JP3279114B2 - Automotive front pillar garnish - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile front pillar garnish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional front pillar garnish for a vehicle, for example, as shown in FIG. And a garnish body 7 that is supported by the bracket 5 and covers the indoor surface 3a of the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1. Reference numeral 9 denotes a flange 11 on the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1.
The outer panel forms a closed cross-section by being connected at 13. Reference numeral 15 denotes flanges 11, 13 of the inner panel 3 and the outer panel 9 of the front pillar 1, respectively.
Front and rear ends 1 of the garnish body 7
It is a welt that covers the gap between the flanges 7 and 19 and the flanges 11 and 13. The welt 15 forms an opening of a door (not shown), and is sealed by pressing a weather strip (not shown).

[0003]

However, in the conventional vehicle front pillar garnish, an occupant mannequin (JSA) seated on a passenger seat (not shown) of the vehicle is used.
E50% tile, etc.), the position of the occupant's eyes (referred to as an eye point), which is determined on average and uniformly from the
When the front pillar 1 is viewed from 21, the area 29 shown in FIG. It is commercially demanded to obtain the fineness of appearance while maintaining the strength due to such thickness. Therefore, the present invention
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a front pillar garnish for an automobile which can obtain fineness in appearance while maintaining strength as a front pillar.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a front pillar garnish for a vehicle, wherein the bracket is supported on the indoor side surface of an inner panel of a front pillar of the vehicle, and the bracket is supported by the bracket. In a front pillar garnish for an automobile, comprising a garnish main body covering a surface on the indoor side of the front pillar inner panel, a cross-sectional shape of the bracket extends on a straight line passing through an eye point of a passenger seat of the automobile.
A second surface substantially in front of the first surface and substantially parallel to the first surface and having a distance from the indoor surface of the inner panel of the front pillar substantially equal to the first surface; The garnish body is formed in a substantially rhombic U-shape with the third surface connecting the indoor-side end portions of the first and second surfaces, and the cross-sectional shape of the garnish body is the indoor-side flange of the inner panel of the front pillar. The front and rear ends are arranged in close proximity to each other, and a protrusion having a minimum bending curvature is formed on a straight line connecting the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile and the first surface of the bracket, and the front end and the front end are formed. A front surface having a position closest to the indoor side end of the second surface is formed between the protrusion and the protrusion, and a substantially linear rear side is formed between the rear end and the protrusion. Is formed.

[0005]

According to the front pillar garnish for an automobile according to the first aspect of the present invention, the garnish main body has a cross-sectional shape such that a front surface of the garnish main body is closest to an indoor end of a second surface of the bracket. The garnish body is formed in a shape passing through the approached position, and the rear surface of the garnish main body has a minimum bending curvature on a straight line connecting the rear end and the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile and the first surface of the bracket. Since it is formed in a substantially linear shape with the protruding portion formed in the vehicle, the area seen from the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile becomes narrow. However, since the cross-sectional area of the bracket and the garnish main body is not reduced at all, the strength can be maintained as before.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. An automobile front pillar garnish according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In the figure, a square bracket 25 supported on the indoor side surface 3a of the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1 of the automobile, and the bracket 25
Garnish body 2 that is supported on the inner surface 3a of the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1
7

The cross section of the bracket 25 has a first surface 31 parallel to a straight line 23 connecting the eye point 21 of the passenger seat of the automobile, a front side FR from the first surface 31 and the first surface 31.
The distance between the inner surface 3a of the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1 and the first surface 3 is substantially parallel to the surface 31.
1 and the first and second surfaces 31,
A third surface 35 connecting between the indoor side ends 31a, 33a of 33 is formed in a substantially rhombic U-shape. The cross-sectional shape of the garnish main body 27 is close to the flange 11 of the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1, and the front and rear ends 1.
7 and 19, and a straight line 2 connecting the eye point 21 of the passenger seat of the automobile and the first surface 31 of the bracket 25.
3, a protrusion 41 having a minimum bending curvature is formed, and between the front end 17 and the protrusion 41, the indoor side end 33a of the second surface 33, that is, the second surface 33 and the third surface 35, a front surface 43 having a position closest to the obtuse angle portion 47 is formed, and a substantially linear rear surface 45 is formed between the rear end portion 19 and the protrusion 41. Is formed.

Reference numeral 9 denotes an outer panel that forms a closed cross section by being connected to the inner panel 3 of the front pillar 1 by flanges 11 and 13. Reference numeral 15 denotes the inner panel 3 and the outer panel 9 of the front pillar 1.
The front and rear ends 17, 19 of the garnish body 7 are supported by the respective flanges 11, 13, and the flange 11,
It is a welt that covers the gap between the thirteen. The welt 15
Forms a door opening (not shown), and is sealed by pressing a weather strip (not shown). Therefore, according to this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the garnish body 27 is such that the front surface 43 of the garnish body 27 is closest to the indoor end 33a of the second surface 33 of the bracket 25. The rear surface 45 of the garnish body 27 is formed so as to pass through the rear end portion 19, the eye point 21 of the passenger seat of the automobile, and the bracket 2.
5 is formed on the straight line 23 connecting the first surface 31 with the projection 41 having the minimum bending curvature, so that the eye point 2 of the passenger seat of the automobile is substantially linear.
When viewed from 1, the visible area 49 becomes thin. However, the bracket 25 and the garnish body 2
Since the cross-sectional area of 7 is not reduced at all, the strength can be maintained as before.

[0009]

As described above, according to the pillar trim mounting structure of the first aspect of the present invention, the bracket supported on the indoor side surface of the inner panel of the front pillar of the vehicle and the bracket supported by the bracket In the automotive front pillar garnish comprising a garnish main body covering the indoor side surface of the front pillar inner panel, the cross-sectional shape of the bracket extends on a straight line passing through the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile. A second surface substantially in front of the first surface and substantially parallel to the first surface and having a distance from the indoor surface of the inner panel of the front pillar substantially equal to the first surface; The garnish body is formed in a substantially rhombic U-shape with the third surface connecting the indoor side end portions of the first and second surfaces, and the cross-sectional shape of the garnish body is the same as that of the front pillar. The front and rear ends are disposed in proximity to the indoor side flange of the inner panel, and a projection having a minimum bending curvature is formed on a straight line connecting the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile and the first surface of the bracket, A front surface having a position closest to the indoor side end of the second surface is formed between a front end and the protrusion, and a front surface is formed between the rear end and the protrusion. Since a substantially linear rear surface is formed, the cross-sectional shape of the garnish main body is such that the front surface of the garnish main body is closest to the indoor side end of the second surface of the bracket. The garnish body is formed in a shape passing through the approached position, and the rear surface of the garnish main body has a minimum bending curvature on a straight line connecting the rear end and the eye point of the passenger seat of the automobile and the first surface of the bracket. Substantially linear with the projection formed at Since being formed in a shape, when viewed from the eye point of the passenger seat of the motor vehicle, visible area is a narrow one. However, since the cross-sectional area of the bracket and the garnish main body is not reduced at all, there is a practical effect that the strength can be maintained as before.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of an automobile front pillar garnish according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram corresponding to FIG. 1 of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front pillar of car 3 Inner panel of front pillar of car 3a Interior surface of inner panel 11 Flange of inner panel of front pillar 17 Front end of garnish body 19 Rear end of garnish body 21 Passenger seat of car Eye point 23 Straight line connecting the eye point of the passenger seat of the car 25 Bracket 27 Garnish main body 31 First surface of bracket 31a Indoor end of first surface 33 Second surface of bracket 33a Indoor end of second surface 35 Bracket 3rd surface 41 Projection of garnish body 43 Front surface of garnish body 45 Rear surface of garnish body

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bracket supported on an indoor surface of an inner panel of a front pillar of an automobile, and a garnish body supported by the bracket and covering the indoor surface of the front pillar inner panel. In the automotive front pillar garnish, the cross-sectional shape of the bracket is such that a first surface extending on a straight line passing through an eye point of a passenger seat of the vehicle, a front side of the first surface and substantially parallel to the first surface, A second surface having a distance from the indoor surface of the inner panel of the front pillar that is substantially the same as the first surface, and a third surface connecting the indoor and indoor ends of the first and second surfaces. The garnish body is formed in a U-shape in a rhombus shape, and a cross-sectional shape of the garnish main body is arranged at both front and rear ends in proximity to an indoor side flange of an inner panel of the front pillar, A protrusion having a minimum bending curvature is formed on a straight line connecting the eye point of the passenger seat of the vehicle and the first surface of the bracket, and the second surface is located on the indoor side of the second surface between the front end and the protrusion. An automobile, wherein a front surface having a position closest to an end is formed, and a substantially linear rear surface is formed between the rear end and the protruding portion. For front pillar garnish.