JPH0589100U - Car door trim - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The objective is to improve the mounting strength of various escutcheons attached to the waist portion of the door trim and to eliminate the gap between the door trim and the escutcheon to improve the aesthetics near the escutcheon. [Structure] A waist garnish 20 joined and fixed along the back surface of the waist portion 13 is formed with a tongue piece 21 extending so as to extend vertically over the window hole 14 for attaching the escutcheon, thereby forming the vicinity of the window hole 14 for attaching the escutcheon. To strengthen the mounting strength of the escutcheons 30 and 40.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an automobile door trim equipped with an air vent escutcheon and the like, and particularly to an automobile door trim having an increased escutcheon mounting portion.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 Generally, as shown in FIG. 6, an automobile door trim 1 installed in a door panel has a shape-retaining property and a core material 2 having a mounting rigidity to a vehicle body panel, and a cushioning property on the surface side of the core material 2. , The decorative skin material 3 is integrally attached, and the waist portion 4 of the door trim 1 is constructed such that a waist garnish 5 made of an injection molded body is bonded and fixed to the back surface of the waist portion 4. At the flange portion of the waist garnish 5, a dow inner seal (not shown) which is in sliding contact with a door window glass (not shown) is attached.

As shown in FIG. 7, two window holes 6 a and 6 b are formed adjacent to each other on the front side of the waist portion 4 with a narrow bridge portion 7 as a boundary.

An air vent escutcheon 8a and an inside handle escutcheon 8b are attached to the two window holes 6a and 6b, respectively, and the escutcheons 8a and 8b are attached to the air vent main body 9a and the inside handle main body 9b, for example. The cutouts of the window holes 6a and 6b are hidden by these escutcheons 8a and 8b to enhance the appearance and design of the door trim 1.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As described above, when the various escutcheons 8a and 8b are conventionally installed in the window holes 6a and 6b provided in the door trim 1, the width of the bridge portion 7 between the window holes 6a and 6b is narrow, and the core material 1 is formed. However, since the expansion rate of this portion is high, the plate thickness of the bridge portion 7 becomes thin, and there is a drawback that the rigidity of the portions near the window holes 6a and 6b cannot be ensured.

Therefore, it has been pointed out that, particularly when the air vent escutcheon 8a is attached, the rigidity of this portion is weak, which causes a problem in the operation when the louver is operated up and down.

Further, since the width of the bridge portion 7 provided between the window holes 6a and 6b is narrow, the mounting portion of the escalations 8a and 8b cannot be set, so that a gap is created between the vehicle door trim 1 and the escutcheons 8a and 8b. At the same time, it was pointed out that there is a problem in that it causes a deterioration in appearance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a waist garnish made of a resin molded body on the back surface of the waist portion and to provide various kinds of material near the waist portion. In an automobile door trim that has a window hole for mounting an escutcheon, strengthening the rigidity in the vicinity of the window hole for mounting the escutcheon ensures a secure mounting of the escutcheon, and also between the door trim surface and the escutcheon. An object of the present invention is to provide a door trim for an automobile, which does not have a gap in the interior thereof and is preferable in appearance.

[0009]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a vehicle door trim in which a waist garnish is joined and fixed along a back surface of a waist and a window hole for mounting an escutcheon is opened. An elongated tongue extending over almost the center of the tongue is formed to extend, and the tip of this tongue is fixed to the edge of the window hole.

Further, if a reinforcing rib is integrally formed on the tongue piece, the rigidity in the vicinity of the window hole is enhanced, and if an escutcheon mounting portion is installed on the tongue piece, a part of the escutcheon is supported and fixed by the tongue piece. can do.

[0011]

[Action]

 As is clear from the above configuration, a slender tongue piece is extended and formed on the waist garnish installed on the back side of the waist part, and the tongue piece is arranged so as to straddle the center of the window hole for attaching the escutcheon vertically. By arranging the tongue and fixing the tip of the tongue to the back surface of the door trim, the rigidity of the window hole edge can be strengthened by the reinforcing effect of the tongue.

Further, if the reinforcing rib is integrally formed on the tongue piece, the reinforcing function of the tongue piece is enhanced, and the rigidity of the edge portion of the window hole can be further enhanced.

In addition, if the escutcheon mounting portion is installed on the tongue piece integrally formed with the waist garnish, the escutcheon can be fixed to the mounting portion of the tongue piece while pressing the escutcheon against the door trim surface. There is no gap between them.

[0014]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, embodiments of a vehicle door trim according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an automobile door trim according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of the automobile door trim, and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a mounting state of an escutcheon in the automobile door trim. FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the vehicle door trim according to the present invention, and are perspective views showing a modification of the tongue piece formed on the waist garnish.

1 and 2, a vehicle door trim 10 according to the present invention is formed into a required shape, and has a core material 11 having shape retention and mounting rigidity to a vehicle body panel, and a surface of the core material 11. Which is made up of a synthetic resin injection-molded body and is ultrasonically welded along the back surface of the waist portion 13. Thus, the window portion 14 for attaching the escutcheon is formed on the front side of the front surface of the waist portion 13 while being joined and fixed.

More specifically, the core material 11 is obtained by extruding a mixture of polypropylene resin and wood powder filler into a sheet shape by an extruder, preheating and softening the sheet, and then cold pressing to obtain a desired shape. The skin material 12 is molded, and the outer surface of the vinyl chloride sheet is lined with a polyolefin resin foam layer, and the skin material 12 is integrally attached when the core material 11 is press-molded.

Further, the escutcheon attached to the window hole 14 has an air vent escutcheon 30 on the front side and an inside handle escutcheon 40 on the rear side installed in the window hole 14 described above.

By the way, the feature of the present invention is that the escutcheons 30 and 40 can be securely attached by increasing the rigidity of the escutcheon 30 and 40 attachment portions. In addition to improving the operability when operating, there is no gap between the escutcheons 30 and 40 and the surface of the door trim 10, and a good-looking door trim can be provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, a slender tongue piece 21 is extendedly formed on the lower edge of the waist garnish 20, and the tongue piece 21 is placed above and below the substantially central portion of the window hole 14 for attaching the escutcheon. The front end portion 21a of the tongue piece 21 is fixed to the back surface of the core material 11 by ultrasonic welding or the like.

Accordingly, the rigidity of the peripheral portion of the window hole 14 is strengthened by the reinforcing effect of the tongue piece 21, and the escutcheon 30 for air vent and the escutcheon 40 for the inside handle are securely attached to the peripheral portion of the window hole 14. In particular, the escutcheon 30 for air vent does not rattle when the louver 32 of the air vent body 31 is operated, and smooth operability of the louver 32 can be expected.

A louver 32 of an air vent main body 31 built in the door trim 10 faces the inside of the escutcheon 30 for the air vent, and a louver 32 for the inside handle 40 has a door panel (not shown). The fixed inside handle body 41 is located, and its operating handle 42 faces the inside of the escutcheon 40.

As described above, the present invention has the advantage of increasing the attachment strength of the air vent escutcheon 30 and the inside handle escutcheon 40 by the reinforcing effect of the elongated tongue piece 21 formed integrally with the waist garnish 20. By integrally forming the reinforcing ribs 22 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 on the tongue piece 21, the rigidity of the edge portion of the window hole 14 for mounting the escutcheon is further enhanced, and the mounting strength of the escutcheons 30 and 40 is further improved. To do.

In addition, since the tongue piece 21 having a reinforcing effect is formed on the waist garnish 20, the door trim 10 does not bend downward when a person touches the waist portion 13, and the door trim 10 does not bend. The deformation of 10 can be prevented in advance.

Further, in the present embodiment, a mounting hole 23 is provided substantially in the center of the tongue piece 21, and a mounting boss portion 33 protruding from the back surface of the air vent escutcheon 30 is inserted into the mounting hole 23. Then, when the screw 34 is tightened from the back side into the boss hole of the mounting boss portion 33, the air escalation 30 for air vent is fixed to the waist garnish 20 integrated with the core material 11 of the door trim 10. Since there is no gap between the surface of the escutcheon 30 and the air escutcheon 30, the escutcheon 30 for air vents can be fixed while being pressed against the surface of the door trim 10, and the appearance around the escutcheon 30 is very good. There is an advantage that the appearance and design of the door trim 10 can be improved.

Next, FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the vehicle door trim 10 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the shape of the tongue piece 21 integrally formed with the waist garnish 20 is shown in FIG. If the plate-shaped member of the first embodiment is formed to have a U-shaped cross section, the reinforcing effect of the tongue piece 21 is further strengthened, and the attachment strength of the escutcheons 30 and 40 is further improved.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when a tongue piece 21 is provided with a pawl engaging type mounting hole 24 and an air vent escutcheon 30 is provided with a locking pawl 35 in the mounting hole 24, a screw is provided. There is an advantage that the installation work of the air vent escutcheon 30 can be simplified as compared with the fixed one.

[0028]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, the vehicle door trim according to the present invention has the following special effects.

(1) A waist garnish joined and fixed to the back surface of the waist portion of the door trim is integrally formed with a tongue piece that vertically extends over a window hole for attaching an escutcheon. The tongue piece is reinforced by the reinforcing effect of the tongue piece. Since the rigidity of the edge of the window hole for mounting is reinforced, it is possible to firmly and securely mount the escutcheon for the air vent, the escutcheon for the inside handle, etc., which is mounted in the window hole, and the louver for the air vent escussion. This has the effect that the operation of can be performed smoothly.

(2) By setting the escutcheon mounting portion on the tongue integrally formed with the waist garnish, the escutcheon can be mounted while being pressed against the door trim surface, so that there is a gap between the door trim surface and the escutcheon. It does not occur, the escutcheon can be attached in a good appearance, and the appearance and design of the product can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view showing an embodiment of a vehicle door trim according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a mounting state of an escutcheon in a vehicle door trim according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a modified example of the tongue piece in the vehicle door trim according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an essential part showing a modified example of a tongue piece in a vehicle door trim according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a waist portion of a conventional automobile door trim.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a waist portion of a conventional automobile door trim.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Automotive Door Trim 11 Core Material 12 Skin Material 13 Waist Area 14 Window Hole 20 Waist Garnish 21 Tongue Piece 22 Reinforcing Rib 23, 24 Mounting Hole 30 Air Vent Escushion 33 Mounting Boss 35 Locking Claw 40 Escussion for Inside Handle

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A door trim for an automobile, in which a waist garnish (20) is joined and fixed along a back surface of a waist portion (13) and a window hole (14) for attaching an escutcheon (30, 40) is opened. (20) has a window hole (14)
An elongated tongue piece (21) extending vertically over substantially the center of the tongue piece (21), and the tip (21a) of the tongue piece (21) is connected to the window hole (1).
An automobile door trim characterized by being fixed to the edge portion of 4). 2. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein the tongue piece (21) is integrally formed with a reinforcing rib (22). 3. The tongue piece (21) is provided with an escutcheon attachment portion (23, 24), whereby a part of the escutcheon (30) is supported and fixed by the tongue piece (21). Item 2. A vehicle door trim according to items 1 and 2.