(19)
(11)EP 3 518 553 B1

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION

(45)Mention of the grant of the patent:
27.01.2021 Bulletin 2021/04

(21)Application number: 17866765.5

(22)Date of filing:  05.10.2017
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04R 1/02(2006.01)
B60R 13/02(2006.01)
B60R 11/02(2006.01)
B62D 65/14(2006.01)
(86)International application number:
PCT/JP2017/036260
(87)International publication number:
WO 2018/083938 (11.05.2018 Gazette  2018/19)

(54)

SPEAKER MOUNTING STRUCTURE TO FRONT PILLAR IN VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEHICLE

LAUTSPRECHERMONTAGESTRUKTUR FÜR DIE FRONTSÄULE IN EINEM FAHRZEUG UND VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG EINES FAHRZEUGS

STRUCTURE DE MONTAGE DE HAUT-PARLEUR POUR MONTANT AVANT DANS UN VÉHICULE ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE VÉHICULE


(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30)Priority: 01.11.2016 JP 2016214393

(43)Date of publication of application:
31.07.2019 Bulletin 2019/31

(73)Proprietor: Mazda Motor Corporation
Aki-gun, Hiroshima 730-8670 (JP)

(72)Inventors:
  • BABA, Yasunori
    Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 734-0026 (JP)
  • FURUSE, Yuuhei
    Aki-gun Hiroshima 730-8670 (JP)
  • NAKAMURA, Minoru
    Aki-gun Hiroshima 730-8670 (JP)
  • KAGE, Masayuki
    Hiroshima-shi Hiroshima 734-0026 (JP)
  • HIRAO, Kouki
    Aki-gun Hiroshima 730-8670 (JP)

(74)Representative: Behr, Wolfgang 
Lorenz Seidler Gossel Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Widenmayerstraße 23
80538 München
80538 München (DE)


(56)References cited: : 
WO-A1-2004/039636
JP-A- H1 191 512
JP-A- 2006 041 998
JP-A- 2008 110 681
JP-Y1- S4 823 397
US-A1- 2007 121 990
DE-A1-102009 021 956
JP-A- 2001 315 665
JP-A- 2006 041 998
JP-Y1- S4 823 397
US-A1- 2007 013 200
  
      
    Note: Within nine months from the publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, any person may give notice to the European Patent Office of opposition to the European patent granted. Notice of opposition shall be filed in a written reasoned statement. It shall not be deemed to have been filed until the opposition fee has been paid. (Art. 99(1) European Patent Convention).


    Description

    Technical Field



    [0001] The present disclosure relates to a structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle and a method of manufacturing a vehicle.

    Background Art



    [0002] Even some of vehicles have mounted with tweeters for a high frequency sound range as audio speakers in addition to woofers for a low frequency sound range. Among possible positions for mounting tweeters are portions on both widthwise sides of an upper surface of a dashboard and a base portion of a front pillar. Of these portions, mounting a tweeter on a base portion of a front pillar is desirable in a case of a sound-quality-oriented tweeter (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP 2006-94254).

    [0003] Various devices such as a defroster duct and a curtain air bag are housed within a pillar trim of a front pillar (Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication JP H11-91512 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. JP H06-227340).

    [0004] A structure for mounting a speaker where the speaker is connected to a harness and is inserted into an opening portion opened in a pillar trim from an inside of a vehicle compartment and retained therein is known from JP S48 23397 Y1.

    [0005] A structure for mounting a speaker where the a deivce is mounted on a vehicle body and hoised in a space defined between a pillar inner and a pillar trim of a front pillar and a speaker mounted in an opening portion opened in the pillar trim is known from US 2007/013200 A1.

    [0006] JP 2006 041998 A shows a structure for mounting a speaker to a an opening in a vehicle inner trim.

    Summary of Invention



    [0007] However, with a structure for mounting a speaker in a vehicle according to a conventional art, a tweeter harness may interfere with a defroster duct and other devices in a pillar trim of a front pillar. Specifically, in the conventional art, a tweeter with a harness connected thereto is attached to a pillar trim in advance, and the pillar trim is assembled into a vehicle body side. On this occasion, the defroster duct and other devices are mounted on the vehicle body side in advance.

    [0008] Accordingly, with the conventional art, it is difficult for a worker associated with the assembly to visually check a positional relationship between the harness connected to the tweeter and the defroster duct or other devices when the pillar trim is assembled into the vehicle body side. In the conventional art, therefore, the tweeter harness may interfere with the defroster duct or other devices in the pillar trim of the front pillar.

    [0009] An object of the present disclosure, which has been made in view of a solution of the above problem, is to provide a structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle, the structure capable of suppressing interference of a harness connected to the speaker disposed at the front pillar with a device mounted on a vehicle body, and to provide a method of manufacturing a vehicle.
    This object is solved by a structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar according to claim 1 and a method of mounting a speaker on a front pillar according to claim 6. Preferred embodiments of the present invention form the subject matter of the dependent claims.

    [0010] In a structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the front pillar has a pillar inner attached to a vehicle body, and a pillar trim attached to the pillar inner with a space defined between the pillar trim and the pillar inner. Then, in the present aspect, the structure includes a device, a speaker, and a harness.

    [0011] The device is mounted on the vehicle body and housed in the space.

    [0012] The speaker is inserted into an opening portion opened in the pillar trim from an inside of a vehicle compartment and retained in the opening portion.

    [0013] The harness is connected to the speaker and is disposed in the space.

    [0014] In the present aspect, the speaker has a protrusion portion in a part of the speaker to be inserted into an inner side of the pillar trim, the protrusion portion protruding radially outward and having a first width in a direction orthogonal to the protrusion direction; the pillar trim has an insertion acceptance portion in an opening edge portion facing the opening portion on an inner surface side of the pillar trim, the insertion acceptance portion being a gap for accepting insertion of the protrusion portion; and the gap of the insertion acceptance portion has a second width larger than the first width.

    Brief Description of Drawings



    [0015] 

    FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a front structure of a vehicle according to an embodiment.

    FIG. 2 is a schematic developed view showing an internal configuration of a front pillar.

    FIG. 3 is schematic side view showing a structure of a double clip for use in attachment of a curtain air bag.

    FIG. 4 is a schematic developed view showing a configuration of a tweeter.

    FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view showing a structure of a tweeter cover.

    FIG. 6 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a top surface of the tweeter.

    FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of a back surface of the tweeter.

    FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a part of a pillar trim.

    FIG. 9 is a schematic perspective view showing a state before attachment of a tweeter 16 to the pillar trim.

    FIG. 10 is a schematic step view showing a step of attaching the tweeter to the pillar trim.

    FIG. 11 is a schematic step view showing a step of attaching the tweeter to the pillar trim.

    FIG. 12 is a schematic step view showing a step of attaching the tweeter to the pillar trim.

    FIG. 13 is a schematic step view showing a step of attaching the tweeter to the pillar trim.


    Description of Embodiments



    [0016] In the following, an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiment to be described below is one aspect of the present disclosure, and the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiment set forth below except for a substantial configuration.

    1. Outline of Front Structure of Vehicle 1



    [0017] Outline of a front structure of a vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 1.

    [0018] As shown in FIG. 1, a dashboard 15 equipped with an instrument panel is disposed, in a front portion of a vehicle 1, at the front of a driver's seat in a vehicle compartment, and a front windshield 11 is attached above the dashboard.

    [0019] On the other hand, a front door 12 having an openable and closable front door windshield 13 is disposed on a side of the driver's seat. A side mirror 14 is attached to a vehicle outside part of the front door 14.

    [0020] A front pillar 10 extending toward a roof with the dashboard 15 side as a base end is provided at a part as a boundary between the front windshield 11 and the front door windshield 13. The front pillar 10 is provided with a tweeter 16 and an air blowoff port of a defroster duct 17 at a part on a base side (a base end side closer to the dashboard 15) of the front pillar 10 as indicated by an arrow A shown in FIG. 1.

    [0021] The tweeter 16 is a high frequency sound range speaker and the defroster duct 17 is provided for removing and preventing fogging of the front door windshield 13 so as not to prevent a driver from visually recognizing the side mirror 14.

    2. Internal Configuration of Front Pillar 10



    [0022] An internal configuration of the front pillar 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3.

    [0023] The front pillar 10 internally houses various devices including the defroster duct 17, a curtain air bag 20, a washer liquid pipe 22, and a guide pole 23.

    [0024] The defroster duct 17 is provided to extend from the base side of the front pillar 10 to the proximity of an attachment part of a tweeter 16 (a part indicated by an arrow B) and has the air blowoff port provided in the proximity of the attachment part of the tweeter 16.

    [0025] The curtain air bag 20 is disposed being folded along an extension direction of the front pillar 10. Then, the curtain air bag 20 is attached to the vehicle body side in the proximity of the attachment part of the tweeter 16 (the part indicated by the arrow B).

    [0026] As shown in a part surrounded by a chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2, the curtain air bag 20 is fixed to a pillar inner 102 by a double clip 104. A pillar outer 101 is inserted between an outer panel 100 and the pillar inner 102. As shown in FIG. 3, the double clip 104 has a head portion 104c and a shaft portion 104a, and insertion of the shaft portion 104a through a part of the curtain air bag 20 and through the pillar inner 102 opens an engagement portion 104b to fix the curtain air bag 20.

    [0027] The washer liquid pipe 22 and the guide pole 23 are provided at a side opposite to a part in which the curtain air bag 20 is arranged and along the extension direction of the front pillar 10. The guide pole 23 is provided to fix various parts in the front pillar 10.

    [0028] A harness 18 to be connected to the tweeter 16 is further provided in the front pillar 10. The harness 18 passes from the base side of the front pillar 10 and above the defroster duct 17 to reach the attachment part of the tweeter 16 (the part indicated by the arrow B). The harness 18 is partly fixed at the base side of the front pillar 10 by a clamper 19.

    [0029] As shown in FIG. 3, the harness 18 is disposed so as to pass, in the proximity of the attachment part of the tweeter 16 (the part indicated by the arrow B), inside a groove portion 104d provided in the head portion 104c of the double clip 104.

    [0030] As shown in the part surrounded by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 2, a connector 21 served for the connection with the tweeter 16 is connected to a front end of the harness 18. A pillar trim 103 is attached to the pillar inner 102 with a space defined between the pillar trim 103 and the pillar inner 102. Then, an opening portion 103a is provided in the attachment part of the tweeter 16.

    [0031] The harness 18 is provided to have a length margin such that the connector 21 can be drawn out to be connected to the tweeter 16 at the time of attachment of the tweeter 16.

    3. Configuration of Tweeter 16



    [0032] A configuration of the tweeter 16 mounted on the front pillar 10 will be described with reference to FIG. 4 to FIG. 7.

    [0033] As shown in FIG. 4, the tweeter 16 according to the present embodiment is formed with a combination of a tweeter main body 160 and a tweeter cover 161. The tweeter main body 160 is formed with a circular portion 160a having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top, and a protrusion portion 160b which protrudes radially outward from a part of an outer circumference of the circular portion 160a.

    [0034] The protrusion portion 160b is a plate portion having a generally rectangular shape, with a connector 162 and an electronic part 163 attached to a surface on a side opposite to a side to which the tweeter cover 161 is attached. In the present embodiment, a capacitor as one example of the electronic part 163 is attached to a back surface side of the protrusion portion 160b.

    [0035] The tweeter cover 161 is also formed with a circular portion 161a having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top, and a protrusion portion 161b which protrudes radially outward from a part of an outer circumference of the circular portion 161a. The tweeter cover 161 is larger in an external appearance when seen from the top than the tweeter main body 160 in a longitudinal direction.

    [0036] As shown in FIG. 5, a standing wall portion 161c is provided on a side of a back surface of the tweeter cover 161, i.e., a side to which the tweeter main body 160 is attached, so as to surround an inward portion 161d as a tweeter main body 160 attachment part. Engagement portions 161e and 161f having arrowhead-shaped front end portions are provided at parts surrounding the inward portion 161d on the back surface side of the tweeter cover 161 (parts indicated by arrows C1 and C2).

    [0037] The front end portions of the engagement portions 161e and 161f are elastically deformable in the radial direction upon receiving force. In the attachment of the tweeter 16 to the pillar trim 103, the tweeter is engaged with an opening edge portion facing the opening portion 103a at three parts including the protrusion portion 161b and the engagement portions 161e and 161f, the opening edge portion being on an inner surface of the pillar trim 103.

    [0038] As shown in FIG. 6, in the tweeter 16 formed with the tweeter main body 160 and the tweeter cover 161 assembled, the tweeter cover 161 appears on the top surface side, with the circular portion 161a of the tweeter cover 161 forming a circular portion 16a of the tweeter 16 and the protrusion portion 161b of the tweeter cover 161 forming a protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16.

    [0039] By contrast, as shown in FIG. 7, an outer edge portion of the tweeter cover 161 and the tweeter main body 160 appear on a back surface side of the tweeter 16. The protrusion portion 160b of the tweeter main body 160 has generally the same width as and a length shorter than those of the protrusion portion 161b of the tweeter cover 161.

    [0040] A width of the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 is a width W16 which is the width of the protrusion portion 160b of the tweeter main body 160 and the protrusion portion 161b of the tweeter cover 161.

    4. Configuration of Pillar Trim 103



    [0041] A configuration of the pillar trim 103, in particular, a configuration around the opening portion 103a will be described with reference to FIG. 8. FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view showing a configuration of the opening portion 103a of the pillar trim 103 and surroundings thereof when seen from inside the vehicle compartment.

    [0042] As shown in FIG. 8, the pillar trim 103 is provided with the opening portion 103a having a diameter corresponding to the standing wall portion 161c and the engagement portions 161e and 161f of the tweeter cover 161. Two protruding edge portions 103b and 103c protruding toward the inside of the opening are provided, on the inner side of the pillar trim 103, at the opening edge portion facing the opening portion 103a. The two protruding edge portions 103b and 103c are provided to have a gap therebetween (a part indicated by an arrow D). The gap between the protruding edge portion 103b and the protruding edge portion 103c is an insertion acceptance portion 103d which accepts insertion of the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16.

    [0043] In the pillar trim 103, the insertion acceptance portion 103d is provided, in the opening portion 103a, on the base side of the front pillar 10.

    [0044] The insertion acceptance portion 103d has a width W103 larger than the width W16 of the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16. A difference between the width W103 and the width W16 is empirically determined on the basis of an adjustment margin necessary for adjustment at the work of mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 to be described later.

    [0045] Also as shown in FIG. 8, two engagement edge portions 103e and 103f protruding toward the inside of the opening are provided, on the inner side of the pillar trim 103, at the opening edge portion facing the opening portion 103. The two engagement edge portions 103e and 103f are parts which receive engagement of the engagement portions 161e and 161f provided on the tweeter cover 161 at the time of mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10.

    [0046] The engagement edge portions 103e and 103f in the pillar trim 103 are provided to be wider in a circumferential direction of the opening portion 103a than widths of the engagement portions 161e and 161f of the tweeter cover 161 in a circumferential direction. This is for enabling the engagement portions 161e and 161f to be reliably engaged at the time of mounting the tweeter 16 even when a circumferential direction position of the tweeter 16 with respect to the opening portion 103a is adjusted as described above.

    5. Mounting of Tweeter 16 on Front Pillar 10



    [0047] Description will be made of a process of mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 as a part of a process of manufacturing the vehicle 1 with reference to FIG. 9 to FIG. 13.
    1. (i) First, the pillar outer 101 and the pillar inner 102 are sequentially attached to an inner side of the outer panel 100 (see FIG. 2).
    2. (ii) Next, as shown in FIG. 9, devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23 are disposed on inner side of the pillar inner 102. As described above, the curtain air bag 20 and the like are attached to the pillar inner 102 using the double clip 104. Specifically, the shaft portion 104a of the double clip 104 is inserted into and through a part of the curtain air bag 20 and the pillar inner 102 to open the engagement portion 104b of the double clip 104, resulting in attachment to the pillar inner 102.
    3. (iii) Next, the harness 18 is disposed along the pillar inner 102 as shown in FIG. 9. In this disposition, the harness 18 is fixed to the base side of the front pillar 10 using the clamper 19 (see FIG. 2).
      Also, a part of the harness 18 positioned in the proximity of the opening portion 103a is disposed to pass through the groove portion 104d provided in the head portion 104c of the double clip 104(see FIG. 2 and FIG. 3).
    4. (iv) Next, the pillar trim 103 is attached as shown in FIG. 9. At this time, the attachment is made such that the connector 21 connected to the front end portion of the harness 18 appears from the opening portion 103a.
    5. (v) Next, the tweeter 16 is inserted into the opening portion 103a of the pillar trim 103 from the vehicle compartment inner side so as to be attached. The attachment of the tweeter 16 is implemented through the following sub-steps (v-a) to (v-d).

      (v-a) As shown in FIG. 9, the connector 21 disposed at a position to appear from the opening portion 103a is slightly drawn out from the opening portion 103a. Then, the connector 21 is connected to the connector 162 provided on a back surface side of the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 (see FIG. 7).

      (v-b) Next, as shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 is inserted into the insertion acceptance portion 103d of the pillar trim 103. On this occasion, the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 is inserted at an angle to be oblique to an opening surface of the opening portion 103a. This makes a base portion of the protrusion portion 16b in the tweeter 16 be snagged in an opening edge portion of the insertion acceptance portion 103d of the pillar trim 103. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, a part of the tweeter 16 on a side opposite to the protrusion portion 16b is brought into a state of floating from the opening edge portion of the pillar trim 103.

      (v-c) Next, as shown in FIG. 12, a position of the tweeter 16 in the circumferential direction is adjusted (an arrow E) such that such interference of the harness 18 will not occur as snagging and catch of the harness by other devices (devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23) in the pillar trim 103 while a state inside the pillar trim 103 is visually checked through a gap portion between the part of the tweeter 16 on the side opposite to the protrusion portion 16b and the opening edge portion of the pillar trim 103.
      Additionally, the adjustment of the position of the tweeter 16 in the circumferential direction is implemented to maintain a state where the harness 18 is inserted through the groove portion 104d in the head portion 104c of the double clip 104.
      The adjustment of the position of the tweeter 16 in the circumferential direction can be made by a difference between the width W16 and the width W103.

      (v-d) Lastly, as shown in FIG. 13, the part of the tweeter 16 on the side opposite to the protrusion portion 16b is pushed into the pillar trim 103. This causes the engagement portions 161e and 161f in the tweeter cover 161 of the tweeter 16 to engage with the engagement edge portions 103e and 103f of the pillar trim 103, thereby completing mounting of the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10.


    6. Effects



    [0048] First, the structure for mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 in the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment can realize excellent sound quality because the tweeter 16 is mounted on the front pillar 10. Specifically, mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 enables arrangement of the tweeter 16 near a passenger's ear to deliver sound directly to the ear. This makes hardly happen such a problem of diffusion of sound due to reflection by the front windshield 11 and a problem of indirect sound, the problems occurring in a case where speakers such as tweeters are arranged on both widthwise sides of an upper surface of the dashboard 15. Accordingly, the present embodiment is excellent when making much of sound quality.

    [0049] Also in the present embodiment, the tweeter 16 can be mounted while a state of the harness 18 in the pillar trim 103 is visually checked after having the base side of the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 caught by the opening edge portion of the insertion acceptance portion 103d of the pillar trim 103. Specifically, at the time of mounting the tweeter 16, while it is visually checked that the devices (devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23) mounted on the vehicle body and the harness 18 have no interference (snagging or catching) with each other, the tweeter 16 can be mounted.

    [0050] Accordingly, in the structure for mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 in the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress the harness 18 connected to the tweeter 16 from interfering with the devices (devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23) mounted on the vehicle body while the tweeter 16 is disposed in the front pillar 10.

    [0051] Also in the present embodiment, the connector 162 is provided on the back surface side of the protrusion portion 16b in the tweeter 16 (the back surface side of the protrusion portion 160b of the tweeter main body 160) and is connected to the connector 21 in the front end portion of the harness 18. Therefore, a connection portion of the harness 18 with the tweeter 16 can be arranged within the pillar trim 103, so that the harness 18 will not be exposed to the outside of the front pillar 10. As a result, it is possible to obtain excellent designability and prevent the harness 18 from being detached from the tweeter 16 due to external force or the like.

    [0052] Additionally, provision of the connector 162 on the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 facilitates fine adjustment of a position of the harness 18 in the pillar trim 103 at the time of attaching the tweeter 16 to the pillar trim 103 in the above (v-c) sub-step. Specifically, since at the time of attachment of the tweeter 16 to the pillar trim 103, the adjustment of the position of the tweeter 16 in the circumferential direction can be made by first having the protrusion portion 16b of the tweeter 16 caught by the insertion acceptance portion 103d of the pillar trim 103 in the above (v-c) sub-step, movement of the harness 18 can be suppressed more than in a case where the harness 18 is connected on the side opposite to the protrusion portion 16b. Accordingly, position adjustment of the harness 18 at the time of attachment of the tweeter 16 is easy in the present embodiment.

    [0053] Additionally, in the structure for mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 in the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment, since the insertion acceptance portion 103d in the pillar trim 103 is provided on the base side of the front pillar 10 (the base end side on the dashboard), high workability can be ensured at the time of mounting the tweeter 16. Specifically, providing the insertion acceptance portion 103d of the pillar trim 103 on the base side of the front pillar 10 enables a worker to easily visually check the harness 18 in the pillar trim 103 through the opening portion 103a from obliquely above at the time of attachment of the tweeter 16 to the pillar trim 103. Accordingly, it is possible to easily visually check that the harness 18 will not interfere with the devices (devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23) mounted on the vehicle body, and therefore have excellent workability at the time of mounting the tweeter 16.

    [0054] Additionally, in the structure for mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 in the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment, since the harness 18 is disposed in the groove portion 104d provided in the head portion 104c of the double clip 104, such interference can be easily suppressed as catch of the harness 18 by the devices (devices such as the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23) mounted on the vehicle body at the time of mounting the tweeter 16. Specifically, since the harness 18 in the pillar trim 103 is supported by the part of the head portion 104c of the double clip 104, a region requiring adjustment in the harness 18 at the time of mounting the tweeter 16 is limited to an area from a part supported by the head portion 104c of the double clip 104 to a part associated with the connection with the tweeter 16 (the part connected to the connector 162). It is therefore effective for improving workability.

    [Modifications]



    [0055] While the above embodiment has been described with respect to the structure for mounting the tweeter 16 on the front pillar 10 on the driver's seat side, the present disclosure is not limited thereto. The above structure can be adopted, for example, to a structure for mounting a tweeter on a front pillar on a passenger's seat side.

    [0056] Also, while in the above embodiment, the defroster duct 17, the curtain air bag 20, the washer liquid pipe 22, and the guide pole 23 are used as one example of a device housed in a space between the pillar trim 103 and the pillar inner 102 and mounted on the vehicle body, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. For example, various electric wires and signal wires can be included as such devices.

    [0057] Also, while in the above embodiment, the tweeter 16 is adopted as one example of a speaker, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. A middle frequency or low frequency sound range speaker may be mounted on the front pillar.

    [0058] Also, while in the above embodiment, the tweeter 16 having the circular portion 16a of a circular shape when viewed from the top is adopted, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. A speaker having a protrusion portion formed as a protrusion from, for example, a part of an oval or a polygon when viewed from the top can be adopted.

    [0059] Also, while in the above embodiment, one tweeter 16 is mounted on one front pillar 10, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. It is also possible to mount, for example, two or more speakers on one front pillar. In this case, speakers having different sound ranges can be arranged in parallel to each other and alternatively, speakers having the same sound range can be arranged in parallel.

    [0060] Additionally, while in the above embodiment, the protrusion portion 16b in the tweeter 16 is set to be a plate having a rectangular shape when viewed from the top, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. The protrusion portion may be formed in, for example, a semi-circular shape or a semi-oval shape or in a polygon when viewed from the top. It is also possible to provide, for example, a plurality of comb-teeth protrusion portions. It is further possible to provide a three-dimensional protrusion portion to improve rigidity in order to make hard the delivery of vibration of the speaker to the pillar trim.

    [0061] Although the above embodiment does not in particular refer to an exterior color of the harness 18 and the like, a conspicuous color such as yellow may be adopted in consideration of visibility during working. Alternatively, a shrinkage tube of a conspicuous color such as yellow may be adhered to only a part of the harness 18 near the opening portion 103a.

    [0062] While the above embodiment adopts a configuration in which the surface of the tweeter 16 is disposed on the same surface as that surrounding the opening portion 103a in the pillar trim 103, the present disclosure is not limited to such an example. It is possible to direct the speaker, for example, to the driver's seat side or the passenger's seat side. Thus directing the speaker to the driver side can be realized by, for example, forming a speaker cover corresponding to the tweeter cover 161 to have a curved cylindrical shape. This enables sound to arrive more directly to a passenger in the vehicle compartment.

    [Summary of Present Disclosure]



    [0063] In a structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to one aspect of the present disclosure, the front pillar has a pillar inner attached to a vehicle body, and a pillar trim attached to the pillar inner with a space defined between the pillar trim and the pillar inner. Then, in the present aspect, the structure includes a device, a speaker, and a harness.

    [0064] The device is mounted on the vehicle body and housed in the space.

    [0065] The speaker is inserted into an opening portion opened in the pillar trim from an inside of a vehicle compartment and retained in the opening portion.

    [0066] The harness is connected to the speaker and is disposed in the space.

    [0067] In the present aspect, the speaker has a protrusion portion in a part of the speaker to be inserted into an inner side of the pillar trim, the protrusion portion protruding radially outward and having a first width in a direction orthogonal to the protrusion direction, the pillar trim has an insertion acceptance portion in an opening edge portion facing the opening portion on an inner surface side of the pillar trim, the insertion acceptance portion being a gap for accepting insertion of the protrusion portion, and the gap of the insertion acceptance portion has a second width larger than the first width.

    [0068] In the structure for mounting a speaker according to the above aspect, the speaker is inserted into the opening portion of the pillar trim from the inside of the vehicle compartment and retained in the opening portion. The speaker also has the protrusion portion, the protrusion portion being inserted into the insertion acceptance portion of the pillar trim.

    [0069] The structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to the above aspect can realize excellent sound quality because the speaker is mounted on the front pillar. Specifically, mounting the speaker on the front pillar enables arrangement of the speaker near a passenger's ear to deliver sound directly to the ear. This makes hardly happen such a problem of diffusion of sound due to reflection by the front windshield and a problem of indirect sound, the problems occurring in a case where speakers are arranged on both width wise sides of an upper surface of a dashboard. Accordingly, the present aspect is excellent when making much of sound quality.

    [0070] Also in the above aspect, the speaker can be mounted while a state of the harness in the opening portion is checked after having the base side of the protrusion portion of the speaker caught by the opening edge portion of the insertion acceptance portion of the pillar trim. Specifically, at the time of mounting the speaker, while it is checked that the devices mounted on the vehicle body and the harness have no interference with each other, the speaker can be mounted.

    [0071] Accordingly, in the structure for mounting a speaker according to the present aspect, it is possible to suppress the harness connected to the speaker from interfering with the devices mounted on the vehicle body while the speaker is disposed in the front pillar.

    [0072] In the structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to another aspect of the present disclosure, the speaker has a connection portion to which the harness is connected, the connection portion being provided in a part of the speaker facing a space side.

    [0073] Since in the above aspect, in the speaker, the connection portion with the harness is set to be a part facing the space side, the harness will not be exposed to the outside of the front pillar. As a result, it is possible to obtain excellent designability and prevent the harness from being detached from the speaker due to external force or the like.

    [0074] In the structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to still another aspect of the present disclosure, the protrusion portion in the speaker has, in a surface portion of facing the space side, the connection portion to which the harness is connected.

    [0075] Since in the above embodiment, the connection portion with the harness in the speaker is set to be a surface portion of the protrusion portion facing the above space side, fine adjustment of a position of the harness in the pillar trim can be facilitated at the time of attaching the speaker to the pillar trim. Specifically, since at the time of attachment of the speaker to the pillar trim, as described above, after first having the protrusion portion caught by the insertion acceptance portion, the position of the speaker is adjusted in the circumferential direction with the caught part as a supporting point, movement of the harness can be suppressed more than in a case where the harness is connected on the side opposite to the protrusion portion. Accordingly, position adjustment of the harness at the time of attachment of the speaker is easy in the present aspect.

    [0076] In the structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the insertion acceptance portion is provided on a base side of the front pillar in a circumferential edge of the opening portion.

    [0077] Since in the above aspect, the insertion acceptance portion in the pillar trim is provided on the base side of the front pillar, high workability can be ensured at the time of mounting the speaker. Specifically, providing the insertion acceptance portion of the pillar trim on the base side of the front pillar enables a worker to check the harness in the opening portion from obliquely above at the time of attachment of the speaker to the pillar trim. Accordingly, it is possible to easily visually check that the harness will not interfere with the device mounted on the vehicle body, and therefore have excellent workability at the time of mounting the speaker.

    [0078] In the structure for mounting a speaker on a front pillar in a vehicle according to yet another aspect of the present disclosure, the other device is mounted on the vehicle body by using a clip having a head portion and a shaft portion and inserting the clip such that the shaft portion of the clip passes through the pillar inner, the head portion has a groove portion in a part of the head portion facing the space, and the harness is disposed in the groove portion.

    [0079] In the above aspect, since the harness is disposed in the groove portion provided in the head portion of the clip, such interference can be easily suppressed as catch of the harness by the device mounted on the vehicle body at the time of mounting the speaker. Specifically, since the harness in the pillar trim is supported by the head portion of the clip, a region requiring adjustment in the harness at the time of mounting the speaker is limited to an area from a part supported by the head portion of the clip to a part associated with connection with the speaker. It is therefore effective for improving workability.

    [0080] A method of manufacturing a vehicle according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes:
    1. (i) a step of attaching a pillar inner, to a vehicle body, at a front pillar part in the vehicle;
    2. (ii) a step of attaching a device to the pillar inner;
    3. (iii) a step of disposing a harness along the pillar inner;
    4. (iv) a step of attaching a pillar trim having an opening portion to the pillar inner with a space defined between the pillar trim and the pillar inner; and
    5. (v) a step of attaching a speaker to the opening portion by insertion into the opening portion from an inside of a vehicle compartment.


    [0081] Then, the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to the present aspect, in a part of the speaker to be inserted into an inner side of the pillar trim, a protrusion portion is provided that protrudes radially outward and has a first width in a direction orthogonal to the protrusion direction, and an insertion acceptance portion is provided in an opening edge portion facing the opening portion on an inner surface side of the pillar trim, the insertion acceptance portion being a gap for accepting insertion of the protrusion portion and having a second width larger than the first width.

    [0082] The step of mounting a speaker according to the present aspect includes:

    (v-a) a sub-step of connecting the harness drawn out through the opening portion to a connection portion provided on a part of the speaker facing a space side;

    (v-b) a sub-step of temporary entrust of making a base portion of the protrusion portion in the speaker be snaggedin an opening edge portion of the insertion acceptance portion and bringing a part of the speaker on a side opposite to a side where the protrusion portion is provided in the speaker into a state of floating from the opening edge portion of the pillar trim;

    (v-c) a sub-step of adjusting the position of the speaker in a circumferential direction with respect to the opening portion of the pillar trim while checking a position of the harness with respect to the device through a gap portion between the opposite side part in the speaker and the opening edge portion of the pillar trim; and

    (v-d) a sub-step of attaching the speaker by inserting a part of the speaker other than the protrusion portion into the opening portion of the pillar trim to retain in the opening portion after adjusting of the position of the speaker in the circumferential direction.



    [0083] In the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to the present aspect, similarly to the above, high sound quality can be realized by disposing the speaker in the front pillar, while such interference can be suppressed as catch of the harness connected to the speaker by the device mounted on the vehicle body.

    [0084] In the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to another aspect of the present disclosure, in the step of attaching the device, attachment of the device to the pillar inner is implemented by using a clip that has a head portion with a groove portion formed on a part to be the space side and has a shaft portion, and inserting the clip such that the shaft portion of the clip passes through the pillar inner, in the step of disposing the harness, the harness is disposed so as to pass in the groove portion, and in the step of adjusting the position in the circumferential direction, a state where the harness passes through the groove portion is maintained.

    [0085] In the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to the above aspect, since a position of the speaker in the circumferential direction can be adjusted while the harness is maintained in a state of passing through the groove portion provided in the head portion of the clip, a region requiring confirmation that such interference will not occur as catch of the harness by the device mounted on the vehicle body is limited to an area from a part supported by the head portion of the clip to a part associated with connection with the speaker. Accordingly, in the above aspect, troublesome work can be avoided to ensure high workability.

    [0086] In the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to still another aspect of the present disclosure, the connection portion in the speaker is provided in a surface portion of the protrusion portion facing the space side.

    [0087] In the method of manufacturing a vehicle according to the above aspect, similarly to the above, movement of the harness can be easily suppressed more than in a case where the harness is connected on the side opposite to the protrusion portion. Accordingly, position adjustment of the harness is easy in the above sub-step (v-c) of adjusting the position of the speaker in the circumferential direction in the present aspect.

    [0088] As described in the foregoing, in each of the above aspects, disposing the speaker in the front pillar realizes high sound quality, while suppressing interference of the harness connected to the speaker with other devices housed in the pillar trim.


    Claims

    1. A structure for mounting a speaker (16) on a front pillar (10) in a vehicle (1), the structure comprising:

    a front pillar (10) having a pillar inner (102) attached to a vehicle body, and a pillar trim (103) attached to the pillar inner (102) with a space defined between the pillar trim (103) and the pillar inner (102);

    a device (17,20,22,23) mounted on the vehicle body and housed in the space;

    a speaker (16) inserted into an opening portion (103a) opened in the pillar trim (103) from an inside of a vehicle compartment and retained in the opening portion (103a); and

    a harness (18) connected to the speaker (16) and disposed in the space, wherein

    the speaker (16) has a protrusion portion(16b) in a part of the speaker (16) to be inserted into an inner side of the pillar trim (103), the protrusion portion(16b) protruding radially outward and having a first width in a direction orthogonal to the protrusion direction,

    the pillar trim (103) has an insertion acceptance portion(103d) in an opening edge portion facing the opening portion (103a) on an inner surface side of the pillar trim (103), the insertion acceptance portion(103d) being a gap for accepting insertion of the protrusion portion(16b), and

    the gap of the insertion acceptance portion(103d) has a second width larger than the first width,

    wherein the speaker (16) has a connection portion(162) to which the harness (18) is connected, the connection portion(162) being provided in a part of the speaker (16) facing a space side, wherein the connection portion(162) to which the harness (18) is connected is provided in a surface portion of the protrusion portion(16b) in the speaker (16) facing the space side.


     
    2. The structure for mounting a speaker (16) on a front pillar (10) in a vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the speaker (16) is formed with a speaker main body (160) and a speaker cover (161), the speaker main body (160) having a body circular portion (160a) having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top and a body protrusion portion (160b) protruding radially outward from the body circular portion (160a), and the speaker cover (161) having a cover circular portion (161a) having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top and a cover protrusion portion (161b), the cover protrusion portion (161b) protruding radially outward from the cover circular portion (161a), wherein
    the connection portion (162) to which the harness (18) is connected is provided in a surface portion of the body protrusion portion (160b) facing a space side.
     
    3. The structure for mounting a speaker (16) on a front pillar (10) in a vehicle (1) according to claim 1, wherein the body protrusion portion (160b) is a plate portion having a generally rectangular shape, with the connection portion (162) and an electronic part (163) attached to the surface of the body protrusion portion (160b) facing a space side opposite to a side to which the tweeter cover (161) is attached, and wherein the tweeter cover (161) is larger in an external appearance when seen from the top than the tweeter main body (160) in a longitudinal direction.
     
    4. The structure for mounting a speaker (16) on a front pillar (10) in a vehicle(1) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the insertion acceptance portion(103d) is provided on a base side of the front pillar (10) in a circumferential edge of the opening portion (103a).
     
    5. The structure for mounting a speaker (16) on a front pillar (10) in a vehicle (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein
    the other device (17,20,22,23) is mounted on the vehicle body by using a clip (104) having a head portion (104c) and a shaft portion (104a) and inserting the clip (104) such that the shaft portion (104a) of the clip (104) passes through the pillar inner (102),
    the head portion (104c) has a groove portion (104d) in a part of the head portion (104c) facing the space, and
    the harness (18) is disposed in the groove portion (104d).
     
    6. A method of manufacturing a vehicle (1), the method comprising:

    a step of attaching a pillar inner (102), to a vehicle body, at a front pillar (10) part in the vehicle(1);

    a step of attaching a device (17,20,22,23) to the pillar inner (102);

    a step of disposing a harness (18) along the pillar inner (102);

    a step of attaching a pillar trim (103) having an opening portion (103a) to the pillar inner (102) with a space defined between the pillar trim (103) and the pillar inner (102); and

    a step of attaching a speaker (16) to the opening portion (103a) by insertion into the opening portion (103a) from an inside of a vehicle compartment, wherein

    in a part of the speaker (16) to be inserted into an inner side of the pillar trim (103), a protrusion portion(16b) is provided that protrudes radially outward and having a first width in a direction orthogonal to the protrusion direction,

    an insertion acceptance portion(103d) is provided in an opening edge portion facing the opening portion on an inner surface side of the pillar trim (103), the insertion acceptance portion(103d) being a gap for accepting insertion of the protrusion portion(16b) and having a second width larger than the first width, and

    the step of attaching a speaker (16) includes:

    a sub-step of connecting the harness (18) drawn out through the opening portion (103a) to a connection portion(162) provided on a part of the speaker (16) facing a space side, wherein the connection portion(162) in the speaker (16) is provided in a surface portion of the protrusion portion(16b) facing the space side;

    a sub-step of temporary entrust of making a base portion of the protrusion portion(16b) in the speaker (16) be snagged in an opening edge portion of the insertion acceptance portion(103d) and bringing a part of the speaker (16) on a side opposite to a side where the protrusion portion(16b) is provided in the speaker (16) into a state of floating from the opening edge portion of the pillar trim (103);

    a sub-step of adjusting a position of the speaker (16) in a circumferential direction with respect to the opening portion (103a) of the pillar trim (103) while checking a position of the harness (18) with respect to the device (17,20,22,23) through a gap portion between the opposite side part in the speaker (16) and the opening edge portion of the pillar trim (103); and

    a sub-step of attaching the speaker (16) by inserting a part of the speaker (16) other than the protrusion portion(16b) into the opening portion (103a) of the pillar trim (103) to retain in the opening portion (103a) after adjusting of the position of the speaker (16) in the circumferential direction.


     
    7. The method of manufacturing a vehicle (1) according to claim 6, wherein
    in the step of attaching the device (17,20,22,23), attachment of the device (17,20,22,23) to the pillar inner (102) is implemented by using a clip (104) that has a head portion (104c) with a groove portion (104d) formed on a part to be the space side and has a shaft portion (104a), and inserting the clip (104) such that the shaft portion (104a) of the clip (104) passes through the pillar inner (102),
    in the step of disposing the harness (18), the harness (18) is disposed so as to pass in the groove portion (104d), and
    in the step of adjusting the position in the circumferential direction, a state where the harness (18) passes through the groove portion (104d) is maintained.
     
    8. The method of manufacturing a vehicle(1) according to claim 6 or 7, wherein
    wherein the speaker (16) is formed with a speaker main body (160) and a speaker cover (161), the speaker main body (160) having a body circular portion (160a) having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top and a body protrusion portion (160b) protruding radially outward from the body circular portion (160a), and the speaker cover (161) having a cover circular portion (161a) having a circular shape in an external appearance when seen from the top and a cover protrusion portion (161b), the cover protrusion portion (161b) protruding radially outward from the cover circular portion (161a), wherein
    the connection portion (162) to which the harness (18) is connected is provided in a surface portion of the body protrusion portion (160b) facing a space side.
     
    9. The method of manufacturing a vehicle(1) according to claim 8, wherein the body protrusion portion (160b) is a plate portion having a generally rectangular shape, with the connection portion (162) and an electronic part (163) attached to the surface of the body protrusion portion (160b) facing a space side opposite to a side to which the tweeter cover (161) is attached, and wherein the tweeter cover (161) is larger in an external appearance when seen from the top than the tweeter main body (160) in a longitudinal direction.
     
    10. The method of manufacturing a vehicle(1) according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the sub-step of attaching the speaker (16) by inserting a part of the speaker (16) other than the protrusion portion (16b) into the opening portion (103a) of the pillar trim (103) comprises engaging engagement portions (161e, 161f) in the speaker cover (161) of the speaker (16) to engage with engagement edge portions (103e, 103f) of the pillar trim (103),
     


    Ansprüche

    1. Struktur zur Montage eines Lautsprechers (16) an einer A-Säule (10) in einem Fahrzeug (1), wobei die Struktur aufweist:

    eine A-Säule (10) mit einem an einer Fahrzeugkarosserie befestigten Säuleninneren (102), und einer an dem Säuleninneren (102) befestigten Säulenverkleidung (103), mit einem zwischen der Säulenverkleidung (103) und dem Säuleninneren (102) definierten Raum;

    eine Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23), die an der Fahrzeugkarosserie montiert und in dem Raum aufgenommen ist,

    einen Lautsprecher (16), der in einen Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) eingeführt ist, welcher von innerhalb einer Fahrgastzelle in der Säulenverkleidung (103) mündet, und der in dem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) gehalten wird; und

    einen mit dem Lautsprecher (16) verbundenen und in dem Raum angeordneten Kabelbaum (18), wobei

    der Lautsprecher (16) einen Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) in einem Teil des Lautsprechers (16) aufweist, der in eine Innenseite der Säulenverkleidung (103) eingeschoben werden soll, wobei der Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) radial nach außen vorsteht und eine erste Breite in einer zur Vorsprungsrichtung senkrechten Richtung besitzt,

    die Säulenverkleidung (103) einen Einschubaufnahmeabschnitt (103d) in einem dem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) an einer Oberflächenseite der Säulenverkleidung (103) zugewandten Öffnungsrandabschnitt aufweist, wobei der Einschubaufnahmeabschnitt (103d) ein Spalt zur Einschubaufnahme des Vorsprungsabschnitts (16b) ist, und

    der Spalt des Einschubaufnahmeabschnitts (103d) eine zweite Breite besitzt, die größer als die erste Breite ist,

    wobei der Lautsprecher (16) einen Verbindungsabschnitt (162) aufweist, mit dem der Kabelbaum (18) verbunden ist, wobei der Verbindungsabschnitt (162) in einem Teil des Lautsprechers (16) vorgesehen ist, der einer Raumseite zugewandt ist, wobei der Verbindungsabschnitt (162) mit dem der Kabelbaum (18) verbunden ist, in einem Oberflächenabschnitt des Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) in dem Lautsprecher (16) vorgesehen ist, der der Raumseite zugewandt ist.


     
    2. Struktur zur Montage eines Lautsprechers (16) an einer A-Säule (10) in einem Fahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Lautsprecher (16) mit einem Lautsprecherhauptkörper (160) und einer Lautsprecherabdeckung (161) gebildet ist, wobei der Lautsprecherhauptkörper (160) einen kreisförmigen Körperabschnitt (160a), dessen äußeres Erscheinungsbild von oben gesehen eine Kreisform ist, und einen vorstehenden Körperabschnitt (160b) aufweist, der von dem kreisförmigen Körperabschnitt (160a) radial nach außen vorsteht, und die Lautsprecherabdeckung (161) einen kreisförmigen Abdeckungsabschnitt (161a), dessen äußeres Erscheinungsbild von oben gesehen eine Kreisform ist, und einen vorstehenden Abdeckungsabschnitt (161b) aufweist, wobei der vorstehende Abdeckungsabschnitt (161b) von dem kreisförmigen Abdeckungsabschnitt (161a) radial nach außen vorsteht, wobei
    der Verbindungsabschnitt (162), mit dem der Kabelbaum (18) verbunden ist, in einem Oberflächenabschnitt des vorstehenden Körperabschnitts (160b) vorgesehen ist, der einer Raumseite zugewandt ist.
     
    3. Struktur zur Montage eines Lautsprechers (16) an einer A-Säule (10) in einem Fahrzeug (1) nach Anspruch 1, wobei der vorstehende Körperabschnitt (160b) ein Plattenabschnitt mit einer allgemein rechteckigen Form ist, wobei der Verbindungsabschnitt (162) und ein elektronisches Teil (163), das an der Oberfläche des vorstehenden Körperabschnitts (160b) angebracht ist, einer Raumseite entgegengerichtet einer Seite zugewandt sind, auf der die Hochtonlautsprecherabdeckung (161) angebracht ist, und wobei die Hochtonlautsprecherabdeckung (161) von oben gesehen in einer Längsrichtung größer erscheint als der Hochtonlautsprecherhauptkörper (160).
     
    4. Struktur zur Montage eines Lautsprechers (16) an einer A-Säule (10) in einem Fahrzeug nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, wobei der Einschubaufnahmeabschnitt (103d) an einer Basisseite der A-Säule (10) in einem Umfangsrand des Öffnungsabschnitts (103a) vorgesehen ist.
     
    5. Struktur zur Montage eines Lautsprechers (16) an einer A-Säule (10) in einem Fahrzeug (1) nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 4, wobei
    die andere Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23) mithilfe eines Clips (104) mit einem Kopfabschnitt (104c) und einem Schaftabschnitt (104d) und Einschieben des Clips (104) derart, dass der Schaftabschnitt (104a) des Clips (104) durch das Säuleninnere (102) gelangt, an der Fahrzeugkarosserie montiert ist,
    der Kopfabschnitt (104c) in einem Teil des Kopfabschnitts (104c), der dem Raum zugewandt ist, einen Nutabschnitt (104d) aufweist, und
    der Kabelbaum (18) in dem Nutabschnitt (104d) angeordnet ist.
     
    6. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugs (1), wobei das Verfahren umfasst:

    einen Schritt des Anbringens eines Säuleninneren (102) an einer Fahrzeugkarosserie, an einem A-Säulen (10)-Teil in dem Fahrzeug (1);

    einen Schritt des Anbringens einer Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23) an dem Säuleninneren (102);

    einen Schritt des Anordnens eines Kabelbaums (18) entlang des Säuleninneren (102);

    einen Schritt des Befestigens einer Säulenverkleidung (103) mit einem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) an dem Säuleninneren (102) mit einem zwischen der Säulenverkleidung (103) und dem Säuleninneren (102) definierten Raum; und

    einen Schritt des Befestigens eines Lautsprechers (16) an dem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) durch Einschieben in den Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) von einem Inneren einer Fahrgastzelle, wobei

    in einem Teil des Lautsprechers (16), der in eine Innenseite der Säulenverkleidung (103) eingeschoben werden soll, ein Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) vorgesehen ist, der radial nach außen vorsteht und eine erste Breite in einer zur Vorsprungsrichtung orthogonalen Richtung besitzt,

    ein Einschubaufnahmeabschnitt (103d) in einem dem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) an einer Innenoberflächenseite der Säulenverkleidung (103) zugewandten Öffnungsrandabschnitt vorgesehen ist, wobei der Einschubaufnahmeabschnitt (103d) ein Spalt zur Einschubaufnahme des vorstehenden Abschnitts (16b) ist, und eine zweite Breite besitzt, die größer als die erste Breite ist, und

    der Schritt des Befestigens eines Lautsprechers (16) umfasst:

    einen Teilschritt des Verbindens des Kabelbaums (18), der durch den Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) herausgezogen wurde, mit einem Verbindungsabschnitt (162), der an einem Teil des Lautsprechers (16) vorgesehen ist, der einer Raumseite zugewandt ist, wobei der Verbindungsabschnitt (162) in dem Lautsprecher (16) in einem Oberflächenabschnitt des vorstehenden Abschnitts (16b) vorgesehen ist, der der Raumseite zugewandt ist;

    einen Teilschritt des vorübergehenden Sicherstellens, dass ein Basisabschnitt des Vorsprungsabschnitts (16b) in dem Lautsprecher (16) in einen Öffnungsrandabschnitt des Einschubaufnahmeabschnitts (103d) einschnappt, und des Verbringens eines Teils des Lautsprechers (16) an eine Seite gegenüberliegend einer Seite, auf der der Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) in dem Lautsprecher (16) angebracht ist, in einen Zustand des Schwebens von dem Öffnungsrandabschnitt der Säulenverkleidung (103);

    einen Teilschritt des Justierens einer Position des Lautsprechers (16) in einer Umfangsichtung in Bezug auf den Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) der Säulenverkleidung (103) und gleichzeitigen Überprüfens einer Position des Kabelbaums (18) in Bezug auf die Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23) durch einen Spaltabschnitt zwischen dem gegenüberliegenden Seitenteil in dem Lautsprecher (16) und dem Öffnungskantenabschnitt der Säulenverkleidung (103); und

    einen Teilschritt des Anbringens des Lautsprechers (16) durch Einschieben eines Teils des Lautsprechers (16), bei dem es sich nicht um den Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) handelt, in den Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) der Säulenverkleidung (103), um in dem Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) gehalten zu werden, nach dem Justieren der Position des Lautsprechers (16) in der Umfangsrichtung.


     
    7. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugs (1) nach Anspruch 6, wobei
    bei dem Schritt des Anbringens der Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23) das Anbringen der Vorrichtung (17, 20, 22, 23) an dem Säuleninneren (102) mithilfe eines Clips (104), der einen Kopfabschnitt (104a) mit einem Nutabschnitt (104d) besitzt, der an einem Teil gebildet ist, der die Raumseite sein soll, und einen Schaftabschnitt (104a) besitzt, und durch Einschieben des Clips (104) derart, dass der Schaftabschnitt (104a) des Clips (104) durch das Säuleninnere (102) gelangt, verwirklicht wird,
    bei dem Schritt des Anordnens des Kabelbaums (18) der Kabelbaum (18) derart angeordnet wird, dass er in dem Nutabschnitt (104d) verläuft, und
    bei dem Schritt des Justierens der Position in der Umfangsrichtung ein Zustand beibehalten wird, in dem der Kabelbaum (18) durch den Nutabschnitt (104d) verläuft.
     
    8. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugs (1) nach Anspruch 6 oder 7, wobei
    der Lautsprecher (16) mit einem Lautsprecherhauptkörper (160) und einer Lautsprecherabdeckung (161) gebildet ist, wobei der Lautsprecherhauptkörper (160) einen kreisförmigen Körperabschnitt (160a), dessen äußeres Erscheinungsbild von oben gesehen eine Kreisform ist, und einen vorstehenden Körperabschnitt (160b) aufweist, der von dem kreisförmigen Körperabschnitt (160a) radial nach außen vorsteht, und die Lautsprecherabdeckung (161) einen kreisförmigen Abdeckungsabschnitt (161a), dessen äußeres Erscheinungsbild von oben gesehen eine Kreisform ist, und einen vorstehenden Abdeckungsabschnitt (161b) aufweist, wobei der vorstehende Abdeckungsabschnitt (161b) von dem kreisförmigen Abdeckungsabschnitt (161a) radial nach außen vorsteht, wobei
    der Verbindungsabschnitt (162), mit dem der Kabelbaum (18) verbunden ist, in einem Oberflächenabschnitt des vorstehenden Körperabschnitts (160b) vorgesehen ist, der einer Raumseite zugewandt ist.
     
    9. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugs (1) nach Anspruch 8, wobei der vorstehende Körperabschnitt (160b) ein Plattenabschnitt mit einer allgemein rechteckigen Form ist, wobei der Verbindungsabschnitt (162) und ein elektronisches Teil (163), das an der Oberfläche des vorstehenden Körperabschnitts (160b) angebracht ist, einer Seite entgegengerichtet einer Seite zugewandt sind, auf der die Hochtonlautsprecherabdeckung (161) angebracht ist, und wobei die Hochtonlautsprecherabdeckung (161) von oben gesehen in einer Längsrichtung größer erscheint als der Hochtonlautsprecherhauptkörper (160).
     
    10. Verfahren zur Herstellung eines Fahrzeugs nach Anspruch 8 oder 9, wobei der Teilschritt des Anbringens des Lautsprechers (16) durch Einschieben eines Teils des Lautsprechers (16), bei dem es sich nicht um den Vorsprungsabschnitt (16b) handelt, in den Öffnungsabschnitt (103a) der Säulenverkleidung (103) das in-Eingriff-Bringen von Wirkverbindungsabschnitten (161e, 161f) in der Lautsprecherabdeckung (161) des Lautsprechers (16) mit Wirkverbindungskantenabschnitten (103e, 103f) der Säulenverkleidung (103) umfasst.
     


    Revendications

    1. Structure pour le montage d'un haut-parleur (16) sur un montant avant (10) dans un véhicule (1), la structure comprenant :

    un montant avant (10) ayant un intérieur de montant (102) fixé à une carrosserie de véhicule, et une garniture de montant (103) fixée à l'intérieur de montant (102) avec un espace défini entre la garniture de montant (103) et l'intérieur de montant (102) ;

    un dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23) monté sur la carrosserie de véhicule et logé dans l'espace ;

    un haut-parleur (16) inséré dans une partie d'ouverture (103a) ouverte dans la garniture de montant (103) depuis un intérieur d'un compartiment de véhicule et retenue dans la partie d'ouverture (103a) ; et

    un harnais (18) relié au haut-parleur (16) et disposé dans l'espace, où

    le haut-parleur (16) a une partie en saillie (16b) dans une partie du haut-parleur (16) à insérer dans un côté interne de la garniture de montant (103), la partie en saillie (16b) faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur et ayant une première largeur dans une direction orthogonale à la direction de saillie,

    la garniture de montant (103) a une partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) dans une partie de bord d'ouverture faisant face à la partie d'ouverture (103a) sur un côté de surface interne de la garniture de montant (103), la partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) étant un espace pour accepter l'insertion de la partie en saillie (16b), et

    l'écart de la partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) a une deuxième largeur plus grande que la première largeur,

    où le haut-parleur (16) a une partie de connexion (162) à laquelle le harnais (18) est relié, la partie de connexion (162) étant prévue dans une partie du haut-parleur (16) faisant face à un côté de l'espace, où la partie de connexion (162) à laquelle le harnais (18) est relié est prévue dans une partie de surface de la partie en saillie (16b) dans le haut-parleur (16) faisant face au côté de l'espace.


     
    2. Structure pour le montage d'un haut-parleur (16) sur un montant avant (10) dans un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 1, où le haut-parleur (16) est formé avec un corps principal de haut-parleur (160) et un couvercle de haut-parleur (161), le corps principal de haut-parleur (160) ayant une partie circulaire de corps (160a) ayant une forme circulaire dans un aspect externe lorsqu'elle est vue de dessus et une partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur à partir de la partie circulaire de corps (160a), et le couvercle de haut-parleur (161) ayant une partie circulaire de couvercle (161a) ayant une forme circulaire dans un aspect externe lorsqu'elle est vue de dessus et une partie de couvercle en saillie (161b), la partie de couvercle en saillie (161b) faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur à partir de la partie circulaire de couvercle (161a), où
    la partie de connexion (162) à laquelle le harnais (18) est relié est prévue dans une partie de surface de la partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant face à un côté de l'espace.
     
    3. Structure pour le montage d'un haut-parleur (16) sur un montant avant (10) dans un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 1, où la partie de corps en saillie (160b) est une partie de plaque ayant une forme généralement rectangulaire, la partie de connexion (162) et une partie électronique (163) étant fixées à la surface de la partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant face à un côté de l'espace opposé à un côté auquel le couvercle de haut-parleur d'aigus (161) est fixé, et où le couvercle de haut-parleur d'aigus (161) est plus grand dans un aspect externe lorsqu'il est vu de dessus que le corps principal de haut-parleur d'aigus (160) dans une direction longitudinale.
     
    4. Structure pour le montage d'un haut-parleur (16) sur un montant avant (10) dans un véhicule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, où la partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) est prévue sur un côté de base du montant avant (10) dans un bord circonférentiel de la partie d'ouverture (103a).
     
    5. Structure pour le montage d'un haut-parleur (16) sur un montant avant (10) dans un véhicule (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, où
    l'autre dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23) est monté sur la carrosserie de véhicule en utilisant une attache (104) ayant une partie de tête (104c) et une partie de tige (104a) et en insérant l'attache (104) de telle sorte que la partie de tige (104a) de l'attache (104) passe à travers l'intérieur de montant (102),
    la partie de tête (104c) a une partie de rainure (104d) dans une partie de la partie de tête (104c) faisant face à l'espace, et
    le harnais (18) est disposé dans la partie de rainure (104d).
     
    6. Procédé de fabrication d'un véhicule (1), le procédé comprenant :

    une étape de fixation d'un intérieur de montant (102), à une carrosserie de véhicule, au niveau d'une partie de montant avant (10) dans le véhicule (1) ;

    une étape de fixation d'un dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23) à l'intérieur de montant (102) ;

    une étape de disposition d'un harnais (18) le long de l'intérieur de montant (102) ;

    une étape de fixation d'une garniture de montant (103) ayant une partie d'ouverture (103a) à l'intérieur de montant (102) avec un espace défini entre la garniture de montant (103) et l'intérieur de montant (102) ; et

    une étape de fixation d'un haut-parleur (16) à la partie d'ouverture (103a) par insertion dans la partie d'ouverture (103a) depuis un intérieur d'un compartiment de véhicule, où

    dans une partie du haut-parleur (16) à insérer dans un côté interne de la garniture de montant (103), une partie en saillie (16b) est prévue laquelle fait saillie radialement vers l'extérieur et ayant une première largeur dans une direction orthogonale à la direction de saillie,

    une partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) est prévue dans une partie de bord d'ouverture faisant face à la partie d'ouverture sur un côté de surface interne de la garniture de montant (103), la partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) étant un espace pour accepter l'insertion de la partie en saillie (16b) et ayant une deuxième largeur plus grande que la première largeur, et

    l'étape de fixation d'un haut-parleur (16) inclut :

    une sous-étape de relier le harnais (18) sorti par la partie d'ouverture (103a) à une partie de connexion (162) prévue sur une partie du haut-parleur (16) faisant face à un côté de l'espace, où la partie de connexion (162) dans le haut-parleur (16) est prévue dans une partie de surface de la partie en saillie (16b) faisant face au côté de l'espace ;

    une sous-étape de temporairement faire en sorte qu'une partie de base de la partie en saillie (16b) dans le haut-parleur (16) soit accrochée dans une partie de bord d'ouverture de la partie d'acceptation d'insertion (103d) et à amener une partie du haut-parleur (16) sur un côté opposé à un côté où la partie en saillie (16b) est prévue dans le haut-parleur (16) dans un état de flottement par rapport à la partie de bord d'ouverture de la garniture de montant (103) ;

    une sous-étape d'ajuster d'une position du haut-parleur (16) dans une direction circonférentielle par rapport à la partie d'ouverture (103a) de la garniture de montant (103) tout en vérifiant une position du harnais (18) par rapport au dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23) à travers une partie d'espace entre la partie de côté opposé dans le haut-parleur (16) et la partie de bord d'ouverture de la garniture de montant (103) ; et

    une sous-étape de fixation du haut-parleur (16) en insérant une partie du haut-parleur (16) autre que la partie en saillie (16b) dans la partie d'ouverture (103a) de la garniture de montant (103) pour un maintien dans la partie d'ouverture (103a) après avoir ajusté la position du haut-parleur (16) dans la direction circonférentielle.


     
    7. Procédé de fabrication d'un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 6, où
    dans l'étape de fixation du dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23), la fixation du dispositif (17, 20, 22, 23) à l'intérieur de montant (102) est mise en Ĺ“uvre en utilisant une attache (104) qui a une partie de tête (104c) avec une partie de rainure (104d) formée sur une partie devant être le côté de l'espace et a une partie de tige (104a), et en insérant l'attache (104) de telle sorte que la partie de tige (104a) de l'attache (104) passe à travers l'intérieur de montant (102),
    dans l'étape de disposition du harnais (18), le harnais (18) est disposé de manière à passer dans la partie de rainure (104d), et
    dans l'étape d'ajuster de la position dans la direction circonférentielle, un état où le harnais (18) passe à travers la partie de rainure (104d) est maintenu.
     
    8. Procédé de fabrication d'un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 6 ou 7, où
    le haut-parleur (16) est formé avec un corps principal de haut-parleur (160) et un couvercle de haut-parleur (161), le corps principal de haut-parleur (160) ayant une partie circulaire de corps (160a) ayant une forme circulaire dans un aspect externe lorsqu'elle est vue de dessus et une partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur à partir de la partie circulaire de corps (160a), et le couvercle de haut-parleur (161) ayant une partie circulaire de couvercle (161a) ayant une forme circulaire dans un aspect externe lorsqu'elle est vue de dessus et une partie de couvercle en saillie (161b), la partie de couvercle en saillie (161b) faisant saillie radialement vers l'extérieur à partir de la partie circulaire de couvercle (161a), où
    la partie de connexion (162) à laquelle le harnais (18) est relié est prévue dans une partie de surface de la partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant face à un côté de l'espace.
     
    9. Procédé de fabrication d'un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 8, où la partie de corps en saillie (160b) est une partie de plaque ayant une forme généralement rectangulaire, la partie de connexion (162) et une partie électronique (163) étant fixées à la surface de la partie de corps en saillie (160b) faisant face à un côté de l'espace opposé à un côté auquel le couvercle de haut-parleur d'aigus (161) est fixé, et où le couvercle de haut-parleur d'aigus (161) est plus grand dans un aspect externe lorsqu'il est vu de dessus que le corps principal de haut-parleur d'aigus (160) dans une direction longitudinale.
     
    10. Procédé de fabrication d'un véhicule (1) selon la revendication 8 ou 9, où la sous-étape de fixation du haut-parleur (16) en insérant une partie du haut-parleur (16) autre que la partie en saillie (16b) dans la partie d'ouverture (103a) de la garniture de montant (103) comprend la mise en prise de parties de mise en prise (161e, 161f) dans le couvercle de haut-parleur (161) du haut-parleur (16) pour venir en prise avec des parties de bord de mise en prise (103e, 103f) de la garniture de montant (103).
     




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