JPH0534055U - Pillar trim joint structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] An object of the present invention is to provide a pillar trim joint structure that improves the appearance of a joint portion between a pillar trim and a mating component adjacent thereto. [Structure] A tip portion 13 of a mounting flange 12 formed on a lower end edge 11 of a pillar trim 10 is provided with an opening 2 of a mating component 20.
3 is elastically contacted with the inner edge portion 23a of the outer peripheral portion 23 of the opening 3 and the support portion 15 of the mounting flange 12 is attached to the outer edge portion 23b of the opening 23.
The pillar trim 10 on the vehicle body panel,
According to the lever principle, the lower end edge 11 of the pillar trim 10 is spring-biased in the direction opposite to the mounting direction to eliminate the gap between the pillar trim 10 and the mating component 20.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a joint structure between a pillar trim such as a front pillar trim and a center pillar trim and an adjacent mating component.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The joint structure between the pillar trim and the adjacent mating component will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7 by exemplifying the front pillar trim and the instrument pad.

In the drawings, a mounting flange 2 is formed downward at approximately the center of a lower end edge 1 a of a front pillar trim 1, and the mounting flange 2 is opened in an opening 4 of an instrument pad 3. ing. First, as shown in FIG. 7, the mounting flange 2 of the front pillar trim 1 is inserted into the opening 4 and then the front pillar trim 1 is mounted to a front pillar panel (not shown) via a clip or the like. ing.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, in the conventional structure, the front pillar trim 1 and the instrument pad 3 are joined together only by inserting the mounting flange 2 of the front pillar trim 1 into the opening 4 of the instrument pad 3. The attachment at the lower end is unstable, and there is a risk of rattling due to vibration during traveling.

Further, due to dimensional errors and mounting errors of the front pillar trim 1, the instrument pad 3, etc., a gap is apt to occur at a portion indicated by A in FIG. At the same time, it has been pointed out that there is a problem of reducing it.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pillar trim in a joint structure between a pillar trim such as a front pillar trim and a center pillar trim and an adjacent mating component. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pillar trim joint structure that can be firmly attached to the joint part of the pillar, and that there is no gap between the two and a beautiful appearance.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a pillar trim joining structure in which a mounting flange provided at a lower end edge of a pillar trim is inserted into an opening of a mating component and the lower end edge of the pillar trim is fitted to the mating component. When the tip of the mounting flange is elastically contacted with the inner edge of the opening and the support portion of the mounting flange is brought into contact with the outer edge of the opening, and the pillar trim is pressed toward the vehicle body panel side, The feature is that the lower edge is spring-biased toward the mating part.

[0008]

[Action]

 As is clear from the above configuration, the tip of the mounting flange makes elastic contact with the inner edge of the opening, and the support above it abuts the outer edge of the opening. When mounted, the external force applied in this mounting direction is based on the lever principle, and the lower edge of the pillar trim is spring-biased in the direction opposite to the mounting direction, that is, on the mating component side, with the support portion of the mounting flange as the fulcrum. As a result, the lower edge of the pillar trim and the mating part are always in close contact with each other.

Further, since the tip portion of the mounting flange of the pillar trim is elastically contacted with the inner edge of the opening of the mating component, the mounting flange does not rattle in the opening as in the conventional case, and the lower end portion of the pillar trim is prevented. The mounting condition is stable.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, a pillar trim joining structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a joining structure of a front pillar trim to an instrument pad, and FIG. 1 is an overall view showing a state before joining a front pillar trim and an instrument pad, 2 and 3 are perspective views and sectional views showing a state in which the front pillar trim is joined to the instrument pad.

In FIG. 1, the front pillar trim 10 is made of a long resin molded body, and a mounting flange 12 facing downward is integrally provided at substantially the center of a lower end edge 11.

Further, the mounting flange 12 has a substantially C-shaped cross section, and a rib 14 is integrally formed on the tip portion 13.

On the other hand, the instrument pad 20 to which the lower end portion of the front pillar trim 10 is attached is formed by covering the surface of the resin core material 21 with the skin material 22, and the mounting flange 12 of the front pillar trim 10 is inserted. The opening 23 has been opened.

Then, after the mounting flange 12 of the front pillar trim 10 is inserted into the opening 23 of the instrument pad 20, the front pillar trim 10 is mounted to a front pillar panel (not shown) via a clip or the like, so that the front pillar trim 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the rib 14 formed on the tip portion 13 of the attachment flange 12 is elastically contacted with the inner edge portion 23a of the opening 23 in this state. Also, the other side 23b of the opening 23 is in surface contact with the support portion 15 of the mounting flange 12.

As shown by the arrow in FIG. 3, when an external force is applied in the mounting direction of the front pillar trim 10, the lever 15 serves as a fulcrum to support the supporting portion 15 of the mounting flange 12, and the inner edge of the opening 23 is The portion 23a presses the rib 14, and as a result, the lower end edge 11 of the front pillar trim 10 is spring-biased to the corner portion 20a of the instrument pad 20, and the lower end edge 11 of the front pillar trim 10 is pressed. A gap does not occur between the corner portion 20a of the instrument pad 20 and the instrument pad 20.

Therefore, since the mounting flange 12 of the front pillar trim 10 is engaged in the opening 23 of the instrument pad 20 in an elastic contact state, the mounting strength of the lower end portion of the front pillar trim 10 is strengthened, and the running pillar is There is no rattling due to vibration, etc., and the mounting stability is excellent, and there is no gap between the lower end edge 11 of the front pillar trim 10 and the corner portion 20a of the instrument pad 20, so the joint between the both It also has the advantage of significantly improving the appearance.

Next, FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the present invention. Instead of the rib 14, the tip end portion 13 of the mounting flange 12 is set to be thick, and the tip end portion 13 of the mounting flange 12 is set. The same effect can be obtained even if is elastically contacted with the inner edge portion 23a of the opening 23 of the instrument pad 20.

In the present embodiment, when the mounting flange 12 is inserted into the opening 23, a feeling of moderation is obtained, good mounting workability can be expected, and the strength of the mounting flange 12 is further strengthened. Therefore, the attachment strength of the lower end portion of the front pillar trim 10 can be further enhanced.

[0020]

[Effect of the device]

 As explained above, the pillar trim joining structure according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) When the pillar trim is attached to the vehicle body panel, since the lower end edge of the pillar trim is spring-biased toward the mating component side, the lower end edge of the pillar trim is closely joined to the mating component side. It has an effect that the appearance of the joint portion is significantly improved without the occurrence of cracks.

(2) Since the tip end portion of the mounting flange provided on the lower end edge of the pillar trim is elastically engaged with the opening edge portion of the mating component, the mounting flange can be simply attached as in the conventional case. Compared with the one in which it is inserted, the engaging force between the two enhances the attachment strength at the lower end of the pillar trim, and has the effect of excellent attachment stability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a front pillar trim and an instrument pad to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the front pillar trim shown in FIG. 1 is joined to an instrument pad.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part showing another embodiment of a front pillar trim to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a joint portion between a conventional front pillar trim and an instrument pad.

6 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a state before joining a conventional front pillar trim and an instrument pad.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Front Pillar Trim 11 Lower Edge 12 Mounting Flange 13 Tip 14 Rib 15 Support 20 Instrument Pad 21 Core Material 22 Skin Material 23 Opening

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A lower edge (11) of a pillar trim (10).
The mounting flange (12) provided on the
In the joint structure of the pillar trim, which is inserted into the opening (23) of the pillar trim and the lower end edge (11) of the pillar trim (10) and the mating component (20) are attached to each other, the tip end portion (13) of the mounting flange (12). While making elastic contact with the inner edge (23a) of the opening (23),
The support portion (15) of the mounting flange (12) is opened (2
When the pillar trim (10) is pressed against the vehicle body panel side by abutting against the outer edge portion (23b) of 3), the lower end edge (11) of the pillar trim (10) is spring-biased toward the mating component (20) side. Pillar trim joint structure characterized by