JPH04372438A - Arrangement structure of assist grip for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To arrange assist grips in an instrument panel without fear of disturbing an air bag from its expansion in an automobile in which a shelf-shape portion is formed is front of an assistant driver's seat and an air bag grid is formed at the forward part of the shelf-shape portion. CONSTITUTION:A pair of assist grips 16 are cantilevered at both side portions of an air bag lid 14 on an instrument panel, with their lower ends apart from a shelf-shape portion 12a. Consequently, when the air bag lid 14 opens, there is no fear of interference between the air bag lid 14 and the assists grip 16 and of deviation in air bad expansion angle. Furthermore, this prevents anything from being placed on the shelf-shape portion 12a utilizing the assist grips 16 as stoppers, and a bar or the like from being placed between the assist grips 16 to form a stopper for putting anything on the shelfshape portion 12a.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an arrangement structure for an assist grip in an automobile, and particularly to an automobile in which a shelf-like portion is formed in the front part of the passenger seat of the instrument panel, and an airbag lid is formed on the front side of the shelf-like portion. The present invention relates to an arrangement structure of an assist grip for a passenger seat.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art A passenger seat assist grip is a grip that a passenger holds to enable a passenger to maintain a stable posture.
For example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 2-98035, it is often provided on a roof side rail extending in the front-rear direction on the side of the upper surface of the vehicle interior. however,
For off-road vehicles such as Jeeps, assist grips installed on the roof side rails are not sufficient to maintain posture when driving on rough roads, so assist grips are installed at the front of the cabin in the width direction of the vehicle. An assist grip is often installed in the front of the passenger seat on the instrument panel. This assist grip is generally arranged in the shape of a bar in the vehicle width direction.

[0003] On the other hand, in recent years, airbag devices for passenger seats have been adopted in order to fully protect passengers in passenger seats in the event of a vehicle collision. This airbag device for a passenger seat generally has an airbag lid formed in the front part of the passenger seat of the instrument panel, and the airbag lid is opened and the airbag is deployed in the event of a vehicle collision. Furthermore, in order to prevent the airbag lid or the airbag in the initial stage of deployment from hitting the occupant when the airbag lid opens, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 58-23756, An airbag device for a passenger seat has been proposed in which a shelf-like portion is formed in the front portion and an airbag lid is formed in the front portion.

0004

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in a car equipped with such a passenger airbag device,
If the above-mentioned assist grip, which extends in the shape of a bar in the vehicle width direction, is carelessly placed on the instrument panel in front of the passenger seat, the airbag lid may interfere with the assist grip when the airbag lid opens, or There is a possibility that the assist grip may shift the deployment angle of the airbag, and as a result, the intended deployment of the airbag may be inhibited. Further, even if the assist grip is disposed at a position free from such a fear, a similar result may occur if the assist grip is used as a stopper to place an object on the shelf.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides an assist grip for an automobile in which an assist grip can be disposed on the instrument panel without causing any fear that the deployment of the air bag will be hindered. The purpose of this invention is to provide a grip arrangement structure.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The arrangement structure of the assist grip for an automobile according to the present invention is such that the assist grip is mounted on a side portion of the air bag lid of the instrument panel so that the lower end thereof is separated from the shelf portion. By holding and supporting the device, the above objective is achieved.

That is, as described in claim 1, a shelf-like portion is formed in the front part of the passenger seat of the instrument panel extending in the vehicle width direction in the front part of the vehicle interior, and the shelf-like part is formed in the front part of the passenger seat. This is an arrangement structure of an assist grip for a passenger seat in an automobile in which an airbag lid is formed in a front part of the shelf part, wherein the assist grip has a lower end attached to a side part of the airbag lid of the instrument panel. It is characterized in that the portion is supported in a cantilever manner so as to be separated from the shelf portion.

[0008]

As shown in the above structure, the assist grip is supported by the side portion of the airbag lid of the instrument panel, so when the airbag lid is opened, the airbag lid does not interfere with the assist grip. Alternatively, there is no risk that the deployment angle of the airbag will be deviated due to the assist grip, and the assist grip can be used as a stopper to prevent objects from being placed on the shelf. In addition, the assist grip is cantilevered on the instrument panel with its lower end separated from the shelf, so you can hang foreign objects such as bars on the assist grip to prevent the shelf from moving. It is also possible to prevent the possibility that a stopper for placing the object will be formed.

As described above, according to the present invention, the assist grip can be provided on the instrument panel without causing any fear that the airbag deployment will be hindered.

In addition to the above configuration, if a configuration is adopted in which assist grips are provided on both sides of the airbag lid, the front passenger seat occupant can maintain a more stable posture. Can be done.

Furthermore, in addition to the above configuration, if a configuration is adopted in which the assist grip is supported by the steering support member via a bracket, as described in claim 3,
The support rigidity of the assist grip can be improved.

0012

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an assist grip arrangement structure for an automobile according to the present invention.

The arrangement structure of the assist grip of this automobile is such that a shelf-like portion 12a is formed in the front part of the passenger seat of the instrument panel 12 extending in the vehicle width direction at the front part of the vehicle interior, and the instrument panel This is an arrangement structure of an assist grip for a passenger seat in an automobile in which an airbag lid 14 is formed in the front portion of twelve shelf-like portions 12a, and a pair of assist grips 16 are provided on both sides of the airbag lid 14 of an instrument panel 12. It is arranged. Each of these assist grips 16 is cantilevered at its upper end so that its lower end is separated from the shelf portion 12a.

The airbag lid 14, as shown in FIG. It is formed in one piece. And this airbag lid 1
The other end of a lid hinge 26 whose one end is fixed to the upper surface of the housing 18 is fixed to the upper end of the airbag 4. When a vehicle crashes, the airbag 20, which is inflated by the gas generated from the inflator 22, closes the airbag lid. 14 is designed to open upwardly using its upper end as a fulcrum as shown in the figure.

As shown in FIG. 3, each assist grip 1
6 to the instrument panel 12 using a grip mounting bracket 30 to which a pair of nuts 28 are welded.
This is done by placing the upper end flange part on the back side of the instrument panel 12, and placing the mounting part of the assist grip 16 on the front surface of the instrument panel 12, and tightening them together at the front and back with the screws 32. There is. The above grip mounting bracket 30
The lower end portion of the steering support member 34 is welded to a steering support member 34 extending in the vehicle width direction in front of the instrument panel 12. The steering support member 34 is provided with a housing 18 of the airbag device 24.
The housing is also attached via a housing attachment bracket 36. In the figure, reference numeral 38 is a glove box, 40 is an air conditioning unit, and 42 is an air conditioning duct.

FIGS. 4 and 5 are a perspective view and a rear front view showing in detail how the grip attachment bracket 30 and the housing attachment bracket 36 are attached to the steering support member 34. FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the steering support member 34 is fixed to the vehicle body through a pair of brackets 44 and a stay 46 at both ends and at the center thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the housing 18 is attached to each housing attachment bracket 36 by screwing from below.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of assist grips 16 are supported on both sides of the airbag lid 14 of the instrument panel 12, so that the passenger in the front passenger seat can grasp these assist grips 16 to prevent damage. Not only can a stable posture be maintained even when driving on the road, but when the airbag lid 14 opens due to a vehicle collision as shown in FIG. 2, the airbag lid 14 will not interfere with the assist grip 16 or There is no fear that the deployment angle of the airbag 20 will deviate due to the assist grips 16, and the assist grips 16 can be used as a stopper to prevent objects from being placed on the shelf portion 12a. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3, each assist grip 16 is cantilever-supported on the instrument panel 12 with its lower end separated from the shelf portion 12a. Shelf-like part 1 by hanging foreign objects, etc.
It is also possible to prevent the possibility that a stopper for placing an object on 2a will be formed.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the assist grip can be provided on the instrument panel 12 without causing any fear that the deployment of the airbag 20 will be hindered.

Moreover, according to this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, each assist grip 16 is supported by the steering support member 34 via the grip mounting bracket 30, so that the support rigidity of the assist grip 16 is sufficiently increased. can be secured.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the arrangement structure of an assist grip for an automobile according to the present invention.

[Figure 2] II-II line sectional view in Figure 1

[Figure 3] Sectional view taken along line III-III in Figure 1

[Fig. 4] A perspective view showing in detail how the grip mounting bracket and housing mounting bracket are attached to the steering support member.

[Fig. 5] Front view from the rear showing in detail how the grip mounting bracket and housing mounting bracket are attached to the steering support member.

[Explanation of symbols]

12 Instrument panel 12a Shelf portion 14 Air bag lid 16 Assist grip 30 Grip mounting bracket (bracket)
34 Steering support member

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claim 1: A shelf is formed in the front part of the front passenger seat of an instrument panel extending in the vehicle width direction in the front part of the vehicle interior, and an airbag lid is provided in the front part of the shelf part of the instrument panel. This is a structure for disposing an assist grip for a passenger seat in an automobile in which the assist grip is disposed on a side portion of the airbag lid of the instrument panel so that a lower end of the assist grip is separated from the shelf-shaped portion. An arrangement structure for an assist grip for an automobile, characterized in that it is cantilever-supported. 2. The assist grip arrangement structure for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein the assist grips are arranged on both sides of the airbag lid. 3. The assist grip according to claim 1, wherein the assist grip is supported via a bracket by a steering support member extending in the vehicle width direction in front of the instrument panel. arrangement structure of automobile assist grips.