JP2650495B2 - Vehicle instrument panel structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile instrument panel structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some automobiles include, for example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 98547, an airbag unit is known in which an airbag unit is incorporated at a position corresponding to the front of a front passenger seat on an instrument panel in order to protect passengers in the front of a front passenger.

[0003] Specifically, an airbag unit is formed inside an instrument panel facing the opening by forming an opening for deploying an airbag body by wrapping around from a vertical surface to an upper surface of the instrument panel. At the same time, the flexible portion of the upper edge of the airbag lid is fixed to the upper edge of the opening, and the lower edges of the airbag lid are clip-engaged with the opposite edges of the opening to be attached. When the bag unit is actuated, the clip of the airbag lid is released due to the expansion of the bag body, and the airbag lid is opened upward with the flexible portion at the upper edge of the lid as a fulcrum. It is designed to be deployed inside.

[0004]

In the case of a vehicle of the same vehicle type but without an airbag, the airbag unit is not incorporated in the instrument panel, but the airbag is formed in the opening formed in the instrument panel. It is only necessary to attach a grid or other lid to close the lid, but the space for disposing the airbag unit is wasted.

Therefore, it is conceivable to effectively use the space as a glove box. A glove box body projecting into the instrument panel is attached to the periphery of the opening of the instrument panel, and a box lid is attached to the glove box body. As described above, the instrument panel opening is formed to extend from the vertical surface to the upper surface of the instrument panel, so that the box lid has the same shape and area as the air bag grid. It becomes relatively large, and there is a problem that it is difficult to use even if either the upper edge side or the lower edge side is configured as a hinge point.

Therefore, when the present invention is applied to a vehicle without an airbag and the space in which the airbag unit is provided is effectively used as a glove box, the glove box opening area and the box lid area are reduced by using the vertical surface of the instrument panel. It is intended to provide an instrument panel structure of an automobile which can be accommodated within the area range of the above and can improve the usability.

[0007]

An instrument panel has an opening formed therein for deploying an airbag body extending from a vertical surface to an upper surface, and an airbag lid is provided on a lower edge of the opening and on both side edges in a vehicle width direction. A receiving surface and an airbag lid mounting surface are formed on the upper edge of the opening in a stepped manner, and are fixed to at least the outer periphery of the airbag lid mounting surface together with the hinge side of the box lid on the airbag lid receiving surface on the lower edge of the opening. A glove box mounting surface is formed in a stepped manner, which is extended to the upper edge of the glove box body to be formed and overlaps and adheres to a panel extension extending around the upper surface side of the instrument panel.

[0008]

In the case of a vehicle of the airbag specification, the peripheral edge of the airbag lid is brought into contact with and engaged with the airbag lid receiving surface of the instrument panel opening, and the upper edge of the airbag lid is brought into contact with the airbag lid mounting surface. Fix with bolts and nuts.

In the case of a vehicle without an airbag, the panel extension of the glove box main body is fixed to the air back grid mounting surface, and the lower edge of the glove box main body and the hinge side of the box lid together with the lower edge side of the air bag grid receiving surface. Fixed to.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel, which is located at a position facing a passenger seat from a vertical surface 2 to an upper surface 3.
To open the airbag body opening 4 (not shown)
Is formed.

An airbag lid receiving surface 5 is formed on the lower edge and both side edges in the vehicle width direction of the opening 4 and an airbag lid mounting surface 6 is formed on the upper edge of the opening 4 in a stepped manner.

A plurality of bolt insertion holes 7 are formed in the lower edge side airbag lid receiving surface 5 and a boss portion 8 for screwing a bolt is formed on the back surface thereof.
A plurality of bolt insertion holes 9 are formed in the airbag lid attachment surface 6.

A glove box mounting surface 10 to be described later is formed stepwise on the outer periphery of the air bag grid mounting surface 6.

In the present embodiment, the glove box mounting surface 10 is formed so as to extend around the outer peripheral upper portion of the airbag lid receiving surfaces 5 on both sides.

When the instrument panel 1 having such a structure is provided for a vehicle of an airbag specification, the instrument panel 1 covers the opening 4 in which the airbag unit 11 is disposed.
The airbag grid 12 is mounted, and the airbag grid 12 has a mounting flange 13 made of a flexible material (aluminum thin plate) on the back surface of the upper edge thereof, and the mounting flange 13 is attached to the airbag at the upper edge of the opening 4. The other edge is fixed to the airbag grid receiving surface 5 and the clips 14 provided on both sides of the lid are connected to the airbag unit 1 by fixing the other edges to the airbag grid receiving surface 5.
The lower part of the airbag lid 12 is held by being engaged with the socket member 15 provided in the apparatus 1.

Here, a soft pad 1a is integrally formed as a skin material on the surface of the instrument panel 1. In the case of an airbag type, an airbag grid 12 is provided on the upper edge side of the opening 4. The upper edge of the soft pad 1a is located at a position covering the glove box mounting surface 10 above the glove box mounting surface 10.
It is molded so that the outer edge of 0 becomes a parting line.

On the other hand, when the instrument panel 1 is used in a vehicle without an airbag, a glove box body 20 is mounted on the opening 4 as shown in FIGS. Is attached to open and close freely.

The glove box main body 20 is formed by bending flanges 22 on the lower edge of the box opening and on both side edges in the vehicle width direction, and has a panel extension 23 extending around the upper surface of the instrument panel 1 on the upper edge. The panel extension 23 is fixed on the glove box attachment surface 10 with an adhesive, and the flange 22 is fixed to the airbag lid receiving surface 5.

In this embodiment, the soft pad 1a is integrally formed with the panel extension 23 in a state where the panel extension 23 is adhered to the glove box attaching surface 10 as described above. However, as a matter of course, similarly to the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, in the instrument panel 1, the outer edge of the glove box mounting surface 10 is formed as a parting line, and the soft pad 1a is formed by molding. May be separately molded into the panel extension 23.

The hinge side of the box lid 21 together with the flange 22 at the lower edge of the glove box body 20 is fastened and fixed to the airbag lid receiving surface 5 at the lower edge of the opening. Specifically, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 24 are formed in the flange 22 at the lower edge of the glove box body 20, while a hinge member 25 is attached to the inner surface of the lower edge of the box lid 21. The hinge member 25 is screwed and fastened to the boss portion 8 by passing a bolt 26 through the bolt insertion holes 24 and 7 together with the flange 22, so that the hinge member 25 can be opened and closed downward with respect to the box body 20.

In this manner, the box body 20 and the box lid 21 are inserted into the opening 4 of the instrument panel 1.
By mounting the box lid 20, the area of the opening of the box body 20 and the area of the box lid can be kept within the area of the vertical surface 2 of the instrument panel 1, and the opening / closing operability and usability of the box lid 21 are slightly reduced. It doesn't hurt.

4 and 6, reference numeral 27 denotes a striker provided on the glove box main body 20, and reference numeral 28 denotes a lid lock device provided on the box lid 21.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, a glove box mounting surface is further formed on the outer periphery of the air bag grid mounting surface on the upper edge side of the opening of the instrument panel. In the case of a vehicle, a panel extension extending around the upper side of the instrument panel is overlapped and fixed to the upper edge of the glove box main body on the glove box mounting surface, and the lower edge of the glove box main body is attached to the box lid. Because it is fixed to the airbag lid receiving surface on the lower edge side together with the hinge side, even if the airbag is not used, the opening area of the glove box main body and the box lid area can be reduced by the vertical length of the instrument panel. It can fit within the area range, improving the usability of the glove box as well as the opening and closing operability of the box lid Rukoto can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5 showing a different example of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the assembled state of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the glove box main body and the box lid of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Instrument panel 2 ... Longitudinal surface 3 ... Top surface 4 ... Opening 5 ... Air bag grid receiving surface 6 ... Air bag grid mounting surface 10 ... Glove box mounting surface 11 ... Airbag unit 12 ... Air bag grid 20 ... Glove box main body 21: glove box lid 23: panel extension

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An instrument panel has an opening for deploying an airbag body extending from a vertical surface to an upper surface, and an airbag lid receiving surface is formed on a lower edge of the opening and on both side edges in a vehicle width direction. A glove box formed with an airbag lid mounting surface on the upper edge of the opening in a stepped manner and fixed to at least the outer periphery of the airbag lid mounting surface on the airbag lid receiving surface of the lower edge of the opening together with the hinge side of the box lid. The panel extension that extends to the upper edge of the main body and goes around the upper side of the instrument panel is superimposed.
An instrument panel structure for an automobile, wherein a glove box attachment surface to be fixed is formed in a stepped manner.