JP4815197B2 - Ring member mounting structure to panel body - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for attaching an annular member to a panel body.

  Conventionally, a panel body in which a substantially circular opening is formed, a lid member attached to the periphery of the opening so as to cover the opening, and attached to the panel body so as to surround the periphery of the lid member An annular member mounting structure to a panel body provided with an annular member is known.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a shift lever is provided in a console installed in a passenger compartment, and a lever boot (lid member) is locked to a peripheral portion of the hole so as to cover a base portion of the shift lever. In the boot mounting structure, it is shown that a boot mounting member having a decorative panel portion (annular member) arranged at the peripheral portion of the hole and a hook portion for hooking the lower end opening of the lever boot is provided.
JP 2001-246958 A

  However, in the annular member mounting structure to the panel body of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to pass the opening portion of the lever boot through the hook portion and bend its lower end inward in order to prevent the lever boot from coming off. There was a problem that it was troublesome and the work efficiency was poor.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to easily attach the annular member to the panel body and to ensure that the annular member comes off the panel body. There is to prevent.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, the engagement piece provided on the annular member and the inner peripheral edge of the panel main body are locked.

  Specifically, in the first invention, a cover member is attached to the periphery of the opening so as to cover the opening of the panel body in which the substantially circular opening is formed, and surrounds the periphery of the cover member. Thus, an annular member attachment structure to a panel body for attaching an annular member to the panel main body is an object.

And the lid member attaching part for attaching the above-mentioned lid member is provided in the opening part peripheral edge of the above-mentioned panel body,
The inner peripheral edge of the annular member is formed so as to be positioned on the outer side of the lid member mounting portion, and an engagement piece portion that protrudes toward the back surface and extends in the circumferential direction is spaced apart in the circumferential direction in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge. Multiple formed,
The engaging piece portion includes a hanging portion extending downward from the annular member, and a grip portion having a predetermined width outward from the lower end of the hanging portion and forming a groove portion with the hanging portion between the annular member back surface. And a flexible portion is formed between the slits by two slits extending in the circumferential direction, and an engaging portion protruding outward is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flexible portion.
The inner peripheral edge of the opening of the panel body has a large-diameter portion, and the diameter gradually decreases from the large-diameter portion, and is fitted into the groove portion of the engagement piece portion to rotate the annular member in the mounting direction. A small-diameter portion that slides along the groove portion is formed,
The small-diameter portion is formed with a concave portion in which the engaging portion of the flexible portion is fitted and locked , and the thickness of the small-diameter portion is gradually increased in the mounting rotation direction of the annular member .

In the second invention, the lid member is an indicator that displays a shift position of the transmission.

In the third invention, the lid member is a shift boot that covers the lower side of the shift lever of the transmission.

In the fourth aspect of the present invention, a hole is formed in the opening peripheral edge of the panel main body, is formed above the large diameter portion and a small diameter portion on the outer periphery of the hole portion, the upper Symbol grippers, of the annular member mounted pivoting The outer end of the direction is tapered and tapered.

As described above, according to the first aspect, the small-diameter portion of the opening of the panel body is fitted into the groove portion of the engagement piece provided near the inner periphery of the annular member, and the annular member is rotated in the mounting direction. The small-diameter portion is slid into the groove portion by moving, and the engaging portion of the flexible portion is brought into contact with the small-diameter portion while bending the flexible portion, and is fitted into the concave portion and locked. For this reason, while being able to attach an annular member to a panel main body easily, it can prevent that this annular member remove | deviates from a panel main body . In addition , by gradually increasing the thickness of the small-diameter portion toward the mounting rotation direction of the annular member, the surface pressure due to contact between the gripping portion and the small-diameter portion increases as the annular member rotates in the mounting direction. The member is firmly attached to the panel body without rattling. For this reason, while being able to attach an annular member to a panel main body easily, it can prevent that an annular member remove | deviates from a panel main body more reliably.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the lid member is an indicator that displays the shift position of the transmission, so that an annular member having a high degree of decoration can be easily attached around the indicator, and the annular member is securely attached. It can prevent coming off from the panel body.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the lid member is a shift boot that covers the lower side of the shift lever of the transmission, so that an annular member having a high degree of decoration can be easily attached around the shift boot, and reliably It is possible to prevent the annular member from coming off the panel body.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the hole is formed in the peripheral edge of the opening of the panel body, and the large diameter portion and the small diameter portion are formed in the outer peripheral edge of the hole portion. Since the annular member can be attached in a state surrounded by the inner periphery, the rigidity around the large-diameter and small-diameter portions of the panel body is improved, and the annular member is more reliably prevented from coming off or rattling from the panel body. it can be. In addition , by forming the tapered outer tip of the annular member on the small diameter side of the gripping portion in a taper shape, the straight portion of the gripping portion is shortened, and the circumferential length of the dividing hole is shortened. Since the grip portion can be passed through the hole with a reduced thickness, the rigidity around the large diameter and small diameter portions of the panel body is further improved, and the annular member is more reliably prevented from coming off or rattling from the panel body. Can be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a center console 1 having a structure for attaching an annular member to a panel body according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this center console 1 is provided at the center of a front seat (not shown) of a vehicle such as an automobile. Provided are an article storage unit 3 for storing small items, a cup holder 5, a shift lever 7 for shifting, and the like. The center console 1 includes left and right outer side panels 9, a rear cover 11 on the back, an upper panel 12 as an upper panel body of the present invention, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a substantially circular opening 17 is formed at the center of the upper panel body 13 constituting the panel body of the upper panel 12. Three indicator mounting portions 19 as lid member mounting portions are provided at substantially equal intervals on the peripheral edge 17 a of the opening portion 17. The indicator mounting portion 19 is formed with a substantially rectangular locking hole 19a. A disk-shaped indicator 21 as a lid member is attached to the indicator attachment portion 19, and the opening 17 is covered with the indicator 21.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the indicator 21 displays a shift position of a transmission (not shown), and includes a shift lever insertion hole 21a through which the shift lever 7 is inserted and a shift display portion 21b. Yes. As shown in FIG. 10, the indicator 21 is formed with three locking claws 21 c that protrude perpendicularly to the back side thereof so as to correspond to the indicator mounting portion 19. The indicator 21 is fixed to the upper panel main body 13 by inserting these locking claws 21 c into the locking holes 19 a of the indicator mounting portion 19 on the front side (upper side) of the upper panel main body 13.

  An annular member 23 decorated with, for example, silver metallic coating is attached to the upper panel body 13 so as to surround the periphery of the indicator 21.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the inner peripheral edge 23 a of the annular member 23 is formed to be located outside the locking hole 19 a of the indicator mounting portion 19. In the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge 23a, a plurality of engagement pieces 25 (four in the present embodiment) are formed apart from each other in the circumferential direction and protruding in the circumferential direction.

  The engaging piece portion 25 includes a hanging portion 27 extending downward (to the back side) from the annular member 23, and a grip portion 31 having a predetermined width is formed outward from the lower end (tip) of the hanging portion 27. Yes. A groove portion 29 is formed together with the hanging portion 27 between the upper surface (inner surface) of the grip portion 31 and the rear surface of the annular member 23. In the hanging portion 27, two slits 33 extending in the circumferential direction are formed vertically with a predetermined interval, and a flexible portion 35 is formed between the slits 33. Thereby, the flexible part 35 can bend in the radial direction (inside and outside direction) of the annular member 23. A substantially semicircular engaging portion 37 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flexible portion 35 so as to protrude outward. As shown in FIG. 6, the grip portion 31 is a taper formed in a tapered shape so that the outer side of the tip end in the mounting rotation direction of the annular member 23 (indicated by a white arrow in the figure) is tapered in plan view. It has a portion 31a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a hole 39 is formed in the peripheral edge 17 a of the opening 17 of the upper panel body 13. The peripheral edge of the hole 39 is formed thick so as to be slightly higher than the periphery. A large-diameter portion 41 and a small-diameter portion 43 having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 41 are formed on the outer peripheral edge of the hole portion 39. That is, the small-diameter portion 43 is configured by a portion that continues from the large-diameter portion 41 and gradually decreases in diameter from the large-diameter portion 41. As shown in FIG. 8, the thickness (plate thickness) of the small-diameter portion 43 gradually increases toward the mounting rotation direction of the annular member 23. That is, the thickness increases linearly from the thickness H1 in the large diameter portion 41 to the maximum thickness H2 on the most distal side in the mounting rotation direction in the small diameter portion 43. The small-diameter portion 43 is fitted into the groove portion 29 of the engagement piece portion 25 and is slid into the groove portion 29 as the annular member 23 rotates in the mounting direction. The small-diameter portion 43 is formed with a concave portion 45 that is recessed outward, and the engaging portion 37 of the flexible portion 35 is fitted into the concave portion 45 so as to be locked.

  In addition, a recessed portion 46 that is recessed toward the opening 17 side of the upper panel body 13 is formed at the periphery of the hole 39 corresponding to the small diameter portion 43 so as to be separated from the small diameter portion 43. When the engaging portion 37 of the flexible portion 35 slides on the small-diameter portion 43, the flexible portion 35 bends toward the recessed portion 46, so that the annular member 23 is attached. The movement in the rotation direction is facilitated.

  It is possible to increase the opening width in the radial direction of the hole 39 without forming the recess 46, but in this case, the opening diameter of the opening 17 may be reduced, or The large-diameter portion 41 and the small-diameter portion 43 are formed to be shifted outward, which is not preferable because the degree of freedom in design is deteriorated.

-Attaching method of annular member-
Next, a method for attaching the annular member 23 according to the present embodiment to the upper panel body 13 will be described.

  First, the four gripping portions 31 of the annular member 23 are inserted into the large-diameter portion 41 side of the hole 39 of the top panel body 13, respectively.

  Next, the annular member 23 is rotated in the mounting rotation direction. Then, the small-diameter portion 43 is inserted into the groove portion 29, and the engaging portion 37 of the flexible portion 35 is slidably contacted with the inner surface of the small-diameter portion 43 so that the flexible portion 35 is bent inward, that is, toward the concave portion 46. Mu At the same time, the upper surface of the grip portion 31 is in sliding contact with the lower surface of the periphery of the small diameter portion 43.

  Next, when the annular member 23 is further rotated, since the wall thickness of the small diameter portion 43 gradually increases in the mounting rotation direction, the surface pressure between the grip portion 31 and the small diameter portion 43 increases.

  Finally, when the engaging portion 37 slides into the concave portion 45 of the small diameter portion 43, the flexible portion 35 that has been compressed and bent so far is pushed back by its elastic restoring force to engage the flexible portion 35. The annular member 23 is firmly attached to the upper panel body 13 without rattling in the vertical direction and the rotating direction by the portion 37 being inserted into the concave portion 45 of the small diameter portion 43 and being locked.

  Thereafter, the indicator 21 is attached to the upper panel body 13 by engaging the three engaging claws 21 c of the indicator 21 with the engaging holes 19 a of the indicator attaching portion 19.

-Effect of the embodiment-
Therefore, according to the mounting structure of the annular member 23 according to the present embodiment, the small-diameter portion 43 of the opening portion 17 of the upper panel body 13 is fitted into the groove portion 29 of the engagement piece portion 25 provided in the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge 23a of the annular member 23. Then, while rotating the annular member 23 in the attachment direction, the engaging portion 37 of the engaging piece portion 25 is slidably brought into contact with the small diameter portion 43 while the flexible portion 35 is bent, and the engaging portion 37 is recessed. 45 is engaged and locked. For this reason, the annular member 23 can be easily attached to the upper panel body 13 and the annular member 23 can be prevented from being detached from the upper panel body 13 in the vertical direction and the rotating direction.

  Further, by gradually increasing the thickness of the small-diameter portion 43 toward the mounting rotation direction of the annular member 23, the surface pressure due to the contact between the grip portion 31 and the small-diameter portion 43 increases as the annular member 23 is rotated. The indicator 21 is firmly attached to the top panel body 13 without rattling. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the annular member 23 from coming off the upper panel body 13 more reliably.

  Further, since the lid member is the indicator 21 that displays the shift position of the transmission, the annular member 23 having a high degree of decoration can be easily attached around the indicator 21 and the annular member 23 is securely attached to the upper panel body. 13 can be prevented from coming off or loose.

  Further, the hole 39 is formed in the peripheral edge 17 a of the opening 17 of the upper panel body 13, and the large-diameter portion 41 and the small-diameter portion 43 are formed in the outer peripheral edge of the hole 39. Since the annular member 23 can be attached in a state surrounded by the inner peripheral edge of the hole 39, the annular member 23 can be more securely attached to the upper panel body 13 without reducing the rigidity of the upper panel body 13 around the hole 39. It can be prevented from coming off or loose.

  Further, by forming the tapered outer end of the holding member 31 in the direction of attachment rotation of the annular member 23 on the small diameter portion 43 side, the straight portion of the holding portion 31 is shortened. Since the grip portion 31 can be passed through the hole 39 by reducing the length in the circumferential direction, the rigidity around the large diameter portion 41 and the small diameter portion 43 of the upper panel body 13 is further improved, and the annular member 23 is It is possible to more reliably prevent the panel main body 13 from coming off or rattling.

(Other embodiments)
The present invention may be configured as follows with respect to the above embodiment.

  That is, in the above embodiment, the lid member is the indicator 21, but it may be a shift boot that covers the lower side of the shift lever of the transmission. Accordingly, the annular member 23 having a high degree of decoration can be easily attached around the shift boot, and the annular member 23 can be reliably prevented from being detached from the top panel body 13 or rattling.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the large diameter part 41 and the small diameter part 43 were formed in the outer periphery of the hole part 39, the large diameter part 41 is formed in the edge part of the periphery 17a of the opening part 17 without forming the hole 39. And the small diameter part 43 may be formed.

  In the said embodiment, although the panel main body was the upper surface panel main body 13 of the center console 1, it is not limited to this. The point is that the panel body has a substantially circular opening, and a lid member is attached to the periphery of the opening so as to cover the opening, and the annular member is formed so as to surround the periphery of the lid member. Anything can be used.

  In addition, the above embodiment is an essentially preferable illustration, Comprising: It does not intend restrict | limiting the range of this invention, its application thing, or a use.

  As described above, the present invention is directed to a panel body including a lid member attached so as to cover the opening of the panel body and an annular member attached to the panel body so as to surround the periphery of the lid member. This is useful for the annular member mounting structure.

It is the perspective view which looked at the center console provided with the annular member attachment structure to the upper surface panel which concerns on embodiment of this invention from the vehicle left side front. It is an enlarged plan view which shows the annular member attachment structure to an upper surface panel. It is an enlarged plan view which shows the locking piece part of an annular member and its periphery. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the latching piece part and its periphery from the outer side. It is a bottom view which expands and shows the principal part of the cyclic | annular member attachment structure to an upper surface panel. It is a bottom view which shows the hole part of an upper surface panel, and its periphery. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view which shows an indicator. FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 9.

12 Top panel (panel body)
13 Top panel body (panel body)
17 Opening 19 Indicator mounting part (lid member mounting part)
21 Indicator (lid member)
23 annular member 25 engaging piece part 27 hanging part 29 groove part 31 grip part 33 slit 35 flexible part 37 engaging part 39 hole part 41 large diameter part 43 small diameter part 45 concave part

Claims (4)

A substantially circular opening (17) is formed in the panel body (13), opening to cover the opening (17) and (17) the cover member (21) attached to the periphery of the lid An annular member attachment structure to a panel body (12) comprising an annular member (23) attached to the panel body (13) so as to surround the periphery of the member (21) ,
A lid member attaching portion (19) for attaching the lid member (21 ) is provided at the periphery of the opening (17 ) of the panel body (13) ,
An inner peripheral edge of the annular member (23) is formed so as to be positioned outside the lid member attaching portion (19). In the vicinity of the inner peripheral edge, an engagement piece ( projecting toward the back side and extending in the circumferential direction ) 25) are formed apart from each other in the circumferential direction,
The engagement piece portion (25) is hanging portions extending downward from the annular member (23) and (27), the annular member (23) having a predetermined width outward from the lower end of the hanging lower (27) rear surface the slit is constructed out with gripping portion forming a groove (29) with hanging portions (27) (31), the slit (33) of Article 2 extending in the circumferential direction on the hanging lower (27) between the ( 33) a flexible portion (35) is formed, and an engaging portion (37) protruding outward is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flexible portion (35) .
The inner peripheral edge of the opening (17) of the panel body (13), a large diameter portion (41), the diameter gradually decreases from the large diameter portion (41), the engagement piece portion (25) is fitted in the groove (29) of the small diameter portion to slide groove portion (29) with the mounting direction of rotation of the annular member (23) (43) and is formed,
The small diameter portion (43) is formed with a concave portion (45) into which the engaging portion (37 ) of the flexible portion (35) is fitted and locked , and the thickness of the small diameter portion (43) is the annular member. (23) The annular member mounting structure to the panel body, which is gradually thickened in the mounting rotation direction . In the annular member mounting structure to the panel body according to claim 1 ,
The said cover member (21) is an indicator which displays the shift position of a transmission, The annular member attachment structure to the panel body characterized by the above-mentioned. In the annular member mounting structure to the panel body according to claim 1 ,
The lid member (21) is a shift boot for covering the lower side of the shift lever of the transmission, and the annular member mounting structure to the panel body. In the annular member mounting structure to the panel body according to claim 1,
The opening of the panel body (13) (17) hole portion (39) formed on the periphery, the larger diameter portion (41) and the small-diameter portion (43) is formed on the outer periphery of the hole portion (39),
The gripping part (31) is an annular member attachment structure to a panel body, wherein the tip end outside of the annular member (23) in the attaching rotation direction is tapered and tapered .

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