JP2008265371A - Meter device mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a meter device mounting structure capable of effectively preventing generation of any low level noise and defective fitting while reducing the cost and the assembly man-hour. <P>SOLUTION: In the mounting device of a meter device 22, the meter device 22 is mounted on an instrument panel 21 at a plurality of mounting parts 23, and each mounting part 23 has a four-point stopping constitution having two lower mounting parts 25 provided at the positions of a lower part of the meter device 22 separately in the right-to-left direction, and two intermediate part mounting parts 27 provided at the positions of an intermediate part of a back side of the meter device 22 separately in the right-to-left direction. One of the lower mounting parts 25 forms a screw-fixing part 31, and the other lower mounting part 25 and the two intermediate mounting parts 27 form a claw-locking part 36. A longitudinal position regulating part 41 is provided between the meter device 22 and the instrument panel 21, which is capable of preventing any raise of the other intermediate part mounting part 27 caused by the fastening of the screw-fixing part 31. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a meter device mounting structure.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with an instrument panel in the front part of the vehicle interior. A meter device is attached to the instrument panel at a plurality of attachment portions (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  For example, in the case of FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the mounting portion 1 is provided to be separated from the left and right at one upper mounting portion 3 provided at the center of the upper portion of the meter device 2 and at the lower position of the meter device 2. It is set as the three-point stop structure which has the lower attachment parts 4 and 4 of two places. The upper mounting part 3 is the screw fixing part 5, and the two lower mounting parts 4, 4 are the claw locking parts 6. In addition, the screw fixing | fixed part 5 is protrudingly provided outward (in this case upward) with respect to the meter apparatus 2 so that the screwing operation | work from the outside (front side) can be performed. Further, the claw locking portion 6 can be provided inside the meter device 2.

However, when the mounting portion 1 cannot be provided above the meter device 2 due to the upper space or the like, the mounting portion 1 is provided with the meter device as shown in FIGS. Two lower mounting portions 4 and 4 provided at left and right positions at the lower portion of 2, and two intermediate portion mounting portions 8 provided at left and right positions at the middle position on the back surface of the meter device 2, 8 and the two lower mounting portions 4 and 4 as screw fixing portions 5 and the two intermediate portion mounting portions 8 and 8 as claw locking portions 6. Yes.
JP 2002-205575 A

  However, in the meter device mounting structure of FIGS. 8 and 9, there are two screw fixing portions 5, and thus there is a problem that the cost is increased and the number of assembling steps is increased.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to reduce the screw fixing portion 5 to one place by setting either one of the two lower mounting portions 4 and 4 as the claw locking portion 6. When one lower mounting portion 4 that is the portion 5 is tightened, the claw locking portion 6 of the other intermediate mounting portion 8 at the diagonal position floats (for example, the claw locking portion 6 of FIG. 10). The rib portion 9 creates a float 12 with respect to the instrument panel 11), and causes a new problem that it causes generation of lower sounds and poor alignment.

  In order to solve the above problem, in the invention described in claim 1, the meter device is attached to the instrument panel at a plurality of attachment portions, and the attachment portion is located at a lower position of the meter device. A meter device having a four-point stop structure having two lower mounting portions provided apart from each other on the left and right sides and two intermediate mounting portions provided on the back surface intermediate portion of the meter device. In the mounting structure, one of the lower mounting portions is a screw fixing portion, the other lower mounting portion and two intermediate mounting portions are claw locking portions, and between the meter device and the instrument panel. The meter device mounting structure is provided with a front-rear direction position restricting portion capable of preventing the other intermediate mounting portion from being lifted by tightening of the screw fixing portion.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the meter device is attached to the instrument panel at a plurality of attachment portions, and the attachment portions are provided at two positions separated left and right at the lower position of the meter device. The meter device mounting structure has a four-point fixing structure having a lower mounting portion of the meter device and two intermediate portion mounting portions provided at left and right positions in the middle portion of the back surface of the meter device. As the screw fixing portion, the other lower mounting portion and the two intermediate portion mounting portions as claw locking portions, and the other by tightening the screw fixing portion between the meter device and the instrument panel. By providing the front / rear direction position restricting part that can prevent the intermediate part attaching part from floating, the front / rear direction position restricting part prevents the other intermediate part attaching part at the diagonal position of the screw fixing part from floating. , Screw fixing part is mounted on the bottom With one position is reduced to one, even if the attempt to reduce costs and assembly steps, it is possible to prevent a effectively lower noise generation and combined defects.

  Hereinafter, embodiments embodying the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.

  First, the configuration will be described.

  A vehicle such as an automobile is provided with an instrument panel 21 in a front part of a vehicle interior. A meter device 22 is attached to the instrument panel 21 by a plurality of attachment portions 23. The meter device 22 is disposed in a meter mounting recess 24 formed in a driver seat side portion of the instrument panel 21 or the like.

  Although it is most efficient to adopt a three-point stop structure for the attachment portion 23, the attachment portion 23 is provided at the lower part of the meter device 22 in the case where the three-point stop configuration cannot be achieved due to the upper space or the like. A four-point stop structure having two lower mounting portions 25 provided at left and right positions away from each other and two intermediate portion mounting portions 27 provided left and right positions away from the middle portion of the back surface of the meter device 22 And The intermediate mounting portion 27 is set above the center position in the vertical direction of the meter device 22.

  In this embodiment, one of the lower attachment portions 25 is a screw fixing portion 31. In this case, the screw fixing portion 31 is the lower mounting portion 25 on the left side in the figure, but may be on the right side. In the following description, it is assumed that the left side is the screw fixing portion 31.

  As the screw fixing portion 31, a mounting bracket 33 (see FIG. 1; the same applies hereinafter) having a screw insertion hole 32 on the meter device 22 side is provided. The mounting bracket 33 protrudes outward (downward in this case) with respect to the meter device 2 so that a screwing operation from the outside (near side) can be performed. On the other hand, on the instrument panel 21 side, a corresponding screw hole 34 (see FIG. 3; the same applies below) is provided at a corresponding position. The screw hole portion 34 matches the screw insertion hole 32 in the assembled state of the meter device 22 with respect to the instrument panel 21 and can be screwed. The screw hole 34 is provided in the meter mounting recess 24.

  The other lower attachment portion 25 and the two intermediate attachment portions 27 are referred to as claw locking portions 36. In this case, the claw locking portion 36 is the lower mounting portion 25 on the right side in the figure, but may be on the left side. In the following description, it is assumed that the right side is the screw fixing portion 31. As the claw locking portion 36, as shown in FIG. 2, a locking claw 37 is projected from the meter device 22 side. The claw locking portion 36 is provided so as to project substantially straight from the meter device 22 toward the instrument panel 21. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a corresponding claw locking hole 38 is provided on the instrument panel 21 side. The claw locking hole 38 can insert and lock the locking claw 37. The claw locking hole 38 is provided in the meter mounting recess 24.

  Here, the claw locking portion 36 of the lower mounting portion 25 is projected from the back surface of the mounting bracket 33, but directly projects from the lower back surface of the meter device 22 without providing the mounting bracket 33. You may make it let it. Further, in this case, for example, the locking claws 37 of the lower mounting portion 25 are horizontally oriented, and the locking claws 37 of the intermediate mounting portion 27 are vertically oriented.

  Further, a front-rear direction position restricting portion 41 capable of preventing the other intermediate portion attaching portion 27 from being lifted by tightening of the screw fixing portion 31 is provided between the meter device 22 and the instrument panel 21. In this case, the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41 is installed in the vicinity of the other intermediate portion attaching portion 27 that is at a diagonal position with respect to the screw fixing portion 31.

  As the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41, a restricting protruding piece 42 protrudes outward (outward in the vehicle width direction) from the meter device 22 side. On the other hand, a corresponding receiving hole 43 is provided on the instrument panel 21 side. The receiving hole 43 is in a state in which the meter device 22 is assembled to the instrument panel 21 and accommodates the restricting protruding piece 42 and is capable of restricting the position. As shown in FIG. 2, the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41 restricts the other intermediate portion attaching portion 27 from floating when the restricting protruding piece 42 and the receiving hole 43 abut against each other (contact portion 44). It is supposed to be possible. In this case, the contact portion 44 is formed between the front surface of the restriction projecting piece 42 and the front side edge portion of the receiving hole 43. The receiving hole 43 is provided in the meter mounting recess 24.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  When the meter device 22 is attached to the instrument panel 21, first, as shown in FIG. 4, the meter device 22 is slightly tilted with respect to the instrument panel 21, and the restricting protrusion of the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41. The piece 42 is inserted into the corresponding receiving hole 43. Next, the claw locking portions 36 at three locations are fitted by being accommodated in the meter mounting recess 24 so that the meter device 22 is substantially parallel to the instrument panel 21. Finally, one screw fixing part 31 is fixed with a screw. As described above, the mounting of the meter device 22 is completed with a simple mounting man-hour.

  Thus, in the state where the meter device 22 is attached to the instrument panel 21, the other middle portion attachment portion 27 is prevented from floating by the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41.

  According to this embodiment, the meter device 22 is attached to the instrument panel 21 by a plurality of attachment portions 23, and the attachment portions 23 are provided at the lower position of the meter device 22 so as to be separated to the left and right. In the meter device mounting structure having a four-point stop structure having two lower mounting portions 25 and two intermediate portion mounting portions 27 provided at left and right positions in the middle of the back surface of the meter device 22, One of the lower attachment portions 25 is a screw fixing portion 31, the other lower attachment portion 25 and two intermediate attachment portions 27 are claw locking portions 36, and the meter device 22 and the instrument panel 21 By providing the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41 that can prevent the other intermediate portion attaching portion 27 from being lifted by tightening the screw fixing portion 31, the following operational effects can be obtained.

  That is, the front-rear direction position restricting portion 41 prevents the other intermediate mounting portion 27 at the diagonal position of the screw fixing portion 31 from floating, so that the screw fixing portion 31 is reduced to one of the lower mounting portions 25 and is provided at one location. As a result, even when the cost is reduced and the number of assembling steps is reduced, it is possible to effectively prevent the generation of low-pitched sounds and poor alignment.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the embodiments are only examples of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the configurations of the embodiments. Needless to say, design changes and the like within a range not departing from the gist of the invention are included in the present invention. Further, for example, when each embodiment includes a plurality of configurations, it is a matter of course that possible combinations of these configurations are included even if not specifically described. Further, when a plurality of embodiments and modifications are shown, it is needless to say that possible combinations of configurations extending over these are included even if not specifically described. Further, the configuration depicted in the drawings is of course included even if not particularly described.

It is a front view of the meter apparatus which shows the meter apparatus attachment structure concerning the Example of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view at the position of the intermediate portion attachment portion of FIG. It is a perspective view of the recessed part for meter attachment of an instrument panel. It is a cross-sectional view similar to FIG. It is a front view of the meter apparatus which shows the meter apparatus attachment structure concerning a prior art example. It is the perspective view which looked at the back surface of the meter apparatus of FIG. 5 from diagonally downward. It is the perspective view which looked at the back surface of the meter apparatus of FIG. 5 from diagonally upward. It is a front view of the meter apparatus of the conventional 4-point stop structure. It is the perspective view which looked at the meter apparatus of FIG. 8 from the back surface side. It is an enlarged side view of the nail | claw latching | locking part of the meter apparatus of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Instrument panel 22 Meter apparatus 23 Attachment part 25 Lower part attachment part 27 Middle part attachment part 31 Screw fixing | fixed part 36 Claw latching part 41 Front-back direction position control part

Claims (1)

A meter device is attached to the instrument panel with multiple attachments,
The lower mounting portion is provided at two positions apart from the left and right at the lower position of the meter device, and the two intermediate portion mounting portions are provided at left and right positions at the back intermediate portion of the meter device. In the meter device mounting structure having a four-point stop structure,
One of the lower mounting portions is a screw fixing portion, and the other lower mounting portion and two intermediate portion mounting portions are claw locking portions,
A meter device mounting structure characterized in that a front-rear direction position restricting portion is provided between the meter device and the instrument panel so as to prevent the other intermediate mounting portion from being lifted by tightening of the screw fixing portion.

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