JPH11268568A - Vehicular assist grip - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assist grip with a hanger function when occasion demands. SOLUTION: A pair of hanger rod 3 internally and externally movable along the longitudinal direction of a grip are assembled to the grip part 1 of an assist grip G. The two hanger rods 3 are converted into a state that the two hanger rods 3 are internally moved and contained in the grip part 1 and a state that the two hanger rods 3 are externally moved and drawn out from the grip part 1 and brought into a state to hang clothes.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an assist grip for a vehicle which is installed in a vehicle cabin and is gripped by an occupant of the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When an occupant of a vehicle drives while taking off clothes such as outer garments and upper garments, the removed clothes are hung by a commercially available hanger so that wrinkles do not occur. The clothes were hung on the assist grip and suspended in the passenger compartment.

[0003]

When the removed clothes are hung by a commercially available hanger and the hanger is hung on the assist grip, the hanging state of the clothes becomes unstable and the vehicle travels. Sometimes clothes may slip off the hanger, and empty clothes hangers where the clothes are not suspended
When the vehicle is hung on the assist grip, the hanger swings during traveling of the vehicle and becomes annoying, causing a problem that the appearance of the vehicle compartment deteriorates and a problem that abnormal noise occurs. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to add a hanger function to an assist grip for a vehicle when necessary, and to make it possible to suspend clothes in a vehicle cabin by using the assist grip.

[0004]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an assist grip for a vehicle, wherein a grip portion gripped by an occupant of the vehicle can move inward and outward along a longitudinal direction of the grip portion. And a pair of hanger rods that are retracted from the grip portion in a substantially opposite direction and converted into a state in which clothes can be suspended.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the pair of hanger rods, which are assembled to the grip portion of the assist grip and can move inward and outward, are moved inwardly when not in use, both hanger rods are moved. The rods can be stored in the grips, and when both hanger-rods are moved outward during use and pulled out almost in opposite directions from the grips, both hanger-rods are in a state where clothes can be hung. Is converted.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the vehicle assist grip according to the first aspect, further comprising a lock mechanism for locking the hanger rod pulled out from the grip portion at a plurality of drawing positions having different drawing lengths. It has a configuration provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hanger-rod pulled out from the grip portion is locked by the lock mechanism at a plurality of pull-out positions having different pull-out lengths. It can be expanded and contracted according to the size of the clothes suspended by the hanger rod.

[0008]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The assist grip G, which is gripped by the occupant of the vehicle when the vehicle is running, is installed in the vehicle interior while being fixed to the mounting surface 10 at the upper end of the wall surface of the vehicle interior.

On the assist grip G, a hollow grip portion 1 is installed along the front-rear direction in the passenger compartment and is gripped by the occupant's hand, and is connected to and attached to both front and rear ends of the grip portion 1. A pair of fastening portions 2 fastened by screws are formed on the surface 10.

A pair of holes 1a whose outer ends are open and whose inner ends are closed are formed in the grip portion 1 of the assist grip G along the longitudinal direction. Each has a spring 6 inserted therein.

A pair of hanger rods 3 which are slidably fitted in the longitudinal direction of the grip portion 1 and which provide a hanger function to the assist grip G are inserted into the two hole portions 1a. It is installed so that it can move inward and outward along the direction.

When not in use, the hanger rods 3 are converted to a state in which the hanger rods 3 are almost entirely stored in the grip portion 1 by inward movement, and when in use, the main portions thereof are moved outward to move the grip portion 1.
It is pulled out from the inside in almost the opposite direction and converted into a state in which clothes can be suspended.

The two hanger rods 3 are provided with holes 1 in the grip 1.
a, a hollow first rod body 4 tightly slidably fitted in the first rod body 4, and a hollow second rod body 5 tightly slidably fitted in the first rod body 4; Are formed so as to be extendable and contractible.

The hanger rod 3 is in a state in which the second rod body 5 is inserted into the first rod body 4 and the overall length of the hanger rod 3 is shortened, and when the second rod body 5 is pulled out from the first rod body 4. Then, the hanger rod 3 is converted into a state in which the entire length is extended.

At the tip of the second rod body 5 of the hanger rod 3, a stopper piece 5a for preventing the clothes hung and supported by the hanger rods 3 from shifting and appropriately hanging the clothes is projected. Is formed.

When the hanger rod 3 is stored in the grip portion 1, the spring 6 is pressed and deformed by the first rod body 4 in contact with the spring 6, and the hanger rod 3 is released by the spring 6. Pressed toward.

The hanger rod 3 is moved inward when not in use and locked in the state of being stored in the grip portion 1, and the hanger rod 3 is moved outward when in use to provide a plurality of drawers having different drawout lengths. In the locking mechanism for locking at the respective positions, the outer surfaces of both inclined portions 1b formed in the vicinity of both ends of the grip portion 1 are formed with an outer groove portion 7a having a reduced groove width and an enlarged groove width. A guide groove 7 having an inner groove portion 7b is recessed along the longitudinal direction.

In the vicinity of both ends of the grip portion 1, a knob piece 8a exposed to the outside of the inclined portion 1b and moved by a finger and having a cross-sectional shape substantially equal to the cross-sectional shape of the guide groove 7 is provided. A lock member 8 having a sliding portion 8b slidably fitted in the inside thereof in a slidable manner is installed so as to be movable in the groove length direction of the guide groove 7.

On the wall plate 4a on the mounting surface 10 side of the first rod body 4 of the hanger rod 3, a knob piece 8 of the lock member 8 is provided.
a is formed so that one end of the
A plurality (three in this embodiment) of lock holes 9 arranged in the longitudinal direction of the rod body 4 locks the first rod body 4 at any of the plurality of withdrawal positions. Has been established.

The lock member 8 is slid to the hanger-rod side while the first rod body 4 and the second rod body 5 are extended by pulling out the hanger rod 3 from the grip portion 1, and the knob piece 8a is moved to any one. The length of the hanger-rod 3 is, for example, one of large, medium, and small by locking the first rod body 4 at any of the withdrawal positions by the lock member 8 by engaging the lock hole 9 of the first rod body 4. It can be adjusted to a length suitable for hanging clothes of different sizes.

When the lock member 8 is slid to the hanger-rod side while the hanger-rod 3 is pushed into the grip portion and stored in the grip portion 1 against the elastic force of the spring 6, the lock member is locked. The tip of the knob piece 8a is the second
The stopper member 5a of the rod body 5 comes into contact with the stopper member 5a and locks the stopper member 5a. The second rod member 5 is locked by the lock member 8, and the hanger rod 3 is locked in the retracted state.

In this state, when the lock member 8 is slid to the side opposite to the hanger-rod and the tip of the knob piece 8a is retracted from the position where the stopper piece 5a of the second rod body 5 is locked, the stopper member 5a is released, the hanger rod 3 is slightly pushed outward by the resilience of the spring 6, and the slip stopper 5a protrudes slightly from the grip portion 1 to be in a state in which a pulling operation can be performed, and the slip stopper 5a is pulled. The hanger-rods can be pulled out from the grip portion 1 by extending the both rod bodies 4 and 5 by the operation.

According to the above embodiment, both hangers are provided.
Since the rod 3 can be pulled out from the grip portion 1 and converted into a form in which clothes can be hung, the hanger function can be added to the assist grip G in addition to the original function of the assist grip G when necessary. The clothes can be hung in the vehicle cabin stably by the two hanger rods 3.

Further, since the hanger rods 3 can be stored in the grip portion 1 when not in use, the appearance of the vehicle interior when clothes are not suspended is impaired by the hanger rods 3, It is possible to eliminate the problem that abnormal noise is generated by the swing movement of the hanger rod 3.

Further, since the hanger rod 3 can be locked at a plurality of drawing positions by changing the length of the hanger rod, the length of the hanger rod 3 can be adjusted by expanding and contracting to suit clothes of different sizes. Can be suspended in a form suitable for each size.

In the above-described embodiment, the hanger
The rod 3 is stored in the grip portion 1 with the spring 6 compressed, and when the stored hanger-rod 3 is released from the locked state, the tip of the hanger-rod 3 is gripped by the elastic force of the spring 6. Because it jumps out of part 1,
By pulling the tip of the hanger rod 3, the operation of pulling out the hanger rod 3 can be simplified.

[0027]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since both the hanger rods can be pulled out from the grip portion and converted into a form in which clothes can be suspended, the clothes can be suspended. The function of a hanger can be added in addition to the original function of the assist grip.
The rod can be hung in the vehicle cabin in a stable state.

Further, since both hanger rods can be stored in the grip portion when not in use, the appearance of the interior of the cabin when clothes are not hung is impaired by the hanger rods, It is possible to eliminate the problem that abnormal noise is generated due to the shaking motion.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the hanger-rod can be locked at a plurality of draw-out positions by changing the length of the hanger, so that the length of the hanger-rod can be expanded and contracted to suit clothes of different sizes. By adjusting, the clothes of each size can be suspended in a form suitable for each size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, in which a hanger is provided.
It is a side view of an assist grip showing a state where a rod was stored.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the assist grip showing a state where a hanger rod is pulled out.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view of a main part showing a state where a hanger rod is stored.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a main part showing a state where a hanger rod is pulled out.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the vicinity of a lock mechanism.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line X1-X1 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view taken on line X2-X2 of FIG. 4;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handle part 3 Hanger rod 4 1st rod body 5 2nd rod body 6 Spring 8 Lock member 9 Lock hole G Assist grip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A grip portion gripped by an occupant of a vehicle is capable of moving inward and outward along a longitudinal direction of the grip portion, wherein the grip portion is stored in the grip portion, and An assist grip for a vehicle to which a pair of hanger rods is attached, which is pulled out substantially in the opposite direction to allow the clothes to be suspended. 2. The hanger pulled out from the grip portion.
2. The assist grip for a vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a lock mechanism for locking the rod at a plurality of drawing positions having different drawing lengths.