JPH0640028Y2 - Vehicle's molded ceiling mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle having a sunroof.

[Prior Art] In recent years, many passenger cars have been provided with a sunroof in which a rectangular opening is formed in a roof panel, and a shade attached to cover the opening is slid to open and close. Has been done.

FIG. 7 shows a part of a conventional passenger car with a sunroof. In this structure, a sunroof frame 51 is arranged around a rectangular opening formed in a roof panel (not shown), and an opening formed in a rectangular shape corresponding to the opening in the roof panel below the sunroof frame 51. A molded ceiling 52 having a section is arranged. Then, on the opening side, the upper surface of the molded ceiling 52 is brought into close contact with the lower surface of the sunroof frame 51, and in this state, the welt 53 is inserted so as to sandwich both the opening edge portions, and the molded ceiling 52 is inserted through the sunroof frame 51. Attached to the roof panel. In the passenger car in which the molded ceiling 52 is thus attached to the roof panel, the opening 54 bordered by the welt 53 is formed in the roof of the vehicle body. In addition, the opening 54 can be opened and closed by a glass lid (not shown) that is movably attached by being guided by a slide rail 55 and a shade 56 that slides under the glass lid.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the welt 53 is inserted between the opening edge portion of the molded ceiling 52 and the opening edge portion of the sunroof frame 51 in this way to perform these terminal treatments, the welt 53 It is necessary to open it and insert it. Therefore, the terminal processing work is complicated and the workability is poor. In addition, every time it is attached and detached for maintenance, scratches and the like occur on the welt 53 and its surroundings, which makes it unattractive.

Furthermore, when the skin material 58 attached to the lower side of the base material 57 in the molded ceiling 52 is a cloth, it is possible to improve the aesthetics of the terminal by using the flocking of the welt 53.
There was also a problem that 53 became expensive.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is not to impair the aesthetic sense, and the installation work is easy,
Moreover, it is an object of the present invention to provide a molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle that can be an inexpensive sunroof structure.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a rectangular opening corresponding to the opening below a roof panel having a rectangular opening defined by a sunroof frame. A molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle, comprising a sunroof for mounting and closing a molded ceiling having an opening, and sliding the shade mounted to cover the opening of the molded ceiling to open and close the opening. In the state of being locked piece integrally provided on the base material of the molded ceiling, through hole formed in the sunroof frame corresponding to the locked piece,
A garnish disposed on the upper side of the sunroof frame and having a locking piece capable of being inserted into and engaged with the locked piece through the through hole, and inserting the locking piece and the locked piece The molded ceiling is attached to the roof frame by engagement.

[Operation] According to this configuration, when the molded ceiling side locked piece and the garnish side locking piece are abutted against each other in the through hole formed in the sunroof frame, they are locked at this position. The piece and the locked piece are inserted and engaged, and by this engagement, the molded ceiling can be fixed to the sunroof frame side.

Further, the welt used in the conventional structure is not necessary, and for example, the end of the molded ceiling can be processed only by winding the skin material on the back side of the base material.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a passenger car to which an embodiment of a molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. Is an enlarged view of B part in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the passenger car shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and FIG. 6 is a top view of a molded ceiling unit applied to the passenger car shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. It is a schematic perspective view.

In the figure, in this passenger car 1, a rectangular opening 3 is formed in each of a roof panel 2 and a molded ceiling 12 attached to the lower side of the roof panel 2. Further, a glass lid 4 and a shade are formed to cover the opening 3. And 5 are provided. Then, when the shade 5 is slurred and opened,
Outside light can be taken into the vehicle interior through the glass lid 4. Further, when the glass lid 4 is also slid and opened at the same time, the inside and outside of the vehicle compartment communicate with each other so that the outside air can be taken in.

More specifically, the opening 3 is provided with a sunroof frame 8 attached to the vehicle body 7 via a support frame 6, and the sunroof frame 8 defines the inside of the opening 3 in a rectangular shape. It is in a state. here,
The sunroof frame 8 has a high adhesive strength and is integrally formed of, for example, a Nucrel resin material, which has excellent mechanical strength even when formed thin. On both left and right sides of the sunroof frame 8, there are provided rail portions 9 for slidingly guiding the glass lid 4 in the front-rear direction through slide members (not shown), and rail portions 10 for slidingly guiding the shade 5 in the front-rear direction. Are integrally formed. In addition, on the upper surface 8a of the sunroof frame 8, there is integrally formed a peripheral wall portion 11 for mounting which extends inward of the opening portion 3 along the front, rear, left and right edges of the opening portion 3.
A plurality of through holes 15 penetrating up and down are provided in 11 in a scattered manner.

Next, the molded ceiling 12 is composed of a skin material 13 and a base material 14. Then, the terminal portion 13 on the side where the opening 3 is formed
The a passes back through the opening 3 and is folded back to the back surface side, and is bonded and fixed on the back surface side. On the other hand, the terminal portion 13b on the outer side of the molded ceiling 12 is also folded back to the back surface side, and is adhesively fixed on the back surface side. Further, on the molded ceiling 12, at each position corresponding to the through hole 15 of the sunroof frame 8, the locked pieces are projected upward from the upper surface of the molded ceiling 12.
16 are provided integrally. The locked pieces 16 are formed by cutting and raising a part of a rectangular frame-shaped iron plate 17 (see FIG. 5) insert-molded when the base material 14 is molded, and penetrated in the lateral direction. Locked holes 16a are provided respectively.

In this way, the molded ceiling 12 is integrally provided with the rectangular iron plate 17 in the peripheral portion of the opening of the base material 14, whereby the rigidity in the peripheral portion of the opening of the base material 14 is reinforced and the strength is greatly improved. Become.

Then, when the molded ceiling 12 is pressed against the sunroof 8 from the lower side so as to correspond to the through holes 15, the locked pieces 16 can penetrate through the through holes 15 and protrude toward the upper surface side of the sunroof frame 8. There is. Further, in this state, it can be fixed to the sunroof frame 8 via a garnish 18 arranged from the upper side of the sunroof frame 8.

The garnish 18 is formed of a resin material in a rectangular shape corresponding to the peripheral portion of the opening 3 so as to be arranged along the upper surface of the surrounding wall portion 11 of the sunroof frame 8. Further, at each position corresponding to the through hole 15 on the lower surface of the garnish 18, the locking piece 19 is projected downward.
Are provided integrally with each other. In addition, each locking piece 19
A locking claw 19a that can be engaged with the locked hole 16a of the locked piece 16 is formed on the. Then, the molded ceiling 12 is pressed against the sunroof frame 8 and the locked piece 16 is inserted into the through hole 15
2 to 4 when the garnish 18 is pressed from the upper side of the sunroof frame 8 so as to correspond to the engaged piece 16 with the engaged piece 16 from the upper side of the sunroof frame 8 through As shown in FIG. 5, the locking claw 19a is engaged with the locked hole 16a, and the molded ceiling 12 can be held on the sunroof frame 8 side by this engagement. Also,
In this state, the edge portion of the sunroof frame 8 comes into contact with the lower surface of the circumferential wall portion 11 of the terminal end 13a that is folded back and adhered to the back surface side of the molded ceiling 12.

Therefore, in this structure, when the molded piece 12 is pressed against the sunroof frame from the lower side by making the engaged piece 16 correspond to the through hole 15 of the sunroof frame 8, and then the garnish 18 is pressed from the upper side of the sunroof frame 8, The locking claw 19a on the stop piece 19 side and the locked hole 16a on the locked piece 16 side are inserted and engaged with each other. And thereby, the molded ceiling 12 can be attached to the sunroof frame 8 side. Further, in this mounted state, as shown in FIG. 2, the locked piece 16, the through hole 15, the locking piece 19 and the like of the molded ceiling 12 are covered with the garnish 18 and are not directly viewed from the inside and outside of the vehicle. So it looks good too.

Further, since the welt used in the conventional structure is not used, the assembling work is simplified, and at the same time, the parting line does not appear at the opening edge, the appearance is improved and the cost can be reduced.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above-described embodiment, it is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the structure of this embodiment. For example, in the above-described embodiment, a hole (locked hole 16
Although a) discloses the structure in which the claw (locking claw 19a) is provided on the locking piece 19 on the garnish 18 side, the side where the hole and the claw are provided is between the locked piece 16 and the locking piece 19. It can be installed in the opposite way. Furthermore, the locked piece
The structure for inserting and engaging 16 and the locking piece 19 is not limited to the structure of this embodiment, and may be variously modified. In addition, the garnish 18 may be fixed to the sunroof frame 8 side in advance, and only the molded ceiling 12 may be pressed and engaged.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention, the engaged piece on the molded ceiling side and the engaged piece on the garnish side are provided in the through hole formed in the sunroof frame. When they are butted against each other, the locking piece and the locked piece are inserted and engaged at this position, and by this engagement, the molded ceiling can be fixed to the sunroof frame side. Therefore, the assembling work is simplified and the workability is improved.

Furthermore, it eliminates the need for welts used in the conventional structure, and for example, the terminal of the molded ceiling can be processed simply by winding the skin material on the back side of the base material, which improves the appearance. The cost can be reduced and the price can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a passenger car to which an embodiment of a molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is an enlarged schematic sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. Is an enlarged view of B part in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 3,
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the passenger car shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and FIG. 6 is a top view of a molded ceiling unit applied to the passenger car shown in FIGS. 1 to 5. Schematic perspective view,
FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a part of a conventional passenger car with a sunroof. 2 …… Roof panel 3 …… Opening 5 …… Shade 8 …… Sunroof frame 12 …… Molded ceiling 15 …… Through hole 16 …… Locked piece 18 …… Garnish 19 …… Locking piece

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A molded ceiling having a rectangular opening corresponding to the opening is attached to the lower side of a roof panel having a rectangular opening defined by a sunroof frame, and the opening of the molded ceiling is provided. A molded ceiling mounting structure for a vehicle including a sunroof that opens and closes the opening by sliding a shade that is attached to cover a portion, and is integrally provided on a base material of the molded ceiling in a state of protruding upward. A locked piece, a through hole formed in the sunroof frame corresponding to the locked piece, and a through hole formed on the sunroof frame and inserted through the through hole. A garnish having a locking piece that can be fitted, and the molded ceiling is attached to the sunroof frame through insertion engagement of the locking piece and the locked piece. Formed ceiling mounting structure of a vehicle, characterized.