JPH0781409A - Door trim fitting construction - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily perform fitting/detaching works of a door trim against a door inner panel in a short time and reduce the number of parts. CONSTITUTION:In a door trim fitting construction in which a handle part 3 fitted to a door trim main body 1a is mounted on a door inner panel 2 so as to fit a door trim 1 to the door inner panel 2, a connecting member 5 connecting the handle part 3 to the door inner panel 2 is provided. The connecting member 5 is provided with a first locking part 6 detachable to the handle part 3 and a second locking part 7 detachable to the door inner panel 2, and when the door trim is mounted, the connecting member 5 is locked with the door inner panel 2 in the condition of being locked with the handle part 3, meanwhile, when the door trim is detached, the handle part 3 can be detached from the connecting member 5 while maintaining the locking condition of the connecting member 5 with the door inner panel 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a door trim mounting structure, and more particularly to an improvement of a structure for mounting a door trim body integrally with a handle portion on a door panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 5-16164
2. Description of the Related Art A door trim, which is an interior material for an automobile door as disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2004-242242, is known in which a handle is provided on a surface thereof for an occupant to hold when the door is opened and closed. As for the structure of the handle portion and its peripheral portion, as shown in FIG. 8, the door trim body b and the handle portion c are integrally screwed to the door inner panel a. Specifically, a small-diameter opening d is formed in the door inner panel a, and a resin screw grommet e is fitted in the opening d. On the other hand, the door trim body b
The opening g for inserting and supporting the boss portion f of the handle portion c is formed opposite to the position where the screw grommet e is provided, and the boss portion f of the handle portion c is inserted into the opening g. The door trim body b and the handle c are integrally attached to the door inner panel a by screwing a screw h over the boss f and the screw grommet e. A cap i is attached to the inner surface of the boss f of the handle c so that the head of the screw h cannot be seen from the inside of the vehicle.

[0003]

As described above, in the conventional structure for mounting the door trim body and the handle portion, since the screws are used, the mounting work takes time, and
It had many parts. Furthermore, during maintenance of the interior of the door, it is necessary to remove the door trim from the door inner panel.In this case, first remove the cap from the handle, and then remove the screw. Even that work took a long time.

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to obtain a structure capable of easily attaching and detaching a door trim to and from a door inner panel in a short time and reducing the number of parts. And

[0005]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a space between a door inner panel and a handle portion.
A detachable connecting member is provided for each of these. Specifically, the invention according to claim 1 presupposes a door trim mounting structure in which the door trim body and the handle portion are integrally attached to the door inner panel by mounting the handle portion attached to the door trim body on the door inner panel. I am trying. A connecting member that connects the handle portion and the door inner panel is provided, and the connecting member is attached to the handle member when the handle portion is attached to the door inner panel. While the door is locked to the door inner panel, when the handle is removed from the door inner panel, the handle is removed from the connecting member while the locking state of the connecting member to the door inner panel is maintained. In addition, a first engaging portion that is detachable from the handle portion and a second engaging portion that is detachable from the door inner panel are provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the door trim mounting structure according to the first aspect, an engaging groove that opens in one direction is formed in the handle portion, and the first engaging portion of the connecting member is provided with this engaging groove. The retaining groove is locked from the one direction. Also,
An elongated opening is formed in the door inner panel so that the second locking portion of the connecting member can be locked in the opening in the first attitude state, and rotated by 90 ° from the first attitude state. Second
In this posture state, it can be pulled out from this opening.

[0007]

With the above construction, the present invention provides the following actions. In the invention according to claim 1, when the handle portion is mounted on the door inner panel, first, the connecting member is locked to the handle portion, and in this state, the connecting member is locked to the door inner panel. On the other hand, when removing the handle part from the door inner panel, the handle part is removed from the connecting member while maintaining the engagement state of the connecting member with the door inner panel. Therefore, the door trim attachment / detachment operation can be easily performed in a short time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the handle portion is mounted on the door inner panel, and when the connecting member is locked to the handle portion, the first locking portion of the connecting member is fixed to the handle portion. Make sure that it is locked in the locking groove. On the other hand, when the handle is removed from the door inner panel and the handle is removed from the connecting member, the connecting member is in a state of being locked in the opening of the door inner panel. 90 parts
It is rotated so that the connecting member is pulled out from the opening. When the removed door trim is attached to the door inner panel again, the connecting member is locked to the handle portion.

[0009]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of a surface portion of a door trim 1 as an interior member of a door according to the present example, which faces the vehicle interior side.
As shown in FIG. 2 (a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1), the door trim 1 has a rear surface connected to a door inner panel 2, and a front surface provided with a grip for an occupant to grip when opening and closing the door. A section 3 is provided.

Explaining each member, the door inner panel 2 is made of a metal flat plate, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a rectangular opening 2a which is long in the horizontal direction is formed at a predetermined position thereof. ing. The door trim body 1a that constitutes the door trim 1 is made of, for example, a wooden base material and a vinyl chloride skin material attached to the surface thereof. The door trim body 1a is located inside the door inner panel 2 in the vertical direction. And a curved portion 1c that covers the upper edge of the door inner panel 2 above the vertical portion 1b. Further, a handle portion insertion opening 1d for inserting the support portion 4 formed in the handle portion 3 is formed at a position facing the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2 in the vertical portion 1b of the door trim body 1a. . The support portion 4 inserted into and supported by the handle portion insertion opening 1d of the door trim body 1a in the handle portion 3 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the box shape is open at the bottom. The shape of the supporting portion 4 will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface portion 4a, the left and right side surface portions 4b and 4b, and the front surface portion 4c are formed.
The front end portion 4c has a notch portion 4d as a locking groove in the invention according to the second aspect of the present invention, which is cut out in a rectangular shape at the lower end portion of the center portion in the width direction. Also, this front surface portion 4c
Locking protrusions 4e, 4e for locking a connecting member 5 described later are integrally formed on the left and right sides of the lower end of the. Next, the connecting member 5, which is a characteristic member of this example, will be described. The connecting member 5 is for attaching the handle portion 3 attached to the door trim body 1a to the door inner panel 2, and is detachable from each of the handle portion 3 and the door inner panel 2. There is. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the connecting member 5 includes a first locking portion 6 locked to the handle portion 3 and a second locking portion 7 locked to the door inner panel 2. Is integrally formed, and the first locking portion 6 is provided with a locking portion 6a that can be fitted into the cutout portion 4d formed in the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3. The locking member 6a is fitted into the cutout 4d, so that the connecting member 5 supports the support 4 of the handle 3.
It is designed to be locked in. That is, the connecting member 5 is fitted into the notch portion 4d from the lower side of the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3 and locked. On the other hand, the second locking portion 7 is provided with upper and lower two locking pieces 7a, 7a elastically deformable by external pressure, and these locking pieces 7a, 7a are the edges of the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2. By being pressed by the portion and elastically deformed, the second locking portion 7 is fitted into the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2, and the connecting member 5 is locked to the door inner panel 2. Further, the height dimension of the second locking portion 7 in the state shown in FIG. 3 is set to be larger than the height dimension of the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2 and smaller than the width dimension of the opening 2a. . As a result, when the connecting member 5 is in the first posture state according to the invention of claim 2 as shown in FIG. 3, the second locking portion 7 can be locked in the opening 2a as described above. In the second posture state in which the connecting member is rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. 7, the second engaging portion 7 can be pulled out from the opening 2a. Further, a waterproof rubber member 7b is arranged on the surface of the second locking portion 7 facing the door inner panel 2.

Next, the attaching / detaching operation of the door trim 1 to / from the door inner panel 2 using the connecting member 5 formed as described above will be described. In addition, in the attachment / detachment operation in this example, since each part of the handle portion 3 is fastened to the door trim body 1a and the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3 is inserted into the handle portion insertion opening 1d of the door trim 1a, The handle portion 3 and the door trim 1a are integrally attached to and detached from the door inner panel 2. First, the door trim 1
The mounting operation of the door inner panel 2 will be described.
In this mounting operation, first, the engaging portion 6a of the first engaging portion 6 of the connecting member 5 is fitted into the notch portion 4d from the lower side of the supporting portion 4 of the handle portion 3 so that the connecting member 5 is engaged. 5 is locked to the handle 3. Further, in this locked state, the locking projection 4e formed on the front surface 4c of the support 4 prevents the connecting member 5 from falling off. Then, from this state, the connecting member 5 supports the door trim 1 so as to face the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2 and presses it toward the door inner panel 2. As a result, the locking pieces 7a, 7a of the second locking portion 7 are pressed by the edge portion of the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2 and elastically deformed, and the second locking portion 7 opens the opening 2a of the door inner panel 2. When the connecting member 5 is engaged with the door inner panel 2, the handle portion 3 is attached to the door inner panel 2 integrally with the door trim body 1a. As described above, the mounting operation of the door trim 1 can be easily performed in a short time without using the conventional means such as screwing. Further, it is not necessary to use a screw, a screw grommet to which the screw is screwed, a cap for hiding the head of the screw, and the like as in the related art (FIG. 8), and the number of parts can be reduced. Then, for maintenance of the interior of the door, the door trim 1 is attached to the door inner panel 2
When the door trim main body 1a is detached from the door trim body 1a, the door trim body 1a is pulled upward together with the handle portion 3 (see the arrow in FIG. 4). As a result, the first locking portion 6 of the connecting member 5 rides over the locking protrusion 4e formed on the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3, and the engagement state between the connecting member 5 and the handle portion 3 is released. Will be done. That is, the connecting member 5 remains on the door inner panel 2 side (see FIG. 5), and the door trim main body 1a.
And the handle part 3 is removed from the door inner panel 2. Therefore, as compared with the conventional one in which the door trim 1 is removed from the door inner panel after the screw is removed, this removing work can be easily performed in a short time. When the door trim body 1a and the handle portion 3 are removed from the door inner panel 2 in this manner, the connecting member 5 moves to the door inner panel 2 as shown in FIG.
Since it remains locked in the opening 2a, the connecting member 5 is rotated 90 ° as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and the connecting member 5 is pulled out from the opening 2a (see the arrow in FIG. 6). As a result, the connecting member 5 is removed from the door inner panel 2. Then, when the door trim 1 is mounted on the door inner panel 2 again after the maintenance of the interior of the door is completed, first, like the mounting operation described above, first, the coupling member 5 is fitted to the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3. It is carried out with the connecting member 5 locked to the handle 3. Therefore, the attachment / detachment work, which is easily performed in a short time, can be performed any number of times.

In the present embodiment, the trim body 1a is made of wood, but the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be made of resin. Further, the cutout portion 4d formed in the support portion 4 of the handle portion 3 is opened downward, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be opened upward or laterally. In this case, if the cutout portion 4d is opened upward, the door trim 1 will be pulled down and disengaged from the connecting member 5 when the door trim 1 is removed, and the cutout portion 4d is removed.
When d is opened to the side, the door trim 1 is disengaged from the connecting member 5 so as to be moved to the side when the door trim 1 is detached. Further, in this example, the skin material of the door trim body 1a has a single-layer structure of vinyl chloride, but it may have a multi-layer structure of a foam layer or the like.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, the following effects are exhibited. According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, a connecting member for connecting the handle portion and the door inner panel is provided, and the connecting member is provided with a first locking portion that is detachable from the handle portion, and the door inner. Since the panel is provided with the detachable second locking portion, the door trim can be easily attached / detached in a short time without using a conventional screwing means. it can. Further, since it is not necessary to use a conventional screw, a screw grommet to which the screw is screwed, a cap for hiding the head of the screw, and the like, the number of parts can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the handle portion is
A locking groove that opens in one direction is formed, and the first locking portion of the connecting member is locked in this locking groove from the one direction, and an opening that is a long hole is formed in the door inner panel. Then, the second locking portion of the connecting member can be locked in the opening in the first posture state, and is pulled out from the opening in the second posture state rotated by 90 ° from the first posture state. Since it is made possible, the attaching / detaching operation of the connecting member to / from the handle portion and the door inner panel can be easily performed, and the operation of reattaching the handle portion to the door inner panel can be simplified.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a door trim surface portion.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a handle portion on a door inner panel.

FIG. 4 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a door trim removing operation.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the door inner panel showing a state in which a door trim is removed.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view showing a detaching operation of the connecting member.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a detaching operation of the connecting member.

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Door Trim 1a Door Trim Main Body 2 Door Inner Panel 2a Opening 3 Handle 4d Notch 5 Connecting Member 6 First Locking Part 7 Second Locking Part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A door trim mounting structure in which the door trim body and the handle portion are integrally attached to the door inner panel by mounting the handle portion attached to the door trim body to the door inner panel, wherein the handle portion and the door inner are provided. A connecting member for connecting the panel is provided, and the connecting member has a state in which the connecting member is locked to the handle when the handle is attached to the door inner panel.
While the connecting member is locked to the door inner panel, when the handle is removed from the door inner panel, the handle is removed from the connecting member while the locked state of the connecting member to the door inner panel is maintained. As described above, a first locking portion that is removable from the handle portion and a second locking portion that is removable from the door inner panel are provided. Door trim mounting structure. 2. The grip portion is formed with a locking groove which opens in one direction, and the first locking portion of the connecting member is adapted to be locked in the locking groove from the one direction. At the same time, the door inner panel is formed with an opening consisting of a long hole,
The second locking portion of the connecting member can be locked in the opening in the first posture state, and can be pulled out from the opening in the second posture state rotated by 90 ° from the first posture state. The door trim mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the door trim mounting structure is provided.