JP3726515B2 - Instrument panel and console box alignment structure - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a combined structure of an instrument panel at the front of a passenger compartment and a console box provided at the front of a floor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
An instrument panel and a console box are provided around the front seats of the vehicle to maintain the comfort and convenience of the passengers. Here, the instrument panel is supported by the dashboard, cowl top, deck cross, etc. that form the vehicle body frame at the front of the passenger compartment, and the front seat facing wall of the main body is equipped with instruments, various switches, and knobs. The On the other hand, a console box having a change lever accommodating portion, an accessory case and the like is disposed at a central portion of the front portion of the floor. This console box has its front end opposed to the central lower wall portion side of the instrument panel, and in particular, if it is relatively large, its front end side is integrally connected to the lower part of the instrument panel, The appearance has been improved.
[0003]
By the way, when the structure which connects the lower part of an instrument panel and the front end of a console box is taken, conventionally, as shown to Fig.7 (a), it is a back extension part from the center of the main body lower part of the instrument panel 100 conventionally, for example. 101 is formed to project to the front seat side, and the forward facing piece 105 of the front end portion 104 of the console box 103 is fitted into the rearward groove 102 of the rear end edge, whereby the rear extension portion 101 of the instrument panel and the console box Both the outer peripheral surfaces with the front end 104 are kept in a continuous state.
[0004]
Further, as shown in FIG. 7 (b), a downwardly extending portion 106 is formed below the center of the main body of the instrument panel 100, and an upward piece of the front rising portion 108 of the console box 103 is formed in the downward groove 107 of the lower end edge thereof. 109 is fitted, so that the outer peripheral surfaces of the downward extending portion 106 and the front rising portion 108 of the console box are kept in a continuous state.
In JP-A-6-219213, an engaged portion that is a rearward opening is formed in a downwardly extending portion of the instrument panel, and a hook-like engaging portion is formed at the upper end of the rising portion on the front side of the console box. And by connecting the engaging part with the engaged part, the downward extending part of the instrument panel and the rising part of the console box are connected after restricting the vertical and horizontal deviations. Is done.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, if the assembly accuracy on the side of the vehicle body frame such as the deck cross member (see reference numeral 110 in FIGS. 7A and 7B), the cowl top (not shown), the floor 111, etc. is low, they are aligned based on these. In addition, the instrument panel and the console box that are attached to each other are displaced from each other. For example, in the combined structure of each instrument panel and console box disclosed in FIGS. 7A and 7B and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-219213, the rear extension 101 and the downward extension on the instrument panel side are provided. A joint portion (portion “a”) between the connecting end edge made of 106 and the connecting end edge made up of the front end portion and the front rising portion on the console box 103 side is arranged in a region where the passenger can see.
[0006]
For this reason, if the assembly accuracy of the members on the vehicle body base frame side, such as the deck cross member 110 and the floor 111, is low, they are displaced from each other at the mating portion a of the instrument panel 100 and the console box 103 supported by them. Since the part a is disposed in a region where the occupant can see, the appearance quality is deteriorated, and further, adjustment work for removing the mutual deviation is required, which is a problem. .
An object of the present invention is to provide an instrument panel and console box mating structure that can facilitate the assembly work of mating parts without deteriorating the appearance quality.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the bulging wall of the central panel of the instrument panel is formed into a semi-cylindrical shape, a downward opening is formed at the lower end thereof, and the downward opening is fitted into the downward opening. The front rising part of the console box is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape with a step up and down through the constricted part, and the opposite edge of the lower end of the instrument panel facing the rising part on the console box side is in the sight of the occupant The lower end of the instrument panel is inflated toward the passenger compartment so as not to enter.
Here, the bulging wall of the center panel on the instrument panel side is curved and formed into a semi-cylindrical shape, the lower end of which acts as a shielding member, and a half step with a step up and down through the constriction on the console box side of the instrument panel. The opposing edge facing the rising portion formed in the cylindrical shape can be prevented from entering the occupant's field of view by the lower end portion of the instrument panel. For this reason, even if there is a misalignment in the position where the opposite edge of the lower end and the rising portion are misaligned , both the bulging wall of the instrument panel and the rising portion of the console box are cylindrical, so the vehicle width direction In addition, it is less likely that the occupant visually recognizes the displacement in the front-rear direction, and it is not necessary to adjust the displacement removal of the alignment part of the instrument panel and the console box. As a result, the assembling operation of the instrument panel and the console box can be extremely facilitated.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
FIGS. 1 to 4 show a combined structure of an instrument panel and a console box to which the present invention is applied. This mating structure is employed when assembling the instrument panel 2 and the console box 3 to a front compartment R of a vehicle (not shown).
Here, the instrument panel 2 includes a core material, a pad material, and a skin material (not shown), and is supported by a vehicle body frame such as the deck cross member 1, the cowl top 4, and the dashboard 6. The instrument panel 2 includes a main body 201 that extends in the vehicle width direction X (see FIGS. 2 and 3), a central panel 5 that bulges backward from the center of the main body 201, which is the front seat side, and a left side of the main body 201. An instrument panel mounting part 202 that is continuously deployed, a steering shaft mounting part 203 below the instrument panel mounting part, an under cover 204 below the instrument panel mounting part, and a mounting part 205 of the glove box 7 that is continuously deployed on the lower right side of the main body 201. Integrated.
[0010]
The center panel 5 is formed so that the plane cross section is substantially U-shaped (see FIG. 4), the front seat facing wall 501 protruding to the front seat side from the main body 201, and the left and right side walls on the periphery of the front seat facing wall 501. 502 and 503, and the front seat facing wall 501, the left and right side walls 502 and 503, and a bulging wall 504 that extends downward from the main body 201. Various operation knobs are arranged in the center upper portion of the front seat facing wall 501, and an air conditioner unit e, a car stereo unit r, and a cup holder h are sequentially arranged downward below the operation knob.
A lower portion of the bulging wall 504 is formed as a lower end portion b that continuously curves and extends from the vehicle compartment R side toward the vehicle body front side (left side in FIG. 1). The lower end b is formed with an opposing edge s with a rising portion 301 described later, and the opposing edge s forms the periphery of the downward opening 8.
[0011]
Here, in a front view when the central panel 5 is viewed from the front seat side (see FIG. 2), the downward opening 8 provided at the lower end of the bulging wall 504 is larger than the maximum outer diameter D1 of the bulging wall 504. The inner diameter D2 is formed small and is downward. For this reason, the opposing edge s that forms the periphery of the downward opening 8 is provided at a position that does not enter the field of view of the seated occupant. That is, the lower end b bulges toward the passenger compartment R side, and is formed to extend from the outer wall portion having the maximum outer diameter D1 toward the vehicle body front side. The occupant who is blocked by b and sits on the opposite edge s cannot see.
[0012]
The console box 3 is composed of a core material, a pad material, and a skin material (not shown), and is placed on the bulging portion 901 at the center of the front portion of the floor 9 with its longitudinal direction directed in the front-rear direction Y. The console box 3 basically includes left and right side walls w1 and w2 and an upper wall w3 that connects these upper ends to each other, and has an inverted U-shaped vertical cross section, and includes a plurality of left and right side walls w1 and w2. The place is screwed to a bracket B formed to protrude from the bulging portion 901 side. The console box 3 has a small plate 11, a housing portion for a change lever 12, an accessory case 10, and the like sequentially formed on an upper wall w 3 that is long in the front-rear direction Y. Here, the front end portions of the upper wall w3 and the left and right side walls w1, w2 are formed so as to protrude relatively large upward, and the front rising portion 301 is formed at this portion. The front rising portion 301 is formed so that the entire upper portion g is inserted into the downward opening 8 of the central panel 5 from below and is inserted.
[0013]
Further, the width E1 of the upper portion g of the front rising portion 301 in the vehicle width direction X is smaller than the inner diameter D2 of the downward opening 8 in the vehicle width direction, and a predetermined gap t1 is held therebetween. Similarly, the gap t2 in the front-rear direction between the upper portion g and the facing edge s of the downward opening 8 is also sufficiently retained. For this reason, the upper part g of the front side rising part 301 is inserted in the downward opening 8 in a loosely fitted state.
[0014]
When the above-described structure of the instrument panel and the console box is adopted, when the instrument panel 2 and the console box 3 are assembled to the vehicle body, the instrument panel 2 is first carried into the passenger compartment R, which is the deck cross member. It is mounted after being aligned with 1 or the cowl top 4 or the like and supported on the basis of the deck cross member. Next, the console box 3 is placed on the bulging portion 901 of the floor 9, and at this time, the upper portion g of the front rising portion 301 is inserted into the downward opening 8 in a loose-fitting manner, and the left and right side walls w1, w2 are A plurality of locations are screwed to the bracket B on the bulging portion 901 side and attached on the floor basis.
[0015]
In this case, the downward opening 8 into which the front rising portion 301 is inserted is downward, the lower end b functions as a shielding member, and the downward opening 8 is removed from the line of sight L of the front seat occupant. Even if there is a slight shift in the gap t1 in the vehicle width direction X and the gap t2 in the front-rear direction Y (see FIG. 4) between the edge s and the front rising portion 301, a passenger who sits on the gap recognizes it visually. No. Moreover, the width E1 in the vehicle width direction X of the front rising portion 301 that can be seen by the occupant has a relatively large difference with respect to the outer diameter D1 of the lower end b that can be seen by the occupant. The occupant does not visually recognize whether or not the parts are relatively displaced.
[0016]
For this reason, even if the instrument panel 2 is mounted on the deck cross member side reference and the console box 3 is mounted on the floor reference, the instrument panel and the console box of the present invention are slightly displaced. When this alignment structure is used, there is no problem that the appearance quality of the alignment portion of the instrument panel 2 and the console box 3 deteriorates due to this displacement, and no displacement adjustment work is required. Moreover, the fitting operation of the instrument panel 2 and the console box 3 is extremely easy here, and there is no need to increase the relative assembling accuracy of the deck cross member 1, the cowl top 4 and the floor 9. Mutual assembly work can be facilitated.
[0017]
In the combined structure of the instrument panel and the console box in FIG. 1, the central panel 5 of the instrument panel 2 includes a bulging wall 504 having a U-shaped cross section and a downward opening 8, and a front rising portion of the console box 3 inserted and inserted therein Although 301 has the square upper part g, it may replace with this and may take a structure as shown to Fig.5 (a)-(c). Here, the bulging wall 504a in the central panel 5a of the instrument panel 2a is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape, and the opposing edge s of the lower end b thereof is formed in a semi-circular shape. Further, the front rising portion 301a of the console box 3a inserted into the downward opening 8a is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape with a step difference in the vertical direction through the constricted portion.
[0018]
In this case as well, the same effect as the combined structure of the instrument panel and the console box in FIG. 1 can be obtained. In particular, none of the front rising portion 301a of the instrument panel 2a of the bulging wall 504a and the console box is cylindrical, this recognizes the relative vehicle width direction X and the displacement in the front-rear direction Y occupant visually fewer and eliminates occur more problem appearance quality of mating portion of the instrument panel and the console box is reduced, the assembling operation of the body of both are very facilitated.
[0019]
In the combined structure of the instrument panel and the console box in FIG. 1, the central panel 5 protruding to the front seat side is provided at the center of the instrument panel main body 201, and the lower end b is formed at the lower part of the bulging wall 504. However, instead of this, the lower end portion (not shown) directly bulges toward the passenger compartment side from the lower center of the front seat facing wall of the instrument panel, and extends so as to approach the front rising portion of the console box. In this case, the same effect as that of the combined structure of the instrument panel and the console box in FIG. 1 can be obtained.
[0020]
In the combined structure of the instrument panel and the console box in FIG. 1, the lower end b is opposed to the upper side of the small plate 11. In particular, as shown in FIG. Further, the lamp 13 may be provided above the gap t2 between the front rising portion 301 so that the small plate 11, the ashtray 14, the cigarette lighter socket 15 and the like on the upper wall w3 are illuminated at night. In this case, the lower end portion b can prevent the direct light R of the lamp 13 from diffusing and can irradiate only the upper wall w3. The lower end portion b can be effectively used as the hood of the lamp 13, and conventionally, the lower end portion b below the upper wall w3 can be used. A plurality of lamps disposed in the center console 3 and provided to illuminate the ashtray 14 and the cigarette lighter socket 15 can be omitted. Further, since the entire area where the ashtray 14 and the cigarette lighter socket 15 are arranged can be illuminated from above the upper wall w3, it is easy to grasp the positional relationship between them and the mark of the cigarette lighter socket 15 is easy to recognize.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the bulging wall of the central panel on the instrument panel side is formed into a semi-cylindrical shape, and its lower end serves as a shielding member, and the console panel side of the instrument panel is The opposing edge facing the rising portion formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a step difference in the vertical direction through the constricted portion can be prevented from entering the occupant's view by the lower end portion of the instrument panel. For this reason, even if there is a misalignment in the position where the opposite edge of the lower end and the rising portion are misaligned , both the bulging wall of the instrument panel and the rising portion of the console box are cylindrical, so the vehicle width direction In addition, it is less likely that the occupant visually recognizes the displacement in the front-rear direction, and it is not necessary to adjust the displacement removal of the alignment part of the instrument panel and the console box. As a result, the assembling work of the instrument panel and the console box can be extremely facilitated.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a front part of a vehicle body equipped with a combined structure of an instrument panel and a console box to which the present invention is applied.
FIG. 2 is a front view of a front part of a vehicle body mounted with the mating structure of FIG. 1 when viewed from the front seat.
FIG. 3 is a schematic cutaway perspective view of a front part of a vehicle body equipped with the mating structure of FIG. 1;
4 is a transverse cross-sectional view of a downwardly bulging portion of a front portion of a vehicle body mounted with the mating structure of FIG. 1 and a front rising portion that is fitted into the bulging portion. FIG.
FIGS. 5A and 5B show a modification of the front part of the vehicle body mounted with the mating structure of FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 5A is a cutaway front view, FIG. 5B is a cutaway side view, and FIG. 5C is a front rising part. It is a cross-sectional view of a downward bulging part.
6 is a cutaway cross section of a downward wall portion of a modified example of the front part of the vehicle body mounted with the mating structure of FIG. 1; FIG.
FIGS. 7A and 7B are cross-sectional views of a main part of a vehicle body mounted with a conventional instrument panel and console box matching structure, where FIG. 7A is a first conventional example, and FIG. 7B is a second conventional example. It is.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Deck cross member 2 Instrument panel 3 Console box 301 Front side rising part 4 Cowl top 5 Center panel 504 Swelling wall 8 Downward opening 9 Floor b Lower end part s Opposing edge L Crew's line of sight R

Claims (1)

The bulging wall in the center panel of the instrument panel is formed into a semi-cylindrical curve, and a downward opening is formed at the lower end thereof.
The front rising part of the console box that is inserted into the downward opening is formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a step up and down through the constriction,
A combined structure of an instrument panel and a console box, wherein a lower end portion of the instrument panel is inflated toward the passenger compartment so that an edge of the instrument panel facing the rising portion does not enter the sight of the occupant.

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