JP2016155414A - Arrangement structure of telephone call apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To arrange a telephone call apparatus for emergency reporting at a place where it is difficult to be damaged at collision.SOLUTION: Relating to an arrangement structure of a telephone call apparatus which is mounted on an emergency reporting device for making emergency reporting to the outside of a car when a collision accident occurs with a vehicle, instrument panels 6, 7 are provided with a knee airbag device 8 which contains a bag part 8a and a housing part 8b for housing the bag part 8a and protects knee parts of a passenger 100 by inflation and development of the bag part 8a at the collision of the vehicle. A telephone call apparatus is provided at the front of the bag part 8a, overlapping with the bag part 8a when viewed from the front side of the vehicle, with the bag part 8a being inflated and developed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of telephone equipment, and more particularly to an arrangement structure of telephone equipment for emergency calls.

  An emergency notification device is disclosed that automatically notifies the service center of the occurrence of an accident and the position of the vehicle when a serious collision accident occurs in which the airbag is inflated and deployed in the vehicle (for example, patents). See reference 1.)

  Moreover, the structure which arrange | positions the microphone which can expand the sound collection area of a passenger | crew's audio | voice at the time of emergency is disclosed (for example, refer patent document 2).

  Thus, the emergency call device may be provided with a dedicated call device including a speaker, a microphone, and the like for making a call with the service center. These telephone devices may be arranged on the upper surface of the instrument panel or the like. However, in many cases, a display device for navigation, an airbag, etc. are already arranged, and other units are arranged. It is difficult to secure space.

JP 2008-213714 A JP 2009-124540 A

  Therefore, since the telephone device for emergency calls does not require the sound performance as high as the speaker for sound, it can be considered to be disposed in a place where the quality of the call voice can be maintained in a place where it cannot be directly seen by the passenger. . However, in order to use it for an emergency call, it is desired that the telephone device operates even after a vehicle collision.

  This invention is made in view of this point, and the place made into the subject is providing the technique which arrange | positions the telephone apparatus for emergency calls in the location which is hard to be damaged at the time of a collision.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention is characterized in that the knee airbag device provided in the instrument panel (instrument panel) is disposed so as to overlap with the front view of the vehicle.

  Specifically, the present invention is directed to the arrangement structure of telephone equipment, and has taken the following solutions.

  That is, the first invention is directed to an arrangement structure of a communication device mounted on an emergency call device that makes an emergency call outside a vehicle when a collision accident occurs in the vehicle. A knee airbag device for protecting the occupant's knee by inflating and deploying the bag when a vehicle collides, and the telephone device is in a state where the bag is inflated and deployed. It is provided so as to overlap the bag portion in front of the bag portion and in front view of the vehicle.

  According to this, since the calling device is provided in front of the bag portion so as to overlap the bag portion in a front view of the vehicle in a state where the bag portion is inflated and deployed, the impact load by the occupant's knee portion at the time of the collision of the vehicle The bag portion inflated and expanded absorbs the impact load applied to the telephone device, so that the telephone device can be prevented from being damaged.

  In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the telephone device is provided at a position overlapping the housing portion in the vehicle width direction.

  According to this, the communication device is disposed not at the side position where the knee part of the seated occupant is likely to enter but at the position overlapping with the housing part generally provided in front of the center part in the width direction of the seated occupant. As a result, damage to the telephone equipment is further suppressed.

  According to a third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the telephone device is provided above the housing portion of the knee airbag device.

  According to this, since the calling device is provided above the housing portion of the knee airbag device, it is possible to prevent the occupant's feet from coming into contact with the calling device and to increase the space in the front-rear direction by arranging the calling device. Can be suppressed.

  In a fourth aspect based on the first to third aspects, the telephone device is provided in front of the vehicle with respect to the housing portion of the knee airbag device.

  According to this, since the calling device is provided in front of the vehicle with respect to the housing portion of the knee airbag device, even after the knee airbag device is deployed, the bag portion after the inflated deployment is used for the communication of the calling device. The call performance of the call device can be ensured without impairing the performance.

  According to a fifth invention, in the first to fourth inventions, the knee airbag device is attached to the instrument panel via a fixing member, and the telephone device is attached to the fixing member.

  According to this, even after the knee airbag device is deployed, it is possible to ensure the call performance of the call device. In addition, since the fixing member for fixing the telephone device is shared with the fixing member for fixing the knee airbag device, the fixing member for the telephone device can be omitted.

  In a sixth aspect based on the first to fourth aspects, the telephone device is provided on the driver seat side of the instrument panel and attached to a steering column extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.

  According to this, since the telephone device extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is attached to a steering column that is generally formed of a member having high rigidity, the telephone device can be reliably prevented from being damaged. In addition, by attaching to the steering column, it is possible to easily share the communication device mounting structure between the right-hand drive vehicle and the left-hand drive vehicle.

  According to a seventh invention, in the first to sixth inventions, a knee load absorbing member is further provided between the inflated and deployed bag portion of the knee airbag device and the communication device.

  According to this, since the knee load absorbing member (knee protector) is further provided between the inflated and deployed bag portion of the knee airbag device and the communication device, the communication device is damaged by the knee of the occupant. Can be reliably suppressed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the failure | damage of the telephone apparatus for emergency calls can be suppressed at the time of a vehicle collision.

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view along the axial direction of a steering column at a front portion of a passenger compartment, showing a structure for disposing a telephone device according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a state in which the telephone device according to the embodiment is disposed in the drive unit of the power steering apparatus. FIG. 3 is a front view of the arrangement structure of the calling device according to the embodiment, as seen from the passenger side, in which the bag portion of the knee airbag device is inflated and deployed. FIG. 4 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view along the axial direction of the steering column, showing the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to the first modification of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view along the axial direction of the steering column, showing the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic partial bottom view showing the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to the second modification of the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view along the axial direction of the steering column, showing the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to the third modification of the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a schematic partial cross-sectional view along the axial direction of the steering column, showing the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to the third modification of the embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the invention, its application, or its application.

(One embodiment)
An arrangement structure of an emergency call device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

  First, the emergency call unit is mounted on a vehicle and includes, for example, an emergency call unit (DCM: Data Communication Module) including a telephone and a battery, a positioning antenna, a telephone antenna, a microphone, a dedicated speaker, and the like. In the present application, a microphone and a dedicated speaker (hereinafter simply referred to as a speaker) are assumed to be telephone devices, and the arrangement positions in these vehicles will be described. Note that the calling device here may be configured to include at least a speaker among the microphone and the speaker, or may be configured to include the microphone and the speaker.

  FIG. 1 shows a cross-sectional configuration along the axial direction of a steering column at the front part of a passenger compartment where an emergency call device is arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 1, for example, a steering member 2 extending in the vehicle width direction is supported by side members (not shown) of the vehicle body at the rear of a dash panel 1 that partitions an engine room and a vehicle compartment. It is attached so that. The steering member 2 holds a steering column 3 provided below the steering member 2 via a steering support bracket 2a (see FIG. 4). A steering wheel 4 having an airbag device 4a is attached to the end of the steering column 3 on the passenger 100 side. A column cover 5 is provided in front of the steering wheel 4 in the steering column 3 so as to cover the steering column 3.

  An instrument panel body 6 is provided between the dash panel 1 and the steering wheel 4 while covering the steering column 3 and the steering member 2 and extending in the width direction of the passenger compartment. The lower part of the instrument panel body 6 is provided with a lower panel 7 extending in the width direction of the passenger compartment on each of the driver seat side and the passenger seat side, and the lower panel 7 is instrumented together with the instrument panel body 6. Configure the panel. Here, it is set as the structure open | released between the lower end part of the lower panel 7, and the dash panel 1 and the floor of a vehicle interior. When the lower panel 7 is not open, that is, the lower panel 7 is connected to the dash panel 1, the lower panel 7 corresponds to the audio output unit of the speaker 10 or the audio input unit of the microphone in the lower panel 7. You may arrange | position a mesh structure or a slit structure in a site | part.

  An opening portion formed between the lower panel 7 and the dash panel 1 is inflated and deployed so as to cover the vehicle rear side (occupant side) of the lower panel 7 through the lower part of the lower panel 7 when the vehicle collides (FIG. 1). A bag part 8a that protects the knee part of the occupant 100 and the lower leg part below the knee part, and an inflator that supplies gas for inflating and deploying the bag part 8a and the bag part 8a. A knee airbag device 8 including a housing portion 8b for housing a housing (not shown) is disposed via a bracket.

  Further, a motor portion 9 that is a drive portion constituting the electric power steering device is attached to a portion of the steering column 3 below the steering member 2.

  In the motor unit 9 of the electric power steering apparatus, an emergency call speaker 10 is disposed, for example, with its output surface (vibration surface) facing downward. Here, the speaker 10 is provided so as to be positioned above the housing portion 8 b of the knee airbag device 8.

  FIG. 2 shows a detailed example of the arrangement structure of the speaker 10 and the microphone 11. As shown in FIG. 2, a speaker 10 and a microphone 11 are respectively disposed via a mounting bracket 12 below the front portion of the steering column 3 in the vicinity of the motor unit 9, more specifically in the vicinity of the drive gear of the motor unit 9. Has been.

  FIG. 3 shows a front configuration when the bag portion 8a of the knee airbag device 8 is inflated and deployed as viewed from the occupant side. As shown in FIG.1 and FIG.3, the housing part 8b of the knee airbag apparatus 8 which concerns on this embodiment is based on the front of the passenger | crew (seating passenger | crew) 100, More preferably, the front of the center part of the width direction of the passenger | crew 100 It is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction (as the center). Thereby, the speaker 10 is provided in the position which overlaps with the housing part 8b in a vehicle width direction.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, since the telephone device (speaker 10) is attached downward to the motor unit 9 constituting the electric power steering device attached to the steering column 3, the quality of the voice of the telephone call In addition, since the motor unit 9 is a relatively strong component, it is possible to reliably prevent the telephone device from being damaged.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the telephone device (speaker 10) is placed in front of the bag portion 8a so as to overlap with the inflated and deployed bag portion 8a of the knee airbag device 8 in a front view of the vehicle. Since it is provided, it is possible to reliably prevent the telephone device from being damaged by the knee of the occupant 100.

(First modification)
FIG. 4 shows a first modification relating to the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment. As shown in FIG. 4, in the first modification, the knee airbag device 8 has a lid portion 8 c that is provided so that the outer periphery matches the opening formed in the panel design portion of the lower panel 7. When the vehicle collides, the bag portion 8a is inflated and deployed to press and open the door portion formed on the lid portion 8c, covering the vehicle rear side (occupant side) of the lower panel 7 from the knee portion of the occupant 100 and the knee portion. It is arranged to protect the lower leg part below. That is, the speaker 10 is disposed so as to be positioned in front of the vehicle with respect to the housing portion 8b of the knee airbag device 8. Accordingly, it is possible to surely prevent the telephone equipment (speaker 10 or the like) from being damaged by the knee portion of the occupant 100, and the speaker 10 and the housing portion 8b located below the speaker 10 do not overlap with each other when viewed from above. For this reason, the quality of the call voice is improved.

(Second modification)
FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second modification example relating to the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment when the knee protector 13 which is a knee load absorbing member is provided in addition to the knee airbag device 8.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the knee protector 13 has, for example, an upper end held on the lower side of the steering member 2, extends in the axial direction of the steering column 3, and is bent to the steering column 3 side before the lower panel 7 (see FIG. 5). Two knee bolsters (knee load receiving members) 13b which are refracted again along the inner surface of the lower panel 7, and both ends are held by the knee bolster 13b and are arranged substantially parallel to the back surface of the lower panel 7. Load spreader (load distribution material) 13a.

  In this case, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the knee airbag device 8 (that is, the housing portion 8 b) is held by the knee protector 13 via at least two support brackets 15. Further, the lower portion of the speaker 10 is covered with the knee airbag device 8.

  As a result, the inflated and deployed bag portion 8a and the knee protector 13 are interposed between the occupant and the speaker 10 constituting the telephone device, so that the telephone device can be reliably prevented from being damaged by the occupant's knee. be able to.

  Note that the knee airbag device 8 and the knee protector 13 do not necessarily have to be provided together, and either one may be provided.

(Third Modification)
7 and 8 show a third modification example relating to the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, in the third modification, for example, the housing portion 8b of the knee airbag device 8 is provided at the lower portion of the instrument panel, and the speaker 10 is connected to the housing portion 8b of the knee airbag device 8. It is attached to a support bracket 15 that is fixed to the side surface and extends in the front-rear direction. Accordingly, it is not necessary to newly provide a part for attaching the speaker 10 and the speaker 10 and the knee airbag device 8 do not overlap in the top view, so that the quality of the call voice is improved.

  In this modification, the position of the speaker 10 is not limited to the support bracket 15 and may be directly attached to the side surface of the housing portion 8b in the vehicle width direction or the side surface on the front side of the vehicle. It may be a lower surface that does not hinder the quality of the bag and does not hinder the expansion and deployment of the bag portion 8a.

-Effect-
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the emergency call device is provided in front of the bag portion so as to overlap the bag portion when the bag portion is inflated and deployed. Specifically, the housing portion of the knee airbag device is provided so as to face the front surface of the seated occupant, and the communication device overlaps with the housing portion in the vehicle width direction (front view of the vehicle). Provided. Further, it is provided above the housing portion of the knee airbag device.

  Thereby, even when the vehicle collides, the quality of the call voice by the call device can be ensured, and damage by the passenger of the call device can be suppressed by the inflated and deployed bag portion. In addition, when the communication device is provided in the vicinity of the steering column, the drive unit of the power steering device, or below the steering member, the communication device is attached to a relatively strong structural member. Damage to the device can be reliably suppressed.

  Further, when the knee protector is provided, the occupant's knee can be protected, and the telephone equipment can be reliably prevented from being damaged by the occupant's knee.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment and each modified example, the case where the communication device is disposed in the drive unit (motor unit) of the electric power steering device attached to the steering column or the housing unit of the knee airbag device has been described. .

  However, as long as the calling device is disposed in front of the bag portion so as to overlap with the inflated and deployed bag portion when viewed from the front of the vehicle, the calling device is placed in a portion other than the drive portion of the electric power steering device in the steering column. It may be provided. For example, in the axial direction of the steering column, the communication device is disposed at a position ahead of the column cover that collapses (reverses the steering column on the axial line forward) in the event of a collision. As an example, the telephone device may be arranged away from the front end of the column cover at a predetermined distance in the axial direction of the steering column, for example, a distance of about 70 mm to 90 mm or more.

  Further, as long as the calling device is disposed in front of the bag portion so as to overlap with the bag portion inflated and deployed in the front view of the vehicle, the knee protection device provided with the driver seat and the passenger seat respectively. You may arrange | position in the area | region between.

  Further, as long as the calling device is arranged in front of the bag portion so as to overlap with the bag portion inflated and deployed in front view of the vehicle, the calling device may be placed even in front of the driver's seat. It may be a seat.

  The telephone equipment arrangement structure according to the present invention can be applied to an application or the like that requires the emergency telephone equipment to be arranged in a location that is not easily damaged in the event of a collision.

1 Dash Panel 2 Steering Member 3 Steering Column 4 Steering Wheel 5 Column Cover 6 Instrument Panel Body (Instrument Panel)
7 Lower panel (instrument panel)
8 knee airbag device 8a bag part 8b housing part 9 motor part (drive part)
10 Speaker (Dedicated speaker: Telephone equipment)
11 Microphone (calling equipment)
12 Mounting bracket 13 Knee protector (Knee load absorbing member)
13a Load spreader 13b Knee bolster 15 Support bracket (fixing member)
100 crew

Claims (7)

An arrangement structure of a communication device installed in an emergency call device that makes an emergency call outside a vehicle when a collision accident occurs in the vehicle,
The instrument panel has a bag portion and a housing portion that accommodates the bag portion, and is provided with a knee airbag device that inflates and deploys the bag portion to protect the occupant's knee when a vehicle collides,
The communication device is provided so as to overlap the bag portion in front of the bag portion and in front of the vehicle in a state where the bag portion is inflated and deployed. In the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to claim 1,
The communication device is provided at a position overlapping with the housing portion in the vehicle width direction. In the arrangement structure of the telephone equipment according to claim 1 or 2,
The communication device is arranged above the housing portion of the knee airbag device. In the arrangement | positioning structure of the telephone equipment of any one of Claims 1-3,
The communication device is arranged in front of the vehicle with respect to the housing portion of the knee airbag device. In the arrangement | positioning structure of the telephone equipment of any one of Claims 1-4,
The knee airbag device is attached to the instrument panel via a fixing member,
The telephone equipment is attached to the fixing member, and the telephone equipment is arranged. In the arrangement | positioning structure of the telephone equipment of any one of Claims 1-4,
The communication device is provided on a driver's seat side of the instrument panel, and is attached to a steering column extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In the arrangement | positioning structure of the telephone equipment of any one of Claims 1-6,
A disposition structure of a call device, wherein a knee load absorbing member is further provided between the inflated and deployed bag portion of the knee airbag device and the call device.

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