JP3221643B2 - Garnish mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a garnish mounting structure disposed between an instrument panel and a lower edge of a front windshield in order to share one type of instrument panel between different types of vehicles.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a bracket is attached to a cowl panel extending downward from the mall toward the inside of the vehicle, and an instrument panel is screwed to the bracket. Recently, an inter-vehicle common instrument panel attached to two or more vehicle types is generally used.

[0003]

When an instrument panel is commonly used for other types of vehicles, the shape of the vehicle body (particularly, the planar shape of the lower edge portion of the windshield) differs for each type of vehicle. A large gap is formed between them.

[0004] In order to eliminate this gap, it is desirable to use a dedicated instrument panel for each vehicle type, but it is reasonable to manufacture a variety of instrument panels again from the viewpoint of cost and installation labor. Not.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to close the above-mentioned gap formed when mounting an inter-vehicle instrument panel to various vehicles and to reduce the manufacturing cost of the instrument panel. I have.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems and achieve the object, a garnish mounting structure according to the present invention comprises:
In a garnish mounting structure for closing a gap between an instrument panel shared between vehicle types and a lower edge portion of a front windshield, a rigidity is formed to protrude from an upper surface near a front edge of the instrument panel, and extends in the left-right direction. A rearward extension of the garnish that covers above the ribs and extends to the upper surface of the instrument panel near the rear side of the rigid ribs; and a plurality of staggered shapes formed on the instrument panel with the rigid ribs interposed therebetween. A plurality of screws which are inserted from the lower surface of the instrument panel into the screw holes of the instrument panel and are screwed to the lower surface wall of the garnish, and a plurality of front and rear pairs formed in the lower surface of the rear extension portion of the garnish are formed in the left-right direction. Positioning ribs into which the rigid ribs of the instrument panel can be inserted, and a plurality of positions on the lower surface near the front edge of the garnish. Formed to protrude in a direction, the tip portion is provided with a fitted possible pin clip disposed in the cowl top.

[0007]

The rigid ribs formed on the inter-vehicle instrument panel are fitted with the positioning ribs formed in a pair on the garnish. Further, the instrument panel and the garnish are screwed in a staggered manner with a plurality of screws so as to sandwich the rigid rib. In this way, the inter-vehicle common instrument panel and the garnish are fitted and screwed to each other, so that they are continuously integrated without any gap, and when the inter-vehicle common instrument panel is attached to a different vehicle. There is no discomfort, and the gap between the lower edge of the front windshield is not noticeable.

Further, by inserting a garnish pin into a clip provided on the cowl top, the vehicle body and the garnish, and eventually the inter-vehicle common instrument panel, are reliably positioned with predetermined rigidity.

[0009]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, the garnish 7 is arranged between the vehicle-type common instrument panel 1 (hereinafter referred to as the instrument panel 1) and the windshield rubber 15 at the lower edge of the front windshield.

The instrument panel 1 has a rigid rib 2 protruding from the upper surface near the front edge. As shown in FIG. 1, the rigid rib 2 extends in the left-right direction near the front edge of the instrument panel 1. This rigid rib 2
2 and 3 on the instrument panel 1 with the
As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of screw holes 3 and 4 are formed in a staggered manner.

The garnish 7 has a rear extending portion 7a extending to the upper surface of the instrument panel 1 near the rear side of the rigid rib 2 so as to cover above the rigid rib 2 of the instrument panel 1 (see FIG. 1). 1 to 5).

As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of pins 8 are provided on a front edge 7b of the garnish 7 with a cowl top 17 to be described later.
It is formed to project downward toward. At the tip of the pin 8, a locking portion 8a is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a plurality of tap holes 10 and 11 are formed in the lower surface wall 7c of the garnish 7 so as to correspond to the screw holes 3 and 4, respectively. As shown in FIG. 5, a plurality of positioning ribs 13, 14 are formed in a pair of front and rear in the left and right direction toward the lower surface of the rear extension 7 a of the garnish 7.

The windshield rubber 15 is attached to the lower edge of the front windshield W, and the cowl top 17 extends obliquely downward from the lower portion of the windshield rubber 15 toward the inside of the vehicle. Cowl top 1
As shown in FIG. 4, a clip 20 for inserting the locking portion 8a is provided on the 7.

Next, how the garnish 7 is attached to the instrument panel 1 and the cowl top 17 will be described.

The locking portion 8a at the tip of the pin 8 is
7, and the front edge 7 b of the garnish 7 is arranged near the windshield rubber 15. The rear extension 7a of the garnish 7 is disposed so as to cover the rear of the rigid rib 2 of the instrument panel 1, and the rigid rib 2 is inserted between a pair of positioning ribs 13 and 14.

Next, a plurality of tap holes 1 of the garnish 7
0 and 11 are matched with the screw holes 3 and 4 of the instrument panel 1, and screws 23 and 24 are screwed from the lower surface of the screw holes 3 and 4 of the instrument panel 1 to the lower wall 7 c of the garnish 7.
Into the tap holes 10 and 11 and screwed.

According to the present embodiment, the garnish 7 and the instrument panel 1 are connected with the screw 2 near the connection between them.
Since the garnish 7 and the instrument panel 1 are screwed together, the gap between the garnish 7 and the instrument panel 1 can be made inconspicuous.

Further, by simply inserting the pin 8 protruding from the front edge 7b of the garnish 7 into the clip 20 of the cowl top 17, rigid positioning can be ensured on the vehicle body side. Further, the instrument panel 1 is screwed on the lower surface of the garnish 7 in a staggered manner with screws 23 and 24, and the positioning ribs 13 and 14 of the garnish 7 partially fit into the rigid ribs 2 of the instrument panel 1. The instrument panel 1 and the garnish 7 can be securely fixed without any displacement.

As a result, the garnish 7 and the instrument panel 1 can be stably mounted on the vehicle body, and the mounting rigidity around the instrument panel 1 can be increased.

[0021]

According to the garnish mounting structure of the present invention, one type of instrument panel can be shared by various types of vehicle bodies having different plane shapes at the lower edge of the windshield, and the cost can be significantly reduced. I can do it.

In particular, according to the present invention, the instrument panel is screwed into the garnish in a staggered manner with screws, and the positioning ribs of the garnish and the rigid ribs of the instrument panel are partially fitted. The gap can be made inconspicuous.

Since the garnish is inserted into the clip of the cowl top by the pin, the garnish and the instrument panel can be securely fixed to the vehicle body while ensuring a predetermined rigidity.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an instrument panel and a garnish used in the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel shared between vehicle types 2 Rigid rib 3, 4 Plural screw holes 7 Garnish 7a Rear extension of garnish 7c Lower wall of garnish 8 Pin 13, 14 Positioning rib 15 Windshield rubber 17 Cowling top 20 Clip 23, 24 multiple screws

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A garnish mounting structure for closing a gap between an inter-vehicle common instrument panel and a lower edge of a front windshield, wherein the garnish is formed to protrude from an upper surface near a front edge of the instrument panel, and is provided in a lateral direction. A rear extension of the garnish that covers the upper side of the rigid rib extending to the upper side and extends to the upper surface of the instrument panel near the rear side of the rigid rib; and a staggered shape with the rigid rib interposed between the instrument panels. A plurality of screws which are inserted from the lower surface of the instrument panel into a plurality of screw holes formed in the garnish, and are screwed to the lower surface wall of the garnish; A positioning rib formed between the two and capable of inserting a rigid rib of the instrument panel therebetween; A garnish mounting structure comprising: pins formed so as to protrude downward at a plurality of locations on a surface thereof, and a tip portion of which can be inserted into a clip provided on the cowl top.