JP4262101B2 - Vehicle striker - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a striker for a vehicle, and more specifically, is provided on one of a vehicle main body and a door body, and a latch provided on the other of the vehicle main body and the door body when the door body is closed. The present invention relates to a vehicle striker that engages with a mechanism and holds a door body in a closed state with respect to a vehicle body.

  Conventionally, for example, in a vehicle such as a four-wheeled vehicle, when a vehicle door that is a door body is disposed on a panel of a vehicle body and is closed, it engages with a latch mechanism disposed inside the vehicle door. A vehicle striker that holds the vehicle door in a closed state with respect to the vehicle body is known.

  In general, a striker for a vehicle includes a base plate and a latch engaging portion. The base plate has a flat plate shape, and a fastening hole for allowing a bolt constituting the fastening means to pass therethrough is formed at a predetermined location. The latch engaging portion includes a pair of extending portions that protrude outward from the surface of the base plate, and a connecting portion that connects the protruding end portions of the extending portions. The latch engaging portion is for engaging with a latch mechanism disposed inside the vehicle door when the vehicle door is closed.

  Such a vehicle striker is disposed at a predetermined portion (hereinafter also referred to as an “attachment portion”) of a panel of the vehicle main body, supported by a fastening means in a manner in which the base plate is located outside the panel. . If it demonstrates in detail, the fastening hole for making the bolt which comprises a fastening means penetrate will be formed in the attachment site | part of the panel of a vehicle main body. A reinforcing plate having a fastening hole for allowing the bolt to pass therethrough on the inner side of the panel mounting portion and a nut constituting the fastening means are disposed, and a base plate is disposed on the outer side of the panel mounting portion. The vehicle striker is supported and disposed on the mounting portion of the panel of the vehicle main body by the bolt and the nut penetrating the fastening hole, the fastening hole of the mounting portion, and the fastening hole of the reinforcing plate.

  However, in the above striker for a vehicle, since the base plate is located outside the panel of the vehicle main body, the base plate is exposed, so that it does not look good and the panel surface remains uneven. there were.

  Thus, a vehicle striker has been proposed in which a cover member that covers the surface and side peripheral surface of the base plate is attached (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, the base plate is disposed by being supported by the fastening means in a state of being disposed inside the panel so that the latch engaging portion protrudes outward from the surface of the panel of the vehicle body. An installed vehicle striker has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-43389 JP-A-62-1101767

  However, in the vehicle striker proposed in Patent Document 1, since the base plate is not exposed by attaching the cover member, it is possible to improve the appearance, but the base plate is still positioned outside the panel of the vehicle body. As a result, the surface of the panel remained uneven.

  Moreover, in the striker for vehicles proposed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 2, since the base plate is located inside the panel of the vehicle body, the unevenness of the panel surface is eliminated and the base plate is not exposed, so that the appearance is improved. It is possible to make it. However, since it is necessary to insert the connecting portion of the latch engaging portion, the through hole of the panel needs to be a long hole, and as a result, the opening of the through hole is exposed, so that it does not look good. In addition, there is a possibility that water or foreign matter may enter the through hole.

  In view of the above circumstances, the present invention provides a vehicle striker that can improve the appearance, eliminate the unevenness of the panel surface, and prevent water and foreign matter from entering the hole of the panel. It is intended to do.

In order to achieve the above object, a vehicle striker according to claim 1 of the present invention is a mode in which a hole formed in one panel of a vehicle main body or a door body projects toward the outside of the panel. A latch engaging portion for engaging with a latch mechanism provided on the other of the vehicle main body and the door body, and when the door body is closed, the latch engaging portion is the latch mechanism A striker for a vehicle that engages with the vehicle body and holds the door body in a closed state with respect to the vehicle main body, wherein the latch engaging portion is inserted through the hole in a manner protruding toward the outside of the panel. A base plate supported on the inner side of the panel by a fastening means that penetrates the panel and includes a pair of extending portions that connect the projecting end portions of the pair of extending portions. It is arranged The base plate has a recess through which the extended portion of the latch engaging portion is inserted at a portion facing the hole portion by projecting inward, and the base plate is mounted inside the recess to be latched. And a hole closing means for supporting the extension of the hole and closing the hole.

Further, the vehicle striker according to claim 2 of the present invention, Oite to the claim 1, wherein塞孔means is characterized in that it is one that is formed of an elastic material.

A vehicle striker according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect , the hole closing means is formed of a resin.

A vehicle striker according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle striker according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the closing means is a surface of a portion of the latch engaging portion that protrudes outward from the panel. It is characterized by covering.

  According to the striker for a vehicle of the present invention, the latch engaging portion is inserted in such a manner that the hole formed in one of the vehicle main body and the door body projects toward the outside of the panel. The member that supports the latch engaging portion is not exposed by being positioned outside the panel. Therefore, the unevenness of the panel surface can be eliminated while improving the appearance. And since the hole closing means closes the hole of the panel, it is possible to prevent water or foreign matter from entering the hole.

  Exemplary embodiments of a vehicle striker according to the present invention will be explained below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
1 to 6 show a vehicle striker according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. 4 is a rear view. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

  1 to 6, the vehicle striker 10 includes a base plate 11 and a latch engaging portion 12.

  The base plate 11 is made of a metal material, and a recess 13 that opens to the front is formed in the central region. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the recess 13 is formed with two support holes 141 and 142 through which the bases 161 and 171 of the latch engaging portion 12 are inserted. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the base plate 11 is formed with two fastening holes 151 and 152 through which the bolt 33 (see FIG. 7) constituting the fastening means passes in the upper region and the lower region. It is.

  Such a base plate 11 is provided with an elastic member 20 inside the recess 13. The elastic member 20 is formed of, for example, an elastic body such as rubber, and will be described in detail later. As will be described in detail later, a through hole (hole) 31 (see FIG. 7) in which the vehicle striker 10 is disposed (see FIG. 7). It is a hole closing means for closing (refer FIG. 7).

  If it demonstrates in detail, the elastic member 20 is provided with the obstruction | occlusion part 21 and the protrusion piece 22, and is comprised. Although not illustrated, the closed hole portion 21 has the same shape (long hole shape) as the through hole 31 of the panel 30, and has a size suitable for the through hole 31, or from the through hole 31. Is slightly larger. Insertion holes 23 and 24 for inserting the extending portions 16 and 17 of the latch engaging portion 12 are formed in the closed hole portion 21. The protruding piece 22 is provided in such a manner that it protrudes from the central portion of the closed hole portion 21 toward the back side, and includes an enlarged diameter portion 221 having a larger diameter than the mounting hole 19 formed in the recess 13 of the base plate 11. Yes.

  Such an elastic member 20 is attached to the base plate 11 as follows. First, the elastic member 20 is disposed on the front side of the base plate 11 in such a manner that the protruding piece 22 corresponds to the mounting hole 19 of the base plate 11. At this time, the insertion hole 23 is at a position corresponding to the support hole 141, and the insertion hole 24 is at a position corresponding to the support hole 142. Next, by pressing the elastic member 20 in the back direction, the protruding piece 22 of the elastic member 20 is press-fitted into the mounting hole 19 of the base plate 11, and the enlarged diameter portion 221 of the protruding piece 22 is the back side of the base plate 11. Therefore, the elastic member 20 is mounted on the base plate 11.

  The latch engaging portion 12 is made of a metal material like the base plate 11 and includes a pair of rod-like extending portions 16 and 17 and a rod-like connecting portion 18. . The pair of extending portions 16 and 17 are supported by the base plate 11 so as to protrude from the base plate 11 to the front. More specifically, the extending portions 16 and 17 have bases 161 and 171 respectively inserted through the insertion holes 23 and 24 of the elastic member 20 and the support holes 141 and 142 of the base plate 11 from the front side to the back side. After that, the base end portions 162 and 172 projecting to the back side of the base plate 11 are caulked to be supported in a manner projecting from the base plate 11 toward the front. The connection part 18 connects the front-end | tip part (projection edge part) of each extension part 16 and 17. As shown in FIG. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6, the latch engaging portion 12 has a substantially U-shaped cross section.

  The vehicle striker 10 is disposed on a vehicle body of a vehicle such as a four-wheeled vehicle or a vehicle door as follows. Here, for convenience of explanation, the vehicle striker 10 will be described as being disposed in the vehicle body.

  FIG. 7 is an explanatory sectional view showing a case where the vehicle striker according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied to a vehicle. The panel 30 of the vehicle body is formed with a through hole 31 for inserting the latch engaging portion 12 and fastening holes 35 and 36 for inserting bolts 33 as fastening means.

  First, the nut 34 constituting the fastening means is welded to a position corresponding to the fastening holes 151 and 152 on the back side of the base plate 11 of the vehicle striker 10. The nut 34 has a female screw portion 341 that matches a male screw portion 331 of a bolt 33 described later.

  Next, the vehicle striker 10 to which the nut 34 is welded is disposed inside the panel 30. More specifically, the latch engaging portion 12 of the vehicle striker 10 is disposed in the through hole 31 of the panel 30 and the fastening holes 151 and 152 are arranged in correspondence with the fastening holes 35 and 36 of the panel 30, respectively.

  Then, by pressing the vehicle striker 10 toward the outside of the panel 30, the latch engaging portion 12 causes the through hole 31 to protrude toward the outside of the panel 30 as shown in FIG. 7. Insert. Thereafter, the bolt 33 is inserted from the outside of the panel 30 and the male threaded portion 331 of the bolt 33 is screwed into the female threaded portion 341 of the nut 34, so that the vehicle striker 10 has a base plate as shown in FIG. 11 will be arrange | positioned in the panel 30 (vehicle main body) in the state supported by the inner side of the panel 30. FIG.

  Since the closed hole portion 21 of the elastic member 20 has the same shape as the through hole 31 as described above and has a size suitable for the through hole 31, the closed hole portion 21 is closed. Become. On the other hand, even when the closed hole portion 21 is slightly larger than the through hole 31, the closed hole portion 21 is formed of an elastic body, so that the through hole 31 is inserted through the through hole 31 while being elastically deformed. It will be.

  In such a striker 10 for a vehicle, a latch door 12 (not shown) is engaged with a latch mechanism (not shown) disposed on the vehicle door by closing the vehicle door (not shown). Thus, the vehicle door can be held in a closed state with respect to the vehicle main body.

  According to the striker 10 for a vehicle as described above, since the latch engaging portion 12 is inserted through the through hole 31 of the panel 30 so as to protrude toward the outside of the panel 30, the base plate 11 is attached to the panel 30. It is not exposed outside. Therefore, the unevenness of the surface of the panel 30 can be eliminated while improving the appearance. Since the closed hole portion 21 of the elastic member 20 closes the through hole 31 of the panel 30, it is possible to prevent water or foreign matter from entering the through hole 31.

  Moreover, according to the said striker 10 for vehicles, since the baseplate 11 is not exposed, it becomes possible to aim at the enlargement of the baseplate 11 as needed. Therefore, the strength of the base plate 11 can be improved, and there is no need to provide a reinforcing plate or the like as in the prior art.

<Embodiment 2>
9 to 12 each show a vehicle striker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a plan view, FIG. 10 is a front view, and FIG. C line sectional view, FIG. 12 is a DD line sectional view in FIG. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to what has the structure similar to the above-mentioned Embodiment 1, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The vehicle striker 40 is configured to include a base plate 11 and a latch engaging portion 12, and in the recess 13 of the base plate 11, a pair of extending portions 16, 17 of the latch engaging portion 12 is formed. The resin member 50 is mounted so as to include the bases 161 and 171.

  The resin member 50 is formed from a known resin material such as a synthetic resin, and is a hole closing means for closing the through hole 31 of the panel 30 in which the vehicle striker 40 is disposed. The resin member 50 includes a closed hole 51. Although not illustrated, the closed hole portion 51 has the same shape (long hole shape) as the through hole 31 of the panel 30, and has a size suitable for the through hole 31.

  Such a resin member 50 is attached to the base plate 11 as follows. As a premise, the base plate 11 is configured such that the base portions 161 and 171 in the extending portions 16 and 17 of the latch engaging portion 12 pass through the support holes 141 and 142 of the base plate 11 from the front side to the back side, and then the back side of the base plate 11 The latch engagement portions 12 are supported in such a manner as to protrude toward the front side by caulking the base end portions 162 and 172 projecting to the front. The resin member 50 is mounted in the recess 13 of the base plate 11 supporting the latch engaging portion 12 in such a manner that the base portions 161 and 171 of the extending portions 16 and 17 of the latch engaging portion 12 are included by, for example, insert molding. It is.

  FIG. 13 is an explanatory cross-sectional view showing a case where the vehicle striker according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention is applied to a vehicle. The case where the said vehicle striker 40 is arrange | positioned at the panel 30 of a vehicle main body is demonstrated using this FIG. 13 suitably.

  First, the nut 34 constituting the fastening means is welded to a position corresponding to the fastening holes 151 and 152 on the back side of the base plate 11 of the vehicle striker 40. Next, the vehicle striker 40 to which the nut 34 is welded is disposed inside the panel 30. More specifically, the latch engaging portion 12 of the vehicle striker 40 is arranged in the through hole 31 of the panel 30 and the fastening holes 151 and 152 are arranged in correspondence with the fastening holes 35 and 36 of the panel 30, respectively.

  Then, by pressing the vehicle striker 40 toward the outside of the panel 30, the latch engaging portion 12 causes the through hole 31 to protrude toward the outside of the panel 30 as shown in FIG. 13. Insert. Thereafter, by inserting the bolt 33 from the outside of the panel 30 and screwing the male threaded portion 331 of the bolt 33 into the female threaded portion 341 of the nut 34, the vehicle striker 40 is supported by the base plate 11 inside the panel 30. In this state, it is disposed on the panel 30 (vehicle body). At this time, the closed hole portion 51 of the resin member 50 has the same shape as the through hole 31 as described above, and has a size suitable for the through hole 31. I will close it.

  Such a vehicle striker 40 causes the latch engagement portion 12 to engage with a latch mechanism (not shown) disposed on the vehicle door by closing the vehicle door (not shown). Thus, the vehicle door can be held in a closed state with respect to the vehicle main body.

  According to the striker 40 for a vehicle as described above, the latch engaging portion 12 is inserted through the through hole 31 of the panel 30 so as to protrude toward the outside of the panel 30. It is not exposed outside. Therefore, the unevenness of the surface of the panel 30 can be eliminated while improving the appearance. And since the hole 51 of the resin member 50 closes the through hole 31 of the panel 30, it is possible to prevent water or foreign matter from entering the through hole 31.

  Moreover, according to the said striker 40 for vehicles, since the baseplate 11 is not exposed, it becomes possible to attain the enlargement of the baseplate 11 as needed. Therefore, the strength of the base plate 11 can be improved, and there is no need to provide a reinforcing plate or the like as in the prior art.

  As described above, in Embodiment 2 of the present invention, the resin member 50 is mounted inside the recess 13 of the base plate 11, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is shown in FIGS. As described above, the resin member 50 ′ includes the above-described closed hole portion 51 and the covering portion 52 disposed in a manner covering the surfaces of the pair of extending portions 16 and 17 of the latch engaging portion 12 and the connecting portion 18. It may be provided. Here, FIGS. 14 to 16 each show a modification of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 14 is a front view, and FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line EE in FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG.

  Similar to the resin member 50 in the second embodiment, the resin member 50 ′ is attached to predetermined positions of the base plate 11 and the latch engaging portion 12 by, for example, insert molding.

  Also with the vehicle striker 40 equipped with such a resin member 50 ′, the latch engaging portion 12 is inserted in such a manner that the through hole 31 of the panel 30 protrudes toward the outside of the panel 30. 11 is located outside the panel 30 and is not exposed. Therefore, the unevenness of the surface of the panel 30 can be eliminated while improving the appearance. And since the closed hole 51 of the resin member 50 ′ closes the through hole 31 of the panel 30, it is possible to prevent water or foreign matter from entering the through hole 31.

  Moreover, according to the said striker 40 for vehicles, since the baseplate 11 is not exposed, it becomes possible to attain the enlargement of the baseplate 11 as needed. Therefore, the strength of the base plate 11 can be improved, and there is no need to provide a reinforcing plate or the like as in the prior art.

  The preferred embodiment 1 and embodiment 2 of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to these, and various modifications can be made. For example, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the vehicle strikers 10 and 40 are mounted on the panel 30 of the vehicle body, but the vehicle striker according to the present invention is a predetermined vehicle door. You may arrange | position in this part. In such a vehicle striker, when the vehicle door is closed, the latch engagement portion engages with the latch engagement portion disposed on the vehicle main body, thereby causing the vehicle door to move relative to the vehicle main body. The door is kept closed.

  As described above, the striker for a vehicle according to the present invention is disposed on one of the vehicle main body and the door body, and is disposed on the other of the vehicle main body and the door body when the door body is closed. It is useful for engaging the latch mechanism to hold the door body in a closed state with respect to the vehicle body.

It is a top view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a front view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a side view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a rear view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is the BB sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing for description which showed the case where the striker for vehicles which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied to a vehicle. It is the perspective view which showed the case where the vehicle striker which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention is applied to a vehicle. It is a top view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is a front view of the striker for vehicles concerning Embodiment 2 of the present invention. It is CC sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing for description which showed the case where the striker for vehicles which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention is applied to a vehicle. It is a front view of the modification of Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is the EE sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the FF sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10,40 Vehicle striker 11 Base plate 12 Latch engagement part 16, 17 Extension part 18 Connection part 20 Elastic member 21 Closure part 22 Projection piece 30 Panel 31 Through-hole 50, 50 'Resin member 51 Closure part 52 Covering part

Claims (4)

A hole formed in one of the panel of the vehicle main body and the door body is inserted so as to protrude toward the outside of the panel, and is engaged with a latch mechanism provided on the other of the vehicle main body and the door body. A latch engaging portion for
When the door body is closed, the latch engaging portion engages with the latch mechanism to hold the door body in a closed state with respect to the vehicle body,
The latch engaging portion includes a pair of extending portions that pass through the hole portion in a manner protruding toward the outside of the panel, and a connecting portion that connects each protruding end portion of the pair of extending portions. And is disposed on a base plate supported on the inside of the panel by fastening means penetrating the panel,
The base plate includes a recess through which the extended portion of the latch engaging portion is inserted at a portion facing the hole by protruding inward.
A striker for a vehicle, comprising: a hole closing means which is mounted inside the recess and supports an extension portion of the latch engaging portion and closes the hole portion. 2. The vehicle striker according to claim 1 , wherein the closing means is formed of an elastic body. The vehicle striker according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the hole closing means is made of resin. The塞孔means, vehicle striker according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that covering the surface of said projected from outside the panel in the latch engaging portion.

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