JPH0637156B2 - Garnish mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a garnish mounting structure, and more particularly to a garnish mounting structure in which a garnish is mounted on a vehicle body via a clip.

[Prior Art] As a conventional mounting structure of this garnish to a vehicle body, as shown in, for example, FIG. 9 (see Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 59-230846), a vehicle body 10 is mounted via a clip 101.
3 has a garnish 105 attached. The mounting structure of the garnish 105 is such that the folded portions 107 are formed at both end portions of the garnish 105 and the clip 101 is provided between the folded portion 107 and the garnish body 109 so that the garnish 105 is fixed to the vehicle body 103 by the clip 101. It is the one.

As shown in FIG. 10, the clip 101 has a locking head 113 which is inserted and locked in a mounting hole 111 formed in a vehicle body 103, and a base end of the locking head 113 which extends in the axial direction of the garnish 105. A metal member formed from mounting portions 115 extending on both sides. The mounting portions 115 are inserted and fixed inside the folded portions 107 formed on both edges of the garnish 105, and once mounted on the garnish 105. Is supposed to be unable to move.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, as a position of the vehicle body to which the garnish 105 is attached, there is a position as shown in FIG. This is where the roof rail 117 and the rear pillar 119 at the rear of the passenger compartment are joined, and the garnish 105 is the roof rail 11
7, the garnish 105 and the pillar trim 121 need to be connected as smoothly as possible at the joint with the rear pillar 119 to improve the appearance quality.
It is designed to be overlapped with the pillar trim 121 attached to the 9. Therefore, the garnish 105 is mounted on the vehicle body by fixing the clip 101 to the mounting hole 111 of the rear pillar 119 and positioning the clip 101.

However, the rear pillar 119 and the roof rail 117
If the assembling accuracy and the mounting accuracy of the clip 101 to the garnish 105 are not good, the garnish 105 may be distorted when the garnish 105 is mounted, resulting in poor appearance quality.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has a structure capable of absorbing an error such as mounting accuracy of a clip to a garnish, but can prevent the garnish from being detached from the clip when removing the garnish. The purpose is to provide a mounting structure.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention forms folded portions at both edges of the garnish body, and forms a space between the garnish body and both folded portions. A garnish mounting structure for mounting the garnish on a vehicle body via a clip, wherein the clip is a locking head inserted and locked in a mounting hole of the vehicle body, and the clip is provided on both sides of the locking head. And a mounting leg portion that is inserted into each of the space portions and has a gap between the end wall of the space portion and the garnish to allow movement in the width direction, and the mounting leg portion that is provided at the folded portion of the garnish. A fold portion provided between the mounting leg portion and the folding portion or between both the mounting leg portions, and a convex portion that has a predetermined gap between the convex portion and regulates the movement of the garnish in the longitudinal direction to a predetermined amount. Side to inside A configuration is provided in which a contact portion, which receives a moment acting on each mounting leg portion as a core, on both sides of the mounting leg portion and whose facing positions are deviated from each other.

[Operation] In the above configuration, the clip that attaches the garnish to the vehicle body can be moved in the width direction and the length direction of the garnish within a predetermined range, and the moment that acts on the attachment leg portion due to the external force of the garnish separation is applied. Part is received on both sides of the mounting leg.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of a garnish mounting structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a garnish mounting structure according to the present invention.

In the present embodiment, the garnish 1 is configured as a resin molded product as in the conventional case, and the garnish main body 3 exposed on the vehicle interior surface and the folded portion 5 in which the widthwise end edge of the garnish main body 3 is bent inward. A space 7 is formed between the garnish body 3 and the folded-back portion 5.

The clip 9 that attaches this garnish 1 to the vehicle body is
A locking head portion 15 which is inserted and locked in a mounting hole 13 formed in the vehicle body panel 11, and mounting leg portions 17a extending from the base portion of the locking head portion 15 to both sides along the width direction of the garnish 1.
17b, which is formed integrally by bending a plate material having elasticity such as a spring net. Near the tip of the locking head portion 15, a locking claw portion 19 that locks with the edge portion of the vehicle body panel 11 when inserted into the mounting hole 13 of the vehicle body panel 11 is cut and raised.

The main parts of the mounting legs 17a and 17b are the garnish body 3
And have a predetermined interval. This mounting leg 17a, 1
The notch portions 21a and 21b are formed in the 7b in the vicinity of the center in the length direction of the garnish 1 from both edges toward the inside. The notches 21a and 21b extend from the end of the folded portion 5 of the garnish 1 to the side of the locking head 15 when the mounting leg portions 17a and 17b are attached to the garnish 1. And clip 9 is garnish 1
A bent portion 23 as a convex portion corresponding to the cutout portions 21a and 21b after being attached to the garnish 1 is formed in the folded portion 5 of the garnish 1 toward the garnish body 3. The bent portion 23 is formed to have a dimension D smaller than the length dimension d of the cutout portions 21a and 21b so that the mounting leg portions 17a and
The clip 9 is inserted into the notches 21a and 21b of the 7b.
The movement of the garnish 1 in the length direction is restricted.

The mounting leg portions 17a and 17b have first step portions 25a and 25a at the respective edge portions where the notches 21a and 21b are not formed.
b is formed. Outer edges 27a, 27b parallel to the main parts of the mounting legs 17a, 17b are formed on the outer edges of the first step portions 25a, 25b, respectively. Mounting leg 17a
The upper surface of the edge of 17b is the first contact surface (contact area).
29, and the lower surfaces of the outer edge portions 27a and 27b form second contact surfaces (contact portions) 31, respectively. The first contact surface 29 and the second contact surface 31 correspond to the mounting leg portion 17a.
, 17b are formed on both sides. The first contact surface 29 is in contact with the edge of the folded portion 5 of the garnish 1, and the second contact surface 31 is in contact with the edge of the garnish body 3. That is, the first contact surface 29 and the second contact surface 31 are displaced from each other in their facing positions. Contact surface 2
The contact between the 9 and 31 is not so tight that the clip 9 can be moved in the length direction of the garnish 1.

The tip portions of the outer edge portions 27a and 27b have predetermined gaps s 1 and t 2 without coming into contact with the end wall of the space portion 7 of the garnish 1, and allow the clip 9 to move in the width direction of the garnish 1. There is.

Also, the inner end edges 17c of the two mounting leg portions 17a and 17b,
17d is abutted against each other by diaper mating.

Further, in this embodiment, the overall length W of the clip 9 is smaller than the inner dimension w 1 of the folded-back portion 5 of the garnish 1 because of the attachment to the garnish 1.

Next, the operation will be described.

To attach the clip 9 to the garnish 1, insert it from the space (w dimension) between the folded portions 5 of the garnish 1 of the length 9 clip 9 (it can be inserted because W> w), and then attach the clip 9 Rotate to attach legs 17a, 17
Allow b to enter the space 7 of the garnish 1.
After that, the notch 21a of the folded portion 5 of the garnish 1
, 21b are deformed in the direction of the garnish body 3 of the garnish 1 to form the bent portion 23. The dimension D of the bent portion 23 in the length direction of the garnish 1 is smaller than the length dimension d of the notches 21a and 21b.

This work is performed in the sub-assembly process of the garnish 1, and the clip 9 has already been attached to the garnish 1 in the vehicle body assembly process.
In this state, the clip 9 can move to the garnish 1 in the width direction by a predetermined dimension s, t,
Notches 21a and 21b and bent portion 23 are also provided in the length direction.
It can be moved by the difference in the length dimension between and.

Next, the garnish 1 is assembled to the vehicle body on an assembly line of the vehicle body by inserting the locking head portion 15 of the clip 9 into the mounting hole 13 formed in the vehicle body.

As a result, even if there is an error in the accuracy of opening the mounting hole 13 or the accuracy of assembling the vehicle body, it is possible to absorb these errors by the movement between the garnish 1 and the clip 9.
The garnish 1 can be attached to the vehicle body very easily, and the garnish 1 can be attached to the vehicle body accurately, and the appearance quality can be improved.

In such a garnish mounting structure, an operation when a force F for separating the garnish 1 is applied, such as when the garnish 1 is damaged or replaced, will be described. The force F for separating the garnish 1 is applied from the garnish main body 3 to the folded-back portion 5. The force F applied to the folded-back portion 5 presses the first contact surface 29, and the center of the first contact surface 29 is a counterclockwise moment for the mounting leg portion 17a and a clockwise moment Ma for the mounting leg portion 17b. Mb is generated respectively. When the moment Ma is counterclockwise and when the moment Mb is clockwise, the second contact surface 31 has the first step portions 25a and 25a, respectively.
Since it contacts the edge of the garnish body 3 via b,
Even if the force F for separating the garnish 1 is applied, the mounting leg 1
Rotation of 7a and 17b around the base of the locking head 15 is suppressed. This prevents the garnish 1 from being separated from the clip 9 even if the garnish 1 is separated and an external force is applied.

Next, the same components as those in the first embodiment will be designated by the same reference numerals and the second to fourth embodiments will be described.

3 and 4 show a second embodiment.

In this embodiment, the main parts of the mounting leg parts 17a and 17b are in contact with the garnish main body 3, and the edge part and the first part
The contact surface 29 is connected by a second step portion 33. In the above configuration, the force F for separating the garnish 1
Even if the moments Ma and Mb occur, the second contact surface 31 and the main parts of the mounting legs 17a and 17b are in contact with the garnish body 3, so that the moments Ma and Mb can be received. It is possible to prevent the garnish 1 from coming off the clip 9.

5 and 6 show a third embodiment.

In this embodiment, the edge portion of the mounting leg portion 17b on the side of the mounting leg portion 17a is branched in the lengthwise direction of the garnish 1 so as to sandwich the mounting leg portion 17a. Therefore, the mounting leg 17
A first contact surface 35 and a second contact surface 37 which are spaced apart from each other at b are formed. In the above-mentioned structure, the moments Ma and Mb are generated by the force F that separates the garnish 1, and the mounting legs 17a and 17b try to rotate about the base of the locking head 15 as the first contact surface 35 and the first contact surface 35. The two contact surfaces 37 of the garnish 1 can be received at positions opposite to each other, and the clip 9 of the garnish 1 can be received.
Can be prevented from leaving. That is, when the moments Ma and Mb are received, the first abutting surface 35 and the second abutting surface 37 do not receive the entire surfaces, but
The left side portion of the first contact surface 35 shown in FIG.
It will be received at the right side of the contact surface 37. Therefore, in this embodiment, the portion on the left side of the first contact surface 35 with respect to the moments Ma and Mb and the second contact surface 37.
And a portion on the right side of the contact point of the contact point of the contact point are displaced from each other.

7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment.

In this embodiment, the side edge of the mounting leg 17a on the side of the mounting leg 17b is bent substantially parallel to the locking head 15, and
The side edge of the mounting leg portion 17a of 7b is folded back so as to wrap around the above-mentioned bending and is so-called hemming coupled. Therefore, the first contact surface 39 and the second contact surface 41, which are spaced from each other, are formed on the mounting leg portion 17b. Also in the above configuration, the garnish 1
Moments Ma and Mb are generated by the force F that separates the mounting leg portions 17a and 17b from the first contact surface 39 and the second contact surface 41 so as to rotate about the base of the locking head 15. The garnish 1 can be received at the positions facing each other, and the garnish 1 can be prevented from coming off the clip 9. That is, when receiving the moments Ma and Mb, the first contact surface 39 and the second contact surface 4
1 is not received on the entire surface, but is received on the upper part of the first contact surface 39 and the lower part of the second contact surface 41 shown in FIG. Therefore, in this embodiment, the upper portion of the first contact surface 39 and the lower portion of the second contact surface 41 form a contact portion in which the facing positions are displaced from each other with respect to the moments Ma and Mb.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the present invention, in the garnish mounting structure in which the garnish is mounted on the vehicle body via the clip, enables the clip to move with respect to the garnish and can counteract the garnish pulling external force. Therefore, even if there is an error in the assembly of the vehicle body to which this garnish is attached, the garnish can be easily attached to the predetermined position, the appearance quality inside the vehicle interior can be kept good, and at the time of removing the garnish. The detachment from the clip can be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a perspective view showing a garnish mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the second embodiment. FIG. 4 is of FIG.
IV-IV sectional view, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the third embodiment, FIG. 6 is a VI-VI sectional view of FIG. 5, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the fourth embodiment, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII of FIG. 7, FIG. 9 is a sectional view of a conventional example, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a clip of a conventional example, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a portion of a vehicle body to which a garnish is attached. 1 …… Garnish 3 …… Garnish body 5 …… Folding part 7 …… Space part 9 …… Clip 13 …… Mounting hole 15 …… Locking head 17a, 17b… Mounting leg 23 …… Bending part (convex) 29) First contact surface (contact area) 31 ... Second contact surface (contact area)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A garnish mounting structure in which folds are formed at both edges of a garnish body to form a space between the garnish body and both folds, and the garnish is mounted on a vehicle body via clips. The clip is a locking head that is inserted and locked in a mounting hole of the vehicle body,
And a mounting leg portion which is provided on both sides of the locking head portion, is inserted into each of the space portions, and has a gap between the end wall of the space portion and the garnish to allow movement in the width direction, A convex portion provided in the folded portion of the garnish and having a predetermined gap between the mounting leg portion and the garnish to limit movement of the garnish in the longitudinal direction to a predetermined amount, the mounting leg portion and the folded portion. Between the two mounting legs, or between the two mounting legs, and a contacting portion whose opposing positions are offset from each other for receiving a moment acting on each mounting leg around the folded-back side. Garnish mounting structure.