JP3526078B2 - Instrument panel 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 mounting structure for an instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 5 and 6 show a conventional instrument panel mounting structure, in which a steering shaft (not shown) is mounted on an instrument panel 1 disposed in a front portion of a vehicle compartment. A steering support member 2 for supporting is assembled.

The above-mentioned steering support member 2 is composed of a member that extends in the left-right direction in a longitudinal shape, is arranged inside the rear surface side of the instrument panel 1, and is assembled substantially horizontally.

Further, a pair of mounting plates 4 having bolt insertion holes 3 are fixed to both ends of the steering support member 2, and the pair of mounting plates 4 are a pair of left and right pillar portions (front pillars) of the vehicle body. Each coupled to 5,
As a result, the instrument panel 1 is attached to the vehicle body via the steering support member 2.

Incidentally, conventionally, the steering support member 2 is attached to the pillar portion 5 as follows.

That is, in the prior art, as shown in FIG. 6, a spacer 6 is interposed between an inner panel 5a and an outer panel 5b which form a pillar portion 5, and the spacer 6 is integrally assembled in advance with the instrument panel 1. The mounting plate 4 of the steering support member 2 is brought into contact with the inner surface of the inner panel 5a. Under such a state, the bolt 7 is inserted from the outside of the pillar portion 5 into the bolt insertion hole 3 of the spacer 6 and the mounting plate 4 and is screwed into the nut 8 so as to be fixed by tightening the steering support member 2. It is adapted to be connected to the pillar portion 5.

[0007]

However, the conventional mounting structure as described above has the following problems.

That is, the instrument panel 1 and the steering support member 2 which are integrally formed with each other.
When assembling the steering support member 2 to the vehicle body in an automobile assembly line, the vehicle body cannot be positioned in the vertical direction. Therefore, for mounting the steering support member 2 on the pillar portion 5, the steering support member 2 is disposed at a predetermined position. Difficult to align with.

If the width between the pair of left and right pillars 5 is smaller than the length of the steering support member 2, the steering support member 2 cannot be inserted between the pair of left and right pillars 5. , The instrument panel 1 and the steering support member 2 cannot be attached.

Further, in tightening the bolts 7 in an automobile assembly line, an operator must enter the door opening to extend one hand outside the passenger compartment and the other hand inside the passenger compartment. Due to this, it is necessary to remove the vehicle door once attached to the vehicle body. Then, after mounting the instrument panel 1, it is necessary to perform the mounting work of the vehicle door again. Further, when the instrument panel 1 is removed at a repair shop or the like, the vehicle door also needs to be removed in the same manner, which causes an increase in wages and a heavy burden on the user.

The present invention has been made to solve such various problems, and an object thereof is to mount and remove an instrument panel without the need for removing a vehicle door. This can be done only inside the room, and the positioning of the instrument panel and the steering support member can be easily performed, and there is variation in the distance between the pair of left and right pillars or the length of the steering support member. However, it is still another object of the invention to provide an instrument panel mounting structure having a structure capable of sufficiently absorbing the variation.

[0012]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a steering support member assembled to an instrument panel is connected to a bracket which is fixed to a pillar portion of a vehicle body in advance . in the mounting structure of the mounting Louis Nsu torr instrument panel the instrument panel in the pillar portion via the bracket, while fixing the mounting plate having an insertion hole at both ends of the steering support member, said bracket
Attach one end side of the vehicle body front-back direction to the pillar part of the vehicle body,
Note that the plate-shaped part on one end side and the pillar part are inclined inward.
Plate-shaped part and the plate-shaped part on the other end substantially along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body
To form the bracket, and the other end side of the bracket
The plate-shaped part of the
Side plate-shaped portion has an insertion hole, a side wall portion of the instrument panel has an opening, and the mounting plate of the steering support member has an insertion hole formed in the other side of the plate-shaped portion and the instrument. The openings of the steering panel and the steering support member are connected to the bracket.

Further, in the present invention, the other end of the bracket is
The plate-shaped portion on the side is provided with an inclined guide portion that is bent so as to be inclined outward, and the steering support member is inserted between the pair of left and right brackets.

Further, according to the present invention, a flange portion is provided at a lower end portion of the bracket , and the steering support member assembled to the instrument panel is attached to the flange portion.
The mounting plate of the panel is placed. In the present invention, a lid is attached to the opening of the instrument panel.
I try to wear it.

[0015]

The vehicle door is detached when the instrument panel and the steering support member are attached by connecting the steering support member to the pillar portion through the bracket without directly attaching the steering support member to the pillar portion of the vehicle body. It becomes possible to carry out the mounting work without any need.

Further, due to the existence of the inclined guide portion provided at one end of the bracket, even if the distance between the pair of left and right pillar portions or the length of the steering support member varies, the variation is sufficiently absorbed and absorbed, and the steering support member is absorbed. Is installed by being inserted between a pair of left and right brackets.

Further, by mounting the instrument panel on the flange portion provided at the lower end portion of the bracket, the instrument panel is vertically positioned when the instrument panel is mounted, and by extension, the instrument panel with respect to the pillar portion. Can be easily aligned.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. In FIGS. 1 to 4, the same members as those in FIGS. 5 and 6 are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 shows an instrument panel 1 arranged in a front part of a vehicle compartment and a steering support member 2 assembled to the instrument panel 1, and the steering support member 2 is the same as the steering support member 2 described above. A pair of mounting plates 10 each having a pair of bolt insertion holes 9 are integrally fixed to both ends.

Although not shown, the assembly of the steering support member 2 with respect to the instrument panel 1 is made up of a plurality of connecting members at an intermediate portion in the longitudinal direction of the steering support member 2. .

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the side wall 1a of the instrument panel 1 is formed with a concave recess 11 which is recessed inward, and a pair of openings 12 are formed in the concave recess 11. Has been formed. Then, the lid 13 is fitted and engaged with the recess 11.

On the other hand, in this example, a bracket 16 having a special shape is preliminarily attached to the pillar portion (front pillar) 5 of the vehicle body.
The steering support member 2 is attached to the pillar portion 5 via the bracket 16.

The bracket 16 described above will be described in detail below. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the bracket 16 is formed by bending one sheet metal into a predetermined shape, and includes three locations a, b, and
Each of them is bent at c, and four plate-like portions 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d are formed along the longitudinal direction. A pair of bolt insertion holes 18 and 19 are formed in the plate-shaped portion 17a on the one end side and the plate-shaped portion 17c in the middle.

Further, at the lower end of the bracket 16, a flange portion 20 for mounting (positioning) an instrument panel, which is a bent piece bent toward the inside at a substantially right angle, is provided over the entire length of the bracket 16. ing. Further, the flange portion 21 is also provided at a part of the upper end of the bracket 16.
Is provided, and the plate-shaped portions 17a, 17b, 17 are provided.
A groove portion 23 extending along the longitudinal direction is provided at an intermediate height position of c.
Is formed, and the bracket 16 is reinforced by the flange portions 20 and 21 and the groove portion 23.

Further, the plate-like portion 17 at the other end of the bracket 16
An end portion of the d is bent outward with an obtuse angle, and the bent portion is provided as an inclined guide portion 22 for guiding the steering support member.

Thus, the bracket 16 has a plate-shaped portion 17a (that is, a plate-shaped portion on one end side) which constitutes the inner surface of the pillar portion 5 as shown in FIG.
The bolt 24 and the nut 25 are tightened and fixed to the vehicle body, whereby the vehicle body is fixed in advance. In the fixed state of the bracket 16, as shown in FIG. 2, the plate-shaped portion 17b is arranged in a state of being inclined inward from the pillar portion 5, and the plate-shaped portion 17c (that is, the plate-shaped portion on the other end side). Part) is arranged substantially along the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and the inclined upper guide part 22 at the other end is arranged so as to be inclined outward.

The instrument panel 1 for the vehicle body
The mounting is done by connecting the steering support member 2 integrally formed in advance to the instrument panel 1 to the bracket 16 by the following work.

In mounting the instrument panel 1, first, the instrument panel 1 and the steering support member 2 which are integrally assembled with each other are prepared as one assembly member, and the mounting plate 10 of the steering support member 2 is illustrated. 2 in the direction of arrow α (front-back direction of the vehicle)
By moving horizontally to the left and right, the pair of left and right brackets 1
Insert between 6 to insert.

At this time, when the width between the pair of left and right pillar portions 5 is narrow and the width between the plate-like portions 17c of the pair of left and right brackets 16 facing each other is narrower than the length of the steering support member 2, When the steering support member 2 is inserted, the mounting plate 10 abuts against the inclined guide portion 22 of the bracket 16 and presses it, so that the bracket 1
6 is guided in a state where the steering support member 2 is sandwiched by the slope of the inclined guide portion 22 while bending in the direction of arrow β in FIG. 2 with the plate portion 17a as a fixed shaft. Therefore, the steering support member 2 is inserted (inserted) between the pair of left and right brackets 16.
Is smoothly and reliably performed in a state where the left and right positioning is performed by the guiding action of the inclined guide portion 22 and the appropriate bending action of the bracket 16.

After the steering support member 2 is inserted as described above, the holding of the instrument panel 1 and the steering support member 2 is released, and the steering support member 2 is attached as shown in FIG. The mounting plate 10 is placed on the flange portion 20 of the bracket 16 below the plate 10.
Along with this, the steering support member 2 and thus the instrument panel 1 are vertically positioned.

Under such a condition, the mounting plate 10 of the steering support member 2 is attached to the plate-shaped portion 1 of the bracket 16.
7c are slidably contacted with each other, and bolt insertion holes 9 of these mounting plates 10 are inserted.
Are aligned with the bolt insertion hole 19 of the bracket 16 and the opening 12 of the instrument panel 1, respectively.
The steering support member 2 is joined to the bracket 16 by tightening and fixing it with 6 and a nut 27 (see FIG.
2 and FIG. 3) .

Next, in order to cover the bolt 26 and the opening 12 of the instrument panel 1, a lid 13 is mounted in the recess 11 of the instrument panel 1.

[0033] together, according to the mounting structure of the instrument panel 1 having such a structure, the mounting of the steering support member 2 to the pillar portion 5, when carried by a bracket 16 fixed with pre-tightening the pillar inner panel 5a
The opening 12 is formed in the side wall portion 1a of the instrument panel 1.
And a mounting plate 10 for the steering support member 2
The insertion hole 9 of the bracket 16 and the insertion hole 19 of the bracket 16.
Alignment with the openings 12 of the instrument panel 1
Since the alling support member 2 is coupled to the bracket 16, the mounting work of the steering support member 2 can be performed without removing the vehicle door from the vehicle body when mounting the steering support member 2 in the automobile manufacturing line. It can be easily performed from the vehicle interior side at a position deviated from 5.

When the steering support member 2 is attached, the width between the pillar portions 5 and thus the bracket 16 is reduced by the guiding action of the inclined guide portion 22 of the bracket 16 and the appropriate bending action (elastic deformation) of the bracket 16 itself. Even if the width between the shaped portions 17c is narrower than the length of the steering support member 2, the difference in size (variation) can be sufficiently absorbed, and the steering support member 2 is positioned in the left-right direction. It can be inserted between the parts 17c.

After the steering support member 2 is inserted, the mounting plate 1 for the steering support member 2 is mounted on the flange portion 20 at the lower end of the bracket 16.
It is possible to position the instrument panel 1 and the steering support member 2 in the vertical direction simply by mounting 0 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the bolt insertion hole 19 of the bracket 16 and the bolt insertion hole 9 of the mounting plate 10
Can be easily and accurately aligned.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, the shape of the bracket 16 may be any shape as long as it has the flange portion 20 at the lower end and the inclined guide portion 22 at the end portion.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, the steering support member assembled to the instrument panel is preliminarily installed.
By binding to a bracket fixed to the pillar portion of the fit body, in the mounting structure of the mounting Louis Nsu Torr instrument panel the instrument panel in the pillar portion through said bracket, inserting both ends of the steering support member Fix the mounting plate with holes and attach one end of the bracket in the vehicle front-rear direction to the body
Mounted on the pillar part, and from the plate part on the one end side and the pillar part
The plate-shaped part that slopes inward and the
The bracket is formed with the plate-shaped portion on the other end side, and the plate-shaped portion on the other end side of the bracket is located off the pillar portion.
And an insertion hole is formed in the plate-shaped portion on the other end side , an opening is formed in the side wall portion of the instrument panel, and the insertion hole of the mounting plate of the steering support member is formed in the other portion.
Since the steering support member is connected to the bracket by aligning it with the insertion hole of the plate-like portion on the end side and the opening of the instrument panel respectively, it is possible to remove the instrument panel from the pillar portion. It will be possible to do it only inside the vehicle in the closed position. Therefore, it is not necessary to remove the vehicle door from the vehicle body when mounting the instrument panel, and the mounting work can be performed easily and efficiently.

Further, according to the present invention, since the inclined guide portion is provided at one end of the bracket, the width between the left and right pillar portions is narrow and the width between the left and right brackets is smaller than the length of the steering support member. When the steering support member is narrow, it is possible to insert and arrange the steering support member between the brackets in a state where the steering support member is laterally positioned by the guiding action (positioning action) by the inclined guide portion and the bending action of the bracket itself. it can. Therefore, even if there is some variation in the width between the pillar portions and between the brackets and the length of the steering support member, the variation can be sufficiently absorbed, and the instrument panel can be easily and surely mounted on the vehicle body. be able to.

Furthermore, according to the present invention, since the flange portion is provided at the lower end of the bracket, the steering support member is vertically positioned by mounting the steering support member on the flange portion. Therefore, the work of connecting the steering support member to the bracket (the work of bolting) can be performed easily and with good workability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an instrument panel and a steering support member to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a bracket attached to a pillar portion.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a conventional instrument panel and steering support member.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 instrument panel 1a side wall 2 the steering support member 5 pillar 5a Pirain Napa channel 9 bolt insertion holes 10 the mounting plate 12 opening 13 lid 18, 19 bolt holes 16 bracket 17a~17d plate-like portion 20 the flange portion 22 inclined Guide part 26 Bolt 27 Nut

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-4-15174 (JP, A) JP-A-3-262785 (JP, A) JP-A-5-330454 (JP, A) JP-A-2-164622 (JP , A) Actually open 2-1411531 (JP, U) Actually open 59-83165 (JP, U) Actually open 63-108870 (JP, U) Actually open 6-33726 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B60K 37/00 B62D 25/08

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] The method according to claim 1] steering support member that instrument component assembly to the panel, by binding to a bracket which is secured in advance in the vehicle body of the pillar portion, the mounting Louis said instrument panel through said bracket to said pillar portion In the mounting structure of the instrument panel, mounting plates having insertion holes are fixed to both ends of the steering support member, and one end side of the bracket in the vehicle front-rear direction is attached to a pillar of the vehicle body.
Attached to parts, the plate-like portion of the one end side, toward the pillar portion inwardly inclined
The plate-shaped part and the plate-shaped part on the other end side that is substantially along the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body
The bracket and the plate portion on the other end side of the bracket is disengaged from the pillar portion.
Is disposed at a position, an insertion hole is formed in the plate-shaped portion on the other end side, and an opening is formed in a side wall portion of the instrument panel,
An instrument characterized in that an insertion hole of a mounting plate of the steering support member is aligned with an insertion hole of a plate-shaped portion on the other end side and an opening of the instrument panel, respectively, and the steering support member is coupled to the bracket. Attachment panel mounting structure. 2. A plate-shaped portion on the other end side of the bracket is provided with an inclined guide portion that is bent to incline outward.
The instrument panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the steering support member is inserted between the pair of left and right brackets. 3. A flange portion is provided at a lower end portion of the bracket, and a mounting plate of the steering support member assembled to the instrument panel is placed on the flange portion. Instrument panel mounting structure described. 4. The instrument panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a lid is attached to an opening of the instrument panel.