JPH042110Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a seatbelt retractor, and more particularly, to a mounting structure for a retractor that is mounted inside a center console provided between seats of a passenger car. . This is, for example,
It is used in passive seat belts, etc.

[Prior art]

For example, seatbelt retractors installed in the front seats of passenger cars, etc.
As described in Japanese Patent No. 100153, there is one installed in the center console. In this system, one end of a pair of seat belts is hooked to an anchor provided at the top of the left and right doors, and each other end of the seat belt is attached to a retractor placed between the seats. A retractor, which is a reel for retracting or reeling out seat belts, is installed in the center console between the seats to maintain the left and right seat belts in an appropriate tension state. At that location, consideration is given to the orientation of bolts for mounting and fixing the retractor.

By the way, in an emergency, a large load is applied to the seat belt, so the retractor must be firmly attached to the vehicle body. Therefore, the structure of the mounting portion of the retractor requires sufficient reinforcement.
An armrest is formed near the rear side of the center console seat, but if the armrest is fixed to the top of the console, it should be lowered slightly so that it does not get in the way when not in use. There is. The console on which such an armrest is formed is made of synthetic resin or the like into a box shape, and is stable when placed on the floor, so no reinforcement is applied to increase the strength of the armrest. Therefore, when a retractor is provided in such a center console, the retractor is fixed to the floor panel below where the accessory case is formed. The floor panels are generally thin, and in order to secure the seat belts, which are sometimes subjected to large forces, they must be reinforced by attaching a plate from the back of the floor, or the retractor bracket itself must be made stronger. , it was necessary to ensure sufficient fixation at both the front and rear ends of the retractor. As a result, the structure for attaching the seat belt retractor to the vehicle body is complicated, and the assembly work is also time-consuming.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

As described above, the mounting structure of the seat belt retractor in the center console is a complicated mounting structure that takes into consideration the magnitude and direction of the force acting on the retractor. On the other hand, when a center console is provided with a tiltable armrest supported in a cantilevered manner, a console reinforcement is inserted into the console to strengthen the support. To secure the reinforcement, the floor must also be strong, so thick console brackets are installed, for example, over the tunnel section of the floor. This bracket not only fixes the console reinforcement, but also takes into account the longitudinal forces that act on the armrest, and must be highly rigid so that it can control the console's inclination. Moreover, when the above-mentioned seat belt retractor is installed in the console, it is necessary to have a mounting structure suitable for the fixing and tensioning direction of the seat belt, resulting in the problem of increasingly complicated installation of the seat belt retractor.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a seat belt retractor mounting structure that is simple and can be easily assembled inside a center console.

[Means for solving problems]

The means for achieving the above purpose is that a console reinforcement is provided on the rear side of the center console provided between the front seats, and a console bracket that fixes the lower end of the console reinforcement is attached to the vehicle body. The other end of the seat belt retractor is attached to the seat belt and has one end fixed to the vehicle body on the front side of the console bracket, and the other end is fixed to the console bracket.

[Function] A console bracket is attached to the vehicle body, and the lower end of the console reinforcement is fixed to this bracket to reinforce the center console. One end of the seat belt retractor is fixed to the vehicle body in front of the console bracket, and the other end is fixed to the console bracket. Therefore, since the console bracket is also used for attaching the seat belt retractor, the seat belt retractor can be securely attached without requiring any other reinforcing member.

[Effect of idea]

The seatbelt retractor mounting structure of the present invention has the other end of the seatbelt retractor fixed to the console bracket that fixes the lower end of the console reinforcement, so a new reinforcing member is required for mounting the seatbelt retractor. Even if the console bracket is not provided, the console bracket can be used also as a reinforcing member of the retractor. Therefore, almost no reinforcement is required on the side of the floor panel to which one end of the seat belt is fixed, making installation easier as a whole and simplifying the structure. What's more, the retractor itself also serves as a reinforcement for the console bracket.
It also has the effect of preventing the console reinforcement attached to the bracket from tilting.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on examples thereof. The seatbelt retractor mounting structure shown in this embodiment is applied to a center console 2 having a structure in which an armrest 1 that can be tilted forward is supported on a cantilever, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
Since the presence of the armrest 1 on the upper part of the console 2 requires improvement in strength, a console reinforcement 3 is provided for this purpose. The lower end of the console reinforcement 3 needs to be fixed to the vehicle body side, so the floor panel 4
The console bracket 5 is fixed so as to reinforce the. The lower end of the console reinforcement 3 described above is attached to the console bracket 5, and the console 2 is reinforced by the reinforcement 3.

The rear end side 6a of the seat belt retractor 6 is fixed to the console bracket 5, and the front end side 6b is fixed to the console bracket 5.
is fixed to the floor panel 4. A tunnel 4a extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the center of the floor panel 4.
A pair of console reinforcements 3 are erected on a console bracket 5 which is installed so as to cover the protrusion side of the console bracket 5, and are fixed with bolts 7 etc. to form a structure that supports and reinforces the armrest 1. -ing The mounting shaft 3a of the armrest 1 is horizontally suspended on the upper end of the console reinforcement 5, and the armrest 1 is supported on this so that it can freely tilt forward from the state where it is leaning between the left and right seats 8A and 8B. has been done. Therefore, the armrest 1 has a cantilever support structure and is in a situation where a large force is likely to be applied to the console reinforcement 5.
In addition, 2a in the figure is the entrance/exit hole of the seat belt, and 9
is the handbrake.

Such a cantilevered armrest 1 needs to have sufficient support so that it can withstand a relatively large load. Therefore, by attaching the console reinforcement 3 to the floor panel 4 via the console bracket 5 having sufficient strength, the necessary strength is secured and the armrest 1 can be easily assembled. ing.

Incidentally, in the case of a passive type seat belt, the appropriate mounting position of the front seat belt retractor 6 is a position immediately in front of where the console bracket 5 is mounted. Although not shown, one end of the seatbelt is fixed to an anchor that moves along a rail placed at the upper end of the left and right front doors, and the other end of each pair of seatbelts is attached to the above-mentioned locations. This is because when the seat belt is hooked to the retractor 6, the seat belt is in a good tensioned state. Furthermore, when a large load is applied to the seatbelt during a collision and a load is applied diagonally forward and upward to the seatbelt retractor 6, the console bracket 5 can absorb the impact. Therefore, if the console bracket 5 described above is also used to attach the seat belt retractor 6, the strength necessary for the retractor 6 can be obtained, and there is no need to provide a reinforcing member necessary for attaching the retractor 6, and the structure can be improved. It's extremely convenient.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the rear end side 6a of the attachment part of the seatbelt retractor 6 is placed on the upper surface of the console bracket 5 and fixed with bolts 6c, and the front end side 6b is similarly placed on the upper surface of the central protrusion part of the floor panel 4. It is fixed with a bolt 6d. In such a mounting structure, the console bracket 5 also serves as a support structure for the armrest 1 and the tractor 6, so when assembling the armrest 1, the seat belt retractor 6 can be easily installed without using any separate parts. Can be installed on. In addition, FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the center console 2,
10 in the figure is a seat belt, and the armrest 1 is in a state of being tilted so as to extend forward for use. It can be seen that the seat belt 10 is let out from the entrance/exit hole 2a opened on the side of the center console 2.

In this way, the retractor mounting structure can be reinforced with a single bracket, and even though the reinforcing member is provided for other purposes, it is extremely simple and can be used for that purpose.
Furthermore, a predetermined holding strength can be obtained. Furthermore, the retractor exerts a tensioning effect on the floor panel, which also functions to regulate the inclination of the console reinforcement supporting the armrest. As a result, it is also possible to reduce the strength and size of the console bracket required when the armrest is supported in a cantilevered manner. On the other hand, since the force acting on the fixing portion on the floor side is reduced, reinforcement of the floor becomes unnecessary or can be done with a very simple reinforcement.

Although the present invention has been described in the above embodiments as an example applied to a center console having a tilting armrest, it goes without saying that the present invention can also be applied to a console having a fixed armrest.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front view of the seatbelt retractor mounting structure of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a cross section at the location where the console reinforcement is located.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view taken in the direction of the - line arrow in the figure, and FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view including the center console and armrest. 2...Center console, 3...Console reinforcement, 4...Vehicle body (floor panel), 5...Console bracket, 6...Seat belt retractor, 6a...One end, 6b...
other end.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A console reinforcement is provided on the rear side of a center console provided between the front seats, and a console bracket that fixes the lower end of the console reinforcement is attached to the vehicle body. . A seatbelt retractor mounting structure, wherein one end of the seatbelt retractor is fixed to the vehicle body on the front side of a console bracket, and the other end of the seatbelt retractor is fixed to the console bracket.