JP3246103B2 - Kicking plate mounting 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 kick plate mounting structure for fixing a kick plate to a lower portion of an opening for getting on and off an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional mounting structure of a kicking plate, there is, for example, one shown in FIGS.
See "E-SX90 Series Repair Manual, Volume 2", pages 16-248, issued by Toyota Motor Corporation in October 2010. First, FIG. 5 shows an opening 1 for getting on and off a car, for example, a four-door car, and a kick plate is attached to a lower portion 3 of the opening 1.

[0006] Here, a further explanation will be given with reference to FIG. 6 which is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A.

[0004] A kicking plate 5 is arranged below the opening 1. A plurality of clips 7 are provided on the kicking plate 5, and the clips 7 are engaged with the flange 11 on the upper side of the side sill 9, and the kicking plate 5 is fixed on the side sill 9.

The detailed structure around the clip 7 is shown in FIG.
It is as shown in FIG.

That is, the clip 7 is fixed to the lower surface side of the kick plate 5, and the flange 11 on the upper side of the side sill 9 is inserted into the clip 7 to fix the kick plate 5.

[0007] Such a kicking plate 5
Is carried out while moving the kicking plate 5 at the position shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 7 to the position shown by the solid line almost as shown by the arrow. In this manner, the kicking plate 5 can be fixed to the flange 11 on the upper side of the side sill 9 via the clip 7.

[0008]

However, the seat 15 is located so as to be almost in contact with the kick plate 5 on the vehicle interior side, and the following problems are caused when the kick plate 5 is mounted as described above. I was

That is, the mounting of the kicking plate 5 is performed after the seat 15 is mounted first.
For this reason, when assembling the seat 15, it is necessary to ensure the maximum size of the opening 1 for workability, and for that purpose, the seat 15 is assembled before the kicking plate 5 is attached. Therefore, when assembling the kicking plate 5 as shown by the arrow in FIG. 7, the kicking plate 5 must be pressed against the sheet 15 while deforming the surface thereof.

In such an operation, it is extremely difficult to position the insertion of the clip 7 and the flange 11, and the clip 7 and the flange 11 are positioned on the lower surface side of the kicking plate 5 with respect to the work viewpoint B of the operator. Hiding in
It cannot be installed while checking both.

[0011] For this reason, the clip 7
May be performed while the position of the clip 7 is shifted with respect to the flange 11.
The clip 7 is damaged by being strongly pressed against
Or there was a risk that the insertion would be insufficient.

Therefore, conventionally, the operation of mounting the kicking plate 5 has been extremely complicated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a kick plate mounting structure which can be easily and accurately mounted with a simple structure while inserting a clip into a flange on an upper side of a side sill.

[0014]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a kick plate in which a side wall on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is close to a side of a seat assembled in a vehicle interior. A clip is fixed to the lower surface side, the clip has a claw opposed to the vehicle width direction, and has a slanted taper facing each other, and a flange on an upper side of the side sill inserted into the clip. In the mounting structure of the kick plate for fixing between the claws, a rib extending vertically is provided on the lower surface side of the kick plate, near the inside of the vehicle width direction near the clip, and a lower end edge of the rib is provided at the lower end edge of the rib. When it is inclined substantially linearly from the vicinity of the lower end of the side wall on the inside in the vehicle width direction of the kick plate to the vicinity of the lower end of the clip, and when the flange abuts,
A guide edge portion for guiding the insertion of the clip into the flange is provided.

[0015]

According to the above means, when the kick plate is attached, even if the insertion position of the clip is slightly shifted with respect to the flange on the upper side of the side sill, when the kick plate is lowered, the guide edge inclined at the upper end of the flange is formed. As a result, the installation of the kicking plate is guided.

That is, when the kicking plate is further pressed downward from the state in which the guide edge is in contact with the upper end of the flange, the guide edge slides on the upper end of the flange, and the claw of the clip connected to the guide edge reaches the upper end of the flange.

Accordingly, the upper end of the flange is automatically guided between the opposing claws. If the kicking plate is further pushed in, the flange is inserted between the claws of the clip, and the kick plate can be accurately fixed. . Moreover,
Since the guide edge is formed on the rib provided on the lower surface side of the kick plate, it is not necessary to provide the guide edge as a separate member.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

The same components as those in FIGS. 5 to 7 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will not be repeated.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention. This sectional view is a sectional view at the same position as FIG. That is, the clip 7 made of a steel plate is fixed to the lower surface 5 a side of the kicking plate 5. Specifically, a pair of clip fixing walls 17a and 17b in the vehicle width direction are protruded from the lower surface 5a side of the kicking plate 5, and the clip 7 is fitted and fixed to the clip fixing walls 17a and 17b.

The clip 7 is provided with a pair of claws 7a and 7b facing each other in the vehicle width direction. These nails 7a, 7b
Are set so that the distance between them is small. The kick plate 5 is fixed on the side sill 9 by inserting the flange 11 on the upper side of the side sill 9 between the claws 7a and 7b.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention, a rib 19 is integrally formed on the lower surface 5a side of the kicking plate 5. The rib 19 is formed so as to extend up and down toward the inside in the vehicle width direction near the clip 7, and closes between the clip fixing wall 17 a on the inside in the vehicle width direction and the side wall 5 b on the inside in the vehicle width direction of the kicking plate 5. It is connected so that Further, the rib 19 integrally has a connecting portion 19a for connecting the clip fixing walls 17a and 17b on the upper side. Accordingly, the rigidity of the kicking plate 5 is increased by the presence of the ribs 19, and reinforcement between the clip fixing walls 17a and 17b is also performed.

The lip 19 is provided with a guide edge 21 inclined from the lower end of the kick plate 5 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction to the clip 7 and connected to the inclination of the claw 7a. Specifically, the edge of the rib 19 is formed so as to be linearly inclined from the lower end 5c side of the side wall 5b of the kick plate 5 to the clip fixing wall 17a side, thereby forming a guide edge 21.

The inclination of the guide edge 21 substantially coincides with the inclination of the claw 7a, and the upper end 21a of the guide edge 21 is
Since the guide edge 21 is located near the claw 7a, the inclination of the guide edge 21 is linked to the inclination of the claw 7a.

A seat 15 is located on the vehicle cabin side of the kicking plate 5.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an end of the kicking plate 5 with the lower surface 5a facing upward.

As shown in FIG. 2, the rib 19 connects between one end of the clip fixing wall 17a and the side wall 5b of the kick plate 5, and the connecting portion 19a of the rib 19 forms the clip fixing walls 17a, 17b. Are connected at one end. Two pairs of claws 7a and 7b of the clip 7 are provided, and the clip 7 is configured to be attached by being inserted between the clip fixing walls 17a and 17b from below.

The lower surface 5a of the kicking plate 5 has a clip 7 made of a steel plate,
Are arranged at intervals in the longitudinal direction, and a resin clip 23 is provided outside the clip 7 in the vehicle width direction. The resin clip 23 is configured to be slid from the longitudinal direction of the kicking plate 5 and attached to a clip fixing base 25 integrally formed on the lower surface 5a. Although not shown, a plurality of such resin clips 23 are further provided at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the kicking plate 5.

FIG. 3 shows a part of the kicking plate 5 fixed to the lower part 3 of the opening 1 for getting on and off. The end 5d of the kicking plate 5 is a side sill 9
And the center pillar 13. The attachment state of the clip 7 to the kicking plate 5 is a state in which the clip 7 is vertically oriented regardless of the curvature of the end 5d. And kicking plate 5
The seal portion 29 provided on the welt 27 is provided
Is inserted in such a manner that the end 29a is crushed. Therefore, the end 5d of the kicking plate 5 is
Receives an upward reaction force from the end portion 29a. For this reason, the clip 7 is located at a position as close as possible to the end portion 29a of the seal portion 29, and receives the reaction force of the end portion 29a.
The end 5d of the kick plate 5 is prevented from floating.

Therefore, the clip 7 is attached to the center pillar 1
Unlike the resin clip in which a hole is provided on the side sill 9 side and the clip is fitted and engaged at this position, no hole is required, and the side sill 9 is provided at the root side of the center pillar 13 at this position. Rigidity can be secured. Also, at the position of the clip 7, the upper surface of the side sill 9 is close to the back surface 5a of the kicking plate 5, and it is a fact that a resin clip cannot be provided.

The resin clip 23 is fitted and engaged in a hole (not shown) provided on the side sill 9 side.

Next, the operation of mounting the kicking plate 5 will be described.

As described above, first, the seat 15 is attached, and then the kicking plate 5 is attached. At the time of attachment, the kicking plate 5 is pressed against the side wall of the sheet 15 to deform the side wall of the sheet 15.
At this time, even if the position of the clip 7 is shifted to the flange 11 of the side sill 9 as shown in FIG. That is, the pushing edge of the kick plate 5 causes the guide edge 21 of the rib 19 to be placed on the upper end of the flange 11.
Abuts. If the kicking plate 5 is further pushed in, the guide edge 21 slides on the flange 11 and the guide edge 21
The pawl 7a connected to the flange 11 reaches on the flange 11.

Accordingly, the operator can accurately align the clip 7 with the flange 11 only by pushing the kicking plate 5 without checking the relative position between the flange 11 and the clip 7.

If the kicking plate 5 is further pushed in, the flange 11 can be inserted between the claws 7a and 7b.
The end 5 d of the kicking plate 5 can be fixed to the flange 11 via the clip 7.

The other resin clip 23 is inserted and fitted into a hole (not shown) provided in the side sill 9, and the kicking plate 5 is entirely fixed to the side sill 9.

As described above, when the kicking plate 5 is mounted, the clip 15 is pushed in while deforming the sheet 15, and even when the relative position between the flange 11 and the clip 7 cannot be confirmed, the clip 7 is guided by the guide edge 21. The kicking plate 5 can be easily and accurately inserted into the flange 11, and the mounting operation of the kicking plate 5 becomes extremely easy. Moreover, since the guide edge 21 is provided on the reinforcing rib 19, there is no need to set a separate member, and the structure is extremely simple.

In the above embodiment, the clip 7 at the end is used.
Other than the above, the resin clip 23 is used, but all the clips can be the steel plate clips 7.

Further, the fixing of the clip 7 to the kicking plate 5 is not limited to the insertion fixing from below to the clip fixing walls 17a and 17b. Can also.

As is apparent from the above description, according to the structure of the present invention, the guide end is provided which is inclined substantially linearly from the vicinity of the lower end of the side wall on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the kick plate to the vicinity of the lower end of the clip. Even if the position of the clip is slightly shifted from the flange on the upper side of the side sill when mounting the kick plate, the guide end that is inclined approximately linearly slides smoothly on the flange on the upper side of the side sill.
The clip can be easily and accurately inserted to reach the upper end of the flange, and the work of mounting the kick plate becomes extremely easy.

[0041]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a kick plate mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a kick plate end viewed from a lower surface side.

FIG. 3 is a main part side view showing a mounting state of a kick plate.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view.

FIG. 5 is a partially omitted side view of an automobile illustrating a conventional example.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion A in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 5 kicking plate 5a lower surface 7 clip 9 side sill 11 flange 7a, 7b claw 19 rib 21 guide edge

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A vehicle width is provided on a side portion of a seat installed in a vehicle interior.
A kicking plate side walls of the inwardly are close, the kicking plate, a clip on the lower surface of the fixed
The clip has claws that face each other in the vehicle width direction and are inclined so as to taper upwardly. The flank on the upper side of the side sill inserted into the clip.
In the mounting structure of the kick plate that fixes the jaws between the claws, a rib extending vertically is provided on the lower surface side of the kick plate near the clip in the vehicle width direction inner side, and at a lower end edge of the rib, From near the lower end of the side wall on the inside in the vehicle width direction of the kick plate to near the lower end of the clip
When inclined substantially linearly and the flange abuts,
A mounting structure for a kick plate , wherein a guide edge for guiding insertion of the clip into the flange is provided .