JPH042810Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention is a waterproof opening cover that covers an inner panel equipped with openings for inserting components, and is attached to the periphery of communicating openings. The present invention relates to a component cover for an automobile door panel that further covers from the inside a component that is inserted into the door panel and requires waterproofing.

[Conventional technology]

Since various mechanical or electrical parts are usually installed in the door panel of an automobile, the inner panel is formed with a so-called service hole having a corresponding shape for inserting the parts, as shown in Fig. 5. ing. For example, when a relay that requires waterproofing is installed inside the panel 7 through the opening 1, it is necessary to cover the inside of the panel so as not to be exposed to rainwater or the like. Conventionally,
For this purpose, as shown in FIG. 6, a box-shaped molded component cover 5 corresponding to the relay 2 is heat-welded to the notch corresponding to the opening 1 at the flange portion extending over the entire circumference of the opening cover 6, and the inner panel The outer surface of 3 was covered with a sealing butyl rubber 4 interposed therebetween.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Therefore, for openings of components that need to be protected from the environment inside the panel, such component covers 5 must be prepared in advance, and the welding work around the relevant openings must also be performed around the entire circumference. Ta.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a component cover of the type mentioned at the beginning, which has a simpler structure and improved workability.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a waterproof opening cover 11 that covers an inner panel 3 having an opening 1 for inserting components from the inside of the vehicle.
The above-mentioned component cover for a door panel of an automobile is provided around the cover opening 11a to further cover the components mounted on the outside of the vehicle interior of the component insertion opening 1 and the cover opening 11a from behind when viewed from the interior of the vehicle. In order to achieve this purpose, a U-shaped cutout piece 11b is formed by partially cutting out the opening cover 11 in a U-shape on both left and right sides and the lower side so as to form a cover opening 11a, and this cutout piece is used as a cover from the inside of the passenger compartment. Component cover body 1 made of waterproof sheet
5, one side end on both the left and right sides of this component cover main body is joined to an opening cover portion 11d shifted from the cover opening 11a to one side on both the left and right sides, and the opening cover 1 on the other side of the cover opening 11a is
1 is extended laterally wider than the vertical width of the cover opening 11a to form a cover extension part 11c,
The other end of the component cover body 15 is joined to the end 11e of the cover extension 11c in the extending direction so that the component cover body 15 bends and enters the cover opening 11a by folding back the cover extension 11c. It is characterized by

[Effect]

When the component 2 is inserted into the mounting position from the cover opening 11a of the opening cover 11, the cutout piece 11b is bent and the component cover body 15 is also inserted into the cover extension part 1.
1c is bent in the direction of the cover opening 11a. As a result, the component 2 is waterproofed from above by the cutout piece 11b and from the sides by the component cover body 15. In the packaged state, the component cover main body 15 overlaps the cover extension portion 11c that extends from the cover opening 11a to the side without being folded back.

〔Example〕

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a waterproof and heat-weldable opening cover that is attached to the outer surface of the inner panel 3. As shown in FIG. This opening cover has relay 2 connected to opening 1.
In order to insert the cover into the inside of the panel, a U-shaped cutout piece 11b is provided on both left and right sides, that is, both sides in the vehicle width direction and the lower side, so as to form a cover opening 11a that communicates with the cover opening 11a at the corresponding position. Also,
The opening cover 11 has a cover extension part 11c extending to the side of the cover opening 11a to be wider than its vertical width.
is formed. Reference numeral 15 designates a component cover body formed from a planar sheet that is also waterproof and heat-weldable, and its planar shape is wider than the cover opening 11a. This component cover has its right end at a joining position 1 on the right side of the cover opening 11a.
1d, and the left end is heat welded to the joining position 11e at the left end of the aforementioned cover extension 11c having a corresponding shape. Therefore, the parts cover body 1
5 has a planar packaging shape that overlaps the opening cover 11 without any creases, and the upper and lower left sides of the component cover main body 15 are bent so that the approximately central part thereof can enter the door panel when the relay 2 is installed. Functions as a shield. Note that the deflection margin in the left-right direction corresponds to twice Y because the cover extension portion 11c having a width Y is also bent together with the component cover main body 15 and functions as a deflection margin.

In the door manufacturing process, the opening cover 11 (Fig. 2), in which the component cover body 15 is superimposed in full contact with the inner panel 3 of the door panel 7 in which components that do not require waterproof protection have already been assembled, is sealed with butyl rubber for sealing. Attach with 4 interposed. Thereby, the normal opening in the inner panel 3 is sealed. Subsequently, the cover extension portion 11c is bent approximately at the position of the butyl rubber 4 as a fulcrum. Then, the relay 2, which requires waterproof protection, is inserted into the mounting position inside the door panel, and the substantially central portion of the component cover body 15 is allowed to enter the inside of the door panel. In this state, as shown in FIG. 3, the cutout piece 11b retreats from the inside of the vehicle compartment to the inside of the opening 1 from the dotted line position to the dashed-dotted line position, and the cover body 15 is also folded back from the solid line position to the position shown by the double-dashed line. However, the upper and lower ends thereof still remain outside the cover opening 11a, that is, on the inside of the vehicle interior. Next, the terminals 2a and 2b of the relay 2 are screwed onto the inner panel 3 from above the covers 11 and 15, and then the trim board 8 is attached as shown in FIG.
cover with Thereby, the component cover main body 15 covers the back and side surfaces of the relay 2 from inside the door panel and closes the opening 1 and the cover opening 11a. Also, a cutout piece 11b forming the cover opening 11a
By making the above-mentioned U-shape, the notch part hangs down and functions as a protector against water droplets from above. Note that the thermal welding on both sides may be performed intermittently rather than continuously. The width Y and the vertical dimension are set based on the depth dimension of the component to be mounted.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, the component cover of the present invention is formed by a cutout piece that integrates the opening of the opening cover on the upper side, and is manufactured by a component cover that is simply joined on both the left and right sides so as to cover this cutout piece. , upper and lateral waterproofing is provided, cost-effectively. Furthermore, since the deflection of the component cover main body when the component is attached is caused by the bending of the joined cover extension, the package can be kept flat before bending.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of a component cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the completed inner panel opening covered, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the part cover with parts attached, and Fig. 4 The figure further shows a sectional view taken along the line B-B in FIG. 3 when covered with a trim board, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the inner panel to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 6 is a conventional component cover. The perspective view and b are the sectional views taken along the line A-A. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Opening, 3...Inner panel, 11...Opening cover, 11a...Cover opening, 11b...Notch piece, 11c...Cover extension part, 15...Component cover main body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] By being provided around the cover opening 11a of the waterproof opening cover 11 that covers the inner panel 3 having the component insertion opening 1 from the inside of the vehicle interior, the component insertion opening 1 and the cover are provided around the cover opening 11a. In an automobile door panel parts cover that covers a part mounted on the outside of the vehicle interior of the opening 11a from behind when viewed from the inside of the vehicle interior, the opening cover 11 is partially opened on both left and right sides and on the left and right sides so as to form the cover opening 11a. It is composed of a U-shaped cutout piece 11b on the lower side, and a component cover body 15 made of a waterproof sheet that covers this cutout piece from the inside of the vehicle interior. The end portion is joined to the opening cover portion 11d that is shifted from the cover opening 11a to one side on both the left and right sides, and the opening cover 11 on the other side of the cover opening 11a is extended laterally to be wider than the vertical width of the cover opening 11a. While forming the cover extension part 11c, the other end of the component cover main body 15 is connected to the cover extension part 1.
A component cover characterized in that the component cover main body 15 is joined to the end portion 11e in the extending direction of the cover extension portion 11c so that the component cover body 15 bends and enters the cover opening 11a by folding back the component cover 1c.