Door trim coupling device for a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10611319-B2
Application number	US-201715602437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2017
Priority date	Dec 16, 2016
Publication date	Apr 7, 2020
Grant date	Apr 7, 2020

Abstract

A door trim coupling device for a vehicle may include a wire provided in a closed loop form, a locking device disposed in a door trim of the vehicle and configured to selectively wind or unwind the wire, and a mounting device disposed in the door trim and configured to be engaged with or disengaged from a door panel of the vehicle by winding or unwinding of the wire, wherein the mounting device includes a pulley provided to be rotatable and configured to wind or unwind the wire according to a rotation direction of the pulley, and a clutch configured to allow the pulley to rotate in one direction and to prevent the pulley from rotating in the other direction opposite to the one direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A door trim coupling device for a vehicle, the door trim coupling device comprising:
at last one wire provided in at least one closed loop form;
a locking device disposed in a door trim of the vehicle and configured to selectively wind or unwind the at least one wire; and
a mounting device disposed in the door trim and configured to be engaged with or disengaged from a door panel of the vehicle by winding or unwinding of the at least one wire;
wherein the locking device includes:
a pulley provided to be rotatable and configured to wind or unwind the at least one wire according to a rotation direction of the pulley, and
a clutch configured to allow the pulley to rotate in a first direction and to prevent the pulley from rotating in a second direction opposite to the a first direction.

2. The door trim coupling device according to claim 1 , wherein the clutch comprises a first clutch and a second clutch selectively connectable to the pulley, and
the first clutch allows the pulley to rotate in the first direction and prevents the pulley from rotating in the second direction opposite to the first direction and
the second clutch prevents the pulley from rotating in the first direction and allows the pulley to rotate in the second direction.

3. The door trim coupling device according to claim 2 , wherein the locking device further includes a clutch housing to which the first clutch and the second clutch are coupled to each other, and
the clutch housing is configured to be selectively disposed at a first position in which the first clutch is connected to the pulley or at a second position in which the second clutch is connected to the pulley.

4. The door trim coupling device according to claim 3 , wherein the locking device further includes an upper housing to which the clutch housing is coupled, and
the upper housing includes a first positioning groove for positioning the clutch housing in the first position and a second positioning groove for positioning the clutch housing in the second position.

5. The door trim coupling device according to claim 4 , wherein the clutch housing includes a positioning protrusion configured to be selectively inserted into one of the first positioning groove and the second positioning groove.

6. The door trim coupling device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one closed loop includes a first loop and a second loop,
wherein the at least one wire includes a first wire and a second wire, each of which forms the first loop and the second loop separately, and
when the first wire is wound around the pulley, the second wire is configured to be unwound from the pulley and
when the first wire is unwound from the pulley, the second wire is configured to be wound around the pulley.

7. The door trim coupling device according to claim 6 , wherein when the pulley rotates in the first direction, the first wire is wound around the pulley and
when the pulley rotates in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the first wire is unwound from the pulley.

8. The door trim coupling device according to claim 1 , wherein the locking device further includes a tightening bolt configured to be movable in an axial direction thereof, and
the tightening bolt is configured to move in the axial direction thereof to selectively engage with the pulley and the tightening bolt engaged with the pulley is configured to rotate together with the pulley.

9. The door trim coupling device according to claim 8 , wherein the locking device further includes a clip, and
the clip is selectively fitted in a pair of clip grooves provided at an axially upper side and an axially lower side of the tightening bolt.

10. The door trim coupling device according to claim 8 , wherein the locking device further includes:
a lower housing disposed in the door trim and including a through hole provided to be penetrated by the tightening bolt; and
a c-ring coupled to a first end portion of the tightening bolt to prevent the tightening bolt from being separated from the through hole.

Assignees

• Hyundai Motor Co Ltd
• Kia Motors Corp
• Duck Yang Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jaeseung
• Lee Sun Gu
• Oh Sae Hoon
• Jeong Hun Sub
• Kim Seung Ho

Classifications

• B60J5/04 Primary

  arranged at the vehicle sides {(panel mounted arm-rests B60N2/78; wall liners B60R13/02; door edge guards B60R13/043; padded linings associated with the side doors B60R21/0428)} · CPC title

• F16B13/04

  with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front ({F16B13/002 and F16B13/12 take precedence;} friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00) · CPC title

• B60R13/0243

  Doors · CPC title

• B60R13/02

  {Internal} Trim mouldings {; Internal} Ledges; Wall liners {for passenger compartments}; Roof liners (B60R13/01 takes precedence {; padded linings for the vehicle interior B60R21/04; arrangements or adaptations of floor mats or carpets in vehicles B60N3/04; internal lining for trains B61D17/18}) · CPC title

• F16B35/041

  Specially-shaped shafts (shape of thread F16B33/02) · CPC title