JPH09220986A - Switch cover body of automobile ceiling member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To produce a feeling of a harmonious whole of a switch cover and a ceiling and a feeling of high-grade quality and to reduce wastes produced from the ceiling material, by fixing a switch parts to the cut member cut from the ceiling member to form an opening for switch parts and by mounting a frame member whose periphery is larger than that of the opening of the cut member to the periphery of the cut member. SOLUTION: A switch cover body 10 comprises a cut member 34 which is cut from a ceiling member to form an opening 31 for switch parts for a sun roof, a frame body 11, and a reinforcing member 21. The cut member 34 has surface material 33 on a car room side (surface side) and base material 32 on a vehicle body side (back side) and a switch part S is inserted into a switch part fixing hole 36 made in the specified position thereof and is fixed there. The frame body 11 is made of resin or metal and can receive the cut member 34 and the periphery thereof is larger than that of the opening 31 for switch parts. Sharing of the main parts of the switch cover body 10 with the ceiling member 30 produces a feeling of a harmonious whole and the frame body 11 improves a feeling of high grade quality.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The ceiling of an automobile is constructed by mounting a ceiling material for the inside of the vehicle (an automobile ceiling material) on the inside of a vehicle body outer plate. As this automobile ceiling material, one obtained by laminating a foam sheet impregnated with a thermosetting resin, a glass fiber mat, a surface material and a back surface material, and hot pressing, or
In many cases, a thermosetting resin sheet, a glass fiber mat, a front material and a back material are laminated and hot press molded.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, an automobile ceiling material 5 is used.
A switch component S for a sunroof or other equipment is often provided in a part of 1. The switch component S
An opening is formed in a portion 52 of the ceiling material 51 where the switch cover body 53 is attached by closing the opening. The switch cover body 53 is for holding the switch component S and closing the opening of the ceiling material to improve the aesthetics near the opening.

Conventionally, the switch cover body 53 is made of a hard plastic injection-molded product, has its surface flocked, or has its surface covered with a skin material to enhance its high-class appearance.

However, a switch cover body made of an injection-molded product has a resin-like surface and gives a cheap feeling. On the other hand, a switch cover body having a flocked surface is troublesome for flocking work and is expensive. There is a problem.
Further, in the switch cover body whose surface is covered with a skin material, not only the problem that the work of adhering the skin material and the work of winding the skin material at the terminal portion are troublesome and costly,
The problem that the appearance of the skin material is wrinkled due to the winding of the skin material terminal and the appearance is impaired, and the shape of the switch cover body is limited when trying to eliminate the wrinkle, and a switch cover body with a design suitable for the atmosphere in the vehicle is obtained. There is a problem that cannot be met.

Further, since the switch cover body is attached to the ceiling material and constitutes a part of the ceiling, it is preferable that the switch cover body has a sense of unity with the ceiling material, but the conventional switch cover body is a ceiling material. Since it is made of another material, there is a problem that it lacks a sense of unity. In addition, the cut member cut out from the ceiling material by punching or the like to form the opening for the switch component is disposed of, resulting in waste of material and waste.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points and has a sense of unity with a ceiling material, a high-class feeling, and can reduce waste generated from the ceiling material. The present invention provides an economical switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a switch cover body which is attached to an opening for a switch part formed in a predetermined portion of an automobile ceiling material to close the opening, wherein the opening for the switch part is formed. For this purpose, the switch component is fixed to the cut member cut off from the automobile ceiling material, and the outer peripheral frame larger than the peripheral edge of the opening is attached to the peripheral edge of the cut member. It relates to the switch cover body of the ceiling material.

[0009]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a ceiling material to which a switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material of the present invention is attached, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2, and FIG. 3 is an assembly of the switch cover body of the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cut member of the embodiment and a ceiling material with the cut member removed, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a reinforcing plate of another example.

A switch cover body 10 of one embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 holds a switch component S for a sunroof and other devices, and an opening for a switch component of an automobile ceiling material 30. It is attached to 31 and closes the opening 31.

First, the ceiling material 30 to which the switch cover body 10 of the present invention is attached will be described. The ceiling material 30 is attached to the inside of the vehicle body to form a ceiling inside the vehicle, and includes a base material 32 and a surface material 33.

The substrate 32 is made of various materials having high shape retention. As an example of the base material 32, a glass fiber mat is laminated on a foam sheet such as a urethane foam impregnated with a thermosetting resin liquid, or a molding for a base material in which a glass fiber mat is laminated on a phenol resin sheet. An example of such a member is one in which the surface material 33 is overlapped with the surface material 33 and hot-pressed in a mold to shape and fix the shape.

The surface material 33 is a member that constitutes the vehicle interior surface of the ceiling material 30, and is made of a fabric, a plastic sheet or the like, and is adhered to the surface of the base material 32 by hot press molding of the base material 32 or the like. A back surface material (not shown) made of a non-woven fabric or the like may be provided on the surface of the base material 32 opposite to the surface material 33.

Opening 3 for switch parts of the ceiling material 30
Reference numeral 1 is for arranging the switch component S, and is formed by cutting a predetermined portion of the ceiling material 30 into an opening shape by punching and removing the cut member 34 as shown in FIG. . This switch part opening 31
A plurality of switch cover body mounting holes 35 are formed at predetermined intervals around the area.

On the other hand, the switch cover body 10 of this embodiment
Is the cut member 34 and the frame body 11 cut from the ceiling material 30 to form the switch component opening 31.
And a reinforcing plate 21.

The cut member 34 is used such that the surface material 33 side is the vehicle inner side (front surface side) and the base material 32 side is the vehicle body side (back side), and switch component mounting holes formed in predetermined portions thereof. The switch component S is inserted into 36 and fixed. In this embodiment, the groove S1 formed on the side surface of the switch component S is fitted into the switch component mounting hole 36 of the cut member 34 and the inner peripheral edge of the switch component mounting hole 23 of the reinforcing plate 21 to be described later, so that the switch The component S is fixed to the cutting member 34.

The frame body 11 is made of resin or metal and can accommodate the cutting member 34 inside and has a frame shape whose outer periphery is larger than that of the switch component opening 31.
In this frame body 11, a flange portion 13 projecting into the frame body 11 is formed at an end portion (lower end) of the side wall 12 on the vehicle interior side, and at the vehicle body side end portion (upper end) of the side wall 12 is attached to the ceiling member 30. The part 14 is formed.

The size of the opening 13a surrounded by the flange portion 13 is smaller than the outer shape of the cut member 34 so that the flange portion 13 can cover the periphery of the surface material 33 of the cut member 34. Flange portion 13 of this embodiment
The inner frame 15 for positioning the cut member 34 is erected on its inner surface in a size substantially equal to the outer circumference of the cut member 34, and the cut member 34 is accommodated in the inner frame 15. There is. Further, a locking piece 16 for the reinforcing plate 21 is provided upright on the vehicle body side end (upper end) of the inner frame 15. The mounting portion 14 formed on the frame body 11 may be of various types such as a locking piece, but in this embodiment, it comprises a boss and an engaging washer (kiku washer) 17 fitted on the outer periphery of the boss. It is designed to engage.

The reinforcing plate 21 is for fixing the cutting member 34 to the frame body 11 and for preventing the cutting member 34 from being pressed and deformed when the switch part S is operated. In this embodiment, the switch member mounting hole 23 is formed of a metal plate on which the uneven portion 22 is formed for imparting rigidity, and the switch member mounting hole 23 is formed at a position corresponding to the switch member mounting hole 36 of the cut member 34, and the outer peripheral edge is formed. The frame 1
A locking hole 24 that engages with one locking piece 16 is formed.

The reinforcing plate 21 is the base material 3 of the cut member 34.
Switch part mounting hole 2 on the 2 side (the back side of the cut member)
The switch parts S are inserted into the switch part mounting holes 23 and 36 of the switch parts 3 and 36, respectively. The groove S1 on the side surface of the switch component S is fitted into the inner peripheral edges of the switch component mounting holes 23 and 36, so that the reinforcing plate 21 and the cut member 34 are attached to the switch component S.
Is attached. Then, in that state, the reinforcing plate 21
And the cutting member 34, the cutting member 34 inside the vehicle (lower side)
Is arranged in the frame body 11, and the locking piece 16 in the frame body 11 is inserted and locked in the locking hole 24 at the periphery of the reinforcing plate 21.
As a result, the cut member 34 is sandwiched between the reinforcing plate 21 and the flange portion 13 of the frame body 11 at the periphery thereof, and
This is fixed inside and the switch cover body 10 is formed.

The switch cover body 10 having the above-described structure is arranged on the surface material 33 side (inside the vehicle) around the opening 31 so as to cover the opening 31 for the switch component of the ceiling material 30,
A switch cover body mounting hole 35 around the opening 31
The boss-shaped attachment portion 14 of the frame body 11 is inserted into the.
Then, the engagement washer 17 is fitted to the boss-shaped attachment portion 14 from the base material 32 side (vehicle body side) of the ceiling material 30, and the switch cover body 10 is attached to the ceiling material 30.

The reinforcing plate 21 is not limited to metal,
It may be made of a resin such as a hard vinyl chloride resin or an ABS resin. FIG. 5 shows an example of the reinforcing plate 41 made of the resin. In this resin reinforcing plate 41,
Lattice-shaped ribs 42 are erected on the back side (vehicle body side) to increase strength. Reference numeral 43 is a switch component mounting hole,
Reference numeral 44 is a locking hole for the locking piece 16 of the frame 11.

In the switch cover body 10 thus constructed, the frame body 11 is attached to the periphery of the cut member 34 cut from the automobile ceiling material 30 to form the switch component opening 31. Therefore, the main part of the switch cover body 10 and the ceiling material 30 share the same member, and the sense of unity between the switch cover body 10 and the ceiling material 30 is high. Moreover, since the frame body 11 is present on the periphery of the cut member 34, the sense of quality of the switch cover body 10 is further enhanced. Further, the frame body 1 attached to the periphery of the cutting member 34
Since the end portion of the cut member 34 is hidden by 1 and winding of the skin material 33 at the end portion of the cut member 34 is not necessary, wrinkles do not occur due to the winding and the appearance of the switch cover body 10 is improved. Further, since the switch cover body 10 uses the cutting member 34 which has been conventionally cut off from the ceiling material 30 and discarded, it is economical and can reduce waste.

[0024]

As shown and described above, in the switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material of the present invention, the frame body is attached to the periphery of the cut member cut out from the ceiling material for the opening forming portion for the switch component. Therefore, the main part of the switch cover body and the ceiling material have a common member, the sense of unity between the switch cover body and the ceiling material is high, and moreover, since there is a frame body at the periphery of the cut member, It has the effect of further increasing the sense of quality.

Further, in the switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material according to the present invention, the end portion of the cut member is hidden by the frame body attached to the periphery of the cut member, and it is not necessary to wind the skin material at the end portion of the cut member. The effect of improving the appearance of the switch cover body is that wrinkles are not generated due to the entrainment. Further, since a cutting member that has been conventionally cut off from the ceiling material and discarded is used, there is an effect that it is economical and that waste can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of a ceiling material to which a switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material of the present invention is attached.

FIG. 2 is a 2-2 cross-sectional view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the assembly of the switch cover body of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cut member and the ceiling material with the cut member cut off in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a reinforcing plate of another example.

FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view of the interior of the vehicle showing the ceiling material of the vehicle to which the switch parts are attached.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Switch Cover Body 11 Frame Body 13 Flange Part 21 Reinforcement Plate 30 Ceiling Material 31 Switch Part Opening 34 Cut Member S Switch Part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A switch cover body which is attached to an opening for a switch component formed in a predetermined portion of an automobile ceiling material and closes the opening, wherein the switch cover body is cut off from the automobile ceiling material to form the opening for the switch component. The switch component is fixed to the cut member, and a frame body having an outer periphery larger than the peripheral edge of the opening is attached to the peripheral edge of the cut member. 2. The automobile according to claim 1, wherein a flange portion projecting into the frame body is formed at an end portion of the frame body on the inner side of the vehicle, and a peripheral edge of the surface of the cut member is covered with the flange portion. Switch cover body for ceiling material. 3. The reinforcing plate according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a reinforcing plate is arranged on the back surface side of the cut member, and an edge of the reinforcing plate is locked to the frame body so that the cut member is provided between the reinforcing plate and the frame body. A switch cover body for an automobile ceiling material, which is characterized in that the edges are clamped.