Utility part assembly for mounting utility part to vehicular interior part

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9248720-B2
Application number	US-201213467276-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 9, 2012
Priority date	May 12, 2011
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

A utility part assembly includes a vehicular interior part and a utility part. The vehicular interior part has a first surface and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface and has a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole. The utility part includes a first member provided on the first surface and a second member provided on the second surface. The first member has a first coupling pin and one of a second coupling pin and a first coupling hole, and the second member has a coupling portion that is coupled to the first coupling pin and another one of the second coupling pin and the first coupling hole. The first coupling pin is inserted through the first mounting hole and coupled to the coupling portion, and the second coupling pin is inserted through the second mounting hole and coupled to the first coupling hole.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A utility part assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a vehicular interior part having a first surface facing a vehicular interior side and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface and faces a vehicular exterior side, the vehicular interior part having a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole; and
a utility part including:
a first member provided on the first surface of the vehicular interior part, the first member having a first coupling pin extending through the first mounting hole and further having a first coupling hole corresponding to the second mounting hole, and
a second member provided on the second surface and having a second coupling pin extending through the second mounting hole and coupled to the first coupling hole, the second member further having a coupling portion that is coupled to the first coupling pin that extends through the first mounting hole such that the first member is non-rotatable, and

wherein the second member is rotatable about an axis of the coupled second coupling pin against the second surface relative to the first member such that upon rotation of the second member, the second member is fixed to the first member to sandwich a part of the vehicular interior part therebetween.

2. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicular interior part is a door trim that is included in a vehicular door,
the vehicular door further includes a window, a window frame that surrounds an outer edge of the window and a sunshade that is provided on a part of the window frame so as to be extended therefrom and housed therein and is extended to block light entering through the window,
the utility part is provided on an upper surface portion of the door trim that is exposed to the window, and
the first member of the utility part includes a stopper portion that maintains the sunshade in an extended state.

3. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the second coupling pin has a peripheral surface and a projection on a part of the peripheral surface, and
the first coupling hole has an edge form that fits to an outer peripheral shape of the second coupling pin having the projection.

4. The utility part assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the projection includes two or more projections.

5. The utility part assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the projection includes two projections and each projection is provided on an opposite side from each other with respect to an axis of the second coupling pin.

6. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling portion is formed in a groove and receives the first coupling pin.

7. The utility part assembly according to claim 6 , wherein
the first coupling pin has a projected portion provided on a distal end thereof, and
the coupling portion has a bottom surface in the groove and a hole in the bottom surface and the projected portion is received in the hole.

8. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , further comprising a skin provided on the second surface of the vehicular interior part.

9. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , wherein
the coupling portion of the second member is defined as a groove that receives a distal end portion of the first coupling pin of the first member, and an opening size of the groove is greater than a size of the distal end portion of the first coupling pin.

10. The utility part assembly according to claim 9 , wherein the groove is a rectangular shape.

11. The utility part assembly according to claim 1 , wherein the second member further includes a projection projecting from a surface of the second member opposite to a surface thereof including the coupling portion.

12. A utility part assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a vehicular interior component having a first surface facing a vehicular interior side, and further having a second surface opposite the first surface and facing a vehicular exterior side, the vehicular interior component having a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole; and
a utility part comprising:
a first member provided on the first surface of the vehicular interior component, the first member having a first coupling pin extending through the first mounting hole, and further having a second coupling pin extending through the second mounting hole; and
a second member provided on the second surface and having a coupler and a first coupling hole, the coupler coupled to the first coupling pin extending through the first mounting hole, and the first coupling hole coupled to the second coupling pin extending through the second mounting hole, such that the first member is non-rotatable, and

wherein the second member is rotatable about an axis of the second coupling pin against the second surface relative to the first member such that upon rotation of the second member, the second member is fixed to the first member to sandwich a part of the vehicular interior component therebetween.

13. The utility part assembly according to claim 12 , wherein the second member further has a projection projecting from a surface of the second member opposite to a surface thereof including the coupler.

14. The utility part assembly according to claim 12 , wherein:
the vehicular interior component is a door trim that is included in a vehicular door,
the vehicular door further includes a window, a window frame that surrounds an outer edge of the window and a sunshade that is provided on a part of the window frame so as to be extended therefrom and housed therein and is extended to block light entering through the window,
the utility part is provided on an upper surface of the door trim that is exposed to the window, and
the first member the utility part includes a stopper configured to maintain the sunshade to be in an extended state.

Assignees

• Hirano Hirokazu
• Sasaki Yuji
• Toyota Boshoku Kk
• Nifco Inc

Inventors

• Hirano Hirokazu
• Sasaki Yuji

Classifications

• Y10T24/301

  having externally threaded attaching means · CPC title

• B60J3/005

  for side windows · CPC title

• Y10T24/45105

  for upholstery, panel, trim strip, etc. [e.g., spring biased] · CPC title

• Y10T24/30

  Trim molding fastener · CPC title

• B60J3/002

  External sun shield, e.g. awning or visor · CPC title