JP2007296911A - Instrument panel - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily mount a surface panel to a surface of a body panel. <P>SOLUTION: A duct panel 3 is fixed on a rear face of a body panel 1, so as to form an air passage 11 between the panels. A surface panel 5 is mounted on the surface of the body panel 1. An introduction cylinder part 43 opened at a rear part of a vehicle body along an approximately vertical face and having an air introduction outlet 43a communicated with an air passage 11 is formed at a joint part of the body panel 1 and the duct panel 3. A louver member 41 having a connection cylinder part 39 connected with the introduction cylinder part 43 is mounted to an air blow outlet 17 of the surface panel 5. An extension part 45 extending backward of the vehicle body and holding the connection cylinder part 39 of the louver member 41 is formed on the introduction cylinder part 43 to surround the air introduction outlet 43a. An approximate L-sectioned opening 47 for inserting the connection cylinder part comprising an upper-half opening 47a opened at a rear part of the vehicle body along an approximate vertical face, and a lower-half opening 47b connected with the upper-haft opening 47a, and opened diagonally upward along an inclined face inclined downward toward the rear part of the vehicle body is formed at the tip of the extension part 45 to be exposed to the surface of the body panel 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of an instrument panel installed in front of a driver's cab of an automobile.

Patent Document 1 discloses an instrument panel in which a resin inner panel (duct panel) is integrally fixed to the back surface of a resin outer panel (instrument panel body) by vibration welding to form an air passage therebetween. ing. Although not explicitly disclosed in this Patent Document 1, generally, in the side vent air passage and the center vent air passage among the air passages, the air outlet port of the outlet cylinder portion formed in the inner panel is a substantially vertical surface. The lead-out cylinder part is connected to the connection cylinder part of the louver member attached to the air outlet of the outer panel, and the adjustment air is supplied to the air passage and the lead-out cylinder. It blows out into the vehicle compartment from the air outlet through the connecting cylinder part of the part and the louver member.
JP-A-8-80762 (paragraph 0022 column, FIGS. 1 to 5)

  By the way, in the state where the duct panel is fixed to the back surface of the main body panel constituting the main body of the instrument panel, an air passage is formed between the two, and this assembly is attached to the member member supported by the vehicle body. There is an instrument panel in which a surface panel constituting the outer surface of the panel is attached to the surface of the main body panel.

  In such an instrument panel, when attaching the front panel, a louver member is previously attached to the air outlet of the front panel, and the front panel to which the louver member is attached is covered from the front upper side. The tip of the connecting cylinder part of the louver member is fitted and connected to the leading end of the lead-out cylinder part, but the connection part is hidden by the front panel and is not visible to the operator. Cannot be smoothly fitted, and it is difficult to attach the surface panel to the main body panel. If the fitting is not performed smoothly in this way, the sealing material made of a urethane material or the like attached to the distal end of the connecting tube portion may be rolled or damaged, resulting in a decrease in sealing performance.

  The present invention has been made in view of such points, and an object thereof is to easily attach the surface panel to the surface of the main body panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is characterized in that the connecting cylinder part receiving port of the louver member connected to the outlet cylinder part having the air outlet port communicating with the air passage is enlarged.

  Specifically, the present invention provides a main body panel constituting the main body of the instrument panel, a duct panel fixed to the back surface of the main body panel and forming an air passage between the main body panel, and a surface of the main body panel. The following solution was taken for an instrument panel provided with a surface panel that is attached and constitutes the outer surface of the instrument panel.

  That is, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a lead-out cylinder portion having an air lead-out opening that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane and communicates with the air passage is formed in the joint portion of the main body panel and the duct panel. In addition, an air outlet is formed in the surface panel, and a louver member having a connecting cylinder connected to the outlet cylinder is attached to the air outlet, An extending portion extending rearward of the vehicle body and holding the connecting tube portion of the louver member is formed so as to surround the air outlet port, and the upper end of the extended portion opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane. Insertion of a connecting tube portion having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section comprising a half opening portion and a lower half opening portion opened obliquely upward along an inclined surface that is continuous with the upper half opening portion and is inclined downward toward the rear of the vehicle body So that the opening is exposed on the surface of the main panel. Made is characterized in that is.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a step portion for restricting the insertion operation of the connecting tube portion of the louver member is formed at least at the lower end portion continuous to the lead-out tube portion of the extension portion. In the state in which the tip of the connecting tube portion is in contact with the stepped portion, the tip of the connecting tube portion does not protrude from the leading end of the outlet tube portion toward the air outlet port.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the extending portion includes side walls on both sides in the vehicle width direction that extend from the opening edge of the lower half opening of the opening to the back side, and the lower ends of the side walls. The bottom wall is configured to insert and guide the connecting tube portion of the louver member toward the lead-out tube portion when the front panel is attached to the main body panel.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the extension part on the lower half opening part side of the opening part is constituted by a part of a duct panel, and the opening edge of the lower half opening part A side wall on both sides in the vehicle width direction extending from the rear side to the back side, and a bottom wall continuous to the lower ends of the side walls, the bottom wall having a bulging portion that bulges toward the front of the vehicle body, and a member supported by the vehicle body A fastening portion with the member is provided in the bulging portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the lower half opening of the connecting tube portion insertion opening formed at the leading end of the extended portion of the lead-out tube portion is inclined along the inclined surface that is inclined downward toward the rear of the vehicle body. Since the connecting tube portion receiving port of the louver member is set large by opening upward, when the front panel to which the louver member is attached is covered from the front upper side, the connecting tube portion tip of the louver member is It is inserted from above into the lower half opening, and the surface panel is positioned in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, by simply pushing the front panel forward from the vehicle body in this state, the connection cylinder part tip can be smoothly fitted and connected from the upper half opening part that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along the substantially vertical plane to the lead tube part tip. It is possible to easily attach the surface panel to the main body panel. In addition, since the fitting of the connecting tube portion tip to the leading tube portion tip is performed smoothly, the seal material made of urethane material or the like attached to the tip of the connecting tube portion is eliminated to ensure sealing performance. be able to.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the front panel is pushed forward of the vehicle body, the tip of the connecting cylinder part comes into contact with and stops at at least the step part at the lower end part continuous with the lead-out cylinder part of the extension part, and at the normal position. A connection state with the lead-out cylinder portion is ensured. In this connected state, the tip of the connecting tube portion is supported by the stepped portion from below, so that the connecting tube portion does not come off the lead tube portion even when a load is applied to the surface panel from above. Further, in this connected state, the connection cylinder portion tip does not protrude from the lead tube tip toward the center of the air lead-out port, so that the adjustment air passes smoothly through the lead tube portion without being disturbed.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the front panel is pushed forward of the vehicle body, the connecting tube portion of the louver member is guided by the bottom wall of the extending portion and inserted into the lead-out tube portion side. Can be reliably fitted to the leading end of the lead-out cylinder.

  According to the invention of claim 4, the fastening portion with the member member supported by the vehicle body is directed toward the front of the vehicle body on the bottom wall of the extending portion on the duct panel side closer to the member member than the main body panel. Since it is provided in the bulging portion that bulges out, the main body panel does not have to be extended to the back side, and the instrument panel can be attached to the member member located in the back without complicating the mold structure of the main body panel.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1, 2 and 5 show an automotive instrument panel A according to an embodiment of the present invention. The instrument panel A is a left-hand drive specification and extends horizontally in the vehicle width direction and is supported by a vehicle body. It is attached to a metal instrument panel reinforcement B as a member member and arranged in front of the driver's seat of the automobile.

  The instrument panel A is a duct panel that is integrally fixed to the main body panel 1 constituting the main body of the instrument panel A and the main body panel 1 by vibration welding and forms an air passage between the main body panel 1 and the instrument panel A. 3 and a surface panel 5 attached to the surface of the main body panel 1 and constituting the outer surface of the instrument panel A, both of which are made of resin. The air passage includes a front defroster air passage 7 (see FIG. 2), a side defroster air passage (not shown), a center vent air passage 9 (see FIG. 2), and a side vent air passage 11 (see FIG. 1).

  A front defroster air outlet 13 is formed on the vehicle body front end side of the main body panel 1 so as to extend over a substantially right half region and a substantially left half region in the vehicle width direction. A side defroster air outlet 15 and a side vent air outlet 17 are formed close to each other at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the surface panel 5, and a center vent air outlet is formed at the center in the vehicle width direction. 19 are formed close to each other in the vehicle width direction. A meter hood 21 and a steering mounting opening 23 are formed close to each other on the driver's seat side, which is a region on the left side of the surface panel 5 in the vehicle width direction. A glove box 25 is mounted on the passenger seat side, which is the area of FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, a meter instrument assembly portion 27 is formed on the driver seat side, which is a substantially left half region of the main body panel 1 in the vehicle width direction, so as to correspond to the meter hood 21. A steering mounting notch recess 29 is formed below the meter instrument assembly portion 27 so as to correspond to the steering mounting opening 23. An air bag device mounting opening 31 is formed on the passenger seat side, which is a region on the right side of the main body panel 1 in the vehicle width direction, and below the air bag device mounting opening 31, A glove box mounting opening 33 is formed to correspond to the glove box 25.

  The front defroster air outlet 13 communicates directly with the front defroster air passage 7. The side defroster air outlet 15 is connected to the end of a rectangular tube-like connecting cylinder portion 35 attached to both ends in the vehicle width direction of the main body panel 1 via a sealing material 37 made of urethane material. 15 communicates with the side defroster air passage through the connecting cylinder 35. At the side vent air outlet 17 and the center vent air outlet 19, a louver member 41 having a rectangular tube-shaped connecting tube portion 39 is attached so as to protrude toward the front of the vehicle body (the main body panel 1 side). A sealing material 37 is attached to the outer periphery of the end of the connecting tube portion 39 in the same manner as the connecting tube portion 35 on the side defroster air outlet 15 side (see FIG. 3). A rectangular tube lead-out having an air lead-out port 43a that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane and communicates with the side vent air passage 11 at the joint portions of the body panel 1 and the duct panel 3 at both ends in the vehicle width direction. Each of the cylindrical portions 43 is integrally formed, and a corner having an air outlet port 43a that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane and communicates with the center vent air passage 9 at the center portion in the vehicle width direction. A cylindrical lead-out cylinder portion 43 is integrally formed. These lead-out cylinder parts 43 are airtightly connected to the connection cylinder part 39 of the louver member 41 by a sealing material 37, whereby the side vent air outlet 17 and the center vent air outlet 19 are connected to the connection cylinder of the louver member 41. The side vent air passage 11 and the center vent air passage 9 communicate with each other through the portion 39 and the lead-out cylinder portion 43, respectively. Then, the adjusted air adjusted by an air conditioning unit (not shown) passes through the front defroster air passage 7, the side defroster air passage, the center vent air passage 9 and the side vent air passage 11, and the front defroster air outlet 13 and the side defroster air outlet. 15, air is blown out from the side vent air outlet 17 and the center vent air outlet 19 into the vehicle interior.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the lead-out cylinder portion 43 is configured with a part of the main body panel 1 as an upper portion and a part of the duct panel 3 as a lower portion. In this case, a rectangular tube-like extending portion 45 extending rearward of the vehicle body and holding the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41 is formed so as to surround the air outlet port 43a. An upper half opening 47a that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane and an inclined surface that continues to the upper half opening 47a and inclines downward toward the rear of the vehicle body are inclined at the distal end of the extension portion 45. A connecting tube portion insertion opening 47 having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section formed of a lower half opening portion 47b opened upward is formed so as to be exposed on the surface of the main body panel 1, and the lower half opening portion 47b is formed. It is greatly opened upward to make it easy to receive the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41. Further, a guide projection 49 having an inclined guide portion 49 a at the lower end is integrally projected on the upper surface of the lead-out cylinder portion 43 toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the louver member 41 is attached when the front panel 5 is attached to the main body panel 1. The connecting cylinder part 39 is guided to the outlet cylinder part 43.

  A U-shaped stepped portion 51 that restricts the insertion operation of the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41 is formed at the lower end portion and the substantially lower half of both side portions that are continuous with the lead-out tube portion 43 of the extension portion 45. In the state where the tip of the connecting tube portion 39 is in contact with the stepped portion 51, the tip of the connecting tube portion 39 does not protrude from the tip of the lead-out tube portion 43 toward the center of the air outlet port 43a. Specifically, on the side of the side vent air passage 11, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner surface of the distal end of the connecting tube portion 39 and the inner surface of the leading end of the outlet tube portion 43 are substantially flush. As shown in FIG. 2, the inner surface of the distal end of the connecting tube portion 39 is located slightly outside the inner surface of the leading end of the outlet tube portion 43. In addition, the said level | step-difference part 51 may be formed only in a lower end part, and may be formed over a perimeter.

  The extending portion 45 includes side walls 45a on both sides in the vehicle width direction extending from the opening edge of the lower half opening portion 47b of the opening portion 47 to the back surface side, and a bottom wall 45b continuing to the lower ends of the side walls 45a. As shown in FIG. 2, the bottom wall 45 b is lowered downward from the lead-out cylinder portion 43 by the step size of the step portion 51 on the center vent air passage 9 side, and the surface panel 5 is attached to the main body panel 1. At this time, the distal end of the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41 slides on the bottom wall 45b to insert and guide the connecting tube portion 39 toward the outlet tube portion 43 side.

  On the other hand, the bottom wall 45b on the side vent air passage 11 side has a bulging portion 45c that bulges toward the front of the vehicle body as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and is a fastening portion with the instrument panel reinforcement B. 45d is formed in the bulging portion 45c. The fastening portion 45d is provided with an extension end portion of the bracket 53 extending from the instrument panel reinforcement B toward the rear of the vehicle body from the front of the vehicle body, and the fastening portion 45d is fastened to the bracket 53 with a screw 55 so as to be instrumented. Panel A is attached to instrument panel reinforcement B. On the center vent air passage 9 side, as shown in FIG. 2, an instrument panel is formed by inserting a projection 1a integrally projecting on the back surface of the main body panel 1 into an insertion hole b1 formed in the instrument panel reinforcement B. A is attached to the instrument panel reinforcement B.

  The instrument panel A configured as described above has the duct panel 3 attached to the back surface of the main body panel 1 by vibration welding, and covers the front panel 5 from above with this assembly attached to the instrument panel reinforcement B. It is configured by being attached to the main body panel 1. For this purpose, a large number of fastener insertion holes 1b (see FIG. 4) are formed on the surface of the main body panel 1, and a large number of fasteners (not shown) inserted into and locked to the fastener insertion holes 1b on the back surface of the front panel 5. Z).

  When the surface panel 5 is attached to the main body panel 1 as described above, the lower half opening 47b of the connection cylinder part insertion opening 47 formed at the distal end of the extension part 45 of the lead-out cylinder part 43 is directed toward the rear of the vehicle body. Since the opening of the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41 is set large by opening it obliquely upward along the inclined surface that is inclined downward, the front panel 5 to which the louver member 41 is attached is placed on the front side of the main body panel 1. If it covers, the front-end | tip of the connection cylinder part 39 of the said louver member 41 will be inserted into the said lower half opening part 47b from upper direction, and the positioning of the surface panel 5 in the vehicle width direction can be performed.

  Therefore, the connecting tube portion 39 is guided by the inclined guide portion 49a of the guide projection 49 only by pushing the front panel 5 forward from the positioning state, and even at the bottom wall 45b of the extending portion 45 on the center vent air passage 9 side. While guiding, insert the tip of the connecting tube portion 39 from the upper half opening 47a that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along the substantially vertical plane until it contacts the stepped portion 51 through the extending portion 45, thereby leading to the tip of the lead-out tube portion 43. It can be smoothly fitted and connected, and the attachment work of the front panel 5 to the main body panel 1 can be easily performed. Further, since the fitting of the distal end of the connecting cylinder part 39 to the leading end of the outlet cylinder part 43 is performed smoothly, the sealing material 37 made of a urethane material or the like attached to the distal end of the connecting cylinder part 39 is eliminated and damaged. Sex can be secured.

  Further, as described above, by pushing the front panel 5 forward of the vehicle body, the front end of the connecting cylinder part 39 is brought into contact with and stopped at the stepped part 51 that is continuous with the extracting cylinder part 43 of the extending part 45. The part 43 can be securely connected at a regular position. Further, in this connected state, the tip of the connecting tube portion 39 is supported from below by the step portion 51, so that the connecting tube portion 39 does not come off the lead tube portion 43 even when a load is applied to the surface panel 5 from above. Can be. Further, in this connected state, the tip of the connecting cylinder portion 39 is not protruded from the leading end of the lead-out cylinder portion 43 toward the center of the air lead-out port 43a, so that the flow of adjustment air through the lead-out cylinder portion 43 is not disturbed. It can be done smoothly.

  Further, by pushing the front panel 5 forward of the vehicle body, the connecting tube portion 39 of the louver member 41 is guided to the bottom wall 45b of the extending portion 45 and inserted into the lead-out tube portion 43 side. The lead-out cylinder 43 can be reliably fitted to the tip.

  Furthermore, the fastening portion 45d with the instrument panel reinforcement B is swollen toward the front of the vehicle body of the bottom wall 45b of the extension portion 45 on the duct panel 3 side closer to the instrument panel reinforcement B than the main body panel 1. Since the main body panel 1 does not need to be extended to the back side because it is provided on the protruding bulging portion 45c, the instrument panel A is attached to the instrument panel reinforcement B located in the back without complicating the mold structure of the main body panel 1. Can be attached.

  The present invention is useful for an instrument panel installed in front of a cab of an automobile.

It is sectional drawing in the II line | wire of FIG. It is sectional drawing in the II-II line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the derivation cylinder part which has the air derivation | opening port connected to a side vent air path, and the connection cylinder part of the louver member connected to this derivation cylinder part. It is a perspective view of a main body panel in the state where a duct panel was fixed to the back. It is a perspective view of an instrument panel.

Explanation of symbols

1 Body panel 3 Duct panel 5 Front panel 7 Front defroster air passage 9 Center vent air passage 11 Side vent air passage 13 Front defroster air outlet 15 Side defroster air outlet 17 Side vent air outlet 19 Center vent air outlet 39 Connection Tube portion 41 Louver member 43 Lead tube portion 43a Air outlet port 45 Extension portion 45a Side wall 45b Bottom wall 45c Swelling portion 45d Fastening portion 47 Opening portion 47a Upper half opening portion 47b Lower half opening portion 51 Step portion A Instrument panel B Instrument panel reinforcement (members)

Claims (4)

A main body panel constituting the main body of the instrument panel, a duct panel fixed to the back surface of the main body panel and forming an air passage between the main body panel, and an outer surface of the instrument panel attached to the surface of the main body panel. An instrument panel comprising a surface panel to constitute,
The joining portion of the main body panel and the duct panel is formed with a lead-out cylinder portion having an air lead-out port that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane and communicates with the air passage.
An air outlet is formed in the surface panel, and a louver member having a connecting cylinder connected to the outlet cylinder is attached to the air outlet,
In the lead-out cylinder part, an extension part extending behind the vehicle body and holding the connection cylinder part of the louver member is formed so as to surround the air lead-out port,
At the leading end of the extended portion, an upper half opening that opens to the rear of the vehicle body along a substantially vertical plane, and an obliquely upward opening along an inclined surface that continues to the upper half opening and tilts downward toward the rear of the vehicle body. An instrument panel, characterized in that an opening for insertion of a connecting cylinder portion having a generally U-shaped longitudinal section comprising a lower half opening is exposed on the surface of the main body panel. In the instrument panel according to claim 1,
At least at the lower end continuous to the lead-out cylinder part of the extension part, a step part for restricting the insertion operation of the connection cylinder part of the louver member is formed, and the tip of the connection cylinder part is in contact with the step part, An instrument panel characterized in that the front end of the connecting cylinder part does not protrude from the leading end of the outlet cylinder part toward the center of the air outlet. In the instrument panel according to claim 1,
The extending portion includes side walls on both sides in the vehicle width direction extending from the opening edge of the lower half opening of the opening to the back surface side, and a bottom wall continuous to the lower ends of the side walls. An instrument panel, wherein the bottom wall is adapted to insert and guide the connecting tube portion of the louver member toward the outlet tube portion. In the instrument panel according to claim 1,
The extension part on the lower half opening part side of the opening part is constituted by a part of the duct panel, and extends from the lower half opening part opening edge to the back side on both sides in the vehicle width direction and continuous to the lower end of these side walls. And a bottom wall that
The instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the bottom wall has a bulging portion that bulges toward the front of the vehicle body, and a fastening portion with a member member supported by the vehicle body is provided in the bulging portion.

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