JPH0423056Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a boot between a center console and an indicator assembly of a passenger vehicle, particularly a passenger vehicle with an automatic transmission.

Prior Art In FIGS. 4 and 5, 01 is an indicator assembly equipped with a selector lever 02;
04 is a center console, and 04 is an instrument panel. Both the indicator assembly 01 and the center console 03 are fixed to the floor of the vehicle body, and the center console 03 covers the indicator assembly 01.

PROBLEMS SOLVED BY THE INVENTION Because both the indicator assembly and center console are secured to the floor of the vehicle, it is necessary to provide a "relief" or gap between the two.

If this gap is small, for example, 2 mm or less, it will not be noticeable, but if it is 3 mm or more, the gap will be noticeable and the appearance will be poor.

In particular, the front part of the center console 03 is connected to the instrument panel 04 (see Figure 3)
In this case, since the instrument panel 04 and the center console 03 are aligned with each other, that is, brought into contact with each other, the gap between other parts, that is, the indicator assembly 01 and the center console 03 becomes large, resulting in poor appearance.

Means for Solving the Problem A flexible boot is interposed between the indicator assembly and the center console, and the boot is comprised of an upper part that tightly surrounds the indicator assembly and a groove that fits inside the upper end of the center console. .

Function: The vertical dimensional difference between the indicator assembly and the center console is absorbed by the flexible upper part of the boot, and the lateral dimensional difference is absorbed by the groove.

Embodiment In FIGS. 1 to 4, 1 is an indicator assembly equipped with a selector lever 2 for an automatic transmission, 3 is a center console made of ABS resin, etc., 4 is an instrument panel at the front of the passenger compartment,
Reference numeral 5 denotes a boot made of a flexible material such as soft PVC, and the boot 5 includes a substantially horizontal upper portion 6 that tightly surrounds the indicator assembly 1, and a groove portion 7 that fits inside the upper end of the center console 3. Equipped with.

The groove portion 7 of the boot 5 is composed of upper and lower horizontal portions 9 and a vertical portion 10 between the upper and lower horizontal portions 9. A bent portion 8 is formed at the edge of the upper opening of the center console 3, and the groove portion 7 and the bent portion 8 are airtightly engaged with each other on the upper and lower surfaces.

When the groove part 7 is combined with the center console 3,
It is made to have dimensions with a clearance a in the left and right direction.

When assembling, the boot 5 may be assembled into the center console 3, and the center console 3 with the boot may be fitted around the indicator assembly 1.

The vertical dimensional difference between the indicator assembly 1 and the center console 3 is absorbed by the flexible boot upper part 6, and the lateral dimensional difference is absorbed by the flexible boot upper part 6.
It is absorbed by the groove part 7 which has a

Effect of the invention (a) Providing a boot at the connection between the indicator assembly and the center console increases the tolerance in workmanship and facilitates assembly.

(b) The gap between the indicator assembly and the center console becomes less noticeable, resulting in a better appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a sectional view of essential parts of the boot for center console of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the boot shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a passenger compartment near the center console. The external view, FIG. 5, is a sectional view of the main part of the conventional device. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Indicator assembly, 2... Collector lever, 3... Center console, 5... Boot, 6... Upper part of boot, 7... Groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An indicator assembly is fixed to the floor of the vehicle body and has an automatic transmission selector lever on its upper surface, and an opening is formed that is fixed to the floor and covers the periphery of the indicator assembly and through which the upper part of the indicator assembly passes. the center console, a bent portion connected to an edge of the opening and extending vertically, an upper portion tightly surrounding a side surface of the indicator assembly, and a groove portion sandwiching the bent portion. a flexible boot, the groove portion being comprised of a pair of horizontal surfaces that sandwich both ends of the bent portion in the vertical direction, and a vertical surface that connects the horizontal surfaces and is located on the indicator assembly side of the bent portion; A boot for a center console, characterized in that a relief is formed between a surface of the bent portion facing the indicator assembly and the vertical surface to allow relative displacement in the horizontal direction between the indicator assembly and the center console.