JPH08119000A - Mounting structure of instrument panel for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the mounting structure of an instrument panel for vehicle which permits a garnish to be set at a prescribed position easily and completely even if any dispersion occurs at the time of assembling. CONSTITUTION: In mounting an instrument panel 10 extending in the vehicle width direction onto a vehicle body panel 7 disposed in front of the panel 10 through a garnish 11, a supporting part 15 is formed at a vehicle body panel 7. At the front end part 11b of the garnish 11, a supporting recessed part 17 fitted onto the supporting part 15 and a guide part 18 for guiding the supporting recessed part 17 at the time of assembling are formed.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure capable of improving workability when an instrument panel of an automobile is mounted on a vehicle body panel with a garnish interposed therebetween.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Various meters are installed in front of a driver's seat of an automobile.
An instrument panel that holds switches, radios, etc. is provided. This instrument panel is typically attached to a cowl top panel that supports the lower edge of the windshield.

Further, in order to reduce the cost of automobile parts, the parts are made common as much as possible, and it is required that the instrument panel be shared by a plurality of vehicle types. However, the size of the instrument panel is generally different depending on the vehicle type, and as a method for sharing such a case, conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the instrument panel 20 and the cowl top panel are conventionally used. The garnish 21 or 24 is interposed between the garnish 21 and the garnish 22. By selecting the sizes of the garnishes 21 and 24 according to the vehicle type, the instrument panel 20 itself can be shared.

In the conventional structure shown in FIG. 4, a garnish 21 is superposed on the front edge of the instrument panel 20 and fastened with screws, and a front end 21a of the garnish 21 is fastened and fixed to a cowl top panel 22 with bolts 23. Is. The conventional structure shown in FIG. 5 has a garnish 2
4 has a structure in which a protrusion 24a is integrally formed on the lower surface of the front end portion of No. 4, and the protrusion 24a is inserted into and fixed to the insertion hole 22a of the cowl top panel 22. It should be noted that the bolts 23 of the cowl top panel 22 and the insertion holes 22a of the projections 24a are diverted from the mounting holes of the instrument panel.

[0005]

However, in the above-described conventional mounting structure, it takes time and effort to align the bolt insertion holes of the garnishes 21 and 24, or the projections 24a and the insertion holes of the vehicle body side panel, and workability is reduced. There is a problem of being low. Especially when there are a plurality of attachment points on the vehicle body side panel, the above alignment is difficult.

Further, in the case of the above-described conventional structure in which bolts are fixed, there is a problem that the head of the bolt can be seen from the inside of the room or the outside of the room through the windshield, and the appearance is deteriorated. In this case, it is conceivable to add a bolt cover, but this causes a problem that the number of parts and the number of assembling steps increase.

The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional circumstances, and provides a mounting structure for an instrument panel for a vehicle, which can improve the assembling workability and can avoid the deterioration of the appearance without adding another part. It is intended to be provided.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an instrument panel for a vehicle in which an instrument panel extending in the vehicle width direction is attached to a vehicle body panel disposed in front of the panel with a garnish interposed therebetween. In the mounting structure, a supporting portion is formed on the vehicle body panel, and a supported concave portion fitted and mounted on the supporting portion is fitted to a front end portion of the garnish, and the supported concave portion is fitted to the supporting portion during assembly. It is characterized in that a guide portion for guiding to a position is formed.

[0009]

In the mounting structure of the present invention, in order to mount the instrument panel on the vehicle body panel, first, the supported concave portion of the garnish fixed to the instrument panel is fitted and mounted on the supporting portion of the vehicle body panel. At this time, when the garnish rides on the support portion, the guide portion guides the supported recessed portion to the fitting position by pushing the garnish from above, and the supported recessed portion is easily fitted to the support portion.

Thus, according to the mounting structure of the present invention,
Since the supported concave portion is formed in the garnish and the guide portion is formed, and the supported concave portion is fitted and mounted on the supporting portion of the vehicle body panel, the instrument panel can be easily and surely assembled to the vehicle body panel. This makes it possible to eliminate the need for conventional alignment when inserting a bolt or a protrusion, and improve workability.

Further, since it is not necessary to attach the bolt, the head of the bolt cannot be seen from the outside, and the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated without adding a cover.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 3 are views for explaining a mounting structure of a vehicle instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional side view showing the mounting structure of the present embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembling process, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an automobile to which the structure of the above embodiment is applied.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle body to which the structure of this embodiment is applied, which has a roof panel 4 connected between upper end portions of left and right side panels 3 on which doors 2 are arranged. The rear panel of the front fender panel 5 extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is connected to the front end of the side panel 3, and the hood 6 is arranged above the fender panel 5 so as to be openable and closable.

A cowl top panel 7 extending in the vehicle width direction is connected between the front ends of the side panels 3, and a windshield 8 is provided in a front opening formed by the panels 3 and 7 and the roof panel 4. Is provided. A dash panel (not shown) that separates the engine room and the vehicle compartment is connected to the lower surface of the cowl top panel 7.

The cowl top panel 7 is composed of an outer panel 7a and an inner panel 7b.
The flange portions 7c of 7b are joined to each other by gas spot welding. A weather strip 9 that holds the lower edge of the windshield 8 is attached to the flange portion 7c.

In front of the driver's seat in the vehicle compartment, an instrument panel 10 extending in the vehicle width direction and having a substantially U-shape in a side view is arranged. The panel 10 has a urethane pad on the outer surface of an iron plate. The instrument panel 10 is equipped with various meters, switches, radios, etc. (not shown), and is provided with air-conditioning outlets and the like.

The lower edge portion of the instrument panel 10 is attached to the dash panel via a bracket or the like (not shown), and the upper edge portion 10a of the instrument panel 10 has a garnish 11 which will be described later and the cowl. It is attached to the top panel 7.

On the inner panel 7b of the cowl top panel 7, a plurality of supporting pieces 15a are formed by cutting and raising them so as to be substantially horizontal at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the inner panel 7b. The rectangular parallelepiped resin member 16 is adhesively fixed. The resin member 16 and the support piece 15a
The instrument panel support portion 15 is constituted by and.

The garnish 11 is made of resin and injection-molded to have a size and shape to fill the gap between the instrument panel 10 and the cowl top panel 7, and a mounting boss 11a is formed on the lower surface of the rear of the garnish 11. Has been done. An upper edge portion 10a of the instrument panel 10 is located on the lower surface of the mounting boss portion 11a, and the upper edge portion 10a is fastened and fixed by a screw 12 screwed from the lower side thereof. The front end portion 11b of the garnish 11 is curved so as to come into contact with the weather strip 9 so that the interior portion of the weather strip 9, the garnish 11, and the instrument panel 10 form a substantially continuous surface. Yes, it avoids the deterioration of the appearance due to the gap.

At the front end portion 11b of the garnish 11, there is formed a supported concave portion 17 extending in the vehicle width direction and opening forward, and the supported concave portion 17 is the resin member 16 described above.
Is fitted and attached to. A guide portion 18 is formed integrally with the lower edge of the supported recess 17. The guide portion 18 has a guide surface 18a that extends downwardly and rearward from the supported recess 17 and extends rearward.

Next, the function and effect of this embodiment will be described. In order to mount the instrument panel 10 of the present embodiment on the vehicle body, the garnish 11 is fixed to the instrument panel 10 with screws, and the supported recess 17 of the garnish 11 is fitted into the resin member 16 of the support piece 15a. Here, due to dimensional variations of the cowl top panel 7, the instrument panel 10, etc., the garnish 1
In some cases, it is not possible to fit all of the supported recesses 17 of No. 1 at the same time. In such a case, the garnish 11 rides on the resin member 16. In such a case, the guide surface 18a of the guide portion 18 guides the supported recessed portion 17 to the fitting position by pushing the garnish 11 from above or lightly tapping it, and as a result, the supported recessed portion 17 causes the resin member to move. 16 will be automatically fitted.

As described above, according to the structure of this embodiment, the supporting piece 15a formed by cutting and raising the cowl top panel 7 is formed.
Since the support portion 15 is formed by mounting the resin member 16 on the above, and the supported recessed portion 17 that is fitted and mounted on the resin member 16 is formed on the garnish 11, the guide portion 18 is formed. Even if it occurs, the garnish 11 can be set easily and surely at a predetermined position, and it is possible to eliminate the need for alignment as in the case of inserting the protrusions of the conventional garnish at the same time, thereby improving workability.

Further, in this embodiment, since the fitting portion of the garnish 11 with the cowl top panel 7 and the joining portion with the instrument panel 10 are covered with the garnish 11 itself, the joining as in the conventional case is performed. Since the bolt for use is unnecessary, it is possible to avoid deterioration of appearance without adding another part such as a cover.

Although the instrument panel is mounted on the cowl top panel with the garnish interposed in the present embodiment, the mounting structure of the present invention allows the instrument panel to be mounted on the vehicle body panel without the garnish interposed. It can also be applied when installing. In this case, the supported concave portion and the guide portion are formed at the front end portion of the instrument panel, and the supported concave portion is fitted and attached to the supporting portion of the vehicle body panel. Even in such a case, the alignment at the time of assembly can be eliminated, and the workability can be improved.

[0025]

As described above, according to the vehicle instrument panel mounting structure of the present invention, the vehicle body panel is provided with the support portion, and the garnish is provided with the supported concave portion fitted and mounted to the support portion. In addition, since the guide portion that guides the supported concave portion to the fitting position at the time of assembly is formed, the instrument panel can be easily and surely attached even if the vehicle body panel and the instrument panel have dimensional variations. Therefore, the workability can be improved, and the appearance can be prevented from being deteriorated without adding a cover member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional side view for explaining a mounting structure of a vehicle instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a mounting process of the above-described embodiment structure.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle body to which the above-described embodiment structure is applied.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional mounting structure.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another conventional mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Cowl top panel (vehicle body panel) 10 Instrument panel 11 Garnish 15 Support part 17 Supported recess 18 Guide part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An instrument panel mounting structure for a vehicle, wherein an instrument panel extending in a vehicle width direction is attached to a vehicle body panel arranged in front of the vehicle panel with a garnish interposed therebetween. A supporting portion is formed, and at the front end portion of the garnish, a supported concave portion that is fitted and attached to the supporting portion, and a guide portion that guides the supported concave portion to a fitting position of the supporting portion during assembly. A structure for mounting an instrument panel for a vehicle, which is characterized by being formed.