JP4701722B2 - Mounting structure for rearview mirror cover - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a harness cover for a rearview mirror.

  Conventionally, a type of rearview mirror that can be directly attached to the front windshield, and in which the electrical components such as a monitor and an intelligent key antenna are incorporated in the rearview mirror, from the roof trim side toward the rearview mirror A harness will be wired (for example, refer patent document 1).

  However, in the type of rearview mirror that can be directly attached to the front windshield, there is no arm portion through which the harness is passed through the rearview mirror, so it looks bad if the harness is exposed, so it is desirable to hide it with a cover. .

  Therefore, in order to hide this harness with the harness cover, the lower end of the harness cover is positioned and fixed with respect to the mounting base of the rear mirror, and the upper end has no fixing means on the roof trim side. It can be considered to be in a state of abutting against the roof trim.

JP 2002-120649 A

  However, if the upper end portion of the harness cover is simply abutted against the roof trim, positioning and fixing are not performed, and there is a problem that the harness cover swings due to vibration or the like.

  However, if the harness cover has an inner diameter that matches the outer shape of the harness so that there is no gap, it can be kept within the range of movement of the harness. In order to make it hold, it is desirable to set the inner diameter of the harness cover to be large, and if this is done, the above-mentioned problems occur in a vehicle type with a thin harness.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the conventional problems as described above, and has a structure in which the upper end of the harness cover is simply abutted against the roof trim while ensuring the versatility of the harness cover component. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for a harness cover for a rearview mirror that can be positioned and fixed to a roof trim.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the room mirror harness cover mounting structure according to claim 1 of the present invention is a room formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section covering the harness wired along the inner surface of the front window glass. The lower end of the mirror harness cover is positioned and fixed to the mounting base of the room mirror attached to the front window glass, and the upper end is abutted against the front edge of the roof trim. Positioning and fixing the harness with respect to the roof trim , filling the space between the harness and the harness cover near the upper end of the harness cover, and positioning and fixing the harness cover with respect to the harness. The end portion is positioned and fixed with respect to the roof trim.

  Moreover, the attachment structure of the harness cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 2 WHEREIN: The attachment structure of the harness cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 1 WHEREIN: The positioning fixing of the said harness with respect to the said roof trim adheres to the roof trim upper surface. It is a means characterized by being carried out by sticking with a tape.

Moreover, the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 3 is the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 1 or 2, It is with respect to the said harness which fills between the said harness and the said harness cover . The harness cover is positioned and fixed by interposing an elastic hollow body whose outer surface abuts against the inner surface of the harness cover and whose inner surface directly or indirectly abuts against the outer surface of the harness. It was set as the characteristic feature.

  Moreover, the attachment structure of the harness cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 4 WHEREIN: The attachment structure of the harness-cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 3 WHEREIN: When the said elastic hollow body is pressed on the inner surface of a front window glass, The outer surface of the elastic hollow body is configured to come into contact with the inner surface of the harness cover.

Further, the attachment structure of the harness cover for the rearview mirror according to claim 5 is a circle in contact with the inner surface of the harness cover having a substantially U-shaped cross section in the attachment structure of the rearview mirror harness cover according to claim 3. The outer diameter of the elastic hollow body is formed to be larger than the diameter of the elastic hollow body, and the elastic hollow body is pressed against the inner surface of the front window glass so that the elastic hollow body comes into strong contact with the inner surface of the harness cover. It was set as the means characterized by being comprised.
Moreover, the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 6 is that the harness cover for room mirrors formed in the cross-sectional substantially U shape which covers the harness wired along the inner surface of the front window glass is the longitudinal direction. A rear mirror mounting base comprising a pair of upper and lower upper harness covers and a lower harness cover that are mounted so as to be stretchable in a direction, and the lower end of the lower harness cover is mounted on the front window glass The upper end of the upper harness cover is abutted against the leading edge of the roof trim and is positioned and fixed to the roof trim.
Moreover, the attachment structure of the harness cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 7 is the attachment structure of the harness cover for rear-view mirrors of Claim 6, and the said upper harness cover and the said lower harness cover mutually engage. Then, unevenness that can be positioned at an arbitrary position is formed, and the harness cover for the rearview mirror is positioned and fixed at a predetermined length.

In the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 1, as mentioned above, the harness cover for room mirrors formed in the cross-sectional substantially U shape which covers the harness wired along the inner surface of a front window glass . The lower end is positioned and fixed to the mounting base of the rearview mirror mounted on the windshield, and the upper end is abutted against the edge of the roof trim, positioning the harness with respect to the roof trim. A structure in which the upper end of the harness cover is positioned and fixed with respect to the roof trim by filling and fixing the harness cover in the vicinity of the upper end of the harness cover and positioning the harness cover with respect to the harness. By ensuring the versatility of the harness cover parts, Also the end simply abutting structure to the roof trim can be positioned and secured to the roof trim.
Accordingly, there is no need to provide a special positioning structure on the roof trim side and the end of the rear mirror, so that the cost can be reduced due to simplification of the structure and versatility of harness cover parts. .

  Moreover, in the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 2, as mentioned above, the positioning fixing of the said harness with respect to the said roof trim is performed by sticking with an adhesive tape with respect to the roof trim upper surface, Positioning and fixing can be performed without providing a special structure, and workability can be improved.

Moreover, in the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 3, as mentioned above, positioning fixing of the said harness cover with respect to the said harness which fills between the said harness and the said harness cover is an inner surface of this harness cover. A special positioning and fixing structure on the harness cover side by interposing an elastic hollow body whose outer surface abuts and whose inner surface directly or indirectly abuts against the outer surface of the harness. Since it is not necessary to prepare only the elastic hollow body according to the outer diameter of the harness that differs depending on the vehicle type, the versatility of the harness cover is enhanced, thereby reducing the cost.

  Moreover, in the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 4, as mentioned above, the outer surface of this elastic hollow body is made into the inner surface of a harness cover by pressing the said elastic hollow body against the inner surface of a front window glass. By being configured to be in contact with each other, positioning and fixing between the harness cover and the elastic hollow body can be reliably performed.

  Moreover, in the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 5, as mentioned above, the outer diameter of the elastic hollow body is larger than the diameter of the circle in contact with the inner surface of the harness cover having a substantially U-shaped cross section. The elastic hollow body is pressed against the inner surface of the front window glass so that the elastic hollow body comes into strong contact with the inner surface of the harness cover. It becomes possible to reliably perform positioning and fixing between the two.

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

The attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of this Example 1 respond | corresponds to the invention of Claim 1.
1 is an overall front view showing a mounting structure of a harness cover for a rearview mirror of Example 1, FIG. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. Is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 2, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an upper end of the harness cover. Room mirror, 2 is a harness cover, 3 is a front window glass, 4 is a roof trim, 5 is a harness, 6 is an elastic hollow body, and 7 is an adhesive tape.

  The room mirror 1 is of a type that can be directly attached to the front window glass 3, and the attachment base 12 is inserted and engaged from above with a fixing holder 11 that is bonded and fixed to the front window glass 3 in advance. Thus, the room mirror 1 is attached.

In addition, electrical components such as an intelligent key antenna (not shown) are incorporated in the mirror main body 13 of the room mirror 1, and a harness 5 composed of a power line and a signal line for the electrical component is provided. The mirror body 13 is pulled out from the back surface side and wired in the direction of the roof trim 4. For this reason, the front edge of the roof trim 4 has a substantially U-shaped cross section through which the harness 5 can be inserted. A notch 41 is formed.
The mirror body 13 and the fixed holder 11 are pivotally connected via an arm 14 so that the position and direction of the mirror body 13 can be adjusted.

  The harness cover 2 serves to conceal the space from the fixed holder 11 portion of the harness 5 to the leading edge of the roof trim 4, and has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is extendable in the longitudinal direction. It is composed of a pair of upper and lower covers 21 and 22 that can be mounted. The lower cover 22 is formed slightly smaller than the upper cover 21.

  In FIG. 5, 21 a is a slide engagement groove formed along the longitudinal direction on the inner surfaces of the left and right side walls of the upper cover 21, and 22 a is formed along the longitudinal direction on the outer surfaces of the left and right side walls of the lower cover 22. The slide engagement protrusion 22a is attached to the slide engagement groove 21a, so that the upper cover 21 and the lower cover 22 are assembled to be extendable. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the outer surface of the upper cover 21 and the inner surface of the lower cover 22 are formed with irregularities 21b and 22b that can be positioned at arbitrary positions by engaging with each other. The positioning is fixed in the length state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of left and right engaging claws 22 c that respectively engage with a pair of left and right engaging claws 12 a formed on the mounting base portion 12 are formed at the lower end of the lower cover 22. The lower end of the lower cover 22 is positioned and fixed with respect to the mounting base portion 12 by inserting both engaging claws 22c into the engaging claws 12a from above and engaging them.

As shown in detail in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the upper cover 21 is formed with an abutting surface 21c for abutting, and the upper and lower left and right side walls are formed with locking projections 21d in the longitudinal direction. In this state, the upper cover is brought into contact with the front end edge of the roof trim 4 in a state where both the engaging projections 21d are in contact with and engaged with the front end edge of the roof trim 4. 21 the upper end of a state of being positioned in the vertical direction relative to the tip edge portion of the Le Futorimu 4.

  The elastic hollow body 6 serves to position and fix the upper cover 21 with respect to the harness 5 by filling a gap between the harness 5 and the upper cover 21. It is attached to. The elastic hollow body 6 is formed in a flexible and thick pipe shape, and has an outer diameter larger than a diameter of a circle in contact with the inner surface of the upper cover 21 having a substantially U-shaped cross section. By pressing the elastic hollow body 6 against the inner surface of the front window glass 3 so that the elastic hollow body 6 is slightly crushed, the elastic hollow body 6 is incorporated in a state where it is in strong contact with the inner surface of the upper cover 21.

  And the tape which abbreviate | omitted illustration was strongly wound and squeezed in the both-ends opening part of the elastic hollow body 6, and the inner surface of the elastic hollow body 6 is directly contacted with the outer surface of the harness 5, or indirectly via a tape. Thus, the upper cover 21 is positioned and fixed with respect to the harness 5.

  Further, the upper side of the harness 5 inserted from the notch 41 having a substantially U-shaped cross section formed at the front end edge of the roof trim 4 is attached to the upper surface of the roof trim 4 with an adhesive tape 7, whereby the roof trim 4 Accordingly, the upper end of the upper cover 21 is positioned and fixed to the roof trim 4 via the elastic hollow body 6 and the harness 5.

Next, functions and effects of the first embodiment will be described.
In the mounting structure for the rearview mirror harness cover according to the first embodiment, as described above, the lower end portion of the lower cover 11 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is connected to the mounting base portion 12 of the rearview mirror 1. The abutting surface 21 c formed at the upper end of the upper cover 21 is abutted against the leading edge of the roof trim 4 and the engaging protrusion 21 d is locked to the leading edge of the roof trim 4. At the same time, the harness 5 is positioned and fixed to the roof trim 4, and the upper end portion of the upper cover 21 is positioned and fixed to the harness 5 so that the upper end of the harness cover 2 is positioned to the roof trim 4. Even if the upper end of the harness cover 2 is simply abutted against the roof trim 4 while ensuring the versatility of the harness cover 2 by adopting a fixed structure, the It is possible to position fixed to the trim 4.
Accordingly, there is no need to provide a special positioning structure on the roof trim 4 side and the end of the rearview mirror 1, so that the cost can be reduced due to the simplification of the structure and the versatility of the harness cover 2. can get.

  Further, since the harness 5 is positioned and fixed to the roof trim 4 by sticking it to the upper surface of the roof trim 4 with the adhesive tape 7, it can be positioned and fixed without providing a special structure. It becomes possible to improve the sex.

  Further, the upper cover 21 is positioned with respect to the harness 5 by interposing the elastic hollow body 6 whose outer surface abuts against the inner surface of the upper cover 21 and whose inner surface directly or indirectly abuts against the outer surface of the harness 5. By doing so, it is not necessary to provide a special positioning and fixing structure on the harness cover 2 side, and it is sufficient to prepare only the elastic hollow body 6 according to the outer diameter of the harness 5 that differs depending on the vehicle type. The versatility of the system is enhanced, and this enables cost reduction.

  Further, the elastic hollow body 6 is pressed against the inner surface of the front window glass 3 so that the outer surface of the elastic hollow body 6 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the upper cover 21. Positioning and fixing with the body 6 can be reliably performed.

  Further, the outer diameter of the elastic hollow body 6 is formed larger than the diameter of a circle in contact with the inner surface of the upper cover 21 having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the elastic hollow body 6 is pressed against the inner surface of the front window glass 3. As a result, the elastic hollow body 6 is strongly brought into contact with the inner surface of the upper cover 21, so that the positioning and fixing between the upper cover 21 and the elastic hollow body 6 can be reliably performed. .

  Further, since the harness cover 2 is composed of a pair of upper and lower covers 21 and 22 that can be attached to be stretchable in the longitudinal direction, the contact surface 21c of the upper cover 21 can be adapted to all dimensional errors and different specifications. Can be positioned and fixed in a state where it is securely abutted against the end edge of the roof trim 4.

  The outer surface of the upper cover 21 and the inner surface of the lower cover 22 are formed with irregularities 21b and 22b that can be positioned at arbitrary positions by engaging with each other, thereby positioning and fixing in a predetermined length state. Will be able to.

As described above, the embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the present invention can be applied even if there is a design change or the like without departing from the scope of the present invention. included.
For example, in the embodiment, the inner surface of the elastic hollow body 6 is directly wound on the outer surface of the harness 5 or indirectly via the tape by strongly winding a tape (not shown) around the openings at both ends of the elastic hollow body 6 and squeezing it. However, it is possible to use means other than tape.
In the embodiment, the harness 5 is positioned and fixed to the roof trim 4 by being attached with the adhesive tape 7, but other fixing means, for example, an adhesive may be used.

It is a whole front view which shows the attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Example 1. FIG. It is a center longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the AA line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the BB line of FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in the CC line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the upper edge part of a harness cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Room mirror 11 Fixing holder 12 Mounting base part 12a Engagement claw 13 Mirror main-body part 2 Harness cover 21 Upper cover (harness cover)
21a Slide engagement groove 21b Concavity and convexity 21c Contact surface 21d Engagement protrusion 22 Lower cover (harness cover)
22a Slide engagement protrusion 22b Unevenness 22c Engagement claw 3 Front window glass 4 Roof trim 41 Notch 5 Harness 6 Elastic hollow body 7 Adhesive tape

Claims (7)

A rear- mirror mounting base portion in which the lower end of the rear- view mirror cover formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section covering the harness routed along the inner surface of the front-wind glass is attached to the front-wind glass And the upper end is abutted against the front edge of the roof trim, the harness is positioned and fixed to the roof trim, and the harness and the harness cover in the vicinity of the upper end of the harness cover A mounting structure for a harness cover for a rearview mirror, wherein the upper end of the harness cover is positioned and fixed with respect to the roof trim by positioning and fixing the harness cover with respect to the harness while filling the gap .   The mounting structure for a harness cover for a room mirror according to claim 1, wherein the positioning and fixing of the harness with respect to the roof trim is performed by attaching the harness to the upper surface of the roof trim with an adhesive tape. Positioning and fixing of the harness cover with respect to the harness filling the space between the harness and the harness cover is such that the outer surface abuts the inner surface of the harness cover and the inner surface directly or indirectly abuts the outer surface of the harness. The attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 1 or 2 performed by interposing an elastic hollow body.   4. The structure according to claim 3, wherein the elastic hollow body is configured to be pressed against an inner surface of a front window glass so that an outer surface of the elastic hollow body is brought into contact with an inner surface of the harness cover. Mounting structure for harness cover for room mirror.   The outer diameter of the elastic hollow body is formed to be larger than the diameter of a circle in contact with the inner surface of the harness cover having a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the elastic hollow body is pressed against the inner surface of the front window glass. The attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 3 comprised so that a hollow body may contact | abut strongly with the inner surface of the said harness cover. A pair of upper and lower upper harness covers and a lower harness in which a harness cover for a rearview mirror formed in a substantially U-shaped cross-section covering a harness wired along the inner surface of the front window glass is attached to be stretchable in the longitudinal direction thereof And a lower end of the lower harness cover is positioned and fixed to a mounting base portion of a rearview mirror attached to the windshield, and an upper end of the upper harness cover is fixed to the roof trim. A mounting structure for a harness cover for a rearview mirror, which is abutted against a leading edge and positioned and fixed to a roof trim. The upper harness cover and the lower harness cover are formed with concavities and convexities that engage with each other and can be positioned at any position, and the harness cover for the rearview mirror is positioned and fixed at a predetermined length. The attachment structure of the harness cover for room mirrors of Claim 6.

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