JPH08174Y2 - Car door protector - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention is the first to provide an automobile door protector.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An automobile door is equipped with a keyhole for inserting a key to unlock the door and a door handle for easily opening and closing the door with one touch. So that it is easy to hold,
The body itself has a dent.

[0003]

Recently, the taste of automobiles has become more sophisticated and diversified, and many very expensive automobiles have been sold. Among them, there are many cars with a very luxurious appearance, such as German, domestic, and Italian cars. Scratching the body of such a car is especially problematic and requires repair. However, in actuality, when unlocking the door or opening and closing the door, the paint on the door is often damaged by the door key, pawl, or the like. Such streak-like scratches necessitate repairs, paintings, and replacements of the door itself, which required a great deal of time and cost for repair.

The object of the present invention is to prevent scratches such as scratches and rubbing caused by door keys and claws when opening and closing the door of a vehicle, and repairing and replacing the door handle and the door itself at a great time and at a high cost. It is not necessary to do.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is a door protector for protecting a keyhole of a vehicle door and the periphery of a door handle, and a rubber covering at least a part of the keyhole and the periphery of the door handle. A door protector for an automobile, comprising: a main body made of rubber; a double-sided adhesive member adhered to the back surface of the main body made of rubber to fix the rubber main body to the door; and a paint layer covering the surface of the main body made of rubber. It is related to.

[0006]

1 is a perspective view showing a door protector 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the protector 1 seen from the back side, and FIG. 3 is III-III in FIGS. Sectional view taken along the line of FIG.
[Fig. 3] is a perspective view showing an example of attachment of the protector 1.

First, the mounting state of the door protector 1 will be described. In FIG. 4, a door handle 5 and a keyhole are provided on the door 6 on the front side (the traveling direction side) of the automobile 7 as is well known. The door protector 1 is fixed around the door handle 5 and the keyhole as described later.

The structure of the door protector 1 itself will be described. The door protector 1 of this embodiment has a relatively complicated shape in order to match the outer shape near the door handle 5. From the base portion 2e of the main body 2, a pair of elongated extending portions 2d extend in parallel with each other. Inside each extended portion 2d,
The curved portions 2a along the recessed shape of the door are formed so as to face each other. An elongated void 2b for accommodating the door handle 5 is formed between the pair of extending portions 2d. The vicinity of the center of the base 2e is slightly raised, and a through hole 2c is formed therein. The through hole 2c is located above the key hole, and the key is inserted through the through hole 2c.

When the main body 2 is viewed from the back side, the extended portion 2d,
The base portion 2e is substantially flat, the curved portion 2a is raised, and the periphery of the through hole 2c is recessed. And the through hole 2
A flat surface 2f is formed so as to surround c. The flat surface 2f has a substantially trapezoidal planar shape and is slightly inclined. A tubular projection 20 slightly projects along the periphery of the through hole 2c. The tubular protrusion 20 is slightly recessed toward the keyhole. In FIG. 3, the through hole 2c is seen as an elongated shape because the flat surface 2f is slightly inclined.

In this embodiment, a total of six double-sided adhesive tapes are adhered to the back surface of the rubber main body 2. That is, the double-sided adhesive tape 3a is adhered to the back surface of each of the pair of curved portions 2a. In addition, from each extension 2d to the base 2e,
The elongated double-sided adhesive tape 3b is adhered. Also, the base 2
A rectangular double-sided adhesive tape 3c is adhered between the pair of double-sided adhesive tapes 3b near the periphery of e. A flat trapezoidal adhesive tape 3d adheres to the surface of the flat surface 2f. As shown in FIG. 3, small protrusions 8 are formed on the edges of the back surfaces of the curved portion 2a and the extended portion 2d, respectively.
The double-sided adhesive tape 3 is placed in the recess 9 sandwiched by the pair of small projections 8.
a and 3b are fixed.

The rubber used for the rubber main body 2 may be either natural rubber or synthetic rubber, and a rubber agent such as a vulcanizing agent may be compounded and used. In particular, it is desirable to use a blend of ethylene propylene rubber, which is excellent in soft elasticity, weather resistance, cold resistance, and heat resistance, and a non-contaminating rubber agent.

The paint layer 4 covering the surface of the rubber main body 2 is a urethane paint or an acrylic urethane paint, and has weather resistance, heat resistance, water resistance, impact resistance, wax resistance and resistance comparable to those of outer panel paints of automobiles. It is desired to have a thermal shock property and have good adhesion to the rubber body 2. Further, as a property which is required to exceed the properties of the outer panel paint of the automobile, a flexible paint that follows the movement of the rubber main body 2 is desirable.

The double-sided adhesive tape preferably has a thickness of 0.4 to 1.6 mm in order to sufficiently fix it to the keyhole and the periphery of the door handle and absorb the unevenness of the body surface. For example, a double-sided adhesive acrylic foam tape manufactured by Sumitomo 3M is preferable. The rubber body 2 is curved to the same extent as the roundness around the keyhole and door handle, and the width is 120
It is preferable to have a shape of ~ 140 mm and a length of 200 to 220 mm, which can be attached to the keyhole and the peripheral part of the door handle.

According to this embodiment, even if the door of the automobile is unlocked or opened / closed accidentally by rubbing or scratching with the door key, pawl or the like, the door handle and the door itself are kept intact, and thus the cost is low. Only the door protector needs to be replaced, and the replacement time is short. Moreover, the double-sided adhesive tape only sticks to the periphery of the door handle, so you can easily replace it with one touch. Therefore, it is not necessary to repair or replace the door handle and the door itself over a long time as in the conventional case. Moreover, what is important here is that the idea that the door handle itself is a member for opening and closing the door and protects the door handle and its peripheral portion is unlikely to occur, and in fact, this type of door protector has not been seen in the past. It was not possible to do so, and it is epoch-making in this respect. In addition,
As shown in FIG. 3, the rubber main body 2 is formed so as to fit the three-dimensional shape around the door handle, and the double-sided adhesive tape is adhered to each part on the back surface of the main body 2. Therefore, the rubber main body 2 smoothly adheres to the surface of the door. Further, since the double-sided adhesive tapes 3a and 3b are fixed in the recess 9 between the pair of protrusions 8, the double-sided adhesive tapes 3a and 3b are not exposed in the lateral direction. Therefore, the double-sided adhesive tapes 3a and 3b are not easily peeled off from the door, and the tapes 3a and 3b can be seen from the outside without spoiling the appearance.

Furthermore, since the surface of the rubber body is painted, it has an aesthetically appealing visual effect. It attracts the eye as an eye catcher around the door handle, so it is aesthetically pleasing and the current high-class orientation. It is most suitable as a car product that is becoming commercialized. The present invention can be applied to doors of three-wheeled vehicles, snow vehicles, military vehicles, electric vehicles, natural gas vehicles, as well as passenger cars and light vehicles.

[0016]

According to the present invention, the door handle and the door itself are kept intact even if they are accidentally rubbed or scratched by the door key, pawl, etc. when unlocking or opening / closing the door of the automobile, so it is inexpensive. Only the door handle protector needs to be replaced, and the time required for replacement is short. Moreover, the double-sided adhesive tape only sticks to the periphery of the door handle, so you can easily replace it with one touch. Therefore, it is not necessary to repair or replace the door handle and the door itself over a long time as in the conventional case. Moreover, what is important here is that the door handle itself is a member for opening and closing the door, and the idea of protracting the door handle and its peripheral portion is unlikely to occur. It was not possible to do so, and it is epoch-making in this respect. Furthermore, since the surface of the rubber body is painted, it has an aesthetically pleasing visual effect, and it attracts the eye as an eye catcher around the door handle, so it is aesthetically superior, and it is becoming more and more trendy today. Most suitable as an automobile article.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a door protector 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the door protector 1 as viewed from the back side thereof.

3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of the door protector 1.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Door protector 2 Rubber body 2c Through hole for inserting key 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d Double-sided adhesive tape 4 Paint layer 5 Door handle 6 Door 7 Automobile 8 Small projection 9 Recess

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A door protector for protecting a keyhole of a vehicle door and the periphery of a door handle, the rubber main body covering at least a part of the periphery of the keyhole and the door handle; A door protector for an automobile, comprising: a double-sided adhesive member that is adhered to the back surface of the rubber body to fix the rubber body to the door; and a paint layer that covers the surface of the rubber body.