JP2011042241A - Mounting structure for interior panel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a harness from biting in a partner part when mounting an interior panel to the partner part. <P>SOLUTION: A plurality of engagement projections 19 each having an engagement claw 25 on a distal end and a step portion 29 closer to a base end from the engagement claw 25 are protrudedly provided integrally with the outer circumference on the rear surface of a cover member 3. A flange 43 extending approximately horizontally is provided integrally with the inner circumference of an upper opening 33 of a box body 5 to be positioned toward a lower portion from the upper end of the upper opening 33. A plurality of inclined ribs 45 are provided integrally with an upper surface of the flange 43 to be downwardly inclined inwardly from the upper opening 33 of the box body 5, and engagement holes 47 are formed between the adjacent inclined ribs 45. While the cover member 3 is assembled to the box body 5, the engagement claw 25 of each engagement projection 19 is inserted into each engagement hole 47 from the above to be engaged with a circumference of each engagement hole 47 on the lower surface of the flange 43 from the below and the step portion 29 of each engagement projection 19 is made to abut on the upper surface of the flange 43 from above. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for assembling an interior panel, and in particular, a measure for preventing a harness provided on the interior panel side from being caught in a counterpart component.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an assembly structure in which a cover member provided with a cup holder or the like is assembled to a box body so as to close an upper opening thereof in a console box provided between a driver's seat and a passenger seat of an automobile. It is disclosed. Specifically, an engaging claw or clip protruding from the outer periphery of the back surface of the cover member is inserted and engaged from above into an engaging hole formed in the inner periphery of the upper opening of the box body, so that the cover member is attached to the box body. I try to assemble it.

JP 2004-196084 A (paragraph 0015 column, paragraph 0016 column, paragraph 0018 column, FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, when the cover member is assembled to the box body as described above, generally, a terminal for connection such as an AUX terminal for connecting an external device such as an audio device is previously incorporated in the cover member of the console box. The harness extending from the connection terminal may be caught between the outer peripheral edge of the cover member and the upper edge of the upper opening of the box body, and assembly work must be performed with considerable care. It causes a decline in sex.

  The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is to assemble an interior panel such as a cover member to a counterpart part such as a box body so that the harness is not caught.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that guide means for preventing harness biting is provided on the box body side.

  Specifically, the present invention is directed to an assembly structure in which an interior panel with a harness is assembled to a counterpart component so as to close an upper opening thereof, and the following solution is taken.

  That is, according to the present invention, a plurality of engaging projections having an engaging claw at the distal end and a stepped portion on the base end side with respect to the engaging claw are integrally provided on the outer periphery of the back surface of the interior panel. On the other hand, on the inner periphery of the upper opening of the mating part, a flange portion extending substantially horizontally is integrally formed so as to be positioned below the upper edge of the upper opening, and a plurality of flanges are formed on the upper surface of the flange portion. The inclined rib is integrally formed so as to be inclined inwardly from the upper edge of the upper opening of the counterpart component, and an engagement hole is formed between adjacent inclined ribs so that the interior panel is connected to the counterpart side. In an assembled state with the parts, the engaging claws of the engaging protrusions are inserted into the engaging holes from above and engaged with the peripheral edges of the engaging holes on the lower surface of the flange portion from below. Make sure that the stepped portion of the mating protrusion is in contact with the upper surface of the flange from above. The features.

  According to the present invention, since the harness hanging from the interior panel is guided to the inside of the mating part along the inclined rib at the time of assembly, the harness is the outer peripheral edge of the interior panel and the upper opening of the mating part. Assembling work is performed smoothly without being caught between the upper edge.

  Further, since the periphery of the engagement hole of the flange portion with which the engagement protrusion engages is reinforced by the inclined rib to ensure rigidity, the engagement protrusion is sufficiently resisted against the pressing force of the engagement protrusion. As a result, the engaging operation is not disturbed by the harness.

  Further, since the stepped portion of the locking projection comes into contact with the upper surface of the flange portion from above, the positioning of the interior panel with respect to the counterpart component is reliably performed.

It is a perspective view of a console box. It is a fragmentary perspective view of a box body. It is a top view of a cover member. It is a side view of a cover member. It is sectional drawing in the VV line of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the VI-VI line of FIG. It is a perspective view of an engagement protrusion. It is an enlarged view corresponding to the A section of Drawing 5, and the B section of Drawing 6 showing the state where the cover member was assembled to the box body.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 shows a console box 1 to which an assembly structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied. The console box 1 includes a cover member 3 as an interior panel and a box body 5 as a counterpart component to which the cover member 3 is assembled. Both the cover member 3 and the box body 5 are made of a resin material.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a power socket 7 and an AUX terminal 9 as a connection terminal are preliminarily installed side by side on the front end side of the cover member 3 as shown in FIGS. On the end side, an ON / OFF switch 11 for a power window is provided, and a circular cup holder 13 is recessed between the power socket 7 and the AUX terminal 9 and the ON / OFF switch 11. Harnesses 15a, 15b, and 15c extend from the power socket 7, the AUX terminal 9, and the ON / OFF switch 11 to be converged as one focusing harness 15, and an external device is connected to the extending end of the focusing harness 15. A coupler 17 for connecting to is attached.

  On the outer periphery of the back surface of the cover member 3, a plurality of engaging projections 19 are integrally projected at intervals in the circumferential direction. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, these engagement protrusions 19 include an engagement piece portion 21 and reinforcing piece portions 23 integrally formed at both ends of the engagement piece portion 21 in the width direction. The engagement claw 25 is surrounded by a U-shaped slit 27 so that the engagement claw 25 can be bent and deformed at the distal end of the combined piece portion 21. The guide surface portions 25a whose projecting dimensions are gradually reduced as they go are integrally formed. Further, a stepped portion 29 is formed on the proximal end side of the reinforcing piece portion 23 with respect to the engaging claw 25, and a distal end side piece portion 31 a on the distal end side of the stepped portion 29 is located on the proximal end side of the stepped portion 29. It is narrower than the base end side piece 31b.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the box body 5 includes a peripheral wall 37 having an upper opening 33 and a bridge wall 38 partially bridged inside the peripheral wall 37. The wall 38 is provided with a recessed cup holder 39, a reinforcing beam 40, and the like. In addition, the bottom of the portion without the bridge wall 38 penetrates, and a side brake storage hole 41 and the like are provided. Further, a flange portion 43 extending substantially horizontally is integrally formed on the inner periphery of the upper opening portion 33 of the box body 5 so as to be positioned closer to the lower side than the upper edge of the upper opening portion 33. A plurality of triangular inclined ribs 45 are integrally formed on the upper surface so as to be inclined inwardly from the upper edge of the upper opening 33 of the box body 5, and between the adjacent inclined ribs 45 are rectangular. An engaging hole 47 having a shape is formed.

  In order to assemble the cover member 3 to the box body 5, the cover member 3 is arranged above the box body 5 and the focusing harness 15 (harnesses 15 a, 15 b, 15 c) hanging from the cover member 3 is attached to the box body. 5 and press the cover member 3 against the box body 5. Thereby, the engaging claw 25 of the engaging piece portion 21 and the distal end side piece portion 31 a of the reinforcing piece portion 23 are inserted into the engaging hole 47 from above, and the guide surface portion 25 a of the engaging claw 25 is inserted into the engaging hole 47. The engagement claw 25 passes through the engagement hole 47 while being pressed against the inner periphery. At this time, since the harnesses 15a, 15b, and 15c are guided inward of the box body 5 along the inclined rib 45, the harnesses 15a, 15b, and 15c are connected to the outer peripheral edge of the cover member 3 and the upper opening of the box body 5. The cover member 3 can be smoothly assembled to the box body 5 so as to close the upper opening 33 thereof.

  In this assembled state, as shown in FIG. 8, the distal end side piece portion 31a of each engagement protrusion 19 (reinforcing piece portion 23) and the engagement claw 25 of each engagement piece portion 21 are connected to each other. It is inserted into the joint hole 47 from above and engaged with the periphery of each engagement hole 47 on the lower surface of the flange 43 from below, and the step portion 29 of each reinforcing piece 23 abuts on the upper surface of the flange 43 from above. ing. Thereby, positioning at the time of the assembly | attachment with respect to the box main body 5 of the cover member 3 can be performed reliably.

  In addition, since the inclined rib 45 reinforces the periphery of the engagement hole 47 of the flange portion 43 with which the engagement claw 25 of the engagement piece portion 21 is engaged, the rigidity of the engagement protrusion 19 is ensured. The engagement claw 25 can be reliably engaged against the above, and the engagement operation can be performed without being disturbed by the harnesses 15a, 15b, and 15c.

  In the above-described embodiment, the console box 1 is targeted. However, in addition to this, for example, it can be applied to armrest switch panels in a door trim, and moreover, limited to automobile interior parts. It is applicable to any assembly structure that assembles the harness-equipped interior panel so as to block the upper opening of the other part.

  The present invention is useful for an assembly structure in which an interior panel with a harness is assembled to a counterpart component so as to close an upper opening thereof.

3 Cover member (interior panel)
5 Box body (part on the other side)
15a, 15b, 15c Harness 19 Engagement protrusion 25 Engagement claw 29 Step part 33 Upper opening part 43 Flange part 45 Inclined rib 47 Engagement hole

Claims (1)

An assembly structure in which an interior panel with a harness is assembled to a counterpart component so as to close an upper opening thereof,
On the outer periphery of the back surface of the interior panel, an engaging claw is provided at the tip, and a plurality of engaging projections having a step portion on the base end side with respect to the engaging claw are integrally projected.
On the other hand, a flange portion extending substantially horizontally is integrally formed on the inner periphery of the upper opening portion of the counterpart component so as to be positioned downward from the upper edge of the upper opening portion. The inclined rib is integrally formed so as to incline downward from the upper edge of the upper opening of the counterpart component, and an engagement hole is formed between adjacent inclined ribs,
With the interior panel assembled to the mating part, the engaging claws of the engaging protrusions are inserted into the engaging holes from above and engaged with the peripheral edges of the engaging holes on the lower surface of the flange portion from below. And an interior panel assembling structure, wherein the stepped portions of the respective engaging projections are in contact with the upper surface of the flange portion from above.

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