Mounting device for vehicle interior member, base member for mounting device for vehicle interior member, and mounting member for mounting device for vehicle interior member

Abstract

To provide an attachment device of a vehicle interior member which makes the vehicle interior member less likely to be removed from a base member with an attachment member having a simple shape.SOLUTION: An attachment device 24 includes: a base member 28 formed with a holding hole 40; and an attachment member 30 which is assembled to the holding hole 40 at one end and attached to a panel 10 by inserting the other end protruding from the holding hole 40 into an attachment hole 12 of the panel 10. Further, the attachment device 24 includes a holding member 32 which is inserted into the holding hole 40 to be assembled to the base member 28 and the attachment member 30. A flange part 54 hooks on a restriction part 50 to restrict the attachment member 30 from moving to the front side relative to the base member 28.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a mounting device for mounting an interior member of a vehicle, such as an assist grip. [Background technology]

[0002] In a vehicle such as an automobile, an assist grip is detachably attached to a panel of a vehicle body by an attachment device including a leaf spring-like clip formed in a U-shape and a cap having legs inserted between the opposing parallel parts of the clip (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The attachment device inserts the open end side of the parallel part of the clip into an opening provided in a base connected to the assist grip, and hooks a step provided in the parallel part onto the opening edge of the opening, thereby assembling the clip to the base. Next, the tip side of the clip bent into a U-shape is inserted into a mounting hole in the panel, and a retaining claw provided on the clip is hooked onto the opening edge of the mounting hole. Then, by inserting the legs of the cap between the opposing parallel parts of the clip, the deformation of the parallel parts is restricted by the legs, and the clip is held hooked to the panel. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 5465978 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The assist grip of Patent Document 1 restricts the movement of the clip backward (toward the vehicle body) relative to the base by hooking a step provided at the tip of the parallel part of the clip onto an inner edge provided on the base. Also, a locking claw formed by cutting outward the center of an extension provided from the step of the parallel part of the clip hooks onto an open-shaped locking part provided on the base, restricting the movement of the clip forward (toward the vehicle interior) relative to the base. Thus, the clip of Patent Document 1 is complicated and large in size due to the formation of the extension and the locking claw.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems associated with the conventional technology, and aims to provide a mounting device for vehicle interior components that is unlikely to come off from a base member when attached to the vehicle body, even if the mounting member has a simple structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to overcome the above problems and achieve the intended object, the present invention provides a mounting device for a vehicle interior member, A mounting device for mounting a vehicle interior member to a panel of a vehicle body, comprising: A base member having a holding hole formed so as to penetrate from front to back; an attachment member formed so that one ends of two opposing attachment pieces are connected, and the other ends of both attachment pieces are disposed in the retaining holes and assembled to the base member, and the one ends of the attachment pieces are inserted from the front side into attachment holes penetrating the panel in the front-rear direction; a retaining member that is inserted between the two mounting pieces from the other end sides of the two mounting pieces of the mounting member and is attached to the base member in a state in which the displacement of the two mounting pieces toward each other is restricted, The mounting member has a flange portion provided at the other end of each mounting piece and extending in a direction opposite to the other mounting piece, The base member is a step portion that is provided so as to protrude from an inner wall surface of the holding hole and that engages with the flange portion so as to restrict movement of the mounting member toward a rear side relative to the base member; The gist of the present invention is that it has a regulating portion that is located on the front side of the step portion and protrudes from the inner wall surface of the retaining hole, and that hooks onto the flange portion so as to regulate movement of the mounting member toward the front side relative to the base member. Effect of the Invention

[0007] According to the mounting device for a vehicle interior member of the present invention, even a mounting member having a simple structure can be made less likely to come off the base member when it is attached to the vehicle body. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an assist grip equipped with a mounting device according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] 1 is a side view showing an assist grip equipped with a mounting device of an embodiment. [Diagram 3] 1A is a rear view of a base member according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1B is a perspective view seen from the front side, and FIG. 1C is a perspective view seen from the back side. [Figure 4] 1A, 1B, and 1C are views showing a mounting member according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. [Diagram 5] 1A, 1B, and 1C are views showing a holding member according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. [Figure 6] 4A is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the assembly of the mounting member to the base member, and FIG. 4B is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the assembly of the holding member to the base member to which the mounting member is assembled. [Figure 7] 1A is a cross-sectional view illustrating the assembly of a mounting member to a base member, and FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view illustrating the assembly of a holding member to the base member to which the mounting member has been assembled. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the mounting of the mounting device according to the embodiment to a vehicle body. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] Next, a preferred embodiment of the mounting device for a vehicle interior member according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that in the embodiment, an assist grip installed in the passenger compartment of a vehicle is described as the vehicle interior member. EXAMPLES

[0010] As shown in Fig. 1, the assist grip 20 according to the embodiment includes a grip body (vehicle interior member body) 22 and mounting devices 24 provided on each end of the grip body 22. As shown in Fig. 2, the assist grip 20 is mounted to a vehicle body panel (mounting target) 10 by the mounting device 24, sandwiching a wall material 14 constituting a wall surface of the vehicle interior. The assist grip 20 has the grip body 22 supported by a support shaft 26 (see Fig. 2(b)) relative to the mounting device 24, and the grip body 22 is displaced between a storage position (solid line in Fig. 2(a)) in which the grip body 22 is arranged on the front side of the panel 10 and aligned with the wall material 14, and a usage position (two-dot chain line in Fig. 2(b)) in which the grip body 22 stands up from the wall material 14.

[0011] In the following description, the assist grip 20 refers to directions based on the state of attachment to the panel 10, and specifically, the side facing the vehicle interior is referred to as the front, and the side facing the outside of the vehicle is referred to as the back. In addition, in the assist grip 20, the direction in which both ends of the grip body 22 arranged at a distance from each other at the front and rear of the vehicle are separated (the axial direction of the support shaft 26) is referred to as the left-right direction, which refers to left and right as viewed from the vehicle interior. In the assist grip 20, the grip portion of the grip body 22 supported by the attachment device 24 by the support shaft 26 extending in the left-right direction is arranged above the attachment device 24 in the stored position, and the grip body 22 is displaced downward from the stored position to the usage position.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the mounting device 24 includes a base member 28 that supports the grip body 22 so that the grip body 22 can be displaced, and a mounting member 30 that has one end attached to a mounting hole 12 provided in the panel 10 and has the other end assembled to the base member 28. The mounting device 24 also includes a holding member 32 that is attached to the base member 28 and holds the mounting member 30 attached to the base member 28. A torsion spring 34 is incorporated between the mounting device 24 that supports one end of the grip body 22 and the grip body 22 as a biasing means for biasing the grip body 22 toward the storage position. A damper 36 is incorporated between the mounting device 24 that supports the other end of the grip body 22 and the grip body 22 as a damping means for damping the positional displacement between the storage position and the use position. The configurations of the mounting devices 24 provided at the left and right ends of the grip body 22 are basically the same except for the difference between the biasing means and the damping means described above, so only one of them will be described below.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 3, the base member 28 includes a cylindrical main body 38 having a retaining hole 40 penetrating in the front-back direction on the inside thereof, and a pair of arms 42, 42 extending downward from the cylindrical main body 38. The pair of arms 42, 42 are provided at a distance from each other on the left and right, and each has an axle through hole 42a penetrating in the left-right direction. The base member 28 rotatably supports the grip body 22 via the support shaft 26 fitted into the axle through hole 42a. The base member 28 in the embodiment is a resin molded product made of a highly rigid resin material such as 6-nylon filled with glass fiber. As shown in FIG. 2, the base member 28 is arranged in a state where the retaining hole 40 formed to penetrate in the front-back direction is aligned with the mounting hole 12 penetrating the panel 10 from the front to the back, and the back surface of the cylindrical main body 38 is placed against the front surface of the panel 10.

[0014] As shown in Fig. 3, the base member 28 has a retaining hole 40 formed in a generally rectangular opening shape that is long in the left-right direction, and each of the upper and lower opposing inner wall surfaces of the retaining hole 40 is provided with a retaining step portion (step portion) 44 that protrudes inward from the inner wall surface. The retaining step portion 44 is separated into left and right and arranged to leave a central portion in the left-right direction, and an insertion portion 46 is provided between the left and right retaining step portions 44, 44. The retaining step portion 44 is also arranged in a front-back direction intermediate portion of the retaining hole 40 that penetrates in the front-back direction. In the cylindrical main body 38, the retaining step portions 44 and the insertion portion 46 are provided in a vertically symmetrical relationship across the retaining hole 40 (see Fig. 3(a)).

[0015] 3, the base member 28 is provided with a stop receiving portion 48 protruding from each of the opposing left and right wall surfaces of the retaining hole 40 (wall surfaces perpendicular to the wall surface on which the retaining step portion 44 is provided in the retaining hole 40). The stop receiving portion 48 is disposed in the center of the retaining hole 40 in the up-down direction. The stop receiving portion 48 extends from the middle portion of the retaining hole 40 in the front-back direction to the rear opening of the retaining hole 40. In the cylindrical main body 38, the stop receiving portions 48 are provided symmetrically on both sides of the retaining hole 40 (see FIGS. 3(a) and (c)).

[0016] As shown in FIG. 3, the base member 28 is provided with a restricting portion 50 that protrudes inward from each of the inner wall surfaces that face each other above and below in the holding hole 40. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 8, the restricting portion 50 is disposed on the front side of the holding step portion 44 in the cylindrical main body 38. The restricting portion 50 of the embodiment is disposed in the front-rear direction from the holding step portion 44 at a distance slightly larger than the plate thickness of a flange portion 54 of the mounting member 30, which will be described later. The restricting portion 50 is a protrusion formed in a substantially right-angled triangle shape in a side view, and the surface facing the front side is a slope that extends obliquely away from the inner wall surface as it moves from the front side to the rear side, and the surface facing the rear side is a vertical surface that extends at a right angle or an angle close to a right angle to the inner wall surface (see FIG. 8). The restricting portion 50 is formed so that the protruding dimension from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical main body 38 is smaller than the protruding dimension of the holding step portion 44 from the inner wall surface of the cylindrical main body 38 (see FIG. 6 and FIG. 8).

[0017] As shown in FIG. 7, the restricting portion 50 is arranged on the front side of the insertion portion 46 between the left and right retaining steps 44, 44, shifted in the front-back direction from the two left and right retaining steps 44, 44. The restricting portion 50 is formed in the retaining hole 40 at a central portion in the left-right direction from the retaining steps 44. The mounting device 24 is arranged so that the restricting portion 50 is close to an extension line from a hooking portion 56 of the mounting member 30 to the front side when the members are assembled (see FIG. 7(a)). Two restricting portions 50, 50 are provided on each of the inner wall surfaces forming the retaining hole 40 in the cylindrical main body 38, spaced apart in the left-right direction. The two restricting portions 50, 50 arranged side by side in the left-right direction are arranged at a distance equal to or slightly larger than the left-right width of the hooking portion 56 of the mounting member 30. Note that the restricting portions 50 are provided in the cylindrical main body 38 in a vertically symmetrical relationship across the retaining hole 40 (see FIG. 3(a)). The base member 28 is configured so that the retaining step portion 44 interferes with a flange portion 54, described later, of the mounting member 30 assembled into the retaining hole 40, and the regulating portion 50 interferes with the flange portion 54 while not interfering with the hook portion 56 and clamping portion 58, described later, of the mounting member 30.

[0018] As shown in Fig. 4(b) and (c), the mounting member 30 has a pair of mounting pieces 52, 52 arranged opposite to each other vertically, and one end (rear end) of both mounting pieces 52, 52 is connected to form a substantially U-shape in side view. The mounting member 30 is configured to be elastically deformable so that the other end (front end (open end)) of both mounting pieces 52, 52 approaches relatively, with one end (back bridge (connecting end)) where both mounting pieces 52, 52 are connected as a fulcrum, and the distance between both mounting pieces 52, 52 can be reduced by operating the open end side. The mounting member 30 is assembled to the base member 28 by arranging (storing) the open end sides of both mounting pieces 52, 52 in the holding hole 40, and at this time, the connecting end sides of both mounting pieces 52, 52 protrude to the rear side from the rear opening of the holding hole 40 (see Fig. 6(b), Fig. 7(a), Fig. 8). The mounting member 30 is attached to the panel 10 by inserting the connecting ends of both mounting pieces 52, 52 protruding from the rear side of the cylindrical body 38 into the mounting holes 12 from the front side (see Figs. 2 and 8). Note that each part of the mounting member 30 in this embodiment is formed by bending a single metal plate that has been punched into a predetermined shape.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting member 30 has a flange portion 54 extending outward (opposite to the other mounting piece 52) at the open end of the mounting piece 52. The edge of the flange portion 54 facing upward or downward is the end of the open end side of each mounting piece 52. The mounting member 30 is formed so that the outer corner where the mounting piece 52 and the flange portion 54 are connected is curved (R-shaped), and in the embodiment, the flange portion 54 is formed by bending a metal plate to make the outer corner facing the front side curved. The flange portion 54 is disposed between the holding step portion 44 and the restricting portion 50 when the open end side of the mounting member 30 is assembled to the base member 28 (see FIG. 6(b) and FIG. 8). When the mounting member 30 is inserted into the retaining hole 40, the upper and lower flange portions 54, 54 are caught by the upper and lower holding step portions 44, respectively, and movement to the back side is restricted. Furthermore, when the mounting member 30 is inserted into the retaining hole 40, the upper and lower flange portions 54, 54 are caught by the upper and lower restricting portions 50, respectively, so that movement towards the front side is restricted.

[0020] The flange portion 54 is set so that, when the mounting member 30 is attached to the base member 28, the edge facing upward or downward is disposed with a small gap between it and the inner wall surface of the cylindrical main body 38 (see Figs. 6(b) and 8), or is in contact with the inner wall surface. As shown in Fig. 4(c), the flange portion 54 is provided with a recess 54a on the edge that faces the inner wall surface of the cylindrical main body 38 when the mounting member 30 is attached to the base member 28. The recess 54a is provided in the center of the flange portion 54 in the left-right direction, and when the mounting member 30 is attached to the base member 28, the recess 54a is disposed between the two regulating portions 50, 50 that are lined up on the left and right.

[0021] As shown in Fig. 4, the mounting member 30 has a hook portion 56 that extends from the connecting end side (rear side) of the mounting piece 52 toward the open end side (front side) so as to move away from the other mounting piece 52. The mounting member 30 also has a clamping portion 58 that is provided so as to extend from the tip of the hook portion 56 toward the open end side (front side). As shown in Fig. 8(b), the mounting member 30 is attached to the panel 10 with the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 sandwiched between the tip of the hook portion 56 and the tip of the clamping portion 58.

[0022] As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, the hook portion 56 is provided on the connecting end side of the mounting piece 52 and extends obliquely so as to overhang outward from the mounting piece 52. The upper and lower hook portions 56, 56 extend away from each other as they move from the back side to the front side, and the distance between the tips of the upper and lower hook portions 56, 56 is set to be larger than the vertical dimension of the mounting hole 12 (see Fig. 2 and Fig. 8). The hook portion 56 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction (the opposing direction of the pair of mounting pieces 52, 52) with its base connected to the connecting end side of the mounting piece 52 as a fulcrum. The upper and lower hook portions 56, 56 deform to approach each other relatively to pass through the mounting hole 12, and elastically return to their original state after passing through the mounting hole 12, so that their tips face the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 and are disposed on the back side of the panel 10. The mounting member 30 (mounting device 24) has a tip of the hook portion 56 hooked on the rear opening edge of the mounting hole 12 so as not to slip out to the front side. The hook portion 56 is provided in the center in the left-right direction of the mounting piece 52, and when the mounting member 30 is combined with the base member 28, the hook portion 56 is inserted from the front side to the back side of the retaining hole 40 through the left and right restricting portions 50, 50 and the insertion portion 46.

[0023] As shown in Fig. 6 and Fig. 8, the clamping portion 58 is connected to the hooking portion 56 and extends from the tip of the hooking portion 56 to the open end side. The clamping portion 58 branches from the tip of the hooking portion 56 to the other mounting piece 52 side (inside) facing the other mounting piece 52, and is formed so that the tip extends to the side (outside) away from the other mounting piece 52 as it moves from the connecting end side of the mounting piece 52 to the open end side. As shown in Fig. 4(c) and Fig. 8, the clamping portion 58 is formed in a hook shape bent in a concave shape that opens outward. The tips of the upper and lower clamping portions 58, 58 extend away from each other as they move from the back side to the front side, and the distance between the tips of the upper and lower clamping portions 58, 58 is set to be larger than the vertical dimension of the mounting hole 12 (see Fig. 8). The clamping portion 58 is elastically deformable in the vertical direction (the opposing direction of the pair of mounting pieces 52, 52) together with the hooking portion 56 or with its base connected to the hooking portion 56 as a fulcrum. The upper and lower clamping portions 58, 58 are configured to hold the panel 10 in the recessed portion between their tips and the tips of the hooking portions 56, with their tips positioned on the front side of the panel 10. The clamping portion 58 is provided in the center of the mounting pieces 52 in the left-right direction, and when the mounting member 30 is combined with the base member 28, the clamping portion 58 is inserted from the front side to the back side of the retaining hole 40 through the insertion portion 46.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 32 includes an insertion portion 62 that is inserted between the upper and lower mounting pieces 52, 52 of the mounting member 30, and a covering portion 64 that closes the front opening of the holding hole 40 in the base member 28. The holding member 32 includes two insertion portions 62 that extend from the back surface of the covering portion 64 toward the rear side, spaced apart from each other on the left and right. The holding member 32 includes a tip connecting portion 66 that is provided between the tips (rear end portions) of the left and right insertion portions 62, 62, and an intermediate connecting portion 68 that is provided between the intermediate portions in the front-rear direction of the left and right insertion portions 62, 62. A support portion 70 that extends toward the rear side is provided at the center in the left-right direction of the tip connecting portion 66. The support portion 70 is adapted to fit into a support hole 30a that is formed so as to penetrate in the front-rear direction between the connecting ends of the upper and lower mounting pieces 52, 52 of the mounting member 30 when the mounting member 30 and the holding member 32 are assembled. Here, the tip of the support portion 70 is formed slightly larger than the support hole 30a so that it is difficult to come out when fitted into the support hole 30a. As shown in Fig. 8, the insertion portion 62 is inserted between the mounting pieces 52, 52 facing each other vertically, and supports the left and right edge portions of the mounting piece 52 from the inside. The holding member 32 allows the hook portion 56 and the clamping portion 58 to be displaced inward even when the insertion portion 62 restricts the inward deformation of the mounting piece 52. The holding member 32 in the embodiment is a resin molded product made of polypropylene (PP) or the like.

[0025] As shown in Figs. 5 and 7, the holding member 32 is provided with a retaining portion 72 located at the tip side of the insertion portion 62 and formed to protrude in the left-right direction from the outer surface of the insertion portion 62. The retaining portion 72 provided on the left and right insertion portions 62, 62 is formed to protrude rightward from the right surface if it is the right insertion portion 62, and is formed to protrude leftward from the left surface if it is the left insertion portion 62, so that they protrude in opposite directions. When the holding member 32 is inserted into the holding hole 40 and assembled to the base member 28, the retaining portion 72 is hooked on the retaining portion 48 provided in the holding hole 40, and the movement of the holding member 32 toward the front side with respect to the base member 28 is restricted. When the holding member 32 is assembled to the base member 28, the covering portion 64 abuts against the opening edge on the front side of the holding hole 40, and the retaining portion 72 is hooked on the retaining portion 48, so that the holding member 32 is not displaced relatively in the front-back direction.

[0026] Next, the assembly of the mounting device 24 according to the embodiment will be described. As shown in Fig. 6(a) and Fig. 7(a), the mounting member 30 is inserted from the front side into the holding hole 40 of the base member 28 with the connecting end side leading. The mounting member 30 has the hooking portion 56 and the clamping portion 58 protruding outward from the mounting piece 52, but can be smoothly inserted into the holding hole 40 through the insertion portion 46 provided between the holding step portions 44 protruding inward of the holding hole 40. At this time, the mounting member 30 has the flange portion 54 guided by the inclined surface of the restricting portion 50, so that the mounting pieces 52, 52 facing each other vertically are displaced so as to approach each other, and thus the flange portion 54 overcomes the restricting portion 50 and is accommodated between the holding step portions 44 and the restricting portion 50 (see the two-dot chain line in Fig. 7(a) and Fig. 6(b)). The flange portion 54 of the mounting member 30 is caught by the holding step portion 44 and the restricting portion 50, so that the movement of the mounting member 30 in the front-to-back direction relative to the base member 28 is restricted. Furthermore, the edges of the upper and lower flange portions 54, 54 are sandwiched between the upper and lower inner wall surfaces that form the holding hole 40, so that the movement of the mounting member 30 in the up-down direction is restricted, and the edges of the upper and lower flange portions 54, 54 are sandwiched between the left and right inner wall surfaces of the holding hole 40, so that the movement of the mounting member 30 in the left-to-right direction is restricted.

[0027] As shown in Figures 6(b) and 7(b), the insertion portion 62 of the holding member 32 is inserted from the front side of the holding hole 40, and the insertion portion 62 is inserted between the upper and lower mounting pieces 52, 52 of the mounting member 30. Then, the support portion 70 of the holding member 32 is fitted into the support hole 30a of the mounting member 30, and the removal prevention portion 72 of the holding member 32 is hooked onto the back surface of the removal prevention receiving portion 48 of the base member 28. As a result, the holding member 32 is assembled to the base member 28 and the mounting member 30 with the covering portion 64 of the holding member 32 covering the front side of the cylindrical main body 38 and closing the holding hole 40 (see the two-dot chain line in Figure 7(b) and Figure 8).

[0028] Next, as shown in FIG. 8(a), the mounting device 24 formed by assembling the base member 28, the mounting member 30, and the holding member 32 is attached to the panel 10. Specifically, when the connecting ends of both mounting pieces 52, 52 of the mounting member 30 are inserted into the mounting hole 12, the hooking portion 56 provided on the mounting piece 52 comes into contact with the opening edge of the mounting hole 12 and is guided by its own inclination to be displaced inward. When the mounting member 30 is inserted until the hooking portion 56 passes through the mounting hole 12, the displaced hooking portion 56 returns to its original position due to elasticity, and the tip of the hooking portion 56 faces the back opening edge of the mounting hole 12, and the tip of the clamping portion 58 faces the front opening edge of the mounting hole 12. The mounting device 24 is attached to the panel 10 by clamping the panel 10 between the tip of the hooking portion 56 and the tip of the clamping portion 58 (see FIG. 8(b)).

[0029] As described above, when the mounting device 24 is mounted on the panel 10, the hook portion 56 of the mounting member 30 is pressed against the panel 10 to displace it, so that a large force acts on the mounting member 30 to move away from the base member 28 to the front side. In the mounting device 24 of the present disclosure, the flange portion 54 of the mounting member 30 is hooked on the regulating portion 50 of the base member 28, so that the movement of the mounting member 30 to the front side relative to the base member 28 can be appropriately regulated. Therefore, the mounting device 24 can be smoothly mounted on the panel 10 without releasing the assembled state of the base member 28, the mounting member 30, and the holding member 32. Since the outer corner portion of the mounting member 30 facing the front side between the mounting piece 52 and the flange portion 54 is a curved surface, the workload of the worker can be reduced when the mounting member 30 is pushed from the front side to be mounted on the base member 28. In addition, the mounting device 24 can check from the front side of the base member 28 whether the flange portion 54 has overcome the regulating portion 50 and is positioned in the specified position, so that the mounting member 30 can be reliably assembled to the base member 28.

[0030] The mounting member 30 does not have a complex shape such as bending the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52 multiple times or forming a cut-and-raised portion at the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52, but has a simple shape with only a flange portion 54 extending outward from the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52. Therefore, the effort and cost of creating the mounting member 30 by bending a metal plate punched into a predetermined shape can be reduced. In addition, by providing the flange portion 54 extending outward from the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52, the mounting member 30 can be made compact in the dimensions in the front-rear direction compared to when the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52 is bent multiple times or when a cut-and-raised portion is formed at the end of the front side of the mounting piece 52. Moreover, the restricting portion 50 in the form of a protrusion can be molded without using a special structure such as a slide mold when molding the base member 28, so that the mold cost can be reduced.

[0031] In the base member 28, two holding steps 44, 44 are provided at a distance from each other on each of the opposing inner wall surfaces of the holding hole 40, and a restricting portion 50 is provided between the holding steps 44, 44, 44, shifted in the front-to-back direction from the left and right holding steps 44, 44. In this manner, the holding steps 44 and the restricting portion 50 can be molded without using a special structure such as a slide mold when molding the base member 28, thereby reducing mold costs.

[0032] The flange portion 54 has a recess 54a on an edge that faces the inner wall surface when the mounting member 30 is attached to the base member 28. With this configuration, after the mounting member 30 is assembled to the base member 28, a tool can be inserted into the gap generated between the recess 54a of the mounting member 30 and the inner wall surface of the base member 28 to displace the mounting piece 52. This makes it easier to remove the mounting member 30 from the base member 28.

[0033] According to the mounting device 24 of the present disclosure, two restricting portions 50, 50 are provided on the inner wall surface of the holding hole 40 in the base member 28, spaced apart from each other in the left-right direction (direction perpendicular to the front-back direction) by shifting the position of the holding step portion 44 in the front-back direction. As a result, when the flange portion 54 of the mounting member 30 is disposed between the holding step portion 44 and the restricting portions 50, the recessed portion 54a formed in the center of the flange portion 54 is positioned between the left and right restricting portions 50, 50. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the restricting portion 50 from getting in the way when accessing the recessed portion 54a from the front side.

[0034] (Example of change) The configuration is not limited to the above, and may be, for example, as follows. (1) In the embodiment, an assist grip is given as an example of a vehicle interior member, but the present invention can also be applied to mounting devices used for mounting sun visors, room lamps, etc. (2) The assembly order of the mounting device is not limited to that of the embodiment, and may be such that the mounting member and the holding member are first combined and then the mounting member and the holding member are assembled to the base member. [Explanation of symbols]

[0035] 10 panel, 12 mounting hole, 20 assist grip (vehicle interior member), 24 mounting device, 28 base member, 30 mounting member, 32 holding member, 40 holding hole, 44 holding step (step), 50 restricting portion, 52 mounting piece, 54 flange portion, 54a Recess

Claims

1. A mounting device for mounting a vehicle interior member to a panel of a vehicle body, comprising: A base member having a holding hole formed so as to penetrate from front to back; an attachment member that is formed so that one ends of two mounting pieces arranged opposite to each other are connected, and that is assembled to the base member by arranging the other ends of both mounting pieces in the retaining hole and is attached to an attachment hole that penetrates the panel in a front-to-back direction; a holding member that is inserted between the mounting pieces from the other end sides of the mounting pieces of the mounting member and is attached to the base member, The mounting member has a flange portion provided at the other end of each mounting piece and extending in a direction opposite to the other mounting piece, The base member is a step portion provided so as to protrude from an inner wall surface of the retaining hole and capable of abutting against a rear side surface of the flange portion; a restricting portion that is located on the front side of the step portion and protrudes from the inner wall surface of the retaining hole, and is capable of contacting the front side surface of the flange portion. A mounting device for a vehicle interior member.

2. A base member for a mounting device comprising: a base member for supporting a vehicle interior member; a mounting member having one end attached to a mounting hole penetrating a panel of a vehicle body in the front-to-rear direction and the other end attached to a retaining hole penetrating the base member in the front-to-rear direction; and a retaining member inserted between two opposing mounting pieces on the mounting member and attached to the base member, a step portion provided to protrude from an inner wall surface of the retaining hole and capable of contacting a rear side surface of a flange portion provided at the other end of each of the mounting pieces and extending in a direction opposite to the other mounting piece; a restricting portion that is located on the front side of the step portion and protrudes from the inner wall surface of the retaining hole, and is capable of contacting the front side surface of the flange portion. A base member for use in a mounting device for a vehicle interior member.

3. An attachment member for an attachment device comprising: a base member for supporting a vehicle interior member; an attachment member having one end attached to an attachment hole penetrating a panel of a vehicle body in the front-to-rear direction and the other end attached to a retaining hole penetrating the base member in the front-to-rear direction; and a retaining member inserted between two opposing attachment pieces in the attachment member and attached to the base member, a flange portion formed at each of the other ends of the mounting pieces so as to extend in a direction opposite to the other mounting piece, the flange portion having a back side capable of abutting against a step portion protruding from the inner wall surface of the retaining hole and a front side capable of abutting against a restriction portion protruding from the inner wall surface of the retaining hole; A mounting member for use in a mounting device for a vehicle interior member.

4. A base member for a mounting device of a vehicle interior member as described in claim 2, wherein the step portions are formed in a plurality of spaces apart in a direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction.

5. A mounting member for a mounting device of a vehicle interior member as described in claim 3, wherein a recess is provided on the end edge in the extending direction of the flange portion.

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