JPH0540556U - Food opener - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent the occurrence of sink marks due to resin molding on the surface of the thick portion provided as a handle at the end of the plate-shaped hood opener body, and improve the appearance. [Structure] A plate-shaped hood opener main body 4 pivotally supported about one end is provided, and the hood opener main body 4 is provided.
In the hood opener 3 made of a resin integrally formed by forming a raised portion 6 on the back surface side of the other end of the raised portion 6 and providing a thick portion 7 as a handle portion at this portion, for preventing sink marks on the raised portion 6 The slit 8 is provided.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a hood opener for opening a hood of an automobile, and is particularly suitable for application to a resin-made integrally-formed hood opener arranged on a front surface portion of an instrument panel.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The hood (bonnet) that covers the engine room of the automobile is locked in the closed position by the locking means, and by unlocking this locking means, the hood is rotated around the hinge to open the lid. Is becoming Then, in order to enable the unlocking operation of the above-mentioned locking means to be carried out in the passenger compartment of an automobile, there is one in which a hood opener made of a resin integrally molded product is arranged on the front surface of the instrument panel.

FIG. 5 shows a conventional hood opener 10 of this type. The hood opener 10 has a plate-shaped hood opener main body 11 which is mounted flush with the front surface of an instrument panel. A rotary shaft (not shown) integrally formed on both sides of the upper end of the plate-shaped main body 11 is pivotally attached to the instrument panel so as to be rotatable, and a handle at the lower end of the hood opener main body 11 is gripped. The locking means of the hood can be unlocked by hooking the portion 12 with a finger and rotating the portion about the rotation axis toward the front.

By the way, the lower end of the hood opener body 11 described above, that is, the handle portion 12 of the hood opener 10 is reinforced as shown in FIG. A raised portion 13 having a substantially semicircular cross section is integrally formed at the lower end of the back surface 11a, and this portion is configured as a thick portion 14.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional hood opener 10 as described above, a sink mark is formed on the surface of the thick portion 14, that is, the face opposite to the raised portion 13 during resin molding, and the sinker portion is the driver seat side. There is a problem that it is visible from the outside and impairs the appearance. In addition, in some cases, it is necessary to use a slip prevention member which is a separate component for the raised portion 13.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to prevent sink marks from being generated on the surface of the driver's seat side and to prevent slippage during rotation operation. It is to provide a hood opener that does not require the use of separate parts.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a plate-shaped hood opener body rotatably supported around one end, and a raised portion is formed on the back surface of the other end of the hood opener body. Then, in the hood opener made of a resin integrally formed by providing a thick portion as a grip portion at this portion, a slit for preventing sink mark is provided in the raised portion.

[0008]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 shows an instrument panel body 1 of an automobile. In the instrument panel body 1, a hood opener 3 is provided at a position below an instrument housing 2 located in the front part of a driver's seat. Are arranged.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the hood opener 3 includes a hood opener body 4 having a rectangular plate shape that is slightly curved, and one end (upper end) of the hood opener body 4. It is made of resin and has a pair of cylindrical support shafts 5a and 5b extending on the same axis on both sides and a raised portion 6 provided on the other end (lower end) side of the back surface 4a of the hood opener body 4. It consists of an integrally molded product.

The raised portion 6 of the hood opener 3 described above is formed in a semicircular cross section as shown in FIG. 4, and the lower end portion of the hood opener body 4 in which the raised portion 6 is provided is a thick portion ( It is configured as a handle portion) 7. A plurality of slits 8 extending along the thickness direction of the thick portion 7 are arranged in parallel on the raised portion 6 at substantially equal intervals. The slit 8 is provided only in the upper half portion of the raised portion 6, is not extended to the hood opener main body 4, and is not extended to the lower half portion of the raised portion 6.

Therefore, the support shafts 5a and 5b of the hood opener 3 are provided with support pins (not shown) horizontally installed in the hood opener housing recess 9 (see FIG. 1) of the instrument panel body 1. The hood opener 3 is rotatably mounted around the support pin and the support shafts 5a and 5b. Then, the driver or the like hooks his / her finger on the raised portion 6 of the hood opener 3 and pulls it forward, whereby the hood opener 3 is rotated, and the hood lock mechanism (not shown) is unlocked in accordance with this rotating operation. It is structured so that it can be trained.

According to the hood opener 3 as described above, since the plurality of slits 8 extending along the thickness direction are provided in the raised portion 6 that constitutes the thick portion 7, when forming the resin of the hood opener 3, It is possible to effectively prevent sink marks from being formed on the surface of the thick portion 7 on the side opposite to the raised portion 6, that is, the surface 4b (see FIG. 2) of the lower end portion of the hood opener body 4. Therefore, there is no fear of impairing the appearance of the surface 3a of the hood opener 3 which is visible to the occupant. Further, since the slit 8 functions as a slip stopper during the turning operation of the hood opener 3, the turning operation is easy to perform. In addition, there is an advantage that the structure is simple and the cost is low because the anti-slip member as a separate component is not required.

As described above, one embodiment of the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. is there. For example, the shape of the raised portion 6, the shape of the slits 8, the extending direction, and the number can be arbitrarily changed as necessary.

[0015]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, since the slit for preventing sink mark is formed in the raised portion (thickness portion) of the hood opener main body which is the grip portion, the presence of the slit causes the thick portion It is possible to prevent the sink mark peculiar to resin molding from occurring on the surface, that is, the surface on the side of the vehicle interior, and improve the appearance. Moreover, even if the slit is provided, there is no problem in practical use in terms of the function and strength of the thick handle portion. Further, the slit serves as a slip stopper when the hood opener is rotated, and it is not necessary to use a separate slip stopper member, so that it is possible to provide a hood opener having a simple structure and low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an instrument panel body including a hood opener according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hood opener according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the hood opener.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part of the hood opener.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part of a conventional hood opener.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument panel main body 3 Hood opener 4 Hood opener main body 4a Back surface 4b Front surface 6 Raised part 7 Thick part (handle part) 8 Slit

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A plate-shaped hood opener main body rotatably supported around one end, and a raised portion is formed on the rear surface side of the other end of the hood opener main body, and this portion serves as a grip portion. A hood opener made of a resin integrally formed by providing a thick portion of the above, wherein a slit for preventing sink mark is provided in the raised portion.