JP5092973B2 - Instrument panel device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument panel device disposed in front of a driver's seat and a passenger seat in a passenger compartment.

Conventionally, as shown in the following Patent Document 1, a large display screen made up of a CRT display or the like divided into two via a boundary portion is provided on the passenger side of the instrument panel main body, and from the periphery of the display screen to the passenger A vent grill that blows air substantially along the display screen is provided on the wall portion that extends toward the side, and a louver body that can adjust the angle of the air toward the passenger is provided at the boundary portion. A vehicle instrument panel structure is known.
JP-A-5-42854

  In the vehicle instrument panel structure disclosed in Patent Document 1, a large display screen is provided on the occupant side surface of the instrument panel body disposed in the front portion of the vehicle interior, so that the visibility is effectively improved. Can be made. In addition, since the shelf portion including the wall surface portion extending from the peripheral portion of the display screen toward the occupant side is provided, and the air conditioning duct and the operation knob for air conditioning are provided on the shelf portion, the display screen and the air conditioning are configured. There is an advantage that ducts and the like can be arranged together in a limited space.

  On the other hand, when the shelf that extends from the periphery of the display screen toward the occupant side is provided as described above, the shift lever that is erected on the floor console (center console) located at the rear of the shelf is the above. In order to avoid the possibility of interference with the shelf, it is necessary to sufficiently separate the shelf from the shift lever. Therefore, it is difficult to continuously operate the air conditioning operation knob and the shift lever provided on the shelf and the operability is poor, and it is difficult to make the installation space compact. There's a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides an instrument panel device that can appropriately arrange an information display screen, an in-vehicle device operation unit, and the like in a limited space. It is aimed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, an instrument panel having an upper surface portion extending in the vehicle width direction and projecting substantially horizontally toward the rear side of the vehicle body is provided in front of the driver seat and the passenger seat disposed in the passenger compartment. An instrument panel device comprising a main body part and an instrument panel central part extending downward from the vehicle width direction central part of the instrument panel main body part, wherein the lower end part of the instrument panel central part is located between the driver seat and the passenger seat. Installed to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and is continuous with the front end of the floor console with a shift lever projecting on the upper surface. It has a convex shape that protrudes further to the rear side of the vehicle body, and in the central part of the instrument panel, a forward inclined surface part that inclines rearwardly in a side view and an incline forwardly downward that is continuous with the lower end part of the forward inclined surface part. The reverse slope is An information display screen for displaying vehicle information is installed on the forward inclined surface portion so as to be directed obliquely upward at the rear, and the reverse inclined surface portion overlaps with the shift lever installation portion in a rear view. The operation unit for in-vehicle devices is disposed at the position where the operation is performed.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an instrument panel device according to the first aspect, wherein the instrument panel main body portion has a rear side central portion in the vehicle width direction, and an upper portion of the instrument panel central portion continuously provided at the rear end portion. A convex continuous portion that bulges upward in the rear view is formed, and is recessed downward in a side view by the lower portion of the central portion of the instrument panel and the front portion of the floor console portion that is continuous therewith. A concave continuous portion is formed, and the convex continuous portion and the concave continuous portion form a vehicle width direction central continuous surface portion from the vehicle width direction central portion of the instrument panel main body portion through the instrument panel central portion to the floor console portion. Is.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the instrument panel device according to the second aspect, an accessory case is provided in a concave continuous portion formed by a lower portion of the central portion of the instrument panel and a front portion of the floor console portion. The accessory compartment is installed in a front-down state in a space sandwiched between the in-vehicle device operation section provided on the reverse inclined surface section and the transmission unit disposed below the floor console section. The box-shaped storage part is provided.

  In the invention according to claim 1, since the central part of the instrument panel main body portion is configured to have a convex shape that protrudes to the rear side of the vehicle body from the left and right side portions in plan view, the front of the driver seat and the front passenger seat. The navigation device having the information display screen using the space formed in the central part of the instrument panel main body and the vehicle-mounted device, while maintaining a large space in the section and maintaining the comfortability of the occupant An operation part etc. can be arranged appropriately. And, in the instrument panel central portion, a forward inclined surface portion that is inclined downward in a side view and a reverse inclined surface portion that is inclined forward and continuously to a lower end portion of the forward inclined surface portion are formed. Since the information display screen is installed, the information display screen is installed obliquely upward and rearward, so that the visibility can be ensured in a good state, and it is formed at a position overlapping with the installation portion of the shift lever in the rear view. Since the on-vehicle device operation unit is disposed on the reverse inclined surface portion, the steering wheel or the shift lever is gripped while preventing the swing operation of the shift lever from being obstructed by the reverse inclined surface portion with a compact configuration. This can be appropriately rotated by extending the occupant's hand forward and picking the above-mentioned in-vehicle device operation unit with his / her lower hand.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, it swells back upwards by side view by the vehicle rear direction center rear part of the instrument panel main-body part, and the upper part which consists of a forward-inclined surface part of the instrument panel center part connected with the rear-end part. A concave continuous portion that forms a convex continuous portion and that is recessed downward in a side view by a lower portion composed of a reversely inclined surface portion of the central portion of the instrument panel and a front portion of a floor console portion connected thereto. Because the convex continuous portion and the concave continuous portion are formed, the central continuous surface portion in the vehicle width direction from the central portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel body portion to the floor console portion through the central portion of the instrument panel is rounded. There is an advantage that a soft appearance can be exhibited and the occupant can be prevented from receiving a feeling of pressure due to the lower portion of the central portion of the instrument panel projecting greatly toward the rear side of the vehicle body.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the accessory case part which consists of an ashtray etc. is provided in the concave continuous part formed of the lower part of the instrument panel center part, and the front part of the floor console part, and this accessory case part is the said reverse inclination. A configuration including a box-shaped storage unit installed in a front-down state in a space sandwiched between an in-vehicle device operation unit provided on a surface unit and a transmission unit disposed below the floor console unit; Therefore, the space portion formed in the front portion of the shift lever can be effectively used to appropriately arrange the accessory case, and it is effective to interfere with the shift lever when the accessory case is pulled out and removed. There is an advantage that can be prevented.

  1 to 6 show an embodiment of an instrument panel device according to the present invention. This instrument panel device includes an instrument panel body 4 having an upper surface 3 extending in the vehicle width direction in front of the driver's seat 1 and the passenger seat 2 in the vehicle interior, and the center of the instrument panel body 4 in the vehicle width direction. An instrument panel central portion 5 extending downward from the portion. A floor console portion 6 is installed in the vehicle interior so as to extend between the driver's seat 1 and the passenger seat 2 in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, and a shift change shift is provided on the upper surface of the floor console portion 6. A lever 7 is protruded and supported so as to be swingable back and forth.

  The instrument panel main body 4 is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction along the lower end portion of the front window 8, and is connected to the rear end portion so as to project substantially horizontally toward the rear side of the vehicle body. The upper surface portion 3 and a pair of left and right rear inclined surface portions 10 and 11 which are disposed on the rear side of the upper surface portion 3 and extend in a rearward downward direction while continuing in the vehicle width direction. The instrument panel main body 4 is supported by upper and lower cross car beams 12 and 13 installed so as to extend in the vehicle width direction via mounting brackets and the like not shown. In FIG. 5, reference numeral 14 denotes a dash panel.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the instrument panel main body 4 has a convex shape in which a central portion in the vehicle width direction protrudes to the rear side of the vehicle body from both left and right side portions in plan view. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, the instrument panel central portion 5 includes a forward inclined surface portion 15 that is inclined rearwardly in a side view and a lower end portion of the forward inclined surface portion 15. A reverse inclined surface portion 16 that is inclined downward is formed. And the convex which bulges back upwards in a side view by the vehicle width direction center rear part of the said instrument panel main-body part 4 and the upper part of the instrument panel center part 5 which consists of the said forward inclined surface part 15 provided in a row by the rear-end part. A continuous portion 17 is formed.

  The lower end portion of the instrument panel central portion 5 is connected to the front end portion of the floor console portion 6 so that the lower portion of the instrument panel central portion 5 composed of the reverse inclined surface portion 16 and the floor console connected thereto. A concave continuous portion 18 that is recessed downward in a side view is formed by the front portion of the portion 6. Then, the convex continuous portion 17 and the concave continuous portion 18, in the vehicle width direction central continuous surface portion extending from the vehicle width direction central portion of the instrument panel main body portion 4 to the floor console portion 6 through the instrument panel central portion 5, specifically A curved surface portion in which the convex continuous portion 17 and the concave continuous portion 18 are continuous in a substantially S shape in a side view is formed.

  A blow-out grill 19 for blowing air-conditioning air or the like to the central portion of the vehicle compartment is formed above the instrument panel central portion 5 disposed between the rear inclined surface portions 10 and 11 of the instrument panel main body 4. In addition, an information display screen 21 composed of a liquid crystal display or the like of the navigation device 20 is installed below the navigation device 20 in an inclined state so as to be directed obliquely rearward and upward along the forward inclined surface portion 15.

  Further, below the instrument panel central portion 5, the reverse inclined surface portion 16 provided at a position overlapping with the installation portion of the shift lever 7 in the rear view is operated by operating an air conditioner unit 22 to be described later to control the air conditioning temperature and blowout. On-vehicle equipment operation units 23 to 25 for adjusting the air volume and the ventilation mode are disposed. The in-vehicle device operation units 23 to 25 are supported substantially horizontally or at a tilt angle of about 5 [deg.], And are supported so as to be rotatable about the support shaft 26 as a fulcrum. And a rotary dial 27 that is gripped and rotated by a driver or the like seated on the dial.

  Further, the concave continuous portion 18 formed by the reverse inclined surface portion 16 located at the lower portion of the instrument panel central portion 5 and the front portion of the floor console portion 6 is provided with an accessory case portion 28 made of an ashtray or the like. ing. The accessory compartment 28 is located in a space sandwiched between the in-vehicle device operation sections 23 to 25 provided on the reverse inclined surface section 16 and the transmission unit 29 disposed below the floor console section 6. The storage part 30 which consists of a box-shaped ashtray main body installed in the front-down state is provided.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, a blowout port 31 for the defroster is formed in the front portion 9 of the instrument panel main body portion 4, and on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the rear inclined surface portions 10 and 11, Vent ports 32 and 33 for blowing air for air conditioning and the like to the side portions of the vehicle compartment are formed. In the present embodiment, the driver's seat is located on the left side of the passenger compartment, and the steering wheel 34 is disposed on the left side of the passenger compartment correspondingly.

  Further, in the upper panel 3 of the instrument panel main body 4, the portion extending from the center in the vehicle width direction to the end on the driver's seat side is most adjacent to the center in the vehicle width direction as shown in FIGS. An instrument panel raised portion 35 that is raised in a mountain shape so as to be higher is formed, and a step portion 36 that extends downward from the rear end portion, and an inclined surface that rises rearward so as to expand rearward from the lower end of the step portion 36. An instrument panel recess 38 having an instrument panel bottom 37 is formed.

  That is, the instrument panel recess 38 includes an instrument panel bottom 37 formed of an inclined surface that rises rearward from the center in the vehicle width direction to the end on the driver's seat side on the upper surface 3 of the instrument panel main body 4. It is comprised by the level | step-difference part 36 which stands in a back leaning attitude | position from the front side part. Further, the front side portion of the instrument panel recess 38 is formed in a curved shape protruding forward in plan view (see FIG. 4), and correspondingly, the step portion 36 has a side portion at the rear of the vehicle body. It is curved to be located on the side.

  Further, on the left side of the rear end of the instrument panel recess 38, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the rear inclined surface portion 10 is located on the driver's seat side and extends in the rearward downward direction while continuing in the vehicle width direction. It is connected continuously. On the other hand, the forward inclined surface portion 15 of the floor console portion 6 is connected to the right side of the rear end portion of the instrument panel recess 38, and extends in the left-right direction while being curved in an arc shape when viewed from the rear, that is, an integrated design surface. A design surface is formed in which the stepped portion 36 of the instrument panel recess 38 and the floor console portion 6 having a predetermined width extending in the vertical direction at the center in the vehicle width direction are continuous in an inverted J shape.

  The stepped portion 36 of the instrument panel recess 38 is provided with a design that gives an impression different from the surroundings, for example, by being colored in a color different from the surface portion of the instrument panel main body 4 positioned around the stepped portion. For example, when the surface portion of the instrument panel main body 4 is formed in a dark gray texture (such as a satin pattern by embossing), the stepped portion 36 is displayed as if it is turned off as a glossy surface. Configure to look like. Specifically, a black panel is attached to the left half 36a of the step 36 located on the front side of the following in-vehicle function unit, and the right half 36b of the step 36 continuing to the right is attached to the left half 36a. By attaching the dark glass of the screen display unit 41, which will be described later, this dark glass and the black panel are continuous in the vehicle width direction, and it is as if the entire stepped portion 36 is a screen display unit. Effect has been given.

  On the other hand, of the stepped portion 36, the portion offset in the vehicle width direction from the installation portion of the in-vehicle function portion, that is, the floor console portion 6 located on the center side in the vehicle width direction from the highest portion of the instrument panel raised portion 35. On the right side half 36b of the stepped portion 36, which is a front side portion and is curved so as to be directed toward the driver's seat side (left side) in plan view, is mounted on an in-vehicle device including the air conditioner unit 22 and an audio device. A screen display unit 41 including a liquid crystal display unit or an LED display unit for displaying related information is provided.

  Further, the instrument panel bottom 37 of the instrument panel recess 38 located on the driver's seat side from the highest part of the instrument panel raised portion 35 provided on the upper surface 3 of the instrument panel body 4 has a rear upper portion so as to correspond to the driver's line of sight. A bulging portion 42 that bulges toward the surface is formed, and a meter cluster portion 43 is disposed in the bulging portion 42. The meter cluster portion 43 includes a meter hood portion 44 constituting the upper wall surface of the bulging portion 42 and an instrument panel surface portion disposed on the front side of the steering wheel 34 at a position overlapping the steering wheel 34 in a rear view. 45. The instrument panel surface portion 45 is provided with a speedometer 46 and a tachometer 47 provided on the left and right sides so that information with higher importance than the information displayed on the screen display portion 41 is displayed. It is configured.

  The meter hood portion 44 that constitutes the upper wall surface of the bulging portion 42 is disposed in a range extending from the instrument panel recess 38 provided in the instrument panel body 4 and the rear inclined surface portion 10 disposed behind the instrument panel recess 38. The instrument panel surface 45 is installed on the rear inclined surface portion 10 on the rear side of the bulging portion 42, so that the driver seated in the driver's seat is placed in the upper half of the steering wheel 34. The speedometer 46 and the tachometer 47 of the instrument panel surface 45 are visible through the provided opening.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, other in-vehicle devices including an air conditioner unit 22 constituting an air conditioner, a speaker 48 for an audio device, and the like are disposed on the front side of the navigation device 20. Yes. The air conditioner unit 22 includes a blower (blower) 49, an evaporator (cooler evaporator) 50, a heater 51, and a bench duct 52 communicating with the blowout grill 19. The instrument panel recess 38 is located directly below the screen display portion 41 disposed on the side opposite to the driver's seat (right side portion), that is, the intersection of the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel body 4 and the floor console 6. The air conditioner unit 22 is disposed in the internal space of the instrument panel located below the unit.

  An instrument panel main body having an upper surface portion 3 that extends in the vehicle width direction and protrudes substantially horizontally toward the rear side of the vehicle body in front of the driver seat 1 and the passenger seat 2 disposed in the vehicle interior as described above. In the instrument panel device provided with a portion 4 and an instrument panel central portion 5 extending downward from the vehicle width direction central portion of the instrument panel main body portion 4, a lower end portion of the instrument panel central portion 5 is connected to a driver seat 1 and a passenger seat 2. Information display for displaying vehicle information on the instrument panel central portion 5 in such a way that it is connected to the front end portion of the floor console portion 6 which is installed so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and has a shift lever 7 projecting from the upper surface. Since the screen 21 is disposed and the operation units 23 to 25 for the in-vehicle device are provided at positions below the rear side and in an overlapping manner with the installation portion of the shift lever 7, the information display screen 21 and the operation for the in-vehicle device are provided. There is an advantage that the in-vehicle device operation units 23 to 25 can be appropriately operated while properly arranging the units 23 to 25 in a limited space and maintaining the visibility of the information display screen 21 in a good state. .

  That is, the central part of the instrument panel main body 4 is configured to have a convex shape that protrudes toward the rear side of the vehicle body from the left and right side parts in plan view, so that it is wide at the front part of the driver seat 1 and the passenger seat 2. The navigation device 20 having the information display screen 21 using the space portion formed in the central portion of the instrument panel main body 4 and the on-vehicle equipment while securing space and maintaining the comfortability of the occupant in a good state The operation units 23 to 25 and the like can be properly arranged. The instrument panel central portion 5 is formed with a forward inclined surface portion 15 inclined rearwardly in a side view, and a reverse inclined surface portion 16 inclined downward and forwardly continuously from a lower end portion of the forward inclined surface portion 15. Since the information display screen 21 is installed on the forward inclined surface portion 15, there is an advantage that the visibility can be ensured in a good state by installing the information display screen 21 toward the upper rear side.

  In addition, since the in-vehicle device operation units 23 to 25 are disposed on the reverse inclined surface portion 16 formed at a position overlapping the installation portion of the shift lever 7 in a rear view, the swing operation of the shift lever 7 can be performed with a compact configuration. Is prevented from being obstructed by the reverse inclined surface portion 16, and the occupant's hand holding the steering wheel 34 or the shift lever 7 is extended forward, as shown by line X in FIG. This can be appropriately rotated by, for example, picking the operation sections 23 to 25 with the lower hand.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the entire instrument panel central part 5 a is inclined downwardly in a side view without providing the reversely inclined surface part 16 in the instrument panel central part 5, and the above-described in-vehicle device operation part is provided on the inclined surface part. A structure provided with 23a to 25a is also possible. However, in this configuration, when the shift lever 7 is swung forward, the occupant's hand T holding the shift lever 7 is applied to the inclined surface portion of the instrument panel central portion 5a or the operation portions 23a to 25a for in-vehicle devices. Since the interference easily occurs, it is necessary to take measures such as disposing the shift lever 7 rearward so as to be largely separated from the instrument panel central portion 5a.

  On the other hand, when the on-vehicle equipment operation portions 23 to 25 are disposed on the reverse inclined surface portion 16 formed at a position overlapping the installation portion of the shift lever 7 in the rear view as described above, the shift lever 7 can effectively prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the passenger's hand T interferes with the reverse inclined surface portion 16 or the on-vehicle equipment operation portions 23 to 25 at the time of the swinging operation (see the broken line in FIG. 8). 5 and the shift lever 7 can be arranged in a compact manner without taking a measure such as greatly separating them, and there is an advantage that the operability with respect to the operation units 23 to 25 for in-vehicle devices can be maintained in a good state. In addition, if the hand holding the operation units 23 to 25 for in-vehicle devices is extended upward, a touch panel switch provided on the information display screen 21 or a push button switch of the navigation device 20 provided on the peripheral portion thereof is provided. As shown by the line Y in FIG. 7, it can be easily operated with good skill.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, it swells back upwards in a side view by the vehicle width direction center rear part of the instrument panel main-body part 4, and the upper part which consists of the forward-inclined surface part 15 of the instrument panel center part 5 connected to the rear-end part. A convex continuous portion 17 is formed, and is recessed downward in a side view by a lower portion composed of the reverse inclined surface portion 16 of the instrument panel central portion 5 and a front portion of the floor console portion 6 provided continuously therewith. The vehicle width which forms the recessed continuous part 18 which entered, and reaches the floor console part 6 through the instrument panel center part 5 from the center part of the instrument panel main body part 4 in the vehicle width direction by the convex continuous part 17 and the concave continuous part 18. Since the central central continuous surface portion is formed, a soft and rounded appearance can be obtained, and the occupant feels tight due to the fact that the lower portion of the instrument panel central portion 5 protrudes greatly toward the rear side of the vehicle body. There are advantages such as the receive it can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in the above-described embodiment, an accessory case portion 28 made of an ashtray or the like is formed on the concave continuous portion 18 formed by the lower portion (reverse inclined surface portion 16) of the instrument panel central portion 5 and the front portion of the floor console portion 6. And the accessory case 28 is sandwiched between the in-vehicle device operation portions 23 to 25 provided on the reverse inclined surface portion 16 and the transmission unit 29 disposed below the floor console portion 6. When the box is configured to include a box-shaped storage unit 30 that is installed in a front-down state, the space for the accessory 28 is formed by effectively using the space formed in the front part of the shift lever 7. Can be properly disposed, and can be effectively prevented from interfering with the shift lever 7 when the accessory case 28 is pulled out from the space and removed.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, while forming the instrument panel protrusion part 35 in the upper surface part 3 of the instrument panel main-body part 4, the anti-driver's seat side site | part (vehicle width direction center part site | part) of the level | step-difference part 36 provided in the rear end part Since the right half portion 36b is inclined toward the driver's seat and the screen display unit 41 is disposed at this portion, the vertical dimension thereof is set to some extent so as to ensure the visibility of the screen display unit 41. Even if it is set large, the presence of the screen is provided on the screen display unit 41 while preventing the visibility of the front of the driver's seat from being interrupted to reduce the parting ability and the driver's feeling of pressure. There is an advantage that the display information of each display unit can be properly visually recognized without being blocked by the steering wheel 34.

  In particular, as shown in the above-described embodiment, when the instrument panel bottom 37 positioned on the rear side of the stepped portion 36 provided with the screen display portion 41 is inclined rearward in accordance with the driver's line-of-sight direction. The position of the bottom of the screen display unit 41 is positioned as low as possible, and the visibility thereof can be effectively ensured while suppressing the upper end position from increasing. Therefore, it is more effective that the screen display unit 41 is disposed in the front part of the passenger compartment, so that the parting ability in the front field of view of the vehicle is reduced and the driver feels pressure. It is possible for the driver to properly grasp the information displayed on the screen display unit 41 while preventing it.

  Further, as shown in the above-described embodiment, the stepped portion 36 provided at the rear end portion of the instrument panel raised portion 35 extends from the vehicle width direction center portion of the instrument panel main body portion 4 to the driver seat side end portion. An instrument panel bottom 37 is formed between the step 36 and the instrument panel rear inclined surface, and an instrument panel surface 45 of the meter cluster 43 is disposed on the instrument panel bottom 37 in front of the steering wheel 34. According to the configuration in which the instrument panel surface portion 45 and the screen display portion 41 are offset to the left and right in a plan view, the meter cluster portion 43 and the screen display portion 41 are continuously arranged vertically in a rear view. There is no need to adopt a configuration such as ensuring visibility by positioning one of these on the upper side of the vehicle body as in the case of the arrangement. It is possible to prevent the upper end position of the display unit 41 is increased.

  Therefore, even when the size is set so that the visibility of the meter cluster unit 43 and the screen display unit 41 can be ensured, the presence of these blocks the front field of view of the vehicle and reduces the parting ability. The driver who is seated in the driver's seat and grips the steering wheel 34 without receiving a feeling of pressure, the instrument panel surface portion 45 of the meter cluster portion 43 through the opening of the steering wheel 34 or the like. There are advantages that the speedometer 46 and the tachometer 47 provided on the screen display can be properly visually recognized, and the display information on the screen display unit 41 can be appropriately visually recognized through the steering wheel 34.

  Further, as described above, the air conditioner unit 22 is accommodated at a position directly below the screen display unit 41, is located immediately after the air conditioner unit 22 in a side view, and overlaps with the air conditioner unit 22 in a rear view. When an in-vehicle device composed of the device 20 or the like is disposed, the in-vehicle device composed of the air conditioner unit 22 and the navigation device 20 or the like is effectively used by effectively utilizing the large-capacity internal space formed in the lower portion of the instrument panel. It is possible to arrange the devices properly.

  That is, in the said embodiment, in the instrument panel apparatus of the motor vehicle in which the floor console part 6 was installed so that it might hang down below from the vehicle width direction center part of the instrument panel main-body part 4, the upper end part of the said floor console part 6 was mentioned above. By being connected to the rear end of the instrument panel recess 38, a mountain-shaped portion that forms a mountain shape in a side view and bulges toward the rear side of the vehicle body is formed, and a rectangular parallelepiped vehicle comprising the navigation device 20 below the mountain-shaped portion. In addition to arranging the devices, a speaker 48 for the audio device is disposed on the front side between the navigation device 20 and the mountain-shaped portion, and the bench duct 52 of the air conditioner unit 22 is disposed on the rear side. Thus, there is an advantage that various in-vehicle devices can be efficiently arranged by effectively using the internal space of the mountain portion.

  In addition, as shown in the above embodiment, the internal space of the instrument panel located at the intersection of the instrument panel body 4 and the floor console 6, that is, the internal space formed in the center of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is the above. When the air conditioner unit 22 is disposed, it is not necessary to adopt a structure in which the air conditioner unit 22 is disposed so as to be reversed left and right between a left-hand drive car for Europe and the United States and a right-hand drive car for use in Japan. There exists an advantage that the versatility of an instrument panel apparatus can be improved effectively.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an instrument panel device according to the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the said instrument panel apparatus from the side surface. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state which looked at the said instrument panel apparatus from the back surface. It is a top view which shows the specific structure of the said instrument panel apparatus. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of an instrument panel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the effect | action of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows the comparative example of this invention.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Driver's seat 2 Passenger's seat 3 Upper surface part 4 Instrument panel main-body part 5 Instrument panel center part 6 Floor console part 7 Shift lever 15 Forward inclined surface part 16 Reverse inclined surface part 17 Convex continuous part 18 Concave continuous part 21 Information display screen 23-25 Vehicle-mounted apparatus Operation part 28 accessory compartment 29 transmission unit 30 storage part

Claims (3)

  An instrument panel main body having an upper surface portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and projects substantially horizontally toward the rear side of the vehicle body, and the instrument panel main body that extends in front of the driver and passenger seats disposed in the passenger compartment. An instrument panel device comprising an instrument panel central portion extending downward from the vehicle width direction central portion of the vehicle, wherein the lower end portion of the instrument panel central portion extends between the driver seat and the passenger seat in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. The instrument panel is continuous with the front end of the floor console that is installed and has a shift lever protruding on the upper surface, and the center part of the instrument panel protrudes from the left and right sides of the body in the plan view. In the central portion of the instrument panel, a forward inclined surface portion that is inclined downward in a side view, and a reverse inclined surface portion that is inclined forward and downward continuously from the lower end portion of the forward inclined surface portion are formed. Forward inclined surface Is installed so that the information display screen for displaying the vehicle information is directed obliquely upward at the rear, and the reverse inclined surface portion is operated on the in-vehicle device at a position overlapping with the shift lever installation portion in the rear view. An instrument panel device in which a section is arranged.   A convex continuous portion that bulges upward in the side view is formed by the rear rear center portion of the instrument panel main body portion and the upper portion of the central portion of the instrument panel connected to the rear end portion thereof. A concave continuous portion that is recessed downward in a side view is formed by the lower portion of the central portion and the front portion of the floor console portion that is continuously provided therewith, and the convex continuous portion and the concave continuous portion, The instrument panel device according to claim 1, wherein a central continuous surface portion in the vehicle width direction is formed from the central portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel main body portion to the floor console portion through the central portion of the instrument panel.   An accessory case is provided in the concave continuous part formed by the lower part of the central part of the instrument panel and the front part of the floor console part, and this accessory part is an operation part for in-vehicle devices provided on the reverse inclined surface part. The box-shaped storage part installed in the front-lowering state was provided in the space part pinched by the transmission unit arrange | positioned under the floor console part and the said floor console part, The Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Instrument panel device.

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