JP2009202624A - Joining structure of console box - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a joining structure of a console box having a guide member on the side thereof where a mounting hole is formed and easily connectable to the side thereof where an engagement member is present. <P>SOLUTION: In this joining structure of the console box 1 and an instrument panel 2, the guide member 2 are attached to a joining surface 15 or 16 where both the console box and the instrument panel are joined to each other or to the side thereof where the mounting hole 12 is formed. An opening 17 is formed in the joining surface 15 or 16 where both the console box and the instrument panel are joined to each other or the side thereof where an engagement member 11 is present. The engagement member 11 can reach the mounting hole 12 along the guide member 3. The engagement member 11 is engaged with the mounting hole 12. The guide member 3 is stored in the opening 17. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a joining structure for easily and accurately attaching a console box, which is an automobile interior product, to an instrument panel.

  Conventionally, when a console box is attached to an instrument panel, the protrusion and the attachment hole are fitted or engaged with each other at the joint surface, and the console box is fixed to the instrument panel using screws or the like. A joining structure is common.

As an example, there is a console box in which a console box can be placed on the floor of a vehicle and joined to an instrument panel. For example, in Patent Document 1, a scissor provided at a connection portion of a console box is inserted into a slit provided at a connection portion of an instrument panel, and in this state, the instrument panel and the console box are further screwed. A console box joining structure that can be fixed by the above is disclosed.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-10099

  However, in such a console box joining structure, when inserting the engaging member of the console box into the mounting hole of the instrument panel, the operator confirms the position of the mounting hole and the engaging member while Without adjustment, it is difficult to insert. In particular, when there are a plurality of mounting holes and engaging members, it is necessary to adjust the position while simultaneously confirming the respective positions, and it is difficult to join easily and reliably.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the joining structure of the console box which can provide a guide member in the side which has an attachment hole in the joining of an instrument panel and a console box, and can be easily joined with the side which has an engaging member. .

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is a joint structure of a console box joined to an instrument panel, and the instrument panel and the console box each have joint parts joined to each other. The joint portion is provided with one or more engagement members or attachment holes, or one or more engagement members and attachment holes. Of the joint portions of the instrument panel and the console box, the side having the attachment holes. Is provided with a guide member, the guide member has a guide surface, the guide surface protrudes outward, and the guide surface is adjacent to the mounting hole, and the instrument panel The side of the console box where the engagement member is provided is provided with an opening into which the guide member is inserted. The engaging member protrudes outward, the opening is adjacent to the engaging member, and the engaging member can reach the mounting hole along the guide surface; The joint member and the mounting hole are engaged with each other, and the guide member can be stored in the opening.

  In the console box joining structure according to claim 1, the guide member is provided on the side having the attachment hole, and the guide member is adjacent to the attachment hole, so that the engagement member engaged with the attachment hole is minimized by the operator. It is possible to reach the mounting hole by visual confirmation and position adjustment. Further, the guide member is housed in the opening, so that the instrument panel and the console box are reliably connected without a gap.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the engagement member has a pointed shape at a distal end portion opposite to the joint portion provided with the engagement member, and the distal end portion is engaged. It has a fixed angle in a direction intersecting with the guide surface adjacent to the fitting hole to be joined, the tip portion and the guide surface are in contact, and the engaging member is along the guide surface It is possible to reach the mounting hole, and a distal end portion of the engaging member is inserted into the mounting hole.

  In the console box joining structure according to claim 2, the distal end of the engaging member has a certain angle in the direction intersecting the guide surface, so that positioning when the engaging member reaches the mounting hole can be easily performed. Furthermore, since the tip of the engaging member has a pointed shape, the engaging member can be easily inserted into the mounting hole.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the present invention, the guide surface of the guide member has an adjustment surface at an end opposite to the joint portion where the guide member is provided, and the adjustment is performed. The surface has an angle that intersects with the distal end portion of the engagement member within a certain range, and the adjustment surface and the engagement member come into contact with each other, and the engagement member is in contact with the guide surface. It can be reached along the line.

  The console box joining structure according to claim 3 can easily reach the guide surface adjacent to the mounting hole by providing an adjustment surface having a certain angle at one end of the guide surface, and further, the mounting surface is engaged with the mounting hole. Engagement with the member is easy and reliable.

  The invention of claim 4 is the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the mounting hole has a shape in which a small opening and a large opening, which are two openings having different sizes, are connected. Below the height of the joint, the large opening is above the height of the joint, and the engagement member is on the side of the joint having the engagement member. It has a notch in the lower direction, the engagement member is inserted through the large opening, and the notch is engaged with the small opening.

  In the console box joining structure according to claim 4, the engagement member that reaches the attachment hole can be easily inserted into the large opening by allowing the opening shapes having different sizes to communicate with each other in the attachment hole. In the engaging member, the notch of the engaging member and the small opening of the mounting hole are easily and reliably engaged, and the console box and the instrument panel can be joined with high accuracy.

  In the console box joint structure of the present invention, the guide hole adjacent to the mounting hole is provided, and the engaging member that engages with the mounting hole can reach the mounting hole along the guide member. Since it is stored in the opening adjacent to the engaging member, it is possible to perform highly accurate joining with a minimum of confirmation and adjustment.

Next, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described.
In addition, the expression of the direction in this description is based on FIG. The expression of direction is intended to facilitate understanding of the embodiment, and the present invention should not be understood as being limited thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the joining structure of the embodiment of the present invention includes an engaging member 11 provided on a joining surface (joining portion) 15 of the console box 1 and a joining surface (joining portion) 16 of the instrument panel 2. The guide member 3 and the mounting hole 12 adjacent to the guide member 3 are provided. The console box 1 and the instrument panel 2 of the present embodiment have a known three-layer structure, with a skin layer on the outer surface, a foam layer as an inner layer, and a core material layer at the deepest part. Yes. The engaging member 11 and the guide member are provided on the core material layer.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the console box 1 includes a main body member 4 and four engagement members 11.

  The appearance of the main body member 4 is a shape in which two boxes having different sizes are connected. One of the boxes is provided with a top surface opening 31 having an inner side surface and a bottom surface, the top surface of which is hollowed out. The top surface opening 31 is a storage box in which small items are stored. The main body member 4 has a joining surface 15 at one end surface on the short side. The joining surface 15 is a substantially vertical wall, and has a U-shape with an opening 17 at the center. Further, a top surface 25 is provided above the main body member 4 in the height direction so as to be a continuous surface without a step when joined to the instrument panel 2.

  Each engaging member 11 is adjacent to the opening 17. As shown in FIG. 3, the engaging member 11 protrudes perpendicularly from the joint surface 15 to the outside. That is, the engaging member 11 extends in the horizontal direction with respect to the floor surface. Further, the intermediate portion of the engaging member 11 is an angle adjusting portion 23 as shown in FIG. 5 and has an inward angle within a certain range from the angle adjusting portion 23 toward the distal end portion 22 and is bent. ing. The angle that the engaging member 11 has is a direction that intersects the adjustment surface 13 that the guide member 3 that will be described in detail later. That is, it has an angle within a certain range in the center direction of the opening 17 and in a direction horizontal to the floor surface. The distal end portion 22 of the engaging member 11 has a pointed shape.

  Moreover, the external appearance from the angle adjustment part 23 of the engagement member 11 to the front-end | tip part 22 is substantially triangular shape. A notch 24 is provided at the proximal end portion of the engaging member 11. The notch 24 has a substantially rectangular shape. The height direction length w of the notch 24 is approximately the same as or less than the height direction length h of the small opening 27 of the mounting hole 12 described in detail later. As shown in FIG. 7, the length u of the notch 24 in the direction of the distal end portion 22 is approximately the same as or greater than the member thickness of the instrument panel 2. That is, it is the same as or more than the depth length of the mounting hole 12 described in detail later.

The instrument panel 2 has a configuration similar to that of a known one, and as shown in FIG. 1, an instrument mounting portion 42 is provided on the driver's seat side, and a glove box mounting portion 43 is provided on the passenger seat side, An audio attachment portion 44 and a console attachment portion 41 are provided in the center of the driver seat and the passenger seat.
The instrument panel 2 shown in FIG. 2 has a fixed portion 5 that is a console mounting portion 41 of the console box 1, a guide member 3, and four mounting holes 12.

  The fixing portion 5 has a joint surface 16. The joint surface 16 is an inner flange-shaped plane. A guide member 3 protruding outward is provided at the inner end of the joint surface 16. The fixed portion 5 is provided with a top surface 26 that is a continuous surface without a step when the main body member 4 of the console box 1 is joined to the upper portion in the height direction.

  The guide member 3 is perpendicular to the joint surface 16 and protrudes to the outside. The appearance of the guide member 3 is a box shape. The guide member 3 has two guide surfaces 14, 14, a top surface 29, and a guide front surface 30.

  The two guide surfaces 14 and 14 protrude perpendicularly from the joint surface 16. The guide surface 14 is provided with adjustment surfaces 13 and 13 which are bent at a certain angle from the intermediate portion.

  Further, the two adjustment surfaces 13 and 13 each have an angle within a certain range in a direction intersecting with the distal end portion 22 of the engaging member 11 described above. That is, each has an inward angle. The certain range is such that the adjustment surface 13 is not parallel to the bonding surface 16 and the tip of the adjustment surface 13 is not directed toward the bonding surface 16.

  The guide front surface 30 is provided on the tip side of the adjustment surface 13 in parallel with the joint surface 16. The guide front surface 30 has an opening 18 similar to that of the main body member 4 described above, and the opening 18 has a U shape facing the floor surface. The opening shape is substantially square.

  The four attachment holes 12 are adjacent to the guide surface 14 of the guide member 3 and are provided on the joint surface 16. As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting hole 12 has a shape in which a small square-shaped opening 27 and a large opening 28 having different sizes are connected.

  The height direction length h of the small opening 27 shown in FIG. 6 is about the same as or less than the height direction length j joined to the joining surface 15 of the engaging member 11 shown in FIG. The width? (Fig. 6), which is the length in the direction perpendicular to the height direction length h (Fig. 6) of the small opening 27, is the width k (joined to the joining surface 15 of the engagement member 11). It is the same level as FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the depth of the small opening 27 is approximately equal to or greater than the member thickness of the fixed portion 5.

  The height direction length H (FIG. 6) of the large opening 28 is obtained by subtracting the height direction length h (FIG. 6) of the small opening 27 from the longest height direction length s (FIG. 5) of the locking member 11. Or more. That is, the length s (FIG. 5) in the height direction of the locking member 11 is the sum of the length h (FIG. 6) of the small opening 27 and the length H (FIG. 6) of the large opening 28. Is about the same or more. The width L (FIG. 6) of the large opening 28 is about the longest horizontal length t (FIG. 5) or more of the distal end portion 22 and the angle adjusting portion 23 because the locking member has an angle. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the depth of the large opening 28 is approximately the same as or greater than the thickness of the fixing member 5.

  Next, a procedure for attaching the console box 1 and the instrument panel 2 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 7 (a), and FIG. 8 (a), the joining surface 15 of the console box 1 and the joining surface 16 of the instrument panel 2 are faced to each other.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8B, the distal end portion 22 of the engaging member 11 included in the console box 1 is moved so as to contact the adjustment surface 13 of the guide member 3 included in the instrument panel 2. At this time, the top surface 25 of the console box 1 is at a position higher than the top surface 26 of the instrument panel 2 as shown in FIG.

  In this state, the console box 1 is pushed into the instrument panel 2 as shown in FIG. At this time, the distal end portion 22 of the engagement member 11 is in contact with the guide surface 14 of the guide member 3 of the instrument panel 2 and extends in the external direction, which is the opposite direction to the guide surface 14. Moved in the direction. Further, when the console box 1 is pushed in while maintaining the contact state, the locking member 11 reaches the mounting hole 12. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7B and 8D, the respective joining surfaces 15 and 16 are in contact with each other, and the four engaging members 11 are inserted through the four mounting holes 12, respectively. And as shown in FIG.7 (c), each notching hole 12 and the notch 24 which the engaging member 11 has are engaged by pushing in a floor surface direction.

In the joint structure of the console box 1 according to the above-described embodiment, the structure having the guide member 3 and the four attachment holes 12 on the instrument panel 2 side, and the structure having the four engagement members 11 on the console box 1 side. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
For example, the following modified example (second embodiment) can be considered.
In the second embodiment, the structure having the guide member 3 and several mounting holes 12 on the console box 1 side, and the same number of engaging members 11 as the mounting holes 12 provided on the console box 1 on the instrument panel 2 side. It may be configured to have.

Moreover, in the joining structure of the console box 1 of embodiment mentioned above, if the console box 1 and the instrument panel 2 have either one of the engaging member 11 or the attachment hole 12, the latching member 11 or the attachment hole 12 is provided. Although the configuration in which either one does not exist is shown, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
For example, the following modified example (third embodiment) can be considered.
The two engaging members 11 on the top surface side of the console box 1 in the third embodiment have the arrangement of the first embodiment described above, and the two on the floor surface side are replaced with the mounting holes 12 and further the first embodiment. It arrange | positions so that the attachment hole 12 may be adjoined like the guide member 3 of a form. The size of the guide member 3 at this time is substantially half or less than that of the first embodiment.

  Further, the instrument panel 2 side is configured to engage with the attachment member 12 and the engagement member 11 of the console box 1 having the joining configuration of the above-described third embodiment. That is, the two attachment holes 12 and the guide member 3 are provided on the top surface side, and the two engagement members 11 are disposed on the floor surface side.

  If it is this structure, each engagement member 11 will arrive at the attachment hole 12, maintaining the state which contact | connected each guide member 3, is inserted, and is engaged. However, with such a configuration, when the console box 1 is joined, the engaging member 11 included in the console box 1 and the engaging member 11 included in the instrument panel 2 are adjacent to the attachment holes 12 that engage with each other. There is a concern that confirmation and adjustment to the guide member 3 made may be troublesome. That is, compared with the above-described third embodiment, the first embodiment described above is a configuration that does not cause such a concern and can be said to be optimal.

In the joining structure of the console box 1 of the above-described embodiment, a configuration is shown in which one guide member 3 is provided on the instrument panel 2 and four attachment holes 12 adjacent to the guide member 3 are provided on the joining surface 16. However, the present invention is not limited to such a configuration.
For example, the following modified example (fourth embodiment) can be considered.
As shown in FIG. 9, the instrument panel 2 is also provided with two guide members 51 and 51, and four attachment holes 12 adjacent to the guide member 51, and the console box 1 has two slits 52 and 52 and attachment holes 12. The structure which provided the four engaging members 11 respectively engaged with may be sufficient.

  Also in this case, the guide surface 14 is provided with adjustment surfaces 13 and 13 which are bent at a certain angle from the intermediate portion. Further, this angle has an angle within a certain range in a direction intersecting with the distal end portion 22 of the engaging member 11. That is, the direction intersects the angle of the adjustment surface 13 of the fourth embodiment. That is, the angle of the engagement member 11 included in the console box 1 is an angle that intersects the adjustment surface 13. Moreover, since the guide member 51 is accommodated by providing the slit 52, the console box 1 and the instrument panel 2 are joined reliably. By deforming to such a configuration, the same effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows the combined state of a console box and an instrument panel. It is a perspective view which shows the main body member side of a console box. It is a perspective view which shows the joint surface side of a console box. It is a perspective view which shows the console box after joining. It is a perspective view of the engaging member in a console box. It is a front view which shows the joining surface of an instrument panel. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view for every joining stage of FIG. 2 which shows a console box. It is a plane sectional view for every joining stage of Drawing 2 showing a console box. It is a perspective view of 4th Embodiment of the junction structure of a console box.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Console box 2 Instrument panel 3 Guide member 11 Engagement member 12 Mounting hole 13 Adjustment surface 14 Guide surface 22 Angle adjustment part 23 Tip part 24 Notch

Claims (4)

  A console box joint structure for joining to an instrument panel, wherein the instrument panel and the console box each have joint portions to be joined to each other, and the joint portions are engaging members or mounting holes, or One or more engagement members and attachment holes are provided, and a guide member is provided on the side having the attachment holes in the joint portion of the instrument panel and the console box. A guide surface, the guide surface protrudes outward, the guide surface is adjacent to the mounting hole, and the engagement between the instrument panel and the joint portion of the console box. The side on which the member is provided is provided with an opening into which the guide member is inserted, and the engaging member protrudes in the outward direction, The opening is adjacent to the engagement member, the engagement member can reach the attachment hole along the guide surface, and the engagement member and the attachment hole engage with each other. The console box joining structure, wherein the guide member can be stored in the opening.   The engaging member has a pointed shape at a tip portion opposite to the joint portion provided with the engaging member, and the tip portion intersects the guide surface adjacent to the mounting hole to be engaged. The engagement member can reach the mounting hole along the guide surface while maintaining a state in which the distal end portion and the guide surface are in contact with each other. 2. The console box joint structure according to claim 1, wherein a distal end portion of the engaging member is inserted into the mounting hole.   The guide surface of the guide member has an adjustment surface at an end opposite to the joint portion where the guide member is provided, and the adjustment surface is within a certain range from the distal end portion of the engagement member. The cross section has an intersecting angle, and the adjustment surface and the engagement member come into contact with each other at the time of joining, and the engagement member can reach the guide surface. The console box joint structure described.   The mounting hole has a shape in which a small opening and a large opening, which are two openings having different sizes, are connected to each other, and the small opening is below the height of the joint, and the large opening is formed on the joint. The engaging member has a notch on the lower side in the height direction of the joining portion on the side of the joining portion having the engaging member, and the engaging member is inserted through the large opening. The console box joining structure according to claim 1, wherein the notch is engaged with the small opening.

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