JPH0433127Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a mounting structure for attaching an automobile sun visor to the ceiling surface of a vehicle interior.

(Prior art) Conventionally, as a mounting structure for attaching an automobile sun visor to the ceiling surface of a vehicle interior, an adapter is attached to the base of an L-shaped stay protruding from the sun visor, and a pair of It is known that the above-mentioned adapter is fixed to the ceiling surface with a screw passing through the through-hole of the vehicle sun visor, thereby attaching the automobile sun visor to the ceiling surface.

With this conventional mounting structure, it is necessary to hold the sun visor so that the adapter is in contact with a predetermined position on the ceiling surface, and then screw the screw into the through hole of the adapter. Easy to drop screws to do. Furthermore, in order to screw in one screw and then screw in the other, it is necessary to rotate the sun visor around a vertical axis so that it does not get in the way, which makes the work of installing the sun visor time-consuming.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made in order to eliminate such conventional drawbacks, and provides an automobile sun visor mounting structure that allows the sun visor to be easily and quickly mounted on the ceiling surface of the vehicle interior. It is something to do.

(Structure of the invention) This invention has a stay attached to the sun visor so that one end projects, an adapter attached to the protruding end of the stay, and a clip, and a pair of guide parts on the top surface of the adapter. is formed, and the guide part and the clip are such that the clip is movably held by the guide part, the upper end of the clip protrudes above the guide part, and as the clip moves, the side end part of the clip is moved by the guide part. A hole into which the guide part is inserted is formed in the ceiling surface at a position corresponding to the pair of guide parts, and an inclined guide surface is provided above the hole. When the adapter is pressed against the ceiling surface, the upper end of the clip is pressed against the guide surface, and the force causes the clip to move within the guide, and the side end engages the upper surface of the edge of the hole. The adapter is configured to be fixed to the ceiling surface by being stopped.

According to the above configuration, by pushing the adapter upward into the hole in the ceiling surface while holding the clip in the guide part, the upper end of the clip comes into contact with the guide surface, and by continuing to press it, The clip is pushed by the guide surface and moves to the side, and the side end of the clip comes to engage with the upper surface of the edge of the hole in the ceiling surface. As a result, the adapter is fixed to the ceiling via the pair of clips, and the sun visor is attached to the ceiling.

(Example) In FIG. 1, the horizontal bar portion 21 of the L-shaped stay 2 is inserted into the sun visor 1, whereby the sun visor 1 and the stay 2 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable around a horizontal axis. Further, an adapter 3 is fitted onto the vertical bar portion 22 of the stay 2 projecting upward from the sun visor 1, whereby the stay 2 and the adapter 3 are connected to each other so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis.

On the upper surface of the adapter 3, a stay holding part 31 and a pair of guide parts 32 arranged in a straight line on both sides of the stay holding part 31 are integrally formed of synthetic resin or the like so as to protrude upward. The ceiling panel 5 of the vehicle compartment has fitting holes 51 and engagement holes (holes) corresponding to the stay holding part 31 and the guide part 32.
52 is formed to penetrate therethrough.

As shown in FIG. 3, the guide section 32 includes a flat plate-shaped floor section 321 with a predetermined thickness, a pair of standing walls 322 arranged parallel to each other at regular intervals on both ends of this floor section 321, and an upper part of the standing walls 322. It is composed of a bent edge 323 that extends continuously from the edge so that the tips approach each other, and between the vertical walls 322 and the bent edge 3.
A groove 324 is formed between the tips of 23. When the ceiling panel 5 is composed of a substrate 5a and a cushion material 5b, as shown in FIG. 2, for example, the floor portion 321 is formed to have a thickness slightly smaller than the total thickness of the substrate 5a and the cushion material 5b.

The pair of guide parts 32 include a horizontal piece 41 and a vertical piece 4.
2, a clip 4 having an L-shape in side view is held in opposite directions, and this clip 4 is held at the tip of the horizontal piece 41 (the side end of the clip) as shown in FIG. The bottom surface is the top surface of the ceiling panel 5,
The upper surface of the horizontal piece 41 is the lower surface of the bent edge 323, and the horizontal piece 41
are arranged so that the lower surfaces of the base end portions of the adapters 3 and 3 are in contact with the upper surfaces of the floor portions 321, respectively, and the adapter 3 is attached to the ceiling panel 5 in this state.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stay holding portion 31 of the adapter 3 is formed with two vertical ribs 311 protruding from the outer periphery, and the fitting hole 51 is formed with a recess 511 corresponding to the ribs 311. has been done.
As a result, when attaching the adapter 3 to the ceiling panel 5, by arranging the adapter 3 so that the rib 311 fits into the recess 511, the clip 4 held by the guide portion 32 and the engagement hole are arranged. 52.

As shown in FIG. 3, the clip 4 has a horizontal piece 41 and a vertical piece 42 that are integrally formed of, for example, a spring steel plate, and the flat horizontal piece 41 has its tip facing upward. It is formed in a curved manner. Further, the upper end of the vertical piece 42 is also formed to be slightly curved toward the side piece 41, and notch recesses 421 are formed on both sides of the lower end of the vertical piece 42. This cutout recess 421 forms a narrowed portion 422 at the lower end of the vertical piece.

The horizontal piece 41 of this clip 4 and the narrowing part 42
2 is inserted into the groove 324 except for the tip of the horizontal piece 41 as shown by the dashed line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, it is held between the upper surface of the floor portion 321, the inner surface of the standing wall 322, and the lower surface of the bent edge 323 from above and below and from the left and right, so as to be movable outward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the engagement hole 52 of the ceiling panel 5 is formed with an inclined guide surface 53 that gradually rises from the hole edge on the engagement hole 51 side facing into the vehicle interior. An opening edge 54 is formed on opposite sides of the engagement hole 52 .

To attach the adapter 3 having the above configuration to the ceiling panel 5, first attach the clips 4 to the guide parts 32 on both sides.
Insert the clip 4 and guide part 3 in opposite directions as shown by the dashed-dotted arrows in the figure.
2 into the engagement hole 5 of the ceiling panel 5 as shown in FIG.
2 from below. Then, the upper end of the vertical piece 42 of the clip first comes into contact with the guide surface 53 as shown by the one-dot chain line in the figure, and when the adapter 3 is pressed upward in this state, the upper end of the vertical piece 42 comes into contact with the guide surface 53.
3 acts to move the clip 4 outward (to the left in the figure).

Therefore, as the adapter 3 is pressed upward, the upper end of the vertical piece 42 moves toward the guide surface 5 as shown by the one-dot chain line, the two-dot chain line, and the three-dot chain line in FIG.
3, the clip 4 moves outwardly along the guide portion 32. And horizontal piece 4
1 comes into contact with the upper surface of the opening edge 54 of the ceiling panel 5. This allows the adapter 3 to attach to the horizontal piece 4 of the clip 4 as shown in FIG.
The bottom surface of the tip of 1 is the top surface of the ceiling panel 5, and the horizontal piece 41
The upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the bent edge 323 and the lower surface of the proximal end of the horizontal piece 41 is in contact with the upper surface of the floor section 321, respectively, so that it is supported by the ceiling panel 5.

As a result, vertical and horizontal movement of the adapter 3 is restricted by the engagement of the clip 4 and the outer peripheral surface of the guide portion 32 with the engagement hole 52, thereby allowing the sun visor 1 to attach to the ceiling of the vehicle interior. Installed.

In the above embodiment, the clip 4 has the horizontal piece 41 formed into a substantially flat plate shape.
For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the horizontal piece 41a may be formed to curve upwardly in a convex manner. In this case, the inner height between the upper surface of the floor portion 321a and the lower surface of the bent edge 323a is set to be approximately the same as the height from the bottom edge to the top edge of the horizontal piece 41a (thickness of the horizontal piece 41a). do it. Also, as shown in the same figure, when attaching the adapter 3a, the clip 4a
The distal end portion of the horizontal piece 41a may also be held within the guide portion 32a. Furthermore, the guide portion 32a is arranged so that the groove 324a that holds the clip 4a has a downward slope in the moving direction of the clip 4.
may be configured.

Also, clips 4 and 4 shown in FIGS. 2 and 6
a is formed so that the vertical piece 42 is inclined forward toward the horizontal pieces 41, 41a;
It may be formed by being bent approximately at right angles to 1a. Further, the clips 4, 4a may be made of synthetic resin, for example, and in this case, the horizontal pieces 41, 4a may be made of synthetic resin.
A reinforcing rib (not shown) may be integrally formed at the intersection between 1a and the vertical piece 42.

(Effect of the invention) According to the structure of the mounting part of the automobile sun visor of this invention, by pressing the adapter upward into the hole in the ceiling surface while holding the clip in the guide part, the adapter can be inserted through the clip. Since it is fixed in position on the ceiling surface, the sun visor can be installed simply by pressing the adapter against the ceiling surface, and the troublesome screw-fastening work can be omitted. Therefore, the sun visor can be easily and quickly attached to the ceiling surface of the vehicle interior.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of this invention.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the main parts of the adapter shown in Figure 1 attached to the ceiling, Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the guide part and clip in Figure 1, and Figure 4 is a clip inserted into the guide part. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a method of attaching the sun visor shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the clip and the guide portion. 1... Sun visor, 2... Stay, 3... Adapter, 4... Clip, 5... Ceiling panel (ceiling surface), 32, 32a... Guide part, 41... Horizontal piece,
42... Vertical piece, 52... Engagement hole (hole), 53...
guide surface.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. It has a stay attached to the sun visor so that one end protrudes, an adapter attached to the protruding end of this stay, and a clip, and a pair of guide parts on the upper surface of the adapter. The guide part and the clip are such that the clip is movably held by the guide part, the upper end of the clip protrudes above the guide part, and as the clip moves, the side end part of the clip is moved by the guide part. A hole into which the guide part is inserted is formed in the ceiling surface at a position corresponding to the pair of guide parts, and an inclined guide surface is provided above the hole. When the adapter is pressed against the ceiling surface, the upper end of the clip is pressed against the guide surface, and the force causes the clip to move within the guide, and the side end engages the upper surface of the edge of the hole. 1. A mounting structure for an automobile sun visor, characterized in that the adapter is configured to be fixed to a ceiling surface by being stopped. 2. Registration of a utility model characterized in that the clip has a substantially L-shape in side view with a horizontal piece and a vertical piece, and the guide portion has a groove shape for holding the horizontal piece. A mounting structure for an automobile sun visor according to claim 1.