JPH07112651A - Instrument panel structure for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To use an instrument panel in common for vehicles having specifications including an air bag and no air bag by effectively utilizing a bag extending guide as a cool box. CONSTITUTION:Fitting holes 5 of cylindrical inflators 12 are formed on both side walls in the car width direction of a box-like bag extending guide 3 arranged at the opening section 2 of an instrument panel 1, and the upstream side duct end and downstream side duct end of a bypass duct formed on a side vent duct 10 are connected to duct connection sections formed at their peripheral edge sections.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle instrument panel structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some instrument panels of automobiles include, for example, May 24, 1993, Toyota Motor Corporation.
Issue E-JZA80 new model car manual As shown on page 5-28, effectively utilize the opening for airbag unit assembly formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the passenger side, For vehicles without air bags,
It is known that a separately molded small item storage box is attached to this opening and a lid is provided so as to be openable and closable so as to provide a small container.

[0003]

As described above, by effectively utilizing the opening for assembling the air bag unit of the instrument panel so that the accessory case can be configured, the vehicle of the air bag specification, It has the advantage that the instrument panel can be shared with vehicles without air bags.

However, in the case of the airbag specification, a bag deployment guide for properly inflating and deploying the bag body toward the passenger side of the passenger seat is attached to the opening, so that the instrument panel is shared as described above. In order to
The bag unfolding guide and the small item storage box must be prepared, and the cost disadvantage is not distorted.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the instrument panel can be used for both the airbag type vehicle and the airbagless type vehicle, and in the case of the airbagless type vehicle, special parts are required. The present invention provides a structure of an instrument panel for an automobile, which can form a cool box without a cool box and can provide an instrument panel with a cool box at a cost advantage.

[0006]

[Means for Solving the Problems] An opening portion to be closed by a lid is formed on an upper surface portion of a front side of an instrument panel, and an air bag unit is arranged inside the instrument panel so as to face the opening portion. In such a structure, the bag deployment guide formed in a box shape is attached to the opening, and the inflator mounting holes are formed in the lower portions of both side walls of the bag deployment guide in the vehicle width direction. A tubular inflator is configured to be inserted and assembled in the bag deployment guide from the vehicle width direction via
A duct connecting portion is formed in the peripheral portion of the mounting hole, and a side vent duct disposed inside the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is provided with an upstream side duct and a downstream side duct with the bag deployment guide as an intermediate portion. A divided bypass duct is formed, and the upstream duct end and the downstream duct end of the bypass duct are connected to corresponding duct connection portions of the bag deployment guide.

[0007]

In the case of the air bag specification, the tubular inflator is inserted into the bag deployment guide through the mounting holes provided on both side walls of the bag deployment guide, and the bag main body,
The air bag unit is assembled by assembling the air bag grid.

By connecting the upstream duct end and the downstream duct end of the bypass duct to the duct connecting portion at the periphery of the mounting hole, the bypass duct is blocked by the airbag unit.

In the case of the specification without an air bag, the upstream duct end and the downstream duct end of the bypass duct are connected to the duct connecting portion at the peripheral edge of the mounting hole of the bag deployment guide,
Attach the lid to the opening of the instrument panel so that it can be opened and closed.

Thus, the bag deployment guide is a cool box in which a beverage container such as a can or a bottle can be easily taken in and out by opening and closing the lid, and the temperature-controlled air from the air conditioner unit is introduced and distributed through the bypass duct. Can be configured as.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel, and an opening 2 to be closed by a lid, which will be described later, is formed on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the passenger side.

A bag 3 is provided inside the instrument panel 1 so as to face the opening 2 and allows the bag body of an airbag unit, which will be described later, to be properly inflated and expanded from the opening 2 toward the passenger side. Show the deployment guide.

The bag deployment guide 3 is formed in the shape of a box with a bottom, and a bracket portion of a steering member 8 disposed in the vehicle width direction inside the instrument panel 1 via a bracket 4 integrally formed on the rear side wall. It is fixed to 8a by bolts and nuts 9.

In this embodiment, the back bag deployment guide 3 is divided into a guide upper 3a and a guide lower 3b.
Mounting holes 5 and 6 for the cylindrical inflator 12 are formed in the lower portions of both side walls of the guide lower 3b in the vehicle width direction, and duct connecting portions 7 are formed at the peripheral portions of these mounting holes 5 and 6.

On the other hand, in the side vent duct 10 disposed in the vehicle width direction behind the steering member 8 inside the instrument panel 1, there is an upstream duct 11a and a downstream side with the back deployment guide 3 as an intermediate. A bypass passage 11 that is divided from the duct 11b is formed, and the end of the upstream duct 11a and the end of the downstream duct 11b are connected to the duct connecting portion 7 at the peripheral edge of the corresponding mounting holes 5 and 6 of the bag deployment guide 3. It is designed to be fitted and connected to. 22 denotes a glove box.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, when the instrument panel 1 is used in an air bag type vehicle, the tubular inflator 12 is inserted from one of the mounting holes 5 of the guide lower 3a of the bag deployment guide 3 and the A bolt 13 portion at the tip is projected to the outside from the other mounting hole 6, and a nut 14 is screwed to the bolt 13 portion to fix the inflator 12 to both side walls of the guide lower 3b in the vehicle width direction, and a bottom portion inside the guide lower 3b. Place in place.

Then, the bag body assembly 15 is attached to the upper side of the inflator 12, and the guide upper 3a to which the airbag lid 16 for closing the opening 2 is previously attached is fitted inside the guide lower 3b, and the lower end thereof is fitted. An air bag unit 17 is configured by engaging a hook portion (not shown) provided on the lower end of the bag body assembly 15 with the hook portion.

The ends of the upstream duct 11a and the downstream duct 11b of the bypass duct 11 are fitted and connected to the corresponding duct connecting portions 7 of the bag unfolding guide 2.

As a result, the bypass duct 11 is shut off by the airbag unit 17, and the air conditioner unit 1
The temperature-controlled air supplied from 8 to the side vent duct 10 does not flow to the bypass duct 11 side.

On the other hand, when the instrument panel 1 is used in a vehicle without an air bag, the duct connecting portion 7 of the bag deployment guide 3 including the guide upper 3a and the guide lower 3b, as shown in FIGS. Similarly, the upstream duct 11a end of the bypass duct 11 and the downstream duct 1
Fit and connect the 1b end.

Then, the lid 19 is attached to the front edge of the opening 2 via the hinge member 20 so as to be openable and closable.

As a result, the bag deployment guide 3 described above is used.
The opening and closing of the lid 19 makes it easy to put in and take out the beverage container C such as a can and a bottle, and the cool box 21 in which the temperature-controlled air from the air conditioner unit 18 is introduced and distributed through the bypass duct 11 is configured. , The beverage container can be cooled or warmed.

[0024]

As described above, according to the present invention, the tubular inflator is inserted and assembled through the mounting holes provided on both side walls of the bag unfolding guide 3 in the vehicle width direction, and the peripheral edge of the mounting hole is provided. Since the upstream duct end and the downstream duct end of the bypass duct formed in the side vent duct are connected to the duct connection part provided in the section, when the instrument panel is used in an air bag specification vehicle. The bypass duct can be shut off by assembling the inflator without causing any trouble to the side vent function.In addition, when the instrument panel is used in a vehicle without an airbag, a bag deployment guide is provided. By connecting the upstream duct end and the downstream duct end of the bypass duct to the duct connection part of the bag duct, Can function as a cool box is adjusted air is introduced flow.

Therefore, not only the instrument panel itself, but also the bag deployment guide and the side vent duct can be shared by the air bag specification vehicle and the air bag specification vehicle, which can greatly contribute to cost reduction. Have an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an overall perspective view of the instrument panel showing a state in which the cool box of the embodiment is configured.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the cool box configuration of the embodiment.

5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument panel 2 Opening part 3 Bag deployment guide 5,6 Mounting hole 7 Duct connection part 10 Side vent duct 11 Bypass duct 11a Upstream side duct 11b Downstream side duct 12 Inflator 16,19 lid

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An instrument panel is provided with an opening on the upper surface of the instrument panel on the passenger side, which is closed by a lid, and an air bag unit is arranged inside the instrument panel facing the opening. In the structure, a box-shaped back deployment guide is attached to the opening, and an inflator mounting hole is formed in the lower portion of both side walls in the vehicle width direction of the bag deployment guide, and a tubular shape is formed through the mounting hole. The inflator is inserted into the bag deployment guide from the vehicle width direction and assembled, and a duct connecting portion is formed at the peripheral edge of the mounting hole, while the inflator is disposed inside the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction. A bypass duct that is divided into an upstream duct and a downstream duct with the bag deployment guide in the middle is formed in the formed side vent duct, and an upstream side of the bypass duct is formed. Duct end and downstream duct end,
An instrument panel structure for an automobile, wherein the instrument panel structure is connected to a corresponding duct connection portion of the bag unfolding guide.