JPH08132984A - Terminal treatment structure of molded ceiling for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To eliminate a clearance between extended parts of right and left terminal parts of a molded ceiling and a pillar garnish by providing hold-locking parts for holding the extended parts of the terminal part on the upper part of the pillar garnish, and hold-locking the extended parts of the terminal part by means of the hold-locking parts. CONSTITUTION: A hold-locking part 7 is constituted of a terminal receiving part 9 into which an extended part 1b of a terminal part 1a is to be inserted, and a holding part 10 to be brought in contact with the extended part 1b inserted into the terminal receiving part 9, and making the end of the extended part 1b in contact with the inner edge of the terminal receiving part 9. Right and left terminal parts 1a of a molded ceiling 1 are inserted into the terminal receiving parts 9, the holding part 10 is brought in contact with the extended part 1b of the terminal part 1a, so as to make the end of the extended part 1b in contact with the inner edge part of the holding part 10, therefore, and the extended parts 1b of the right and left terminal parts 1a of the molded ceiling 1 is reliably locked on a pillar garnish 6. A clearance is not generated between the ends of the extended parts 1b and the pillar garnish 6, and low level sound to be generated caused by vibration of a body is eliminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a terminal treatment structure for a vehicle molded ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a molded ceiling c composed of a base material a and a skin b as a ceiling lining material provided on the inside of the base material a has a clip hole (not shown) provided in its peripheral portion. It is attached to the roof panel d by a clip (not shown).

In this case, since the dimension of the molded ceiling c is not uniform, the left and right end portions of the molded ceiling c are extended, and the extended portions e are curved outward so as to approach the roof panel d. Between the roof panel d and the end of the molded ceiling c
It is controlled to about 3 mm to eliminate the sinking of the molded ceiling c. However, in this case, there is a problem that the curved end portion of the extension portion e comes into contact with the pillar garnish f and the molded ceiling c to generate a low-grade sound, and the pillar garnish f and the molded ceiling c are damaged.

In order to eliminate this problem, the skin b as shown in FIG.
The end portion of the base material a is rolled up, and the extension portion e is brought into contact with the upper edge portion g of the pillar garnish f to bring the end portion of the extension portion e closer to the roof panel d.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional molded ceiling terminal treatment structure for a vehicle, the extension portions e of the left and right terminal portions of the molded ceiling c are securely locked to the pillar garnish f. The extension e because it is not
A gap is likely to be formed between the end of the base material and the pillar garnish f, and the method of winding the end portion of the base material a with the skin b increases the cost, and other means for preventing low-grade sound is taken. Then, there is a problem that the cost becomes higher.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to provide a gap between the extension portions of the left and right end portions of the molded ceiling and the pillar garnish. There is no need to take measures to prevent the generation of low-grade sound, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle, which can reduce costs.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in the terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to the present invention, extension portions are formed at the left and right terminal portions of the molded ceiling, and the extension portions are It is a terminal treatment structure of a molded ceiling for a vehicle that is end-processed on the pillar garnish side, and at the upper part of the pillar garnish, there is provided a catch-engaging part that holds the extension part of the terminal part. It is characterized in that the extension portion of the terminal portion is held and locked.

[0008] Then, the holding lock portion is brought into contact with the terminal receiving portion into which the extension portion of the terminal portion is inserted, and the extension portion inserted into the terminal receiving portion, and the end portion of the extension portion is fixed. It may be configured with a wrapping portion that is brought into contact with the inner edge portion of the terminal receiving portion.

[0009]

With this structure, since the extension portions of the left and right end portions of the molded ceiling are securely locked to the pillar garnish, there is no gap between the end portion of the extension portion and the pillar garnish, It is possible to eliminate the generation of low-grade sound due to the vibration of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is not necessary to take measures to prevent the generation of the low-grade sound, and the cost can be reduced.

[0010]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ceiling member provided with a terminal treatment structure for a molded vehicle ceiling according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the terminal structure for a molded vehicle ceiling according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a perspective view of a catching engagement part of a pillar garnish.

The molded ceiling 1 comprises a base material 2 and a skin 3 provided inside the base material 2 as a ceiling lining material. The molded ceiling 1 is attached to the roof panel 5 by a clip (not shown) using the clip hole 4 provided around the molded ceiling 1. In this case, the extension parts 1 are provided at the front part, the middle part and the rear part of the left and right terminal parts 1a of the molded ceiling 1.
b is formed, and these extended portions 1b are locked to the catching locking portions 7 of the pillar garnishes (front pillar garnish, center pillar garnish and rear pillar garnish) 6.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the pillar garnish 6 has a catching engagement portion 7 formed on the upper surface of the back surface thereof. The embracing lock portion 7 includes a plurality of side surface L-shaped lock pieces 8 formed on the surface portion 6a of the pillar garnish 6 at predetermined intervals in the width direction of the pillar garnish 6. A side surface U-shaped terminal receiving portion 9 is formed by the locking piece 8 and the surface portion 6a of the pillar garnish 6, and the upper edge portion of the pillar garnish 6 is located on the locking piece 8 side. A bent holding portion 10 is formed.

The left and right terminal portions 1 of the molded ceiling 1
The extension part 1b of a is inserted in the terminal receiving part 9,
The holding portion 10 abuts (bites into) the skin 3 side of the extension portion 1b of the terminal portion 1a, and the end portion 2a of the extension portion 1b on the base material 2 side is an inner edge of the rising portion 8a of the locking piece 8. The holding lock 7 is locked so as to hold the extension 1b of the terminal 1a.

In this case, the holding portion 10 is the terminal portion 1a.
Since the position of the point A in contact with the pillar garnish 6 is determined by the accuracy of the mounting hole 5a of the roof panel 5 and the part accuracy of the pillar garnish 6,
Bend the upper edge portion toward the locking piece 8 side and bite into the skin 3 side of the extension portion 1b of the terminal portion 1a to hold the extension portion 1b, and forcefully force the end portions 1a on the left and right sides of the molded ceiling 1. The extension portion 1b of the is aligned with the center pillar garnish 6. The pillar garnish 6 is attached to the roof panel 5 by a clip 11.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the holding lock 7 is provided with the terminal receiving portion 9 into which the extension 1b of the terminal 1a is inserted, and the extension inserted into the terminal receiving portion 9. The terminal portions 1a on the left and right of the molded ceiling 1 are configured as the terminal portions 1a by abutting against the portion 1b and holding the end portion of the extension portion 1b against the inner edge portion of the terminal receiving portion 9. In order to bring the end portion of the extension portion 1b into contact with the inner edge portion of the embracing portion 10, the enclosing portion 10 is inserted into the receiving portion 9, and the embracing portion 10 abuts on the extension portion 1b of the terminal portion 1a. Extension portions 1b of the left and right terminal portions 1a of the molded ceiling 1 are securely locked to the pillar garnish 6.

Therefore, there is no gap between the end of the extension portion 1b and the pillar garnish 6, and it is possible to eliminate the generation of low-grade sound due to the vibration of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is not necessary to take measures to prevent the generation of the low-grade sound, and the cost can be reduced.

[0017]

As described above, in the terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to the present invention, a hugging member that holds the extension portions of the left and right terminal portions of the molded ceiling above the pillar garnish. Since a stop portion is provided and the extension portion of the terminal portion is retained and retained by the retaining engagement portion, the extension portions of the left and right terminal portions of the molded ceiling are reliably retained by the pillar garnish, There is no gap between the end of the extension portion and the pillar garnish, and it is possible to eliminate the generation of low-grade sound due to the vibration of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is not necessary to take measures to prevent the generation of the low-grade sound, and the cost can be reduced.

Further, the squeezing engagement portion is brought into contact with the terminal receiving portion into which the extension portion of the terminal portion is inserted and the extension portion inserted into the terminal receiving portion, and the end portion of the extension portion is fixed. The terminal portions on the left and right of the molded ceiling are inserted into the terminal receiving portion, and the holding portion is an extension portion of the terminal portion. The end portions of the extension portion are brought into contact with the inner edge portion of the embracing portion so that the extension portions of the left and right end portions of the molded ceiling are securely locked to the pillar garnish.

Therefore, there is no gap between the end of the extension and the pillar garnish, and it is possible to eliminate the generation of low-grade sound due to the vibration of the vehicle body. Therefore, it is not necessary to take measures to prevent the generation of the low-grade sound, and the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a ceiling member provided with a terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to the present invention with a part thereof omitted.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an end treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a retaining engagement portion of a pillar garnish.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional end treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Molded Ceiling 1a Terminal 1b Extension 6 Pillar Garnish 7 Engagement Locking Part 9 Terminal Receiving Part 10 Enclosing Part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle, wherein extension parts are formed at left and right end portions of a molded ceiling, and the extension parts are subjected to terminal treatment on the pillar garnish side. A terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle, comprising: a squeeze locking portion that holds an extension portion of the terminal portion, and the extension portion of the terminal portion is squeezed and locked by the holding engagement portion. 2. The holding lock portion is brought into contact with a terminal receiving portion into which the extension portion of the terminal portion is inserted and the extension portion inserted into the terminal receiving portion so that an end portion of the extension portion is fixed. The terminal treatment structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the terminal treatment section is configured to include an enclosing portion that is brought into contact with an inner edge portion of the terminal receiving portion.