JP5092601B2 - Operation lever arrangement structure of automobile - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mounting structure of a motor vehicle of the operating lever, in particular, it relates to arrangement structure of a motor vehicle of the operating lever which is disposed below the instrument panel.

Conventionally, at the lower part of the instrument panel (hereinafter abbreviated as “instrument panel”) installed in the front part of the passenger compartment, an operating lever for an open / close body such as a bonnet opener, a fuel opener, or a trunk opener is installed. It is known (see Patent Document 1 below).

  In this way, by installing the operating lever of the opening / closing body at the lower part of the instrument panel, it is possible to operate while the occupant is seated while preventing accidental operation while the vehicle is running, improving safety and ensuring convenience. ing.

JP 2004-224128 A

  By the way, when such an operating lever of the opening / closing body is attached to the lower part of the instrument panel, interference with the occupant's legs may be considered. Therefore, it is conceivable to install an operation lever at the door hinge pillar portion located at the lower side of the instrument panel, not at the lower part of the instrument panel.

  However, if the operating lever is simply installed at the door hinge pillar portion, it is necessary to newly set a mounting bracket for the operating lever, and there is a problem that the mounting structure of the operating lever becomes complicated. In addition, there is a problem that the production cost is increased by newly setting a mounting bracket or the like.

  Therefore, the present invention can simplify the mounting structure of the operating lever as much as possible even when the operating lever is installed on the door hinge pillar in the arrangement structure of the operating lever of the automobile arranged below the instrument panel. It is another object of the present invention to provide an automobile operating lever arrangement structure that can prevent an increase in production cost.

The vehicle operating lever arrangement structure according to the present invention is a vehicle operating lever arrangement structure in which the operating lever of the opening / closing body is arranged on the door hinge pillar on the lower side of the instrument panel, and the lower side of the instrument panel. A plastic pillar extension that extends downward and forms a resin attachment extension for attaching the operation lever, covers the periphery of the operation lever and the attachment extension, and has an upper end continuously connected to the instrument panel. , Set the operating lever as the first operating lever,
A second operation lever is installed below the first operation lever, and the second operation lever is fixed to the door hinge pillar with a metal mounting bracket. The second operation lever is configured such that the rotation shaft extends in the vehicle front-rear direction .

According to the above configuration, the resin mounting extension for attaching the operation lever to the instrument panel is formed, and the hinge pillar trim that covers the mounting extension is provided. A mounting seat for the operation lever can be configured by the integrally formed mounting extension.
For this reason, an operation lever can be installed in a door hinge pillar part using an instrument panel by integrally forming an attachment extension part in an instrument panel, without newly providing an attachment bracket for attaching an operation lever.

Further , the operation lever is set as a first operation lever, a second operation lever is installed below the first operation lever, and the second operation lever is fixed to the door hinge pillar with a metal mounting bracket. What Monodea, first operating lever is mounted by using the mounting extension of the resin, the second operating lever will be attached by utilizing the metal mounting bracket.
For this reason, the upper first operating lever should be installed on the door hinge pillar without setting a new mounting bracket, while the lower second operating lever should be installed on the door hinge pillar with increased mounting rigidity. Can do.
Therefore, when installing a plurality of operation levers in the vertical direction, it is possible to ensure mounting rigidity without setting a plurality of new mounting brackets.

Moreover, the above-described configuration, the Ri first operating lever and Der those having different rotational operation direction of the second operating lever, thus, the rotational operation direction of the first operating lever, the second lever Since the rotation operation direction is different, the transmission direction of the operation force to the mounting portion of each operation lever can be varied.
Therefore, it is possible to appropriately transmit the load to the two operation levers having different mounting rigidity.
Further, even when the operation levers installed at the feet of the occupants are so-called “blur operation”, the operation directions of the two operation levers are different, so that erroneous operation of each operation lever can be prevented.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the attachment extension is fixed to a metal support bracket attached to the door hinge pillar.
According to the said structure, an attachment extension part is fixed to a door hinge pillar using metal support brackets.
For this reason, the mounting rigidity of the resin mounting extension can be increased by using the metal support bracket.
Therefore, even if the operation lever is attached at the attachment extension portion of the resin instrument panel, the attachment rigidity of the operation lever can be increased.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first operation lever is set to be operated less frequently than the second operation lever.
According to the above configuration, by changing the mounting structure of each operation lever according to the usage frequency, each operation lever can obtain the mounting rigidity according to the usage frequency while simplifying the mounting structure.
In other words, the first operating lever that is used less frequently does not require much mounting rigidity. Therefore, the mounting structure of the second operating lever that is used frequently is simplified while the mounting structure is simplified using the mounting extension of the instrument panel. Therefore, mounting rigidity can be obtained by mounting using a metal mounting bracket.
Therefore, it is possible to simplify the mounting structure while ensuring appropriate mounting rigidity corresponding to the operation frequency of each operation lever.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the support bracket is integrally provided on a metal mounting bracket to which the second operation lever is attached.
According to the said structure, the attachment extension part of a 1st operation lever is supported by the metal attachment bracket which attaches a 2nd operation lever.
For this reason, the mounting rigidity of the first operating lever can be increased while suppressing the increase in size of the support bracket by using the mounting bracket of the second operating lever.
Therefore, the mounting rigidity of the first operating lever can be increased while simplifying the support bracket.

In one embodiment of the present invention, an opening for exposing the operating lever is formed in the hinge pillar trim, and a design surface portion is formed on the mounting extension so as to cover the back side of the operating lever.
According to the said structure, even if it provides a large opening part in the hinge pillar trim, the designability of the back side of an operation lever can be improved by covering the back side of an operation lever with the design surface part of an attachment extension part.
Therefore, even if a large opening is provided in the hinge pillar trim, it is possible to prevent the metal member such as the door hinge pillar from being exposed on the back side of the operation lever, and to improve the appearance around the operation lever.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the operation lever is attached and fixed to the attachment extension by claw fitting.
According to the above configuration, the mounting and fixing of the operation lever to the mounting extension is performed by claw fitting performed between the resin members.
Therefore, the operation lever that has been conventionally attached to the instrument panel by nail fitting can be used as it is for the operation lever provided on the door hinge pillar side, so that the operation lever can be used as a door hinge pillar part without increasing the production cost. Can be placed.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the first operating lever is set as an operating lever for a bonnet, and the second operating lever is set as an operating lever for an opening / closing body on the rear side of the vehicle body from the door hinge pillar.
According to the above configuration, the cable routed from the bonnet side in front of the vehicle body by setting the upper first operation lever as the bonnet operation lever and the lower operation lever as the opening / closing body operation lever on the vehicle body rear side. Since the cable routed from the opening / closing body side behind the vehicle body does not intersect at the door hinge pillar portion, each cable can be easily routed.
Therefore, the cable layout of each operation lever can be improved.

According to the present invention, the operation lever can be installed on the door hinge pillar portion using the instrument panel by integrally forming the installation extension on the instrument panel without newly providing a mounting bracket for attaching the operation lever. .
Therefore, even when the operating lever is installed on the door hinge pillar in the arrangement structure of the operating lever of the automobile arranged below the instrument panel, the mounting structure of the operating lever can be simplified as much as possible and the production cost can be reduced. Can also be prevented.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an overall perspective view of a lower side of an instrument panel where an operation lever is installed, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a door hinge pillar portion with a hinge pillar trim removed, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an extension portion formed on the instrument panel. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a mounting bracket and the like, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view in which a mounting extension (one-dot chain line) is superimposed on the mounting bracket.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the operation levers 10 and 20 are installed in the door hinge pillar portion 2 on the side of the lower part of the instrument panel 1 in the driver's seat in order to avoid interference with the occupant's legs. Specifically, two operating levers 10 and 20 are installed on the door hinge pillar portion 2 extending in the vertical direction on the lower side of the instrument panel 1, the upper operating lever 10 is a bonnet opener, and the lower operating lever 20. Is a fuel opener.

  An instrument panel 1 that extends in the vehicle width direction at the front of the passenger compartment is installed around the door hinge pillar portion 2, and a front door opening 3 is formed on the vehicle rear side of the door hinge pillar portion 2. Below that, a floor panel 4 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is provided.

Among these, the instrument panel 1 is formed so as to bulge into the passenger compartment side in I slave (vehicle body rear side) to go upward. As a result, a passenger's foot space FS is widely secured below the instrument panel 1, and the steering wheel 5, the meter panel 6 and the like are supported above the instrument panel 1. And this improves the appearance of the design.

In the present embodiment, a mounting extension 30 (see FIG. 2) integrally formed so as to extend downward is provided at the lower part of the side portion of the instrument panel 1, and the bonnet opener 10 is attached to the mounting extension 30.
Thereby, simplification of the attachment structure of the bonnet opener 10 is aimed at.

On the other hand, the fuel opener 20 through the metallic mounting bracket 40 which is fastened to the door hinge pin Ra 7 is a vehicle body member, is attached to the door hinge pillar 7. Thereby, the attachment rigidity of the fuel opener 20 is increased.

  In this way, the hood opener 10 and the fuel opener 20 are installed on the door hinge pillar 2 so as to be positioned in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the attachment extension 30 to which the bonnet opener 10 is attached is formed of a resin member integrally formed with the panel body of the resin instrument panel 1, and is a substantially rectangular piece having a substantially L-shaped cross section. It consists of.

  The mounting extension 30 includes a front wall portion 31 extending in the vehicle width direction at the front portion and a side wall portion 32 extending in the vehicle body front-rear direction at the side portion. Moreover, the upper and lower positions are provided with a substantially triangular upper wall 33 and a lower wall 34 that connect the two.

  The front wall portion 31 forms a cable insertion notch 35 for inserting and holding the bonnet operation cable BC routed from the bonnet (not shown) side (from the front side of the vehicle body) at the center position. A fixing hole 36 that is fastened and fixed to a support bracket 43 described later is formed below the cable insertion notch 35.

  The side wall portion 32 is provided so as to extend from the front wall portion 31 to the rear side of the vehicle body, and a locking hole 37 for locking a base body 11 (see FIG. 6) of the bonnet opener 10 described later by so-called claw fitting. , 38 are formed in the front and rear. And the step-shaped engagement step part 39 is formed in the surface.

Top wall 33 and bottom wall 34 is provided with upper ends of the side wall portion 32 front wall 31, the lower ends of the and the side wall portion 32 front wall 31, so as to connect respectively. Thus, by providing the upper wall 33 and the lower wall 34, the vehicle interior side surface 30 </ b> A of the mounting extension 30 is shaped like a depression.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the mounting bracket 40 is joined and fixed to a bracket main body 41 having two leg portions 41 a and 41 b, a lever base 42 fastened and fixed to the bracket main body 41, and an upper portion of the bracket main body 41. The support bracket 43 is provided.

  The bracket body 41 is formed by press-molding a metal plate member having a relatively large thickness, and has two leg portions 41a and 41b that are fastened and fixed to the door hinge pillar 7 (see FIG. 2) apart from each other in the vertical direction. And a base portion 41c that is bent inward in the vehicle width direction between the two leg portions 41a and 41b.

  Thus, by fastening and fixing to the door hinge pillar 7 with the two leg portions 41a and 41b that are largely separated in the vertical direction, the bracket body 41 can have a large attachment span and increase the attachment rigidity to the door hinge pillar 7. Can do.

The lever pedestal 42 is formed of a substantially hat-shaped member that is press-formed and extends in the vertical direction. The lever pedestal 42 is fastened and fixed to the base 41 c of the bracket body 41 by fastening bolts S and nuts N at the upper part and the lower part.
The lever main body 21 of the fuel opener 20 (see FIG. 2) is pivotally supported at the center of the lever pedestal 42 via a pivot pin 44. By this pivot pin 44, the lever body 21 is configured to rotate around a lower rotation shaft LC extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  In addition, an operation knob 22 made of resin having a substantially rectangular plate shape is joined to the upper portion 21a of the lever main body 21. Furthermore, the end RC1 of the lid operation cable RC routed from the fuel lid (not shown) side (from the lower side) is inserted and fixed to the lower portion 21b of the lever main body 21.

  A coil spring 45 is interposed below the lever main body 21 between the receiving portion 42a formed on the lever base 42. The coil spring 45 urges the lever body 21 to rotate about the lower rotation axis LC in the direction in which the lid operating cable RC is pulled up (upward).

  The support bracket 43 is joined and fixed to the upper leg portion 41a of the bracket body 41, and is constituted by a metal plate piece having a substantially L-shaped cross section.

  The support bracket 43 is provided with a support portion 43a that is bent inward in the vehicle width direction, and a screw member 46 that is detachably inserted is provided in the support portion 43a. The mounting extension 30 is fastened and fixed to the support portion 43a by the screw member 46, so that the mounting extension 30 is reliably supported.

  The mounting extension 30 and the mounting bracket 40 thus configured are in a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 5 in a state where they are assembled on the vehicle body side.

  That is, the installation extension 30 of the instrument panel 1 is located on the upper side and the installation bracket 40 is located on the lower side, and the front wall 31 of the attachment extension 30 is formed by the support 43 a of the support bracket 43. By fastening and fixing with a screw member 46, an integrated bracket is formed.

With such a positional relationship of the brackets 30, 40..., The bonnet opener 10 and the fuel opener 20 can be attached in the vertical direction.
Next, the detailed structure of each part will be further described with reference to FIGS. 6 is a side view of the door hinge pillar portion below the instrument panel as viewed from the vehicle interior side, FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a mounting extension 30 is formed at the lower part of the side of the instrument panel 1 so as to protrude downward. A hinge pillar trim 50 is installed on the vehicle interior side of the mounting extension 30 so as to cover the mounting extension 30 from the vehicle body front side to the vehicle body rear side.

  For this reason, since the mounting extension 30 is located between the upper end line 51 of the hinge pillar trim 50 and the instrument panel 1, the appearance of the passenger compartment is improved without causing a “gap”.

Further, a rectangular opening hole 52 is formed in the hinge pillar trim 50 in order to expose the bonnet opener 10. Thereby, even if the attachment extension part 30 is covered with the hinge pillar trim 50, the operability of the bonnet opener 10 is ensured.
The opening hole 52 has a so-called “fool hole” shape so that the bonnet opener 10 is completely exposed even if there is a positional shift due to an assembly error.

  However, with such a fool hole shape, the periphery of the bonnet opener 10 is easily exposed in the vehicle interior. Therefore, in this embodiment, the vehicle interior side surface 30A of the attachment extension 30 is recessed as described above, and the vehicle interior side surface 30A is used as a design surface, so that the metal surface of the door hinge pillar 7 around the hood opener 10 is provided. Is configured not to be exposed.

The hinge pillar trim 50 is fixed to the dash panel 60 via a mounting cap 54 at a mounting recess 53 provided on the front side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, a stud bolt 62 is fixed to a fixed bracket 61 joined to the dash panel 60, and the mounting recess 53 of the hinge pillar trim 50 is inserted into the stud bolt 62 to be attached. The hinge pillar trim 50 is fixed to the dash panel 60 by being secured with the cap 54.
The rear part of the hinge pillar trim 50 is fixed to the door hinge pillar 7 by a seaming welt 63 attached and fixed to the rear end part of the door hinge pillar 7.

  Thus, the hinge pillar trim 50 is installed on the vehicle interior side of the door hinge pillar 7 and prevents the door hinge pillar 7 from being exposed in the vehicle interior.

  In FIG. 9, 71 is a door hinge pillar inner, 72 is a door hinge pillar outer, 73 is a pillar rain, and 64 is a floor carpet.

  The bonnet opener 10 includes a substantially L-shaped base body 11 and a substantially plate-shaped lever body 12 as shown in FIG. Both the base body 11 and the lever main body 12 are formed of a resin member.

  The base body 11 includes a front wall portion 11a, a side wall portion 11b, and a horizontal surface portion 11c, and a notch holding portion 11d for locking and fixing the bonnet operation cable BC is formed on the front wall portion 11a. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a plurality of engaging claw portions 11 f and engaging step portions 11 e are formed on the side wall portion 11 b in order to engage with the attachment extension portion 30. Moreover, the shaft support hole 11g used as the rotation fulcrum of the lever main body 21 is formed in the rear end of the horizontal surface part 11c.

  The lever main body 12 has a pivot support boss portion 13 that fits in the pivot support hole 11g of the base body 11 at the rear end thereof. Further, a cable fixing portion 14 for inserting and fixing the tip BC1 of the bonnet operation cable BC is provided on the back side (the vehicle body front side).

  The base body 11 and the lever body 12 are configured as a unit body of the bonnet opener 10 by fitting the shaft support boss portion 13 to the shaft support hole portion 11g so as to be rotatable.

  The base body 11 and the lever body 12 thus configured as a unit body are so-called “claw fitting” with respect to the mounting extension 30 by the engaging claw portions 11f and the engaging step portions 11e formed on the side walls of the base body 11. ”Is fixed.

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, this “claw fitting” is performed by inserting a plurality of engaging claw portions 11 f formed in the base body 11 into locking holes 37 and 38 formed in the mounting extension 30. The base body 11 is fitted and fixed to the mounting extension 30 by sandwiching the side wall 32 of the extension 30 and further engaging the engaging step 11 f with the locking holes 37 and 38.
According to such a fixing structure by claw fitting, a tool is not required unlike the means for fastening bolts and nuts, so that the assembling work can be simplified.

However, the fixing structure of the hook engagement is required a certain degree of thickness, or One, to perform the bayonet fitting such as an elastic deformation of the engagement claw portion 11f, it can not be performed unless the resin members to each other . In this embodiment, the base body 11 of the bonnet opener 10 also, since Re anything mounting extension 30 is also a resin member can be mounted easily bonnet opener 10 by hook engagement.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rotation axis of the lever main body 12 of the bonnet opener 10 is set so as to extend substantially in the vertical direction as the upper rotation axis UC. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 7, the lever main body 12 of the bonnet opener 10 is rotated to the vehicle body rear side via the vehicle width direction inner side.
On the other hand, the lever main body 21 of the fuel opener 20 is set so that the lower rotation shaft LC extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, and therefore, as shown in FIG. Rotation operation is performed so as to fall down.
Thus, in this embodiment, it sets so that the rotation operation direction of the fuel opener 20 and the bonnet opener 10 may differ.

  This is because the two operating levers 10 and 20 are operating levers of different opening / closing bodies, so that the operating lever is not erroneously operated when the occupant performs a so-called “blaze operation”.

Further, in the case of the bonnet opener 10, the operation load acting in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body can be appropriately supported by the support bracket 43 in the case of the fuel opener 20 as to the input direction of the operation load to each mounting portion. The bracket main body 41 arranged in the vertical direction can appropriately support the operation load acting in the vertical direction.
For this reason, the support rigidity with respect to the input direction of each operation lever 10 and 20 can also be raised appropriately, and the support rigidity of each operation lever 10 and 20 can also be raised.

Further, the operation force of the operation levers 10 and 20 can be appropriately transmitted in the wiring directions of the cables BC and RC, and the operation force can be appropriately transmitted to the cables BC and RC. .
That is, it is easy to transmit the operation force in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body to the bonnet operation cable BC routed from the front side of the vehicle body, and the vertical direction to the lid operation cable RC routed from the lower side. Can be easily transmitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, since the bonnet opener 10 is installed upward and the fuel opener 20 is installed downward as shown in FIG. 2, the layout of the cables BC and RC is easy. I have to.
That is, the bonnet operation cable BC is routed from the front side of the vehicle body, and the lid operation cable RC is routed from the rear side of the vehicle body and is routed so as to face upward. When installed below, it is necessary to route the lid operation cable RC so as to avoid the bonnet operation cable BC, and it is necessary to secure a large layout space for the cables BC and RC.
However, in this embodiment, since the hood opener 10 is installed at the upper side and the fuel opener 20 is installed at the lower side, there is no need to route the cables BC and RC so as to avoid such problems. can do.

Next, the effect of this embodiment comprised in this way is demonstrated.
In this embodiment, the bottom side of the instrument panel 1, to form a mounting extension 30 made of resin for attaching the bonnet opener 10 extending downwardly, over the periphery and mounted extension 30 of the bonnet opener 10 The hinge pillar trim 50 whose upper end is continuously connected to the instrument panel 1 is provided.

Thereby, the mounting seat of the bonnet opener 10 can be configured by the mounting extension 30 integrally formed with the instrument panel 1 while the bonnet opener 10 is disposed in the door hinge pillar 7 portion.
For this reason, the bonnet opener 10 can be installed in the door hinge pillar 7 portion using the mounting extension 30 integrally formed in the instrument panel 1 without newly providing a mounting bracket for mounting the bonnet opener 10.
Therefore, even when the bonnet opener 10 is installed on the door hinge pillar 7 side in the vehicle operating lever arrangement structure disposed below the instrument panel 1, the bonnet opener 10 mounting structure can be simplified as much as possible. Also, increase in production cost can be prevented.

  Further, since the hinge pillar trim 50 covers the attachment extension 30, there is no “gap” between the instrument panel 1 and the hinge pillar trim 50 when viewed from the vehicle interior side. The appearance can be improved by using it.

In this embodiment, the attachment extension 30 is fixed to a metal support bracket 43 attached to the door hinge pillar 7.
Thus, the attachment extension 30 is fixed to the door hinge pillar 7 using the metal support bracket 43.
For this reason, the attachment rigidity of the resin attachment extension 30 can be increased by using the metal support bracket 43.
Therefore, even if the bonnet opener 10 is mounted by the mounting extension 30 of the resin instrument panel 1, the mounting rigidity of the bonnet opener 10 can be increased.

In this embodiment, a fuel opener 20 is installed below the hood opener 10, and the fuel opener 20 is fixed to the door hinge pillar 7 with a metal mounting bracket 40.
As a result, the hood opener 10 can be installed on the door hinge pillar 7 portion without setting a new mounting bracket, while the fuel opener 20 can be installed on the door hinge pillar 7 portion with increased mounting rigidity.
Therefore, when installing the plurality of operation levers 10 and 20 in the vertical direction, it is possible to ensure mounting rigidity without setting a plurality of new mounting brackets.

Further, in this embodiment, the bonnet opener 10 that is used less frequently is mounted by the mounting extension 30, and the fuel opener 20 that is used frequently is mounted by the mounting bracket.
Thereby, each operation lever 10 and 20 can obtain the attachment rigidity according to use frequency, aiming at simplification of an attachment structure.
That is, the bonnet opener 10 that is not frequently used does not require much mounting rigidity. Therefore, the mounting structure 30 can be simplified by using the mounting extension 30 of the instrument panel 10. Therefore, mounting rigidity can be obtained by mounting using the metal mounting bracket 40.
Therefore, it is possible to simplify the mounting structure while ensuring appropriate mounting rigidity corresponding to the operation frequency of the operation levers 10 and 20.

In this embodiment, a support bracket 43 is integrally provided on a metal mounting bracket 40 to which the fuel opener 20 is attached.
As a result, the attachment extension 30 of the bonnet opener 10 is supported by the metal attachment bracket 40 to which the fuel opener 20 is attached.
For this reason, the mounting rigidity of the bonnet opener 10 can be increased while suppressing the increase in size of the support bracket 43 using the mounting bracket 40 of the fuel opener 20.
Therefore, the mounting rigidity of the bonnet opener 10 can be increased while simplifying the support bracket 43.

In this embodiment, an opening hole 52 for exposing the bonnet opener 10 is formed in the hinge pillar trim 50, and the vehicle interior side surface 30 </ b> A of the mounting extension 30 is used as a design surface that covers the back side of the bonnet opener 10. Yes.
Thereby, even if the large opening hole 52 is provided in the hinge pillar trim 50, the design of the back side of the bonnet opener 10 can be improved by covering the back side of the bonnet opener 10 with the mounting extension 30.
Therefore, even if the large opening hole 52 is provided in the hinge pillar trim 50, the door hinge pillar 7 is prevented from being exposed on the back side of the bonnet opener 10, and the appearance around the bonnet opener 10 can be improved.

In this embodiment, the bonnet opener 10 is fixedly attached to the attachment extension 30 by claw fitting.
Thereby, the bonnet opener 10 conventionally attached to the instrument panel 1 by claw fitting can be used as it is for the bonnet opener 10 disposed on the door hinge pillar 7 side.
Therefore, the bonnet opener 10 can be arranged on the door hinge pillar 7 side without increasing the production cost.

Moreover, in this embodiment, the bonnet opener 10 is installed upward and the fuel opener 20 is installed downward.
As a result, the bonnet operation cable BC routed from the front hood side of the vehicle body and the lid operation cable RC routed from the fuel lid opener at the rear of the vehicle body do not intersect at the door hinge pillar portion 2, The cables BC and RC can be easily routed.
Therefore, the layout of the operation cables for the operation levers 10 and 20 can be improved.

Further, in this embodiment, the rotating operation directions of the bonnet opener 10 and the fuel opener 20 are made different.
As a result, the rotation operation direction (front-rear direction) of the hood opener 10 and the rotation operation direction (up-down direction) of the fuel opener 20 are different, so that the operating force is transmitted to the mounting portions of the operation levers 10, 20. Can be different.
Therefore, it is possible to appropriately transmit the load to the two operation levers 10 and 20 having different mounting rigidity.
Further, even when the operation levers 10 and 20 installed at the feet of the occupants are so-called “slave operation”, the operation directions of the operation levers 10 and 20 are different, so that erroneous operation of each operation lever can be prevented. .

In correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment,
The operation lever and the first operation lever of the present invention correspond to the bonnet opener 10 of the embodiment,
Similarly,
The opening and closing body corresponds to the bonnet, fuel lid,
The second control lever corresponds to the fuel opener 20,
The opening corresponds to the opening hole 52,
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes an embodiment applied to an operation lever arrangement structure of any automobile.
In particular, the operation lever is not limited to that of this embodiment, and may be, for example, a trunk opener that opens the trunk lid, the back door, or the like, or an operation lever of another opening / closing body.

The whole perspective view of the instrument panel lower part side which installed the operation lever of this embodiment. The perspective view of the door hinge pillar part of the state which removed the hinge pillar trim. The perspective view of the attachment extension part formed in the instrument panel. A perspective view of a mounting bracket or the like. The perspective view which piled up the attachment extension part (one-dot chain line) on the attachment bracket. The side view of the door hinge pillar part below an instrument panel seen from the vehicle interior side. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 6. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 6. CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

1 ... Instrument panel (instrument panel)
2 ... Door hinge pillar 7 ... Door hinge pillar 10 ... Bonnet opener (first operation lever)
20 ... Fuel opener (second control lever)
30 ... Mounting extension
30A ... Car interior side (design surface)
40 ... Mounting bracket 43 ... Support bracket 50 ... Hinge pillar trim
52 ... Opening hole (opening)
UC ... Upper rotation axis (rotation axis)
LC: Lower rotation axis (rotary axis)

Claims (7)

An operation lever arrangement structure of an automobile in which an operation lever of an opening / closing body is arranged on a door hinge pillar on a lower side of an instrument panel,
On the lower side of the instrument panel, a resin-made extension extending to the lower and attaching the operation lever is formed,
Covering the periphery of the operation lever and the mounting extension, and having a hinge pillar trim whose upper end is continuously connected to the instrument panel ,
Set the operating lever as the first operating lever,
Install a second operating lever below the first operating lever,
The second operation lever is fixed to the door hinge pillar with a metal mounting bracket,
An operation lever arrangement structure for an automobile, wherein the first operation lever has a rotation shaft extending in a vertical direction, and the second operation lever is configured such that a rotation shaft extends in a vehicle front-rear direction . 2. The operation lever arrangement structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the attachment extension portion is fixed to a metal support bracket attached to the door hinge pillar. It said first operation lever, vehicle operation lever mounting structure according to <br/> claim 1 or 2 was set to something less operation frequency than the second operating lever. The operation lever arrangement structure for an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the support bracket is integrally provided on a metal attachment bracket to which the second operation lever is attached . Forming an opening for exposing the operating lever in the hinge pillar trim;
The automobile operation lever arrangement structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a design surface portion is formed on the attachment extension portion so as to cover a back side of the operation lever. Wherein the mounting fixed to the mounting extension, the claw fitting vehicle operation lever mounting structure according <br/> many Re of claims 1 to 5 carried out in a total of the operating lever. Set the first operating lever as the operating lever of the bonnet,
Said second operating lever of a motor vehicle according to what Re or one of the door hinge pillar <br/> claims 1-6 set as the operating lever of the vehicle body rear side of the opening and closing member than the operation lever arrangement設構granulation.

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