JPH0428255Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] a. Industrial application field The present invention relates to instrument panels of automobiles, etc. In particular, a groove is formed in the opening of the instrument panel main body from which a wire harness is pulled out, and the above-mentioned This invention relates to an instrument panel in which a wire harness is inserted and fixed.

b. Prior Art A case 2 holding various instruments is attached to an instrument panel 1 of an automobile, as shown in FIG. 5, for example. This case 2 is attached to the panel body 1a after connecting the wire harness 4 pulled out from the opening 3 of the instrument panel body 1a as shown in FIG.

c. Problems to be Solved by the Invention The conventional instrument panel 1 is configured as described above, for example, but the following problems have been pointed out in such a panel 1. That is, in the conventional panel 1, the wire harness 4 pulled out from the opening 3 is pulled out a little longer to connect to the case 2, but this wire harness 4 is used when the case 2 is attached to the panel main body 1a. In this case, the back side of the panel main body 1a becomes slack. For this reason, the wire harness 4 generates noise due to vibrations when the vehicle is running, or interferes with surrounding wiring, etc., causing inconveniences.

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional inconvenience, when the case holding the electronic device is attached to the mounting surface of the instrument panel body, the wire harness to be connected to the electronic device is formed on the mounting surface of the instrument panel body. It has also been considered to forcefully bend the wire harness on the surface of the instrument panel body by pulling it out to the front side through the opening.

However, even if the wire harness is simply folded as it is, it will be pulled back to the back side of the instrument panel main body, causing it to sag, and the above-mentioned inconvenience could not be solved.

Therefore, in order to prevent the wire harness from being pulled back, it has been considered, for example, to install a tube in advance through the instrument panel body that has the function of holding the wire harness while passing it through the inside (Utility Model 59 -Refer to Publication No. 143877).

However, it is time-consuming to install the tube through the tube in this way, and it is also troublesome to pass the wire harness through the tube one by one, which reduces assembly work efficiency and increases the manufacturing cost of the automobile. This was not a desirable solution.

This invention was made in view of the above circumstances.
It is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument panel that can reduce manufacturing costs of automobiles with a simple configuration.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, when a case holding an electronic device is attached to the mounting surface of the instrument panel body, the wire harness connected to the electronic device is attached to the mounting surface of the instrument panel body. In the instrument panel, the wire harness is forcibly bent on the surface of the instrument panel body by being pulled out to the front side through the formed opening, and the edge of the opening of the instrument panel body is cut. A pair of panel pieces are formed, and these panel pieces are bent in opposite directions to communicate with the opening of the instrument panel body, and at a predetermined angle with the drawing direction of the wire harness. A groove portion that makes a difference is formed, and the wire harness is inserted into the groove portion of the instrument panel main body.

d Example An example of the present invention will be described below based on FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. 1, 1a is an instrument panel main body, and 2 is a case holding various instruments (not shown) as electronic equipment.
Both the panel body 1a and the case 2 are integrally molded from synthetic resin. An opening 3 is formed in the panel body 1a, and a wire harness 4 is drawn out through this opening 3. A socket 5 is attached to the tip of the wire harness 4, and by connecting this socket 5 to a socket receiver 6 of the case 2, various instruments are operated.

A groove 7 into which the wire harness 4 is inserted is formed in the side edge 3a of the opening 3.
Specifically, this groove portion 7 has a T-shaped notch 8 formed in the side edge portion 3a as shown in FIG.
A pair of panel pieces 9, 10 formed on both upper and lower sides of
It is formed by bending the panel body 1a to the front side and the back side of the panel body 1a, respectively, as shown in FIG. That is, by folding the upper panel piece 9 to the front side and the lower panel piece 10 to the back side,
Both panel pieces 9 and 10 face each other, and an obliquely inclined groove 7 is formed between these panel pieces 9 and 10. Therefore, the direction of the groove 7 has a large angle difference from the normal direction of pulling out the wire harness (substantially horizontal in FIG. 3). In addition, semicircular notches 9a and 10a for fitting the wire harness 4 are formed at the distal ends of the panel pieces 9 and 10.

e Function The instrument panel 1 is constructed as described above, and the case 2 is assembled in the following steps.
First, the wire harness 4 pulled out from the opening 3 is inserted into the groove 7 as shown in FIG. Take.

Next, connect the socket 5 of the wire harness 4 to the socket receiver 6 of the case 2, and while lifting the wire harness 4 between the groove 7 and the socket receiver 6 upward as shown in FIG. Attach it to 1a. At this time, the wire harness 4 is fitted into the cutouts 9a and 10a of the panel pieces 9 and 10.

When the case 2 is attached in this way, the wire harness 4 is forcibly bent into an inverted V shape as shown in FIG. Crimp and
Securely fixed.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified in various ways. For example, in the above embodiment, the groove 7 is formed by bending the upper panel piece 9 to the front side and the lower panel piece 10 to the back side, but depending on the direction in which the wire harness is pulled out, the upper panel piece 9 Groove portions 7 may be formed on the back side by bending the lower panel pieces 10 toward the front side, in short, the groove portions 7
It suffices if there is a predetermined angular difference (preferably as large as possible) from the drawing direction of the wire harness 4. Therefore, the groove 7 is formed not only at the side edge 3a of the opening 3 but also at the upper edge 3b or the lower edge 3.
It is also possible to form c. Furthermore, if the instrument panel main body 1a is thick, the groove 7 can be easily formed by simply forming a notch in the edge of the opening 3.

Furthermore, the present invention is also applicable to instrument panels other than automobiles.

f Effects of the invention As explained above, according to the instrument panel according to the invention, a pair of panel pieces are formed by cutting the edges of the opening formed in the mounting surface of the instrument panel body, and these The panel pieces are bent in opposite directions to form a groove between these panel pieces that communicates with the opening of the instrument panel body and has a predetermined angular difference from the drawing direction of the wire harness. Since the harness is inserted into the groove of the instrument panel body, the wire harness passed through the opening of the instrument panel body can be easily inserted into the groove as it is, and can be quickly attached to the instrument panel body. It can be fastened and the assembly work efficiency can be improved.

In addition, the instrument panel of the present invention can be implemented without using any special separate fixtures, and its structure is simple, so it is easy to implement.

Therefore, with the present invention, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of automobiles.

Furthermore, in the instrument panel according to the present invention, the wire harness is fixed to the groove of the instrument panel main body by providing a notch into which the wire harness is inserted at the tip of each of the pair of panel pieces. can be made more reliable.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the instrument panel, FIG. 2 is a front view of the groove, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the fixing state of the wire harness.
5 is a perspective view of a conventional instrument panel, and FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the same panel. 1a...Instrument panel body, 2...
Case, 3...Opening, 4...Wire harness,
7... Groove.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] (1) When a case holding an electronic device is attached to the mounting surface of the instrument panel body, a wire harness to be connected to the electronic device is formed on the mounting surface of the instrument panel body. In the instrument panel, the wire harness is pulled out to the front side through the opening, and the wire harness is forcibly bent on the surface of the instrument panel body. These panel pieces are bent in opposite directions so that the panel pieces communicate with the opening of the instrument panel body and have a predetermined angular difference from the drawing direction of the wire harness. forming a groove that forms a
An instrument panel characterized in that the wire harness is inserted into a groove of the instrument panel main body. (2) Utility model registration claim No. (1) characterized in that each of the pair of panel pieces has a notch provided at its tip end into which the wire harness is inserted.
Instrument panel as described in section.