JPH0535891Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a safety pad on an automobile instrument panel.

(Prior Art) Generally, in automobiles for export, a safety pad made of a soft material is attached to the lower part of the instrument panel facing the driver's seat, and the safety pad protects the driver's legs.

However, when attaching the safety pad to the instrument panel, conventionally,
The safety pad is attached by forming two through holes at the top and bottom of the safety pad, and screwing bolts through these through holes toward the instrument panel.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the mounting structure of the safety pad as described above, the heads of the bolts are exposed at two locations each on the top and bottom of the safety pad, so the appearance of the safety pad when installed is In particular, the heads of the bolts provided on the upper side of the safety pad are easily noticeable inside the vehicle interior, which deteriorates the appearance of the interior of the vehicle interior.Furthermore, when installing the safety pad,
A total of four bolts are required, and it is very troublesome to screw each bolt into the instrument panel.
When assembling the safety pad to the instrument panel, it is difficult to reliably temporarily hold the safety pad to the instrument panel, resulting in problems such as poor assembly workability.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to improve assembly work by locking the upper side of the back surface of the safety pad to the instrument panel using a simple locking means. Furthermore, the installation appearance of the safety pad can be made good, and the safety pad can be installed with the back surface of the safety pad securely in contact with the instrument panel without rattling on the instrument panel. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a possible mounting structure for a safety pad.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a connecting piece extending toward the other on either one of the upper back surface of the safety pad and the instrument panel, and on this connecting piece,
A plurality of engaging protrusions extending in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the connecting piece are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the connecting piece, and a holder through which the connecting piece is inserted is provided on the other side. A claw that engages with the engagement protrusion is provided on the holder so as to be elastically displaceable in a direction away from the engagement protrusion, and the engagement of the claw with the engagement protrusion causes the connecting piece to be attached to the holder. , the upper part of the safety pad is attached to the instrument panel by being locked at any position in the length direction of the connecting piece.

(Function) When attaching the safety pad to the instrument panel, the connection piece is inserted into the holder, and the engagement protrusion provided on the connection piece is engaged with the claw of the holder, so that the safety pad can be attached to the instrument panel. The upper back side of the safety pad is fixed to the instrument panel, and then the lower side of the safety pad is fixed to the instrument panel by bolting means or the like. and a holder, and only the lower side is fixed to the instrument panel by bolting means, so that the head of the bolt is not attached to the upper side of the safety pad as in the conventional case. Of course, the installation appearance of the safety pad is good because the safety pad is not exposed, and when the safety pad is assembled, the connection piece is inserted into the holder and locked, so that the safety pad is attached to the instrument panel. Since the temporary holding can be performed reliably, the assembly work efficiency is improved, and the connecting piece is inserted into the holder until the back side of the safety pad in the temporary holding state comes into contact with the instrument panel. Of the plurality of engagement protrusions provided on the connecting piece, a claw provided on the holder is engaged with an engagement protrusion located at a position where the safety pad abuts against the instrument panel. It can be assembled into the instrument panel without any wobbling.

(Embodiments) The safety pad mounting structure according to the present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes an instrument panel disposed on the front side of the vehicle compartment, and an opening 1a for installing a meter is provided on the upper side of the instrument panel 1 opposite to the driver's seat. A mounting space 1b for the safety pad 2 is formed at the lower part of the opening 1a facing the driver's leg, while a space 1b for mounting the safety pad 2 is formed at the outer periphery of the meter mounting opening 1a in the instrument panel 1. There is an opening for installation of a similar type.

Therefore, the mounting structure of the safety pad 2 to the instrument panel 1 is constructed as follows.

That is, reinforcements 3 extending in the vertical direction are integrally fixed to both widthwise side walls of the safety pad mounting space 1b in the instrument panel 1, and a holder is attached to the upper side of each reinforcement 3. 4 is attached, and brackets 5 are integrally fixed to both sides in the width direction on the upper side of the rear surface of the safety pad 2, and each bracket 5 has a bracket 5 extending toward each of the holders 4 and inserted into each of the holders 4. The connecting pieces 6 that can be locked are respectively attached.

A plurality of engagement protrusions 61 are formed on the top side of the tip of each of the connection pieces 6, and a claw 41 is provided inside each of the holders 4 and is capable of engaging with each of the engagement protrusions 61 of each of the connection pieces 6. are formed so that they can be elastically displaced downward.

Specifically, the holder 4 and the connecting piece 6 that is engaged with the holder 4 are each made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIGS.
As shown in the figure, the holder 4 includes a holder body 42 having a generally rectangular cylindrical shape, and a holder body 42 having a generally rectangular cylindrical shape.
2, and a lever 43 extending from one side of the upper side of the lever 43, and a claw 41 that can be engaged with each engagement protrusion 61 of the connecting piece 6 is provided on the inner surface of the mounting base side of the lever 43 downward. The claws 41
and each engagement protrusion 61 of the connecting piece 6 is released, and the rectangular mounting cylinder part 44 for the reinforcement 3 is directed downward to the lower side of the holder main body 42. On the other hand, on both side walls at the middle part in the width direction of the cylindrical part 44,
Each locking piece 45 is integrally formed so as to be elastically displaceable toward the outside.

Further, a mounting piece 62 having a generally U-shaped cross section to be attached to the bracket 5 is integrally provided on the base side of the connecting piece 6, facing downward, and a mounting piece 62 facing outward is provided at the middle part of the mounting piece 62 in the width direction. The locking piece 63, which can be elastically displaced, is integrally formed.

Further, mounting holes 1c for the safety pads 2 are formed on both sides in the width direction of the space 1b provided in the instrument panel 1, and a portion of the upper end of each of the reinforcements 3 facing each of the mounting holes 1c is formed. A bent piece 3a that is horizontally bent toward the attachment hole 1c is integrally provided, and an attachment hole 3b for the holder 4 is formed in this bent piece 3a.

Then, the bent piece 3 of the reinforcement 3
By inserting the mounting cylindrical portion 44 of the holder 4 from above into the mounting hole 3b provided in a, each of the locking pieces 45 formed on the cylindrical portion 44 is locked in the mounting hole 3b, The holder 4 is attached to the upper side of the reinforcement 3 with a single touch operation.

Further, on the upper side of the bracket 5, a bending piece 5a which is bent horizontally toward the instrument panel 1 side is provided integrally, and the bending piece 5a is bent horizontally toward the instrument panel 1 side.
A mounting hole 5b into which the mounting piece 62 of the connecting piece 6 can be inserted is formed in the mounting hole 5a.
b by inserting the mounting piece 62 from above, the locking piece 63 formed on the mounting piece 62
is locked in the mounting hole 5b, and the connecting piece 6 is mounted on the upper side of the bracket 5 with a single touch operation.

The bracket 5 is integrally attached to the upper side of the reinforcing plate 2a assembled to the back side of the safety pad 2 by welding means or the like.

Furthermore, protrusions 7 projecting downward are integrally attached to both sides of the lower part of the safety pad 2 in the width direction, and a bolt insertion hole 8 is formed in each protrusion 7. A bolt insertion hole 9 is formed in the protrusion 3c, and a nut 11 is integrally fixed to the back side of the bolt insertion hole 9 by welding means. By screwing the fixing bolts 10 through the insertion holes 8 of each protrusion 7, through the insertion holes 9 provided in the protrusion 3c of each reinforcement 3, and into the nuts 11, the lower side of the safety pad 2 is secured. 2 on the lower side of each reinforcement 3.
This is done as if the bolt 10 of the book were used to secure it.

Thus, when attaching the safety pad 2 to the instrument panel 1, first, the connecting piece 6 is attached to the bracket 5 provided on the back side of the upper part of the safety pad 2 with a single touch operation, and the holder 4 is attached to the reins. Attach to the upper side of hosement 3 with one-touch operation.

Then, the connecting piece 6 is inserted into the holder 4 until the back side of the safety pad 2 comes into contact with the outer surface of the instrument panel 1, and then each engaging protrusion provided on the connecting piece 6 61, the claw 41 provided on the holder 4 is engaged with the engaging protrusion 61 located at the abutting position of the safety pad 2 against the instrument panel 1, so that the instrument panel 1 and said safety pad 2
There is no gap or play between the
The safety pad 2 can be assembled accurately by one-touch operation via the holder 4 and the connecting piece 6.

In addition, when removing the safety pad 2 assembled to the instrument panel 1 as described above, by lifting the lever 43 of the holder 4 upward, the claw 41 of the holder 4 and The connection piece 6 is disengaged from the engagement protrusion 61, and the safety pad 2 can be easily removed.

Next, after the upper side of the safety pad 2 is assembled to the instrument panel 1, the protrusions 7 provided on both sides of the lower part of the safety pad 2 and the protrusions 3c of the reinforcements 3 are assembled.
By facing each other, the two bolts 10 are screwed into the nuts 11 provided on each of the reinforcements 3 through the insertion holes 8 and 9 formed in each of them. 2 is attached to the instrument panel 1.

In the above embodiment, the holder 4 is placed on the side of the reinforcement 3 attached to the instrument panel 1, and the connecting piece 6, which is locked to the holder 4, is placed on the side of the bracket 5 attached to the safety pad 2. However, the holder 4 and the connecting piece 6 can be provided in the opposite way to the above case, that is, the holder 4 can be placed on the bracket 5 side, and the connecting piece 6 can be placed on the reinforcement side. It may be provided on the third side.

(Effect of the invention) As explained above, according to the safety pad mounting structure according to the present invention, a connecting piece extending toward the other is provided on either one of the upper back surface of the safety pad and the instrument panel, and the connection piece is A plurality of engaging protrusions extending in a direction orthogonal to the length direction of the connecting piece are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the connecting piece on one side, and a holder through which the connecting piece is inserted is provided on the other side. A claw that engages with the engagement protrusion is provided on the holder so as to be elastically displaceable in a direction away from the engagement protrusion, and when the claw engages with the engagement protrusion, the connecting piece is moved. By attaching the upper part of the safety pad to the instrument panel by locking it in the holder at any position along the length of the connecting piece, it goes without saying that the installation appearance of the safety pad can be improved. When assembling the safety pad, the connection piece is inserted and locked into the holder,
It is possible to temporarily hold the safety pad against the instrument panel, and the workability of assembling the safety pad to the instrument panel is improved. Of the plurality of engagement protrusions provided on the connection piece, it is a simple operation of pushing the connection piece until it contacts the connection piece.
A claw provided on the holder is immediately engaged with an engaging protrusion located at a position where the safety pad abuts against the instrument panel, thereby preventing a gap or backlash from occurring between the instrument panel and the safety pad. This allows the safety pad to be accurately assembled to the instrument panel without causing any damage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main parts showing the mounting structure of the safety pad according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main parts, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the installation part of the safety pad on the instrument panel. . 1...Instrument panel, 2...Safety pad, 4...Holder, 41...Claw, 6...
Connection piece, 61...engaging protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This is a mounting structure for attaching a safety pad to an instrument panel, wherein a connecting piece extending toward the other is provided on either one of the upper back surface of the safety pad and the instrument panel, and the connecting piece is attached to the connecting piece. A plurality of engaging protrusions extending in a direction perpendicular to the length direction are arranged in parallel along the length direction of the connecting piece, and a holder through which the connecting piece is inserted is provided on the other side, and the engaging protrusions are provided in the holder. A pawl that engages with the mating protrusion is provided so as to be elastically displaceable in a direction away from the mating protrusion, and by engagement of the pawl with the mating protrusion, the connecting piece is attached to the holder. A mounting structure for a safety pad, characterized in that the upper part of the safety pad is attached to the instrument panel by being locked at any position in the length direction of the safety pad.