JPS5925701Y2 - Automotive meter panel mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an automobile meter panel.

Conventionally, in order to attach an automobile meter panel to a vehicle body, the meter panel 3 was fitted into the front mounting opening 2 of the instrument panel 1 of the vehicle body and attached with screws 4, as shown in FIG. There were disadvantages such as the work was time-consuming and the screws 4 were exposed on the surface of the meter panel 3, making it unsightly.

To solve this problem, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, a corrugated spring plate 32 is screwed to the back surface of the upper end of the meter panel 31, and a locking claw 33 is attached to the back surface of the lower end.
After fitting the spring plate 32 into the protrusion 34a formed at the upper end of the opening of the instrument panel 34, the locking claw 33 is fitted to the lower end of the opening of the instrument panel 34 to fit the leg 35a. It has been considered that the meter panel 31 could be attached by engaging with the locking tool 35, but with this structure, no screws are used when assembling it to the vehicle body, making it easy to attach. can,
Although there is an advantage that the screws are not visible from the outside, the spring plate must be screwed to the meter panel in advance, which increases the number of man-hours, is troublesome, and increases the number of parts. was causing problems.

In addition, in this device, the leg portion 35 of the locking tool 35
a is vertically movably fitted to the lower end of the opening of the instrument panel 34, so even if there is variation in the vertical dimension between the meter panel 36 and the opening of the instrument panel 34, it can be absorbed. Although not shown, the positioning in the left and right direction is performed by fitting a rib protruding from the meter panel 31 into a notch provided on the instrument panel 34 side.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and is a meter panel that can be easily and securely installed, and that does not impair its appearance. The purpose is to provide a mounting structure for.

The present invention will be described below with reference to illustrative embodiments.

A is a locking member that attaches the lower end of the meter panel 11 to the lower end of the front mounting recess 12H of the instrument panel 12 of the automobile, and includes the holding part 13, the leg part 14 and the spring piece 1.
5 are integrally formed.

The clamping part 13 and the leg part 14 are arched on the side, and a protrusion 16 is provided on the inside of one piece forming the clamping part 13.
Further, a U-shaped groove 17 is formed at the tip of the specimen.

An instrument panel 12 is mounted at the tip of one side of the leg 14.
Locking pieces 14a and 14b are formed to lock into elongated locking holes 18a and 18b formed on both sides of the lower end of the mounting recess 12a.

A fitting part 20 is provided inside the upper end of the meter panel 11 to fit into an engaging part 19 protruding from the upper edge of the mounting recess 12a of the instrument panel 12 at an appropriate interval. Further, a locking piece 22 having a long hole-shaped locking hole 21 for locking the projection 16 and a protruding piece 23 for pressing the spring piece 15 are protruded from both ends of the inner lower end of the meter panel 11. has been done.

24 is a notch provided near the locking piece 22 on the side edge of the meter panel 11, 25 is a window of the meter panel 11, and 26 is a meter.

Next, to explain the mounting method, first, one side of the leg portion 14 of the locking member a is fitted into the locking holes 18a and 18b formed on both sides of the lower end of the mounting recess 12a of the instrument panel 12. Attach a to the instrument panel 12.

After that, the fitting part 20 at the upper end of the meter panel 11 is fitted into the engaging part 19 provided protruding from the upper edge of the mounting recess 12a of the instrument panel 12, and then the fitting part 20 provided on the inside of the lower end of the meter panel 11 is fitted. The stopper piece 22 is attached to the holding part 13 of the locking member a.
Fit into.

At this time, the protrusion 16 of the clamping portion 13 is inserted into the locking hole 22 of the locking piece 22.
The spring piece 15 is engaged with the protruding piece 23 of the meter panel 11, and a spring force is generated in the spring piece 15.

Due to the spring force of this spring piece 15, the meter panel 11 is pushed upward, and the leg part 14 of the locking member a
The locking piece 1 of the leg 14 is pushed down by the reaction force of 5.
4a and 14b are locking holes 1 of the instrument panel 12
8 a and 18 b, thereby fixing the meter panel 11 to the instrument panel 12.

(See FIG. 4) When removing the meter panel 11, insert a tool 27 such as a screwdriver into the U-shaped groove 17 of the holding part of the locking member a through the notch 24 provided on the side edge of the meter panel 11. This is done by removing it from the locking hole 21.

(See Figure 7) As described above, according to the present invention, the fitting part at the upper end of the meter panel is fitted into the retaining part of the instrument panel, and then the lower end of the meter panel is attached to the instrument panel. Since it can be installed by simply fitting it into the locking member attached to the holder, the installation time is greatly reduced. It has the effect that there is no problem.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view showing the installation state of a conventional meter panel, Fig. 2 is a side sectional view showing the installation state of the meter panel according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A in Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the locking member, Fig. 6 is a side view of the main part of the meter panel, and Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the state in which the meter panel is removed. Figure 8 is a side sectional view showing the installed state of the meter panel, which shows a device that is still in the process of achieving the present invention, Figure 9 is a perspective view showing the spring plate, and Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the spring plate.
Figure 0 is a perspective view showing the locking tool. a is a locking member, 11 is a meter panel, 12 is an instrument panel, 13 is a clamping portion, 14 is a leg portion, 15 is a spring piece, 16 is a protrusion, 17 is a U-shaped groove, 18a, 18b are locking holes, 19 is an engaging portion, 20 is a fitting portion, 21 is a locking hole, 22
23 is a locking piece, and 23 is a protruding piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. Engaging portions for locking the upper end of the meter panel are provided protrudingly at appropriate intervals on the upper edge of the front mounting recess of the instrument panel to which the meter panel is attached, and On both sides of the lower end of the mounting recess, elongated locking holes are formed into which the legs of a locking member that locks the lower end of the meter panel consisting of a clamping portion, legs and spring pieces are inserted. A fitting portion that fits into the retaining portion is provided inside the upper end portion, and a protrusion protruding from a piece forming a holding portion of the locking member is secured to both ends inside the lower end of the meter panel. A mounting structure for an automobile meter panel comprising a locking piece having a long hole-shaped locking hole and a protruding piece that presses a spring piece of the locking member. 2. Utility model registration according to claim 1, wherein a U-shaped groove is formed in the tip of one piece of the clamping part from which the claw of the locking member is protruded so that the locking of the protrusion can be operated from the outside. Automotive meter panel mounting structure.