Pillar garnish fastening structure

• US 6,664,470 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2002
• Issued: 12/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/19/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Nagamoto, Satoru
• Primary Examiner(s): PATEL, DHIRUBHAI R
• Application Number:
  US10/294,054
• Publication Number:
  US 20030094828A1
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• Field of Search: 174/65.G, 174/65.R, 174/65.SS, 174/31.R, 174/153.G, 174/152.G, 16/21, 16/22, 248/56, 439/604
• US Class Current: 174/652
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/0206 Arrangements of fasteners and clips specially adapted for attaching inner vehicle liners or mouldings devices for fastening or securing F16B
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/025 Pillars; Roof rails
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 13/06 Sealing strips sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices B60J10/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2013/0281 made of a plurality of visible parts
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2013/0293 Connection or positioning of adjacent panels
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0642 the plates being arranged one on top of the other and in full close contact with each other
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/065 the plates being one on top of the other and distanced from each other, e.g. by using protrusions to keep contact and distance
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0657 at least one of the plates providing a raised structure, e.g. of the doghouse type, for connection with the clamps or clips of the other plate
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 5/0664 at least one of the sheets or plates having integrally formed or integrally connected snap-in-features

Abstract

A first fastener is constituted by a grommet having a diametrically expandable divided distal end portion and a cap provided with a pres-fit pin adapted to be press fitted in the grommet, the divided distal end portion of the grommet is inserted into a through hole in the pillar, and the press-fit pin is press fitted in the grommet, whereby the press-fit pin is attached to the grommet and the diametrical contraction of the grommet is prevented by the press-fit pin.

Claims

1. A pillar garnish fastening structure comprising:

a pillar supporting a roof of a vehicle;

a pillar garnish disposed in a passenger compartment side of said pillar; and

a fastener for attaching said pillar garnish to said pillar, said fastener including;

a grommet having a diametrically expandable divided distal end portion; and

a cap provided with a pin adapted to be press fitted in said grommet,

wherein said divided distal end portion of said grommet is inserted into a hole in said pillar, and

wherein said pin is press fitted in said grommet, whereby said pin is attached to said grommet and the diametrical contraction of said grommet is prevented by said pin.

2. The pillar garnish fastening structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein a locking piece adapted to be locked into said pillar garnish is provided on said cap.

3. The pillar garnish fastening structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein said divided distal end portion of said grommet includes a distal-end curved portion which curves inwardly toward a distal end thereof and is disposed to protrude from said hole in said pillar, and

wherein said pin has an annular groove receiving said distal curved portion of said grommet when said pin is attached to said grommet.

4. The pillar garnish fastening structure as set forth in claim 1, wherein said pillar garnish has a recessed portion and a bottom hole pierced in the bottom of said recessed portion, and

wherein said grommet is inserted into said hole in said pillar and said bottom hole of said recessed portion, so that said grommet is attached to said pillar and said recessed portion.