JP2012166754A - Instrument panel device of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable an instrument panel device to secure internally a large object storage space, and also to enable smooth repairing of an air conditioning unit stored in front of the instrument panel device.SOLUTION: The instrument panel device includes: a panel body 5 that has a back wall 2; a lid 8 that opens and closes an aperture 6 for putting in and taking out objects formed in the panel body 5; and a lower part storage case 10 detachably mounted on the lower part of panel body 5, and forms a large object storage space S by communicating an upper part space S1 divided by a lid 8 that occupies an upper part and a closed position in the panel body 5 and a lower part space S2 in the lower part storage case 10. The repair work to the air conditioning unit 16 is performed by drawing out the lower part storage case 10 through a work hole 17 formed at the back wall 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument panel device for an automobile which is provided in a front part of a vehicle interior and has an object storage space defined therein.

  An instrument panel device of the above type constituted by a resin panel is conventionally known (see Patent Document 1). In this type of conventional instrument panel device, the internal object storage space is divided into two parts in a vertically separated state. The reason why the object storage space is divided into two is as follows.

  Devices such as an air conditioning unit are mounted on the inner side of the instrument panel device, that is, in the inner space in front of the instrument panel device. Such equipment is repaired regularly or as needed. For example, when the device is an air conditioning unit, an operation of replacing the filter of the unit is performed. Therefore, if one large object storage space is formed inside the instrument panel device, the back wall section that divides the back side of the object storage space becomes an obstacle, and the device located in front of the device storage space Repair work cannot be performed. For this reason, conventionally, the object storage space inside the instrument panel device is divided into two parts up and down, and when the device needs to be repaired, the device is passed through the gap between the upper object storage space and the lower object storage space. And then repaired it.

  However, as described above, when two upper and lower object storage spaces are defined inside the instrument panel device, the volume of each of the object storage spaces is reduced, and a large object is stored in any of the object storage spaces. Can not be.

JP 2009-67116 A

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automotive instrument panel device that can perform repair work on equipment arranged on the back side without any trouble and can secure a large-volume object storage space inside. is there.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automotive instrument panel device that is provided at a front part of a vehicle interior and that has an object storage space defined therein. The panel is pivotable between a closed position for closing a material access opening formed in the panel body and an open position for opening the material access opening in order to load or remove an object from the vehicle compartment in the object storage space. A lid connected to the upper part of the body via a hinge, an upper panel which is located above the panel body and constitutes the upper surface of the instrument panel device, and is arranged below the lid, the upper part being open A lower storage case formed in a box shape, the panel body and the upper panel are fixed to a vehicle body, and the lower storage case can be pulled out to the vehicle interior side. An upper space defined by an upper portion of the panel body and a lid occupying a closed position in a state where the lower storage case is detachably attached to the panel body and the lower storage case is attached to the panel body, and the lower storage case The object storage space that is integrally communicated with the lower space inside is partitioned, and a work hole is formed in a rear wall portion of the panel body located on the back side of the lower storage case, and the lower storage case By pulling out the lower storage case from the panel body, the apparatus can be repaired from the vehicle interior through the work hole to the equipment arranged in front of the back wall of the panel body. An automobile instrument panel device is proposed (claim 1).

  The instrument panel device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the panel body includes a lower panel having a back wall portion and an upper storage case having the back wall portion. The wall portion is configured by a back wall portion of the lower panel and a back wall portion of the upper storage case, the working hole is formed in the back wall portion of the lower panel, and the article storage / removal portion is provided in the upper storage case. An opening is formed, the lid is rotatably connected, and the upper storage case and the lower panel are fixed to an instrument panel reinforcement fixed to a vehicle body, and an upper space in the upper storage case It is advantageous that the lower part of the upper storage case is opened so that the lower part communicates with the lower space in the lower storage case.

  The vehicle instrument panel device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the lower storage case is connected to the panel body by a clip, and a bridge formed in the lower storage case is attached to the panel body. It is advantageous if the lower storage case is configured to be supported by the panel body by being placed on the protruding pins.

  Further, in the automotive instrument panel device according to claim 2 or 3, when at least two of the upper panel, the upper storage case, and the lower panel are formed of a single molded product. It is advantageous (claim 4).

  According to the present invention, a large-volume object storage space is formed in the instrument panel device by the upper space partitioned by the upper portion of the panel body and the lid occupying the closed position, and the lower space in the lower storage case. Since it is formed, a large object can be stored in the object storage space. In addition, if the lower storage case is pulled out and detached from the panel body, the device can be repaired from the inside of the vehicle cabin without any trouble through the work hole formed in the back wall portion of the panel body.

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows a part of instrument panel apparatus. It is the II-II line expanded sectional view of FIG. 1, Comprising: It is the figure which also showed the upper panel. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 2 which shows a mode when a lid is opened and a lower storage case is pulled out. It is a disassembled perspective view of an instrument panel apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the bridge | bridging formed in the lower storage case, and the pin protruded by the upper storage case. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5. It is sectional drawing similar to FIG. 2 which shows the example which provided the partition plate in the article | item storage space.

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

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a portion located in front of a passenger seat of an instrument panel device for an automobile provided in a front part of a vehicle interior, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. An arrow Fr in each figure indicates the forward direction of the automobile, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction of the automobile. The term “front” or “rear” in the present specification means front and rear with reference to the forward direction of the automobile.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an object storage space S is partitioned in the instrument panel device 1. As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the instrument panel apparatus 1 has the panel body 5 shape | molded by resin, This panel body 5 is the side wall part of the back wall part 2 and each side part of a vehicle width direction. 3 and 4. FIG. 1 shows one side wall 3 and the other side wall 4, and FIG. 2 shows only the other side wall 4. The panel body 5 is fixed to a vehicle body (not shown) as will be described later.

  In addition, a material access opening 6 is formed in a portion of the panel body 5 facing the vehicle interior I, and a resin lid 8 is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the panel body 5. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 8 has a closed position for closing a material opening / closing opening 6 formed in the panel body 5 in order to load / unload a material from / to the vehicle interior I into the material storage space S, and FIG. 3. As described above, it is connected to the upper portion of the panel body 5 via a hinge 7 so as to be rotatable between an opening position for opening the article access opening 6.

  Further, a resin upper panel 9 (not shown in FIG. 1) shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is disposed above the panel body 5, and the upper panel 9 constitutes the upper surface of the instrument panel device 1. is doing. The upper panel 9 is also fixed to a vehicle body not shown.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing components of the instrument panel device 1. As shown in FIGS. 4, 1 and 2, a resin-made lower storage case 10 is provided below the lid 8. As shown in FIG. Has been placed. The lower storage case 10 is formed by a front wall 11, side walls 12, 13, a back wall 14, and a bottom wall 15 in a box shape having an open top.

  As described above, the panel body 5 and the upper panel 9 are fixed with respect to the vehicle body, but the lower storage case 10 can be pulled out toward the vehicle interior I as shown by an arrow A in FIG. The panel body 5 is detachably attached to the lower part. FIG. 3 shows a state where the lower storage case 10 is pulled out from the panel body 5. As shown by an arrow B in FIG. 3, by pushing the lower storage case 10 forward, the lower storage case 10 can be assembled and attached to the panel body 5 as shown in FIG.

  Further, as will be described later, the panel body 5 of this example is constituted by the lower panel 18 and the upper storage case 19 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5 is the back of the lower panel 18. The wall portion 2 </ b> A and the back wall portion 2 </ b> B of the upper storage case 19 are configured. Similarly, the side wall 3 of the panel body 5 is constituted by the side wall 3A of the lower panel 18 and the side wall 3B of the upper storage case 19. Similarly, the side wall 4 of the panel body 5 is the same as the side wall 4A of the lower panel 18. The side wall portion 4B of the upper storage case 19 is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 2, with the lower storage case 10 mounted on the panel body 5, the upper space S <b> 1 defined by the upper part in the panel body 5 and the lid 8 occupying the closed position, and the lower storage case 10. The interior storage space S is partitioned by the inner lower space S2. As described above, the object storage space S is a large space in which the upper space S1 and the lower space S2 communicate with each other. Therefore, by opening the lid 8 as shown in FIG. A large object can be stored in the object storage space S.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an air conditioning unit 16, which is an example of a device, is disposed in a space in front of the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5. A work hole 17 is formed in a portion of the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5 located on the back side of the lower storage case 10 so that repair work can be performed. As shown in FIG. 2, when the lower storage case 10 is attached to the panel body 5, the back wall 14 of the lower storage case 10 is positioned in a state of covering a part or the whole of the work hole 17.

  When repair work is performed on the air conditioning unit 16, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower storage case 10 is pulled out from the panel body 5 toward the vehicle interior I, and the lower storage case 10 is removed from the panel body 5. break away. Then, since the work hole 17 formed in the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5 is opened toward the vehicle interior I, an operator in the vehicle interior puts a tool or a hand into the work hole 17 to perform air conditioning. Repair work for the unit 16 can be performed. For example, the filter replacement work of the air conditioning unit 16 can be performed without hindrance.

  As described above, in the automobile of this example, when the lower storage case 10 is attached to the panel body 5, a large object storage space S can be secured inside the instrument panel device 1. Can be stored. On the other hand, if the lower storage case 10 is pulled out and the lower storage case 10 is detached from the panel body 5, the work hole 17 is opened to the vehicle interior I side. The repair work can be performed on the device arranged in front of the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5.

  Although the panel body 5 described above can be formed in an appropriate form, the panel body 5 of this example is a resin-made lower panel as briefly described above and clearly shown in FIGS. 18 and a resin upper storage case 19 to which the above-described lid 8 is connected. As shown in FIG. 4, the lower panel 18 includes a back wall portion 2A and side wall portions 3A and 4A formed integrally with the back wall portion 2A, and the above-described working hole 17 is formed in the back wall portion 2A. Has been. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the upper storage case 19 includes a back wall portion 2B, side wall portions 3B and 4B formed integrally with the back wall portion 2B, and both side wall portions 3B and 4B. It is comprised from the connection part 22 of the front side connected integrally. As described above, the back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5 is constituted by the back wall portion 2A of the lower panel 18 and the back wall portion 2B of the upper storage case 19, and the side wall portions 3 and 4 of the panel body 5 are formed of the lower panel. 18 side wall portions 3A, 4A and upper side storage case 19 side wall portions 3B, 4B. The upper storage case 19 is formed with the above-described material access opening 6, and the above-described lid 8 is pivotally attached to the upper portion of the rear wall portion 2 </ b> B of the upper storage case 19 via a hinge 7 so as to be able to open and close. ing.

  Each element such as the lower panel 18, the upper storage case 19, and the upper panel 9 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is assembled to the vehicle body as follows to constitute the instrument panel device 1.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, an instrument panel reinforcement 23 made of a metal rod is fixed to a vehicle body (not shown) with bolts and nuts. Next, the inner wall 2A of the lower panel 18 shown in FIG. 4 is fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement 23 with a tapping screw (not shown). Subsequently, the upper panel 9 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 is fixed to the vehicle body. After that, the upper panel 9 is fixed to the rear wall 2B of the upper storage case 19 to which the lid 8 is pivotally attached, and to the instrument panel reinforcement 23. The inner wall 2 </ b> A of the lower panel 18 is fastened together with the instrument panel reinforcement 23 with a tapping screw 25 and fixed. In this way, the panel body 5 is constituted by the lower panel 18 and the upper storage case 19. At this time, as can be seen from FIGS. 2 and 3, the rear wall portion 2 A of the lower panel 18 and the rear of the upper storage case 19 are formed. The back wall portion 2 of the panel body 5 is constituted by the wall portion 2B.

  As described above, the panel body 5 of this example is configured by the lower panel 18 having the back wall portion 2A and the upper storage case 19 having the back wall portion 2B, and the upper storage case 19 and the lower panel 18 are connected to each other. Then, after being fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement 23 fixed to the vehicle body, the aforementioned lower storage case 10 is inserted into the panel body 5 as indicated by an arrow B in FIG. At this time, the plurality of clips 26 (FIG. 4) projecting from the lower storage case 10 are respectively fitted into attachment holes (not shown) formed in the lower panel 18 constituting the panel body 5, thereby lower storage. The case 10 is connected to the panel body 5. When the lower storage case 10 is pulled toward the vehicle interior I as indicated by an arrow A in FIG. 2, the clip 26 is detached from the mounting hole, and the lower storage case 10 can be pulled out.

  When the lower storage case 10 is attached to the panel body 5, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper space S1 and the lower space S2 communicate with each other via the lower opening of the upper storage case 19 and the upper opening of the lower storage case 10. In addition, a large object storage space S is partitioned inside the instrument panel device 1. Thus, the lower portion of the upper storage case 19 is opened so that the upper space S1 in the upper storage case 19 communicates with the lower space S2 in the lower storage case 10.

  As described above, the lower storage case 10 is connected to the panel body 5 by the clip 26, but when only the connection by the clip 26 is performed, when a heavy object is stored in the object storage space S, the lower storage case 10 is Since a large load is applied to the storage case 10, there is a possibility that the lower storage case 10 may drop downward due to the clip 26 being removed from the mounting hole. Therefore, in the instrument panel device 1 of this example, as shown in a simplified manner in FIG. 4, bridges 28 and 28 are integrally formed on the left and right side walls 12 and 13 of the lower storage case 10, respectively. Concentric pins 29 (only one of which is shown in FIG. 4) project from the left and right side wall portions 3B, 4B of the upper storage case 19 that constitutes 5.

  5 is an enlarged perspective view showing details of one bridge 28 and one pin 29, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, when the lower storage case 10 is pushed into the panel body 5 fixed to the vehicle body in the direction of the arrow B, it is formed on the front side of the bridge 28 formed in the lower storage case 10. The notch 30 passes through the pin 29, and the pin 29 enters the lower side of the bridge 28 as shown in FIG. As a result, the bridge 28 is placed on the pin 29. The other bridge is mounted on the other pin in the same manner. In this way, the lower storage case 10 is supported by the panel body 5 by the bridge 28 formed in the lower storage case 10 being placed on the pins 29 protruding from the panel body 5. For this reason, even when a heavy object is stored in the object storage space S, the lower storage case 10 does not fall off the panel body 5. As shown by an arrow A in FIG. 2, when the lower storage case 10 is pulled toward the vehicle interior I, the notch 30 passes through the pin 29, so that the bridge 28 obstructs the pulling operation of the lower storage case 10. There is nothing.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 7, support pins 31 are respectively provided on the inner surfaces of the side wall portions 3 and 4 of the panel body 5, and holes formed in the partition plate 32 can be turned on both support pins 31. The partition plate 32 can be held by being fitted, and the object storage space S can be partitioned vertically by the partition plate 32. The lower space partitioned by the partition plate 32 can store, for example, infrequently used vehicle verification, and the upper space can store a frequently used tissue paper box. When an object is taken in and out of the lower space or when it is not necessary to partition the object storage space S, the partition plate 32 may be rotated to a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG.

  In the specific example described above, the upper panel 9, the upper storage case 19, and the lower panel 18 are configured as separate members, but at least two of these members are configured as a single molded product. As a result, the total number of parts can be reduced and the assemblability can be improved.

  As mentioned above, although preferable embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this embodiment, It can modify | change into various forms.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel apparatus 2,2A, 2B Back wall part 5 Panel body 6 Material insertion opening 7 Hinge 8 Lid 9 Upper panel 10 Lower storage case 17 Working hole 18 Lower panel 19 Upper storage case 23 Instrument panel reinforcement 26 Clip 28 Bridge 29 pin I Car interior S Object storage space S1 Upper space S2 Lower space

Claims (4)

In an automotive instrument panel device provided at the front part of a vehicle compartment and having an object storage space defined in the interior thereof, a panel body having a rear wall part and an object is taken in and out of the vehicle interior of the object storage space In order to do so, a hinge position is connected to the upper portion of the panel body through a hinge so as to be pivotable between a closed position for closing the article access opening formed in the panel body and an open position for opening the material access opening. A lid, an upper panel that is located above the panel body and that constitutes the upper surface of the instrument panel device; A case, wherein the panel body and the upper panel are fixed to the vehicle body, and the lower storage case is detachably attached to the panel body so that it can be pulled out to the vehicle interior side. With the lower storage case attached to the panel body, the upper space defined by the upper portion of the panel body and the lid occupying the closed position and the lower space in the lower storage case communicate with each other. The object storage space is partitioned, a work hole is formed in the back wall portion of the panel body located on the back side of the lower storage case, the lower storage case is pulled out, and the lower storage case is An instrument panel for an automobile, which is configured to be able to perform repair work on a device arranged in front of the back wall portion of the panel body from the vehicle interior through the working hole by detaching from the panel body. apparatus. The panel body includes a lower panel having a back wall portion and an upper storage case having the same back wall portion, and the back wall portion of the panel body includes a back wall portion of the lower panel and a back wall of the upper storage case. The lower panel is formed with the working hole, the upper storage case is formed with the access opening, and the lid is rotatably connected. The upper storage case and the lower panel are fixed to an instrument panel reinforcement that is fixed to a vehicle body, and the upper space in the upper storage case communicates with the lower space in the lower storage case. The instrument panel device according to claim 1, wherein a lower portion of the upper storage case is opened. The lower storage case is connected to the panel body by a clip, and a bridge formed in the lower storage case is placed on a pin protruding from the panel body, so that the lower storage case is attached to the panel. The instrument panel device for an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, which is supported by a body. The vehicle instrument panel device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein at least two of the upper panel, the upper storage case, and the lower panel are formed of a single molded product.

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