JP2018069962A - Assembly structure of member and assembly method of member - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to connect a first member and a second member with first and second surface fasteners, and to easily form a gap between the first member and the second member while maintaining the connected state of the first member and the second member. To do. A first member having a first surface fastener provided on at least a part of a lower surface and a second member provided with a second surface fastener on at least a part of an upper surface are provided. The first and second members can be connected by engaging the two-sided fastener. A spacer 24 having third and fourth fasteners 26 and 27 on the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, is provided. The third fastener is engaged with the first fastener, and the fourth fastener 27 is engaged with the second fastener. By doing so, the first and second members can be connected with the spacer interposed therebetween, so that the first and second members can be connected via the spacer without applying any special processing to the first and second members. While maintaining the relationship, a gap of any size corresponding to the thickness of the spacer can be formed between the first and second members. [Selection diagram] FIG.

Description

  The present invention includes a first member having a first surface fastener provided on at least a part of a lower surface, and a second member provided with a second surface fastener on at least a part of an upper surface, the first surface fastener and the first The present invention relates to an assembly structure of a member capable of coupling the first member and the second member by engaging a two-surface fastener, and a member assembly method for implementing the assembly structure of the member.

  A gap is formed between the opening of the sunroof unit of the vehicle and the opening of the roof lining that covers the lower surface of the sunroof unit, and the vehicle interior is indirectly illuminated with the light emitted from the lamp disposed in the gap. It is known from Patent Document 1 below.

Japanese Patent No. 5387385

  By the way, in a roof structure in which a roof lining having a rectangular opening is coupled to a lower surface of a sun roof unit having a rectangular opening with a surface fastener, a gap is formed between the lower surface of the sun roof unit and the upper surface of the roof lining along the opening. If a long lamp is attached to the gap and the interior of the vehicle is lit indirectly, there is no gap between the bottom of the sunroof unit and the roof of the roof. If you try to forcibly form a gap, the surface fastener will peel off, and the roof lining may be misaligned with respect to the sunroof unit, detracting from aesthetics, or the roof lining cannot be firmly supported by the sunroof unit. There is.

  Therefore, it is desired to easily form a gap that can accommodate the lamp for indirect illumination between the sunroof unit and the roof lining while securely supporting the roof lining with respect to the sun roof unit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. In the first and second members joined by the first and second surface fasteners, the first and second members are maintained in the first state while maintaining the joined state. It is an object to make it possible to easily form a gap between the second members.

  To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a first member having a first surface fastener provided on at least a part of a lower surface, and a second surface fastener provided on at least a part of the upper surface. A second member, and an assembly structure of members that can be coupled to the first member and the second member by engaging the first surface fastener and the second surface fastener. A spacer having a third surface fastener and a fourth surface fastener, respectively, engaging the third surface fastener with the first surface fastener, and engaging the fourth surface fastener with the second surface fastener; An assembly structure of members is proposed in which the first member and the second member can be coupled with the spacer interposed therebetween.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the structure of claim 1, a long handle portion is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape via a fragile portion that can be broken. An assembly structure of the members characterized by the above is proposed.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the configuration of claim 1 or 2, the first member is a roof member provided with a first opening, and the second member is A roof lining having a second opening having substantially the same shape as the first opening and covering the lower surface of the roof member, and the roof member and the edge of the first and second openings by mounting the spacer; A member assembling structure is proposed in which a gap between the roof linings is enlarged, and illumination means for illuminating a vehicle interior is arranged in the enlarged gap.

  According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the configuration of claim 3, the long pieces separated from each other along the front edge, the rear edge, and the left and right side edges of the rectangular second opening. A front stiffener, a rear stiffener, and left and right side stiffeners are provided, and at least one of the front stiffener and the rear stiffener is coupled to the roof member with a clip, and the left and right side stiffeners are interposed via the spacer. Thus, an assembly structure of the member is proposed, which is characterized by being coupled to the roof member.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a member assembling method for implementing the member assembling structure according to the first aspect, wherein the first surface fasteners of the coupled first members and A first step of separating the second surface fastener of the second member; engaging the third surface fastener of the spacer with the first surface fastener; and engaging the fourth surface fastener of the spacer with the second surface fastener. And a second step of engaging the hook-and-loop fastener.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, in the second step, the grip portion connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape is grasped, and the spacer Are coupled to the first member and the second member, and in a third step following the second step, the weakened portion connecting the handle portion to the spacer is broken to separate the handle portion from the spacer. A method for assembling the member is proposed.

  The sunroof frame 15 of the embodiment corresponds to the first member or the roof member of the present invention, the sunroof opening 15a of the embodiment corresponds to the first opening of the present invention, and the roof lining 16 of the embodiment is Corresponding to the second member of the present invention, the sunroof opening 16a of the embodiment corresponds to the second opening of the present invention, and the floor panel 41 of the embodiment corresponds to the second member of the present invention. The carpet 42 corresponds to the first member of the present invention.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the first surface includes a first member provided with a first surface fastener on at least a part of the lower surface, and a second member provided with a second surface fastener on at least a part of the upper surface. The first member and the second member can be coupled by engaging the fastener and the second surface fastener. A spacer having a third surface fastener and a fourth surface fastener provided on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, engaging the third surface fastener with the first surface fastener and engaging the fourth surface fastener with the second surface fastener; Since the first member and the second member can be coupled with the spacer interposed therebetween, the coupling relationship between the first and second members can be established via the spacer without adding special processing to the first and second members. While maintaining, a gap of any size according to the thickness of the spacer can be formed between the first and second members.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the elongated handle portion is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape via the fragile portion that can be broken, the first handle portion is used to connect the first handle portion. While the spacer is easily mounted in the narrow space between the second members, the fragile portion can be broken after the spacer mounting is completed, and the handle portion can be easily removed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first member is a roof member provided with a first opening, and the second member has a second opening substantially the same shape as the first opening. A roof lining that covers the lower surface of the roof, and a gap between the roof member and the roof lining is enlarged at the edges of the first and second openings by mounting spacers, and illumination means for illuminating the interior of the vehicle is arranged in the enlarged gap. Therefore, it is possible to form a gap between the roof member and the roof lining and attach the retrofit illumination means to indirectly illuminate the vehicle interior.

  According to the configuration of claim 4, the long front stiffener, the rear stiffener, and the left and right side portions separated from each other along the front edge, the rear edge, and the left and right side edges of the rectangular second opening. A stiffener is provided, and at least one of the front stiffener and the rear stiffener is coupled to the roof member with a clip, and the left and right side stiffeners are coupled to the roof member via a spacer. Even if a gap is formed between the roof member and the roof lining, the gap does not affect the size of the gap at the position of the front stiffener or the rear stiffener. Moreover, since the roof lining is coupled to the roof member by the clip and positioned, the roof lining is prevented from being displaced with respect to the roof member.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first surface fastener of the joined first member and the second surface fastener of the second member are separated in the first step, and the third surface fastener of the spacer is separated in the second step. Is engaged with the first surface fastener and the fourth surface fastener of the spacer is engaged with the second surface fastener. A gap having an arbitrary size corresponding to the thickness of the spacer can be formed between the first and second members while maintaining the coupling relationship of the second members.

  According to the configuration of claim 6, in the second step, the grip portion connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape is gripped to couple the spacer to the first member and the second member, and the second step In the third step following the step, the weakened portion that connects the handle portion to the spacer is broken and the handle portion is separated from the spacer, so that the spacer is placed in a narrow space between the first and second members using the handle portion. While easily mounted, the fragile portion can be broken after the spacer mounting is completed, and the handle portion can be easily removed.

The top view of the roof of a car. (First embodiment) FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part 2 of FIG. 1. (First embodiment) FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. (First embodiment) FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. (First embodiment) The perspective view of a spacer. (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to FIG. 1 (spacer mounting state). (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to FIG. 3 (spacer mounting state). (First embodiment) Action explanatory drawing of spacer mounting (the 1). (First embodiment) Action explanatory drawing of spacer mounting (the 2). (First embodiment) The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the trunk room of a motor vehicle. (Second Embodiment)

First embodiment

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present specification, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and the up-down direction are defined with reference to an occupant seated in the driver's seat.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the roof of the vehicle includes a pair of left and right roof side rails 11, 11 extending in the front-rear direction along both sides of the vehicle width direction. The outer side in the vehicle width direction is covered with a pair of left and right roof side panels 12 and 12, and the space between the left and right roof side panels 12 and 12 is covered with a roof panel 13 positioned above the passenger compartment. A rectangular sunroof opening 13a is formed at the center of the roof panel 13, and the sunroof unit 14 is supported so as to be fitted into the sunroof opening 13a. The lower surface of the sunroof unit 14 is composed of a metal sunroof frame 15 formed in a rectangular frame shape, and a sunroof opening 15 a that is slightly smaller than the sunroof opening 13 a of the roof panel 13 is formed in the center of the sunroof frame 15. The The sunroof opening 13a of the roof panel 13 is covered with a roof glass 34 that is slidable in the front-rear direction, and a sunshade 35 that blocks sunlight is disposed below the roof glass 34 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

  The lower surface of the roof is covered with a roof lining 16 that constitutes the ceiling of the passenger compartment, and a sunroof opening 16a having substantially the same shape as the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 is formed at the center thereof. Both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the roof lining 16 are fixed to the lower ends of the left and right roof side rails 11, 11.

  A front stiffener 17, a rear stiffener 18, and a pair of left and right side stiffeners 19, 19, which are formed of a hard synthetic resin in a strip shape, are bonded to the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 by a hot melt adhesive. The The front stiffener 17 bonded along the front edge of the sunroof opening 16a is fixed to the lower surface of the front edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 with three clips 20 provided at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction. The Each of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 bonded along the both side edges of the sunroof opening 16 a in the vehicle width direction is provided on the lower surface of the side edge of the sunroof opening 15 a of the sunroof frame 15 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. The first surface fasteners 21 and the three second surface fasteners 22 provided on the upper surface of the side stiffener 19 at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction are fixed. Further, the rear stiffener 18 bonded along the rear edge of the sunroof opening 16a is coupled to the three first-surface fasteners 21 and the two-surface fasteners 22 in a manner similar to the side stiffener 19 to form the sunroof frame 15. It is fixed to the lower surface of the rear edge of the sunroof opening 15a. In this state, a slight gap α (see FIG. 4) is formed between the periphery of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 and the periphery of the sunroof opening 15 a of the sunroof frame 15.

  The front ends of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are not connected to the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the front stiffener 17, and the rear ends of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are the outer ends in the vehicle width direction of the rear stiffener 18. Since the front stiffener 17, the rear stiffener 18, and the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are opposed to each other, the roof lining 16 can be deformed so as to bend.

  As described above, when the vehicle is completed and shipped at the factory, the periphery of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the periphery of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 are formed by three clips 20 at the front edge. While being fixed, it is fixed by nine first surface fasteners 21... And nine second surface fasteners 22.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a pair of left and right for indirectly illuminating the interior of the vehicle along the side edges in the vehicle width direction of the roof lining 16 sunroof opening 16a as an optional equipment by the customer's order as shown in FIGS. Illumination means 23, 23 are attached later.

  The illuminating means 23 uses the spacers 24 to create an initial gap α (see FIG. 4) between the side edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 facing below. It is spread in the vertical direction and attached using the space formed there.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the spacer 24 is provided on a rectangular plate-shaped spacer main body 25 having a predetermined thickness, a third surface fastener 26 provided on the upper surface of the spacer main body 25, and a lower surface of the spacer main body 25. A band plate-shaped handle portion 29 is connected to one side edge of the spacer body 25 via a small diameter weak portion 28 that can be easily broken. The third surface fastener 26 of the spacer 24 can be coupled to the first surface fastener 21 of the sunroof frame 15, and the fourth surface fastener 27 of the spacer 24 can be coupled to the second surface fastener 22 of the roof lining 16.

  The illuminating means 23 includes a light guide 30 formed in a bar shape with a transparent synthetic resin, and a pair of light sources 31, 31 made of LEDs provided at front and rear ends of the light guide 30.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

  In order to attach the lighting means 23, 23 to a vehicle shipped from the factory, as shown in FIG. 8A, first, one side edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 are set. The three first-surface fasteners 21... And the second-surface fasteners 22... Joining the one side edge are separated, and the gap between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 is expanded. At this time, the front stiffener 17, the rear stiffener 18 and the side stiffener 19 that reinforce the peripheral edge of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 are not continuous but separated at the opposite ends, so the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16. It is possible to enlarge only the side edge gap without affecting the front edge and rear edge gaps.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8B, the handle portion 29 is grasped and the spacer 24 is inserted into the enlarged gap between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16, and the third surface fastener 26 on the upper surface of the spacer main body 25. Is coupled to the first surface fastener 21 on the lower surface of the sunroof frame 15, and the fourth surface fastener 27 on the lower surface of the spacer body 25 is coupled to the second surface fastener 22 on the upper surface of the roof lining 16. Then, as shown in FIG. 9C, the handle portion 29 is removed from the spacer 24 by bending the fragile portion 28 and breaking it, and then pulling out the handle portion 29.

  In this way, by attaching the three spacers 24, the gap on one side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 is expanded from the initial α to β (see FIG. 9C), and the sunroof frame A space extending in the front-rear direction is formed between the lower surface of 15 and the upper surface of roofing 16. Then, by repeating the above operation, the gap on the other side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 is expanded from α to β to form a space.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9D, the lighting means 23 is inserted into the space while bending the side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16, and fixed to the lower surface of the sunroof frame 15 with double-sided tape 32. At the same time, the cushioning member 33 is inserted between the roof lining 16 and the upper surface of the roof lining 16 to complete the attachment of the illumination means 23 (see FIG. 7). At this time, if the gap β is not sufficiently widened, the gap β can be widened to a necessary size by temporarily removing a part of the third surface fastener 26 and the fourth surface fastener 27 of the spacer 24. it can.

  In this state, when the light sources 31, 31 are energized, the light guide 30 emits light, and the light leaks into the vehicle interior through the gap β between the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16. The vehicle interior can be indirectly illuminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sub-frame 15 having the first surface fasteners 21... On the lower surface and the roof lining 16 having the second surface fasteners 22. From the state of being coupled by the engagement of 21... And second surface fasteners 22..., Spacers 24 having third surface fasteners 26... And fourth surface fasteners 27. The sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 are inserted by inserting the third surface fasteners 26 with the first surface fasteners 21 and the fourth surface fasteners 27 with the second surface fasteners 22. Can be coupled with the spacers 24 sandwiched therebetween, so that no special processing is applied to the sunroof frame 15 and roof lining 16. , A gap of any size corresponding to the thickness of the spacer spacers 24 is formed between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 while maintaining the coupling relationship between the sun roof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 via the spacers 24. be able to. And since the illumination means 23 which illuminates a vehicle interior is attached to the expanded gap, the vehicle interior can be indirectly illuminated by the illumination means 23.

  In addition, since the long handle portion 29 is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer 24 formed in a plate shape via the fragile portion 28 that can be broken, the space between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 is narrowed using the handle portion 29. While easily mounting the spacer 24 in the space, the weakened portion 28 can be broken after the mounting of the spacer 24 is completed, and the handle portion 29 can be easily removed.

  In addition, a long front stiffener 17, a rear stiffener 18, and left and right side stiffeners 19 separated from each other along the front edge, the rear edge, and both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the rectangular sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16. , 19 and the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are coupled to the sunroof frame 15 via the spacers 24, so that the sunroof frame 15 and roof lining are provided by the spacers 24 at the positions of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19. Even if the gap β is formed between the 16, the gap β does not affect the initial size of the gap at the position of the front stiffener 17 or the rear stiffener 18.

  Moreover, since the front edge of the roof lining 16 is fixed to the sunroof frame 15 by the clips 20 having a positioning function, the roof lining 16 is prevented from being displaced with respect to the sunroof frame 15.

Second embodiment

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  A floor panel 41 of an automobile trunk room is formed with a recess 41a capable of storing articles, a flat portion 41b around the recess 41a is covered with a carpet 42, and the recess 41a is connected to the carpet 42 via a hinge 43. Covered with a lid 44. As shown in FIG. 10A, at the time of shipment from the factory, the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42 are coupled by the first surface fastener 21 and the second surface fastener 22 provided in the vicinity of the hinge 43. In order to retrofit the lighting means 23 as an optional equipment in a store, as shown in FIG. 10B, the first surface fastener 21 and the second surface fastener 22 are separated, and the third surface fastener 26 and the fourth surface fastener 26 are separated therefrom. After attaching the spacer 24 having the surface fastener 27 to form a gap between the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42, the illumination means 23 may be attached using the gap. When the lid 44 is opened, the illumination means 23 emits light, and light leaks from the gap between the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42, so that the recess 41a can be indirectly illuminated.

  Also according to the second embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, the application location of the present invention is not limited to the roof and trunk room of the automobile according to the first and second embodiments, but for uses other than automobiles, the attachment part of a partition, the attachment of a skirting board of an office wall It can also be applied to a mounting portion for a cover, an inspection port cover, an OA floor mounting portion, an interior panel mounting portion, and the like.

  In the first embodiment, only the front stiffener 17 is fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with the clips 20... But only the rear stiffener 18 may be fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with the clips 20. 17 and the rear stiffener 18 may be fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with clips 20.

15 Sunroof frame (first member, roof member)
15a Sunroof opening (first opening)
16 roof lining (second member)
16a Sunroof opening (second opening)
17 front stiffener 18 rear stiffener 19 side stiffener 20 clip 21 first surface fastener 22 second surface fastener 23 lighting means 24 spacer 26 third surface fastener 27 fourth surface fastener 28 weakened portion 29 grip portion 41 floor panel (second Element)
42 Carpet (first member)

  The present invention includes a first member having a first surface fastener provided on at least a part of a lower surface, and a second member provided with a second surface fastener on at least a part of an upper surface, the first surface fastener and the first The present invention relates to an assembly structure of a member capable of coupling the first member and the second member by engaging a two-surface fastener, and a member assembly method for implementing the assembly structure of the member.

  A gap is formed between the opening of the sunroof unit of the vehicle and the opening of the roof lining that covers the lower surface of the sunroof unit, and the vehicle interior is indirectly illuminated with the light emitted from the lamp disposed in the gap. It is known from Patent Document 1 below.

Japanese Patent No. 5387385

  By the way, in a roof structure in which a roof lining having a rectangular opening is coupled to a lower surface of a sun roof unit having a rectangular opening with a surface fastener, a gap is formed between the lower surface of the sun roof unit and the upper surface of the roof lining along the opening. If a long lamp is attached to the gap and the interior of the vehicle is lit indirectly, there is no gap between the bottom of the sunroof unit and the roof of the roof. If you try to forcibly form a gap, the surface fastener will peel off, and the roof lining may be misaligned with respect to the sunroof unit, detracting from aesthetics, or the roof lining cannot be firmly supported by the sunroof unit. There is.

  Therefore, it is desired to easily form a gap that can accommodate the lamp for indirect illumination between the sunroof unit and the roof lining while securely supporting the roof lining with respect to the sun roof unit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances. In the first and second members joined by the first and second surface fasteners, the first and second members are maintained in the first state while maintaining the joined state. It is an object to make it possible to easily form a gap between the second members.

To achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a first member having a first surface fastener provided on at least a part of a lower surface, and a second surface fastener provided on at least a part of the upper surface. A second member, and an assembly structure of members that can be coupled to the first member and the second member by engaging the first surface fastener and the second surface fastener, and is formed in a plate shape. A spacer having a third surface fastener and a fourth surface fastener provided on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, the third surface fastener engaged with the first surface fastener, and the fourth surface fastener engaged with the second surface fastener. in engaging, said first member and said second member to allow coupling in a state sandwiching the spacer, connect the elongated grip portion through a breakable weakened portion on an outer peripheral portion of said spacer Member characterized by Assembled structure is proposed.

According to the invention described in claim 2, comprising: a first member provided with a first surface fastener to at least a portion of the lower surface, and a second member provided with a second touch fastener on at least a portion of the upper surface An assembly structure of members capable of coupling the first member and the second member by engaging the first surface fastener and the second surface fastener, wherein the third surface fastener and the second surface fastener are respectively formed on the upper surface and the lower surface. A spacer provided with a four-surface fastener; engaging the third surface fastener with the first surface fastener; engaging the fourth surface fastener with the second surface fastener; The second member can be coupled with the spacer interposed therebetween, the first member is a roof member provided with a first opening, and the second member is a second member having substantially the same shape as the first opening. The roof member having an opening A roof lining that covers a lower surface, and a gap between the roof member and the roof lining is enlarged at the edge of the first and second openings by mounting the spacer, and the interior of the vehicle is illuminated by the enlarged gap. A member assembly structure is proposed, characterized in that the means are arranged.

According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the structure of claim 2, a long handle portion is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape via a fragile portion that can be broken. An assembly structure of the members characterized by the above is proposed.

According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the configuration of claim 2 or claim 3, each of the rectangular second openings is formed along the front edge, the rear edge, and the left and right side edges of each other. A separated long front stiffener, rear stiffener, and left and right side stiffeners are provided, and at least one of the front stiffener and the rear stiffener is coupled to the roof member with a clip, and the left and right side stiffeners are connected to each other. A member assembling structure characterized by being coupled to the roof member via the spacer is proposed.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first member provided with the first surface fastener on at least a part of the lower surface, the second member provided with the second surface fastener on at least a part of the upper surface, and the upper surface And a spacer provided with a third surface fastener and a fourth surface fastener on the lower surface, respectively, and the first member and the second member can be coupled by engaging the first surface fastener and the second surface fastener. And the third surface fastener is engaged with the first surface fastener and the fourth surface fastener is engaged with the second surface fastener so that the first member and the second member are engaged with the spacer. A method for assembling a member for implementing an assembly structure of members that can be coupled in a state of sandwiching the first surface fastener and the second surface fastener of the second member. Isolate And a second step of engaging the third surface fastener of the spacer with the first surface fastener and engaging the fourth surface fastener of the spacer with the second surface fastener. A method for assembling the member is proposed.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, in addition to the configuration of the fifth aspect, in the second step, the grip portion connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape is grasped, and the spacer Are coupled to the first member and the second member, and in a third step following the second step, the weakened portion connecting the handle portion to the spacer is broken to separate the handle portion from the spacer. A method for assembling the member is proposed.

  The sunroof frame 15 of the embodiment corresponds to the first member or the roof member of the present invention, the sunroof opening 15a of the embodiment corresponds to the first opening of the present invention, and the roof lining 16 of the embodiment is Corresponding to the second member of the present invention, the sunroof opening 16a of the embodiment corresponds to the second opening of the present invention, and the floor panel 41 of the embodiment corresponds to the second member of the present invention. The carpet 42 corresponds to the first member of the present invention.

  According to the configuration of claim 1, the first surface includes a first member provided with a first surface fastener on at least a part of the lower surface, and a second member provided with a second surface fastener on at least a part of the upper surface. The first member and the second member can be coupled by engaging the fastener and the second surface fastener. A spacer having a third surface fastener and a fourth surface fastener provided on the upper surface and the lower surface, respectively, engaging the third surface fastener with the first surface fastener and engaging the fourth surface fastener with the second surface fastener; Since the first member and the second member can be coupled with the spacer interposed therebetween, the coupling relationship between the first and second members can be established via the spacer without adding special processing to the first and second members. While maintaining, a gap of any size according to the thickness of the spacer can be formed between the first and second members.

According to the first and third aspects of the present invention, the long handle portion is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the plate-shaped spacer via the fragile portion that can be broken. While the spacer is easily mounted in the narrow space between the first and second members, the grip portion can be easily removed by breaking the fragile portion after the spacer mounting is completed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first member is a roof member provided with a first opening, and the second member has a second opening having substantially the same shape as the first opening. A roof lining that covers the lower surface of the roof, and a gap between the roof member and the roof lining is enlarged at the edges of the first and second openings by mounting spacers, and illumination means for illuminating the interior of the vehicle is arranged in the enlarged gap. Therefore, it is possible to form a gap between the roof member and the roof lining and attach the retrofit illumination means to indirectly illuminate the vehicle interior.

  According to the configuration of claim 4, the long front stiffener, the rear stiffener, and the left and right side portions separated from each other along the front edge, the rear edge, and the left and right side edges of the rectangular second opening. A stiffener is provided, and at least one of the front stiffener and the rear stiffener is coupled to the roof member with a clip, and the left and right side stiffeners are coupled to the roof member via a spacer. Even if a gap is formed between the roof member and the roof lining, the gap does not affect the size of the gap at the position of the front stiffener or the rear stiffener. Moreover, since the roof lining is coupled to the roof member by the clip and positioned, the roof lining is prevented from being displaced with respect to the roof member.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the first surface fastener of the joined first member and the second surface fastener of the second member are separated in the first step, and the third surface fastener of the spacer is separated in the second step. Is engaged with the first surface fastener and the fourth surface fastener of the spacer is engaged with the second surface fastener. A gap having an arbitrary size corresponding to the thickness of the spacer can be formed between the first and second members while maintaining the coupling relationship of the second members.

  According to the configuration of claim 6, in the second step, the grip portion connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer formed in a plate shape is gripped to couple the spacer to the first member and the second member, and the second step In the third step following the step, the weakened portion that connects the handle portion to the spacer is broken and the handle portion is separated from the spacer, so that the spacer is placed in a narrow space between the first and second members using the handle portion. While easily mounted, the fragile portion can be broken after the spacer mounting is completed, and the handle portion can be easily removed.

The top view of the roof of a car. (First embodiment) FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part 2 of FIG. 1. (First embodiment) FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 2. (First embodiment) FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. (First embodiment) The perspective view of a spacer. (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to FIG. 1 (spacer mounting state). (First embodiment) The figure corresponding to FIG. 3 (spacer mounting state). (First embodiment) Action explanatory drawing of spacer mounting (the 1). (First embodiment) Action explanatory drawing of spacer mounting (the 2). (First embodiment) The longitudinal cross-sectional view of the trunk room of a motor vehicle. (Second Embodiment)

First embodiment

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present specification, the front-rear direction, the left-right direction (vehicle width direction), and the up-down direction are defined with reference to an occupant seated in the driver's seat.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the roof of the vehicle includes a pair of left and right roof side rails 11, 11 extending in the front-rear direction along both sides of the vehicle width direction. The outer side in the vehicle width direction is covered with a pair of left and right roof side panels 12 and 12, and the space between the left and right roof side panels 12 and 12 is covered with a roof panel 13 positioned above the passenger compartment. A rectangular sunroof opening 13a is formed at the center of the roof panel 13, and the sunroof unit 14 is supported so as to be fitted into the sunroof opening 13a. The lower surface of the sunroof unit 14 is composed of a metal sunroof frame 15 formed in a rectangular frame shape, and a sunroof opening 15 a that is slightly smaller than the sunroof opening 13 a of the roof panel 13 is formed in the center of the sunroof frame 15. The The sunroof opening 13a of the roof panel 13 is covered with a roof glass 34 that is slidable in the front-rear direction, and a sunshade 35 that blocks sunlight is disposed below the roof glass 34 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

  The lower surface of the roof is covered with a roof lining 16 that constitutes the ceiling of the passenger compartment, and a sunroof opening 16a having substantially the same shape as the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 is formed at the center thereof. Both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the roof lining 16 are fixed to the lower ends of the left and right roof side rails 11, 11.

  A front stiffener 17, a rear stiffener 18, and a pair of left and right side stiffeners 19, 19, which are formed of a hard synthetic resin in a strip shape, are bonded to the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 by a hot melt adhesive. The The front stiffener 17 bonded along the front edge of the sunroof opening 16a is fixed to the lower surface of the front edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 with three clips 20 provided at predetermined intervals in the vehicle width direction. The Each of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 bonded along the both side edges of the sunroof opening 16 a in the vehicle width direction is provided on the lower surface of the side edge of the sunroof opening 15 a of the sunroof frame 15 at a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. The first surface fasteners 21 and the three second surface fasteners 22 provided on the upper surface of the side stiffener 19 at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction are fixed. Further, the rear stiffener 18 bonded along the rear edge of the sunroof opening 16a is coupled to the three first-surface fasteners 21 and the two-surface fasteners 22 in a manner similar to the side stiffener 19 to form the sunroof frame 15. It is fixed to the lower surface of the rear edge of the sunroof opening 15a. In this state, a slight gap α (see FIG. 4) is formed between the periphery of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 and the periphery of the sunroof opening 15 a of the sunroof frame 15.

  The front ends of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are not connected to the outer end in the vehicle width direction of the front stiffener 17, and the rear ends of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are the outer ends in the vehicle width direction of the rear stiffener 18. Since the front stiffener 17, the rear stiffener 18, and the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are opposed to each other, the roof lining 16 can be deformed so as to bend.

  As described above, when the vehicle is completed and shipped at the factory, the periphery of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the periphery of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 are formed by three clips 20 at the front edge. While being fixed, it is fixed by nine first surface fasteners 21... And nine second surface fasteners 22.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, a pair of left and right for indirectly illuminating the interior of the vehicle along the side edges in the vehicle width direction of the roof lining 16 sunroof opening 16a as an optional equipment by the customer's order as shown in FIGS. Illumination means 23, 23 are attached later.

  The illuminating means 23 uses the spacers 24 to create an initial gap α (see FIG. 4) between the side edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 facing below. It is spread in the vertical direction and attached using the space formed there.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the spacer 24 is provided on a rectangular plate-shaped spacer main body 25 having a predetermined thickness, a third surface fastener 26 provided on the upper surface of the spacer main body 25, and a lower surface of the spacer main body 25. A band plate-shaped handle portion 29 is connected to one side edge of the spacer body 25 via a small diameter weak portion 28 that can be easily broken. The third surface fastener 26 of the spacer 24 can be coupled to the first surface fastener 21 of the sunroof frame 15, and the fourth surface fastener 27 of the spacer 24 can be coupled to the second surface fastener 22 of the roof lining 16.

  The illuminating means 23 includes a light guide 30 formed in a bar shape with a transparent synthetic resin, and a pair of light sources 31, 31 made of LEDs provided at front and rear ends of the light guide 30.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment of the present invention having the above configuration will be described.

  In order to attach the lighting means 23, 23 to a vehicle shipped from the factory, as shown in FIG. 8A, first, one side edge of the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 are set. The three first-surface fasteners 21... And the second-surface fasteners 22... Joining the one side edge are separated, and the gap between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 is expanded. At this time, the front stiffener 17, the rear stiffener 18 and the side stiffener 19 that reinforce the peripheral edge of the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16 are not continuous but separated at the opposite ends, so the sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16. It is possible to enlarge only the side edge gap without affecting the front edge and rear edge gaps.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 8B, the handle portion 29 is grasped and the spacer 24 is inserted into the enlarged gap between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16, and the third surface fastener 26 on the upper surface of the spacer main body 25. Is coupled to the first surface fastener 21 on the lower surface of the sunroof frame 15, and the fourth surface fastener 27 on the lower surface of the spacer body 25 is coupled to the second surface fastener 22 on the upper surface of the roof lining 16. Then, as shown in FIG. 9C, the handle portion 29 is removed from the spacer 24 by bending the fragile portion 28 and breaking it, and then pulling out the handle portion 29.

  In this way, by attaching the three spacers 24, the gap on one side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 is expanded from the initial α to β (see FIG. 9C), and the sunroof frame A space extending in the front-rear direction is formed between the lower surface of 15 and the upper surface of roofing 16. Then, by repeating the above operation, the gap on the other side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16 is expanded from α to β to form a space.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 9D, the lighting means 23 is inserted into the space while bending the side edge of the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16, and fixed to the lower surface of the sunroof frame 15 with double-sided tape 32. At the same time, the cushioning member 33 is inserted between the roof lining 16 and the upper surface of the roof lining 16 to complete the attachment of the illumination means 23 (see FIG. 7). At this time, if the gap β is not sufficiently widened, the gap β can be widened to a necessary size by temporarily removing a part of the third surface fastener 26 and the fourth surface fastener 27 of the spacer 24. it can.

  In this state, when the light sources 31, 31 are energized, the light guide 30 emits light, and the light leaks into the vehicle interior through the gap β between the sunroof opening 15a of the sunroof frame 15 and the sunroof opening 16a of the roof lining 16. The vehicle interior can be indirectly illuminated.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the sub-frame 15 having the first surface fasteners 21... On the lower surface and the roof lining 16 having the second surface fasteners 22. From the state of being coupled by the engagement of 21... And second surface fasteners 22..., Spacers 24 having third surface fasteners 26... And fourth surface fasteners 27. The sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 are inserted by inserting the third surface fasteners 26 with the first surface fasteners 21 and the fourth surface fasteners 27 with the second surface fasteners 22. Can be coupled with the spacers 24 sandwiched therebetween, so that no special processing is applied to the sunroof frame 15 and roof lining 16. , A gap of any size corresponding to the thickness of the spacer spacers 24 is formed between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 while maintaining the coupling relationship between the sun roof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 via the spacers 24. be able to. And since the illumination means 23 which illuminates a vehicle interior is attached to the expanded gap, the vehicle interior can be indirectly illuminated by the illumination means 23.

  In addition, since the long handle portion 29 is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer 24 formed in a plate shape via the fragile portion 28 that can be broken, the space between the sunroof frame 15 and the roof lining 16 is narrowed using the handle portion 29. While easily mounting the spacer 24 in the space, the weakened portion 28 can be broken after the mounting of the spacer 24 is completed, and the handle portion 29 can be easily removed.

  In addition, a long front stiffener 17, a rear stiffener 18, and left and right side stiffeners 19 separated from each other along the front edge, the rear edge, and both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the rectangular sunroof opening 16 a of the roof lining 16. , 19 and the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19 are coupled to the sunroof frame 15 via the spacers 24, so that the sunroof frame 15 and roof lining are provided by the spacers 24 at the positions of the left and right side stiffeners 19, 19. Even if the gap β is formed between the 16, the gap β does not affect the initial size of the gap at the position of the front stiffener 17 or the rear stiffener 18.

  Moreover, since the front edge of the roof lining 16 is fixed to the sunroof frame 15 by the clips 20 having a positioning function, the roof lining 16 is prevented from being displaced with respect to the sunroof frame 15.

Second embodiment

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

  A floor panel 41 of an automobile trunk room is formed with a recess 41a capable of storing articles, a flat portion 41b around the recess 41a is covered with a carpet 42, and the recess 41a is connected to the carpet 42 via a hinge 43. Covered with a lid 44. As shown in FIG. 10A, at the time of shipment from the factory, the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42 are coupled by the first surface fastener 21 and the second surface fastener 22 provided in the vicinity of the hinge 43. In order to retrofit the lighting means 23 as an optional equipment in a store, as shown in FIG. 10B, the first surface fastener 21 and the second surface fastener 22 are separated, and the third surface fastener 26 and the fourth surface fastener 26 are separated therefrom. After attaching the spacer 24 having the surface fastener 27 to form a gap between the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42, the illumination means 23 may be attached using the gap. When the lid 44 is opened, the illumination means 23 emits light, and light leaks from the gap between the floor panel 41 and the carpet 42, so that the recess 41a can be indirectly illuminated.

  Also according to the second embodiment, it is possible to achieve the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

  The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, the application location of the present invention is not limited to the roof and trunk room of the automobile according to the first and second embodiments, but for uses other than automobiles, the attachment part of a partition, the attachment of a skirting board of an office wall It can also be applied to a mounting portion for a cover, an inspection port cover, an OA floor mounting portion, an interior panel mounting portion, and the like.

  In the first embodiment, only the front stiffener 17 is fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with the clips 20... But only the rear stiffener 18 may be fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with the clips 20. 17 and the rear stiffener 18 may be fixed to the sunroof frame 15 with clips 20.

15 Sunroof frame (first member, roof member)
15a Sunroof opening (first opening)
16 roof lining (second member)
16a Sunroof opening (second opening)
17 front stiffener 18 rear stiffener 19 side stiffener 20 clip 21 first surface fastener 22 second surface fastener 23 lighting means 24 spacer 26 third surface fastener 27 fourth surface fastener 28 weakened portion 29 grip portion 41 floor panel (second Element)
42 Carpet (first member)

Claims (6)

The first member (15, 42) provided with the first surface fastener (21) on at least a part of the lower surface, and the second member (16, 41) provided with the second surface fastener (22) on at least a part of the upper surface. The first member (15, 42) and the second member (16, 41) can be coupled by engaging the first surface fastener (21) and the second surface fastener (22). An assembly structure of members,
A spacer (24) provided with a third surface fastener (26) and a fourth surface fastener (27) on the upper and lower surfaces, respectively, is provided, and the third surface fastener (26) is engaged with the first surface fastener (21). Then, by engaging the fourth surface fastener (27) with the second surface fastener (22), the first member (15, 42) and the second member (16, 41) are moved to the spacer (24 The assembly structure of the member characterized in that it can be connected in a state where   The long handle portion (29) is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the spacer (24) formed in a plate shape via a fragile portion (28) that can be broken. Assembly structure of members.   The first member (15) is a roof member (15) provided with a first opening (15a), and the second member (16) is a second having substantially the same shape as the first opening (15a). A roof lining (16) which has an opening (16a) and covers the lower surface of the roof member (15), and the edge of the first and second openings (15a, 16a) by mounting the spacer (24). The space between the roof member (15) and the roof lining (16) is enlarged at a portion, and illumination means (23) for illuminating the interior of the vehicle is arranged in the enlarged space. The member assembly structure according to claim 2.   A long front stiffener (17), a rear stiffener (18), and left and right side portions separated from each other along the front edge, rear edge, and left and right side edges of the rectangular second opening (16a). A stiffener (19) is provided, and at least one of the front stiffener (17) and the rear stiffener (18) is coupled to the roof member (15) by a clip (20), and the left and right side stiffeners (19) 4. The member assembly structure according to claim 3, wherein the member is coupled to the roof member via the spacer. A member assembling method for implementing the member assembling structure according to claim 1,
A first step of separating the first surface fastener (21) of the combined first member (15, 42) and the second surface fastener (22) of the second member (16, 41);
The third surface fastener (26) of the spacer (24) is engaged with the first surface fastener (21), and the fourth surface fastener (27) of the spacer (24) is engaged with the second surface fastener ( 22) engaging the second step;
A method for assembling the member. In the second step, the handle (29) connected to the outer periphery of the spacer (24) formed in a plate shape is gripped to hold the spacer (24) to the first member (15, 42) and the first member. To two members (16, 41),
In a third step following the second step, the fragile portion (28) connecting the handle portion (29) to the spacer (24) is broken to separate the handle portion (29) from the spacer (24). The member assembling method according to claim 5, wherein the member is assembled.

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