edge f2, and a pair of insertion pieces 53 are bent on both sides. Both of the insertion pieces 53 are respectively inserted into the slits 54 of the retainer holding surface 49, and are temporarily attached as a whole in the state of FIG. Reference numeral 55 denotes a rib formed in the slit 54.

When the retainer 50 is temporarily attached, the distance W2 between the tip of the claw piece 52 and the tip of the molding attachment
Is smaller than the dimension W1 of the opening width of the molding M, and when the molding M is fitted in this state and screwed on the retainer 50, as shown in FIG.
The insertion piece 53 enters deeply into the slit 54 while deforming the legs, and at the same time, the claw piece 52 moves forward and engages with the second flange edge f2 of the molding M (FIG. 10).
Thus, the molding M is fixed to the roof panel 40.

[0006]

However, the above-described holder 41 has the following problems. That is,
In the case of the related art, it has been pointed out that a problem arises in that the hole position of the mounting hole 42 on the side of the roof panel 40 varies, so that the molding M floats or the like. As a cause of the variation in the hole positions, as shown in FIG. 9 and the like, the roof panel 40 is a mating panel joined by welding or the like, and thus the overlap margin is likely to vary. Further, since the roof panel 40 is formed by press working, it may be caused by a working error.

The problematic variation is that the position of the mounting hole is shifted in the left-right direction in FIGS. 9 and 10. For example, when the mounting hole is shifted to the right, the second flange edge f2 is separated from the roof panel 40 to give an appearance. Spoil. In addition, when the holder is shifted to the left, the entire holder cannot directly face the side wall surface of the roof panel 40. As a result, there arises a problem that the molding M is mounted obliquely with respect to the side wall surface of the roof panel 40.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a holder capable of mounting a molding in a regular state even if the mounting holes are loose. .

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fixing surface for fixing a molding, and an edge of the molding standing up from the fixing surface and having a length. A molding holder for extending a molding for decoration along a body panel having a side wall surface which can be contacted along a direction, the screw being insertable into a mounting hole formed in the fixing surface, and A grommet on which a retaining means which is permanently locked to the fixed surface by tightening the means is hung, and a positioning edge which is mounted on the upper surface of the grommet and which can be abutted against the side wall surface is formed at the edge thereof. A clip having a molding engaging portion formed on the molding side and capable of engaging with the molding side, and a facing piece facing the upper surface of the grommet is formed at one end of the clip, and the facing piece is formed of the screw means. Tightening Before insertion, the grommet is elastically contacted with a predetermined standing angle with respect to the grommet side, and a resilient force in a direction of pressing the positioning edge against the side wall surface is applied to the other end of the clip. A flexure piece to be temporarily locked is formed, and a retainer is provided in which the opposed piece comes into close contact with the grommet side with the screwing of the screw means so that the flexure piece is fully locked to the clip. It is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fixing surface for fixing the molding, and a side wall surface standing upright from the fixing surface and contacting one edge of the molding along the length direction. In a molding holder for placing a decorative molding along a body panel, the molding holder can be inserted into a mounting hole formed in the fixing surface, and is permanently fixed to the fixing surface by tightening a screw means. A grommet on which the retaining means is hung down, and the grommet is placed on the fixed surface in a frame shape capable of covering the grommet, and a positioning edge is formed on an end edge of the grommet, the positioning edge being capable of abutting against the side wall surface; A clip having a molding engaging portion engageable with the molding side formed on an upper portion thereof; a clip which can be bent and deformed inside the clip so as to face the upper surface of the grommet; The flexural deformation due to the tightening is characterized in that it is constituted by a retainer for biasing the entire grommet in the direction of pressing the positioning edge to the side wall.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the retaining means of the grommet is inserted into the mounting hole of the body panel while the molding engaging portion of the clip is engaged with the molding. Thereafter, the clip is placed on the grommet together with the molding, and the positional relationship between the clip and the grommet is adjusted so that the positioning edge contacts the side wall surface of the body panel. At this time, the end on one side of the bending of the retainer is temporarily locked on the clip side, and the end on the opposite side is in elastic contact with the grommet at a predetermined rising angle.

That is, when the positions of the mounting holes vary, the positional relationship between the grommet and the clip changes,
This makes the upright angle of the retainer different to absorb this. Then, if the screwing operation of the screw means is performed together with the grommet toward the opposing one side, the opposing piece is brought into close contact with the grommet, and the bending piece is brought into the final locking state with respect to the clip. Thus, the work of mounting the mall is completed.

According to the invention of claim 2, while the grommet is attached to the body panel in the same manner as described above, the molding is attached to the clip. Next, the positional relationship between the clip and the grommet is adjusted so that the clip is placed on the body panel so as to cover the grommet, and the positioning edge contacts the side wall surface of the body panel. After that, if the screw means is tightened, the retainer bends, and the generated elastic force acts in the direction of pressing the positioning edge against the side wall surface, so that the grommet and the molding are fixed.

[0014]

[Effects of the Invention] The effects of the present invention are as follows. Since the holding tool is formed by separating the grommet and the clip, the positioning edge of the grommet abuts against the side wall surface, so that the molding can be aligned with the regular position regardless of the position of the mounting hole. Then, the deviation of the mounting hole position is absorbed by making the angle of the retainer different, and by tightening the screw means, the retainer is fully locked to the grommet and the entire molding is securely fixed. Done. As a result, the mall can be mounted in a proper state, which contributes to maintaining a good appearance of the vehicle.

[0015]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 shows a grommet 1 which is a component of a roof panel side to which a molding is attached and a holder. The roof panel side has the same configuration as that of the related art, and includes a fixing surface 2 and a side wall surface 3 which is erected from the fixing surface 2 and overlapped by welding or the like.
The fixing surface 2 has rectangular mounting holes 4 for inserting and fixing the grommet 1 therethrough at appropriate intervals along the length direction.

The grommet 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and a pair of leg pieces 5 is hung on the lower surface thereof.
At the position near the end of the upper surface of the grommet 1, these two leg pieces 5 are provided.
A through hole 7 is opened so that the tapping screw 6 can be tightened therebetween. The two leg pieces 5 are formed so as to be freely inserted into the mounting hole 4 in a free state. When the tapping screw 6 is tightened, the two leg pieces 5 are forcibly expanded and can be engaged with the hole edge of the mounting hole 4. is there. However, at the time of insertion into the mounting hole 4, a rubber sealing material 8 is interposed.

The surface where the above-mentioned through-hole 7 is opened is a retainer mounting surface 9 which forms an upward slope, and a support surface 10 which forms a reverse slope from a position near an end as a vertex. The clip 11 is received on this side. In this example, three lightening portions 12 are formed from the edge of the support surface 10 to a part of the retainer mounting surface 9.

FIG. 2 shows the clip 11 and the retainer 13. First, the clip 11 will be described. The clip 11 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin material, and is mounted on the support surface 10 at the lower side. A base frame 14 is provided. A positioning edge 15 that can contact the side wall surface 3 of the roof panel projects from one edge of the base frame 14. In addition, the positioning edge 15 on the upper surface of the base frame 14.
A molding engaging portion 16 for mounting a molding (hereinafter, referred to as an upper molding M1) is disposed on the opposite side to the above. The molding engaging portion 16 has a substantially U-shaped frame piece 17 on the outside thereof, and a locking projection engageable with the first flange edge f1 of the upper molding M1 is provided at the center of one side thereof. 18 project. Further, a pair of locking claws 19 that are allowed to bend in the expanding direction extend from the opposite end portions of the opposite side of the frame piece 17 in a divergent shape.
The first second flange edge f2 can be engaged.

In this embodiment, an upper molding M1 and a side molding M2 for covering the side portions are used in combination, and the clips 11 enable the moldings M1 and M2 to be simultaneously attached. That is, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, the insertion protrusions 20 formed in an arrow shape protrude from the inner surface of the side molding M2 at appropriate intervals. Correspondingly, a connecting piece 21 is laid on the lower surface side of the frame piece 17, and a retaining projection 22 that engages with the insertion projection 20 is formed on the lower surface of the connecting piece 21. Further, a pair of holding claws 23 that can be engaged with the insertion projection 20 and bend and deform in cooperation with the retaining projection 22 extend from both end portions of the base frame 14 opposite to the positioning edge 15. ing.

A pair of front and rear connecting pieces 24a and 24b are provided on the frame piece 17 on both sides of the locking claws 19, respectively.
An insertion groove 25 for the retainer 13 is provided between the two connection pieces 24a and 24b.

The retainer 13 is formed by bending a metal plate material, and has a facing piece 26 facing the retainer mounting surface 9 of the grommet 1. A bending piece 27 to be inserted into the insertion groove 25 is bent at a predetermined angle from the facing piece 26, and a tip end thereof is bent substantially at a right angle and is pressed against the upper surface of the front connection piece 24a. It is a part 28. However, when the clip 11 and the grommet 1 are temporarily fixed with the positioning edge 15 abutting against the side wall surface 3 when the mounting hole 4 is at the regular hole position, as shown in FIG. Face 9
And a bending angle between the opposing piece and the bending piece 27 is set so that a predetermined gap is held between the bending piece 27 and the front connection piece 24a. .
A hooking claw 29 is formed in the middle of the bending piece 27 by cutting and raising, and can be engaged with the lower surface of the connection piece 24b on the rear side of the clip 11.

Next, the operation and effect of the holder of the present embodiment configured as described above will be specifically described.

The two leg pieces 5 of the grommet 1 are inserted into the mounting holes 4 with the sealing material 8 interposed therebetween. On the other hand, the retainer 13 is inserted into the insertion groove 25 of the clip 11 from the opposing piece 26 side, and the pressing portion 28 is hooked on the front connection piece 24a.
1 is temporarily fixed. In this state, both locking claws 1
9 is fitted to the second flange edge f2 of the upper molding M1 and pressed strongly. Then, both locking claws 19 expand and deform,
The locking projection 18 engages with the second flange edge f2. Thus, the clip 11 is attached to the upper molding M1.

After the above operation, the clip 11 is placed on the support surface 10 of the grommet 1 while the positioning edge 15 of the clip 11 is in contact with the side wall surface 3. At this time, the retainer 13 retains the above-mentioned fixed gap (angle θ) with respect to the retainer mounting surface 9 of the grommet 1 (a temporarily locked state shown in FIG. 4). By the way, the hole position of the mounting hole 4 of the roof panel may be displaced from the regular position in the left-right direction shown in FIG. In such a case, the clip 11 is moved on the support surface 10 from a regular assembling position so that the positioning edge of the clip abuts against the side wall surface 3. Thereby, the retainer 13 is deformed in the upright or falling direction with respect to the grommet 1, that is, the angle between the grommet 1 and the retainer 13 is changed to the regular angle (θ).
In other words, the grommet 1 depends on the position of the mounting hole 4.
-The angle between the retainers 13 changes.

Therefore, when the tapping screw 6 is screwed in, the opposing piece 26 of the retainer 13 is brought into close contact with the grommet 1 side, and the bending piece 27 is thereby attached to the clip 1.
1 is pressed on the front connection piece 24a. Thereby, the clip 11 and the upper molding M1 are pressed against the side wall surface 3 of the roof panel, and the play is regulated. Thereafter, if the insertion protrusion 20 of the side molding M is pushed into and engaged between the retaining protrusion 22 and the holding claw 23, the mounting work of the moldings M1, M2 on the upper side is completed. As described above, in this example, the clip 11 is separated from the grommet 1 so that the clip 11, that is, the molding M, can be temporarily fixed so as to always be along the roof panel. In addition, even if the position of the mounting hole 4 varies,
This can be absorbed by changing the standing angle of the retainer 13, so that the molding can be securely mounted in a proper state regardless of the variation in the hole position. Therefore, good appearance can be maintained.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention, which differs from the first embodiment in the configuration of the clip 11 and the retainer 13. FIG. The clip 11 has a base frame 30 formed at its lower side so as to surround the grommet 1, and is mounted on the fixing surface 2. The base frame 30 has a substantially U-shape that opens leftward in FIG. 7, and a portion facing the side wall surface 3 is a positioning edge 15 that can abut on the same surface. Further, the molding engaging portion 16 is arranged on the upper portion of the base frame 30, but unlike the first embodiment, the configuration related to the insertion groove 25 is omitted. Further, slits 31 into which both ends of the retainer 13 are inserted are opened on both opposing surfaces of the base frame 30 of the clip 11 (surfaces facing the near side and the back side in FIG. 7). When the clip 11 is placed on the fixing surface 2, the height of one open end (the open end on the right side in FIG. 7) of the slits 31 is substantially the same as the height of the retainer mounting surface 9 of the grommet 1. Is the other open end (left open end)
Is located slightly above the retainer mounting surface 9, that is, the retainer 13 is supported so as to gradually rise from the retainer mounting surface 9 as it moves leftward in the figure. Further, a beam piece 32 is laid horizontally at an upper position of both slits 31, and a projection 33 for positioning the retainer 13 is formed downward at a central portion thereof.

As described above, the retainer 13 supported horizontally in the base frame 30 is formed in a flat plate shape having good flexibility, and an insertion hole 34 for passing the tapping screw 6 is formed at the center. doing. However, in this example, the insertion hole 34 is formed in a long hole shape from the near side to the far side in FIG. Further, one end edge of the retainer 13 (FIG. 7)
A positioning concave portion 35 is formed in the center of the left edge (a left edge of FIG. 3) in a U-shape, and the retainer 13 is fixed to the clip 11 in a positioning state by engaging with the above-mentioned projection 33.

The other structure is almost the same as that of the first embodiment.
The description is omitted by attaching the same reference numerals in the drawings.

In the second embodiment configured as described above,
The two leg pieces 5 of the grommet 1 are inserted into the mounting holes 4, and the whole is temporarily attached. On the other hand, after the molding M <b> 1 is attached to the clip 11, the base frame 30 is placed on the fixing surface 2 so as to surround the grommet 1 and the positioning edge 15 abuts on the side wall surface 3. Thereafter, if the tapping screw 6 is screwed between the leg pieces 5 of the grommet 1 through the insertion hole 34 of the retainer 13, the retainer 13 is forcibly bent and deformed downward, and as a result, the grommet 1
, A force acts in a direction in which the positioning edge 15 is pressed against the side wall surface 3. Therefore, the clip 11 and the upper molding M1 are pressed against the side wall surface 3 and are fixed without play.

As described above, also in the second embodiment, the clip 11 and the grommet 1 are separated from each other, so that the clip 11, that is, the molding M1 can be temporarily fixed along the roof panel. Further, even if the hole positions of the mounting holes 4 vary, the deformation can be absorbed by the bending deformation of the retainer 13, so that the molding can be securely mounted in a regular state regardless of the variation in the hole positions.

The present invention can be modified in various ways.
In the first embodiment, the insertion groove 25 is set between the two connection pieces 24a and 24b so that the bending piece is hooked. However, instead of this, a recess is formed in a part of the clip 11 and pressed here. The portion 28 may be hooked. Further, in any of the embodiments, the molding to be mounted is not limited to the roof molding, but can be widely applied to other moldings in general. Therefore, it is not necessary that the two moldings on the upper side can be simultaneously stopped. Further, in both embodiments, the leg piece is shown as the retaining means for the panel side, but any type can be used as long as the retaining means can be prevented by the screw means.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a grommet and a roof panel.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a clip and a retainer.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the molding.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a temporarily fixed state of the molding.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the clip.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a clip and a retainer.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of the molding.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional holder.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a temporarily fixed state by a conventional holder.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the main fixing is completed.

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting state of a retainer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Grommet 2 ... Fixed surface 3 ... Side wall surface 11 ... Clip 13 ... Retainer 15 ... Positioning edge 16 ... Mole engaging part 26 ... Opposite piece 27 ... Flexure piece

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) creator Hiroki Fujii 3-1 Shinike, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Mazda Co., Ltd. (72) Takao Matsumoto 3-1 Shinike, Fuchu-cho, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Inside Mazda Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kazuto Shinagawa 1-26 Takeya-cho, Naka-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima Japan Stud Welding Co., Ltd. China Office (56) References Japanese Utility Model Hei 6-42435 (JP, U) 6-6718 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A decoration for a body panel having a fixing surface for fixing a molding and a side wall surface standing up from the fixing surface and capable of contacting one edge side of the molding along the length direction. In the molding holding tool for making the molding along, the retaining means which can be inserted into the mounting hole formed in the fixing surface and which is in the final fixing state with respect to the fixing surface by tightening the screw means is hung down. A grommet, and a positioning edge which is placed on the upper surface of the grommet and which can be brought into contact with the side wall surface is formed at an end edge thereof, and a molding engaging portion which can be engaged with the molding side is formed at an upper portion. A clip and an opposing piece facing the upper surface of the grommet are formed on one end side of the grommet, and the opposing piece elastically abuts the grommet side at a predetermined rising angle before tightening the screw means. On the other end side, a flexure piece is formed which temporarily locks the clip in a state where a resilient force in a direction of pressing the positioning edge against the side wall surface is applied to the clip, and with the screwing of the screw means, A molding retainer, comprising: a retainer that comes into close engagement with the clip when the opposing piece comes into close contact with the grommet side. 2. A decoration for a body panel having a fixing surface for fixing a molding and a side wall surface standing up from the fixing surface and capable of contacting one edge side of the molding along the length direction. In the molding holding tool for making the molding along, the retaining means which can be inserted into the mounting hole formed in the fixing surface and which is in the final fixing state with respect to the fixing surface by tightening the screw means is hung down. A grommet and a frame that can cover the grommet are mounted on the fixed surface, and a positioning edge is formed on an end edge of the grommet so that the grommet can abut against the side wall surface. A clip formed with a molding engaging portion engageable with the clip; and a flexure deformable inside the clip so as to be opposed to the upper surface of the grommet and bent along with the tightening of the screw means. A retainer for urging the entire grommet in a direction in which the positioning edge is pressed against the side wall surface.