JPH1111149A - Finisher mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To enable easy and reliable positioning of a power window finisher. SOLUTION: In a finisher mounting structure, a unit finisher 1 which is formed long in the vehicle front-rear direction and supports switches and the like is fitted into an opening 15 long in the vehicle front-rear direction of a door trim 3, and is positioned and mounted in the front-rear direction, the lateral direction, and the vertical direction. A contact portion 23 is provided on one side of the front and rear ends in the longitudinal direction of the unit finisher 1 so as to contact the edge of the opening 15 of the door trim 3 in the front and rear direction, the lateral direction and the vertical direction to perform positioning. And

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a finisher mounting structure for mounting a power window finisher for supporting switches and the like of a power window to a door trim.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional power window finisher as a unit finisher, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No.
The one described in Japanese Patent No. 17620 is known. Such a power window finisher is attached to a door armrest portion of a door trim, is formed to be long in the vehicle front-rear direction, supports switches and the like of the power window, and is fitted into an opening of the door trim that is long in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is positioned and mounted in the front-rear direction, the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction.

The positioning in the front-rear direction, the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction is performed by engaging a front-rear regulating rib, a lateral regulating rib, and a vertical regulating rib protruding from a rear surface of the power window finisher with an opening of a door trim. It is done by.

[0004]

However, since the positioning in the front-rear direction is performed on the two surfaces of the ribs which are separated from each other in the front-rear direction, the positional accuracy may vary due to a manufacturing error. There is a risk that sufficient position control may not be possible. Further, since each rib is provided separately and independently, it is necessary to separately provide a reinforcing rib, which may lead to an increase in die cost. Further, even if each rib is independently provided at a separate position, there is not much problem with position regulation as long as the power window finisher is flat, but, for example, from the inclined surface of the armrest to the front end side of the inclined surface. In the case of a three-dimensional shape provided over a gentle slope or a horizontal surface, if the ribs are separated independently, there is a problem that it is difficult to regulate the position in the front-rear direction, the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a finisher mounting structure which can more effectively control the position and can provide a reinforcing effect with a simple structure.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a unit finisher which is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and supports switches and the like is fitted into an opening which is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body of the door trim, and is provided in the longitudinal direction, the vertical direction, and the lateral direction. In the finisher mounting structure which is positioned and mounted in the direction, one side of the longitudinal front and rear ends of the unit finisher is in contact with the opening edge of the door trim in the front and rear direction, the lateral direction, and the vertical direction to perform positioning. A part is provided.

Therefore, when the unit finisher is fitted into the opening of the door trim and attached, positioning in the front-rear direction, the lateral direction, and the up-down direction can be performed only by the contact portion provided on one side of the front-rear end portion in the longitudinal direction. In addition, since the contact portions are provided collectively on one side of the front and rear ends in the longitudinal direction, it is also possible to form a reinforcing structure in which each portion is brought together.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to the first aspect, wherein the abutting portion is provided on a rear surface of the unit finisher, and the abutting surface faces one of the front and rear sides. A front-rear regulating rib contacting one of the front and rear sides of the inside, a lateral regulating rib laterally contacting the opening edge on the side of the front-rear regulating rib, and an upper regulating rib contacting the opening edge upper surface from above And a lower regulating rib extending from a lower end of the front-rear regulating rib and abutting from below on the outer lower surface of the opening edge.

Therefore, in addition to the operation of the first aspect of the present invention, the front-rear regulating rib abuts one of the front and rear inside the opening edge, the lateral regulating rib abuts the lateral part inside the opening edge, and the upper regulating rib has the opening. The lower regulating rib abuts against the outer surface of the opening from above, and the lower regulating rib abuts from below on the outer lower surface of the opening edge.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to the second aspect, wherein the front-rear direction regulating rib, the lateral direction regulating rib, and the upper regulating rib are connected to each other. .

Therefore, in addition to the operation of the second aspect of the present invention, the reinforcing structure can be provided with the front-rear direction regulating rib, the lateral direction regulating rib, and the upper regulating rib.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the finisher mounting structure according to the second or third aspect, the lateral direction regulating rib is formed so as to be gradually narrowed downward. .

Therefore, in addition to the effect of the second or third aspect of the present invention, the lateral direction regulating rib can abut the lateral side inside the opening edge in a wedge shape.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to any one of the second to fourth aspects, wherein an inclined guide surface for guiding insertion is provided at a tip end of the lower regulating rib. And

Therefore, in addition to the effect of any of the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, when the contact portion of the unit finisher is attached to the opening, the inclined surface serves as a guide.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to any one of the third to fifth aspects, wherein the lower regulating rib abuts on the outer lower surface of the opening edge portion by using the elasticity of the lower regulating rib. A locking portion for locking is provided.

Therefore, in addition to the function of any one of the third to fifth aspects of the present invention, when the contact portion is positioned with respect to the opening, the lower regulating rib gets over the locking portion on the outer and lower surfaces of the opening edge due to its elasticity. It is abutted and locked.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein the unit finisher has a gentle slope or a front-rear side of the slope from the slope of the door trim. It is characterized by a shape that can be attached to a horizontal surface.

Therefore, in addition to the operation of any one of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, one of the front and rear of the unit finisher attached from the inclined surface of the door trim to the gentle inclined surface or the horizontal surface of the inclined surface in the front-rear direction of the inclined surface is moved forward and backward by the contact portion. Direction, horizontal direction, up and down direction.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the finisher mounting structure according to any one of the first to seventh aspects, wherein the unit finisher is a power window finisher.

Therefore, in addition to the operation of any one of the first to seventh aspects of the present invention, when the power window finisher is mounted on the door trim, one of the front and rear sides can be positioned in the front-rear direction, the vertical direction, and the lateral direction by the contact portion. it can.

[0022]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the unit finisher which is long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body is fitted into the opening of the door trim which is long in the front-rear direction, one of the front and rear end portions in the longitudinal direction is contacted with the front end. Positioning can be easily performed in the direction, the vertical direction, and the horizontal direction, and positioning can be performed extremely easily and reliably. In addition, since the contact portions are provided at one of the front and rear end portions, the reinforcing structures can be brought together with each other, the reinforcing structure can be achieved with a simple structure, and the molding die structure can be simplified. You can also

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first aspect, one of the longitudinal front and rear ends of the unit finisher can be moved in the front-rear direction and the horizontal direction by the front-rear direction regulating rib, the lateral direction regulating rib, and the vertical regulating rib. The positioning can be performed in the vertical direction, and the positioning at the time of mounting and after mounting can be performed simply and reliably. Further, a structure in which the front and rear direction regulating ribs, the lateral direction regulating ribs, and the upper regulating ribs are brought together can be adopted, and a simple reinforcing structure can be used to simplify the mold structure.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the second aspect of the present invention, the front-rear direction regulating rib, the lateral direction regulating rib, and the upper regulating rib are connected to each other to form a reinforcing structure accompanied by each other. The reinforcing structure can be achieved with a simple structure, and the mold structure can be simplified by eliminating the need for reinforcing ribs.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of the second or third aspect of the present invention, the wedge-shaped abutment of the lateral direction regulating rib allows the abutment to be performed simply and densely, thereby ensuring reliable and easy positioning. Can be performed.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the second to fourth aspects of the present invention, the position which cannot be seen when the front and rear contact portions of the unit finisher are attached to the opening of the door trim by the guide of the inclined surface. Can be easily attached.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the third to fifth aspects, the unit finisher is prevented from rattling against the door trim by abutting engagement of the lower regulating rib with the engaging portion on the opening side. It can be reliably prevented.

According to the seventh aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the first to sixth aspects, even if the unit finisher has a three-dimensional shape, positioning can be performed simply and easily by positioning one of the front and rear. Can be installed while performing.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effects of any one of the first to seventh aspects, when the power window finisher is mounted, the power window finisher can be mounted easily and easily while performing positioning.

[0030]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between a power window finisher 1 as a unit finisher to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied and a door trim 3. As shown in FIG. Reference numeral 5 denotes an armrest finisher.

The power window finisher 1 is attached to the armrest portion 7 of the door trim 3 from the front inclined surface 9 to the gentle inclined surface 11 at the front end thereof, is formed to be long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and is three-dimensional. It has a shape. The power window finisher 1 is provided with a plurality of mounting holes 13 and supports switches such as a power window switch (not shown).

A long opening 15 is formed in the door trim 3 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body from the inclined surface 9 to the gentle inclined surface 11, and the power window finisher 1 is positioned with respect to the opening 15 in the longitudinal direction, the lateral direction, and the vertical direction. Attached. The door trim 3 has a door trim upper 17 and a door trim lower 19 overlapped with each other at the parting line 21 in the left and right direction, and are joined together by thermal caulking.

The power window finisher 1 is provided with various ribs on its rear surface as shown in FIG.
First, on the front end side of the rear surface of the power window finisher 1, a front-rear direction with respect to the edge of the opening 15 of the door trim 3,
Abutment part 2 that abuts in the horizontal and vertical directions for positioning
3 are provided collectively. Specifically, the contact portion 2 is formed by the front-rear direction regulating rib 25, the lateral direction regulating rib 27, the first and second upper regulating ribs 29 and 31, and the lower regulating rib 33.
3 are configured.

The fore-and-aft direction regulating rib 25 is provided so as to project forward with the contact surface 25a facing the same. As shown in FIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view of FIG. 3 taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, the lateral direction regulating rib 27 is located on one side of the front-rear direction regulating rib 25, that is, on the left side in the embodiment (FIG. (Right side in FIG. 3), and is formed so that its width becomes gradually narrower as shown in FIG.

The first upper regulating rib 29 is provided on the front side of the front-rear regulating rib 25, and its rear end is integrally connected to the left side of the front-rear regulating rib 25, that is, the side on which the lateral regulating rib 27 is provided. The front end of the power window finisher 1 is integrally connected to the inner surface of the side wall 35 of the power window finisher 1.

The second upper regulating rib 31 is integrally provided on the right side of the front-rear regulating rib 25. A slope 37 is provided below the second upper regulating rib 31 as a guide for insertion into the opening 15.

The front and rear direction regulating ribs 25, the lateral direction regulating ribs 27 and the first and second upper regulating ribs 29, 31 are provided.
Are connected to each other to form a reinforcing structure with each other.

The lower control rib 33 extends forward from the lower end of the front-rear control rib 25. Lower regulation rib 3
3, the upper surface 33a is inclined so as to be slightly closer to the rear side 11a of the gentle slope 11 on the front end side of the opening 15 of the door trim 3 when the power window finisher 1 is attached to the door trim 3 as shown in FIG. I have. An inclined guide surface 39 that guides insertion into the opening 15 is provided on the distal end side of the lower regulating rib 33.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a pair of reinforcing ribs 4 extend from the back of the front-rear regulating rib 25, the back of the lower regulating rib 33, and the back of the power window finisher 1.
1 is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a reinforcing rib 43 is also provided from the second upper regulating rib 31 to the back surface of the power window finisher 1.

Further, a plurality of elastic engaging portions 45, 47, 49,
51 and 53 are provided. At the front and rear middle part of the back of the power window finisher 1, other upper regulating ribs 55,
57, 59, 61 and 63 are provided. An upper regulating rib 5 is provided on the rear side of the rear end of the power window finisher 1.
Rear regulating ribs 65 and 67 are provided integrally with 7, 59.

As shown in FIG. 5, an engaging portion 69 is provided on the outer lower surface of the edge of the opening 15 to abut and lock the lower regulating rib 33 by climbing over by utilizing its elasticity. The locking portion 69 is formed of a convex portion that disappears naturally toward the front side of the opening 15.

The door trim upper 17 and the door trim lower 19 are joined by a heat caulking 71 as shown in FIG. 6 as a representative of the sectional view taken along the line VI in FIG. The rigidity of the gentle slope 11 with which the ribs 29 and 31 abut is sufficiently secured.

When attaching the power window finisher 1 to the door trim 3, it can be easily performed while positioning the contact portion 23 on the front end side of the power window finisher 1 at the front end side of the opening 15 of the door trim 3.

That is, when the power window finisher 1 is inserted with the lower regulating rib 33 inserted below the opening 15, the lower regulating rib 33 is inserted below the edge of the opening 15 by the guide of the inclined guide surface 39. . Immediately before the end of the insertion, the upper surface 33a of the lower regulating rib 33 gets over the locking portion 69 via the elasticity of the lower regulating rib 33, and is click-engaged to be positioned. In this state, the rear end side of the power window finisher 1 is pressed against the opening 15,
Open each of the elastic engagement portions 45, 47, 49, 51, 53 with the opening 15
And the attachment of the power window finisher 1 to the door trim 3 can be completed.

By such mounting, the front-end side of the power window finisher 1 can be reliably positioned in the front-rear direction, the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction by the abutting portion 23 provided collectively.

That is, the contact surface 25 of the front-rear direction regulating rib 25
a contacts the front end inside the edge of the opening 15 as shown in FIG.
The lateral regulating rib 27 contacts the opening 15 as shown in FIG.
Is pressed against the door trim 3 side, and the degree of adhesion between the power window finisher 1 and the door trim 3 can be increased. In order to maintain such a function of the right and left regulating ribs 27, a gap is formed between the slope 37 on the other side and the opening 15. The slope 37 is the front and rear regulating rib 25.
Is a guide when inserting into the opening 15 to facilitate the insertion. Also, the first and second upper regulating ribs 29, 31
Abuts on the gentle slope 11 in front of the opening 15 of the door trim 3 to perform vertical positioning.

Therefore, the power window finisher 1
The positioning of the front end side in the front-rear direction, the lateral direction, and the vertical direction can be performed reliably and easily, and the mounting is facilitated, and the position regulation is ensured. In addition, since the contact portions 23 are provided collectively on the front end side of the power window finisher 1, the work of mounting the power window finisher 1 while positioning the power window finisher 1 with respect to the opening 15 can be performed extremely easily.

Further, since the ribs 25, 27, 29 and 31 have a reinforcing structure so as to be held together, no special reinforcing rib is required in principle, and the strength can be improved with a simple structure.

In other portions of the power window finisher 1, rear regulating ribs 65, 67 abut against the rear end of the opening 15 to perform rearward positioning, and upper regulating ribs 55, 5 are provided.
7, 59, 61, 63 can be positioned by contacting the inclined surface 9 around the opening 15.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, in the above embodiment, the power window finisher 1 is applied to a three-dimensional shape. However, the power window finisher 1 may be applied to a flat shape.
Further, the contact portion 23 is provided on the front end side of the power window finisher 1, but may be provided on the rear end side instead of the front end side. Further, in FIG. 1, the door trim 3 on the right side of the vehicle compartment has been described, but the same can be applied to the door trim on the left side of the vehicle compartment. The trim can be applied to other than the door trim.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially exploded perspective view of a door trim to which a finisher mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the power window finisher according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the back.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the front side of the opening of the door trim.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line VI of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 power window finisher (unit finisher) 3 door trim 9 inclined surface 11 gentle slope 15 opening 23 abutment portion 25 front-rear regulating rib 27 lateral regulating rib 29 first upper regulating rib (upper regulating rib) 31 second upper regulating Rib (upper regulation rib) 33 Lower regulation rib 39 Inclined guide surface 69 Locking section

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A unit finisher formed in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle body and supporting switches and the like is fitted into an opening of a door trim which is long in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
In the finisher mounting structure for positioning and mounting in the lateral direction, one side of the front and rear ends in the longitudinal direction of the unit finisher is positioned in contact with the opening edge of the door trim in the front and rear direction, the horizontal direction, and the vertical direction. A finisher mounting structure comprising a contact portion. 2. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the abutting portion protrudes from a back surface of the unit finisher, and the abutting surface faces one of the front and rear sides, and is provided on one of the front and rear sides of the opening edge. A front-rear regulation rib that abuts, a lateral regulation rib that abuts in a lateral direction within the opening edge on the side of the front-rear regulation rib, an upper regulation rib that abuts the upper surface of the opening edge from above, and the front-rear regulation. A lower regulating rib extending from a lower end of the rib and abutting from below on an outer lower surface of the opening edge portion; 3. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the front-rear direction restricting rib, the lateral direction restricting rib, and the upper restricting rib are connected to each other. 4. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the lateral restriction rib is formed so as to be gradually narrowed downward. 5. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein an inclined guide surface for guiding insertion is provided on a tip side of the lower regulating rib. . 6. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 3, wherein the lower regulating rib abuts and locks on the outer lower surface of the opening edge portion by using the elasticity thereof. Finisher mounting structure characterized by having a part. 7. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the unit finisher is mounted from a slope of the door trim to a gentle slope or a horizontal plane on the front-rear side of the slope. A finisher mounting structure, characterized in that: 8. The finisher mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein said unit finisher is a power window finisher.