JP2008302841A - Structure for mounting interior trim for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for mounting an interior trim for a vehicle capable of mounting a heavy interior trim such as a combination meter to a mounted member in a single operation and under stable condition. <P>SOLUTION: This structure for mounting an interior trim for a vehicle comprises a mounting part 30 installed to the interior trim, an insertion hole 32 bored through both of top and back sides, a clip 40 tacked on the top side of the mounting part, and a seat part 16 installed to a mounted member (instrument panel 10) of the interior trim, projectable to the top side by being inserted in the insertion hole 32 of the mounting part 30 from the back side of the mounting part, and capable of inserting the clip 40 with two opposed faces opened. The clip 40 tacked to the mounting part 30 is inserted in the seat part 16 projecting to the top side of the mounting part, so as to hold the mounting part and the seat part under a coupling condition. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an interior part for a vehicle for attaching a relatively heavy interior part such as a combination meter to a mounting target member such as an instrument panel.

With regard to this type of technology, for example, an automobile meter mounting structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 is already known. In this technique, a fixed portion having a bolt insertion hole is integrally provided in the meter, and a bolt hole is provided at an edge portion of the meter mounting opening in the instrument panel. And in the state which installed the meter in this opening, the fixing | fixed part and the edge of the opening are fastened with the volt | bolt.
JP 2004-114774 A

  In a structure in which a combination meter or the like is attached by fastening bolts, the number of work steps on the vehicle assembly line is large, and the physical burden on the worker increases, and a tool for fastening the bolts is also required. On the other hand, if the meter is attached by inserting clips previously connected to the meter side into the attachment hole of the instrument panel, the number of work steps on the assembly line of the vehicle is reduced, and no tools are required. However, if a heavy interior component such as a meter is attached with a clip, the interior component will be unstable and the installation state will not be stable.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem. The purpose of the present invention is to attach a heavy interior component such as a combination meter to the mounting target member with a single touch and a light mounting load. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for an interior product for a vehicle that can be mounted in a non-existing state.

The present invention is for achieving the above object, and is configured as follows.
1st invention is the attachment structure of the interior product for vehicles for attaching interior parts with comparatively heavy to the member for mounting, with respect to the attachment part provided in interior parts, and this attachment part An insertion hole opened through both sides of the front and back, a clip temporarily fixed on the front side of the mounting portion, and a member to be mounted, and is inserted into the insertion hole of the mounting portion from the back side of the mounting portion. It is possible to project to the front side, and a seat portion is provided that can open the two opposite faces and insert a clip. Then, by inserting the clip temporarily fixed to the attachment portion into the seat portion protruding to the front side of the attachment portion, the attachment portion and the seat portion are configured to be held in a coupled state.

  In this way, by simply inserting the clip temporarily fixed to the attachment part of the interior part into the seat part inserted through the insertion hole of the attachment part, a heavy interior part such as a combination meter can be obtained. The mounting target member can be mounted in a stable state with one touch, with a light mounting load and no backlash. In particular, since the direction in which the clip is inserted into the seat and the direction in which the seat is removed from the insertion hole of the attachment are orthogonal, the joint holding force between the attachment and the seat becomes the shear load of the clip. Depending on the setting, a strong holding power comparable to that of bolts can be obtained.

  In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the clip includes an operation portion that applies a pressing force for inserting the clip into the seat portion. The direction of the pushing force applied to the operation portion is set to be orthogonal to the insertion direction of the clip with respect to the seat portion, and the direction of the pushing force is changed to the insertion direction of the clip by the direction changing means. .

  As a result, the direction in which the interior part is assembled to the mounting target member while the seat portion is inserted through the insertion hole of the attachment portion and the direction in which the operating portion is pressed to insert the clip into the seat portion are the same direction. The burden on the operator on the line is reduced.

According to a third invention, in the first or second invention, there is provided positioning means for holding the clip in a state of being temporarily fixed to the front side of the attachment portion in a fixed position with respect to the attachment portion.
According to this configuration, it is possible to prevent the clip temporarily fastened to the attachment portion from moving from a fixed position during transportation of the interior part.

In a fourth aspect based on the first, second, or third aspect, the clip is provided with a slope whose thickness gradually increases from the preceding side to the opposite side when the clip is inserted into the seat.
The clip having such an inclined surface can obtain a high holding force without play even if the insertion force is small due to the wedge effect when the clip is inserted into the seat portion inserted through the insertion hole of the attachment portion.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Embodiment 1
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows a part of a cockpit module of a vehicle. In this drawing, a part of a resin instrument panel 10 (hereinafter abbreviated as “instrument panel 10”) is a meter hood 12. A combination meter 20 (hereinafter abbreviated as “meter 20”) is assembled inside the meter hood 12. Therefore, the instrument panel 10 is a mounting target member for mounting the meter 20.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the meter 20 is separated from the instrument panel 10. As shown in this drawing, the inside of the meter hood 12 is an opening 14 for assembling the meter 20, and is formed integrally with the instrument panel 10 at the lower edge of the opening 14 and is paired with left and right. The seat 16 is located. Both seats 16 have an arch shape in which individual upper and lower surfaces are opened, and project into the vehicle interior in the opening 14.

The meter 20 is a built-in part having a large weight compared to a general decorative part, in which a predetermined device is incorporated inside a resin housing 22. In addition, the front surface of the housing 22 is a display surface 24, and a pair of left and right mounting portions 30 protrudes downward integrally with the housing 22 on the lower surface of the housing 22. These attachment portions 30 are each provided with an insertion hole 32 that is penetrated and opened on both front and back sides. The two seats 16 of the instrument panel 10 can be individually inserted through these insertion holes 32. In addition, when both seat portions 16 are inserted through the insertion holes 32 from the back side of the attachment portion 30, the leading ends of both seat portions 16 protrude to the front side of the attachment portion 30.
In FIG. 3, one of the attachment portions 30 is shown in an enlarged perspective view. FIG. 4 shows a side view of FIG. As shown in these drawings, a resin clip 40 is temporarily fastened to the front side of the mounting portion 30. The temporary fastening structure of the clip 40 has the same configuration in both attachment portions 30.

  The clip 40 has a slope 42 formed on the surface that is on the front side in the temporarily fastened state. The inclined surface 42 is set to have an inclination in which the thickness gradually increases from the distal end portion 40a of the clip 40 toward the proximal end portion 40b. Further, guide portions 46 are provided on both sides of the clip 40, respectively. These guide portions 46 are integrated with the clip 40 only at both ends, and can be bent in the width direction of the clip 40 as a whole by the elasticity of the resin. Both guide portions 46 are gripped so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to a pair of gripping brackets 34 protruding from the surface integrally with the mounting portion 30.

Convex portions 48 are formed on both sides of each holding bracket 34 on the outer surfaces of both guide portions 46. In order for these convex portions 48 to pass through the holding bracket 34, it is necessary to bend each guide portion 46 toward the clip 40 side. Therefore, the clip 40 in the normal temporarily fixed state is held at the fixed position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 with respect to the mounting portion 30 in the vertical direction. Note that the tip 40 a of the clip 40 in the temporarily fastened state is located above the insertion hole 32 of the mounting portion 30.
As described above, the “holding means” for holding the clip 40 in the temporarily fastened state at the fixed position with respect to the mounting portion 30 is constituted by the both holding brackets 34 and the both guide portions 46 each having the convex portion 48. Yes.

The clip 40 includes an operation unit 50 that applies a pressing force to move the clip 40 downward. The operation portion 50 is coupled to the base end portion 40b of the clip 40 by a belt-like connecting portion 52 having flexibility due to the elasticity of the resin. The connecting portion 52 is supported so as to move along the bearing surface 38 by a bearing portion 36 protruding from the surface thereof integrally with the mounting portion 30. By guiding the connecting portion 52 having flexibility to the support surface 38 of the support portion 36, the direction of the pressing force with respect to the operation portion 50 is changed by about 90 ° and transmitted to the clip 40. That is, the “direction” for changing the direction of the pressing force with respect to the operation portion 50 to the direction in which the clip 40 is moved downward (the insertion direction described later with respect to the seat portion 16) by the support surface 38 and the connecting portion 52 of the support portion 36. "Conversion means" is configured.
The operation unit 50 is set in a direction in which a pressing force is applied from the front side of the meter 20. Therefore, the direction in which the meter 20 is assembled to the opening 14 of the instrument panel 10 shown in FIG. 2 is the same as the direction in which the operation unit 50 of the clip 40 is pushed.

Next, a procedure for attaching the meter 20 to the instrument panel 10 will be described.
First, the meter 20 is assembled into the opening 10 of the instrument panel 10 while the both seats 16 of the instrument panel 10 are inserted through the insertion holes 32 of the mounting portions 30 of the meter 20. As a result, the housing 22 of the meter 20 is housed in the instrument panel 10, and the display surface 24 of the meter 20 is positioned inside the meter hood 12. Further, both seat portions 16 pass through the insertion holes 32 of both attachment portions 30 and protrude to the front side of each attachment portion 30.
Therefore, by pushing the operating portion 50 of the clip 40 in the same direction as the assembly direction of the meter 20, the direction of the force is changed by about 90 ° as described above, and the clip 40 in the temporarily fixed state is moved downward. . When a predetermined force or more is applied to the clip 40 in the temporarily fastened state in this way, the convex portion 48 of the guide portion 46 in the clip 40 passes through the holding bracket 34 of the mounting portion 30 as described above, and the clip 40 Move. As a result, the clip 40 is inserted into the seat portion 16 protruding to the front side of the attachment portion 30, and the seat portion 16 of the instrument panel 10 and the attachment portion 30 of the meter 20 are held in a coupled state.

Thus, the meter 20 can be attached to the instrument panel 10 in a stable state by a one-touch operation of simply inserting the clip 40 temporarily fixed to the attachment part 30 of the meter 20 into the seat 16 of the instrument panel 10. Further, the direction in which the operation unit 50 of the clip 40 is pushed is changed by about 90 ° and transmitted to the clip 40, and the direction in which the meter 20 is assembled to the instrument panel 10 and the direction in which the operation unit 50 is pushed are aligned in the same direction. For these reasons, for example, the burden on the operator when the meter 20 is assembled in the assembly line of the vehicle is greatly reduced.
It should be noted that when the meter 20 is assembled in the opening 10 of the instrument panel 10, a predetermined mounting hole in which a resin clip (not shown) that is preliminarily coupled to the rear surface of the housing 22 of the meter 20 is opened on the instrument panel 10 side. Inserted into (not shown) and locked. Thereby, the instrument panel 10 and the meter 20 are supplementarily coupled at a location other than the location where the seat 16 and the attachment portion 30 are coupled.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a coupling state between the seat portion 16 and the attachment portion 30. As is clear from this drawing, when the clip 40 is inserted from the back side of the mounting portion 30 into the seat portion 16 that passes through the insertion hole 32 and is located on the front side, the connection structure is as if it is a kanuki. ing. That is, the clip 40 is positioned in a state orthogonal to the direction in which the seat portion 16 is about to come out from the insertion hole 32 of the mounting portion 30, and the removal load of the seat portion 16 is handled by the shear load of the clip 40. Become. Therefore, it is possible to firmly set the joint holding force between the seat portion 16 and the attachment portion 30 depending on the shear load of the clip 40.
Further, since the clip 40 is inserted into the seat portion 16 while being guided by the inclined surface 42, even with a small insertion force, a loose connection can be obtained due to the wedge effect.

Embodiment 2
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the second embodiment shown in FIG. 6, the structure of the above-mentioned “direction changing means” is changed. In this embodiment, an operation member 60 separate from the clip 40 is provided. The operation member 60 is slidably supported by a guide bracket 64 formed integrally with the mounting portion 30. The operation member 60 has an operation unit 62 for applying a pressing force from the front side of the meter 20. The operation member 60 and the base end portion 40 b of the clip 40 are in contact with each other at the joint surface 66. The joint surface 66 is set to an inclined surface that is transmitted to the clip 40 when the sliding direction of the operation member 60 is changed by about 90 °.
That is, in this embodiment, the “direction changing means” for changing the direction of the pressing force with respect to the operation portion 62 to the insertion direction of the clip 40 is configured by the joint surface 66 between the operation member 60 and the clip 40. Yes. Therefore, also in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the direction in which the meter 20 is assembled to the opening 14 of the instrument panel 10 and the direction in which the operation portion 62 of the operation member 60 is pushed to insert the clip 40 into the seat portion 16. Are in the same direction.
The operating member 60 when the operating portion 62 is pushed enters the escape hole 68 opened in the mounting portion 30, so that the sliding amount is secured without interfering with the mounting portion 30.

Embodiment 3
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In the third embodiment, the mounting portion 30 is simply configured to be temporarily fastened to the mounting portion 30 of the meter 20, and the “direction changing means” in the first and second embodiments is abolished. Therefore, the insertion of the clip 40 into the seat portion 16 directly pushes the base end portion 40b downward. As a result, the direction in which the meter 20 is assembled to the instrument panel 10 and the direction in which the clip 40 is inserted into the seat portion 16 do not match, but the other functions are the same as in the first and second embodiments.

Although the best mode for carrying out the present invention has been described above with reference to the drawings, this embodiment can be easily changed or modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
For example, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the configuration has been described in which the clip 40 temporarily fixed to the mounting portion 30 is inserted into the seat portion 16 from above to below. However, this insertion direction can be changed to the left and right direction. is there. In this case, the seat portion 16 has an arch shape in which both left and right sides are open, and the clip 40 is temporarily fastened to the attachment portion 30 so as to be inserted into the seat portion 16 from either the left or right direction.

Front view showing part of the cockpit module of the vehicle A perspective view showing a state in which the meter is separated from the instrument panel A perspective view showing the clip temporary fastening structure Side view showing clip clip Cross-sectional view showing the connected state with clips The perspective view showing the clip fastening structure in Embodiment 2 The perspective view showing the clip fastening structure in Embodiment 3

Explanation of symbols

10 Instrument panel 16 Seat 20 Meter 30 Mounting part 32 Insertion hole 40 Clip

Claims (4)

A vehicle interior mounting structure for mounting a relatively heavy interior component to a mounting target member,
An attachment part provided in the interior part, an insertion hole opened through both sides of the attachment part, a clip temporarily fixed to the front side of the attachment part, and a mounting target member, A seat that can be inserted into the insertion hole of the attachment portion from the back side of the attachment portion to protrude to the front side and that can be inserted into the clip by opening two opposite surfaces. The interior part for a vehicle is configured so that the attachment part and the seat part are held in a coupled state by inserting the clip temporarily fixed to the attachment part into the seat part protruding to the front side of the attachment part. Mounting structure. A vehicle interior part mounting structure according to claim 1,
The clip includes an operation unit that applies a pressing force for inserting the clip into the seat, and the direction of the pressing force applied to the operation unit is orthogonal to the insertion direction of the clip with respect to the seat, and A vehicle interior mounting structure that is set so that the direction of the pressing force is changed by the direction changing means to the insertion direction of the clip. A vehicle interior mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2,
1. A vehicle interior mounting structure comprising positioning means for holding a clip temporarily fixed to the front side of the mounting portion in a fixed position with respect to the mounting portion. A vehicle interior part mounting structure according to claim 1, 2, or 3,
A mounting structure for an interior part for a vehicle, wherein the clip is provided with a slope whose thickness gradually increases from the preceding side to the opposite side when the clip is inserted into the seat.

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