JP2013203093A - Attachment clip for interior component for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attachment clip for an interior component for a vehicle, which enables natural and smooth detachment and replacement of the interior component for the vehicle, such as a center pillar garnish, not coming off easily during deployment of an air bag or the like.SOLUTION: An attachment clip 2 includes a first protrusion 6 which is protruded toward an inside surface of an interior component 1 for a vehicle from a lower outer peripheral surface of a locking pawl 3, and a second protrusion 7 which is protruded toward a tip of the first protrusion 6 from the inside surface of the interior component 1 for the vehicle. When the interior component 1 for the vehicle is detached from an indoor surface side of the vehicle, the first protrusion 6 is pushed via the second protrusion 7 from an outside surface of the interior component 1 for the vehicle. Thus, a recess 5 of a lower outer periphery of the locking pawl 3 and a vehicle body-side attachment hole H are disengaged from each other, and the locking pawl 3 can be pulled out in a direction opposite to its push-in direction (a direction in which the locking pawl 3 is pushed into the vehicle body-side attachment hole H when the interior component 1 for the vehicle is attached to the indoor surface side of the vehicle).

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting clip for a center pillar garnish or other automotive interior parts that does not easily come off when an airbag is deployed, and in particular, such automotive interior parts can be easily removed and replaced without difficulty. It is.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the interior side of the airbag-compatible vehicle, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional mounting clip used as means for attaching the center pillar garnish of the airbag-compatible vehicle to the interior side of the vehicle body. is there.

  Referring to FIG. 3, pillar garnishes such as a front pillar garnish 101, a center pillar garnish 1, and a quarter pillar garnish 201 are attached to the interior side of the vehicle as automobile interior parts. In the airbag-compatible vehicle of FIG. 3, the side airbag 401 is folded and mounted inside the both ends (both sides) of the roof head lining 301. The side airbag 401 is configured to be deployed with a predetermined inflation pressure by gas at the time of a collision, and to jump out from between the center pillar garnish 1 and the roof head lining 301.

  By the way, as means for setting the center pillar garnish 1 so that the center pillar garnish 1 does not easily come off even if the inflation pressure when the side airbag 401 is deployed acts on the center pillar garnish 1, the airbag mounted on the side airbag 401 is used. Conventionally, in the corresponding vehicle, the center pillar garnish 1 is attached to the interior side of the vehicle body using the attachment clip 2 shown in FIG. 4 (Technique for attaching the center pillar garnish to the interior side of the vehicle body using the attachment clip) (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  The conventional mounting clip 2 shown in FIG. 4 is provided with a locking claw 3 on the inner surface side of the center pillar garnish 1, and the locking claw 3 is tapered toward the inner bottom surface 1A of the center pillar garnish 1. A recess 5 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion of the locking claw 3.

  When the center pillar garnish 1 is attached to the interior side of the vehicle body using the conventional attachment clip 2 shown in FIG. 4, the locking claw 3 of the attachment clip 2 is moved from the distal end side to the attachment hole H on the vehicle body side. Push in. The latching claw 3 of the pushed mounting clip 2 is elastically deformed inward, and the recess 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the lower part of the latching claw 3 engages with the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side. As a result, the locking claw 3 of the mounting clip 2 cannot be pulled out in the direction opposite to the pushing-in direction, so that the center pillar garnish 1 can be applied even if the expansion pressure during the deployment of the side airbag acts on the center pillar garnish 1. Will not come off easily.

  However, in the conventional attachment clip shown in FIG. 4, the center pillar garnish 1 is temporarily attached to the interior side of the vehicle body by pushing the locking claw 3 into the attachment hole H on the vehicle body side as described above. After that, the locking claw 3 cannot be pulled out in the direction opposite to the pushing direction. For this reason, when it becomes necessary to replace the center pillar garnish 1 with a new one, forcible operations such as forcibly deforming the center pillar garnish 1 and forcibly withdrawing the locking claws 3 from the mounting holes H are forced. Therefore, the replacement workability is poor, and there is a possibility that the locking claw 3 and / or the center pillar garnish 1 or both may be damaged by forcibly pulling out.

JP 2003-252161 A

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to smoothly and smoothly remove the center pillar garnish and other automobile interior parts that do not easily come off when the airbag is deployed, for example. To provide a mounting clip for an automotive interior part that can be removed and replaced.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mounting clip used as means for mounting an automotive interior part on the interior side of a vehicle, wherein the mounting clip tapers toward the inner bottom surface of the automotive interior part. A locking claw that expands into a shape, a claw support portion that supports the locking claw and is disposed on the inner bottom surface of the automotive interior part, and a recess formed in a lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw, A first protrusion protruding from the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw toward the inner surface of the automotive interior part, and a protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the automotive interior part toward the tip of the first protrusion When attaching the automobile interior part to the interior side of the vehicle, the engaging claw is pushed into the attachment hole on the vehicle body side from the front end side of the vehicle interior part. The pawl is elastically deformed inward and its engagement When the recess on the outer periphery of the lower claw engages with the mounting hole on the vehicle body side, the locking claw cannot be pulled out in the direction opposite to the pushing direction, and the automobile interior part is removed from the interior side of the vehicle. When the first protrusion is pressed from the outer surface of the automobile interior part through the second protrusion, the lower portion of the locking claw is elastically deformed inward, and the locking The engagement between the concave portion on the outer periphery of the claw lower part and the mounting hole on the vehicle body side is released, and the locking claw can be pulled out in a direction opposite to the pushing direction.

  In the present invention, as a specific configuration of the mounting clip for the automotive interior part, the mounting clip is a first protrusion protruding from the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw toward the inner surface of the automotive interior part. And a second protrusion protruding from the inner surface of the automobile interior part toward the tip of the first protrusion, and when removing the automobile interior part from the interior side of the vehicle, By pressing the first protrusion through the second protrusion from the outer surface of the interior part for use, the engagement between the recess on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the locking claw and the mounting hole on the vehicle body side is released, A configuration has been adopted in which the locking claw can be pulled out in the direction opposite to the pushing direction (the direction in which the locking claw is pushed into the mounting hole on the vehicle body side when the automobile interior part is mounted on the vehicle interior side). For this reason, forcibly deforming automobile interior parts and forcibly pulling out the locking claw from the mounting hole does not force excessive work when replacing automotive interior parts. It can be removed and replaced smoothly, improving the workability of replacing interior parts for automobiles, and eliminating the risk of damaging the locking claws and / or interior parts for automobiles during the replacement. Play.

Sectional drawing of embodiment which applied the attachment clip of the interior component for motor vehicles based on this invention to the attachment clip of a center pillar garnish (cross-sectional view of a center pillar garnish and its attachment clip). Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the attachment clip shown in FIG. The perspective view of the indoor surface side of the vehicle corresponding to an airbag. Sectional drawing of the conventional attachment clip used as a means to attach the center pillar garnish of the vehicle corresponding to an airbag to the indoor surface side of a vehicle body.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view (cross-sectional view of a center pillar garnish and a mounting clip thereof) of an embodiment in which a mounting clip for an automotive interior part according to the present invention is applied to a mounting clip of a center pillar garnish. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the center pillar garnish 1 along the line AA shown in FIG.

  The center pillar garnish 1 shown in FIG. 1 has a U-shaped cross section, and a mounting clip 2 is provided inside the U shape. This attachment clip 2 is used as means for attaching the center pillar garnish 1 to the vehicle interior side.

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The mounting clip 2 shown in FIG. 1 includes a locking claw 3 having a shape that tapers toward the inner bottom surface 1A of the center pillar garnish 1 and an inner bottom surface 1A of the center pillar garnish 1 that supports the locking claw 3. A claw support portion 4 disposed on the bottom, a recess 5 formed on the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw 3, and a first protrusion protruding from the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw 3 toward the inner side surface 1B of the center pillar garnish 1. The projection 6 and the second projection 7 projecting from the inner surface 1B of the center pillar garnish 1 toward the tip of the first projection 6 are provided.

  The locking claw 3 is configured to be elastically deformed inward by being pressed from the outside with a predetermined external force.

  The claw support portion 4 has a boss 8 protruding from the inner bottom surface of the center pillar garnish 1, and a claw support column 9 is erected at the tip of the boss 8, and the claw support column 9 supports the base of the locking claw 3. It has a structure to do.

  The recess 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the lower portion of the locking claw 3 is formed corresponding to the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side, and is engaged with the mounting hole H to prevent the locking claw 3 from being pulled out. Functions as (stopping stopper means for locking claws).

  The first protrusion 6 can receive a pressing force from the second protrusion 7 and functions as a means for elastically deforming the lower portion of the locking claw 3 inward with the received pressing force.

  When the inward external force F shown in FIG. 1 is applied to the outer surface of the center pillar garnish 1 by an external force imparting action such as picking both outer side surfaces of the center pillar garnish 1 by hand, the center pillar garnish 1 Elastically deforms in the direction (see FIG. 2). Along with this inward elastic deformation, the second protrusion 7 is displaced inside the center pillar garnish 1 (see FIG. 2) and functions as a means for pressing the first protrusion 6.

  In the example of FIG. 1, in order to avoid the contact portion K between the first protrusion 6 and the second protrusion 7 from contacting / interfering with the mounting plate J forming the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side. A clearance gap G is provided between the contact portion K and the mounting plate J. Along with the installation of the clearance gap G, the second protrusion 7 is disposed at a position slightly away from the mounting plate J, and the first protrusion 6 has its tip end inclined obliquely downward. The second protrusion 7 is configured to face the tip.

  Next, the operation of attaching the center pillar garnish 1 to the interior side of the vehicle using the mounting clip 2 configured as described above, or removing the attached center pillar garnish 1 (removal of the center pillar garnish 1) (Working operation) will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1, when the center pillar garnish 1 is attached to the vehicle interior side, the locking claw 3 of the attachment clip 2 is pushed into the attachment hole H on the vehicle body side from the tip end side. The locking claw 3 pushed in this way is elastically deformed inward, and the recess 5 on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the locking claw 3 engages with the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side. Thereby, the latching claw 3 cannot be pulled out in the direction opposite to the pushing direction. This completes the installation work of the center pillar garnish 1.

  The center pillar garnish 1 that has been attached as described above cannot be easily removed because the locking claw 3 cannot be pulled out as described above. This is the same when the inflation pressure when the side airbag 401 is deployed acts on the center pillar garnish 1.

  When removing the center pillar garnish 1 attached to the vehicle interior surface side, an inward external force F as shown in FIG. 1 is applied to the outer side surface of the center pillar garnish 1 so that the center pillar garnish 1 is removed from the outer side surface of the center pillar garnish 1. The first protrusion 6 is pressed through the two protrusions 7.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 2, the lower portion of the locking claw 3 is elastically deformed inward, and the engagement between the concave portion 5 on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the locking claw 3 and the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side is released. The locking claw 3 can be pulled out in a direction opposite to the pushing direction.

  Thereafter, the center pillar garnish 1 is pulled in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 2 (the direction opposite to the pushing direction) in a state where the locking claw 3 can be pulled out as described above.

  Thereby, since the latching claw 3 is easily pulled out from the mounting hole H on the vehicle body side, the center pillar garnish 1 can be removed from the vehicle interior side without difficulty.

  Therefore, according to the mounting clip 2 of the above-described embodiment, the center pillar garnish 1 is forcibly deformed and the locking claw 3 is forcibly pulled out from the mounting hole H as in the prior art. The center pillar garnish 1 can be removed and replaced without difficulty, and there is no possibility of damaging the locking claw 3 and / or the center pillar garnish 1 during the replacement.

  The mounting clip according to the present invention can be applied not only to the center pillar garnish 1 but also to the front pillar garnish 101 and the quarter pillar garnish 201, and other than the pillar garnishes 1, 101, and 201. It can also be applied to automotive interior parts.

  Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and many modifications can be made by those having ordinary knowledge in the art within the technical idea of the present invention.

1 Center pillar garnish (interior parts for automobiles)
1A Inner bottom surface of center pillar garnish 1B Inner side surface of center pillar garnish 2 Mounting clip 3 Claw claw 4 Claw support 5 Recess 6 First projection 7 Second projection 8 Boss 9 Claw support pillar 101 Front pillar garnish 201 Quarter pillar garnish 301 Roof head lining 401 Side airbag H Mounting hole J on the vehicle body side Mounting plate K Abutting portion G between the first and second protruding portions G Escape gap

Claims (1)

An attachment clip (2) used as a means for attaching an automobile interior part (1) to the interior side of a vehicle,
The mounting clip (2)
A locking claw (3) shaped like a taper toward the inner bottom surface of the automobile interior part (1);
A claw support portion (4) that supports the locking claw (3) and is disposed on the inner bottom surface (1A) of the automotive interior part (1);
A recess (5) formed in the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw (3);
A first protrusion (6) protruding from the lower outer peripheral surface of the locking claw (3) toward the inner surface (1B) of the automotive interior part (1);
A second protrusion (7) protruding from the inner surface (1B) of the automotive interior part (1) toward the tip of the first protrusion (6),
When attaching the automobile interior part (1) to the vehicle interior surface side, the locking claw (3) is pushed into the mounting hole (H) on the vehicle body side from the front end side, and the locked claw ( 3) is elastically deformed inward, and the engaging claw (3) is engaged with the recess (5) at the lower outer periphery of the engaging claw (3), so that the engaging claw (3) It becomes impossible to pull out in the direction opposite to the pushing direction,
When the automobile interior part (1) is removed from the interior side of the vehicle, the first protrusion (from the outer surface of the automobile interior part (1) via the second protrusion (7) ( 6), the lower portion of the locking claw (3) is elastically deformed inward, and the concave portion (5) on the outer periphery of the lower portion of the locking claw (3) and the mounting hole (H) on the vehicle body side. The attachment clip of the interior part for automobiles, wherein the engagement claw (3) can be pulled out in a direction opposite to the pushing direction.

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