JP3789710B2 - Mounting structure and mounting method for vehicle roof trim - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mounting structure and a mounting method for mounting a vehicle roof trim, in which accessories such as a rearview mirror, a sun visor, and a roof side bracket are mounted in advance on a ceiling surface of a vehicle body.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, accessories such as rearview mirrors, sun visors, and roof side brackets are retrofitted, and after a vehicle roof trim (hereinafter sometimes abbreviated as a roof trim) is attached to the ceiling surface of the vehicle body, the roof trim is attached. It was configured to install these accessories in the right place. However, the operation of attaching the accessory to the roof trim attached to the ceiling of the vehicle body must be performed in a narrow vehicle body and in an upward posture, which is complicated and extremely inefficient.
[0003]
Therefore, in recent years, a roof trim structure in which accessories are mounted in advance and modularized has been considered. If this kind of modularized roof trim is used, it is not necessary to install a complicated accessory in the vehicle body, and the workability is greatly improved.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Now, in the roof trim in which the accessory is mounted in advance as described above, in order to reliably support the accessory, a fixing tool for the vehicle body ceiling surface is often provided at the mounting portion of the accessory. In order to efficiently fix the large number of fixtures to the vehicle body ceiling surface with a small number of workers, it is necessary to first temporarily fix the roof trim to the vehicle body ceiling surface.
[0005]
This temporary fixing can be performed with any of the fixtures provided on the accessory mounting part, but the accessory mounting site is determined in advance, and the appropriate roof trim is not necessarily determined by the fixture provided on the mounting site. This is not always possible. For example, the sun visor or rear mirror mounting part corresponds to the front part of the ceiling of the vehicle body, but in the temporary fixing operation using the fixture provided on the mounting part, the chassis of the vehicle body bonnet part becomes a barrier. This is difficult. In particular, since the temporary fixing work is a work while supporting the roof trim, depending on the mounting position of the fixing tool used for temporary fixing, the temporary fixing work becomes extremely complicated. Further, depending on the mounting position of the fixing tool, there may be a case where a function as temporary fixing (that is, a function capable of temporarily supporting the roof trim only by the fixing tool) cannot be provided.
[0006]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and can be used for a vehicle in which a vehicle roof trim having an accessory mounted in advance can be appropriately temporarily secured by an easy operation regardless of the mounting position of the accessory. An object is to provide a roof trim mounting structure and a mounting method.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is a mounting structure for a vehicle roof trim in which an accessory is mounted in advance, and a locating pin for temporary fixing is provided separately from the accessory, and An engagement hole for temporarily fixing the locating pin to be inserted into a position corresponding to the locating pin is formed in a ceiling surface of a vehicle body to which a roof trim is attached, and the locating pin is a claw that engages the engaging hole in the body portion. And having a trunk portion length that forms a required gap between the vehicle roof trim and the ceiling surface of the vehicle body when the claw portion is engaged with the engagement hole.
[0008]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, on the premise of the first aspect, the vehicle roof trim is provided with a main fixing member separate from the locate pin, and at a position corresponding to the main fixing member of the vehicle body to which the vehicle roof trim is attached. In the state in which the main fixing receiving portion is formed and the locating pin is inserted into the engagement hole, the locating pin, the main fixing member, and the engaging pin are arranged so that the main fixing member is disposed at a position opposite to or near the main fixing receiving portion. The hole and the fixed receiving part are respectively positioned.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, on the premise of the first or second aspect, the locate pin is provided in the vicinity of both sides of the vehicle roof trim.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, on the premise of any one of the first to third aspects, the locating pin is provided on or near a fulcrum where the vehicle roof trim maintains balance.
[0011]
Furthermore, the invention of claim 5 is a method for mounting a roof trim for a vehicle using the mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the locating pin is opened from the outside of the vehicle body to both sides of the vehicle body. It is characterized in that it is inserted into the engagement hole by an operation through.
[0012]
A sixth aspect of the present invention is a method for mounting a vehicle roof trim using the mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the accessory and the locating pin are mounted in advance on the vehicle roof trim outside the vehicle body. A step of carrying in or forming the vehicle roof trim fitted or formed with the accessory and the locating pin to the inside of the vehicle body from the opening at the front or rear of the vehicle body, and opening the locating pin from the outside of the vehicle body to both sides of the vehicle body And a step of temporarily fixing the vehicle roof trim by being inserted into the engagement hole by an operation through the vehicle and a step of permanently fixing the temporarily fixed vehicle roof trim to the vehicle body.
[0013]
Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the temporary fixing locating pin is provided at an arbitrary position where the temporary fixing operation of the vehicle roof trim can be realized easily regardless of the attachment position of the accessory. be able to. Moreover, in the temporarily fixed state where the claw portion of the locating pin engages with the engagement hole, a required gap is formed between the vehicle roof trim and the ceiling surface of the vehicle body. In addition, excessive contact or interference with the opposing surface of the projection can be avoided, and as a result, deflection deformation of the vehicle roof trim can be prevented.
[0014]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the main fixing member can be positioned with respect to the main fixing receiving portion simultaneously with the temporary fixing of the vehicle roof trim, the main fixing member can be easily attached to the main fixing receiving portion in the subsequent main fixing operation. Can be engaged.
[0015]
According to the third aspect of the present invention, the locating pins provided near both sides of the vehicle roof trim can be operated by inserting a hand from an opening formed on both sides of the vehicle body such as a door or a window. Thus, the temporary fixing work can be performed, and the workability can be significantly improved as compared with the work inside the narrow vehicle body.
[0016]
According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the vehicle roof trim is temporarily fixed on or near the fulcrum for keeping the balance, so that no couple force acts and the vehicle roof trim does not tilt excessively with respect to the vehicle body ceiling surface. Therefore, it is possible to easily position the vehicle roof trim in the main fixing work, and it is possible to stably perform the proper main fixing work.
[0017]
According to the fifth and sixth aspects of the present invention, since the temporary fixing work is performed from the outside of the vehicle body through the openings on both sides of the vehicle body, the workability can be remarkably improved as compared with the operation inside the narrow vehicle body.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a vehicle roof trim according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing an attachment state of a vehicle body ceiling surface of the vehicle roof trim.
[0019]
The roof trim 10 has a laminated structure in which a skin material made of cloth is adhered to the surface of a core material made of PPO resin, for example, and is molded and trim cut into a shape corresponding to the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1. Yes. The basic structure of the roof trim 10 is not the main part of the present invention, and various conventionally known structures can be employed.
[0020]
As shown in FIG. 1B, accessories such as a rearview mirror 20, a sun visor 21, an indoor center light 22, a front seat illumination light 23, and a roof side bracket 24 are defined on the front side of the roof trim 10. Pre-installed on the site. Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, clips (main fixing clips) 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 as main fixing members are mounted on the back side of the roof trim 10 at positions corresponding to the respective accessories. It is. The main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, and 34 are attached to the roof trim 10 integrally with the accessory by screwing into the accessory mounting screws. In addition to this, in addition to the accessory mounting position, the main fixing clip 35 is mounted at an appropriate position of the roof trim 10 (for example, the rear edge of the back surface).
[0021]
On the other hand, on the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1, a main fixing receiving portion (not shown) is provided at a position corresponding to the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. The main fixing receiving portion is configured to be able to firmly lock the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. For example, the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35 are inserted. The engaging hole 36 is engaged (see FIG. 2). In addition, about the concrete structure of these fixed clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 and the fixed receiving part, it is not a main part of the present invention, and is already known various fixing means for roof trims. Can be adopted.
[0022]
Further, a locating pin 40 for temporary fixing is mounted on the back side of the roof trim 10. The locating pin 40 is a component separate from the fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35. Therefore, the locate pin 40 can be provided at any position suitable for temporary fixing without being restricted by the attachment position of the accessory or the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35.
[0023]
In the present embodiment, the mounting position of the locate pin 40 is set in the vicinity of both sides of the roof trim 10. In this way, by attaching the locating pins 40 in the vicinity of both sides of the roof trim 10, as will be described later, it is temporarily fixed from the outside of the vehicle body 1 through the side openings 3 (openings of doors, windows, etc.) of the vehicle body 1. Work can be performed.
[0024]
Furthermore, the mounting position of the locate pin 40 is on or near a fulcrum where the roof trim 10 maintains balance. By setting the mounting position in this manner, the roof trim 10 is suspended from the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 while maintaining a balanced state in which no couple acts, in the temporarily fixed state to the vehicle body 1. In this way, the balanced temporarily fixed state facilitates the positioning of the roof trim 10, so that the workability in the temporarily fixed state is significantly improved.
[0025]
Note that the locate pin 40 does not have to be strictly on a fulcrum where the roof trim 10 is balanced. Even in the vicinity of such a fulcrum, since the balanced state of the roof trim 10 is maintained due to the influence of friction or the like, the intended effects of the present embodiment can be achieved.
[0026]
An engagement hole 50 (see FIG. 2) is provided on the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 at a position where the locate pin 40 is to be mounted. Then, the above-described main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, the locating pin 40, and their engaging holes 36, 50 are in a temporarily fixed state in which the locating pin 40 engages with the engaging hole 50. The main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 are positioned so as to be arranged at positions facing the engaging holes 36 or in the vicinity thereof.
[0027]
2 and 3 are enlarged views of the locate pin and its engaging hole. Next, the specific configuration and operation of the locate pin will be described in detail with reference mainly to these drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the roof trim 10 used in the present embodiment is provided with pads 11 on both sides on the back side, and the locate pin 40 is integrally formed with the pad 11. As shown in FIG. 2, the locate pin 40 is formed so as to protrude substantially vertically from the pad 11, and a claw portion 42 that engages with the engagement hole 50 is formed at the tip of the body portion 41.
Since the presence of the lock pin 40 integrally formed with the pad 11 is hidden from the surface side, it is possible to maintain a good appearance quality of the vehicle interior.
[0028]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the body portion 41 has a gap D between the upper surface of the roof trim 10 and the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 in a state where the claw portion 42 is engaged with the engagement hole 50. It has a length to be formed. By setting the length of the body portion 41, a gap D is secured so that the fixing clip (34 in FIG. 3) does not excessively contact or interfere with the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 in the temporarily fixed state. It is preferred that
[0029]
Since the locating pin 40 has the length of the body portion 41 as described above, the claw portion 42 at the tip is lifted in the fixed state in which the main fixing clip 34 is engaged with the engaging hole 36. It becomes a free state (see FIG. 3B). That is, the locate pin 40 functions only for temporarily fixing the roof trim 10.
[0030]
Next, a method for attaching the vehicle roof trim will be described with reference mainly to FIG. On the roof trim 10, accessories, main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 and a locating pin 40 are mounted in advance on the outside of the vehicle body 1 (see FIG. 1). And the roof trim 10 modularized in this way is carried in the inside of the vehicle body 1 through the front window 4 opened in the front part of the vehicle body 1, for example (refer FIG. 6).
[0031]
Subsequently, a temporary fixing operation of the roof trim 10 to the vehicle body 1 is performed (see FIG. 4A).
This temporary fixing operation is performed by pressing the locating pin 40 mounted in advance on the roof trim 10 so as to face the engaging hole 50 formed in the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 and pressing it from below. As described above, the locating pin 40 is mounted in the vicinity of both sides of the roof trim 10, so that it can be operated through the side openings 3 (openings such as doors and windows) of the vehicle body 1. That is, since the temporary fixing work can be performed from the outside of the vehicle body 1, workability is good. Further, this temporary fixing work needs to be performed while supporting the roof trim 10, but the locate pin 40 mounted near both sides of the roof trim 10 can be supported by the other hand while supporting the roof trim 10 with one hand. It is possible to easily engage the temporary fixing receiving portion.
[0032]
Since the roof trim 10 temporarily fixed to the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 in this way is on or near the balance axis O of the roof trim 10, a balanced state in which no couple acts is maintained. I'm leaning. Accordingly, the inclination of the roof trim 10 with respect to the ceiling surface 2 of the vehicle body 1 is small, and the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 can be easily aligned with the main fixing receiving portion. .
[0033]
After the temporary fixing operation is completed, the main fixing operation of the roof trim 10 is performed.
In the temporarily fixed state, the main fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 are placed at positions substantially opposite to the main fixing receiving portion. Therefore, each of these book fixing clips 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and 35 is adjusted to a position more accurately facing the main fixing receiving portion and engaged with the main fixing receiving portion by pushing in from below. .
The main fixing operation can also be performed from the outside of the vehicle body 1, but may be performed from the inside of the vehicle body 1 as necessary.
[0034]
Among the above-described operations, the carrying-in operation and the temporary fixing operation are the most efficient joint operations by two workers. Moreover, in this fixed work, since it is not necessary for the worker to support the roof trim 10, it can be carried out promptly by one worker. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the number of workers for each work can be arbitrarily determined according to the situation.
[0035]
In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above. For example, when the roof trim 10 does not include the pad 11 (see FIG. 1A) as shown in FIG. 5A, a lock pin 60 formed separately as shown in FIG. The trim 10 may be adhered to a required position. In this lock pin 60 as well, the body 61 has a length similar to that of the lock pin 40 having the above-described configuration shown in FIG.
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since the locate pin for temporary fixing is provided separately from the accessory, the roof trim for vehicles can be temporarily fixed appropriately by an easy operation regardless of the attachment position of the accessory. it can. Moreover, in the temporarily fixed state where the claw portion of the locating pin engages with the engagement hole, a required gap is formed between the vehicle roof trim and the ceiling surface of the vehicle body. In addition, excessive contact or interference with the opposing surface of the projection can be avoided, and as a result, deflection deformation of the vehicle roof trim can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a vehicle roof trim according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing an attachment state of a vehicle body ceiling surface of the vehicle roof trim.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged front sectional view showing a locating pin for temporary fixing and a peripheral portion of the engaging hole.
FIG. 3 is a front cross-sectional view for explaining the operation of a locate pin.
FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining a mounting method of the vehicle roof trim according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view for explaining a modified example of the locate pin.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Car body 2: Ceiling surface 3: Side opening 4: Front window 10: Vehicle roof trim 11: Pad 20: Room mirror 21: Sun visor 22: Indoor center light 23: Front seat lighting light 24: Roof side bracket 30 , 31, 32, 33, 34, 35: main fixing clip 36: engagement hole 40: locate pin 41: trunk part 42: claw part 50: engagement hole 60: lock pin 61: trunk part

Claims (6)

A vehicle roof trim mounting structure in which accessories are mounted in advance,
A temporary locating pin is provided separately from the accessory, and an engagement hole for temporarily fixing the locating pin into which the locating pin is inserted is formed at a position corresponding to the locating pin on the vehicle body ceiling surface to which the vehicle roof trim is attached.
A book for projecting and providing a main fixing member separate from the locating pin on the vehicle roof trim and engaging the main body fixing clip at a position corresponding to the main fixing member on the ceiling surface of the vehicle body to which the vehicle roof trim is attached. Forming a fixed receiving part,
In addition, the locating pin has a claw portion that engages with the engagement hole in the body portion, and the permanent fixing member interferes with the ceiling surface of the vehicle body in a temporarily fixed state in which the claw portion engages with the engagement hole. A mounting structure for a vehicle roof trim characterized by having a body length that forms a gap that does not allow. The vehicle roof trim mounting structure according to claim 1,
In a state where the locating pin is inserted into the engaging hole, the locating pin, the main fixing member, the engaging hole, and the main fixing receiving portion are arranged so that the main fixing member is disposed at a position facing the main fixing receiving portion or in the vicinity thereof. A mounting structure for a vehicle roof trim, characterized in that each is positioned. The vehicle roof trim mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
A mounting structure for a vehicle roof trim, wherein the locate pin is provided in the vicinity of both sides of the vehicle roof trim. In the vehicle roof trim mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A mounting structure for a vehicle roof trim, characterized in that the locate pin is provided on or near a fulcrum where the vehicle roof trim maintains balance. A method for mounting a vehicle roof trim using the mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A mounting method for a vehicle roof trim, wherein the locate pin is inserted into the engagement hole by an operation through an opening on both sides of the vehicle body from the outside of the vehicle body. A method for mounting a vehicle roof trim using the mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
Attaching or forming the accessory and the locating pin on the vehicle roof trim in advance outside the vehicle body; and
Carrying the vehicle roof trim on which the accessory and the locating pin are mounted or formed from the front or rear opening of the vehicle body into the vehicle body;
Inserting the locate pin into the engagement hole by an operation through the openings on both sides of the vehicle body from outside the vehicle body, and temporarily fixing the vehicle roof trim;
Fixing the temporarily fixed vehicle roof trim to the vehicle body,
Mounting method for vehicle roof trim including

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