JPH04193648A - Structure of air bag of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enhance a sense of integrity between air bag lids and an instrument panel and better the appearance of an air bag by making the parting line of the air bag lids continue to the boundary line of the color of the instrument panel, and also making the color of each air bag lid continue to the color of the instrument panel. CONSTITUTION:An air bag device 5 having a pair of upper and lower air bag lids 3, 4 for the passenger seat side opening 2 of an instrument panel 1 is disposed and the upper and lower air bag lids 3, 4 are different in color at their respective surfaces 3a, 4a both of which face the inside of an automobile. The instrument panel 1 is divided by a boundary line L1 into upper and lower portions 1a, 1b which are different in color and material. In this case, the parting line L2 of each air bag lid 3, 4 is continued to the boundary line L1 for the color of the instrument panel 1 and the surfaces 3a, 4a are equivalent in color to the upper and lower portions 1a, 1b of the instrument panel 1, respectively. Thereby a sense of integrity between the air bag lids 3, 4 and the instrument panel 1 is obtained.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an airbag structure for an automobile, particularly to an airbag structure for a passenger seat side.

(Prior Art) Generally, it is known that an airbag device for the passenger seat is provided in an automobile in order to protect the passenger seat occupant from impact force in the event of a collision (for example, Utility Model Publication No. 1-811
(See Publication No. 54).

Such airbag devices include those with one airbag lid and those with two airbag lids.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) Since this airbag lid is attached to constitute a part of the instrument panel, it is required to be compatible with the instrument panel.

In addition, for instrument panels, there are requests to use parts of different colors due to design requirements, etc. In that case, if the boundary line of the color intersects the part where the airbag device is located, the airbag device If the sense of continuity is lost in the area where the instrument panel is located, there is a problem that the appearance of the instrument panel in that area will be extremely degraded.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an airbag structure for an automobile that improves the appearance of an instrument panel when an air pack device for an automobile on the passenger seat side is provided having two upper and lower airbag lids. The purpose is to provide the following.

(Means for Solving the Problem) The invention of claim (1) is based on an air pack device for an automobile having upper and lower airbag lids, wherein the upper and lower airbag lids are arranged on surfaces facing into the vehicle interior. In addition to the different colors, the upper and lower parts of the instrument panel differ in color from the boundary line extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body, and the parting line of the upper and lower airbag lids and the color boundary line of the instrument panel are continuous, and The color of the upper airbag lid corresponds to the color of the instrument panel above the boundary line, and the color of the lower airbag lid corresponds to the color of the instrument panel below the boundary line.

In the invention of claim (2), the upper part of the instrument panel is formed of a hard material and the lower part of the instrument panel is formed of a soft material, and the upper and lower airbag lids are formed of the upper part of the instrument panel. The upper airbag lid is made of soft material and the lower airbag lid is made of hard material, respectively.

In the invention according to claim (3), a position regulating means for regulating the relative position at least in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is interposed between the upper and lower airbag lids and the instrument panel.

(Function) According to the invention of claim (1), the parting lines of the upper and lower airbag lids are continuous with the boundary line of the color of the instrument panel, and the color of the upper and lower airbag lids is continuous with the color of the instrument panel. Since the colors correspond to the upper and lower boundary lines of the panel, the upper and lower airbag lids blend in with the instrument panel, creating a sense of unity.

According to the invention of claim (2), the upper airbag lid is made of a soft material and the lower airbag lid is made of a hard material so as to correspond to the instrument panel.
It will match the instrument panel in terms of texture.

According to the invention of claim (3), the position regulating means for regulating the position at least in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is interposed between the upper and lower airbag lids and the instrument panel. The color boundary line and the parting lines of the upper and lower airbag lids do not deviate in the vertical direction.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In FIG. 1 showing the front part of an automobile cabin, 1 is an instrument panel, and an opening 2 is formed on the passenger seat side of the instrument panel.
．． An airbag device 5 having 4 is provided. The airbag lids 3 and 4 of the airbag device 5 are disposed so as to correspond to the surface of the instrument panel 1 and the road surface, respectively.

Further, in the airbag device 5, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4 are connected to an inflator 8 inside them via upper and lower hinge members 6, 7. Airbag case 1 that stores airbag 9
It is attached to the top and bottom surfaces of 0.

Further, the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4 have different colors on the surfaces 3a and 4a facing into the vehicle interior. On the other hand, in the instrument panel 1 as well, the colors of the upper part 1a and the lower part 1b differ from each other along with the materials, with the boundary line L1 serving as a boundary.

Therefore, when the airbag device 5 is attached to the instrument panel 1, the parting line L2 of the upper and lower airbag lids 3 and 4 and the color boundary line L1 of the instrument panel 1 are continuous, and , surfaces 3a and 4 of each of the airbag lids 3 and 4
The color a corresponds to the color of the upper part 1a and the lower part 1b of the instrument panel 1, and the airbag lid 3°4 of the airbag device 5 when the airbag device 5 is installed.
A sense of unity is created between the airbag device 5 and the instrument panel 1, and the appearance of the area around the airbag device 5 on the instrument panel 1 is not spoiled.

The airbag lids 3 and 4 are longer than the airbag case 10 in the left-right direction, and recesses 3b, 3b, 4b, and 4b are formed on the back side of the portions that extend longer than the airbag case 10. ing. on the other hand,
As shown in FIG. 6, a peripheral flange portion 11 is formed in the opening 2 of the instrument panel 1 to which the airbag device 5 is attached, and the recesses 3b, 3b, 4b, 4b are formed in the peripheral flange portion 11. Protrusion 11 with corresponding positional relationship
a, lla, lla, lla are provided protrudingly. Thus, the protrusions 11a, lla, lla.

By fitting 11a into the recesses 3b, 3b, 4b, and 4b, the relative position between the airbag lids 3 and 4 and between the instrument panel 1 and the airbag lids 3 and 4 in the vertical and horizontal directions of the vehicle body can be determined. The position regulating means A is configured so as not to impair the sense of unity between the airbag lids 3 and 4 and the instrument panel 1 as described above.

Furthermore, the upper and lower hinge members 6, 7 are attached to the airbag lids 3, 4 by means of rivets 12, 13 to the mounting portion 10a of the airbag case 10.

10b are each fitted with another rivet 14.15, the distance between the rivets 13.15 on the lower hinge member 7 being longer than the distance between the rivets 12.14 on the upper hinge member 6. This makes the lower hinge member 7 more flexible and absorbs variations in dimensions of the steering support member (not shown), instrument panel frame (not shown), etc. to which the airbag case 10 is attached. The protrusions 11a, lla, lla.

11a and the recesses 3b, 3b, 4b, 4b, and between the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4 and between the airbag lids 3, 4 and the instrument panel 1.
This makes it possible to prevent any relative deviation from occurring between the two.

Note that, instead of increasing the distance between the rivet fixings, the thickness of the hinge member may be reduced to make it easier to bend.

In addition, the upper airbag lid 3 has a skin material 16
The lower airbag lid 3 is made of a soft material with a urethane foam material 17 provided therein.
The urethane foam material 19, which is harder than the urethane foam material 17, is provided in the interior of the urethane foam material 17. Matching is also attempted.

Further, inside the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4, an adjustment plate 20 is provided between both the airbag lids 3, 4 to ensure consistency of the airbag lids 3, 4 at the parting line L2. The adjustment plate 2o is fixed to the upper and lower airbag lids 3 and 4 with pins 21 and 21. Note that the adjustment plate 20 is provided with a concave groove 20a extending in the left-right direction substantially corresponding to the birch-r lug line L2, and the airbag 9
When the airbag 9 is inflated, the adjustment plate 20 is cut at the groove 20a, so that it does not interfere with the inflation of the airbag 9.

In addition, in FIG. 1, 31 is an air conditioning switch panel;
2 is an audio tuner cassette, 33 is an audio C
D, 34 is an ashtray.

With the above configuration, the parting line L2 of the upper and lower airbag lids 3 and 4 and the color boundary line L1 of the instrument panel 1 are continuous, and
Since the colors of the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4 above correspond to the colors above and below the boundary line L1 of the instrument panel 1, the upper and lower airbag lids 3, 4
The instrument panel 1 becomes more familiar with the instrument panel 1, creating a sense of unity and enhancing its appearance.

In addition, the upper airbag lid 3 is made of a soft material and the lower airbag lid 4 is made of a hard material, so the airbag lid 3.4 matches the instrument panel 1 in terms of texture as well. It creates a sense of physical sensation, and from this point of view, it also improves the appearance.

Furthermore, between the upper and lower airbag lids 3.4 and the instrument panel 1, airbag lids 3,
4, as well as the relative position between the instrument panel 1 and the airbag lids 3 and 4 in the vertical and horizontal directions of the vehicle body. There is no deviation in the relative position between the instrument panel 1 and the airbag lid 3.4 in the vertical and horizontal directions of the vehicle body, which is advantageous in terms of improved appearance. In particular, the color boundary line L1 of the instrument panel l and the upper and lower airbag lids 3 and 4, which are most disadvantageous in terms of improving the appearance,
If the positional relationship between the parting line L2 and the parting line L2 is eliminated and the parting line L2 is aligned with the parting line L2, the appearance will be improved to some extent, so it is sufficient to provide at least a positioning means for regulating the position in the vertical direction of the vehicle body.

In the above embodiment, the upper airbag lid 3 is made of soft material.
In order to make the lower airbag lid 4 a hard material, it is possible to change the hardness of the urethane foam materials 17 and 19 provided inside, as shown in FIG. It goes without saying that the urethane foam material 22 may be provided inside and the core material 23 with high hardness may be provided inside the skin 18 of the lower airbag lid 4A.

(Effect of the Invention) The invention of claim (1) is such that, as described above, the parting line of the airbag lid and the color boundary line of the instrument panel are continuous, and the color of each airbag lid is on the instrument panel side. Since it is continuous with the color, the airbag lid blends in with the instrument panel, creating a sense of unity and enhancing the appearance.

In the invention of claim (2), the upper airbag lid is made of soft material and the lower airbag lid is made of hard material, so that the texture is similar to that of the instrument panel. Match.

In the invention of claim (3), since a position regulating means for regulating the position at least in the vertical direction is interposed between the instrument panel and the airbag lid, the color boundary line on the instrument panel side The parting lines of the airbag lid can be reliably matched.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the front part of an automobile cabin, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the airbag device as seen from the front, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the rear part of the airbag device from above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rear part of the airbag device viewed from below, FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the airbag device, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the opening of the instrument panel. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified example. , A...Positioning means (position regulating means) l...
...Instrument panel 1a...Upper part lb...Lower part 2...Openings 3.4, 3A, 4A...Airbag Lit 5・
... Airbag device 6.7 ... Hinge member 10 ... Airbag case Fig. 2 h

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a passenger side airbag device having upper and lower airbag lids, the upper and lower airbag lids have different colors on the surfaces facing into the vehicle interior, and the instrument panel has a boundary extending in the left-right direction of the vehicle body. The upper and lower parting lines of the upper and lower airbag lids are continuous with the color boundary line of the instrument panel, and the color of the upper airbag lid is different from that of the instrument panel above the boundary line. An airbag structure for an automobile, wherein the color of the lower airbag lid corresponds to the color of an instrument panel below the boundary line. (2) The upper part of the instrument panel is made of hard material and the lower part is made of soft material, with the boundary line as the boundary, and the upper and lower airbag lids correspond to the upper and lower parts of the instrument panel. Claims 1 and 2 are made of soft material and hard material, respectively.
) Automotive airbag structure described. (3) The air conditioning system for an automobile according to claim (1), wherein position regulating means for regulating at least the relative position in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is interposed between the upper and lower air bag lids and the instrument panel. bag structure.