JP3928514B2 - Vehicle assembly structure of cockpit module assembly - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a vehicle assembly structure of a cockpit module assembly that is configured by assembling a support member that supports a steering to an instrument panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a cockpit module assembly that is configured by assembling a support member that supports a steering wheel to an instrument panel is assembled to a vehicle according to the procedure described below.
[0003]
That is, first, the cockpit module assembly 1 is supported by the mounting jig 90 shown in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the mounting jig 90 is operated to insert the cockpit module assembly 1 into the vehicle compartment from the front door opening 64 formed in the vehicle body 60. Next, the mounting jig 90 is operated to move the cockpit module assembly 1 forward of the vehicle. Next, the both ends 14 of the support member 10 are fastened to the lower part of the A pillar 63 in the vehicle body 60 with bolts or the like.
[0004]
Even when the cockpit module assembly 1 assembled in the vehicle is removed from the vehicle and taken out from the front door opening 64 to the outside of the passenger compartment, the jig 90 is used to remove the assembly in the order reverse to the assembling procedure. ing.
[0005]
Here, in order to support the cockpit module assembly 1 with the mounting jig 90, it is necessary to support the support member 10 having high strength. As described above, since both end portions 14 of the support member 10 must be fastened to the lower portion of the A pillar 63 in the vehicle body 60, the vehicle rear side is required to support the support member 10 with the mounting jig 90. Must support from. For the above reasons, the conventional mounting jig 90 includes two arms 91 and 92 that extend in the vehicle front-rear direction and support the support member 10, and a beam 93 that extends in the vehicle left-right direction and connects the arms 91 and 92. It is composed of
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the conventional vehicle assembly structure, the mounting jig 90 protrudes from the rear side of the cockpit module assembly 1 so that the cockpit module assembly 1 is inserted into the vehicle interior from the front door opening 64. In this case, the clearance CL2 between the vehicle rear portion of the mounting jig 90 and the front door opening 64 and the clearance between the vehicle front portion of the cockpit module assembly 1 and the front door opening 64 are reduced, and the insertion is performed. There was a problem of poor workability.
[0007]
Even when the cockpit module assembly 1 assembled to the vehicle is taken out from the front door opening 64 to the outside of the passenger compartment, there is a problem that the workability of the removal is poor due to the same reason that the clearance CL2 is small. It was.
[0008]
In view of the above points, the present invention improves the workability of the operation of inserting the cockpit module assembly into the vehicle compartment from the front door opening and the operation of taking the cockpit module assembly out of the vehicle compartment from the front door opening. For the purpose.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a vehicle assembly of a cockpit module assembly (1) constructed by assembling a support member (10) for supporting a steering to an instrument panel (50). It is a structure, Comprising: It is a lower part of A pillar (63) among vehicle bodies (60), Comprising: A front door opening part ( one of a driver seat side and a passenger seat side of a vehicle body (60)) 64), an enlarged opening (64a) is formed, and a strength member (12) having a shape corresponding to the enlarged opening (64a) is formed, and the enlarged opening (64a) is formed in the support member (10) . The strength member (12) closes the enlarged opening (64a) in a state where the cockpit module assembly (1) is a part of the cockpit module assembly (1) fixed to the side and the cockpit module assembly (1) is assembled to the vehicle. To make the vehicle It is characterized in that is adapted to be secured to the data (60).
[0010]
According to this, conventionally, either one of the driver seat side and the passenger seat side of the lower part of the A pillar (63) to which both ends of the support member (10) of the vehicle body (60) are fastened, In the present invention, the strength member (12) is a part of the cockpit module assembly (1). Therefore, when supporting at least one of the support member (10) and the strength member (12) with a jig, Can be supported from.
[0011]
Therefore, when the cockpit module assembly (1) is inserted into the vehicle compartment from the front door opening (64) and taken out of the vehicle compartment, the front and rear portions of the cockpit module assembly (1) A large clearance with the front door opening (64) can be secured. Therefore, the workability of inserting the cockpit module assembly (1) into the vehicle interior from the front door opening (64), and the cockpit module assembly (1) from the front door opening (64) to the outside of the vehicle interior. The workability of the work to take out can be improved.
[0013]
Here, when the enlarged opening (64a) and the strength member (12) are formed on both sides of the driver seat and the passenger seat, the front door opening (64) is widened by the formation of the enlarged opening (64a). However, the cockpit module assembly (1) is also enlarged by the strength member (12).
[0014]
On the other hand, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the front door opening (64) widened from the side where the strength member (12) is not fixed to the cockpit module assembly (1). Since the cockpit module assembly (1) is inserted, the clearance between the front and rear portions of the cockpit module assembly (1) and the front door opening (64) is further secured. can do.
[0015]
In the invention according to claim 2 , the support member (10) is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and of the both ends of the support member (10), the side on which the strength member (12) is fixed. This end is characterized in that a rod-shaped jig (80) can be inserted into the cylindrical shape of the support member (10).
[0016]
Here, if only the vehicle side portion of the support member (10) or the strength member (12) is supported by a jig, the support is cantilevered, and the cockpit module assembly (1) has a vehicle longitudinal direction. A large bending stress acts around the axis of the axis extending in the direction. On the other hand, according to the second aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped jig (80) is inserted into the cylindrical interior of the support member (10) extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle, so that the support member (10) side is provided. Since it can support not only a side part but the wide range of a vehicle left-right direction, the bending stress which acts on a cockpit module assembly (1) can be reduced, and it is suitable.
[0017]
Incidentally, A pillar (63) is a pillar located in the both sides of a windshield among the pillars which connect a vehicle body (60) and a roof.
[0018]
In addition, the code | symbol in the bracket | parenthesis of each said means is an example which shows a corresponding relationship with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.
[0019]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0020]
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cockpit module assembly 1 according to the present embodiment. The cockpit module assembly 1 extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle to support a steering, and blows conditioned air into the vehicle interior. The air conditioning unit 20, the junction box 30, the wire harness 40, and the like are assembled to a resin instrument panel 50.
[0021]
The support member 10 is made of a pipe-shaped metal. A metal bracket 11 is coupled to the passenger seat side end in the vehicle left-right direction of the support member 10 by means such as welding, and a metal seat 11 is connected to the driver seat side end in the vehicle left-right direction. The strength member 12 is coupled by means such as welding. That is, the bracket 11 and the strength member 12 are part of the cockpit module assembly 1.
[0022]
Incidentally, since the vehicle of the present embodiment is a left-hand drive vehicle, the bracket 11 is coupled to the right end portion of the support member 10, and the strength member 12 is coupled to the left end portion of the support member 10.
[0023]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the vehicle body 60 with the cockpit module assembly 1 removed, and the arrows in the figure indicate the front, rear, left, right, and up and down directions of the vehicle. And the bracket 11 is couple | bonded with the passenger seat side coupling | bond part 62 located in the vehicle body 60 below the passenger seat side A pillar 61. As shown in FIG.
[0024]
Specifically, a plurality of bolt holes 62a and 11a are formed in the passenger seat side coupling portion 62 and the bracket 11, and the bracket 11 is fastened to the passenger seat side coupling portion 62 with bolts.
[0025]
In addition, an enlarged opening 64 a that extends from the front door opening 64 to the front side of the vehicle is formed in the lower portion of the driver seat side A pillar 63 of the vehicle body 60. The enlarged opening 64 a is a hatched portion in FIG. 2, and the opening area obtained by adding the enlarged opening 64 a to the driver seat side opening 64 is larger than the opening area of the passenger seat side opening 65. ing.
[0026]
FIG. 3A is a side view showing a state before the cockpit module assembly 1 is assembled to the vehicle body 60, and FIG. 3B is a diagram after the cockpit module assembly 1 is assembled to the vehicle body 60. It is a side view which shows the state.
[0027]
As shown in FIG. 3, the strength member 12 is formed in a shape corresponding to the shape of the enlarged opening 64 a, and in a state where the cockpit module assembly 1 is assembled at a predetermined position of the vehicle body 60. The member 12 is fixed to the vehicle body 60 so as to close the enlarged opening 64a. Specifically, a plurality of bolt holes 64b and 12a are formed around the enlarged opening 64a and the strength member 12 of the vehicle body 60, and the strength member 12 is bolted around the enlarged opening 64a of the vehicle body 60. Fastened with BT.
[0028]
The strength member 12 is formed in a shape extending in the vertical direction so as to extend upward from the upper end of the instrument panel 50 and extend downward from the lower end of the instrument panel 50. In addition, a front door (not shown) that opens and closes the front opening 64 is attached to the strength member 12.
[0029]
A bracket 21 is formed in the air conditioning unit 20, and the bracket 21 is fastened to the mounting seat 10 a of the support member 10 by fastening means such as bolts. The air conditioning unit 20 is provided with a pipe 22 such as a refrigerant pipe and a hot water pipe. And the said piping 22 is inserted in the through-hole 66a formed in the dash panel 66 which partitions off an engine room and a vehicle interior among the vehicle bodies 60. As shown in FIG. Incidentally, the code | symbol 67 has shown the cowl panel.
[0030]
In addition, a bracket 31 is formed in the junction box 30, and the bracket 31 is fastened to the mounting seat 10b of the support member 10 by fastening means such as bolts. Further, a brace member 13 extending in the vertical direction is integrally provided by means such as welding at a substantially central portion of the support member 10 in the left-right direction of the vehicle. The lower end portion of the breath member 13 is fixed to the floor panel in the vehicle body 60. Therefore, the support member 10 is supported from below by the brace member 13 so as not to be bent and deformed.
[0031]
The instrument panel 50 is assembled with a meter unit 51, a glove box 52, and the like.
[0032]
Next, the procedure for assembling the cockpit assembly 1 to the vehicle body 60 will be described. First, the cockpit module assembly 1 is supported by the mounting jig 70 shown in FIG. Specifically, the strength member 12 is supported by inserting a plurality of pins 71 provided on the mounting jig 70 into the bolt insertion holes 12 a of the strength member 12. Therefore, the cockpit module assembly 1 is supported in a cantilevered state from the side of the vehicle by the mounting jig 70.
[0033]
Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the mounting jig 70 is operated to insert the cockpit module assembly 1 from the front door opening 64 into the vehicle interior. Next, the mounting jig 70 is operated to move the cockpit module assembly 1 forward of the vehicle, and the pipe 22 provided in the air conditioning unit 20 is inserted into the through hole 66a of the dash panel 66.
[0034]
Next, the bracket 11 coupled to the support member 10 is fastened with a bolt or the like to the passenger seat side coupling portion 62 of the vehicle body 60, and the strength member 12 coupled to the support member 10 is coupled to the vehicle body 60. The bolt BT is fastened around the enlarged opening 64a.
[0035]
Note that the procedure for removing the cockpit assembly 1 from the vehicle body 60 is exactly the reverse procedure of the above assembly procedure. The bolt BT fastened to the bracket 11 and the strength member 12 is removed, and then the mounting jig 70 is operated. Then, the cockpit module assembly 1 is moved to the rear of the vehicle to remove the pipe 22 from the through hole 66a, and then the mounting jig 70 is operated to bring the cockpit module assembly 1 out of the passenger compartment through the front door opening 64. Take out.
[0036]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the enlarged opening 64a that is enlarged from the front door opening 64 to the vehicle front side is formed in the lower portion of the A pillar 63 in the vehicle body 60, and the enlarged opening 64a is closed. Since the strength member 12 is fixed to the support member 10 and formed integrally with the cockpit module assembly 1, the strength member 12 can be supported from the side of the vehicle when supported by the mounting jig 70. it can.
[0037]
Therefore, when the cockpit module assembly 1 is inserted into the vehicle interior from the front door opening 64 and taken out of the vehicle interior, the vehicle front and rear portions of the cockpit module assembly 1 and the front door opening 64 A large clearance CL1 can be ensured. Therefore, the workability of inserting the cockpit module assembly 1 into the vehicle interior from the front door opening 64 and the workability of removing the cockpit module assembly 1 from the front door opening 64 outside the vehicle interior are improved. be able to.
[0038]
In the present embodiment, the enlarged opening 64a is formed only on the driver's seat side and not on the passenger's seat side. Accordingly, the strength member 12 is attached to the end of the support member 10 on the driver's seat side. Therefore, the cockpit cockpit module assembly 1 is inserted into the front door opening 64 widened by the enlarged opening 64a from the side where the strength member 12 is not provided. Therefore, the clearance CL1 between the front and rear portions of the cockpit module assembly 1 and the front door opening 64 can be further ensured.
[0039]
By the way, in the assembly structure of the conventional cockpit module assembly 1 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, one arm 91 is inserted into the opening 50 a where the steering shaft is located in the instrument panel 50, and the other arm 92. Is inserted into the opening 50b of the instrument panel 50 in which the glove box 52 is assembled. Therefore, in the conventional structure, the glove box 52 cannot be assembled to the instrument panel 50 unless the cockpit module assembly 1 is assembled to the vehicle.
[0040]
On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the strength member 12 can be supported from the side of the vehicle when supported by the mounting jig 70, so that the cockpit is assembled with the glove box 52 in the instrument panel 50 in advance. The module assembly 1 can be assembled to a vehicle.
[0041]
Further, in the conventional structure shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in some cases, the instrument panel 50 is divided in order to avoid interference with the front door opening 64 of the cockpit module assembly 1 or the mounting jig 90. . According to this, although the workability of inserting the cockpit module assembly 1 from the front door opening 64 is surely improved, there is a problem that the number of steps for assembling the cockpit module assembly 1 to the vehicle increases. Will occur.
[0042]
On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the cockpit module assembly 1 is front-mounted without increasing the number of man-hours for assembling the cockpit module assembly 1 by dividing the cockpit module assembly 1. The workability of the operation of inserting into the vehicle interior from the door opening 64 can be improved.
[0043]
(Second Embodiment)
In the first embodiment, the strength member 12 is supported by the mounting jig 70, but in the present embodiment, the supporting member 10 is supported by the mounting jig 80.
[0044]
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, a rod-shaped jig 80 can be inserted into the cylindrical shape of the support member 10 from the opening end portion 10 c on the side to which the strength member 12 is fixed at both ends of the support member 10. It has become.
[0045]
The opening end portion 10c is covered with the side surface of the instrument panel 50 so as to be blinded. Since the slit 50c is formed on the side surface of the instrument panel 50, the rod-shaped jig 80 is attached to the support member 10. It can be easily inserted from the open end 10c.
[0046]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the support member 10 can be supported over a wide range in the left-right direction of the vehicle as well as the side portions of the support member 10, so that bending stress acting on the cockpit module assembly 1 is reduced. Can be made.
[0047]
(Third embodiment)
In the second embodiment, the slit 50c is formed on the side surface of the instrument panel 50 to facilitate the insertion of the rod-shaped mounting jig 80 into the support member 10, but in the present embodiment, a notch is formed on the side surface of the instrument panel 50. A lid member 53 is formed to form 53a and close the notch 53a. Thereby, when inserting the rod-shaped mounting jig 80 into the support member 10, the lid member 53 can be removed and inserted, so that the mounting jig 80 can be easily inserted into the support member 10.
[0048]
(Other embodiments)
In the first to third embodiments, the enlarged opening 64a and the strength member 12 are provided on the driver seat side, but may be provided on the passenger seat side. Further, the enlarged opening 64a and the strength member 12 may be provided on both sides of the driver seat side and the passenger seat side. In this case, for example, when the cockpit module assembly 1 is inserted from the driver seat side, The clearance CL1 becomes small due to the presence of the strength member 12 provided on the passenger seat side of the cockpit module assembly 1.
[0049]
Moreover, in the said 1st thru | or 3rd embodiment, although the expansion opening part 64a is formed in the part expanded to the vehicle front side of the front opening part 64, the expansion opening part of this invention is a vehicle of the front opening part 64. It suffices to have at least a part enlarged on the front side. For example, a part obtained by adding the A pillar 63 to the part 64a shown by the oblique line in FIG. 2 may be used as the enlarged opening. In this case, it is necessary to provide the strength member 12 with the A pillar 63.
[0050]
Moreover, although the supporting member 10 of the said 1st thru | or 3rd embodiment is formed in the shape extended over the vehicle left-right direction whole, the supporting member 10 of this invention is not restricted to the said shape, For example, The vehicle may have a shape that extends from the end on the driver's seat side to the portion that supports the steering in the left-right direction of the vehicle.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a cockpit module assembly according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view of a vehicle body showing a state where the cockpit module assembly of FIG. 1 is removed. FIG.
3A is a side view showing a state before the cockpit module assembly of FIG. 1 is assembled to the vehicle body, and FIG. 3B is a side view showing a state after being assembled to the vehicle body. is there.
4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cockpit module assembly of FIG. 1 is supported by a mounting jig. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state where the cockpit module assembly of FIG. 1 is inserted from the front door opening.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cockpit module assembly and mounting jig according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a cockpit module assembly and a mounting jig according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a state where a conventional cockpit module assembly is supported by a mounting jig.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where the cockpit module assembly supported as shown in FIG. 8 is inserted from the front door opening.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cockpit module assembly | attachment, 10 ... Support member, 12 ... Strength member,
50 ... Instrument panel, 60 ... Vehicle body, 63 ... A pillar,
64: Front door opening, 64a: Enlarged opening.

Claims (2)

A vehicle assembly structure of a cockpit module assembly (1) configured by assembling a support member (10) for supporting a steering to an instrument panel (50),
A lower portion of the A pillar (63) of the vehicle body (60), which is enlarged from the front door opening (64) to either the driver seat side or the passenger seat side of the vehicle body (60). Formed enlarged opening (64a),
The cockpit module assembly is fixed by fixing the strength member (12) having a shape corresponding to the enlarged opening (64a) only to the side of the support member (10) where the enlarged opening (64a) is formed . As part of (1)
In the state where the cockpit module assembly (1) is assembled to a vehicle, the strength member (12) is fixed to the vehicle body (60) so as to close the enlarged opening (64a). A vehicle assembly structure of a cockpit module assembly. The support member (10) is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in the vehicle left-right direction,
Of the both ends of the support member (10), the end on the side to which the strength member (12) is fixed is such that a rod-shaped jig (80) can be inserted into the cylindrical shape of the support member (10). The vehicle assembly structure of a cockpit module assembly according to claim 1 .

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