JP3227991B2 - Fixing structure of lid member for empty concave part of cluster - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster which can close a concave portion for mounting a switch provided in a center cluster of a vehicle instrument.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 8 and 9 show a conventional center cluster which is a cluster of a vehicle instrument having such a fixing structure. 8A, a deep recess 3 is provided below the center cluster 1, and shallow recesses 5 are provided on both sides of the deep recess 3 in the vehicle width direction.
(See "Introduction of S14 Type Car" D-53, published by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in 1993).

The deep recess 3 has a through hole 1 in the back wall 11.
3 are provided. Also, a through hole 17 is provided in the back wall 15 of the shallow recess 5. And both through holes 13,
17 are engaging portions 19a, 1 for fixing members.
9b, 21a and 21b. 13a,
13b, 17a and 17b are the upper and lower edges of the recesses 3 and 5, respectively.

A push-type switch 23 having a slightly smaller outer shape than the opening 3a is fitted in the deep recess 3, and a shallow recess 5 has a slightly smaller outer shape than the opening 5a different from the switch 23, such as a seesaw. A switch 25 of the type is fitted.

The fixed state of the switches 23 and 25 is shown in FIG.
FIG. 8B, which is viewed from the line VIII-VIII of FIG.
This is shown in (c). FIG. 8B shows a fixed state in the deep recess 3, and FIG. 8C shows a fixed state in the shallow recess 5. The push type switch 23 is shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the fixing claws 23a and 23b are
19b. Seesaw type switch 25
As shown in FIG. 8C, the fixed claws 25a and 25b are engaged with the engaging portions 21a and 21b. In addition, the through holes 13, 1
7 are provided with stepped portions 19c, 21a on one of the engaging portions 19a, 21a.
c are provided, and the fixed claws 23a and 25a are
The position is regulated by 1c, and positioning in the vertical direction is performed.

In such a structure, either the push-type switch 23 of the deep concave portion 3 or the seesaw-type switch 25 of the shallow concave portion 5 is not used depending on the specification of each vehicle type, and is an empty concave portion. Time
One of the lid members 27 and 29 as shown in FIG. 9A is used. The lid member 27 is for the deep concave portion 3, and has long leg-shaped engaging claws 31a, which can be engaged with the engaging portions 19a, 19b.
31b. The lid member 29 is attached to the shallow recess 5 and has short engaging claws 33a and 33b capable of engaging with the engaging portions 21a and 21b. Therefore,
FIG. 9B, which is viewed from the line IX-IX of FIG.
By using the lid members 27 and 29 as shown in (c), either the deep concave portion 3 or the shallow concave portion 5 which is an empty concave portion can be closed. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9B, the engaging claws 31a and 31b of the lid member 27 engage with the engaging portions 19a and 19b, and as shown in FIG. 33b is an engagement part 21a, 21
b.

[0007]

However, with the above structure, the lid member 27 having the long engaging claws 31a and 31b and the lid member having the short engaging claws 33a and 33b. 29 must be prepared, the number of parts increases, and parts management becomes complicated. Deep recess 3
In this case, it is necessary to select and fit the lid member 27 for the deep concave portion, and to select and fit the lid member 29 for the shallow concave portion 5 in the shallow concave portion 5, and the operation may be complicated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a fixing structure of a cover member for a vacant concave portion of a cluster which can be closed by a common lid member, regardless of which of the deep concave portion and the shallow concave portion becomes a vacant concave portion.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle instrument cluster provided with a through hole and an edge in the vehicle width direction of the through hole in a rear wall. For a hollow concave portion of a cluster comprising a deep concave portion and a shallow concave portion having the same opening shape having a joint portion, and a lid member having a shape corresponding to the opening shape of the both concave portions and capable of fitting into any of the concave portions. A fixing structure of a lid member, wherein the lid member is provided with a pair of engaging claws that can be engaged with upper and lower edges of a through hole of the deep recess, and the upper and lower edges of the through hole of the shallow recess are A locking piece capable of locking the engaging claw at the same depth as the upper and lower edges of the deep recess is provided.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fixing structure of the cover member for the empty concave portion of the cluster according to the first aspect, wherein the lid member can guide the through hole of the concave portion on both sides of the engaging claw. It is characterized by having legs.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a structure for fixing a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster according to the first or second aspect,
A guide portion for guiding the insertion of the lid member is provided on the locking piece of the shallow concave portion, and a guided portion guided by the guide portion is provided on an engagement claw of the lid member, and the guided portion of the guided portion is provided. The tip may be in contact with the inner wall of the deep recess.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the deep concave portion becomes an empty concave portion, when the lid member is fitted into the deep concave portion, the engaging claws engage with the upper and lower edges of the through hole in the deep concave portion. Then, mounting is performed. Further, when the shallow recess becomes an empty recess, when the cover member is fitted into the shallow recess, the engaging claw of the cover member is engaged with the locking piece formed in the shallow recess to perform the mounting. Therefore, a common lid member can be attached to any of the concave portions.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the operation of the first aspect, when the lid member is fitted, the legs of the lid member are guided by the through holes of the concave portions on both sides of the engaging claw, Facilitates the insertion of After the insertion, the legs face the through holes, and the positioning of the lid member is performed.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the operation of the first or second aspect, when the lid member is inserted into the shallow recess, the insertion is guided by the guide portion and the guided portion. . In the case of a deep recess, the guided portion of the lid member comes into contact with the inner wall of the deep recess to position the lid member.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below. In addition,
8 and 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals and described.
In addition, duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a center cluster 1 of a vehicle instrument as a cluster having a fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a structure is provided in which a common lid member 33 is used to selectively close any of the deep concave portion 3 and the shallow concave portion 5 as an empty concave portion. The deep concave portion 3 and the shallow concave portion 5 have openings 3a,
5a have the same opening shape. And shallow recess 5
The upper and lower edges 17a, 17b of the through hole 17
5a and 35b are provided. These locking pieces 35a, 3
The length of the upper and lower rims 13 of the through hole 13 of the deep recess 3
a, 13b are formed at the same depth. Locking piece 35
a is provided in the space between the audio device attached to the opening 7 and the switch attached to the shallow recess 5,
This means that the free space is being used effectively. That is,
The empty space is provided so that the audio device and the switch do not interfere with each other, and the empty space is used.

The lid portion 37 of the lid member 33 selectively mounted in the openings 3a, 5a has a shape corresponding to the opening shape of the openings 3a, 5a, that is, a shape that can be fitted almost closely. . Therefore, the lid 37 has a structure that can be fitted into any of the openings 3a and 5a.

When the cluster 1 in FIG. 1 is viewed from the back side,
It is as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG.
5a and 35b are provided substantially at the center in the vehicle width direction with respect to the through-hole 17 of the shallow concave portion 5.

The details of the locking pieces 35a and 35b are as shown in FIG. FIG. 3 shows the lower locking piece 35b, but the upper locking piece 35a has the same configuration. The locking piece 35b has a plate shape and protrudes from the opening 5a toward the back surface of the cluster 1. Guide concave portions 39a and 39b as guide portions are provided on both sides of the locking piece 35b. Guide recesses 39a and 39b are locking pieces 35b.
Are provided along substantially the entire length of the opening 5a, and reach the opening 5a.

The details of the lid member 33 in FIG. 1 are as shown in FIG. That is, a pair of engaging claws 41a and 41b are provided on the upper and lower sides of the back side of the lid 37. The engagement claws 41a,
41b is formed in a symmetrical shape, and is provided with claw ridges 45a, 45b at the tips of the claw pieces 43a, 43b. Reinforcing ribs 47a, 4 are provided on the opposing surfaces of the claw pieces 43a, 43b.
7b is provided. In the drawing, the lower claw piece 43 is shown.
Only the reinforcing ribs 47a and 47b of FIG. Guide projections 49a and 49b as guided portions are provided on both sides in the width direction of the claw pieces 43a and 43b, and contact portions 56a and 56b are further provided outside. Leg portions 51a, 51b are provided on both sides in the width direction of the engagement claws 41a, 41b.
Is provided. The width direction of the legs 51a, 51b (FIG. 4)
Guide ribs 53a and 53b that can be guided by the through holes 13 and 17 are provided on the outer surface (up and down). Chamfers 57a, 57b are provided at the tips of the legs 51a, 51b. On the opposing surface side of the legs 51a, 51b,
Reinforcing ribs 55a and 55b are provided.

Next, the fitting of the lid member 33 will be described.

First, in fitting the lid member 33 into the deep concave portion 3 in FIGS. 1 and 4, the lid member 33 is opposed to the deep concave portion 3 and is inserted as it is. As a result, the engagement claws 41a
(41b) contacts the upper and lower edges 13a, 13b of the through hole 13. At this time, the left and right leg portions 51a and 51b have the chamfered portions 57a and 57b at the distal ends shown in FIG. Further, when the lid member 33 is pushed in, the claw pieces 43 of the engagement claws 41a and 41b are pressed.
a, 43b are elastically deformed, and the claw ridges 45a, 45b get over the upper and lower edges 13a, 13b. The insertion of the lid member 33 is performed until the contact portions 56a and 56b contact the back wall 11. In this state, the claw ridges 4 of the engagement claws 41a, 41b
5a and 45b engage the upper and lower edges 13a and 13b of the through hole 13 as shown in FIG. 5, and the lid 37 closes the opening 3a.
The cover member 33 is sandwiched between the contact portions 56a and 56b and the claw protrusions 45a and 45b of the engagement claws 41a and 41b.

When the lid member 33 is inserted, the legs 51
The guide ribs 53a and 53b of a and 51b are guided by the through hole 13. Therefore, the cover member 33 can be pushed in stably. When the lid member 33 is inserted, even if the lid portion 37 is slightly displaced in the left-right direction with respect to the opening 3a, the chamfered portions 57a, 57 of the legs 51a, 51b are pushed in.
b is guided by the through-hole 13 and the position is regulated in the width direction, so that the position automatically becomes a normal position. Therefore, the legs 51a, 5
Due to the presence of 1b, the pushing of the lid member 33 can be performed accurately and easily. The lid member 33 includes a leg 51
a, 51b are opposed to the through-hole 13 so that the positioning can be performed reliably and the lid member 33, which can prevent rattling, is provided in the shallow concave portion 5.
To attach to the device, fit it in the same manner as above. At this time,
The legs 51a and 51b are guided by the through holes 17 in the same manner as described above. Further, the insertion proceeds while the guide projections 49a, 49b are guided by the guide recesses 39a, 39b, and when the lid 37 comes into contact with the back wall 15, the engagement claws 41 are formed.
a, 41b are provided with locking pieces 35a, 3b.
5b and engage as shown in FIG. Thus, the opening 5a can be closed by the lid 37.

The lid member 33 is positioned by opposing the leg portions 51a and 51b to the through-hole 17.
Guide ridges 49a, 49b are guide recesses 39a, 39b.
Positioning is also performed by fitting into. Therefore, the positioning of the lid member 33 is ensured, and rattling can be prevented.

With such a structure, both the deep concave portion 3 and the shallow concave portion 5 can be closed by the common lid member 33. For this reason, the number of types of lid members is reduced, parts management is simplified, and the mounting operation does not require selection of a lid member, and the operation becomes extremely simple.

The structure for mounting the switches in the deep concave portion 3 and the shallow concave portion 5 is the same as that of the prior art, as shown in FIG. That is, the fixing claws 23a and 23b of the push type switch 23 are
a, 19b, and its attachment is performed. For the shallow recess 5, the fixing claws 23a, 23b of the seesaw type switch 25 are engaged with the engaging portions 21a, 21b, and the mounting is performed.

[0027]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a common lid member can be used for both a deep concave portion and a shallow concave portion. It will be easier. In addition, there is no need to select a lid member when attaching the lid member, and the mounting operation becomes extremely easy. Therefore, it is possible to significantly reduce costs.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the legs are guided by the through holes when the lid member is inserted, and the insertion can be performed accurately and easily. . Further, after mounting, the legs serve as positioning members, and the mounting state of the lid member can be stabilized.

According to the third aspect of the invention, in addition to the effects of the first or second aspect, when the lid member is inserted into the shallow recess, the insertion is guided by the action of the guide portion and the guided portion. And insertion can be easily performed. Therefore, the mounting operation of the lid member becomes extremely simple. Further, the positioning is performed by contacting the guided portion of the lid member with the deep wall of the deep concave portion, and the mounting strength is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the cluster of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the locking piece of FIG. 1 as viewed from the rear side.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the lid member of FIG. 1 as viewed from the back.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing fitting of a lid member into a deep recess.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view showing fitting of a lid member into a shallow concave portion.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing mounting of a switch.

8A and 8B show a conventional example, in which FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view of a cluster showing mounting of a switch, and FIG. 8B is a VIII-V of FIG.
FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the deep concave portion as viewed in the direction of arrow III, and FIG. 3C is a cross-sectional view of the shallow concave portion.

9A and 9B show a conventional example, in which FIG. 9A is an exploded perspective view of a cluster showing attachment of a lid member, FIG. 9B is a cross-sectional view of a deep recess taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 9, and FIG. It is sectional drawing of a shallow recessed part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 cluster 3 deep concave portion 3a opening 5 shallow concave portion 5a opening 11 back wall 13 through hole 13a upper edge 13b lower edge 15 rear wall 17 through hole 17a upper edge 17b lower edge 19a engagement portion 19b engagement portion 21a engagement Joint 21b Engagement part 23 Push type switch (member) 25 Seesaw type switch (member) 33 Lid member 35a Locking piece 35b Locking piece 39a Guide recess (guide portion) 39b Guide recess (guide portion) 41a Engage Claw 41b Engagement claw 49a Guide projection (guided part) 49b Guide projection (guided part) 51a Leg 51b Leg 56a Contact part (guided part) 56b Contact part (guided part)

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A deep recess and a shallow recess provided in a cluster of a vehicle instrument and having the same opening shape having a through hole in an inner wall and an engaging portion at an edge of the through hole in a vehicle width direction; A fixing structure for a lid member for an empty concave portion of a cluster having a shape corresponding to the opening shape of the concave portion and comprising a lid member capable of fitting into any of the concave portions, wherein the deep concave portion penetrates through the lid member. A pair of engaging claws that can be engaged with the upper and lower edges of the mouth are provided, and the upper and lower edges of the through hole of the shallow recess can be engaged with the engaging claws at the same depth as the upper and lower edges of the deep recess. A fixing structure for a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster, wherein a fixing member is provided. 2. The fixing structure for a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster according to claim 1, wherein the lid member is provided with legs that can be guided by through holes of the concave portion on both sides of the engaging claw. A fixing structure for a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster. 3. The fixing structure of a cover member for an empty concave portion of a cluster according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion for guiding insertion of the lid member is provided on a locking piece of the shallow concave portion. An engaging claw of the lid member is provided with a guided portion guided by the guide portion, and a leading end of the guided portion can abut against a deep wall of the deep concave portion. Fixing structure of lid member.