JP2001315582A - Container of instrument panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container of an instrument panel allowed to open and close a cover without intercepting visibility of an occupant even when the container is arranged in an upper part of the instrument panel, particularly, on the driver's seat side. SOLUTION: This container 2 arranged in the upper part of the instrument panel is composed of a recessed part 20 formed in the upper part of the instrument panel and the cover 10 for opening and closing the recessed part 20 by slidingly moving along an opening part of the recessed part 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a case provided on an instrument panel of an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a place for placing an object on an upper part of an instrument panel, a tray-like shape has been generally set on the passenger side, an object has been placed thereon, and a lid has not been set. In this case, since the object is placed on the instrument panel, the occupant's view may be hindered.

[0003] In addition, even when a case is formed on the upper part of the instrument panel and a lid is set there, if the cover is opened when taking in and out of the object, the open lid obstructs the occupant's view. Become. Therefore, conventionally, the instrument panel storage is formed in a place from the middle to the lower part of the instrument panel so as not to obstruct the occupant's view, and the lid is set so as to protrude and open downward to the occupant. I have.

In recent years, automobiles have been provided in which meters are provided at the center of an instrument panel. In this case, it is possible to set a storage compartment on the driver's seat side as well as on the front passenger seat side of the instrument panel as in the related art.

[0005]

However, there is a handle on the driver's seat side, in which a container having a lid that protrudes and opens like a container formed on the conventional passenger seat side is provided. ,Have difficulty. Further, if a storage case having a lid that protrudes and opens is formed on the upper part of the instrument panel, the lid may be opened and closed to obstruct the driver's view and hinder driving. Further, if a tray-shaped container is provided without providing a lid, an object on the tray may not be stable during operation and may drop, thereby hindering operation.

According to the present invention, even when the storage compartment is provided above the instrument panel, for example, on the driver's seat side,
An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument panel storage that can open and close a lid without obstructing a passenger's view.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a compartment for an instrument panel provided at an upper portion of the instrument panel, wherein the compartment of the instrument panel is provided. It comprises a recess formed in the upper part, and a lid that slides along the opening of the recess to open and close the recess. Since the lid slides along the opening of the concave portion, the lid can be used as an upper compartment of the instrument panel without obstructing the occupant's view.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the instrument panel storage is provided on the driver's seat side of the instrument panel. For this reason, when meters are provided in the central part of the instrument panel, the open space on the driver's seat side can be effectively used.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the case of the instrument panel according to the first or second aspect, the lid slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to open and close the recess. Therefore, the lid can be easily opened and closed with one hand.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the instrument panel according to the first aspect, a slit is provided in a wall surface of the concave portion facing the sliding direction of the lid, and the lid is housed in the slit. Then, the recess is opened. This simplifies the structure and eliminates the need to use a separate member for the lid opening / closing mechanism.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the case of the instrument panel according to the first or fourth aspect, a guide portion for supporting the lid is formed on both side surfaces of the recess along the sliding direction of the lid, A groove is formed in the portion, into which a protrusion provided on the back side of the lid is inserted, and the lid is opened and closed by moving the protrusion in the groove. For this reason, the molding can be performed only by the irregularities of the molding die, and it is not necessary to use a special die. Further, it is not necessary to use a separate member for the lid opening / closing mechanism, and the lid can be easily assembled.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an instrument panel according to the present embodiment. In the figure, 1 is an instrument panel main body, 2 is a container, 3 is a meter,
Reference numeral 4 denotes an airbag. Instrument panel 1
It is formed of an upper flat portion under the windshield, an arc-shaped arc portion that draws an arc from the flat portion and faces the occupant, and a lower portion that extends downward from the arc portion. In this specification, the upper part of the instrument panel means a part from a flat part under the windshield to a circular arc part. The instrument panel body 1 according to the present embodiment
A meter 3 is formed substantially at the center thereof, and an opening of the airbag 4 is formed at the upper part on the passenger seat side. The storage case 2 is formed from the flat portion under the windshield on the upper part of the instrument panel 1 to the arcuate arc portion.

As shown in FIG. 2, the storage compartment 2 includes a concave portion 20 formed in the instrument panel body 1 and a concave portion 20.
And a cover 10 that slides along the opening of the cover 10 to open and close the recess 20.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lid 10 has a recess 11 formed on the front side thereof so that an occupant can open and close the lid 10. The back side 13 has a pair of convex portions 1.
2 are provided on opposite sides of the surface.

As shown in FIG. 2, the concave portion 20 formed in the instrument panel main body 1 has a direction in which the lid 10 slides along the opening of the concave portion 20, that is, the vehicle front side. Slits 21 on the wall 22
Is provided. Also, arc-shaped guide portions 23, 23 supporting the lid 10 are provided on both side walls 25 corresponding to the left and right sides of the vehicle.
Are formed. The guide portions 23 have grooves 24 into which the protrusions 12 provided on the back side 13 of the lid 10 are inserted.

The guide portions 23 support the cover 10 and have a surface in contact with the surface on the back side of the cover 10 and a wall surface 28 parallel to the side wall 25 of the recess 20 extending from this surface to the bottom surface of the recess 20.
The instrument panel body 1 is formed integrally with the instrument panel body 1 by a concave-convex shape formed in advance in a molding die at the time of molding.

Here, the grooves 24 provided in the guide portions 23 are formed in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the instrument panel main body 1 as shown in the figure.
In order to form the grooves 24, 24, it is not necessary to use a slide die as a molding die, and the concave portion 20 and the guide portion 23 are not required.
Similarly to the above, it can be formed by pre-formed irregularities of the mold. That is, the molding die can be a simple one having substantially the same structure as that of the conventional instrument panel molding die.

Next, a method of attaching the lid 10 to the recess 20 and an operation after the attachment will be described. First, the instrument panel main body 1 is manufactured by injection molding. At this time,
The concave portion 20, arc-shaped guide portions 23 formed in the concave portion 20, and a groove 24 formed in the guide portion 23 are formed at predetermined positions. Here, the shape of the guide portion 23 is preferably formed so as to have an inclination or an arc so that the lid 10 slides along the opening of the recess 20. This allows the lid 10 to slide smoothly along the opening of the recess 20, that is, along the slope or arc shape of the surface of the surrounding instrument panel body 1, and the design of the instrument panel body 1 is changed. There is no loss.

After the injection molding, the instrument panel main body 1 in which the concave portion 20 and the like are formed is formed by machining a slit 21 at a predetermined position of a wall surface 22 on the front side of the vehicle body in the concave portion 20. After the slit 21 is formed, the backlash preventing rib 26 (see FIG. 5) is attached to the back side of the instrument panel body 1. It is preferable that a felt 26a or the like for preventing damage is provided on the surface of the backlash preventing rib 26 which is in contact with the lid 10 so that the surface of the lid 10 is not damaged by sliding movement.

After the slit 21 is formed in the concave portion 20, the convex portion 12 formed on the back surface of the lid 10 is formed on the both side surfaces 25 of the concave portion 20 as shown in FIG. The guide portions 23 are inserted into the grooves 24, 24 of the formed guide portions 23, and one end thereof is connected to the wall surface 22 on the vehicle body front side of the recess 20.
Is inserted so as to be housed in the slit 21 formed in the first hole.

The lid 10 has a projection 12 formed on the back side,
The felt 12 is inserted into the groove 24 of the guide part 23, as shown in FIG. 6, the felt 30 is sandwiched between the convex part 12 and the guide part 23, and the push-on nut 32 is Press-fit and fix. In this manner, the lid 10 is smoothly slid by being fixed to the guide portion 23 so as to be sandwiched between the felts 30 and 31. Further, it is possible to prevent the surface of the guide portion 23 from being damaged. Here, the sliding resistance at the time of opening and closing by the sliding movement of the lid 10 is the push-on nut 3.
2 can be adjusted by adjusting the tightening force.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 in a state where the lid 10 is incorporated in the concave portion 20 of the instrument panel main body 1. As shown in the figure, when the convex portion 12 moves in the groove 24, the lid 10
Slide to be stored inside. Here, as described above, since the backlash preventing rib 26 of the lid 10 is attached to the back side of the instrument panel main body 1, the lid 10 can move smoothly without rattling when sliding. Can be.

The lid 10 assembled as described above is formed on the driver's seat side as shown in FIG.
For example, when a finger is hung on the hollow portion 11 formed in the lid 10 and pushed toward the front of the vehicle body, the lid 10 slides forward of the vehicle body and is stored in the slit 21,
The concave portion 20 is in an open state, and an object can be taken in and out.
Thus, the lid 10 is attached to the instrument panel body 1
The object can slide in and out of the vehicle without obstructing the occupant's view because it slides along the surface of the vehicle.

In the present embodiment, the case where the lid 10 of the storage compartment 2 of the instrument panel body 1 slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body has been described, but the present invention is limited to this embodiment. Not something, for example,
It may be a case in which the lid 10 slides in the lateral direction of the vehicle body. In this case, a slit corresponding to the slit 21 in which the lid 10 slides and is stored is formed on one side wall of the concave portion 20 of the instrument panel main body 1, and a guide portion corresponding to the guide portion 23 is formed in the concave portion 20.
It can be formed by forming along the wall surface in the vehicle front-rear direction. In this case, a slit may be formed on both side walls of the concave portion 20 and the lid may be divided into two parts, so that the lid can be opened on both sides.

Also, the instrument panel storage according to the present invention is formed from the upper flat portion on the driver's seat side to the circular arc portion as in this embodiment.
It can also be formed only on the upper flat part. Further, it can be formed on the passenger seat side as in the related art. In addition,
When the airbag is formed on the passenger seat side, the airbag needs to be formed so as not to hinder opening and closing of the airbag.

Further, it is also possible to adopt a structure in which a groove for sliding movement of the lid is formed on the side wall of the concave portion, and convex portions which fit into the groove are provided by protruding from both side surfaces of the lid. It is.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container provided at an upper portion of an instrument panel, the concave portion formed at an upper portion of the instrument panel, and the opening of the concave portion. And a lid that slides along the lid to open and close the recess, so that the upper part of the instrument panel can be used as a storage compartment that does not obstruct the occupant's view.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the meter is provided at the center portion of the instrument panel because it is provided on the driver's seat side of the instrument panel. In addition, the open space on the driver's seat side can be effectively used.

According to the invention of claim 3, claim 1 or 2
In addition to the effects of the invention, since the lid slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to open and close the recess, the lid can be easily and smoothly opened and closed.

According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, a slit is provided on a wall surface of the recess facing the sliding direction of the lid, and the lid is housed in the slit. Thereby, since the concave portion is opened, the structure is simplified, and it is not necessary to use a separate member for the opening and closing mechanism of the lid.

According to the invention of claim 5, claim 1 or 4
In addition to the above effects, a guide portion for supporting the lid is formed on both side surfaces of the concave portion along the sliding direction of the lid, and a groove into which a convex portion provided on the back side of the lid is inserted into the guide portion. Is formed, and the lid is opened and closed by the movement of the convex portion in the groove. Therefore, it is not necessary to use a special mold for the mold, and the mold structure of the mold can be simplified. Also, there is no need to use a separate member for the opening and closing mechanism of the lid,
The lid can be easily assembled.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining an example of a structure of a concave portion of a storage compartment of the instrument panel according to the present invention and a method of attaching a lid to the concave portion.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view from the front side of the lid.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view from the back side of the lid.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2 in a state where a lid is attached.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a method of attaching a lid to a groove of a guide portion.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel main body 2 Storage case 3 Meters 10 Lid 11 Depressed part 12 Convex part 13 Back side of lid 20 Depressed part 21 Slit 22 Wall surface 23 Guide part 24 Groove part 25 Side wall 26 Preventive rib with backlash 30, 31 Felt 32 Push-on nut

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A container provided on an upper part of an instrument panel, comprising: a concave part formed on an upper part of the instrument panel; and a lid slidably moved along the opening of the concave part to open and close the concave part. , Consisting of instrument panel storage. 2. The case of the instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the case is provided on the driver's seat side of the instrument panel. 3. The instrument panel container according to claim 1, wherein the lid slides in the front-rear direction of the vehicle to open and close the recess. 4. The instrument according to claim 1, wherein a slit is provided in a wall surface of the concave portion facing the sliding direction of the lid, and the concave portion is opened by accommodating the lid in the slit. Panel storage. 5. A guide portion for supporting the lid is formed on both sides of the concave portion along the sliding direction of the lid, and a groove for inserting a convex portion provided on the back side of the lid is formed in the guide portion. The container of the instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the lid is formed and opened and closed by moving the protrusion in the groove.