WO2020158650A1 - Vehicle interior member and vehicle door provided with vehicle interior member - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a vehicle interior member in which deterioration of assembly accuracy is reduced.　A vehicle interior member 10 is provided with a base part 20 and a garnish part 30 attached to cover the base part. The base part has a base body 21, an abutting part 22, and a flexible part 23. The abutting part is provided on the base body and abuts on a first surface 31a of an end 31 of the garnish part. The flexible part is provided on the base body so as to face the abutting part and abuts on a second surface 31b substantially opposite to the first surface. The flexible part is elastically deformable so as to urge the end of the garnish part to the first surface side. The end of the garnish part is sandwiched between the abutting part and the flexible part. The base body, the abutting part, and the flexible part are integrally molded. As a result, deterioration of assembly accuracy is reduced.

Description

Vehicle interior member and vehicle door provided with the vehicle interior member

The present invention relates to a vehicle interior member and a vehicle door including the vehicle interior member, and more particularly to a vehicle interior member having a garnish portion and a vehicle door including the vehicle interior member.

In vehicle doors, for example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is known a structure for fixing a cushion material having an outer skin attached to an outer peripheral surface to a door member. In the vehicle door disclosed in Patent Document 1, a U-shaped insert piece is attached to the tip of the cushion material, and the insert piece is inserted between the inner panel and the weather strip. The weather strip is provided with a lip piece, and the cushion material is fixed by elastically deforming the lip piece and the insertion piece.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 59-105514

However, in the vehicle door described in Patent Document 1, since the cushion material is sandwiched between the two members, the inner panel and the weather strip, the assembly accuracy may be deteriorated due to manufacturing errors or the like.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a vehicle interior member in which deterioration of assembly accuracy is suppressed and a vehicle door including the vehicle interior member.

The problem is an interior member for a vehicle provided inside a vehicle, comprising: a base portion; and a garnish portion attached to cover the base portion, the base portion including a base body and the base body. An abutting portion provided on the first main surface of the garnish portion and abutting the second surface on the opposite side of the first surface of the base body so as to face the abutting portion. A flexible portion elastically deformable so as to bias the end portion of the garnish portion on the first surface side in contact with the end portion of the garnish portion and the contact portion. It is solved by being sandwiched by a flexible portion, and the base body, the contact portion, and the flexible portion are integrally molded.

In the vehicle interior member according to the present invention, since the base body of the base portion, the contact portion, and the flexible portion are integrally molded, deterioration of assembly accuracy due to manufacturing errors or the like is suppressed. Further, the elastically deformable flexible portion holds the end portion of the garnish portion between the contact portion and the flexible portion while urging the end portion of the garnish portion. Therefore, even if the thickness of the end portion of the garnish portion is changed, the changed garnish portion can be attached without replacing the base portion. Further, since the flexible portion urges the end portion of the garnish portion, it is possible to suppress the generation of a gap between the contact portion and the end portion of the garnish portion.

In addition, to describe a preferable configuration of the vehicle interior member, the flexible portion may be arranged on the inner side in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the contact portion.
By arranging the flexible portion of the base portion on the inner side in the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the contact portion, it is possible to further reduce the size of the contact portion and improve the appearance.

In addition, to describe a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, the flexible portion is provided so as to project toward the second surface of the garnish portion when the garnish portion is attached to the base portion. It may have a raised convex part, and the convex part may contact the second surface of the garnish member to bias the end portion of the garnish member.
By providing the flexible portion with the convex portion, the garnish portion can be biased with a simple structure.

In addition, to describe a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, the end portion of the base body supports the contact portion, and when the garnish portion is attached to the base portion, the end of the garnish portion. You may have a wall part with which the front-end|tip of a part contacts.
With such a configuration, the positioning accuracy for attaching the garnish portion is further improved.

Further, when describing a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, the length of the contact portion in the vehicle width direction may be smaller than the length of the flexible portion in the vehicle width direction.
With such a configuration, the area where the contact portion goes out can be reduced and the appearance can be improved.

Further, to describe a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, the flexible portion is such that a part of the flexible portion is connected to the base body inside a hole formed in the base body. It may be provided in a state, and a gap may be formed at a predetermined interval between the flexible portion and the base body.
With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress the interference between the flexible portion and the base body and suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise.

Further, when describing a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, the length of the hole may be larger than the length of the flexible portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress interference between the flexible portion and the base body and prevent abnormal noise from occurring.

Further, to describe a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, a notch continuous with the hole may be formed in the base body at a position facing the tip of the flexible portion.
With such a configuration, it is possible to suppress interference between the tip of the flexible portion and the base body, and to suppress the occurrence of abnormal noise or the like.

In addition, to describe a preferable configuration for the vehicle interior member, when the garnish portion is attached to the base portion, the first surface of the garnish portion and the upper surface of the contact portion are flush with each other. It may be formed as follows.
With such a structure, the appearance can be improved.

Also, the vehicle door may include the vehicle interior member described above. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the vehicle interior member in which the deterioration of the assembly accuracy is suppressed. Further, for example, the garnish portion according to the grade of the vehicle can be attached without changing the base portion.

According to the present invention, since the base body of the base portion of the vehicle interior member, the contact portion, and the flexible portion are integrally molded, deterioration of assembly accuracy due to manufacturing errors or the like is suppressed. In addition, the flexible portion provided so as to be elastically deformable urges the garnish portion to sandwich the end portion of the garnish portion between the contact portion and the flexible portion. Therefore, even when the thickness of the end portion of the garnish portion is changed, the changed garnish portion can be attached without replacing the base portion, and the contact portion and the end portion of the garnish portion Suppress the generation of gaps between them.
Further, by disposing the flexible portion of the base portion inside the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the contact portion, it is possible to further reduce the size of the contact portion and improve the appearance.
Moreover, by providing the convex portion on the flexible portion, the flexible portion can be realized with a simple configuration.
Further, since the end of the base body has a wall portion with which the end tip of the garnish member abuts, the positioning accuracy is further improved.
Further, by making the length of the contact portion in the width direction of the vehicle smaller than the length of the flexible portion, the appearance can be improved.
Further, the flexible portion is provided inside the hole formed in the base body, and a gap is formed at a predetermined interval between the flexible portion and the base body, so that the flexible portion and the base body interfere with each other. It is possible to suppress a situation in which noise is suppressed and noise is generated.
Further, in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, since the length of the hole is larger than the length of the flexible portion, it is possible to suppress interference between the flexible portion and the base body and to prevent abnormal noise.
Moreover, the first surface of the garnish portion and the upper surface of the contact portion are flush with each other, so that the appearance can be improved.
Further, since the vehicle door is provided with the vehicle interior member of the present invention, it is possible to provide the vehicle interior member in which deterioration of assembly accuracy is suppressed. Further, it is possible to attach the garnish portion according to the grade of the vehicle without changing the base portion.

It is a side view which shows the side surface of the door provided with the vehicle interior member which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view showing an upper interior member. It is a partial expansion perspective view which expands and shows the part A of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1, showing a state in which an end portion of the garnish member is inserted into a groove portion of the base member. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1, showing a state in which an end portion of a garnish member having a skin portion is inserted into a groove portion of a base member. It is a figure which shows another example of a flexible part.

Hereinafter, a vehicle interior member according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.
The traveling direction of the vehicle is the front side and the opposite side is the rear side, as indicated by the arrows in FIGS. 1 and 2. The “door width direction” is the same direction as the vehicle width direction, and means the direction from the inside to the outside of the vehicle door D. Further, the “vertical direction” means the height direction of the vehicle door D, and coincides with the vertical direction when the vehicle door D is viewed from the side as shown in FIG.

In the present embodiment, the upper base 10 that is attached as a part of the interior of the vehicle door D as the vehicle interior member will be described, but the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to various interior members. For example, it is also applicable to an armrest to which a garnish is attached, a pillar, a front instrument panel, a seat back, and the like.

The vehicle door D is a door provided in the vehicle, and the door interior material 1 is attached to the window 2 and the inner panel IP arranged below the window 2. The door interior material 1 includes an upper base 10 arranged on the upper side, a lower base 11 arranged on the lower side, and an armrest 12 protruding from the lower base 11 to the inside of the vehicle. Switches such as a power window switch are mounted on the upper surface of the armrest 12 (not shown). A door handle 13 is provided below the upper base 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper base 10 which is the vehicle interior member of the present embodiment includes a base portion 20 and a garnish portion 30 attached so as to cover the base portion 20. The garnish portion 30 is a portion exposed for decoration in the upper base 10, and there are a garnish portion 30 which is formed only of resin according to a grade and has a surface drawn, and a surface of which has a skin. A plurality of boss portions 32 are provided on the inner surface side of the garnish portion 30 and are fixed to the base portion 20 with screws or the like.

The base portion 20 is a member directly attached to the inner panel IP of the vehicle door D. The base portion 20 is provided at the base main body 21 and an upper end portion of the base main body 21, and is in contact with the surface 31 a (first surface) of the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 when the garnish portion 30 is attached. The contact portion 22 is provided (see FIG. 4 ). Further, the base portion 20 abuts on the back surface 31b (second surface) of the garnish portion 30 which is provided on the base main body 21 so as to face the contact portion 22 and is substantially opposite to the surface 31a, and the garnish on the surface 31a side. The flexible portion 23 is provided so as to be elastically deformable so as to urge the upper end portion 31 of the portion 30.
As shown in FIG. 2, the base portion 20 includes a plurality of attachment portions 29 to which boss portions 32 provided on the inner surface side of a garnish portion 30 described later are attached.

The flexible portion 23 has a convex portion 24 provided so as to protrude toward the back surface 31b of the garnish portion 30 when the garnish portion 30 is attached to the base portion 20 as shown in FIG. Further, the plurality of flexible portions 23 are arranged at equal intervals, and in the present embodiment, the plurality of flexible portions 23 are arranged at a pitch P of about 80 mm.

As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 is inserted between the contact portion 22 and the flexible portion 23 in the width direction (direction A in FIG. 4). The distance between the contact portion 22 and the flexible portion 23 is formed so as to be smaller than the thickness of the garnish portion 30, and by inserting the convex portion 24 of the flexible portion 23 on the back surface 31b of the garnish portion 30. Upon contact, the flexible portion 23 bends downward (direction B in FIG. 4). As a result, the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 is biased toward the contact portion 22 side, and the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 is sandwiched between the contact portion 22 and the flexible portion 23.

Since the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 is biased by the flexible portion 23, no gap is generated between the contact portion 22 and the upper end portion 31.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the base portion 20 of the upper base 10 is made of a hard resin such as polypropylene, and the base body 21, the contact portion 22 and the flexible portion 23 are integrally molded. Therefore, deterioration of the assembly accuracy due to manufacturing error or the like is suppressed.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a holding portion 28 for holding a weather strip 40 described later is provided inside the base portion 20.

Also, the garnish portion 30 shown in FIG. 4 is formed only of a hard resin such as polypropylene, but depending on the grade of the vehicle, the garnish portion 530 provided with the skin layer may be attached. The garnish portion 530 shown in FIG. 5 includes a core material 532, a skin layer 533 made of vinyl chloride resin leather or the like, and a backing layer 534 made of polyethylene foam or the like. Therefore, the thickness is larger than that of the garnish portion 30 shown in FIG.

In the base portion 20 of the upper base 10 of the present embodiment, the abutting portion 22 and the flexible portion 23 are separated by bending the flexible portion 23 further downward (direction B in FIG. 5) as shown in FIG. The distance between them is widened, and the garnish portion 530 provided with the skin layer 533 can be attached.

Also in this case, since the flexible portion 23 biases the garnish portion 530, no gap is generated between the upper end portion 531 of the garnish portion 530 and the contact portion 22. Further, the way of fitting with the weather strip 40 is the same, and there is no change in appearance. Therefore, even when the grade of the vehicle is upgraded later, it is only necessary to replace the garnish parts 30 and 530 while keeping the base part 20 of the upper base 10 as it is, and it is not necessary to replace the entire interior of the vehicle door D. ..

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the flexible portion 23 is arranged inside the abutting portion 22 in the width direction of the vehicle. The width L1 of the contact portion 22 in the width direction is smaller than the length L2 of the flexible portion 23 in the width direction. As a result, when the garnish portion 30 is attached, the area where the contact portion 22 is exposed becomes smaller, the surface of the garnish portion 30 can be made wider, and the appearance is improved.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a wall portion 21 a that supports the contact portion 22 is provided at the upper end portion of the base body 21. As shown in FIG. 4, when the garnish portion 30 is attached to the base portion 20, the tip of the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 comes into contact with the wall portion 21a, so that the positioning accuracy of the garnish portion 30 is improved.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the flexible portion 23 is provided inside the hole portion 25 formed in the base body 21, and a part of the flexible portion 23 (connecting portion 23a) is a base. It is connected to the main body 21. Then, a gap 26 is formed between the flexible portion 23 and the base body 21 at a predetermined interval T. In other words, the hole portion 25 is formed such that the length W0 of the hole portion 25 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle is larger than the length W1 of the flexible portion 23. Further, a notch 27 that is continuous with the hole 25 is formed in a portion of the wall portion 21 a of the base body 21 that faces the tip of the flexible portion 23. Therefore, when the flexible portion 23 bends, the interference between the flexible portion 23 and the base body 21 is suppressed, which suppresses the generation of abnormal noise.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, when the garnish portion 30 is attached to the base portion 20, the upper surface portion 22a of the contact portion 22 is formed so as to be flush with the surface 31a of the garnish portion 30. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, even when the garnish portion 530 to which the skin layer 533 is attached is attached to the base portion 20, the upper surface portion 22a of the contact portion 22 is flush with the surface 531a of the garnish portion 530. Is formed. By making the surfaces flush with each other, steps are eliminated, and the appearance when the garnish portions 30, 530 are attached can be improved.

The flexible portion 23 shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5 is provided with the convex portion 24 that is entirely elevated from the base body 21, but like the flexible portion 623 of the base portion 620 shown in FIG. 624 may be formed in a claw shape at the tip of the flexible portion 623. The flexible portion 623 is provided inside the hole 625 formed in the base body 621. The convex portion 624 of the flexible portion 623 is connected to the base body 621 by the connecting portion 623a. The protrusion 624 is hooked on the back surface 31b of the garnish portion 30 to prevent the upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 from coming off the contact portion 22. The upper end portion 31 of the garnish portion 30 is sandwiched by the contact portion 622 and the flexible portion 623.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a weather strip 40, which is a glass seal for the window 2, is attached to the upper edge of the inner panel IP of the vehicle door D. The weather strip 40 is made of synthetic resin. The weather strip 40 includes a seal lip portion 41 that elastically contacts the window glass, a top wall lip portion 42 that elastically contacts the base portion 20 of the upper base 10, and a lip portion 43 that elastically contacts the inner panel IP. Further, the weather strip 40 includes a support piece 44 held by the holding portion 28 of the base portion 20 of the upper base 10.

Inside the garnish portion 30, a plurality of boss portions 32 for attaching the garnish portion 30 to the attachment portion 29 of the base portion 20 are arranged at equal intervals. A hole for disposing the fixing member is formed in the central portion of the boss portion 32. As shown in FIG. 4, when the garnish portion 30 is attached, a tapping screw 34 as a fixing member is tightened through the attachment portion 29 into the hole 33 of the boss portion 32, so that the garnish portion 30 is fixed to the base portion 20. ..

In the above-described embodiment, the vehicle interior member used for the automobile has been described as a specific example, but the invention is not particularly limited and may be used as an interior member such as an electric train or a bus, or an interior member such as an airplane or a ship. You can Further, the above embodiment is merely an example for facilitating the understanding of the present invention and does not limit the present invention. The present invention can be modified and improved without departing from the spirit of the invention, and it goes without saying that the present invention includes equivalents thereof. In particular, the shapes, arrangements, and configurations of the abutting portion and the flexible portion of the base portion described in the above embodiment are merely examples and do not limit the present invention. Further, the vehicle interior member has been described as an example which is attached to the front door of the vehicle, but it may be applied to a back door for getting on and off a rear seat and a luggage compartment door.

D Vehicle door IP Inner panel 1 Door interior material 2 Window 10 Upper base 11 Lower base 12 Armrest 13 Door handle 20, 620 Base part 21, 621 Base body 21a Wall part 22, 622 Abutting part 23, 623 Flexible part 23a , 623a Connection part 24, 624 Convex part 25, 625 Hole part 26 Gap 27 Notch 28 Holding part 29 Mounting part 30, 530 Garnish part 31, 531 Upper end part (end part)
31a surface (first surface)
31b Rear surface (second surface)
32 boss part 34 tapping screw 532 core material 533 skin layer 534 backing layer 40 weather strip 41 seal lip part 42 top wall lip part 43 lip part 44 support piece

Claims (10)

An interior member for a vehicle, which is provided inside a vehicle,
Base part,
A garnish portion attached so as to cover the base portion,
The base portion is provided on the base main body, an abutting portion provided on the base main body and abutting against a first surface of an end portion of the garnish portion, and the base portion provided on the base main body so as to face the abutting portion. And a flexible portion elastically deformable provided on the first surface side so as to urge the end portion of the garnish portion to abut on a second surface substantially opposite to the surface. Sandwiching the end portion of the portion by the contact portion and the flexible portion,
The vehicle interior member, wherein the base body, the contact portion, and the flexible portion are integrally molded. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1, wherein the flexible portion is arranged inside the width direction of the vehicle with respect to the contact portion. The flexible portion has a convex portion provided so as to protrude toward the second surface of the garnish portion when the garnish portion is attached to the base portion, and the convex portion is the garnish portion of the garnish portion. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1, wherein the end portion of the garnish portion is urged by coming into contact with the second surface. It has a wall part which supports the contact part at the end part of the base body, and a tip of the end part of the garnish part contacts when the garnish part is attached to the base part. Item 1. The vehicle interior member according to Item 1. The vehicle interior member according to claim 4, wherein the length of the contact portion in the width direction of the vehicle is smaller than the length of the flexible portion in the width direction of the vehicle. The flexible portion is provided inside a hole formed in the base body with a part of the flexible portion connected to the base body, and the flexible portion and the base body are provided. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1, wherein gaps are formed at predetermined intervals therebetween. The vehicle interior member according to claim 6, wherein the length of the hole is larger than the length of the flexible portion in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The vehicle interior member according to claim 6, wherein the base body is formed with a notch continuous with the hole at a position facing the tip of the flexible portion. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1, wherein when the garnish portion is attached to the base portion, the first surface of the garnish portion and the upper surface of the contact portion are flush with each other. .. A vehicle door, comprising the vehicle interior member according to claim 1.

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