JPH0789381A - End cover for seat slide rail for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an end cover, which can be surely installed in a single operation and has less play to a mounting position in comparison with a conventional one so that mounting workability can be improved, for a seat slide rail for a vehicle. CONSTITUTION:An end cover 13 covering a rear end part 4a of a seat slide rail 4, to which a bracket 7 is fixed, for a vehicle is provided with a guide part 15, which is arranged in the upper part of a cover main body 14 and is also positioned on the end part, inside of the seat slide rail 4 provided with opposed walls 5, 6, and upper part, and lower part engagingly locking jaws 17 arranged in a covering part 16 for the cover main body 14 and in a flange part 14b. The guide part 15 of the cover main body 14 is inserted into the end part inside of the seat slide rail 4, while the upper part and lower part engagingly locking jaws 17 are pushed into mounting holes 12 arranged on the upper part, and the lower part of the bracket 7 respectively, and consequently, the cover main body 14 is installed in the rear end part 4a of the seat slide rail 4 via the bracket 7.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an end cover of a vehicle seat slide rail.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bracket 52 is fixedly attached to a rear end portion of a vehicle seat slide rail 51 as shown in FIG. 10, and the rear end portion of the seat slide rail 51 is connected via the bracket 52. It is designed to be attached to the floor panel side (not shown). Moreover, the bracket 5 fixed to the rear end of the seat slide rail 51
1 to 1 in order to improve the appearance of the vehicle interior.
It is covered with a rear end cover 53 as shown in FIG. Therefore, a fixing piece 55 having a mounting hole 54 is provided at the lower end of the bracket 52. Further, an upper portion 53a of the rear end cover 53 is formed in an arc shape corresponding to the fixing portion 52a of the bracket 52, and a locking claw 56 is provided upright on the lower portion thereof.

In order to mount the rear end cover 53 on the rear end portion of the seat slide rail 51 via the bracket 52, the rear end cover 53 is fitted from the rear side of the vehicle body so that the upper portion 53a of the rear end cover 53 is attached to the bracket 52. The fixed portion 52a of the above. Next, the lower portion of the rear end cover 53 is rotated in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG.
The rear end cover 53 is fixed to the bracket 52 by inserting 6 into the mounting hole 54 of the fixing piece 55 and hooking it.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional rear end cover 53, when the bracket 52 is mounted, the operation of covering the upper portion 53a and the locking claw 5 are performed.
Since two types of motions of hooking 6 are required, the mounting workability was not good. Further, since the locking claw 56 is provided only at one place in the lower portion of the rear end cover 53, the back end cover 53 is loosely attached to the bracket 52, and moreover, the force from the outside is in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. When it works, there is a problem that the rear end cover 53 easily comes off from the bracket 52.

The present invention has been made in view of such an actual situation, and an object thereof is to be surely mounted by one operation, and moreover, there is less rattling with a mounting portion as compared with the conventional one, and mounting is possible. An object is to provide an end cover of a vehicle seat slide rail capable of improving workability.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, an end cover of a vehicle seat slide rail for covering an end of a seat slide rail to which a bracket is fixed, A guide portion provided on an upper portion of the cover body and arranged inside an end portion of the seat slide rail having an opposing wall, and a locking claw provided on upper and lower portions of the cover body,
By inserting the guide portion of the cover main body inside the end portion of the seat slide rail and pushing the locking claws into the mounting holes provided in the upper and lower portions of the bracket, the cover main body is inserted through the bracket. Is configured to be attached to the end portion of the seat slide rail.

[0007]

In the end cover of the vehicle seat slide rail according to the present invention, the guide portion provided on the upper portion of the cover body and arranged inside the end portion of the seat slide rail having the facing wall, and the cover body It is provided with a locking claw provided in the upper and lower parts, while inserting the guide portion of the cover body inside the end portion of the seat slide rail,
The cover main body is configured to be attached to the end portion of the seat slide rail via the bracket by pushing the locking claws into the mounting holes provided in the upper and lower portions of the bracket, respectively. The attachment work to the rail can be performed by one insertion operation, and the cover body and the bracket are fixed at the upper and lower two places by the engaging action of the locking claws, and when a force from the outside is applied to the cover body, the guide portion Will engage the inside of the end of the seat slide rail and will not disengage from the bracket.

[0008]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 9 show an embodiment of an end cover of a vehicle seat slide rail according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front seat arranged on the front side of the vehicle interior of the vehicle. The front seat 1 includes a seat cushion 2 on which an occupant is seated and a seat back 3 for receiving the back of the seated occupant. There is. The front seat 1 is supported by a pair of left and right seat slide rails 4 arranged below the seat cushion 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and is attached to the slide rails 4 by a lock device ( The front seat 1 can be fixed at an appropriate front and rear position by operating (not shown).

The rear side of the seat slide rail 4 is
The opening is formed in a substantially inverted U shape with the opening facing downward, and the opposing walls 5 and 6 are arranged at a constant interval so that a guide portion described later can be inserted. An integrally molded bracket 7 is fixed to the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4, and the rear end portion 4a of the slide rail 4 is attached to the floor panel 8 side via the bracket 7. Is configured.

Therefore, the upper portion of the bracket 7 is a fixed portion 9 fixed to the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4, and the fixed portion 9 corresponds to the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4. And is curved in a substantially inverted U shape.
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an upper mounting hole 10 having a substantially rectangular front shape for hooking an upper locking claw described later is formed on the side surface of the fixing portion 9 located on the front side of the vehicle body. The upper mounting hole 10 is formed in such a size that the locking claw can be inserted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a fixing piece 11 projecting toward the seat slide rail 4 is provided on the lower portion of the bracket 7. And this fixed piece 1
1 is provided with a lower mounting hole 12 having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view for hooking a lower locking claw described later.
The reference numeral 2 is formed in such a size that the locking claw can be inserted.

On the other hand, the bracket 7 is constructed so as to be covered with an end cover 13 of a resin molded product as shown in FIGS. 5 to 9 while being fixed to the rear end 4a of the seat slide rail 4. ing. Thus, the end cover 13 has flange portions 14a and 14b at one end and a lower portion.
Is provided with a cover main body 14 formed therein, and a guide portion 15 extending along the insertion direction is provided on an upper portion of the cover main body 14. The guide portion 15 has a size that can be inserted into the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4, and is arranged inside the end portion between the opposing walls 5 and 6 when the cover body 14 is attached. ing.

Above the guide portion 15, the cover portion 1 is provided.
6 are arranged at a predetermined interval, and the cover 1
Reference numeral 6 is integrally formed with a flange portion 14a on one end side of the cover body 14 and forms a part of the cover body 14. Moreover, the cover portion 16 is formed to be curved in an arc shape corresponding to the fixing portion 9 of the bracket 7, and the lower end portion on one side extends downward substantially parallel to the cover body 14. 16a is provided. Therefore, the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4 has the guide portion 1 of the cover body 14 with the end cover 13 attached.
It will be arranged between 5 and the cover part 16.

An upper locking claw 17 is provided on the inner wall surface of the extension 16a of the cover 16 so as to project toward the cover body 14 side. The bracket 7 is formed in a size that can be hooked in the upper mounting hole 10 of the bracket 7. Moreover, the upper locking claw 17 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and the side surface 17a facing the opening end side of the cover portion 16 is inclined upward in the insertion direction so that the cover body 14 can be smoothly pushed. Is a face.

Further, on the upper surface of the flange portion 14b located on the lower side of the cover body 14, a lower engaging claw 18 is disposed so as to project upward, and the protruding length of the lower engaging claw 18 is arranged. Is formed in such a size that it can be hooked in the lower mounting hole 12 of the bracket 7. Moreover, the lower locking claw 18
Has a rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and a side surface 18a facing the same side as the upper locking claw 17 is an upwardly inclined surface in the insertion direction so that the cover body 14 can be smoothly pushed. In FIG. 8, 19 is a rib provided on the inner wall surface of the cover 16.

In order to attach such an end cover 14 to the rear end 4a of the seat slide rail 4, first, the fixing portion 9 of the bracket 7 is fixed to the rear end 4a of the seat slide rail 4 in advance. Next, holding the end cover 14, from the direction of the arrow a shown in FIGS.
The guide portion 4 of No. 4 is pushed between the opposing walls 5 and 6 of the seat slide rail 4 toward the front side of the vehicle body. Then, when the rib 19 of the cover portion 16 reaches the end surface of the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4, the upper and lower engaging pawls 17 and 18 are pushed into the upper and lower attaching holes 10 and 12 by elastic deformation of the cover body 14. And get caught,
It is fixed to the bracket 7. Therefore, the end cover 1
4 is attached to the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4 via the bracket 7, and covers the bracket 7 and the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4 (see FIG. 9).

In the end cover 13 of this embodiment, the guide portion 15 of the cover body 14 is provided at the rear of the vehicle body (arrow a in FIG. 3).
Direction)) between the opposing walls 5 and 6 inside the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4 and push the upper and lower engaging claws 17 and 18 into the upper and lower mounting holes 10 and 12 of the bracket 7, respectively. Since the cover body 14 is configured to be attached to the rear end portion 4a of the seat slide rail 4 via the bracket 7, the seat slide rail 4
The attachment to the rear end portion 4a is performed only by a simple inserting operation of the cover body 14, the cover body 14 and the bracket 7 are fixed by the upper and lower engaging claws 17 and 18, and the guide portion 15 is also a seat slide rail. The rear end portion 4a of the cover 4 is engaged with the inside of the rear end portion 4a, so that the cover body 14 can be reliably prevented from rattling.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

[0020]

As described above, the end cover of the vehicle seat slide rail according to the present invention covers the end portion of the seat slide rail to which the bracket is fixed, and is provided on the upper part of the cover body. And a guide portion disposed inside the end portion of the seat slide rail having a facing wall, and locking claws provided on the upper and lower portions of the cover body, and the guide portion of the cover body is connected to the end of the seat slide rail. The cover main body is attached to the end portion of the seat slide rail via the bracket by inserting the locking claw into the attachment holes provided in the upper and lower portions of the bracket while inserting the cover main body into the seat slide rail. Since it was done, the work to attach to the seat slide rail is 1
It can be performed easily and quickly with one operation, and the workability of installation can be improved. Further, in the end cover of the present invention, the cover main body and the bracket are fixed by the upper and lower two locking claws, and the guide portion is also engaged with the inside of the end portion of the seat slide rail. It is possible to reduce rattling of the mounting portion of the cover body, and the cover body does not come off from the bracket even when an external force is applied to the cover body.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle seat slide rail to which an end cover according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a portion A in FIG.

3 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of the rear end portion of the seat slide rail as seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG.

4 is a front view showing the vicinity of the rear end portion of the seat slide rail as seen from the direction of arrow C in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the end cover.

6 is a perspective view showing an end cover viewed from the direction of arrow D in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing the end cover viewed from the direction of arrow E in FIG.

8 is a sectional view taken along line FF in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the vicinity of the rear end of the seat slide rail is covered with an end cover attached to a bracket.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a rear end portion of a vehicle seat slide rail to which a conventional rear end cover is attached.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing the conventional rear end cover.

12 is a front view showing the rear end cover as seen from the direction of arrow G in FIG.

FIG. 13 is a front view showing a state in which the conventional rear end cover is attached to a rear end portion of a vehicle seat slide rail.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a state in which the conventional rear end cover is attached to a rear end portion of a vehicle seat slide rail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 Vehicle seat slide rails 5, 6 Opposing walls 7 Brackets 9 Fixing parts 10 Upper mounting holes 11 Fixing pieces 12 Lower mounting holes 13 End covers 14 Cover bodies 14a, 14b Flange parts 15 Guide parts 16 Cover parts 16a Extension parts 17 Upper parts Locking claw 18 Lower locking claw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An end cover of a vehicle seat slide rail that covers an end of a seat slide rail to which a bracket is fixed, the inside of the end of the seat slide rail having an opposing wall provided at an upper portion of a cover body. A guide portion arranged on the cover body, and locking claws provided on the upper and lower portions of the cover body, and the guide portion of the cover body is inserted inside the end portion of the seat slide rail.
A vehicle characterized in that the cover main body is attached to an end portion of the seat slide rail via the bracket by pushing the locking claws into respective mounting holes provided in the upper and lower portions of the bracket. Seat slide rail end cover.