JP2009259022A - Vehicular lever boots mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular lever boots mounting structure that can enhance assembling of lever boots and the appearance of a mounting part and can surely mount the lever boot prevent its disengagement. <P>SOLUTION: For mounting a lower end of a cylindrical lever boot 8 for covering a clearance between a gearshift lever (lever) 3, penetrating an opening 5 and the opening 5 to the perimeter of the opening 5, a frame boot retainer 9 disposed inside the lower end of the lever boot 8 and a frame ornament 10, fitted in the perimeter of the opening 5 (gearshift garnish 4) hold the lower end of the lever boot 8 in between over the perimeter. Furthermore, a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed in between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10, and the lower end perimeter of the lever boot 8 is fitted and held in the gap. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a lower end of a cylindrical lever boot that covers a gap between a lever penetrating an opening of a vehicle and the opening to the periphery of the opening.

  For example, a console box of a vehicle is provided with levers such as a shift lever and a parking lever, and these levers are erected above the console box through an opening formed in the console box. Yes. For this reason, a gap large enough to allow the movement of the lever is required between the opening of the console box and the lever, and a cylindrical lever boot for covering the gap is attached to the base of the lever. Yes. Here, the lever boot is constituted by a flexible member such as vinyl chloride resin leather or synthetic leather, and the lever penetrates the inside thereof, and the lower end thereof is attached to the periphery of the opening of the console box.

By the way, as an attachment structure to the opening peripheral edge of the lower end of the lever boot, for example, in Patent Document 1, the lower end of the boot is formed in a bag shape, a wire is passed through the part, and the lower end of the boot is formed on the peripheral edge of the opening. A structure for engaging with the engaging groove has been proposed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-021966

  However, the mounting configuration proposed in Patent Document 1 requires a work such as passing a wire through the lower end of the lever boot, which requires a large number of assembly steps. There was a problem that it might be off.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to improve the assemblability of the lever boot and the appearance of the mounting portion, and to securely attach the lever boot and prevent its disengagement. It is an object to provide a lever boot mounting structure for a vehicle.

  In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the invention according to claim 1 is a mounting structure of the bottom end of the cylindrical lever boot covering the gap between the lever penetrating the opening and the opening, The lower end periphery of the lever boot is clamped over the entire circumference by a frame-shaped boot retainer arranged on the inner side of the lower end and a frame-shaped ornament fitted in the periphery of the opening.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and the lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted into the gap. It is characterized by being sandwiched.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a U-shaped clearance is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and the lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted into the clearance. It is characterized by being sandwiched.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, an unevenness is formed on a surface of the boot retainer and the ornament that holds the lever boot.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the boot retainer is fixed to the ornament by locking of a locking claw formed on the boot retainer, and the ornament is formed thereon. The locking claw is fixed to the periphery of the opening, and both the locking claws are arranged close to each other.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the height of the upper end of the boot retainer is made higher than the height of the upper end of the ornament.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower end periphery of the lever boot is sandwiched over the entire circumference by the frame-shaped boot retainer and the ornament, so that the lower end of the lever boot is assembled to the periphery of the opening without undulation. The lever boot is prevented from coming off, and the appearance of the lever boot mounting portion is enhanced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and the lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted and held in the gap. Due to the clamping effect from the two different directions, the lower end of the lever boot can be securely attached even when the lever is pulled from various directions, and the lever boot can be reliably prevented from coming off.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, a U-shaped gap is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and the lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted into and held in the gap. The bottom edge of the lever boot can be clamped by a total of three surfaces, one on the bottom, and the mounting strength of the lever boot is further enhanced, and the lower end of the lever boot is more reliably secured against pulling of the lever from various directions. The lever boot can be prevented from coming off more reliably.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the holding force of the lever boot can be further increased by the unevenness formed on the surface of the boot retainer and the ornament that holds the lever boot, and the lever boot can be prevented from coming off more reliably. Can do.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the locking claw for fixing the boot retainer to the ornament and the locking claw for fixing the ornament to the periphery of the opening are arranged close to each other, the lever boot is caused by the reaction force of both the locking claw. The lever boot is securely clamped, and the mounting strength of the lever boot is increased to prevent the detachment of the lever boot. Further, the boot retainer and the ornament can be fixed to the ornament and the periphery of the opening at a low cost and in a space-saving manner by locking the locking claw.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, since the height of the upper end of the boot retainer is made higher than the height of the upper end of the ornament, a gap is generated between the ornament and the lever boot even when the lever boot is pulled by the movement of the lever. Therefore, the lower end of the lever boot can always be held tightly all around, and the appearance of that portion can be enhanced.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a perspective view of the periphery of an instrument panel of a vehicle having a lever boot mounting structure according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lever boot portion of the console box, FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the lever boot mounting structure according to the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, an instrument panel 1 is disposed over the entire width in the vehicle width direction on the front side of the vehicle interior of the vehicle, and a console box 2 is mounted in the vehicle width direction center on the rear floor. It is provided along the front-rear direction. The console box 2 is provided with a shift lever 3 that can be shifted by a manual operation so as to be tilted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a rectangular frame-shaped shift garnish 4 is fitted on and fixed to the upper surface of the console box 2 by engagement of locking claws 4a formed on the side portions thereof. A rectangular opening 5 is formed in the console box 2 by the garnish 4.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the console box 2 has a built-in shift mechanism 6. The shift mechanism 3 is provided with the shift lever 3, and the shift lever 3 is shown in FIGS. As shown, it extends through the opening 5 and extends above the console box 2, and a shift knob 7 is attached to the upper end thereof.

  Thus, when the shift lever 3 penetrates the opening 5 as described above, a gap is formed between the shift lever 3 and the opening 5 to allow the shift lever 3 to move during the shift operation. However, this gap is covered with a cylindrical lever boot 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lever boot 8 is formed into a quadrangular pyramid shape by sewing together flexible members such as vinyl chloride resin leather and synthetic leather, and the shift lever 3 penetrates the inside thereof. The upper end of the lever boot 8 which is narrowed down is fixed to the upper outer periphery of the shift lever 3, and the lower peripheral edge extending in all directions is the peripheral edge of the opening 5 surrounded by the shift garnish 4 by the mounting structure according to the present invention. Is attached. Hereinafter, the attachment structure to the opening part 5 of the lower end of the lever boot 8 is demonstrated based on FIG.5 and FIG.6.

  The peripheral edge of the lower end of the lever boot 8 is attached with a rectangular frame-shaped boot retainer 9 disposed inside thereof and a rectangular frame-shaped ornament 10 fitted to the peripheral edge of the opening 5.

  Since the ornament 10 is a part exposed to the outside, the surface thereof is plated. As shown in FIG. 6, a total of eight locking claws 10a, two for each side, are provided on the four sides. Are integrally formed. Further, a horizontal rib-like protrusion 10b is integrally formed on the inner periphery of the ornament 10 over the entire periphery. The ornament 10 is fitted and fixed inside the shift garnish 4 as shown in FIG. 5 by engaging the locking claw 10 a with the shift garnish 4.

  The boot retainer 9 is formed in a U-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 5, and as shown in FIG. Are integrally formed. The locking claw 9a of the boot retainer 9 and the locking claw 10a of the ornament 10 are formed adjacent to each other, and the boot retainer 9 is provided between the ornament 10 and the lever boot 8 as shown in FIG. The latching claw 9a is fixed to the ornament 10 by engaging the ornament 10 with the lower end interposed therebetween. Thus, the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is sandwiched and attached by the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10 over the entire periphery, and the gap formed between the opening 5 and the shift lever 3 is covered by the lever boot 8. Hidden.

  By the way, when the lever boot 8 is attached to the periphery of the opening 5 at the lower end, the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is substantially inward along the inner peripheral surface of the ornament 10 and the rib-shaped protrusion 10b as shown in FIG. Although it is sandwiched between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10 in a state of being bent at a right angle, a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10, and a lever boot is formed in this gap. The peripheral edge of the lower end of 8 is fitted and held between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is sandwiched between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10, the height of the boot retainer 9 is set to be higher than the upper end of the ornament 10. Is set.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is sandwiched over the entire circumference by the rectangular frame-shaped boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10, so that the lower end of the lever boot 8 is opened without undulation. The lever boot 8 is easily and reliably fixed to the periphery of the portion 5 with good assemblability to prevent the lever boot 8 from coming off, and the appearance of the mounting portion of the lever boot 8 is enhanced. In particular, in the present embodiment, a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10, and the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is fitted and sandwiched in the gap. A clamping effect from two different directions on the bottom surface can be obtained, and the lower end of the lever boot 8 can be securely attached even when the shift lever 3 is pulled from various directions, and the lever boot 8 is more reliably detached. It is prevented.

  In the present embodiment, since the locking claw 9a for fixing the boot retainer 9 to the ornament 10 and the locking claw 10a for fixing the ornament 10 to the shift garnish 4 are arranged close to each other, both the locking claws 9a and 10a are arranged. The lever boot 8 is securely clamped by the reaction force, the mounting strength of the lever boot 8 is increased, and the disengagement is reliably prevented. Then, the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10 can be fixed to the ornament 10 and the shift garnish 4 at a low cost and in a space-saving manner by locking the locking claws 9a and 10a.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the height of the upper end of the boot retainer 9 is set higher than the height of the upper end of the ornament 10 in the assembled state, even if the lever boot 8 is pulled by the movement of the shift lever 3, the ornament 10 There is no gap between the lever boots 8, and the lower end of the lever boot 8 can be maintained in a state of being held tightly all the way around, and the appearance of that portion is enhanced.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9. FIG. 7 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the lever boot mounting structure according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a detailed view, and in this embodiment, irregularities 9b and 10c are formed on the surface of the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10 sandwiching the lever boot 8 respectively. Therefore, the clamping force of the lever boot 8 by the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10 is further enhanced by the irregularities 9b and 10c, and the lever boot 8 is prevented from coming off more effectively.

  FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing still another embodiment of the lever boot mounting structure according to the present invention. In this embodiment, a U-shaped gap is formed between the boot retainer 9 and the ornament 10. In this gap, the lower end periphery of the lever boot 8 is fitted and clamped. Accordingly, the lever boot 8 is sandwiched between three sides of the lower end periphery of the two side surfaces and one bottom surface, and the mounting strength of the lever boot 8 is further enhanced. As a result, the lower end of the lever boot 8 is more reliably attached to the pulling of the shift lever 3 from various directions, and the detachment of the lever boot 8 is further reliably prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the lever boot mounting structure that covers the gap between the shift lever and the opening has been described. However, the present invention covers the gap between the other arbitrary lever such as a parking lever and the opening. Of course, the present invention can be similarly applied to the mounting structure of the lever boot.

It is a perspective view of an instrument panel periphery of a vehicle provided with a lever boot mounting structure according to the present invention. It is an AA line expanded sectional view of FIG. It is a BB line expanded sectional view of Drawing 1. It is a perspective view of the lever boot part of a console box. FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lever boot attachment structure concerning this invention. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows another form of the lever boot attachment structure which concerns on this invention. It is the D section enlarged detail drawing of FIG. It is a fragmentary sectional view which shows another form of the lever boot attachment structure which concerns on this invention.

Explanation of symbols

1 Instrument panel 2 Console box 3 Shift lever (lever)
4 Shift Garnish 4a Shift Garnish Locking Claw 5 Opening 6 Shift Mechanism 7 Shift Knob 8 Lever Boot 9 Boot Retainer 9a Boot Retainer Locking Claw 9b Boot Retainer Unevenness 10 Ornament 10a Ornament Locking Claw 10b Ornament Rib-shaped Projection 10c Ornament irregularities

Claims (6)

A mounting structure on the periphery of the opening at the lower end of a cylindrical lever boot that covers the gap between the lever penetrating the opening and the opening,
A lever boot for a vehicle, characterized in that the lower end periphery of the lever boot is clamped over the entire circumference by a frame-shaped boot retainer disposed inside the lower end of the lever boot and a frame-shaped ornament fitted in the periphery of the opening. Mounting structure.
fixed   2. The lever boot for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a gap having an L-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and a lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted into the gap and sandwiched. Mounting structure.   2. A lever boot for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a gap having a U-shaped cross section is formed between the boot retainer and the ornament, and a lower end periphery of the lever boot is fitted into the gap and sandwiched. Mounting structure.   4. The lever boot mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein an unevenness is formed on a surface of the boot retainer and the ornament that holds the lever boot.   The boot retainer is fixed to the ornament by the locking claws formed on the boot retainer, and the ornament is fixed to the periphery of the opening by the locking claws formed on the boot retainer. The lever boot mounting structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the structure is arranged.   6. The lever boot mounting structure for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the height of the upper end of the boot retainer is higher than the height of the upper end of the ornament.

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