JPH0134155Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vehicle instrument mounting frame such as a cluster or pad for incorporating an instrument group, an instrument panel, etc.

In a conventional vehicle instrument mounting frame, for example, as in the cluster 1 shown in FIGS.
The insert 2 is made of a hard resin and is inserted into the insert 2 with a portion thereof exposed, and a skin 3 made of a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride covers the surface of the insert 2. Such a conventional cluster 1 is
As shown in FIG. 3, in order to prevent the corner portions of the insert 2 from cracking and exposing the dangerous sharp portions, that is, the sharp edges 4, the thickness of the skin 3 is made thicker so that the cracked insert portions are less likely to protrude. As shown in FIG. 2, it was necessary to cover the insert 2 from the surface to the edge with the skin 3.

Therefore, in the case of conventional vehicle instrument mounting frames such as those mentioned above, a large amount of synthetic resin is used to form the skin, which increases the cost and increases the weight of the mounting frame itself. There was a problem that it was not desirable to equip it on a vehicle.

The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems, and particularly aims to provide a vehicle instrument mounting frame that prevents the corner portions of the insert from cracking.

The vehicle instrument mounting frame of the present invention includes a cluster consisting of an insert having a predetermined shape for incorporating instruments, an instrument panel, etc., and a synthetic resin skin covering the insert from the surface to the edge; In vehicle instrument mounting frames such as pads, the edges at the corners of the inserts are
It is characterized by being formed by notching in the depth direction from the edge of the epidermis at the corresponding position.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7.

As shown in FIG. 4, a cluster 10 according to the present invention
The insert 11 is made of hard resin and has a shape in which the instrument group and the instrument panel are inserted from the back side and a part thereof is exposed through the window 11a on the front side. It is composed of an outer skin 12 made of synthetic resin such as vinyl.

As can be seen from FIG. 5, which is a perspective view of the insert 11, the insert 11 has a corner portion,
In particular, it has edges 11b and 11c which are cut out in the depth direction from the edge of the skin 12 at positions corresponding to the upper corners where force is concentrated. This notch shape is clear when comparing FIG. 6, which shows a cross section at a corner of the cluster 10, and FIG. 7, which shows a cross section at a portion other than the corner. This notch has the function of preventing the insert 11 from cracking at the corner portions where the force is more concentrated and more likely to break when force is applied to the cluster 10 from the front.

Note that the portions of the insert 11 other than the corner portions bend even when the cluster 10 is deformed and are difficult to break, and also extend to the vicinity of the edge of the skin 12 in consideration of molding considerations. Further, in the illustrated example, notches are provided at both upper corners of the insert 11, but these notches may be provided at both lower corners depending on how force is applied.

The cluster 10 with the above configuration includes an insert 11
As shown in FIG. 7, an instrument panel 14 can be attached to the instrument panel 14 by passing screws 13 through several holes 11d provided on the back side of the instrument panel.

In the cluster 10 having such a configuration, when the cluster 10 is deformed by an external force, the edges 11b, 11 at the corner portions of the insert 11
Since the cutout is made from the edge of the skin 12 at the corresponding position, the skin 12 at the corner portion is easily deformed, and therefore the insert 11 is difficult to break.

Incidentally, even when the above structure is applied to a pad, similar effects are obtained.

Therefore, according to the vehicle instrument mounting frame according to the present invention configured as described above, even if the vehicle instrument mounting frame is deformed, cracking of the insert at the corner portion can be prevented. Moreover, with this invention, there is no need to make the skin as thick as conventional ones, so there is no need to use large amounts of skin materials such as polyvinyl chloride, so costs can be lowered compared to conventional ones, and weight increases can be reduced. This has the great effect of making it more suitable for mounting on vehicles.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a front perspective view showing a conventional cluster, Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a front perspective view showing a conventional cluster.
4 is a front perspective view of the cluster according to the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a front perspective view of the insert shown in FIG. Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 4, and Figure 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the - line in Figure 4.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line. In the figure, 10... cluster, 11... insert, 11a... insert window, 11b, 11c
... Edge of insert, 12 ... Epidermis.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In vehicle instrument mounting frames such as clusters and pads, which are comprised of an insert having a predetermined shape for incorporating instruments, instrument panels, etc., and a synthetic resin skin covering the insert from its surface to the edges, A vehicle instrument mounting frame characterized in that an edge at a corner of the insert is formed by cutting out the edge of the skin at a corresponding position in the depth direction.