JPH0344575Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a front pillar trim for an automobile, and more particularly to a mounting structure for a front pillar trim of an open body type automobile in which the upper part of the vehicle body is opened and closed with a hood.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, various mounting structures have been adopted as mounting structures for pillar trims that cover the inside surface of the front pillar facing the passenger compartment along the side edge of the windshield of an automobile.
For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 199241/1983 describes a mounting structure for vehicle interior materials in which trim members are aesthetically mounted to a front pillar and a roof side rail.

By the way, in open body type automobiles in which the upper part of the vehicle body is opened and closed with a hood, roof side rails are not provided, so the interior material mounting structure described in the above publication cannot be applied, and generally the pillar trim and front head Since the joint between the upper end of the pillar trim and the end of the front header covering material is located in a part that is easily visible on the outside, the fit between the trim and the covering material may be poor. It makes you look bad. However, if the pillar trim is fixed with screws, etc., the appearance will deteriorate, and if fixed with fixing brackets, etc., not only will the number of parts increase, but also the parts near both ends of the front end of the hood will have to be fixed to the front header. Therefore, there is also a problem that the engagement member provided on the front header and the fixing metal fitting interfere with each other.

(Purpose of the invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and is designed to fix the end of the front header covering material and the upper end of the pillar trim by utilizing the above-mentioned engaging member. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for an automobile front pillar trim.

(Structure of the invention) The mounting structure of the front pillar trim for a vehicle according to the invention is a front header along the upper edge of the windshield and a passenger compartment side of the front header in a car equipped with an opening/closing body that can open and close the upper part of the vehicle body. A facing member is provided to cover the inner surface, a front pillar is provided along the side edge of the windshield, and a pillar trim is provided to cover the vehicle interior side inner surface of the front pillar, and an engaging member having locking portions near both ends of the front header. At the same time, a locking device having a locking pawl that engages with the locking portion and an operation handle that engages and disengages the locking pawl from the locking portion is provided near both ends of the front end of the opening/closing body, and a locking device is provided near both ends of the front end of the opening/closing body. an extension part that wraps around to the center side of the front header and covers an end of the upholstery material, and a presser claw part that presses and fixes the extension part of the pillar trim to the engagement member from inside the vehicle interior; It is integrally formed.

(Effect of the invention) In the vehicle front pillar trim mounting structure of the invention, as described above, an extension is provided at the upper end of the pillar trim that wraps around the center of the front header and covers the end of the front header covering material. Since the extension part is fixed by being pressed from inside the vehicle interior with a presser claw part formed integrally with the engaging member, the end of the front header upholstery and the upper end of the pillar trim are engaged. It is securely fixed with the presser claw part of the member and can prevent the upper end of the pillar trim from lifting up.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

This front pillar trim mounting structure for a vehicle is related to a structure for mounting a pillar trim of a front pillar of an open body automobile A, which is equipped with a hood that covers the upper part of the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable as shown in Fig. 1. As shown in FIG. 3, a front header 2 having a closed section structure is provided along the upper end of the windshield 1 to which the upper end of the windshield 1 is fixed, and also extends along the left and right side edges of the windshield 1. Front pillars 3 fixed to the left and right ends of the front header 2, respectively
(See Fig. 1), and a covering material 4 made of a synthetic resin foam covering the surface of a synthetic resin skin material is attached to the inside surface of the front header 2 on the passenger compartment side. A pillar trim 5 made of synthetic resin is attached to the inner side surface of No. 3 on the passenger compartment side.

An extension part 5a is integrally formed at the upper end of each of the pillar trims 5. The extension part 5a wraps around the center of the end part 4a of the upholstery 4 of the front header 2 and covers the inner surface of the end part 4a on the passenger compartment side. .

The interior surface of the front header 2 near the left and right ends covered with the covering material 4 corresponds to a pair of left and right locking devices 7 provided near both ends of the front end of the hood 6, respectively. A pair of engaging members 8 are fixed with two screws 9, and a presser claw portion 10 protruding outward from the outer end of each engaging member 8 in the vehicle width direction is used as an extension of the pillar trim 5. By pressing 5a, the end portion 4a of the covering material 4 and the extension portion 5a of the pillar trim 5 are fixed to the front header 4.

A fitting hole 12 into which a fitting pawl 11 protruding from the front end of the locking device 7 is fitted is provided at the upper end of the engaging member 8.
A J-shaped locking pawl 13 of the locking device 7 is provided in the center of the inner surface of the engaging member 8 on the passenger compartment side.
A locking portion 14 that engages with is formed.

The pair of left and right locking devices 7 are provided on the lower surface of the frame 15 at the front end of the hood 6 near the left and right ends.

This locking device 7 is for fixing the frame 15 to the engagement member 8 of the front header 2 in a state in which the top of the vehicle body is covered with the top 6 and expanded. 16, an operating handle 19 pivotally supported to the supporting member 17 by a hinge pin 18, a locking pawl 13 connected to the operating handle 19 by a hinge pin 20, and a protrusion at the front end of the engaging member 17. It is composed of a fitting claw 11 and the like provided therein.

When the locking claw 13 of the locking device 7 is locked to the locking portion 14 of the engaging member 8, the operating handle 19
When the front header 2 is pushed up toward the top 6 as shown in FIG.
The top 6 is pulled to the side and stretched tightly, and the fitting pawl 11 fits into the fitting hole 12 to be in a locked state.

In this state, the space between the front end of the top 6 and the front header 2 is sealed by a weather strip 21 attached to the upper surface of the front header 2.

It goes without saying that the locking device 7 and the engaging member 8 may have various structures other than those described above. They may be formed to have lengths that overlap substantially the entire length of the engaging member 8 so as to press against each other.

In the above configuration, the extension 5a provided at the upper end of the pillar trim 5 is wrapped around the center of the front header 2 to cover the end 4a of the upholstery 4, and the extension 5a is attached to the engagement member 8. Presser claw part 10
Since the pillar trim 5 is pressed down and fixed, the upper end of the pillar trim 5 can be effectively used to securely fix the upper end of the pillar trim 5 and prevent it from floating up, and the appearance of the pillar trim 5 is not spoiled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an open-body automobile, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of the main parts. 1... Windshield, 2... Front header, 3... Front pillar, 4... Covering material, 4a
...End portion, 5...Pillar trim, 5a...Extension portion, 6...Top, 7...Lock device, 8...Engagement member, 10...Press claw portion, 13...Latching claw, 14...
...Locking portion, 19...Operation handle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In an automobile equipped with an opening/closing body that covers the upper part of the vehicle body, there is a front header that runs along the top edge of the windshield, a covering material that covers the inside surface of the front header on the passenger compartment side, and a front pillar that runs along the side edge of the windshield. a pillar trim that covers the interior side surface of the front pillar on the vehicle interior side; an engaging member having locking portions near both ends of the front header; and a locking portion engaging the locking portions near both ends of the front end of the opening/closing body. A locking device having a locking pawl that engages with the locking portion and an operating handle that engages and disengages the locking pawl from the locking portion is provided at the upper end of the pillar trim and extends toward the center of the front header to lock the above-mentioned upholstery. A mounting structure for a front pillar trim for a vehicle, characterized in that an extension part is formed to cover the end part, and a presser claw part is integrally formed on the engagement member to press and fix the extension part of the pillar trim from inside the vehicle interior.