JP2000313249A - Instrument panel mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] The present invention eliminates the damage of a projection used when mounted on a vehicle, eliminates the need for reassembly of a modularized instrument panel, and reduces costs and improves workability in installation. It is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument panel mounting structure capable of performing the following. SOLUTION: The present invention has a locking pin 4 as a projection extending from a tip of an instrument panel 1 provided with a seating surface 5 toward the front of the vehicle, and the locking pin 4 is a socket on a vehicle body 9 side. In the mounting structure of the instrument panel 1 in which the instrument panel 1 is mounted on the vehicle body, the base 7 of the locking pin 4 is closer to the seat surface 5 than the front end 8 thereof. It is gradually thicker.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an instrument panel mounting structure for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 7, an instrument panel 51 made of a synthetic resin is attached to a front portion and a side portion of a vehicle body inside a vehicle. That is,
The instrument panel 51 is located in front of the front seat 52, is formed to have a length covering substantially the entire width in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle interior, and has a modular structure. This modularized instrument panel 51
The instrument panel 51 includes an instrument panel assembly including a meter cluster 53, an airbag, an air conditioner, and the like, not shown, and a steering support member, a steering column, and the like, not shown.

When such a modularized instrument panel 51 is mounted on a vehicle body in the vehicle interior (when mounted on the vehicle), locking pins (projections) for positioning as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 are used. 54 are used. The locking pin 54 is integrally formed substantially at the center of the upper front edge located at the tip of the instrument panel 51 provided with the seat surface 55, and extends from the front surface of the seat surface 55 toward the front of the vehicle. Has been issued. This type of seat surface 55 is formed by using a slide type or the like to prevent sinking of the instrument panel 51. On the other hand, a socket 58 that engages with the locking pin 54 is mounted in the mounting hole 57 on the vehicle body 56 side, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the modularized instrument panel 51 is
The locking pin 54 is inserted into the socket 58 and locked, the left and right ends of the steering support member (not shown) are bolted to the vehicle body, and the upper and lower sides of the instrument panel 51 are fixed with screws. It is attached by.

[0004]

However, in the conventional mounting structure described above, the locking pin 54 used when mounting the instrument panel 51 to the vehicle body 56 extends from the front surface of the seat surface 55, and Since the cross-sectional shape between the end base portion 54a and the seat surface 55 is suddenly changed, an excessive force is applied to the locking pin 54 by the modularized instrument panel 51 having a considerable weight when mounted on a vehicle. , There is a possibility that the locking pin 54 may break from the base 54a. As a result, the locking pin 54
It is necessary to remove all parts already assembled from the broken instrument panel 51, replace them with separately prepared instrument panels, and assemble all these parts again. There were inconveniences such as lowering.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to eliminate the damage to a projection used when mounted on a vehicle, and to eliminate the need for reassembling a modular instrument panel. Another object of the present invention is to provide an instrument panel mounting structure capable of reducing costs and improving mounting workability.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, according to the present invention, a projecting portion is extended toward the front of the vehicle at the tip of an instrument panel provided with a seating surface. An instrument panel mounting structure for mounting the instrument panel to a vehicle body by locking the projection to a vehicle-body-side mounting portion, wherein a base end side of the projection portion is closer to the seat surface than a distal end side thereof. It gradually becomes thicker toward.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of an instrument panel mounting structure according to the present invention. The instrument panel 1 according to the present embodiment is an integrally molded product made of a synthetic resin attached to a front portion and a side portion of a vehicle body in a vehicle cabin, and is disposed at a front position of a front seat of a vehicle (not shown). Moreover, the instrument panel 1
As shown in FIG. 1, is a length that covers almost the entire width in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle interior, and is formed in a shape in which a meter cluster, an airbag, an air conditioner, and the like (not shown) can be incorporated as an assembly. The module is structured by assembling a steering column (not shown) and the like. Note that the steering support member 2 is disposed inside the instrument panel 1 along the vehicle width direction, and side brackets 3 are attached to both left and right ends thereof.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 4, when the instrument panel 1 is mounted on the vehicle body in the vehicle interior, the upper front edge located on the back side of the front end of the instrument panel 1 is substantially centered in the vehicle width direction. A locking pin (projection) 4 used for positioning at the time of mounting) extends slightly obliquely downward toward the front of the vehicle and is integrally formed. That is, the locking pin 4
Its basic shape is a columnar body, which protrudes from the front surface of the seating surface 5 provided for preventing sink marks of the instrument panel 1, and has a hole formed by a slide-type positioning member in the center thereof. 6 are provided along the axial direction.

The base end 7 of the locking pin 4 is moved more toward the seating surface 5 than its tip end 8 so that the shape of the locking pin 4 is gradually changed in accordance with the shape of the seating surface 5. It is formed so that it gradually becomes thicker. That is, in the gradually changing section from the base end 7 of the locking pin 4 to the seating surface 5, there is no portion where the cross-sectional shape changes suddenly, the strength and rigidity are increased, and the concentration of stress on the base end 7 can be prevented. It has become. Moreover, the distal end portion 8 of the locking pin 4 is provided with a tapered inclined surface 8a, and the inclined surface 8a allows easy insertion into a socket described later.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, a mounting hole 11 for fitting a socket 10 is formed in a mounting portion on the vehicle body 9 side for locking the locking pin 4 of the instrument panel 1. The vehicle body 9 where the locking pin 4 is to be locked includes a cowl top panel 12 disposed below the windshield (not shown) and on the vehicle interior side, and the cowl top panel 12.
Cowl upper panel 13 located underneath, and reinforcement 1 disposed between panels 12 and 13.
The mounting hole 11 is provided on the mounting surface of the cowl top panel 12. The socket 10 extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is formed continuously with a bottomed cylindrical main body 15 fitted into the mounting hole 11, and is formed continuously with the main body 15, and the insertion of the locking pin 4 is prevented. In order to make it easier, the instrument panel 1 has an entrance 16 which expands in a trumpet shape on the instrument panel 1 side.

In order to mount the modularized instrument panel 1 by the mounting structure of the first embodiment of the present invention, first, the instrument panel 1 is mounted so that the locking pin 4 faces the vehicle body 9 on the front side of the vehicle. (See FIG. 1). Next, the tip 8 of the locking pin 4 is
By pressing the instrument panel 1 toward the front of the vehicle while aligning it with the entrance 16 of the socket 10 fitted to the side, the locking pin 4 is inserted into the main body 15 of the socket 10 and the instrument is inserted. The positioning of the ment panel 1 is performed (see FIG. 2). In this state, the both side brackets 3 of the steering support member 2 are bolted to the side of the vehicle body, and the speaker mounting portions on both upper sides of the instrument panel 1 are fixed with screws or the like. When the lower portions on both sides are fixed with screws or the like, the modularized instrument panel 1 is attached to the vehicle body 9 or the like.

In the mounting structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the instrument panel 1 is provided substantially at the center of the upper front edge on the back side of the front end of the instrument panel 1.
In order to gradually change the base end 7 side of the locking pin 4 to be positioned when the vehicle is mounted on the vehicle body 9 in the vehicle interior, in accordance with the shape of the seat surface 5, gradually toward the seat surface 5 from the front end portion 8 side. Since there is no portion where the cross-sectional shape changes suddenly in the gradually changing section from the base end portion 7 to the seating surface 5, the strength and rigidity of the locking pin 4 can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the locking pin 4 from being damaged by the modularized instrument panel 1 having a considerable weight.
This makes it possible to eliminate the task of rearranging the instrument panel 1 that has been modularized.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show a second embodiment of the instrument panel mounting structure according to the present invention. The distal end portion 28 side of the locking pin 24 of the present embodiment is formed by four plate-like ribs 21 arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction so as to form a cross shape when viewed from the front. By cutting off the front end portion 21, the front end portion 28 is provided with a tapered inclined surface 28 a. Also,
The base end 27 side of the locking pin 24 is formed so as to gradually become thicker toward the seating surface 5 than the distal end 28 side, similarly to the locking pin 4 of the first embodiment. Other configurations and mounting procedures are the same as those in the first embodiment. In the mounting structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the base end 27 side of the locking pin 24 is formed so as to be gradually thicker toward the seating surface 5 than the tip end 28 side. Since the distal end portion 28 is formed by the four plate-shaped ribs 21 arranged in a cross shape, the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible based on the technical idea of the present invention. is there. For example, in the mounting structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the basic shape of the locking pin 4 is formed in a cylindrical body, but the locking pin 4 may be applied to a projection formed in an irregular shape such as an elliptical cylinder.

[0016]

As described above, in the instrument panel mounting structure according to the present invention, the projecting portion extends toward the front of the vehicle at the tip of the instrument panel provided with the seating surface, and the projecting portion is attached to the instrument panel. The instrument panel is mounted on the vehicle body by being locked to a mounting portion on the vehicle body side, and a base end side of the projection is formed gradually thicker toward the seat surface than a front end side thereof. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent damage to the projections used when mounting the instrument panel on the vehicle body, and to eliminate the need to reassemble the modularized instrument panel. Improvement can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an instrument panel mounted by a mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a substantially central portion of the instrument panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a locking pin provided at a distal end of the instrument panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a locking pin provided at a distal end of an instrument panel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the periphery of an instrument panel attached by a conventional attachment structure as viewed from the front seat side.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of a locking pin provided at the tip of a conventional instrument panel.

9 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 2 Steering support member 4,24 Locking pin 5 Seat surface 6 Hole 7,27 Base end 8,28 Tip 8a, 28a Inclined surface 9 Body 10 Socket 11 Mounting hole 21 Plate rib

Claims (3)

[Claims] An instrument panel provided with a seating surface has a projection extending forwardly from a front end of the instrument panel, and the projection is engaged with a mounting portion on a vehicle body side, so that the instrument panel is provided. The mounting structure for an instrument panel, wherein the base end side of the projection is gradually thicker than the tip end side toward the seat surface. 2. The mounting structure for an instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein a tapered inclined surface is provided at a tip of the projection. 3. The instrument panel mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a front end side of the projection is formed by plate-like ribs arranged in a front cross shape.