JP5059690B2 - Vehicle panel parts mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle panel component mounting portion structure.

  A vehicle interior panel is provided in a vehicle interior such as an automobile. And what attached panel components exists with respect to the surface of such a vehicle interior panel (for example, refer patent document 1).

  For example, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a resin instrument panel is provided as a vehicle interior panel 1 at the front of the vehicle interior. At the center of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction 2, a decorative panel called a resin center panel or a lid C member is attached as a panel component 3 to the passenger side (rear side) portion. Yes.

  And as a mounting part of the panel component 3 with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1, the nail | claw latching part which is not shown in figure is mainly used.

  The claw locking portion includes a claw locking hole provided in the vehicle interior panel 1 and a locking claw provided in the panel component 3, and by inserting the locking claw into the claw locking hole. It is configured to be able to perform locking and fixing.

Here, the claw locking holes are formed around the panel component mounting portion 1 a (peripheral portion or the like) in the vehicle interior panel 1. The locking claw is integrally protruded from the back side of the panel component 3 so as to correspond to the claw locking hole. This locking claw is extended in the assembly direction of the panel component 3 with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1. As the locking claw, there are a so-called resin claw constituted only by a resin claw piece, a so-called metal clip constituted by attaching a metal clip member to the resin claw piece, and the like. In addition, such a nail | claw latching | locking part is a well-known thing.
JP 2007-168492 A

  When only the claw locking portion is used as the mounting portion of the panel component 3 to the vehicle interior panel 1, the claw locking portion is locked by the load input 11 as shown in FIGS. Since the state is released and the panel part 3 may drop off from the vehicle interior panel 1, in order to prevent such a dropout of the panel part 3 in an emergency, for example, as shown in FIG. In addition to the above-described claw locking portion, it is necessary to take measures such as fixing (simply) several panel parts 3 with screws 12 to the vehicle interior panel 1. In FIGS. 12 and 13, reference numeral 13 denotes an experimental headform that simulates the head of an occupant.

  As described above, when the screw 12 is used for preventing the drop-off, the structural problem that the fixing is not performed only by the claw locking portion, the number of parts, the number of assembling steps, and the cost caused by using the screw 12 are eliminated. There was an increase in the number of issues.

  In addition to the above, new problems and other problems may occur in the process leading to the present invention. Such problems will be described in the embodiments of the present invention. The description in this column can be substituted. However, this column can be used if necessary.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is directed to a vehicle panel component mounting configured such that a panel component can be locked and fixed to a vehicle interior panel using a claw locking portion. In the substructure, an emergency dropout that prevents the panel interior panel from falling off the interior panel between the interior panel and the panel part is not activated during assembly or normal operation, but only during an emergency. A prevention mechanism is provided.

The emergency drop-off preventing mechanism includes an insertion piece provided in the panel component, and an insertion piece receiving portion provided in the vehicle interior panel that can accommodate the insertion piece. The piece has a drop-off prevention receiving portion, and the insertion piece receiving portion is not locked to the drop-off prevention receiving portion when the vehicle interior panel is not deformed, and the vehicle interior is provided with an emergency load input. When the panel is deformed, the panel part is displaced downward in accordance with the deformation of the vehicle interior panel, so that the panel part can be prevented from falling off by being locked to the drop-out preventing receiving part. In addition, in the event of an emergency, a load input from the upper side to the lower side is made to the interior panel, and the insertion piece has a surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction, The drop-out preventing receiving portion extends in the direction of the vertical hole formed in the insertion piece. And is, the falling-off preventing locking portion is positioned below the hole, is characterized in that the bottom surface of the insertion piece accommodating portion is a bayonet extending upward.
Moreover, the bottom face part of the said insertion piece accommodating part was equipped with the displacement prevention part which prevents a downward displacement.

  Each of the above is the minimum configuration necessary for exhibiting the required operational effects. Of course, the details of the configuration described above and configurations not described above have a degree of freedom. is there. Of course, matters that can be read from the description of the above configuration are included in the scope even if they are not specifically described. In addition, when a configuration other than the above is added, it is needless to say that the operational effects of the added configuration are added.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained by the above configuration. That is, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism provided between the vehicle interior panel and the panel parts does not operate during assembly and normal operation, and only operates in an emergency, so that the panel parts are not dropped from the vehicle interior panel. To prevent. By providing the emergency dropout prevention mechanism portion in this way, it becomes possible to prevent the panel parts from dropping off in an emergency. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the fastening and fixing means as a measure for preventing detachment in an emergency such as a screw, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts, the number of assembling steps, the cost, and the like. In addition, it is possible to put into practical use a structure that can fix the panel components to the vehicle interior panel only by the claw locking portions at a level that can cope with an emergency.

Further, when the panel component is assembled to the vehicle interior panel, the insertion piece provided in the panel component is accommodated in the insertion piece accommodation portion provided in the vehicle interior panel. When the interior panel of the passenger compartment is not deformed, the locking part for preventing the dropout provided in the insertion piece receiving part is not locked to the receiving part for preventing the dropout of the insertion piece. When the vehicle interior panel is deformed by the load input, the panel parts are displaced downward along with the deformation of the vehicle interior panel. By being locked to the receiving part for preventing the drop-out of the insert piece, it functions to prevent the panel part from falling off. With such a configuration, it is possible to obtain an emergency dropout prevention mechanism that is simple, inexpensive, easy to assemble, and can be reliably operated. In addition, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism does not affect the assembly of the panel parts to the vehicle interior panel, and it is not necessary to perform any special operation to set the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism. Is easy. Similarly, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism does not affect the removal of the panel parts from the vehicle interior panel, and the panel parts do not fit and are easily maintained.
Further, the insertion piece has a surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction and extends in the assembly direction of the panel component, and the drop-off prevention receiving portion is a vertical hole formed in the insertion piece. The locking part for drop-off prevention is located below the hole part and is an insertion pin extending upward from the bottom surface of the insertion piece accommodating part, so that the load directed from the upper side to the lower side in the emergency in the event of an emergency. If the upper surface of the vehicle interior panel is deformed in response to the input, the panel parts are also displaced downward, and the receptacle for preventing the insertion piece receiving portion from falling off is inserted into the insertion prevention portion for the insertion piece. The stop can be inserted and locked.
In addition, since the insertion piece extends in the assembly direction of the panel parts, it is possible to prevent the insertion of the insertion piece into the insertion piece housing portion from requiring a special operation.
In addition, the displacement prevention part provided on the bottom surface part of the insertion piece housing part prevents the insertion piece accommodation part from being displaced downward, so that the insertion piece is prevented from coming off. It becomes possible to insert and lock the locking part for preventing the falling-out part receiving part from falling off.

  An object of the present invention is mainly to make it possible to eliminate fastening and fixing with a screw and to reliably prevent a panel component from falling off with a simple configuration.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

  The following examples have a close relationship with the above-described background art and problems to be solved by the invention. Therefore, when necessary, the descriptions are diverted to each other or necessary corrections are made. And can be diverted.

  1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  <Configuration> First, the configuration will be described.

  A vehicle interior panel (or a vehicle body side component, a vehicle interior component, a vehicle interior component) is provided in a vehicle interior such as an automobile. And what attached the panel components (attachment components) with respect to the surface of such a vehicle interior panel exists.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a resin instrument panel is provided as a vehicle interior panel 1 at the front of the vehicle interior. At the center of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction 2, a decorative panel called a resin center panel or a lid C member is attached as a panel component 3 to the passenger side (rear side) portion. Yes.

  And as a mounting part of the panel component 3 with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1, the nail | claw latching | locking part 4 as shown in FIG. 5 is mainly used.

  The claw locking portion 4 includes a claw locking hole 5 provided in the vehicle interior panel 1 and a locking claw 6 provided in the panel part 3. It is configured to be able to perform locking and fixing by inserting.

  Here, the claw locking holes 5 are formed around the panel component mounting portion 1 a (peripheral edge portion, etc.) in the vehicle interior panel 1. The locking claws 6 are integrally projected from the back side of the panel component 3 so as to correspond to the claw locking holes 5. The locking claws 6 are extended in the assembly direction of the panel component 3 with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1. The locking claw 6 includes a so-called resin claw constituted only by a resin claw piece, a so-called metal clip constituted by attaching a metal clip member to the resin claw piece, and the like. In addition, such a nail | claw latching | locking part 4 is a well-known thing.

  The above configuration is almost the same as that of the conventional example described above.

  Further, the above detailed description is as follows.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the interior panel 1 (instrument panel) described above usually has a complicated and unique design shape. However, the interior panel 1 (instrument panel) generally has an upper surface portion 21 positioned below the front window glass. The rear surface portion 22 falls downward from the rear portion of the upper surface portion 21 and faces the occupant. However, the boundary between the upper surface portion 21 and the rear surface portion 22 is often not clear. At the center of the vehicle interior panel 1 (in the rear surface portion 22) in the vehicle width direction 2, as shown in FIG. 2, vehicle-mounted audio devices, car navigation systems, vehicle-mounted devices 20 such as operation panels are provided. A device installation part 23 and the like for attachment are formed.

  The panel component 3 (center panel) described above has a frame shape that surrounds the outer periphery of the surface of the in-vehicle device 20 installed in the device installation unit 23. For this purpose, the device installation portion 23 is a recess or opening that can accommodate and install the above-described devices, and the outer peripheral portion of the device installation portion 23 substantially faces the panel component 3 as a frame member. A panel component mounting portion 1a that can be mounted in one state is formed, and the panel component mounting portion 1a has a stepped edge that can accommodate the panel component 3 (see FIG. 6 and the like).

  With respect to such a panel component mounting portion 1a, as the above-described mounting portion (the vehicle interior panel 1 and the panel component 3), there are a plurality of claw locking portions 4 in the circumferential direction, and required intervals and positional relationships. Is provided. In addition, an attaching part shall use only the nail | claw latching | locking part 4 without using fastening fasteners, such as a screw. In this case, the assembly direction of the panel component 3 with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1 is a direction substantially forward in the vehicle front-rear direction 25, and the locking claw 6 extends substantially forward in the vehicle front-rear direction 25. It is installed.

  In addition to the basic configuration as described above, this embodiment has the following configuration.

  (1) As shown in FIG. 2, between the vehicle interior panel 1 and the panel component 3, the panel component for the vehicle interior panel 1 does not operate during assembly and normal operation, but only in an emergency. 3 is provided with an emergency drop-off prevention mechanism 31 capable of preventing the drop-out of 3.

  (2) As shown in FIG. 3, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism 31 is provided in the panel part 3 and the vehicle interior panel 1 and can accommodate the insertion piece 32. The insertion piece accommodating portion 33 is provided. The insertion piece 32 has a drop-off prevention receiving portion 35, and the insertion piece receiving portion 33 is not locked to the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 when the vehicle interior panel 1 is not deformed. When the vehicle interior panel 1 is deformed by the load input 11, a drop prevention latch 36 that is latched to the drop prevention receptacle 35 and can prevent the panel component 3 from falling off is provided.

  A more specific configuration is as follows.

  It is most efficient and preferable that the emergency drop prevention mechanism 31 is set in the vicinity of the assumed input position of the emergency load input 11. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the assumed input position is set at a portion near the rear surface portion 22 in the center portion in the vehicle width direction 2 of the upper surface portion 21 of the vehicle interior panel 1. That is, the assumed input position is in the vicinity of the upper edge of the panel component 3. Therefore, the emergency dropout prevention mechanism portion 31 is also provided on a portion corresponding to the upper edge portion of the panel component 3 so as to be close to the assumed input position. Note that the emergency dropout prevention mechanism unit 31 excludes a simple fastening fixture such as a screw.

  And the above-mentioned insertion piece 32 shall be extended to the above-mentioned assembly direction (substantially ahead of the vehicle front-back direction 25), as shown in FIG. In this case, the insertion piece 32 is made into the upper edge flange part 41 of the panel component 3, the extension part 42 formed in the front side of this upper edge flange part 41, etc. Similar to the upper edge flange portion 41, the insertion piece 32 has a surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction. The extension portion 42 has a width dimension that can be accommodated in the insertion piece accommodation portion 33. The extension 42 is formed to be the same as or slightly thinner than the upper edge flange portion 41. The extension portion 42 is formed integrally with the upper edge flange portion 41.

  Moreover, the insertion piece accommodating part 33 respond | corresponds with the at least extension part 42 of the insertion piece 32 (extension part 42 and the upper edge flange part 41) with respect to the upper edge part of the panel component attachment site | part 1a of the apparatus installation part 23. Are formed as a concave portion or a hole portion that can accommodate a portion).

  The drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 is a through-hole portion formed in the insertion piece 32. In this case, the through hole portion is formed across the upper edge flange portion 41 and the extension portion 42 of the panel component 3.

  Further, the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 is an emergency insertion pin or the like provided on the bottom surface portion 33 a of the insertion piece housing portion 33. The drop-off prevention locking portion 36 (emergency insertion pin) is positioned below the through hole portion (in a state where the insertion piece 32 is inserted into the insertion piece receiving portion 33) and substantially upward. The length is set so as not to reach the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35. The emergency insertion pin is preferably formed integrally with the vehicle interior panel 1. A tapered portion (insertion guide portion) for guiding insertion into the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 (through hole portion) is provided at the tip (upper end) of the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 (emergency insertion pin). Is provided.

  And the bottom face part 33a of the insertion piece accommodating part 33 is provided with the emergency displacement prevention part 45 for preventing it from being displaced below at the time of emergency. As this emergency displacement prevention part 45, for example, a box cross-sectional part, a thick part, a reinforcing rib or the like for increasing the strength of the bottom surface part 33a can be employed alone or in combination.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 13 denotes an experimental headform that simulates the head of an occupant.

  <Operation> Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the frame-shaped panel component 3 is surrounded by the outer periphery of the surface of the in-vehicle device 20 in a state where the in-vehicle device 20 is installed in the device installation portion 23 of the vehicle interior panel 1. Next, it attaches to the panel component attachment part 1a.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the panel component 3 is attached to the vehicle interior panel 1 only by fitting and locking with the claw locking hole 5 and the locking claw 6 constituting the claw locking portion 4.

  Moreover, in the state which attached the panel component 3 to the vehicle interior panel 1, as shown in FIG. 3 (or FIG. 5), the insertion piece 32 of the panel component 3 in the insertion piece accommodating part 33 of the vehicle interior panel 1 is shown. Is disposed and the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 of the insertion piece receiving portion 33 is not inserted and locked into the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 of the insertion piece 32.

  In particular, by inserting the insertion piece 32 in the assembling direction of the panel part 3, it is possible to prevent the insertion of the insertion piece 32 into the insertion piece accommodating portion 33 from requiring a special operation. it can. That is, the attachment piece 32 can be simultaneously inserted into the insertion piece accommodating portion 33 by attaching the panel component 3 to the vehicle interior panel 1. Moreover, the insertion piece accommodating part 33 can also eliminate the need to make it a special shape.

  In the event of an emergency, when a load input 11 is generated in the interior panel 1 (assumed input position), the upper surface portion 21 of the interior panel 1 is recessed as shown in FIG. 8 (or FIG. 9). Accordingly, the panel component 3 is also displaced downward. Then, the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 of the insertion piece housing portion 33 is inserted and locked into the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 of the insertion piece 32.

  At this time, by setting the emergency dropout prevention mechanism 31 in the vicinity of the assumed input position of the emergency load input 11, it is possible to obtain the quickest response and reliable operation. In this case, by providing the emergency drop-off preventing mechanism 31 at a portion corresponding to the upper edge of the panel component 3, the above-described effects can be effectively obtained.

  And by providing the emergency displacement prevention part 45 in the bottom face part 33a of the insertion piece accommodating part 33 so that the bottom face part 33a of the insertion piece accommodating part 33 is not displaced downward in the event of an emergency, It is possible to insert and lock the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 of the insertion piece housing portion 33 into the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 of the insertion piece 32.

  As described above, even when all the engagements with the claw locking holes 5 and the locking claw 6 constituting the claw locking portion 4 are released, the panel component 3 is rearward in the vehicle front-rear direction 25 (occupant side). ) Can be effectively prevented from being disengaged (extrusion mode occurs).

  According to this embodiment, the following operational effects can be obtained.

  (1) The vehicle interior panel 1 and the panel component in the vehicle panel component mounting portion structure configured such that the panel component 3 can be locked and fixed to the vehicle interior panel 1 using the claw engagement portion 4. 3 is provided with an emergency drop prevention mechanism 31 that does not operate during assembly and normal operation but only during an emergency and prevents the panel component 3 from falling off the vehicle interior panel 1. As a result, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism 31 provided between the vehicle interior panel 1 and the panel component 3 does not operate during assembly and normal operation, and operates only in an emergency, with respect to the vehicle interior panel 1. The panel part 3 is prevented from falling off. By providing the emergency dropout prevention mechanism 31 in this manner, it is possible to mechanically prevent the panel component 3 from dropping off in an emergency. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the fastening and fixing means as a measure for preventing detachment in an emergency such as a screw, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts, the number of assembling steps, the cost, and the like. In addition, a structure that can fix the panel component 3 to the vehicle interior panel 1 only by the claw locking portion 4 can be put into practical use at a level that can cope with an emergency.

  (2) In the above, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism portion 31 is provided in the panel part 3 and the insertion piece housing provided in the vehicle interior panel 1 and capable of accommodating the insertion piece 32. The insertion piece 32 has a drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 and the insertion piece receiving portion 33 is locked to the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 when the vehicle interior panel 1 is not deformed. First, the vehicle interior panel 1 is deformed by an emergency load input 11 and is provided with a drop-off prevention locking portion 36 that is locked to the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 and can prevent the panel component 3 from falling off. As a result, the following effects can be obtained.

  That is, when the panel component 3 is assembled to the vehicle interior panel 1, the insertion piece 32 provided in the panel component 3 is accommodated in the insertion piece accommodation portion 33 provided in the vehicle interior panel 1. When the vehicle interior panel 1 is not deformed, the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 provided in the insertion piece receiving portion 33 is not locked to the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 of the insertion piece 32. When the vehicle interior panel 1 is deformed by the emergency load input 11, the drop-off prevention locking portion 36 provided in the insertion piece housing portion 33 is connected to the drop-off prevention receiving portion 35 of the insertion piece 32. By being locked, it functions to prevent the panel component 3 from falling off. With such a configuration, it is possible to obtain the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism 31 that is simple, inexpensive, easy to assemble, and can be reliably operated. Further, the emergency dropout prevention mechanism 31 does not affect the assembly of the panel component 3 to the vehicle interior panel 1 and it is also necessary to perform a special operation for setting the emergency dropout prevention mechanism 31. Since it is not, handling is easy. Similarly, the emergency drop-off prevention mechanism 31 does not affect the removal of the panel component 3 from the vehicle interior panel 1, and the panel component 3 does not get stuck and maintenance is easy.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, for example, when each embodiment includes a plurality of configurations, it is a matter of course that possible combinations of these configurations are included even if not specifically described. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is needless to say that possible combinations of configurations extending over these are included even if not specifically described. Further, the configuration depicted in the drawings is of course included even if not particularly described. Further, when there is a term of “etc.”, it is used in the sense that the equivalent is included. In addition, when there are terms such as “almost”, “about”, “degree”, etc., they are used in the sense that they include those in the range and accuracy recognized by common sense.

1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle panel component mounting part structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial expanded side sectional view of FIG. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side sectional view of FIG. 2. It is the perspective view which looked at FIG. 3 from the inner surface side. FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged perspective view of FIG. 4. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at FIG. 5 from the outer surface side. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the assembly condition of FIG. FIG. 4 is an operation diagram of FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is an operation diagram of FIG. 5. It is a general view of a conventional vehicle panel component mounting part structure used for explaining the present invention and the present invention. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a partial expansion perspective view which shows the operating condition of FIG. FIG. 13 is a side sectional view of FIG. 12.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car interior panel 3 Panel parts 4 Claw latching part 31 Emergency dropout prevention mechanism part 32 Insertion piece 33 Insertion piece accommodating part 35 Fallout prevention receiving part 36 Fallout prevention locking part

Claims (1)

For vehicle interior panel, in the vehicle panel parts mounting part structure configured to be able to lock and fix the panel parts using the claw locking part,
An emergency drop-off prevention mechanism that prevents the panel parts from falling off the interior panel between the interior panel and the panel parts, which does not operate during assembly and normal operation, but only during an emergency. Provided,
The emergency drop-off prevention mechanism portion includes an insertion piece provided in the panel part, and an insertion piece accommodation portion provided in the vehicle interior panel and capable of accommodating the insertion piece.
While the insertion piece has a drop-off prevention receiving part,
The insertion piece receiving portion is not locked to the drop-off preventing receiving portion when the vehicle interior panel is not deformed. Along with the displacement of the panel part, it is locked to the drop-off prevention receiving part, and includes a drop-off prevention locking part that can prevent the panel part from falling off,
Furthermore, in the emergency, a load input from above to below is made to the interior panel,
The insertion piece has a surface substantially perpendicular to the vertical direction, and extends in the assembly direction of the panel component.
The drop-off prevention receiving part is a vertical hole formed in the insertion piece, and the drop-off prevention locking part is located below the hole part, from the bottom surface of the insertion piece accommodating part. It is an insertion pin extending upward ,
A vehicle panel component mounting portion structure, wherein a displacement preventing portion for preventing downward displacement is provided on a bottom surface portion of the insertion piece accommodating portion .

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