JPH1134755A - Pillar trim for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly arrange a drain path for a sunroof. SOLUTION: In a part of a pillar 3, a pillar trim 1 formed with an in-room dressing material is provided. In a part inside this pillar trim 1, and in a part serving as a mounting surface in the pillar 3, a drain path 11 for discharging rainwater or the like accumulated around a sunroof 3 is provided integrally with the pillar trim 1. The pillar trim 1 with drain path 11 thus provided is mounted in a part of the pillar 3, and an upper end part of the drain path 11 and a discharge port formed partly in a drainage groove 22 provided in a peripheral part of the sunroof 2 are connected by a connection pipe 21. In this way, a rainwater discharging drain path around the sunroof 2 is formed. Labor for mounting a drain hose is omitted, and the drain hose is prevented from being crushed and bent.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a drain device used for discharging rainwater or the like collected at a sunroof, and more particularly, to a drain device using the same.
That is, the present invention relates to a structure in which a drainage channel is provided along a pillar and provided between a pillar and a pillar trim.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG.
A drain hose 20 for discharging rainwater or the like collected in the groove from the groove provided in the peripheral portion of the sunroof 10 is provided. And such a drain hose 20
As shown in FIG. 4, after the pipe is once piped from the roof to the interior of the vehicle, it is installed in the front pillar 50 or the rear pillar, and the front end portion is opened to the outside of the vehicle. By adopting such a configuration, rainwater or the like collected around the sunroof 10 is discharged out of the vehicle compartment.

[0003]

In the prior art, the drain hose 20 is provided continuously from the drain groove of the sunroof 10, and most of the drain hose 20 is provided in the front pillar 50 or the like. It is intended to be arranged. And this front pillar 5
When piping inside 0, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, a part thereof comes into contact with a reinforcement 550 or the like provided inside the front pillar 50, and the piping work cannot be performed smoothly. There is a point. Further, there is a problem that a part of the drain hose 20 is crushed by the reinforcement 550 or the like, and a drainage function is hindered. In order to solve such a problem, the drain hose is integrated with a pillar trim (interior material) provided outside the pillar and inside the vehicle compartment of the pillar and inside the pillar trim. To provide
Accordingly, an object (problem) of the present invention is to form a pillar trim integrated with a drain road.
It is.

[0004]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention takes the following measures. In other words, in the invention according to claim 1, with respect to the pillar trim which is provided at the pillar and exhibits a function as an interior decoration material, at the so-called inner side which forms a mounting surface of the pillar trim to the pillar. In addition, a configuration is adopted in which a drain path for discharging rainwater or the like collected at the sunroof is formed integrally with the pillar trim.

[0005] By adopting such a configuration, the present invention has the following effects. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, a drain path for discharging rainwater or the like collected in the periphery of the sunroof is provided integrally with the pillar trim at a pillar trim provided on the vehicle interior side of the pillar (center pillar). Since it is formed, installation (piping) of a drain hose as in the conventional one is not required. As a result, the labor for drain hose piping can be omitted, and the efficiency of the sacrifice work of the vehicle equipped with the sunroof can be improved. That is, for vehicles equipped with a sunroof, this pillar trim is mounted on a center pillar, etc., and a connecting hose or pipe is provided from a drain groove provided around the sunroof. By connecting to a drain path formed in the pillar trim, a drain path for discharging rainwater or the like collected around the sunroof can be easily formed. Therefore, it is not necessary to perform a complicated operation such as piping of the drain hose into the pillar as in the conventional case. In addition, since the drain path in the present invention is formed outside the pillar body having a closed cross section and inside the pillar trim,
The drain road is crushed by obstacles on the way,
It does not bend, so that the drainage of rainwater can always be performed smoothly.

Next, the invention according to claim 2 will be described. This is also basically the same as the first aspect. The feature is that the drain path is formed by a hose or a pipe provided separately from the pillar trim, and such a hose or a pipe is previously installed inside the pillar trim and integrally with the pillar trim ( Set). That is, in the thing of the present invention, with respect to the pillar trim that functions as an interior decoration material,
On the side that forms the mounting surface of the pillar trim to the pillar,
A drain pipe or a drain hose for discharging rainwater or the like collected at the sunroof is provided in advance integrally with the pillar trim.

[0007] By adopting such a configuration, the present invention also exhibits the same operation as that of the first aspect. That is, the drain pipe or the drain hose is integrally mounted on the side of the pillar trim on which the pillar mounting surface is formed, and the pillar trim in such a state is mounted on the surface of the pillar (center pillar) on the vehicle interior side. As a result, the labor for mounting the drain hose is saved. In addition, a mounting hose or the like for mounting a drain hose or a drain pipe is provided in advance at the pillar trim, and a space for installing the drain hose or the drain pipe is provided. It does not happen that the parts are crushed. As a result, smooth discharge of rainwater or the like collected around the sunroof is performed.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. That is, although it relates to the embodiment of the present invention, its configuration is as shown in FIG.
A sunroof provided on a roof portion of the vehicle including a pillar trim 1 that is provided on the vehicle interior side of a pillar (center pillar) 3 and forms an interior decoration material, and a center pillar 3 to which the pillar trim 1 is attached. 2
And a pipe (connection pipe) 21 for connecting between a part of a drain groove 22 formed in a peripheral portion of the sunroof 2 and a drain path 11 formed in the pillar trim 1.
And that is basically composed of

In such a basic structure, the pillar trim 1 is formed of a plastic material or the like. For example, as shown in FIG. A drain path 11 for discharging accumulated rainwater or the like is integrally formed. A flexible connecting pipe 2 is provided between the upper end of the drain path 11 and a drain port provided in a part of the drain groove 22 of the sunroof 2.
1 and so on. The drain path 11 is formed integrally with the pillar trim 1 as shown in FIG. 2 and, for example, as shown in FIG.
May be formed in advance as a separate body, and such a structure may be held at a mounting portion 15 formed inside (at the mounting side) of the pillar trim 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pillar trim 1 integrally provided with the drain path 11 or the drain pipe (drain hose) 5 is attached to the center pillar 3 on the vehicle interior side. Thus, a drain passage (drain passage) for discharging rainwater or the like collected at the sunroof 2 is formed.

Next, the operation and the like of the embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. That is, in the present embodiment, the sunroof 2
Rainwater and the like collected at the drain groove 22 of the drain pipe 11 or the drain pipe 5 formed along the center pillar 3 through the connecting pipe 21 from the outlet.
And the like, it is smoothly discharged. And a drainage channel (drainage channel) that exhibits such a drainage function,
For example, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pillar (center pillar) 3 is formed integrally with the pillar trim 1 at the pillar trim 1 provided on the vehicle interior side of the pillar trim. This eliminates the need for installation (piping) of a drain hose as in the case of an object. As a result, the labor for drain hose piping can be saved, and the efficiency of the sacrifice work of the vehicle with the sunroof can be improved.

That is, for vehicles equipped with a sunroof,
The pillar trim 1 is mounted on the center pillar 3, and a connecting pipe 21 made of a connecting hose or a pipe is provided from a drain groove 22 provided around the sunroof 2. By connecting the tip portion to the drain path 11 or the drain pipe (drain hose) 5 (see FIG. 3) formed in the pillar trim 1,
A drain passage (drain passage) for discharging rainwater or the like collected around the sunroof 2 is easily formed. Therefore, it is possible to omit a complicated operation such as piping of the drain hose into the pillar as in the conventional case. In addition, since the drainage channels 11 and 5 in the present embodiment are formed outside the pillar body 3 and inside the pillar trim 1, the drainage channels forming the drainage channels are formed. There is no possibility that the 11 or the drain pipe (drain hose) 5 is crushed or bent by an obstacle or the like in the middle. Therefore, the drainage of rainwater is always performed smoothly.

[0012]

According to the present invention, with respect to a pillar trim which is provided at a pillar and exhibits a function as an interior decoration material, a sunroof is provided on a side on which a mounting surface of the pillar trim to the pillar is formed. The drain channel for discharging rainwater and the like accumulated in the roof trim is formed integrally with the pillar trim, so that the drain channel for discharging the rainwater and the like collected around the sunroof is simplified. And a new drain hose (piping) is no longer required. As a result, the labor for drain hose piping can be saved, and the efficiency of the sacrifice work of the vehicle with the sunroof can be improved. In other words, for vehicles equipped with a sunroof, this pillar trim is mounted on a center pillar or the like, and a connecting hose or pipe is drawn out from a drain groove provided in the periphery of the sunroof, and is provided at a tip end thereof. Is connected to the drain path formed in the pillar trim, a drain path for discharging rainwater collected around the sunroof can be easily formed. In addition, the drainage channel (drain channel) in the present invention.
Is formed outside the pillar body and inside the pillar trim, so that the drain path will not be crushed or bent by obstacles, etc., It has become possible to always discharge smoothly.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a configuration around a pillar trim which is a main part of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a transverse sectional view showing a modification of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire configuration of a conventional example.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the entire configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillar trim 11 Drain path 15 Mounting part 2 Sunroof 21 Connecting pipe 22 Drainage groove 3 Pillar (center pillar) 5 Drain pipe (Drain hose)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A pillar trim which is provided at a pillar and exhibits a function as an interior decoration material, wherein rain water or the like collected at a sunroof is formed on a side on which a mounting surface of the pillar trim to the pillar is formed. A pillar trim for an automobile, wherein a drain path for discharging is formed. 2. A pillar trim, which is provided at a pillar and exhibits a function as an interior decoration material, is provided with rainwater or the like collected at a sunroof on a side forming a mounting surface of the pillar trim to the pillar. A pillar trim for an automobile, wherein a drain pipe or a drain hose for discharging is provided integrally with the pillar trim.