JP6996473B2 - Vehicle steering column shielding structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shielding structure of a steering column provided in a vehicle.

The following Patent Document 1 discloses this kind of shielding device. The shielding device includes a blind member, an upper holding member for attaching one end of the blind member to the instrument panel meter panel, and a lower holding member for attaching the other end of the blind member to the steering column. .. The blind member is formed of cloth, which is a flexible member, and functions to cover the gap between the instrument panel and the steering column. According to this shielding device, by covering the gap between the instrument panel and the steering column with a blind member, it is possible to make the internal parts of the instrument panel invisible from the passenger compartment side.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-235707

However, the above-mentioned shielding device has a problem that the blind member interferes with the component housed inside the instrument panel, so that the blind member is liable to wrinkle and has a poor appearance. In particular, when the steering column is movable with respect to the instrument panel, the relative position between the blind member and the parts housed inside the instrument panel changes when the steering column moves. Wrinkles and slack may occur irregularly on the blind member.
Therefore, in designing this type of shielding device, a structure for preventing deterioration of the appearance of the blind member is required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a steering column shielding structure for a vehicle, which can improve the appearance of a blind member provided between a meter panel and a steering column.

One aspect of the present invention is
The steering column of the vehicle and
The instrument panel located above the steering column and
A blind member that covers the gap between the steering column and the instrument panel,
Equipped with
The blind member has a tubular portion having a tubular shaft extending along the vehicle width direction, and the tubular portion is directly or indirectly fixed to the steering column on the lower tubular wall and on the upper tubular wall. Vehicle steering column shielding structure that is directly or indirectly fixed to the instrument panel and is configured such that the exposed cylinder wall located between the lower cylinder wall and the upper cylinder wall faces the vehicle interior. ,
It is in.

According to the shielding structure described above, the tubular portion of the blind member is directly or indirectly fixed to the steering column on the lower cylinder wall and directly or indirectly to the instrument panel on the upper cylinder wall. At this time, the exposed cylinder wall of the tubular portion of the blind member faces the passenger compartment.

As a result, even if the parts housed under the instrument panel interfere with the part of the cylindrical part other than the exposed cylinder wall and wrinkle occurs, the part where the wrinkle is generated is on the passenger compartment side by the exposed cylinder wall. By covering from the blind member, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the blind member from being deteriorated.

Since the blind member has a cylindrical portion, the exposed tubular wall of the tubular portion tends to form a convex shape toward the vehicle interior. As a result, it is possible to prevent the exposed cylinder wall of the cylindrical portion from being dented and the appearance from being deteriorated.

Further, when the steering column is movable with respect to the instrument panel, the exposed cylinder wall protrudes toward the passenger compartment even if the tubular portion of the blind member is deformed following the movement of the steering column. The state can be maintained. Therefore, the appearance of the blind member from the vehicle interior can be maintained regardless of the movement of the steering column.

As described above, according to the above aspect, it is possible to provide a steering column shielding structure for a vehicle that can improve the appearance of the blind member provided between the instrument panel and the steering column.

An exploded perspective view of the steering column shielding structure for a vehicle according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the vehicle steering column shielding structure of FIG. 1 when assembled. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the steering column is set to a first set position different from the reference set position. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the steering column is set to a second set position different from the reference set position. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the steering column is set to a third set position different from the reference set position. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the steering column is set to a fourth set position different from the reference set position. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the bride member. An exploded perspective view of the steering column shielding structure for a vehicle according to the second embodiment.

Preferred embodiments of the above embodiments will be described below.

In the vehicle steering column shielding structure, the steering column is movable so as to be able to move to a plurality of set positions with respect to the meter panel, and the steering column is from the reference set position among the plurality of set positions. When the blind member is in the rear setting position in the front-rear slide direction, the blind member has a first fixed region in the lower cylinder wall of the tubular portion on the rear side in the front-rear slide direction with respect to the second fixed region in the upper cylinder wall. It is preferably configured to be arranged in.

According to this shielding structure, since the first fixed region is on the rear side in the front-rear sliding direction with respect to the second fixed region at the rear setting position of the steering column, a backward tensile load acts on the cylindrical portion of the blind member. .. For this reason, when the steering column moves in the vertical rotation direction from the rear setting position, the part of the tubular part of the blind member on the front side of the exposed cylinder wall is loosened and accommodated under the meter panel. It is possible to prevent interference.

In the vehicle steering column shielding structure, the blind member includes a mounting seat portion extending from the lower tubular wall of the tubular portion to the rear of the vehicle, and the mounting seat portion is front and rear of the steering column side member. It is preferably fixed to the lower plate portion provided so as to form an upwardly convex curved shape when viewed in the direction.

According to this shielding structure, the mounting seat portion can be interposed between the tubular portion of the blind member and the lower plate portion of the steering column side member. Here, the mounting sheet portion is easier to follow the curved shape of the mounting sheet portion than the cylindrical portion. Therefore, the mounting work becomes simpler than the case where the tubular portion of the blind member is directly fixed to the curved lower plate portion.

In the vehicle steering column shielding structure, the blind member is preferably formed by joining the mounting seat portion to the lower cylindrical wall of the tubular portion.

According to this shielding structure, the configuration of the blind member can be simplified by adopting a structure in which the tubular portion and the mounting sheet portion are joined to each other.

In the vehicle steering column shielding structure, it is preferable that the blind member is configured such that the cylindrical portion and the mounting seat portion are made of the same material.

According to this shielding structure, the cost required for the blind member can be kept low by using the same material for the tubular portion and the mounting sheet portion of the blind member.

In the vehicle steering column shielding structure, in the blind member, the upper cylinder wall of the tubular portion is fixed to the upper plate portion provided on the meter panel side member.
The upper plate portion of the meter panel side member and the lower plate portion of the steering column side member are parallel to each other in the side view in the vehicle width direction, or the distance between them increases toward the rear of the vehicle. It is preferably arranged in.

According to this shielding structure, wrinkles and slacks are formed on the exposed tubular wall of the tubular portion of the blind member, as compared with the case where the upper plate portion and the lower plate portion are arranged so that the distance between them becomes smaller toward the rear of the vehicle. Can be suppressed.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the steering column shielding structure for a vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings.

In the drawings for explaining this embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the front of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow FR, the upper part of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow UP, and the right side of the vehicle is indicated by an arrow RH. Further, the front-back sliding direction of the steering column is indicated by the arrow D1, and the vertical rotation direction of the steering column is indicated by the arrow D2.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle steering column shielding structure (hereinafter, also simply referred to as “shielding structure”) 1 of the first embodiment is a vehicle steering column 10 and a meter arranged above the steering column 10. It includes a panel 20 and a blind member 30.

Both the steering column 10 and the meter panel 20 are made of one or a plurality of resin molded bodies made of a resin material.

The steering column 10 includes an upper cover 11, a lower cover 12 arranged below the upper cover 11, and an auxiliary panel 13 attached to the lower cover 12. An opening 10a through which a steering shaft S connected to a steering wheel (not shown) is inserted is formed between the upper cover 11 and the lower cover 12.

The auxiliary panel 13 is a steering column side member fixed to the steering column 10. The auxiliary panel 13 has a lower plate portion 13a having an upwardly convex curved shape when viewed in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of locking claws 13b each protruding downward from the lower surface of the lower plate portion 13a. ..

The auxiliary panel 13 is fixed to the lower cover 12 of the steering column 10 by fitting the plurality of locking claws 13b of the lower plate portion 13a into the plurality of locking holes 12a provided in the lower cover 12. It is configured. Further, the mounting sheet portion 32 described later of the blind member 30 is configured to be fixed to the upper surface of the lower plate portion 13a of the auxiliary panel 13.

The steering column 10 is configured to be able to move to a plurality of set positions including the set positions P0, P1, P2, P3, P4 described later with respect to the meter panel 20 by the driving force of the actuator or by manual operation. It is movable. That is, the steering column 10 has a telescopic operation of the steering wheel by adjusting the position of the front / rear slide direction (front / rear slide direction D1 in FIG. 2) with respect to the meter panel 20 and a vertical rotation direction (vertical rotation direction D2 in FIG. 2). ) Is possible to tilt the steering wheel by adjusting the position.

The meter panel 20 constitutes a part of the instrument panel of the vehicle, and includes a transparent meter cover 21 that covers a meter that displays a vehicle speed and the like, and a meter cluster 22 that is arranged below the meter cover 21. ing.

The blind member 30 is for covering the gap G which is an opening between the steering column 10 and the meter panel 20, and has a cylindrical portion 31 having a cylindrical shaft L extending along the vehicle width direction and a tubular portion. It has a mounting sheet portion 32 fixed to 31.

The tubular portion 31 is formed by rolling a flexible sheet material having flexibility into a tubular shape and joining both ends by adhesion or stitching. The dimension of the tubular portion 31 in the vehicle width direction is set to be the same as the dimension of the gap G in the same direction or larger than the dimension of the gap G in the same direction.

The tubular portion 31 has an annular cross section and has an in-cylinder space surrounded by a tubular wall. Therefore, it has a sound insulation function capable of suppressing the sound generated inside the steering column 10 from propagating from the gap G to the vehicle interior 2 by the in-cylinder space.

The tubular portion 31 is fixed to the meter cluster 22 of the meter panel 20 via the plate member 23 joined to the upper cylindrical wall 31b. In this case, the plate member 23 is interposed between the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 and the meter cluster 22 of the meter panel 20.

The cylinder axis L of the tubular portion 31 may be along the vehicle width direction, and the cylinder axis L may extend in the vehicle width direction or the cylinder axis L may be at a predetermined angle with respect to the vehicle width direction. A form that is inclined and extended is included. Further, the cylindrical axis L of the tubular portion 31 may be a straight line or a curved line.

The plate member 23 is a meter panel side member fixed to the meter panel 20. The plate member 23 has an upper plate portion 23a having an upwardly convex curved shape when viewed in the front-rear direction, and a plurality of locking claws 23b each protruding upward from the upper surface of the upper plate portion 23a. ..

The plate member 23 is configured to be fixed to the meter cluster 22 by fitting a plurality of locking claws 23b of the upper plate portion 23a into a plurality of locking holes (not shown) provided in the meter cluster 22. Has been done. Further, the upper tubular wall 31b of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is configured to be fixed to the lower surface of the upper plate portion 23a.

The mounting sheet portion 32 is made of the same sheet material (flexible sheet material having flexibility) as the tubular portion 31, and is configured to extend from the lower cylindrical wall 31a of the tubular portion 31 to the rear of the vehicle. ing. The blind member 30 is formed by joining the upper surface of one end portion 32a of the mounting sheet portion 32 to the lower cylindrical wall 31a of the tubular portion 31. That is, the blind member 30 has a divided structure composed of two sheet materials.

As the sheet material constituting the tubular portion 31 and the mounting sheet portion 32 of the blind member 30, it is preferable to use a sheet material typically made of a resin material such as polyurethane, polyvinyl chloride, or an olefin elastomer. Further, it is preferable to use a sheet material having a sheet thickness of about 0.6 to 0.8 mm.

The lower surface of the mounting seat portion 32 opposite to the tubular portion 31 is fixed to the lower plate portion 13a provided on the auxiliary panel 13, and is fixed to the steering column 10 via the auxiliary panel 13. In this case, the mounting seat portion 32 is interposed between the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 and the auxiliary panel 13 of the steering column 10.

Regarding the assembly of the shielding structure 1, it is preferable to manufacture in advance a modular product in which the blind member 30 is attached to the meter panel 20 via the plate member 23 and is attached to the auxiliary panel 13. At this time, since the blind member 30 has the tubular portion 31, the entire circumference of the tubular wall of the tubular portion 31 can be used as a fixing portion for each of the steering column side member and the meter panel side member. Therefore, the mounting workability when fixing the blind member 30 is excellent. After that, the assembly of the shielding structure 1 is completed by attaching the auxiliary panel 13 of the manufactured module product to the lower cover 12 of the steering column 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is indirectly fixed to the steering column 10 on the lower cylinder wall 31a and indirectly fixed to the meter panel 20 on the upper cylinder wall 31b. It is configured in.

Here, "indirectly" with respect to the steering column 10 means a form in which another member is interposed between the lower tubular wall 31a of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 and the steering column 10. According to this embodiment, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is fixed to the steering column 10 via another member. This separate member may be an element on the steering column 10 side that constitutes a part of the steering column 10, or may be an element on the blind member 30 side that constitutes a part of the blind member 30.

Similarly, with respect to the meter panel 20, "indirect" refers to a form in which another member is interposed between the upper tubular wall 31b of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 and the meter panel 20. According to this embodiment, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is fixed to the meter panel 20 via another member. This separate member may be an element on the meter panel 20 side that constitutes a part of the meter panel 20, or may be an element on the blind member 30 side that constitutes a part of the blind member 30.

In the blind member 30, the first fixed region 33 in the lower cylindrical wall 31a of the tubular portion 31 is a region joined by suturing with the mounting sheet portion 32. Further, the second fixed region 34 in the upper cylindrical wall 31b of the tubular portion 31 is a region joined by adhesion with the upper plate portion 23a of the plate member 23.

When the steering column 10 is at the reference setting position P0, which is the initial position, the positions of the first fixed region 33 and the second fixed region 34 are substantially the same in the front-rear slide direction D1 and are orthogonal to the front-rear slide direction D1. Arranged so as to overlap each other.

The tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 can be divided into four parts in the circumferential direction of the cylinder wall: a lower cylinder wall 31a, an upper cylinder wall 31b, an exposed cylinder wall 31c, and a front cylinder wall 31d. All of these four parts form a substantially rectangular shape in the unfolded state.
If necessary, the front cylinder wall 31d may be included in at least one of the lower cylinder wall 31a and the upper cylinder wall 31b.

The exposed cylinder wall 31c is a portion of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 located between the lower cylinder wall 31a and the upper cylinder wall 31b. The exposed cylinder wall 31c is configured to face the vehicle interior 2 and has a convex shape so as to protrude toward the vehicle interior 2. The exposed cylinder wall 31c extends along an arc having a predetermined radius of curvature. The exposed cylinder wall 31c is composed of a part of the tubular portion 31, and protrudes toward the vehicle interior 2 not only when the steering column 10 is at the reference setting position P0 but also within the movable range of the steering column 10. It is possible to maintain the state of the steering wheel.

The front cylinder wall 31d is a portion of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 located between the lower cylinder wall 31a and the upper cylinder wall 31b on the front side of the exposed cylinder wall 31c. The front cylinder wall 31d has a convex shape toward the front, and is configured to maintain a state of protruding forward within the movable range of the steering column 10 like the exposed cylinder wall 31c.

Therefore, even if the front cylinder wall 31d and the lower cylinder wall 31a of the tubular portion 31 are wrinkled due to interference with the component 40 housed below the meter panel 20, the front cylinder wall 31d and the lower side are lower. The side cylinder wall 31a is covered with the exposed cylinder wall 31c, and the occupant cannot visually recognize the occurrence of wrinkles from the passenger compartment 2.

In the above-mentioned shielding structure 1, the upper plate portion 23a of the plate member 23 and the lower plate portion 13a of the auxiliary panel 13 are parallel to each other in the side view in the vehicle width direction, or the distance between them is rearward of the vehicle. It is preferable to arrange it so that it becomes larger as it goes toward it.

By arranging the upper plate portion 23a and the lower plate portion 13a in this way, the blind member is arranged so that the distance between the upper plate portion 23a and the lower plate portion 13a becomes smaller toward the rear of the vehicle. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of slack and wrinkles on the exposed cylinder wall 31c among the tubular portions 31 of 30.

Further, in the above-mentioned shielding structure 1, it is preferable that the lower plate portion 13a of the auxiliary panel 13 is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the front-rear sliding direction D1. As a result, it is possible to prevent the tubular portion 31 from being crushed by the tip portion of the lower plate portion 13a on the blind member 30 side.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 6, a state when the steering column 10 on the movable side moves with respect to the meter panel 20 on the fixed side will be described.

As shown in FIG. 3, the steering column 10 is set to the first set position P1 by moving upward from the reference setting position P0 in the vertical rotation direction D2 by the tilt operation.

When the steering column 10 is in the first set position P1, the distance A between the upper plate portion 23a of the plate member 23 and the lower plate portion 13a of the auxiliary panel 13 is narrower than that in the reference set position P0. At the first set position P1, the thickness of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 in the vertical rotation direction D2 is smaller than that at the reference set position P0.

Further, when the steering column 10 is in the first set position P1, the positions of the first fixed region 33 and the second fixed region 34 of the blind member 30 are substantially the same in the front-rear slide direction D1 and are orthogonal to the front-rear slide direction D1. They are arranged so as to overlap each other in the direction of the blinds.

At the first set position P1, the radius of curvature that defines all or part of the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is smaller than that at the reference setting position P0, but the exposed cylinder wall 31c is the passenger compartment. The protruding state toward 2 is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 4, the steering column 10 is set to the second set position P2 by moving forward from the reference setting position P0 in the front-rear slide direction D1 by a telescopic operation.

When the steering column 10 is in the second set position P2, the distance B between the steering column 10 and the meter cluster 22 is narrower than in the reference set position P0. At the second set position P2, the thickness of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 in the vertical rotation direction D2 hardly changes from the time of the reference set position P0.

Further, when the steering column 10 is in the second set position P2, the first fixed region 33 of the blind member 30 is arranged on the front side in the front-rear slide direction D1 with respect to the second fixed region 34.

In this second set position P2, the radius of curvature that determines all or part of the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is the same as in the case of the reference setting position P0, and the exposed cylinder wall 31c is the passenger compartment 2. The state of protrusion is maintained toward.

As shown in FIG. 5, by setting the steering column 10 at the third set position P3, both the above-mentioned interval A and the interval B are minimized. At the third set position P3, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is crushed diagonally upward and forward. At this time, the thickness of the cylindrical portion 31 in the vertical rotation direction D2 and the length in the front-back slide direction D1 are both minimized.

Further, when the steering column 10 is in the third set position P3, the first fixed region 33 of the blind member 30 is arranged on the front side in the front-rear slide direction D1 with respect to the second fixed region 34.

At the third setting position P3, the radius of curvature that defines all or part of the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is smaller than that at the reference setting position P0, but the exposed cylinder wall 31c is the passenger compartment. The protruding state toward 2 is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 6, by setting the steering column 10 at the fourth set position P4, the above-mentioned interval A and interval B are both maximized. At the fourth set position P4, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is pulled diagonally downward and backward. At this time, the thickness of the cylindrical portion 31 in the vertical rotation direction D2 and the length in the front-back slide direction D1 are both maximized.

Further, when the steering column 10 is at the fourth set position P4, which is the rear setting position moved backward from the reference setting position P0 in the front-rear slide direction D1, the first fixed region 33 is in the front-rear slide direction with respect to the second fixed region 34. It is arranged on the rear side of D1. That is, in this fourth set position P4, the relationship between the relative positions of the first fixed region 33 and the second fixed region 34 is reversed in the front-back direction with respect to the other set positions P1, P2, and P3.

At the fourth setting position P4, the radius of curvature that defines all or part of the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is larger than that at the reference setting position P0, but the exposed cylinder wall 31c is the passenger compartment. The protruding state toward 2 is maintained.

The blind member 30 may be plastically deformed and hardened due to the influence of environmental temperature or the like, but since it is fixed to both the steering column side member and the meter panel side member, the steering column 10 is set at a plurality of set positions. When moving between, it is deformed by receiving compressive and tensile loads from both. Therefore, it is possible to secure the desired follow-up performance of the blind member 30 when the steering column 10 moves.

The operation and effect of the above-mentioned first embodiment will be described below.

According to the shielding structure 1, the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is indirectly fixed to the steering column 10 on the lower tubular wall 31a and indirectly fixed to the meter panel 20 on the upper tubular wall 31b. .. At this time, the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 faces the vehicle interior 2.

As a result, even if the component 40 housed under the meter panel 20 interferes with a portion of the tubular portion 31 other than the exposed cylinder wall 31c to cause wrinkles, the portion where the wrinkles are generated is exposed to the exposed cylinder wall. By covering the blind member 30 from the vehicle interior 2 side with the 31c, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the blind member 30 from being deteriorated.

Since the blind member 30 has the tubular portion 31, the exposed tubular wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 tends to form a convex shape toward the vehicle interior 2. As a result, it is possible to prevent the exposed cylindrical wall 31c of the tubular portion 31 from being dented and having a poor appearance.

Further, even if the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is deformed following the movement of the steering column 10, the exposed tubular wall 31c can be maintained in a protruding state toward the vehicle interior 2. Therefore, regardless of the movement of the steering column 10, that is, when the steering column 10 moves to any of the plurality of set positions P0, P1, P2, P3, and P4 with respect to the meter panel 20, the blind from the vehicle interior 2 It is possible to maintain a good-looking state of the member 30.

Therefore, it is possible to provide the shielding structure 1 that can improve the appearance of the blind member 30 provided between the meter panel 20 and the steering column 10.

According to the above-mentioned shielding structure 1, in the fourth position P4 which is the rear setting position of the steering column 10, the first fixed region 33 is on the rear side of the second fixed region 34 in the front-rear slide direction D1, so that the blind member 30 A backward pulling load acts on the tubular portion 31 of the. Therefore, when the steering column 10 moves from the fourth position P4 in the vertical rotation direction D2, the portion of the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 on the front side of the exposed tubular wall 31c loosens and is below the meter panel 20. It is possible to prevent the component 40 housed in the vehicle from interfering with the component 40.

According to the shielding structure 1 described above, the mounting sheet portion 32 can be interposed between the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 and the lower plate portion 13a of the auxiliary panel 13. Here, the mounting sheet portion 32 is easier to follow the curved shape of the lower plate portion 13a than the cylindrical portion 31. Therefore, the mounting work becomes simpler than the case where the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 is directly fixed to the curved lower plate portion 13a.

According to the above-mentioned shielding structure 1, the configuration of the blind member 30 can be simplified by adopting a structure in which the tubular portion 31 and the mounting sheet portion 32 are joined to each other.

According to the above-mentioned shielding structure 1, the cost required for the blind member 30 can be kept low by using the same material for the tubular portion 31 and the mounting sheet portion 32 of the blind member 30.

According to the shielding structure 1 described above, the blind member 30 with high versatility can be provided by appropriately changing the dimensions of the sheet material constituting the tubular portion 31 of the blind member 30 according to the vehicle type.

As an example of modification particularly related to the shielding structure 1, an embodiment in which the division structure (number of sheet materials and division location) of the blind member 30 is appropriately changed can also be adopted.

In the modification shown in FIG. 7, the blind member 30 includes a lower cylinder wall 31a, an upper cylinder wall 31b, and a front cylinder wall 31d of the cylindrical portion 31, a sheet material constituting the mounting sheet portion 32, and a cylinder. The lower cylinder wall 31a, the upper cylinder wall 31b, and one sheet material constituting the exposed cylinder wall 31c of the shaped portion 31 are sewn together. That is, in this modified example, the number of sheet materials is the same as in the case of FIG. 2, but the divided portion of the sheet material in the blind member 30 is different from the case of FIG. In this modification, each sheet material can be divided into a plurality of sheets as needed.

Next, other embodiments related to the first embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. In other embodiments, the same elements as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same elements will be omitted.

(Embodiment 2)
As shown in FIG. 8, the shielding structure 101 of the second embodiment differs from that of the shielding structure 1 of the first embodiment only in the structure of the blind member 130. In the shielding structure 101, the blind member 130 having the tubular portion 31 and the mounting sheet portion 32 is formed by rolling a flexible sheet material into a cylindrical shape and joining one end portion to the lower cylindrical wall 31a. It is formed. That is, while the blind member 30 of the first embodiment is composed of two sheet materials, the blind member 130 is composed of one sheet material.
Other configurations are the same as those in the first embodiment.

According to the second embodiment, the number of parts of the shielding structure 101 can be suppressed to be smaller than that of the shielding structure 1 of the first embodiment.
Other than that, it has the same effect as that of the first embodiment.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various applications and modifications can be considered as long as the object of the present invention is not deviated. For example, the following embodiments to which the above-described embodiments are applied can also be implemented.

In the above-described embodiment, the tubular portion 31 of the blind members 30 and 130 is indirectly fixed to the steering column 10 on the lower cylinder wall 31a and indirectly fixed to the meter panel 20 on the upper cylinder wall 31b. As an example, instead of this, a structure in which the tubular portion 31 of the blind members 30 and 130 is directly fixed to the steering column 10 on the lower tubular wall 31a and the tubular portion 31 of the blind members 30 and 130 are placed on the upper side. A structure that is directly fixed to the meter panel 20 on the cylinder wall 31b can also be adopted.

When adopting a structure in which the tubular portions 31 of the blind members 30 and 130 are directly fixed to the steering column 10 on the lower tubular wall 31a, the mounting seat portion 32 can be omitted, or the mounting seat can be omitted. A portion corresponding to the portion 32 can be provided on the steering column 10 or the steering column side member.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the tubular portion 31 and the mounting sheet portion 32 of the blind members 30 and 130 are made of the same material has been illustrated, but instead, the tubular portion 31 and the mounting seat portion 32 are different. It can also be composed of materials. For example, the tubular portion 31 is made of a flexible sheet made of a resin material such as urethane, polyvinyl chloride, and an olefin elastomer, and the mounting sheet portion 32 is formed by a sheet having a lower flexibility than the flexible sheet. Can be configured.

In the above-described embodiment, the shielding structures 1, 101 applied to the movable steering column 10 have been exemplified, but the shielding structures 1, 101 are applied to a fixed steering column that does not move with respect to the meter panel 20. You can also.

1,101 Vehicle steering column shielding structure 2 Vehicle interior 10 Steering column 13 Auxiliary panel (steering column side member)
13a Lower plate part 20 Meter panel 23 Plate member (Meter panel side member)
23a Upper plate part 30,130 Blind member 31 Cylindrical part 31a Lower cylinder wall 31b Upper cylinder wall 31c Exposed cylinder wall 32 Mounting sheet part 33 First fixed area 34 Second fixed area D1 Front and rear slide direction L Cylindrical shaft G Gap P0 Reference setting position P4 Rear setting position P0, P1, P2, P4 Setting position

Claims (6)

The steering column of the vehicle and
The instrument panel located above the steering column and
A blind member that covers the gap between the steering column and the instrument panel,
Equipped with
The blind member has a tubular portion having a tubular shaft extending along the vehicle width direction, and the tubular portion is directly or indirectly fixed to the steering column on the lower tubular wall and on the upper tubular wall. Vehicle steering column shielding structure that is directly or indirectly fixed to the instrument panel and is configured such that the exposed cylinder wall located between the lower cylinder wall and the upper cylinder wall faces the vehicle interior. .. The steering column is movable so as to be able to move to a plurality of setting positions with respect to the instrument panel, and the steering column is located at a rear setting position in the front-rear slide direction from the reference setting position among the plurality of setting positions. When, the blind member is configured such that the first fixed region of the tubular portion on the lower tubular wall is arranged on the rear side in the front-rear sliding direction with respect to the second fixed region on the upper tubular wall. , The vehicle steering column shielding structure according to claim 1. The blind member includes a mounting seat portion extending rearward from the lower tubular wall of the tubular portion, and the mounting seat portion is convex upward when viewed in the front-rear direction on the steering column side member. The vehicle steering column shielding structure according to claim 1 or 2, which is fixed to a lower plate portion provided so as to form a curved shape. The vehicle steering column shielding structure according to claim 3, wherein the blind member is formed by joining the mounting seat portion to the lower cylindrical wall of the tubular portion. The vehicle steering column shielding structure according to claim 4, wherein the blind member is configured such that the cylindrical portion and the mounting seat portion are made of the same material. In the blind member, the upper cylindrical wall of the tubular portion is fixed to the upper plate portion provided on the meter panel side member.
The upper plate portion of the meter panel side member and the lower plate portion of the steering column side member are parallel to each other in the side view in the vehicle width direction, or the distance between them increases toward the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle steering column shielding structure according to any one of claims 3 to 5, which is arranged in the vehicle.

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