WO2009138605A2 - On-board instrument suitable for mounting on the dashboard of a motor vehicle and corresponding dashboard - Google Patents
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- WO2009138605A2 WO2009138605A2 PCT/FR2009/050652 FR2009050652W WO2009138605A2 WO 2009138605 A2 WO2009138605 A2 WO 2009138605A2 FR 2009050652 W FR2009050652 W FR 2009050652W WO 2009138605 A2 WO2009138605 A2 WO 2009138605A2
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
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- Instrument panel capable of being mounted on a dashboard of a motor vehicle and corresponding dashboard
- the present invention relates to an on-board instrument of a motor vehicle, in particular of the type of revolution counter, capable of being mounted quickly and easily on any type of corresponding dashboard.
- the present invention relates to an edge instrument having a bulk defined by its main surface, substantially corresponding to the portion visible to the user, said instrument being adapted to be mounted on a dashboard of a motor vehicle made of rigid plastic or flexible plastic.
- the invention also relates to a dashboard rigid plastic or flexible plastic adapted to receive such an instrument.
- An example of an instrument panel is a counter which conventionally comprises, and as described in document FR 2 852 895, two lateral fixing journals, which equip the sides of the upper part of the counter, and a lower fixing lug. , arranged at the lower part of the counter.
- the two journals snap into suitable receiving and fixing means, for example clipping means, which are arranged on the board body.
- These two pins serve to fix the counter along a first axis.
- the counter can nevertheless rotate around this axis and move in translation along this axis.
- the lower fixing lug makes it possible to complete the setting of the counter in cooperation with the receiving means of the board body.
- the attachment means to the dashboard are on the periphery of the meter and protrude from the general volume of the meter, which volume can be defined by its main surface visible to the user and by its thickness. So, this guy counter can not be fixed on a particular dashboard, made of flexible plastic.
- the meter does not meet the same requirements.
- the invention achieves its goal thanks to an instrument on board which has first fixing means at least at one of these lateral surfaces, intended to fix the instrument on board on a rigid plastic dashboard, said first fastening means being included in said size of the instrument panel, so as to allow its mounting on a dashboard of flexible plastic, for which said first fastening means are useless.
- Said first fixing means may comprise at least one recess, adapted to cooperate with indexing means, formed on the dashboard rigid plastic.
- Each recess may comprise a substantially V-shaped section, so as to ensure a play-free assembly and a positioning according to the X and Z reference axes of the instrument panel in the rigid plastic dashboard.
- indexing means may comprise at least one stud housed in each associated recess and of complementary shape to the V-shaped of each recess.
- Said first fixing means may comprise two recesses, cooperating with two indexing studs of the dashboard rigid plastic.
- Said first fixing means may comprise a positioning tab, adapted to cooperate with corresponding receiving means formed in the rigid plastic dashboard.
- - Said receiving means may comprise a slot of shape and dimensions complementary to those of the positioning tab, so as to ensure positioning along the reference axes X and Y of the instrument panel on the plastic dashboard rigid.
- the instrument panel can be a lap counter.
- the instrument panel may include second attachment means for positioning the instrument on a dashboard of flexible plastic.
- Said space can be delimited by a peripheral edge, which is intended to block the instrument panel in the flexible plastic dashboard or to mask said first fixing means.
- FIG. 1 shows a sectional view of the instrument panel according to the invention, positioned on a rigid plastic dashboard adapted to receive it.
- FIG. 2 represents a sectional view of the mounting kinematics of the instrument instrument in the rigid plastic dashboard according to FIG.
- FIG. 3 represents a perspective bottom view of the onboard instrument according to the invention, before its positioning on the rigid plastic dashboard,
- FIG. 4 represents a perspective top view of the onboard instrument according to the invention, waiting for complete positioning on the rigid plastic dashboard.
- Figure 5 shows a front view of the instrument panel according to the invention, positioned on a flexible plastic dashboard adapted to receive it.
- Figure 6 shows a sectional view of the instrument panel according to Figure 5, positioned on the dashboard of flexible plastic.
- the instrument panel 14 is intended to be integrated in any type of dashboard 10, 100 made of rigid material or flexible material.
- a dashboard 10 of rigid material is shown. It comprises a housing 12 adapted to receive a flight instrument 14, traditionally intended for the driver of a motor vehicle.
- an instrument panel 100 of flexible material is shown. It comprises a housing 12 capable of receiving a flight instrument 14, traditionally intended for the driver of a motor vehicle.
- the dashboard 10, 100 according to the invention can thus be made of different materials, it can be made of a flexible synthetic organic material, otherwise called “flexible plastic” (or “slush” in English) or a material rigid synthetic organic, otherwise called “rigid plastic".
- the terms "rigid” and "soft” should be defined above.
- the “flexible plastic” is sufficiently elastic so as to deviate from its initial shape to insert said instrument 14 into the opening and able to hold it securely in the dashboard 100, when it returns to its initial form ( Figure 6). As for the "rigid plastic", it is not able to deviate from its original form.
- the on-board instrument 14 which is, according to a particular embodiment of the invention, a motor vehicle counter, is positioned on the dashboard 100 by entering the meter into the housing 12, so that it fits perfectly to the contour defined by the opening of the housing 12.
- the outline of the dashboard 100 is removed from its shape initial, thanks to the elasticity of the material, the counter is inserted into the housing 12 of the dashboard 100 and the contour then returns to its original form. This allows to offer a user a perfect finish since the outline of the housing is flush ideally the part of the counter visible to the user. No additional items are needed for the finish of the dashboard.
- the counter 14 comprises first attachment means for fixing it to a dashboard 10 made of rigid plastic and included in said space 13 of the counter 14, so as to allow its mounting on a dashboard 100 of flexible plastic, for which the first attachment means are unnecessary, as described above.
- the counter 14 comprises fastening means 18, preferably at the level of the lower lateral surface, integrated in the bulk. 13 (or overall volume) of the counter 14, so that it has no projecting fastener relative to its overall volume and that it thus allow its adaptation both to the dashboard 100 of flexible plastic, for which the fastening means are unnecessary, the dashboard 10 rigid plastic, for which the latter are indispensable.
- the fastening means 18 cooperate with indexing means 22 formed in the dashboard 10 rigid plastic.
- the fastening means 18 preferably comprise two recesses 20, each adapted to cooperate with an indexing pad 22, formed on the dashboard 10 rigid plastic.
- the recesses 20 each comprise a substantially V-shaped section, so that when the indexing studs 22 are housed in the recesses 20, the counter 14 is mounted without play in the dashboard 10.
- Such studs indexing 22 also allow precise positioning along the reference axes X and Z of FIG. 3, so as to ensure precise positioning of the counter 14 in the dashboard 10 made of rigid plastic.
- the indexing studs 22 are shaped in a complementary manner to the V-shaped section of the recesses 20 formed in the counter 14, so as to fit perfectly with them during assembly. counter 14, thus ensuring a precise and play-free positioning of the counter 14 on the dashboard 10.
- the counter 14 also comprises fastening means 28 at the upper lateral surface 32, opposite to that comprising the fastening means 18. More particularly, the counter 14 comprises a positioning tab 38, able to cooperate with a corresponding slot 39, made in the dashboard 10 of rigid plastic and acting as a means of reception for the tongue 38, so as to permanently immobilize the counter 14 in the dashboard
- the slot 39 has a particular shape and dimensions complementary to those of the tongue 38, also allow accurate positioning of the counter 14 along the reference axes X and Y of Figure 3, so as to ensure accurate positioning of the counter 14 in the dashboard 10 rigid plastic.
- the mounting of the counter 14 on the dashboard 10 rigid plastic will be described in more detail with reference to Figures 1 and 2.
- the first step is to approach the branch of the outer V of the recesses 20 of the counter 14 against the outer flank of indexing pad 22, for each fixing means 18 (FIG. 2). Then, it is sufficient to rotate around this blocking point, or reference point, the counter 14 so as to enter the housing 12 of the dashboard 10 rigid plastic. Finally, once the indexing studs 22 are engaged in the recesses 20, the positioning tongue 38 must be inserted into the corresponding slot 39 of the dashboard 10 in order to immobilize the counter 14 in the dashboard 10. .
- the recesses 20 and the indexing pads 22 being V-shaped, this makes it possible to ensure that there will be no play once the counter 14 has been set. square. Indeed, when the indexing pad 22 is inserted into the corresponding recess 20, the outer flanks of the pad 22 cooperate with the inner walls of the recess 20 and the sharp angle at the tip of the V allows to prevent any displacement of the stud 22 in the recess 20.
- the counter 14 may comprise a flange 28 located at the front with respect to the V-shaped recess 20 so as to mask said recess from the view of a user, when the counter is fixed on the dashboard 10 rigid plastic, in particular to improve the perceived quality.
- the counter 14 may comprise complementary fastening means 48, as shown in FIG. 4, for fixing the counter 14 in the dashboard 100 in FIG. flexible plastic.
- the counter 14 comprises two lateral clipping members 48, on each side of its lower and upper lateral surfaces 30, which fit into corresponding indentations formed in the housing 12 of the dashboard 100 in FIGS. flexible plastic.
- the counter 14 may include another fastener (not shown) on the rear face of the counter coming into the bottom of the housing 12, cooperating itself with another receiving member.
- peripheral edge 28 of the counter 14 defining the size 13 of the counter allows to completely block the positioning of the counter on the dashboard 100 of flexible plastic.
- the instrument panel 14 according to the invention is therefore a single piece that can be mounted on a dashboard of both rigid plastic 10 and flexible plastic 100, so as to significantly reduce development costs, for a constructor, from a specific meter to a single dashboard.
- the attachment means of the instrument panel 14 on the dashboard 10, 100 allow, in addition, an easy and fast assembly for a mounting operator.
- the invention is not limited to the various embodiments described above.
- the recesses, the studs and the tongue can be replaced by any other appropriate fastening means.
- the shape and dimensions of the instrument panel are non-limiting and depend in particular on the shape and dimensions of the corresponding dashboard.
- the recesses 20 may be provided on the upper lateral surface 32 of the instrument instrument 14 and the tongue 38 may be formed on the lower lateral surface 30.
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CN2009801202915A CN102046410A (en) | 2008-05-14 | 2009-04-10 | On-board instrument suitable for mounting on the dashboard of a motor vehicle and corresponding dashboard |
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