JPH0142857B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an instrument panel equipped with a bucket-shaped glove box.

(b) Prior art and problems Conventional instrument panels include, for example, Figures 1 to 3 (Utility Model Application No. 57-77063, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 77063,
58-118432). The instrument panel 1 is an instrument panel that has a length that spans the entire width of the vehicle, and has a shape and structure that includes various parts, such as instruments 2, openings for mounting, etc., and is integrally molded from a synthetic resin material. The main body 3 (hereinafter referred to as the panel main body) is constructed by attaching various parts to the main body 3 (hereinafter referred to as the panel main body). A bucket-shaped glove box 4, which is known as one of the attachment parts, is attached to the recess 5 of the panel body 3 so as to be openable and closable.
A stopper pin 6 is formed to protrude from both side surfaces of the glove box 4, and is movable within a stopper opening 8 previously formed in both side surfaces 7 of the recessed portion 5, and is in contact with the receiving end portion 9 to close the glove box. Box 4 is positioned to stop. In addition, 10 is a rotation fulcrum for opening and closing, 11 is a locking device, and 12 is a lock receiving piece.

In addition to the above-mentioned stopper opening 8, the recessed portion 5 in which the glove box 4 is mounted has a working opening 15 for working in the front part 13 and the upper part 14.
16 is formed to facilitate work such as installation of various wiring and ducts in the instrument panel 1, and installation and repair of the air conditioning unit 17. Therefore, the recessed portion 5 of the panel body 3 has a shape and structure full of openings, which makes it weak in strength and also weak in torsional rigidity with respect to the pivot point 10 of the glove box 4. Some kind of reinforcing member is installed to improve rigidity. In the illustrated conventional example, a reinforcing member 18 made of a flat iron plate is applied from the back side to the working opening 15 of the front part 13 to increase strength and rigidity.

However, in such a reinforcing member 18, the working opening 16 in the top surface part 14 and the stopper openings 8 in both side parts 7 are left untreated and remain as openings, so that the reinforcement cannot be said to be sufficient. Since the working opening 16 in the upper surface part 14 is visible, it does not look good when the glove box 4 is opened, and objects stored in the glove box 4 may fall out of the open working opening 16 due to vibrations during operation. It was possible.

A "reinforcing member" as shown in FIG. 5 of Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 56-84444, which is designed to close the stopper openings 8 of both side parts 7, is a "reinforcing member", that is, a reinforcing member in which both side parts are added to the above flat plate-shaped reinforcing member 18. Although it is possible to use a "reinforcing member" that is gate-shaped in plan view, it is not possible to achieve sufficient reinforcement, and it is also impossible to cover the working opening 16 in the upper surface part 14, and furthermore, this "reinforcing member" Depending on how it is installed, the "elongated holes" provided on both side surfaces of the "reinforcing member" may easily become misaligned with respect to the stopper openings 8 on both side surfaces 7 of the recessed portion 5, and the stopper pin 6 may This prevents the glove box 4 from moving smoothly and, in some cases, makes it difficult to open and close the glove box 4, and no consideration has been given to this problem.

(c) Purpose of the Invention The present invention has been made by paying attention to such prior art, and employs a reinforcing member having a shape that matches the inner surface shape of the recessed portion of the panel body, and a special clip is used to attach this reinforcing member. By using the reinforcing member in combination, sufficient strength and rigidity of the recessed portion can be improved, the appearance when the glove box is opened is improved, and furthermore, the reinforcement member can be applied to the recessed portion, especially the stopper opening.
The present invention aims to provide an instrument panel that can improve mounting position accuracy.

(d) Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the instrument panel according to the present invention has a reinforcing member having a front surface, an upper surface and both side surfaces substantially corresponding to the recessed portion, and a reinforcing member provided on both side surfaces. Both receiving ends of the elongated hole and the stopper openings on both side surfaces of the recess are held by clips with buffer members.

(E) Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 8. In addition, in the following, parts common to the conventional one are indicated by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanation will be omitted.

The reinforcing member 20 has a shape substantially corresponding to the recessed part 5 and includes a front part 21, a top part 22, and both side parts 23. As shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing member 20 has an upper surface portion 22 that integrally connects the other front surface portion 21 and both side surface portions 23, and has extremely high strength in this respect. 24 is a protrusion,
It is formed on the front part 21 to further improve the strength.

Elongated holes 25 are formed in symmetrical positions in both side portions 23, and the stopper pin 6 is movable within these elongated holes 25 and the stopper opening 8 as the glove box 4 is opened and closed. Reinforcement member 20
is installed in the recessed part 5 with screws 26, the front part 21 is attached to the front part 13 of the recessed part 5, and the upper part 2 is attached to the front part 13 of the recessed part 5.
2 are similarly fixed to the upper surface part 14 with respective screws 26, and together with the working openings 15, 16 and the stopper opening 8 of the front part 13, the upper surface part 14, and both side parts 7.
are respectively closed by a front surface portion 21, an upper surface portion 22, and both side surface portions 23.

When attaching the reinforcing member 20 to the recess 5, a clip 28 with a buffer member 27 is used in addition to the screw 26. This clip 28 has receiving ends 29 of both the elongated hole 25 and the stopper opening 8,
9, and the buffer member 27 is made to face the stopper pin 6. Urethane is suitable for the buffer member 27, and it is attached to the head 30 of the metal clip 28 with an adhesive, double-sided adhesive tape 31, or the like. Incidentally, the clip 28 is formed with a bent portion 32 to increase the clamping force.

In the state in which the reinforcing member 20 is installed in the recessed portion 5 through the pin 26 as described above, the front surface portion 13, the upper surface portion 14, and both side surfaces 7 of the recessed portion 5 are respectively connected to the corresponding surface portions of the reinforcing member 20, that is, the front surface. Part 2
1. Reinforced at the top surface 22 and both side views 23, and at the same time work openings 15, 16 and stopper opening 8.
Each of them will be blocked. If the reinforcing member 20 is painted black, the reinforcing member 20 will not stand out in the recessed portion 5, which is more preferable in terms of appearance.

When installing the reinforcing member 20 into the recess 5, the clip 28 is attached to the receiving end 9, as described above.
29, in addition to integrating both side surfaces 23 of the reinforcing member 20 and both side surfaces 7 of the recessed portion 5,
The elongated hole 25 and the stopper opening 8 are aligned in the vertical and front-back directions.

Furthermore, the glove box 4 is attached to the reinforcing member 2.
0, the stopper pin 6 is located in the elongated hole 25 of the reinforcing member 20 and the stopper opening 8 of the both side surfaces 7 of the recess 5, and is moved in response to the opening and closing movement of the glove box 4. Even though the stopper pin 6 moves in the front-back direction, the movement of the stopper pin 6 is stopped by the buffer member 27 provided on the head 30 of the clip 28 during opening, and the opening operation of the glove box 4 is performed smoothly.
There is no abnormal noise when stopping.

(f) Effects of the invention Since the instrument panel according to the invention has the contents as established above, many effects can be expected, and the main ones are listed below.

(a) The strength and torsional rigidity of the recessed part of the instrument panel body can be sufficiently improved by a three-sided reinforcing member that has a top part in addition to the front part and both side parts, and (b) The working opening and stopper of the recessed part can be improved sufficiently. All the openings are shielded with reinforcing members, and when the glove box is opened, these openings are not exposed to the outside, improving the appearance. Even when the vehicle is subject to large vibrations, items inside the glove box do not fall through the openings. Moreover, since the reinforcing member is provided inside the recess, if you wish to open the opening as a work opening if necessary (for example, when repairing an air conditioning unit), you can easily remove the reinforcing member from the front side of the recess. ) The elongated hole of the reinforcing member can be easily and reliably aligned with the stopper opening of the recess by attaching clips to the receiving ends of both the elongated hole and the stopper opening. Even if there is a slight dimensional error in the resin instrument panel body, it can be corrected by attaching the clips to ensure accurate installation. (d) Long holes and stopper openings with improved positional accuracy due to the presence of the clips. The stopper pin of the glove box can move smoothly inside the glove box, and when the glove box stops, the shock is absorbed by the shock absorber provided in the clip, so no abnormal noise is generated, and the operability when opening the glove box is improved. It has the effect of improving the performance by a certain amount.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an overall perspective view of the instrument panel, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the arrow line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a perspective explanation showing how the reinforcing member and glove box are attached to the recessed part. Figure 4 is a sectional view corresponding to Figure 2 showing an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is
6 is an enlarged perspective view of a clip with a buffer member, FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of the part indicated by an arrow in FIG. 4, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the arrow--line in FIG. 7. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Instrument panel, 3... Instrument panel body, 4... Glove box, 5... Recessed part, 6... Stopper pin, 7, 2
3... Both side parts, 8... Stopper opening, 13, 2
1...Front part, 14, 22...Top part, 18, 2
0...Reinforcement member, 27...Buffer member, 28...Clip.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A reinforcing member for blocking the working openings is provided in the recessed part of the instrument panel body in which the working openings are formed in the front and top parts, and the stopper openings are formed in both side parts, respectively. When the shaped glove box is installed so that it can be opened and closed, and when it is opened, the stopper pins that protrude from both sides of the glove box,
In an instrument panel that is positioned to stop by coming into contact with a receiving end of a stopper opening, the reinforcing member has a front surface, a top surface, and both side surfaces that substantially correspond to the recessed portions, and a long hole provided in both side surfaces and the stopper opening are connected to each other. An instrument panel characterized in that both receiving ends of the opening are held by clips equipped with buffer members.