JPH0632485Y2 - Vehicle panel mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention a. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle panel mounting structure for placing a pair of panels so as to face each other by interposing a fixture between the panels.

b. 2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B) show a conventional panel mounting structure of this type, which has a screw hole 1a on one end surface, a central groove portion 1b on the other end side, and a pair of engaging members. The fixture 1 having the stop piece portion 1c and the engagement groove portion 1d is used. A pair of panels 2, 3
At the time of mounting, the locking piece 1c of the fixture 1 is pushed into the opening 3a of the lower panel 3 and the panel 3 is inserted into the engaging groove 1d.
Click-engage the edge 3b of the upper panel 2 and the upper panel 2.
Was applied to one end surface of the fixture 1, and the screw 4 was screwed into the screw hole 1a of the fixture 1.

FIG. 7 shows another example of the conventional panel mounting structure. In this example, the metal plate 5 is mounted on the upper end of the fixture 1 and the upper panel 2 is mounted on the metal plate 5. By applying and spot welding, both of them are connected to each other at the spot weld portion 6. The means for attaching the fixture 1 to the lower panel 3 is the same as in the above-mentioned conventional example.

c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the conventional example as described above, the external appearance of the fixture 1 itself is not so good and the screw head of the screw 4 and the spot dent are exposed to the outside, so that the external appearance of the panel surface is impaired. There was a big problem that it got lost. Although the appearance of spot dents can be improved by dent correction, the cost for dent correction is high, and if handling after correction is poor, the panel may be deformed and other inconveniences may occur. is there.

Further, since the members such as the screw 4 and the metal plate 5 are required, the number of parts is increased and the cost is increased.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and an object thereof is to allow a panel to be mounted easily, quickly and firmly by an extremely simple operation without impairing the appearance, and An object of the present invention is to provide a panel mounting structure for a vehicle that has a small number of items and is inexpensive.

d. Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, a panel mounting structure for a vehicle for arranging a pair of panels so as to face each other by interposing a fixture between the pair of panels. In, a prismatic base portion made of an elastic material, and a head integrally formed at one end of the base portion via a support portion,
A pair of elastic leg portions formed on both sides of the base portion by providing a notch extending over the entire length in the width direction on the other end side of the base portion, and slightly less than the free ends on the tip side of these elastic leg portions. A pair of engaging grooves formed at both sides in the width direction at a position near the center, and a pair of locking members respectively provided between the free ends of the pair of elastic legs and the engaging grooves. And a recess having a shape corresponding to the head of the fixture is formed in one of the pair of panels to form an insertion hole in the recess, and the other panel. A long hole having a width substantially equal to the width between the pair of engaging grooves of the fixing tool is formed, and the fixing tool is sequentially inserted into the insertion hole and the long hole from the side of the locking piece portion, According to the rotation around the axis by a predetermined angle, the fixed The one panel is sandwiched between the head portion and the base body portion, while the elastic leg portions are elastically flexed in a direction in which they approach each other and then elastically return into the engaging groove. The edge portion of the long hole of the other panel is engaged so that the locking piece portion is engaged with the surface of the other panel opposite to the one panel,
As a result, the pair of panels are attached to each other.

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

FIG. 1 shows a cowl top panel of an automobile 9 with a fixture 10.
11 shows a state in which a cowl top cover panel (decorative panel) 12 is attached, and in this example, louvers (ventilation holes) 13 arranged in parallel in a lattice are used on the cowl top panel 11. .

The fixture 10 described above is an integrally molded product made of synthetic resin (elastic material), and as shown in FIG.
And a head portion 16 continuously provided on the upper end of the base portion 14 via a column portion 15. Further, on the lower end side of the base portion 14, a cut portion 17 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is formed in the central portion thereof and extends over the entire width.
A pair of elastic leg portions 18 and 19 facing each other are formed on both side portions. Further, the elastic leg portions 18, 19 are provided with a pair of engaging grooves 20, 21 on both sides in the width direction at a position slightly closer to the center than their free ends on the lower end side.
And a pair of locking piece portions 22 and 23 are provided between the free ends of the pair of elastic leg portions 18 and 19 and the engagement grooves 20 and 21, respectively. The width of the louver 13 of the cowl top panel 11 is set so as to be equal to the width between the engaging grooves 20 and 20 and between the engagement grooves 21 and 21 (the width is almost equal to the width). The louver 13 is formed on the.

On the other hand, the cowl top cover panel 12 has
A circular recess 24 that can accommodate 16 is provided, and a rectangular insertion hole 25 corresponding to the base portion 14 of the fixture 10 is formed in the center of the recess 24. The insertion hole 25 of the cowl top cover panel 12 is arranged so as to face the louver 13 of the cowl top panel 11 arranged below the insertion hole 25.

Next, a work procedure for attaching the cowl top cover panel 12 to the cowl top panel 11 as a decorative plate using the fixture 10 as described above will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the locking pieces 22 and 23 of the fixture 10 are directed downward and the base portion 14 of the fixture 10 is inserted in the insertion hole 25 of the cowl top cover panel 12. After setting, the fixture 10 is moved downward to insert the base portion 14 into the insertion hole 25 and further into the louver 13 of the cowl top panel 11. As a result, the head 16 of the fixture 10 is placed in the recess 24 of the cowl top cover panel 12 as shown in FIGS.
The locking piece portions 22 and 23 of 10 are arranged on the back surface side of the cowl top panel 11. The engaging grooves 20 and 21 of the fixture are arranged at a height position corresponding to the hanging portion 26 of the cowl top panel 11 which constitutes the louver 13 (see FIG. 3 (B)). Under this condition, a spanner or the like is engaged with the base portion 14 of the fixture 10 to move the fixture 10 from its position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 90 ° in the a direction
Just rotate.

With the start of rotation of the fixture 10, the engaging grooves 20, 2 of the fixture 10
Due to the abutting action between the 1 and the hanging portion 26 of the cowl top panel 11, the elastic leg portions 18 and 19 of the fixture 10 receive the acting force in a direction in which they approach each other as indicated by an arrow b in FIG. 4 (A). Therefore, the pair of elastic leg portions 18 and 19 are deformed by the elasticity and come into contact with each other as shown in FIG. 4 (B). Then, when the rotation is further advanced, the elastic legs 18 and 19 are elastically restored by the elastic restoring force in the direction of the arrow c as shown in FIG. 4 (C), and are arranged at positions crossing the louver 13 at a substantially right angle. . On the other hand, under this condition, as shown in FIG.
The hanging portion (edge portion of the louver 13) 26 of the cowl top panel 11 is click-engaged into the engaging grooves 20, 21 of the. Further, the cowl top cover panel 12 is sandwiched between the head 16 of the fixture 10 and the base portion 14.

According to the panel mounting structure having such a configuration, the fixture 10
After rotating by 90 ° and setting (Fig. 3 (C) and Fig. 4
In the state (shown in (C)), the rotation of the fixture 10 is reliably prevented, and the fixture 10 does not rotate naturally. Further, the cowl top cover panel 12 is sandwiched between the head portion 16 of the fixture 10 and the base portion 14, and the cowl top panel 11 has a hanging portion.
Since 26 is engaged with the engaging grooves 20 and 21, there is no rattling in the vertical direction, and the head 16 is fitted exactly into the recess 24 of the cowl top cover panel 12, so that the fixture is fixed. There is no danger that 10 will be displaced laterally. Therefore, a mounting structure excellent in strength can be obtained.

As mentioned above, although one embodiment of the present invention has been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the peripheral surfaces 20a and 21a of the engagement grooves 20 and 21 are shown in FIG. 4 (A) so that the fixture 10 can be easily rotated.
Although it is formed in an arc shape as shown in (C), the peripheral surfaces 20a, 21a may be formed in a flat shape as shown in FIG. Also in this case, the elasticity of the elastic legs 18 and 19 causes the pair of elastic legs 18 and 19 to be laterally displaced from each other and locally deformed as shown in FIG. 5, so that click engagement is performed. It does not cause any inconvenience. Further, it goes without saying that the panel to which the fixture 10 is attached is not limited to the cowl top panel and the cowl top cover panel, but can be applied to other types of vehicle panels.

e. Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention is configured such that the fixing member is fixed to the pair of panels by simply rotating the fixing member, and the one panel is attached to the other panel. Work can be performed easily and quickly. Moreover, since the fixture is an integrally molded product,
It is advantageous in terms of cost and weight because it does not require extra members such as screws and metal plates as in the prior art, and therefore requires a small number of parts and does not require post-finishing of the panel.

Further, according to the present invention, a fixing device having a unique structure as described above is used, and since the fixing device is hooked by rotation after insertion, when pushing the fixing device into the insertion hole of the panel, a pushing force is applied. Simply insert without the need for.

The fixture can be quickly attached (fixed) by simply rotating it after the inserting operation.

Therefore, the attachment work of the fixture can be easily and efficiently performed by an extremely simple operation, and furthermore, since it is hooked by rotation, the fixture does not accidentally come off or come out of the panel.

After the fixture is attached, it can be removed easily and quickly by simply rotating it, releasing it, and then pulling it out. Therefore, it is easy to attach and detach the fixture.

Rotation of the fixture can be performed with good guidance and stability between the bottom face of the fixture and the panel surface with good stability and operability.

There is an advantage.

Further, since the head of the fixture is housed in the recess of the panel, the head does not spoil the appearance of the panel, and a good appearance can be obtained. In addition, the fixture itself can be integrally molded to have a good appearance.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of a front part of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a cowl top cover panel attached to a cowl top panel. FIG. 3 (A) is a horizontal sectional view of the fixture, FIG. 3 (B) is a side view of the fixture, and FIG. 3 (C) is a longitudinal sectional view of the fixture. FIGS. (A), (B) and (C) are cross-sectional views taken along line XX in FIG. 3 (C), which are horizontal cross-sectional views for explaining the operation of the elastic leg portion when the fixing tool is rotated. 5 is a horizontal sectional view similar to FIG. 4 (B) showing a modification of the present invention,
FIG. 6 (A) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional panel mounting structure, FIG. 6 (B) is a side view of the same, and FIG. 7 is a side view similar to FIG. 6 (B) showing another conventional example. It is a figure. 10 …… Fixing tool, 11 …… Cowl top panel, 12 …… Cowl top cover panel, 13 …… Louvers as elongated holes, 14 …… Base part, 15 …… Stand part, 16 …… Head, 17… … Cuts, 18,19 …… Elastic legs, 20,21 …… Engagement grooves, 22,23 …… Locking pieces, 24 …… Recesses, 25 …… Insertion holes, 26 …… Hanging parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a panel mounting structure for a vehicle, in which a pair of panels are opposed to each other by interposing a fixture between the pair of panels, a prismatic base member made of an elastic material, and one end of the base member. A head part integrally formed via a strut part, and a pair of elastic leg parts formed on both sides of the base part by providing a notch part extending over the entire length in the width direction at the other end side thereof, A pair of engagement grooves formed at both sides in the width direction at positions slightly closer to the center than the free ends of the elastic leg portions on the tip side, and the free ends of the pair of elastic leg portions are engaged with each other. Using a fixture having a pair of locking pieces respectively provided between the recess and the mating groove, a recess having a shape corresponding to the head of the fixture is formed on one of the pair of panels. Insertion hole is formed inside At the same time, the other panel is formed with a slot having a width substantially equal to the width between the pair of engaging grooves of the fixture, and the fixture is provided with the insertion hole and the slot from the side of the locking piece. The one panel is sandwiched between the head portion of the fixture and the base body portion while the elastic leg portion is rotated by a predetermined angle about the shaft center of the elastic leg portion. As the elastic members are elastically bent in a direction approaching each other and then elastically returned, the edge portion of the elongated hole of the other panel is engaged in the engaging groove, and the locking piece portion of the other panel is A panel mounting structure for a vehicle, characterized in that the one panel is configured to be engaged with a surface opposite to the one panel, and thereby the pair of panels are mutually mounted.