JP2002220005A - Structure for disposing on-vehicle equipment of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for disposing on-vehicle equipment of a vehicle enabling the upper surface of an instrument panel body to be fully lowered, while also enabling the panel body to be longitudinally thinned, and enabling an air-conditioning unit, the on-vehicle equipment, and a display unit portion to be arranged well, by disposing the air-conditioning unit inside the panel body, disposing the on-vehicle equipment in a forward-facing, upstanding attitude at the rear of the unit, and disposing the display unit portion in a forward- facing, upstanding attitude between the unit and the equipment. SOLUTION: The structure for disposing the on-vehicle equipment of the vehicle provided with the instrument panel body 1 extending in the cross direction of the vehicle and a center console portion 2 positioned on a side of a front seat to extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle includes the air-conditioning unit 6 positioned within the instrument panel body 1, on-vehicle equipment 14 disposed at the rear of the unit 6 while in a forward-facing, upstanding attitude, and the display unit portion 15 disposed in a forward-facing, upstanding attitude between the unit 6 and the equipment 14.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an in-vehicle device for a vehicle having an instrument panel body extending in a vehicle width direction and a center console portion disposed on a side of a front seat and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. Related to the arrangement structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an arrangement structure of the above-mentioned on-vehicle equipment, there is a structure described in, for example, JP-A-10-315871 and JP-A-11-278165. In the former JP-A-10-315871, a concave portion is formed in a central portion of an instrument panel main body extending in a vehicle width direction, extends downward from the center of the instrument panel main body with respect to the concave portion, and becomes detachable. A so-called T-shaped general structure in which a console, a monitor, an audio device, and an air conditioner are disposed in the instrument panel body near the recess is formed in the instrument panel body near the recess. It has been disclosed.

In the latter Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-278165, supporting members are provided at the lower left and right of the center of an instrument panel body extending in the vehicle width direction, and an arbitrary size of audio or the like is provided between the left and right supporting members. On the other hand, the information device other than the device is disposed immediately above the device at the center of the instrument panel body,
A general structure of a so-called T-shape in which an air blowing grill is provided directly above the information device is disclosed.

However, in any of these conventional structures, the upper surface of the instrument panel main body cannot be sufficiently lowered, and the instrument panel main body cannot be sufficiently thin in the front-rear direction. Was.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an air conditioning unit is provided inside an instrument panel main body, and a vehicle-mounted device is provided in an upright posture (a posture in which the vehicle is erected toward the front) on the rear side of the air conditioning unit. ), And furthermore, by disposing the display unit in an upright position between the air conditioning unit and the vehicle-mounted device, the upper surface of the instrument panel body is sufficiently lowered, and the instrument panel body is It can be made thinner in the front-rear direction, and also has an air conditioning unit,
An object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement structure of an in-vehicle device of a vehicle in which the in-vehicle device and the display unit can be favorably arranged.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided an on-vehicle device mounting structure for a vehicle, comprising: an instrument panel body extending in a vehicle width direction; and a center console portion disposed on a side of a front seat and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. An air-conditioning unit disposed inside the instrument panel main body, and an on-vehicle device in an upright posture disposed on the rear side of the air-conditioning unit. And a display unit disposed in an upright posture between the air conditioning unit and the vehicle-mounted device.

[0007] The on-vehicle device in the upright posture having the above-described configuration includes a CD (c
ompact Disc, abbreviation for compact discs, and other AV equipment such as audio equipment (AV stands for audio-visual, AV equipment is for audio, television, VTR, D
Video equipment such as a VD player), and the display unit can be set to a navigation display unit for visually displaying the operating state of the navigation device.

According to the above configuration, since both the vehicle-mounted device and the display unit are disposed in the upright posture, the upper surface of the instrument panel body can be sufficiently lowered.
Moreover, the instrument panel body can be made thinner in the front-rear direction. In addition, the space unit, the in-vehicle device, and the display unit can be favorably arranged.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the display unit and the in-vehicle device are arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps when viewed from the front. According to the above configuration, since the display unit and at least a part of the on-vehicle device have the above-described overlap structure, the upper surface of the instrument panel main body can be further lowered.

[0010] In one embodiment of the present invention, the display unit is configured to be able to protrude and retract from the surface of the instrument panel main body. According to the above configuration, since the display unit is configured so as to be able to protrude and retract, the display unit can be set small in a space for disposing the display unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the on-vehicle device is set as an AV device or a navigation device. According to the above configuration, it is possible to achieve a configuration in which the upper surface of the instrument panel body is lowered and a configuration in which the thickness is reduced in the front-rear direction while ensuring good arrangement of the AV device or navigation device, the air conditioning unit, and the display unit. Can be.

In one embodiment of the present invention, another vehicle-mounted device is disposed below the air conditioning unit. Other in-vehicle devices having the above configuration can be set to a cassette tape recorder, an MD (Magnetic Disk, which is a magnetic disk) player, or the like. According to the above configuration,
By effectively utilizing the dead space below the air conditioning unit,
Other in-vehicle devices can be provided.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the other on-vehicle device is set to another AV device. According to the above configuration, another AV device can be provided by effectively utilizing the dead space below the air conditioning unit.

In one embodiment of the present invention, in the air conditioning unit, the temperature adjustment chamber is disposed at the center of the inside of the instrument panel main body, and the air blowing means is disposed at a distance from the inside of the instrument panel main body. It is a thing.

According to the above configuration, since the air conditioning unit is set to a type in which the temperature control chamber and the blowing means are separated from each other, the upper surface of the instrument panel main body can be further lowered, and the instrument panel main body can be lowered. The thickness in the front-rear direction can be further reduced.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the center console section is provided separately from the instrument panel main body, and an operation member of a vehicle-mounted device is disposed in the center console section. . The operating member of the vehicle-mounted device having the above configuration can be set as a temperature controller for air conditioning or the like.

According to the above configuration, since the center console is separated from the instrument panel main body, a feeling of spaciousness of the feet can be ensured. Can be arranged with good operability.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the center console is provided with a shift operating member. According to the above configuration, the shift operation member is provided at a location having good operability, that is, at the center console portion, so that good operability of the shift operation can be secured.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. The drawings show an arrangement structure of on-vehicle equipment of a vehicle. In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, an instrument panel body (hereinafter, referred to as a front panel) extending in the vehicle width direction in front of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat as front seats. A center console portion extending in a vehicle front-rear direction from a position separated from a central portion of the instrument panel body 1 to a front seat side (specifically, between a driver seat side and a passenger seat side). 2 is provided.

The above-mentioned instrument panel body 1 has an upper surface portion 1a inclined in a curved shape and a front-rear and low shape, a lower surface portion 1b inclined in a curved shape and a front-rear and high shape on the driver's side, and a curvature on the passenger's side. It has a lower surface portion 1c that is inclined in the shape of a front, a lower, and a higher height, and a central portion 1d that is directed substantially vertically between the lower surfaces 1b and 1c.

The above-mentioned center console section 2 provided separately from the instrument panel body 1 has left and right side faces 2a,
A console box 4 having a console lid 3 is formed integrally with a rear end of the console box 4.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an air conditioning unit 6 having a temperature control chamber 5 is provided at a central portion inside the instrument panel body 1.
The blower 7 as a blowing means is located at the side of the air conditioning unit 6 (specifically, the instrument panel body 1 corresponding to the passenger seat).
(Inside).

On the passengers side inside the instrument panel body 1, an airbag unit 8 for a passenger seat is disposed. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, wide louvers 9 extending in the vehicle width direction are formed at the rear of the upper surface 1a of the instrument panel main body 1 as air-conditioning air blowing means, and side vent outlets 10 are provided at the left and right ends of the rear of the upper surface 1a. , 10 (air-conditioning air outlet).

A meter hood 11 is integrally or integrally formed on the driver's side of the upper surface 1a of the instrument panel main body 1. On the upper surface 1a of the instrument panel main body 1, a left side of an intermediate portion corresponding to the center console 2 is provided. A hazard switch 12 is mounted on the right side, and an air-conditioning or other display unit 13 (central display unit) is mounted on the right side.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the instrument panel body 1
And an audio device 14 as a vehicle-mounted device disposed on the rear side of the air conditioning unit 6 at the center 1d side of the instrument panel body 1.

The audio device 14 is disposed in an upright posture, that is, in an upright posture. In addition,
In this embodiment, a CD player is exemplified as the audio device 14, but the audio device 14 is not limited to this.

In addition, a display unit 15 is provided between the air conditioning unit 6 and the audio device 14 in the upright position at an intermediate portion of the instrument panel main body 1, and the display unit 15 is also set up toward the front. It is arranged in an upright posture, that is, an upright posture.

In this embodiment, the display unit 15 described above is used.
Is set in the information display unit for navigation which displays the operation state of the navigation device, but is not limited to this.

Further, the display unit 15 is provided so as to be able to protrude and retract from the upper surface portion 1a of the instrument panel body 1 as shown in a protruding state in FIG.
The display screen 15a faces the eye point of the occupant A.

As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 15 and the audio device 14 in the above-mentioned storage state are arranged so as to overlap at least partially when viewed from the front. On the other hand, a glove box 31 (see FIG.
And the lid 16 is disposed.

At the center 1d of the instrument panel body 1 on which the above-described audio device 14 is disposed, an ashtray 17 is disposed on the lower left side of the audio device 14, and an electric parking brake 18 is disposed on the lower right side. Has been established.

Further, the central portion 1d of the instrument panel body 1 described above.
The cassette tape recorder 19 as an example of other in-vehicle equipment is slanted from the lower part of each of the above elements 17 and 18 to the lower part of the air conditioning unit 6 in a front-to-low and rear-to-top manner. Note that instead of this cassette tape recorder 19, M
The D player may be provided at the same position.

On the other hand, the center console 2 is provided with a shift lever 20 as a shift operation member. The shift lever 20 is operated to shift around a fulcrum 22 in the change unit 21 as shown in FIG.

Between the position of the shift lever 20 of the center console section 2 and the console box 4, there is a temperature control device 2 for air conditioning as an operating member of onboard equipment other than the audio device 14 and the cassette tape recorder 19.
3 are provided. The temperature controller 23 for air conditioning includes a plurality of, for example, three temperature adjustment dials 24, 25, 26 as shown in FIGS.

A turn switch 27 (operating means for in-vehicle equipment) having a plurality of switches is provided at a predetermined portion of the center console section 2 between the shift lever 20 and the temperature controller 23.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 2, and a concave portion 11a is formed following the above-mentioned meter hood 11, and an instrument unit 28 is mounted inside the concave portion 11a. A steering wheel 29 is disposed outside the instrument panel main body 1 on the driver's side, and the steering force of the steering wheel 29 is transmitted to the front wheels via a steering shaft 30 and the like.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 2, in which a glove box 31 is arranged in an upper region inside the instrument panel body 1 corresponding to the passenger seat, and the glove box 31 is arranged around an upper fulcrum 32. The above-described glove lid 16 that covers the opening of the glove box 31 so that it can be opened and closed is provided. In FIG. 6, the closed state of the glove lid 16 is shown in practice, and the opened state is shown in phantom lines. Here, the above-described blower 7 as an air-conditioning blower is located below the above-mentioned glove box 31, and an airbag unit 8 for a passenger seat is disposed between the blower 7 and the glove box 31. I have.

The above-described airbag unit 8 includes an airbag 33 (however, an expanded state is shown in FIG. 6), and the occupant A is controlled by the airbag 33 as shown by an imaginary line. The upper body including the knee and the chest is protected from the impact at the time of vehicle collision.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 2, the turn switch 27 provided on the center console section 2 has four switches on the front side.
One switch has two switches and two switches on the rear side, and the four switches on the front side have one of them in FIGS.
As shown in an enlarged manner in FIG.

That is, the multi-push dial 34
By rotating the switch, more specifically, by turning it around, the type of switch is changed, and a normal version shown in FIG. 7, a simple version shown in FIG. 8, and a maniac version shown in FIG. 9 can be obtained. Along with
These operation contents are displayed on the display unit 13 on the instrument panel main body 1 side.
(Centralized display). In this embodiment, the above-mentioned turn switch 27 is connected to the audio device 1.
4 is set on the operation unit, but this turn switch 2
Of course, 7 may be set in the operation unit of a single or a plurality of other in-vehicle devices. In FIGS. 3 and 4, 3
5 shows the upper surface of the tunnel portion extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle,
In FIG. 6, reference numeral 7a denotes a blower motor.

As described above, the arrangement structure of the in-vehicle equipment of the vehicle of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 includes an instrument panel body 1 extending in the vehicle width direction and a vehicle front-rear direction which is arranged on the side of the front seat. An in-vehicle device arrangement structure for a vehicle having a center console portion 2 extending therethrough, comprising an air conditioning unit 6 arranged inside the instrument panel main body 1 and a front air conditioning unit arranged on a rear side of the air conditioning unit 6. In-vehicle equipment in standing position (see audio device 14)
And the air conditioning unit 6 and the in-vehicle device (audio device 1)
4) (in this embodiment, an information display unit for a navigation device is shown) disposed in an upright posture.

According to this configuration, since both the on-vehicle device (see the audio device 14) and the display unit 15 are arranged in the upright posture, the arrangement space in the front-rear direction of the two devices 14, 15 is set small. It is possible,
As a result, the upper surface of the instrument panel body 1 can be sufficiently lowered with respect to the conventional instrument panel line indicated by the imaginary line β in FIGS. 3, 4, and 6, and the thickness of the instrument panel body 1 in the front-rear direction can be reduced. Can be. Moreover, the space unit 6, the in-vehicle device (see the audio device 14) and the display unit 1
5 can be satisfactorily arranged. In other words, lowering the upper surface of the instrument panel body 1 and achieving a reduction in thickness in the front-rear direction,
It is possible to achieve compatibility with a good layout of the elements 6, 14, and 15.

Further, the display unit 15 and the on-vehicle device (see the audio device 14) are arranged so that at least a part thereof overlaps when viewed from the front. According to this configuration, at least a part of the display unit 15 and the in-vehicle device (see the audio device 14) has an overlapping structure as shown in FIG. 4, so that the upper surface 1a of the instrument panel main body 1 can be further lowered. .

Further, the display unit 15 is constructed so as to be able to protrude and retract from the surface (upper surface 1a) of the instrument panel main body 1. According to this configuration, the display unit 1
5 is configured to be able to appear and disappear.
3 can be set small, and can be protruded as shown in FIG. 3 when necessary, and can be stored as shown in FIG. 4 when not needed (when not in use).

Since the on-vehicle device is set to an AV device (see the audio device 14), a good arrangement of the AV device (see the audio device 14), the air conditioning unit 6, and the display unit 15 is provided. While lowering the upper surface of the instrument panel body 1 and reducing the thickness in the front-rear direction.

In addition, since other in-vehicle equipment (see the cassette tape recorder 19) is disposed below the air conditioning unit 6, the dead space below the air conditioning unit 6 is effectively used, and (See the cassette tape recorder 19).

Here, when the above-mentioned other in-vehicle device is set to another AV device (see the cassette tape recorder 19), the dead space below the air conditioning unit 6 is effectively used, and
Other AV equipment (see the cassette tape recorder 19) can be provided.

On the other hand, the air conditioning unit 6 is
Is provided at the center of the inside of the instrument panel main body 1, and a blower 7 as a blower is disposed at a distance from the inner side of the instrument panel main body 1.

As described above, since the air conditioning unit 6 is of a type in which the temperature control chamber 5 and the blowing means (see the blower 7) are separated from each other, the upper surface portion 1a of the instrument panel main body 1 can be further lowered. Further, the front-back direction of the instrument panel body 1 can be further reduced in thickness.

The center console section 2 is provided at a distance from the instrument panel main body 1, and the center console section 2 is provided with operating members (see a temperature controller 23 for air conditioning) of onboard equipment. It is a thing.

According to this configuration, since the center console section 2 is separated from the instrument panel main body 1, a sense of spaciousness of the feet can be ensured.
The operating member (see the temperature controller 23) of the above-mentioned on-vehicle device can be arranged with good operability by effectively utilizing the above.

Further, a shift operation member (see shift lever 20) is provided in the center console section 2. As described above, since the shift operation member (see the shift lever 20) is provided in the location having good operability, that is, in the center console section 2, good operability of the shift operation can be secured.

FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the arrangement structure of the on-vehicle equipment of the vehicle. In the previous embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, the structure applied to a so-called left-hand drive vehicle is shown. This embodiment shows a structure applied to a so-called right-hand drive vehicle.

When the present invention is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle as shown in FIG. 10, the structure may be substantially symmetrical with respect to the left-hand drive vehicle application structure of FIG. Even with this configuration, the other configurations, operations, and effects are substantially the same as those of the previous embodiment. Therefore, in FIG. 10, the same portions as those in FIG. Omitted.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the on-vehicle device in the upright posture of the present invention corresponds to the audio device 14 of the embodiment. It corresponds to the display unit 15 for the navigation device of the in-vehicle device different from the device 14, and the other in-vehicle device corresponds to the cassette tape recorder 19,
The blower means corresponds to the blower 7, the operation member of the on-vehicle device corresponds to the temperature controller 23 for air conditioning, and the shift operation member corresponds to the shift lever 20, but the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It is not limited only to the configuration.

[0056]

According to the present invention, the air conditioning unit is disposed inside the instrument panel body, and the on-vehicle equipment is disposed in the upright posture (the posture standing up front) on the rear side of the air conditioning unit. In addition, by arranging the display unit in an upright position between the air conditioning unit and the vehicle-mounted device, the upper surface of the instrument panel body is sufficiently lowered, and the instrument panel body is made thinner in the front-rear direction. In addition, there is an effect that the air-conditioning unit, the in-vehicle device, and the display unit can be favorably arranged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an arrangement structure of a vehicle-mounted device of a vehicle according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the display unit is immersed.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 2;

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a normal version of a turn switch.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a simple version of a turn switch.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a maniac version of a turn switch.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the arrangement structure of the vehicle-mounted equipment of the vehicle according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Instrument panel main body 2 ... Center console part 5 ... Temperature control room 6 ... Air conditioning unit 7 ... Blower (blowing means) 14 ... Audio equipment (vehicle equipment) 15 ... Display unit part 19 ... Cassette tape recorder (other in-vehicle equipment) 20 … Shift lever (shift operation member) 23… Temperature controller (operation member of vehicle equipment)

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat ゛ (Reference) B60K 37/02 B60K 37/02 37/04 37/04 (72) Inventor Michiaki Sasamoto Fuchu, Aki-gun, Hiroshima Machida Co., Ltd. 3-1 Machida Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Kondo Tomoaki 3-1, Fuchu-cho, Anaka-gun, Hiroshima Pref. Mazda Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) BA27 BB01 BC07 BC13 BC15 BC30 BD01 BD11

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. An on-vehicle device arrangement structure for a vehicle, comprising: an instrument panel main body extending in a vehicle width direction; and a center console portion disposed on a side of a front seat and extending in a vehicle front-rear direction. An air conditioning unit arranged inside the instrument panel main body, an upright posture mounted on-vehicle device disposed on the rear side of the air conditioning unit, and an erect posture between the air conditioning unit and the on-vehicle device. The arrangement structure of the on-vehicle equipment of the vehicle provided with the provided display unit. 2. The arrangement structure of a vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein said display unit and said vehicle-mounted device are disposed so as to overlap at least partially when viewed from the front. 3. The instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is configured to be able to protrude and retract from a surface of the instrument panel main body.
Or the arrangement | positioning structure of the vehicle-mounted apparatus of the vehicle of 2. 4. The arrangement structure of a vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein said vehicle-mounted device is set as an AV device or a navigation device. 5. The arrangement structure of a vehicle-mounted device according to claim 1, wherein another vehicle-mounted device is disposed below said air conditioning unit. 6. The arrangement structure of a vehicle-mounted device according to claim 5, wherein said another vehicle-mounted device is set to another AV device. 7. The air conditioning unit according to claim 1, wherein a temperature control chamber is disposed in the center of the inside of the instrument panel main body, and a blower is disposed at a distance from the inside of the instrument panel main body. 7. The arrangement structure of the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle according to 3, 4, 5, or 6. 8. The center console section is provided apart from the instrument panel main body, and the center console section is provided with an operating member of a vehicle-mounted device. 8. The arrangement structure of the vehicle-mounted device of the vehicle according to 5, 6, or 7. 9. The arrangement structure for vehicle-mounted equipment of a vehicle according to claim 8, wherein a shift operation member is disposed on said center console portion.