JP3879817B2 - Vehicle instrument panel - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an instrument panel of a vehicle, and more particularly to an instrument panel of a vehicle provided with a solar radiation sensor.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The air conditioner installed in the vehicle provides a comfortable living space for the occupant by purifying the air in the passenger compartment and adjusting the temperature and air volume. When the occupant sets the desired temperature within a predetermined temperature range, An automatic air conditioner (automatic air conditioner), in which a computer automatically controls temperature and air volume, has been standard equipment.
[0003]
The automatic air conditioner compares the temperature measured by the inside air sensor, duct sensor, and solar radiation sensor with the temperature calculated by the computer and operates the vacuum valve to turn the water temperature valve, air mix damper, and fan speed. Etc. automatically adjust. The said solar radiation sensor is used for control for suppressing the rise in the vehicle interior temperature accompanying an increase in the amount of solar radiation, and is disposed in the vicinity of the windshield of an instrument panel (front deck) that receives solar radiation.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
A vehicle such as a truck has a structure in which the windshield is more inclined than a passenger car, the space between the front end of the instrument panel and the solar radiation sensor is arranged near the front pillar at the front end of the instrument panel. There are many things. For this reason, the driver may put an object between the instrument panel and the windshield so as not to hinder driving, or may put a binder or the like sandwiching a slip on the instrument panel of the driver's seat. . And the thing put between an instrument panel and a windshield, the said binder etc. put on the instrument panel may slip | deviate between windshields, and may cover a solar radiation sensor. If the solar radiation sensor is blocked from solar radiation, the solar radiation sensor cannot sufficiently function as a sensor, and there is a possibility that the temperature of the interior of the auto air conditioner cannot be adjusted.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an instrument panel for a vehicle that prevents the solar radiation from being blocked by the solar radiation sensor even when an object is placed between the instrument panel and the windshield. It is said.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an upper surface provided in a vehicle, which slopes forward and downward, and continues to the front of the upper surface, inclines forward and downward at a steeper angle than the inclination angle of the upper surface , an instrument panel having a front surface facing to exist a space between the front glass, is integrally formed on a predetermined position of the front of this, a protrusion protruding toward the windshield, and a solar radiation sensor provided in the protruding portion. The solar radiation sensor may be placed between the instrument panel and the windshield so that it does not hinder driving by being placed on the protrusion provided on the front of the instrument panel. In addition, since the solar radiation sensor is arranged on the protrusion, the solar radiation is not hindered. Further, the object is prevented from moving when traveling on a curve or the like by being locked by the protrusion.
[0007]
In invention of Claim 2, the solar radiation sensor is arrange | positioned in the vicinity of a windshield by setting the said predetermined position between the blower outlet and air outlet of the air conditioning apparatus provided with two or more in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, Furthermore, since the protrusion is arranged at an optimal position near the middle position of the instrument panel, it is possible to receive the solar radiation well, and the function as the solar radiation sensor can be sufficiently achieved.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a vehicle instrument panel according to the present invention, and is a cross-sectional view of a main part including a part of a windshield of the vehicle, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the instrument panel shown in FIG. is there.
[0009]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the instrument panel 2 of the vehicle 1 has an upper surface 2 a that is gently inclined forward and downward, and a front surface 2 b that is inclined at a steep angle, so that the windshield 3 and the space 4. Are facing each other. The front surface 2b of the instrument panel 2 is provided with a number of air outlets 2c that are supplied from a duct (not shown) of the air conditioner toward the windshield 3 and along the vehicle width direction. The blower outlet 2c is not provided in the site | part 2d above the location where the said duct arrange | positioned in the instrument panel 2 is divided into right and left, and the adjacent blower outlets 2c are separated. The portion 2d where the air outlet 2c is not provided differs depending on the structure of the duct, but is usually located near the passenger seat near the center position of the instrument panel 2.
[0010]
A projection 2e is integrally formed on the front surface 2b of the instrument panel 2 at the position 2d between the adjacent outlets 2c and 2c. The protrusion 2e has an upper surface 2f inclined forward from a height near the upper end of the air outlet 2c, and a front surface 2g projecting from the front surface 2b of the instrument panel 2 toward the windshield 3 to form a substantially trapezoidal shape. Opposite the front glass 3 with a slight gap. And the solar radiation sensor 5 is mounted | worn with the hole 2h provided in the upper surface 2f of the projection part 2e. The solar radiation sensor 5 is disposed so that the light receiving surface 5a faces substantially upward along the upper surface 2f of the protrusion 2e, and can receive the solar radiation well.
[0011]
The operation will be described below.
The solar radiation sensor 5 is disposed on the upper surface 2f of the protrusion 2e provided to protrude from the front surface 2b of the instrument panel 2 and in the vicinity of the windshield 3, and the protrusion 2e is optimally located near the middle position of the instrument panel. It is possible to receive solar radiation satisfactorily by being arranged at a proper position. As a result, the solar radiation sensor 5 can sufficiently function as a solar radiation sensor, and the temperature and air volume adjustment by the automatic air conditioner can be improved.
[0012]
Further, an object, for example, a binder sandwiching a slip or the like as shown by a two-dot chain line is placed in the space 4 between the instrument panel 2 and the windshield 3 so that the driver does not hinder driving. Even in such a case, the solar radiation sensor 5 is arranged on the upper surface 2f of the protrusion 2e, so that the solar radiation is not hindered. Alternatively, the binder or the like may be placed on the driver seat side upper surface 2a of the instrument panel 2 so that the driver does not interfere with driving, but even in such a case, the solar radiation sensor 5 is attached to the instrument panel 2. By being located closer to the passenger seat from the intermediate position, it is less likely to interfere with solar radiation. In addition, an object placed in the space part 4 or the binder or the like that has been displaced in the space part 4 is locked by the side surface 2i (FIG. 2) of the protrusion 2e and is prevented from moving laterally by a curve or the like during traveling. Is done.
[0013]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is possible to prevent the solar radiation from being blocked by the driver even when the driver places an object between the instrument panel and the windshield. In addition, the object can be prevented from moving due to a curve or the like during traveling.
[0014]
In the invention of claim 2, it is closer to the middle position of the instrument panel than the end near the front pillar of the vehicle, which is the position of the conventional solar radiation sensor, and near the windshield at the foremost part of the instrument panel Therefore, the solar radiation sensor can be disposed without requiring a significant modification of the instrument panel, and the function as the solar radiation sensor can be sufficiently achieved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a passenger compartment showing an embodiment of an instrument panel for a vehicle according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts of the instrument panel shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Instrument panel 2a Instrument panel upper surface 2b Instrument panel front surface 2c Air outlet 2e Projection part 3 Windshield 4 Space part 5 Solar radiation sensor

Claims (2)

Provided in the vehicle, the upper surface is inclined forward and downward, and is continuous toward the front of the upper surface, and is inclined forward and downward at a steeper angle than the inclination angle of the upper surface, and there is a space between the windshield and the windshield. A vehicle instrument comprising: a projection portion that projects toward the windshield at a predetermined position on the front surface of an instrument panel having a front surface opposite to each other ; and a solar radiation sensor is provided on the projection portion. Panel.   2. The vehicle instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined position is between an air outlet and an air outlet of a plurality of air conditioners provided in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle.

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