JP5055197B2 - instrument panel - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument panel for a vehicle.

An instrument panel of a vehicle normally includes a glove box having a swingable lid and an instrument panel body having an opening that accommodates the glove box and is opened and closed by the lid. And when the lid of the glove box is closed, movement in the left-right direction is restricted by the side surface portion coming into contact with the peripheral edge of the opening of the instrument panel body (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-37592

  For example, an SUV vehicle that does not have a center console includes a lower cover that extends downward from the center of the instrument panel body and has a storage portion. The lower cover and the lid of the glove box can be used in the vehicle width direction of the lid. An internal parting may be formed. In this case, when the lid is closed, one side surface portion comes into contact with the lower cover, and the other side surface portion comes into contact with the base material of the instrument panel body to which the lower cover is attached. As described above, when the lid comes into contact with two different members on one side surface portion and the other side surface portion, it is necessary to set a parting width in consideration of variations in the mounting dimensions of the two members. There was a possibility that the product width would be widened and the merchantability could be impaired.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an instrument panel that can enhance the merchantability by suppressing the enlargement of the parting width between the lid of the glove box and the instrument panel main body.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 accommodates a glove box (for example, the glove box 50 in the embodiment) having a swingable lid (for example, the lid 61 in the embodiment), and the glove box. An instrument panel (for example, instrument panel 1 in the embodiment) provided with an instrument panel body (for example, instrument panel body 53 in the embodiment) having an opening (for example, opening 55 in the embodiment) that is opened and closed by the lid When the lid is closed, the instrument panel main body abuts against a side surface portion of the lid (for example, the side surface portion 65 in the embodiment), thereby causing the swing support shaft of the lid (for example, the swing support in the embodiment). A restricting portion (for example, restricting movement in the direction along the shaft 62) The regulation part 78 in the embodiment is formed continuously from a base material (for example, the base material 68 in the embodiment) formed on the periphery of the opening and a design surface (for example, the design surface 83 in the embodiment), and the lid side Decorative member formed with an insertion portion (for example, the insertion portion 87 in the embodiment) that protrudes toward the lid on the boundary surface. (For example, the lower cover 82 in the embodiment).

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the decoration member provided with the boundary surface which is continuously formed from the design surface and faces the lid side, The insertion part which projects the control part of a base material to the lid side in the said boundary surface Therefore, even if the decorating member which has the boundary surface which faces a lid side is provided, the control part of a base material can be made to contact | abut to a lid. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the enlargement of the parting width between the lid of the glove box and the instrument panel body, and it is possible to improve the merchantability.

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following description, front / rear and left / right are front / rear and left / right based on the vehicle.

  FIG. 1 shows an instrument panel 1 and its related parts arranged in a vehicle interior of the vehicle. The instrument panel 1 extends downward from an upper surface portion 2 and a rear edge of the upper surface portion 2. A vertical surface portion 3, a step upper surface portion 4 extending rearward from the lower edge portion of the vertical surface portion 3, and a front surface portion 5 inclined downward and extending downward from the rear edge of the step upper surface portion 4. Have.

  On the right side of the upper surface portion 2 of the instrument panel 1, a meter 10 that displays a vehicle speed and the like toward the driver, a visor 11 that is arranged so as to cover the upper side of the meter 10, and the periphery of the meter 10 are covered. A visor cover 14 including an upper cover 12 and a lower cover 13 are provided.

  Further, on the left side of the upper surface portion of the instrument panel 1, a passenger seat airbag grid 20 that is detached from the instrument panel 1 when the passenger seat airbag is deployed is provided.

  An AV unit 21 is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the vertical surface portion 3 of the instrument panel 1, and an air conditioner outlet 22 is provided on each side of the AV unit.

  A drink holder 28 is provided on each of the left and right ends of the stepped upper surface portion 4 of the instrument panel 1, and a storage tray 29 is provided at the front position of the intermediate portion in the left and right direction. Further, an air conditioner operation unit 31 is arranged on the left side and a shift lever 32 is arranged on the right side behind the storage tray 29 on the upper surface portion 4 of the step. Further, a steering wheel 34 is provided on the step upper surface portion 4 on the right side of the shift lever 32 via a steering column 33.

  In the front part 5 of the instrument panel 1, a drink holder 38 is provided on the upper side of the middle part in the left-right direction, and a storage part 39 extending to the floor is provided on the lower side of the middle part in the left-right direction. It has been. In addition, a glove box 50 is provided on the front side 5 of the instrument panel 1 on the side opposite to the steering wheel 34 in the left-right direction.

  The instrument panel 1 is provided with a steering hanger beam 51 extending in the left-right direction on the front side of the middle part in the vertical direction, and the left and right ends of the steering hanger beam 51 are not shown in the drawings. The instrument panel 1 is attached to the vehicle body by being fixed to the vehicle body so as to connect them. The steering hanger beam 51 supports a steering shaft (not shown) connected to the steering wheel 34.

  The instrument panel 1 includes the glove box 50 described above and an instrument panel body 53 that supports the glove box 50 so as to be swingable and openable.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an opening 55 is provided on the left side of the instrument panel main body 53, which opens rearward, that is, toward the vehicle interior. As shown in FIG. 3, the opening 55 is provided in the opening 55. A glove box 50 is provided so as to be accommodated.

  The glove box 50 includes a storage main body 60 that is recessed downward and stores articles, and a lid that is on the rear side of the storage main body 60 and closes the opening 55 when closed to form the front portion 5 of the instrument panel 1. 61 and is integrally supported at the lower portion of the housing main body 60 so as to be swingable by two swinging support shafts 62 provided at the lower edge of the opening 55 along the vehicle width direction. Is done. When the lid 61 swings toward the vehicle compartment so that the lid 61 opens the opening 55, the storage main body 60 is exposed to the vehicle interior side of the instrument panel main body 53, and articles can be taken in and out.

  The lid 61 has a design surface 63 on the side opposite to the storage main body 60, and left and right sides of the design surface 63 form side surfaces 64 and 65 that form a boundary (parting) with the opening 55 when closed. Yes. Two dowel-shaped guide portions 66 that protrude slightly to the left are formed on the left side surface portion 64 on the upper side and the lower side, and a dowel shape that slightly protrudes to the right is formed on the right side surface portion 65. Two guide portions 67 are formed on the upper side and the lower side.

  The vehicle interior side on the left side of the opening 55 adjacent to the opening 55 of the instrument panel main body 53 is shown in FIG. 4 by the base material 68 integrated with the steering hanger beam 51 shown in FIG. And the design surface 69 shown in FIG. 5 is formed. In addition, a boundary surface 71 that forms a boundary with the glove box 50 is also formed by the base material 68 on the left edge 70 of the periphery of the opening 55. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the left side part of the lid 61 is closed by the left side surface part 64 of the lid 61 in the closed state and the left boundary surface 71 of the opening 55 of the base material 68 facing the side surface part 64 side. Is formed.

  5 is formed on the left edge portion 70 made of the base material 68 at the upper side and the lower side so as to slightly protrude rightward (only the upper side is shown in FIG. 5). ). The restriction portion 75 of the left edge 70 abuts against the two guide portions 66 of the left side surface 64 of the lid 61 shown in FIG. 3 when closed. Further, on the right edge 77 shown in FIG. 6 that faces the left edge 70 in the base material 68, two restricting portions 78 that protrude slightly to the left are formed on the upper side and the lower side ( Only the upper side is shown in FIG. 6). The restricting portion 78 of the right edge 77 abuts against the two guide portions 67 of the right side surface portion 65 of the lid 61 shown in FIG. 3 when closed. At the time of such closing, the left guide portion 66 abuts on the left restricting portion 75 of the opening 55 and the right guide portion 67 abuts on the right restricting portion 78, so that the lid 61, that is, the glove box. 50 is positioned in the left-right direction with respect to the instrument panel main body 53. In other words, the restricting portion 75 formed on the periphery of the opening portion 55 of the base 68 of the instrument panel main body 53 abuts on the guide portion 66 of the side surface portion 64 of the lid 61 when the lid 61 is closed, and the restricting portion. 78 is in contact with the guide portion 67 of the side surface portion 65 of the lid 61 when the lid 61 is closed, thereby restricting the movement of the lid 61 in the left-right direction, that is, in the direction along the swing support shaft 62.

  Here, the vehicle interior side on the right side of the opening 55 adjacent to the opening 55 of the instrument panel main body 53 is joined to the base material 68 shown in FIG. 2 and the design surface of the storage part 39 as shown in FIG. A base 68 is covered with a lower cover (decorative member) 82 that forms 81 to form a design surface 83. The right edge 77 of the periphery of the opening 55 is also formed by the lower cover 82 such that a boundary surface 85 that is a boundary with the glove box 50 is continuous with the design surface 83 as shown in FIG. Has been. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the right side part of the lid 61 is formed by the right side surface part 65 of the lid 61 in the closed state and the boundary surface 85 of the lower cover 82 facing the side surface part 65 side.

  Then, as described above, in order to position the lid 61 by the restricting portions 75 and 78 shown in the left and right FIGS. 5 and 6 made of the base material 68 formed on the periphery of the opening 55, the instrument panel main body 53 An insertion portion 87 is formed on the boundary surface 85 of the lower cover 82 to project the restricting portion 78 toward the lid 61 side. The insertion portion 77 has a shape that is notched in a concave shape from the edge of the boundary surface 85 opposite to the design surface 83 to the design surface 83 side, and has a shape that allows the restriction portion 78 to be fitted inside. There is no.

  According to the present embodiment described above, the lower cover 82 having the boundary surface 85 that is continuously formed from the design surface 83 and faces the lid 61 side is provided with the restriction portion 78 of the base material 68 on the boundary surface 85. Since the insertion portion 87 that protrudes to the side is provided, even if the lower cover 82 having the boundary surface 85 facing the lid 61 side is provided on the base material 68, the restriction portion 78 of the base material 68 can be brought into contact with the lid 61. it can. Therefore, the enlargement of the parting width between the lid 61 of the glove box 50 and the instrument panel main body 53 can be suppressed, and the merchantability can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the instrument panel of one Embodiment of this invention, and its peripheral part. It is the fragmentary perspective view which abbreviate | omitted the lower cover and glove box of the instrument panel main body in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the instrument panel main body and glove box in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a partial front view which shows the instrument panel main body and glove box in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the left edge part of the opening part of the instrument panel main body in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a fragmentary perspective view which shows the edge part of the right side of the opening part of the instrument panel main body in one Embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 50 Glove box 53 Instrument panel main body 55 Opening part 61 Lid 62 Swing spindle 65 Side part 68 Base material 78 Control part 82 Lower cover (decorative member)
83 Design surface 85 Boundary surface 87 Insertion part

Claims (1)

A glove box having a swingable lid;
An instrument panel including an instrument panel body that houses the glove box and has an opening that is opened and closed by the lid,
The instrument panel body is
A base member formed with a restricting portion for restricting movement of the lid in the direction along the swing support shaft at the periphery of the opening by contacting the side surface portion of the lid when the lid is closed;
A decorative surface comprising a boundary surface continuously formed from a design surface and facing toward the lid, and a decoration member formed with an insertion portion for projecting the restriction portion toward the lid on the boundary surface. Instrument panel.

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