JP7754012B2 - Vehicle door trim - Google Patents

Description

This disclosure relates to vehicle door trim.

Patent Document 1 discloses a conventional vehicle door trim technology. The door trim described in Patent Document 1 is equipped with a door inside handle box that rotatably holds a door inside handle used to open, close, or lock a vehicle door. In this door trim, two cables (door operation cables) connected to the door inside handle are pulled out from the door inside handle box to the outside of the vehicle and extend to the door lock mechanism.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-290256

In the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, one possible method for connecting a cable to the inside door handle is for an operator to look into the exterior surface (back surface) of the door trim from above, insert the cable from the exterior into an opening in the door trim (the opening into which the inside door handle is attached), and then connect the cable to the inside door handle on the interior side of the door trim. However, depending on the location of the opening in the door trim through which the cable is inserted, or the shape of the door trim, the operator may have difficulty seeing or reaching the opening. This makes the process of inserting the cable through the opening and connecting it to the inside handle time-consuming and labor-intensive.

This disclosure is a technology developed based on the above circumstances, and aims to provide a vehicle door trim that allows a cable to be smoothly connected to the inside handle.

The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door trim comprising: a trim portion attached to a door panel that constitutes a door; an inside handle attached to the trim portion; and a cable having one end connected to the inside handle and the other end connected to a locking device that locks the door. The trim portion has an opening that penetrates from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and through which the cable is inserted, and a guide portion that is disposed below the opening and guides the insertion of the cable into the opening. The inside handle can be attached to the opening from the interior of the vehicle with the one end of the cable connected to the inside handle, and the outer end of the guide portion is located further outward than the opening.

With this type of vehicle door trim, the outer end of the guide portion, which is located below the opening, is located further outward than the opening, making it easier for workers to see the outer end of the guide portion from above the vehicle door trim. When connecting the cable to the inside handle, the worker visually checks the outer end of the guide portion from above the vehicle door trim, and then places one end of the cable against the upper surface of the guide portion and feeds it into the vehicle interior. This allows the guide portion to effectively guide the cable through the opening, allowing it to be smoothly inserted through the opening. Even if the opening is located in a position where it is difficult to see or insert the cable, the outer end of the guide portion serves as a landmark, allowing the guide portion to guide the cable insertion as described above.

In the above configuration, the guide portion may include a first wall portion extending in the interior and exterior directions of the vehicle cabin, and a second wall portion rising upward from the end of the first wall portion facing the interior of the vehicle cabin, and the end of the first wall portion facing the exterior of the vehicle cabin may be located further outside the vehicle cabin than the opening.

When connecting the cable to the inside handle with this type of vehicle door trim, the worker can visually check the outer end of the first wall portion from above the vehicle door trim, and then feed one end of the cable into the interior of the vehicle by abutting it against the upper surface of the first wall portion and the passenger compartment-facing surface of the second wall portion, allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly into the opening.

In the above configuration, the guide portion may have an inclined wall portion that slopes upward toward the inside handle, and the end portion of the inclined wall portion on the outer side of the vehicle compartment may be located further outward than the opening.

When connecting the cable to the inside handle with this type of vehicle door trim, the worker visually checks the end of the inclined wall portion on the outside of the vehicle compartment from above the vehicle door trim, abuts one end of the cable against the upper surface of the inclined wall portion, and feeds the cable into the vehicle compartment along the upper surface of the inclined wall portion, which slopes upward toward the inside handle, allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly into the opening located above the guide portion.

In the above configuration, the guide portion may include an enlarged wall portion that extends inward and outward from the vehicle cabin and whose upper surface widens toward the inside handle, and the end of the enlarged wall portion on the outer side of the vehicle cabin may be located further outward than the opening.

When connecting the cable to the inside handle with this type of vehicle door trim, the worker can visually check the outer end of the expanded wall portion from above the vehicle door trim while abutting one end of the cable against the upper surface of the expanded wall portion and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle, allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly through the opening. The inside handle is attachable to the interior side of the opening that penetrates from the inside to the outside of the vehicle, and the expanded wall portion is configured so that its upper surface widens toward the inside handle. Therefore, the guide portion can guide the cable that abuts the upper surface of the expanded wall portion so that it is fed more precisely inside the opening toward the inside handle.

In the above configuration, the trim portion may include a trim main body portion and an armrest that bulges from the trim main body portion toward the interior of the vehicle cabin, and the opening may be provided in the armrest.

Openings in armrests that bulge from the trim main body toward the interior of the vehicle are difficult to see from the back side of the vehicle door trim when viewed from above, and are difficult for workers to reach, making it particularly difficult to insert cables through these openings. However, with the vehicle door trim described above, even in such openings, the cable can be easily inserted through the opening by using the outer end of the guide portion as a landmark, abutting one end of the cable against the guide portion, and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle.

In the above configuration, the guide portion may have a color that is at least different from that of the opening. This type of vehicle door trim is preferable because it makes the guide portion even easier to see.

This disclosure makes it possible to provide a vehicle door trim that allows a cable to be smoothly connected to the inside handle.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door trim according to an embodiment, viewed from above on the inside of a vehicle interior; An exploded perspective view of the door seen from above inside the vehicle interior Door trim viewed from outside the vehicle Cross-sectional view of the door trim (cross-section taken along line IV-IV in Figure 3) Cross-sectional view of the door trim (cross-section taken along line V-V in Figure 1) View of the guide area from outside the vehicle A perspective view of the guide portion and its vicinity seen from above outside the vehicle compartment. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the guide portion and its vicinity in FIG. Top view of part of the trim

<Embodiment>
An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, a door trim (vehicle door trim) 100 will be described which is attached to a door panel 101 constituting a door 102 of an automobile (vehicle) as a vehicle. Note that each figure will be described with the arrow F indicating the forward direction, the arrow R indicating the rearward direction, the arrow U indicating the upward direction, the arrow D indicating the downward direction, the arrow IN indicating the inside of the vehicle cabin (inside of the vehicle cabin), and the arrow OUT indicating the outside of the vehicle cabin (outside of the vehicle cabin).

As shown in FIG. 2, the door 102 comprises a door panel 101 made of sheet metal and a door trim 100 attached to the door panel 101 from the inside of the vehicle cabin. The door panel 101 is provided with a locking device 110 that can lock the openable door 102 in a closed position. Two cables 8 and 9 extending from the inside handle 10, which will be described later, are connected to the locking device 110. When a predetermined operation is performed on the inside handle 10, the door 102 is unlocked by the locking device 110 via the cable 8 or cable 9. Once the door 102 is unlocked by the locking device 110, it can be opened.

As shown in FIG. 1, the door trim 100 includes a trim portion 1 formed by combining multiple structural components to form a plate-like overall shape; an inside handle 10 attached to the trim portion 1 from the inside of the vehicle cabin; and a plate-shaped switch base 6 equipped with multiple switches. The trim portion 1 includes a plate-shaped lower board (trim main body) 2 whose plate surface extends in the vertical and longitudinal directions; an armrest 5 that bulges from the upper portion of the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle cabin and extends in the longitudinal direction; a plate-shaped ornament board 4 whose plate surface extends upward from the armrest 5 and the upper front portion 2A of the lower board 2; and a plate-shaped upper board 3 attached to the upper end of the ornament board 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the trim portion 1 includes multiple clip seats 7 extending from the exterior surface (rear surface) of the vehicle cabin toward the outside. The trim portion 1 is attached to the door panel 101 from the inside of the vehicle cabin via clips (attachment members) 7A that fit into the clip seats 7.

As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the armrest 5 is attached to the lower board 2 and ornament board 4 from the inside of the vehicle cabin. The ornament board 4 is attached to the lower board 2 from the outside of the vehicle cabin. As shown in Figure 3, the ornament board 4 comprises a generally diamond-shaped ornament main body 4A extending in the fore-and-aft direction, and an ornament extension 4B extending downward from the center of the ornament main body 4A in the fore-and-aft direction. As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the upper board 3 is attached to the lower board 2 and ornament board 4 from the outside of the vehicle cabin. The upper end 3A of the upper board 3 is curved toward the outside of the vehicle cabin as it extends upward. The upper end 3A of the upper board 3 is the upper end of the trim part 1.

1 and 2, the armrest 5 is a wall portion that rises from the ornament board 4 toward the inside of the vehicle cabin and includes an upper wall portion 51 on which an occupant can rest their arm; a pull handle 52 recessed downward and outside the vehicle cabin from the center of the upper wall portion 51 in the fore-and-aft direction; and a side wall portion 50 that extends downward from the end of the upper wall portion 51 facing toward the inside of the vehicle cabin, curving more toward the outside of the vehicle cabin as it extends downward and connecting to the lower board 2. The front end portion 51A of the upper wall portion 51 is shaped like a narrow plate that extends in the fore-and-aft direction. A switch base 6 is attached from above to this front end portion 51A and the lower end portion 2A1 of the front upper portion 2A of the lower board 2. The switch base 6 is attached after the door trim 100 is attached to the door panel 101.

As shown in FIG. 5 , the pull handle 52 includes a bottom wall portion 52A whose plate surface extends horizontally, and a U-shaped wall portion 52B that rises upward from the end of the bottom wall portion 52A and has a U-shaped cross section in the horizontal direction. The U-shaped wall portion 52B includes a front wall portion 52B1 that rises from the front end of the bottom wall portion 52A, an inner wall portion 52B2 that rises from the end of the bottom wall portion 52A facing the interior of the vehicle cabin, and a rear wall portion 52B3 that rises from the rear end of the bottom wall portion 52A. The portion between the inner wall portion 52B2 and the rear wall portion 52B3 is a curved wall portion 52B4 that curves gently forward as it approaches the interior of the vehicle cabin. An opening edge portion (inner edge portion) 25 on the interior side of the opening 20 (described below) is provided on the interior side of the interior wall portion 52B2.

As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the trim section 1 has an opening 20 that penetrates in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle and through which a cable 9 is inserted. The opening 20 is primarily composed of an armrest 5, a pull handle 52, and an ornament board 4. The opening 20 has an opening inner wall 21 that forms the interior wall, and opening edges 25, 26 that form both side ends of the opening inner wall 21 in the interior-exterior direction of the vehicle. The opening inner wall 21 is primarily composed of a rising wall 22 that rises from the rear surface of the side wall 50 of the armrest 5 toward the exterior of the vehicle cabin, a pull handle side wall 23 that is composed of the inner wall 52B2, curved wall 52B4, and rear wall 52B3 of the U-shaped wall 52B of the pull handle 52, and a notch 55 in the extension 53 (described below).

Of the opening edges 25, 26, the end of the opening inner wall 21 facing the interior of the vehicle is referred to as the inner edge 25, and the end of the opening inner wall 21 facing the exterior of the vehicle is referred to as the outer edge 26. The inner edge 25 is located in the center of the side wall 50 of the armrest 5 in the fore-and-aft direction, on the interior side of the vehicle of the pull handle 52 (inner wall 52B2). The inner edge 25 has a trapezoidal frame shape with its long sides extending in the fore-and-aft direction and its length decreasing downward. The inner edge 25 is located forward of the outer edge 26 on the interior side of the vehicle. The opening 20 forms a diagonally penetrating passageway (a space that opens forward as it moves inward) that runs from the outer edge 26 through the opening inner wall 21 to the inner edge 25.

As shown in Figures 5 to 8, the outer edge 26 of the ornament board 4 is formed by the lower end 4A1 of the ornament main body 4A and the rear end 4B1 of the ornament extension 4B, and is an inverted L-shaped portion when viewed from outside the vehicle cabin. The lower end 4A1 is an end that extends in the front-to-rear direction. The rear end 4B1 is an end that extends in the up-down direction and is tilted slightly forward as it extends downward.

The pull handle 52 includes a plate-shaped extension 53 that extends rearward from the rear surface of the rear wall 52B3. The extension 53 includes a recess 54 that is concave toward the interior of the vehicle, and a notch 55 that is located above the recess 54 and has a V-shaped notch when viewed from outside the vehicle. A light source 59 capable of emitting light is provided on the exterior surface of the recess 54, to which a harness (not shown) is connected. As shown in FIG. 5 , the light source 59 can illuminate the inside of the pull handle 52 through a hole 52B5 provided in the rear wall 52B3 of the pull handle 52.

The cutout 55 forms part of the opening inner wall 21. As shown in Figure 7, the upper part of the cutout 55 is attached to the interior side of the ornament main body 4A with a clip (mounting member) 7B. The inner edge 25 and inside handle 10 are located in front of the cutout 55 on the interior side of the vehicle.

As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge 25 from inside the vehicle cabin. The inside handle 10 includes a storage section 11 that is recessed on the exterior side of the vehicle cabin, a handle section 12 housed in the storage section 11, a pivot shaft 13 that rotatably attaches the handle section 12 to the storage section 11, and a first connection section 14 to which the cable 8 is connected. The storage section 11 includes a protrusion 11A that protrudes rearward at its rear portion, and a holding section 11C that can hold the cable 9. The inside handle 10 can be fitted into the inner edge 25 by hooking the protrusion 11A onto the exterior surface of the vehicle cabin of the inner rear edge 25A that forms the rear edge of the inner edge 25, and then rotating the front section 11B of the storage section 11 toward the exterior of the vehicle cabin using the protrusion 11A as the pivot shaft. The inside handle 10 is attached to the inside of the vehicle cabin by fastening the front portion 11B of the storage section 11 to the inner front edge 25B, which forms the front edge of the inner edge 25, and the protruding piece 52B6, which protrudes into the vehicle cabin from the inner wall portion 52B2 of the pull handle 52, using mounting members such as screws.

The handle portion 12 includes a hook portion 12A at the front end where the occupant can hook their fingers, a pressing portion 12B located on the interior side of the first connection portion 14 where the occupant can press with their fingers, and a second connection portion 12C to which the cable 9 is connected. When the occupant pulls the hook portion 12A toward the interior of the vehicle, it can be rotated around the pivot shaft 13 toward the interior of the vehicle (in the direction of arrow X in Figure 5).

Hereinafter, the two cables 8, 9 will be referred to as the first cable 8 and the second cable 9. As shown in Figures 2 and 5, the first cable 8 is an electric wire capable of transmitting electrical signals to the locking device 110. One end 8A of the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14, and the other end 8B is connected to the locking device 110. After the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25, the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14 from the outside of the vehicle cabin of the armrest 5, in front of the front wall portion 52B1 of the pull handle 52 (between the inner front edge portion 25B and the front wall portion 52B1).

The second cable 9 is made of a material that is more rigid and less flexible than the first cable 8. One end 9A of the second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C of the inside handle 10, and the other end 9B is connected to the locking device 110. The second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C before the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25 (as shown in Figures 2 and 5) (this state is referred to as the connected state). The inside handle 10 can be attached to the inner edge portion 25 of the opening 20 from inside the vehicle cabin in the connected state where one end 9A of the second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C. The state in which the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25 in the connected state (Figure 1, etc.) is referred to as the attached state. As shown in Figure 8, in the attached state, the second cable 9 can be fitted into the recess of the holding portion 11C and held therein. As shown in Figures 2 and 5, after the attached state, the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14.

When the pressing portion 12B of the inside handle 10 is pressed, the inside handle 10 sends a release signal from the first connection portion 14 via the first cable 8 to the locking device 110, electrically unlocking the door 102 from the locking device 110. Under normal circumstances, an occupant can electrically unlock the door 102 by pressing the pressing portion 12B with, for example, their thumb, and then insert their fingers other than their thumb into the pull handle 52 to push the door 102 outward, allowing the door 102 to be opened smoothly. Meanwhile, when the hook portion 12A of the inside handle 10 is rotated in the direction of arrow X, the second connection portion 12C, which is linked to this rotation, pulls the second cable 9 forward toward the inside of the vehicle, mechanically unlocking the door 102 from the locking device 110. In an emergency, such as when the battery dies, the occupant can mechanically unlock the door 102 by pulling on the hook portion 12A, and then push the door 102 outward to open it.

As shown in Figures 6 and 7, the trim portion 1 includes a guide portion 30 that extends from the rear upper end portion 2B of the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle. The guide portion 30 is disposed on the outer edge portion 26 of the opening 20 and below and rearward of the notch 55 of the extension portion 53, and serves as a structure that guides the insertion of the second cable 9 through the opening 20.

The guide portion 30 has a different color from the ornament board 4 and the armrest 5. The guide portion 30 also has a different color from the outer edge 26 of the opening 20 and the upper rear end 2B of the lower board 2. The guide portion 30 may have a color that is the opposite of these other components 4, 5. For example, if the outer edge 26 and the upper rear end 2B are black, the guide portion 30 may be white. The guide portion 30 is molded integrally with the upper rear end 2B of the lower board 2 (it is not a separate component from the upper rear end 2B, but is molded together with the upper rear end 2B in the same process, such as by press molding). This reduces the number of parts, reduces mold costs, and achieves cost savings.

The guide portion 30 comprises two plate-shaped extension plate portions 31A, 31B that extend outward from the rear end 2B1 and front end 2B2 of the rear upper end 2B, respectively, toward the outside of the vehicle cabin; a guide main body portion 32 connected to the exterior portions of the two extension plate portions 31A, 31B; and a plate-shaped first wall portion 33 that extends outward from the rear surface of the guide main body portion 32 (extending in the interior and exterior direction of the vehicle cabin). The upper portion of the guide main body portion 32 is a second wall portion 37 that rises upward from the interior-side end of the first wall portion 33.

The first wall portion 33 comprises a first front wall portion (enlarged wall portion) 34 and a first rear wall portion (inclined wall portion) 35 that connects to the rear end of the first front wall portion 34 and slopes upward toward the inside handle 10 (forward). The first wall portion 33 also comprises a step portion 33A that is continuous with the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34 and the upper surface of the first rear wall portion 35 and slopes toward the interior of the vehicle as it extends forward. The upper surface of the first wall portion 33 has a shape in which the portion inside the vehicle cabin is one step higher than the portion outside the vehicle cabin, with the step portion 33A as the boundary.

As shown in Figures 6 to 8, the first front wall portion 34 extends in the interior and exterior directions of the vehicle, and its upper surface widens toward the interior of the vehicle (its width in the interior and exterior directions increases) as it moves toward the inside handle 10 (forward). The first front wall portion 34 has an upper surface that widens horizontally and includes an elongated outer portion 34A with its long side extending in the front-to-rear direction, and a triangular inner portion 34B located inside the vehicle cabin of the outer portion 34A. The inner portion 34B is connected to the outer portion 34A in a manner that slopes slightly upward relative to the outer portion 34A as it moves toward the interior of the vehicle cabin. The tip portion 33B of the inner portion 34B, located forward on the interior side of the vehicle cabin, is located closer to the interior of the vehicle than the outer edge 26 and the cutout 55.

The second wall portion 37 includes a triangular plate-shaped second front wall portion 38 that rises upward from the cabin-side end of the inner portion 34B, and a rectangular plate-shaped second rear wall portion 39 that rises upward from the cabin-side end of the first rear wall portion 35. The second front wall portion 38 extends in a manner that slopes toward the cabin as it extends forward, and its vertical height decreases as it extends forward. The inner edge portion 25 and inside handle 10 are located on the extension of the acute angle portion (the portion toward the tip portion 33B) of the second front wall portion 38. The second rear wall portion 39 extends in the front-to-rear direction. As shown in Figures 7 and 8 , the second wall portion 37 is located closer to the cabin than the outer edge portion 26 and cutout portion 55.

As shown in Figures 4, 5, 8, and 9, the outer end portions 35A, 34A1 of the guide portion 30 are located further outward from the cabin than the notch 55, the outer edge portion 26 of the opening 20 (the lower end portion 4A1 of the ornament main body portion 4A), and the upper end portion 3A of the upper board 3. These ends 35A, 34A1 are the outer end portions of the first wall portion 33 facing the cabin. The end portion 35A is the outer end portion of the first rear wall portion 35. The end portion 34A1 is the inner end portion of the outer portion 34A of the first front wall portion 34 facing the cabin.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the inside handle 10 is positioned on the interior side of the inner edge 25, the second cable 9 can be abutted against the first wall 33 and the second wall 37, allowing it to be smoothly inserted through the opening 20 into the interior of the vehicle, thereby achieving a smooth connection to the inside handle 10. Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 8, after this connection, when the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge 25, the second cable 9 is held by the holding portion 11C, allowing it to be routed further inside the vehicle cabin than the second wall 37 (in the space between the side wall 50 of the armrest 5 and the second wall 37).

Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. This embodiment illustrates a door trim 100 including a trim portion 1 attached to a door panel 101 that constitutes a door 102, an inside handle 10 attached to the trim portion 1, and a second cable 9 having one end 9A connected to the inside handle 10 and the other end 9B connected to a locking device 110 that locks the door 102. The trim portion 1 has an opening 20 that penetrates from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and through which the second cable 9 is inserted, and a guide portion 30 that is disposed below the opening 20 and guides the insertion of the second cable 9 into the opening 20. The inside handle 10 can be attached to the opening 20 from the interior of the vehicle with one end 9A of the second cable 9 connected to the inside handle 10, and the outer ends 34A1, 35A of the guide portion 30 are located outside the vehicle cabin relative to the opening 20.

With this door trim 100, the exterior end of the guide portion 30, which is located below the opening 20, is located further outside the vehicle cabin than the opening 20. This makes it easier for a worker to see the exterior end of the guide portion 30 from above the door trim 100. When connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10, the worker visually checks the exterior end of the guide portion 30 from above the door trim 100, and then abuts one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the upper surface of the guide portion 30 and feeds it into the vehicle cabin. This allows the guide portion 30 to effectively guide the second cable 9 through the opening 20, allowing it to be smoothly inserted through the opening 20. Even if the opening 20 is located in a position that makes it difficult to visually check and insert the second cable 9, the exterior end of the guide portion 30 serves as a landmark, allowing the guide portion 30 to guide the insertion of the second cable 9 as described above.

The guide portion 30 comprises a first wall portion 33 extending in the interior/exterior direction of the vehicle cabin, and a second wall portion 37 rising upward from the end of the first wall portion 33 facing the interior of the vehicle cabin. The ends 34A1, 35A of the first wall portion 33 facing the exterior of the vehicle cabin are located further outside the vehicle cabin than the opening 20.

When connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10 using this door trim 100, the worker can visually check the outer ends 34A1, 35A of the first wall portion 33 from above the door trim 100, and then abut one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the upper surface of the first wall portion 33 and the outer surface of the second wall portion 37, thereby feeding it into the interior of the vehicle, allowing the second cable 9 to be inserted more smoothly into the opening 20.

The guide portion 30 has a first rear wall portion 35 that slopes upward toward the inside handle 10, and the outer end portion 35A of the first rear wall portion 35 is located further outside the vehicle cabin than the opening 20.

When connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10 using this door trim 100, the worker visually checks the outer end 35A of the first rear wall portion 35 from above the door trim 100, brings one end 9A of the second cable 9 into contact with the upper surface of the first rear wall portion 35, and feeds the second cable 9 into the passenger compartment along the upper surface of the first rear wall portion 35, which slopes upward toward the inside handle 10. This allows the second cable 9 to be inserted more smoothly into the opening 20 located above the guide portion 30.

The guide portion 30 extends from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and includes a first front wall portion 34 whose upper surface widens toward the interior of the vehicle as it approaches the inside handle 10. The outer end portion 34A1 of the first front wall portion 34 is located further outside the vehicle than the opening 20.

With this door trim 100, when connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10, the worker visually checks the exterior end 34A1 of the first front wall portion 34 from above the door trim 100, and then abuts one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34 and feeds it into the interior of the vehicle, allowing the second cable 9 to be inserted more smoothly into the opening 20. The inside handle 10 is attachable to the interior side of the opening 20, which penetrates from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle. Because the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34 is configured to expand toward the interior of the vehicle as it approaches the inside handle 10, the guide portion 30 can guide the second cable 9, which abuts the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34, so that it is accurately fed toward the inside handle 10 within the opening 20.

The trim section 1 includes a lower board 2 and an armrest 5 that bulges from the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle, and the opening 20 is provided in the armrest 5.

The opening 20 provided in the armrest 5, which bulges out from the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle, is difficult to see from the back side of the door trim 100 when the door trim 100 is viewed from above, and is difficult for an operator to reach, making it particularly difficult to insert the second cable 9 into the opening 20. However, with the door trim 100 described above, even with this type of opening 20, the second cable 9 can be easily inserted into the opening 20 by using the outer end of the guide portion 30 as a landmark, abutting one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the guide portion 30, and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle.

The guide portion 30 has a color that is at least different from that of the opening 20. This door trim 100 is preferable because it makes the guide portion 30 even easier to see.

<Other Embodiments>
The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and in the drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included within the technical scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, various modifications other than those described below can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

(1) In addition to the above embodiment, the configuration of the trim portion can be modified as appropriate. For example, the trim portion may be formed by integrally molding the lower board, armrest, ornament board, etc., rather than as separate components. The external shape of the trim portion is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified as appropriate.

(2) In the above embodiment, the inner edge portion is arranged on the inside front side of the vehicle cabin relative to the outer edge portion, and the second cable is inserted through the opening from the outside of the vehicle cabin toward the inside front side of the vehicle cabin. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the inner edge portion may be arranged on the inside rear side of the vehicle cabin relative to the outer edge portion, and the second cable may be inserted through the opening from the outside of the vehicle cabin toward the inside rear side of the vehicle cabin.

(3) In addition to the above embodiments, the configuration of the inside handle can be modified as appropriate. For example, the inside handle may not have a pressing portion or a first connection portion, and may only mechanically release the locking device via the second cable. Furthermore, the member on which the inner edge of the opening is provided is not limited to the armrest, and may be provided on an ornamental board, upper board, or the like.

(4) The vehicle door trim illustrated in the above embodiment is not limited to use in automobiles, and may be provided for various types of vehicles. For example, the vehicle door trim can also be applied to vehicles such as trains and recreational vehicles as ground vehicles, airplanes and helicopters as flying vehicles, and ships and submarines as marine and underwater vehicles.

1...Trim portion, 2...Lower board (main trim portion), 5...Armrest, 9...Second cable (cable), 10...Inside handle, 20...Opening, 30...Guide portion, 33...First wall portion, 34...First front wall portion (expanded wall portion), 35...First rear wall portion (inclined wall portion), 34A1, 35A...Outside end of guide portion, 37...Second wall portion, 52...Pull handle, 100...Door trim (vehicle door trim), 101...Door panel, 102...Door, 110...Locking device

Claims (6)

a trim portion attached to a door panel that constitutes a door;
an inside handle attached to the trim portion;
a cable having one end connected to the inside handle and the other end connected to a locking device that locks the door;
The trim portion is
an opening extending from the inside to the outside of the vehicle and through which the cable is inserted;
a guide portion disposed below the opening portion and configured to guide the cable through the opening portion,
the inside handle is attachable to the opening from inside the vehicle cabin with the one end of the cable connected to the inside handle,
The vehicle door trim, wherein the guide portion has an outer end portion thereof positioned further outward from the vehicle compartment than the opening. The guide portion is
a first wall portion extending in a direction from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle;
a second wall portion rising upward from an end portion of the first wall portion on the vehicle interior side,
The vehicle door trim according to claim 1 , wherein an outer end of the first wall portion is located on the outer side of the vehicle compartment relative to the opening. The guide portion includes an inclined wall portion that is inclined upward toward the inside handle side,
3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein an outer end of the inclined wall portion is located further outward than the opening. the guide portion includes an enlarged wall portion extending in a direction from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and having an upper surface that widens toward the interior of the vehicle as it approaches the inside handle;
3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein an outer end of the enlarged wall portion is located further outward than the opening. The trim portion includes a trim main body portion and an armrest that bulges from the trim main body portion toward the interior of the vehicle,
3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided in the armrest. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the guide portion has a color different from at least the color of the opening.