WO2019101192A1

WO2019101192A1 - Reinforcement component for safety belt mounting opening on vehicle interior trimming panel

Info

Publication number: WO2019101192A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/117393
Authority: WO
Inventors: 华志伟; 池钰行; 马君学; 胡国辉; 金明明
Original assignee: 标致雪铁龙汽车股份有限公司
Priority date: 2017-11-27
Filing date: 2018-11-26
Publication date: 2019-05-31
Also published as: CN109835271A

Abstract

A reinforcement component (140) for a safety belt mounting opening (110) on a vehicle interior trimming panel (100). A safety belt (20) is fitted into the mounting opening (110) through a groove (130) formed on the interior trimming panel (100), the reinforcement component (140) is connected to a side end of the interior trimming panel and is pivotable between an open position in which the safety belt (20) is fitted along the groove (130) and a closed position covering the groove (130). Said reinforcement component advantageously achieves, by means of a transition between the open position and the closed position, a reinforcement effect for an inner trimming panel having a groove after the safety belt is mounted. Said reinforcement component is simple in structure and easy to fix, and can be applied to various vehicles without influencing the layout of the original components, reducing the development cost and installation time for a specific fastening reinforcement member.

Description

Reinforcing member for a seat belt mounting opening on a vehicle interior panel

Technical field

The present invention generally relates to the field of automotive parts and, more particularly, to a reinforcing member for a seat belt mounting opening on a vehicle interior panel.

Background technique

Whether it is a hatchback or a sporty multi-purpose vehicle (SUV), the pillars placed on the side of the vehicle connect the roof and body structure of the vehicle and participate in the overall rigidity of the frame. On the vehicle interior panel, the pillar trim panel also serves as a support for securing the vehicle seat belt. Depending on the arrangement of the belt reel, a hole for mounting the seat belt is usually provided on the C-pillar upper trim panel or the C-pillar lower trim panel. FIG. 1 exemplarily shows an arrangement in which a mounting hole 11 is provided in the C-pillar lower trim panel 10, in which a slot 12 into which the seat belt 20 is fitted is formed on the C-pillar lower trim panel 10. It is recognized that due to the presence of the slot 12, the strength of the trim panel is not satisfactory, and the force is often deformed during the use of the seat belt, resulting in a bad appearance and even safety. The belt falls off through the slot. However, due to space constraints, it is not easy to provide fastening members such as fastening members at the mounting holes or slots, and the fastening members need to meet specific shape requirements and cannot generate additional force, thereby specifying The fastening components are bound to lead to an increase in research and development and production costs. Furthermore, the implementation of the fastening components needs to be assembled after the seat belt has been installed, which also leads to an increase in assembly man-hours.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to overcome the defects existing in the installation opening of the seat belt on the above-mentioned existing vehicle interior panel, and to provide a reinforcing member for the seat belt installation opening of the vehicle interior panel, which does not affect the installation of the seat belt. At the same time, it is possible to increase the strength of the grooved portion on the interior panel after the seat belt is installed. It is also an object of the present invention to reduce the economic cost and assembly man-hours associated with different embodiments of interior trim panels due to the increase in reinforcing components.

To this end, the present invention provides a reinforcing member for a seat belt mounting opening on a vehicle interior panel, wherein the safety belt is loaded into the mounting opening through a slot formed in the interior panel, wherein the reinforcing member is coupled to The side end of the trim panel is pivotable between an open position in which the seat belt is loaded along the slot and a closed position in which the slot is covered.

In accordance with the above technical concept, the present invention may further include any one or more of the following preferred forms.

In some preferred forms, the reinforcing member includes a body that mates with the trim panel, the body being integrally formed with the side ends of the trim panel via at least one hinge.

In some preferred forms, the trim panel includes a flat surface that receives the body of the reinforcing member, the body being configured in a sheet shape to cover a majority of the flat surface in the closed position.

In some preferred forms, the axis of rotation of the body about the hinge is substantially parallel or perpendicular to the direction of extension of the slot in the interior panel.

In some preferred forms, the body is provided with at least one bayonet that mates with at least one hook disposed on a flat surface of the trim panel.

In some preferred forms, the body further includes at least one positioning block disposed adjacent the bayonet on a cover surface facing the flat surface of the trim panel to guide the bayonet and the hook to engage.

In some preferred forms, the body further includes a plurality of spaced apart reinforcing ribs on the cover.

In some preferred forms, the trim panel is further provided with at least one stop on the flat surface to abut the side end of the body of the reinforcing member in the closed position.

In some preferred forms, the interior trim panel is a vehicle C-pillar upper trim panel, a vehicle C-pillar lower trim panel, or a rear bulkhead support panel.

The reinforcing member according to the present invention advantageously achieves a reinforcing effect for the trimmed interior panel after the seat belt is installed by switching between the open position and the closed position; the reinforcing member is simple in structure, easy to fix, and incorrect The layout of the original components has an impact and can be applied to various vehicles, reducing the development cost and installation time for specific fastening reinforcements.

DRAWINGS

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments in the <

1 is a schematic view of a seat belt installation opening of a conventional vehicle interior panel;

2 is a schematic view showing a reinforcing member provided at a seat belt mounting opening on a vehicle interior panel according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 is a schematic view of the reinforcing member in an open position;

Figure 4 is an enlarged schematic view showing the reinforcing member in an open position;

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the reinforcing member in a closed position;

Figure 6 is a schematic view of the body of the reinforcing member pivoted about the hinge;

Figure 7 is an enlarged schematic view showing the reinforcing member in a closed position;

Figure 8 is an enlarged schematic view of another angle of the reinforcing member in the closed position.

Detailed ways

The implementation and use of the embodiments are discussed in detail below. However, it is to be understood that the particular embodiments disclosed are only illustrative of the embodiments of the invention The description of the structural positions of the various components, such as the top, bottom, top, bottom, etc., in the description is not absolute, but rather relative. These orientation representations are appropriate when the various components are arranged as shown in the figures, but when the positions of the various components in the figures change, these orientation representations also change accordingly.

Referring first to Figure 2, in accordance with the teachings of the present invention, a reinforcement member is provided at the seat belt mounting opening of the vehicle trim panel to enhance the structural strength of the trim panel to avoid deformation. In the illustrated embodiment, taking the C-pillar lower trim panel 100 as an example, the reinforcing member 140 is coupled to the side end of the trim panel 100, and the reinforcing member 140 is pivotable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the seat belt 20 can be loaded into the mounting opening 110 via the slot 130 in the interior panel, and after the seat belt 20 is installed, the reinforcing member 140 can be rotated to the closed position and cover the slot 130.

The reinforcing member 140 according to a preferred embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to FIGS. 3 through 8.

As best shown in FIG. 4, the stiffening component 140 of the present invention includes a body 141 that mates with the trim panel 100, the body 141 being coupled to the side ends of the trim panel 100 via at least one hinge. The figure exemplarily shows a hinge 142 which is preferably integrally formed with the side end of the trim panel at the time of injection molding, so that additional parts can be reduced. In the illustrated embodiment, the axis of rotation of the body 141 about the hinge 142 is generally perpendicular to the direction of extension of the slot 130, i.e., the body of the stiffening member 140 can be rotationally covered from the long side end of the trim panel of the Figure. However, in some embodiments, the rotating shaft of the body 141 pivoting about the hinge portion may also be substantially parallel to the extending direction of the slot 130, that is, the body 141 of the reinforcing member 140 may also be from the short side end of the trim panel. Rotate the overlay.

As can be seen from FIG. 4, in this embodiment, the trim panel 100 includes a flat surface 120 that houses the body 141 of the reinforcing member 140. Accordingly, the body 141 is configured in a sheet shape to cover the flat surface in the closed position. Most of the 120, as shown in Figure 7. In this manner, the body 141 effectively improves the strength of the trim panel at the position of the slot 130, and it is less likely to cause deformation or the like even during use of the seat belt 20. It can be understood that the shape of the body 141 can also completely follow the outer shape of the interior panel, that is, the body 141 can also have a shape that extends to the mounting opening 110 to cover the entire slot 130.

In order to achieve the fixing between the reinforcing member 140 and the trim panel 100 in the closed position, the body 141 of the reinforcing member 140 is provided with at least one bayonet 143, and the flat surface 120 of the trim panel 100 is correspondingly provided with at least one card. The hook 121 cooperates with the bayonet 143, exemplarily showing two bayonet 143 and two hooks 121, however, depending on the actual structure of the trim panel, more bayonet hooks and hooks are also possible. Advantageously, as shown in FIG. 4, at the coverage surface of the flat surface 120 of the body 141 facing the interior panel 100, at least one positioning block 144 may be disposed adjacent to each of the bayonet 143, exemplarily shown in the figure. The positioning block 144 can be used to guide the hook 121 into the bayonet 143 when the bayonet 143 is engaged with the hook 121, so that the operator can quickly operate. Further, in the case where the body 141 of the reinforcing member 140 is an elongated sheet shape as shown in this embodiment and the bayonet 143 is provided at both ends, it is also advantageous to provide a plurality of spaced apart reinforcing ribs on the covering surface of the body 141. 145, three are exemplarily shown in the figure. Thereby, the structural strength of the reinforcing member and the trim panel can be further improved, and when the reinforcing member 140 is turned around the hinge portion 142 to the closed position as shown in Fig. 6, the appearance quality is not affected, as shown in Fig. 7. As shown in connection with Figures 4 and 7, at least one stop block 122 may also be provided on the flat surface 120 of the trim panel 100, one of which is exemplarily shown. The stopper 122 can abut the side end of the reinforcing member 140 when the reinforcing member 140 is in the closed position, thereby positioning the body 141 while preventing the hinge portion 142 from being excessively fatigued.

After the reinforcing member is fixed to the interior panel as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, it can be seen that the reinforcing member is only strengthened by the simple configuration integrally formed with the trim panel, and the strength of the trim panel is enhanced. It does not adversely affect the appearance quality of the interior panel. Although the above embodiment is exemplified by the vehicle C-pillar upper trim panel, it is understood that the reinforcing member according to the present invention is also suitable for providing a slotted opening in communication with the seat belt mounting opening, depending on the arrangement of the seat belt spool. Vehicle C-pillar lower trim panel or rear bulkhead support panel.

The technical content and technical features of the present invention have been disclosed above, but it will be understood that those skilled in the art can make various changes and improvements to the above disclosed concept, but all fall within the scope of protection of the present invention. . The description of the above embodiments is illustrative and not restrictive, and the scope of the invention is defined by the claims.

Claims

A reinforcing member (140) for a seat belt mounting opening (110) on a vehicle interior panel (100), wherein the safety belt (20) is loaded through a slot (130) formed in the trim panel (100) The mounting opening (110) is characterized in that the reinforcing member (140) is coupled to the side end of the trim panel and is capable of being opened in the slot (130) for the seat belt (20). The position pivots between a closed position that covers the slot (130).
The reinforcing member according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member (140) includes a body (141) that is shaped to fit the trim panel (100), the body (141) via at least one hinge (142) integrally formed with the side end of the interior panel (100).
The reinforcing member according to claim 2, wherein the trim panel (100) includes a flat surface (120) accommodating the body (141) of the reinforcing member (140), the body (141) It is arranged in a sheet shape to cover most of the flat surface (120) in the closed position.
The reinforcing member according to claim 3, characterized in that the rotating shaft of the body (141) pivoting about the hinge portion (142) is substantially parallel or perpendicular to the opening of the trim panel (100) The direction in which the groove (130) extends.
The reinforcing member according to claim 4, wherein the body (141) is provided with at least one bayonet (143), and the at least one bayonet (143) is disposed on the trim panel (100) At least one hook (121) on the flat surface (120) cooperates.
The reinforcing member according to claim 5, wherein the body (141) further includes a cover adjacent to the bayonet (143) on a cover surface facing the flat surface (120) of the trim panel (100) At least one positioning block (144) to guide the bayonet (143) and the hook (121) to cooperate.
The reinforcing member according to claim 6, characterized in that the body (141) further comprises a plurality of spaced apart reinforcing ribs (145) on the covering surface.
The reinforcing member according to claim 7, wherein at least one stopper (122) is further provided on the flat surface (120) of the trim panel (100) to abut in the closed position. A side end of the body (141) of the reinforcing member (140).
The reinforcing member according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the interior panel (100) is a vehicle C pillar upper trim panel, a vehicle C pillar lower trim panel or a rear bulkhead support panel .