JP6824308B2 - Instrument panel member mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention is an instrument panel member for attaching a member such as a jack panel having various outlets such as USB and a heat control panel (heater control panel) having various operation buttons to an instrument panel arranged in front of the passenger compartment. Regarding the mounting structure.

Members such as the jack panel and heat control panel described above are attached to the instrument panel (also referred to as instrument panel) of the vehicle. As such a technique, for example, there is a switch finisher mounting structure described in Patent Document 1. In this structure, the center console (console) connected to the instrument panel is attached so as to cover a panel-shaped switch finisher having a cigarette lighter mounting hole.

At the time of this installation, the engagement piece (notch) protruding from four sides on the back surface of the switch finisher is inserted through the drop groove between the four notches of the console and slid laterally toward the engagement groove to engage. The notch provided in the joint groove and the notch provided in the locking piece are engaged with each other. The console is compatible with the instrument panel, and the switch finisher is compatible with the jack panel.

Japanese Patent No. 2602121

However, the mounting structure of Patent Document 1 is a structure in which the notch of the switch finisher overcomes the notch of the console and is fixed. Therefore, if there is any dimensional variation in the switch finisher or the like, the positions of the notches will shift and play. There was a problem of getting on.

In addition, since the switch finisher is inserted from the side of the console, there is a problem that the parting line, which is the boundary line between the console and the switch finisher, is exposed on the side surface of the console and looks bad.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides an instrument panel member mounting structure capable of mounting a member such as a jack panel or a heatcon panel on an instrument panel without rattling and looking good. The purpose is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to an instrument panel component mounting structure in which a first member and a second member are mounted on an instrument panel so as to be exposed in a vehicle.
The instrument panel includes a shelf portion extending from a surface exposed inside the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle, a notch portion provided in the shelf portion, and an engaging surface which is a part of the surface thereof. A first mounting portion for mounting the first member is provided, and the first member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the notch portion and a claw portion provided in the insertion portion and engaged with the shelf portion. The second member is arranged adjacent to the first member in a state of covering the notch when viewed from the inside of the vehicle , and the first member is attached / detached in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the external device. The second member includes a first overlapping portion that overlaps a part of the vehicle inner surface of the first member, and is on the side opposite to one end portion of the first member that overlaps with the second member. The third member is provided on the other end side of the first member, and the third member includes a second polymerization portion that overlaps the other end of the first member .

According to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an instrument panel member mounting structure in which members such as a jack panel and a heat control panel are mounted on an instrument panel with good appearance without rattling.

It is a perspective view of the member mounting structure of the instrument panel (instrument panel) in front of the vehicle interior in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the structure which attached the jack panel and the heat control panel to the instrument panel. It is a perspective view which shows the structure for attaching a jack panel and a heat control panel of an instrument panel. It is a perspective view which shows the structure when a jack panel is attached to an instrument panel. It is sectional drawing of A1-A1 of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of A2-A2 of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd member mounting structure of the instrument panel by embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the back surface side of the instrument panel which shows the positioning rib in the 4th component mounting structure of the instrument panel of embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the back surface side of the instrument panel which shows the mode in which a jack panel is engaged with a positioning rib. It is a perspective view which showed the positioning recess 21i provided in the insertion part 21d of a jack panel 21 and was seen from the side of the back surface of a jack panel.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 10. In the description, the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted. Further, in each figure, the "front and back" indicated by the arrows indicate the front-rear direction of the automobile (not shown), the "left and right" indicate the width direction of the automobile, and the "up and down" indicate the vertical vertical direction.

<Structure of Embodiment>
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a member mounting structure of an instrument panel in front of the vehicle interior according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The instrument panel (instrument panel) 11 shown in FIG. 1 is provided on both sides of the steering wheel chassis 12 in front of the driver's seat so as to extend in both directions of the vehicle width. A glove box 13 is provided in front of the passenger seat, and a tray unit 15 is provided between the driver's seat and the passenger seat.

A jack panel 21 is attached to the left side portion of the instrument panel 11 located on the front side of the tray unit 15 in an exposed state inside the vehicle. On the upper side of the jack panel 21, a heat control panel (heater control panel) 23 having a size larger than that of the jack panel 21 is mounted in an exposed state inside the vehicle. An enlarged view of this mounted state is shown in FIG. The jack panel 21 constitutes the first member according to the claim.

As shown in FIG. 2, the jack panel 21 includes two USB attachment / detachment portions 21a and 21b having openings for inserting / removing USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminals (not shown). The heat control panel 23 is provided with operation buttons such as an air conditioner, and is attached so as to cover the upper side portion of the jack panel 21. The heat control panel 23 constitutes the second member according to the claim.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure for attaching the jack panel 21 and the heat controller panel 23 of the instrument panel 11. The instrument panel 11 is provided with a jack panel mounting portion 11a (mounting portion 11a) having an opening for mounting the jack panel 21 and a heat control panel mounting portion 11b (mounting portion 11b) having an opening for mounting the heat control panel 23. There is. The jack panel mounting portion 11a constitutes the first mounting portion according to the claim. The heatcon panel mounting portion 11b constitutes the second mounting portion according to the claim.

The jack panel mounting portion 11a is provided on a surface (also referred to as an instrument panel surface) 11c exposed inside the vehicle of the instrument panel 11. The jack panel mounting portion 11a serves as an engaging surface that is a part of a shelf portion 11d extending from the surface 11c exposed inside the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle, a notch portion 11f provided in the shelf portion 11d, and the surface 11c. The jack panel 21 is attached so as to include the instrument panel surface 11c1 of the above.

The heat control panel mounting portion 11b is provided on the upper side of the surface 11c on the beam portion 11e connected via the shelf portion 11d horizontally extending to the front side of the vehicle, and the opening is provided on the shelf portion 11d on the lower side to the upper side of the surface 11c. It is formed by spreading to. That is, the shelf portion 11d connects the instrument panel surface 11c and the heat controller panel mounting portion 11b provided on the beam portion 11e. Further, the jack panel mounting portion 11a is provided with a cutout portion 11f having a shape in which the shelf portion 11d is cut out from the opening of the mounting portion 11a to the left and right.

As shown in FIG. 4, the jack panel 21 attached to the attachment portion 11 includes a claw portion 21c that enters through the left and right notch portions 11f and engages with the shelf portion 11d. As shown in FIG. 5, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A1-A1 of FIG. 4, the claw portion 21c is integrally provided above the insertion portion 21d inserted into the cavity on the vehicle front side of the instrument panel 11 from the notch portion 11f. There is. That is, when the insertion portion 21d of the jack panel 21 is inserted from the notch portion 11f to the lower side of the cavity, the claw portion 21c enters from the notch portion 11f and engages with the shelf portion 11d.

The heatcon panel 23 shown in FIG. 2 is arranged on the upper side portion of the jack panel 21 so as to cover the notches 11f (FIG. 4) on both sides when viewed from the inside of the vehicle. The heatcon panel 23 is locked by inserting the clip 23a shown in FIG. 6, which is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A2-A2 of FIG. 2, into the heatcon panel mounting portion 11b. The clip 23a protrudes from the back surface side of the heatcon panel 23.

<Effect of embodiment>
The features and effects of the member mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 of the above-described embodiment will be described. In the member mounting structure, the jack panel 21 as the first member and the heat controller panel 23 as the second member are mounted on the instrument panel 11 so as to be exposed inside the vehicle.

(1) The instrument panel 11 is formed with a jack panel mounting portion 11a as a first mounting portion for mounting the jack panel 21, a surface 11c exposed inside the vehicle, a shelf portion 11d extending from the surface 11c toward the front of the vehicle, and a shelf. A notch portion 11f provided in the portion 11d is provided. The jack panel 21 includes an insertion portion 21d that is inserted into the notch portion 11f, and a claw portion 21c that is integrally provided in the insertion portion 21d and is inserted from the notch portion 11f and engages with the shelf portion 11d. The heat control panel 23 is arranged adjacent to the jack panel 21 so as to cover the notch portion 11f when viewed from the inside of the vehicle.

According to this configuration, in the jack panel mounting portion 11a, the claw portion 21c of the jack panel 21 is inserted from the notch portion 11f of the instrument panel 11 and engages with the shelf portion 11d, so that the dimensions of the instrument panel 11 and the jack panel 21 Even if there is some variation, it can be absorbed by the elastic force of the claw portion 21c. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the jack panel 21 from sticking.

Since the notch portion 11f into which the claw portion 21c of the instrument panel 11 is inserted is covered with the heat controller panel 23, the appearance can be improved.

That is, according to the structure of the embodiment, members such as the jack panel 21 and the heat control panel 23 can be attached to the instrument panel 11 with good appearance without rattling.

(2) The instrument panel 11 is provided with a heat control panel mounting portion 11b as a second mounting portion for mounting the heat control panel 23 on the vehicle front side of the instrument panel surface 11c, and the shelf portion 11d is configured to connect the surface 11c and the heat control panel mounting portion 11b. did.

According to this configuration, since the instrument panel surface 11c and the heat control panel mounting portion 11b are connected by the shelf portion 11d, the rigidity of the heat control panel mounting portion 11b can be increased.

Further, since the claw portion 21c of the jack panel 21 is engaged by using the shelf portion 11d that reinforces the heat control panel mounting portion 11b, the component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 can be simplified.

<Attachment structure of the first member of the instrument panel>
The features of the member mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The USB attachment / detachment portions 21a and 21b provided on the jack panel 21 shown in FIG. 4 are attached / detached by inserting / removing the USB terminal (not shown) in the direction perpendicular to the surface (or instrument panel surface 11c) of the jack panel 21. Has an opening. The USB terminal constitutes the external device described in the claims. The USB attachment / detachment portions 21a and 21b constitute the external device attachment / detachment portion according to the claim.

As shown in FIG. 6, the heatcon panel 23 includes a polymerization portion 23b that overlaps the end portion 23c of the vehicle inner surface of the jack panel 21. The polymerization portion 23b is composed of a tip portion of the lower surface portion of the heat control panel 23 extending in front of the vehicle. Since the heatcon panel 23 is fixed to the heatcon panel mounting portion 11b with the clip 23a, the overlapping portion 23b is the upper side of the jack panel 21 when the jack panel 21 is displaced to the rear side due to the attachment / detachment of the USB terminal or is about to occur. The part is pressed toward the front side of the vehicle. Normally, there may be a gap between the polymerization portion 23b and the upper side portion of the jack panel 21. The polymerization section 23b constitutes the first polymerization section according to the claim.

<Effect of the first member mounting structure of the instrument panel>
The feature of the first member mounting structure of the instrument panel is that the jack panel 21 is provided with USB attachment / detachment portions 21a and 21b to which the USB terminal is attached / detached in the direction perpendicular to the instrument panel surface 11c, and the heat control panel 23 is provided with the inside of the jack panel 21. The structure is provided with a polymerization portion 23b that overlaps a part of the surface.

According to this configuration, the overlapping portion 23b of the heatcon panel 23 attached and fixed to the heatcon panel mounting portion 11b with the clip 23a overlaps a part of the vehicle inner surface of the jack panel 21. Therefore, when the USB terminal is attached / detached in the direction perpendicular to the instrument panel surface 11c, in other words, in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the jack panel 21, the load in this attachment / detachment direction can be supported by the overlapping portion 23b of the heat controller panel 23. That is, since the load applied to the jack panel 21 when the USB terminal is attached / detached can be supported by the heat controller panel 23, it is possible to prevent the jack panel 21 from loosening or coming off in the attachment / detachment direction.

<2nd member mounting structure of instrument panel>
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing another member mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 7, the heatcon panel 23 is arranged on the upper side portion of the jack panel 21, and the passenger seat side tray 25 is arranged on the lower side portion. The passenger seat side tray 25 is provided on the upper side of the glove box 13 in a curved concave shape, and a portion extending from the curved concave shape in a curved convex shape to the inside of the vehicle extends elongated to the right of the vehicle width to form a heat control panel 23. It is arranged at the lower side.

As shown in FIG. 6, the passenger seat side tray 25 includes a overlapping portion 25a that overlaps the lower side portion (the other end portion) of the vehicle inner surface of the jack panel 21. The overlapping portion 25a is composed of a tip portion of the upper surface portion of the passenger seat side tray 25 extending in front of the vehicle. This tip portion is the tip portion of the upper surface portion extending narrowly to the right side of the passenger seat side tray 25 shown in FIG. Since the back surface side of the passenger seat side tray 25 is fixed on the glove box 13, the overlapping portion 25a presses the lower side portion of the jack panel 21 toward the front side of the vehicle. Normally, there may be a gap between the polymerization portion 23b and the upper side portion of the jack panel 21. The passenger seat side tray 25 constitutes the third member according to the claim. The polymerization section 25a of the passenger seat side tray 25 constitutes the second polymerization section according to the claim.

<Effect of the second member mounting structure of the instrument panel>
The feature of the second member mounting structure of the instrument panel is that the jack panel 21 is provided with a passenger seat side tray 25 that overlaps one end (upper side portion) that overlaps with the heat control panel 23 and the other end (lower side portion) on the opposite side. The tray 25 is configured to include a overlapping portion 25a that overlaps the other end of the jack panel 21.

According to this configuration, the load applied to the jack panel 21 when the USB terminal is attached / detached can be supported not only by the overlapping portion 23b of the heat control panel 23 but also by the overlapping portion 25a of the passenger seat side tray 25. Therefore, the load applied to the jack panel 21 can be supported more firmly.

<Third member mounting structure of instrument panel>
Other component mounting structures of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
As shown in FIG. 4, the jack panel 21 has an upper side (second adjacent side) 21e adjacent to the heatcon panel 23, a lower side (third adjacent side) 21f adjacent to the passenger seat side tray 25, and an upper side 21e and a lower side 21f. It forms a rectangular shape consisting of a pair of left and right connecting sides 21g and 21h that connect one end to each other and the other end to each other. This rectangular shape has an inverted trapezoidal shape in which the upper side 21e is longer than the lower side 21f.

In the jack panel mounting portion 11a of the instrument panel 11 shown in FIG. 3, the connection sides 21g and 21h on both sides of the jack panel 21 and the parting sides (parting lines) 11g and 11h of the adjacent instrument panel surface 11c are connected to each other from top to bottom. It is tilted in the approaching direction. The mounting portion 11a (FIG. 4) having the parting sides 11g and 11h on both sides has an inverted trapezoidal shape in which the jack panel 21 can be inserted from top to bottom. Therefore, the jack panel 21 can be inserted from top to bottom between the parting sides 11g and 11h on both sides.

<Effect of instrument panel third member mounting structure>
The characteristics of the third member mounting structure of the instrument panel are that the jack panel 21 has an upper side 21e as a second adjacent side adjacent to the heat control panel 23 and a lower side 21f as a third adjacent side adjacent to the passenger seat side tray 25. It forms a rectangular shape consisting of a pair of connecting sides 21g and 21h that connect one ends and the other ends of the upper side 21e and the lower side 21f. The pair of connecting sides 21g, 21h and the parting sides 11g, 11h on both sides of the jack panel mounting portion 11a adjacent to the connecting sides 21g, 21h are configured to incline toward each other from the upper side 21e toward the lower side 21f. Therefore, the pair of inclined connection sides 21g and 21h of the jack panel 21 can be easily attached by being inserted from top to bottom between the inclined parting sides 11g and 11h on both sides of the mounting portion 11a.

Since the jack panel 21 can be inserted into the mounting portion 11a from top to bottom in this way, even if there is some dimensional variation in the mounting portion 11a of the jack panel 21 or the instrument panel 11, the jack panel can be inserted by adjusting the insertion amount. It can be adjusted so that the gap between the connecting sides 21g and 21h of 21 and the parting sides 11g and 11h of the instrument panel 11 is reduced. Therefore, the appearance of the mounted state of the jack panel 21 can be improved.

Since the upper side 21e and the lower side 21f of the jack panel 21 are hidden behind the heat control panel 23 and the passenger seat side tray 25, the connection sides 21g and 21h of the jack panel 21 and the parting sides 11g and 11h of the instrument panel 11 are as described above. Even if the gap is adjusted to be small, the appearance can be prevented from deteriorating.

<Fourth member mounting structure of instrument panel>
The fourth component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the back surface side of the instrument panel showing the positioning ribs in the fourth component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the back surface of the instrument panel showing a state in which the jack panel 21 is engaged with the positioning rib. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the back surface of the jack panel as viewed from the lateral direction, showing the positioning recess 21i provided in the insertion portion 21d of the jack panel 21.

As shown in FIG. 8, vertically long positioning ribs 11r (see FIG. 6) protruding toward the front side of the vehicle are arranged on the back surfaces 11c2 on both sides of the jack panel mounting portion 11a of the instrument panel 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the insertion portion 21d of the jack panel 21 is provided with a concave positioning recess 21i having an opening on the lower side. As shown in FIG. 9, the positioning recess 21i is fitted and engaged with the positioning rib 11r of the jack panel 21 from the outside.

When the jack panel 21 is attached to the attachment portion 11a, the insertion portion 21d is inserted into the cavity on the back side from the notch portion 11f of the instrument panel 11, and the positioning recess 21i is fitted into the positioning rib 11r from above as shown in FIG. Engage with (see FIG. 6). By this engagement, the jack panel 21 can be fixed to the instrument panel 11.

<Effect of the fourth member mounting structure of the instrument panel>
According to the fourth component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 of the above-described embodiment, the positioning recess 21i provided in the insertion portion 21d of the jack panel 21 is fitted and engaged with the positioning rib 11r of the instrument panel back surface 11c2. That is, since the insertion portion 21d engages with the portion of the instrument panel 11 whose rigidity is increased by the positioning rib 11r, the mounting rigidity of the jack panel 21 can be increased. Further, by determining the engagement position of the positioning recess 21i with the positioning rib 11r at a predetermined position, the jack panel 21 can be positioned by using the insertion portion 21d. Therefore, the positioning structure can be simplified and simplified.

<Fifth member mounting structure of instrument panel>
The fifth component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the jack panel 21 includes an interior wall 21k provided on the vehicle interior side of the insertion portion 21d at predetermined intervals. The instrument panel surface 11c1 (see FIG. 3) of the jack panel mounting portion 11a is interposed between the interior wall 21k and the insertion portion 21d.

<Effect of instrument panel fifth member mounting structure>
According to the fifth component mounting structure of the instrument panel 11 of such an embodiment, since the instrument panel surface 11c1 is sandwiched between the interior wall 21k of the jack panel 21 and the insertion portion 21d, the glaring of the jack panel 21 can be further suppressed. .. Further, even if a sink mark occurs on the instrument panel surface 11c1 when the positioning rib 11r is provided, the instrument panel surface 11c1 on which the sink mark grows can be covered with the interior wall 21k, so that the appearance can be improved.

Although the vehicle body structure according to the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention.

11 Instrument panel 11a Jack panel mounting part 11b Heacon panel mounting part 11c Surface (instrument panel surface)
11c1 Instrument panel front surface 11c2 Instrument panel back surface 11d Shelf part 11e Beam part 11f Notch part 11g, 11h Parting side 11r Positioning rib 12 Handle chassis 13 Glove box 15 Tray unit 21 Jack panel 21a, 21b USB attachment / detachment part 21c Claw part 21d (Second adjacent side)
21f lower side (third adjacent side)
21g, 21h Connection side 21i Positioning recess 21k Interior wall 23 Heacon panel (heater control panel)
23a clip 23b polymerization part (first polymerization part)
25 Passenger seat side tray 25a Polymerized part (second polymerized part)

Claims (6)

In the component mounting structure of the instrument panel, where the first member and the second member are mounted on the instrument panel so as to be exposed inside the vehicle.
The instrument panel includes a shelf portion extending from a surface exposed in the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle, a notch portion provided in the shelf portion, and an engaging surface which is a part of the surface thereof. Equipped with a first mounting part for mounting the first member
The first member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the notch portion, and a claw portion provided in the insertion portion and engaged with the shelf portion.
The second member is arranged adjacent to the first member so as to cover the notch when viewed from the inside of the vehicle .
The first member includes an external device attachment / detachment portion to which an external device is attached / detached in a direction perpendicular to the surface.
The second member includes a first polymerization portion that overlaps a part of the vehicle inner surface of the first member.
The first member includes a third member arranged on the other end side opposite to the one end portion overlapping the second member.
The member mounting structure of an instrument panel, wherein the third member includes a second polymerization portion that overlaps the other end of the first member . The instrument panel includes a second mounting portion for mounting the second member on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the surface.
The member mounting structure for an instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the shelf portion connects the surface and the second mounting portion. The first member includes a second adjacent side adjacent to the second member, a third adjacent side adjacent to the third member, and one end and the other end of the second adjacent side and the third adjacent side. Form a rectangular shape consisting of a pair of connecting sides that connect
The pair of connecting sides and the parting sides on both sides of the first mounting portion adjacent to the connecting side are inclined in a direction approaching each other from the side of the second adjacent side toward the side of the third adjacent side. The member mounting structure for an instrument panel according to claim 1 or 2 . A positioning rib is provided on the back surface of the first mounting portion of the instrument panel.
The member mounting structure for an instrument panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a positioning recess for fitting the positioning rib is provided in the insertion portion of the first member. The first member includes an interior wall separated by a predetermined interval on the vehicle interior side of the insertion portion of the first member.
The member mounting structure for an instrument panel according to claim 4 , wherein the surface of the first mounting portion is interposed between the insertion portion and the interior wall. In the component mounting structure of the instrument panel, where the first member and the second member are mounted on the instrument panel so as to be exposed inside the vehicle.
The instrument panel includes a shelf portion extending from a surface exposed in the vehicle toward the front of the vehicle, a notch portion provided in the shelf portion, and an engaging surface which is a part of the surface thereof. Equipped with a first mounting part for mounting the first member
The first member includes an insertion portion to be inserted into the notch portion, and a claw portion provided in the insertion portion and engaged with the shelf portion.
The second member is arranged adjacent to the first member so as to cover the notch when viewed from the inside of the vehicle .
The instrument panel includes a second mounting portion for mounting the second member on the front side of the vehicle with respect to the surface.
The shelf portion is a member mounting structure of an instrument panel, characterized in that the surface and the second mounting portion are connected to each other.

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