JP2014091471A - Structure for assembling assembly body to interior member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for assembling an assembly body to an interior member, capable of assembling the assembly body to the interior member even when a fitting direction of a fitting part is different from an assembling direction of the assembly body.SOLUTION: In a structure for assembling an assembly body to an interior member, regarding an assembling direction of an assembly body 40 to a lower wall member 30, the assembly body 40 has a rear fitting part 42b of which a length is shorter than a rear fitting receiving part 34b, allowing the rear fitting part 42b to be fitted to a rear fitting receiving part 34b, even when a fitting direction of the rear fitting part 42b to the rear fitting receiving part 34b is different from an assembling direction of the assembly body 40 to the lower wall member 30. Further, a guide mechanism 50 for correcting the assembling direction of the assembly body 40 to the lower wall member 30 is provided, which corrects the assembling direction of the assembly body 40 to the lower wall member 30 to allow a front fitting part 42a to be fitted to a front fitting receiving part 34a, even when a fitting direction of the front fitting part 42a to the front fitting receiving part 34a is different from the assembling direction of the assembly body 40 to the lower wall member 30.

Description

  The present invention relates to an assembly structure of an assembly to an interior member.

As shown in FIG. 7, the conventional assembly structure of the assembly to the interior member has an instrument panel 2, a console 3, and a cup holder 4 that is assembled to the console 3.
As shown in FIG. 8, the cup holder 4 has front and rear fitting portions 4 a and 4 b provided so as to project vertically downward, respectively, and the front and rear fitting receiving portions 3 a and 3 b provided on the console 3 vertically. The console 3 is assembled by being inserted downward and fitted.

However, the conventional assembly structure has the following problems.
The fitting direction of the fitting parts 4a, 4b to the fitting receiving parts 3a, 3b and the assembling direction of the cup holder 4 to the console 3 are set in the same vertical direction. Therefore, even if it is desired to create a design in which the front end of the cup holder 4 or the console 3 is embedded in the vertical lower side of the instrument panel 2, the instrument panel 2 becomes an obstacle and is necessary for the attachment / detachment of the front fitting portion 4a. Can not secure the correct stroke.

  Patent Documents 1 and 2 disclose a technique for improving workability of assembling an assembly to an interior member by providing a guide. However, in any of the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, only one-way fitting structure can be set for one assembling direction. For this reason, it is still difficult to solve the above problems even if any of the techniques of Patent Documents 1 and 2 is adopted.

JP 2000-179512 A JP-A-6-123462

  The purpose of the present invention is to enable assembly of the assembly to the interior member even when the fitting direction of the fitting portion is different from the assembly direction of the assembly. An object is to provide a structure for assembling a body to an interior member.

The present invention for achieving the above object is as follows.
(1) The assembly structure of the assembly to the interior member of the present invention is as follows:
A side wall member constituting a part of the side wall of the interior of the vehicle;
A lower wall member comprising a part of the lower wall of the interior of the vehicle, comprising a submerged portion that sinks into the vertical lower side of the side wall member and a general portion that is located off the vertical lower side of the side wall member;
A main body part and a fitting part provided protruding from the main body part, and the fitting part is inserted into a fitting receiving part provided in the lower wall member to be fitted to the lower wall member. Assembly attached,
A guide mechanism for correcting the assembly direction of the assembly to the lower wall member when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member;
Have
The fitting receiving portion of the lower wall member includes a front fitting receiving portion provided in the submerged portion and a rear fitting receiving portion provided in the general portion.
The fitting portion of the assembly includes a front fitting portion that is inserted and fitted into the front fitting receiving portion, and a rear fitting portion that is inserted and fitted into the rear fitting receiving portion. And the front fitting portion and the rear fitting portion are different from each other in the protruding direction from the main body portion, and the assembly direction of the assembly to the lower member is The length of the rear fitting portion is shorter than the length of the rear fitting receiving portion.
The guide mechanism includes a front guide receiving portion provided on the side wall member, and a front guide provided on the assembly and contacting the front guide receiving portion when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member. And a rear guide portion that is provided on the assembly and is in contact with a peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member, The rear guide part is inserted into the rear fitting receiving part together with the rear fitting part when the assembly of the assembly is completed on the lower wall member.
(2) In the above (1), the surface of the front guide receiving portion that contacts the front guide portion, the surface of the front guide portion that contacts the front guide receiving portion, and the rear side of the rear guide portion All the surfaces that contact the peripheral edge of the fitting receiving portion are inclined surfaces that are inclined at the same angle.
(3) In the above (1) or (2), the side wall member is an instrument panel, the lower wall member is a console, and the assembly is a cup holder.

According to the assembly structure of the assembly (1) to (3) to the interior member, the following effects can be obtained.
(A) Since the length of the rear fitting portion is shorter than the length of the rear fitting receiving portion in the assembling direction to the lower member of the assembly, the rear fitting receiving portion of the rear fitting portion Even in the case where the fitting direction to and the assembling direction to the lower wall member of the assembly are different, the rear fitting portion can be fitted to the rear fitting receiving portion. (B) Since a guide mechanism for correcting the assembly direction with respect to the lower wall member of the assembly is provided, the fitting direction of the front fitting portion to the front fitting receiving portion and the lower wall of the assembly Even if the assembly direction to the member is different, the assembly direction to the lower wall member of the assembly is corrected by the guide mechanism, and the front fitting portion is fitted to the front fitting receiving portion. be able to. Therefore, (c) even when the fitting direction of the fitting portion to the fitting receiving portion and the assembling direction to the lower wall member of the assembly are different, the fitting portion is not the fitting receiving portion. The assembly can be assembled to the lower member.

  According to the assembly structure of the assembly (2) to the interior member, the surface that contacts the front guide portion of the front guide receiving portion, the surface that contacts the front guide receiving portion of the front guide portion, and the rear side Since the surfaces that contact the peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion of the guide portion are all inclined surfaces that are inclined at the same angle, they are corrected by the guide mechanism, unlike when the inclination angles are different. The assembly direction is determined in one direction. Therefore, the assembly can be stably assembled to the lower wall member.

It is a schematic perspective view of the assembly structure of the Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram of the assembly structure of this invention Example. It is an expansion perspective view of the assembly body in the assembly structure of this invention Example. It is an enlarged plan view of the assembly body in the assembly structure of this invention Example. It is an expanded side view of the assembly body in the assembly structure of this invention Example. It is an expansion schematic diagram which shows the assembly locus | trajectory of the assembly | attachment body in the assembly | attachment structure of this invention Example. It is a schematic perspective view of the conventional assembly structure. It is a schematic diagram of the conventional assembly structure.

Below, the assembly structure to the interior member of the assembly of the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, UP indicates the upper side, and FR indicates the front of the vehicle.
As shown in FIG. 1, the assembly structure (hereinafter also simply referred to as an assembly structure) of the assembly of the embodiment of the present invention to an interior member is as shown in FIG. 1. And a guide mechanism 50 (see FIG. 6). In the embodiment of the present invention and the illustrated example, although not particularly limited, the case where the “side wall member” is an instrument panel, the “lower wall member” is a console, and the “assembly” is a cup holder is an example. I will explain to you.

The instrument panel 20 constitutes a part of the side wall of the interior of the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 20 includes an air outlet 21, an audio 22, and the like at the center in the vehicle width direction. In the illustrated example, the audio 22 is disposed at the lower end of the instrument panel 20 and the air outlet 21 is disposed on the upper side thereof. The instrument panel 20 also includes a glove box 23 at the front passenger seat position. The design in the vehicle width direction center part and lower end part of the instrument panel 20 extends forward and downward of the vehicle in order to give the instrument panel 20 a spacious feeling and a three-dimensional feeling.

  The console 30 constitutes a part of the lower wall of the interior of the vehicle. The console 30 extends rearward from the lower side of the central portion of the instrument panel 20 in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the console 30 includes a submerged portion 31 that sinks into the lower vertical side of the instrument panel 20, and a general portion 32 that is located rearward from the vertical lower side of the instrument panel 20. . The general part 32 is connected to the submergence part 31 and is on the vehicle rear side of the submergence part 31. For example, a shift lever device 33 is disposed in the general portion 32.

  The console 30 is provided with a fitting receiving portion 34. The fitting receiving portion 34 is formed by a hole or the like provided in the console 30. The hole may be a through-hole penetrating the upper wall of the console 30 or a bottomed hole. The fitting receiving part 34 includes a front fitting receiving part 34 a provided in the sinking part 31 and a rear fitting receiving part 34 b provided in the general part 32. The number of each of the front fitting receiving portion 34a and the rear fitting receiving portion 34b is not particularly limited, but is two, for example.

  The cup holder 40 is formed separately from the console 30 and assembled to the console 30. The cup holder 40 includes a main body portion 41 including a cup housing portion (not shown) and a fitting portion 42 provided so as to protrude from the main body portion 41. The cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30 by the fitting portion 42 being inserted into and fitted into the fitting receiving portion 34 of the console 30. When the cup holder 40 is attached to the console 30, the upper surface of the cup holder 40 is substantially flush with the upper surface of the console 30 in order to improve design.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 41 is provided with a lid 43 that opens and closes a cup housing (not shown). However, the lid 43 may not be provided. The fitting portion 42 may be formed separately from the main body portion 41 and may be fixedly attached to the main body portion 41 or may be integrally formed with the main body portion 41. The fitting part 42 consists of a clip, a claw, etc. which can be elastically deformed. As shown in FIG. 2, the fitting portion 42 includes a front fitting portion 42 a provided at a vehicle front side end portion (including the vicinity thereof) of the main body portion 41 and a vehicle rear side end portion (the vicinity thereof) of the main body portion 41. A rear-side fitting portion 42b provided on the rear side.

The front fitting portion 42a protrudes from the main body portion 41 in an oblique direction forward and downward of the vehicle. The same number of front-side fitting portions 42a as the front-side fitting receiving portions 34a of the console 30 are provided, and are inserted into and fitted into the front-side fitting receiving portions 34a. The front fitting portion 42a may be inserted with play (backlash) into the front fitting receiving portion 34a, or may be inserted without play.

The rear fitting portion 42b protrudes from the main body portion 41 vertically downward (including substantially vertical downward). That is, the protruding direction of the rear fitting portion 42b from the main body 41 is different from the protruding direction of the front fitting portion 42a from the main body 41. The same number of rear fitting portions 42b as the rear fitting receiving portions 34b of the console 30 are provided, and are inserted into and fitted into the rear fitting receiving portions 34b. In the assembling direction of the cup holder 40 to the console 30, the length of the rear fitting portion 42b is shorter than the length of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b.

  The guide mechanism 50 forces the assembly direction of the cup holder 40 relative to the console 30 when the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30. As shown in FIG. 6, the guide mechanism 50 includes a front guide receiving portion 51, a front guide portion 52, and a rear guide portion 53.

  The front guide receiving portion 51 is provided on the instrument panel 20. In the embodiment of the present invention, the front guide receiving portion 51 is provided in the audio 22. The front guide receiving portion 51 is provided so as to extend continuously or intermittently in the left-right direction (width direction, vehicle width direction) of the audio 22.

The front guide portion 52 is provided at the vehicle front side end portion and the upper end portion of the main body portion 41 of the cup holder 40. The front guide portion 52 may be formed integrally with the main body portion 41, or may be formed separately from the main body portion 41 and fixedly attached to the main body portion 41. The upper surface 52 a of the front guide part 52 is located above the upper surface of the cup holder 40, and comes into contact with the lower surface 51 a of the front guide receiving part 51 when the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30. The front guide portion 52 is provided to extend in the left-right direction (width direction, vehicle width direction) of the cup holder 40, and the cup holder 40 is inclined in the left-right direction when contacting the front guide receiving portion 51. Suppressed. The front guide portion 52 is separated downward from the front guide receiving portion 51 when the cup holder 40 is completely assembled to the console 30.

The rear side guide part 53 consists of a rib provided to protrude downward from the vehicle rear side end part of the main body part 41 of the cup holder 40. The rear guide portion 53 may be formed integrally with the main body portion 41, or may be formed separately from the main body portion 41 and fixedly attached to the main body portion 41. When the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30, the lower surface 53 a of the rear guide portion 53 comes into contact with the upper surface of the console 30 located at the peripheral edge portion of the rear side fitting receiving portion 34 b. The rear guide portions 53 are provided in the same number as the rear fitting portions 42b, and for example, two rear guide portions 53 are provided in the left-right direction (width direction, vehicle width direction) of the cup holder 40. For this reason, the cup holder 40 is prevented from tilting in the left-right direction when it is in contact with the peripheral edge portion of the rear side fitting receiving portion 34b. The rear guide part 53 is provided on the vehicle rear side of the rear fitting part 42b. The rear guide portion 53 is inserted into the rear fitting receiving portion 34b of the console 30 together with the rear fitting portion 42b when the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30.

Rear surface fitting of the front guide receiving portion 51 to the front guide portion 52 (lower surface 51a), the front guide portion 52 contacting the front guide receiving portion 51 (upper surface 52a), and the rear guide portion 53 The surface (lower surface 53a) that contacts the peripheral edge of the receiving portion 34b is an inclined surface that is inclined forward and downward at the same angle θ in the state where the cup holder 40 is completely assembled to the console 30. .

The front guide receiving portion 51, the front guide portion 52, and the rear guide portion 53 are provided at positions where the assembling operator can see from the rear and above the vehicle when the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30. ing.

Here, a method of assembling the cup holder 40 to the console 30 will be described.
(I) First, the cup holder 40 is moved forward and downward with respect to the console 30 so that the front guide portion 52 is submerged vertically below the front guide receiving portion 51 and the lower surface of the rear guide portion 53. 53a is brought into contact with (mounted on) the upper surface of the console 30 located at the peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b. This state is the state of the two-dot chain line in FIG. (Ii) Thereafter, when the cup holder 40 is further moved forward and downward in the vehicle, the lower surface 53a of the rear guide portion 53 is moved rearward while the upper surface 52a of the front guide portion 52 and the lower surface 51a of the front guide receiving portion 51 come into contact The cup holder 30 moves with respect to the console 30 supported by the peripheral edge of the side fitting receiving portion 34b. For this reason, the assembling direction of the cup holder 40 with respect to the console 30 is automatically corrected by the guide mechanism 50 without being particularly conscious of the assembling operator. (Iii) If the cup holder 40 is moved further forward and downward as it is, the front fitting portion 42a is inserted into the front fitting receiving portion 34a and fitted. Further, the rear guide portion 53 slides down from the peripheral edge portion of the rear side fitting receiving portion 34b to the rear side fitting portion 34b, and the rear side fitting portion 42b is inserted into the rear side fitting receiving portion 34b and fitted. The rear guide portion 53 is inserted into the rear fitting receiving portion 34b.

Next, the operation and effect of the embodiment of the present invention will be described.
(A) Since the length of the rear fitting portion 42b is shorter than the length of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b in the direction in which the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30, the rear fitting portion 42b is rear-fitted. Even if the fitting direction to the receiving portion 34b and the assembly direction of the cup holder 40 to the console 30 are different, the fitting to the rear fitting receiving portion 34b of the rear fitting portion 42b is not possible. It becomes possible. In addition, (b) since the guide mechanism 50 for correcting the assembly direction of the cup holder 40 with respect to the console 30 is provided, the fitting direction of the front fitting portion 42a to the front fitting receiving portion 34a and the cup holder 40 Even when the assembly direction to the console 30 is different, the assembly direction of the cup holder 40 to the console 30 is corrected by the guide mechanism 50 so that the front fitting portion 42a becomes the front fitting receiving portion 34a. Can be fitted.
Therefore, (c1) even when the fitting direction of the fitting portion 42 to the fitting receiving portion 34 and the assembly direction of the cup holder 40 to the console 30 are different, the fitting portion 42 is fitted. The cup holder 40 can be assembled to the console 30. Further, (c2) insertion / fitting of the front fitting portion 42a into the front fitting receiving portion 34a and insertion / fitting into the rear fitting receiving portion 34b of the rear fitting receiving portion 42b are performed in one. It can be performed at the same time by one assembling operation, and the assembling time can be shortened and the assembling cost can be reduced.

  Since the guide mechanism 50 is provided, the direction in which the front fitting portion 42a protrudes from the main body 41 is set according to the inclination angle of the three surfaces 51a, 52a, 53a of the guide mechanism 50 and the main body portion of the rear fitting portion 42b. 41, the inclination angle of the three surfaces 51a, 52a, 53a of the guide mechanism 50 and the projection angle of the rear fitting portion 42b from the main body portion 41 are set. By assembling the cup holder 40 in any direction in between, the front fitting part 42a can be inserted into the front fitting receiving part 34a and fitted without any particular attention by the assembling operator. .

Since the rear guide portion 53 of the guide mechanism 50 is inserted into the rear fitting receiving portion 34b together with the rear fitting portion 42b when the assembly of the cup holder 40 to the console 30 is completed, the cup holder 40 is inserted into the console 30. When the assembly is completed, the cup holder 40 can be prevented from rattling in the assembly direction with respect to the console 30.

The front guide receiving portion 51, the front guide portion 52, and the rear guide portion 53 are provided at a position where the assembly operator can see from the rear and above the vehicle when the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30. Therefore, as compared with the case where the guide mechanism 50 is provided at a position where the guide mechanism 50 is not visible, the assembling worker can use the guide by the guide mechanism 50 easily and reliably.

  A surface 51a of the front guide receiving portion 51 that contacts the front guide portion 52, a surface 52a of the front guide portion 52 that contacts the front guide receiving portion 51, and a peripheral portion of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b of the rear guide portion 53. Since all the surfaces 53a that come into contact with each other are inclined surfaces that are inclined at the same angle, the assembling direction corrected by the guide mechanism 50 is determined in one direction, unlike the case where the inclined angles are different. Therefore, the cup holder 40 can be stably assembled to the console 30.

When the protruding direction of the front fitting portion 42a from the main body portion 41 is the front and lower side of the vehicle, the protruding direction of the rear fitting portion 42b from the main body portion 41 is the vertically lower side. Therefore, unlike the case where the protruding direction of the rear fitting portion 42b from the main body portion 41 is the same as the protruding direction of the front fitting portion 42a from the main body portion 41, an undercut occurs in the molding of the fitting portion 42. Therefore, the fitting portion 42 can be easily formed on the mold structure.

  When the cup holder 40 is assembled to the console 30, the upper surface 52a of the front guide portion 52 contacts the lower surface 51a of the front guide receiving portion 51, and the lower surface 53a of the rear guide portion 53 is the peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b. The cup holder 40 can be assembled to the console 30 so as to be sandwiched vertically between the front guide receiving portion 51 and the peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion 34b. it can. Therefore, the cup holder 40 can be stably assembled to the console 30.

  Since the submerged portion 31 of the console 30 is embedded in the lower portion of the instrument panel 20, the degree of freedom of the design can be increased, for example, the boundary portion between the instrument panel 20 and the console 30 and its vicinity can be viewed in three dimensions.

20 Side wall member (instrument panel)
21 Air outlet 22 Audio 23 Glove box 30 Lower wall member (console)
31 Submerged part 32 General part 33 Shift lever device 34 Fitting receiving part 34a Front fitting receiving part 34b Rear fitting receiving part 40 Assembly (cup holder)
41 Main body portion 42 Fitting portion 42a Front fitting portion 42b Rear fitting portion 43 Lid 50 Guide mechanism 51 Front guide receiving portion 51a Front guide receiving portion lower surface 52 Front guide portion 52a Front guide portion upper surface 53 Rear guide portion 53a The lower surface of the rear guide part

Claims (3)

A side wall member constituting a part of the side wall of the interior of the vehicle;
A lower wall member comprising a part of the lower wall of the interior of the vehicle, comprising a submerged portion that sinks into the vertical lower side of the side wall member and a general portion that is located off the vertical lower side of the side wall member;
A main body part and a fitting part provided protruding from the main body part, and the fitting part is inserted into a fitting receiving part provided in the lower wall member to be fitted to the lower wall member. Assembly attached,
A guide mechanism for correcting the assembly direction of the assembly to the lower wall member when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member;
Have
The fitting receiving portion of the lower wall member includes a front fitting receiving portion provided in the submerged portion, and a rear fitting receiving portion provided in the general portion,
The fitting portion of the assembly includes a front fitting portion that is inserted and fitted into the front fitting receiving portion, and a rear fitting portion that is inserted and fitted into the rear fitting receiving portion. And the front fitting portion and the rear fitting portion are different from each other in the protruding direction from the main body portion, and the assembly direction of the assembly to the lower member is The length of the rear fitting portion is shorter than the length of the rear fitting receiving portion,
The guide mechanism includes a front guide receiving portion provided on the side wall member, and a front guide provided on the assembly and contacting the front guide receiving portion when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member. And a rear guide portion that is provided on the assembly and is in contact with a peripheral edge of the rear fitting receiving portion when the assembly is assembled to the lower wall member, The rear guide portion is inserted into the rear fitting receiving portion together with the rear fitting portion when the assembled body is assembled to the lower wall member. Assembly structure.   The surface of the front guide receiving portion that contacts the front guide portion, the surface of the front guide portion that contacts the front guide receiving portion, and the peripheral edge portion of the rear fitting receiving portion of the rear guide portion. The assembly structure to the interior member of the assembly according to claim 1, wherein all of the contacting surfaces are inclined surfaces inclined at the same angle.   The assembly structure to the interior member of the assembly according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the side wall member is an instrument panel, the lower wall member is a console, and the assembly is a cup holder.

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