JP4229759B2 - Assembly structure for vehicle interior parts - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an improvement in a structure for assembling an interior member for a vehicle, and particularly relates to measures for enabling efficient assembly work.
[0002]
[Prior art]
When assembling interior members such as a duct cover member, glove box, lower panel, etc. constituting the instrument panel of the vehicle to the instrument panel body, a protruding portion provided with a locking tool protrudes near the periphery of the interior member back surface. The protrusion is inserted into an insertion hole formed near the periphery of the mounting position of the instrument panel body, and the interior member is assembled to the instrument panel body by locking the protrusion to the insertion hole with the above-described locking tool. An assembly structure is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-268555 (page 4, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 5)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in Patent Document 1 described above, when the interior member is assembled to the instrument panel body, the protrusion on the back surface of the interior member is hidden behind the interior member body and is difficult for the operator to see. There was a problem that the assembly work did not progress as expected.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to efficiently perform the assembling work by guiding the protrusion on the back surface of the interior member to the insertion hole of the assembly.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the shape of the protrusion on the back surface of the interior member is improved.
[0007]
Specifically, the present invention is directed to an assembly structure in which a vehicle interior member is assembled to an assembly, and the following solution has been taken.
[0008]
That is, according to the present invention, at least a pair of protrusions are provided in the vicinity of the back surface periphery of the interior member so as to protrude in substantially the same direction at a distance from each other, and one of these protrusions is opposite to the other protrusion. A rod-shaped guide extension having a hook-like engagement portion protruding at the tip is extended from the side of the projection in the projection direction of the projection, while the assembly to be assembled has a pair of insertion holes. Are formed at a distance from each other corresponding to each of the projections, and an engagement portion for engaging the engagement portion of the extension is formed in one of the insertion holes, and the tip of the projection and the insertion A locking means for locking the protrusion to the insertion hole is provided on one of the peripheral edges of the hole, so that the engaging portion of the extension can be visually observed when the interior member is assembled to the assembly. The member is inclined and the extension portion is inserted into the insertion hole to engage the engaging portion with the engaged portion. While rotating the interior member with the portion as a fulcrum and causing each projection to correspond to each insertion hole, the projection is guided by the extension by pressing the interior member against the assembly. It is inserted into each insertion hole, and the protrusion is locked to the insertion hole by the locking means.
[0009]
With the above configuration, according to the present invention, the operator can insert the inner member into the one insertion hole of the assembly while visually confirming the engaging portion of the extended portion of the one protruding portion while engaging the interior member. The mating portion is engaged with the engaged portion, and then the interior member is rotated with the engaging portion as a fulcrum so that the pair of protrusions correspond to the respective insertion holes, and then the interior member is assembled. By simply pressing against the attachment, each protrusion is inserted into each insertion hole while being guided by the extension, and the interior member is quickly assembled to the assembly.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
FIG. 6 shows an instrument panel 1 of the vehicle. The instrument panel 1 includes a resin instrument panel body 3, and a resin glove box 5 is mounted in front of the passenger seat on the left side when viewed from the vehicle interior side of the instrument panel body 3. The glove box 5 includes a glove box body 7 (see FIG. 2) and a lid 9 that covers the opening of the glove box body 5 so that the opening can be opened and closed. It is supposed to be. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the glove box body 7 includes a substantially rectangular box-shaped storage portion 11 for storing small items, and a flange portion 13 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the opening portion of the storage portion 11 on the outer side. The overhang is formed. The glove box body 7 configured as described above constitutes the lower panel 4 of the instrument panel 1.
[0012]
The assembly structure according to the embodiment of the present invention is an assembly structure in which the glove box body 7 (lower panel 4) as an interior member is assembled to the instrument panel body 3 as an assembly.
[0013]
In addition, a pair of upper and lower upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are protruded integrally in the same direction at a distance from each other at the four corners in the vicinity of the rear surface periphery of the flange portion 13 of the glove box body 7. Yes. Both the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 have a substantially H shape in which a reinforcing vertical wall portion 21 is integrally formed at both ends of a horizontal wall portion 19 as shown in an enlarged detail in FIG. A rectangular locking hole 19 a for attaching a resin clip 23 as a locking means is formed at the tip of the horizontal wall portion 19.
[0014]
The clip 23 is integrally formed of two inner locking pieces 25 and two outer locking pieces 27 longer than the inner locking pieces 25 in an inner and outer double. An inward locking claw 25a is integrally projected at the tip of the inner locking piece 25, and an outward locking claw 27a is integrally projected at the distal end of the outer locking piece 27. A protrusion 27b is formed on the outer side. Then, the top ends of the horizontal wall portions 19 of the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are inserted between the two inner locking pieces 25, and the locking claws 25a are locked in the locking holes 19a from above and below. Thus, the clip 23 is attached to the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17. In this attached state, the outer locking piece 27 protrudes in the vertical direction from the upper and lower ends of the vertical wall portion 21 of the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 (see FIG. 1), and the inner surface of the outer locking piece 27 and the horizontal The outer locking piece 27 can be bent with a gap between the wall portion 19 and the wall portion 19. In addition, you may comprise the clip 23 with metal leaf | plate spring materials other than the thing made from resin.
[0015]
As shown in an enlarged detail in FIG. 3B , a downward hook-like engagement projecting on the opposite side to the upper projection 15 is formed at the tip of one (outer side) vertical wall portion 21 of each lower projection 17. A bar-shaped guide extension 29 having a portion 29 a at the tip is extended from the side of each lower projection 17 in the protruding direction of each lower projection 17. The extension 29 is not necessarily provided on each of the lower protrusions 17 and may be provided on either one.
[0016]
On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the left and right side wall portions 3 a at the upper part of the glove box mounting portion of the instrument panel body 3 are made of a resin bar material 31 having a substantially U-shaped cross section extending horizontally in the vehicle width direction. Are integrally bridged, and a metal instrument panel reinforcement 33 that supports the instrument panel main body 3 is disposed below the bar material 31 in parallel with the bar material 31. In addition, two resin plate materials 35 are fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement 33 at intervals in the vehicle width direction. The plate member 35 includes a rectangular plate portion 35a and a cylindrical portion 35b integrally formed at the lower end thereof, and the cylindrical portion 35b is attached to the instrument panel reinforcement 33 with the plate portion 35a facing upward. It is fitted and molded so that it cannot rotate. Further, a pair of upper and lower rectangular fitting holes 31a and 35c are formed in the bar member 31 and both plate portions 35a so as to be spaced apart from each other corresponding to the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17.
[0017]
Further, the lower insertion hole 35c and the cylindrical portion 35b are spaced apart in the vertical direction, and the engaged portion 35d that engages the engaging portion 29a of the extension portion 29 of the lower protrusion 17 by the portion. Is formed.
[0018]
In order to assemble the glove box body 7 configured as described above to the instrument panel body 3, first, as shown in FIG. 1A, the operator first engages the engaging portion 29 a of the extension portion 29 of the lower protrusion 17. The glove box body 7 is tilted toward the front so that it can be seen and held obliquely, the extension 29 is inserted into the lower insertion hole 35c of the instrument panel body 3, and the engaging portion 29a is engaged with the engaged portion. Engage with 35d.
[0019]
Next, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), the glove box body 7 is tilted so that the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are substantially horizontal with the engaging portion 29a of the extension 29 as a fulcrum. Rotate upward to get up. Thus, the upper protrusion 15 corresponds to the upper insertion hole 31a, and the lower protrusion 17 corresponds to the lower insertion hole 35c.
[0020]
Thereafter, the operator presses the glove box body 7 against the instrument panel body 3 with the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 corresponding to the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c. At this time, the extension 29 moves forward through the lower insertion hole 35c and the lower projection 17 enters the lower insertion hole 35c while being guided by the extension 29, so that the upper and lower projections 15 and 17 are It inserts in each insertion hole 31a, 35c, without shifting. At the time of this insertion, the protrusion 27b of the outer locking piece 27 of the clip 23 is slidably contacted with the peripheral edges of the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c so that the outer locking piece 27 is bent inward, and the protrusion 27b is The upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are inserted into the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c through the side insertion holes 31a and 35c. In this state, the protrusion 27b of the outer locking piece 27 is positioned on the back side of the bar member 31 and the plate part 35a, and the locking claw 27a is positioned on the surface side of the bar member 31 and the plate part 35a. The glove box body 7 is prevented from being removed by the portion 27b, and the glove box body 7 is positioned in the push-in direction by the locking claw 27a. As shown in FIG. The panel body 3 is assembled. Thereafter, the lid 9 is assembled to the glove box body 7, and the glove box 5 is attached to the instrument panel body 3. In order to remove the glove box main body 7 from the instrument panel main body 3 during maintenance, the glove box main body 7 is pulled forward, and the protrusions 27b of the outer locking pieces 27 are arranged on the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c. And the outer locking piece 27 is bent inward so that the protrusion 27b passes through the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c.
[0021]
In this way, the operator inserts the engaging portion 29a by inserting it into the lower insertion hole 35c while confirming the engaging portion 29a of the extended portion 29 of the lower protruding portion 17 with the glove box body 7 inclined. After engaging with the engaging portion 35d, the glove box body 7 is rotated with the engaging portion 29a as a fulcrum so that the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 correspond to the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c. After that, the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 are inserted into the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c while being guided by the extension 29a only by pressing the glove box body 7 against the instrument panel body 3. Therefore, the glove box body 7 can be quickly and efficiently assembled to the instrument panel body 3.
[0022]
In this embodiment, the clip 23 as a locking means for locking the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17 to the upper and lower insertion holes 31a and 35c is separated from the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17. Although it is configured to be a body and is fixedly attached to the tips of the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17, the locking means may be formed integrally with the upper and lower protrusions 15 and 17. Moreover, you may provide a latching means in the upper and lower insertion hole 31a, 35c periphery.
[0023]
In addition to assembling the glove box body 7 as an interior member to the instrument panel body 3 as an assembly, for example, a lower panel or duct cover member without a glove box is assembled to the instrument panel body 3. In this case, the present invention can also be applied to the case where the door trim is assembled to the door inner panel, and the shape of the interior member is not limited to the rectangular shape. The case is not limited.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, when the interior member is assembled to the assembly, the insertion hole is formed while the interior member is inclined and the hook-like engagement portion of the extension portion of one projection is visually observed. The engagement member is engaged with the engaged portion, and the interior member is rotated with the engagement portion as a fulcrum so that the protrusions correspond to the insertion holes. By pressing against the assembly, each protrusion is inserted into each insertion hole while being guided by the extension, and the protrusion is locked to the insertion hole by the locking means. The assembly work for the assembly can be performed efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 shows a procedure for assembling a glove box main body to an instrument panel main body, (a) is a state in which the glove box main body is tilted forward and an extension of a lower protrusion is inserted into a lower insertion hole, (b) Is a state where the glove box body is raised with the engaging portion of the extension part of the lower projection as a fulcrum, and (c) is a state where the assembly of the glove box body is completed.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the glove box body as seen from the back side.
FIG. 3A is a perspective view before attaching a clip to an upper protrusion, and FIG. 3B is a perspective view before attaching a clip to a lower protrusion.
FIG. 4 is a front view of a glove box mounting location on the instrument panel body.
5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 4, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an instrument panel.
[Explanation of symbols]
3 Instrument panel body (assembly)
7 Glove box body (interior material)
15 Upper projection 17 Lower projection 23 Clip (locking means)
29 Extension part 29a Engagement part 31a Upper insertion hole 35c Lower insertion hole 35d Engaged part

Claims (1)

An assembly structure for assembling the vehicle interior member to the assembly,
In the vicinity of the rear surface periphery of the interior member, at least a pair of protrusions protrudes in substantially the same direction at a distance from each other, and one of these protrusions is a hook-like member protruding to the opposite side of the other protrusion. A rod-shaped guide extension having a joint at the tip extends from the side of the protrusion in the protruding direction of the protrusion,
On the other hand, a pair of insertion holes are formed in the assembled body at a distance from each other so as to correspond to the protrusions, and one of these insertion holes is engaged with an engagement portion of the extension portion. The engaged part is formed,
Locking means for locking the protrusion to the insertion hole is provided on one of the protrusion tip and the periphery of the insertion hole,
When assembling the interior member to the assembly, the extension member is inserted into the insertion hole with the interior member inclined so that the engagement portion of the extension portion is visible, and the engagement portion becomes the engagement portion. In the state where the interior member is rotated with the engaging portion as a fulcrum so that the projections correspond to the insertion holes, the interior members are pressed against the assembled body. An assembly structure for an interior member for a vehicle, wherein the extension member is inserted into each insertion hole while being guided by the extension portion, and the protrusion is locked to the insertion hole by the locking means.

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