JP4040342B2 - instrument panel - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an automotive instrument panel.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a conventional instrument panel for automobiles, as shown in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-152833 or Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-155271, an iron panel reinforcement is provided inside a synthetic resin instrument panel, The duct body connected to the air conditioner is wound around and supported by a reinforcement or the like, or the wire harness is supported by a resin clip along the reinforcement or the like.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the configuration of the conventional example, the instrument panel is a decorative member, and the reinforcement disposed on the inside of the instrument panel is a strength member made of an iron plate. In addition, because the flexible air conditioning duct body and wire harness are placed along the reinforcement, a sub-assembly line before being put on the automobile assembly line is required for a long time, which may cause a rise in cost. There is a need for improvement.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a simplified instrument panel for automobiles having two parts, a decorative member and a skeleton member.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The invention of claim 1 is integrally formed by box arranged at a position which is Kakaekoma by being fixed to the steering member comprising a synthetic resin air-conditioning duct body and the air conditioning duct body supported on the vehicle body And a cover that covers the structure. The air-conditioning duct body includes a connection portion connected to the air conditioner, and a left and right extending from the connection portion to the left and right. Ri Na is more structure as duct member, the connecting portion of the air conditioning duct body includes a connecting member formed by connecting the left and right duct bodies vent outlet of the air conditioner, by crosslinking between the left and right duct bodies strength It is formed by a member and a rib that extends forward and backward with respect to the strength member and is formed integrally with the vent outlet .
[0007]
According to a second aspect of the invention, the air-conditioning duct body according to claim 1, formed by supported by being placed on top of the steering member.
[0008]
【The invention's effect】
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the air-conditioning duct body is held by the box and integrally formed, so that the frame member can be fixed to the steering member supported by the vehicle body. It can be set as the simplified instrument panel of two parts with a certain cover and the air-conditioning duct body which is a frame | skeleton member. Moreover, since the connection part is connected to the air conditioner, the air conditioning duct body is integrated with the air conditioner, and the strength is further improved. Moreover, the strength of the air-conditioning duct body is remarkably improved because the left and right duct bodies extending from the connection portion to the left and right hold the box.
[0009]
Furthermore , since the connection part of the air-conditioning duct body is formed in a lattice shape from a connection member connected to the air conditioner, a strength member, and ribs, the strength of the connection part is significantly improved. In addition, since the member for adding strength is integrated with the air conditioning duct body and does not require other parts, the manufacturing cost is reduced.
[0010]
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention according to claim 1, the air-conditioning duct body, the so placed on top of the steering member formed by supporting, air conditioning duct body Can be temporarily held only by placing the motor on the steering member, and the stability of the air-conditioning duct body during support is significantly improved.
[0011]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0012]
Reference numeral 1 denotes an automotive instrument panel. The automotive instrument panel 1 includes a module instrument 2 and a garnish molding 3, and the front-rear width dimension after the assembly of the module instrument 2 and the garnish molding 3 is as follows. It is larger than the door opening 4. The door opening 4 is an opening formed in the vehicle body for opening and closing a well-known door (not shown), and includes a front pillar 6, an upper side rail 7, a center pillar 8, a side sill 9, and a front pillar lower panel 10. It is formed by a component member.
[0013]
The module instrument 2 can be fixed to the steering member 11 and is assembled in advance by a structure 31 in which auxiliary parts 21 are supported in advance, and a synthetic resin cover 41 covering the structure 31. The front-rear width dimension of the entire structure 31 and cover 41 is smaller than the front-rear width dimension of the door opening 4.
[0014]
The steering member 11 is formed in the shape of a hollow round bar having a length bridging between the front pillar lower panels 10 and 10 which are “vehicle bodies”, and brackets 12 and 13 are welded to both end portions 11a and 11b. The brackets 12 and 13 are fastened and supported by the front pillar lower panel 10 with bolts or the like (not shown). Reference numeral 14 denotes a stay. The stay 14 is fixed at the upper and lower connection portions of the steering member 11 and the lower end is fastened and supported by a bolt 15 or the like to the tunnel 15 on the floor of the vehicle body. The steering member 11 is supported from the lower LWR. Reference numeral 18 denotes a bracket for supporting the steering member 11 on the upper edge 16a of the known cowl box 16 from the upper side UP.
[0015]
The garnish molding 3 is detachably bridged between the front end portion 42 of the cover 41 which is the “front end portion” of the module instrument 2 and the upper edge portion 16a of the cowl box 16 so as to cover the upper UP. Being done. That is, a plurality of engaging portions 43 and 17 are formed on the front end portion 42 of the cover 41 and the upper edge portion 16a of the cowl box 16, respectively, and the bosses (not shown) of the garnish molding 3 are connected to the engaging portions 43, By being engaged with 17, it is supported. The engaging portions 43 and 17 are provided with spring-like stoppers (not shown) for holding the bosses.
[0016]
The garnish molding 3 is composed of a synthetic resin main body 51 formed in a flat plate shape. A defroster outlet 53 is formed at the front end 52 of the front side FR of the main body 51, and the rear of the main body 51. rear portion 58 of the side RR is disposed so as to ride the upper UP to the front end portion 42 of the cover 41. A protruding member 54 is formed on the rear side RR of the left and right end portions of the main body 51. The protruding member 54 is formed with a side defroster outlet 55. A front differential nozzle 56 and a side differential nozzle 57 are supported on the back side of the garnish molding 3, the front differential nozzle 56 communicates with the defroster outlet 53, and the side defroster outlet 55 The side differential nozzle 57 is communicated. Further, if necessary, electronic devices such as a head-up display unit, a head-up display controller, and a unit-integrated ETC antenna can be mounted on the back side of the garnish molding 3.
[0017]
The structural body 31 is integrally formed by a synthetic resin air conditioning duct body 19 that can be fixed to the steering member 11 and boxes 37 and 38 disposed at positions where the structural body 31 is held by the air conditioning duct body 19. At the same time, the auxiliary machine component 21 can be supported.
[0018]
The air-conditioning duct body 19 is connected to an air conditioner 5 disposed substantially in the center in the left-right direction of the automobile, and left and right duct bodies 34, 35 extending from the connection section 20 to the left and right. It consists of and.
[0019]
Reference numeral 32 is a pedestal portion, and the pedestal portion 32 is connected at the lower part thereof to the central vent outlet 61 and the left and right vent outlets 62, 62 of the air conditioner 5 arranged at the center of the left and right of the automobile. A central opening 32a and left and right openings 32b and 32b communicate with the vent outlets 61 and 62, respectively.
[0020]
The connecting portion 20 includes a connecting member 36 formed by connecting the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 to the central vent outlet 61 and the central defroster outlet 63 of the air conditioner 5 through the pedestal portion 32, and the air conditioner. A central vent outlet 33, 33 communicating with the central vent outlet 61 and the left and right vent outlets 62, 62, a strength member 59 that bridges the left and right duct bodies 34, 35, and the strength member 59. A plurality of ribs 60 extending in the front-rear direction and integrally formed in front of the central vent outlet 33 and a lower end thereof are communicated with the central differential outlet 63 of the air conditioner 5 via the connecting member 36. In addition, the upper end portion is formed integrally with the ventilation path 40 communicated with the front differential nozzle 56.
[0021]
On the other hand, the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 extend from the connection member 36 of the connection portion 20 to the front side FR, and then branch and extend in the left and right directions, respectively, and the tip opening further extends to the rear side RR (front side). The duct bodies 34 and 35 are formed integrally by boxes 37 and 38 that are formed in a substantially U shape in which the rear side RR is opened in a plan view that is bent so as to face and the upper side UP is opened. Thus, the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 are configured to hold the boxes 37 and 38. The strength member 59 of the connection portion 20 is positioned so as to be substantially in line with the boxes 37 and 38 in the vehicle width direction, and the bending rigidity of the connection portion 20 in the vehicle width direction is increased. The plurality of ribs 60 intersecting with the front end are connected to the rear wall of the air passage 40 and the rear end thereof is connected to the front wall of the central vent outlet 33, respectively. Increases rigidity.
[0022]
A storage 39 is disposed in the rear RR of the left box 38, and an airbag device 27 is stored in the storage 39.
[0023]
Since the duct bodies 34 and 35 are formed as reinforcing members, the support rigidity of the front end portion 42 of the cover 41 is improved and is not affected when the garnish molding 3 is mounted from the upper side UP. Further, the duct member 34 and 35, as shown in FIG. 6, is supported by a mounting piece 79 formed by being supported by a screw 78 is placed on a bracket 77 which is fixed by welding to the upper portion of the steering member 11 or, alternatively, as shown in FIG. 7, it is supported by a mounting piece 80 formed by being supported by a screw 78 is placed directly on top of the steering member 11.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 3 , the cover 41 includes a planar upper member 44 in which the front end portion 42 is formed, and a vertical surface member 45 on the side facing the occupant. Covers 46 and 47 for opening and closing the openings of the boxes 37 and 38, and a monitor housing portion 48 which has an exposed opening 48a of the center monitor 22 of the auxiliary machine component 21 and incorporates the center monitor 22 such as navigation and character communication. An instrument 49 arranged on the rear side RR (front side) of the lid body 46 and an opening 50 for communicating with the left and right openings of the duct bodies 34 and 35 are formed.
[0025]
In the lower LWR of the vertical member 45 in the cover 41, an instroyer panel 82 is arranged. A glove box 83 and a parcel tray 85 are formed on the instroyer panel 82. The glove box 83 includes a glove lid. 84 is openable and closable. An acoustic device is arranged on the upper side UP of the glove box 83, and the tuning unit of the acoustic device is always covered with a glove lid 84.
[0026]
As shown in FIG. 5 , the air conditioner 5 includes a housing 64 incorporating known air temperature adjusting means such as an evaporator and a heater, a central vent outlet 61 disposed on the upper side UP and the rear side RR of the housing 64, and The left and right vent outlets 62 and 62 and a central differential outlet 63 arranged on the upper side UP of the housing 64 are also included. Reference numeral 65 denotes an indoor air intake port, and FIG. 5 shows a state in which the indoor air intake port 65 is opened. Reference numeral 66 denotes a recess surrounding the steering member 11 from the lower LWR. The rising walls 67 and 68 formed by the central vent outlet 61, the left and right vent outlets 62 and 62, and the central differential outlet 63, and the The upper side UP of the steering member 11 is surrounded by brackets 69 and 69 protruding from the rising wall 68 of the central differential outlet 63.
[0027]
First and second support members 71, 72 are integrally formed on the rear side RR of the pedestal portion 32, and the first support member 71 is a well-known (not shown) that is one of the accessory parts 21. The operation means 24 that can operate the automatic transmission is supported, and is supplemented by a support means 76 between the second support member 72 and the bracket 69 supported on the rear RR surface of the housing 64 of the air conditioner 5. An audio 25 and a communication device 26 which are one of the machine parts 21 are supported.
[0028]
As the accessory parts 21, there are a steering column 23 supported by the steering member 11 and an airbag device 27 stored in an airbag storage 39 .
[0029]
Next, a method for mounting the module instrument 2 on a vehicle will be described. First, the module instrument 2 is supported by a jig (not shown). Since the front and rear width dimensions of the module instrument 2 and the support jig in this state are made smaller than the front and rear width dimension of the door opening 4, the module instrument 2 is inserted into the vehicle as it is from the door opening 4. Install in place. After the attachment, the support jig is carried out of the vehicle. Next, the garnish molding 3 is attached to the engaging portion 43 of the front end portion 42 of the module instrument 2 and the engaging portion 17 of the upper edge portion 16a of the cowl box 16 by bridging from the upper side UP.
[0030]
Since this embodiment consists of the above, the operation will be described next.
[0031]
The left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 of the air-conditioning duct body 19 are held and integrally formed by the boxes 37 and 38, so that the frame member can be fixed to the steering member 11 supported by the front pillar lower panel 10. The simplified instrument panel 1 can be made of two parts, the cover 41 as a decorative member and the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 of the air-conditioning duct body 19 as a skeleton member. Further, the right and left duct bodies 34 and 35 of the air conditioning duct body 19 are integrated with the air conditioner 5 because the connecting portion 20 arranged at the approximate center of the vehicle is connected to the air conditioner 5, and the strength is increased. Further improvement. In addition, since the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 extending from the connecting portion 20 to the left and right hold the boxes 37 and 38, the strength of the air conditioning duct body 19 is remarkably improved, so the structure 31 is made of synthetic resin. In spite of this, various auxiliary machine parts 21 can be supported.
[0032]
Further, since the connecting portion 20 of the air-conditioning duct body 19 is integrally formed in a lattice shape by the connecting member 36 connected to the air conditioner 5, the strength member 59, and the rib 60, Strength is significantly improved. In addition, since the member for adding strength is integrated with the air-conditioning duct body 19 and does not require other parts, the manufacturing cost is reduced.
[0033]
Since the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 of the air conditioning duct body 19 are mounted and supported by mounting pieces 79 and 80 on the steering member 11, the left and right duct bodies 34 and 35 of the air conditioning duct body 19 are mounted on the left and right duct bodies 19. Temporary holding can be performed simply by placing it on the steering member 11, and the stability of the left and right duct bodies 34, 35 of the air conditioning duct body 19 during support is significantly improved.
[0034]
Before the module instrument 2 is assembled into the vehicle, only the module instrument 2 smaller than the front and rear width of the door opening 4 is provided, so that the insertability of the instrument panel 1 from the door opening 4 into the room can be improved. Further, since the garnish molding 3 is detachably bridged between the front end portion 42 of the cover 41 of the module instrument 2 and the upper edge portion 16a of the cowl box 16, it is repaired after the instrument panel 1 is mounted on the vehicle body. If the need arises, simply removing the garnish molding 3 exposes the back side of the cover 41 and the front part of the module instrument 2 so that the repair can be done without removing the instrument panel 1, that is, the cover 41. Improved sex.
[0035]
Since the defroster blowout port 53 and the side defroster blowout port 55 are formed in one garnish molding 3, the manufacturing cost is low because no other parts are required.
[0036]
The rear end portion 51a of the main body 51 of the garnish molding 3 is supported so as to cover the front end portion 42 of the cover 41 of the module instrument 2 from the upper side UP, so that the main body 51 of the garnish molding 3 is supported. Is possible by tapping from the upper UP.
[0037]
In the color design of the instrument panel 1, the upper surface of the cover 41 and the front surface of the instrument panel are divided so that a two-tone color (for example, the upper surface has a light that hardly reflects light and the front side has a bright color) Combination) becomes possible. In addition, by using different shapes, various combinations are possible, and parts can be shared between vehicle types.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side view of an instrument panel mounted on an automobile showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view showing the relationship between the instrument panel and door opening in FIG. 1;
3 is an exploded perspective view of the instrument panel of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a perspective view of the module instrument of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line SA-SA in FIG.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line SB-SB in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Automotive Instrument Panel 5 Air Conditioner 10 Front Pillar Lower Panel (Body)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Steering member 19 Air-conditioning duct body 20 Connection part 21 Auxiliary machine part 31 Structure 34, 35 Duct body 36 Connection member 37, 38 Box 41 Cover 59 Strength member 60 Rib 61 Air-conditioner center vent outlet 63 Air-conditioner center Defroster outlet

Claims (2)

A structure formed by integrally formed by box arranged at a position which is Kakaekoma by air-conditioning duct body and the air conditioning duct body made formed by fixed to the steering member synthetic resin which is supported on the vehicle body, the structure And at least a cover for covering,
The air conditioning duct body includes a connecting portion which are connected to the air conditioning apparatus, Ri Na is more configuration as the left and right duct body formed extending in the left and right from the connection part,
The connecting portion of the air-conditioning duct body includes a connecting member formed by connecting the left and right duct bodies to a vent outlet of the air conditioner, a strength member that bridges the left and right duct bodies, and front and rear with respect to the strength member. An instrument panel comprising: a rib extending to the vent and formed integrally with the vent outlet . An instrument panel according to claim 1,
The instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the air-conditioning duct body is placed and supported on an upper portion of the steering member .

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