JP3086920B2 - Assist grip for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assist grip for a vehicle which is attached to a door opening of an automobile or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an assist grip is provided at an upper edge of a door opening of an automobile or the like as an auxiliary tool for holding an occupant's posture during traveling of a vehicle.

[0003] This vehicle assist grip is, for example,
It is formed in a substantially U-shape having a complicated curved surface by a synthetic resin material, and the legs at both ends of the grip portion are fixed to the vehicle body by mounting screws. Generally, this mounting screw is provided with a recessed mounting recess in the leg portion of the assist grip in order to prevent the head from projecting, and the mounting screw is fastened in an embedded manner, and the mounting recess is covered with a lid. Thus, a method has been adopted in which the opening is formed into a curved surface that is continuous with the leg curved surface.

FIGS. 12 to 14 show an example of a vehicular assist grip having such a lid. The vehicle assist grip 50 includes a leg portion 52 at both ends of the grip portion 51.
And a mounting recess 54 for mounting to the vehicle body 61 with a mounting screw 62 is formed in the leg 52. Mounting recess 5
A mounting hole 55 is formed in the screwing surface 54a of the fourth member 4 and a lid 57 that is rotatable via a hinge 56 is provided.

On the inner side of the free end portion 57a of the lid body 57, a locking claw 58 having a U-shaped cross section is provided so as to be inclined at an angle of about 45 °. The mounting recess 54 is provided with a locking hole 59 having a locking edge 59 a for engaging with the locking claw 58.

[0006] Then, the lid 57 is rotationally pressed, and the locking claw 5 is pressed.
The cover 57 covers the opening of the mounting recess 54 and retains the covering position of the cover 57 by the engagement. . In the figure, reference numeral 60 denotes a lateral claw for fixing the lid 57 in the left and right positions. The outer shape of the vehicular assist grip 50 at the cover position of the lid is the same as that of FIG.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional assist grip for a vehicle, the cover 57 is not provided.
When the locking claw 58 goes around the locking edge 59a to the back side, the locking claw 58 gets over the locking edge 59a while pressing the locking edge 59a, so that the tip of the locking claw 58 is crushed and easily deformed. Was.

As a result, the covering position of the cover 57 is not sufficiently maintained, so that the cover 57 is liable to come off due to impact, vibration, or the like, and rattling with the leg portion 52 occurs. There is a possibility that the surface of the sheet 57 may be lifted to lower the appearance.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an assist grip for a vehicle which can easily and surely hold a cover position of a mounting recess by a lid. It is something to offer.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and an assist grip for a vehicle according to the present invention comprises a grip portion, leg portions provided at both ends of the grip portion, Having a mounting recess for a mounting screw for mounting to the vehicle body on the leg portion, and the mounting recess is formed so as to be coverable by a lid, and the lid is
A locking claw formed integrally with the leg via a hinge portion and holding a covering position of the lid at a free end thereof is provided. The mounting claw is engaged with the locking claw of the lid. A locking hole having a substantially V-shaped cross section and a width reduced by the elasticity of the material itself and formed so as to be restorable. The hole is formed by providing a locking groove through which the locking claw can pass through with a reduced width, and a fitting portion having substantially the same width as the width of the locking claw when it is restored. An engaging portion provided on the rear side of the stop groove to engage with the locking claw whose width has been restored, wherein the locking claw engages with the engaging portion to cover the cover. An assist grip for a vehicle characterized by being held.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

The assist grip for a vehicle indicated by reference numeral 1 in the figure is made of a synthetic resin material having a certain degree of spring resilience, for example, nylon or polypropylene resin, and has a grip portion 5 having a substantially oval cross section.
It has a pair of legs 10 that are curved and continuous at both ends,
Each of the legs 10 is provided with a mounting recess 12, and a holding hole 17 is formed in the mounting recess 12. Further, a lid 20 having a locking claw 24 is attached to the leg 10 by a hinge 21.
And is formed integrally with the leg 10 via the through hole.

The mounting recess 12 is formed in a concave shape extending from the outer curved surface of the leg 10 to the screwing surface 14, and a mounting hole 15 is formed through the screwing surface 14. In addition,
Reference numeral 11 denotes a mounting surface that comes into contact with the vehicle body 30. A holding hole 17 is formed at a predetermined position of the mounting recess 12.

[0014] holding holes 17, Te front view odor 3, the locking groove 17a having a width a extending in the vertical direction, and the fitting through portion 17b having a width b which is continuous in its lower, locking groove 17a provided dorsal (upper side in FIG. 5 in dorsal obscured when entering direction of the lid 20), it is formed by providing a an engaging portion 17c which is formed by the back space of the fitting through portion 17b of the same width I have.

At predetermined positions on the sides of the mounting concave portion 12, there are provided step-like side holding portions 19, 19 which are respectively engaged with side claws 26, 26 described later. Reference numeral 13 denotes a peripheral step that comes into contact with the inner surface of the cover 20 at the cover position.

The lid 20 has a locking claw 24 protruding substantially at the center inside the free end portion 20a, and has side claws 26, 26 for right and left positioning fixation protruding inside the side edge. Has been established.

The locking claw 24 has a V-shaped cross section, and its ridge 24a is directed in the direction of the width center line of the slot 17a, and its tip 24b is separated from the lid 20. The cover 20 is provided on the inner surface of the cover 20 so as to be inclined at an angle of about 45 °. The V-shaped portion of the distal end portion 24b is provided with an engagement edge 24c, which reduces the distance between the two by spring elasticity and restores it.
24c are formed.

The width c of the engaging edges 24c, 24c is always larger than the width a and slightly smaller than the width b, and is reduced to the width a within the elastic limit when passing through the locking groove 17a. It is formed to be possible. The outer surface of the lid 20 is formed so as to be smoothly continuous with the curved surface of the leg 10 when the lid 20 is at the occluding position where the cover 20 covers the mounting recess 12.

The vehicle assist grip 1 having the above-described structure is configured such that the lid 20 is opened and the opening of the mounting recess 12 is opened, and the vehicle body 30 such as the upper edge of the door opening of the automobile is opened.
Is fixed by a mounting screw 28 through the mounting hole 15 (see FIG. 7).

To cover the mounting recess 12 with the lid 20,
The free end 20a of the lid 20 is pushed up to the left in FIG.
As a result, the lid 20 rotates about the hinge portion 21 as an axis, and the ridge portion 24 a at the distal end portion 24 b of the locking claw 24 enters the locking groove 17 a of the holding hole 17 as shown in FIG. 8.

When the free end portion 20a is further rotated to the left, the locking claw 24 is pressed from the left and right by the locking groove 17a as shown in FIG. 9, and the engaging edges 24c, 24c are located between the two. , And enters while engaging the side portion with the locking groove 17a.

When the free end portion 20a is further rotated leftward, the engaging edges 24c, 24c pass through the locking groove 17a and reach the engaging portion 17c. As a result, between the engagement edges 24c, 24c which has been shortened, the cross section returns to the original V-shape, that is, the width c, due to the elasticity of the material itself, and the engagement edges 24c, 2c
4c is engaged with the engaging portion 17c to maintain the engaged state (see FIG. 10). At this time, the ridge portion 24a of the locking claw 24
As shown in FIG. 7, the hole obliquely penetrates the holding hole 17 from the space on the back side of the locking groove 17a through the fitting portion 17b.

Incidentally, the side claws 26, 26 advance as the lid 20 rotates, and the engaging portions 17c of the engaging edges 24c, 24c.
At the same time, the left and right sides of the lid 20 are positioned and fixed by engaging the side holding portions 19, 19, respectively.
The inner surface contacts the peripheral step portion 13. Thereby, the lid 20
Has an outer surface that smoothly continues to the curved surface of the leg 10 and covers the opening of the mounting recess 12 to maintain the covering position. Further, even if impact, vibration, or the like is applied to the grip portion 5, the leg portion 10, and the lid 20, the covering position of the lid 20 can be stably held.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above description and examples of the drawings, and the embodiments thereof can be modified without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG.
And a pivot end 36 at the lower end of the lid 20 and an engagement groove 35 at the leg 10 side.
The same operation and effect can be obtained even if the cover 20 is rotated by fitting the engagement groove 6 into the engagement groove 35. In addition, locking claw 2
The cross section of 4 may be U-shaped or trapezoidal.

[0025]

As described above, according to the assist grip for a vehicle of the present invention, the locking claw having a substantially V-shaped cross section is reduced in width by its own elastic action, and passes through the locking groove. After passing, the width is restored and engaged with the engaging part, so that the occluding position that covers the mounting recess of the lid is held, so there is no plastic deformation of the locking claw, and the occluding position of the lid is securely held can do.

Therefore, unlike the conventional example, the lid body does not come off, rattle, or float due to impact, vibration, or the like, and the effect of maintaining a good appearance can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an assist grip for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state where the lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mounting concave portion and a holding hole.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of a leg.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a locking claw.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is an explanatory sectional view showing a state in which a locking claw enters.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing shortening of the width of the locking claw by the locking groove.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing engagement of a locking claw with an engagement portion.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the lid.

FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which a lid of a conventional vehicle assist grip is open.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the leg of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an engagement state between a locking claw and a locking hole in FIG. 12;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Assist grip 5 Grip part 10 Leg part 12 Mounting recessed part 17 Holding hole 17a Locking groove 17b Fitting part 17c Engaging part 20 Lid 24 Locking claw 24c Engaging edge

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle comprising: a grip portion; and leg portions provided at both ends of the grip portion, wherein the leg portion has a mounting recess for a mounting screw for mounting to a vehicle body, and the mounting recess is a lid. The cover is formed integrally with the leg via a hinge portion, and has a locking claw at a free end thereof for holding a cover position of the cover; The recess is a vehicular assist grip having a holding hole with which a locking claw of the lid engages. The locking claw has a substantially V-shaped cross section and is formed by elasticity of the material itself. The width of the holding hole is formed so as to be shortened and restorable, and the holding hole has a locking groove through which the locking claw can pass while shortening the width, and a through hole having substantially the same width as the width of the locking claw at the time of restoration. and parts, while being formed by providing a to dorsal of the locking groove An engaging portion that is provided and engages with the locking claw whose width has been restored, wherein the locking claw engages with the engaging portion and holds a cover position of the lid. A vehicle assist grip characterized by the following.