JPH0885376A - Assist grip structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To suppress the generation of the hitting noise in storing a grip body by providing on a base member a storing position regulating part made of soft material which is abutted on the grip body and provides the turning limit to the cabin wall surface side of the grip body. CONSTITUTION: A base member 5 is provided with a grip connecting part 11 to connect a base body 9 fixed to a formed ceiling side surface part 3 to a grip body 7, a through hole 17 is provided in a bottom part 15 of a recessed part 13 formed in the base body 9, and the base member 5 is fixed to the formed ceiling side surface part 3 with bolts 21. An outer wall part 27 erected on the base body 9 and the side wall part are provided on the connecting part 11, and a grip part 23 is turnably supported by the base member 5 by a shaft member 31 and a spring 33 and the grip body 7 is energized to the storing position. In addition, a cover 47 made of soft resin material is fitted on the inner side of the cabin of the base member 5 to make a storing position regulating part where the grip body 7 is abutted thereon in the storing. The generation of the hitting noise by the abutting in storing the grip body 7 is suppressed, and no sense of incongruity is given to an occupant.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of an assist grip for a vehicle which is rotatable from a storage position on the wall surface side of a vehicle compartment to a use position on the vehicle interior side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The structure of a conventional assist grip for a vehicle of this type is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 (JP-A-3-16836).
(See the official gazette).

As shown in FIG. 6, in this assist grip 101, the arm portion 105 of the grip body 103 is fixed to a fixed base 107 fixed on a vehicle interior wall surface 106.
The grip body 103 is rotatably connected by a shaft member 109, and the grip body 103 is biased toward the vehicle interior wall surface 106 by a spring 111 provided on the outer periphery of the shaft member 109.
From the storage position on the side of the passenger compartment wall 106 shown in FIG.
It is rotated to the use position on the vehicle interior side shown in (b).

As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting recess 113 is provided on the rear side of the tip of the arm portion 105, and the mounting recess 113 is provided.
An inner cover 115 is fitted in the. A bearing hole 117 through which the shaft member 109 is inserted is formed in the side wall 115a of the inner cover 115, and one end of the inner cover 115 comes into contact with the fixed base 107 when the grip body 103 rotates to the use position. A contact portion 115b that restricts the maximum rotation position toward the vehicle interior is provided. By providing the inner cover 115, the attachment of the grip body 103 to the fixed base 107 can be reinforced, and the grip body 1 can be used when the assist grip 101 is used.
It is possible to prevent 03 from hitting the fixed base 107 and prevent damage to the decorative skin 119 provided on the surface of the grip body 103.

[0005]

However, in the structure of such a conventional assist grip 101, as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the other end 115c of the inner cover 115 is brought into contact with the fixed base 107 to grip the grip. Body 1
Although the storage position of 03 is regulated, the inner cover 115
Since the fixed base 107 and the fixed base 107 are both hard, a tapping sound may be emitted when they come into contact with each other, and the position where the tapping sound is generated is relatively close to the ears of the occupant. I could feel it. Further, when the storage position is regulated by bringing the grip body 103 into contact with the fixed base 107 instead of the inner cover 115, both of them are hard, and therefore a tapping sound is generated at the time of contact. Met.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a structure of an assist grip which suppresses the generation of a hitting sound when the grip body is stored and does not give an occupant a feeling of strangeness.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 is such that a grip body is provided on a base member provided on a wall surface of a vehicle compartment from a storage position on the wall surface side of the vehicle compartment to an inside of the vehicle compartment. In a structure of a vehicle assist grip rotatably connected to a use position, the base member is brought into contact with the grip body to give a rotation limit of the grip body toward a wall surface of a passenger compartment to regulate the storage position. It is characterized in that a soft storage position restricting portion is provided.

The invention according to claim 2 is the structure of the vehicle assist grip according to claim 1, which is the structure of the vehicle assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the grip body is at least the storage position. It is characterized by being urged by.

A third aspect of the present invention is the structure of the vehicle assist grip according to the first or second aspect, wherein the grip body is a vehicle of the base member and the storage position regulating portion in the storage position. It is characterized by covering the indoor surface.

The invention according to claim 4 is the structure of the vehicle assist grip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage position restricting portion is a fixing member for fixing the base member. It is characterized in that it covers an exposed portion inside the vehicle.

[0011]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the grip body is stored, the grip body is rotated toward the wall surface of the passenger compartment and brought into contact with the storage position restricting portion. At this time, since the storage position restricting portion is soft, it is possible to suppress the generation of tapping sound at the moment of contact between the grip body and the storage position restricting portion.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the grip body is biased to the retracted position, when the grip body is retracted, the grip body vigorously moves toward the passenger compartment wall side and hits the retracted position restricting portion. Although there is a case where they come into contact with each other, even in such a case, since the storage position restricting portion is soft, it is possible to suppress the generation of a tapping sound at the moment of contact between the grip body and the storage position restricting portion.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect of the invention, when the grip body is in the retracted position, the grip body has the interior surface of the base member and the retracted position restricting portion. Since the cover is covered, it is possible to prevent the base member and the storage position restricting portion from being exposed inside the vehicle when the assist grip is stored.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention as set forth in any one of claims 1 to 3, when the grip body is at the use position, the storage position restricting portion is the vehicle interior of which the fixing member is a fixed member. Since the exposed portion is covered, it is possible to prevent the fixing member from being exposed inside the vehicle during use of the assist grip.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a structure of a vehicle assist grip according to a first embodiment of the present invention, which has a partially broken portion, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the arrow Y of FIG. 1, and FIG.
1 is a plan view of FIG. 1 viewed from the X direction, and FIG.
4A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 4, and FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, in this assist grip 1, a grip body 7 is attached to a base member 5 provided on a side surface 3 of a molded ceiling serving as a wall surface of a vehicle compartment, and a storage position on the side surface 3 of the molded ceiling (FIG. 2). 2) to the use position on the vehicle interior side (the position shown by the solid line in FIG. 2) so as to be freely rotatable.

As shown in FIG. 3, the grip body 7 has a shallow U-shape having a grip portion 23 for an occupant to hold the posture and arm portions 25 provided at both ends of the grip portion 23. And the grip portion 23 and the arm portion 25
Is made of hard resin, and the end portions 2 of both arm portions 25 are
5 a is connected to the base member 5. Grip part 23
Since the arm portions 25 and the base member 5 at both ends have a substantially symmetrical shape, only one of them (the lower side in FIG. 3) will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 2, the base member 5 includes a base main body 9 fixed to the side surface 3 of the molded ceiling, and a grip connecting portion 11 provided below the base main body 9 and connected to the grip main body 7. Both are integrally formed of a hard resin material. One side 9a of the base body 9 is formed with a body recess 13 that opens to the inside of the vehicle, and a bottom portion 15 of this body recess 13 is provided with an insertion hole 17 that penetrates the other side 9b of the base body 9. There is. The other side 9 of the base body 9
Reference numeral b denotes a roof side rail 19 on the rear surface of the molded ceiling side surface portion 3 which is inserted through the mounting hole 3a formed in the molded ceiling side surface portion 3.
Is in contact with The base member 5 is fastened to the roof side rail 19 by a bolt 21 as a fixing member that is inserted through the insertion hole 17, whereby the base member 5 is fixed on the molded ceiling side surface portion 3. A head portion 21 a, which is an exposed portion in the vehicle interior of the bolt 21, is housed in the main body recess 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the grip connecting portion 11 of the base member 5 is provided with an outer wall portion 27 that forms a vehicle interior surface and two side wall portions 29 that are bent from both ends of the outer wall portion 27. It is erected downward from the lower surface 9c of the base body 9. A shaft member 31 is axially supported by the side wall portion 29 of the grip connection portion 11, and both end portions 31 a and 31 b of the shaft member 31 project to the outside of the base member 5. A coil-shaped spring 33 is provided on the outer periphery of the shaft member 31 between the side wall portions 29, and one end portion 33 a of the spring 33 is housed in a groove portion 35 formed on the lower surface 9 c of the base body 9. A tip end 27a of the outer wall portion 27 is curved along the outer periphery of the shaft member 31, and the outer wall portion 27 allows the shaft member 31 and the spring 3 to rotate.
The inside of the passenger compartment of No. 3 is covered. Further, a flange portion 37 that abuts the molded ceiling side surface portion 3 is formed on the outer periphery of the other side 9b of the base body 9.

The arm portion 25 of the grip body 7 is provided with a housing recess 41 which is open to the back side and the tip side.
The housing recess 41 is defined by an outer wall portion 43 that forms the vehicle interior surface and two side wall portions 45 that are bent from both ends of the outer wall portion 43. The base member 5 is provided on the side wall portion 45.
Both end portions 31a and 31b of the shaft member 31 protruding from are fixed, and the arm portion 25 rotates together with the shaft member 31. That is, the arm portions 25 at both ends of the grip portion 23 are rotatably supported by the base member 5 via the shaft members 31, respectively.
The grip body 7 is rotatable between a storage position on the side of the molded ceiling side 3 and a use position on the side of the passenger compartment.

The end portion 43a of the outer wall portion 43 of the arm portion 25
Is curved along the outer wall portion 27 of the base member 5, and the other end portion 33b of the spring 33 is locked to the end surface thereof. When the grip body 7 rotates from the storage position side to the use position side, the spring 33 is elastically deformed to reduce its diameter,
The spring 33 urges the grip body 7 toward the storage position. Further, at the storage position, the base member 5 is accommodated in the accommodation recess 41 of the arm portion 25, and the vehicle interior surface of the base member 5 is covered by the arm portion 25.

A cover 47 is attached to the interior side of the base member 5 as a storage position restricting portion. Cover 4
7 is provided so as to close the opening 13a of the main body recess 13, and the head 21a of the bolt 21 is covered by the main body recess 13 and the cover 47. A hole portion 51 is formed in a lower wall portion 49 of the base body 9 that defines a lower portion of the body recess portion 13, and a locking projection portion is formed at an open end of an upper wall portion 53 of the base body 9 that defines an upper portion of the body recess portion 13. 55 is projected. Claws 57 and 59 are formed above and below the cover 47, and the upper claw 57 has flexibility. To attach the cover 47, insert the lower claw 59 into the hole 51, and then install the cover 4
7 is pressed toward the base portion 5, and the upper claw portion 5
7 is pushed into the recess 13 of the main body and locked by the locking projection 55. Since the cover 47 is not required to have higher rigidity than the grip body 7 and the base member 5, the cover 47 is formed of a softer resin material than the grip body 7 and the base member 5. The surface 47 a of the cover 47 is formed so as to be continuous with the surface of the outer wall portion 27 of the grip connection portion 11 of the base member 5.

As shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), when the grip body 7 is rotated most toward the side surface 3 of the molded ceiling,
The upper inner surface 43b of the outer wall portion 43 forming a part of the accommodating recess 41 of the arm portion 25 abuts the surface 47a of the cover 47, thereby restricting the rotation toward the molded ceiling side surface portion 3 side and restricting the storage position. To be done. Then, at the storage position, the surface 47a of the cover 47 is accommodated in the accommodation recess 41 and is covered by the arm 25. Further, in the state where the grip body 7 is rotated most toward the vehicle interior side, the tip end portion 43a of the outer wall portion 43 of the arm portion 25 abuts on the rotation restricting portion 61 of the base member 5, whereby the vehicle of the grip body 7 is moved. A rotation limit to the indoor side is given.

Next, the operation will be described.

When the assist grip 1 is used, the occupant grips the grip portion 23 of the grip body 7 in the storage position and pulls it down against the biasing force of the spring 33. As a result, the grip body 7 rotates around the shaft member 31 to the use position inside the vehicle compartment so as to be separated from the molded ceiling side surface portion 3. The maximum turning position of the grip body 7 is the arm portion 25.
It is limited by the contact between the tip end portion 43a of the outer wall portion 43 and the rotation restricting portion 61 of the base member 5. At this time, although the base member 5 is exposed in the vehicle compartment, the head 21 of the bolt 21
Since a is covered with the cover 47, the head 21a of the bolt 21 is not exposed in the vehicle interior when the grip body 7 is used, and the assist grip 1 having excellent appearance and decoration when used can be obtained. .

On the other hand, when the assist grip 1 is stored, the occupant releases the grip portion 23 that he is holding. When the grip portion 23 is released, the grip body 7 rotates around the shaft member 31 toward the side of the molded ceiling side surface 3 by the biasing force of the spring 33, and the upper inner surface 43b of the arm portion 25 covers the cover 47.
Of the base member 5 so that the base member 5 is in contact with the front surface 47a of the housing recess 41.
The grip body 7 stands still at the retracted position. At this time, the grip body 7 is the soft cover 4
Since it abuts against 7, even if the grip body 7 is moved vigorously by the urging force of the spring 33, it is possible to suppress the generation of a tapping sound at the moment of abutment, and the occupant does not feel uncomfortable.

Further, since the base member 5 and the cover 47 are covered by the arm portion 25 when stored,
When the grip body 7 is stored, the base member 5 and the cover 47 are not exposed in the vehicle compartment, and the assist grip 1 having excellent appearance and decoration when stored can be obtained.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, when the grip body is stored, the grip body is brought into contact with the soft storage position restricting portion. The generation of sound can be suppressed and the occupant will not feel discomfort.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even when the grip body is urged to the retracted position and moved vigorously toward the wall surface of the passenger compartment, the grip body is brought into contact with the soft retracted position regulating portion. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the generation of hitting sound at the time of contact, and the occupant does not feel uncomfortable.

According to the invention of claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1 or claim 2, when the grip body is in the retracted position, the base member and the retracted position restricting portion are exposed in the passenger compartment. Without doing so, it is possible to obtain an assist grip with excellent appearance and decoration when stored.

According to the invention described in claim 4,
In addition to the effect of the invention according to any one of claims 3 and 4, when the grip body is in the use position, the fixing member is not exposed in the vehicle interior, and it is possible to obtain an assist grip excellent in appearance and decoration when used. it can.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken in the direction of the arrow Y in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view as seen in the direction of the arrow X in FIG.

4A is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 3, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Assist grip 3 Side surface of molded ceiling (wall surface of vehicle compartment) 5 Base member 7 Grip body 21 Bolt (fixing member) 21a Head of bolt (exposed portion of vehicle interior of fixing member) 23 Grip portion 25 Arm portion 47 Cover (storage position) (Regulation Department)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A structure of an assist grip for a vehicle, wherein a grip body is rotatably connected to a base member provided on a vehicle compartment wall surface from a storage position on the vehicle interior wall surface side to a use position on the vehicle compartment side, wherein the base is provided. An assist grip for a vehicle, characterized in that the member is provided with a soft storage position restricting portion that abuts against the grip main body and gives a limit of rotation of the grip main body to a vehicle interior wall surface side to restrict the storage position. Construction. 2. The structure of the vehicle assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the grip body is biased to at least the storage position. 3. The structure of the vehicle assist grip according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the grip body covers the vehicle interior surface of the base member and the storage position restriction portion at the storage position. Characteristic vehicle assist grip structure. 4. The structure of the vehicle assist grip according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage position restricting portion covers an exposed portion inside the vehicle interior of a fixing member that fixes the base member. The structure of the vehicle assist grip characterized by the above.