Vehicle door trim

Abstract

To provide a vehicle door trim which enables a cable to be smoothly connected to an inside handle.SOLUTION: A door trim 100 includes: a trim part 1; an inside handle 10 attached to the trim part 1; a second cable 9 in which one end 9A is connected to the inside handle 10 and the other end 9B is connected to a lock device 110 for locking a door 102. The trim part 1 includes: an opening 20 which penetrates through the trim part 1 in a passenger compartment inside-outside direction and into which the second cable 9 is inserted; and a guide part 30 which is disposed below the opening 20 and guides insertion of the second cable 9 into the opening 20. The inside handle 10 may be attached to the opening 20 from the passenger compartment inner side in a state that the one end 9A of the second cable 9 is connected to the inside handle 10. Passenger compartment outer side ends 34A1, 35A of the guide part 30 are located at the passenger compartment outer side relative to the opening 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to vehicle door trim. [Background technology]

[0002] A conventional vehicle door trim technology is disclosed in Patent Document 1. The door trim disclosed in Patent Document 1 is equipped with a door inside handle box that rotatably holds a door inside handle for operating to open, close, or lock a vehicle door. In this door trim, two cables (door operation cables) connected to the door inside handle are pulled out from the door inside handle box to the outside of the vehicle and extend to a door opening / closing lock mechanism. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-290256 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In the configuration disclosed in Patent Document 1, one possible method for connecting a cable to an inside door handle is for an operator to look into the surface (back surface) of the door trim facing outward from above the door trim, insert the cable from the outside of the vehicle into an opening (the opening where the inside door handle is attached) or the like provided in the door trim, and then connect the cable to the inside door handle on the inside of the door trim. However, depending on the position of the opening in the door trim through which the cable is inserted and the shape of the door trim, the opening may be difficult for the operator to see or reach. This makes the task of inserting the cable through the opening and connecting it to the inside door handle time-consuming and labor-intensive.

[0005] The present disclosure is a technology completed in light of the above circumstances, and has an object to provide a vehicle door trim that allows a cable to be smoothly connected to an inside handle. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The present disclosure relates to a vehicle door trim comprising: a trim portion attached to a door panel that constitutes a door; an inside handle attached to the trim portion; and a cable having one end connected to the inside handle and the other end connected to a locking device that locks the door, wherein the trim portion has an opening that penetrates from the inside to the outside of the vehicle and through which the cable is inserted, and a guide portion that is arranged below the opening and guides the insertion of the cable into the opening, wherein the inside handle can be attached to the opening from the inside of the vehicle with the one end of the cable connected to the inside handle, and the guide portion has an end on the outside of the vehicle compartment that is located further outside the vehicle compartment than the opening.

[0007] According to this vehicle door trim, the outer end of the guide portion disposed below the opening is located further outward than the opening, making it easier for an operator to visually recognize the outer end of the guide portion from above the vehicle door trim. When connecting the cable to the inside handle, the operator visually recognizes the outer end of the guide portion from above the vehicle door trim, and then feeds one end of the cable into the vehicle compartment by abutting it against the upper surface of the guide portion. This allows the guide portion to effectively guide the cable through the opening, allowing the cable to be smoothly inserted through the opening. Even if the opening is located in a position where it is difficult to visually recognize the opening and difficult to insert the cable, the outer end of the guide portion serves as a landmark, allowing the guide portion to guide the cable through as described above.

[0008] In the above configuration, the guide portion includes a first wall portion extending in the interior / exterior direction of the vehicle cabin, and a second wall portion rising upward from the end portion of the first wall portion on the interior side of the vehicle cabin, and the end portion of the first wall portion on the exterior side of the vehicle cabin may be located outside the vehicle cabin further than the opening.

[0009] With such a vehicle door trim, when connecting the cable to the inside handle, the worker can visually check the end of the first wall portion on the outside of the vehicle cabin from above the vehicle door trim, and then abut one end of the cable against the upper surface of the first wall portion and the surface of the second wall portion on the passenger compartment side, and feed it into the vehicle cabin, thereby allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly into the opening.

[0010] In the above configuration, the guide portion may have an inclined wall portion that is inclined upward as it approaches the inside handle side, and the end portion of the inclined wall portion on the outer side of the vehicle compartment may be located further outward from the vehicle compartment than the opening.

[0011] With such a vehicle door trim, when connecting the cable to the inside handle, the worker visually checks the end of the inclined wall portion on the outside of the vehicle compartment from above the vehicle door trim, abuts one end of the cable against the upper surface of the inclined wall portion, and feeds the cable into the vehicle compartment along the upper surface of the inclined wall portion, which is inclined upward toward the inside handle, thereby allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly into the opening located above the guide portion.

[0012] In the above configuration, the guide portion extends in a direction from the inside to the outside of the vehicle cabin and has an enlarged wall portion whose upper surface widens toward the inside of the vehicle cabin as it approaches the inside handle, and the end portion of the enlarged wall portion on the outside of the vehicle cabin may be located outside the vehicle cabin further than the opening.

[0013] With this vehicle door trim, when connecting the cable to the inside handle, an operator can visually check the outer-side end of the enlarged wall portion from above the vehicle door trim, while bringing one end of the cable into contact with the upper surface of the enlarged wall portion and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle, thereby allowing the cable to be inserted more smoothly through the opening. The inside handle is attachable to the inner side of the opening that penetrates from the inside to the outside of the vehicle, and the enlarged wall portion is configured so that its upper surface widens toward the inside handle, so that the guide portion can guide the cable that is in contact with the upper surface of the enlarged wall portion so that it is fed more accurately inside the opening toward the inside handle.

[0014] In the above configuration, the trim portion may include a trim main body portion and an armrest that bulges from the trim main body portion toward the interior of the vehicle, and the opening may be provided in the armrest.

[0015] The opening provided in the armrest that bulges from the trim main body toward the interior of the vehicle is difficult to see from the back side of the vehicle door trim when viewed from above, and is difficult for an operator to reach, making it particularly difficult to insert a cable into the opening. However, with the vehicle door trim described above, even in such an opening, the cable can be easily inserted into the opening by using the outer end of the guide portion as a marker, abutting one end of the cable on the guide portion, and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle.

[0016] In the above-described configuration, the guide portion may have a color different from that of at least the opening portion, and such a vehicle door trim is preferable because it makes the guide portion more easily visible. [Effects of the Invention]

[0017] According to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide a vehicle door trim that allows a cable to be smoothly connected to an inside handle. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0018] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a door trim according to an embodiment, viewed from above on the inside of a vehicle interior; [Figure 2] An exploded perspective view of the door seen from above inside the vehicle interior [Figure 3] Door trim viewed from outside the vehicle [Figure 4] Cross-section of the door trim (cross-section along line IV-IV in Figure 3) [Figure 5] Cross-section of door trim (cross-section along line VV in Figure 1) [Figure 6] View of the guide area from outside the vehicle [Figure 7] A perspective view of the guide portion and its vicinity seen from above outside the vehicle compartment. [Figure 8] Enlarged cross-sectional view of the guide area in Figure 4 [Figure 9] Top view of part of the trim DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0019] <Embodiment> An embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to Figures 1 to 9. In this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, a door trim (vehicle door trim) 100 will be described that is attached to a door panel 101 that constitutes a door 102 of an automobile (car) as a vehicle. Note that each figure will be described with the arrow direction F indicating the forward direction, the arrow direction R indicating the rearward direction, the arrow direction U indicating the upward direction, the arrow direction D indicating the downward direction, the arrow direction IN indicating the inside of the vehicle cabin (inside of the vehicle cabin), and the arrow direction OUT indicating the outside of the vehicle cabin (outside of the vehicle cabin).

[0020] As shown in FIG. 2, the door 102 includes a door panel 101 made of sheet metal and a door trim 100 attached to the door panel 101 from the inside of the vehicle compartment. The door panel 101 is provided with a locking device 110 that can lock the openable door 102 in a closed state. Two cables 8 and 9 extending from an inside handle 10 (described later) are connected to the locking device 110. When a predetermined operation is performed on the inside handle 10, the locking device 110 unlocks the door 102 via the cable 8 or the cable 9. When the door 102 is unlocked by the locking device 110, it can be opened.

[0021] As shown in FIG. 1, the door trim 100 includes a trim section 1 formed by combining multiple structural components to form a plate-like overall shape; an inside handle 10 attached to the trim section 1 from the inside of the vehicle cabin; and a plate-like switch base 6 having multiple switches mounted thereon. The trim section 1 includes a plate-like lower board (trim main body) 2 whose plate surface extends in the up-down and front-rear directions; an armrest 5 that bulges from the upper portion of the lower board 2 into the vehicle cabin and extends in the front-rear direction; a plate-like ornament board 4 whose plate surface extends upward from the armrest 5 and an upper front portion 2A of the lower board 2; and a plate-like upper board 3 attached to the upper end of the ornament board 4. As shown in FIG. 3, the trim section 1 includes multiple clip seats 7 extending from the exterior surface (rear surface) of the vehicle cabin toward the outside of the vehicle cabin. The trim section 1 is attached to the door panel 101 from the inside of the vehicle cabin via clips (attachment members) 7A that fit into the clip seats 7.

[0022] As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the armrest 5 is attached to the lower board 2 and ornament board 4 from the inside of the vehicle cabin. The ornament board 4 is attached to the lower board 2 from the outside of the vehicle cabin. As shown in Figure 3, the ornament board 4 includes a generally diamond-shaped ornament main body 4A extending in the front-to-rear direction, and an ornament extension 4B extending downward from the center of the ornament main body 4A in the front-to-rear direction. As shown in Figures 1 to 4, the upper board 3 is attached to the lower board 2 and ornament board 4 from the outside of the vehicle cabin. The upper end 3A of the upper board 3 is curved toward the outside of the vehicle cabin as it extends upward. The upper end 3A of the upper board 3 is the upper end of the trim part 1.

[0023] 1 and 2, the armrest 5 is a wall portion that rises from the ornament board 4 toward the interior of the vehicle cabin and includes an upper wall portion 51 on which a passenger can rest their arms, a pull handle 52 recessed downward and outside the vehicle cabin from the center of the upper wall portion 51 in the front-to-rear direction, and a side wall portion 50 that extends downward from the end of the upper wall portion 51 facing the interior of the vehicle cabin, curving more toward the exterior as it extends downward, and connecting to the lower board 2. A front end portion 51A of the upper wall portion 51 is shaped like a thin plate that extends in the front-to-rear direction. A switch base 6 is attached from above to the front end portion 51A and a lower end portion 2A1 of a front upper portion 2A of the lower board 2. The switch base 6 is attached after the door trim 100 is attached to the door panel 101.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 5 , the pull handle 52 includes a bottom wall 52A whose plate surface extends horizontally and a U-shaped wall 52B that rises upward from an end of the bottom wall 52A and has a U-shaped cross section in the horizontal direction. The U-shaped wall 52B includes a front wall 52B1 that rises from the front end of the bottom wall 52A, an inner wall 52B2 that rises from the end of the bottom wall 52A facing the interior of the vehicle cabin, and a rear wall 52B3 that rises from the rear end of the bottom wall 52A. The portion between the inner wall 52B2 and the rear wall 52B3 is a curved wall 52B4 that curves gently forward toward the interior of the vehicle cabin. An opening edge (inner edge) 25 of an opening 20 (described later) facing the interior of the vehicle cabin is provided on the interior side of the inner wall 52B2.

[0025] 2 and 5, the trim portion 1 has an opening 20 that penetrates in the fore-and-aft direction of the vehicle and through which a cable 9 is inserted. The opening 20 is mainly composed of an armrest 5, a pull handle 52, and an ornament board 4. The opening 20 has an opening inner wall portion 21 that forms an inner wall, and opening edge portions 25, 26 that form both side ends of the opening inner wall portion 21 in the interior-exterior direction of the vehicle. The opening inner wall portion 21 is mainly composed of a rising wall portion 22 that rises from the back surface of the side wall portion 50 of the armrest 5 toward the exterior of the vehicle cabin, a pull handle side wall portion 23 that is composed of an inner wall portion 52B2, a curved wall portion 52B4, and a rear wall portion 52B3 of the U-shaped wall portion 52B of the pull handle 52, and a notch portion 55 of an extension portion 53 (described later).

[0026] Of the opening edges 25, 26, the end of the opening inner wall 21 facing the interior of the vehicle is referred to as the inner edge 25, and the end of the opening inner wall 21 facing the exterior of the vehicle is referred to as the outer edge 26. The inner edge 25 is located in the center of the side wall 50 of the armrest 5 in the front-to-rear direction, on the interior side of the vehicle of the pull handle 52 (inner wall 52B2). The inner edge 25 has a trapezoidal frame shape with its long sides in the front-to-rear direction and its length in the front-to-rear direction decreasing downward. The inner edge 25 is located forward of the outer edge 26 on the interior side of the vehicle. The opening 20 forms a diagonally penetrating passageway (a space that opens forward as it approaches the interior of the vehicle) that runs from the outer edge 26 through the opening inner wall 21 to the inner edge 25.

[0027] 5 to 8, the outer edge 26 of the ornament board 4 is formed by a lower end 4A1 of the ornament main body 4A and a rear end 4B1 of the ornament extension 4B, forming an inverted L-shape when viewed from outside the vehicle cabin. The lower end 4A1 extends in the front-to-rear direction. The rear end 4B1 extends in the up-down direction and is tilted slightly forward as it extends downward.

[0028] Pull handle 52 includes a plate-shaped extension 53 that extends rearward from the rear surface of rear wall 52B3. Extension 53 includes recess 54 that is recessed toward the interior of the vehicle, and notch 55 that is located above recess 54 and has a V-shaped notch when viewed from outside the vehicle. A light source 59 that can emit light is provided on the exterior surface of recess 54, to which a harness (not shown) is connected. As shown in FIG. 5 , light source 59 can illuminate the inside of pull handle 52 through hole 52B5 provided in rear wall 52B3 of pull handle 52.

[0029] The cutout 55 constitutes a part of the opening inner wall 21. As shown in Fig. 7, the upper part of the cutout 55 is attached to the interior side surface of the ornament main body 4A with a clip (attachment member) 7B. The inner edge 25 and the inside handle 10 are disposed in front of the cutout 55 on the interior side of the vehicle.

[0030] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25 from the inside of the vehicle cabin. The inside handle 10 includes a storage portion 11 that is recessed toward the outside of the vehicle cabin, a handle portion 12 stored in the storage portion 11, a rotation shaft 13 that rotatably attaches the handle portion 12 to the storage portion 11, and a first connection portion 14 to which the cable 8 is connected. The storage portion 11 includes a protrusion 11A that protrudes rearward at its rear portion, and a holding portion 11C that can hold the cable 9. The inside handle 10 can be fitted into the inner edge portion 25 by hooking the protrusion 11A onto the outer surface of the vehicle cabin of an inner rear edge portion 25A that forms the rear edge of the inner edge portion 25, and rotating the front portion 11B of the storage portion 11 toward the outside of the vehicle cabin around the protrusion 11A as the rotation shaft. The inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25 from inside the vehicle cabin by fastening the front portion 11B of the storage section 11 to the inner front edge portion 25B, which forms the front edge of the inner edge portion 25, and to the protruding piece portion 52B6, which protrudes from the inner wall portion 52B2 of the pull handle 52 into the vehicle cabin, using mounting members such as screws.

[0031] The handle portion 12 includes a hook portion 12A at the front end where an occupant can hook their fingers, a pressing portion 12B that is disposed on the interior side of the vehicle compartment of the first connection portion 14 and can be pressed by the occupant's fingers, and a second connection portion 12C to which the cable 9 is connected. When the occupant pulls the hook portion 12A toward the interior of the vehicle compartment, the hook portion 12A can be rotated around the rotation shaft 13 toward the interior of the vehicle compartment (in the direction of arrow X in FIG. 5).

[0032] Hereinafter, the two cables 8, 9 will be referred to as a first cable 8 and a second cable 9. As shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the first cable 8 is an electric wire capable of transmitting an electrical signal to the locking device 110. One end 8A of the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14, and the other end 8B is connected to the locking device 110. After the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25, the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14 from the outside of the vehicle cabin of the armrest 5, in front of the front wall portion 52B1 of the pull handle 52 (between the inner front edge portion 25B and the front wall portion 52B1).

[0033] The second cable 9 is made of a material that is more rigid and less flexible than the first cable 8. One end 9A of the second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C of the inside handle 10, and the other end 9B is connected to the locking device 110. The second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C (this state is called the connected state) before the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge portion 25 (as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5). The inside handle 10 can be attached to the inner edge portion 25 of the opening 20 from the inside of the vehicle cabin in the connected state in which one end 9A of the second cable 9 is connected to the second connection portion 12C. The state in which the inside handle 10 in the connected state is attached to the inner edge portion 25 (as shown in FIG. 1, etc.) is called the attached state. As shown in FIG. 8, in the attached state, the second cable 9 can be fitted into and held in the recess of the holding portion 11C. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, after the attached state, the first cable 8 is connected to the first connection portion 14.

[0034] When the pressing portion 12B of the inside handle 10 is pressed, the inside handle 10 sends an unlock signal from the first connection portion 14 to the locking device 110 via the first cable 8, electrically unlocking the door 102 of the locking device 110. In normal operation, an occupant can electrically unlock the door 102 by pressing the pressing portion 12B with, for example, their thumb, and then insert their fingers other than the thumb into the pull handle 52 to push the door 102 outward, thereby smoothly opening the door 102. On the other hand, when the hooking portion 12A of the inside handle 10 is rotated in the direction of arrow X, the second connection portion 12C, which is linked to the rotation, pulls the second cable 9 forward toward the inside of the vehicle, thereby mechanically unlocking the door 102 of the locking device 110. In an emergency such as when the battery is dead, the occupant can mechanically unlock the door 102 by pulling the hook portion 12A and push the door 102 outward to open it.

[0035] 6 and 7, the trim portion 1 includes a guide portion 30 that extends into the vehicle cabin from the rear upper end portion 2B of the lower board 2. The guide portion 30 is disposed rearward and below the outer edge portion 26 of the opening 20 and the notch 55 of the extension portion 53, and serves as a structure that guides the second cable 9 when it is inserted into the opening 20.

[0036] The guide portion 30 has a different color from the ornament board 4 and the armrest 5. The guide portion 30 also has a different color from the outer edge portion 26 of the opening 20 and the rear upper end portion 2B of the lower board 2. The guide portion 30 may have a color that is the opposite of these other components 4, 5. For example, if the outer edge portion 26 and the rear upper end portion 2B are black, the guide portion 30 may be white. The guide portion 30 is molded integrally with the rear upper end portion 2B of the lower board 2 (it is not a separate member from the rear upper end portion 2B, but is molded together with the rear upper end portion 2B in the same process by press molding or the like). This reduces the number of parts, reduces the cost of the molding die, and achieves cost savings.

[0037] The guide portion 30 includes two plate-shaped extending plate portions 31A, 31B that respectively extend toward the outside of the vehicle cabin from a rear end portion 2B1 and a front end portion 2B2 of the rear upper end portion 2B, a guide main body portion 32 connected to the exterior portions of the two extending plate portions 31A, 31B, and a plate-shaped first wall portion 33 that extends toward the outside of the vehicle cabin (extending in the interior and exterior direction of the vehicle cabin) from the back surface of the guide main body portion 32. An upper portion of the guide main body portion 32 is a second wall portion 37 that rises upward from the end portion of the first wall portion 33 that faces toward the interior of the vehicle cabin.

[0038] The first wall portion 33 includes a first front wall portion (enlarged wall portion) 34 and a first rear wall portion (inclined wall portion) 35 that is connected to the rear end of the first front wall portion 34 and slopes upward toward the inside handle 10 (forward). The first wall portion 33 also includes a step portion 33A that is provided continuously on the upper surfaces of the first front wall portion 34 and the first rear wall portion 35 and slopes toward the interior of the vehicle as it slopes forward. The upper surface of the first wall portion 33 has a shape in which the portion inside the vehicle compartment is one step higher than the portion outside the vehicle compartment, with the step portion 33A as the boundary.

[0039] As shown in Figures 6 to 8, the first front wall portion 34 extends in the interior-exterior direction of the vehicle, and its upper surface widens toward the interior of the vehicle (its width in the interior-exterior direction increases) as it moves toward the inside handle 10 (forward). The first front wall portion 34 has an upper surface that widens horizontally and includes an elongated outer portion 34A with its long side extending in the front-to-rear direction, and a triangular inner portion 34B located on the interior side of the outer portion 34A. The inner portion 34B is connected to the outer portion 34A in a manner that is slightly inclined upward relative to the outer portion 34A as it moves toward the interior of the vehicle. A tip portion 33B of the inner portion 34B located on the interior side of the vehicle is located closer to the interior of the vehicle than the outer edge portion 26 and the notch 55.

[0040] The second wall portion 37 includes a triangular plate-shaped second front wall portion 38 rising upward from the cabin-side end of the inner portion 34B, and a rectangular plate-shaped second rear wall portion 39 rising upward from the cabin-side end of the first rear wall portion 35. The second front wall portion 38 extends in a manner that slopes toward the cabin as it extends forward, and its height in the up-down direction decreases as it extends forward. The inner edge portion 25 and the inside handle 10 are disposed on an extension line of the acute angle portion (portion on the tip end portion 33B side) of the second front wall portion 38. The second rear wall portion 39 extends in the front-to-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 , the second wall portion 37 is located closer to the cabin than the outer edge portion 26 and the cutout portion 55.

[0041] 4, 5, 8 and 9, the outer end portions 35A, 34A1 of the guide portion 30 on the cabin side are located further outward than the notch 55, the outer edge portion 26 of the opening 20 (the lower end portion 4A1 of the ornament main body portion 4A), and the upper end portion 3A of the upper board 3. These ends 35A, 34A1 are defined as the outer end portions of the first wall portion 33 on the cabin side. The end portion 35A is defined as the outer end portion of the first rear wall portion 35. The end portion 34A1 is defined as the inner end portion of the outer portion 34A of the first front wall portion 34.

[0042] As shown in Fig. 5, when the inside handle 10 is arranged on the passenger compartment side of the inner edge 25, the second cable 9 can be abutted against the first wall 33 and the second wall 37, allowing the second cable 9 to be smoothly inserted through the opening 20 into the passenger compartment, thereby achieving a connection state in which the second cable 9 is smoothly connected to the inside handle 10. On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 8, after this connection state, when the inside handle 10 is attached to the inner edge 25, the second cable 9 is held by the holding portion 11C, allowing the second cable 9 to be routed further inside the passenger compartment than the second wall 37 (in the space between the side wall 50 of the armrest 5 and the second wall 37).

[0043] Next, the effects of this embodiment will be described. In this embodiment, a door trim 100 is shown that includes a trim portion 1 attached to a door panel 101 that constitutes a door 102, an inside handle 10 attached to the trim portion 1, and a second cable 9 having one end 9A connected to the inside handle 10 and the other end 9B connected to a locking device 110 that locks the door 102. The trim portion 1 has an opening 20 that penetrates from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and through which the second cable 9 is inserted, and a guide portion 30 that is arranged below the opening 20 and guides the second cable 9 to be inserted into the opening 20. The inside handle 10 can be attached to the opening 20 from the interior of the vehicle with one end 9A of the second cable 9 connected to the inside handle 10, and the outer ends 34A1 and 35A of the guide portion 30 are located outside the vehicle cabin relative to the opening 20.

[0044] According to this door trim 100, the outer end of the guide portion 30 disposed below the opening 20 is located further outward than the opening 20, making it easier for an operator to visually recognize the outer end of the guide portion 30 from above the door trim 100. When connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10, the operator visually recognizes the outer end of the guide portion 30 from above the door trim 100, and then feeds one end 9A of the second cable 9 into the passenger compartment by abutting the upper surface of the guide portion 30. This allows the guide portion 30 to properly guide the second cable 9 through the opening 20, allowing the second cable 9 to be smoothly inserted through the opening 20. Even if the opening 20 is located in a position where it is difficult to visually recognize the opening 20 and difficult to insert the second cable 9, the outer end of the guide portion 30 serves as a landmark, and the guide portion 30 can guide the insertion of the second cable 9 as described above.

[0045] The guide portion 30 comprises a first wall portion 33 extending in the interior and exterior directions of the vehicle cabin, and a second wall portion 37 rising upward from the end portion of the first wall portion 33 facing inside the vehicle cabin, and the ends 34A1, 35A of the first wall portion 33 facing outside the vehicle cabin are located outside the vehicle cabin relative to the opening 20.

[0046] With this type of door trim 100, when connecting the second cable 9 to the inside handle 10, the worker can visually check the outer ends 34A1, 35A of the first wall portion 33 from above the door trim 100, and then abut one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the upper surface of the first wall portion 33 and the outer surface of the second wall portion 37 of the passenger compartment and feed it into the passenger compartment, thereby allowing the second cable 9 to be inserted smoothly into the opening 20.

[0047] The guide portion 30 has a first rear wall portion 35 that slopes upward toward the inside handle 10 side, and an end portion 35A of the first rear wall portion 35 on the outside of the vehicle compartment is located outside the vehicle compartment beyond the opening 20.

[0048] With this type of door trim 100, when connecting the second cable 9 and the inside handle 10, the worker visually checks the end 35A of the first rear wall portion 35 on the outside of the vehicle cabin from above the door trim 100, abuts one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the upper surface of the first rear wall portion 35, and sends the second cable 9 into the vehicle cabin along the upper surface of the first rear wall portion 35, which slopes upward as it approaches the inside handle 10, thereby allowing the second cable 9 to be inserted more smoothly into the opening 20 located above the guide portion 30.

[0049] The guide portion 30 extends in the interior and exterior directions of the vehicle cabin and has a first front wall portion 34 whose upper surface widens toward the interior of the vehicle cabin as it approaches the inside handle 10, and the end portion 34A1 of the first front wall portion 34 on the exterior side of the vehicle cabin is located outside the vehicle cabin beyond the opening 20.

[0050] With this door trim 100, when connecting the second cable 9 and the inside handle 10, the worker visually checks the end 34A1 of the first front wall portion 34 on the outside of the vehicle compartment from above the door trim 100, while bringing one end 9A of the second cable 9 into contact with the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34 and feeding it into the vehicle compartment, thereby allowing the second cable 9 to be smoothly inserted into the opening 20. The inside handle 10 is attachable to the inside of the vehicle compartment of the opening 20 that penetrates from the inside to the outside of the vehicle compartment, and the first front wall portion 34 is configured so that its upper surface widens toward the inside of the vehicle compartment as it approaches the inside handle 10 side. Therefore, the guide portion 30 can guide the second cable 9 that is in contact with the upper surface of the first front wall portion 34 so that it is fed more accurately inside the opening 20 toward the inside handle 10.

[0051] The trim portion 1 includes a lower board 2 and an armrest 5 that bulges out from the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle, and the opening 20 is provided in the armrest 5.

[0052] The opening 20 provided in the armrest 5 that bulges from the lower board 2 toward the interior of the vehicle is difficult to see from the back side of the door trim 100 when the door trim 100 is viewed from above, and is difficult for an operator to reach, making it particularly difficult to insert the second cable 9 into the opening 20. However, with the door trim 100 as described above, even with such an opening 20, the second cable 9 can be easily inserted into the opening 20 by using the end of the guide portion 30 on the exterior side of the vehicle interior as a landmark, abutting one end 9A of the second cable 9 against the guide portion 30, and feeding it into the interior of the vehicle.

[0053] The guide portion 30 has a color that is different from at least the color of the opening 20. According to such a door trim 100, the guide portion 30 becomes more easily visible, which is preferable.

[0054] <Other embodiments> The present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above and in the drawings, and for example, the following embodiments are also included within the technical scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, various modifications other than those described below can be made without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

[0055] (1) In addition to the above-described embodiment, the configuration of the trim portion can be modified as needed. For example, the trim portion may be formed by integrally molding the lower board, armrest, ornament board, etc., rather than as separate members. The outer shape of the trim portion is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified as needed.

[0056] (2) In the above embodiment, the inner edge portion is arranged on the inside front side of the outer edge portion of the vehicle cabin, and the second cable is inserted through the opening from the outside of the vehicle cabin toward the inside front side of the vehicle cabin. However, this is not limited to this. For example, the inner edge portion may be arranged on the inside rear side of the outer edge portion of the vehicle cabin, and the second cable may be inserted through the opening from the outside of the vehicle cabin toward the inside rear side of the vehicle cabin.

[0057] (3) In addition to the above-described embodiments, the configuration of the inside handle can be modified as appropriate. For example, the inside handle may not have a pressing portion or a first connection portion, and may only mechanically release the locking device via the second cable. Furthermore, the member on which the inner edge of the opening is provided is not limited to the armrest, and may be provided on an ornament board, an upper board, or the like.

[0058] (4) The vehicle door trim exemplified in the above embodiment is not limited to use in automobiles, and may be provided in various vehicles. For example, the vehicle door trim can be applied to ground vehicles such as trains and recreational vehicles, air vehicles such as airplanes and helicopters, and marine and underwater vehicles such as ships and submarines. [Explanation of symbols]

[0059] 1...trim portion, 2...lower board (trim main body portion), 5...armrest, 9...second cable (cable), 10...inside handle, 20...opening, 30...guide portion, 33...first wall portion, 34...first front wall portion (expanded wall portion), 35...first rear wall portion (inclined wall portion), 34A1, 35A...outside end of guide portion, 37...second wall portion, 52...pull handle, 100...door trim (vehicle door trim), 101...door panel, 102...door, 110...locking device

Claims

1. a trim portion attached to a door panel that constitutes a door; an inside handle attached to the trim portion; a cable having one end connected to the inside handle and the other end connected to a locking device that locks the door; The trim portion is an opening extending from the inside to the outside of the vehicle and through which the cable is inserted; a guide portion disposed below the opening portion and configured to guide the cable through the opening portion, The inside handle is attachable to the opening from inside the vehicle cabin with the one end of the cable connected to the inside handle, The vehicle door trim, wherein the guide portion has an outer end portion thereof positioned further outward from the vehicle compartment than the opening.

2. The guide portion is a first wall portion extending in a direction from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle; a second wall portion rising upward from an end portion of the first wall portion on the vehicle interior side, The vehicle door trim according to claim 1 , wherein an outer end of the first wall portion is located on the outer side of the vehicle compartment relative to the opening.

3. The guide portion includes an inclined wall portion that is inclined upward toward the inside handle side, 3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein an outer end of the inclined wall portion is located further outward than the opening.

4. the guide portion includes an enlarged wall portion extending in a direction from the interior to the exterior of the vehicle and having an upper surface that widens toward the interior of the vehicle as it approaches the inside handle; 3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein an outer end of the enlarged wall portion is located further outward than the opening.

5. The trim portion includes a trim main body portion and an armrest that bulges from the trim main body portion toward the interior of the vehicle, 3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein the opening is provided in the armrest.

6. 3. The vehicle door trim according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion has a color different from that of at least the opening.

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