Hook Assembly for Door Curtain of Vehicle

Abstract

An embodiment hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly includes a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

Claims

1. A hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly comprising: a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel; and a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, a part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

2. The hook assembly of claim 1, wherein the hook body comprises: a base contacting a bottom surface of the door panel; a fastening part formed upward from the base, positioned to penetrate the through hole formed in the door panel, and having an insertion groove formed therein; and a fixing wing part extending in a downward direction from an upper end of the fastening part, wherein in the state in which the upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, the fixing wing part is locked to the circumference of the through hole while the fixing wing part is opened such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

3. The hook assembly of claim 2, further comprising: an extension extending downward from one end of the base; and a curtain fixing part extending from a lower end of the extension and having an upper end of the door curtain locked and fixed thereto.

4. The hook assembly of claim 3, wherein the fixing wing part includes: an upper inclined surface having a width that increases from a position spaced apart from the upper end of the fixing wing part downward; and a lower inclined surface having a width that decreases from a lower end of the upper inclined surface downward.

5. The hook assembly of claim 4, wherein in a state in which the fixing wing part is opened in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the lower inclined surface closely contacts a circumference of the through hole and the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

6. The hook assembly of claim 3, wherein the hook pin comprises: an insertion part inserted into the insertion groove; and a lever part extending downward from a lower end of the insertion part.

7. The hook assembly of claim 6, wherein: the hook pin has a rotary shaft formed on an upper end of the insertion part; the hook body has a shaft insertion hole in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle formed on an upper end of the fastening part; and the rotary shaft is fitted into the shaft insertion hole and the hook pin is rotatably coupled to the hook body.

8. The hook assembly of claim 6, wherein: a fixing projection is formed on both side surfaces of the insertion part to protrude in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and in a state in which the insertion part is inserted into the insertion groove of the fastening part, the fixing projection is configured to open the fixing wing part to both sides of the fastening part.

9. The hook assembly of claim 6, wherein the lever part is inclined downward to face an outside of the vehicle in a width direction with respect to the insertion part.

10. The hook assembly of claim 6, wherein when the lever part is operated in a state in which the fastening part is inserted into the insertion part and preliminarily fastened thereto, the insertion part is configured to be completely fastened to the insertion groove of the fastening part while the hook pin rotates toward an inside of the vehicle.

11. The hook assembly of claim 6, wherein the extension comprises an accommodation groove configured to accommodate the lever part.

12. The hook assembly of claim 11, wherein: a coupling projection is formed on an upper end of the lever part; and in a state in which the lever part is inserted into the accommodation groove, a coupling hole into which the coupling projection is inserted is formed in one side of the base.

13. A hook assembly for a door curtain to be installed on a door panel of a vehicle, the hook assembly comprising: a hook body installed to penetrate a through hole formed in the door panel, wherein the hook body comprises: a base contacting a bottom surface of the door panel; a fastening part formed upward from the base, positioned to penetrate the through hole formed in the door panel, and having an insertion groove formed therein; and a fixing wing part extending in a downward direction from an upper end of the fastening part; a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, the fixing wing part is in an opened state and is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole; and a support part extending to be inclined downward from the upper end of the fastening part toward an inside of the vehicle in a width direction.

14. The hook assembly of claim 13, wherein in a state in which the fastening part penetrates the through hole, a lower end of the support part is locked to the circumference of the through hole while a lower portion of the support part is retracted to an outside of the vehicle in the width direction such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

15. A vehicle comprising: a vehicle body; a door coupled to the vehicle body; a door panel coupled to the door and having a through hole formed therein; a door curtain coupled to the door panel by a hook assembly; wherein the hook assembly comprises: a hook body comprising a base in contact with a bottom surface of the door panel, a fastening part formed upward from the base, positioned to penetrate the through hole in the door panel, and having an insertion groove formed therein, and a fixing wing part extending in a downward direction from an upper end of the fastening part; a hook pin having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body, wherein in a state in which an upper portion of the hook pin is completely inserted into the hook body, the fixing wing part of the hook body is in an opened state and the hook body is locked to a circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole; an extension extending downward from one end of the base; and a curtain fixing part extending from a lower end of the extension and having an upper end of the door curtain locked and fixed thereto.

16. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the fixing wing part includes: an upper inclined surface having a width that increases from a position spaced apart from the upper end of the fixing wing part downward; and a lower inclined surface having a width that decreases from a lower end of the upper inclined surface downward; and wherein in the state in which the fixing wing part is in an opened state in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the lower inclined surface closely contacts the circumference of the through hole such that the hook body is fastened to the through hole.

17. The vehicle of claim 15, wherein the hook pin comprises: an insertion part inserted into the insertion groove; and a lever part extending downward from a lower end of the insertion part.

18. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein: the hook pin has a rotary shaft formed on an upper end of the insertion part; the hook body has a shaft insertion hole in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle formed on an upper end of the fastening part; the rotary shaft is fitted into the shaft insertion hole and the hook pin is rotatably coupled to the hook body; a fixing projection is formed on both side surfaces of the insertion part to protrude in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; and in a state in which the insertion part is inserted into the insertion groove of the fastening part, the fixing projection is configured to open the fixing wing part to both sides of the fastening part.

19. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein: the lever part is inclined downward to face an outside of the vehicle in a width direction with respect to the insertion part; and when the lever part is operated in a state in which the fastening part is inserted into the insertion part and preliminarily fastened thereto, the insertion part is configured to be completely fastened to the insertion groove of the fastening part while the hook pin rotates toward an inside of the vehicle.

20. The vehicle of claim 17, wherein: the extension comprises an accommodation groove configured to accommodate the lever part; a coupling projection is formed on an upper end of the lever part; and in a state in which the lever part is inserted into the accommodation groove, a coupling hole into which the coupling projection is inserted is formed in one side of the base.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating a state where a door curtain is installed on a door of a vehicle.

[0027] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective diagram of a hook assembly according to the related art.

[0028] FIG. 3A is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating a state where the hook assembly according to the related art is preliminarily assembled to the door.

[0029] FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating a state where the hook assembly according to the related art is assembled to the door.

[0030] FIG. 4 is a perspective diagram illustrating a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective diagram illustrating the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0032] FIG. 6 is a perspective diagram illustrating a state where the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is preliminarily assembled to a door panel.

[0033] FIG. 7 is a perspective diagram illustrating a state where the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is assembled to the door panel.

[0034] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional diagram illustrating a state where the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is preliminarily assembled to the door panel.

[0035] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional diagram taken along line A-A of FIG. 8.

[0036] FIGS. 10A to 10C are cross-sectional diagrams illustrating a structure of absorbing a manufacturing dispersion in an L direction in the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according an embodiment of to the present disclosure.

[0037] FIGS. 11A to 11C are cross-sectional diagrams illustrating a structure of absorbing a manufacturing dispersion in a T direction in the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATIVE EMBODIMENTS

[0038] Hereinafter, a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0039] Referring to FIGS. 4-9, a hook assembly for a door curtain of a vehicle according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes a hook body 11 fixed to the door panel 21 by penetrating a through hole 21a formed in the door panel 21, and a hook pin 12 having an upper end hinge-connected to an upper portion of the hook body 11 and opening the hook body 11 outward when inserted into the hook body 11, and when the hook pin 12 may be inserted into the hook body 11, the hook body 11 may be fastened to the through hole 21a while being opened outward in the hook assembly for the door curtain of the vehicle installed on a door panel 21 to allow an upper end of the door curtain drawn out from a door to be locked.

[0040] The hook body 11 may be installed to penetrate the through hole 21a formed in the door panel 21.

[0041] The base 11a contacts a bottom surface of the door panel 21. Since the base 11a is formed to be larger than the through hole 21a, the base 11a may not penetrate the through hole 21a and may be positioned to contact the bottom surface of the door panel 21. A coupling hole 11aa into which a coupling projection 12C of the hook pin 12 to be described later is inserted may be formed on an end of the base 11a positioned outside the vehicle or a portion adjacent thereto.

[0042] An extension 11c may be formed to extend from one side of the base 11a downward. The extension 11c may be formed to extend downward from the end of the base 11a positioned outside the vehicle.

[0043] An accommodation groove 11ca configured to accommodate and fix a lever part 12b of the hook pin 12 to be described later may be formed on a rear surface of the extension 11c, that is, a surface of the extension 11c facing the outside of the vehicle.

[0044] A curtain fixing part 11b may be positioned under the base 11a to fix the upper end of the door curtain. The curtain fixing part 11b as a low end of the extension 11c may be formed to extend into the vehicle to allow a shade bar installed on the upper end of the door curtain to be locked, thereby allowing the upper end of the door curtain to be fixed.

[0045] A fastening part 11d may be formed on an upper portion of the base 11a. The fastening part 11d extends from the base 11a upward, and is positioned through the through hole 21a formed in the door panel 21. The base 11a and the fastening part 11d are positioned under and above the door panel 21, respectively.

[0046] An insertion groove 11da configured to accommodate an insertion part 12a of the hook pin 12 and a shaft insertion hole 11db into which a rotary shaft 12d formed on an upper end of the hook pin 12 may be inserted are formed in the fastening part 11d in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

[0047] A fixing wing part 11e may be formed on a side surface of the fastening part 11d, preferably, both side surfaces of the fastening part 11d, respectively. The fixing wing part 11e has an upper end connected to the fastening part 11d, and a side surface and a lower end formed in a state of being separated from the fastening part 11d. Therefore, the fixing wing part 11e has a structure in which a lower end thereof may be opened outward around a fixed upper end.

[0048] The fixing wing part 11e has an inclined surface 11ea, neb formed on an outer surface thereof. The outer surface of the fixing wing part 11e may be formed with an upper inclined surface 11ea whose width increases downward from a position spaced apart from the upper end of the fixing wing part ne, and a lower inclined surface neb whose width decreases downward from a lower end of the upper inclined surface 11ea.

[0049] When the fastening part 11d is inserted into the through hole 21a, the upper inclined surface 11ea allows the fixing wing part 11e to enter into the fastening part 11d, such that the fastening part 11d may be easily inserted into the through hole 21a.

[0050] The lower inclined surface neb allows the lower inclined surface neb to be supported by a circumference of the through hole 21a, such that the fastening part 11d maintains the state of being fastened to the through hole 21a.

[0051] Further, the fastening part 11d may be formed with a support part 11dc extending from an upper end of the fastening part 11d downward. The support part 11dc extends to be inclined downward into the vehicle in a width direction between two fixing wing parts 11e. The support part 11dc may be formed to be inclined into the vehicle in the width direction from an upper end thereof toward a lower portion thereof.

[0052] The support part 11dc has a lower end that contacts one side of the through hole 21a to allow the hook assembly 10 to absorb the clearance in the width direction of the vehicle. Since only an upper end of the support part 11dc is fixed to the fastening part 11d, a lower end thereof has the same form as a free end of a cantilever. Therefore, the support part 11dc may be elastically deformed according to the size of the through hole 21a, and the lower end of the support part 11dc may be retracted to contact the circumference of the through hole 21a when the hook body 11 penetrates the door panel 21. Therefore, when the hook assembly 10 is assembled, the support part 11dc allows the hook body 11 to be fastened to the through hole 21a in a direction different from the fixing wing part 11e and absorbs the clearance of the vehicle in the width direction.

[0053] The hook pin 12 may be rotatably installed on the hook body 11, and when the hook pin 12 is inserted into the hook body 11 by the rotation, the hook body 11 maintains the state of being fastened to the door panel 21.

[0054] The insertion part 12a may be inserted into the fastening part 11d of the hook body 11. The insertion part 12a allows the fixing wing part 11e to be opened when the insertion part 12a is inserted into the insertion groove 11da formed in the fastening part 11d, thereby allowing the hook body 11 not to be separated from the through hole 21a. At this time, the insertion part 12a allows the fixing wing part 11e to be opened in a direction perpendicular to the direction into which the insertion part 12a is inserted.

[0055] To this end, a fixing projection 12aa configured to allow the insertion part 12a to be opened to the outside of the fixing wing part 11e may be formed to protrude from both side surfaces of the insertion part 12a.

[0056] The rotary shaft 12d may be formed on an upper end of the insertion part 12a. The rotary shaft 12d may be inserted into the shaft insertion hole 11db, and therefore, the hook pin 12 becomes a rotation center rotated from the hook body 11.

[0057] The lever part 12b may be formed to extend from a lower end of the insertion part 12a downward.

[0058] The lever part 12b may be formed to be inclined toward the outside of the vehicle in the width direction with respect to the insertion part 12a.

[0059] When the insertion part 12a presses the lever part 12b in the state where the fastening part 11d is inserted and preliminarily fastened, the hook pin 12 rotates around the rotary shaft 12d to be completely fastened.

[0060] Since the lever part 12b is not formed to be parallel with an upper portion of the insertion part 12a, and is formed at a certain angle, the lever part 12b may be in a state of being spaced apart from the extension 11c in the state where the hook pin 12 is preliminarily fastened, but when the lever part 12b is operated toward the extension 11c, the hook pin 12 rotates, and therefore, the lever part 12b may be inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca of the extension 11c as much as possible to complete the fastening.

[0061] An upper end of the lever part 12b may be formed with the coupling projection 12c configured to prevent the lever part 12b from being separated from the accommodation groove 11ca while maintaining the state of being inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca when the lever part 12b is inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca. The coupling projection 12C may be inserted into the coupling hole 11aa, such that the lever part 12b, maintains the state where the lever part 12b is inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca.

[0062] The hook assembly according to embodiments of the present disclosure having the above configuration may be preliminarily assembled by penetrating the through hole 21a of the door panel 21 in the state where the hook pin 12 is preliminarily fastened to the hook body 11 (see FIG. 6). In the preliminarily fastened state where the fastening part 11d of the hook body 11 is inserted into the insertion part 12a of the hook pin 12, and the lever part 12b of the hook pin 12 may be not inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca of the hook body 11, the assembly of the hook body 11 and the hook pin 12 may be preliminarily assembled by penetrating the through hole 21a of the door panel 21.

[0063] Thereafter, the lever part 12b, of the hook pin 12 may be rotated such that the lever part 12b may be inserted into the accommodation groove 11ca. When the lever part 12b is inserted, the hook pin 12 may be completely fastened to the hook body 11, and the coupling projection 12C may be inserted into the coupling hole 11aa.

[0064] In particular, as the insertion part 12a is completely inserted into the fastening part 11d, the fixing projection 12aa formed on both side surfaces of the insertion part 12a pressurizes the fixing wing part 11e outward. When the fixing wing part 11e is pressurized outward, the fixing wing part 11e may be opened outward, and a circumference of the lower inclined surface 11eb of the fixing wing part 11e contacts the through hole 21a of the door panel 21, and therefore, the assembly of the hook body 11 and the hook pin 12, that is, the hook assembly 10 may be fastened to the through hole 21a of the door panel 21.

[0065] If the hook assembly 10 is assembled by rotating the lever part 12b, the fixing wing part 11e may be about to be opened outward by the fixing projection 12aa, but the lower inclined surface 11eb of the fixing wing part 11e may be constrained by the through hole 21a, thereby exerting a strong fastening force even with a lesser operating force. If the lever part 12b is rotated by pressing the lower end thereof, the lever part 12b may be positioned at a position spaced apart from the rotary shaft 12d rather than a portion where the fixing projection 12aa is formed, thereby exerting the strong fastening force while completely fastening the hook body 11 and the hook pin 12 with the lesser operating force by a principle of the lever.

[0066] Further, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to prevent the clearance regardless of the size of the through hole 21a, and to exert the constant fastening force and absorb the dispersion of the size of the through hole 21a by allowing the hook assembly 10 to closely contact the door panel 21.

[0067] FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate a principle of absorbing the dispersion of the size of the through hole 21a in the L direction (width direction of the vehicle). FIG. 10A illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed to be smaller than a fixed value, FIG. 10B illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed at the fixed value, and FIG. 10C illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed to be greater than the fixed value.

[0068] As described above, even if the sizes of the through hole 21a are differently formed by the manufacturing dispersion, the degree at which the support part 11dc is opened may be adjusted, thereby carrying out the fastening without clearance. In other words, FIGS. 10A to 10C illustrate an amount of overlap as C11, C12, and C13, respectively, and as the degree at which the support part 11dc is retracted varies depending upon the size of the through hole 21a, the hook assembly 10 may be fastened to the through hole 21a without clearance while the amount of overlap between the support part 11dc and the through hole 21a varies. For example, when the through hole 21a is greater than the fixed value (see FIG. 10A) compared to a case where the through hole 21a is formed at the fixed value (see FIG. 10B), the support part 11dc may be less retracted, thereby removing the clearance. Conversely, when the through hole 21a is formed to be greater than the fixed value (see FIG. 10C), the support part 11dc may be further retracted, thereby canceling the clearance.

[0069] FIGS. 11A to 11C illustrate a principle of absorbing the dispersion of the size of the through hole 21a in a T direction (longitudinal direction of the vehicle). FIG. 11A illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed to be smaller than the fixed value, FIG. 11B illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed at the fixed value, and FIG. 11C illustrates a state where the through hole 21a is processed to be greater than the fixed value.

[0070] When the through hole 21a is formed to be smaller than the fixed value (see FIG. 11A), the lower inclined surface neb closely contacts the circumference of the through hole 21a while the fixing wing part 11e is less opened outward (portion A of FIG. 11A) compared to a case where the through hole 21a is formed at the fixed value (see FIG. 11B), and the amount of overlap between an inner surface of the insertion groove 11da and the fixing projection 12aa (C21) becomes the maximum to absorb the clearance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. When the size of the through hole 21a is the fixed value, the lower inclined surface neb closely contacts the circumference of the through hole 21a while the fixing wing part 11e is further opened outward (portion A of FIG. 11B), the amount of overlap between the inner surface of the insertion groove 11da and the fixing projection 12aa decreases. If the size of the through hole 21a is formed to be greater than the fixed value (see FIG. 11C), the lower inclined surface neb contacts the circumference of the through hole 21a while the fixing wing part 11e is much further opened outward (portion A of FIG. 11C), and the overlap between the inner surface of the insertion groove 11da and the fixing projection 12aa does not occur and the inner surface of the insertion groove 11da and the fixing projection 12aa are in contact (portion B of FIG. 11C). As described above, even if the sizes of the through hole 21a are differently formed by the manufacturing dispersion, it is possible to absorb the clearance in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle even without separate adjustment. In other words, the fixing projection 12aa opens the fixing wing part 11e outward in the process in which the insertion part 12a is inserted into the fastening part 11d by operating the lever part 12b, and the lower inclined surface neb closely contacts the circumference of the through hole 21a and may be supported thereby, and therefore, the degree at which the fixing wing part 11e is opened may be adjusted, thereby carrying out the fastening without the clearance even if the sizes of the through hole 21a are differently formed by the manufacturing dispersion.

[0071] As described above, even if the sizes of the through hole 21a are differently formed by the manufacturing dispersion, this is absorbed in the process in which the hook assembly 10 is assembled to the door panel 21, and therefore, the clearance does not occur between the hook assembly 10 and the door panel 21.