JP4581734B2 - Air outlet structure for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle air outlet structure, and in particular, a shield member is detachably attached to a surplus opening, and the surplus opening that appears when the shield member is removed is used for attaching accessories. The present invention relates to a vehicle air outlet structure that can improve mounting workability.

  In the vehicle interior of the vehicle, accessories such as an air outlet and an audio of an in-vehicle air conditioner are provided on the front instrument panel.

  At this time, when an accessory such as an air outlet or an audio is provided on the instrument panel, a decorative panel is used.

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  By the way, in the vehicle air outlet structure in the conventional vehicle-mounted air conditioner, the decorative panel is not required in terms of air conditioning performance, but is a simulated opening formed in the same shape as the above air outlet in terms of design. Some have excess openings.

  In addition to the air outlet, accessories such as audio are attached to the instrument panel of the vehicle by a decorative panel.

  When such accessories are attached, a service hole that functions as an opening for attachment work is provided in the instrument panel, and a cap that closes the service hole is provided.

  At this time, the conventional service hall cap has an inconvenience that it is unsightly in design because a dedicated parting line is exposed to the driver's seat.

  This invention adds the function as a service hole to the surplus opening part which is the simulation opening part of the air blower outlet of a vehicle-mounted air conditioner, and has the function of improving designability, ie, appearance.

Accordingly, the present invention is to eliminate the above disadvantages, provided an opening accessory opening for attaching accessories such as audio decorative panel to be mounted on the instrument panel and the air outlet is arranged, the opening parts formed larger than the air outlet, together with the attachment of the shielding member in which the outer peripheral surface excess opening portion formed in the periphery of the air outlet is equal to the inner peripheral surface of the opening, by the shielding member In the vehicle air outlet structure in which the surplus opening can be closed or opened , when the accessory attached to the accessory opening is attached to a vehicle body, the surplus opening is opened through the surplus opening. The vehicle body side mounting portion to which the accessory attaches is exposed to the surplus opening, and the accessory accessory A bracket is exposed between the surplus opening and the vehicle body side mounting portion through the surplus opening on the back side of the decorative panel, and the accessory is attached to the vehicle body side mounting portion via the accessory mounting bracket. characterized in that was.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the shielding member can be detachably attached to the surplus opening, and the surplus opening that appears when the shielding member is removed can be used for attaching accessories. It can be used and mounting workability can be improved.

  By inventing as described above, the shielding member is detachably attached to the surplus opening, and the surplus opening that appears when the shielding member is removed is used for the attachment work of accessories to improve the attachment workability. I am letting.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 2 is an instrument panel of a vehicle (not shown), and 4 is a decorative panel attached to the instrument panel 2.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a total of two openings 8 and two openings 8 in which the air outlets 6 are disposed are provided on the decorative panel 4 mounted on the instrument panel 2. .

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the shape of the opening 8 formed in the decorative panel 4 is formed, for example, in a semicircular shape projecting outward.

  Then, the opening 8 is formed larger than the air outlet 6, and a surplus opening 10 is formed around the air outlet 6, for example, below the air outlet 6, and the surplus opening 10 is closed. A shielding member 12 is provided.

  The shielding member 12 is detachably attached to the surplus opening 10.

  More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, in the opening portion 8 formed in the left and right side portions of the decorative panel 4, an air outlet 6 is disposed above the opening portion 8. A surplus opening 10 is formed below the portion 8, that is, below the air outlet 6. The surplus opening 10 can be detachably attached to the surplus opening 10 so that the surplus opening 10 can be closed or opened. The shielding member 12 is attached.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, a plurality of, for example, four, shielding members 12 are provided on the back side of the plate-like main body 12-1, that is, in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface 12-2, which is an edge on the vehicle front side. The claw portions 12a-3, 12b-3, 12c-3, and 12d-3 are provided, and the claw portions 12a-3, 12b-3, 12c-3, and 12d-3 are elastically deformed so that the shielding member 12 is provided. Detachable.

  Further, the outer peripheral surface 12-2 of the shielding member 12 is provided so as to substantially coincide with the inner peripheral surface 8-1 of the opening 8.

  That is, the curved shape of the outer peripheral surface 12-2 of the shielding member 12 is formed so as to substantially match the curved shape of the inner peripheral surface 8-1 of the opening 8.

  Furthermore, a louver case 16 having a louver 14 for adjusting the wind direction is mounted on the opening 8 at the outlet of the air outlet 6, that is, on the vehicle interior side on the vehicle rear side. The surplus opening 10 is integrally formed.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the louver case 16 formed so as to substantially match the curved shape of the inner peripheral surface 8-1 of the opening 8 is attached to the opening 8. The louver 14 is provided at the upper part of the louver case 16, and the excessive opening 10 is integrally formed below the louver 14, so that the four claws 12a-3, 12b-3 of the shielding member 12 are formed. 12c-3 and 12d-3 engage or disengage with respect to the louver case 16, and allow the excess opening 10 to be closed or opened.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the louver 14 is positioned on the front side of the vehicle and has a plurality of vertical louvers 14-1 extending in the vertical direction and on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the vertical louvers 14-1. It consists of a plurality of lateral louvers 14-2 located on the vehicle interior side and extending in the lateral direction.

  Furthermore, the shielding member 12 is provided with a pseudo louver 12-4 parallel to the lateral louver 14-2 of the louver 14, as shown in FIG. The pseudo louver 12-4 functions as a gripping part for attaching / detaching the shielding member 12 and also functions as a reinforcing rib for the shielding member 12.

  Further, an accessory opening 18 is provided in the central portion of the decorative panel 6, and the vehicle body side mounting portion 22 of the accessory 20 attached to the accessory opening 18 is passed through the excess opening 10 on the back side of the decorative panel 6. Provide a workable position.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the vehicle body side mounting portion 22 of the accessory 20 is positioned on the vehicle front side of the surplus opening portion 10, and the accessory fixing screw for the accessory 20 such as audio is attached to the vehicle body side mounting portion 22. The accessory mounting bracket 28 is mounted using the mounting nut 24 and the mounting nut 26.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  A decorative panel 4 is attached to the instrument panel 2 as shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the decorative panel 4 is provided with a total of two left and right side portions, for example, a semicircular opening 8 that protrudes outward, and this opening 8 The louver case 16 is mounted on the

  The louver case 16 is formed so as to substantially match the curved shape of the inner peripheral surface 8-1 of the opening 8 formed in the decorative panel 4 as shown in FIGS. The louver 14 functions as the air outlet 6 and includes a vertical louver 14-1 and a horizontal louver 14-2, and the excess opening 10 is integrally formed below the louver 14. .

  When attaching the accessory 20 to the decorative panel 6, first, it is formed in the vicinity of the outer peripheral surface 12-2, which is the rear side of the plate-like main body 12-1 of the shielding member 12, that is, the edge on the front side of the vehicle. The four claw portions 12 a-3, 12 b-3, 12 c-3, and 12 d-3 are disengaged using the pseudo louver 12-4 and the surplus opening 10 is opened.

  Then, by opening the surplus opening 10, the vehicle body side mounting portion 22 located on the vehicle front side through the surplus opening 10 appears as shown in FIGS.

  When attaching the accessory mounting bracket 24 of the accessory 20 such as audio to the vehicle body side mounting portion 22 of the accessory 20, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the accessory fixing screw is used while using the surplus opening 10. 24 and the mounting nut 26 are used to attach the accessory mounting bracket 28 to the vehicle body side mounting portion 22.

  After the attachment of the accessory 20 to the decorative panel 6 is completed, the claw portions 12a-3, 12b-3, 12c- of the shielding member 12 are attached to the louver case 16 using the pseudo louver 12-4 of the shielding member 12. 3, 12d-3 is elastically engaged, and the excess opening 10 formed below the air outlet 6 is closed.

  Thereby, since it was set as the structure which attaches the said shielding member 12 to the said excessive opening part 10 so that attachment or detachment is possible, the shielding member 12 can be attached to the excessive opening part 10 detachably, and when the shielding member 12 is removed The surplus opening 10 appearing in FIG. 5 can be used for the attachment work of the accessories 20 and the attachment workability can be improved.

  Further, since the outer peripheral surface 12-2 of the shielding member 12 is provided so as to substantially coincide with the inner peripheral surface 8-1 of the opening 8, the mating portion of the shielding member 12 and the opening 8 is made inconspicuous. Can be improved.

  Furthermore, the opening 8 formed in the decorative panel 4 is fitted with a louver case 16 having a louver 14 for adjusting the air direction on the outlet of the air outlet 6, that is, on the vehicle interior side on the vehicle rear side, By forming the surplus opening 10 integrally with the louver case 16, the inner peripheral surface of the louver case 16 (for example, the inner peripheral surface of the air outlet 6) and the inner peripheral surface of the surplus opening 10 are connected without any step. Can improve the appearance.

  Furthermore, by providing the shielding member 12 with a pseudo louver 12-4 parallel to the lateral louver 14-2 of the louver 14, the pseudo louver 12-4 is used as a grip when the shielding member 12 is attached or detached. It is possible to improve the detachability of the shielding member 12.

  Further, an accessory opening 18 is provided in the central portion of the decorative panel 6, and the vehicle body side mounting portion 22 of the accessory 20 attached to the accessory opening 18 is passed through the excess opening 10 on the back side of the decorative panel 6. By providing at the workable position, the accessory 20 can be attached to the vehicle body side with the accessory 20 assembled to the decorative panel 6, and the accessory 20 can be easily positioned with respect to the decorative panel 6.

  In the present invention, the accessory decorative panel 6 is provided with the accessory opening 18 and the operation part of the accessory 20 is exposed from the accessory opening 18, but the accessory decorative opening 18 is not provided and the decorative decorative panel is provided. 6 may be formed integrally with the operation unit of the accessory 20.

  The decorative panel attached to the instrument panel can be provided with a working opening for attaching the accessory to the vehicle body, and the appearance of the shielding member attached to the working opening can be made inconspicuous to improve the appearance.

It is a schematic perspective view of the state which attached the decoration panel to the instrument panel which shows the Example of this invention. It is a schematic perspective view of a decoration panel. It is an expanded sectional view by the III-III line of FIG. It is the perspective view of the state which looked at the louver case from the back side. It is a perspective view of the state which looked at the shielding member from the front side. It is a perspective view of the state which looked at the shielding member from the back side.

Explanation of symbols

2 instrument panel 4 decorative panel 6 air outlet 8 opening 8-1 inner peripheral surface 10 surplus opening 12 shielding member 12-1 main body 12-2 outer peripheral surface 12a-3, 12b-3, 12c-3, 12d -3 claw part 12-4 pseudo louver 14 louver 14-1 vertical louver 14-2 horizontal louver 16 louver case 18 accessory opening 20 accessory 22 vehicle body side mounting part 24 accessory fixing screw 26 mounting nut 28 accessory mounting bracket

Claims (1)

And an opening accessory opening for attaching accessories such as audio decorative panel to be mounted on the instrument panel and the air outlet is arranged provided, is formed to be larger than the opening the air outlet, the air A vehicular air in which a shielding member whose outer peripheral surface coincides with the inner peripheral surface of the opening is attached to a surplus opening formed around the air outlet, and the surplus opening can be closed or opened by the shielding member. In the blower outlet structure, when the accessory attached to the accessory opening is attached to the vehicle body, a vehicle body side attachment portion to which the accessory is attached to the excess opening through the excess opening by opening the excess opening. Reveal the accessory mounting bracket of the accessory on the back side of the decorative panel. The through section is exposed between the excess opening portion and the vehicle body side mounting portion, the vehicle air outlet structure, characterized in that the accessory through the accessory mounting bracket attached to the vehicle body side mounting portion .

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