JP5213801B2 - Vehicle cabin equipment structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle casing for facilitating the assembly work when assembling the vehicle compartment equipment such as an instrument panel, an air duct, and a wire harness to the vehicle body. It relates to the equipment structure.

  A vehicle, which is a vehicle, is provided with an instrument panel that is usually provided to cover the lower front end region of the passenger compartment inside the vehicle body from above and behind, and is fastened to the vehicle body, as the vehicle interior equipment structure. (Patent Document 1).

  Further, in addition to the above configuration, conventionally, the free end portion is provided at the lower front end region of the vehicle compartment and attached to the instrument panel, and the free end portion passes through the outer side of the side edge portion of the instrument panel. There is one provided with a wire harness that extends upward from the side edge and whose extension end is connected to another wire harness. In this case, the wire harness is connected to the power supply side, while the other wire harness is connected to a room lamp attached to the roof on the upper surface of the passenger compartment.

  Here, when assembling work for assembling the above-mentioned vehicle compartment equipment to the vehicle body, generally, in the wide work space outside the vehicle body, a wire harness is attached to the instrument panel to form an instrument panel module. To do. Next, the instrument panel module is inserted into the passenger compartment inside the vehicle body using an assisting device that assists the worker in the assembly work, and the instrument panel is connected to the lower front end of the passenger compartment. The vehicle is moved to a predetermined position in the passenger compartment so as to cover the area from above and behind. And if the said instrument panel is fastened to the said vehicle body in this predetermined position, the said assembly operation will be complete | finished.

Japanese Patent Application No. 2006-88825

  By the way, the above assembling work has the following problems.

  That is, the wire harness generally has a certain degree of rigidity, but the free end of the wire harness tends to bend down due to its own weight when it is in a free state.

  For this reason, when the instrument panel module is formed as described above, if the assembly work is performed in this state, the free end portion of the wire harness which tends to bend as described above is the instrument of the vehicle body and the instrument panel module. It becomes easy to be sandwiched between the panels and the like, and as a result, the assembling work may be complicated.

  Further, when the free end portion of the wire harness in the instrument panel module is bent during the assembly operation, the position of the free end portion is not constant. For this reason, when gripping the free end portion and attempting to connect the free end portion to the above-described other wire harness, the work tends to be complicated. May be complicated.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above situation, and an object of the present invention is to perform assembly work for assembling vehicle compartment equipment such as an instrument panel, an air duct, and a wire harness to a vehicle body. In this case, the assembly work can be easily performed.

The invention of claim 1 includes an instrument panel 13 which is provided so as to cover the lower front end region 3b of the compartment 3 inside the vehicle body 2 from above and behind, and is fastened to the vehicle body 2, and a lower portion of the vehicle compartment 3 A plurality of air ducts 22, 23 provided in the front end region 3 b and attached to the instrument panel 13, a connecting body 24 that connects the air ducts 22, 23 to each other, and a lower front end region 3 b of the vehicle interior 3 It is provided and attached to the instrument panel 13, and its free end 36 passes through the outside of the side edge 14 a of the instrument panel 13 and extends above the side edge 14 a, and this extension In the vehicle compartment equipment structure of a vehicle provided with a wire harness 34 whose end is connected to another wire harness 40,
In the width direction of the vehicle body 2, a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is temporarily fixed to a portion 24a of the connecting body 24 located in the vicinity of the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13. When the notch 46 to be made is formed, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is in a free state, and a midway portion of the free end portion 36 is temporarily fixed to the notch 46 (FIGS. 5 and 6), Vehicle compartment equipment characterized in that the free end portion 36 passes through the vicinity of the outer side of the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13 and extends upward from the side edge portion 14a. The product structure.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The invention of claim 1 is provided so as to cover the lower front end region of the compartment inside the vehicle body from above and behind, and is provided at the lower front end region of the vehicle compartment, which is fastened to the vehicle body. A plurality of air ducts attached to the instrument panel, a connecting body for connecting the air ducts to each other, a lower front end region of the vehicle compartment and attached to the instrument panel, and a free end portion thereof Vehicle compartment equipment having a wire harness that passes outside the side edge of the instrument panel and extends above the side edge, and the extended end is connected to another wire harness. In structure
In the width direction of the vehicle body, a notch is formed in a part of the connecting body located in the vicinity of the side edge of the instrument panel so that a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end of the wire harness can be temporarily fixed. When the free end portion of the wire harness is in a free state and the midway portion of the free end portion is temporarily fixed to the notch, the free end portion is located near the outer side of the side edge portion of the instrument panel. It extends so as to extend above the side edge.

  For this reason, when assembling the above-described instrument panel, each air duct, coupling body, and wire harness to the vehicle body, first, the instrument panel, each air duct, coupling body, and wire The harnesses are attached to each other to form an instrument panel module. At this time, the midway portion of the free end portion of the wire harness is temporarily fixed to a notch in a part of the connection body. Then, by this temporary fixing, the free end portion of the wire harness is prevented from being bent by its own weight and held in a desired posture.

  Therefore, first, when the instrument panel module is moved to the lower front end region side of the passenger compartment in the passenger compartment, the free end portion of the wire harness is located between the vehicle body and the instrument panel of the instrument panel module. It is prevented that it is pinched. For this reason, the said assembly | attachment operation | work can be done more easily.

  Second, the temporary fixing fixes the position of the free end of the wire harness in the instrument panel module, and the upper end of the free end is positioned above the side edge of the instrument panel. Therefore, the operator's visual recognition and handling with respect to the upper end side of the free end can be easily performed without being obstructed by the instrument panel. Therefore, the operation | work at the time of holding the upper end part side of the free end part of the said wire harness and trying to connect this free end part to said other wire harness can be performed smoothly. For this reason, the said assembly | attachment operation | work can be made easier also in this point.

  In addition, the temporary fixing of the free end of the wire harness described above uses a connecting body for connecting the air ducts, and a notch having a simple structure is formed in a part of the connecting body. Is made possible by Therefore, the effect of facilitating the assembly work described above is achieved with a simple configuration.

It is a fragmentary perspective view of the vehicle interior equipment structure of a vehicle. It is the partial rear view which looked at the compartment equipment structure of the vehicle from the compartment side. It is another partial perspective view of the vehicle interior equipment structure of the vehicle. 1 is an overall perspective view of a vehicle interior equipment structure of a vehicle. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a partial enlargement operation of FIG. 2. It is a figure equivalent to FIG. 5 which shows the modification about a notch.

  The vehicle compartment equipment structure of the vehicle according to the present invention can facilitate the assembly work when assembling the vehicle compartment equipment such as an instrument panel, an air duct, and a wire harness to the vehicle body. In order to realize the object of the present invention, the form for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the vehicle interior equipment structure of the vehicle is provided so as to cover the lower front end region of the vehicle interior inside the vehicle body from above and behind, and the instrument panel fastened to the vehicle body, and the lower front end region of the vehicle interior A plurality of air ducts attached to the instrument panel and connected to each other, and a lower front end region of the passenger compartment and attached to the instrument panel, A free end portion passes through the outer side of the side edge portion of the instrument panel and extends upward from the side edge portion, and the extended end includes a wire harness connected to another wire harness.

  In the width direction of the vehicle body, a notch is formed in a part of the coupling body located in the vicinity of the side edge of the instrument panel so that a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end of the wire harness can be temporarily fixed. Is done. When the free end portion of the wire harness is in a free state, and when the intermediate portion of the free end portion is temporarily fixed to the notch, the free end portion passes near the outer side of the side edge portion of the instrument panel, It is assumed that the side edge extends upward.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a vehicle exemplified by an automobile, and an arrow Fr indicates the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle 1. The left and right described below refer to the width direction of the vehicle body 2 of the vehicle 1 toward the front of the vehicle 1.

  The interior space of the vehicle body 2 is a vehicle compartment 3. The vehicle body 2 includes front pillars 5 and 5 that mainly constitute the side portions 4 of the vehicle body 2 on the left and right sides of the upper and lower front end regions 3a and 3b of the vehicle compartment 3, and the left and right front pillars 5 and 5 2 skeleton members are formed. On the rear side of each front pillar 5 is formed a door opening 6 for a side door that communicates the inside and outside of the vehicle compartment 3. Further, a front window 7 is provided which forms the front surface of the upper portion of the vehicle compartment 3 (the front surface of the upper front end region 3a of the vehicle compartment 3).

  A cross member 10 extending in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is provided in the lower front end region 3 b of the vehicle compartment 3. The ends of the cross member 10 in the longitudinal direction are fastened to the lower portions of the left and right side portions 4 (front pillars 5) of the vehicle body 2 by fasteners 11, respectively. The cross member 10 is called a pillar-to-pillar member, is made of a metal pipe having a circular cross section and high strength and rigidity, and reinforces the front portion of the vehicle body 2 including the left and right side portions 4 of the vehicle body 2. .

  A resin instrument panel 13 that includes the cross member 10 and covers the lower front end region 3b of the passenger compartment 3 from above and behind and is attached to the cross member 10 by a fastener 12 is provided. Yes. That is, the instrument panel 13 is fastened to each side portion 4 of the vehicle body 2 via the cross member 10. The instrument panel 13 is called a core panel, and although not shown, a storage box, instruments, an air bag unit, and the like are attached to the instrument panel 13.

  The instrument panel 13 is integrally extended downward from an upper surface plate 14 extending substantially horizontally so as to form the upper surface of the lower front end region 3b of the casing 3, and from the rear edge portion of the upper surface plate 14. And a vertically oriented plate 15 extending in the vertical direction so as to form the rear surface of the lower front end region 3b of the vehicle compartment 3. A notch is formed in the left outer side of the front portion of the top plate 14, a side edge portion 14a in the front portion of the top plate 14 formed by this notch, and the width of the vehicle body 2 on the side edge portion 14a. A gap 16 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed between the side portion 4 (front pillar 5) of the vehicle body 2 facing in the direction and the surface of the vehicle body 3 side. Further, the rear end of the gap 16 is closed from the rear by a left outer side portion at the rear portion of the top plate 14.

  A front defroster opening 17 is formed at the front edge of the upper surface plate 14 of the instrument panel 13 so as to communicate the lower front end region 3b side of the vehicle compartment 3 toward the front window 7. In addition, side defroster openings 18 are formed on the left and right sides of the top plate 14 to communicate the lower front end region 3b side of the vehicle compartment 3 toward the door window on the upper side of each door opening 6. Yes. The longitudinal plate 15 of the instrument panel 13 has a plurality of air conditioning openings 19 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 that allow the lower front end region 3b side of the vehicle compartment 3 to communicate with the rear side of the vehicle compartment 3. (Four) are formed.

  A plurality of air ducts 22 made of resin and attached to the instrument panel 13 directly or indirectly to the instrument panel 13 with fasteners or the like are provided in the lower front end region 3b of the casing 3. , 23, and a resin-made connecting body 24 for connecting the air ducts 22, 23 to each other.

  Of the air ducts 22 and 23, one air duct 22 is a defroster duct extending so as to branch from an air conditioner (not shown) toward the front defroster opening 17 and the side defroster opening 18. This is integrally formed by blow molding. The other air duct 23 is an air-conditioning duct extending so as to branch from the air-conditioning equipment toward the air-conditioning openings 19 and is also integrally formed by blow molding.

  The connecting body 24 is formed integrally with the extending end portion of the air duct 22 toward the side defroster opening 18, and extends substantially downward from the extending end portion of the air duct 22. It is extended. Of the air conditioning openings 19, the extended end portion of the air duct 23 toward the air conditioning opening 19 located on the side is engaged with the extended end portion (lower end portion) of the connecting body 24. It is locked by 25.

  A side surface of the upper front end region 3 a of the vehicle compartment 3 is formed by a surface of the upper pillar 5 on the vehicle compartment 3 side. A resin decorative plate 28 is provided to cover the surface of the front pillar 5 on the vehicle compartment 3 side from the vehicle compartment 3 side. The lower edge portion of the decorative plate 28 is disposed on the outer side of the side edge portion 14a of the upper surface plate 14 of the instrument panel 13 so as to be adjacent to the side edge portion 14a, and is associated with the side edge portion 14a. Locked by a stopper 29. Further, a midway portion in the vertical direction of the decorative plate 28 is locked to the upper portion of the front pillar 5 by another locking tool 30 that is a clip. A narrow space 31 in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 is formed between the upper portion of the front pillar 5 and the decorative plate 28.

  In the lower front end region 3 b of the vehicle compartment 3, a wire harness 34 that is attached to the instrument panel 13 directly or indirectly to the instrument panel 13 via the cross member 10 with a fastener or the like is provided. . The wire harness 34 includes a main harness 35 that extends from a power source (not shown) and a branch harness 37 that branches from the main harness 35 and forms a free end portion 36. The free end portion 36 passes through the outer side of the side edge portion 14a of the upper surface plate 14 of the instrument panel 13 and extends upward from the side edge portion 14a.

  Another wire harness 40 is provided in the space 31, and one end portion of the other wire harness 40 is fixed to the upper portion of the front pillar 5 by a fixing tool 41. One end portion of the other wire harness 40 is electrically connected to the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 by connectors 42 and 43. The connector 42 of the free end 36 is fixed to the upper part of the front pillar 5 by a fixing tool 44 that is a clip.

  The other end of the other wire harness 40 is connected to a room lamp, a map lamp, a high mount stop lamp (HMSL) attached to the rear upper part of the vehicle body 2, etc. Electric power can be supplied from the power source side to the lamps through the wire harnesses 34 and 40.

  In the width direction of the vehicle body 2, a part 24 a of the connecting body 24 is disposed in the vicinity of the side edge portion 14 a of the instrument panel 13. A portion 24a of the connecting body 24 is located in the middle of the connecting body 24 in the vertical direction and has a flat plate shape extending substantially in the horizontal direction. A C-shaped cutout 46 is formed in the front outer edge portion of the part 24a of the connecting body 24 in plan view, and each portion of the inner surface of the cutout 46 extends in a substantially vertical direction. A midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is pressed into the notch 46 in a press-contact manner and temporarily fixed. More specifically, the notch 46 is located below the gap 16, in other words, the notch 46 is located outside the side edge 14 a of the instrument panel 13 in a plan view of the vehicle body 2. It is located where it is exposed.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is in a free state and a midway portion of the free end portion 36 is temporarily fixed to the notch 46, the free end portion 36 is 16, it passes through a portion near the outer side of the side edge portion 14 a of the instrument panel 13 (including contact with the side edge portion 14 a) and extends upward from the side edge portion 14 a. ing.

  The assembly work for assembling the cross member 10, the instrument panel 13, the air ducts 22, 23, the connecting body 24, and the wire harness 34 to the vehicle body 2 will be described.

  When performing the assembling work, first, an instrument panel 13 is fastened to the cross member 10 with a fastener 12 in a wide space outside the vehicle body 2, and the cross member 10 and the instrument panel 13 are connected to each other. The air ducts 22, 23, the connecting body 24, and the wire harness 34 are assembled to the assembly. As a result, an instrument panel module 48 that is an assembly of the vehicle compartment accessories 10, 13, 22 to 24, 34 is formed. At this time, the midway portion of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is temporarily fixed to the notch 46 of the portion 24a of the connecting body 24 (FIG. 5).

  Next, outside the vehicle body 2, the instrument panel module 48 is supported by a known assisting device 50 that assists the worker 49 in the assembling work. Then, when an operator 49 applies an external force to the assisting device 50, the instrument panel module 48 is lifted through the assisting device 50 and inserted into the vehicle compartment 3 through the door opening 6. Next, the instrument panel module 48 is positioned at a predetermined position on the lower front end region 3b side of the vehicle compartment 3 so that the instrument panel 13 of the instrument panel 48 covers the lower front end region 3b of the vehicle compartment 3 from above and behind. Move to. At this time, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is pushed forward by the left outer side portion of the rear portion of the upper surface plate 14 of the instrument panel 13 as necessary. Then, the cross member 10 is fastened to the side portions 4 of the vehicle body 2 by the fasteners 11 at the predetermined position. Then, the instrument panel module 48 is fastened to each side portion 4 of the vehicle body 2. That is, the instrument panel 13 is fastened to the vehicle body 2 via the cross member 10.

  Next, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 and the other wire harness 40 are connected by connectors 42 and 43, and the connector 42 of the free end portion 36 is attached to the upper portion of the front pillar 5 by a fixing tool 44. Link. Thereafter, the decorative plate 28 is covered from the position indicated by the one-dot chain line in FIG. 5 so as to cover the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34, the other wire harness 40, and the connectors 42 and 43 from the vehicle compartment 3 side. It attaches to the said front pillar 5 and the instrument panel 13 with the fasteners 29 and 30 (FIG. 2, FIG. 3). Then, the above assembling work is completed. In this case, the temporary fixing of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 to the notch 46 may be left as it is, or the temporary fixing may be released.

  According to the above configuration, the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13 and the surface of the side portion 4 (front pillar 5) of the vehicle body 2 facing the side edge portion 14a in the width direction of the vehicle body 2 on the vehicle compartment 3 side. A gap 16 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed so that the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 can pass from below to above, and the instrument panel 13 is formed in the width direction of the vehicle body 2. A notch 46 is formed in a portion 24a of the connecting body 24 located in the vicinity of the side edge portion 14a of the wire harness 34 so that a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 can be temporarily fixed. When the end portion 36 is in a free state and a midway portion of the free end portion 36 is temporarily fixed to the notch 46 (FIG. 5), the free end portion 36 is outside the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13. Near As, so that extends to the upper than the side edge portion 14a.

  For this reason, when the assembling work for assembling the instrument panel 13, the air ducts 22, 23, the connecting body 24, and the wire harness 34 to the vehicle body 2 is performed, first, the instrument panel 13, The air ducts 22 and 23, the connecting body 24, and the wire harness 34 are attached to each other to form an instrument panel module 48. At this time, the midway portion of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is temporarily fixed to the notch 46 of the part 24 a of the connector 24. Then, by this temporary fixing, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is prevented from being bent so as to hang down due to its own weight, and is held in a desired posture.

  Therefore, first, when the instrument panel module 48 is moved in the compartment 3 to the lower front end region 3b side of the compartment 3, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is disposed so as to pass through the gap 16. As a result, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is located between the side portion 4 (front pillar 5) of the vehicle body 2 and the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13 of the instrument panel module 48. It is prevented that it is pinched. For this reason, the said assembly | attachment operation | work can be done more easily.

  Second, by the temporary fixing, the position of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 in the instrument panel module 48 is fixed, and the upper end side of the free end portion 36 is the side edge portion of the instrument panel 13. Since it is located above 14a, the operator's visual recognition and handling with respect to the upper end side of the free end portion 36 can be facilitated together without being obstructed by the instrument panel 13. Therefore, the operation | work at the time of grasping | ascertaining the upper end part side of the free end part 36 of the said wire harness 34 and connecting this free end part 36 to the said other wire harness 40 can be performed smoothly. For this reason, the said assembly | attachment operation | work can be made easier also in this point.

  Further, the above-described temporary fixing of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 uses a connecting body 24 for connecting the air ducts 22 and 23, and a simple structure is provided in a part 24 a of the connecting body 24. This is made possible by forming the notch 46. Therefore, the effect of facilitating the assembly work described above is achieved with a simple configuration.

  In addition, although the above is based on the example of illustration, you may connect the upper end part of the said connection body 24 to the air duct 22 with a connector, and connect the lower end part of the said connection body 24 to the said air duct 23 integrally. Also good. Further, a notch is formed in the side edge portion 14a of the upper surface plate 14 of the instrument panel 13 so as to have a concave shape in plan view, and the lower edge portion of the decorative plate 28 is fitted into the notch, It may be locked. Further, the notch 46 may be U-shaped or U-shaped.

  FIG. 6 shows a modification of the notch 46. According to this, the heights of the left and right edges of the notch 46 are made different from each other. Thus, the posture of the free end portion 36 is determined so that the upper end portion side of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 temporarily fixed to the upper notch 46 is closer to the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13. It has been.

  According to the above configuration, the upper end side of the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is brought closer to the side edge portion 14a of the instrument panel 13 by temporary fixing to the notch 46. The shape of the instrument panel module 48 in the direction is made more compact. Therefore, when the instrument panel module 48 is assembled, when the instrument panel module 48 is moved closer to the lower front end region 3b side of the passenger compartment 3, the free end portion 36 of the wire harness 34 is connected to the lower portion of the side portion 4 of the vehicle body 2 and the lower portion. It is more reliably prevented that the instrument panel module 48 is sandwiched between the instrument panel 13 and the side of the instrument panel 13, so that the assembling operation can be further facilitated.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Car body 3 Car interior 3a Upper front end area 3b Lower front end area 4 Side part 5 Front pillar 6 Door opening 7 Front window 10 Cross member 11 Fastener 13 Instrument panel 14 Upper surface plate 14a Side edge 15 Vertically oriented plate 16 Gap 22 Air duct 23 Air duct 24 Connector 24a Part 28 Decorative plate 31 Space 34 Wire harness 36 Free end 40 Other wire harness 46 Notch 48 Instrument panel 49 Worker 50 Auxiliary device

Claims (1)

An instrument panel that is provided to cover the lower front end region of the passenger compartment inside the vehicle body from above and behind, and that is fastened to the vehicle body, and provided at the lower front end region of the passenger compartment and attached to the instrument panel. A plurality of air ducts to be connected to each other, a connecting body for connecting the air ducts to each other, a lower front end region of the vehicle compartment and attached to the instrument panel, and a free end portion thereof on the side of the instrument panel. In the vehicle interior equipment structure of a vehicle including a wire harness that extends outward from the side edge through the outer side of the edge, and the extended end is connected to another wire harness.
In the width direction of the vehicle body, a notch is formed in a part of the connecting body located in the vicinity of the side edge of the instrument panel so that a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the free end of the wire harness can be temporarily fixed. When the free end portion of the wire harness is in a free state and the midway portion of the free end portion is temporarily fixed to the notch, the free end portion is located near the outer side of the side edge portion of the instrument panel. A vehicle compartment equipment structure characterized in that it extends to the upper side of the side edge.

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