JP2021054318A - instrument panel - Google Patents

Abstract

To restrict a decrease in external appearance and extend, in a vehicle width direction, an occupant-side surface of an instrument panel by restricting an increase in number of components.SOLUTION: An instrument panel body 11 has: a main plate portion 14 intersecting with forward and backward directions; and left and right side-plate portions 16 extending forward from both left and right end edges of the main plate portion 14. An inspection port 20 is formed in the side-plate portion 16. An occupant-side panel 12 has: a covering area 21 in which the main plate portion 14 of the instrument panel body 11 is covered from behind; and a projection area 22 continuously extending outward in a vehicle width direction from the covering area 21 and projecting further outward in the vehicle width direction than the side-plate portions 16 of the instrument panel body 11, the occupant panel being mounted on the instrument panel body 11. A lid 13 covers the inspection port 20 of the side-plate portion 16 of the instrument panel body 11 from outside in the vehicle width direction and covers a front surface 25 in the projection area 22 of the occupant-side panel 12 from front.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

This disclosure relates to an instrument panel.

Patent Document 1 describes a reservoir tank cover. A reservoir tank is arranged in the end of the driver's seat on the instrument panel extending in the vehicle width direction, and a cover body covers the injection opening on the side end surface of the instrument panel facing the injection port. It is provided.

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By the way, depending on the vehicle, it may be desired to expand the rear surface (the surface on the occupant side) side of the instrument panel on which the instrument, various switch buttons, etc. are arranged in the vehicle width direction. However, since the length of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is limited to a predetermined length depending on the distance between the left and right pillars of the vehicle, the entire instrument panel cannot be expanded in the vehicle width direction. Further, if only the rear surface side of the instrument panel is enlarged in the vehicle width direction, an undercut occurs when the instrument panel is molded, which complicates the molding work of the instrument panel. Therefore, on the rear surface side of the instrument panel body, which is molded to a length that can be placed between the left and right pillars so that undercut does not occur, a wide occupant side panel molded separately from the instrument panel body is installed. It is possible to install it. However, in this case, the occupant side panel protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the instrument panel body, and the front side of the occupant side panel outside the vehicle width direction is exposed forward in the vehicle width direction outside the instrument panel body. Therefore, the appearance may be deteriorated, and if a member for closing the front surface of the outer end portion of the occupant side panel in the vehicle width direction is provided, the number of parts increases.

Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide an instrument panel capable of suppressing an increase in the number of parts, suppressing a deterioration in appearance, and expanding the surface of the instrument panel on the occupant side in the vehicle width direction. And.

In order to solve the above problems, the instrument panel according to the first aspect of the present invention includes an instrument panel main body, an occupant side panel, and a lid member. The instrument panel main body has a main plate portion that intersects the front-rear direction, a side plate portion that extends forward from the outer end portion of the main plate portion in the vehicle width direction and intersects the vehicle width direction, and an opening formed in the side plate portion. , Located in the front of the passenger compartment. The occupant side panel has a covering area that overlaps the main plate portion of the instrument panel body from the rear, and continuously extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the covering area and protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the side plate portion of the instrument panel body. It has a protruding area and is attached to the instrument panel body. The lid member is attached to the instrument panel body. The lid member covers the opening of the instrument panel main body from the outside in the vehicle width direction and covers the front surface of the protruding region of the occupant side panel from the front.

In the above configuration, the instrument panel body and the occupant side panel are separate bodies, so that the length of the instrument panel body in the vehicle width direction is suppressed, and the occupant side surface of the instrument panel is set to the vehicle width by the occupant side panel. Can be expanded in the direction. Therefore, for example, even if the length of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is limited by the distance between the left and right pillars of the vehicle, the instrument panel can be arranged between the left and right pillars, and the instrument panel can be arranged between the left and right pillars. The rear side of the instrument panel can be expanded in the vehicle width direction.

Further, since an opening is formed in the side plate portion of the instrument panel main body, the opening is, for example, an opening for refueling the oil tank in the instrument panel main body, or a window washer fluid tank in the instrument panel main body. It can be used as an opening for replenishing the washer fluid to the air, a vent for the side demister, or the like. Further, since the lid member covers the opening of the instrument panel main body, the lid member functions as, for example, a lid that closes the opening for refueling work or replenishment work, or a demister grill attached to a vent for a side demister. be able to.

Further, since the lid member covers the front surface of the projecting area of the occupant side panel from the front, it is possible to prevent the front surface of the projecting area of the occupant side panel from being exposed to the front outside the instrument panel body in the vehicle width direction. This makes it possible to suppress deterioration of the appearance due to the exposure of the front surface of the protruding region of the occupant side panel. In this way, since the one lid member covers the opening of the side plate portion of the instrument panel main body and the front surface of the protruding area of the occupant side panel, the increase in the number of parts is suppressed and the deterioration of the appearance is suppressed. can do.

Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts, suppress a deterioration in the appearance, and expand the surface of the instrument panel on the occupant side in the vehicle width direction.

A second aspect of the present invention is the instrument panel of the first aspect, wherein the lid member is an instrument with a trailing edge portion that is close to or in contact with the front surface of the outer edge portion of the protruding region of the occupant side panel. It has a front end edge portion that is close to or comes into contact with a region of the side plate portion of the panel body in front of the opening, and an outer surface of the lid that is exposed to the outside in the vehicle width direction. The outer surface of the lid extends forward from the rear end edge of the lid member and continues to the front end edge of the lid member.

In the above configuration, the lid outer surface of the lid member extends forward from the rear end edge portion that is close to or contacts the front surface of the outer edge portion of the protruding region of the occupant side panel, and is in front of the opening in the side plate portion of the instrument panel body. Continuing to the front edge that is close to or in contact with the area. Therefore, the step between the side plate portion of the instrument panel main body and the protruding area of the occupant side panel can be hidden, and the outer surface of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction can be made smooth, so that the appearance is deteriorated. Can be further suppressed.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts, suppress a deterioration in appearance, and expand the surface of the instrument panel on the occupant side in the vehicle width direction.

It is a perspective view of the main part of the instrument panel which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. It is sectional drawing corresponding to FIG. 2 which shows the modification of the lid member.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each figure, FR indicates the front of the vehicle, UP indicates the upper side, and IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Further, in the following description, the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the left-right direction means the left-right direction in a state of facing the front of the vehicle.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instrument panel 10 according to the present embodiment is fixed to the vehicle body in a state of extending in the vehicle width direction at the front portion of the vehicle interior 2 of the vehicle 1. The instrument panel 10 includes a resin instrument panel main body 11, an occupant side panel 12 attached to the instrument panel main body 11, and a lid (lid member) 13 attached to the instrument panel main body 11. An oil tank 6 is arranged in the instrument panel main body 11. The oil tank 6 is provided with a fuel filler port (not shown), and a cap 7 is attached to the oil filler port.

The instrument panel main body 11 is a member that extends to the left and right at the front portion of the vehicle interior 2, and is molded into a box shape that opens toward the front. The instrument panel main body 11 is placed on the vehicle body side with its front end side arranged between the left and right front pillars (not shown) extending in the vertical direction on both the left and right sides of the front window (not shown) in front of the passenger compartment 2. It is fixed. The instrument panel main body 11 has a main plate portion 14 that intersects the front-rear direction and a pair of left and right side plate portions 16 that extend forward from the left and right both end edges of the main plate portion 14 (FIG. 1 shows a right side plate portion 16). .) And. The main plate portion 14 stands up in front of an occupant seated on a seat (not shown) in the passenger compartment 2. The left and right side plate portions 16 stand upright along the substantially vertical direction and face each other in a state where the left and right end portions of the instrument panel main body 11 intersect with the vehicle width direction. The length of the instrument panel main body 11 on the front end 17 side in the vehicle width direction (distance between the outer surfaces 16a of the left and right side plate portions 16 in the vehicle width direction) is shorter than the distance between the left and right front pillars (not shown). .. That is, the front end portion 17 of the instrument panel main body 11 is formed so as to be displaceable between the left and right front pillars. The length of the instrument panel body 11 on the rear end 18 side in the vehicle width direction (the length of the main plate 14 in the vehicle width direction) is set on the left and right side plate portions 16 so that undercut does not occur during mold molding. The length is set to be substantially the same as the front end 17 side, or shorter than the front end 17 side of the left and right side plate portions 16. An inspection port (opening) 20 for inspecting the oil tank 6 (confirming the amount of oil, injecting oil, etc.) is formed in the side plate portion 16 (in the present embodiment, the side plate portion 16 on the right side). A clip insertion hole (not shown) is formed behind the inspection port 20 in the side plate portion 16.

The occupant side panel 12 is a panel on which a switch 4 operated by the occupant and various display devices 5 and the like are arranged and exposed to the passenger compartment 2 side, and is formed separately from the instrument panel main body 11 and is an instrument panel. It is attached to the instrument panel main body 11 in a state of covering the entire area or a part of the rear surface 19 of the main plate portion 14 of the main body 11. The occupant-side panel 12 includes a front plate portion 12a that intersects the front-rear direction at a position separated rearward from the main plate portion 14 of the instrument panel main body 11, and an outer peripheral plate that curves forward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the front plate portion 12a. It is formed by the portion 12b and partitions the space 36 from the main plate portion 14 of the instrument panel main body 11. The occupant side panel 12 has a covering region 21 that covers the rear surface 19 of the main plate portion 14 of the instrument panel main body 11 from the rear, and a side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 that continuously extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the covering region 21. (In the present embodiment, the side plate portion 16 on the right side; the position shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIGS. 1 and 2) integrally has a protruding region 22 protruding outward in the vehicle width direction. The protruding region 22 of the occupant-side panel 12 expands the occupant-side surface (rear surface) of the instrument panel 10 to the outside in the vehicle width direction with respect to the main plate portion 14 of the instrument panel main body 11. The outer edge portion 34 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 (in the present embodiment, the front end edge portion of the outer peripheral plate portion 12b) is continuously bulged outward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end edge portion 35 of the covering region 21. Extends downward. The outer edge portion 34 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 partitions the opening 30 that opens forward between the occupant side panel 12 and the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11.

The lid 13 is a lid member for closing the inspection port 20 of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11, and is formed separately from the instrument panel main body 11 and the occupant side panel 12 to form the instrument panel main body. It is detachably attached to the side plate portion 16 of 11. The lid 13 has a first plate portion 23 that covers the inspection port 20 from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and a second plate portion 24 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the rear end edge portion 27 of the first plate portion 23 and intersects the front-rear direction. It is formed in a container shape that has and is opened inward in the vehicle width direction. With the lid 13 attached to the instrument panel body 11, the outer surface (lid outer surface) 29 (hereinafter, referred to as “exposed outer surface 29”) of the first plate portion 23 in the vehicle width direction is exposed to the outside in the vehicle width direction. To do. The rear end edge portion 27 of the first plate portion 23 protrudes from the occupant side panel 12 in a state of being close to or in contact with the front surface 25a of the outer edge portion 34 of the protrusion region 22 of the front surface 25 of the protrusion region 22 of the occupant side panel 12. It extends over the entire outer edge 34 of the region 22. The front end edge portion 28 of the first plate portion 23 is in the vertical direction in a state of being close to or in contact with the opening edge portion (region in front of the opening) 26 on the front side of the inspection port 20 in the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11. Extend to. The upper end edge portion 37 of the first plate portion 23 extends in the front-rear direction along the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 above the inspection port 20. The lower end edge 38 of the first plate 23 extends in the front-rear direction along the side plate 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 below the inspection port 20. The exposed outer surface 29 of the first plate portion 23 extends forward from the rear end edge portion 27 of the first plate portion 23, extends inward in the vehicle width direction in the vicinity of the opening edge portion 26 on the front side of the inspection port 20, and is the first plate. It continues to the front end edge portion 28 of the portion 23. A clip 32 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided in a region of the inner side surface 31 of the first plate portion 23 in the vehicle width direction behind the inspection port 20, and the opening edge portion 26 on the front side of the inspection port 20 is provided. In the region near the rear, a claw portion 33 protruding inward in the vehicle width direction is provided. The lid 13 is in a state where the clip 32 inserts the clip insertion hole (not shown) of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 and the claw portion 33 is locked to the opening edge portion 26 on the front side of the inspection port 20. , It is detachably attached to the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11. The second plate portion 24 extends from the rear end edge portion 27 of the first plate portion 23 to a position close to or in contact with the vehicle width direction outer surface 16a of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 inside in the vehicle width direction. The second plate portion 24 closes the opening 30 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 from the front. That is, the lid 13 covers the inspection port 20 of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 from the outside in the vehicle width direction by the first plate portion 23, and covers the front surface 25 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 with the second plate portion. Cover from the front with 24.

In the instrument panel 10 configured as described above, since the instrument panel main body 11 and the occupant side panel 12 are separate bodies, the instrument panel is independent of the length of the instrument panel main body 11 in the vehicle width direction. The occupant-side surface (rear surface) of 10 can be expanded in the vehicle width direction by the occupant-side panel 12. Therefore, even if the instrument panel main body 11 has a length that can be arranged between the left and right front pillars (not shown) and is molded so that undercut does not occur, the instrument panel 10 is formed by the occupant side panel 12. The occupant side surface (rear surface) can be enlarged in the vehicle width direction.

Further, since the occupant-side panel 12 expands the occupant-side surface (rear surface) of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction, the space for arranging functional parts such as the switch 4 and various display devices 5 expands in the vehicle width direction. Functionality is improved.

Further, the second plate portion 24 of the lid 13 closes the opening 30 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 from the front. That is, since the lid 13 covers the front surface 25 of the projecting area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 from the front, the front surface 25 of the projecting area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 is exposed to the front outside the instrument panel body 11 in the vehicle width direction. It is possible to prevent the occupant side panel 12 from being squeezed, and it is possible to suppress deterioration of the appearance due to the exposure of the front surface 25 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12. In this way, the lid 13 for closing the inspection port 20 of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 is used to cover the front surface 25 of the protruding area 22 of the occupant side panel 12, so that the protruding area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 is covered. Unlike the case where the member for covering the front surface 25 of the instrument panel body 11 is provided separately from the lid 13 for closing the inspection port 20 of the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11, the increase in the number of parts is suppressed and the appearance is improved. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance.

Further, the exposed outer surface 29 of the lid 13 extends forward from the rear end edge portion 27 which is close to or contacts the front surface 25a of the outer edge portion 34 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12, and is the opening edge portion 26 on the front side of the inspection port 20. It extends inward in the vehicle width direction in the vicinity of and continues to the front end edge portion 28 of the first plate portion 23. Therefore, the step generated between the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 and the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 is hidden by the exposed outer surface 29 of the lid 13, and the outer surface of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction is smoothed. Therefore, it is possible to further suppress the deterioration of the appearance.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of parts, suppress a deterioration in appearance, and expand the surface of the instrument panel 10 on the occupant side in the vehicle width direction.

In the present embodiment, the lid 13 is provided with the second plate portion 24, but the second plate portion 24 may not be provided. Even in this case, the first plate portion 23 of the lid 13 has the rear end edge portion 27 that is close to or in contact with the front surface 25a of the outer edge portion 34 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12, and the instrument panel main body 11. Since it extends between the side plate portion 16 and the front end edge portion 28 that is close to or in contact with the opening edge portion 26, the opening portion 30 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 can be covered from the front by the first plate portion 23. That is, since the first plate portion 23 of the lid 13 covers the front surface 25 of the protruding area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 from the front, the front surface 25 of the protruding area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 is wider than the instrument panel main body 11. It is possible to prevent the vehicle from being exposed to the front on the outside in the direction, and it is possible to suppress deterioration of the appearance due to the exposure of the front surface 25 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12.

Further, in the present embodiment, the inspection port (opening) 20 for inspecting the oil tank 6 is provided in the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an inspection port (opening) for inspecting the window washer fluid tank (confirming the amount of liquid, injecting washer fluid, etc.) may be provided in the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11, and the inspection port may be closed with the lid 13. .. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 3, a vent (opening) 41 for the side demister for suppressing fogging of the side window glass 8 is provided on the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11, and the demista grill having the louver 47 ( The lid member) 42 may cover the vent 41 without completely blocking it.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lid (lid member) 13 is formed in a vessel shape that opens inward in the vehicle width direction, but the lid member has an L-shaped cross section as shown in the demista grill (lid member) 42 shown in FIG. May be formed in. The demista grill 42 has a first plate portion 43 that covers the vent 41 from the outside in the vehicle width direction, and an opening of a protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12 that extends outward in the vehicle width direction from the rear end edge portion of the first plate portion 43. The portion 30 is formed in an L-shaped cross section by the second plate portion 44 that closes the portion 30 from the front (covers the front surface 25 of the protruding region 22 from the front).

Further, in the present embodiment, the exposed outer surface (lid outer surface) 29 of the lid (lid member) 13 is extended forward from the rear end edge portion 27 of the lid 13 to be continuous with the front end edge portion 28 of the first plate portion 23. By hiding the step generated between the side plate portion 16 of the instrument panel main body 11 and the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12, the outer surface of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction was smoothed. It is not necessary to smooth the outer surface of the vehicle in the width direction. For example, like the demister grill (lid member) 42 shown in FIG. 3, the exposed outer surface 48 of the demista grill 42 exposed to the outside in the vehicle width direction is exposed to the outer edge portion 34 of the protruding region 22 of the occupant side panel 12. After extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the rear end edge portion 45 of the demister grill 42 that is close to or in contact with the front surface 25a of the vehicle, the front end edge portion 46 of the front demista grill 42 may be continued. Even in this case, since the opening 30 of the protruding area 22 of the occupant side panel 12 can be closed from the front by the demister grill 42, the appearance is different from the case where the front surface 25 of the protruding area 22 is exposed to the front. It is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance of the grill.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the above-described embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the present invention. That is, it goes without saying that all other embodiments, examples, operational techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are included in the category of the present invention.

The instrument panel according to the present disclosure can be widely applied to various vehicles.

1: Vehicle 2: Vehicle interior 10: Instrument panel 11: Instrument panel body 12: Crew side panel 13: Lid (lid member)
14: Main plate part of the instrument panel body 16: Side plate part of the instrument panel body 20: Inspection port (opening)
21: Covering area of the occupant side panel 22: Protruding area of the occupant side panel 23: First plate portion of the lid 25: Front surface of the protruding area of the occupant side panel 25a: Front surface of the outer edge portion of the protruding area of the occupant side panel 27: Lid 28: Front end edge 29 of the first plate of the lid: Exposed outer surface (outer surface of the lid) of the first plate of the lid
34: Outer edge of the protruding area of the occupant side panel 41: Ventilation port (opening)
42: Demista grill (lid member)
45: Rear edge of the demista grill 46: Front edge of the demista grill

Claims (2)

It has a main plate portion that intersects the front-rear direction, a side plate portion that extends forward from the outer end portion of the main plate portion in the vehicle width direction and intersects the vehicle width direction, and an opening formed in the side plate portion. The instrument panel body located at the front and
A covering region that overlaps the main plate portion of the instrument panel body from the rear, and a covering region that continuously extends outward in the vehicle width direction and protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the side plate portion of the instrument panel body. An occupant-side panel that has a protruding area and is attached to the instrument panel body.
A lid member attached to the instrument panel body is provided.
The lid member is an instrument panel characterized in that the opening of the instrument panel main body is covered from the outside in the vehicle width direction and the front surface of the protruding region of the occupant side panel is covered from the front. The instrument panel according to claim 1.
The lid member is close to or in contact with the front end edge portion of the outer edge portion of the protruding region of the occupant side panel and the region of the side plate portion of the instrument panel main body in front of the opening. It has a front edge that comes into contact with the vehicle and an outer surface of the lid that is exposed to the outside in the vehicle width direction.
An instrument panel characterized in that the outer surface of the lid extends forward from the rear end edge portion of the lid member and is continuous with the front end edge portion of the lid member.

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