JPH0635807Y2 - Vehicle garnish mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a garnish on an upper portion of a cowl top panel having an outside air inlet (louver or burring hole).

b. Conventional technology Normally, a cowl top panel of an automobile is formed with an outside air inlet for a plurality of ventilators, and a resin garnish (decorative panel) is attached to the upper portion of the outside air inlet to improve the appearance. To be

By the way, it is general that the garnish is attached to the cowl top panel by attaching the garnish at an intermediate position using the outside air introduction port of the louver and at both left and right ends of the garnish. A resin clip is usually used as the attachment means in consideration of thermal deformation of the cowl top panel and the resin garnish.

More specifically, conventionally, the attachment using the outside air introduction port has been performed by the structure shown in FIG. 9, for example. That is, it has a screw hole 1a on one end surface and a central groove portion 1 on the other end side.
b, the fixture 1 having the pair of locking piece portions 1c and the engagement groove portion 1d, respectively, is used. When the resin garnish 3 is attached to the cowl top panel 2, the inside of the outside air introduction port 4 of the cowl top panel 2 below. Push the locking piece 1c of the fixture 1 into the engaging groove 1d to engage the hanging part 2a of the panel 2 with the engaging groove 1d, and apply the upper resin garnish 3 to the upper end surface of the fixture 1. Screw 5 to screw hole 1a of fixture 1
I was screwed into.

FIG. 10 shows another example of the conventional mounting structure. In this example, a metal plate 6 is attached to the upper end of the fixture 1 and the upper metal garnish is attached to the metal plate 6. By applying 3 to spot welding, both of them are connected to each other at the spot welded portion 7.

However, in the conventional example as described above, since the screw head of the screw 5 and the spot dent are exposed to the outside, the garnish 3
There was a big problem that the appearance of the surface of the was damaged. Although it is possible to improve the appearance of the spot dents by correcting the dents, it is costly to correct the dents and if the handling after correction is poor, the garnish 3
May be deformed. Furthermore, since members such as screws 5 and metal plates 6 are required, the number of parts increases,
There was the inconvenience of high costs.

Therefore, in order to eliminate such various inconveniences, the present applicant uses a fixture 8 having a head portion 8a at one end side and a locking piece portion 8b at the other end side as shown in FIG. The fixing tool 8 is inserted into the insertion hole 9a of the upper panel 9 and the outside air introduction port 4 of the cowl top panel 2 from the side of the locking piece portion 8b in order, and is rotated by a predetermined angle about the axis thereof. We have already proposed a vehicle panel mounting groove for mutual mounting as Japanese Patent Application No. 62-152410. According to this mounting structure, there is an advantage that the pair of panels can be mounted easily and firmly without impairing the external appearance, and the number of parts is small.

c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention The above-mentioned fixture 8 is exclusively used only for attaching the middle portion of the pair of panels 2 and 9, and the attachment of the left and right ends thereof is the fixture 8. Since it is necessary to use a separate clip from the above, the fixing tool 8 and the clip must be prepared separately, so that the parts manufacturing and assembling operations are troublesome and the parts management is complicated. Furthermore, since the fixture 8 and the clip have different appearances, there is a problem that the appearance shapes are not uniform.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and an object thereof is to easily attach a middle portion and both end portions of a garnish to a cowl top panel with a common clip. It is possible to provide a garnish mounting structure for a vehicle that is capable of improving the efficiency of assembly work.

d. Means for Solving Problems In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, in the vehicle garnish mounting structure for mounting the garnish on the upper portion of the cowl top panel in which the outside air inlet is formed, A holder is fitted and locked to the outside air inlet of the cowl top panel, and a clip common to the cowl top panel and a clip used for attaching overlapping portions of both ends of the garnish is engaged with the holder. Thus, the cowl top panel and the garnish are attached to each other.

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

1 and 2 show a resin garnish (decorative panel) 12 attached to the upper portion of a cowl top panel 11 of an automobile 10.
The resin garnish 12 is
The cowl top panel 11 is provided in the louver portion 12c at an intermediate portion where the outside air introduction ports 13 are formed.
It is supposed to be attached to.

As a means for attaching the garnish 12 to the both ends 11a, 11b of the cowl top panel 11, a push type clip 14 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is used as a common fixture. The clip 14 includes a shaft member 15 made of synthetic resin and an engaging member 16 made of synthetic resin which is separate from the shaft member 15, and these members 15 and 16 are fitted to each other as described later. It is of the type used in combination with. As clearly shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the shaft-shaped member 15 has a pressing operation portion 15a at one end and a conical portion 15b at the other end, and the conical portion 15b is formed at an intermediate portion thereof. A conical portion 15c, an engaging recess 15d, and a storage recess 15e are provided from the side to the pressing operation portion 15a. The conical portion 15c described above is formed such that the side of the conical portion 15b has the smallest diameter and the diameter becomes larger toward the side of the pressing operation portion 15c.
A storage recess 15f is formed by 15c and the conical portion 15b,
Further, the engagement recess 15d is formed in the maximum diameter portion of the conical portion 15c.
Are formed. Then, a storage recess 15e that is recessed toward the inner diameter side of the shaft-shaped member 15 from the engagement recess 15d is provided at a position adjacent to the pressing operation portion 15a side from the engagement recess 15d.

On the other hand, the above-mentioned engaging member 16 constitutes a part of the cylindrical surface.
One elastic piece 16a, an engaging head 16b connected to the base end of the elastic piece 16a, an engaging claw 16c directed toward the inner diameter side at the free end of the elastic piece 16a, and the elastic pieces 16a adjacent to each other. And slits 16d formed between them. Note that these slits 16d are 90 ° as shown in FIG.
Are arranged at equal angular intervals.

Thus, the shaft-shaped member 15 described above is inserted into the central through hole 17 from the side of the engagement head 16b of the engagement member 16 into the conical portion 15b, so that the shaft-shaped member 15 is formed in the axial shape as shown in FIG. The engaging claw 16c of the elastic piece 16a of the engaging member 16 is click-engaged in the accommodating recess 15f of the member 15, and the shaft-shaped member 15 and the engaging member 16 are combined with each other to form one clip 14. It has become so. In this state, the four elastic pieces 16a
The outer peripheral surface of is arranged on a cylindrical surface having a predetermined diameter.

Next, an operation for attaching the resin garnish 12 to the cowl top panel 11 using the clip 14 will be described.

First, when installing both ends of the resin garnish 12,
As shown in FIG. 6, the end portions 12a, 12 of the resin garnish 12 are
Put the resin garnish 12 on the cowl top panel 11 so that the insertion hole 18 formed in b and the insertion hole 19 formed in the ends 11a and 11b of the cowl top panel 11 are aligned, and then from the upper side, The shaft member 15 of the clip 14 shown in FIG. 4 is inserted into the insertion holes 18 and 19. At this time, since the outer peripheral surfaces of the four elastic pieces 16a of the clip engaging member 16 are on the cylindrical surface, these elastic pieces 16a are inserted into the insertion holes 18 and 19,
The engaging head 16b of the engaging member 16 is brought into contact with the resin garnish 12, and the engaging claw 16c of the elastic piece 16a is arranged so as to penetrate through the back surface of the cowl top panel 11. In this state, when the pressing operation portion 15a of the shaft-shaped member 15 is pressed downward, the engagement claw 16c of the engagement member 16 moves with the downward movement of the shaft-shaped member 15 so that the conical portion of the shaft-shaped member 15 is formed. It is expanded in the outer diameter direction at 15c,
It is engaged with the engaging recess 15d (see FIG. 6). as a result,
A bulging portion 20 is formed at the free ends of the four elastic pieces 16a, and the cowl top panel 11 and the resin garnish 12 are superposed between the bulging portion 20 and the engaging head portion 16b of the engaging member 16. It will be held in the state, and this will cause the resin garnish to
Both ends 12a and 12b of 12 are attached to the cowl top panel 11.

Further, the resin garnish 12 and the cowl top panel 11 are attached at an intermediate position by installing the outside air introduction ports (ventilation holes or burring holes) 13 and 2 formed in the louver portions 12c and 11c, respectively.
1 and using the same clip 14 as described above, and using the holder 23 attached to the outside air introduction port 21 of the cowl top panel 11. The holder 23 is made of a synthetic resin integrally molded product, and as shown in FIG.
A base portion 26 having a pair of leg portions 24, 25, engaging claws 27 formed on both side surfaces of the leg portions 24, 25, an insertion hole 28 formed in the center of the base portion 26, and an insertion hole. It is composed of two engaging projections 29 which are formed at an interval of 180 ° so as to project into the inside. Then, the legs 24 and 25 of the holder 23 are inserted into a predetermined outside air introduction port 21 of the cowl top panel 11, and the cowl top panel 21 is inserted between the base portion 26 and the locking claw 27.
The hanging portion 30 is attached, so that the holder 23 is fixed to the cowl top panel 11.

When attaching the resin garnish 12 at an intermediate position, through the insertion hole 31 of the resin garnish 12 arranged so as to match the outside air introduction port 21 of the cowl top panel 11, the elasticity of the clip 14 in the insertion hole 28 of the holder 23. Seventh piece 16a
Insert as shown. At the time of this insertion, the engagement protrusion 29 of the holder 23 is engaged with the slit 16d of the engagement member 16, so that the engagement member 16 is prevented from rotating.

Then, when the elastic piece 16a is penetrated through the base portion 26 and the engagement head 16b is brought into contact with the resin garnish 12, the shaft member 15 is pressed downward, and as described above, Since the engaging claws 16c of the elastic piece 16a are pushed outward,
The middle part of the resin garnish 12 is a clip 14 and a holder.
Secured to the cowl top panel 11 via 23.

On the other hand, when removing the resin garnish 12, the shaft-shaped member 15 of the attached clip 14 is pressed further downward.
Along with this, the engagement claw 16c of the engagement member 16 is forcibly removed from the engagement recess 15d of the shaft-shaped member 15 and elastically returned into the upper storage recess 15e, whereby the outer peripheral surface of the elastic piece 16a is Since it is returned to the original cylindrical surface, the clip 14 can be pulled out upward, and the resin garnish 12 is cowled on the top panel.
Can be removed from 21. The holder 23 is placed below the cowl top panel 21 attached to the outside air inlet 21.

According to the mounting structure as described above, the garnish 12 can be firmly attached to the clip 14 and the cowl top panel 11, while the resin garnish 12 can be easily removed from the cowl top panel 11 by pushing the shaft-shaped member 15 of the clip 14. It can be removed. It is also possible to use a one-piece clip instead of the so-called two-piece clip 14 composed of the shaft-shaped member 15 and the engaging member 16 as described above. In this case, although the clip can be attached, the clip is temporarily attached. After that, it is very difficult to remove and cannot be put to practical use.

Also, since the common clip 14 is used to attach both ends 12a, 12b of the resin garnish 12 and the intermediate portion (louver portion 12c), it is easy to manage the parts and attach the clip 14 in the process of attaching the resin garnish 12. In addition, the appearance can be unified. Moreover, by using the clip 14 as described above, the resin garnish 12, the clip 14, the holder 23, and the cowl top panel 11 are integrated in a sandwich structure, but the efficiency of the assembling work can be improved. Further, since the engagement projection 29 is provided in the insertion hole 28 of the holder 23 to prevent the engagement member 16 of the clip 14 from rotating, the position of each elastic piece 16a and hence the slit 16d can be regulated. Elastic piece 16a
Outside air inlet with a width b (see Fig. 5) smaller than the diameter a of the
Installation using 13 can be performed.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but 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.

For example, the number of elastic pieces 16a of the engaging member is not limited to four, and the number may be increased or decreased as necessary. Further, when it is not necessary to consider the removal of the resin garnish 12, it is not always necessary to use the clip 14 of the present example composed of the shaft-shaped member 15 and the engaging member 16, and integrally formed so that click engagement is possible. Goods (one-piece type clip) may be used.

e. Effect of the Invention As described above, the present invention is such that the holder fitted in the outside air introduction port of the cowl top panel is engaged with the same clips used for attaching both ends of the garnish. Therefore, it is possible to use a common clip at both ends and the middle part of the garnish, so that common parts can be achieved and clip management is easy in the assembly process, and the work of mounting the garnish to the cowl top panel can be performed easily. It is possible to improve efficiency.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 8 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a front part of an automobile, and FIG. 2 is a structure for attaching a resin garnish to a cowl top panel. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a push-type clip used for attaching a garnish, FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a left half of the clip in section, and FIG. AA line enlarged sectional view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of an end portion of the resin garnish, FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a mounting structure of an intermediate portion of the resin garnish, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a holder. 9 and 10 are sectional views showing a conventional mounting structure for a garnish, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure already proposed by the applicant of the present invention for improving the conventional example. 11 ... Cowl top panel, 11a ... Louver portion, 12 ... Resin garnish, 12a, 12b ... End portion, 12c ... Louver portion, 13 ... Outside air inlet port, 14 ... Clip, 15 ... Shaft member, 16 ... Engaging member, 21 ... Outside air inlet, 23 ... Holder, 29 ... Engaging protrusion, 31 ... Insertion hole.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A garnish mounting structure for a vehicle for mounting a garnish on an upper portion of a cowl top panel having an outside air introducing port, wherein a holder is fitted and locked to the outside air introducing port of the cowl top panel. The cowl top panel and the garnish are attached to each other by engaging a clip with a clip that is common to the overlapping portions of both ends of the cowl top panel and the garnish. Vehicle garnish mounting structure characterized by.