KR100808371B1 - Assembly of garnish and line molding for car - Google Patents

Abstract

A garnish and line molding assembly for a vehicle is provided to maintain stable mounting condition by forming stoppers, a rib, and a stopper for preventing a line molding from moving horizontally. A garnish and line molding assembly for a vehicle comprises a garnish(200), a hook(110), and a line molding(100). The garnish, which is mounted on a door of the vehicle, has a fitting protrusion(210) extended backward. The hook, which is formed on an end part of the insertion groove and a narrow insertion groove where the fitting protrusion is fitted, includes a fixing groove for loading the pressed in fitting protrusion. The line molding wraps at least one portion of the upper end of the garnish. The width of the insertion groove is narrowly shaped from the outside to the fixing groove. Additionally, a pair of stoppers(120) is formed at two sides of the line molding, a rib(220) contacted with the stopper prevents longitudinal movement of the line molding, and a fitting protrusion prevents the line molding from being pushed.

Description

Vehicle Garnish and Line Molding Assembly {Assembly of garnish and line molding for car}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle garnish and a line molding assembly mounted on a door trim of a vehicle for decorative purposes.

For cars, design is as important as driving capability and comfort. In the design of the car, the interior interior is just as important as the exterior design. Therefore, the interior interior of the car is decorated so that the driver and passengers feel comfortable while still feeling beauty.

For this purpose, it is the garnish and the line molding that are mounted on the door trim of the vehicle. Of course, the garnish and the line molding, in addition to the purpose for the interior interior, may be mounted on the door exterior panel of the vehicle for decoration and door exterior panel protection with a slightly different material.

The garnish 5 and line molding 1 of a typical motor vehicle are shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The garnish 5 and the line molding 1 are each manufactured separately and then assembled into a single assembly, and finally mounted to the door trim 9 and the like.

1 shows a typical example of the line molding 1. The line molding 1 is elongated along the horizontal direction and has a plurality of connecting portions 2 arranged along the longitudinal direction. The connecting portion 2 extends downward from the line molding 1, and a fastening hole 3 is formed at the center thereof.

The garnish 5 has a number of fastening bosses 6 extending rearward as shown in FIG. 2. The connecting portion 2 of the line molding 1 is arranged to face the boss 6 of the garnish 5 and then coupled to each other by screws 7, whereby the garnish 5 and the line molding ( 1) becomes one assembly. At this time, the line molding 1 is wrapped around the upper end of the garnish 5.

The assembly of the garnish 5 and the line molding 1 assembled as described above is mounted on the door trim 9 or the door outer panel (not shown) of the vehicle. The varnish 5 and the line molding 1 of different colors and materials are then exposed to the outside together with the door trim 9 or door exterior panels of different colors and materials, thereby providing a beautiful design. Will be.

The assembly of the general garnish and the line molding of the above structure, however, there is a problem that the assembly work is inconvenient because it must be fastened several places using a fastening member such as a screw.

In addition, if the screw is tightened strongly, there is a problem that the connection portion of the line molding is broken, or a part of the garnish locally enters the rear to damage the aesthetics.

In one embodiment of the present invention, a garnish having a fitting protrusion extending to the rear and mounted to a door of the vehicle; And a hook formed with a narrow insertion groove into which the fitting protrusion is press-fitted and a fixing groove formed at an end of the insertion groove to accommodate the press-fitting protrusion, the line molding being disposed to at least partially cover the top of the garnish. A vehicle garnish and line molding assembly is provided.

In the vehicle garnish and line molding assembly of one embodiment of the present invention, the insertion groove may be formed so that the width thereof becomes narrower from the outside toward the fixing groove.

A vehicle garnish and a line molding assembly of one embodiment of the present invention include a pair of stoppers formed on both sides of the line molding; And ribs formed on both sides of the garnish to contact the stopper to prevent the line molding from moving in the longitudinal direction.

The vehicle garnish and line molding assembly of one embodiment of the present invention may further comprise a locking jaw extending upward from behind the upper end of the garnish to prevent the line molding from being pushed back.

The vehicle garnish and the line molding assembly according to the present invention are assembled together without using fastening members such as screws. Therefore, the assembly work is easy, there is an effect that the work productivity is improved.

In addition, the connection between the line molding and the garnish may not be broken, and the garnish may not be pushed back locally, thus providing a beautiful aesthetic.

The vehicle garnish and line molding assembly according to the present invention also has the effect of maintaining a stable mounting state because the stopper, the rib and the stopping jaw prevent the line molding from moving in the horizontal direction with respect to the garnish.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention, in which the above object can be specifically realized, are described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the embodiments, the same names and symbols are used for the same components, and additional description thereof will be omitted below.

3 is a perspective view illustrating a vehicle garnish and a line molding assembly according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a rear view of a portion 'A' of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a portion 'B' of FIG. 3. This is an enlarged view showing the back view of the. 6 is an enlarged view illustrating a rear view of part 'C' of FIG. 3, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II ′ of FIG. 3. For reference, the hook 110 and the fitting protrusion 210 in the cross section of FIG. 7 are omitted for convenience.

The vehicle garnish and line molding assembly according to the present invention includes a garnish 200 and a line molding 100 which are assembled together to form one assembly as shown in FIG. 3. Such garnish and line molding assemblies can be mounted and used on the door of a vehicle.

More specifically, the garnish and line molding assembly may be mounted to the door trim 10 as shown in FIG. 7, for example for the interior of a vehicle. In addition, although not shown, the garnish and line molding assembly may be manufactured in a slightly modified shape and material, and may be mounted on the door outer panel of the vehicle.

The embodiment of FIG. 3 is designed such that the garnish and line molding assembly can be mounted to the door trim 10. The large recesses and openings disposed in the center of the garnish 200 illustrated in FIG. 3 are spaces for installing door handles (not shown) provided inside the doors so as to open the doors indoors.

The garnish 200 has a wide width and is elongated in the horizontal direction, for example. The line molding 100 is disposed to surround a portion of the upper end of the garnish 200 as shown in FIG. 3. The garnish 200 and the line molding 100 may be made of different colors and materials, and the color and the material of the door trim 10 may be configured differently from those of the garnish 200 and the line molding 100.

The garnish 200 is mounted to the door trim 10 as shown in FIG. 7 while the line molding 100 is mounted at an upper end thereof as shown in FIG. 3. To this end, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a fastening boss 240 into which a fastening member such as a screw may be inserted is protruded to the rear of the garnish 200.

In the garnish and line molding assembly according to the present invention, the garnish 200 and the line molding 100 are assembled to each other without a separate fastening member, unlike a conventional fastening member such as a screw. A structure for assembling the garnish 200 and the line molding 100 is shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. Hereinafter, the assembling structure of the garnish 200 and the line molding 100 will be described with reference to these drawings. It is explained in more detail.

First, the garnish 200 has a fitting protrusion 210 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. The fitting protrusion 210 extends rearward from the upper rear side of the garnish 200, and a plurality of the protrusions 210 are disposed at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction of the garnish 200. The fitting protrusion 210 has a cylindrical bar shape having a predetermined length, for example.

Next, the line molding 100 is provided with a hook 110 to which the fitting protrusion 210 of the garnish 200 is fitted and fixed as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6. The hook 110 extends downward from the rear side of the line molding 100, and a plurality of hooks 110 are formed at predetermined intervals along a length direction of the line molding 100 to correspond to the fitting protrusion 210 of the garnish 200. Is placed.

Each hook 110 has an insertion groove 111 and a fixing groove 115 is formed. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the fixing groove 115 is fitted with the fitting protrusion 210 of the garnish 200 to be fixed, and is formed in, for example, a circular shape in the middle portion of the hook 110. Here, the diameter of the fixing groove 115 is formed slightly larger than the width of the fitting protrusion 210, that is, the diameter 'D'.

The insertion groove 111 is provided to communicate the outside with the fixing groove 115. In other words, the insertion groove 111 extends from the edge of the hook 110 to the fixing groove 115. For reference, FIGS. 4 and 6 illustrate an example in which the insertion groove 111 is formed from the lower end of the hook 110 to the fixing groove 115.

When the insertion groove 111 is formed as described above, the fitting protrusion 210 is moved upward from the side of the hook 110, that is, the bottom, and then into the fixing groove 115 formed at the center of the hook 110. Can be fitted and fixed. Here, the insertion protrusion 210 fixed to the fixing groove 115 does not easily come out again through the insertion groove 111, the minimum width 'D2' of the insertion groove 111 is the fitting protrusion 210 A little smaller than the diameter 'D'.

On the other hand, the insertion groove 111 is fixed to the outside from the outside as shown in Figure 4 and 6 so that the insertion protrusion 210 can be easily inserted into the fixing groove 115 through the insertion groove 111. The width may be narrowed toward the groove 115.

In other words, the inlet diameter 'D1' of the insertion groove 111 at the bottom of the hook 110 is formed to be wider than the outlet diameter 'D2' of the insertion groove 111 adjacent to the fixing groove 115. do. Here, the maximum diameter 'D1' of the insertion groove 111 is approximately 0.5mm larger than the diameter 'D' of the fitting protrusion 210, for example, and the minimum diameter 'D2' of the insertion groove 111 is the fitting protrusion. It may be formed to be approximately 0.2mm smaller than the diameter 'D' of 210.

With the above structure, the fitting protrusion 210 can be easily pressed into the fixing groove 115 through the insertion groove 111 to be inserted. In addition, since the fitting protrusion 210 is not inserted into the fixing groove 115, the line molding 100 is stably fixed to the garnish 200.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a pair of stoppers 120 may protrude from both sides of the line molding 100. Each stopper 120 extends downward from the end of the line molding 100.

In addition, a pair of ribs 220 protrude from both sides of the garnish 200 to contact the stopper 120 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. Each of the ribs 220 contacts the side surfaces of the stoppers 120 when the line molding 100 is coupled to the garnish 200, and prevents the line molding 100 from moving in the longitudinal direction. .

4 and 5, the pair of ribs 220 is disposed outside the pair of stoppers 120. As such, when the rib 220 and the stopper 120 are provided, the line molding 100 may be prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction after being coupled to the garnish 200, and the line molding ( 100 may be guided to be coupled to the garnish 200 in the correct position.

The line molding 100 coupled to the garnish 200 may not move forward of the garnish 200 due to the hook 110 and the stopper 120, but the door trim 10 and the garnish 200 may not be moved. If there is play between, it can be moved backwards, ie towards the door trim 10. Therefore, in order to effectively prevent the line molding 100 from moving backwards in this way, the latch 200 may be provided in the garnish 200.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, the locking jaw 250 extends upward from the rear surface of the seating surface 230 provided at the top of the garnish 200 to allow the line molding 100 to be seated. In this way, the locking jaw 250 extending upward from the upper rear of the garnish 200 surrounds the rear lower portion of the line molding 100 as shown in FIG. 7, and thus the upper end of the garnish 200. The mounted line molding 100 is prevented from being pushed backwards.

In the garnish and line molding assembly according to the present invention configured as described above, the line molding 100 may be coupled with the garnish 200 while moving from top to bottom.

In this case, after the fitting protrusion 210 is press-fitted through the insertion groove 111 to be fitted into the fixing groove 115, as described above, the hook 110 holds the fitting protrusion 210. The line molding 100 may not move up and down with respect to the garnish 200.

After the line molding 100 is coupled to the garnish 200, the line molding 100 is prevented from moving in the longitudinal direction by the stopper 120 and the ribs 220. In addition, the line molding 100 is prevented from being pushed backward by the locking step 250. Therefore, the line molding 100 is stably mounted to the garnish 200.

As described above, the garnish and the line molding assembly according to the present invention, in which the line molding 100 and the garnish 200 are stably assembled with each other, are mounted and used in the door trim 10 or the door outer panel as described above.

Although some embodiments have been described above by way of example, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many other forms without departing from its spirit and scope.

Accordingly, the above-described embodiments should be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, and all embodiments within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents are included within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view showing a conventional vehicle line molding;

Figure 2 is a simplified cross-sectional view showing a conventional vehicle garnish and line molding assembly mounted to the door trim;

3 is a perspective view showing a vehicle garnish and a line molding assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing the back of the 'A' portion of Figure 3;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a rear view of a portion 'B' of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a rear view of a portion 'C' of FIG. 3; And

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II ′ of FIG. 3.

      Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: door trim 100: line molding

110: hook 111: insertion groove

115: fixing groove 120: stopper

200: garnish 210: fitting projection

220: rib 230: seating surface

240: fastening boss 250: locking jaw

Claims (4)

A garnish having a fitting protrusion extending to the rear and mounted to the door of the vehicle; And The fitting protrusion has a narrow insertion groove and the hook is formed in the end of the insertion groove formed in the end of the insertion groove for receiving the press-fitted projection, and comprises a line molding disposed to at least partially wrap the top of the garnish Automotive Garnish and Line Molding Assemblies. The method of claim 1, The insertion groove is a vehicle garnish and line molding assembly characterized in that the width is narrowed toward the fixing groove from the outside. The method of claim 1, A pair of stoppers formed on both sides of said line molding; And And a rib formed on both sides of the garnish in contact with the stopper to prevent the line molding from moving in the longitudinal direction. The method of claim 1, And a locking jaw extending upward from behind the top of the garnish to prevent the line molding from being pushed back.

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