JP4634485B2 - Interior material mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an interior material mounting structure.

Conventionally, what has arrange | positioned the shift lever to the instrument panel of vehicles, such as a motor vehicle, is known. A shift lever disposed on the instrument panel is generally fixed to a support frame such as a steering hanger beam in order to increase rigidity. Moreover, as an attachment structure of the interior material, there is a structure in which a shift lever panel through which the shift lever penetrates is provided by fitting into an opening of a decorative panel of the instrument panel (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2005-67291 A

By the way, in the conventional interior material mounting structure, since the shift lever is fixed to the support frame, the dimensions at the time of manufacture are between the shift lever panel attached to the shift lever and the interior material around the shift lever panel. There is a problem that gaps due to errors and variations in assembly are likely to occur.
In addition, by adopting a floating structure in the front / rear / right / left direction of the shift lever panel, a method of suppressing a gap generated between the interior material on the periphery of the shift lever panel and the shift lever panel is conceivable. If the structure is surrounded by a plurality of interior materials such as adjacent parts, there is a problem that the gap generated between the adjacent interior materials and the shift lever panel cannot be suppressed only by making the shift lever panel a floating structure.

  This invention is made in view of the said situation, and provides the attachment structure of the interior material which can suppress that a clearance gap produces between a shift lever panel and the interior material of the circumference | surroundings.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 is based on a base material (for example, an instrument panel main body 91 in the embodiment) constituting an instrument panel (for example, the instrument panel 1 in the embodiment). ) And a second interior panel (for example, shift lever panel 65 in the embodiment) provided so as to be relatively movable, and a second interior panel attached in a state where relative movement is restricted with respect to the base material ( For example, the operation panel 61 in the embodiment, and a third interior panel (for example, the opening 109 in the embodiment) in which the first interior panel and the second interior panel are fitted are formed. For example, a front panel 60) in the embodiment is provided, and the first interior panel is disposed adjacent to the second interior panel. Means (e.g., the coupling means 99 in the embodiment) provided by the adjacent arrangement by combining the first interior panel to the second interior panel by said coupling means, relatively movable with respect to said base member was relative movement is restricted with respect to the substrate of the first interior panel, said by fitted into the adjacent arranged the first interior panel and the second interior panel to the opening of the third interior panel the relative movement of the third interior panel relative to the first interior panel and the second interior panel is characterized Rukoto is restricted.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the first interior panel is a shift lever panel that covers a base portion of a shift lever (for example, the shift lever 32 in the embodiment), and the second inner panel. The interior panel is an operation panel of an in-vehicle device (for example, an air conditioner operation unit 31 in the embodiment).

  The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 2, wherein the shift lever and the base are attached to a support frame of the instrument panel (for example, the steering hanger beam 51 in the embodiment), The operation panel is attached to the substrate.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the first interior panel is coupled by the coupling means on the basis of the mounting accuracy of the second interior panel to restrict relative movement with respect to the base material, and the first interior panel first Since the relative movement with respect to the interior panel and the second interior panel can be restricted, for example, even when the third interior panel is enlarged and the molding accuracy is lowered, the first interior panel and the second interior panel arranged adjacent to each other are reduced. Since the relative movement can be restricted based on the interior panel, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a gap between each of the first interior panel, the second interior panel, and the third interior panel due to the displacement of the opening. effective.

  According to the invention described in claim 2, since the shift lever related to the operation of the occupant and the operation panel of the in-vehicle device can be partitioned and arranged close to each other in the opening of the third interior panel, The operation panel is consolidated to improve operability. Further, since the dividing lines are reduced as compared with the case where the operation panel and the shift lever are provided separately, there is an effect of improving the appearance performance.

  According to the invention described in claim 3, even if it is difficult to ensure the mounting accuracy between the shift lever supported by the support frame and the base material because the base material of the instrument panel is enlarged. There is an effect that it is possible to suppress the generation of a gap around the operation panel and the shift lever panel.

  Next, an interior material mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a so-called right-hand drive vehicle in which a driver's seat is arranged on the right side and a passenger seat on the left side with respect to the traveling direction will be described as an example. In the following description, front, rear, left and right are front, rear, left and right with reference to the vehicle.

  FIG. 1 shows an instrument panel 1 and its related parts arranged in a vehicle interior of the vehicle. The instrument panel 1 includes an upper surface portion (upper surface) 2 and a rear end edge portion of the upper surface portion 2 downward. A vertical surface portion 3 that extends, a step upper surface portion 4 that extends rearward from the lower edge portion of the vertical surface portion 3, and a front surface portion that slopes downward from the rear edge of the step upper surface portion 4 and extends downward. 5.

  On the right side of the upper surface portion 2 of the instrument panel 1, a meter 10 that displays a vehicle speed and the like toward the driver, a visor 11 that is arranged so as to cover the upper side of the meter 10, and the periphery of the meter 10 are covered. A visor cover 14 including an upper cover 12 and a lower cover 13 are provided.

  Further, on the left side of the upper surface portion 2 of the instrument panel 1, a resin airbag grid (resin component) 20 that is detached from the instrument panel 1 when the passenger seat airbag is deployed is disposed.

  An AV unit 21 is provided at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the vertical surface portion 3 of the instrument panel 1, and an air conditioner outlet 22 is provided on each side of the AV unit 21.

  A drink holder 28 is provided on each of the left and right ends of the stepped upper surface portion 4 of the instrument panel 1, and a storage tray 29 is provided at the front position of the intermediate portion in the left and right direction. Further, an air conditioner operation unit 31 is arranged on the left side and a shift lever 32 is arranged on the right side behind the storage tray 29 on the upper surface portion 4 of the step. Further, a steering wheel 34 is provided on the step upper surface portion 4 on the right side of the shift lever 32 via a steering column 33.

  In the front part 5 of the instrument panel 1, a drink holder 38 is provided on the upper side of the middle part in the left-right direction, and a storage part 39 extending to the floor is provided on the lower side of the middle part in the left-right direction. It has been. In addition, a glove box 50 is provided on the opposite side of the steering wheel 34 in the left-right direction on the front portion 5 of the instrument panel 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front panel 60, which is a decorative panel, is attached to the vehicle interior side of the front portion 5, and the air conditioner operation unit 31 includes an operation panel 61 (second interior panel) that is substantially flush with the front panel 60. ) Is attached. The operation panel 61 is provided with a liquid crystal display 62 for displaying a set temperature, a current temperature, and the like on the upper portion thereof. The liquid crystal display 62 is formed on the right side of the liquid crystal display 62 so as to protrude in a substantially cylindrical shape toward the passenger compartment. An operation button 63 for changing the temperature or the like is arranged. In addition, a plurality of selection buttons 64 for selecting various modes such as inside / outside air are arranged along the vehicle width direction below the operation panel 61 below the liquid crystal display 62 and the operation buttons 63. .

  A shift lever panel 65 of the shift lever 32 is disposed adjacent to the right side of the operation panel 61. An opening 66 formed in a vertically long shape is disposed in the middle portion of the shift lever panel 65 in the left-right direction, and the lever portion 67 of the shift lever 32 passes through the opening 66. As shown in FIG. 3, a shift lever cover 69 that closes the opening 66 is disposed between the opening 66 and the shift lever main body 68 disposed on the base side of the lever 67. The shift lever cover 69 is formed with a through-hole 70 through which a base portion of the lever portion 67 attached to the shift lever main body 68 passes, and the shift lever cover 69 slides as the lever portion 67 swings to open the opening portion. 66 is kept closed.

  The width of the opening 66 of the shift lever panel 65 is set to a width that is separated from the penetrating portion of the lever 67 by a predetermined distance from side to side. The shift lever panel 65 is supported by the lever 67 so that the lever 67 can swing. The shift lever main body 68 is configured to be slightly displaceable along the surface direction of the front panel 60, for example, in the front-rear and left-right directions indicated by arrows in FIG.

  An extension portion 72 extending in the horizontal direction is formed on the left side portion of the shift lever main body 68. An attachment hole 73 is formed in the extension portion 72, and the extension portion 72 is supported by a support portion 74 of the steering hanger beam 51 and is screwed or bolted through the attachment hole 73 as shown in FIG. It is fixed by etc. Although omitted in FIG. 4 for the sake of illustration, an extending portion 76 (see FIG. 5) extending in the horizontal direction is also formed on the right side portion of the shift lever main body 68 to support the steering hanger beam 51 (see FIG. 4). 5).

  The instrument panel 1 is provided with a steering hanger beam 51 formed in a pipe shape on the front side of the middle part in the vertical direction so as to extend in the left-right direction, and is attached to the left and right ends of the steering hanger beam 51. The instrument panel 1 is attached to the vehicle body by being fixed to the vehicle body so as to connect the left and right front pillars 81 via the mounting brackets 80A and 80B. The steering hanger beam 51 supports the steering column 33 (see FIG. 1) connected to the steering wheel 34 via the column mounting support portion 86. Further, near the left and right sides of the column mounting support 86, there are provided a pair of frames that extend downward with the upper ends coupled to the steering hanger beam 51, and pads 78 are mounted on the frames.

  The steering hanger beam 51 includes an offset portion 82 that is bent and offset to the vehicle interior side at an intermediate portion 79 in the extending direction. The offset portion 82 is formed in a portion having a predetermined length about the width of the AV unit 21 in the intermediate portion 79 of the steering hanger beam 51. In the vicinity of the bent portion 83 on the right side of the offset portion 82, a center frame 84 rising from a vehicle body floor (not shown) is coupled. On the other hand, a second center frame 87 extending downward is coupled to the left end portion of the linear portion 85 of the offset portion 82, and the lower end of the second center frame 87 does not reach the upper surface of the vehicle body floor. The mounting bracket 80 </ b> A is connected to the center frame 84 through a subframe 88 that extends from the lower end of the mounting bracket 80 </ b> A toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction and is connected to an intermediate portion in the vertical direction of the center frame 84.

  The AV unit 21 described above is attached to the offset portion 82 via the bracket 90. Further, the shift lever main body 68 of the shift lever 32 is supported by the offset portion 82 via a support portion 74 and a support portion 77 (see FIG. 5). Thereby, the relative movement of the shift lever main body 68 with respect to the steering hanger beam 51 is regulated.

  FIG. 5 is a top view of the shift lever 32 attached to the support portion 74 and the support portion 77. A mounting hole 92 for the shift lever 32 and the air conditioner operation unit 31 is formed in an intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel main body 91 whose interior side is covered by the front panel 60 described above. The attachment hole 92 is formed horizontally long along the vehicle width direction, and the air conditioner operation unit 31 is attached to the left side in the attachment hole 92, and the shift lever 32 is arranged on the right side thereof. Yes. The shift lever 32 only passes through the attachment hole 92 and is not directly fixed to the instrument panel body 91 at the periphery of the attachment hole 92. As described above, since the shift lever main body 68 is fixed to the steering hanger beam 51 and the shift lever panel 65 is movable relative to the shift lever main body 68, the instrument panel main body 91 is attached to the steering hanger beam 51. The shift lever panel 65 can be arranged at a desired mounting position by absorbing the error and the mounting error of the shift lever main body 68 with respect to the steering hanger beam 51.

  A plurality of locking holes 93 for fixing the air conditioner operation unit 31 are formed in the instrument panel body 91 at the periphery of the attachment hole 92 to which the air conditioner operation unit 31 is attached. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, the operation panel 61 of the air conditioner operation unit 31 has a flange portion 95 in which a through hole 94 for attachment is formed at a position facing the locking hole 93 of the instrument panel main body 91. It is positioned by a locate pin (not shown) through the through hole 94, and the relative movement of the operation panel 61 with respect to the instrument panel main body 91 is restricted.

  FIG. 7 shows a longitudinal section of a portion where the air conditioner operation unit 31 and the shift lever 32 are arranged adjacent to each other. The air conditioner operation unit 31 is attached to the instrument panel main body 91 (see FIGS. 5 and 6) with the shift lever 32 attached.

  On the side edge on the shift lever 32 side of the operation panel 61 of the air conditioner operation unit 31, a ridge 101 is formed that protrudes substantially vertically downward from the upper wall 100 of the operation panel 61 along this side edge. On the other hand, on the side edge of the shift lever panel 65 of the shift lever 32 on the air conditioner operation unit 31 side, there is a bottom wall 102 extending laterally to the air conditioner operation unit 31 side by a distance equivalent to the width of the ridge 101. A groove 105 constituted by a side wall 103 protruding from the side edge of the wall 102 substantially vertically upward and a side wall 104 of the shift lever panel 65 is formed. Then, the protrusion 101 of the operation panel 61 is fitted into the groove 105 of the shift lever panel 65, thereby allowing sliding in the direction along the groove 105 (the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 6). The shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 are disposed adjacent to each other while restricting relative movement in the direction. Here, as described above, with the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 arranged adjacent to each other, the operation panel 61 is fixed to the instrument panel main body 91 while being positioned by a locate pin (not shown). Here, the connecting means 99 is configured by the above-described protrusion 101 and the groove 105.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the front panel 60 covering the vehicle interior side of the front portion 5 is formed with an opening 106 for exposing the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 arranged adjacent to each other to the vehicle interior side. Has been. On the other hand, a plurality of long holes 107 are formed in the instrument panel main body 91 of the front portion 5 along the vehicle width direction, and two pairs of flange portions 95 are formed at predetermined intervals on the upper edge and lower edge of the operation panel 61. A long hole 108 is formed in the flange portion 95 along the vehicle width direction.

  On the back surface of the front panel 60, a claw portion (not shown) protrudes and is formed at a position facing the long hole 107 and the long hole 108 described above, and by pushing the claw portion into the long hole 107 and the long hole 108, While the instrument panel main body 91 and the operation panel 61 fixed to the instrument panel main body 91 in a state in which relative movement is restricted, the front panel 60 is instrumentally allowed to be slightly displaced in the vehicle width direction. Attached to the panel body 91. When the front panel 60 is attached to the instrument panel main body 91, the operation panel 61 and the shift lever panel 65 arranged adjacent to each other are fitted into the opening 106, and mainly the displacement of the front panel 60 in the vehicle width direction is mainly performed. That is, relative movement with respect to the operation panel 61 and the shift lever panel 65 is restricted, and sliding displacement of the shift lever panel 65 in which the opening 106 is fitted in the direction perpendicular to the vehicle width direction is restricted. Become.

  Therefore, according to the interior material mounting structure in the above-described embodiment, the operation panel 61 whose mounting accuracy with respect to the instrument panel main body 91 is set highest with respect to other components (shift lever panel 65 and front panel 60). The shift lever panel 65 is coupled by the coupling means 99 including the protrusion 101, the bottom wall 102, and the side wall 103 on the basis of the mounting accuracy to restrict the relative movement with respect to the instrument panel main body 91 and the operation panel 61 of the front panel 60. Since the relative movement with respect to the shift lever panel 65 can be restricted, for example, even when the front panel 60 is enlarged, the relative movement is restricted with reference to the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 arranged adjacent to each other. The front panel 60 can be opened. A gap between the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 and the front panel 60 by the positional deviation of the part 106 that occurs can be suppressed without increasing the mounting dimensions accuracy of the instrument panel main body 91 of the front panel 60.

  Furthermore, since the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 related to the occupant's operation can be partitioned and arranged close to each other in the opening portion 106 of the front panel 60, the shift lever panel 65 and the operation panel 61 are integrated to improve the operability. Can be improved. Further, the dividing line between the front panel 60 and the operating panel 61 and the dividing line between the front panel 60 and the shift lever panel 65 are reduced as compared with the case where the operation panel 61 and the shift lever panel 65 are individually provided. Therefore, the appearance performance can be improved.

  In addition, when the shift lever 32 and the instrument panel main body 91 are supported by the steering hanger beam 51, the mounting accuracy of the shift lever 32 and the instrument panel main body 91 is ensured by increasing the size of the instrument panel main body 91. Even if it becomes difficult, it is possible to prevent a gap from being generated around the operation panel 61 and the shift lever panel 65.

It is a perspective view of the instrument panel in an embodiment of the invention. It is the perspective view which expanded the shift lever and air-conditioner operation unit of FIG. It is a perspective view of the shift lever in an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view of a steering hanger beam in an embodiment of the invention. It is a top view of the opening part periphery of the instrument panel main body in embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the state which attached the operation panel to the instrument panel main body of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line in FIG. It is a top view of the state which attached the front panel to the instrument panel main body of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Instrument panel 91 Instrument panel body (base material)
65 Shift lever panel (first interior panel)
61 Operation panel (2nd interior panel)
99 Coupling means 32 Shift lever 31 Air conditioner operation unit (vehicle equipment)
51 Steering hanger beam (support frame)

Claims (3)

A first interior panel provided so as to be movable relative to a base material constituting the instrument panel;
A second interior panel attached in a state where relative movement is restricted with respect to the base material;
Providing a third interior panel in which an opening into which the first interior panel and the second interior panel are fitted is provided;
Providing a coupling means for arranging the first interior panel adjacent to the second interior panel;
By coupling the first interior panel to the second interior panel by the coupling means and arranging them adjacent to each other, the relative movement of the first interior panel provided relative to the substrate with respect to the substrate can be performed. is regulated,
The first interior panel and the second interior panel, which are arranged adjacent to each other, are fitted into the openings of the third interior panel so that the third interior panel is relative to the first interior panel and the second interior panel. mounting structure for movement is restricted interior material according to claim Rukoto.   2. The interior material mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the first interior panel is a shift lever panel that covers a base portion of the shift lever, and the second interior panel is an operation panel of an in-vehicle device.   The interior material mounting structure according to claim 2, wherein the shift lever and the base material are attached to a support frame of the instrument panel, and the operation panel is attached to the base material.

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