JPS5936517Y2 - Vehicle instrument panel device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of an instrument panel device for a vehicle that is provided with an air conditioner duct inside.

More specifically, an outer member of the instrument panel;
The space formed between this and the inner member covered by this is an air conditioner duct, and one member is equipped with a partition plate that divides this duct into an upper and lower part, and the upper defroster duct and the air conditioner duct are divided. In the instrument panel device, a partition plate is provided from the back surface of the outer member to the opposing surface of the inner member, and the tip of the partition plate is abutted against a flexible part provided on the opposing surface of the inner member to connect the upper and lower ducts. The present invention relates to an instrument panel device for a vehicle, which seals the instrument panel and cushions the impact when it is applied to the instrument panel.

When a vehicle is equipped with an air conditioner, it is necessary to install an air conditioner duct with an air outlet inside the vehicle interior or a froster duct to prevent glass from fogging, and this type of piping must be installed under and behind the instrument panel. must be done.

The back side of the instrument panel has complicated wiring such as cords, which, together with the small piping space, makes it difficult to work.The number of parts increases, and the number of man-hours required to install them increases. Assembly is extremely poor.

Therefore, the applicant previously proposed an instrument panel device in which a space is formed between the outer and inner panels of the instrument panel, and this space is divided into upper and lower sections to be used as an air conditioner duct. .

According to this, the instrument panel doubles as the air conditioner duct, the number of parts is small, and it is extremely advantageous in terms of space utilization.In addition, the duct can also be assembled in the process of assembling the instrument panel, which is extremely advantageous in terms of workability and assembly. be.

In the above instrument panel device, the partition plate that divides the internal space into upper and lower parts is provided so as to protrude from one of the inner and outer members to the opposing surface in the other direction, and the tip of the partition plate and the other party are connected to each other. The distal end is engaged with the groove formed in the groove, and is bonded and fixed with an adhesive, thereby performing bonding and sealing of this part.

In such a method, the bulkhead and the other party are rigidly connected, so that when an occupant or the like collides with the outer panel of the instrument panel during a collision, other parts of the instrument panel do not flex against the impact. However, the partition plate part becomes a rigid body and is stretched, and the partition plate part is approximately at the center of the height of the instrument panel.
Alternatively, in combination with the fact that it is located somewhat higher than this, there is a possibility that the impact absorption function of the instrument panel, that is, the function of bending and mitigating the impact, may be inhibited.

Furthermore, the work of applying adhesive is troublesome, and the application must be performed at the time of assembly, so that workability cannot be said to be good.

The inventor devised this invention in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of an instrument panel that uses a space as an air conditioner duct.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide the above-mentioned partition plate protruding from the outer side of the instrument panel, so that its tip abuts against a flexible section provided on the inner panel, and by abutting against this flexible section, the partition plate can be moved up and down. In addition to sealing the duct, when an impact is applied to the outer plate,
To provide an instrument panel device for a vehicle in which the tip of the partition plate escapes upward or downward according to the deformation of the flexible part to promote the bending of the instrument panel and cushion the impact.

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a cutaway view of the front part including the instrument panel inside the vehicle, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the instrument panel, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main parts.

At the front of the vehicle interior 1, an instrument panel 3 is provided at the lower end of the windshield 2 toward the front of the vehicle interior, and the instrument panel 3 incorporates a meter unit I, etc., although not shown.

The instrument panel 3, as clearly seen in FIG. 2, consists of an outer member 11 on the inside of the vehicle interior and an inner member 21 on the side of the engine compartment.

The upper part of the inner member 21 bulges 22 toward the engine room side,
The lower part of the bulging portion 22 protrudes 23 toward the inside of the vehicle interior, and hangs downward 24 into the vehicle interior from the end thereof in the form of a skirt.

The middle part of the bulging part 22 on the upper side projects in a mountain shape toward the passenger compartment to form a protrusion 25, and this part 25 is provided in the width direction, that is, in the width direction of the passenger compartment, and has upper and lower pieces 25a, 25b is inclined upward and downward, respectively.

Further, a groove 26 is provided at the upper end of the bulging portion 22, and a groove 27 is provided between the end of the protruding portion 23 and the hanging portion 24.

The outer member 11 has a U-shaped cross section, and its main body 12 is made of hard synthetic resin, and has an outer cover 13 made of a flexible material pasted on its outer surface.

A partition plate 14 is integrally provided on the back surface of the central portion and upper side of the main body 12 and protrudes forward, and the partition plate 14 faces the above-mentioned chevron-shaped protrusion 25 .

An outer member 15 is provided above the partition plate 14, and furthermore, although not shown, an air outlet 16 for an air conditioner is provided at the center of the vehicle interior in front of the outer member 11 below the partition plate 14.

In the above, the outer surface of the chevron-shaped protrusion 25 of the inner member 21 is provided with a flexible body 31 having flexibility such as a foam body and having a sealing function, and has a concave cross section in the illustration.
Rubber or the like may be used instead of foam.

The outer member 11 is placed over the bulged portion 22 of the inner member 21 from the front side, and the locking piece 17 protruding from the inside of the upper end of the outer member 11 is fitted into the groove 26, and the lower end of the outer member 11 is folded. The curved portion 18 is fitted into the groove 27, and each fitted portion is tested with adhesive or the like.

Then, the tip 14a of the partition plate 14 is inserted into the groove 31 of the flexible body 31.
a, and the tip 14a abuts against the protrusion 25 via the flexible body 31.

As a result, the space between the inner and outer members is divided by the partition plate 14, and an upper froster duct S1 and a lower air conditioner duct S2 are formed.

In the above, the partition plate 14 does not need to be glued to the other party, and furthermore, the work is simplified because the tip is simply pressed against the flexible body 31, the adhesive application process is reduced by this amount, and the assembly work efficiency is improved. .

In addition, since the flexible body 31 is pressurized at the tip and pressed against it while deforming it, the sealing performance of this part can be ensured, and the duct and Sl.

Airtightness between S2 can be ensured.

Furthermore, when an impact is applied to the instrument panel outer member 11, the outer member 11 tends to bend in the direction of the inner member 21, but in this case, the tip of the partition plate 14 is pressed against the flexible body 31, and this bends. Due to its flexibility, it is guided by one of the upper and lower pieces 25a and 25b of the chevron-shaped protrusion 25, and is pulled out from this 31, facing the escape space, and bent upward or downward.

Therefore, even if the rigid diaphragm in the direction of stretching the outer member 11 is located at approximately the center or the upper side in the height direction, the outer member 11 is bent by this escape slip action and exerts a shock-relieving action.

This is shown in Figure 4. FIG. 5 shows a modified embodiment in which the inner member 121 is provided with a diaphragm 125, while the outer member 111 is provided with a diaphragm 125.
A partition plate 114 is also provided, and the ends of both sides are butted against each other to divide the space into upper and lower sections, and a hollow flexible body 131 is attached to the partition plate 125 side, and the end of the partition plate 114 is pressed against this 131. It is sealed.

This also provides the same effects and effects as above.

As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, when dividing the space inside the instrument panel into upper and lower sections to form a froster duct and an air conditioner duct, the installation and sealing of the partition plate is simplified and work efficiency is improved. In addition, since the diaphragm is not fixed during impact, it facilitates escape and bending of the diaphragm, resulting in excellent impact mitigation.
Full of practicality.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; Fig. 1 is a sectional view of the main parts including the instrument panel in the vehicle interior, Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the instrument panel, and Fig. 3 is the same main part. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram when an impact is applied, and FIG. 5 is a diagram of a modified embodiment. In the drawing, 3 is an instrument panel, 11 is an outer member, 14 is a partition plate, 21 is an inner member, 31 is a flexible body, Sl is a froster duct, and S2 is an air conditioner duct.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The space formed between the outer member of the instrument panel and the inner member covered by it is an air conditioner duct, and at least one member is equipped with a partition plate that divides this duct into upper and lower parts, and the upper defroster In an instrument panel device that separates a duct from a lower air conditioner duct, a partition plate is provided protruding from the back surface of the outer member to the opposing surface of the inner member, and the opposing surface of the inner member is directed toward the partition plate. The partition plate is made to protrude to form an escape space above and below the opposing surface, and the tip of the partition plate is abutted against a flexible portion provided on the opposing surface of the inner member to partition and seal the upper and lower ducts. A vehicle instrument panel device characterized in that it is configured as follows.