JPH05105007A - Pillar section mounting structure of molded ceiling - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately and simply mount a molded ceiling to a pillar section. CONSTITUTION:A molded ceiling 7 is provided on the side with a horizontal part 8 extending horizontally and provided with a locking piece 9 inserted into a car body hole 10 in a pillar inner panel 11. The horizontal part 8 is provided with a locating hole 12 into which a projection 15 on the upper end of a pillar garnish 13 is inserted to mount the pillar garnish 13 on the pillar inner panel 11 by a clip 16. The lower surface 8a of the horizontal part 8 of the molded ceiling 7 is supported by a support surface 14 of the pillar garnish 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pillar ceiling mounting structure for a molded ceiling.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some vehicles such as automobiles have a molded ceiling mounted on the interior side of a roof panel.
The structure shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 may be adopted in order to attach both end portions of the molded ceiling to the pillar portion.

In the figure, the molded ceiling 1 is supported at its front end and rear end by a roof rail front panel and a roof rail rear panel (not shown), and a side end 2 is curved and extends downward to the outside (OUT) of the vehicle compartment. Side)
It is disposed in contact with the pillar inner panel 3.

A tubular clip 4 is attached to the side end portion 2 so as to penetrate from the vehicle interior side, and the tubular clip 4 is inserted into a long hole 5 provided in the pillar inner panel 3 to insert the tubular inner panel. 3. The molded ceiling 1 is temporarily held by 3. Then, the fixed clip 7 provided on the pillar garnish 6 is locked to the tubular clip 4, and the molded ceiling 1 is attached to the pillar inner panel 3 by the pillar garnish 6 (this attachment structure is an actual open flat plate). 2-21148).

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional mounting structure, the molded clip 1 is fixed at once by the fixing clip 7 to eliminate the variation in the fitting portion P between the molded ceiling 1 and the pillar garnish 6. However, since the tubular clip 4 is required, there is a problem that the cost of parts increases.

Also, the long hole 5, the tubular clip 4, and the
Pillar garnish 6 works to fit the fixing clip 7.
And the part error due to the bending of the molded ceiling 1,
There is a problem that workability is poor due to assembly errors.

Therefore, the present invention provides a structure for mounting a pillar portion of a molded ceiling in which the cost of parts can be reduced and the assembling work can be performed easily and accurately.

[0008]

A horizontal portion extending horizontally is provided on a side portion of a molded ceiling, and a locking piece to be inserted into a vehicle body hole provided in a vehicle body panel is provided on the horizontal portion. Along with this, a locate hole is formed in the horizontal portion of the pillar garnish near the interior side of the vehicle. The projection of the pillar garnish is inserted into the locate hole of the horizontal part of the molded ceiling with the locking piece of the part inserted in the hole of the vehicle body, and the supporting surface is abutted against the lower surface of the horizontal part and is attached to the vehicle body panel. .

[0009]

Function: The locking piece provided on the horizontal portion of the molded ceiling is inserted into the hole of the vehicle body to temporarily hold the molded ceiling on the vehicle body panel. By inserting the protrusion of the pillar garnish into the locate hole of the horizontal part and pushing it up, the pillar garnish and the molded ceiling are positioned relative to each other in the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction, and the supporting surface is positioned horizontally. Abut. When the pillar garnish is fixed to the vehicle body panel in this state, the lower surface of the horizontal portion of the molded ceiling is supported by the support surface of the pillar garnish, and the downward movement of the molded ceiling is restricted.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the front end and the rear end of the molded ceiling 7 are attached to a roof rail front panel and a roof rail rear panel (not shown), and the side portion of the molded ceiling 7 is curved downward, A horizontal portion 8 extending in the horizontal direction is provided at the side end portion. The horizontal portion 8 is provided with a locking piece 9, and the vehicle body hole 10 into which the locking piece 9 is inserted.
Are formed in a pillar inner panel 11 as a vehicle body panel.

Locate holes 12 are vertically formed near the passenger compartment (IN side) of the horizontal portion 8.

The pillar garnish 13 that covers the inside of the pillar inner panel 11 on the vehicle interior side is provided with a support surface 14 that extends horizontally toward the outside of the vehicle interior and a projection 15 that projects upward at the upper end thereof. .. The support surface 14
Has the same width X as the lower surface 8a (portion up to the protrusion 15) of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7 and is in contact with the lower surface 8a to support the molded ceiling 7 from below. It is inserted into the locate hole 12 of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7.

A boss 16 is formed on the outer surface of the pillar garnish 13 on the outer side of the vehicle compartment, and a clip 17 for engaging the pillar inner panel 11 is provided at the tip of the boss 16.

Therefore, in mounting, first, the locking piece 9 of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7 is fixed to the pillar inner panel 1.
1 and the molded ceiling 7 is temporarily held in the vehicle body hole 10. Next, the protrusion 15 of the pillar garnish 13
Is inserted into the locate hole 12 of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7 and pushed up, the supporting surface 14 abuts the lower surface 8a of the horizontal portion 8 and the relative positioning of the molded ceiling 7 and the pillar garnish 13 is performed. In this state, the clip 17 of the pillar garnish 13 is fixed to the mounting hole 18 of the pillar inner panel 11.

In this way, the mounted molded ceiling 7 opposes the reaction force of the molded ceiling 7 by pushing up the pillar garnish 13, and the lower surface 8a of the horizontal portion 8 is supported by the support surface 14 of the pillar garnish 13. As a result, the downward movement is restricted, and further, the movement of the locking piece 9 in the vehicle front-rear direction is restricted by the front and rear edges of the vehicle body hole 10, and the positioning is accurately fixed in the vertical direction and the vehicle front-rear direction.

On the other hand, the protrusion 15 of the pillar garnish 13
Is inserted into the locate hole 12 of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7, the molded ceiling 7 is accurately positioned and fixed in the vehicle width direction.

The support surface 1 of the pillar garnish 13
4 and the lower surface 8a of the horizontal portion 8 of the molded ceiling 7 that is in contact with the same 4 have the same width X, so that the mating surfaces are always flush with each other and no gap is generated, so that the appearance quality is improved.

Therefore, by temporarily holding the molded ceiling 7 with the locking piece 9 and the vehicle body hole 10 of the molded ceiling 7, the conventional tubular clip 4 and the like can be eliminated.

The location of the locate hole 12 and the projection 15 can be easily confirmed and inserted during the mounting work, and the pillar garnish 13 and the molded ceiling 7 can be positioned relative to each other in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. In addition, the support surface 14 is in contact with the horizontal portion 8 and serves as a guide in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the pillar garnish is fixed, the clip 17 which is a shadow of the pillar garnish 13 and the mounting hole of the pillar inner panel 11 can be easily positioned, so that workability is improved.

Since the locate hole 12, the end of the horizontal portion 8 and the locking piece 9 can be cut in the vertical direction, the molding ceiling 7 can be easily molded in terms of the direction of die removal.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the temporary holding of the molded ceiling is performed by the locking piece of the horizontal portion of the molded ceiling and the vehicle body hole, so that the clip can be eliminated and the cost can be reduced. be able to.

Further, since the positions of the locate holes and the protrusions can be easily confirmed from the outside, they can be easily inserted, and in the inserted state, the pillar garnish and the molded ceiling are relatively opposed in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. Since the support surface is in contact with the horizontal portion, it serves as a guide in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the pillar garnish is fixed, the pillar garnish can be easily attached to the vehicle body panel even if it is in the shadow of the pillar garnish, so that workability can be improved.

Since the locate holes and the like are provided in the direction of removing the molding die, the molding of the molding ceiling becomes easy.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional technique.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

7 ... Molded ceiling, 8 ... Horizontal view, 8a ... Bottom surface, 9 ... Locking piece,
10 ... Body hole, 11 ... Pillar inner panel (body panel), 12 ... Locate hole, 13 ... Pillar garnish,
14 ... Support surface, 15 ... Protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A horizontal portion extending in a horizontal direction is provided on a side portion of a molded ceiling, and a locking piece to be inserted into a vehicle body hole provided in a vehicle body panel is provided on the horizontal portion and the horizontal portion of the horizontal portion is provided. A locate hole is formed near the inside of the passenger compartment.The pillar garnish is provided with a support surface that abuts the lower surface of the horizontal part of the molded ceiling and a protrusion that is inserted into the locate hole of the horizontal part, and locks the horizontal part of the molded ceiling. The pillar garnish protrusions are inserted into the locating holes of the horizontal part of the ceiling with the piece inserted into the vehicle body hole, and the supporting surface is brought into contact with the lower surface of the horizontal part and is attached to the vehicle body panel. Ceiling pillar mounting structure.