JP2004345489A - Assembling structure of interior member for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently carry out assembling work by introducing a projected part on a globe box body back surface to a fitting hole of an instrument panel body. <P>SOLUTION: An engaging part 29a is engaged with an engaged part 35d by inserting it into the lower side fitting hole 35c of the instrument panel body while visually observing the engaging part 29a of an extended part 29 of the lower side projected part 17 by inclining the globe box body 7. The projected parts 15, 17 are engaged with the fitting holes 31a, 35c with a clip 23 by making the upper side and lower side projected parts 15, 17 correspond to the upper side and lower side fitting holes 31a, 35c by revolving the globe box body 7 around the engaging part 29a and fitting each of the projected parts 15, 17 into each of the fitting holes 31a, 35c while guiding them with the extended part 29 by pressing the globe box body 7 against the instrument panel body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement in a structure for assembling a vehicle interior member, and more particularly to a measure for efficiently performing an assembling operation.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When assembling an interior member such as a duct cover member, a glove box, and a lower panel that constitutes an instrument panel of a vehicle to an instrument panel body, a projection provided with a locking tool is protruded near a peripheral edge of a back surface of the interior member. The interior member is assembled to the instrument panel main body by fitting the protrusion into the insertion hole formed near the mounting portion peripheral edge of the instrument panel body and locking the protrusion to the insertion hole by the above-mentioned locking tool. An assembly structure is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-268555 (page 4, FIGS. 2, 3 and 5)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above Patent Document 1, when the interior member is assembled to the instrument panel main body, the projection on the back surface of the interior member is hidden by the interior member main body and is difficult for an operator to see, so the projection is inserted into the fitting hole of the instrument panel main body. There was a problem that it was difficult to fit into the device and the assembly work did not proceed as expected.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently perform an assembling operation by guiding a projection on the back surface of an interior member to a fitting hole of an assembling object.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the shape of the projection on the back surface of the interior member is improved.
[0007]
More specifically, the present invention is directed to an assembling structure for assembling a vehicle interior member to an assembling body, and has taken the following solution.
[0008]
That is, according to the present invention, at least a pair of protrusions are provided in the vicinity of the rear surface peripheral edge of the interior member so as to project in substantially the same direction at a distance from each other, and one of these protrusions has an engaging portion at a tip end. A rod-shaped guide extension extends from the side of the protrusion in the direction in which the protrusion protrudes. On the other hand, a pair of fitting holes are formed in the assembly to be separated from each other in correspondence with the protrusions. An engagement portion for engaging the engagement portion of the extension portion is formed in one of the insertion holes, and a projection portion is formed on one of the tip of the projection portion and the periphery of the insertion hole. Locking means for locking the interior member into the fitting hole when the interior member is assembled to the body to be assembled, so that the interior member is slanted so that the engagement portion of the extension portion can be seen. To engage the engaged portion with the engaged portion, and rotate the interior member around the In a state in which each projection is made to correspond to each insertion hole, the interior member is pressed against the body to be assembled, and each projection is guided by the extension portion so as to be fitted into each insertion hole, and the locking means is used. The projection is locked in the fitting hole.
[0009]
With the above configuration, according to the present invention, the worker inserts the insertion member into one of the insertion holes of the assembly while observing the engagement portion of the extension of the one projection with the interior member obliquely and visually confirming the engagement. The mating portion is engaged with the engaged portion, and thereafter, the interior member is rotated so that the pair of protrusions correspond to the respective insertion holes with the engagement portion as a fulcrum, and thereafter, the interior member is assembled. By simply pressing against the attachment, each projection is fitted into each insertion hole while being guided by the extension, and the interior member is quickly assembled to the assembly.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 6 shows the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle. The instrument panel 1 includes a resin instrument panel main body 3, and a resin glove box 5 is mounted in front of a passenger seat on the left side of the instrument panel main body 3 when viewed from the vehicle interior side. The glove box 5 includes a glove box body 7 (see FIG. 2) and a lid 9 that covers the opening of the glove box 7 so that the opening can be opened and closed. It is supposed to. As shown in FIG. 2, the glove box main body 7 includes a substantially rectangular box-shaped storage portion 11 for storing small items, and a flange portion 13 is integrally formed on an outer periphery of the opening of the storage portion 11 with an outer portion. The overhang is formed. The glove box main body 7 thus configured constitutes the lower panel 4 of the instrument panel 1.
[0012]
The assembling structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is an assembling structure for assembling the glove box main body 7 (lower panel 4) as an interior member to the instrument panel main body 3 as an assembly target.
[0013]
At the four corners of the glove box body 7 near the rear surface periphery of the flange portion 13, a pair of upper and lower upper and lower projections 15 and 17 are integrally protruded in substantially the same direction at a distance from each other. I have. Each of the upper and lower projections 15 and 17 has a substantially H shape in which a reinforcing vertical wall 21 is integrally formed at both ends of a horizontal wall 19 as shown in detail in FIG. At the end of the horizontal wall portion 19, a rectangular locking hole 19a for attaching a resin clip 23 as locking means is formed.
[0014]
The clip 23 is integrally formed of two inner locking pieces 25 and two outer locking pieces 27 that are longer than the inner locking pieces 25 so as to be double inner and outer. An inward locking claw 25a is integrally protruded from a tip of the inner locking piece 25, and an outward locking claw 27a is integrally protruded from a tip of the outer locking piece 27. Has a projection 27b formed outward. Then, the tips of the horizontal wall portions 19 of the upper and lower projections 15, 17 are inserted between the two inner locking pieces 25, and the locking claws 25a are locked in the locking holes 19a from above and below. This allows the clip 23 to be attached to the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17. In this mounting state, the outer locking piece 27 projects vertically from the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion 21 of the upper and lower projections 15 and 17 (see FIG. 1), and the inner surface of the outer locking piece 27 and the horizontal There is a gap between the outer locking piece 27 and the wall 19 so that the outer locking piece 27 can be bent. The clip 23 may be made of a metal leaf spring material other than the resin material.
[0015]
A bar-shaped guide having a downward hook-shaped engaging portion 29a at the distal end of one (outer) vertical wall portion 21 of each of the lower protruding portions 17 as shown in enlarged detail in FIG. 3B. An extension 29 extends from the side of each lower projection 17 in the direction in which each lower projection 17 projects. Note that the extension portions 29 do not necessarily need to be provided on both of the lower protrusions 17, but may be provided on either one of them.
[0016]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a resin bar 31 having a substantially U-shaped cross section extending horizontally in the vehicle width direction is provided on the left and right side walls 3a above the glove box mounting portion of the instrument panel body 3. A metal instrument panel reinforcement 33 that supports the instrument panel body 3 is disposed below the bar member 31 in parallel with the bar member 31. Further, two resin plate members 35 are fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement 33 at intervals in the vehicle width direction. The plate member 35 includes a rectangular plate portion 35a and a cylindrical portion 35b integrally formed at the lower end thereof. With the plate portion 35a facing upward, the cylindrical portion 35b is removed from the instrument panel reinforcement 33. It is fitted and molded so that it cannot rotate. Further, a pair of upper and lower rectangular fitting holes 31a and 35c are formed in the bar member 31 and both plate portions 35a at a distance from each other corresponding to the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17.
[0017]
The lower fitting hole 35c and the cylindrical portion 35b are vertically spaced from each other, and the engaged portion 35d engages the engaging portion 29a of the extension 29 of the lower projection 17 with the portion. Is formed.
[0018]
In order to assemble the glove box main body 7 configured as described above to the instrument panel main body 3, first, as shown in FIG. 1A, an operator engages with the engaging portion 29 a of the extension 29 of the lower projection 17. The glove box main body 7 is tilted toward the front so as to be obliquely held so as to be visible, and the extension portion 29 is inserted into the lower fitting hole 35c of the instrument panel main body 3, and the engaging portion 29a is engaged with the engaged portion. 35d.
[0019]
Then, as shown in FIG. 1B, the worker places the glove box main body 7 in the inclined state such that the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are substantially horizontal with the engaging portion 29a of the extension 29 as a fulcrum. Rotate upward to get up. As a result, the upper protrusion 15 corresponds to the upper fitting hole 31a, and the lower protrusion 17 corresponds to the lower fitting hole 35c.
[0020]
Thereafter, the operator presses the glove box main body 7 against the instrument panel main body 3 with the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 corresponding to the upper and lower fitting holes 31a and 35c. At this time, since the extension 29 moves forward through the lower insertion hole 35c and the lower projection 17 enters the lower insertion hole 35c while being guided by the extension 29, the upper and lower projections 15, 17 are The fitting holes 31a and 35c are fitted without displacement. At this time, the protrusions 27b of the outer locking pieces 27 of the clip 23 slide in contact with the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c, and the outer locking pieces 27 bend inward. The upper and lower projections 15, 17 pass through the side fitting holes 31a, 35c and fit into the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c. In this state, the protrusion 27b of the outer locking piece 27 is located on the back side of the bar 31 and the plate 35a, and the locking claw 27a is positioned on the surface of the bar 31 and the plate 35a. The glove box main body 7 is prevented from being pulled out by the portion 27b, and the glove box main body 7 is positioned in the pushing direction by the locking claw 27a. As shown in FIG. It is assembled to the panel body 3. Thereafter, the lid 9 is assembled to the glove box main body 7, and the glove box 5 is mounted on the instrument panel main body 3. In order to remove the glove box main body 7 from the instrument panel main body 3 during maintenance, the glove box main body 7 is pulled toward the user, and the protrusions 27b of the outer locking pieces 27 are moved to the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c. , The outer locking piece 27 is bent inward so that the protrusion 27b passes through the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c.
[0021]
In this manner, the worker inserts the engagement portion 29a by inserting the glove box main body 7 into the lower insertion hole 35c while observing the engagement portion 29a of the extension portion 29 of the lower projection 17 by obliquely observing it. After being engaged with the engaging portion 35d, the glove box main body 7 is rotated around the engaging portion 29a so that the upper and lower protruding portions 15, 17 correspond to the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c. Then, the glove box main body 7 is inserted into the upper and lower insertion holes 31a, 35c by simply pressing the glove box main body 3 against the instrument panel main body 3 while guiding the upper and lower projections 15, 17 by the extension 29a. Therefore, the glove box main body 7 can be quickly and efficiently assembled to the instrument panel main body 3.
[0022]
In this embodiment, a clip 23 as a locking means for locking the upper and lower projections 15, 17 in the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c is separate from the upper and lower projections 15, 17. Although the body is constructed and attached to the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 by locking them, the locking means may be formed integrally with the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17. Further, the locking means may be provided on the periphery of the upper and lower fitting holes 31a, 35c.
[0023]
In addition to assembling the glove box body 7 as an interior member to the instrument panel body 3 as an assembly target, for example, assembling a lower panel or a duct cover member having no glove box to the instrument panel body 3. In addition, the present invention can be applied to a case where a door trim is assembled to a door inner panel, and the shape of the interior member is not limited to a rectangular shape. It is not limited to the case.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when assembling the interior member to the body to be assembled, the interior member is obliquely inserted into the insertion hole while visually observing the engaging portion of the extension of one of the protrusions. Then, the interior member is assembled with the engagement member engaged with the engaged portion, and the interior member is rotated using the engagement portion as a fulcrum so that each projection corresponds to each insertion hole. Each projection is guided into the insertion hole while being guided by the extension by pressing against the body, and the projection is locked in the insertion hole by the locking means. The assembling work on the body can be performed efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1A and 1B show a procedure for assembling a glove box main body to an instrument panel main body, wherein FIG. 1A shows a state in which the glove box main body is inclined forward and an extension of a lower projection is inserted into a lower fitting hole; Fig. 3C shows a state in which the glove box main body is raised with the engaging portion of the extension of the lower protrusion as a fulcrum, and Fig. 3C shows a state in which the assembly of the glove box main body is completed.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the glove box main body as viewed from the back side.
3A is a perspective view before attaching a clip to an upper protrusion, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view before attaching a clip to a lower protrusion.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a glove box mounting portion of the instrument panel main body.
5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an instrument panel.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Instrument panel body (assembled body)
7 Glove box body (interior members)
15 Upper projection 17 Lower projection 23 Clip (locking means)
29 Extension part 29a Engagement part 31a Upper fitting hole 35c Lower fitting hole 35d Engaged part

Claims (1)

An assembly structure for assembling a vehicle interior member to an assembly body,
At least a pair of protrusions are provided in the vicinity of the rear surface periphery of the interior member in a substantially same direction at a distance from each other, and one of these protrusions has a rod-shaped guide extension having an engagement portion at the tip. Is extended from the side of the protrusion in the protrusion direction of the protrusion,
On the other hand, a pair of fitting holes are formed at the assembly body at a distance from each other corresponding to the respective projecting portions, and one of these fitting holes is engaged with the engaging portion of the extension. An engaged portion is formed,
A locking means for locking the protrusion to the fitting hole is provided at one of the protrusion tip and the periphery of the fitting hole,
When assembling the interior member to the body to be assembled, the interior member is obliquely inserted such that the engagement portion of the extension portion is observable and the extension portion is inserted into the insertion hole so that the engagement portion is engaged with the engagement portion. The interior member is rotated with the engagement portion as a fulcrum and the projections are made to correspond to the respective insertion holes, and the interior member is pressed against the body to be assembled in a state where the projections correspond to the respective insertion holes. The vehicle interior member assembling structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is fitted into each of the fitting holes while being guided by the extension portion, and the protrusion is locked to the fitting hole by the locking means.

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