JPH0224680Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] a. Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a decorative garnish to an automobile instrument panel.

b. Prior Art Conventional garnish mounting structures of this type include those shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example. In the figure, 1 is a garnish, and in the vehicle width direction there are a plurality of mounting embossments 2 with a V-shaped cross section,
2,... are arranged in a row. The back surface of the vehicle front side inclined wall 2a of this mounting embossing 2 is overlapped with the inclined front wall 3a ₁ of the mounting portion 3a raised in a chevron shape of the instrument panel 3, and the insertion hole 2a ₁ bored in the inclined wall 2a. The mounting screw 4 inserted into the slanted front wall 3a ₁ is screwed and tightened into the screw hole 3a ₂ drilled in the inclined front wall 3a 1, and the garnish 1 is attached to the instrument panel 3.
is attached to. In this example, the inclined wall 2a of the mounting embossing 2 on the garnish 1, which is the seating surface of the mounting screw 4, is inclined and the screw tightening direction is diagonally rearward, so that the tool does not interfere with the windshield. , the work of attaching and detaching the garnish 1 is easy. [1977 (Showa 52) Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
(Refer to the parts catalog "Nitsun Silvia" (S10 model) published by Nippon Steel Corporation.) Furthermore, there is another mounting structure for the garnish as shown in Fig. 7.The garnish 1 has multiple working holes 5. A separate V-shaped bracket 6 is provided at a portion corresponding to the working hole 5 on the back side of the garnish 1.The front and rear ends of this bracket 6 are fixed to the garnish 1 by welding W ₁ and W _2, respectively. The back surface of the vehicle front side inclined wall 6a of the bracket 6 is overlapped with the inclined front wall 3a1 of the mounting portion 3a of the instrument panel 3, which is raised in a chevron shape, as in the above _example , and is perforated in the inclined wall 6a. Mounting screw 4 inserted into the insertion hole 6a ₁ provided
is screwed into a screw hole 3a ₂ formed in the inclined front wall 3a ₁ and tightened, thereby attaching the garnish 1 to the instrument panel 3. The working hole 5 is covered with a blind cover 7. Note that 8 is an instrument pad. In this example as well, since the vehicle front side inclined wall 6a of the bracket 6 is inclined, the workability of attaching and detaching the garnish 1 is good as in the previous example.

c Problems to be solved by the invention However, in the case of the former structure, the head of the mounting screw 4 is housed in the mounting embossment 2 that is recessed from the general surface of the garnish 1, so although it looks good, Since the mounting embossing 2 and the mounting screws 4 were still exposed, the appearance was not perfect.

Furthermore, in the latter structure, since the blind lid 7 is provided, the drawbacks of the former are eliminated. However, since the latter weld W ₂ mark is not visible from the passenger's eye E because it is not visible from the passenger's eye E, the front weld W ₁ mark is clearly visible, and in the end it looks good in places other than the mounting area. There was a problem that the product's quality was adversely affected.

The present invention has been made to solve these problems, and aims to provide a mounting structure that improves the appearance of the garnish, enhances its marketability, and improves the rigidity of the garnish.

d Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a rectangular working hole covered by a blind cover, and a rectangular working hole covered with a blind cover is formed in the garnish. A tongue piece that serves as a seating surface for a mounting screw pointing downward is provided protrudingly, and a V-shaped bracket is provided at a portion corresponding to the working hole on the back side of the garnish, and the sloped wall of this bracket on the front side of the vehicle is The bracket is overlapped and connected to the tongue piece, and the vehicle rear end of the bracket is connected to the vehicle rear end of the garnish hidden behind the instrument panel, and the vehicle front inclined wall of the bracket is connected to the vehicle rear end of the garnish hidden behind the instrument panel. The mounting screw, which is overlapped with the inclined mounting part and passed through the insertion hole of the tongue piece and the insertion hole of the vehicle front side inclined wall, is screwed and tightened into the screw hole of the inclined mounting part, so that the garnish is attached to the instrument panel. This is a garnish mounting structure characterized by being attached to a garnish.

e. Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings, with the same reference numerals assigned to the same parts as in the prior art.

1 and 2, a rectangular working hole 5 covered by a blind cover 7 is bored in the garnish 1, and the inner edge of the working hole 5 on the front side of the vehicle is provided with a mounting screw whose tip is directed diagonally downward. A tongue piece 9 that is integral with the garnish 1 and serves as a seating surface for the garnish 1 is provided in a protruding manner. The locking claw 7a attached to the blind lid 7 is connected to the working hole 5.
By being locked to the inner edge of the holder, it does not come off easily. A V-shaped bracket 10 is provided at a portion corresponding to the working hole 5 on the back side of the garnish 1, and a sloped wall 10a of this bracket 10 on the vehicle front side overlaps the tongue piece 9, and the sloped wall 10a A locking hook _10a1 formed at the end of the bracket 10 is locked in a locking hole 9a projecting from the tongue 9, so that the end of the bracket 10 is connected to the tongue 9. The downwardly bent and extended end portion 10b1 of the vehicle rear side inclined wall 10b, which is longer than the vehicle front side inclined wall 10a, of the bracket ₁₀ is connected to the flange 1a which is the vehicle rear side end of the garnish 1 hidden in the instrument pad 8. Polymerized and joined by welding W ₃ . The vehicle front side inclined wall 10a of the bracket 10 is attached to an inclined mounting portion 3 formed on the instrument panel 3.
b and an insertion hole 9b formed in the tongue piece 9.
and an insertion hole 10a ₂ bored in the inclined wall 10a.
The mounting screw 4 inserted through the slanted mounting portion 3b is screwed and tightened into the screw hole 3b1 formed in the inclined mounting portion _3b , thereby attaching the garnish 1 to the instrument panel 3.

With this configuration, the tongue piece 9 constituting the mounting part,
The mounting screws 4, etc. and the connecting portion of the bracket 10 to the garnish 1 on the front side of the vehicle are covered by the blind cover 7, and the connecting portion of the bracket 10 on the rear side of the vehicle is hidden by the instrument pad 8, so that the appearance of the garnish is very good. Product quality improves. Further, since the tongue piece 9 of the garnish overlaps with the vehicle front inclined wall 10a of the bracket 10, the rigidity is significantly improved. Further, the mounting work of the bracket 10 to the garnish 1 is very easy, since one end is hooked and locked, and the other end is welded together.

In addition, in the present invention, instead of providing the locking hole 9a of the tongue piece 9 and the locking hook portion 10a1 of the bracket 10 that is locked in the locking hole _9a of the tongue piece 9 in the above embodiment, an end portion of the vehicle front side inclined wall 10a of the bracket 10 is provided. may be directly connected to the tongue piece 9 by welding.

FIG. 3 shows another example of the invention. In this example, the horizontally oriented end portion _10b2 of the vehicle rear inclined wall 10b of the bracket 10 is overlapped with the back surface of the general surface portion of the garnish 1, and this overlapping portion is joined by welding _W4 . This joint portion is hidden by the instrument pad 8 as in the first embodiment, and the same effects as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

FIG. 4 shows yet another embodiment of the present invention. In this example, the vehicle rear side end of the garnish 1 and the horizontally oriented end _10b2 of the vehicle rear side inclined wall 10b of the bracket 10 are joined by fleming _10b3 . This joint portion is also hidden by the instrument pad as in each of the embodiments described above, and the same effects as in each of the embodiments described above can be obtained.

f. Effects According to the present invention, the garnish looks good, its marketability is improved, and the rigidity of the garnish is also improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention Fig. 2-
2 is a partially omitted perspective view showing an embodiment of the present invention with the blind lid removed; FIG. 3 is a sectional view of main parts showing another embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing still another embodiment, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the entire garnish, and FIG.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the - line in FIG. 5, respectively, showing a conventional example. 1... Garniture, 1a... Flange (vehicle rear end of the garnish), 3... Instrument panel, 3b... Inclined mounting part, 3b ₁ ... Screw hole, 4... Mounting screw, 5... Work Hole, W ₁ ,
W ₂ , W ₃ ... welding, 7 ... blind lid, 8 ... instrument pad, 9 ... tongue piece, 9b ... insertion hole, 10 ...
Bracket, 10a... Inclined wall on the front side of the vehicle, 1
0a ₂ ...Insertion hole, 10b...Vehicle rear side inclined wall,
10b ₁ ... End of the bracket on the rear side of the vehicle.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A rectangular working hole covered with a blind lid is bored in the garnish, and a tongue piece is provided on the inner edge of the working hole on the front side of the vehicle, the tip of which is directed diagonally downward, and serves as a seating surface for the mounting screw. A V-shaped bracket is provided on the back side of the garnish at a portion corresponding to the working hole, and the sloped wall of this bracket on the vehicle front side overlaps and is connected to the tongue piece, and the vehicle rear side end of the bracket overlaps and is connected to the tongue piece. The bracket is connected to the vehicle rear side end of the garnish hidden in the instrument panel, and the vehicle front side inclined wall of the bracket is overlapped with the inclined mounting part of the instrument panel, and the tongue piece insertion hole and the vehicle front side inclined wall are connected to each other. The garnish mounting structure is characterized in that the garnish is mounted to the instrument panel by the mounting screw inserted through the insertion hole being screwed into and tightened into the screw hole of the inclined mounting portion.