JP3812796B2 - Mounting structure for automobile dash side trim - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a dash side trim mounting structure for a four-wheeled vehicle.
[0002]
[Prior art]
FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an automobile 102 having a conventional dash side trim 101 mounting structure. As shown in FIG. 11, the dash side trim 101 is configured to be attached to the lower end portion 106 on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel disposed in the front portion of the vehicle compartment and the dash side panel 107. .
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 11, the lower end portion 106 of the instrument panel includes a side portion 110 extending downward, an inclined portion 112 inclined from the lower end edge 111 of the side portion 110, and a vertical portion extending downward from the inclined portion 112. A wall 113 is provided. An insertion hole 116 is formed in the inclined portion 112.
On the other hand, the dash side trim 101 is formed with a projecting piece 120 at the top thereof, and the projecting piece 120 is configured to fit into the insertion hole 116, and the vertical wall portion 113 has a bolt hole 122. Is drilled. As shown in FIG. 12, a bracket 124 is welded to the dash side panel 107 in advance, and the lower end portion 106 of the instrument panel is connected to the dash side panel 107 with bolts 125 and nuts 126 via the bracket 124. It is attached.
[0004]
A procedure for attaching the dash side trim 101 having the above configuration will be described. First, the protruding piece 120 of the dash side trim 101 is inserted into the insertion hole 116 of the instrument panel. Next, the clip 130 is inserted from the clip hole 127 of the dash side trim 101 and fitted into the clip hole 133 of the dash side panel 107. Further, if necessary, the lower portion of the dash side trim 101 is similarly fixed with a clip.
Here, as shown in FIG. 11, the protruding piece 120 of the dash side trim 101 has a shape along the vehicle front-rear direction, and thus effectively prevents the dash side trim 101 from being displaced with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction. Can do. Further, in the joint portion between the lower end portion 106 of the instrument panel and the dash side trim 101, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower end edge 111 of the side portion 110 of the instrument panel disposed on the upper side is the lower side. The dash side trim 101 is disposed so as to protrude to the indoor side from the upper end edge 136 of the dash side trim 101.
[0005]
However, as shown in FIG. 13, the width dimension W of the insertion hole 116 of the instrument panel is formed larger than the thickness of the projecting piece 120 in order to improve the assembling property of the dash side trim 101. Therefore, it is difficult to regulate the displacement of the dash side trim 101 with respect to the vehicle width direction, and the upper end edge 136 of the dash side trim 101 protrudes indoors as shown by the one-dot chain line in FIG. There was a risk of seeing the forehead.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention solves the above-described problems and regulates the lateral direction of the dash side trim, that is, the deviation in the vehicle width direction to prevent the dash side trim from being seen, thereby improving the appearance of the vehicle interior. An object of the present invention is to provide a trim mounting structure.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the dash side trim mounting structure according to the present invention is provided with a mounting portion for mounting the dash side trim at the lower portion of the instrument panel, and an insertion hole is formed on the vehicle rear side of the mounting portion. In addition, a projection piece that engages with the insertion hole is provided on the upper portion of the dash side trim, and the dash side trim projection piece is inserted into and engaged with the insertion hole of the instrument panel. In the mounting structure of the dash side trim for an automobile in which the side trim is attached to the instrument panel, the engagement piece is provided at a portion of the instrument panel mounting portion that is spaced from the insertion hole on the indoor side, The dash side trim is provided with an engagement piece receiver that engages with the engagement piece from the outdoor side.
According to the attachment structure of the dash side trim, the dash side trim is attached to the instrument panel by the protruding piece and the insertion hole, and the engagement piece and the engagement piece receiver. Accordingly, the dash side trim can be prevented from being displaced in the vehicle width direction, so that the edge of the dash side trim cannot be seen and the appearance inside the vehicle compartment can be improved. Also, when attaching the dash side trim to the instrument panel, if the projection piece is inserted into the insertion hole, the engagement piece receiver is automatically engaged with the engagement piece, so the assembly work of the dash side trim Is easy. Furthermore, the intensity | strength of an instrument panel can be improved by forming an engagement piece in an instrument panel.
[0008]
Further, in the dash side trim mounting structure according to another aspect of the present invention, the engaging piece receiver is provided with a projecting portion protruding toward the engaging piece side.
According to the mounting structure of the dash side trim, even when a gap is generated due to a draft angle, or when the amount of the engagement piece applied to the engagement piece receiver needs to be corrected from the viewpoint of component accuracy, the engagement is performed. It is only necessary to adjust the height of only the protruding portion without moving the entire contact surface of the piece. For this reason, for example, when the material of the dash side trim is made of resin, the rework work of the injection mold is very simple, and fine adjustment can be performed by simple mold correction.
Note that, in the dash side trim mounting structure according to still another aspect of the present invention, the engagement piece receiver is formed on the main body portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section and the indoor side of the main body portion, and as it goes upward. And a guide portion that tapers while being curved.
According to the mounting structure of the dash side trim, when the dash side trim is assembled to the instrument panel, even if the engaging piece interferes with the upper portion of the protruding portion of the engaging piece receiver, Since the engagement piece receiver is guided to the outside, the engagement piece receiver is engaged smoothly and the assembling property is not impaired.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Below, the attachment structure of the dash side trim of the motor vehicle based on this invention is demonstrated in detail using drawing.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an automobile provided with a dash side trim mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, an instrument panel 2 is disposed in the front part of the interior of the automobile 1, and a dash side trim 3 is disposed at the lower part of both ends of the instrument panel 2. Yes. The dash side trim 3 is formed of a material such as resin, for example, and covers a side outer panel 5 and a flange 8 of the dash side panel 6 and a flange of the side sill 10 which will be described later.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the lower part of the instrument panel 2 is formed in a mounting portion 12 that extends downward. The mounting portion 12 includes a side portion 14, an inclined portion 16, and a vertical wall portion 18. It has. The inclined portion 16 is inclined so as to taper downward from the lower end of the side portion 14, and an engagement piece 20 having a substantially rectangular shape faces downward at the lower end of the front end portion of the inclined portion 16. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 4, the engagement piece 20 is connected to the front end surface 21 of the vertical wall portion 18. An elongated insertion hole 23 is formed in the middle of the inclined portion 16 on the vehicle rear side of the engagement piece 20, and the front end surface of the vertical wall portion 18 disposed on the front side of the insertion hole 23. A bolt hole 26 is formed in 21 and the front end surface 21 is configured to be bolted to the dash side panel 6 via a bracket (not shown).
[0011]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper end edge 27 of the dash side trim 3 substantially matches the shape of the lower end edge 29 of the instrument panel 2. On the rear side of the upper end of the dash side trim 3, a projecting piece 24 projects upward and is configured to be inserted into the insertion hole 23. Further, a clip hole 31 is formed in the upper portion of the front portion of the dash side trim 3, and a clip hole 33 is provided in the dash side panel 6. Therefore, when attaching the front part of the dash side trim 3, the clip 34 may be inserted into the clip hole 31 and fitted into the clip hole 33 or the like. Moreover, the lower part of the dash side trim 3 is similarly fixed with a clip as needed.
[0012]
And the engagement piece receiver 37 engaged with the engagement piece 20 of the said instrument panel 2 is formed in the state which protruded to the vehicle front side in the center vicinity of the side surface 39 of the dash side trim 3. As shown in FIG. The outdoor side surface 20a of the engagement piece 20 of the instrument panel 2 is formed substantially parallel to the indoor side surface 37a of the engagement piece receiver 37. When the dash side trim 3 is attached to the instrument panel 2, As shown in FIG. 4, the side surface 20 a of the engagement piece 20 is in contact with the side surface 37 a of the engagement piece receiver 37.
[0013]
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end edge 27 of the dash side trim 3 is positioned inside the lower end edge 29 of the instrument panel 2. In particular, the upper end edge 27 of the side surface 39 of the dash side trim 3 is positioned more reliably on the outdoor side than the lower end edge 29 of the instrument panel 2, so that the edge of the dash side trim 3 is not visible.
The engagement piece receiver 37 of the dash side trim 3 is not limited to the one described above, and various shapes can be adopted as described below.
[0014]
The engagement piece receiver 42 shown in FIG. 7 has a projecting portion 45 that protrudes toward the engagement piece 20 of the instrument panel 2 at the front end of the main body 44 having substantially the same shape as the engagement piece receiver 37 of FIG. Is provided. According to the projecting portion 45, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, even if a gap occurs due to the draft angle of the engagement piece 20 and the engagement piece receiver 37 or a lateral deviation due to a dimensional error occurs. The projecting portion 45 can reliably make contact.
[0015]
The engagement piece receiver 50 shown in FIG. 8 includes a main body portion 53 and a guide portion 55 as shown in the enlarged view of the engagement piece receiver 50 in the lower right of FIG. A vertical wall surface 57 disposed in the direction and a bottom surface 58 disposed in the substantially horizontal direction form a substantially L-shaped cross section. Further, the guide portion 55 is provided at the front end portion of the main body portion 53, and the curved portion 61 is formed in a substantially J-shape that is gradually curved toward the upper portion, and the lower end portion of the curved portion 61. It is comprised from the extension part 62 extended toward the indoor side.
According to the bending portion 61, even when the guide piece 55 hits the engagement piece 20 when the engagement piece receiver 50 is engaged with the engagement piece 20 as shown in FIG. Since the engagement piece receiver 50 is guided to the outdoor side, it can be engaged smoothly and the assembling property can be improved.
[0016]
【The invention's effect】
According to the mounting structure of the dash side trim according to the present invention, the displacement of the dash side trim in the vehicle width direction is restricted to prevent the dash side trim from being seen, and the dash side trim is attached to the instrument panel. The appearance of the vehicle compartment can be improved without impairing the performance.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an automobile provided with a dash side trim mounting structure according to the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of the vehicle interior of FIG. 1 as viewed from the direction of arrow A. FIG.
3 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of FIG. 2. FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an upper end edge of a dash side trim according to the present invention and a lower end edge of a side portion of an instrument panel as viewed from above.
6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the engagement piece and the engagement piece receiver of FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the engagement piece receiver.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing a state in the middle of attaching a dash side trim having a modification of the engagement piece receiver to the instrument panel and an enlarged view of the engagement piece receiver.
9 is a front view showing a state in which attachment of the dash side trim shown in FIG. 8 to the instrument panel is completed. FIG.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an automobile having a conventional dash side trim mounting structure.
11 is an exploded perspective view of the vehicle compartment of FIG. 10 viewed from the direction of arrow F. FIG.
12 is a cross-sectional view taken along line GG in FIG.
13 is a cross-sectional view taken along line HH in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a schematic view of an upper end edge of a conventional dash side trim and a lower end edge of a side portion of the instrument panel as viewed from above.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Instrument panel 3 Dash side trim 5 Side outer panel 6 Dash side panel 8 Flange 10 Side sill 12 Attachment part 14 Side part 16 Inclination part 18 Vertical wall part 20 Engagement piece 20a, 37a, 39 Side surface 21 Front end surface 23 Difference Insertion hole 24 Projection piece 26 Bolt hole 27 Upper end edge 29 Lower end edge 31, 33 Clip hole 34 Clip 37, 42, 50 Engagement piece receiver 44, 53 Main body part 45 Projection part 55 Guide part 57 Vertical wall surface 58 Bottom face 61 Curved part 62 Extension

Claims (3)

A mounting portion for attaching the dash side trim is provided at the lower portion of the instrument panel, and an insertion hole is formed on the vehicle rear side of the mounting portion, and the upper portion of the dash side trim is engaged with the insertion hole. In the mounting structure of the dash side trim of an automobile in which the protruding piece is provided, and the protruding piece of the dash side trim is inserted into the insertion hole of the instrument panel and engaged, thereby attaching the dash side trim to the instrument panel.
Of the mounting portion of the instrument panel, an engagement piece is provided at a portion on the indoor side that is spaced from the insertion hole, and an engagement piece receiver that engages the engagement piece from the outdoor side is provided on the dash side. A dash side trim mounting structure for an automobile characterized by being provided in the trim. The dash side trim mounting structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the engagement piece receiver is provided with a projecting portion protruding toward the engagement piece side. 2. The engagement piece receiver includes: a main body portion having a substantially L-shaped cross section; and a guide portion that is formed on the indoor side of the main body portion and tapers while being curved toward the upper side. The dash side trim mounting structure for automobiles described in 1.

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