JPH07267010A - Installation structure of molded ceiling for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve an assembly workability by carrying the molded ceiling with an interior finishing part 4 in a carbody assembly line. CONSTITUTION:An engagingly locking member is provided with a first engagingly locking member 11 having an engagingly locking brim part 11a on its tip fixed in a state projected on the installation surface of an interior finishing part 4 and a second engagingly locking member 15 having an engagingly locking brim part 15a on its tip assembled slidably and an energizing means for energizing in one direction. A roof rail 5 is provided with a installation hole 20 which is formed corresponding to the engagingly locking member 11 and engaged when the engagingly locking member 11 is inserted through and also moved horizontally under an inserted through state and the installation hole 21 which is formed corresponding to the engagingly locking member 15 and engaged when the engagingly locking member 15 is inserted through and also moved horizontally under the inserted through state and maintains its engaging state.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a molded ceiling for an automobile for mounting the molded ceiling on the roof panel side.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A molded ceiling of this type uses a molded base material such as a resin board or a corrugated board, and is formed on the inside of a roof panel so as to have a size that is substantially all over. When assembling this to the roof panel, make sure the mounting holes on the roof panel side (mounting holes, welt nuts, etc.) are aligned with the mounting holes on the molded ceiling side, and in this state, interior parts such as the Assist grips provided around the molded ceiling. It is fixed by the locking member of the component. In this case, the molded ceiling may be positioned in a state where it is temporarily fixed to the roof panel side by the temporary fixing means, and then it is fastened together with the interior parts.

[0003]

Such a molded ceiling is conveyed to a vehicle body assembly line together with interior parts such as an assist grip, and the molded ceiling is put inside the vehicle and placed on the roof panel side to fix the interior parts and their locking. The members are picked up and tightened together. In this case, while pressing the interior parts against the molded ceiling surface, the operator picks up a plurality of locking members and inserts them into the mounting holes of the interior member and the molded ceiling, and further fixes them on the roof panel side mounting part. Must. Therefore, there is a problem that the workability of the assembling work is poor and the number of assembling steps is large. In addition, the locking member for the interior parts is usually screwed from the vehicle interior side using screws or bolts, which takes time, and the head of the locking member is exposed on the surface side of the interior parts. I was not completely satisfied.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to enable a molded ceiling with interior parts to be carried into a vehicle body assembly line and to improve workability in assembling. It is to provide a mounting structure for a molded ceiling. Furthermore, other purposes will be clarified one after another in the content described below.

[0005]

The above object is the essential part of the present invention, in which the molded ceiling is fixed to the roof rail on the vehicle body side by using a locking member for interior parts provided around the molded ceiling. In the mounting structure of a molded ceiling for automobile according to the above, the locking member is fixed to the mounting surface of the interior part in a protruding state, and can be engaged and disengaged by penetrating into a mounting hole provided in the molded ceiling. , 1st with locking collar at the tip
And a second engaging member which is slidably incorporated in the interior component and which projects from the mounting surface of the interior component and penetrates a long hole provided in the molded ceiling and which has a retaining flange portion at the tip. While having a stop member and an urging means for urging the second locking member to slide in one direction, the roof rail is formed corresponding to the first locking member,
The first engaging member is inserted, and the second engaging member is formed so as to correspond to the first attaching hole that engages when horizontally moved in the inserted state, and the second engaging member. The stopper member is inserted, and has a second mounting hole that engages when horizontally moved in the inserted state and holds the engaged state by the urging force of the urging means. Is achieved by

[0006]

With the above construction, the interior component is assembled to the molded ceiling by the first locking member. After that, the molded ceiling with the interior parts is put in the vehicle and placed on the roof rail side. And this molded ceiling is
The second locking member is inserted into the corresponding mounting hole of the roof rail, and the molded ceiling is horizontally moved in the inserted state so that the second locking member engages with the mounting hole and is assembled. Also,
The engagement is held in the engaged state by the second locking member that receives the biasing force of the biasing means.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 6 is a schematic external perspective view of an automobile to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the automobile molded ceiling. In the vehicle shown in the figure, the roof 2 of the vehicle body 1
A single molded ceiling 3 is assembled to the roof rail 5 provided inside the vehicle, and the molded ceiling 3 is attached to the side of the molded ceiling 3 except the driver's seat when a passenger grips the body while cornering or traveling on a rough road. An assist grip 4, which is an interior part for supporting, is attached. The interior component is not limited to the assist grip 4 and may be an interior light or the like.

1 to 4 show the structure of the main part of the mounting portion of the molded ceiling 3 and the assist grip 4. The molded ceiling 3 has a core material 8a made of cardboard or the like.
The skin material 8b is overlaid on the surface of the, and heated and pressed to form a predetermined shape. And in this molded ceiling 3,
Five holes (three corresponding to the mounting surface 4a side and two corresponding to the mounting surface 4b side) circular holes 6 are vertically penetrated through a portion of the assist grip 4 to which the mounting surfaces 4a and 4b are mounted. And one square long hole 7 (corresponding to the mounting seat 4b side)
Is provided.

The assist grip 4 is made of a resin molded product, and has leg portions 4A and 4B located on both sides and leg portions 4A and 4B.
It integrally has a main body portion 4C that connects the two. Plates 9a and 9b are mounted flush with the mounting surfaces 4a and 4b of the legs 4A and 4B by inserts or the like as shown in FIG. Further, each plate 9a, 9b is provided with a pin 11 as a first locking member in a state of protruding from the mounting surfaces 4a, 4b by fixing the lower portion thereof in a crimped state. The pins 11 are provided in the same number as the round holes 6 on the molded ceiling 3 side. The pin 11 is formed with a circular locking collar portion 11a at its tip, and the retaining ring 1 is provided on the outer periphery.
A locking groove 11b for attaching 2 by snap engagement is formed.

In addition, the slider 1 is attached to the leg portion 4B of the assist grip 4 in correspondence with the rectangular long hole 7 on the molded ceiling 3 side.
A pin 15 as a second locking member is provided via the pin 4. Here, as shown in the partial view of the slider 14 pulled out from the leg 4B in FIG. 2, the slider 14 is incorporated into the cutout groove 13 provided in a part of the leg 4B, and projections provided on both sides of the slider 14 are provided. 16 is slidable for a predetermined distance in a state of being fitted in a guide groove 17 provided on the notch groove 13 side. A through hole 18 is vertically formed at the bottom of the cutout groove 13, and the pin 15 projects from the through hole 18. The pin 15 may be formed separately from the slider 14 instead of being formed integrally with the slider 14, and the point is that the pin 15 has a locking flange 15a at its tip. In addition, the slider 14 is constantly biased in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2 by the coil spring 19 as a biasing means. The coil spring 19 is arranged such that a part thereof is placed in a recess 20 provided on the rear surface side of the slider 14. Then, the slider 14 receives the biasing force of the coil spring 19 and slides in the notch groove 13 for a predetermined distance, and the pin 15 is kept in contact with the hole edge of the through hole 18.

The above-mentioned assist grip 4 is attached to the molded ceiling 3 in advance and handled integrally with the molded ceiling 3. When mounting on the molded ceiling 3, the pins 11 are attached to the corresponding round holes 6 on the molded ceiling 3, and the pins 1
5 is inserted into the rectangular slot 7. Each pin 11 protrudes to the back surface side of the molded ceiling 3, and when a snap ring 12 having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the round hole 6 is snap-engaged with a locking groove 11b in the protruding portion, the pin 11 is prevented from coming off. It is fixed to the molded ceiling 3. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the assist grip 4 is previously assembled to the molded ceiling 3 in this way.

Next, the structure for assembling the molded ceiling 3 with the assist grip 4 on the roof rail 5 side will be described. First, at the position corresponding to each assist grip 4 on the roof rail 5, the first mounting holes 20 are formed at five positions corresponding to the pins 11, while the second mounting holes 20 are formed corresponding to the pins 15. Mounting holes 21 are formed at one location. Of these, the first mounting hole 20 is the pin 11
Has a large diameter hole 20a having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the locking collar 11a, and an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the locking collar 11a and slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pin 11. The small-diameter holes 20b are formed so as to communicate with each other and extend in the front-rear direction on the same plane. The second mounting hole 21 has a large-diameter hole 21a having an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the locking flange 15a of the pin 15, and the locking flange 15a.
A small diameter hole 21b having an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of a and slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pin 15 is formed in a state of communicating with each other and extending in the front-rear direction on the same plane. In addition, the large diameter hole 20a and the small diameter hole 2 in the first mounting hole 20.
0b, the large diameter hole 21a and the small diameter hole 21b in the second mounting hole 21 are formed such that the positions of the large diameter hole and the small diameter hole are just opposite to each other.

FIGS. 3 and 4 are explanatory views of the operation when the molded ceiling 3 is attached to the roof rail 5. Therefore, the procedure for attaching the molded ceiling 3 to the roof rail 5 will be described below including these drawings. First, the coil spring 19
The slider 14 is pushed in the direction of arrow C in FIG. Then, in addition to the locking brim portion 11a of each pin 11 corresponding to the large diameter hole 20a of the first mounting hole 20, the locking brim portion 15a of the pin 15 has a large diameter hole 21 of the second mounting hole 21.
It can be in a state corresponding to a.

Next, the molded ceiling 3 is pushed upward until the locking flanges 11a and 15a are projected to the rear surface side of the roof rail 5, so that the pins 11 and 15 are brought into correspondence with the corresponding first and second pins. Large-diameter hole 20 in the mounting holes 20, 21 of
a and 21a, respectively. FIG. 3 shows this state.

After that, the force pressing the slider 14 is released, and the molded ceiling 3 is slightly moved in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2 if necessary. Then, the slider 14 is moved together with the pin 15 in the arrow B direction in FIG. 2 by the urging force of the coil spring 19 or by moving the molded ceiling 3, and the pin 15 is moved to the small diameter hole 21 b of the second mounting hole 21. Is pressed against the end portion of the pin 11 and the pin 11 is engaged with the side of the small diameter hole 20b in the first mounting hole 20. In this engaged state, the pin 1 receiving the biasing force of the coil spring 19
It is securely engaged and held by 5. FIG. 4 shows this state, in which the first and second locking collar portions 11a and 15a are on the rear surface side of the roof rail 5 and corresponding small diameter holes 20b and 2b.
It is engaged with 1b in a retaining state.

Therefore, by performing such an engaging structure for each of the portions (three locations in this embodiment) to which the assist grips 4 are attached, the molded ceiling 3 and the assist grips 4 are reasonably arranged on the roof rail of the vehicle body. It is attached to 5. It should be noted that, if necessary, it is separately reinforced with a mounting clip or the like, but the reinforcement is also small. Moreover, when removing, it can be easily removed by the reverse procedure.

The number of pins 11 and 15 and the first and second pins
The number of the mounting holes 20, 21 may be any number as long as it is at least one each. Further, each long hole 7 may be an elliptical long hole as long as the bottle 15 can move by a predetermined distance.

[0018]

As described above, the mounting structure for a molded ceiling for a vehicle according to the present invention has the following effects. (1) In addition to being able to convey as a molded ceiling with interior parts to the vehicle body assembly line, the molded ceiling can be fastened together with the roof panel side by using the locking member of the interior parts, so workability on the assembly line is improved. Can be improved. Specifically, there is no need for a troublesome work such as lifting and positioning an interior component with a hand or the like when attaching a molded ceiling or inserting a locking member into an attachment hole on the interior component side as in the conventional case. (2) Among the locking members, the second locking member surely holds the engaged state by the biasing means, and the first locking member is used for assembling the interior parts to the molded ceiling. Together with the above, finally, together with the second locking member, they contribute to the fixing strength to the roof rail side. In this case, since each locking member is engaged by simply sliding it into the corresponding mounting hole, workability can be improved as compared with the conventional screw or bolt fastening. (3) In addition to previously assembling the interior parts to the molded ceiling, the first locking member and the second locking member are mounted on the mounting surface of the interior parts so that the head cannot be seen from inside the vehicle as in the embodiment. Since it is easy to project, the appearance can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of essential parts of an embodiment structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic vertical sectional side view of the structure of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view when assembling the molded ceiling of the above-described embodiment to a roof rail.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a completed state of assembling the molded ceiling.

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a molded ceiling for an automobile to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 6 is a schematic external view of an automobile to which the present invention is applied.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Molded Ceiling 4 Assist Grip (Interior Parts) 5 Roof Rail 11 Pin (First Locking Member) 11a Locking Collar 14 Slider 15 Pin (Second Locking Member) 15a Locking Collar 19 Coil Spring (Biasing) Means) 20 first mounting hole 20a large diameter hole 20b small diameter hole 21 second mounting hole 21a large diameter hole 21b small diameter hole

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mounting structure for a molded ceiling for an automobile, wherein the molded ceiling is fixed to a roof rail on a vehicle body side by using a locking member for an interior part provided around the molded ceiling, wherein the locking member comprises: A first locking member that is fixed to the mounting surface of the interior component in a protruding state, can be engaged with and disengaged from a mounting hole provided in the molded ceiling, and has a locking collar portion at a tip thereof; A second locking member that is slidably incorporated in the interior component, penetrates a long hole provided in the molded ceiling so as to project from a mounting surface of the interior component, and has a locking collar portion at a tip thereof; And a biasing means for biasing the second locking member to slide in one direction, the roof rail is formed corresponding to the first locking member, and the first locking member is formed. Is inserted and moves horizontally while it is inserted. A first mounting hole that engages when,
The second locking member is formed so as to correspond to the second locking member, and the second locking member is inserted, and when the second locking member is horizontally moved in the inserted state, the second locking member is engaged, and by the urging force of the urging means, A mounting structure for a molded ceiling for an automobile, comprising: a second mounting hole that holds an engaged state. 2. The mounting structure for a molded ceiling for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the second locking member is provided so as to protrude from a slider that is slidably incorporated in a part of the interior part in a horizontal direction. 3. The first mounting hole and the second mounting hole,
The mounting structure for a molded ceiling for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mounting structure includes a small-diameter hole and a large-diameter hole that are in communication with each other and are formed in opposite directions. 4. The automobile according to claim 1, wherein the interior component is an assist grip, and the first and second locking members are provided on both side mounting surfaces of the assist grip. Mounting structure for molded ceiling.