JPH045401Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] a. Industrial application field The present invention relates to a seatbelt garnish that covers a seatbelt disposed along a center pillar, and in particular, the invention relates to a seatbelt garnish that covers a seatbelt disposed along a center pillar. This invention relates to an attachable seat belt garnish.

b. Prior Art A seatbelt installed in a seat of a vehicle is pulled upward along the center pillar from a seatbelt retractor disposed at the bottom of the center pillar, and is then disposed at the top of the center pillar. After being folded back by a slip guide, it is generally arranged so as to reach the occupant restraint section.

Incidentally, the seat belt along the center pillar is covered with a seat belt garnish so as not to interfere with the passenger's getting on and off the vehicle. 3 to 5 show conventional examples of this seat belt garnish. In the figures, 1 is a center pillar, 2 is a seat belt garnish, and 3 is a seat belt. The center pillar 1 is composed of an outer panel 1a and an inner panel 1b, and these panels 1a and 1b are spot-welded to each other at both left and right sides to form the center pillar 1 which is hollow inside. On the other hand, the seat belt garnish 2 has a belt insertion groove 4 formed along the longitudinal direction of the center pillar 1 and has a U-shaped cross section. It has a pair of engaging portions 7, 8 each having a U-shaped cross section that can be engaged with a pair of welding flange portions 5, 6 on both left and right sides, respectively.

A pair of left and right protrusions 11 and 12 extending inward of the belt insertion groove 4 are formed on the left and right side walls 9 and 10 at the end of the belt insertion groove 4.
A slit portion 13 for inserting the seat belt 3 into the belt insertion groove 4 is formed between the tip ends of the pair of projecting pieces 11 and 12. To attach the seat belt garnish 2, first insert the seat belt 3 through the slit portion 13 into the belt insertion groove 4, and then connect the pair of engaging portions 7, 8 to the pair of welded flange portions 5, 8 of the center pillar 1. 6, and finally attach the pair of projecting pieces 11 and 12 to the center pillar 1 with a pair of screws 14 and 15 as shown in FIG.
This is done by screwing it to the inner panel 1b of.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
2 may be fixed by one clip 16 inserted from the slit portion 13 of the center pillar trim 2 toward the inner panel 1b of the center pillar 1.

c Problems to be solved by the invention As mentioned above, the conventional seat belt garnish 2 connects the pair of projecting pieces 11 and 12 with the pair of screws 14 and
15 or one clip 16, but in either case, a screw hole or an insertion hole for the clip 16 must be provided in the center pillar. For this reason, there is a problem in that it takes time and effort to form a screw hole or an insertion hole, and work efficiency is particularly low when screwing. In addition, in the case of a clip fastening, the slit portion 13 is likely to open, which may cause the seat belt garnish 2 to wobble.

The present invention was developed to effectively solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a seat belt garnish that can be easily and securely attached to the center pillar without drilling a hole in the center pillar. It is about providing.

d Means for Solving the Problems The seat belt garnish of the present invention has a belt insertion groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the center pillar, and a belt insertion groove formed from the left and right side walls defining the belt insertion groove. A pair of protruding pieces extending inwardly, a pair of engaging parts that can be engaged with both left and right sides of the center pillar, and a pair of engaging parts that are respectively engaged with the protruding pieces and causing the protruding pieces to In the seatbelt garnish, the seatbelt garnish includes clips that connect to each other and covers a seatbelt disposed along the center pillar by passing it through the belt insertion groove, wherein the protruding piece is attached to the center pillar. a front wall disposed parallel to the inner panel with a distance from the inner panel, and a ceiling wall extending between the upper end of the front wall and the upper end of the side wall and reaching the inner panel of the center pillar. composed of
Further, a notch for inserting the clip is formed in the ceiling wall, and a connecting piece protruding toward the inner panel of the center is formed at the end of the front wall, so that the clip can be inserted into the center. A plate having an elasticity of The above-mentioned connecting piece is fitted into the hole to restrain the pair of projecting pieces from each other, and the connecting piece prevents the clip from coming off.

e Examples Examples of the present invention will be described below based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

This seat belt garnish 2 has projecting pieces 11 and 12 at the opening of the belt insertion groove 4.
These projecting pieces 11 and 12 are attached to the center pillar 1.
Front walls 11a, 12a extend parallel to the inner panel 1b from the side walls 9, 10 so as to approach each other at a distance from the inner panel 1b; 10
It has ceiling walls 11b, 12b extending across the upper end and reaching the inner panel 1b, and connecting pieces 31, 32 are formed at the ends of the projecting pieces 11, 12. The connecting pieces 31 and 32 form cutouts 11d and 12d in the inner walls 11c and 12c installed across the ends of the front walls 11a and 12a and the ends of the ceiling walls 11b and 12b, and
It is defined by forming notches 11e and 12e in parts of 1b and 12b. The clip 30 is made by bending a sheet metal or the like having appropriate elasticity into a substantially U-shape, and an engagement hole 33 is formed near the bent portion of one of the bent pieces. One end of the clip 30 below the matching hole 33 has a V
A protrusion 34 is formed which is bent into a letter shape. Since the configuration of other parts is the same as that of the conventional one, the same parts as in FIGS. 3 to 5 are given the same reference numerals, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

This seat belt garnish 2 is constructed as described above, and the seat belt garnish 2 is attached to the center pillar 1 by inserting the seat belt 3 from the slit portion 13 into the belt insertion groove 4 in the same manner as in the conventional method. Then, the pair of engaging parts 7, 8
A pair of welded flanges 5 and 6 of the center pillar 1
to engage. Finally, when the clip 30 is inserted into the notches 11e and 12e of the pair of projecting pieces 11 and 12 from the direction of arrow a in FIG. As a result, the tip ends of the pair of protrusions 11 and 12 are substantially connected to each other, and the slit portion 13 is prevented from expanding. Further, the lower edge of the hole 33 of the clip 30 engages with the lower ends of the pair of connecting pieces 31, 32, thereby preventing the clip 30 from being pulled out naturally upwards. Further, the protruding portion 34 of the clip 30 is formed on the inner wall 11c,
It comes into contact with the end face of the clip 12c and prevents the clip 30 from rattling.

f. Effect of the invention As described above, the present invention allows the hole of the clip to fit into the connecting part of the protruding pieces by inserting the clip into the pair of protruding pieces, thereby connecting the pair of protruding pieces. In addition to restraining each other, it also prevents the clip from coming out.

Therefore, there is no need to form a screw hole, a clip insertion hole, etc. for fixing the projecting piece to the center pillar, and the efficiency of the seat belt garnish installation work can be improved. Furthermore, regardless of whether the vehicle is equipped with a seat belt garnish or not, the same center pillar with no screw holes etc. in the inner panel of the center pillar can be used, making parts management very simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the seat belt garnish attached to the center pillar, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the back side of the upper end of the seat belt garnish, and Figures 3 to 5 show conventional seat belt garnishes.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showing another conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Center pillar, 2... Seatbelt garnish, 3... Seatbelt, 4... Belt insertion groove, 7, 8... Engagement part, 11, 12... Projection part, 11a, 12a... ...Front wall, 11b, 12b
...Ceiling wall, 11c, 12c...Inner wall, 11
d, 12d, 11e, 12e...notch, 13...
Slit part, 30... Clip, 31, 32...
Connecting piece portion, 33... engagement hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a belt insertion groove formed along the longitudinal direction of the center pillar; a pair of projecting pieces extending inward from the left and right side walls defining the belt insertion groove; The clip is disposed along the center pillar and includes a pair of engaging portions that can be engaged with the left and right sides of the center pillar, and a clip that engages with the protruding pieces and connects the protruding pieces with each other. In the seat belt garnish, the protruding piece is arranged parallel to and spaced from the inner panel of the center pillar. and a ceiling wall that spans the upper end of the front wall and the upper end of the side wall and reaches the inner panel of the center pillar, and further includes a ceiling wall for inserting the clip. A notch is formed, and a connecting piece protruding toward the inner panel of the center is formed at the end of the front wall. an engaging hole is formed near the bent portion of one of the bent pieces, the clip is inserted into the notch, the connecting piece is fitted into the engaging hole, A seat belt garnish, characterized in that the pair of projecting pieces are constrained to each other, and the connecting piece prevents the clip from coming off.