CN218343611U

CN218343611U - Instrument panel assembly and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN218343611U
Application number: CN202222290630.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孔巧玲; 池浩翔
Original assignee: Faurecia China Holding Co Ltd
Current assignee: Faurecia China Holding Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-08-30
Filing date: 2022-08-30
Publication date: 2023-01-20
Anticipated expiration: 2032-08-30
Also published as: FR3139314A3

Abstract

The utility model provides a vehicle and be used for its instrument panel assembly. Wherein the instrument panel assembly includes a first module including at least a passenger airbag portion; a second module including the remaining functional portions of the dashboard assembly; the first module is a continued module of the instrument panel assembly, and the second module is an updating module of the instrument panel assembly. The instrument panel assembly has the beneficial effects of shortening development time and reducing development cost.

Description

Instrument panel assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The application relates to the field of vehicles, in particular to a vehicle and an instrument panel assembly used for the same.

Background

The instrument panel is an assembly for installing various indicating instruments, ignition switches and the like in a vehicle cab so as to reflect the running state of a vehicle at any time, is a control center of partial equipment, has a decoration function and also needs to meet the requirements of safety regulations. The demands of users on the appearance refinement and the function arrangement of the instrument panel are higher and higher.

In recent years, the entire development project cycle of automobiles has become shorter, and accordingly, the time limit requirement for the development cycle of instrument panels has become more stringent.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing an instrument board subassembly for vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle.

According to the utility model discloses an instrument board subassembly for vehicle of an aspect has a plurality of functional units, instrument board subassembly includes: a first module having a functional portion including at least a passenger airbag portion; a second module having functional parts other than the functional part of the first module, which are possessed by the instrument panel assembly; the first module is a standby module of the instrument panel assembly, and the second module is an updating module of the instrument panel assembly.

According to the technical scheme, the instrument panel assembly is split to be in a modularized design, the follow-up module and the updating module are arranged, the follow-up module at least comprises a passenger airbag part which is required by safety regulations, and the updating module is the rest functional parts. Therefore, the method can save a lot of time for adapting the passenger airbag part in the whole instrument panel assembly to meet the requirements of the law enforcement, and a lot of simulation and test work. Meanwhile, the updating module can be redesigned and developed according to the requirements of users. Therefore, the development period of the instrument panel can be shortened, the design and research cost is reduced, the part of the follow-up module is not required to be opened again, the mold cost is saved, and the equipment cost that the interior decorative panel is weakened to process the airbag weakening line due to the fact that the passenger airbag part is changed in the instrument panel is avoided.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module further comprises a defrost grid portion comprising a defrost grid, a first opening in a surface of the first module, the defrost grid being located within the first opening; and an air duct fixed corresponding to the back of the first opening.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the passenger airbag portion includes a surface panel region at the instrument panel assembly surface; and a tunnel member at a back side defining a deployment boundary of the corresponding passenger airbag.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module further comprises a head-up display portion including a second opening portion on a surface of the first module, and a mounting bracket fixed to a back surface of the second opening portion; the passenger airbag portion and the head-up display portion are respectively located at two side ends of the first module, and the defrosting grid portion is located between the passenger airbag portion and the head-up display portion.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module is located at a front portion of the instrument panel assembly.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module and the second module are of a split structure, and a rear edge of the first module forms a first assembling and connecting area which is assembled and connected with the second module.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module includes a second mating connection area for connecting with an instrument panel skeleton of a vehicle.

In one or more embodiments of the instrument panel assembly, the first module includes a bearing base covering the bearing base for fixedly mounting the air duct, and a surface portion for fixedly mounting the channel member, the mounting bracket, and the defrost grid.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a vehicle includes an instrument panel assembly as described above.

In one or more embodiments of the vehicle, the number of vehicles is multiple, and the vehicle includes at least a first vehicle and a second vehicle, and the first module of the instrument panel assembly of the first vehicle is the same as the first module of the instrument panel assembly of the second vehicle, and the second module is different.

Drawings

The above and other features, nature and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of the embodiments taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like features throughout, it being noted that the drawings are given by way of example only and are not to scale, and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the invention which is actually claimed, in which:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an instrument panel assembly according to an embodiment;

FIG. 2A is a schematic diagram of an instrument panel assembly according to an embodiment from another perspective;

FIG. 2B isbase:Sub>A schematic structural view of section A-A according to FIG. 2A;

FIG. 2C is a schematic structural view of section B-B according to FIG. 2A;

FIG. 3A is a schematic diagram illustrating a front view of a first module of an instrument panel assembly according to one embodiment;

FIG. 3B is a schematic diagram illustrating a back view of a first module of an instrument panel assembly according to an embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the first module of the instrument panel assembly of an embodiment.

Reference numerals:

10-an instrument panel assembly;

1-a first module;

11-a passenger airbag portion;

111-surface panel area;

112-a channel member;

113-an unfolded boundary;

12-a defrost grid section;

121-a defrost grid;

122-a first opening;

123-air duct;

13-head up display section;

131-a second opening;

132-a mounting bracket;

14-rear edge;

15-a first assembly connection area;

16-a second assembly connection area;

17-a load-bearing base;

171-a first hole;

172-a second aperture;

173-a third aperture;

18-a surface portion;

2-a second module;

20-instrument panel framework;

21-steering wheel section;

22-an air outlet opening;

23-display screen part.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the various embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below. While the present invention will be described in conjunction with the exemplary embodiments, it will be appreciated that this description is not intended to limit the invention to those exemplary embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover not only these exemplary embodiments, but also various alternatives, modifications, equivalents and other embodiments, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

In the description that follows, references to "front", "back", or other positional terms indicate an orientation or positional relationship based on that shown in the drawings, merely for convenience in describing the present invention and to simplify the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referenced device or component must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Also, the present application uses specific words to describe embodiments of the application. Reference to "one embodiment" and/or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in connection with at least one embodiment of the application is included. Therefore, it is emphasized and should be appreciated that two or more references to "an embodiment" or "one embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, certain features, structures, or characteristics may be combined as suitable in one or more embodiments of the application.

In recent years, since the whole vehicle development project cycle of an automobile has become shorter, the time limit requirement for the development cycle of the instrument panel has become stricter.

As a result of intensive studies, the inventors of the present application found that, in the development cycle of the instrument panel assembly, it takes much development time and development cost for a passenger airbag section (PAB) that is mandatory by safety regulations, and even if the passenger airbag section is slightly modified, strict tests are performed over a long period of time in order to ensure safety, and also a process change that weakens an interior panel to process an airbag weakening line, or even an apparatus that processes the airbag weakening line, may be changed. Moreover, the user generally does not pay attention to the change of the safety regulation mandatory component of the passenger airbag part in the aspect of appearance,

based on the above consideration, the inventors have conducted extensive studies to design an instrument panel assembly for a vehicle, and have configured a follow-up module and an update module by splitting the instrument panel assembly for modular design, wherein the follow-up module includes a passenger airbag portion requiring much time and cost for design and development, and the update module is the remaining functional module, so that not only can the development cycle be shortened, but also it can be ensured that the instrument panel assembly is sufficiently experienced in view of appearance and updated. Besides shortening the development period of the instrument panel and reducing the design and research cost, the mold cost is saved because the mold does not need to be opened again for the part of the follow-up module, and the equipment cost that the interior decorative panel needs to be updated to weaken the air bag weakening line so as to process the air bag weakening line caused by the change of the passenger air bag part in the instrument panel is avoided.

Referring to fig. 1 in conjunction with fig. 3A and 3B, in one embodiment, a specific structure of an instrument panel assembly 10 for a vehicle may include a first module 1 and a second module 2. The first module 1 includes at least a passenger airbag portion 11. The second module 2 comprises the remaining functional parts of the instrument panel assembly 10. The first module 1 is a standby module of the instrument panel assembly 10, and the second module 2 is an update module of the instrument panel assembly 10.

The term "follow-up module" is used herein to mean a portion of the dashboard assembly 10 that can be directly followed, i.e., directly used in the original configuration, for different dashboard assembly development projects. And "update module" means a part of an instrument panel assembly that is developed later for a development project of a different instrument panel assembly, which is likely to be updated for a previous instrument panel assembly. In other words, the "follow-up module" is common to different instrument panel assemblies, for example, for two types of vehicles, a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the instrument panel assemblies of the first vehicle and the second vehicle may be different first instrument panel assemblies and second instrument panel assemblies, but the first module 1 as the "follow-up module" is the same, and the second module 2 as the "update module" is at least partially different between the first instrument panel assembly and the second instrument panel assembly.

The "functional portion" refers to a portion of the instrument panel corresponding to various functional components, for example, the passenger airbag portion 11, that is, a portion of the instrument panel corresponding to a passenger airbag. The remaining functional parts refer to the remaining functional parts of the instrument panel assembly 10 except for the functional parts included in the first module 1. And may include a steering wheel portion 21, an air outlet opening portion 22, a display screen portion 23, and the like, and similarly, the steering wheel portion 21, i.e., the instrument panel assembly 10, corresponds to a portion where a steering wheel is installed, and the display screen portion 23, i.e., the instrument panel assembly 10, corresponds to a portion where a display screen is installed. The second module 2 may be an integral module as shown in fig. 1, or may be assembled from a plurality of submodules, which collectively provide the remaining functional parts other than the functional parts of the first module 1.

The beneficial effect of adopting above embodiment lies in, through carrying out modular design with instrument panel assembly split, set up and follow and use the module and update the module, wherein follow and use the module and include the passenger's air bag portion that design development needs input more time with the cost, and update the module and include remaining functional unit, so both can shorten development cycle, also can guarantee to be used for fully experiencing instrument panel assembly in the impression and upgrade the renewal. Besides shortening the development period of the instrument panel and reducing the design and development cost, the mold cost is saved because the mold does not need to be opened again for the part of the follow-up module, and the equipment cost that the interior decorative panel needs to be updated to weaken the air bag weakening line for processing the air bag weakening line, which is possibly caused by the change of the passenger air bag part in the instrument panel, is also avoided.

Referring to fig. 2A and 2C in conjunction with fig. 3A to 4, in some embodiments, the first module 1 may further include a defrosting grid portion 12, the defrosting grid portion 12 includes a defrosting grid 121, and the defrosting grid 121 is located in the range of the first opening portion 122 at the first opening portion 122 of the surface of the first module 1; and an air duct 123 fixed to the rear surface of the first opening 122. The reason why the defrost grid 12 is also relegated to a follow-on module is that the defrost performance is also a regulatory requirement, and therefore changing the defrost grid also takes a long test validation time. As shown in fig. 1, the position of the defrost grid 12 may be a position adjacent to the passenger airbag portion 11 to make the space occupied by the first module 1 compact.

Referring to fig. 2A and 2B in conjunction with fig. 3A to 4, in some embodiments, the passenger airbag portion 11 may be specifically configured to include a surface panel region 111 on a surface of the instrument panel assembly 10; and a tunnel 112 at the back side defining a deployment boundary 113 of the corresponding passenger airbag. The beneficial effect of so setting lies in that simple structure easily continues the usefulness, also is convenient for process assembly.

Referring to fig. 3A to 4, in some embodiments, the first module 1 may further include a head-up display portion 13, a second opening 131 formed on a surface of the first module 1, and a mounting bracket 132 fixed to a back surface of the second opening 131. The passenger airbag portion 11 and the head-up display portion 13 are respectively located at both side ends of the first module 1, and the defrost grill portion 12 may be located between the passenger airbag portion 11 and the head-up display portion 13. This makes it possible to have the function of a head-up display, and the distribution of the functional portions of the first module 1 is compact.

Referring to fig. 2A, in some embodiments, the specific structure of the instrument panel assembly 10 may be that the first module 1 is located at the front of the instrument panel assembly 10. The "front" here is in terms of the relative position of the instrument panel assembly 10 within the vehicle, and a similar concept is also front and rear in the vehicle. The beneficial effect of this arrangement is that for the first module 1 as a follow-up module, which is located at the front in a position farther from the user's line of sight than the second module 2, the user will be more aware of the second module 2 as an update module, providing the user with a direct impression that the dashboard assembly has been updated.

Referring to fig. 1 to 2C, in some embodiments, the specific structure of the instrument panel assembly 10 may be that the first module 1 and the second module 2 are of a split structure, and the rear edge 14 of the first module 1 forms a first assembling and connecting area 15 for assembling and connecting with the second module 2. As shown in fig. 1 to 2C, the rear edge 14 also constitutes a boundary line of the first module 1 and the second module 2 at the upper surface of the instrument panel assembly 10. For example, in the first assembly connection region 15, a first module 1, which is a redundant module, is assembled in connection with a different second module 2. This arrangement has the advantage of allowing easy assembly of the instrument panel assembly 10. As shown in fig. 3A and 3B, the first assembly connecting region 15 may have a screw hole 151 and may be screwed to the front edge of the second module 2.

With continued reference to fig. 2B in conjunction with fig. 2C, in some embodiments, the specific structure of the first module 1 may be to include a second mounting connection area 16 for connection with the dashboard framework of the vehicle. The beneficial effects of the above are that, with the first module 1 as a follow-up module and the part where the instrument panel assembly 10 and the instrument panel frame 20 are connected, in the development process of the instrument panel, the design and development work of the performance requirements related to the support stability of the instrument panel assembly 10 on the instrument panel frame 20 can be saved, the development cycle is further shortened, and particularly, the effects of saving the development time and shortening the development cycle are particularly remarkable for the case where the instrument panel frame 20 is also a follow-up component in the vehicle development process. As shown in fig. 2B, 2C, in some embodiments, the second assembly attachment area 16 is secured to the instrument panel framework 20 by using a threaded connection.

Referring to fig. 4, in some embodiments, the specific structure of the first module 1 may include a bearing base 17 and a surface portion 18, wherein the surface portion 18 covers the bearing base 17, the bearing base 17 is used for fixedly mounting the air duct 123, and the surface portion 18 is used for fixedly mounting the channel member 112, the mounting bracket 132 and the defrosting grid 121. Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the bearing base 17 is provided with a first hole 171, a second hole 172, and a third hole 173 corresponding to the channel member 112, the mounting bracket 132, and the defrosting grill 121; the surface portion 18 is provided with a first opening 122 and a second opening 131, the first opening 122 and the third hole 173 correspond to each other, the defrosting grid 121 passes through and is fixedly mounted on the first opening 122, the second opening 131 and the second hole 172 correspond to each other, the mounting bracket 132 passes through and is fixedly mounted on the second opening 131, the surface portion 18 covers and fixedly mounts the channel member 112, and a specific mounting structure may be, for example, that the defrosting grid 121 is fixedly mounted on the first opening 122 through a snap connection structure, the mounting bracket 132 is fixed on the second opening 131 through a snap connection structure, and the channel member 112 is fixedly mounted on the surface panel region 111 of the surface portion 18 through friction welding. The beneficial effect that so set up lies in that the stable in structure of first module 1 is reliable, and easily assembles. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 4, surface portion 18 is a defrost panel.

The present application further provides a vehicle using the instrument panel assembly 10 as described in the above embodiment, which has advantages of short development period and low development cost.

For example, as described above, the vehicle may include two vehicles, a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the instrument panel assemblies 10 of which may be different first instrument panel assemblies and second instrument panel assemblies, but which have the same first module 1 as a "follow-up module" and the same second module 2 as an "update module" that is at least partially different from each other. It will be appreciated that the first and second vehicles described above are not limited to the use of the first module 1 as a "follow-up module" for only two types of vehicles, but may be adapted to more different vehicles. The first vehicle and the second vehicle may be different versions of the same vehicle model of the same manufacturer, or may be vehicles of different manufacturers, all of which are not limited to this.

In addition, according to the above description, the present application further provides a method for developing an instrument panel assembly, where the method includes:

the instrument panel assembly 10 is divided into a first module 1 and a second module 2, and among the functional portions of the instrument panel assembly 10, at least the passenger airbag portion 11 is divided into the first module 1, and the remaining functional portions are divided into the second module 2;

the first module 1 is used as a follow-up module, and the existing functional part is directly used;

the second module 2 is regarded as an update module, and at least part of the function section of the second module 2 is updated.

In the above embodiment of the development method, development node monitoring is not required for the development process of the first module 1, and development node monitoring is only required for the development process of the second module 2.

The development method of the instrument panel assembly 10 has the advantages of being short in development period, low in development cost, capable of saving equipment cost and the like.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed, the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, any modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made to the above embodiments according to the technical essence of the present invention are within the scope of the present invention, as defined by the claims.

Claims

1. An instrument panel assembly (10) for a vehicle having a plurality of functional portions, characterized in that the instrument panel assembly (10) comprises;

a first module (1) having a functional portion including at least a passenger airbag portion (11);

a second module (2) having functional portions which are the remaining functional portions of the instrument panel assembly (10) except for the functional portion of the first module (1);

wherein the first module (1) is a legacy module of the instrument panel assembly (10) and the second module (2) is an update module of the instrument panel assembly (10).

2. The instrument panel assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) further comprises a defrost grid (12), the defrost grid (12) comprising a defrost grid (121), a first opening (122) in a surface of the first module (1), the defrost grid (121) being located within the range of the first opening (122); and an air duct (123) fixed to the back surface of the first opening (122).

3. The instrument panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein said passenger airbag portion (11) includes a surface panel region (111) at a surface of said instrument panel assembly (10); and a tunnel (112) located on the back side, defining a deployment boundary (113) of the corresponding passenger airbag.

4. The instrument panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the first module (1) further comprises a head-up display portion (13) including a second opening portion (131) at a surface of the first module (1), and a mounting bracket (132) fixed to a rear surface of the second opening portion (131); passenger airbag portion (11) with new line display portion (13) are located respectively the both sides end of first module (1), and defrosting grid portion (12) are located passenger airbag portion (11) with new line display portion (13) between.

5. The instrument panel assembly (10) of claim 1, wherein the first module (1) is located at a front portion of the instrument panel assembly (10).

6. Instrument panel assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) and the second module (2) are of a split structure, the rear edge (14) of the first module (1) constituting a first assembly connection area (15) for assembly connection with the second module (2).

7. Instrument panel assembly (10) according to claim 1, characterized in that the first module (1) comprises a second assembly connection area (16) for connection with a dashboard framework (20) of a vehicle.

8. Instrument panel assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) comprises a bearing base (17) and a surface portion (18), the surface portion (18) covering the bearing base (17), the bearing base (17) being intended for fixedly mounting a wind tunnel (123), the surface portion (18) being intended for fixedly mounting a channel piece (112), a mounting bracket (132), a defrost grid (121).

9. A vehicle, characterized by comprising an instrument panel assembly (10) according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. The vehicle according to claim 9, characterized in that said vehicle is a plurality in number, comprising at least a first vehicle, a second vehicle, said first vehicle being identical to said first module (1) of the dashboard assembly (10) of said second vehicle, said second module (2) being different.