JP3478980B2 - Mounting structure of sheet finisher - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a seat finisher mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, of both sides of a slide rail for a seat, one is attached with an outer finisher, the other is attached with an inner finisher, and the front is attached with a front finisher. The appearance is improved.

[0003]

Both sides of the front finisher attached to the front are integrally connected to the front ends of the outer finisher and the inner finisher by a connecting means, and a typical known example thereof is shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 shows.

In FIG. 7, the engaging hole 101 is provided on the front finisher side, while the engaging projecting portion 103 is provided on the outer and inner finisher sides, and the engaging projecting portion 103 is inserted into the engaging hole 101 so as to be integrated. It is designed to be combined.

In FIG. 8, a bent piece 105 bent in an angle shape is provided on the front finisher side, and an engaging hook piece 107 that engages with the bent piece 105 detachably is provided on the outer and inner finisher sides. By engaging the engaging hook piece 107 with the engaging piece 105, they are integrally connected.

Depending on the former of these coupling means, if the dimensions of the engaging hole 101 and the engaging protrusion 103 are incorrect, a high processing precision is required from the point of looseness or disengagement. In addition, the engaging protrusion 103 may be broken in some cases when force is inserted into the engaging hole 101, and
There was a problem that it was difficult to remove once it was connected.

Further, in the latter coupling means, since the engaging piece 105 and the engaging hook piece 107 are combined and joined,
There was a problem that the bonding state was unstable, and in some cases, it would come off when a force was applied.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a seat finisher mounting structure that solves the above-mentioned problems.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to claim 1 of the present invention, by the attaching means,
On the front end side of the outer finisher and inner finisher that are attached to both sides of the slide rail for seat,
Each of the engaging portions in the vehicle width direction facing inward is provided, and the engaging concave portion is provided with a receiving concave groove that opens upward, on the both sides of the front finisher that is attached to the front of the seat slide rail from above by the attaching means. An engaging portion in the front-rear direction that is orthogonal to the engaging portion is provided, and an engaging concave groove that engages with the receiving concave groove from above in a disengageable manner is provided in the engaging portion.

Thus, the engaging concave grooves of the engaging portions provided on both sides of the front finisher are dropped from above into the receiving concave grooves provided on the front end side of the outer and inner finishers, so that the front and rear and left and right sides can be lowered. Can be securely connected without moving. Further, since the front finisher is fixed and supported by the mounting means from above in the removal direction, a reliable mounting state can be obtained. Moreover, by removing the fixing by the attaching means, the finisher can be easily removed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the receiving concave groove is provided with a V-shaped guiding inclined surface for guiding toward the groove bottom of the receiving concave groove, while one of the engaging concave grooves is provided. An engaging inclined surface that guides toward the groove bottom of the engaging concave groove is provided at the rear groove edge.

As a result, the engaging groove is smoothly engaged with the receiving groove by the engaging inclined surface, and after the engagement, the engaging groove moves to the groove bottom of the receiving groove along the guiding inclined surface. It is guided smoothly toward the user and a quick binding state is obtained. At this time, it is desirable that the inclination angle of the guide inclined surface and the engagement inclined surface is about 40 degrees or more.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a rising wall is provided outside the receiving concave groove in the vehicle width direction so as to integrally and continuously rise from the groove wall of the receiving concave groove.

Thus, by pressing both side portions of the front finisher against the rising wall and pressing them downward as they are, the engaging concave groove can be smoothly engaged with the receiving concave groove, and at the same time the entire width direction can be obtained. It is possible to absorb the variation of, and improve the appearance.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the engaging portion having the engaging groove is also configured as a reinforcing rib of the front finisher.

As a result, the front finisher secures strong surface rigidity by the engaging portion that also serves as the reinforcing rib.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the width of the engaging portion of the front finisher is wider than the rib width of the reinforcing rib.

This makes it possible to prevent sink marks from being generated on the surface of the front finisher when the engaging portion is formed integrally with the front finisher.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the engagement groove wall of the engagement groove is set to an angle close to vertical.

As a result, the engaging groove can be securely connected to the receiving groove without rattling.

[0021]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a seat slide rail. The seat slide rail 1 includes a lower rail 3 fixed to the vehicle body side (not shown) and an upper rail 5 fixed to the seat side (not shown). The upper rail 5 moves forward and backward (in the direction of arrow a) with respect to the lower rail 3. The seat can be adjusted in the front-back direction by sliding it.

Outer finishers 7 are provided on both sides of the seat slide rail 1 and on the outer side on the door side.
An inner finisher 9 is arranged on the inner side of the room, and a front finisher 11 is arranged on the front side.

The outer finisher 7 and the inner finisher 9 are fixed to both sides of the seat slide rail 1 by mounting screws 15 which are mounting means screwed into mounting holes 13 provided at two front and rear positions. Therefore, the finishers 7 and 9 can be removed by removing the mounting screw 15.

At the front end sides of the outer finisher 7 and the inner finisher 9, engaging portions 17 in the vehicle width direction are provided facing inward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the engaging portion 17 is formed to have a plate thickness substantially the same as the plate thickness of the finishers 7 and 9, and has a receiving concave groove 19 whose upper side is opened.

The receiving groove 19 has groove walls 23 facing each other from the groove bottom 21, and a V-shaped guide inclined surface 25 for guiding toward the groove bottom 21 is provided on the upper end side of the groove wall 23. Has been. The guide inclined surface 25 is an inner inclined surface 25a toward the left side of the drawing and an outer inclined surface 25b toward the right side of the drawing.
The rising wall 27 is integrally formed to rise upward from the inclined surface 25a on the right side of the drawing. The inclination angle θ of the guide inclined surface 25 is set to about 40 degrees or more so that the guide surface can be smoothly guided smoothly, and the dimension d from the inclined surface 25a to the rising wall 27 varies in the entire width direction of the engaging portion 17 of the front finisher 11. Is absorbed, and a joined state with no gap is ensured.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, on both sides of the front finisher 11, there are engaging portions having engaging concave grooves 29 which engage with the receiving concave grooves 25 of the finishers 7 and 9 so as to be engageable and disengageable from above. 31 is provided.

The engaging portion 31 is formed so as to be orthogonal to the receiving concave groove 19 and also serve as a reinforcing rib of the front finisher 11.

3, 4 and 5 show the relationship between the reinforcing rib 33 and the engaging portion 31 in an enlarged manner. The reinforcing rib 33 is provided from the upper surface to the front surface of the front finisher 11. The engaging portion 31 is integrally formed along the reinforcing rib 33 on the lower end side of the front finisher 11 and has a rib width L1 of the reinforcing rib 33.
It has a wider shape. As a result, sink marks generated in the surface P region of the finisher 11 at the time of molding the engaging portion 31 are eliminated, and the appearance is improved.

The engaging concave groove 29 of the engaging portion 31 has a pair of engaging groove walls 37, 37 which are substantially vertical and face each other from the groove bottom 35 so that the engaging concave groove 29 can be engaged with the receiving concave groove 19 without play. An engaging inclined surface 39 that guides toward the groove bottom 35 is formed at the lower end of the one rear groove wall. The inclination angle θ1 of the engagement inclined surface 39 is set to about 40 degrees or more so that they can smoothly guide each other.

According to the seat finisher mounting structure thus configured, the outer finisher 7 and the inner finisher 9 are mounted on both sides of the seat slide rail 1 by the mounting screws 15.

Next, when both sides of the front finisher 11 are pressed against the rising wall 27 rising from the receiving concave groove 19, they are pressed downward, and the engaging concave surface 39 guides them to engage with the engaging concave groove 29 without difficulty. To meet each other. When it further descends, the groove bottom 2 of the receiving groove 19 is formed by the guide inclined surface 25.
Guided to 1. At this time, the engagement concave groove 29 and the receiving concave groove 19 do not move back and forth and left and right, so that a reliable engagement state can be obtained.

After the coupling is completed, the front finisher 11 is mounted on the seat slide rail 1 from above by the mounting screw 15, so that the front finisher 11 is secured in a surely mounted state in which the upward movement is restrained. It

Also, by removing the mounting screws 15, the respective finishers 7, 9, 11 can be easily removed without difficulty.

On the other hand, the area of the connecting portion 31 of the front finisher 11 also serves as a reinforcing rib, so that a strong surface rigidity is secured.

[0037]

As described above, according to the seat finisher mounting structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) Due to the engagement between the engaging groove and the receiving groove, the front finisher can be securely joined to the outer and inner finishers without rattling, and the front finisher can be removed by fixing the mounting means. Easy to do. Moreover, it does not require high processing accuracy and is very preferable in terms of workability.

(2) The engaging inclined surface and the guiding inclined surface enable quick connection and improve workability.

(3) It is possible to prevent sink marks from being generated on the surface of the front finisher, improve appearance, and secure surface rigidity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a seat finisher according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged explanatory view of an engagement portion provided at front end portions of the outer and inner finishers.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view in which a front finisher is sectioned.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a reinforcing rib and an engaging portion of the front finisher viewed from the front side.

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view showing a reinforcing rib and an engaging portion.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view in which a front finisher is coupled to the outer and inner finishers.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional coupling means.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a conventional coupling means.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Seat slide rail 7 Outer finisher 9 Inner Finisher 11 Front finisher 15 Mounting screws (mounting means) 17 Engagement part 19 receiving groove 29 Engagement groove 31 Engagement part

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Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. An engaging portion in the vehicle width direction facing inward is provided on the front end side of each of an outer finisher and an inner finisher which are respectively attached to both sides of a slide rail for a seat by an attaching means, and the engaging portion is provided with an upward direction. While the receiving concave groove that opens is provided by the mounting means, front and rear engaging parts that intersect with the engaging parts at right angles are provided on both sides of the front finisher that is attached to the front of the seat slide rail from above by the attaching means. The seat finisher mounting structure is characterized in that an engaging groove is provided in the portion that engages with the receiving groove in a detachable manner from above. 2. The receiving concave groove is provided with a V-shaped guiding inclined surface for guiding toward the groove bottom of the receiving concave groove, and the engaging concave groove is formed at one rear groove edge of the engaging concave groove. 2. The seat finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an engaging inclined surface for guiding toward the groove bottom is provided. 3. The rising wall, which rises continuously and integrally from the groove wall of the receiving groove, is provided outside the receiving groove in the vehicle width direction. Seat finisher mounting structure. 4. The seat finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the engaging portion having the engaging groove has a structure that also serves as a reinforcing rib of the front finisher. 5. The width of the engaging portion of the front finisher is
5. The seat finisher mounting structure according to claim 4, wherein the reinforcing rib is wider than the rib width. 6. The seat finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the engaging groove wall of the engaging groove is set to an angle close to a vertical angle.