JPH08216757A - Grip for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a vehicular grip of low cost, excellent in assemblage and fine to grip. CONSTITUTION: A vehicular grip is provided with a grip body 2 with fitting parts 6A, 6B to a body panel 4 molded and with the back face 2A molded in the continuous face state, and an ornamental plate 3 mounted in the same plane state to the front face 2B of the grip body 2 so as to cover the fitting parts 6A, 6B and to form a grip part 5.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grip used in a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A grip used in a vehicle is fastened and fixed to a vehicle body panel from its front surface side with a screw. In order to improve the appearance of the clip, the threaded portion is hidden by a decorative plate called plaque. The grip is molded from aluminum die-casting or resin, and if the grip cross section is molded in a clogged state, the shrinkage of the melted material will cause a dent or the like to appear on the surface of the molded grip, resulting in an appearance quality. Is not good. Therefore, it is widely practiced to lighten the back side of the molded grip to prevent the surface from being depressed due to the contraction of the material. However, when meat is removed,
The grip surface is molded nicely, but the back side is not in good condition, and the grip when gripped by hand is not good.

[0003]

As a remedy for the back side of this grip, the cover is fixed to the side from which the meat is removed by screws or the like, and the state of the back side is smoothed to improve the grip of the grip. Can be considered. However, if the back side is simply covered in this way, the grip requires a screw and a decorative plate for fixing to the conventional vehicle body panel, as well as a cover and a screw for fixing the grip, which reduces the number of parts constituting the grip. The cost will increase with the increase. In addition, since the number of screw tightening points increases, the cost is increased due to the complicated assembling work and the accompanying increase in the work process. An object of the present invention is to provide a grip that is low in cost, has a good assembling property, and has a good grip.

[0004]

Therefore, in the invention according to claim 1, one side face located on the vehicle body panel side is molded in a continuous plane shape, and an opening is molded in the other side face facing the one side face. The grip body is provided with the mounting portion for mounting on the vehicle body panel in the opening, and the cap member is mounted in the opening in the same plane to form a grip. According to a second aspect of the present invention, the grip body is integrally formed with a pivotally supporting portion that pivotally supports the hinge member that opens and closes the front panel, and is integrally molded with the cap member so as to elastically engage the pivotally supporting portion. Parts were formed. In the invention according to claim 3, the grip body is made of aluminum die cast.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cap member is attached to the opening formed in the other side surface facing the one continuous side surface located on the vehicle body panel side, the cap member is arranged in the opening side. The mounting portion to the vehicle body panel and the opening are both covered with the cap member. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking portion formed on the cap member is elastically engaged with the pivotal support portion integrally formed facing the opening, and the cap member is attached to the opening to form the opening. The mounting part is covered. According to the third aspect of the invention, since the grip body is made of aluminum die-cast, the opening on the other side is a lightening portion when the grip body is molded. Therefore, the molding depressions on the one side surface facing each other are suppressed, and the rigidity of the grip body is increased.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. A vehicle grip shown by reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a grip body 2 and a decorative plate 3 as a cap member. The grip body 2 is molded in an U-shape as a whole by an aluminum die casting method. The grip body 2 includes a grip portion 5 and mounting portions 6A and 6A to the vehicle body panel 4.
B, an opening 7, and a support hole 10 as a pivotal support for pivotally supporting a hinge member 9 for opening and closing the front panel 8 are integrally formed. A back surface 2A, which is one side surface of the grip portion 5 located on the vehicle body panel 4 side, is formed into a continuous surface. The opening 7 is formed in a rectangular shape in the longitudinal direction of the grip body 2 on the front surface 2B which is the other side surface facing the back surface 2A. A plurality of ribs 20 protruding toward the opening 7 are integrally formed on the back surface 2A.

The mounting portions 6A and 6B are arranged in front of the opening 7 and closer to the outside of the grip body 2 than the grip portion 5, respectively. The mounting portions 6A and 6B are tubular portions protruding from the seat portion 2C of the grip body 2 toward the vehicle body panel 4, and are washers 11A and 1A made of elastic members.
It is in contact with the vehicle body panel 4 via 1B.

Holes 4a and 4b are formed in the vehicle body panel 4 at positions facing the mounting portions 6A and 6B. Nuts 12A and 12B are provided on the inner surface 4A of the vehicle body panel 4,
It is fixed so as to correspond to the holes 4a and 4b by a suitable method such as welding. Screws 13A and 13B inserted into the mounting portions 6A and 6B are screwed into the nuts 12A and 12B to fix the grip body 2 to the vehicle body panel 4.

The inner peripheral surface 7a of the opening 7 is formed with a plurality of protrusions 7A and 7B protruding toward the center of the opening. In FIG. 1, the convex portion 7A is arranged on the upper surface of the inner peripheral surface 7a, and the convex portion 7B is arranged on the lower surface of the inner peripheral surface 7a in parallel in the longitudinal direction of the opening 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of rectangular perforated portions 14 for forming the convex portions 7A and 7B are formed near the rib 20.

At both ends 7b and 7c of the opening 7, holes 1 are formed in the grip body 2 and communicate with the mounting portions 6A and 6B.
Tower parts 15, 16 having 5a, 16a are arranged. The holes 15a and 16a are formed so that the inner diameters thereof are reduced toward the mounting portions 6A and 6B. The inner peripheral surfaces of the holes 15a and 16a serve as guide surfaces for a cap member described later. A notch 17 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hole 16a. The upper end surfaces 15b and 16b of the tower portions 15 and 16 are formed lower than the outer surface of the grip body 2 by the thickness of the decorative plate 3.

The support hole 10 is provided in a hinge mounting recess 18 formed on the right side of the grip body 2 with respect to the opening 7, and the side surface 2D of the grip body 2 extends from the tower portion 15 to the support portion 10.
It penetrates through the recess 18 toward. The tip 10a of the support hole 10 is a screw hole that reaches the hole 15a of the tower portion 15.

The hinge member 9 has its base end 9a pivotally supported in the recess 18 by a shaft 19 having a tip 19a inserted into and fixed to the support hole 10 and threaded. As shown in FIG. 7, the free end 9b of the hinge member 9 extends downward to fix the front panel 8.

The decorative plate 3 is attached to the opening 7 to form the grip 5. The decorative plate 3 is the grip body 2
The resin is molded into a rectangular shape similar to the shape of the opening 7 and having substantially the same shape as the opening 7. At both ends 3a and 3b of the decorative plate 3,
Claws 3C, 3C as locking portions that elastically engage with the tip 10a of the support hole and the notch 17 are formed to extend toward the opening 7 side. At the upper end 3c and the lower end 3d of the decorative plate 3, claw portions 3A and 3B engaging with the convex portions 7A and 7B are provided.
Are formed so as to extend toward the opening 7 side, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 3, the claw portion 3C has an inclined portion 3Ca which is inclined downward from the inner side toward the opening portion 7 and an outer side thereof, and a step portion protruding outward from the end surface 3E of the decorative plate 3. 3Cb is formed (the figure shows only one side). As shown in FIG. 4, the claw portions 3A and 3B have inclined portions 3Aa and 3Ba that are inclined downward from the inner side toward the outer side of the opening portion 7 and concave portions 3Ab that are locked to the convex portions 7A and 7B. 3Bb is formed.

Assembling of the vehicle grip 1 having such a structure will be described. First, the holes 4a, 4 are formed in the vehicle body panel 4.
b is drilled and the nuts 12A and 12B are fixed by welding. The washers 11A, 11B are attached to the mounting portions 6A, 6B, the screws 13A, 13B are inserted into the mounting portions 6A, 6B from the holes 15a, 16a on the opening 7 side, and the nuts 12A, 12B are tightened, and the grip body 2 is attached to the vehicle body panel. Fix at 4.

Next, the decorative plate 3 is pushed toward the opening 7. Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the inclined portions 3Aa and 3Ba of the claw portions 3A and 3B provided on the decorative plate 3 are changed to the convex portions 7A and 7B.
The protrusions 7A, 7 are abutted against B and deformed inward.
Move on B. The inclined portions 3Aa and 3Ba are convex portions 7A and 7B.
When the vehicle goes over B, the claws 3A and 3B elastically return outward, and the recesses 3Ab and 3Bb and the protrusions 7A and 7B are fitted to each other, as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, when the decorative plate 3 is pushed toward the opening 7, the inclined portion 3Ca of the claw 3C abuts both ends 7b and 7c of the opening 7 shown in FIG. It is deformed and guided into the holes 15a and 16a. Hole 15
When guided in a, 16a, the flat part 3C1 forming a continuous surface with the inclined part 3Ca is guided in the holes 15a, 16a,
The deformation increases as the claw portion 3C enters into the holes 15 and 16. Then, the flat portion 3C1 on one side is provided with the support hole 10
When the flat portion 3C1 of the claw portion on the opposite side crosses the cutout portion 17 when reaching the tip 10a of the opposite side, each claw portion 3C elastically returns and each step portion 3Cb is locked to the tip 10a and the cutout portion 17, respectively. Then, the attachment of the decorative plate 3 to the grip body 2 is completed.

As described above, since the opening 7 is provided on the surface 2B side of the grip body 2, when the grip body 2 is molded,
It is not necessary to lighten the back surface 2A side as in the conventional case, and the back surface 2A need not be treated. By inserting the decorative plate 3 into the opening 7, the opening 7 and the mounting portions 6A and 6B can be hidden at one time, and workability is good. Since the opening 7 is mounted flush with the outer shape of the grip body 2 on the front surface 2B side, it is possible to improve the feel of gripping the grip 1 even if the grip 5 has no irregularities.

Further, since the grip body 2 is made of aluminum die-cast, it is lightweight and has high rigidity, and can sufficiently support the hinge member 9 to which the front panel 8 is attached. Further, since the projections 7A, 7B engaging with the claw portions 3A, 3B, 3C, the tip 10a and the notch 17 are integrally molded at the time of molding the grip body 2, there is no need for post-processing for mounting the decorative plate 3. Complete.

[0020]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cap member is mounted in the opening formed on the other side surface facing the one continuous side surface located on the vehicle body panel side, the cap member is arranged inside the opening. Further, since both the mounting portion to the vehicle body panel and the opening portion are covered with the cap member, the number of steps for assembling the grip is reduced. Therefore, the assembling property of the grip is improved, and the cost can be reduced by reducing the number of assembling steps. Further, since the cap member is mounted flush with the grip body, the grip of the grip is good. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the locking portion provided on the cap member is elastically engaged with the pivotally supporting portion that pivotally supports the hinge member integrally formed on the grip body, so that the cap member is mounted. The need for post-processing of the grip body is eliminated. This leads to improvement in workability when the grip is assembled. According to the invention of claim 3,
Since the grip body is made of aluminum die cast, the opening on the other side is the lightening portion when molding the grip body. Therefore, the molding dent on the one side surface facing is suppressed,
Moreover, the rigidity of the grip body can be secured.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration plan view of a vehicle grip showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a vehicle grip.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of a cap member.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an initial engagement state between the grip body and the cap member.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the cap member is completely attached to the grip body.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Vehicle Grip 2 Grip Main Body 2A One Side 2B Other Side 3 Cap Member 3C Locking Part 4 Body Panel 5 Grip Part 6A, 6B Attachment Part 7 Opening 8 Front Panel 9 Hinge Member 10 Pivot

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A side surface located on the vehicle body panel side is formed into a continuous surface shape, an opening is formed on the other side surface facing the one side surface, and an attachment portion to the vehicle body panel is arranged in the opening portion. A grip for a vehicle, comprising: a grip body; and a cap member that is mounted on the opening in the same plane to form a grip portion. 2. The grip body is integrally formed with a pivot support portion for pivotally supporting a hinge member for opening and closing the front panel, facing the opening, and the cap member is elastically engaged with the pivot support portion. The vehicle grip according to claim 1, wherein a portion is formed. 3. The vehicle grip according to claim 1, wherein the grip body is made of aluminum die cast.