Striker mounting jig and striker mounting method

Abstract

To provide a striker mounting jig and a striker mounting method that make it possible to position and fix a striker easily and accurately.SOLUTION: A striker mounting jig 20 is a mounting jig for mounting a striker 12 on a vehicle body 11 of a vehicle 10. The striker mounting jig 20 includes: a mounting jig body portion 21; a jig-side guide portion 23 that is formed on the mounting jig body portion 21 and is aligned with a vehicle-body-side guide portion 22 formed on the vehicle body 11; a striker accommodating portion 24 that is a hole-like part formed in the mounting jig body portion 21 and into which the striker 12 is inserted; and an urging portion 25 that urges the striker 12 inserted in the striker accommodating portion 24.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1A

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a striker mounting jig and a striker mounting method.

Background Art

[0002] Generally, the rear gate of a vehicle is maintained in a closed state by a latch mechanism including a latch and a striker. The latch is disposed at the lower end of the rear gate, and the striker is disposed at the lower end of the vehicle opening. Since the rear gate is rotatably attached to the rear end portion of the vehicle body, it has not been easy to accurately align the latch and the striker.

[0003] Patent Document 1 describes an invention related to the alignment of a latch and a striker. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, when attaching a striker portion to the lower end portion of an opening provided in a vehicle body, a jig having a position reference corresponding to the attachment portion of the latch portion is attached to the rear gate side. The striker is positioned by this jig. By doing so, the striker is positioned with respect to the attachment portion of the vehicle body opening with reference to the attachment portion of the latch portion on the rear gate side.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0004]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0005] However, in the invention described in the above-mentioned patent document, there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of effectively positioning the striker.

[0006] Specifically, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the relative position between the jig and the striker was determined by inserting the striker into the locking groove of the jig. However, if the striker was deeply inserted into this locking groove, there was a problem that it was not easy to remove the jig from the striker after the positioning and fixing of the striker were completed. Furthermore, regarding the fitting condition of the striker into this locking groove, if there was a difference for each striker, there was a problem that it was difficult to accurately define the position of the striker.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a striker mounting jig and a striker mounting method capable of simply and accurately positioning and fixing a striker.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0008] The present invention is a mounting jig for attaching a striker to a vehicle body of a vehicle, comprising a mounting jig main body portion, a jig-side guide portion formed in the mounting jig main body portion and aligned with a vehicle-body-side guide portion formed in the vehicle body, a hole-shaped portion formed in the mounting jig main body portion, a striker accommodating portion into which the striker is inserted, and a biasing portion that biases the striker inserted into the striker accommodating portion. The mounting jig main body portion has a jig-side guide surface on which the jig-side guide portion is disposed and a jig-side striker mounting surface on which the striker accommodating portion is disposed, the jig-side striker mounting surface is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface, and the biasing portion generates a biasing force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker mounting surface. It is characterized by the above.

[0009] The striker mounting method of the present invention comprises the steps of inserting a striker into a striker accommodating portion of a striker mounting jig, biasing the striker by a biasing portion inside the striker accommodating portion, attaching the striker mounting jig to a vehicle body, aligning a jig-side guide portion of the striker mounting jig with a vehicle-body-side guide portion, fixing the striker to the vehicle body, and removing the striker mounting jig from the vehicle body. The mounting jig main body portion of the striker mounting jig has a jig-side guide surface on which the jig-side guide portion is disposed and a jig-side striker mounting surface on which the striker accommodating portion is disposed, the jig-side striker mounting surface is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface, the biasing portion is configured to generate a biasing force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker mounting surface, and in the step of biasing, the biasing portion generates a biasing force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker mounting surface of the striker mounting jig. It is characterized by the above.

Effects of the Invention

[0010] According to the striker mounting jig and the striker mounting method which are an embodiment of the present invention, by aligning the jig side guide portion with the vehicle body side guide portion, the striker inserted into the mounting jig main body portion can be accurately aligned with a predetermined position of the vehicle body. Further, by urging the striker inserted into the striker housing portion with the urging portion, the striker can be accurately arranged at a predetermined position of the striker housing portion. Also, when detaching the striker mounting jig from the vehicle body after fixing the striker to the vehicle body, since the urging portion moves easily, the striker is not caught by the striker housing portion.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, the striker mounting jig 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the front, rear, upper, lower, left, and right directions are used, but the left and right are the left and right when the vehicle 10 is viewed from the front. Further, in the following description, the same members are basically given the same reference numerals, and repeated descriptions are omitted.

[0013] FIG. 1A is a perspective view showing the striker mounting jig 20. FIG. 1B is a perspective view showing the striker mounting jig 20 from another angle.

[0014] Referring to FIGS. 1A and 1B, the striker mounting jig 20 is a mounting jig for mounting a striker 12, which will be described later, to the vehicle body 11 of the vehicle 10. Specifically, the striker mounting jig 20 mainly includes a mounting jig body portion 21, a jig-side guide portion 23, a striker housing portion 24, and a biasing portion 25 (FIG. 2A). Further, the striker mounting jig 20 may also be referred to as a mounting fixture.

[0015] The mounting jig body portion 21 is an elongated member that extends longitudinally along the left-right direction (width direction) of the vehicle 10 and is made of metal. The striker housing portion 24 and the biasing portion 25, which will be described later, are disposed at an intermediate portion of the mounting jig body portion 21.

[0016] Contact portions 29 and 30 are provided at both the left and right ends of the mounting jig body portion 21. The contact portions 29 and 30 are made of a soft material such as synthetic resin and are the portions that contact the vehicle body 11 when aligning the striker 12 using the striker mounting jig 20. Referring to FIG. 1B, the lower surfaces of the contact portion 30 and the contact portion 29 are jig-side guide surfaces 26 that contact the end panel 16 of the vehicle 10, which will be described later. By doing so, it is possible to prevent damage to the vehicle body side when performing alignment using the striker mounting jig 20.

[0017] The jig-side guide portion 23 is a metal protrusion member used for alignment with the vehicle-body-side guide portion 22 (FIG. 4B) formed on the vehicle body 11. The jig-side guide portions 23 are respectively disposed at both the left and right ends in the left-right direction of the mounting jig body portion 21. As shown in FIG. 1B, the jig-side guide portion 23 disposed on the right side protrudes downward from the jig-side guide surface 26, which is the lower surface of the contact portion 30. Also, the jig-side guide portion 23 disposed on the left side protrudes downward from the jig-side guide surface 26, which is the lower surface of the contact portion 29.

[0018] The striker housing portion 24 is a hole-shaped portion formed at approximately the center of the mounting jig body portion 21 and is the portion into which the striker 12, which will be described later, is inserted and temporarily fixed. Here, the striker housing portion 24 is formed as a through hole that penetrates the mounting jig body portion 21 in the vertical direction.

[0019] The biasing portion 25 is not shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B and is configured to bias the striker 12 inserted into the striker housing portion 24. The biasing portion 25 will be described later with reference to FIG. 2A.

[0020] The gripping portion 28 is disposed on the upper surface of the central portion of the mounting jig main body portion 21. The gripping portion 28 is a portion that an operator who operates the striker mounting jig 20 grips by hand.

[0021] Referring to FIG. 1B, a contact portion 31 and a contact portion 32 are disposed at positions on the lower surface of the mounting jig main body portion 21 that sandwich the striker housing portion 24. The contact portion 31 and the contact portion 32 are plate members made of synthetic resin, and the lower surfaces of the contact portion 31 and the contact portion 32 are the jig-side striker mounting surface 27. The jig-side striker mounting surface 27 is a surface that contacts the end panel 16 of the vehicle 10 described later. Here, the jig-side striker mounting surface 27 is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface 26 described above. Specifically, the jig-side striker mounting surface 27 is an inclined surface that inclines downward toward the front.

[0022] FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the right half of the striker mounting jig 20 and shows the case where the striker mounting jig 20 is cut along the cutting plane line A-A of FIG. 1A.

[0023] The biasing portion 25 is disposed on the front side of the striker housing portion 24. The biasing portion 25 is formed of a metal piece having a substantially cylindrical shape with a central axis in the front-rear direction, and the rear end portion thereof is disposed inside the striker housing portion 24. Further, the biasing portion 25 is biased rearward by a plunger mechanism including a spring (not shown here). As will be described later, the biasing portion 25 locks and positions the striker 12 inside the striker housing portion 24.

[0024] Referring to FIG. 2B, the striker 12 has a mounting plate 13 and a locking ring 14. The mounting plate 13 is a metal plate presenting a substantially circular shape when viewed from above. Striker-side mounting holes 15 are formed by opening the left and right sides of the mounting plate 13 in a substantially circular shape. The striker-side mounting holes 15 are penetrated by bolts, which will be described later, to fix the striker 12 by fastening.

[0025] The locking ring 14 is a part made of metal formed in an annular shape with both ends connected to the upper surface of the mounting plate 13. The locking ring 14 is inserted into the striker accommodation portion 24 of the striker mounting jig 20 described above.

[0026] FIG. 3A is a perspective view showing the rear part of the vehicle 10. A rear opening 34 for loading and unloading luggage and the like is formed at the rear end of the vehicle body 11 of the vehicle 10. A rear gate 33 is rotatably attached to the upper end of the rear opening 34. A latch portion 35 is disposed at the rear end of the rear gate 33 at the central portion in the left-right direction. Also, a striker 12 is disposed at the lower end of the rear opening 34 at the central portion in the left-right direction. When the rear gate 33 rotates to close the rear opening 34, the striker 12 fits into the latch portion 35, thereby maintaining the closed state of the rear gate 33.

[0027] FIG. 3B is a side view showing the latch portion 35 provided in the vehicle 10. A latch mechanism 36 is formed in a groove-like portion formed at the substantially central portion of the latch portion 35. By latching the locking ring 14 of the striker 12 shown in FIG. 2B to the latch mechanism 36, the closed state of the rear gate 33 is maintained.

[0028] Figure 4A is a perspective view showing the striker 12 and its peripheral part. The end panel 16 is a part of the vehicle body 11 made of a steel plate, and extends along the left - right direction at the rear end of the vehicle body 11. The striker 12 is attached to the central part of the end panel 16 in the left - right direction. The striker 12 is attached to the end panel 16 by a fastening structure using bolts and nuts. Also, by opening the end panel 16 in a substantially circular shape, a vehicle - body - side guide portion 22 is formed. Two vehicle - body - side guide portions 22 are formed at positions sandwiching the striker 12. The vehicle - body - side guide portion 22 is a part through which the jig - side guide portion 23 of the above - mentioned striker mounting jig 20 is inserted for aligning the striker 12.

[0029] Figure 4B is a perspective view showing the end panel 16 before the striker 12 is attached. The end panel 16 has a vehicle - body - side guide surface 161 and a vehicle - body - side striker mounting surface 162. The vehicle - body - side striker mounting surface 162 is formed at a substantially central part of the end panel 16, and the vehicle - body - side guide surface 161 is formed at both end portions of the end panel 16 in the left - right direction.

[0030] The vehicle - body - side guide surface 161 is a part where the vehicle - body - side guide portion 22 is formed and is substantially parallel to the horizontal plane. As will be described later, when the striker mounting jig 20 is installed on the end panel 16 to install the striker 12, the jig - side guide surface 26 shown in Figure 1B abuts against the vehicle - body - side guide surface 161.

[0031] The vehicle - body - side striker mounting surface 162 is an inclined surface that slopes downward toward the front for installing the striker 12. Two vehicle - body - side mounting holes 17 are formed in the vehicle - body - side striker mounting surface 162. The vehicle - body - side mounting holes 17, together with the striker - side mounting holes 15 shown in Figure 2B, are hole portions used for fastening.

[0032] With reference to the figures after Figure 5, a method of attaching the striker 12 to the vehicle body 11 using the striker mounting jig 20 having the above - described configuration will be described.

[0033] FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing the step of attaching the striker 12 to the striker attachment jig 20. FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view showing the situation where the striker 12 is housed in the striker attachment jig 20.

[0034] Referring to FIG. 5A, an operator inserts the locking ring 14 of the striker 12 into the striker housing portion 24 of the striker attachment jig 20 from below. Here, the lateral width of the striker housing portion 24 is formed to be substantially the same as or slightly larger than the width of the locking ring 14 of the striker 12. Therefore, by inserting the locking ring 14 of the striker 12 into the striker housing portion 24, alignment between the striker attachment jig 20 and the striker 12 can be achieved in the lateral direction. Further, the striker housing portion 24 is a hole formed in a metal member. By doing so, when a tightening torque acts on the striker 12 housed in the striker housing portion 24 in a later process, the striker housing portion 24 can resist the torque, and rotation deviation of the striker 12 can be suppressed.

[0035] Referring to FIG. 5B, when the striker 12 is incorporated into the striker attachment jig 20, the locking ring 14 of the striker 12 is housed inside the striker housing portion 24. Also, inside the striker housing portion 24, the front end portion 141 of the locking ring 14 is biased rearward by the biasing portion 25. The direction in which the biasing portion 25 biases is substantially parallel to the upper surface of the mounting plate 13 of the striker 12, and further is also substantially parallel to the jig-side striker mounting surface 27 shown in FIG. 5A.

[0036] By doing so, due to the biasing force of the biasing portion 25, the rear end portion 142 of the locking ring 14 of the striker 12 is pressed against the wall portion 18 inside the striker housing portion 24. By doing so, alignment between the striker attachment jig 20 and the striker 12 can be achieved in the front-rear direction.

[0037] Here, the front end portion 141 of the locking ring 14 is inclined forward with respect to the upper surface of the mounting plate 13. Therefore, by the urging portion 25 urging the front end portion 141 of the locking ring 14 with the urging portion 25, the locking ring 14 can be locked by the protruding end portion of the urging portion 25, and the striker 12 can be prevented from disengaging downward from the striker mounting jig 20.

[0038] FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the steps of attaching the striker mounting jig 20 to the end panel 16 of the vehicle body 11. Specifically, an operator mounts the striker mounting jig 20 with the striker 12 inserted thereon on the end panel 16. Here, when mounting the striker mounting jig 20 on the end panel 16, the jig-side guide portion 23 of the striker mounting jig 20 is inserted into the vehicle body-side guide portion 22. By doing so, the relative position between the end panel 16 and the striker mounting jig 20 can be made a predetermined one. Therefore, the striker 12 inserted into the striker mounting jig 20 and the end panel 16 can be accurately aligned. Furthermore, the striker-side mounting hole 15 of the striker 12 and the vehicle body-side mounting hole 17 of the end panel 16 can also be aligned by accurately overlapping them.

[0039] Here, the jig-side guide surface 26 of the striker mounting jig 20 abuts against the vehicle body-side guide surface 161 of the end panel 16. Also, the jig-side striker mounting surface 27 of the striker mounting jig 20 abuts against the vehicle body-side striker mounting surface 162 of the end panel 16. By doing so, the striker mounting jig 20 can be stably placed on the upper surface of the end panel 16, and the striker 12 can be accurately fixed.

[0040] As shown in Fig. 7A, when attaching the striker mounting jig 20 to the end panel 16, the operator grips the gripping portion 28 of the striker mounting jig 20. By doing so, the operator can stably operate the striker mounting jig 20. Fig. 7B is a perspective view showing the state where the striker mounting jig 20 is attached to the end panel 16. In this state, the operator fastens the striker 12 built into the striker mounting jig 20 to the end panel 16.

[0041] Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the step of fastening the striker 12 to the end panel 16. Here, with the striker mounting jig 20 placed on the upper surface of the end panel 16, the operator fastens the mounting plate 13 of the striker 12 and the end panel 16 with the fastening portion 37. The bolts constituting the fastening portion 37 pass through the striker-side mounting hole 15 and the vehicle-body-side mounting hole 17 of the striker 12 shown in Fig. 6. In this embodiment, since the position of the striker 12 is accurately defined by the biasing portion 25 of the striker mounting jig 20, the striker 12 can be fastened to a predetermined position on the end panel 16.

[0042] Fig. 9 is a perspective view showing the step of removing the striker mounting jig 20 from the end panel 16. After the fastening of the striker 12 is completed, the operator removes the striker mounting jig 20 from the end panel 16 by pulling the striker mounting jig 20 upward. As shown in Fig. 8, inside the striker housing portion 24, the locking ring 14 is locked by the biasing portion 25. However, when the striker mounting jig 20 rises, the biasing portion 25 pushed by the front end portion 141 of the locking ring 14 moves forward, so the locking is easily released and the biasing portion 25 does not prevent the upward movement of the striker mounting jig 20.

[0043] Through the above steps, the striker 12 is attached to a predetermined position on the end panel 16.

[0044] According to the above-described embodiment, the following main effects can be achieved.

[0045] That is, referring to FIG. 6, by aligning the jig-side guide portion 23 with the vehicle-body-side guide portion 22, the striker 12 inserted into the attachment jig main body portion 21 can be accurately aligned with a predetermined position of the vehicle body. Further, referring to FIG. 8, by urging the striker 12 inserted into the striker housing portion 24 with the urging portion 25, the striker 12 can be accurately arranged at a predetermined position of the striker housing portion 24. Further, when the striker attachment jig 20 is detached from the vehicle body after the striker 12 is fixed to the vehicle body, the urging portion 25 moves easily, so that the striker 12 is not caught by the striker housing portion 24.

[0046] Also, as shown in FIG. 1B, since the jig-side striker mounting surface 27 is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface 26, there is a concern that the striker 12 may be caught by the striker housing portion 24 when trying to remove the attachment jig main body portion 21 from the vehicle body after the attachment of the striker 12 is completed. In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 8, at the time of removal, the urging portion 25 moves easily, thereby suppressing the catching of the striker 12.

[0047] Referring to FIG. 1B, by arranging the striker housing portion 24 and the urging portion 25 at substantially the center of the attachment jig main body portion 21 and arranging the jig-side guide portions 23 at both ends of the attachment jig main body portion 21, the striker 12 arranged in the striker housing portion 24 can be accurately arranged at a predetermined position of the vehicle body.

[0048] Referring to FIG. 1B, since the gripping portion 28 is formed on the upper surface side of the attachment jig main body portion 21, the attachment and detachment of the attachment jig main body portion 21 can be easily performed.

[0049] The embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and can be modified without departing from the gist of the present invention. Further, the above-described embodiments can be combined with each other.

Description of Reference Numerals

[0050] 10 Vehicle 11 Vehicle body 12 Striker 13 Mounting plate 14 Locking ring 141 Front end portion 142 Rear end portion 15 Striker side mounting hole 16 End panel 161 Vehicle body side guide surface 162 Vehicle body side striker mounting surface 17 Vehicle body side mounting hole 18 Wall portion 20 Striker mounting jig 21 Mounting jig main body portion 22 Vehicle body side guide portion 23 Jig side guide portion 24 Striker housing portion 25 Biasing portion 26 Jig side guide surface 27 Jig side striker mounting surface 28 Gripping portion 29 Contact portion 30 Contact portion 31 Contact portion 32 Contact portion 33 Rear gate 34 Rear opening 35 Latch portion 36 Latch mechanism 37 Fastening portion

Claims

1. An attachment jig for attaching a striker to a vehicle body of a vehicle, including an attachment jig main body portion, a jig-side guide portion formed on the attachment jig main body portion and aligned with a vehicle body-side guide portion formed on the vehicle body, a hole-shaped portion formed on the attachment jig main body portion, which is a striker accommodation portion into which the striker is inserted, and a biasing portion that biases the striker inserted into the striker accommodation portion, and the attachment jig main body portion has a jig-side guide surface on which the jig-side guide portion is disposed and a jig-side striker attachment surface on which the striker accommodation portion is disposed, and the jig-side striker attachment surface is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface, wherein the biasing portion generates a biasing force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker attachment surface, characterized in that it is a striker attachment jig.

2. The attachment jig main body portion is an elongated member extending longitudinally along the width direction of the vehicle, the striker accommodation portion and the biasing portion are disposed at an intermediate portion of the attachment jig main body portion, and the jig-side guide portion is disposed on both end sides of the attachment jig main body portion, characterized in that it is the striker attachment jig according to Claim 1.

3. further comprising a gripping portion, the jig-side guide portion is formed on the lower surface side of the attachment jig main body portion, and the gripping portion is formed on the upper surface side of the attachment jig main body portion, characterized in that it is the striker attachment jig according to Claim 1.

4. a step of inserting a striker into a striker accommodation portion of a striker attachment jig and biasing the striker by a biasing portion inside the striker accommodation portion; a step of attaching the striker attachment jig to a vehicle body and aligning a jig-side guide portion of the striker attachment jig with a vehicle body-side guide portion; a step of fixing the striker to the vehicle body; and a step of removing the striker attachment jig from the vehicle body, and the attachment jig main body portion of the striker attachment jig has a jig-side guide surface on which the jig-side guide portion is disposed and a jig-side striker attachment surface on which the striker accommodation portion is disposed, and the jig-side striker attachment surface is inclined with respect to the jig-side guide surface, and the biasing portion is configured to generate a biasing force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker attachment surface. In the step of applying the urging force, the urging portion generates an urging force substantially parallel to the jig-side striker mounting surface of the striker mounting jig, which is a characteristic of the striker mounting method.

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