JPH0442734Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a vehicle instrument panel support device, and is particularly intended to improve the appearance of the interior of a vehicle, the visibility of instruments, and the ease of getting in and out of the vehicle.

Conventionally, instrument panel devices for vehicles, particularly automobiles, have been provided as an instrument panel that extends in the vehicle width direction at the front of the passenger compartment and is fixed to the vehicle body, and is formed so as to constitute a part of the front wall of the passenger compartment. However, since such conventional instrument panel devices are disposed in the front width direction at the front of the vehicle interior, the space in the vehicle interior in front of the occupants is reduced, giving the occupants a feeling of pressure.

Furthermore, although instrument panel devices display important information such as vehicle status and running information, conventional instrument panel devices were fixed at a specific location within the vehicle interior, so it was difficult for individual drivers to It was not possible to provide an optimal display position, and visibility was not necessarily excellent.

Furthermore, conventional instrument panel devices are fixed to the vehicle body in a location where the driver can easily see the instruments while driving, and there is a strong possibility that this may prevent the driver from getting in and out of the vehicle.

The present invention was devised in view of the above, and includes a base member fixed to at least one of the floor surface of the vehicle compartment and the front wall of the vehicle compartment; A support arm extending into the room; an instrument panel member pivotably attached to the upper end of the support arm;
A biasing means provided between the instrument panel member and the support arm for rotating and biasing the instrument panel member upwardly of the vehicle; and an engagement member provided at a pivot point of the instrument panel member to the support arm. an engaging element that is attached to the upper end of the support arm and is disposed to be freely engageable and detachable from the engagement teeth of the instrument panel member and locks the rotation of the instrument panel member at an arbitrary set position when engaged; and the support arm; The engaging element is pivotally attached to the upper end of the arm and rotated to engage the engaging element with the engaging teeth to lock the instrument panel member at the set position, and the engagement with the engaging teeth is released. a release lever which is pivoted to the support arm adjacent to the release lever and which rotates the instrument panel member from the set position to a disengaged position; a stop lever that engages with the release lever when the engager is moved from the engaged position to the disengaged position and holds the engager in the disengaged position; a pivoting portion of the instrument panel member to the support arm; The instrument panel member is provided so as to be rotatably operated to change the set position, and when the instrument panel member is rotated upward and unlocked, the instrument panel member is rotated in conjunction with the rotation operation to return the instrument panel member to the set position. and a memory lever having an unlocking portion that comes into contact with the stop lever when rotated to the set position, releases the engagement between the stop lever and the release lever, and locks the instrument panel member at the set position. The gist of the present invention is a vehicle instrument panel support device that is characterized by:

According to the present invention, an instrument panel member having instruments is pivotally attached to the other end of the support arm, which has one end pivoted to a base member fixed to at least one of the floor surface of the vehicle interior and the front wall of the vehicle interior. This makes it possible to eliminate the conventional instrument panel that extends in the vehicle width direction and is fixed to the front of the passenger compartment, simplifying the space at the front of the passenger compartment, improving the aesthetics, and giving passengers a sense of freedom. This has the effect of creating a comfortable vehicle interior space.

Furthermore, by adjusting the angle of the instrument panel member and the support arm, the position and angle of the instrument panel within the vehicle interior can be selected to provide the optimal instrument display position for each driver. This has a great effect in terms of improving the visibility of instruments.

In addition, the instrument panel member is biased upward in both directions of the vehicle, and by operating the release lever, the engager disposed on the support arm is engaged with the engager provided at the pivot point between the instrument panel member and the support arm. The engagement with the teeth can be switched between the engaged position and the disengaged position, so when getting on and off, if you operate the release lever and set the engaged teeth and the engager to the disengaged position, the instrument panel member will not be attached. Since both sides of the vehicle are rotated and moved upward by the force means, the driver does not feel as if he or she has to block the instrument panel member when getting on or off the vehicle, resulting in excellent ease of getting on or off the vehicle. Furthermore, even if the instrument panel member is unlocked by rotating the release lever and the instrument panel member is rotated upward, the driver cannot move the instrument panel member from that state against the urging force of the urging means. By rotating the instrument panel downward, the instrument panel can be precisely locked in the preset position using the memory lever, eliminating the need for trial-and-error operations even after the instrument panel has been unlocked and moved upward. It is possible to quickly provide the driver with a suitable position of the instrument panel member without needing to do so, and the operation is simple and easy.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, a floor pan 4 forming the floor surface of a vehicle compartment 2 has a convex portion 6 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle at a central portion in the vehicle width direction. The front end of the floor pan 4 is a darts panel 8 that forms the front wall of the passenger compartment 2.
It is continuous. The base member 10 is fixedly attached to the dart panel 8 and the convex portion 6 of the floor pan 4, and is positioned on the floor at the center of the front end of the vehicle compartment 2. The base member 10 is the darts panel 8
A horizontal portion 1 that abuts and extends horizontally rearward in the vehicle direction.
0a, and an inclined part 10b extending obliquely downward and further rearward from the horizontal part 10a.
b is provided with a through hole 12 extending parallel to the vehicle longitudinal direction.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, support holes 14R are provided in the right side 10CR of the base member 10, respectively. In addition, although the inside of the base member 10 is hollow, a partition wall 16 is provided at the center in the vehicle width direction, extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and dividing the inside of the base member 10 into left and right halves. has a support hole of 14 m. The inner peripheral edge of the support hole 14R and the right peripheral edge in the vehicle width direction of the support hole 14m are formed to protrude from the side portion 10CR and the partition wall 16 in a flange shape, respectively.

Furthermore, a screw hole 20 is threaded in the right side 10CR of the base member 10 at a portion located below the support holes 14R, 14m and at the rear in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. Further, a locking pin 22 protruding to the right in FIG. 2 is provided at a portion of the partition wall 16 located above the support hole 14m.

The support arm 24 is hollow inside and is made of lightweight material such as aluminum die-casting or CFRP, and is located at the lower end of the support arm 24 and has support holes 14R and
14 m and includes a shaft portion 26 that is rotatably pivoted to the base member 10 and an arm portion 28 that protrudes from the shaft portion 26, passes through the through hole 12, and extends diagonally upward and rearward within the passenger compartment 2. ing. Therefore, the support arm 24 is rotatable relative to the base member 10 within the range allowed by the length of the through hole 12. The sleeve 30 is made of a material such as resin and is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape with an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the shaft portion 26, and has a C-shaped cross section with a groove connecting both ends. A spiral groove 31 is formed on the outer periphery. This sleeve 3
0 is located between the support hole 14m and the arm portion 28 and is externally mounted on the shaft portion 26, and a portion of the end portion on the side of the support hole 14m is fitted into the partition wall 16.

The locking lever 32 is screwed into the screw hole 20 via a ring-shaped elastic member 34 that prevents loosening, and has a winding shaft 35 that protrudes further inward from the screw hole 20 into the base member 10. ing.

Further, the spring wire 36 has one end connected to the locking pin 2.
2 and spirally wound around the sleeve 30 along the groove 31 of the sleeve 30.
0 further extends to the locking lever 32 and the winding shaft 3
5 in a spiral manner, and the other end is fixed to the winding shaft 35 near the screw hole 20. In addition, the shaft part 2
A communication hole 38 is provided below the arm portion 28 of 6R.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the support arm 24
A cylindrical support tube 18 that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction is provided inside the left side of the upper end. In addition, a support hole 15 is provided at the right side of the upper end of the support arm 24.

An instrument panel member 44 having various instruments and various operating devices extends in front of a driver's seat (not shown), and is supported by a support arm 24 at the left end of a shaft portion 40 formed in a cylindrical shape projecting from the left end in the vehicle width direction. When the tube 18 is inserted, the base of the shaft portion 40 is inserted into the support hole 15, and is pivotably attached to the support arm 24. Further, the shaft 19 protrudes rightward in the vehicle width direction from the left side of the upper end of the support arm 24 concentrically with the support tube 18, and has its tip end rotatably pivoted to the center of the bottom of the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44. ing. A spiral spring 23 serving as a biasing means is interposed between a groove 20 provided at the right end of the shaft 19 and a hook (not shown) provided on the inner periphery of the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44. The instrument panel member 44 is always urged to rotate upwardly by the spring 23. In addition, the right end of the support tube 18 in the vehicle width direction has an annular engaging portion 25 formed to protrude inward, and the inner circumference of the engaging portion 25 has a smaller diameter on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. It is a serration formed with a gentle slope. Furthermore, an annular engaging portion 29 is provided on the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44 adjacent to the engaging portion 25 outwardly in the vehicle width direction, and is formed with a gentle slope continuous with the engaging portion 25. The engagement teeth 27 made of serrations are provided on the inner periphery.

The engager 130 has a tooth width that allows the engager 130 to engage with the engager 25 and the engager 29 at the same time, and has a serration formed on the outer periphery that has a gentle slope so that the outward side in the vehicle width direction has a smaller diameter, and slides on the shaft 19. It is movably inserted, and is always slidably biased outward in the vehicle width direction by a coil spring 131 interposed between the engager 130 and the left side of the upper end of the support arm 24. Therefore, in a state where no external force is applied, the engaging element 130 engages with the engaging parts 25 and 29 at the same time, and the supporting arm 2
4 and the instrument panel member 44 are fixed.

Further, the engaging element 130 has a cam surface 132 on the outer end surface in the vehicle width direction, and the cam surface 132 has the engaging element 1
A cam surface 134 of a cam body 133 rotatably pivoted to the shaft 19 is in contact with the cam surface 134 of the cam body 133 on the outside of the shaft 19 in the vehicle width direction. In addition, the cam body 133 forms the base of a release lever 135 that is bent and inserted through the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44 and the right side of the support arm 24 . Then, the cam surfaces 132 and 13
4 rotates the release lever 135 toward the driver's seat (not shown) against the biasing force of the spring 17 interposed between the upper end right side of the support arm 24,
By rotating the cam body 133, the engaging element 130 is pressed and slid inward in the vehicle width direction against the biasing force of the coil spring 131, and the cam body 33 and the engaging portion 29
It is formed so that it can be disengaged from the engagement. In addition, an annular guide ring 136 is rotatably fitted onto the left end of the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44, and the guide ring 136 has a part of its outer periphery connected to the large diameter portion 13.
7, and this large diameter portion 137 is opened by rotating the stop lever 39 from the unlocked state in which the instrument panel member 44 can be rotated by rotating the release lever 135, as will be described later.
It becomes an unlock release part that releases the engagement with the instrument panel member 44, releases the unlocked state of the instrument panel member 44, and locks the instrument panel member 44 in the set position. Further, a memory lever 138 that extends from the guide ring 136 through the right side of the upper end of the support arm 24, is further bent, and extends along the left side of the instrument panel member 44. Due to its elastic force, it can be rotated and fixed by engaging with any one of a plurality of locking holes 46 arranged in an arc shape on the left side of the instrument panel member 44. Therefore, the position of the memory lever 138 can be fixed. By adjusting , the large diameter portion 137 of the guide ring 136 changes the relative position with respect to the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44 .

Further, the stop lever 39 has upper and lower abutment levers 391 and 392, and the joint portion of both abutment levers is pivotally mounted on the left side within the support arm 24. And the stop lever 39 is connected to the support arm 24.
A spring 41 interposed between the left side of the guide ring 136 and the lower contact lever 392 biases the end of the upper contact lever 391 clockwise in FIG. are in contact.

Note that the large diameter portion 137 of the guide ring 136 and the stop lever 139 are connected to the engaging element 130 and the engaging portion 2.
5 and 27 are in the engaged state, the end of the upper abutment lever 391 of the stop lever 39 is arranged to abut against the large diameter portion 137. Then, when the release lever 135 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 to disengage the engagement member 30 and the engagement portion 27, the instrument panel member 44 is moved by the biasing force of the spiral spring 23 as shown in FIG. Since the stop lever 39 rotates counterclockwise in the middle, the stop lever 39 comes out of contact with the large diameter portion 137 and rotates slightly in the clockwise direction in FIG. 39
2 so that the end of the lever 43 contacts the end of the stopper lever 43 provided on the release lever 135 to hold the release lever 135 at the right position in FIG.
A stop lever 39 is provided.

Further, a stopper plate 45 is provided at the upper end of the front wall of the support arm 24, and a stopper plate 45 is provided at the upper end of the front wall of the support arm 24.
The upward rotation limit of the instrument panel member 44 relative to the upper limit is defined.

In addition, as shown in FIG.
and the base member 10, the upper ends are connected to the front wall and the rear wall respectively inside the arm portion 28 of the support arm 24, and the upper ends are connected to the inner wall of the side portion 10CR of the base member 10 through the communication hole 38. The springs 64F and 64R are interposed. The urging force of the springs 64F, 64R and the connection point to the connecting member are selected so that the support arm 24 is located approximately at the center of the through hole 12 when the locking lever 32 is loosened.

According to the above configuration, when the locking lever 32 screwed into the screw hole 20 provided in the base member 10 is tightened, the spring wire 36 is wound around the winding shaft 35 of the locking lever 32. This will tighten the sleeve 30. As a result, the sleeve 30 comes into contact with the shaft portion 26 of the support arm 24, but the sleeve 30
Since a part of the end portion of the support arm 24 is fitted into the partition wall 16 of the base member 10, the support arm 24 is supported and fixed to the base member 10.

Furthermore, if the locking lever 35 is loosened from this state, the spring wire 36 is pushed out from the winding shaft 35, and the support arm 24 is inserted into the through hole 12 in the base member 10 in order to release the surface contact between the shaft portion 26 and the sleeve 30. The support arm 24 is rotatably supported within a range allowed by the length of the support arm 24, and a suitable angle of the support arm 24 can be selected.

Further, the instrument panel member 44 includes the coil spring 13
When the engaging element 130 is simultaneously engaged with the engaging portion 25 of the support tube 18 and the engaging portion 27 provided on the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44 due to the urging force of It is supported.

If the release lever 135 is rotated from this state to the right in FIG. Due to the press-sliding movement, the engagement element 130 is disengaged from the engagement portion 27 provided on the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44, and the instrument panel member 44 is moved to the stopper due to the biasing force of the spiral spring 23. Both vehicles rotate upward until they come into contact with the plate 45, and move to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG.

At the same time, the contact lever 391 of the stop lever 39 is released from contact with the large diameter portion 137 of the guide ring 136, so the stop lever 39 is slightly rotated clockwise in FIG. 4 by the biasing force of the spring 41. The contact lever 392 is brought into contact with the stopper lever 43 provided on the release lever 135 that has been rotated to the right in FIG. 4, and the release lever is urged by the spring 17 to rotate to the left in FIG. 135 is held in the right position in FIG.

Furthermore, if the instrument panel member 44 is rotated downward against the biasing force of the spiral spring 23 from the state where the instrument panel member 44 is in the position indicated by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 44 is in the fixed position, the contact lever 391 of the stop lever 39 comes into contact with the large diameter portion 137 of the guide ring 136, so the stop lever 39 resists the biasing force of the spring 41 and moves in the clockwise direction in FIG. The contact lever 392 and the release lever 135 are released from contact with the stopper lever 43. The release lever 135 is rotated to the left in FIG. 4 due to the biasing force of the spring 17, and at the same time the cam body
In order to rotate the engaging part 25 of the support cylinder 18 and the engaging part 2 of the shaft part 40, the engaging element 130 slides outward in the vehicle width direction by the biasing force of the coil spring 131.
9, and the instrument panel member 44 is again supported and fixed to the support arm 24 at the initial fixed position.

In addition, by changing the locking hole 46 that engages with the engaging portion 47 provided at the end of the memory lever 38, the shaft portion 40 of the instrument panel member 44 and the guide ring 1 can be
36 relative to the large diameter portion 137, the stop lever 39 can be operated for various angles of the instrument panel member 44. Therefore, the instrument panel member 44 can be attached to the support arm 24 at a suitable angle. It can be supported and fixed.

According to the above embodiment, the base member 10 has the instrument panel member 44 having instruments and various operating devices fixedly attached to the floor pan 4 and the dashboard panel 8.
Since the lower end of the support arm 24 is pivotally connected to the upper end of the support arm 24, it is possible to eliminate the conventional instrument panel that extends in the vehicle width direction and is fixed to the front of the passenger compartment. This has the effect of simplifying the interior space, giving the occupants a sense of freedom, and creating a comfortable interior space.

Furthermore, the angle between the base member 10 and the support arm 24 and the angle between the support arm 24 and the instrument panel member 44 are determined by the locking lever 32 and the memory lever 138.
By operating and adjusting the position angle of the instrument panel member 44 in the passenger compartment 2, the position angle of the instrument panel member 44 in the vehicle interior 2 is selected so as to provide the optimal display position of the instruments and operation position of the various operating devices for each driver. This is highly effective in terms of improving the visibility of instruments and improving the operability of various operating devices.

In addition, when the release lever 135 is rotated upward, the instrument panel member 44 moves upwards on both sides of the vehicle due to the biasing force of the spiral spring 23, so if the release lever 135 is operated when getting out of the vehicle, it is possible to get off the vehicle in a comfortable position. It is possible to ride in the vehicle, and has the effect of providing excellent ease of getting in and out of the vehicle.

Furthermore, if the instrument panel member 44 is pulled toward you during operation, the instrument panel member 44 is supported and fixed to the support arm 24 at a position previously adjusted by the memory lever 138, so the instrument panel member 44 is moved upward. The instrument panel member 44 suitable for the driver can be quickly installed without the need for trial-and-error operations even after
It has the advantage of being simple and easy to operate.

Further, since springs 64F and 64R are interposed between the support arm 24 and the base member 10, the support arm 24 does not tilt suddenly when the locking lever 32 is loosened, which is preferable for safety. .

In addition, if a steering wheel that determines the direction of travel of the vehicle is attached to the instrument panel member 44, the position and angle of the steering wheel can be determined at the same time as the instrument panel member 44, and the steering wheel is likely to interfere with the driver's getting on and off the vehicle. By moving the steering wheel upward together with the instrument panel member 44, it is possible to effectively improve the ease of getting on and off, and by adding a new adjustment mechanism between the instrument panel member 44 and the steering wheel, it is possible to achieve an unprecedentedly precise adjustment mechanism. This makes it possible to position the steering wheel. In addition,
In this case, a system may be used in which the instrument panel member 44 is provided with a sensor for detecting the rotational angle, rotational angular velocity, etc. of the steering wheel, and the signals detected by the sensor are sent to the power steering device. In addition, if a glove box or the like is to be installed in front of the passenger seat, a new instrument panel member with a structure similar to that of the above embodiment and a new support arm and a glove box, etc., may be added symmetrically to the above embodiment. If arranged, the same effect as the above embodiment can be obtained. In carrying out the present invention, in this embodiment, the base member 10 is attached and fixed to the projection 6 of the dash panel 8 and the floor pan 4, but this is not limited to this embodiment. It may be fixed to at least one of the floor surface of the vehicle compartment and the front wall of the vehicle compartment, and the fixed position may be offset in the left-right direction.

Furthermore, the method of pivotally connecting the base member and the support arm, and the method of attaching the instrument panel member to the support arm are not limited to this embodiment.

Furthermore, the engaging tooth, the engaging element, and the release lever of the present invention are not limited to this embodiment, and by rotating the release lever, the engaging tooth and the engaging element can be moved to the engaged position and the non-engaging position. It is sufficient as long as it is.

In addition, in this embodiment, the instrument panel member 44 is arranged on the right side of the passenger compartment 2 assuming a right-hand drive vehicle, but when implementing the present invention in a left-hand drive vehicle, the left and right sides of this embodiment may be reversed. do it.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is a -arrow view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a -arrow view of Fig. 1, Fig. 4 is a -arrow view of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a -arrow view of Fig. 1. be. 4...Floor pan, 8...Dutsche panel, 1
0... Base member, 24... Support arm, 25...
Engaging portion, 27... Engaging tooth, 29... Engaging portion, 13
0... Engagement element, 133... Cam body, 135... Release lever, 136... Guide ring, 138
...Memory lever, 39...Stop lever, 44
...Instrument panel parts.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] a base member fixed to at least one of a vehicle interior floor surface and a front wall of the vehicle interior; a support arm having a lower end rotatably pivoted to the base member and extending into the vehicle interior;
an instrument panel member rotatably attached to the upper end of the support arm; a biasing means provided between the instrument panel member and the support arm for rotationally biasing the instrument panel member upwardly of the vehicle; An engaging tooth provided on a pivot portion of the instrument panel member to the support arm, which is attached to the upper end of the support arm and is disposed to be freely engageable and detachable from the engagement tooth of the instrument panel member, and when engaged, An engaging element for locking the rotation of the instrument panel member at an arbitrary setting position is pivotally connected to the upper end of the support arm, and when rotated, the engager engages with the engagement teeth, and the instrument panel member is rotated as above. a release lever adjacent to the release lever; an engagement position in which the instrument is locked in a set position; and a release lever in which engagement with the engagement teeth is released and the instrument panel member is rotated upward from the setting position; is pivotally connected to the support arm, and when the release lever is rotated and the engaging element is moved from the engaging position to the disengaging position, the engaging element is engaged with the release lever and the engaging element is disengaged from the disengaging position. A stop lever for holding the instrument panel in position is rotatably provided at a pivot point of the instrument panel member to the support arm to change the set position, and the instrument panel is rotated upward when the instrument panel member is unlocked. When the instrument panel member is rotated to the set position in conjunction with the rotation operation to return the member to the set position, it comes into contact with the stop lever, disengaging the stop lever from the release lever, and causing the instrument panel member to return to the set position. A vehicle instrument panel support device comprising a memory lever having an unlocking portion for locking the device in a set position.