CN216468054U

CN216468054U - Steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure and automobile

Info

Publication number: CN216468054U
Application number: CN202122782710.2U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 李春; 彭龙辉; 杨国元
Original assignee: Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Xiaopeng Motors Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-11-12
Filing date: 2021-11-12
Publication date: 2022-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 2031-11-12

Abstract

The utility model provides a steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure and an automobile, wherein the steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure comprises an upper sheath and a lower sheath which are connected in a splicing manner, the lower sheath is fixed on the upper side of a sheath support, the lower side of the sheath support is connected with a sheath, the sheath is fixed on a sheath mounting support, the sheath mounting support is fixed on a steering column, the lower sheath, the sheath support, the sheath and the sheath mounting support form a lower sheath assembly, and the lower sheath assembly is integrally closed. The steering column sheath can completely shield the internal structure of the steering column sheath, and is high in delicacy and convenient to assemble.

Description

Steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure and automobile

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of automobiles, in particular to a steering column sheath full-surrounding structure and an automobile.

Background

At present, a steering column jacket is basically in a half-surrounding mode, the lower part of the steering column jacket generally has a light leakage problem, the internal structure of the steering column jacket is visible, the steering column jacket is not attractive enough, and the delicate sense is not enough.

Therefore, it is necessary to provide a steering column sheath that can completely shield the internal structure and is aesthetically elegant.

Disclosure of Invention

The utility model aims to provide a steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure and an automobile so as to completely shield an internal structure.

The utility model firstly provides a steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure, which is used for an automobile and is characterized in that: the steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure comprises an upper shield and a lower shield which are connected in a splicing manner, the lower shield is fixed on the upper side of a shield support, the lower side of the shield support is connected with a sheath, the sheath is fixed on a sheath mounting support, the sheath mounting support is fixed on a steering column, the lower shield, the shield support, the sheath and the sheath mounting support form a lower shield assembly, and the lower shield assembly is integrally sealed.

Preferably, the sheath is integrally formed, and both the sheath and the sheath mounting bracket are cylindrical.

Preferably, the sheath and sheath mounting bracket are secured together by pre-hang weld posts.

Preferably, the mode that sheath and sheath installing support are fixed together through hanging the weld column in advance is welding, flat nail fixed or glue bonding.

Preferably, the sheath is fixedly connected with the shield support and then is assembled on an instrument panel assembly of the automobile through screws.

Preferably, the sheath and the shield support are fixedly connected through a pressure plate, a dowel or a buckle.

Preferably, after the instrument panel assembly is assembled on the instrument panel cross beam, the lower shield is assembled with the shield support along the axial direction of the steering column, and the shield support is provided with a plurality of guiding and positioning structures for assembly.

Preferably, the guide and locating feature is at least 12mm high.

Preferably, after the lower shield assembly is fixed with the steering column, the upper shield is buckled on the lower shield.

The utility model further provides an automobile which is provided with any one of the steering column sheath fully-surrounding structures.

The steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure and the automobile provided by the utility model can completely shield the internal structure of the steering column sheath, and are high in delicacy and convenient to assemble.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a steering column jacket fully surrounding structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view of a steering column jacket fully surrounding structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view of the steering column shroud fully enclosed structure of the preferred embodiment of the present invention with the upper and lower shrouds removed.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lower shield assembly in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is another perspective view of a steering column jacket full-surrounding structure in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following detailed description of embodiments of the present invention is provided in connection with the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are intended to illustrate the utility model but are not intended to limit the scope of the utility model.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, or the orientations or positional relationships that the products of the present invention usually place when in use, and are merely used for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation; the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Reference may be made to fig. 1 to 5. The utility model provides a steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure which is used for an automobile and comprises an upper sheath 10 and a lower sheath 30 which are connected in a split mode, wherein the lower sheath 30 is fixed on the upper side of a sheath support 20, a sheath 40 is connected to the lower side of the sheath support 20, the sheath 40 is fixed on a sheath mounting support 60, the sheath mounting support 60 is fixed on a steering column, the lower sheath 30, the sheath support 20, the sheath 40 and the sheath mounting support 60 form a lower sheath assembly, and the lower sheath assembly is integrally closed. The whole circle of the protective cover full-surrounding structure formed by the upper protective cover 10, the lower protective cover 30, the protective cover support 20 and the protective cover 40 is used for shielding the skin, and the contact part of the upper protective cover 10 and the lower protective cover 30 is not provided with a gap, so that the internal structure is invisible, the delicate feeling of the protective cover full-surrounding structure is improved, and meanwhile, the assembling convenience of workers is also considered.

The sheath 40 is integrally formed, and the sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are both cylindrical. The sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are fixed together by the pre-hanging welding columns 62, and the pre-hanging welding columns 62 can be pre-arranged on the sheath mounting bracket 60, and the number of the pre-hanging welding columns can be 4. The sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are fixed together by welding, tacking, or gluing via the pre-hang weld posts 62. The sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are fixedly connected by the pressing plate 70 and then are assembled on the instrument panel assembly of the automobile by screws.

The production assembly process of the application can be as follows:

firstly, punching and molding the sheath 40 through a molding tool, and then sewing the sheath into a cylindrical shape through a sheath hidden line 42;

then, after the sewn sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are fixed through 4 pre-hanging welding columns 62, the sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are welded together by welding equipment;

then, the welded sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 are fixed into an assembly through a plurality of pressing plates 71, and then the assembly is subpackaged on the instrument panel assembly through screws in advance; the sheath 40 and the sheath mounting bracket 60 can also be fixedly connected through a flat nail or clamped through a buckle; the sheath 40 can also be fixed by 5 conventional welding columns 64 respectively arranged on the left side and the right side;

then, after assembling an upper instrument board Beam (Car Cross Beam; CCB) in the total instrument board component, assembling a lower shield 30 with a shield support 20 along the steering column axial direction, wherein the shield support 20 is provided with a plurality of guide positioning structures 22 for assembling;

next, the lower shield 30, the shield support 20, the shield 40, and the shield mounting support 60 constitute a lower shield assembly, which is entirely closed to completely surround the steering column without leaving a gap, and the upper shield 10 is fastened to the lower shield 30 after the lower shield assembly is fixed to the steering column. The lower shield assembly can be fixed with the combined switch and the steering column through 3 screws;

finally, the upper shield 10 is fastened to the lower shield 30 from the top down.

The guide positioning structures 22 may be 5 to 6 in number and have a height of at least 12mm for positioning and guiding the lower guard 30 when mounted to the guard support 20 for easy mounting.

In the above assembling process, the lower shield assembly may be formed first, and after the lower shield assembly is fixed to the steering column, the lower shield 30 is fixed to the shield support 20, and at this time, the height of the guiding and positioning structure 22 may be adjusted.

In summary, the utility model provides a steering column jacket full-surrounding structure for solving the problems of light leakage and insufficient delicate feeling caused by incomplete wrapping of a steering column jacket, which solves the problems of light leakage and insufficient delicate feeling and also ensures the assembly convenience of workers.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present invention, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention shall be subject to the protection scope of the appended claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a steering column sheath surrounds structure entirely for the car which characterized in that: the steering column sheath fully-surrounding structure comprises an upper sheath (10) and a lower sheath (30) which are connected in a splicing manner, wherein the lower sheath (30) is fixed on the upper side of a sheath support (20), the lower side of the sheath support (20) is connected with a sheath (40), the sheath (40) is fixed on a sheath mounting support (60), the sheath mounting support (60) is fixed on a steering column, the lower sheath (30), the sheath support (20), the sheath (40) and the sheath mounting support (60) form a lower sheath assembly, and the lower sheath assembly is integrally sealed.

2. A steering column sheath fully surrounding structure according to claim 1, wherein: the sheath (40) is integrally formed, and both the sheath (40) and the sheath mounting bracket (60) are cylindrical.

3. A steering column sheath fully surrounding structure according to claim 1, wherein: the sheath (40) and the sheath mounting bracket (60) are fixed together by a pre-hang weld column (62).

4. A steering column sheath all-around structure according to claim 3, wherein: the sheath (40) and the sheath mounting bracket (60) are fixed together through the pre-hanging welding column (62) in a welding mode, a tacking mode or a glue bonding mode.

5. A steering column sheath fully surrounding structure according to claim 1, wherein: the sheath (40) is fixedly connected with the shield support (20) and then is assembled on an automobile instrument panel assembly through screws.

6. A steering column sheath full-surrounding structure according to claim 5, wherein: the sheath (40) is fixedly connected with the shield support (20) through a pressing plate.

7. A steering column sheath full-surrounding structure according to claim 5, wherein: after the instrument panel assembly is assembled on an instrument panel cross beam, the lower protective cover (30) is assembled with the protective cover support (20) along the axial direction of a steering column, and a plurality of guiding and positioning structures (22) for assembly are arranged on the protective cover support (20).

8. A steering column shroud all-around structure according to claim 7, wherein: the guiding and positioning structure (22) is at least 12mm high.

9. A steering column shroud all-around structure according to claim 1, wherein: after the lower protective cover (30) assembly is fixed with the steering column, the upper protective cover (10) is buckled on the lower protective cover (30).

10. An automobile characterized by having the steering column sheath all-around structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.