JP3084838B2 - Vehicle garnish connection structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garnish connecting structure for a vehicle, and more particularly to a garnish connecting structure for a garnish by abutting between ends of the garnish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Sho 59-120542 discloses an example of a garnish coupling structure for a vehicle such as an automobile.

As shown in FIG. 5, in this vehicle garnish coupling structure, a first garnish 70 and a second garnish 72 are individually attached to a panel constituting a vehicle body, for example, a roof side rail. ing. A claw portion 74 is formed from the end face 70A of the first garnish 70 toward the end face 72A of the second garnish 72. On the other hand, the second garnish 7
A receiving portion 76 is provided near the end surface 72A of the second garnish 70.
4, the first garnish 70 and the second garnish 72 are integrated.

[0004]

However, in this vehicle garnish connection structure, the first garnish 70 and the second garnish 72 are not positioned relative to each other in the longitudinal direction, and the first garnish 70 and the second garnish 72 are not positioned relative to each other. The garnish 70 is attached to the vehicle body panel by a clip 78 provided on the first garnish 70. Apart from this, the second garnish 72 is provided with a clip (provided on the second garnish 72). (Not shown), and is attached to the vehicle body. Therefore, due to a manufacturing error of the first garnish 70 and the second garnish 72, a setting error of the clip and a clip mounting hole formed in the vehicle body panel, etc., the end face 70A of the first garnish 70 and the second garnish 72 Variations in the gap L between the end face 72A and the end face 72A increase. Therefore, the first garnish 7
0 end face 70A and end face 72A of second garnish 72
In order to prevent interference with the first garnish 70,
It is necessary to increase the gap L provided between the end surface 70A of the second garnish 72 and the end surface 72A of the second garnish 72, which causes a problem that the appearance quality of the joint portion is reduced.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a garnish for a vehicle in which the gap between the end faces of the joint between the first garnish and the second garnish can be set small, and the appearance quality can be improved. The purpose is to obtain a bonding structure.

[0006]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a first garnish having a mounting hole formed at a connection side end, and a first garnish having a mounting surface inserted into the mounting hole. A garnish for a vehicle, comprising: a second garnish having a projection formed thereon;
Both wall surfaces of the projecting portion facing the longitudinal end surface of the second garnish are in contact with both edge portions of the mounting hole facing the longitudinal end surface of the first garnish, and a connection between the two wall surfaces is made. It is characterized in that a wall surface on the side opposite to the end is an inclined surface inclined toward the side opposite to the coupling end toward the bottom of the protrusion.

[0007]

In the present invention having the above structure, the first garnish and the second garnish are positioned in the longitudinal direction in such a manner that the protrusion of the second garnish is fitted into the mounting hole of the first garnish. Therefore, the second garnish is formed by being pressed against the end face of the first garnish by the edge of the mounting hole of the first garnish on the wall surface on the side opposite to the coupling end of the projection. Therefore, the protrusion of the second garnish is always pressed to the first garnish side along the longitudinal direction by the edge of the mounting hole of the first garnish, whereby the first garnish and the second garnish are connected to each other. And the garnish are positioned relative to each other in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the gap between the end faces of the joint between the first garnish and the second garnish can be set small, and the appearance quality can be improved.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of a vehicle garnish connection structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

In the drawings, the direction of arrow FR indicates the forward direction of the vehicle body, the direction of arrow UP indicates the upward direction of the vehicle body, and the direction of arrow IN indicates the inside of the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, an elongated first garnish 12 is disposed on the side surface 10A of the vehicle interior side of the roof side rail 10 along the vehicle longitudinal direction. A flange 13 is formed at one end (the right end in FIG. 1) of the first garnish 12, and a through hole 15 is formed in the flange 13. Also, the flange 13 of the first garnish 12
It is fixed to the roof side rail 10 by screws 14 inserted into the through holes 15. Further, between the base 17 of the first garnish 12 and the flange 13, a step 1 is provided.
6 are formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, both ends in the width direction of the base portion 17 of the first garnish 12 are bent by a predetermined angle toward the roof side rail 10 side, and are continuous with the base surface 17A. The inclined surfaces 17B and 17C are provided. On the other hand, an end of the first garnish 12 on a side (not shown) is fixed to a vehicle interior side surface 10A of the roof side rail 10 of the vehicle body with screws.

At both ends in the width direction of the base surface 16A of the step portion 16 of the first garnish 12, there are provided inclined surfaces 16B, 1B bent at a predetermined angle toward the roof side rail 10 side.
6C are provided continuously. In addition, the base surface 17A and the inclined surface 17B of the base 17 of the first garnish 12, 1
7C is a base surface 16A and an inclined surface 16 of the step portion 16, respectively.
B and 16C are connected by an inclined portion 18, and the step 16 is connected to the flange 13 by an inclined portion 20.

The first garnish 12 has a first garnish 12 at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the base surface 16A of the step portion 16 thereof.
A rectangular mounting hole 22 is formed along the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, one end of a second garnish 24 is provided on the side of the first garnish 12 opposite to the sloped portion 18, the stepped portion 16, the sloped portion 20, and the flange 13 on the roof side rail 10. The base 17 of the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24
Is considered flush. Also, the first garnish 12
The end face 21 of the second garnish 24 facing the inclined portion 18 is an inclined surface along the inclined portion 18.

As shown in FIG. 2, at both ends in the width direction of the base surface 24A of the second garnish 24, there are provided inclined surfaces 24B and 24C bent at a predetermined angle toward the roof side rail 10 side. I have. The base surface 24A and the inclined surfaces 24B, 24C of these second garnishes 24
Are parallel to the base surface 16A and the inclined surfaces 16B, 16C of the step 16 of the first garnish 12, respectively.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a central portion in the width direction of the base surface 24A of the second garnish 24 is formed as a part of a protruding portion toward the step 16 side of the first garnish 12. Are formed, and the first protruding portion 30 is formed.
Adjacent to the protrusion 30 of the second as another part of the protrusion
Is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the first projection 30 of the second garnish 24 is inclined toward the end face 21, and the tip of the first projection 30 is parallel to the base surface 24A. It is bent so as to form the claw portion 30A. The claw portion 30A is formed on the edge portion 22A of the mounting hole 22 which is on the side of the roof side rail 10 on the side of the inclined portion 18 of the first garnish 12.
The edge 22A is in the vicinity of the end face 2 of the projection 30.
It is in contact with the wall 31 on one side.

On the other hand, the second protruding portion 32 has a trapezoidal shape diverging toward the base surface 24A side.
The wall surface 33 on the opposite side to the end surface 21 of the second 2 is an inclined surface inclined toward the bottom of the protrusion 32 (the lower side in FIG. 1) toward the opposite side to the end surface 21. Further, the wall surface 33 of the second protrusion 32 is formed on the side of the inclined portion 20 of the first garnish 12 by the second
Is in contact with the edge 22B of the mounting hole 22 on the garnish 24 side.

Next, the procedure for assembling the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24 will be described.

The flange 13 of the first garnish 12
Is installed on the roof side rail 10 from the vehicle interior side.
More fixed. Next, the second garnish 12
In order to join the garnish 24, first, the claw 30A provided at the tip of the first protrusion 30 of the second garnish 24 is hooked on the edge 22A of the mounting hole 22 of the first garnish 12. Then, the contact point between the claw portion 30A side end of the wall surface 31 serving as the root of the claw portion 30A and the edge 22A of the mounting hole 22 is used as a fulcrum in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. By rotating, the second protrusion 32 is fitted into the mounting hole 22 of the first garnish 12. At this time, a force that presses the first garnish 12 in FIG. 1 toward the second garnish 24 (the direction of arrow F in FIG. 1) is applied to the claw 30A, and the wall surface 33 of the second protrusion 32 is It slides on the edge 22B of the mounting hole 22. Thereafter, the other end (not shown) of the second garnish 24 is fixed to the vehicle body.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 2
4 is positioned in the second garnish 24
As the first projection 30 and the second projection 32 are fitted into the mounting holes 22 of the first garnish 12, the wall surface 33 of the second projection 32 of the second garnish 24 Is performed by being pressed toward the end face 21 side of the second garnish 24 by the edge 22B of the mounting hole 22 of the first garnish 12.

Therefore, the second protruding portion 32 of the second garnish 24 is always pressed to the first garnish side 12 along the longitudinal direction by the edge 22B of the mounting hole 22 of the first garnish 12. As a result, the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24
They are positioned relative to each other in the longitudinal direction. Therefore, the first
The gap L between the end faces of the joint portion between the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24 does not largely change due to a manufacturing error of the garnish 12 and the second garnish 24, and the like. In order to prevent interference between the base 17 and the second garnish 24, it is not necessary to set the gap L large. For this reason, the gap L between the end faces of the joint between the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24 can be set small, and the appearance quality can be improved.

In the present embodiment, a force for pressing the first garnish 12 toward the second garnish 24 (the direction of arrow F in FIG. 1) is applied by the claw portion 30A of the first protrusion 30. A step at the joint between the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24 can be eliminated. Further, in the present embodiment, the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24 are connected to each other by the first garnish 12.
Alternatively, since the deflection of the second garnish 24 is not used, the first garnish 12 and the second garnish 24
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of a defective assembly or a defective fitting, to prevent thermal deformation or the like, and to prevent a defective fitting.

In this embodiment, the first projection 30 and the second projection 32 are made independent.
And the second protrusion 32 may be integrally formed.

[0025]

According to the present invention, the projecting portion of the second garnish is always pressed in the longitudinal direction toward the first garnish by the edge of the mounting hole of the first garnish. The gap between the end faces of the joint portion between the first garnish and the second garnish can be set small, and there is an excellent effect that the appearance quality can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a vehicle garnish coupling structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a vehicle garnish coupling structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a coupling structure of a vehicle garnish according to a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 12 First garnish 21 End face 22 Mounting hole 22A Edge 22B Edge 24 Second garnish 30 First projection 31 Wall 32 Second projection 33 Wall (inclined surface)

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-59-120542 (JP, A) JP-A 62-67858 (JP, U) JP-A 4-95840 (JP, U) JP-A 62-88641 (JP, U.S.A.) , U) Japanese Utility Model Hei 2-65633 (JP, U) Japanese Utility Model Utility Model Showa 63-1117757 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60R 13/02 F16B 5/10

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first garnish having a mounting hole formed at a coupling side end; and a second garnish having a projection inserted into the mounting hole formed on a coupling surface between the first garnish and the first garnish. A garnish coupling structure for a vehicle, wherein both wall surfaces of the protruding portion facing the longitudinal end surface of the second garnish are respectively opposed to the longitudinal end surface of the first garnish of the mounting hole. A garnish for a vehicle, wherein the garnish is in contact with an edge portion, and a wall surface of the both wall surfaces opposite to the joint end is inclined toward the bottom of the protrusion toward the opposite side to the joint end. Connection structure.