Pillar trim structure

Abstract

There is provided a pillar trim structure. A plate-shaped slider is configured to slide on a backside of a pillar trim in a longitudinal direction. A tunnel part is provided at an upper end of the backside of the pillar trim and formed with a through-hole. A rib is provided so as to stand at one side of an entrance of the through-hole over the longitudinal direction and inclined so that one edge of the slider gets away from the pillar trim as the slider gets over the rib. The entrance is cut out in an elongated shape at an opposite side and is cut out widely so that the entrance is more inclined with respect to the pillar trim than the slider from a predetermined starting point towards the one side and the entrance abuts on the slider at the starting point.

Description

[0001] The entire disclosure of Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-119135 filed on May 25, 2012 including specification, drawings and claims is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0002] The present invention relates to a pillar trim structure for a seat belt adjuster for adjusting the height of a shoulder mount of a vehicle. Background technique [0003] In recent years, a seat belt adjuster that adjusts the height of a shoulder anchor that supports a seat belt that restrains an occupant with the shoulders of a vehicle occupant and thereby adjusts a path in which the seat belt extends has been popularized. As disclosed in Patent Document 1, a seat belt adjuster includes a pillar trim and a slider (sliding plate). The sliding piece overlaps the guide hole from the back side of the pillar decoration, and when the height of the shoulder fixing piece is adjusted, the sliding piece slides along the length direction of the pillar decoration on the back side of t...

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Problems solved by technology

However, depending on the vehicle, other components such as piping for a roof air conditioner may be arranged on the backside of the pillar trim

In this case, it may happen that the ribs cannot be made high enough to avoid interference between components

Therefore, since the slider cannot be sufficiently pressed to the other side by the rib, the slider shakes due to vibration while driving, and thus collides with the inner surface of the trim, etc., making it impossible to prevent abnormal noise, that is, rattling noise.

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