JP3151792B2 - Car interior panels - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an interior panel of an automobile, and more particularly to an interior of an automobile which can enhance the aesthetic appearance of a rear part of a vehicle compartment from which a rear seat is removed, can be easily mounted, and can reinforce the body. About the panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Today, most passenger cars have an engine room in the front of the passenger compartment, a trunk room in the rear, a driver seat and a passenger seat in the front of the passenger compartment, and a rear seat in the rear. Except for a small number of vehicle types in which the backrest of the rear seat is tilted to allow communication between the vehicle compartment and the trunk room, the vehicle room and the trunk room are defined by partition plates bolted to the vehicle body.

[0003] The rear seat includes a seat and a backrest, and the seat is mounted on a seat mount provided at a lower portion of the vehicle interior.
The backrest may be supported by a seat, but is fixed to the partition plate or the vehicle body with bolts or the like in most vehicle models. Therefore, it is not so difficult to remove the rear seat, and many users remove the rear seat after purchase.

[0004] When the rear seat is removed, it is possible to prevent articles from dropping between the seat mount supporting the seat, the partition plate for partitioning the cabin and the rear trunk room, and between the backrest and the rear window or the partition plate. Although the rear dashboard and the like are exposed inside the room, most of the users who take off the rear seats and ride the vehicle with these exposed.

[0005]

However, since the seat mount supporting the front portion of the seat and the partition plate are originally designed to be hidden by the rear seats and are designed without considering the aesthetic appearance thereof, they are not used. When exposed, it does not balance well with the side panel inner and ceiling, which are beautifully finished with interior materials, and feels unsightly.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an interior panel of an automobile which can enhance the aesthetics of the rear part of the vehicle compartment from which the rear seat is removed, can be easily mounted, and can reinforce the vehicle body. The purpose is to do.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, an automobile interior panel according to the present invention (hereinafter abbreviated as "the present invention") is a plate member which covers a surface exposed by removing a rear seat of a vehicle compartment. And wherein the bolts are inserted into a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of bolts for fixing a partition plate for separating a vehicle compartment and a trunk room to a vehicle body.
A through hole is formed, and the panel surface under the seat is
A seating surface is provided on the part that covers from
The technical means that a backrest is formed in the covering part is adopted.

That is, since the product of the present invention is made of a plate material that covers the surface exposed by removing the rear seat in the vehicle compartment, the surface exposed by removing the rear seat in the vehicle compartment is covered with the product of the present invention, thereby exposing by removing the rear seat. As a result, the aesthetic appearance can be enhanced by concealing the unsightly surface that has been made, so that it is possible to balance the aesthetic appearance with the side panel inners, ceilings, etc. beautifully finished with the interior materials.

Further, according to the product of the present invention, insertion holes through which the bolts are inserted are formed at a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of bolts for fixing a partition plate for separating a vehicle compartment and a trunk room to the vehicle body. A very simple procedure of removing the rear seat, covering the exposed surface without removing the rear seat without processing the vehicle body or the present invention, and fastening the interior panel and the partition plate together with the bolts. Thus, the product of the present invention can be mounted.

By mounting the product of the present invention on the rear part of the vehicle body in this way, the strength of the product of the present invention can be used to reinforce the vehicle body from which the rear seat has been removed .
A seat surface is provided at the part that covers the panel surface under the seat from above.
And a backrest is formed at the part that covers the partition plate from the front.
As described later, these seats and backrests
Can be used as a so-called emergency seat
You can do it.

The present invention will be described in more detail as follows. The present invention is constituted by a plate material, the material of the plate material is steel including stainless steel, iron, copper, brass, even a metal such as aluminum, synthetic resin, even wood, A composite material obtained by combining two or more of these materials, for example, a soundproof steel plate in which a soundproof material made of a synthetic resin is sandwiched between two steel plates, a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin, or the like may be used.

[0012] Among these, use of a synthetic resin, particularly fiber-reinforced synthetic resin (FRP), which is inexpensive in material cost and processing cost and is easy to obtain necessary mechanical properties while being lightweight. Is desirable.

The synthetic resin or the fiber-reinforced synthetic resin can be easily mixed with a dye or a pigment to be colored and its surface can be easily painted. It is desirable from the viewpoint that it can be further increased.

Of course, when using the above-mentioned metal such as steel or iron, wood or the like, it is also possible to use a material whose appearance is further enhanced by painting.

The fiber-reinforced synthetic resins include those using a thermoplastic synthetic resin as a matrix and those using a thermosetting synthetic resin as a matrix.

As the thermoplastic synthetic resin, polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, methacrylic resin, vinyl chloride resin, vinyl acetate resin, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetal, vinylidene chloride resin,
Polyamide resin, fluorine resin, silicon resin, polycarbonate resin, polyether, etc. are used, acrylonitrile / styrene copolymer resin (AS resin), acrylonitrile / butadiene / styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin), vinyl chloride / acetic acid A copolymer resin such as a vinyl copolymer resin is used.

As the thermoplastic synthetic resin, an unsaturated polyester resin is most frequently used, followed by an epoxy resin and a vinyl ester resin. In addition to these, phenolic resin, silicone resin, allyl resin,
A polyimide resin or the like may be used.

Of course, as the matrix, it is also possible to use a plastic alloy or denatured resin in which two or more resins are kneaded or grafted, and a synergistic effect of the properties of each resin is aimed at.

In the case of a thermoplastic synthetic resin, considering that the interior temperature of the passenger compartment may rise to about 95 ° C. in some cases, it is 120 ° C. or less, particularly 140 ° C. or less in order to ensure safety. It is desirable to use a material that does not soften.

The reinforcing fibers used in the fiber-reinforced synthetic resin of the present invention include E glass (alkali-free electrical insulating glass), S glass (high-strength glass), C glass (chemical glass), and A glass ( General-use alkali-containing glass), YM
Glass fibers formed of -31-A glass (high elastic glass), glass for glass cotton, and the like are most frequently used, and ceramic fibers such as carbon fiber, boron fiber, silica fiber, alumina fiber, and silicon-carbide fiber; Metal fibers such as tungsten, molybdenum, steel, beryllium,
Synthetic resin fibers such as vinylon, polyester, and aromatic (aramid) resin can also be used.

By the way, the surface exposed by removing the rear seat in the passenger compartment is defined as a seat mounting base (particularly, a panel surface under the seat).
And, since the surface provided with the partition plate, the product of the present invention ,
It is necessary to provide a portion covering the seat mount seat surface under the panel surface which is exposed by the removal of Li Ashito from above, and a portion covering the partition plate from the front.

However, the removal of the rear seats also makes the front of the seat mount and the rear dashboard exposed in the vehicle cabin before the removal of the rear seats noticeable, and these often break the aesthetic balance.

Therefore, the product of the present invention desirably includes a portion that covers the front surface of the seat mount and a portion that covers the rear dashboard from above.

In the present invention, a part for covering the rear tire housing can be provided in the product of the present invention from the viewpoint of enhancing the aesthetics of the interior design by balancing the aesthetics of each part of the vehicle interior.

By the way, in the product of the present invention, when a seat surface is formed in a portion covering the lower panel surface of the seat and a backrest is formed in a portion covering the partition plate from the front, the product of the present invention is used as an emergency seat. Can be used.

Here, in the product of the present invention, as a method of forming a seat surface in a portion covering a lower panel surface of a seat, a method of recessing a portion corresponding to the seat surface in a bucket shape, a method of arranging a seat cushion, A method may be used in which a portion corresponding to the seat surface is recessed in a bucket shape, and a seat cushion is arranged in the recessed portion.

Here, as a method of arranging the seat cushion, a method of simply placing the seat cushion on the portion of the product of the present invention covering the lower panel surface of the seat, and a method of placing the seat cushion on the portion of the present invention covering the lower panel surface of the seat of the present invention Examples of the method include a method of fixing the cushion so that the cushion can be attached and detached and a method of permanently fixing the seat cushion on the portion of the present invention that covers the lower surface of the seat.

As a method of forming a backrest on a portion which covers the partition plate from the front, a method of recessing a portion corresponding to the backrest into a bucket shape, a method of arranging a backrest cushion, and a method corresponding to the backrest The recessed portion may be recessed in a bucket shape, and a backrest cushion may be disposed in the recessed portion.

Here, as a method of arranging the back cushion, in the present invention, a method of hanging the back cushion from above the portion covering the partition plate from the front, and in the present invention, the method of placing the partition plate Examples of the method include a method in which a back cushion is detachably fixed to a front surface of a portion to be covered from the front, and a method of the present invention in which a seat cushion is permanently fixed to a portion to cover a partition plate from the front.

Forming the product of the present invention as an integral product
Of course, it is possible, but storage costs and transportation costs
The product of the present invention is divided into multiple parts to reduce costs
And the user or dealer can use the product
Before mounting on the body or mounting the product of this invention on the body
And glue these together with bolts, tacks, nails, etc.
It is desirable to integrate them.

Here, the product of the present invention is divided into several parts.
It can be freely designed to be formed, but if the number of divisions is increased,
The problem of assembling and time consuming takes place.
After that, reduction of storage cost and transportation cost by split formation
The problem that the effect becomes thinner occurs. Also for assembly
Difficult to disassemble the product again with nails and tacks
Problem.

Therefore, in the product of the present invention, an integral object or
May be divided into multiple parts,
In order to solve the problem better, for example, rear dashboard
The part to be covered from above and other parts are divided and formed.
Divide the other part further into left and right or a seat and a backrest
Formed and these three divided parts are bolted together
It is desirable to integrate them by connecting them together .

The product of the present invention may be formed as an
Regardless of whether it is formed by dividing into parts,
The method can be freely selected considering the material
Specifically, for example, the present invention is based on fiber-reinforced synthetic resin.
When forming clear products, use the hand lay-up method, spray
ー Up method, press method, vacuum bag forming method, pressurized bag
Molding method, autoclave molding method, cold press molding
Method, squeeze molding method, reservoir molding method, resin suction
Molding method (Marco method), resin injection molding
Method, vacuum injection molding method, prepreg molding method, matched die
Known molding methods such as molding method, SMC molding method and BMC molding method
A method may be used.

Further, in the product of the present invention, articles are stored.
When the storage space with one side open is recessed,
Newspapers, magazines, accessories, and coins brought into the car
It can be stored in the storage space to keep the cabin tidy
So more desirable.

The number of the storage spaces, the opening area, and the opening direction
Direction, opening shape, depth, etc. are free within the range allowed by the dimensions
It can be designed to fit
For example, a container such as an ashtray or a trash can
Or cover the whole or part of the opening of this storage space
Doors, doors, elastic nets, etc. may be provided.
You.

[0036]

[Action] As described above, the product of the present invention, Ri Do a plate member that covers the surface to be exposed by the rear seat removal of the body, yet
A seat surface is provided at the part that covers the panel surface under the seat from above.
And a backrest is formed at the part that covers the partition plate from the front.
Was exposed due to the removal of the rear seat in the passenger compartment
By covering the surface in the present invention product, the results can be enhanced aesthetics by hiding unsightly surface exposed by the rear seat removed, beautifully finished side panel inner decorated material, the balance of aesthetic and ceiling Can be obtained.

Further, according to the product of the present invention, insertion holes through which the bolts are inserted are formed at a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of bolts for fixing a partition plate for separating the vehicle compartment and the trunk room to the vehicle body. Without processing the car body or the product of the present invention, cover the product of the present invention on the exposed surface by removing the rear seat, and fasten the product of the present invention and the partition plate together with the bolts, in a very simple procedure. The effect that the product of the present invention can be attached can be obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, by mounting the product of the present invention on the rear portion of the vehicle body as described above, the vehicle body from which the rear seat has been removed is reinforced by utilizing the strength of the product of the present invention.
That can cover the panel surface under the seat from above
Seat and the part that covers the partition plate from the front.
Backrest as a so-called emergency seat
It is also possible to obtain effects such as being able to use .

[0039]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an interior panel of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interior panel of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from the front, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the interior panel as viewed through a rear window. 2 shows an example in which the interior panel 2 is mounted after the rear seat of the two-door, coupe type passenger car 1 is removed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the interior panel 2 includes a portion 3 for covering the front surface of the seat mount of the rear seat from the front, and a portion 4 for covering the lower panel of the seat mount from above.
A portion 5 that covers a partition plate that separates a vehicle compartment and a trunk room from the front, a portion 4 that covers the lower seat panel from above, and a portion 7 that covers the rear tire housing continuously from the portion 5 that covers the partition plate from the front. And a portion 6 that covers the rear dashboard from above as shown in FIG.

The interior panel 2 is made of a plate material obtained by molding a fiber reinforced synthetic resin obtained by reinforcing an unsaturated polyester resin with glass fiber made of E glass by an autoclave molding method. , The part 6 covering the rear dashboard from above and the other parts 3 to 5 are divided and formed.
To 5 are further divided into two parts on the left and right sides, and these three divided parts are connected to each other using bolts 8 to be integrated.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left and right divided portions 3 to 5 form a stepped-down portion 3c on which the other edge 3b is overlapped on the upper surface of one edge 3a. Are configured to be able to abut against the surface without any step. A spring plate (or a nut) 16 to which the bolt 8 is screwed is held on the one side 3a having the stepped-down portion 3c.
3b, the bolts 8 are inserted from above into the bolt insertion holes 10 formed in the other end 3b, and the parts 3 to 5 formed separately by screwing into the spring plate 9 can be integrated. are doing.

Instead of joining with the bolts 8 as described above, the both end edges 3a and 3b may be bonded with an epoxy-based adhesive or the like.

The interior panel 2 is colored to a predetermined color by blending a pigment or a dye, if necessary, but before the user connects these parts to integrate them, the interior panel 2 is colored. Alternatively, these parts may be connected and integrated, and then painted with a paint according to the user's preference.

In this embodiment, as required, a pair of left and right recesses recessed in a bucket shape from the portion 4 covering the lower panel of the seat from above to the portion 5 covering the partition plate continuous from the front from the portion 4. A seating surface 11a formed of a bottom surface of the recessed portion of the portion 4 covering the lower panel of the seat from above, and a backrest 11b formed of a back surface of the portion 5 covering the partition plate from the front. An emergency seat 11 having two seats on the left and right is provided.

Although omitted in this embodiment, it is not shown in the case of a vehicle type used in a country or a region where seat belts are obligatory for the occupants of the rear seat and the emergency seat 11. However, a seat belt for a rear seat fixed to the vehicle body is pulled into the emergency seat 11 on both the left and right sides near the seating surface of the emergency seat 11 or on the left and right sides below the backrest of the emergency seat 11, for example. Opening is provided.

The vehicle 1 has an engine disposed in front of the passenger compartment, and drives the rear wheels to travel.
Since the vehicle 1 is of the type, the drive shaft housing 9 is raised at the center of the floor in the passenger compartment, and the center of the portion 3 covering the front surface of the seat mount from the front straddles the drive shaft housing 9. Has formed.

The part 5 of the interior panel 2 which covers the partition plate from the front and the part 7 which covers the tire housing are provided with a plurality of bolts 12 for fixing the partition plate separating the cabin and the trunk to the vehicle body. Insertion holes through which these bolts 12 are inserted (FIG. 4)
And FIG. ) 13 are formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion hole 13 may be formed as a round hole or an elliptical hole having a diameter smaller than the bolt head 12a and larger than the bolt legs 12b.
As shown in FIG. 5, deeper than the thickness of the bolt head 12a,
It consists of a stepped round hole or a stepped elliptical hole provided with a counterbore 13a larger in diameter than the plug wrench for operating the bolt head 12a.

Therefore, after the user or the dealer removes the rear seat, these bolts 12 are unscrewed, inserted through the insertion holes and the bolt insertion holes of the partition plate, and then the partition plate is fixed to the vehicle body. By screwing into the screw hole provided for this purpose, the partition plate and this interior panel 2 are fastened together and fixed to the vehicle body, and the unsightly part exposed by removing the rear seat is removed by this interior panel 2. Can be hidden.

By removing the rear sheet with the interior panel 2 having a good external appearance by coloring and forming the emergency sheet 11, the unsightly part exposed by removing the rear sheet can be enhanced to enhance the beauty of this part. The result is an aesthetic balance with beautifully finished side panel inners and ceilings.

As described above, the interior panel 2 can be mounted on the vehicle body by using the bolts 12 for fixing the partition plate to the vehicle body.
It can be mounted very easily without any processing.

Further, there is an advantage that the vehicle body is reinforced by mounting the interior panel 2.

The interior panel 2 of the automobile shown in FIG.
Was invented during the development of the product of the present invention.
A part 4 for covering the lower panel of the seat of the seat mounting base of the embodiment from above, a part 5 for covering the partition plate for separating the vehicle compartment and the trunk room from the front, and a part 4 for covering the lower panel of the seat from above. And an inclined portion 14 which is also used as a portion which covers the rear tire housing continuously from the portion 5 which covers the partition plate from the front.

In this case, using bolts with long legs separately,
The interior panel 2 and the partition plate may be fixed to the vehicle body. However, in order to enable these to be fixed to the vehicle body using the bolts 12 that originally fixed the partition plate to the vehicle body, the inclined portion 14 is used. An operation hole 15 for bolt operation is formed in the hole, and an insertion hole 13 through which the bolt 12 is inserted is formed in a rear end face of the operation hole 15.

Another structure of the interior panel 2 of this automobile is provided at a portion which covers a panel surface under a seat from above.
Seat and the backrest formed on the part that covers the partition plate from the front
Except that the symbols are omitted , they are the same as those of the above-described embodiment of the present invention .

In each of the above embodiments, a screw hole for screwing a bolt for fixing the seat of the rear seat is not provided on the front surface of the seat mounting base of the rear seat. In the case where a screw hole for screwing a bolt for fixing a seat of a rear seat is provided on the interior panel 2, in addition to the above-described embodiments, a bolt 3 is also provided on a portion 3 of the interior panel 2 that covers the seat mounting base from the front. It is also possible to adopt a structure in which an insertion hole is formed, and a portion 3 that covers the seat mounting base from the front is fixed to the seat mounting base by using a bolt for fixing the seat to the seat mounting base.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention, an automobile interior panel according to the present invention (the present invention) is made of a plate material which covers the surface being exposed by a rear seat removal of the cabin, the seat
A seating surface is provided in the part that covers the lower panel surface from above,
Back to the part that covers the partition plate that separates the room from the luggage room from the front
Is formed, by covering and hiding the unsightly surface exposed by removing the rear sheet with the product of the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect that the aesthetic appearance in the room can be enhanced. The result is a beautifully finished side with interior materials
Aesthetically balanced with panel inner and ceiling
Can be obtained.

Further, in the automobile interior panel (product of the present invention) according to the present invention, the bolts are inserted into a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of bolts for fixing a partition plate for separating a vehicle compartment and a trunk room to a vehicle body. Since the insertion hole is formed, according to the present invention, the product of the present invention can be attached to the vehicle body by fastening together with the partition plate with a bolt fixing the partition plate to the vehicle body. The effect is obtained that the product of the present invention can be mounted very easily without any processing of the product.

Furthermore, according to the interior panel of the automobile (product of the present invention) according to the present invention, by fixing the product of the present invention to the vehicle body, there is obtained an effect that the vehicle body can be reinforced with the strength of the product of the present invention. You can also.

In the interior panel of the automobile according to the present invention (product of the present invention), in particular, when the plate is made of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin, the material cost and the processing cost are reduced, and the required mechanical weight is reduced. Effects such as easy acquisition of properties are also obtained.

In the automobile interior panel (product of the present invention) according to the present invention, a portion covering the front surface of the seat mounting table from the front and a seat lower panel surface of the seat mounting table exposed by removing the rear seat from the top. A seat mount that is provided with a covering portion, a portion covering the partition plate from the front, and a portion covering the rear dashboard from above, not only an unsightly surface exposed by removing the rear seat, but also becomes more noticeable by removing the rear seat. The front surface of the vehicle and the upper surface of the rear dashboard are covered with the product of the present invention, and the effect of enhancing the beauty of these surfaces can also be obtained.

Here, if a seat surface is formed in a portion that covers the lower panel surface of the seat from above, and a backrest is formed in a portion that covers the partition plate from the front, the product of the present invention is used as an emergency seat. A possible effect can be obtained.

Further, in the interior panel of the automobile according to the present invention (the product of the present invention), when a storage space having an open surface for storing articles is recessed, the articles brought into the vehicle are stored in these storage spaces. And the inside of the vehicle can be organized.

In addition, in the automobile interior panel (product of the present invention) according to the present invention, for example, a portion that covers the rear dashboard from above and another portion are formed, and the other portion is further divided into left and right or seats. If it is configured to be divided into two parts and a backrest and these three divided parts are integrated by connecting them with bolts, it can be stored or transported as it is divided. Therefore, the effect that the storage cost and the transportation cost can be reduced can be obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention as viewed obliquely from the front.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention as viewed through a rear window.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure for joining divided parts according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view showing a preferred mounting structure applied to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a preferred mounting structure applied to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an illustration of a vehicle invented during the development of the present invention.
It is the perspective view which looked at the interior panel from diagonally front.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automobile 2 Interior panel 3 The part which covers the front of the seat mount from the front 4 The part which covers the lower panel surface of the seat of the seat mount from above 5 The part which covers the partition plate from the front 6 The part which covers the rear dashboard from above 7 The tire housing 8 bolt 12 bolt 13 bolt insertion hole

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bolt made of a plate material covering a surface exposed by removing a rear seat of a vehicle compartment, and the bolts are provided at a plurality of positions corresponding to a plurality of bolts for fixing a partition plate separating a vehicle compartment and a trunk room to a vehicle body. A part that has an insertion hole to be inserted and that covers the panel surface under the seat from above
The seat surface is provided in the minute and the part that covers the partition plate from the front
An interior panel for an automobile, wherein a backrest is formed . 2. The interior panel of an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the plate member is formed of a fiber-reinforced synthetic resin. 3. A portion for covering the front surface of the seat mount from the front,
3. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising: a portion that covers the lower panel surface of the seat mounting table exposed by removing the rear seat from above, a portion that covers the partition plate from the front, and a portion that covers the rear dashboard from above. Car interior panels. 4. A portion for covering the rear dashboard from above.
The other part is divided and formed, and the other part is further
It is divided into two parts, left and right or a seat and a backrest.
To connect the divided parts using bolts
The interior panel of an automobile according to claim 3, which is more integrated . 5. One side is open for storing articles.
The automobile interior panel according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the storage space is recessed .