JPH068752A - Instrument panel structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] A rod-shaped member oriented in the vehicle width direction is arranged above the vehicle rear end portion of the instrument panel, and an assist grip is provided on this rod-shaped member, so that the posture of the passenger seat occupant Make maintenance easier. A pipe 12 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided at the vehicle rear end portion on the upper surface of an instrument panel 10. The pipe 12 is divided in the vehicle left-right direction with the meter hood 16 interposed therebetween. Split left and right pipes 12a, 12
Both ends of b are attached to the steering support member 26 via the annular bracket 24 and the annular bracket 28. Three parts 40, 42, which constitute the left pipe 12a,
An assist grip 58 is attached to a central portion 42 of the vehicle seat 44, which is disposed in the passenger seat so as to face the vehicle front-rear direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the structure of an instrument panel of an automobile provided in front of a driver's seat and provided with various kinds of instruments.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an instrument panel is provided in front of a driver's seat and a passenger's seat, and various instrument and various switches and a storage part such as a glove box and a coin case are provided on the instrument panel. . By the way, at the time of sudden acceleration / deceleration of the vehicle, the passenger in the passenger seat supports his / her hand on the instrument panel or grasps by the assist grip to maintain the posture. As disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 63-142230, it is designed to be mounted inside the roof side rail.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional instrument panel structure, the portion facing the passenger seat is simply formed as a flat surface, and since there is no portion for the occupant to hold, it is difficult to maintain the posture. turn into.
On the other hand, since the assist grip that is generally provided is provided inside the roof side rail as described above, the mounting position of the assist grip is high and the assist grip is located on the side of the occupant. For this reason, a child or the like cannot hold the assist grip, and in order to maintain his / her posture, he / she still grips the instrument panel. Also, since the assist grip is on the side, it is effective for lateral load of cornering when gripping the assist grip to maintain the posture, but the posture is maintained for sudden acceleration and deceleration in the front and rear. There was a problem that it became hard.

In view of such conventional problems, the present invention provides a rod-shaped member oriented in the vehicle width direction above the vehicle rear end portion of the instrument panel, and an assist grip is provided on the rod-shaped member. Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument panel structure that can more easily maintain the posture of a passenger seat occupant.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a rod-like member extending over the entire length of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction, above the instrument panel, The rod-shaped member is coupled to and supported by the steering support member, and an assist grip is provided at a portion of the rod-shaped member facing the passenger seat side.

It is also preferable that the rod-shaped member is formed in a hollow shape, the hollow portion is connected to an air conditioner, and the air-conditioned air outlet is formed in the rod-shaped member.

Further, a meter hood can be interposed in a portion of the rod-shaped member facing the driver seat side.

[0008]

In the instrument panel structure of the present invention having the above-described structure, since the assist grip is provided on the rod-shaped member extending over the entire length in the vehicle width direction above the instrument panel, the assistant passenger is a passenger. It becomes easier to hold the posture by grasping the assist grip. Further, since the rod-shaped member is coupled to and supported by the steering support member, the supporting strength of the rod-shaped member, and by extension, the mounting strength of the assist grip is significantly increased to maintain the posture of the occupant gripped by the assist grip. Can be reliably performed. Further, the rod-shaped member can prevent a small object placed on the upper surface of the instrument panel from dropping.
Furthermore, by providing the rod-shaped member, it is possible to improve the rigidity of the steering support member and thus the rigidity of the vehicle body. Further, since the rod-shaped member is arranged so as to project on the upper surface of the instrument panel, it is possible to create a novel instrument panel shape that has never been seen by taking the fear of the bar-shaped member into consideration.

Further, by forming the rod-shaped member in a hollow shape, connecting the hollow portion to an air conditioner, and forming an air-conditioning air outlet in the rod-shaped member, the rod-shaped member can be used also as an air conditioning duct. The number of parts of the harmony device can be reduced.

Further, by interposing the meter hood in the portion of the rod-shaped member facing the driver's seat side, the rod-shaped member in the portion where the meter hood is interposed can be omitted, and the meter hood can be effectively used. The weight of the bar-shaped member can be reduced.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5 show one embodiment of an instrument panel structure according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the instrument panel, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the instrument panel, and FIG. 3 is this embodiment. 5 is an exploded perspective view of one side portion of the rod-shaped member used for the instrument panel structure, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the other side portion of the rod-shaped member, FIG.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

That is, the instrument panel structure of this embodiment has the instrument panel 1 as shown in FIG.
It is configured by providing a pipe 12 as a rod-shaped member extending in the vehicle width direction at the vehicle rear end portion on the upper surface of 0. In the figure, 14 is a steering shaft, 16 is a meter hood that covers the meter panel, and 18 is a glove box. A peripheral wall 10a protruding upward is formed on the vehicle front side and the vehicle left and right sides of the instrument panel 10, and a center blower outlet 20 and a side blower outlet 22 of the defroster are formed on an upper end portion of the peripheral wall 10a.

As shown in FIG. 2, the pipe 12 is divided in the vehicle left-right direction with the meter hood 16 interposed therebetween, and both ends of the divided left and right pipes 12a, 12b are closed. The vehicle outer ends of the left and right pipes 12a and 12b are located at the peripheral wall 1 of the instrument panel 10.
0a is inserted into the left and right side portions, and is attached to the steering support member 26 via annular brackets 24, 24 inside the peripheral wall 10a. The steering support member 26 is arranged inside the instrument panel 10 so as to be oriented in the vehicle width direction, both ends thereof are fixedly mounted on the vehicle body panel, and the central portion thereof is a floor via a center stay (not shown). It is fixed to the panel. The steering shaft 14 and the instrument panel 10 are supported by the steering support member 26.

Further, the vehicle inner ends of the left and right pipes 12a, 12b are provided with an opening 10 formed in the instrument panel 10 corresponding to the mounting position of the meter hood.
Located on both left and right sides of b, they are attached to support brackets 30 and 30 projecting from the steering support member 26 via annular brackets 28 and 28.

The inner ends of the left and right pipes 12a and 12b are covered with notched portions 16a formed on both sides of the meter hood 16 and the meter hood 1
The annular brackets 28, 28 are housed in the housing 6.

By the way, the instrument panel 1
As shown in FIG. 5, an air conditioning unit 32 is disposed inside the center of 0, and the conditioned air conditioned by the air conditioning unit 32 is discharged from the main duct 34 shown in FIG. It is supplied to the side duct 36 branched to the right. Further, the defroster air conditioned by the air conditioning unit 32 is supplied to the diff nozzle 38 housed in the peripheral wall 10a.

As shown in FIG. 3, the left pipe 12a is composed of three parts 40, 42 and 44, and the right part 40 arranged in the center part of the vehicle body is connected to the main duct 34 through a connecting duct 40a. The louver 4 is connected to the openings 40b, 40b formed in the upper half of the louver.
6,46 are attached. The three parts 40, 42,
The central portion 42 of 44 is simply formed as a straight cylindrical body. The louver 48 is attached to an opening 44a formed on the front side (vehicle rear side) of the left side portion 44 arranged on the vehicle outer side.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the right pipe 12b has a connection port 50 connected to the side duct 36 on the lower side and a louver 54 on an opening 52 formed on the front side. Is installed.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 5, the pipe 12 is provided at a slight distance δ from the upper surface of the instrument panel 10. The interval δ is set to such an extent that a small object 56 such as a cigarette box cannot pass through.

Here, 3 constituting the left pipe 12a
The central portion 42 of the two portions 40, 42, 44 is arranged to face the front and rear direction of the vehicle in the passenger seat (not shown). In the present embodiment, the central portion 42 is located on the vehicle rear side of the central portion 42. An assist grip 58 is attached.

In the structure of the instrument panel 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described structure, the pipe 12 is arranged above the instrument panel 10 and at the rear end of the vehicle, and Since the pipe 12 is attached to the steering support member 26, the support strength of the pipe 12 can be significantly increased. By attaching the assist grip 58 to the central portion 42 of the pipe 12 facing the passenger seat, the passenger on the passenger seat can hold the assist grip 58 and maintain the posture securely.

Further, since the pipe 12 is supported by the steering support member 26 as described above, the rigidity of the pipe 12 can be improved, and the rigidity of the steering support member 26 is improved by the pipe 12. Therefore, the rigidity of the vehicle body itself can be improved.

Further, since the pipe 12 is extended above the instrument panel 10 with a slight interval δ in the vehicle width direction, even a small object placed on the upper surface of the instrument panel 10 even when the vehicle is suddenly accelerated. The pipe 12 can be prevented from falling, and the pipe 12 is projected above the instrument panel 10 to bring out its fear and create a novel instrument panel shape that has never existed before.

The pipe 12 is connected to the air conditioning unit 32.
The air-conditioning air is introduced to the pipe 12 and air-conditioning air outlets 40b, 44a, 52 are formed in the pipe 12, and the air-conditioning air is supplied from the air outlets 40b, 44a, 52 into the passenger compartment. Therefore, the pipe 12 can be used as an air conditioning duct, and the number of parts of the air conditioner can be reduced.

Further, the pipe 12 is divided into left and right pipes 12a and 12b at a portion facing the driver's seat in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and a meter hood 16 is interposed between the left and right pipes 12a and 12b. The pipe 12 can be omitted in the portion where the meter hood 16 is interposed. Therefore, even when the pipe 12 is extended over the entire length of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction, the weight of the pipe 12 can be reduced by effectively utilizing the meter hood 16.

Although the pipes 12 are separated from the upper surface of the instrument panel 10 by a distance δ in each of the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to this, and the pipe 12 is in contact with the instrument panel 10. Even when they are arranged, the functions and the appearances thereof may be substantially the same.

[0027]

As described above, in the instrument panel structure according to the first aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped member is provided above the instrument panel over the entire length in the vehicle width direction. Since an assist grip is provided in the portion facing the passenger seat of, the passenger assistant can easily grasp the assist grip and maintain the posture,
Since the rod-shaped member is supported by the steering support member, the support strength of the rod-shaped member, and by extension, the attachment strength of the assist grip, is significantly increased, and the posture of the occupant gripped by the assist grip is reliably maintained. You can Further, the rod-shaped member can prevent a small object placed on the upper surface of the instrument panel from dropping. Furthermore, by providing the rod-shaped member, it is possible to improve the rigidity of the steering support member and thus the rigidity of the vehicle body. Furthermore, since the rod-shaped member is arranged so as to project on the upper surface of the instrument panel, it is possible to create a novel instrument panel shape that has never been seen by taking advantage of its fear.

Further, according to a second aspect of the present invention, the rod-shaped member is formed hollow, the hollow portion is connected to an air conditioner, and an air-conditioning air outlet is formed in the rod-shaped member. Can also be used as an air conditioning duct to reduce the number of parts of the air conditioner.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, by interposing a meter hood at a portion of the rod-shaped member facing the driver's seat side, the rod-shaped member at the portion where the meter hood is interposed is omitted. As a result, it is possible to reduce the weight of the rod-shaped member and, by extension, it is possible to suppress a significant increase in the weight of the vehicle body due to the provision of the rod-shaped member.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an instrument panel showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an instrument panel showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of one side portion of a rod-shaped member used in one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the other side portion of the rod-shaped member used in one embodiment of the present invention.

5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Instrument Panel 12 Pipe (Bar-shaped Member) 16 Meter Hood 26 Steering Support Member 32 Air Conditioning Unit 56 Small Items 58 Assist Grip

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A rod-shaped member extending over the entire length of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is provided above the instrument panel, and the rod-shaped member is coupled to and supported by a steering support member. An instrument panel structure characterized in that an assist grip is provided at a portion of the rod-shaped member facing the passenger seat side. 2. The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, wherein the rod-shaped member is formed hollow, the hollow portion is connected to an air conditioner, and the air-conditioning air outlet is formed in the rod-shaped member. 3. The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, wherein a meter hood is interposed in a portion of the rod-shaped member facing the driver's seat side.