JPH11255034A - Pocket structure of automobile door trim - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of welding spots of a pocket body in a door trim by high frequency welding, and simultaneously to make any wavy deformation by thermal effect so as not to be produced. SOLUTION: Each mounting piece 14 to be attached to a tip part of an opening side 13y of a pocket body 13 by a clip body 12 installed at the backside of a door trim 11 is formed in an upper sidewall 13a and both symmetrical sidewals 13b, and in a lower sidewall 13c, a U-shaped engaging member 17 is installed in a tip part of the opening side 13y of the pocket body 13 so as to make a bottom wall of this engaging member 17 face to the outside, then two engaging pieces 18 being inclined to the side of a bottom part 13z from the tip side opening side 13y of the pocket body 13 in the lower sidewall 13c is installed so as to be situated in the engaging member 17, and further, in response to these two engaged pieces 18, two engaging pawls 19 are formed at the side of the door trim 11, and these engaging pawls 19 are engaged in space between the engaging piece 18 and a bottom wall of the engaging member 17, and thus the pocket body 13 is attached to the backside of the door trim 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pocket structure of a door trim for installing a door in an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional door trim pocket structure, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a plurality of clips 2, 2,... Box-shaped pocket body 3 that constitutes the pocket part
A plurality of mounting pieces 4, 4,... Are projected from the outer peripheral portion of each side wall, and clip holes 5, 5,. ... and the clip body 2,
The pocket body 3 is mounted on the door trim 1 by inserting 2,..., The pocket hole 6 is made to penetrate the door trim 1, and the pocket body 3 can accommodate small items through the pocket hole 6. .

As shown in FIG. 8, an engagement piece 7 is formed on the lower side wall of the pocket body 3 and this engagement piece 7 is
Unlike the former case, the pocket body 3 is attached to the door trim 1 by ultrasonic welding of the clip body 2 in the same manner as in the former case in that the pocket body 3 is fitted into the fitting groove 8 formed on the back surface of the door trim 1. What is known is.

[0004]

However, in the former case where the pocket body 3 is mounted on the door trim 1 using the clip body 2, the clip body 2 is welded to the mounting piece 4 side of the pocket body 3 by ultrasonic welding. In addition, since the pocket body 3 is mounted on the door trim 1, an ultrasonic process is required, and therefore, an ultrasonic welding facility must be provided in the production line, which has been a factor of cost increase.

In the latter case, in which the pocket body 3 is mounted by a combination of the fitting piece 7 and the fitting groove 8, it is certainly improved in that the number of ultrasonic welding points is reduced.
Compared to the former in terms of the regulation and holding of the lower side wall portion of the pocket body 3 in the vertical direction, it is not firm,
As shown in FIG. 9, there was a possibility that the wavy deformation occurred.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention can reduce the number of high-frequency welding points when a pocket body is mounted on a door trim, and can prevent the occurrence of wavy deformation due to thermal effects and the like. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pocket structure of an automobile door trim intended for a vehicle.

[0007]

According to the present invention, in order to achieve the above object, an opening of a substantially box-shaped pocket body is mounted from the back side of a door trim, and a pocket hole is penetrated through the door trim body. And a pocket structure of an automobile door trim in which small items can be accommodated in the pocket body through the pocket holes, wherein the pocket bodies oppose each other.
At least one of the side walls is provided with a mounting piece for mounting by a mounting means such as a clip body provided on the back side of the door trim at an opening end of the pocket body on one side wall, and the pocket is formed on the other side wall. A U-shaped engaging member is provided at the opening end of the body so that the bottom wall of the engaging member faces outward, and the pocket body on the other side wall is positioned within the engaging member. A locking piece that is inclined from the opening front end side to the bottom side of the opening is further formed at the opening side front end of the pocket body on the other side wall to form a locking claw that projects downward. The pawl is locked between the locking piece and the bottom wall of the engaging member, and the pocket body is mounted on the back side of the door trim.

[0008] As a result of this construction, the locking claw on the door trim side is locked between the bottom wall of the U-shaped engaging member on the pocket body side and the locking piece. Thus, the movement of the pocket body in the vertical direction is restricted, so that the pocket body can be prevented from waving by heat or the like.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view drawn from the back side of a door trim having a pocket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the door trim similarly drawn from the front side, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the same, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. is there.

In the drawing, reference numeral 11 denotes a door trim, which has a pocket hole 16 penetrating substantially below the central portion so as to form a pocket portion.
An armrest 21 is provided at a substantially central portion above the pocket hole 16, and a speaker grill 22 is provided at one lower side.

On the back side of the door trim 11, a pocket 13 having a substantially box shape is mounted with its opening side 13y facing the back side of the door trim 11. The pocket body 13 has an upper side wall 13a and left and right side walls 1a.
At the tip of the opening 13y of the pocket body 13 in 3b, a mounting piece 14 is formed to protrude outward, and a clip hole 15 is formed in the mounting piece 14.

A clip body 12 is planted on the door trim 11 side corresponding to the mounting piece 14.

Further, on the lower side wall 13c facing the upper side wall of the pocket body 13, a U-shaped engaging member 17 is provided at the tip of the opening side 13y of the pocket body.
7 is provided so that the bottom wall 17a side faces outward, and the bottom portion 13z extends from the tip of the opening side 13y of the pocket body 13 in the lower side wall 13c so as to be located in the engagement member 17.
A locking piece 18 inclined to the side is provided.
8, a locking claw 19 is formed on the door trim 11 side.

The pocket body 13 is connected to the door trim 11.
First, the locking claw 19 is locked between the locking piece 18 and the bottom wall 17a of the engaging member 17, and then the clip body 12 is fitted into the clip hole 15 of the mounting piece 14. The pocket body 13 is mounted on the back side of the door trim 11. In the process of inserting the locking claw 19 between the locking piece 18 and the bottom wall 17 a of the engaging member 17, the lower surface of the locking claw 19 contacts the tip of the bottom wall 17 a of the engaging member 17. Then, the bottom wall 17a is inserted while being bent downward as shown by the arrow, and the claw portion 19a of the locking claw 19 is
When both of the hooks 18a, 19a are engaged with each other, the bent bottom portion 17a of the engaging member 17 returns to its original position, and the locking hook 19 is supported from below.

As a result, the lower side wall 13 of the pocket body 13 is formed.
On the c side, a locking claw 19 on the door trim 11 side is locked between the bottom wall 17a of the U-shaped engaging member 17 and the locking piece 18, as shown in detail in FIG. Therefore, when the pocket body 13 is to be deformed upward, the bottom portion 17a of the engaging member 17 is restricted by contact with the lower surface of the locking claw 19, and when the pocket body 13 is to be deformed downward, The stopper 18 is regulated by contacting the upper surface of the locking claw 19, so that the pocket body 13 can be prevented from waving due to heat or the like.

In the above embodiment, the engagement member 17
And the locking piece 18 is formed on the lower side wall 13c of the pocket body 13, but is not limited thereto.
a or the left and right side walls 13b, and the mounting piece 14 may be formed on the other side wall.

In the above embodiment, the pocket 1
3 mounting pieces 14 of the upper side wall 13a and the left and right side walls 13b
The pocket body 13 is mounted on the door trim 11 by fitting the clip hole 15 into the clip body 12. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pocket body 13 may be mounted by high frequency welding.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, one of two opposing side walls of a substantially box-shaped pocket body is provided at one of the side walls at the opening-side tip of the pocket body at the back side of the door trim. A mounting piece for mounting by a mounting means such as a clip provided is formed, and a U-shaped engaging member is formed on the other side wall at the opening-side end of the pocket body, and the bottom wall of the engaging member is formed outside. And a locking piece that is inclined from the opening front end side of the pocket body on the other side wall to the bottom side so as to be located in the engaging member, and further provided with the other side wall. A locking claw that protrudes downward is formed at the opening end of the pocket body on the side wall, and the locking claw is locked between the locking piece and the bottom wall of the engaging member. Because the body is attached to the back side of the door trim and configured On the other side wall of the pocket body, the locking claw on the door trim side is locked between the bottom wall of the U-shaped engaging member and the locking piece, and the pockets are in contact with each other. The body is restricted in the vertical direction, and it is possible to prevent the pocket body from waving due to heat or the like.

Further, the other side wall of the pocket body is fixed by the engaging relationship between the engaging claw, the engaging member and the engaging piece. It is cost effective.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door trim for a vehicle having a pocket structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is drawn from the back side.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the vehicle door trim similarly drawn from the front side.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the automobile door trim.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of a main part in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of an automobile door trim having one conventional pocket structure.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a main part in FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of an automobile door trim having another conventional pocket structure.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view for explaining thermal deformation of the pocket body in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Door trim 12 Clip body 13 Pocket body 13a Upper side wall 13b Left right side wall 14 Mounting piece 16 Pocket hole 17 Engaging member 18 Locking piece 19 Locking claw

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An automobile in which an opening side of a substantially box-shaped pocket body is mounted from the back side of a door trim and a pocket hole is made to penetrate the door trim body so that small items can be stored in the pocket body through the pocket hole. A pocket structure of a door trim for a vehicle, wherein the two side walls of the pocket body opposing each other are attached to an opening-side end of the pocket body on one side wall by an attachment means such as a clip body provided on the back side of the door trim. And a U-shaped engaging member is provided on the other side wall at the open end of the pocket body so that the bottom wall of the engaging member faces outward. A locking piece is provided so as to be inclined from the opening front end side to the bottom side of the pocket body on the other side wall so as to be located in the engagement member, and a pocket on the other side wall is further provided. A locking claw projecting downward is formed at the opening end portion of the body, and the locking claw is locked between the locking piece and the bottom wall of the engaging member, thereby forming the pocket body. A pocket structure for an automobile door trim, wherein the pocket structure is mounted on the back side of the door trim.