JP5847556B2 - Assist grip - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an assist grip provided with a hanger portion.

  An assist grip is installed in the passenger compartment of the automobile to assist passengers in getting on and off. For example, the assist grip disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a hanger for hanging a coat, a suit, or the like on a mounting seat that is fixed to a vehicle body and supports a grip body with a roof lining that defines a passenger compartment interposed therebetween. Yes. The hanger part is integrally formed with a flange part that contacts the passenger compartment side of the roof lining in the mounting seat, and a hook-shaped hanger body is provided at the base formed so as to protrude from the flange part along the roof lining. ing.

JP-A-8-99573

  Some automobiles are equipped with a curtain airbag device that deploys along the side of the passenger compartment to protect passengers from impacts such as side collisions, and the assist grip is disposed in the vicinity of the curtain airbag device. May be. When the airbag device is actuated, the assist grip described above is pushed toward the passenger compartment by the roof lining which is deformed so as to be inflated toward the passenger compartment by being pressed by the airbag. May be damaged, or deformation of roof lining may be hindered.

  That is, in view of the problems inherent in the prior art, the present invention has been proposed to suitably solve these problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an assist grip having a hanger portion that is not easily damaged.

In order to overcome the above-mentioned problems and achieve the intended purpose, an assist grip according to claim 1 of the present application is:
In the assist grip having a grip body which is supported on a mounting portion arranged on the cabin side of the inner instrumentation member and a hanger portion provided in the mounting portion,
The grip body is configured to be displaceable between a posture along the interior member and a posture standing on the passenger compartment side, both ends of which are rotatably supported by the mounting portion.
The hanger part is
A direction along the edge or a tangential direction of the edge provided along the edge extending in a direction intersecting the support axis of the grip body in the mounting portion arranged to overlap the vehicle interior side of the interior member A shaft portion formed such that the axis extends to
The gist is provided with a hook portion that is supported so as to be rotatable around the axis with respect to the shaft portion, and on which an article can be hooked.
According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the hook portion is rotatably supported by the shaft portion provided in the attachment portion, for example, the hook is attached to the interior member that is deformed to the vehicle compartment side by the inflation and deployment of the airbag. Even if the portion is pressed, the hook portion rotates toward the passenger compartment around the axis of the shaft portion, so that the hook portion can be prevented from being damaged. Further, since the shaft portion is provided so as to extend in the direction along the edge of the mounting portion or in the tangential direction of the edge, compared to the case where the shaft portion extends in the direction intersecting with the edge of the mounting portion, the hook The amount of protrusion from the mounting portion of the portion and the shaft portion can be reduced. Therefore, even if the interior member is deformed to the passenger compartment side, the hanger portion is hardly damaged.
Since the shaft portion is provided on the edge extending in the direction intersecting with the support shaft of the grip body in the mounting portion, the hanger portion hardly interferes with the rotating grip body and is easy to use.

The gist of the invention according to claim 2 is that the shaft portion is provided on an edge located between both ends of the grip body in the attachment portion.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 2 , since the axial part is provided in the edge which exists between the both ends of a grip main body in an attachment part, a hanger part can be arrange | positioned effectively using the space between both ends in a grip main body.

The gist of the invention according to claim 3 is that the mounting portion is disposed on the interior member that is deformed when the airbag is inflated and deployed in the passenger compartment by the operation of the airbag device.
According to the invention which concerns on Claim 3 , even if it provides a hanger part in the attachment part arrange | positioned at the interior member which deform | transforms when an airbag apparatus act | operates and an airbag expand | swells and expands, the protrusion amount from an attachment part is Since it is small, a hanger part does not prevent the deformation | transformation of the interior member accompanying expansion | swelling expansion | deployment of an airbag, and smooth expansion | deployment of an airbag can be accept | permitted.

  According to the assist grip according to the present invention, the hanger portion is hardly damaged.

It is a schematic explanatory drawing which shows a part of vehicle which installed the assist grip which concerns on the preferred Example of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the assist grip of an Example. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, showing the assist grip partly broken. It is a B arrow line view of FIG. 3, Comprising: A grip main body is represented with a broken line. It is a schematic perspective view of the attachment main body of an Example, Comprising: A hook part is decomposed | disassembled and shown.

  A preferred embodiment of the assist grip according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the direction is designated based on the state where the assist grip is attached to the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the assist grip 10 according to the embodiment is installed above the door D on the side surface of a passenger compartment 74 of the vehicle. In addition, an airbag 72 that is deployed on the side surface of the vehicle compartment 74 at the time of a side collision is provided above the door D in the vehicle between the vehicle body 62 and the roof lining 66 disposed from the upper side of the vehicle compartment 74 to the ceiling. A curtain airbag device 70 is provided. That is, the assist grip 10 is disposed in the vicinity of the curtain airbag device 70. As shown in FIG. 2, the assist grip 10 has a grip body 12 that is curved in a substantially “U” shape and serves as a gripping portion, and is arranged so as to be aligned in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Both ends are attached to the vehicle body 62 via attachment seats 14 and 16. Further, the assist grip 10 includes a hanger portion 20 for hooking articles such as a coat. The assist grip 10 according to the embodiment is a molded product in which main parts such as the grip body 12, the mounting seats 14 and 16, and the hanger portion 20 are synthetic resins.

  A mounting seat 14 for supporting the front end of the grip body 12 (referred to as a first mounting seat in particular) and a mounting seat for supporting the rear end of the grip body 12 (in particular, the first mounting seat). The basic configuration is the same as that of the first mounting seat 14 except that a hanger portion 20 is provided on the mounting portion 18. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the mounting seats 14, 16 are mounted by being inserted from the vehicle compartment 74 side into the mounting body 22 having an insertion port 24 in the center and the insertion port 24 of the mounting body 22. And an insertion member 36. The mounting body 22 is disposed on the passenger compartment 74 side of the roof lining 66, and is integrally formed on the mounting portion 18 that rotatably supports the end portion of the grip body 12, and on the vehicle body 62 side of the mounting portion 18. A locking claw portion 32 is provided. The mounting seats 14 and 16 engage the engaging claw 32 inserted through the opening 68 formed through the roof lining 66 with the engaging opening 64 provided in the vehicle body 62 and the insertion opening 24. By inserting the insertion member 36 and restricting the elastic deformation of the locking claw portion 32 by the insertion member 36, the insertion member 36 is fixed to the vehicle body 62.

  The mounting portion 18 has a cylindrical shape on the side of the passenger compartment 74 of the flange portion 26 so as to surround the flange portion 26 that overlaps the surface of the roof lining 66 on the side of the passenger compartment 74 and the insertion port 24 that passes through the flange portion 26. And a support frame portion 28 formed in the above. The flange portion 26 is a substantially rectangular plate-like portion, and when the mounting seats 14 and 16 are attached to the vehicle body 62, the periphery of the opening 68 in the roof lining 66 is located between the flange portion 26 and the vehicle body 62. It comes to be sandwiched between. Here, as for the flange part 26, the edge which opposes is extended in the up-down and front-back. A pair of attachment pieces 30, 30 formed at the lower end of the support frame portion 28 so as to be spaced apart from each other are inserted into the recess 13 formed at the end portion of the grip body 12, and the end portion of the grip body 12 and both attachments are attached. The support shaft 58 is inserted through the pieces 30 and 30, and the grip body 12 is connected to the attachment portion 18. The grip body 12 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the mounting portion 18 via a support shaft 58 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and is in a lying posture along the roof lining 66 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). It is configured to be displaceable between a standing posture (see solid lines in FIGS. 2 and 3) that stands on the vehicle compartment 74 side. The grip body 12 is urged from the standing posture to the lying posture by a torsion spring 60 (see FIG. 2) provided on the support shaft 58, and is held in the lying posture.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the hanger portion 20 is provided on an edge 26 c located between both ends of the grip body 12 in the attachment portion 18 of the first attachment seat 14. More specifically, the hanger portion 20 includes a shaft portion 42 provided beside the flange portion 26 in the mounting portion 18, and a hook portion that is rotatably supported with respect to the shaft portion 42 and can hook an article. 50 (see FIG. 5). The shaft portion 42 has a columnar shaft rod 44 formed such that an axis extends along a rear edge (edge) 26c extending in the vertical direction on the rear side of the flange portion 26, and the shaft rod 44 is a main body. Is connected to the rear edge 26 c via an arm portion 48. In other words, the axis of the shaft 44 extends in a direction intersecting (orthogonal in the embodiment) with the support shaft 58 of the grip body 12 extending in the front-rear direction. Further, the shaft portion 42 is formed such that the shaft rod 44 extends along the roof lining 66, and the upper end of the shaft rod 44 is the same as the extension line of the upper edge 26 a extending in the front-rear direction above the flange portion 26. Or set below the extension line. The shaft portion 42 is disposed at a distance allowing the shaft rod 44 to allow the hook portion 50 to be attached to the shaft rod 44 from the rear edge 26 c of the flange portion 26. An engaging protrusion 46 extending outward in the radial direction is formed on the upper end (tip) of the shaft rod 44, and the engaging protrusion 46 has a tapered shape. Further, the shaft 44 is divided into two by a groove 44a provided in the radial direction from the upper end to the intermediate portion, and the upper portion is configured to be able to reduce the diameter. The arm portion 48 is formed so as to incline in a direction away from the roof lining 66 toward the rear side from the rear edge 26 c of the flange portion 26, and separates the shaft 44 from the roof lining 66.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the hook portion 50 has a hollow cylindrical tubular portion 52 whose inner diameter is set to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft rod 44, and is curved upward and protrudes upward from the lower portion of the tubular portion 52. And a hooking portion 56. The hook portion 50 is tilted with the cylindrical portion 52 rotatably supported on the shaft rod 44 of the shaft portion 42 and the hook portion 56 along the roof lining 66 (two-dot chain line in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4). 2) and an extended posture (see the solid line in FIG. 2 and the two-dot chain line in FIG. 4) in which the hook 56 extends toward the vehicle compartment 74. The hook portion 50 presses the cylindrical portion 52 against the upper surface of the engaging projection 46 of the shaft 44 from above, so that the diameter of the engaging projection 46 is reduced by the cylindrical portion 52 and the cylindrical portion 52 is attached to the shaft rod 44. Is extrapolated. Then, the hook projection 50 is slidably engaged with an annular groove (not shown) formed on the upper inner surface of the cylindrical portion 52, so that the hook portion 50 is coaxially attached to the shaft rod 44. Thus, the hook part 50 can be attached to the shaft part 42 with one touch without using a tool or the like. The tubular portion 52 is provided with a notch 54 corresponding to the arm portion 48 so that the tubular portion 52 can rotate about the axis with respect to the shaft portion 42. The hanger portion 20 is formed such that the upper end does not protrude upward beyond the extension line of the upper edge 26a of the flange portion 26, and most of the hanger portion 20 is within the extension range of the rear edge 26c of the flange portion 26. .

  When the curtain airbag device 70 is activated and the airbag 72 is inflated at the time of collision of the vehicle, the side portion of the roof lining 66 is pushed and deformed by the airbag 72 toward the vehicle compartment 74, and the airbag 72 to the vehicle compartment 74 is deformed. Inflate and expand. As described above, the assist grip 10 is disposed on the side of the roof lining 66 that is deformed by the expansion of the airbag 72, and the mounting seats 14 and 16 are fixed to the vehicle body 62. That is, the assist grip 10 is basically not detached from the vehicle body 62 even when the roof lining 66 is deformed. The mounting portion 18 and the hanger portion 20 disposed on the roof 74 side of the roof lining 66 have a roof. Under the influence of deformation of the lining 66. For example, when the hook portion 50 is tilted along the roof lining 66, the assist grip 10 is pushed toward the vehicle compartment 74 by the roof lining 66 that is deformed. Here, since the hanger part 20 is comprised so that the hook part 50 can rotate from the inclination attitude | position to the extension attitude | position toward the compartment 74 side around the axis line along a roof line, it deform | transforms into the compartment 74 side. Even if it is pressed by the roof lining 66, it will not be damaged by only turning it to the passenger compartment 74 and receiving it.

  The hanger portion 20 forms a shaft portion 42 along the rear edge side 26c of the flange portion 26 in the mounting portion 18 and supports the hook portion 50 by the shaft portion 42, so that the entire hanger portion 20 from the rear edge side 26c. The amount of protrusion can be suppressed. For example, in the case where an axial portion extending from the rear edge 26c of the flange portion 26 so as to cross from the rear edge 26c is formed, it overlaps the roof lining 66 by the extension length of the axial portion. Therefore, the hanger part is easily affected by the deformed roof lining 66. On the other hand, if the shaft portion 42 is formed along the rear edge 26c of the flange portion 26 as in the embodiment, the distance between the front and rear directions intersecting with the rear edge 26c may be set to avoid interference with the grip body 12. The amount of protrusion from the rear edge 26c can be suppressed well. In addition, since the shaft portion 42 of the embodiment can secure the extension dimension of the shaft rod 44 in the vertical direction along the rear edge 26c of the flange portion 26, even if the protruding amount from the flange portion 26 is small, the hook portion 42 The strength of the portion 50 as a support portion can be sufficiently secured. And although the hanger part 20 is arrange | positioned in the front-end part vicinity of the grip main body 12, since the hook part 50 can be rotationally displaced, the function which hooks and hold | maintains articles | goods is not impaired. Thus, since the assist grip 10 has a small protrusion amount of the hanger part 20 from the attachment part 18, the hanger part 20 is not easily pushed even if the roof lining 66 is deformed to the vehicle compartment 74 side by the expansion of the airbag 72. The hanger part 20 can be prevented from being damaged. Since the assist grip 10 has a small protrusion amount of the hanger part 20 from the attachment part 18 and a small overlap with the roof lining 66, the deformation of the roof lining 66 accompanying the inflation and deployment of the airbag 72 is reduced. Therefore, smooth deployment of the airbag 72 can be allowed.

  The assist grip 10 is rotatably supported by the mounting portion 18 via a support shaft 58 in which the grip body 12 extends in the front-rear direction, but the shaft portion 42 intersects with the support shaft 58 in the flange portion 26. Since the hanger 20 is provided on the rear edge 26c extending in the direction, the hanger 20 hardly interferes with the rotating grip body 12. Therefore, the assist grip 10 can achieve both the difficulty of damaging the hanger part 20 and the ease of use in which the hanger part 20 does not hinder the rotation of the grip body 12. Further, since the shaft portion 42 is provided on the rear edge 26c of the flange portion 26 of the first mounting seat 14, the assist grip 10 is located in the space between both ends of the grip body 12, so that the grip body The hanger part 20 can be arrange | positioned using the space between the both ends of 12 effectively. That is, the assist grip 10 can be made compact even if the hanger portion 20 is provided by effectively using a space.

  In the assist grip 10, the hanger portion 20 does not protrude above the upper edge 26a of the flange portion 26, so that it does not easily interfere with the deformed roof lining 66 and can prevent the hanger portion 20 from being damaged. Further, the assist grip 10 has the hook portion 50 tilted so that the hook portion 56 does not protrude toward the vehicle compartment 74, so that the hook portion 56 does not get in the way. Since the assist grip 10 can be in any posture within a range in which the hook portion 50 does not interfere with the roof lining 66 and the grip body 12, the posture of the hook portion 50 can be adjusted according to the shape of the article to be hooked. Further, since the assist grip 10 includes the hanger portion 20 including the shaft portion 42 formed integrally with the mounting seat 14 and the hook portion 50 attached to the shaft portion 42 with one touch, the number of parts is small, and the assist grip 10 is attached. Work is easy. In addition, by preparing the hook portion 50 having a different shape of the hook portion 56, the hook portion 50 can be replaced according to the shape of the article to be hooked.

(Change example)
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as follows.
(1) In the embodiment, an example in which the assist grip is attached to a vehicle body covered with roof lining has been described. However, the assist grip may be arranged on an interior member such as a pillar garnish.
(2) The assist grip may be attached to a vehicle body in which no airbag device is disposed between the assist grip and the interior member.
(3) The assist grip may be configured such that one end portion of the grip body is supported by the mounting portion, or may be configured such that the grip body does not rotate.
(4) The hanger part may be provided on one or both of the mounting seats corresponding to both ends of the grip body.
(5) In the embodiment, the shaft portion provided on the rear edge side of the flange portion in the attachment portion has been described as an example, but the shaft portion may be provided so as to be located near the edge of the attachment portion, The shaft portion may be provided on the front edge or the lower edge of the flange portion. Moreover, what is necessary is just to provide an axial part so that an axial line may extend in the tangent direction of this edge, if the edge of a flange part is curvilinear.
(6) The attachment of the attachment seat to the vehicle body is not limited to that of the embodiment, and may be attached with screws, for example.
(7) The embodiment adopts a configuration in which the cylindrical portion of the hook portion is extrapolated to the shaft rod of the shaft portion, and the hook portion is rotatably supported by the shaft portion. Any configuration may be used as long as it is rotatably supported, and the shaft provided on the hook portion may be rotatably supported by the bearing provided on the shaft portion.
(8) The hook portion only needs to be configured to be able to hook an article and to be rotatably supported with respect to the shaft portion, and may be configured to have a hook portion formed on a plate-like member. Further, the hook portion may be configured such that the hook portion protrudes toward the passenger compartment in a posture along the roof lining.

10 assist grip, 12 grip body, 18 mounting part, 20 hanger part,
26c Rear edge (edge), 42 shaft portion, 50 hook portion, 58 support shaft,
66 roof lining (interior member), 70 airbag device, 72 airbag

Claims (3)

In the assist grip having a grip body which is supported on a mounting portion arranged on the cabin side of the inner instrumentation member and a hanger portion provided in the mounting portion,
The grip body is configured to be displaceable between a posture along the interior member and a posture standing on the passenger compartment side, both ends of which are rotatably supported by the mounting portion.
The hanger part is
A direction along the edge or a tangential direction of the edge provided along the edge extending in a direction intersecting the support axis of the grip body in the mounting portion arranged to overlap the vehicle interior side of the interior member A shaft portion formed such that the axis extends to
An assist grip, comprising: a hook portion that is supported so as to be rotatable about the axis with respect to the shaft portion and is capable of hooking an article. The shank assist grip according to claim 1 Symbol placement provided edge located between both ends of the grip body at the attachment portion. The assist grip according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the attachment portion is disposed on the interior member that is deformed when the airbag is inflated and deployed in the vehicle compartment by the operation of the airbag device.

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