JP6182089B2 - Instrument panel structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an instrument panel structure including an instrument panel and a meter hood provided on the instrument panel and having an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the meter unit.

  An instrument panel structure including an instrument panel and a meter hood provided on the instrument panel and having an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the meter unit is known as a conventional technique.

  In this instrument panel structure, the meter hood is provided integrally or separately from the instrument panel.

  Here, when the meter hood is provided separately from the instrument panel, it is necessary to cover the back surface of the meter unit in terms of appearance. Therefore, for example, in the one shown in Patent Document 1, the front end portion of the meter hood is engaged with the instrument panel.

JP2011-46314A (FIG. 5)

  By the way, for example, when the meter hood covers the side and the lower side of the meter unit, the meter hood is assembled to the instrument panel from the rear side of the vehicle body, but factors such as the driving posture of the occupant and the front view of the occupant in the vertical direction Accordingly, the upper surface portion of the meter unit may be disposed above the upper surface portion of the instrument panel.

  In this case, if the front end of the upper surface of the meter hood is directly extended to the upper surface of the instrument panel and engaged with the instrument panel, the length of the meter hood in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body becomes relatively long, and the front space of the meter unit Is wasted.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to provide the front end portion of the upper surface portion of the meter hood so as to hang down to the upper surface portion of the instrument panel.

  However, in this case, if the meter hood is to be assembled to the instrument panel from the rear side of the vehicle body, as described above, the upper surface of the meter unit is disposed above the upper surface of the instrument panel. The trajectory may be obstructed by the meter unit. In addition, it is conceivable to make the locus of the meter hood complex so that the meter hood is not obstructed by the meter unit, but doing so may damage peripheral devices including the meter unit, which is also not preferable.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a point, and the object of the present invention is to ensure the workability of assembling the meter hood while shortening the length of the meter hood in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a rear engagement portion on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member, and the rear engagement portion is positioned more than the upper surface portion of the meter unit in a direction orthogonal to the assembly direction of the meter hood. It is arranged on the upper surface side of the meter hood.

  Specifically, the present invention is directed to an instrument panel structure including an instrument panel and a meter hood provided on the instrument panel and having an upper surface portion covering the upper side of the meter unit. The solution was taken.

That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the front end portion of the upper surface portion of the meter hood is provided with a space upward from the upper surface portion of the instrument panel and overlaps the upper surface portion of the instrument panel in plan view. A gap between the upper surface portion of the instrument panel and the upper portion, which has an upper portion and is provided to extend in the vehicle width direction in front of the meter unit on the vehicle body and on the lower back side of the upper portion. The meter hood is assembled to the instrument panel and the vertical wall member from the rear side of the vehicle body, and the upper surface of the meter unit is the upper surface of the instrument panel. It is arranged above the section, and on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member, the rear for fixing the meter hood to the vertical wall member A joint portion is provided, and the rear engagement portion is disposed on the upper surface portion side of the meter hood with respect to the upper surface portion of the meter unit in a direction orthogonal to the assembly direction of the meter hood. To do.

  According to this, the front end portion of the upper surface portion of the meter hood has an upper portion that is spaced upward from the upper surface portion of the instrument panel, and the vertical wall member is located in front of the meter unit body. And it is provided to extend in the vehicle width direction on the lower back side of the upper part, and covers the gap between the upper part of the instrument panel and the upper part, so the upper part of the meter hood extends to the upper part of the instrument panel It is possible to prevent the back surface of the meter unit from being exposed.

  Further, a rear engagement portion for fixing the meter hood to the vertical wall member is provided on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member, and the meter hood is positioned more than the upper surface of the meter unit in a direction perpendicular to the assembly direction of the meter hood. Since it is arrange | positioned at the upper surface part side, it can suppress that the assembly locus | trajectory of a meter hood is inhibited by a meter unit.

  As described above, it is possible to ensure the workability of assembling the meter hood while shortening the length of the meter hood in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.

  In a second aspect based on the first aspect, the vertical wall member is fixed to the front side surface of the meter unit. The vertical wall member is attached to the instrument wall on the front side of the vehicle body. The front engagement part for fixing to a ment panel is provided.

  According to this, since the vertical wall member is being fixed to the vehicle body front side surface of a meter unit, it can suppress that the assembly man-hour to the instrument panel of a meter hood, a meter unit, and a vertical wall member increases. .

  Moreover, since the front engaging part for fixing a vertical wall member to an instrument panel is provided in the vehicle body front side surface of the vertical wall member, the vertical wall member clamped between the meter hood and the instrument panel Can be more firmly fixed. For this reason, the rigidity of the vertical wall member can be further improved.

  In a third aspect based on the second aspect, a plurality of the front engagement portions are provided at intervals in the vehicle width direction, and the rear engagement portions are adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction. It is arrange | positioned between the engaging parts.

  According to this, since the rear engagement portion is disposed between the front engagement portions adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction, the rigidity of the rear engagement portion with respect to the assembled load when the meter hood is assembled is ensured. be able to. Further, the engagement force between the meter hood and the vertical wall member applied to the vertical wall member can be efficiently transmitted to the instrument panel, and the half engagement of the vertical wall member with the instrument panel and the meter hood can be suppressed. it can.

  According to a fourth invention, in any one of the first to third inventions, the meter hood protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the meter unit on at least one side in the vehicle width direction, and the meter unit It further has a projecting portion that covers the in-vehicle device other than the above, and the projecting portion is provided with an engaging portion for fixing the meter hood to the instrument panel. .

  By the way, as in the fourth aspect of the invention, when a protruding portion that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the meter unit and covers on-vehicle equipment other than the meter unit is provided on at least one side of the meter hood in the vehicle width direction. Increasing the number of engaging parts as the hood protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction increases the insertion force applied to the engaging part when the meter hood is assembled to the instrument panel and vertical wall member. There is a possibility that a part of the part is half-engaged. In particular, when the meter hood is engaged with a plurality of members as in the second invention, half-engagement is likely to occur in a relatively low rigidity member. On the other hand, if the number of engaging portions is reduced, it is difficult to keep the distance between the members constant, and there is a risk of deteriorating the appearance, and in some cases, noise may be generated.

  As described above, the present invention is particularly useful when the protruding portion configured as described above is provided. That is, according to the present invention, the engaging portion is provided on the protruding portion on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the meter unit while the number of the engaging portions is relatively large. And meter hood can be reliably engaged.

  According to a fifth invention, in the fourth invention, the assembly direction of the meter hood is a substantially horizontal direction, and the in-vehicle device is a louver attached to the projecting portion. .

  By the way, as in the fifth invention, when the protruding portion covers the louver, the louver communicates with the downstream end portion of the air duct extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and in the substantially horizontal direction (the conditioned air blown from the air conditioner outlet is The assembly direction of the meter hood (louver) needs to be substantially horizontal so that it flows behind the vehicle body and substantially horizontally.

  For this reason, the present invention is particularly useful in the case of the protrusion configured as described above.

  According to a sixth invention, in any one of the first to fifth inventions, the vertical wall member is formed with a rear protrusion that protrudes rearward of the vehicle body, and the rear engagement portion is formed by the rear It is arrange | positioned at the top part of a convex part, or its vicinity.

  According to this, the rear convex portion protruding rearward of the vehicle body is formed on the vertical wall member, and the rear engagement portion is disposed at or near the top of the rear convex portion. The assembling load in can be received at the top of the high-strength rear protrusion protruding in the direction opposite to the assembling direction of the meter hood. For this reason, the rigidity of the base end part of the back engagement part with respect to the assembly load at the time of the assembly of the meter hood can be ensured, and the half engagement between the meter hood and the vertical wall member can be suppressed.

  In a seventh aspect based on the sixth aspect, the vertical wall member is formed with a front recess that is recessed forward of the vehicle body, and the meter hood is attached to the vertical wall member at the bottom of the front recess. A guide portion for guiding the meter hood to the vertical wall member when being fixed is provided.

  According to this, the front recessed part recessed in the vehicle body front is formed in the vertical wall member, and when the meter hood is fixed to the vertical wall member, the guide part for guiding the meter hood to the vertical wall member is Since it is provided at the bottom of the recess, the meter hood can be easily fixed to the vertical wall member, and the workability of assembling the meter hood to the vertical wall member can be sufficiently secured without damaging peripheral devices. .

  According to the present invention, the front end portion of the upper surface portion of the meter hood has an upper portion that is spaced upward from the upper surface portion of the instrument panel, and the vertical wall member is positioned forward of the meter unit. The upper portion of the meter hood extends from the upper surface of the instrument panel to the upper surface of the instrument panel. Without being extended, it is possible to suppress the back of the meter unit from being exposed, and a rear engaging portion for fixing the meter hood to the vertical wall member is provided on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member, Since the meter hood is arranged closer to the upper surface of the meter hood than the upper surface of the meter unit in the direction perpendicular to the direction of the meter hood, Can be suppressed from being inhibited by the knit, described above, while shortening the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body length of the meter hood, it is possible to secure the assembling operability of the meter hood.

It is a top view which shows the instrument panel structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the principal part of the instrument panel structure from the vehicle body front side. It is a top view which shows the principal part of an instrument panel structure. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 3. It is the front view which looked at the meter hood from the vehicle body rear side. It is the perspective view which looked at the meter hood from the vehicle body front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the integrated meter unit and the vertical wall member from the vehicle body rear side. It is the rear view which looked at the integrated meter unit and the vertical wall member from the vehicle body front side. It is a top view which shows the meter unit and vertical wall member which were integrated. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the instrument panel, the integrated meter unit and the vertical wall member, and the meter hood from the vehicle body rear side. It is the perspective view which looked at the vertical wall member from the vehicle body front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the vertical wall member from the vehicle body rear side.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The following description of the preferred embodiments is merely exemplary in nature and is not intended to limit the invention, its application, or its use.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an instrument panel structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, and this instrument panel structure includes a vehicle instrument panel 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as an instrument panel 1). The instrument panel 1 is made of resin, and a front end portion thereof extends in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude forward of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a front defroster air outlet 10 a that blows defroster air from an air conditioning unit (not shown) to the front window glass 2 on the vehicle body front end side of the substantially horizontal upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1. Is formed. The front defroster air outlet 10a extends in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude forward of the vehicle body along the front end portion of the instrument panel 1 at the center in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front engagement claw 72 provided in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the substantially vertical vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1 for fixing a vertical wall member 7 to be described later to the instrument panel 1. Engagement holes 11a (only one is shown in FIG. 4) are respectively formed in the portions corresponding to. The vertical wall portion 11 extends downward from the rear end portion of the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1. Further, engagement holes 11b for fixing the meter hood 5 to the instrument panel 1 are formed in portions corresponding to the engagement claws 53c described later in the vertical wall portion 11 (see FIG. 12). .

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4 to 6, a front window glass 2 is provided in front of the vehicle body of the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1, and the front window glass 2 is a front end of the instrument panel 1. It extends in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude forward of the vehicle body along the portion. Further, the front window glass 2 extends in a substantially straight line so as to incline upward toward the rear of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 5, an air duct 3 through which conditioned air from the air conditioning unit passes is provided at the front of the instrument panel 1, and this air duct 3 is below the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1 and The instrument panel 1 is disposed so as to extend in the vehicle width direction in front of the vehicle body of the vertical wall portion 11 and to communicate with an air conditioner outlet 53a described later and an opening 11c of the vertical wall portion 11. The downstream end 30 of the air duct 3 is substantially horizontally in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body so that the conditioned air blown from the air conditioner outlet 53a flows substantially horizontally behind the vehicle body and substantially coincides with the assembly direction of the meter hood 5 described later. Extending in the direction. Specifically, the downstream end 30 of the air duct 3 is slightly inclined downward as it goes forward of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, an instrument panel member 4 that reinforces the vehicle body is provided in front of the vehicle body of the vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1. The instrument panel member 4 is arranged in the vehicle width direction. It extends to.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, a resin meter hood 5 is attached to the upper left half of the instrument panel 1, and a meter unit (instrument) 6 such as a speedometer is attached to the meter hood 5. Arranged. The meter hood 5 is assembled to the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7 from the vehicle body rear side (occupant side). The assembly direction of the meter hood 5 to the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7 is the front side of the vehicle body and the substantially horizontal direction (see the arrow in FIG. 4). Specifically, the assembly direction is a direction that slightly inclines downward toward the front of the vehicle body. Further, the meter hood 5 is vertically divided into two parts, and an upper surface part 50 covering the upper side of the meter unit 6 and a lower divided body 51 in which a meter opening 51a in which the meter unit 6 is disposed is formed. I have. Thereby, the meter hood 5 covers the upper side, the side and the lower side of the meter unit 6.

  The upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 is composed of a plate-like member extending in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude upward, and spreads in the vehicle width direction as going forward of the vehicle body. Further, the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 extends substantially linearly so as to incline downward as it goes forward of the vehicle body in a cross-sectional view in the vehicle width direction. The front end portion of the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 has an upper portion 52 provided at a distance from the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1. That is, the upper part 52 floats upward from the upper surface part 10 of the instrument panel 1. The upper portion 52 overlaps the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1 in plan view. A convex portion 52a that extends in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction so as to protrude forward of the vehicle body is formed at the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the upper portion 52, and on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the convex portion 52a, Recesses 52b extending in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction are formed so as to be recessed. The convex portion 52a projects forward of the vehicle body from both ends of the upper portion 52 in the vehicle width direction. Further, the front end portion of the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 is engaged with the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1 on both sides in the vehicle width direction rather than both ends in the vehicle width direction of the upper portion 52.

  When the meter hood 5 is fixed to the vertical wall member 7 at a position corresponding to a guide claw 73 to be described later, the meter hood 5 is vertically installed in the center portion in the vehicle width direction on the rear surface at the front end portion of the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5. A guide hole 50a for guiding the wall member 7 is formed. On the both sides in the vehicle width direction of the guide hole 50a, the meter hood 5 is attached to a portion corresponding to a rear engagement claw 74 described later. Engagement holes 50b for fixing to each other are formed.

  The lower divided body 51 is composed of an arch-shaped plate member that swells upward, and the instrument opening 51a extending in the vehicle width direction is formed through the center portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction.

  The lower divided body 51 is formed with protruding portions (projecting portions) 53 that protrude outward in the vehicle width direction from the meter unit 6 on both sides in the vehicle width direction. Both ends of the body 51 in the vehicle width direction are configured.

  The protrusion 53 is formed with an air conditioner outlet 53a for blowing out conditioned air from the air conditioning unit to the passenger compartment. A louver 54 (vehicle equipment other than the meter unit) is attached to the air conditioner outlet 53a. Is (sub-assembled). Thereby, the louver 54 is covered with the protrusion 53. The louver 54 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body and in a substantially horizontal direction so as to substantially coincide with the extension direction of the downstream end 30 of the air duct 3. Specifically, the louver 54 is slightly inclined downward as it goes forward of the vehicle body. A side defroster air outlet 53b for blowing defroster air from the air conditioning unit to a door window glass (not shown) is formed on the upper surface side of the protrusion 53 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the protrusions 53, 53.

  A plurality of engaging claws 53c (engaging portions) for fixing the meter hood 5 to the instrument panel 1 are provided on the vehicle body front side surface of the projecting portion 53 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the projecting portions 53, 53. On the other hand, on the vehicle body front side surface of the projecting portion 53 on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, an engaging claw 53c (engaging portion) for fixing the meter hood 5 to the instrument panel 1 is formed. Are formed (two in this embodiment). The engaging claws 53c are fitted into the corresponding engaging holes 11b of the instrument panel 1. Thereby, the protrusion 53 is fixed to the instrument panel 1.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the upper surface portion (upper end portion) 60 of the meter unit 6 is inclined downward as it goes to both sides in the vehicle width direction. Furthermore, the upper surface portion 60 of the meter unit 6 is inclined downward as it goes to the front of the vehicle body in a sectional view in the vehicle width direction. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper surface portion 60 of the meter unit 6 is disposed above the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1. As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, fixing portions 61 for fixing the meter unit 6 to the instrument panel 1 are respectively provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the lower end portion of the meter unit 6. The part 61 is fixed to the vertical wall part 11 of the instrument panel 1 with a fastening member such as a screw.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 6, 9 to 11, 13, and 14, on the front side of the vehicle body at the top of the meter unit 6 and below the back surface of the upper portion 52 of the meter hood 5, A substantially vertical plate-like vertical wall member 7 is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction over substantially the entire vehicle width direction of the meter unit 6, and the vertical wall member 7 is made of resin and is an instrument panel. 1 and the upper portion 52 of the meter hood 5 is covered. A front recess 70 extending in the vehicle width direction so as to be recessed from the lower portion 7s of the vertical wall member 7 to the front of the vehicle body is formed in the vehicle width direction central portion of the upper portion 7u of the vertical wall member 7. The lower end portion of the front concave portion 70 and the central portion in the vehicle width direction of the lower portion 7l of the vertical wall member 7 are connected by a substantially horizontal flat portion 7h. The front recess 70 has an upper portion 70a on the upper side and a lower portion 70b on the lower side that is recessed forward of the vehicle body relative to the upper portion 70a. A substantially horizontal stepped portion 70c is formed in a step shape between the upper portion 70a and the lower portion 70b. Between this step part 70c and the plane part 7h, the rib-shaped connection part 7r which connects both these 70c and 7h is formed. Further, on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the front concave portion 70, rear convex portions 71 that extend in a curved shape in the vehicle width direction are formed so as to protrude rearward from the lower portion 7s of the vertical wall member 7 respectively. Thereby, the upper part 7u of the vertical wall member 7 has a wave shape in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body. Further, the vertical wall member 7 is inserted into the insertion holes 7n formed at the both ends in the vehicle width direction of the lower wall 7s so that the upper end of the vertical wall member 7 protrudes upward from the meter unit 6. It is fixed to the back surface (front side surface of the vehicle body) of the meter unit 6 with a fastening member such as a screw.

  Box-shaped projections 7a projecting forward of the vehicle body are formed at the vehicle width direction central portion and both ends in the vehicle width direction at the lower end portion of the vehicle body front side surface of the vertical wall member 7, respectively. Is formed with a front engaging claw 72 (front engaging portion) for fixing the vertical wall member 7 to the instrument panel 1. Thereby, the front engaging claw 72 is provided in the vehicle width direction center part and the vehicle width direction both ends in the lower end part of the vehicle body front side surface of the vertical wall member 7, respectively. Thus, three (plural) front engagement claws 72 are provided at intervals in the vehicle width direction. The front engaging claws 72 are fitted into the corresponding engaging holes 11 a of the instrument panel 1.

  A guide claw 73 (for guiding the meter hood 5 to the vertical wall member 7 when the meter hood 5 is fixed to the vertical wall member 7 is provided at the upper end of the vehicle body rear side surface at the bottom (valley) of the front recess 70. On the other hand, a rear engaging claw 74 for fixing the meter hood 5 to the vertical wall member 7 is formed at the upper end portion of the vehicle body rear side surface in the vicinity of the top portion (mountain portion) of each rear convex portion 71. (Rear engagement portions) are formed. As a result, the guide claws 73 are provided at the center in the vehicle width direction at the upper end of the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member 7, and the rear engagement claws 74 are provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction. The guide claw 73 is guided and engaged with the guide hole 50 a of the meter hood 5. The rear engagement claw 74 is disposed closer to the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 than the upper surface portion 60 of the meter unit 6 in a direction orthogonal to the assembly direction of the meter hood 5. Specifically, the rear engagement claw 74 is disposed above the upper surface portion 60 of the meter unit 6. Further, the rear engagement claw 74 is disposed between the front engagement claws 72 and 72 adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction. Then, the rear engagement claws 74 are fitted into the corresponding engagement holes 50 b of the meter hood 5.

Next, a procedure for attaching the meter hood 5, the meter unit 6 and the vertical wall member 7 to the instrument panel 1 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 and the like. First, the lower portion 7s of the vertical wall member 7 is preliminarily attached to the meter unit 6. Stop with a fastening member on the back. Next, the front engaging claw 72 provided on the front side surface of the vehicle body of the vertical wall member 7 is inserted into the engaging hole 11a of the vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1 and the fixing portion 61 of the meter unit 6 is instrumented. Fastened to the vertical wall 11 of the panel 1 with a fastening member. Thereby, the meter unit 6 and the vertical wall member 7 are fixed to the vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1. Next, the meter hood 5 is pressed against the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7, and in this process, the engaging claws 53 c provided on the vehicle body front side surface of the protruding portion 53 of the meter hood 5 are connected to the vertical wall of the instrument panel 1. The guide claw 73 provided on the rear side of the vehicle body of the vertical wall member 7 is inserted and guided into the guide hole 50a of the meter hood 5 and is engaged. A rear engaging claw 74 provided on the rear side surface of the vehicle body of the wall member 7 is inserted and engaged with the engaging hole 50 b of the meter hood 5. Thereby, the meter hood 5 is fixed to the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7, and the vertical wall member 7 connects the instrument panel 1, the meter hood 5, and the meter unit 6. Alternatively, the guide hook 73 provided on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member 7 is inserted and guided into the guide hole 50a of the meter hood 5 to be engaged with the rear wall member provided on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member 7. After the joint claw 74 is inserted and engaged with the engagement hole 50 b of the meter hood 5, the engagement claw 53 c provided on the vehicle body front side surface of the protrusion 53 of the meter hood 5 is connected to the vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1. The engaging hole 11b may be inserted and engaged.
The meter hood 5, the meter unit 6, and the vertical wall member 7 are attached to the instrument panel 1 in the manner described above.

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As described above, according to the present embodiment, the front end portion of the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 has the upper portion 52 provided at a distance upward from the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1. The wall member 7 is provided so as to extend in the vehicle width direction in front of the meter unit 6 on the vehicle body and on the lower side of the back surface of the upper portion 52, and covers the gap between the upper surface portion 10 and the upper portion 52 of the instrument panel 1. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the back surface of the meter unit 6 from being exposed without extending the upper surface portion 50 of the meter hood 5 to the upper surface portion 10 of the instrument panel 1.

  Further, a rear engagement claw 74 for fixing the meter hood 5 to the vertical wall member 7 is provided on the rear side surface of the vehicle body of the vertical wall member 7 and is disposed above the upper surface portion 60 of the meter unit 6. It is possible to prevent the meter hood 5 from being obstructed by the meter unit 6.

  From the above, it is possible to secure the workability of assembling the meter hood 5 while shortening the longitudinal length of the meter hood 5 in the vehicle body direction.

  Moreover, since the vertical wall member 7 is being fixed to the back surface of the meter unit 6, it can suppress that the assembly man-hour to the instrument panel 1 of the meter hood 5, the meter unit 6, and the vertical wall member 7 increases. it can.

  Further, since the front engaging claws 72 for fixing the vertical wall member 7 to the instrument panel 1 are provided at the vehicle width direction central portion and both ends of the vehicle body front side surface of the vertical wall member 7, the meter hood 5 7s of the vertical wall member 7 sandwiched between the vertical wall portion 11 of the instrument panel 1 and the instrument panel 1 can be more firmly fixed. For this reason, the rigidity of the front recessed part 70 and the back convex part 71 of the vertical wall member 7 can be improved further.

  Further, the instrument panel 1 can receive the assembly load applied to the front side of the vehicle body on the vertical wall member 7 when the meter hood 5 is assembled. For this reason, the assembly workability | operativity of the meter hood 5 can fully be ensured.

  Further, since the rear engagement claw 74 is disposed between the front engagement claws 72 and 72 adjacent to each other in the vehicle width direction, the rigidity of the rear engagement claw 74 with respect to the assembled load when the meter hood 5 is assembled. Can be secured. Further, the fitting force (engagement force) between the meter hood 5 and the vertical wall member 7 applied to the vertical wall member 7 can be efficiently transmitted to the instrument panel 1, and the instrument panel 1 and the meter hood of the vertical wall member 7 can be transmitted. The half-fitting (half-engagement) with 5 can be suppressed.

  By the way, when the protrusion part 53 which protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the meter unit 6 and covers the louver 54 is provided on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the meter hood 5 as in this embodiment, the vehicle width of the meter hood 5 When the number of engaging portions is increased along with the outward projection, the insertion force applied to the engaging portion when the meter hood 5 is assembled to the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7 is increased. There is a possibility that part of the half-fitting. In particular, when the meter hood 5 is engaged with two members of the instrument panel 1 and the vertical wall member 7 as in this embodiment, half-fitting is likely to occur in a relatively low-rigidity member. On the other hand, if the number of engaging portions is reduced, it is difficult to keep the distance between the members constant, and there is a risk of deteriorating the appearance, and in some cases, noise may be generated.

  As described above, this embodiment is particularly useful when the protruding portion 53 configured as described above is provided. That is, according to the present embodiment, the engaging claws 53c are provided on the protrusion 53 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the meter unit 6 while the number of the engaging claws 53c and 74 is relatively large. The rear engagement claw 74 of the wall member 7 and the engagement hole 50b of the meter hood 5 can be reliably fitted.

  By the way, when the protrusion 53 covers the louver 54 as in the present embodiment, the louver 54 communicates with the downstream end 30 of the air duct 3 extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and substantially in the horizontal direction (from the air conditioner outlet 53a). The assembly direction of the meter hood 5 (louver 54) needs to be set to a substantially horizontal direction so that the conditioned air blown out flows substantially horizontally behind the vehicle body.

  For this reason, this embodiment is particularly useful in the case of the protrusion 53 configured as described above.

  Further, the rear convex portion 71 protruding rearward of the vehicle body is formed on the vertical wall member 7, and the rear engagement claw 74 is disposed near the top of the rear convex portion 71, so that the meter hood 5 is assembled. Can be received at the top of the high-strength rear protrusion 71 protruding in the direction opposite to the direction in which the meter hood 5 is assembled. For this reason, the rigidity of the base end part of the back engagement claw 74 with respect to the assembly load at the time of the assembly of the meter hood 5 can be ensured, and the half-fitting between the meter hood 5 and the vertical wall member 7 can be suppressed. it can.

  A front recess 70 that is recessed forward of the vehicle body is formed in the vertical wall member 7, and guide claws for guiding the meter hood 5 to the vertical wall member 7 when the meter hood 5 is fixed to the vertical wall member 7. 73 is provided at the bottom of the front recess 70, the meter hood 5 can be easily fixed to the vertical wall member 7, and the vertical wall of the meter hood 5 can be obtained without damaging peripheral devices including the meter unit 6. Assembling workability to the member 7 can be sufficiently ensured.

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In the said embodiment, although the meter hood 5 was provided in the left half of the instrument panel 1, you may provide not only in this but in the vehicle width direction center part of the instrument panel 1, for example.

  In the above embodiment, the meter hood 5 covers the upper side, the side, and the lower side of the meter unit 6. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the meter hood 5 may cover only the meter unit 6 (ie, the meter hood 5). 5 may be configured only by the upper surface portion 50), or only the upper side and the side of the meter unit 6 may be covered.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the assembly | attachment direction of the meter hood 5 was made into the direction which inclines below slightly as it goes to the vehicle body front, it is good not only in this but a horizontal direction, and it may be slightly as it goes to the vehicle body front. The direction may be inclined upward.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the vertical wall member 7 was integrated with the meter unit 6, these do not need to be integrated.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the engaging part concerning this invention was comprised by the engaging claws 53c, 72, and 74, you may comprise not only this but an engaging hole, for example. In this case, the engagement holes 11a, 11b, and 50b are constituted by engagement claws, for example.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the protrusion part 53 was formed in the vehicle width direction both sides of the lower side division body 51, you may form in the vehicle width direction one side.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the louver 54 was covered with the protrusion part 53, you may cover the information display apparatus provided not only in this but with the meter unit 6 integrally or separately.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the back engaging claw 74 was arrange | positioned in the apex vicinity of the back convex part 71, you may arrange | position in the top part of the back convex part 71. FIG.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the guide part concerning this invention was comprised by the guide nail | claw 73, you may comprise not only this but a guide hole, for example. In this case, the guide hole 50a is constituted by, for example, a guide claw.

  As described above, the instrument panel structure according to the present invention can be applied to applications that require ensuring the workability of assembling the meter hood while shortening the longitudinal length of the meter hood in the vehicle body direction.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 10 Upper surface part 5 Meter hood 50 Upper surface part 52 Upper part 53 Projection part 53c Engagement claw (engagement part)
54 Louver 6 Meter unit 60 Upper surface portion 7 Vertical wall member 70 Front concave portion 71 Rear convex portion 72 Front engagement claw (front engagement portion)
73 Guide claw (guide part)
74 Rear engagement claw (rear engagement part)

Claims (7)

An instrument panel structure provided with an instrument panel and a meter hood provided on the instrument panel and having an upper surface portion covering the top of the meter unit,
The front end portion of the upper surface portion of the meter hood has an upper portion that is provided with an interval upward from the upper surface portion of the instrument panel and overlaps the upper surface portion of the instrument panel in plan view .
A vertical wall member is provided to extend in the vehicle width direction in front of the meter unit and below the upper portion, and covers a gap between the upper surface portion of the instrument panel and the upper portion. ,
The meter hood is assembled from the vehicle body rear side to the instrument panel and the vertical wall member,
The upper surface portion of the meter unit is disposed above the upper surface portion of the instrument panel,
A rear engagement portion for fixing the meter hood to the vertical wall member is provided on the vehicle body rear side surface of the vertical wall member,
The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the rear engagement portion is disposed closer to the upper surface portion of the meter hood than the upper surface portion of the meter unit in a direction orthogonal to the assembly direction of the meter hood. In the instrument panel structure according to claim 1,
The vertical wall member is fixed to the vehicle body front side surface of the meter unit,
An instrument panel structure characterized in that a front engaging portion for fixing the vertical wall member to the instrument panel is provided on the front side surface of the vertical wall member. In the instrument panel structure according to claim 2,
A plurality of the front engagement portions are provided at intervals in the vehicle width direction,
The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the rear engagement portion is disposed between adjacent front engagement portions in the vehicle width direction. In the instrument panel structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The meter hood further protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction from the meter unit on at least one side in the vehicle width direction, and further includes a protruding portion that covers an in-vehicle device other than the meter unit,
An instrument panel structure, wherein the protrusion is provided with an engaging portion for fixing the meter hood to the instrument panel. In the instrument panel structure according to claim 4,
The meter hood assembly direction is substantially horizontal,
The instrument panel structure characterized in that the in-vehicle device is a louver attached to the protruding portion. In the instrument panel structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The vertical wall member has a rear protrusion that protrudes rearward of the vehicle body,
The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the rear engagement portion is arranged at a top portion of the rear convex portion or in the vicinity thereof. In the instrument panel structure according to claim 6,
The vertical wall member is formed with a front recess recessed in front of the vehicle body,
An instrument panel structure characterized in that a guide portion for guiding the meter hood to the vertical wall member when the meter hood is fixed to the vertical wall member is provided at the bottom of the front recess. .

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