FR3139314A3 - DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE ASSEMBLY - Google Patents

Abstract

DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE ASSEMBLY The dashboard assembly (10) for a vehicle comprises a plurality of functional parts, the dashboard assembly (10) comprising: a first module (1) comprising functional parts comprising at least one passenger airbag part (11); and a second module (2) comprising the remaining functional parts of the dashboard assembly (10) with the exception of the functional part of the first module (1). The first module (1) is an original module of the dashboard assembly (10), and the second module (2) is an updated module of the dashboard assembly (10). Figure for abstract: 1

Description

DASHBOARD AND VEHICLE ASSEMBLY

The present invention relates to the field of vehicles and, in particular, to a vehicle and a dashboard assembly for the vehicle.

State of the Art

A dashboard is an assembly in a vehicle cabin for the installation of various indicating instruments, an ignition switch, etc. to indicate the operating status of the vehicle at any time, is also a command center for certain devices, has a decorative function, and must, in addition, meet the requirements of safety regulations. Elaborate appearance and functional dashboard layout are features that are in increasing demand among users.

In recent years, vehicle development project cycles have become increasingly shorter and, as a result, the time frame for the dashboard development cycle has become increasingly tight.

The present invention aims to provide a dashboard assembly for a vehicle.

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

A dashboard assembly for a vehicle according to one aspect of the present invention includes a plurality of functional parts. The dashboard assembly comprises: a first module comprising functional parts including at least one passenger airbag part; and a second module comprising the remaining functional parts of the dashboard assembly with the exception of the functional part of the first module; the first module being an original module of the dashboard assembly, and the second module being an updated module of the dashboard assembly.

According to the technical solution of the present application, the dashboard assembly is divided so as to create a modular structure and is provided with the original module comprising the passenger airbag part which is mandatory in accordance with the safety regulations and of the updated module including other functional parts. This can represent a considerable saving in time spent on adapting the passenger airbag portion to the full dashboard assembly and extensive simulation and testing work to meet regulatory requirements. Moreover, the updated module can be redesigned and redeveloped according to user needs. Thus, the dashboard development cycle can be shortened, and the design and development cost can be reduced. In addition, there is no need to make a new mold for the original module, which saves the mold cost, and also eliminates the device cost associated with the formation of a cushion weakening line airbag due to the probable need to update for the weakening of an interior panel due to changes to the passenger airbag portion in the dashboard.

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the first module further comprises a demisting/defrosting grille portion. The defogging/defrosting grille part comprises: a defogging/defrosting grille; a first opening part on the surface of the first module, the demisting/defrosting grille being located within the limits of the first opening part; and an air duct fixed in correspondence with the underside of the first opening part.

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the passenger airbag portion includes: a surface panel region located on the surface of the dashboard assembly; and a passage member located on the underside and defining a deployment limit of a corresponding passenger airbag.

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the first module further comprises a head-up display portion, including a second opening portion on the surface of the first module, and an installation bracket attached correspondingly with the underside of the second opening part; and the passenger airbag part and the head-up display part are respectively located at two side ends of the first module, and the defogging/defrosting grille part is located between the passenger airbag part and the head-up display part.

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

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the first module and the second module are distinct structures, and a rear edge of the first module forms a first installation and connection region placed and connected to the second module .

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the first module includes a second installation and connection region designed to be connected to a dashboard frame of the vehicle.

In one or more embodiments of the dashboard assembly, the first module includes a support base and a surface portion, the surface portion covering the support base, the support base configured for attachment and installation of an air duct, and the surface part being adapted for fixing and installing a passage member, an installation bracket and a demisting/defrosting grille.

A vehicle according to another aspect of the present invention comprises the dashboard assembly as described above.

In one or more embodiments of the vehicle, within a plurality of vehicles comprising at least a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the dashboard assemblies of the first vehicle and the second vehicle comprise the same first module but second modules different.

Description of the Drawings

The above and other features, properties and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description, in combination with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. In the drawings, like reference numerals indicate like elements. It should be noted that the accompanying drawings are merely examples and are not to scale, and should not be interpreted as a limitation of the protective field actually defined in the present invention. In the drawings:

there is a schematic representation of a structure of a dashboard assembly according to one embodiment;

there is a schematic representation of a structure of the dashboard assembly according to one embodiment from another perspective;

there is a schematic representation of a structure following section AA according to ;

there is a schematic representation of a structure following section BB according to the ;

there is a schematic representation of a structure of a first module of the dashboard assembly according to one embodiment in front view;

there is a schematic representation of a structure of the first module of the dashboard assembly according to one embodiment in rear view; And

there is an exploded view of a structure of the first module of the dashboard assembly according to one embodiment.

Numerical references:

10 - Dashboard assembly;

1 - First module;

11 - Passenger airbag section;

111 - Region forming surface panel;

112 - Element forming a passage;

113 - Deployment limit;

12 - Demisting/defrosting grille part;

121 - Demisting/defrosting grille;

122 - First opening part;

123 - Air duct;

13 - Head-up display section;

131 - Second opening part;

132 - Installation support;

14 - Rear edge;

15 - First installation and connection region;

16 - Second installation and connection region;

17 - Support base;

171 - First hole;

172 - Second hole;

173 - Third hole;

18 - Surface part;

2 - Second module;

20 - Dashboard frame;

21- Steering wheel part;

22 - Air outlet opening part;

23 - Display screen part.

Detailed Description of Embodiments

Embodiments of the present invention will now be discussed in detail, and examples of the embodiments are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described below. Although the present invention will be described in combination with exemplary embodiments, it will be understood that the intention is not, with this description, to limit the present invention to these exemplary embodiments.

In the descriptions which follow, the orientations or positional relationships indicated by "front side", "underside", "front", "rear" or other directional terms are based on the orientations or positional relationships illustrated in the drawings. joints, and are used solely for the purpose of facilitating and simplifying the description of the present invention, rather than to indicate or suggest that the device or component in question must have a specific orientation or be constructed and used in a specific orientation.

Additionally, in the present application, specific words are used to describe the embodiments of the present application. The expression “an embodiment” refers to a certain feature, structure or characteristic associated with at least one embodiment of the present application. Therefore, it should be emphasized and noted that the expression "an embodiment" mentioned in two or more places in this description does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. In addition, some of the features, structures or characteristics of one or more embodiments of the present invention can be combined if necessary.

In recent years, vehicle development project cycles have become increasingly shorter and, as a result, the time frame for the dashboard development cycle has become increasingly tight.

Through extensive research, the inventors of the present application have discovered that, during the development cycle of an instrument panel assembly, the development time and cost associated with a passenger airbag portion, which is required by safety regulations, are relatively higher, so any change to the passenger airbag portion will require spending a lot of time on rigorous testing to ensure safety and may result in a change method for the formation of an airbag weakening line due to the need for updating for the weakening of an interior panel, or may even result in the replacement of a device for training of the airbag weakening line. In addition, users generally do not pay attention, from a perceptual point of view, to the changes made to the passenger airbag part which is a mandatory component according to safety regulations.

In view of the above, after extensive research, the inventors have designed a dashboard assembly for a vehicle. The dashboard assembly is divided to create a modular structure and is provided with an original module including a passenger airbag portion, which is associated with greater design and development time and cost, and a updated module including other functional modules. This can not only shorten the development cycle but also ensure that the upgrade and refresh of the entire dashboard is fully understood. Besides shortening the development cycle of a dashboard and reducing design and development costs, there is no need to make a new mold for the original module, saving the mold cost , and also eliminates the device cost associated with forming an airbag weakening line due to the likely need to update for interior panel weakening due to changes in passenger airbag part in the dashboard.

In reference to the in combination with Figures 3A and 3B, in one embodiment, a dashboard assembly 10 for a vehicle may comprise, specifically, a first module 1 and a second module 2. The first module 1 comprises at least one cushion part passenger airbag 11. The second module 2 comprises the remaining functional parts of the dashboard assembly 10. The first module 1 is an original module of the dashboard assembly 10, and the second module 2 is an updated module of the dashboard assembly 10.

The expression "original module" refers here to a part which can be used directly for development projects of different dashboard sets, that is to say a part which continues to be used with the original structure in a dashboard assembly 10 subsequently developed. The term “updated module” refers to a portion of the prior dashboard assembly that may be updated into the subsequently developed dashboard assembly, for projects developing different dashboard assemblies. In other words, the “original module” is universal for different dashboard assemblies. For example, for two vehicles, namely a first vehicle and a second vehicle, their dashboard assemblies may be a first dashboard assembly and a second dashboard assembly different from each other, but their first modules 1 constituting the “original module” are identical, while the second modules 2 of the first dashboard assembly and of the second dashboard assembly constituting the “updated module” are at least partially different from each other.

The term "functional part" refers to a part of the dashboard correspondingly performing the functions of various functional components. For example, the passenger airbag part 11 is a part of the dashboard corresponding to the passenger airbag. The remaining functional parts represent the functional parts of the dashboard assembly 10 other than those included in the first module 1. The functional parts may include a steering wheel part 21, an air outlet opening part 22, a display screen part 23, etc. Similarly, the steering wheel part 21 is the part of the dashboard assembly 10 corresponding to the installation location of a steering wheel, and the display screen part 23 is the part of the dashboard assembly 10 corresponding to the installation location of a display screen. The second module 2 can be an inseparable unit as illustrated in the , or be composed of a plurality of sub-modules, and the plurality of sub-modules jointly form other functional parts other than the functional part of the first module 1.

According to the above embodiment, the advantages obtained lie in the fact that the dashboard assembly is divided so as to create a modular structure and is provided with the original module comprising a passenger airbag part, which is associated at higher design and development time and cost, and the updated module including other functional parts, which can not only shorten the development cycle but also ensure that the upgrade and refresh of the whole dashboard are fully perceived. Besides shortening the development cycle of a dashboard and reducing design and development costs, there is no need to make a new mold for the original module, saving the mold cost , and also eliminates the device cost associated with forming an airbag weakening line due to the likely need to update for interior panel weakening due to changes in passenger airbag part in the dashboard.

With reference to Figures 2A and 2C in combination with Figures 3A to 4, in certain embodiments, the first module 1 may furthermore, specifically, comprise a demisting/defrosting grille part 12. The defogging/defrosting grille part 12 includes: a demisting/defrosting grille 121; a first opening part 122 on the surface of the first module 1, the demisting/defrosting grille 121 being located within the limits of the first opening part 122; and an air duct 123 fixed in correspondence with the underside of the first opening part 122. The reason why the defogging/defrosting grille part 12 is also an original module is that the defogging/defrosting capacity is also required by the regulations, so considerable time is also required for carrying out tests and checks if changes are made to the demisting/defrosting grille. As illustrated on the , the defogging/defrosting grille part 12 can be arranged adjacent to the passenger airbag part 11, such that the first module 1 occupies little space.

Referring to Figures 2A and 2B in combination with Figures 3A to 4, in some embodiments, the passenger airbag portion 11 may specifically comprise: a surface panel region 111 located on the surface of the transom assembly edge 10; and a passage element 112 located on the underside and defining a deployment limit 113 of a corresponding passenger airbag. The advantage of such an arrangement is that the structure is simple and can easily continue to be used, and also that it is convenient from the point of view of manufacturing and installation.

With reference to Figures 3A to 4, in certain embodiments, the first module 1 may furthermore, specifically, comprise a head-up display portion 13, which comprises a second opening portion 131 located on the surface of the first module 1 and a installation support 132 fixed in correspondence with the underside of the second opening part 131. The passenger airbag part 11 and the head-up display part 13 are respectively located at two side ends of the first module 1, and the grille part defogging/defrosting 12 can be located between the passenger airbag part 11 and the head-up display part 13. Thus, the function of a head-up display can be accomplished, and the functional parts of the first module 1 form a compact arrangement .

In reference to the , in certain embodiments, in the specific structure of the dashboard assembly 10, the first module 1 can be located at a front part of the dashboard assembly 10. The expression "front part" here reflects the relative position of the dashboard assembly 10 within the vehicle, and similar concepts include a front section and a rear section within the vehicle. An advantage of such an arrangement is that, given that it is located at the front part, the first module 1, constituting the original module, is located further from the user's gaze than the second module 2, so that the user will pay more attention to the second module 2 which constitutes the updated module, giving the user an immediate impression that the entire dashboard has been updated and upgraded.

With reference to Figures 1 to 2C, in certain embodiments, in the specific structure of the dashboard assembly 10, the first module 1 and the second module 2 are distinct structures, and a rear edge 14 of the first module 1 forms a first installation and connection region 15 placed and connected to the second module 2. As illustrated in Figures 1 to 2C, the rear edge 14 also forms a boundary between the first module 1 and the second module 2 on the upper surface of the dashboard assembly 10. For example, in the first installation and connection region 15, the first module 1, which constitutes the original module, is placed and connected to the second different module 2. An advantage of such an arrangement is that the dashboard assembly 10 is easy to assemble. The specific laying structure may be as shown in Figures 3A and 3B. The first installation and connection region 15 has a screw hole 151, and is connected by screwing with a front edge of the second module 2, without limitation, and other connection structures may also be available.

Always referring to the in combination with the , in certain embodiments, the first module 1 may comprise, specifically, a second installation and connection region 16 designed to be connected to a dashboard frame of the vehicle. An advantage of such an arrangement is that the first module 1, constituting the original module, serves as a junction between the dashboard assembly 10 and the dashboard frame 20, which can reduce the design and construction work. development for the performance requirements related to the support stability of the dashboard assembly 10 in the dashboard frame 20 during the development of the dashboard and to further shorten the development cycle, and a such an arrangement has the particularly notable effect of allowing savings in terms of development time and shortening the development cycle, particularly in the case in which the dashboard frame 20 is also an original component during the development of the vehicle . As illustrated in Figures 2B and 2C, in certain embodiments, the second installation and connection region 16 is fixed to the dashboard frame 20 by means of a screw connection.

In reference to the , in some embodiments, the first module 1 may comprise, specifically, a support base 17 and a surface part 18, the surface part 18 covering the support base 17, the support base 17 being adapted for fixing and l installation of an air duct 123, and the surface portion 18 being designed for fixing and installing a passage member 112, an installation bracket 132 and a demisting/defrosting grille 121. Specifically, as illustrated in the , the support base 17 is provided with a first hole 171, a second hole 172 and a third hole 173 corresponding to the passage element 112, the installation support 132 and the demisting grille/ defrost 121. The surface part 18 is provided with a first opening part 122 and a second opening part 131. The first opening part 122 is arranged in correspondence with the third hole 173 through which the demisting/defrosting grille 121 passes and is then fixedly installed at the first opening part 122, and the second opening part 131 is arranged corresponding to the second hole 172 through which the installation bracket 132 passes and is then fixedly installed at the second part opening 131. The surface part 18 covers the passage element 112 and allows it to be fixedly installed. In the specific installation structure, for example, the defogging/defrosting grille 121 can be fixedly installed at the first opening part 122 by means of a clamp connection structure, the installation bracket 132 can be fixed to the second opening part 131 by means of a clamp connection structure, and the passage member 112 can be fixedly installed in the surface panel region 111 of the surface part 18 by friction welding. An advantage of such an arrangement is that the first module 1 has a stable and reliable structure and is easy to assemble. In some embodiments, as illustrated in the , the surface part 18 is a demisting/defrosting panel.

The present application further relates to a vehicle which uses the dashboard assembly 10 described in the embodiments above and has the advantages of having a short development cycle and a low development cost.

For example, as mentioned above, there may be two vehicles, namely a first vehicle and a second vehicle. The dashboard assemblies 10 of the two vehicles may be a first dashboard assembly and a second dashboard assembly different from each other, but their first modules 1 constituting the “original module” are identical, while the second modules 2 of the first dashboard assembly and the second dashboard assembly constituting the “updated module” are at least partially different from each other. It can be understood, with regard to the first vehicle and the second vehicle described above, that there is no limitation such that the first module 1, constituting the "original module", can only be used in both vehicles, this one can instead be applied to more different vehicles. The first vehicle and the second vehicle may be different versions of the same model from the same manufacturer, or may be vehicles from different manufacturers, without limitation.

Furthermore, as described above, the present application further relates to a development method for a dashboard assembly. In the development method,

the dashboard assembly 10 is divided into a first module 1 and a second module 2 and, in the functional parts of the dashboard assembly 10, at least one passenger airbag part 11 is included in the first module 1, and the remaining functional parts are included in the second module 2;

the first module 1 constitutes an original module, and the existing functional part continues to be used directly; And

the second module 2 constitutes an updated module, and at least some of the functional parts of the second module 2 are updated.

In one embodiment of the above development method, it is only necessary to control development points of the development process of the second module 2 and it is not necessary to control development points of the development process of the second module 2. first module 1.

The above development method for the dashboard assembly 10 has the advantages of short development cycle, low development cost, lower device cost, etc.

Claims (10)

Dashboard assembly (10) for a vehicle, comprising a plurality of functional parts, the dashboard assembly (10) comprising:
a first module (1) comprising functional parts comprising at least one passenger airbag part (11); And
a second module (2) comprising the remaining functional parts of the dashboard assembly (10) with the exception of the functional part of the first module (1),
wherein the first module (1) is an original module of the dashboard assembly (10), and the second module (2) is an updated module of the dashboard assembly (10). Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) further comprises a demisting/defrosting grille part (12), the defogging/defrosting grille part (12) comprising: a grille defogging/defrosting (121); a first opening part (122) on a surface of the first module (1), the demisting/defrosting grille (121) being located within the limits of the first opening part (122); and an air duct (123) fixed corresponding to the underside of the first opening part (122). A dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the passenger airbag portion (11) comprises: a surface panel region (111) located on a surface of the dashboard assembly (10); and a passage member (112) located below and defining a deployment limit (113) of a corresponding passenger airbag. Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) further comprises a head-up display part (13), comprising a second opening part (131) on the surface of the first module (1 ), and an installation bracket (132) fixed corresponding to the underside of the second opening part (131); and the passenger airbag part (11) and the head-up display part (13) are respectively located at two side ends of the first module (1), and the defogging/defrosting grille part (12) is located between the part passenger airbag (11) and the head-up display part (13). Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) is located at a front part of the dashboard assembly (10). Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) and the second module (2) are distinct structures, and a rear edge (14) of the first module (1) forms a first region of installation and connection (15) placed and connected to the second module (2). Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) comprises a second installation and connection region (16) designed to be connected to a vehicle dashboard frame (20). Dashboard assembly (10) according to claim 1, wherein the first module (1) comprises a support base (17) and a surface portion (18), the surface portion (18) covering the support base (17) , the support base (17) being designed for fixing and installing an air duct (123), and the surface part (18) being designed for fixing and installing a passage member (112), an installation bracket (132) and a demisting/defrosting grille (121). Vehicle, comprising a dashboard assembly (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Vehicle according to claim 9, such that within a plurality of vehicles comprising at least a first vehicle and a second vehicle, the dashboard assemblies (10) of the first vehicle and the second vehicle comprise the same first module (1 ) but different second modules (2).