Roof side garnish peripheral structure of automobile
a technology of peripheral structure and roof, which is applied in the direction of vehicle components, superstructure subunits, pedestrian/occupant safety arrangements, etc., can solve the problems of inefficiency of mounting operation and troublesome mounting of airbags, and achieve the effect of convenient mounting the roof sid
Inactive Publication Date: 2007-08-02
NIHON PLAST CO LTD
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The present invention provides a roof side garnish peripheral structure of an automobile that allows for easy mounting of an air-bag and a roof side garnish on the side roof rail of the automobile. The structure includes a roof side garnish mounted on an inner side of a side roof rail, a duct member bonded to the roof side garnish, a duct passage formed by the duct member and the roof side garnish, a support portion extending from the duct member, and an accommodation space defined by the support portion, the side roof rail, and the cover portion. The invention also provides a holding portion formed on the back side of the cover portion to stabilize the air-bag sandwiched between the cover portion and the support portion. The invention further provides an engaging portion formed outside of the duct member and a to-be engaged portion formed at a portion corresponding to the engaging portion of the side roof rail, wherein the roof side garnish can be mounted on the side roof rail by inserting and engaging the engaging portion into and with the to-be engaged portion from inside of the passenger room.
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Therefore, it is troublesome to mount the air-bag.
Since many steps for mounting the roof side garnish are required on the assembling line, the mounting operation is inefficient.
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[0025]Referring now to FIGS. 1 to 6, details of an embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinafter. FIG. 1 shows an upper portion of an automobile as viewed from inside of a passenger room. A side air-bag 4 is disposed in a folded state on a side roof rail 1 located at a height near a head of a passenger M along a longitudinal direction from a front pillar 2 to a rear pillar 3. An inflator 5 disposed in the rear pillar 3 is connected to a rear end of the air-bag 4. FIG. 2 shows a state where the air-bag 4 is developed downward in a form of a curtain.
[0026]The side roof rail 1 has a closed cross section structure comprising a side roof rail inner 6 and a side roof rail outer 7. A roof panel 8 is connected to an inner end of the side roof rail 1 in the widthwise direction of the vehicle.
[0027]A roof side garnish 9 made of resin for covering the side roof rail inner 6 from inside of the passenger room is mounted on the inner side of the passenger room of the side roof...
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A roof side garnish peripheral structure of an automobile includes: a roof side garnish (9) mounted on an inner side of a side roof rail (1) from an inner side of a passenger room, the roof side garnish (9) being provided at its outer side in a widthwise direction of the vehicle with a cover portion (11) capable of opening inward of the passenger room; a duct member (12) bonded to an outer side of the roof side garnish (9) at an upper location than the cover portion (11) of the roof side garnish (9); a duct passage (13) of closed cross section formed by the duct member (12) and the roof side garnish (9); a support portion (25) extending from an outer end of the duct member (12) in the widthwise direction of the vehicle, the support portion (25) having a tip end extending close to the side roof rail (1); and an accommodation space (S) defined by the support portion (25), the side roof rail (1) and the cover portion (11) so as to accommodate an air-bag (4).
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a roof side garnish peripheral structure of an automobile.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]A roof side garnish for covering a side roof rail from inside of a passenger room is mounted on the side roof rail of an upper portion of a vehicle body of an automobile. A folded side air-bag and a duct of an air conditioner are accommodated in a space between the side roof rail and the roof side garnish along a longitudinal direction.[0005]The air-bag is mounted in a manner that the air-bag is sandwiched by a bracket formed on a back side so as to extend from an end of the roof side garnish through a plurality of hinges and in this state, a superposed portion of the bracket is fastened together with the side roof rail when the roof side garnish is mounted. This structure is disclosed in a Japanese Patent Application Laid-open No. 2000-71925.[0006]The duct of the air conditioner is for...
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IPC IPC(8): B60R21/213B60R21/215B60R13/02B60R21/20
CPCB60R21/232B60R21/213
Inventor KAMANO, YOSHIFUMI
Owner NIHON PLAST CO LTD