JP4716863B2 - Meter cluster mounting device for automobile - Google Patents

Description

  TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a meter cluster mounting device in an automobile provided with a mounting tool that can mount a meter cluster that accommodates a meter on an instrument panel.

  Conventionally, there is a meter cluster mounting device for an automobile described in Patent Document 1 below. According to this publication, an instrument panel is provided in the entire vehicle compartment. The instrument panel includes an upper plate that constitutes an upper portion thereof, and a rear plate that extends downward from a rear edge portion of the upper plate.

A mounting seat capable of mounting a meter cluster that accommodates the meter is formed on the rear plate. The mounting seat includes a tube receiving portion that protrudes forward from the rear plate. On the other hand, a projecting portion is formed in a part of the meter cluster, and the projecting portion is inserted into the tube receiving portion, and the meter cluster is supported by the mounting seat. Moreover, the fixture which is a fastener which enables the said meter cluster to be attached to the said mounting seat is provided, and, thereby, the meter cluster is being fixed to the said mounting seat.
JP 2004-122892 A

  By the way, in the prior art, the protruding portion of the meter cluster is inserted into the tube receiving portion, but the inner surface of the tube receiving portion and the outer surface of the protruding portion of the meter cluster are not in close contact. In addition, the meter cluster is fixed to the mounting seat by the single mounting tool in a side view of the vehicle body. For this reason, it becomes inadequate to fix a meter cluster firmly with respect to the said mounting seat, and when the driving | running | working of a motor vehicle etc., there exists a possibility that the said meter cluster may rattle with respect to the said mounting seat.

  Also, suppose that the mounting seat is set to the upper plate of the instrument panel so as to attach the meter cluster to the upper part of the instrument panel. In this case, in the above conventional technique, there is a possibility that the gap between the inner peripheral surface at the upper end of the tube receiving portion and the outer surface of the protruding portion of the meter cluster can be easily seen from the passenger in the passenger compartment. For this reason, in the said structure, it becomes a cause which reduces the appearance of a vehicle interior, and is unpreferable.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to rattle the meter cluster when the meter cluster is attached to a mounting seat formed on the instrument panel. It is to make it possible to more reliably prevent the occurrence of sticking and to maintain a good appearance of the passenger compartment even when the meter cluster is attached to the upper part of the instrument panel.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an instrument panel 9 provided at the front end of the passenger compartment 3 includes an upper plate 10 that constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and is attached to the instrument panel 9 with a mounting seat. In the meter cluster mounting apparatus in the automobile provided with the fixture 16 that enables the meter cluster 15 that accommodates the meter 14 to be attached to the mounting seat 13.
The meter is formed on the upper surface of the front portion of the upper plate 10 of the instrument panel 9 so that at least the rear portion of the mounting seat 13 extends substantially horizontally, and the fixture 16 is positioned on the mounting seat 13. A locking tool 30 that presses and locks the front part of the cluster 15 to the front part of the mounting seat 13, and the rear part of the meter cluster 15 is attached to the mounting seat 13 in accordance with the locking operation by the locking tool 30. And an engaging tool 32 that presses the rear lower surface of the meter cluster 15 against the upper surface of the mounting seat 13, and the locking tool 30 projects forward from the front side of the meter cluster 15. A protrusion 34 and a locking hole 37 formed in the mounting seat 13 for engaging and locking the locking protrusion 34, and by the progress of fitting of the locking protrusion 34 into the locking hole 37, By the locking tool 30 In which the locking operation is to proceed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the first aspect of the present invention, the protruding end portion of the locking projection 34 fitted into the locking hole 37 reaches the inside of the instrument panel 9, and The locking projection 34 is locked to the hole edge of the locking hole 37.

  In this section, the reference numerals appended to the above terms are not to be construed as limiting the technical scope of the present invention to the section “Example” described later or the contents of the drawings.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

In the invention of claim 1, the instrument panel provided at the front end of the passenger compartment includes an upper plate that constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and a mounting seat is formed on the instrument panel. In a meter cluster mounting device in an automobile provided with a fixture that allows a meter cluster that accommodates a meter to be mounted on the mounting seat,
Forming at least a rear portion of the mounting seat on a front surface of the upper portion of the upper plate of the instrument panel so that the mounting portion is positioned on the mounting seat; A locking tool that is brought into pressure-contact with the front portion of the mounting seat, and a locking operation by the locking tool, and a rear surface of the rear portion of the meter cluster is engaged with the mounting seat by engaging the rear portion of the meter cluster. An engagement tool that press-contacts with the upper surface of the mounting seat, and the locking tool is formed on the mounting seat, the locking projection protruding forward from the front side of the meter cluster, and the locking projection is fitted thereinto. And a locking hole for locking, and the locking operation by the locking tool proceeds with the progress of the insertion of the locking projection into the locking hole.

  For this reason, when a meter cluster is attached to a mounting seat formed on the instrument panel, the meter cluster is attached to the mounting seat by supporting the front and rear two points of the locking tool and the engaging tool. Will be. Therefore, since this attachment is made firmly, the occurrence of rattling in the meter cluster is more reliably prevented.

Moreover, as described above, the lower surface of the rear portion of the meter cluster is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the mounting seat by the engaging tool. For this reason, it is prevented that a clearance gap arises between these attachment seats and the rear lower surface of the meter cluster. Therefore, as described above, the meter cluster is attached to the mounting seat having at least the rear portion formed on the front portion of the upper plate of the instrument panel, and the meter can be easily installed from the passenger compartment behind the meter cluster. Even when it is made visible, since the generation of the gap is prevented, the appearance of the passenger compartment is kept good.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the protruding end of the locking projection fitted into the locking hole reaches the inside of the instrument panel, and the locking projection is a hole edge of the locking hole. To be locked.

  For this reason, if the operator inserts a hand into the inside of the instrument panel from the lower side and performs an operation such as slightly elastically deforming the locking projection, the locking projection is unlocked from the edge of the locking hole. Can be made. Therefore, the work for detaching the meter cluster from the mounting seat can be facilitated.

  Regarding the meter cluster mounting device in the automobile of the present invention, when the meter cluster is mounted on a mounting seat formed on the instrument panel, it is possible to more reliably prevent the meter cluster from rattling, Moreover, even when the meter cluster is attached to the upper part of the instrument panel, the best mode for carrying out the present invention is realized in order to achieve the object of maintaining a good appearance of the passenger compartment. The form is as follows.

That is, the instrument panel provided at the front end portion of the passenger compartment includes an upper plate that constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and a mounting seat is formed on the instrument panel. A fixture is provided that allows the meter cluster that accommodates the meter to be attached to the mounting seat. It is formed on the upper surface of the front portion of the upper plate of the instrument panel so that at least the rear portion of the mounting seat extends substantially horizontally. With the locking tool that locks the front portion of the meter cluster positioned on the mounting seat by pressing against the front portion of the mounting seat, and the locking operation by the locking tool, And an engaging tool for engaging the rear portion of the meter cluster with the mounting seat and press-contacting the rear lower surface of the meter cluster against the upper surface of the mounting seat. The locking tool includes a locking protrusion that protrudes forward from the front side of the meter cluster, and a locking hole that is formed on the mounting seat and engages and locks the locking protrusion. With the progress of the insertion of the locking projection into the locking hole, the locking operation by the locking tool proceeds.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In FIG. 1-4, the code | symbol 1 is a motor vehicle, The arrow Fr has shown the front of the advancing direction of this motor vehicle 1. In FIG.

  The interior of the vehicle body 2 of the automobile 1 is a casing 3. The side walls of the vehicle body 2 on the left and right sides of the front end portion of the vehicle compartment 3 are front pillars 4 that form the skeleton of the vehicle body 2. A pillar-to-pillar tube 5 that extends in the width direction of the automobile 1 and connects the left and right front pillars 4, 4 is provided at the front end of the vehicle compartment 3. It is reinforced. A handle 6 is provided at the front side of the vehicle compartment 3, and the handle 6 is supported by the pillar-to-pillar tube 5.

  An instrument panel 9 extending in the width direction of the automobile 1 is provided at the front end portion of the vehicle compartment 3, and the instrument panel 9 is firmly supported by the front portion of the vehicle body 2 and the pillar-to-pillar tube 5. ing. The instrument panel 9 is made of resin, and an upper plate 10 that constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends in a substantially horizontal direction as a whole, and a rear plate that integrally extends downward from a rear edge portion of the upper plate 10. 11. The instrument panel 9 covers the pillar-to-pillar tube 5 from above and behind.

A mounting seat 13 is formed on the upper surface of the front portion of the upper plate 10 of the instrument panel 9. A meter cluster 15 that accommodates the meter 14 is disposed on the mounting seat 13, and a fixture 16 that allows the meter cluster 15 to be mounted is provided on the mounting seat 13.

  The mounting seat 13 constitutes at least a rear portion of the mounting seat 13 and a rear plate 19 formed so as to extend substantially horizontally, and constitutes a front portion of the mounting seat 13 and is formed so as to extend vertically. It comprises a part plate 20 and side plates 21 that constitute the left and right side parts of the mounting seat 13 and extend vertically.

  The plates 19-21 are integrally formed with each other, and the other portions of the upper plate 10 are also integrally formed with each other. A portion surrounded by each of the plates 19-21 is a recess 22 that opens toward the rear compartment 3, and a hole shaft that communicates the inside and outside of the instrument panel 9 with the rear plate 19 is vertically oriented. The opening 23 is formed.

  The meter 14 is a speedometer or the like, and the display unit 24 is inclined with respect to the longitudinal direction of the automobile 1 so as to face toward the driver's seat side, which is the rear area of the handle 6. Further, the meter cluster 15 is made of resin, and the meter cluster 15 constitutes a rear portion of the meter cluster 15, and a rear cluster 25 that covers the meter 14 from the rear so as to surround the display portion 24 of the meter 14, The front part of the meter cluster 15 is formed, and the front part cluster 26 that covers the meter 14 from the front is provided. The meter 14 and the rear cluster 25 and the front cluster 26 of the meter cluster 15 constitute an assembly 27 that is integrally assembled with each other.

  A plurality of the fixtures 16 are provided on the left and right sides for releasably locking the front cluster 26 of the meter cluster 15 positioned on the rear plate 19 of the mounting seat 13 to the front plate 20 of the mounting seat 13. A pair of left and right locking tools 31, 31 for detachably locking the (three) locking tools 30 and the side portions of the rear cluster 25 of the meter cluster 15 to the side plate 21 of the mounting seat 13. In accordance with the locking operation by the locking tools 30 and 31, the rear cluster 25 of the meter cluster 15 is engaged with the rear portion of the mounting seat 13, and the rear cluster 25 is pressed against the upper surface of the mounting seat 13. The engaging tool 32 is provided.

  The meter cluster 15 is attached to the attachment seat 13 in a state in which the meter cluster 15 is firmly fixed by the engagement tools 30 and 31 and the engagement tool 32 of the attachment tool 16.

  Each locking tool 30 includes a locking protrusion 34 that integrally protrudes from the front surface of the front cluster 26 toward the front lower side. The locking projection 34 protrudes from the front surface of the front cluster 26 integrally with a locking projection piece 35 that protrudes downward in the front and lower direction, and on the lower surface of the middle portion of the locking projection piece 35 in the longitudinal direction. A locking projection 36 is provided. On the other hand, a locking hole 37 into which the locking protrusion 34 is removably inserted is formed in a midway portion in the vertical direction of the front plate 20 of the mounting seat 13.

  The meter cluster 15 including the locking protrusion 34 is moved A forward and downward in the protruding direction (longitudinal direction) of the locking protrusion 34 so that the locking protrusion 34 is inserted into the locking hole 37. Then, the protruding end portion of the locking projection 34 penetrates the locking hole 37 together with the locking projection 36 and reaches the inside of the instrument panel 9. At this time, the hole edges of the locking protrusions 36 and the locking holes 37 are slightly elastically deformed so that the locking protrusions 36 pass through the locking holes 37 and the locking protrusions 36 are moved to the locking holes. It is latched by the hole edge part of 37. As a result, the front portion of the meter cluster 15 is locked to the front plate 20 of the mounting seat 13.

  A temporary placement surface 39 extending rearward and upward is formed on the front plate 20 in the vicinity of the rear and lower side of the locking hole 37. The protruding end of the locking projection 36 of the locking projection 34 immediately before being fitted into the locking hole 37 can be temporarily placed on the temporary placement surface 39.

  The other locking tool 31 has the same configuration as that of the locking tool 30, but each locking projection of the other locking tool 31 projects from the outer surface of the locking protrusion. . Further, the temporary placement surfaces 39 are also formed on the side plates 21 for the other locking devices 31.

  When the meter cluster 15 is locked onto the mounting seat 13 by the locking tools 30 and 31, the front surface of the meter cluster 15 is pressed against the front plate 20, and the front of the meter cluster 15, The lower surface of each rear part is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the rear plate 19.

  The engaging tool 32 includes a plurality of (three) engaging protrusions 42 on the left and right integrally projecting forward from the lower end surface of the rear cluster 25 of the meter cluster 15. On the other hand, a protrusion 43 is integrally formed on the upper surface of the rear plate 19 of the mounting seat 13, and an engagement hole 44 opening rearward is formed in the protrusion 43.

  As described above, when the meter cluster 15 is moved A forward and downward in order to advance the fitting of the locking projections 34 into the locking holes 37 of the locking tools 30 and 31, the engaging holes 44 The engagement protrusion 42 can be inserted. As the engagement protrusion 42 is fitted into the engagement hole 44, the upper edge of the engagement protrusion 42 is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the engagement hole 44. When the engagement of the meter cluster 15 to the mounting seat 13 by the engagement tool 32 is completed, the rear portion of the meter cluster 15 is caused by the reaction force of the engagement protrusion 42 against the upper surface of the engagement hole 44. The lower surface is entirely pressed against the upper surface of the rear plate 19.

  A guided surface 46 is formed at the rear lower end portion of the meter 14 in the vicinity of the front of the engagement protrusion 42 so as to incline forward and downward. Here, as described above, the meter cluster 15 is moved A forward and downward in order to fit the locking projections 34 into the respective locking holes 37, and this movement A causes the engaging holes 44 of the engaging tool 32 to be engaged. When the engagement protrusion 42 reaches the rear vicinity region, the guided surface 46 can be brought into contact with the upper surface side of the protrusion 43.

  While the guided surface 46 is in contact with the projection 43, the meter cluster 15 is further moved A forward and downward to slide the guided surface 46 forward and downward relative to the projection 43. . Then, the rear lower end edge of the rear cluster 25 of the meter cluster 15 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the mounting seat 13 near the rear of the protrusion 43. Then, at this time, the engaging protrusion 42 is opposed to the engaging hole 44. Then, when the meter cluster 15 is moved forward from this state, the engagement protrusion 42 is inserted into the engagement hole 44. In other words, the rear portion of the meter cluster 15 is engaged with the mounting seat 13 by the engagement tool 32, and the rear lower surface of the meter cluster 15 is pressed against the upper surface of the rear plate 19.

  A plurality (two) of fastening pieces 48 project from the assembly 27 of the meter 14 and meter cluster 15 downward. On the other hand, a bracket 49 projects from the pillar-to-pillar tube 5. In a state where the assembly 27 is fixed on the mounting seat 13 of the instrument panel 9 by the locking tools 30, 31 and the engagement tool 32, the fastening pieces 48 are mounted on the rear surface of the bracket 49. The projecting end portions are joined and fastened by a fastener 50. As a result, in addition to the locking tools 30, 31 and the engagement tool 32, the assembly 27 is more firmly fixed to the pillar-to-pillar tube 5 and the instrument panel 9.

  In the free state of the fastening piece 48 and the bracket 49 (one-dot chain line in FIG. 4), a gap B is provided between these 48 and 49. When the fastening pieces 48 and the brackets 49 are fastened by the fasteners 50, at least one of the pillar-to-pillar tube 5, the fastening pieces 48, and the brackets 49 is elastically deformed, and the instrument panel. 9, the meter cluster 15 is biased forward. For this reason, the locking by each of the locking tools 30 and 31 is promoted, and the engagement by the engaging tool 32 is facilitated.

  In FIG. 5, the procedure for attaching the meter cluster 15 to the attachment seat 13 of the instrument panel 9 will be briefly described.

  First, the meter cluster 15 is positioned together with the meter 14 behind the mounting seat 13 (solid line in the figure). Next, the meter cluster 15 is moved forward and downward A so that the protruding end portions of the locking projections 34 of the locking tools 30 and 31 are fitted into the locking holes 37 and the locking projections 34 are engaged. The protruding end of the stop protrusion 36 is placed on each temporary mounting surface 39. At this time, the guided surface 46 is brought into contact with the protrusion 43 of the engaging tool 32 (a chain line in the figure).

  From the above state, the meter cluster 15 is moved A further forward and downward. Then, the locking operation by the locking tools 30, 31 proceeds due to the progress of the insertion of the locking projections 34 into the locking holes 37 of the locking tools 30, 31. Then, the meter cluster 15 is engaged with the mounting seat 13 along with the locking operation by the locking tools 30 and 31, and the meter cluster 15 is pressed against the mounting seat 13 by the engaging tool 32. Are engaged. Next, when each of the fastening pieces 48 is fastened to the bracket 49 with the fastener 50, the attachment of the meter cluster 15 to the mounting seat 13 is completed.

  According to the above configuration, at least the rear portion of the mounting seat 13 is formed so as to extend substantially horizontally, and the mounting tool 16 is configured so that the front portion of the meter cluster 15 positioned on the mounting seat 13 is connected to the mounting seat 13. A locking tool 30 to be locked to the front part, and a rear part of the meter cluster 15 is engaged with the mounting seat 13 in accordance with a locking operation by the locking tool 30, and the rear part of the meter cluster 15 is connected to the mounting seat. 13 is provided with an engagement tool 32 that is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of 13.

  For this reason, when the meter cluster 15 is attached to the mounting seat 13 formed on the instrument panel 9, the meter cluster 15 is supported at two points before and after the locking tool 30 and the engaging tool 32. Thus, it is attached to the mounting seat 13. Therefore, since this attachment is made firmly, the occurrence of rattling in the meter cluster 15 is more reliably prevented.

  Moreover, as described above, the rear portion of the meter cluster 15 is brought into pressure contact with the upper surface of the mounting seat 13 by the engaging tool 32. For this reason, a gap is prevented from being generated between the mounting seat 13 and the rear portion of the meter cluster 15. Therefore, even when the meter cluster 15 is attached to the upper part of the instrument panel 9 and the meter 14 can be easily seen from the passenger compartment 3 behind the meter cluster 15, the gap is generated. Since it is prevented, the appearance of the passenger compartment 3 is kept good.

  The engagement tool 32 is provided on the lower surface side of the rear cluster 25 of the meter cluster 15 and is disposed between the meter cluster 15 attached to the attachment seat 13 and the attachment seat 13.

  For this reason, the engagement tool 32 is prevented from being seen in appearance, and the appearance of the passenger compartment 3 is kept better.

  As described above, the meter cluster 15 is brought into pressure contact with the mounting seat 13 by being locked by the locking tool 30.

  For this reason, it is more reliably prevented that the meter cluster 15 is rattled by the pressure contact of the meter cluster 15 to the mounting seat 13 by the locking tool 30. Second, it is more reliably prevented that a gap is generated between the mounting seat 13 and the meter cluster 15. Therefore, the appearance of the passenger compartment 3 is kept better.

  Further, as described above, the locking tool 30 includes the locking protrusion 34 protruding forward from the front surface side of the meter cluster 15, and the locking hole 37 that allows the locking protrusion 34 to be fitted is provided in the mounting seat. 13 so that the protruding end portion of the locking projection 34 inserted into the locking hole 37 reaches the inside of the instrument panel 9, and the locking projection 34 is formed in the locking hole 37. It is locked to the hole edge.

  For this reason, since the locking tool 30 is covered from the outside by the instrument panel 9 and the meter cluster 15, the locking tool 30 is prevented from being seen in appearance. However, the appearance of the passenger compartment 3 is kept better.

  As described above, the protruding end portion of the locking projection 34 reaches the inside of the instrument panel 9.

  For this reason, if a hand is put into the inside of the instrument panel 9 from the lower side and the locking projection 34 is slightly elastically deformed or the like, the locking projection 34 with respect to the hole edge portion of the locking hole 37 is operated. The lock can be released. Therefore, the work for detaching the meter cluster 15 from the mounting seat 13 can be facilitated.

  In addition, although the above is based on the example of illustration, you may form the said mounting seat 13 so that it may extend substantially horizontally as a whole. Further, the other locking tool 31, the fastening piece 48, the bracket 49, and the fastening tool 50 may be omitted. Moreover, what is necessary is just to provide at least 2 each said locking tool 30,31.

It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a top view of a vehicle compartment front. It is the III-III arrow directional view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2. It is an explanatory view of operation in the figure corresponding to FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Car body 3 Car compartment 4 Front pillar 5 Pillar two pillar tube 9 Instrument panel 10 Upper board 11 Rear board 13 Mounting seat 14 Meter 15 Meter cluster 16 Mounting tool 19 Rear board 20 Front board 21 Side board 22 Concave 27 Assembly 30 Locking tool 32 Engaging tool 34 Locking protrusion 37 Locking hole 39 Temporary placement surface 42 Engaging protrusion 43 Projection 44 Engaging hole 46 Guided surface A Movement B Gap

Claims (2)

An instrument panel provided at the front end of the passenger compartment is provided with an upper plate that constitutes an upper portion thereof and extends in a substantially horizontal direction , a mounting cluster is formed on the instrument panel, and a meter cluster that accommodates meters is provided. In a meter cluster mounting device in an automobile provided with a mounting tool that can be mounted on the mounting seat,
Forming at least a rear portion of the mounting seat on a front surface of the upper portion of the upper plate of the instrument panel so that the mounting portion is positioned on the mounting seat; A locking tool that is brought into pressure-contact with the front portion of the mounting seat, and a locking operation by the locking tool, and a rear surface of the rear portion of the meter cluster is engaged with the mounting seat by engaging the rear portion of the meter cluster. An engagement tool that press-contacts with the upper surface of the mounting seat, and the locking tool is formed on the mounting seat, the locking projection protruding forward from the front side of the meter cluster, and the locking projection is fitted thereinto. And a locking hole for locking, and the locking operation by the locking tool proceeds with the progress of the insertion of the locking protrusion into the locking hole. Cluster mounting device.   The protruding end portion of the locking projection fitted into the locking hole reaches the inside of the instrument panel, and the locking projection is locked to the edge of the locking hole. The meter cluster mounting device for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the meter cluster mounting device is a vehicle.

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