JP2008143307A - Assembling device and assembling method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an assembling device and an assembling method which allow temporary holding work of a cockpit module without moving the cockpit module vertically and realize the reduction in the burden of assembly work and the enhancement of workability. <P>SOLUTION: An assembling device 1 is provided with a stationary bracket 20 mounted in a side part of a cockpit module and a movable bracket 30 forming a guide space 35 for guiding a holding projection provided to a vehicle body together with the stationary bracket 20. A vehicle rear side end 31 of the movable bracket 30 is mounted turnably with respect to the stationary bracket 20. A guide space side edge of the movable bracket 30 includes a projecting part 36 abutting on a guide space 35 side edge of the stationary bracket 20. An inclined part 37 is formed on a wall surface on the vehicle front side in the projecting part 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an assembling apparatus and an assembling method for temporarily holding a cockpit module in which a steering member or the like is preliminarily incorporated in an instrument panel on a vehicle body.

  In recent automobile assembly processes, instead of individually installing instrument panels, steering members, ducts, harnesses, air conditioning units, etc. on the vehicle body, an integrated unit is assembled as a cockpit module in advance, and the assembled cockpit module is A method of attaching to a dash lower panel of a vehicle body in an assembly line is used.

  When the cockpit module is attached to the dash lower panel in this way, conventionally, brackets formed with L-shaped notch grooves (guide grooves) are fixed to both side portions of the steering member, and inside the front pillar on the vehicle body side. Temporary holding work of the cockpit module has been performed by introducing the formed locating pin (holding protrusion member) into the cutout groove (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  However, in the method of guiding the locate pin to the L-shaped notch groove, it is necessary to move the cockpit module up and down at the L-shaped end portion of the notch groove, so that the through hole for connecting to the cockpit module is vertically long. There is a problem in that it is necessary to form the film.

  For this reason, an assembly device for a cockpit module that can temporarily hold the cockpit module without moving it in the vertical direction has been proposed today (see Patent Document 2).

In this assembling device, a temporary holding bracket is attached to a movable bracket having a recess formed on the side edge of the fixed bracket so that the movable bracket can be moved by tightening or loosening a bolt. Proposed. In this temporary holding bracket, it is possible to fix the locate pin without moving the cockpit module up and down by moving the movable bracket to the fixed bracket side with the locate pin guided in the recess.
JP-A-6-199152 Back of JP-A-2004-256093 (pages 6-7, FIGS. 12, 13)

  However, in the structure where the movable bracket is movably attached to the fixed bracket by tightening the bolt, it is necessary to perform the bolt tightening operation in order to fix the locate pin. Therefore, the cockpit module is temporarily mounted on the dash lower panel of the vehicle body. There is a problem that a lot of work load and work time are required for holding.

  In addition, if the bolt is tightened in a state where the locate pin is not sufficiently guided to the recess, the locate pin may be fixed on the near side of the desired position, so that the cockpit module cannot be positioned. there were.

  Furthermore, since it is necessary to form a recess for guiding the locating pin to the movable bracket, the height of the movable bracket is required, which may increase the size of the bracket.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and can temporarily hold the cockpit module without moving the cockpit module in the vertical direction, further reducing the burden of the assembly work and improving workability. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cockpit module assembling apparatus and an assembling method capable of realizing the improvement of the above.

  In order to solve the above problems, an assembling apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention relates to an assembling apparatus for temporarily holding a cockpit module using a holding projection member provided on a vehicle body, A fixed bracket attached to a side portion of the cockpit module; and a movable bracket that forms a guide space for guiding the holding projection member together with the fixed bracket. A convex part is formed on the guide space side edge of the movable bracket so as to be rotatable with respect to the fixed bracket. The convex part is in contact with the guide space side edge of the fixed bracket. An inclined portion is formed on the wall surface on the front side.

  Further, in the assembling apparatus described in claim 2, the guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket is constituted by a fixed guide portion extending horizontally in the vehicle front direction, and the guide of the movable bracket is provided. The space side edge portion is constituted by a movable guide portion extended so as to be parallel to the fixed guide portion in a state where the convex portion is in contact with the guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket. It may be.

  Further, in the present invention, the movable bracket may be attached to the fixed bracket in a state where the movable bracket is positioned below the fixed bracket and is urged toward the fixed bracket.

  On the other hand, the assembling method according to claim 4 of the present invention is an assembling method for temporarily holding the cockpit module using a holding projection member provided on the vehicle body, and the side portion of the cockpit module. A movable bracket having a convex portion formed on the fixed bracket side edge and an inclined portion formed on the wall surface on the vehicle front side of the convex portion is attached to the fixed bracket side. The fixed bracket and the movable bracket form a guide space for guiding the holding projection member, and the holding projection member is guided to the guide space. The movable bracket is moved by moving the cockpit module toward the front of the vehicle and pressing the holding projection member against the inclined portion of the convex portion. Is rotated to guide the holding projection member toward the vehicle rear side of the convex portion, and by restricting the movement of the holding projection member by the fixed bracket and the movable bracket, the cockpit module is The vehicle body is temporarily held.

  In the assembling apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, a guide space for guiding the holding projection member is formed by the fixed bracket and the movable bracket, and the movable bracket rotates to the fixed bracket at the vehicle rear side end. It is attached as possible. Moreover, the convex part which contact | abuts to the guide space side edge part of a fixed bracket is formed in the guide space side edge part of a movable bracket, and the inclined part is formed in the vehicle front side wall surface in a convex part.

  For this reason, by guiding the holding projection member into the guide space, the cockpit module can be easily and reliably moved to a predetermined position (a position suitable for temporary holding) of the vehicle body.

  In addition, since the movable bracket is pivotably attached to the fixed bracket and the inclined portion is formed on the wall surface of the convex portion on the vehicle front side, when the holding projection moves to the vehicle rear side, The protrusion comes into contact with the inclined surface, the movable bracket is rotated, and the holding protrusion member is guided to the rear side of the protrusion. For this reason, it becomes possible to regulate the movement of the holding projection member by the fixed bracket and the movable bracket (including the convex portion).

  As described above, the movable bracket can be automatically adjusted with the movement of the holding projection member without adjusting the movable bracket with respect to the fixed bracket, thereby reducing the burden of assembly work and improving workability. It is possible to improve.

  In the assembling apparatus according to claim 2, the guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket is constituted by a fixed guide portion that extends horizontally in the vehicle front direction, and the guide space side edge portion of the movable bracket is the fixed bracket. When the movable guide portion is extended so as to be parallel to the fixed guide portion in a state where the convex portion is in contact with the edge portion of the guide space, the fixed portion is extended horizontally. Since the guide space can be formed horizontally by the guide portion and the movable guide portion, the cockpit module can be easily and reliably moved in the horizontal direction.

  Furthermore, since the movable bracket is pivotably attached to the fixed bracket and the inclined portion is formed on the wall surface on the front side of the convex portion, the movable bracket can be rotated simply by moving the cockpit module horizontally. Thus, the cockpit module can be temporarily held on the vehicle body, and there is no need to move the cockpit module up and down as in the prior art.

  Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, when the movable bracket is positioned on the lower side of the fixed bracket and attached to the fixed bracket in a state of being biased toward the fixed bracket, It is possible to prevent the holding projection member restricted by the movable bracket from easily moving, and to prevent the movable bracket provided on the lower side from inadvertently turning downward. Can do.

  Hereinafter, an assembly apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cockpit module 2 is assembled to a finished vehicle body 3 using an assembling apparatus 1 according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the cockpit module 2 includes a heat exchanger 4, a steering member 5, a duct, and the like of an air conditioning unit, which are incorporated into the instrument panel 7.

  The assembling apparatus 1 is installed on the assembly line of the vehicle, and holds the cockpit module 2 by gripping the end of the steering member 5 with the gripping arm 8. The assembling apparatus 1 is an assisting apparatus for assembling the cockpit module 2 to the vehicle body 3, and the operator easily moves the cockpit module 2 toward the vehicle body 3 by holding the cockpit module 2 in the assembling apparatus 1. It is possible. The cockpit module 2 is assembled to a dash lower panel 9 that forms a part of the vehicle body 3.

  As shown in FIG. 2, pipes 10, 11, and 12 are provided in the heat exchanger 4 of the air conditioning unit incorporated in the cockpit module 2, and the dash lower panel 9 corresponds to the assembly position of the cockpit module 2. Through holes 10a, 11a, and 12a for penetrating the tips of the pipes 10, 11, and 12 are formed. When the cockpit module 2 is assembled to the dash lower panel 9 of the vehicle body 3, the ends of the pipes 10, 11, 12 are guided into the engine room through the through holes 10a, 11a, 12a, and an evaporator provided in the engine room, etc. Connected to each.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gripping arm 8 of the assembling apparatus 1 is provided with an attachment portion 14, and a temporary holding bracket 15 is attached to the attachment portion 14. In FIG. 3, only the left side of the vehicle body of the assembling apparatus 1 is shown, but the mounting portion 14 and the temporary holding bracket 15 are provided on the right side of the vehicle body as shown in FIG. ing.

  Dash side panels 16, 16 extending in the vehicle front direction are formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle body of the dash lower panel 9, and the dash side panels 16, 16 are temporarily installed on the inside of the vehicle. A pair of upper and lower locating pins 17, 17 as holding projection members are provided on each of the left and right sides.

  Among these, the upper left and right locating pins 17 and 17 are configured to be locked to U-shaped guide recesses 5b and 5b of bracket members 5a and 5a integrally provided at both ends of the steering member 5. Has been.

  Further, the lower left and right locating pins 17 and 17 are configured to be respectively engaged with the temporary holding brackets 15 and 15 of the gripping arms 8 and 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the temporary holding bracket 15 has a fixed bracket 20 and a movable bracket 30.

  Among these, the fixed bracket 20 is formed in a crank shape from a fixed bracket base portion 21 in which an upper guide portion (fixed guide portion) 21 a extending horizontally in the vehicle front direction is formed, and a vehicle rear side end portion of the fixed bracket base portion 21. The fixing bracket connecting portion 22 is bent and the fixing bracket attaching portion 23 is formed at the vehicle rear side end portion of the fixing bracket connecting portion 22.

  A vehicle rear side end portion 31 of the movable bracket 30 is rotatably attached to the fixed bracket 20 so as to be positioned below the upper guide portion 21a.

  In addition, the torsion spring 32 is provided in the attachment location of the movable bracket 30 and the fixed bracket 20 as shown in FIGS. 4B and 4C, and the movable bracket 30 is attached to the direction of the fixed bracket 20. It is in a state of power.

  The movable bracket 30 is formed with a lower guide portion (movable guide portion) 33 whose upper surface extends horizontally. The upper guide portion 21a of the fixed bracket 20 and the lower guide portion 33 of the movable bracket 30 A guide space 35 for guiding the lower locate pin 17 is formed.

  Further, a convex portion 36 that contacts the lower end 21b of the upper guide portion 21a of the fixed bracket 20 is formed on a part of the lower guide portion 33 of the movable bracket 30, and the movable bracket 30 is fixed to the fixed bracket by a torsion spring 32. It is biased to the 20 side.

  Then, the torsion spring 32 causes the convex portion 36 of the movable bracket 30 biased upward to contact the lower end 21b of the upper guide portion 21a of the fixed bracket 20, so that the guide space 35 is spaced at a constant interval. The structure keeps R.

  The distance R is defined as a width that can guide the locate pin 17 in consideration of the diameter of the locate pin 17.

  The convex portion 36 is disposed with a space (interval S) in which the locate pin 17 can be stored from a closed end portion (end portion on the vehicle rear side in the guide space 35) 35a of the guide space 35. Further, an open end portion of the guide space 35 of the convex portion 36 (an end portion on the vehicle front side in the guide space 35) 35b side wall surface (a wall surface on the vehicle front side) is an inclined surface (inclination) that is inclined when viewed from the side. Part) 37.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing bracket connecting portion 22 is bent so as to protrude toward the inner side of the vehicle body, and a fixing hole 22 b is formed in a portion 22 a located closest to the inner side of the vehicle. The temporary holding bracket can be attached to and detached from the cockpit module by attaching the bolt 40 to the side surface of the cockpit module 2 (more specifically, the member side bracket 41 fixed to the steering member 5) through the fixing hole 22b. It can be attached.

  The fixed bracket mounting portion 23 has an elliptical shape extending in the vertical direction, and engaging holes 23a and 23a that engage with mounting projections 43 and 43 provided on the mounting portion 14 are formed on the top and bottom. Yes.

  Next, an operation procedure for assembling the cockpit module 2 to the vehicle body 3 using the assembling apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described.

  First, the temporary holding bracket 15 including the fixed bracket 20 and the movable bracket 30 is attached to the member side bracket 41 using the bolts 40. As shown in FIG. 5, a welding nut 41 a is fixed to the back surface of the member side bracket 41, and the bolt 40 is inserted into the fixing hole 22 b of the fixing bracket 20 and the bolt 40 is attached to the member side bracket 41. The temporary holding bracket 15 is attached to the cockpit module 2 by being fastened to the welding nut 41a.

  Next, the fixing bracket mounting portion 23 of the fixing bracket 20 is attached to the mounting portion 14 provided on the grip arm 8 of the assembling apparatus 1. Since the mounting portion 14 is formed with two protrusions 43 corresponding to the interval between the two engagement holes 23a formed in the fixed bracket mounting portion 23, the gripping arm 8 is adjusted to adjust the protrusions 43. Are engaged with the corresponding engagement holes 23a, whereby the temporary holding bracket 15 is fixed to the mounting portion 14, and the cockpit module 2 can be held by the assembling apparatus 1.

  Thus, by holding the cockpit module 2 with the assembling apparatus 1 via the temporary holding bracket 15, the operator can easily move the cockpit module 2 with the assistance of the assembling apparatus 1. Become.

  Next, with the assistance of the assembling apparatus 1, the cockpit module 2 is moved horizontally to the front of the vehicle, and the cockpit module 2 is assembled to the dash lower panel 9. When the cockpit module 2 is moved horizontally, the guide space is provided on the inner surface of the dash side panel 16 and the locating pin 17 is formed by the upper guide portion 21 a of the fixed bracket 20 and the lower guide portion 33 of the movable bracket 30. 35 (see FIG. 6A), the locating pin 17 relatively moves toward the vehicle rear side in the guide space 35 as the cockpit module 2 moves.

  At this time, since the upper guide portion 21a of the fixed module and the lower guide portion 33 of the movable module are formed to extend horizontally, the locating pin 17 is guided along the upper guide portion 21a and the lower guide portion 33. Thus, the cockpit module 2 can be easily moved in the horizontal direction.

  When the locate pin 17 moves to the inclined surface 37 of the convex portion 36 and contacts the inclined surface 37 (see FIG. 6B), the direction in which the movable bracket 30 opposes the urging force by the locate pin 17, specifically, 6C, the front end portion 38 of the movable bracket 30 is rotated downward (see FIG. 6C).

  After that, when the locate pin 17 passes between the upper surface of the convex portion 36 and the lower surface of the upper guide portion 21a (see FIG. 6D) and moves to the closed end portion 35a of the guide space 35, the locate pin 17 causes FIG. c) Since the force applied in the direction of arrow G in the figure is released, the front end portion 38 of the movable bracket 30 is rotated toward the fixed bracket 20 by the biasing force of the torsion spring 32. In this state, the locating pin 17 is regulated in the front-rear direction by the convex portion 36 and the closed end portion 35 a and is regulated in the vertical direction by the upper guide portion 21 a of the fixed bracket 20 and the lower guide portion 33 of the movable bracket 30. Become.

  Thus, by moving the cockpit module 2 horizontally in the vehicle front direction, the locate pin 17 is positioned at the closed end portion 35a of the guide space 35, and the cockpit module 2 is temporarily held by the vehicle body 3. For this reason, it is possible to temporarily hold the cockpit module without moving the cockpit module up and down as in the case of temporarily holding the cockpit module using a conventional bracket in which an L-shaped cutout groove is formed. It becomes.

  For example, FIGS. 6A1 to 6E1 show the positional relationship between the conventional bracket 50 and the locate pin 51 corresponding to FIGS. 6A to 6E. As shown in FIG. 6 (d), when the conventional bracket 50 is used, the cockpit module moves up and down by a height L as compared with FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (e).

  For this reason, by using the temporary holding bracket 15 according to the present embodiment, work accuracy in the temporary holding work of the cockpit module 2, for example, insertion of the pipes 10, 11, 12 into the through holes 10a, 11a, 12a of the dash lower panel 9 Assembling accuracy such as accuracy can be improved.

  Even when the pipes 10, 11, 12 of the cockpit module 2 are inserted into the through holes 10 a, 11 a, 12 a of the dash lower panel 9, the hole shapes of the through holes 10 a, 11 a, 12 a are It is not necessary to make it vertically long in consideration of movement, and it is not necessary to consider bending due to vertical movement.

  Furthermore, since the locate pin 17 is regulated by the fixed bracket 20 and the movable bracket 30, it is possible to prevent the locate pin 17 from being easily detached from the temporary holding bracket 15, and the assembly work of the cockpit module 2 can be performed quickly and accurately. Can be performed.

  Further, by simply moving the cockpit module 2 horizontally, the locating pin 17 comes into contact with the inclined surface 37 of the convex portion 36 to automatically rotate the movable bracket 30, and thereafter, the fixed bracket 20, the movable bracket 30, Therefore, the locating pin 17 is regulated.

  For this reason, in the temporary holding bracket 15, there is no need to adjust the position adjustment of the movable bracket 30 with respect to the fixed bracket 20 by tightening the bolt 40 or the like unlike the conventional temporary holding bracket 15, and the temporary holding work can be performed quickly and efficiently. Can be performed.

  Furthermore, in the temporary holding bracket 15 according to the present embodiment, there is no need to provide a recess for restricting the locate pin 17 with respect to the movable bracket (or the fixed bracket) unlike the conventional temporary holding bracket. 15 can be prevented from being enlarged, and the configuration of the temporary holding bracket 15 can be simplified.

  After the temporarily held cockpit module 2 is attached to the vehicle body, the holding arm 8 is moved to remove the fixed bracket attaching portion 23 of the temporarily holding bracket 15 from the attaching portion 14.

  Further, the bolt 40 is loosened to remove the temporary holding bracket 15 from the member side bracket 41, and the movable bracket 30 is rotated to remove the locate pin 17 from the guide space 35, whereby the temporary holding bracket 15 is removed from the vehicle body 3 and the cockpit module. Remove from 2.

  By removing the temporary holding bracket 15 from the cockpit module 2 in this manner, the cockpit module 2 can be reduced in weight.

  Further, the fixed bracket connecting portion 22 of the fixed bracket 20 is bent in a crank shape.

  For this reason, by defining the folding angle and the dimension of the bent portion optimally, a highly versatile temporary holding bracket that does not depend on the design of the instrument panel 7 or the shape of the opening portion of the vehicle body door is formed. It is also possible.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment of the assembling apparatus according to the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the assembling apparatus is not limited to the above-described embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the left and right locating pins 17, 17 provided on the upper side are U-shaped guide recesses of the bracket members 5 a, 5 a provided integrally at both ends of the steering member 5. Although it is configured to be locked to 5b and 5b, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the left and right locating pins 17 and 17 are formed in two pairs of left and right, or omitted. There are no particular restrictions on the shape, quantity and material of the material.

It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a cockpit module is assembled | attached to a vehicle body using the assembly | attachment apparatus shown to embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which changed FIG. 1 and showed the position. It is an expansion perspective view of A part shown in FIG. It is the figure which showed the temporary holding bracket shown in embodiment, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a side view in B part of Fig. (A), (C) is a horizontal cross section in B part of Fig. (A) The figure is shown. It is sectional drawing which showed CC cross section shown in FIG. 3 from the arrow direction. (A)-(e) A mode that a locating pin is guided to the guide space of the temporary holding bracket shown to this embodiment is shown, (a1)-(d1) guides a locating pin to the guide groove formed in the conventional bracket. It shows how it is done.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Assembly apparatus 2 ... Cockpit module 3 ... Car body 4 ... Heat exchanger 5 ... Steering member 7 ... Instrument panel 8 ... Grip arm 9 ... Dash lower panel 14 ... Mounting part 15 ... Temporary holding bracket 16 ... Dash side panel 17 ... Locate pin (holding protrusion)
20 ... fixed bracket 21 ... fixed bracket base 21a ... upper guide part (fixed guide part)
22 ... fixed bracket connection part 23 ... fixed bracket mounting part 30 ... movable bracket 32 ... torsion spring 33 ... lower guide part (movable guide part)
35 ... guide space 36 ... convex part 37 ... inclined surface (inclined part)
41… Member side bracket

Claims (4)

In the assembling apparatus for temporarily holding the cockpit module using the holding projection member provided on the vehicle body,
A fixed bracket attached to the side of the cockpit module;
A movable bracket that forms a guide space together with the fixed bracket for guiding the holding protrusion member;
The vehicle rear side end portion of the movable bracket is rotatably attached to the fixed bracket,
On the guide space side edge portion of the movable bracket, a convex portion that contacts the guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket is formed,
An assembling apparatus, wherein an inclined portion is formed on a wall surface of the convex portion on the vehicle front side. The guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket is configured by a fixed guide portion extending horizontally in the vehicle front direction,
The guide space side edge portion of the movable bracket extends so as to be parallel to the fixed guide portion when the convex portion is in contact with the guide space side edge portion of the fixed bracket. The assembling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the assembling apparatus includes a guide portion. The assembly apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the movable bracket is located on a lower side of the fixed bracket and attached to the fixed bracket in a state of being biased toward the fixed bracket. An assembly method for temporarily holding a cockpit module using a holding projection member provided on a vehicle body body,
With respect to the fixed bracket attached to the side portion of the cockpit module, a movable bracket having a convex portion formed on the fixed bracket side edge portion and an inclined portion formed on a wall surface on the vehicle front side of the convex portion, A guide space for guiding the holding projection member by the fixed bracket and the movable bracket is formed so as to be pivotably attached in a state of being biased toward the fixed bracket side,
Moving the cockpit module to the vehicle front side while guiding the holding projection member into the guide space;
By rotating the movable bracket by pressing the holding projection member against the inclined portion of the convex portion, the holding projection member is guided to the vehicle rear side of the convex portion,
The assembly method characterized in that the cockpit module is temporarily held on the vehicle body body by restricting movement of the holding projection member by the fixed bracket and the movable bracket.

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