JP3918978B2 - Automotive door trim - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automobile door trim in which an inside handle unit is modularized, and more particularly, to an automobile door trim having an improved appearance in the vicinity of the inside handle unit.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 8 shows an automotive door trim 1 mounted on a door panel. The door trim 1 is usually provided with an inside handle unit 2 that can release the door lock mechanism from the indoor side.
[0003]
By the way, in order to attach the automobile door trim 1 and the inside handle unit 2 to the vehicle body panel, as shown in FIG. 9, first, the inside handle unit 2 is attached to the vehicle body panel 3 via the screws 4, and this inside handle is attached. In order to expose the operation handle 2a of the unit 2 to the indoor side, an opening 1a is opened in the door trim 1, and the door trim 1 is positioned based on the opening 1a corresponding to the inside handle unit 2 fixed to the vehicle body panel 3 by screws. And after fixing to the vehicle body panel 3, in order to improve external appearance performance, the inside handle escutcheon 5 and the cap 6 are attached.
[0004]
That is, the inside handle escutcheon 5 is attached to the inside handle escussion 5 by engaging the engaging pieces 2b provided on both side surfaces of the inside handle unit 2 with the engaging holes 5a of the inside handle escutcheon 5, and the door trim 1 A flange 7 is formed on the periphery of the inside handle escutcheon 5 in order to finish the edge of the opening 1a.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Thus, conventionally, the inside handle unit 2 attached to the door trim 1 is fixed to the vehicle body panel 3 by first fixing the inside handle unit 2 with the screws 4, and then the door trim 1 is attached to the vehicle body panel 3. The actual situation is that the inside handle escutcheon 5 is assembled and fixed to the inside handle unit 2 through the opening 1a.
[0006]
Therefore, due to mounting errors and dimensional errors of the inside handle unit 2 and the door trim 1, misalignment is likely to occur between the mounting position of the inside handle unit 2 and the opening 1a of the door trim 1, and a large opening is provided to absorb this positional shift. In order to conceal the opened opening 1a, it is necessary to increase the dimension of the flange width (indicated by d in FIG. 9) of the flange 7 provided on the periphery of the inside handle escutcheon 5. It has been pointed out that there is a problem that the above feeling of incongruity is easily given and appearance design is impaired.
[0007]
Further, since the inside handle escutcheon 5 is attached to the inside handle unit 2 with a claw fixed, it is not satisfactory in terms of mounting strength, and the inside handle escutcheon 5 has a flange 7 and a surface of the door trim 1. Skies are likely to occur between them, which is also a major factor that causes a decrease in appearance.
[0008]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by making the inside handle unit into a door trim body, the structure of the inside handle escutcheon portion can be simplified and the appearance can be improved. The purpose is to provide door trims.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, an invention according to claim 1 of the present application is an automotive door trim equipped with an inside handle unit capable of releasing a door lock mechanism from the indoor side, wherein the inside handle unit is on the back side of the door trim body. The operation handle of the inside handle unit is exposed to the indoor side through the opening provided in the door trim body, while the waist finisher is attached and fixed along the waist of the door trim body surface, and the door trim body, waist finisher and inside By making the three handle units modular, this waist finisher has an inside handle housing recess that surrounds the inside handle unit and functions as an inside handle escutcheon. Wherein the sense of unity in appearance is given.
[0010]
Therefore, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the inside handle unit is fixed to the back surface side of the door trim main body, an attachment error between the inside handle unit and the door trim main body does not occur.
[0012]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the inside handle unit is fixed to the rear surface of the door trim main body, while an opening is provided in the unit-corresponding portion, and the opening edge portion is concealed so as to be attached to the waist portion of the door trim main body. Because it is configured to provide the inside handle escutcheon function to the waist garnish, it does not give a sense of incongruity like the conventional inside handle escutcheon.
[0015]
The invention according to claim 2 of the present application is an automotive door trim equipped with an inside handle unit capable of releasing the door lock mechanism from the indoor side, the inside handle unit being mounted and fixed to the back side of the door trim main body, The operation handle of the inside handle unit is exposed to the indoor side through the opening provided in the body, and the inside handle unit is attached to the back surface of the door trim body via a bracket, and the skin material is wound along the opening edge of the door trim body. It is characterized by being processed.
[0016]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the inside handle unit is fixed to the rear surface of the door trim main body via the bracket, and the opening is provided in the door trim main body to expose the inside handle to the indoor side. Since the skin material is entrained, the inside handle installation location has a simple appearance.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of an automobile door trim according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0018]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of an automotive door trim according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration of the automotive door trim, and FIG. 3 shows a configuration of an inside handle mounting portion in the automotive door trim. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing an attachment structure of a door trim and an inside handle unit in the automobile door trim, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an attachment structure of a waist finisher and an inside handle unit in the automobile door trim. FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a modification of the first embodiment of the automotive door trim according to the present invention, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the automotive door trim according to the present invention.
[0019]
The configuration of the automobile door trim 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. The automobile door trim 10 has an appearance performance along the door trim main body 20 as a base and the surface waist portion of the door trim main body 20. This is generally composed of a waist finisher 30 that is mounted to increase the speed and an inside handle unit 40 that is attached to the back side of the door trim body 20 and that can unlock the door lock from the indoor side.
[0020]
More specifically, the door trim body 20 includes a resin core 21 made of a PP (polypropylene) resin mold press mixed with talc, and polyethylene on the back surface of a top layer such as a vinyl chloride sheet or a TPO (thermoplastic olefin) sheet. It is composed of a skin material 22 made of a laminated sheet material lined with a cushion layer such as foam, and a decorative sheet 23 such as a cloth is pressure-bonded and fixed to the surface inscribed portion.
[0021]
An armrest 11 is formed at a substantially central portion of the surface of the door trim main body 20 so as to bulge toward the passenger compartment so that an occupant can rest on his / her elbow, and a door pocket 12 and a speaker grill 13 are formed below the armrest 11. Is formed.
[0022]
Next, the waist finisher 30 attached and fixed to the surface of the waist portion of the door trim body 20 is made of a long synthetic resin molded body, and the surface has a design pattern such as a wood grain pattern formed by silk printing or the like. On the back side of 30, mounting bosses 31 are formed projecting at predetermined intervals along the longitudinal direction, and a unit receiving recess 32 corresponding to the place where the inside handle unit 40 is installed is shown in FIGS. 3 to 5. Is formed into a box shape with a part cut away.
[0023]
As a configuration of the waist finisher 30, in addition to printing a design pattern on the surface, a wood grain board or the like may be integrated with the base of the resin molded body by in-mold molding.
[0024]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, the surface of the waist portion of the door trim main body 20 to which the waist finisher 30 is attached is formed as an accommodation groove portion 24 for accommodating the waist finisher 30, and the accommodation groove portion 24 is used for attaching the waist finisher 30. Mounting holes 25 corresponding to the bosses 31 are opened at a plurality of locations, and openings 26 for fitting unit receiving recesses 32 formed in a box shape in the waist finisher 30 are provided at the locations where the inside handle 40 is installed. It has been.
[0025]
Further, the inside handle unit 40 includes an operation handle 41 for releasing the door lock mechanism. In the present invention, in order to modularize the inside handle unit 40 with the door trim body 20, as shown in FIG. A mounting piece 42 is formed on the upper end of the inside handle unit 40 so as to project upward, and a screw 27a is fastened and fixed to a mounting boss 27 having a screw hole projectingly formed on the back surface of the door trim main body 20. The unit 40 is fixed to the back side of the door trim body 20.
[0026]
Thereafter, the waist finisher 30 is fitted into the accommodation groove portion 24 formed in the waist portion of the door trim body 20, and the mounting boss 31 erected on the back surface of the waist finisher 30 is inserted into the mounting hole 25 of the door trim body 20, The tip of 31 is subjected to crimping by ultrasonic caulking or heat welding caulking, or a push nut is fitted, or a machine stopper such as a screw fixing is used to fix the waist to the waist of the door trim body 20 Install the finisher 30.
[0027]
Further, when the waist finisher 30 is attached to the door trim main body 20, if the unit receiving recess 32 of the waist finisher 30 is fitted in the opening 26 provided in the door trim main body 20, as shown in FIG. The operation handle 41 faces the indoor side through the notch 32a, and the opening edge 32b of the unit receiving recess 32 is located on the outer periphery of the inside handle unit 40, and functions as an inside handle escutcheon.
[0028]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the waist finisher 30 and the inside handle unit 40 are attached to the attachment piece 43 of the inside handle unit 40 with respect to a mounting boss 33 having a screw hole standing on the back side of the waist finisher 30. A screw 43b is fastened and fixed to the hole 43a, and a locking piece 34 is formed on the side of the unit receiving recess 32 of the waist finisher 30 at the other end of the inside handle unit 40 opposite to the screw 43b. The piece 34 is engaged with the opening edge portion 26 a of the door trim main body 20.
[0029]
Therefore, as described above, the door trim body 20, the waist finisher 30, and the inside handle unit 40 that are modularized may be attached to the vehicle body panel 50, as shown in FIG. 3, with respect to the attachment hole 50a of the vehicle body panel 50. After the waist finisher 30 and the inside handle unit 40 are fastened together with the mounting screw 51, a cap made of a resin molded body is used to hide the head of the mounting screw 51 as shown in FIGS. The locking claw 61 that covers 60 and protrudes from the back surface of the cap 60 may be engaged and fixed in the locking hole 35 of the waist finisher 30.
[0030]
As described above, in the automobile door trim 10 according to the present invention, the inside handle unit 40 is attached to the back side of the door trim main body 20 and modularized, so that an installation error between the door trim main body 20 and the inside handle unit 40 which has occurred conventionally has occurred. The opening 26 opened in the door trim main body 20 can be a minimum size, and when attaching an escutcheon, the flange width of the escutcheon can be set narrow.
[0031]
In addition, when the escutcheon is also used by the waist finisher 30 as in this embodiment, the inside handle unit 40 is modularized on the back side of the door trim body 20 so that the width dimension of the waist finisher 30 is not restricted. By doing so, it is not necessary to consider an attachment error, and a modeling freedom can be raised.
[0032]
Furthermore, as in this embodiment, by attaching a waist finisher 30 along the waist of the door trim body 20 and providing the waist finisher 30 with an inside handle escutcheon function, a sense of unity in appearance can be achieved, and appearance performance The waist finisher 30 is fixed to the door trim body 20 at a plurality of attachment points, and the inside handle unit 40 is fixed to the door trim body 20 and the waist finisher 30 by screws. The mounting strength of the handle unit 40 can be increased, and there is no problem such as a skid around the inside handle escutcheon.
[0033]
Next, FIG. 6 shows a unit housing recess 32 provided in the waist finisher 30 with an illumination mechanism 70 in order to further add value to the first embodiment described above, and unit housing a lamp housing 72 having a lamp 71. By attaching to the upper wall surface of the recess 32 and opening the lighting window 36, when operating the operation handle 41 of the inside handle 40 at night or the like, the position of the operation handle 41 can be easily confirmed, thereby improving usability. The illumination mechanism 70 can be firmly supported by the waist finisher 30.
[0034]
Further, FIG. 7 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, and it is the same as the first embodiment that the inside handle unit 40 is modularized on the back side of the door trim body 20, but the inside handle unit 40 is The door trim body 20 is fixed to the back surface side of the door trim main body 20 via the mounting bracket 80. In the second embodiment, the door trim main body 20 wraps the skin material 22 along the peripheral edge of the opening 26, and ends the peripheral edge of the opening 26. Processing is in progress. Therefore, when the inside handle unit 40 is viewed from the indoor side, since there is no flange, a simple appearance can be obtained, designability can be improved, and escalation can be eliminated, so that the number of parts can be reduced and the cost can be reduced. There is an advantage that you can expect.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the automotive door trim according to the present invention, the configuration in which the inside handle unit is modularized on the back side of the door trim main body is employed, so that there is an error in mounting between the inside handle unit and the door trim main body as in the past. Since it does not occur, it is not necessary to set a wide escutcheon flange that closes the opening edge, and when installing an escutcheon that simply closes the opening edge, the flange width can be set narrow, and the inside handle escutcheon at the waist finisher If you share the same, you can get a sense of unity in appearance, and further eliminate the escutcheon, and if you cover the door trim body skin material, you can get a simple appearance, etc. The effect that the variation can be given to To.
[0036]
Furthermore, if the inside handle unit is modularized on the back of the door trim main body and the inside handle unit housing is formed on the waist finisher, the inside finish handle escutcheon function can be given to the waist finisher and the inside handle Since the unit is configured to be supported by both the door trim body and the waist finisher, the mounting strength can be strengthened, so there is no problem of skidding between the door trim and the escutcheon, and a good appearance over the long term. It has the effect of being obtained.
[0037]
Also, if the unit finish recess is provided in the waist finisher attached to the waist part of the door trim body and the inside handle escution function is provided, and the lighting mechanism is attached to the unit reception recess, the operation handle position can be adjusted even at night. Can be confirmed quickly, and the usability can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first embodiment of an automotive door trim according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the automobile door trim shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.
4 is an explanatory view showing an attachment structure between a door trim body and an inside handle unit in the automobile door trim shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
5 is an explanatory view showing an attachment structure between a waist finisher and an inside handle unit in the automobile door trim shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a modification in which an illumination mechanism is added in the first embodiment of the automotive door trim according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting portion of an inside handle unit showing a second embodiment of the automotive door trim according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a conventional automobile door trim.
9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8, and is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting portion of the inside handle unit.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Automotive door trim 11 Armrest 12 Door pocket 13 Speaker grill 20 Door trim main body 21 Resin core material 22 Skin material 23 Decorative sheet 24 Accommodating groove 25 Mounting hole 26 Opening 27 Mounting boss 30 Waist finisher 31 Mounting boss 32 Unit receiving recess 33 Mounting Boss 34 Locking piece 35 Locking hole 36 Illumination window 40 Inside handle unit 41 Operation handle 42, 43 Mounting piece 50 Car body panel 51 Mounting screw 60 Decoration cap 61 Locking claw 70 Illumination mechanism 71 Lamp 72 Lamp housing 80 Mounting Bracket

Claims (2)

An automotive door trim (10) equipped with an inside handle unit (40) capable of releasing the door lock mechanism from the indoor side, wherein the inside handle unit (40) is mounted and fixed to the back side of the door trim body (20). While the operation handle (41) of the inside handle unit (40) is exposed to the indoor side through the opening (26) provided in (20), the waist finisher (30) is provided along the waist portion on the surface of the door trim body (20). The door trim body (20), the waist finisher (30), and the inside handle unit (40) are modularized, and the waist finisher (30) surrounds the inside handle unit (40). With handle escutcheon Functions Te by inside handle housing recess (32) is provided, a door trim for automobile, characterized in that the sense of unity in appearance is given. An automotive door trim (10) equipped with an inside handle unit (40) capable of releasing the door lock mechanism from the indoor side, wherein the inside handle unit (40) is mounted and fixed to the back side of the door trim body (20). The operation handle (41) of the inside handle unit (40) is exposed to the indoor side through the opening (26) provided in (20), and the inside handle unit (40) is mounted on the back surface of the door trim body (20) with a bracket (80 ) is attached via the automotive door trim, characterized in that the skin material along the opening edge of the door trim body (20) (26a) (22 ) is entrainment process.

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