Patent Publication Number: US-2023133552-A1

Title: Interior member for vehicle

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     The present application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2021-176663, filed Oct. 28, 2021, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to an interior member for a vehicle. 
     Description of Related Art 
     As a seat for a vehicle, for example, one in which an airbag is installed in a back pad of a seatback, the back pad is covered with a back cover, and a tag (display tag) is provided on a sewing line of the back cover broken by a deploying operation of the airbag is known. For example, vehicle information such as display of airbag installation or the like is displayed on the tag. A seat cover is detachably attached to the back cover. A slit configured to expose the tag to the outside of the seat cover is formed in the seat cover. 
     Accordingly, the tag can be exposed to the outside of the seat cover from the slit of the seat cover in a state in which the seat cover is attached to the back cover. Accordingly, it is possible to confirm vehicle information that the airbag is installed in the back pad of the seatback (for example, see Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2016-107762). 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Here, the tag disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application, First Publication No. 2016-107762, is attached to the back cover of the seatback. That is, the tag that displays vehicle information expressing a name of the vehicle, display of airbag installation, or the like is not attached to, for example, a door trim of a side door (hereinafter, an interior member for a vehicle). For example, when the tag is attached to an interior member for a vehicle, it is conceivable to sandwich the tag between a lower trim and an upper trim that are divided into two parts. 
     However, in this case, for example, the tag may be disposed along a shape of the lower trim, and the disposed tag may face upward. For this reason, it is conceivable that the vehicle information of the tag is difficult for an occupant to see. 
     In addition, when the tag faces upward, the tag may protrude from the lower trim or the upper trim toward the vehicle interior, and it is necessary to devise improvements from the viewpoint of design (aesthetics). 
     An aspect of the present invention is directed to providing an interior member for a vehicle capable of making vehicle information displayed on a tag easier for an occupant to see and further improving design. 
     In order to accomplish the above-mentioned purposes, an interior member for a vehicle according to an aspect of the present invention employs the following configuration. 
     (1) An aspect of the present invention is an interior member for a vehicle (for example, an interior member ( 20 ) of an embodiment) configured by causing an upper trim (for example, an upper trim ( 33 ) of the embodiment) and a lower trim (for example, a lower trim ( 32 ) of the embodiment), which are vertically divided in two parts, to abut each other, wherein a concave section (for example, a concave section ( 42 ) of the embodiment) having a bottom surface portion (for example, a bottom portion ( 46 ) of the embodiment) that is planar and inclined downward on an inner side in a vehicle width direction is formed in at least a part (for example, an area ( 41   b ) near a rear end of a curved portion of the embodiment) of the lower trim, and a tag (for example, a display tag ( 34 ) of the embodiment) is clamped by the bottom surface portion of the concave section and the upper trim. 
     According to the aspect of the above-mentioned (1), the concave section is formed in the lower trim, and the bottom surface portion of the concave section is planar and inclined downward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Further, the tag is attached while being clamped by the bottom surface portion of the concave section and the upper trim. Accordingly, the tag can be attached with the same downward inclination angle as the bottom surface portion of the concave section. Accordingly, the vehicle information displayed on the upper surface of the tag can be easily seen by an occupant. While a name of the vehicle, display of airbag installation, or the like is exemplified as the vehicle information, the vehicle information is not limited thereto. 
     Further, when the tag is clamped by the bottom surface portion of the concave section and the upper trim, the tag can be disposed in the concave section while being accommodated therein. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the tag from protruding from the lower trim or the upper trim toward the vehicle interior. Accordingly, design (aesthetics) of the interior member can be improved. 
     (2) In the aspect of the above-mentioned (1), the lower trim may have a skin member (for example, a skin material ( 52 ) of the embodiment) formed on a surface of the lower trim and on which the tag is sewn, and a sewing portion (for example, a sewing portion ( 58 ) of the embodiment) in which the tag is sewn on the skin member may be located on an outer side of a clamping portion (for example, a clamping portion ( 34   e ) of the embodiment) in a vehicle width direction in which the tag is clamped by the bottom surface portion of the concave section and the upper trim. 
     According to the aspect of the above-mentioned (2), the tag is sewn on the skin member to form the sewing portion. In addition, the clamping portion of the tag is clamped by the bottom surface portion of the concave section and the upper trim. Further, the sewing portion is located on the outer side of the clamping portion in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the sewing portion can be hidden by the upper trim or the like such that the sewing portion is not seen by an occupant. Accordingly, design of the tag (i.e., the interior member) can be further improved. 
     (3) In the aspect of the above-mentioned (2), the bottom surface portion may have a protrusion (for example, a protrusion ( 54   b ) of the embodiment) protruding outward in the vehicle width direction, the skin member may have a slit portion (for example, a slit portion ( 55   c ) of the embodiment) on an outer side of the sewing portion in the vehicle width direction, and the protrusion may be inserted into the slit portion. 
     According to the aspect of the above-mentioned (3), the protrusion protrudes outward from the bottom surface portion in the vehicle width direction. In addition, the slit portion is formed in the skin member, and the slit portion is formed on the outer side of the sewing portion in the vehicle width direction. Further, the protrusion is inserted into the slit portion. In this way, when the protrusion is inserted into the slit portion, the skin member can be positioned by the protrusion at a predetermined position. 
     In addition, when the skin member is positioned by the protrusion, the tag sewn on the skin member can be easily and reliably fixed at the predetermined position. Accordingly, design of the tag (i.e., the interior member) can be further improved. 
     According to the aspect of the present invention, it is possible to make the vehicle information displayed on the tag easier for an occupant to see and further improve design. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1    is a perspective view of a front side door including an interior member for a vehicle of an embodiment according to the present invention. 
         FIG.  2    is an enlarged perspective view of a portion II of  FIG.  1   . 
         FIG.  3    is a plan view showing the interior member for a vehicle of the embodiment from diagonally above the vehicle interior. 
         FIG.  4    is a perspective view showing a cross section along line IV-IV of  FIG.  2   . 
         FIG.  5    is an exploded perspective view of an upper trim from the interior member for a vehicle of  FIG.  4   . 
         FIG.  6    is an exploded perspective view of a lower trim and a display tag that constitute the interior member for a vehicle of  FIG.  4   . 
         FIG.  7    is a plan view showing that a display tag is sewn to a skin material of the lower trim that constitutes the interior member for a vehicle of the embodiment. 
         FIG.  8    is a cross-sectional view showing the interior member for a vehicle of  FIG.  4    in a direction of an arrow VIII. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, an interior member for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Further, in the drawings, an arrow FR indicates a forward direction of a vehicle, an arrow UP indicates an upward direction of the vehicle, and an arrow LH indicates a leftward direction of the vehicle. Further, while an example in which the interior member for a vehicle is applied to a front side door will be described as an example in the embodiment, the interior member for a vehicle may also be applied to another vehicle member. 
     As shown in  FIG.  1   , a front side door  10  includes, for example, a door main body  12 , and an interior member  20  for a vehicle (door trim). Hereinafter, the front side door  10  is simply referred to as “the side door  10 ” and the interior member  20  for a vehicle is also simply referred to as “the interior member  20 .” 
     The door main body  12  includes an outer panel  13  and an inner panel  14 . The outer panel  13  is disposed to face an outer side in a vehicle width direction (i.e., an outer side of the vehicle). The inner panel  14  is disposed to face the outer panel  13  on the inner side in the vehicle width direction (i.e., an inner side of the vehicle). The door main body  12  has a hollow structure constituted by the outer panel  13  and the inner panel  14 . 
     &lt;Interior Member for Vehicle&gt; 
     The interior member  20  is attached to the door main body  12 . The interior member  20  is attached to the door main body  12  to cover substantially the entire surface of the inner panel  14  on the side of the vehicle interior. That is, the interior member  20  is a decoration member that faces the vehicle interior. An attachment hole  22  of a door handle, an armrest portion  23 , or the like is provided in the interior member  20 . 
     The interior member  20  includes a trim main body  31 , a lower trim  32 , an upper trim  33 , and a display tag (tag)  34 . 
     The trim main body  31  is a decoration member configured to cover, for example, a region of the inner panel  14  from the armrest portion  23  to a lower end portion. The lower trim  32  is a decoration member configured to cover, for example, a region from the trim main body  31  to an upper end portion of the inner panel  14 . The attachment hole  22  of the door handle is formed in the front section of the lower trim  32  on the front side of the vehicle body. 
     &lt;Lower Trim&gt; 
     As shown in  FIG.  2    and  FIG.  3   , the lower trim  32  has a curved portion  41  and a concave section  42 . The curved portion  41  is formed in a state in which the upper section of the lower trim  32  is fully curved outward to the upper trim  33  in the vehicle width direction. The curved portion  41  is formed in a substantially linear shape in a vehicle body forward/rearward direction. The curved portion  41  has an outer end portion  45  on an outer side in the vehicle width direction. The outer end portion  45  is formed from an upper side  45   a  to a lower side  45   b  (see  FIG.  5   ) with a downward gradient outward in the vehicle width direction (see also  FIG.  5   ). The concave section  42  is formed in the curved portion  41 . 
     The concave section  42  has the concave section  42  formed in at least a part of the lower trim  32  (in the embodiment, an area  41   b  near a rear end  41   a  of the curved portion  41 ). In the embodiment, while the area  41   b  near the rear end  41   a  of the curved portion  41  is exemplified as at least a part of the lower trim  32 , a position where the concave section  42  is provided may be arbitrarily selected. 
     As shown in  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  4   , the concave section  42  has a bottom portion (bottom surface portion)  46 , a front wall portion  47 , and a rear wall portion  48 . The bottom portion  46  has an inner bottom portion  46   a  and an outer bottom portion  46   b . The inner bottom portion  46   a  is formed in a planar shape located below the curved portion  41  and inclined downward on an inner side in the vehicle width direction (i.e., an inner side of the vehicle). The outer bottom portion  46   b  is formed integrally with the inner bottom portion  46   a , and extends from an outer end  46   c  of the inner bottom portion  46   a  in the vehicle width direction toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction with the same inclination as the inner bottom portion  46   a . That is, the bottom portion  46  is formed in a planar shape inclined downward on an inner side in the vehicle width direction by the inner bottom portion  46   a  and the outer bottom portion  46   b.    
     The front wall portion  47  is raised upward from a front end of the inner bottom portion  46   a  to the curved portion  41 . The rear wall portion  48  is raised upward from a rear end of the inner bottom portion  46   a  to the curved portion  41 . 
     As shown in  FIG.  5    and  FIG.  6   , the lower trim  32  includes, for example, a base member  51  and a skin material (skin member)  52 . The lower trim  32  is configured by, for example, laminating the skin material  52  on a surface of the base member  51  facing the vehicle interior through adhesion or the like. The skin material  52  forms a surface of the lower trim  32  (i.e., a surface facing the vehicle interior) by being laminated on the base member  51 . 
     Here, the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  in the lower trim  32  is configured by laminating a bottom portion  54  of the base member  51  and a bottom portion  55  of the skin material  52 . Hereinafter, the bottom portion  54  of the base member  51  is also referred to as “the base member bottom portion  54 .” In addition, the bottom portion  55  of the skin material  52  is also referred to as “the skin bottom portion  55 .” 
     The base member bottom portion  54  has a base member bottom portion main body  54   a  and a protrusion  54   b . The base member bottom portion main body  54   a  is formed in a planar shape inclined downward on an inner side in the vehicle width direction, like the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42 . The protrusion  54   b  is formed integrally with an outer end  54   c  of the base member bottom portion main body  54   a  in the vehicle width direction at a center in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. 
     The protrusion  54   b  protrudes from the center of the outer end  54   c  to an outer side in the vehicle width direction (i.e., an outer side of the vehicle). The protrusion  54   b  is formed to be inclined downward on an inner side in the vehicle width direction, like the base member bottom portion main body Ma. The skin bottom portion  55  is laminated on the base member bottom portion  54 . 
     The skin bottom portion  55  has a skin bottom portion main body  55   a , a folding portion  55   b , a slit portion  55   c , and a pair of cutout portions  55   d . The skin bottom portion main body  55   a  is laminated on the base member bottom portion main body  54   a  from the side of the vehicle interior. The skin bottom portion main body  55   a  is formed in a planar shape inclined downward along the base member bottom portion main body  54   a  on an inner side in the vehicle width direction. 
     A surface of the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  on the side of the vehicle interior is formed by the skin bottom portion main body  55   a . The display tag  34  is sewn on the skin bottom portion main body  55   a . Sewing of the display tag  34  will be described below in detail. 
     The folding portion  55   b  is formed integrally with an outer end  55   e  of the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  in the vehicle width direction. In a boundary (i.e., the outer end  55   e ) between the folding portion  55   b  and the skin bottom portion main body  55   a , the slit portion  55   c  is formed at a center in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. Hereinafter, the boundary between the folding portion  55   b  and the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  is also referred to as “a boundary  55   e.”   
     The slit portion  55   c  is formed in a linear shape in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. The slit portion  55   c  is disposed on an outer side of a sewing portion  58 , which will be described below, in the vehicle width direction (i.e., a position on the outer side of the vehicle). The slit portion  55   c  is fitted onto the protrusion  54   b  of the base member bottom portion  54 . In other words, the protrusion  54   b  is inserted into the slit portion  55   c.    
     In this way, when the protrusion  54   b  is inserted into the slit portion  55   c , the skin bottom portion  55  of the skin material  52  can be positioned by the protrusion  54   b  at a predetermined position (i.e., the base member bottom portion main body  54   a ). 
     In addition, in the boundary  55   e  between the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  and the folding portion  55   b , the pair of cutout portions (notch portions)  55   d  are formed in both end portions in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. The pair of cutout portions  55   d  are formed in, for example, a V shape. Accordingly, for example, when the protrusion  54   b  is inserted into the slit portion  55   c , the skin material  52  can be easily folded downward from the boundary  55   e  (i.e., the slit portion  55   c ) in a direction of an arrow A. 
     Accordingly, the protrusion  54   b  can be easily inserted into the slit portion  55   c . The folding portion  55   b  that was folded is laminated on the base member bottom portion main body  54   a  from the outer side of the vehicle. 
     &lt;Display Tag&gt; 
     As shown in  FIG.  6    to  FIG.  8   , the display tag  34  is sewn on the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  of the skin bottom portion  55 . Specifically, the display tag  34  has an upper half portion  34   a  and a lower half portion  34   b  that are bent in the upward/downward direction at a center in the vehicle width direction. In a state in which the display tag  34  is folded, both of end portions of the upper half portion  34   a  and the lower half portion  34   b  overlap in the upward/downward direction. Hereinafter, both the end portions, which are overlapping, of the upper half portion  34   a  and the lower half portion  34   b  are also referred to as “both the end portions  34   c.”   
     Both of the end portions  34   c , which are overlapping, of the display tag  34  are attached to the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  of the skin bottom portion  55  through sewing. That is, the lower trim  32  is formed by covering the base member  51  with the skin member on which the display tag  34  is sewn. 
     Here, the sewing portion  58  is formed by sewing both the end portions  34   c  of the display tag  34  on the skin bottom portion  55 . The sewing portion  58  is an area in which a sewing place  58   a  of both the end portions  34   c  is sewn on a sewing place  58   b  of the skin bottom portion main body  55   a . The sewing place  58   a  of both the end portions  34   c  and the sewing place  58   b  of the skin bottom portion main body  55   a  are shown by imaginary lines in  FIG.  6   . 
     The sewing portion  58  is located on an inner side of the slit portion  55   c  in the vehicle width direction. Further, the sewing portion  58  extends linearly along the slit portion  55   c  in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. 
     The display tag  34  is disposed while being placed on the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  from above when both the end portions  34   c  are sewn on the skin bottom portion  55  at the sewing portion  58  (see also  FIG.  5   ). In this state, the upper half portion  34   a  of the display tag  34  is disposed while being inclined downward along the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  from both the end portions  34   c  to a folded end  34   d  on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. For example, vehicle information  61  is displayed on the upper half portion  34   a  of the display tag  34 . For example, while a name of the vehicle, display of airbag installation, or the like, is exemplified as the vehicle information  61 , the vehicle information is not limited thereto. 
     &lt;Upper Trim&gt; 
     As shown in  FIG.  3    to  FIG.  5   , the upper trim  33  abuts the lower trim  32  from above. That is, the lower trim  32  and the upper trim  33  are configured to be vertically divided in two parts while abutting each other in the upward/downward direction. Here, like the lower trim  32 , the upper trim  33  is constituted by laminating the skin material on the base member. Further, in  FIG.  4   ,  FIG.  5    and  FIG.  8   , only the base member of the upper trim  33  is shown. 
     The upper trim  33  is disposed above the lower trim  32 , and for example, forms a beltline of the side door  10 . The upper trim  33  has an abutting portion  36  (see also  FIG.  4    and  FIG.  5   ) on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The abutting portion  36  is formed in a state in which the area of the upper trim  33  on the inner side in the vehicle width direction is bent downward to the curved portion  41  (specifically, the outer end portion  45 ) of the lower trim  32 . The abutting portion  36  is formed substantially linearly along the outer end portion  45  of the curved portion  41  in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. 
     The abutting portion  36  abuts the outer end portion  45  of the curved portion  41  of the lower trim  32 , a clamping portion  34   e  of the display tag  34 , and the like, from above. Here, the display tag  34  is disposed while being placed on the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  formed on the lower trim  32  from above. Accordingly, when the abutting portion  36  abuts the clamping portion  34   e  of the display tag  34  from above, the clamping portion  34   e  is clamped by the bottom portion  46  and the abutting portion  36  in the upward/downward direction. 
     As shown in  FIG.  8   , the clamping portion  34   e  is located on the inner side of the sewing portion  58  in the vehicle width direction (i.e., on the side of the vehicle interior). In other words, the sewing portion  58  is located on the outer side of the clamping portion  34   e  in the vehicle width direction (i.e., on the outer side of the vehicle). The abutting portion  36  of the upper trim  33  abuts the clamping portion  34   e  from above. Accordingly, the sewing portion  58  can be hidden by the upper trim  33  such that the sewing portion  58  is not seen from the occupant in the vehicle interior. 
     In this state, the display tag  34  has a projection allowance portion  34   f  protruding from the clamping portion  34   e  toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction (i.e., toward the vehicle interior). The projection allowance portion  34   f  has a visual portion  34   g . The visual portion  34   g  forms an upper surface of the projection allowance portion  34   f  (an upper surface of the display tag  34 ). That is, the visual portion  34   g  is an area of the upper half portion  34   a  of the display tag  34  protruding inward from the clamping portion  34   e  to the folded end  34   d  in the vehicle width direction. 
     Here, the bottom portion  46  is formed in a planar shape inclined downward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the visual portion  34   g  is disposed downward from the clamping portion  34   e  to the folded end  34   d  on the inner side in the vehicle width direction in the same inclination state as the bottom portion  46  in a state in which the clamping portion  34   e  is clamped by the bottom portion  46  and the abutting portion  36 . 
     That is, the visual portion  34   g  is attached to the seat with a downward inclination (an inclination angle) toward the occupant who is sitting on the seat. The vehicle information  61  (see  FIG.  6   ) such as a name of the vehicle, display of airbag installation, or the like, is displayed on the visual portion  34   g.    
     As shown in  FIG.  3    and  FIG.  5   , the concave section  42  is formed in the curved portion  41  of the lower trim  32 , and the display tag  34  is disposed on the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42 . Accordingly, the display tag  34  is accommodated in the concave section  42 . Accordingly, the clamping portion  34   e  of the display tag  34  is disposed at substantially the same height as that of the outer end portion  45  of the curved portion  41 . That is, the clamping portion  34   e  and the outer end portion  45  are disposed on the same continuous plane extending in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. 
     Here, the abutting portion  36  of the upper trim  33  is an area that abuts the clamping portion  34   e  and the outer end portion  45 . Accordingly, the abutting portion  36  is formed in the same continuous planar shape in the vehicle body forward/rearward direction. In addition, the abutting portion  36  abuts the outer end portion  45  to form a first abutting portion  65 . Further, the abutting portion  36  abuts the clamping portion  34   e  to form a second abutting portion  66 . The first abutting portion  65  and the second abutting portion  66  are disposed to have a uniform height in the upward/downward direction in a state in which the interior member  20  is seen from a front surface on the side of the vehicle interior. 
     In addition, when the display tag  34  is placed on the concave section  42  of the lower trim  32 , the concave section  42  can be hidden by the display tag  34 . 
     In this way, design (aesthetics) of the interior member  20  can be improved by uniformizing the height of the first abutting portion  65  and the second abutting portion  66  and hiding the concave section  42  using the display tag  34 . 
     As described above, according to the interior member  20  for a vehicle of the embodiment, as shown in  FIG.  4    and  FIG.  5   , the concave section  42  is formed in the curved portion  41  of the lower trim  32 , and the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  is planar and inclined downward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Further, the display tag  34  is clamped and attached by the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  and the abutting portion  36  of the upper trim  33 . Accordingly, in a state in which the display tag  34  is attached to the bottom portion  46  and the abutting portion  36 , the visual portion  34   g  (see also  FIG.  8   ) of the display tag  34  can be attached to the bottom portion  46  with the same downward inclination angle. 
     That is, the visual portion  34   g  is attached to the seat with a downward inclination (inclination angle) toward the occupant who is sitting on the seat. Accordingly, the vehicle information  61  displayed on the visual portion  34   g  can be easily seen from, for example, the occupant who is sitting on the seat. 
     Further, the display tag  34  can be disposed while being accommodated in the concave section  42  by clipping the display tag  34  using the bottom portion  46  of the concave section  42  and the abutting portion  36  of the upper trim  33 . Accordingly, for example, it is possible to prevent the display tag  34  from protruding from the lower trim  32  or the upper trim  33  toward the vehicle interior. Accordingly, design (aesthetics) of the interior member  20  can be improved. 
     In addition, as shown in  FIG.  8   , the sewing portion  58  is located on the outer side of the clamping portion  34   e  in the vehicle width direction. Accordingly, the sewing portion  58  can be hidden by the upper trim  33  such that the sewing portion  58  is not seen from the occupant. Accordingly, design of the display tag  34  (i.e., the interior member  20 ) can be further improved. 
     Further, the concave section  42  can be hidden by the display tag  34  by placing the display tag  34  on the concave section  42  of the lower trim  32 . Accordingly, design (aesthetics) of the interior member  20  can be further improved. 
     As shown in  FIG.  4    and  FIG.  6   , the skin material  52  can be positioned by the protrusion  54   b  at a predetermined position by inserting the protrusion  54   b  into the slit portion  55   c . Accordingly, the display tag  34  sewn on the skin material  52  can be easily reliably fixed at the predetermined position. Accordingly, design of the interior member  20  can be further improved. 
     The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention. 
     In addition, the components in the embodiment can be appropriately replaced with known components and the variants may be appropriately combined without departing from the spirit of the present invention.