JP2019043280A - Vehicle interior module - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle interior module capable of ensuring strength while improving designability and improving assembling property to a vehicle body. SOLUTION: It has a first surface 18A forming a wall surface of an interior wall portion 16 of a vehicle body 12, a first back surface 18B facing the first surface 18A, and a first peripheral edge portion 18C, and the first back surface 18B has a plurality of pieces. A glass plate 18 having a decorative surface composed of a concave portion 18D and a convex portion 18E, a second surface 20A attached to the first back surface 18B of the glass plate 18, a second back surface 20B facing the second surface 20A, and a second surface. It has at least a reinforcing plate 20 having two peripheral edges 20C, a first covering portion 22A covering the first peripheral edge portion 18C of the glass plate 18, and a second covering portion 22B covering the second peripheral edge portion 20C of the reinforcing plate 20. A resin covering member 22 is provided. [Selection diagram] Fig. 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle interior module.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a decorative glass. This decorative glass is applied to an outer wall window of a building such as a house. The decorative glass of Patent Document 1 includes a smooth first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the second surface includes a plurality of facets.

  On the other hand, Patent Document 2 discloses a vehicle interior panel. This vehicle interior panel is applied to an instrument panel and is formed of a hard synthetic resin. Patent Document 3 discloses a vehicle interior material. This vehicle interior material is applied to the interior of a door of a passenger compartment, and is formed of a resin.

Japanese Patent No. 3184522 JP 2010-208492 A JP 2012-176729 A

  When the decorative glass for an outer wall window disclosed in Patent Document 1 is to be applied to a vehicle interior member (vehicle interior panel or vehicle interior material) disclosed in Patent Document 2 or 3, the decorative glass The design is improved by the facets. However, there is a problem in that the decorative glass of Patent Document 1 is insufficient in strength to be applied as a part of the interior wall portion of the vehicle body. In addition, the decorative glass of Patent Document 1 has a problem that the assemblability to the vehicle body is poor because no consideration is given to the assembly to the vehicle body.

  With such a background, there has been a demand for a vehicle interior module that can ensure strength while improving the design and has good ease of assembly to the vehicle body.

  This invention is made in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the vehicle interior module which can ensure intensity | strength, improving the designability, and can improve the assembly | attachment property to a vehicle body. .

  In order to achieve the object of the present invention, a vehicle interior module according to the present invention is a vehicle interior module that constitutes a part of an interior wall portion of a vehicle body, the first surface forming the wall surface of the interior wall portion, the first surface, A glass plate having a first back surface and a first peripheral edge facing each other and having a decorative surface formed of a plurality of concave portions and convex portions on the first back surface, and a second surface attached to the first back surface of the glass plate , A second back surface facing the second surface, a reinforcing plate having a second peripheral edge, a first covering portion covering the first peripheral edge of the glass plate, and a second covering the second peripheral edge of the reinforcing plate. A resin-made covering member having at least a covering portion.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to secure strength while improving the designability and to improve the assembling property to the vehicle body.

Exterior view of door to which vehicle interior module of embodiment is applied to interior wall of door External view of the vehicle interior module shown in FIG. Sectional drawing of the principal part of the vehicle interior module shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a vehicle interior module according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an external view of a door 14 in which the vehicle interior module 10 according to the embodiment is applied to a part of the interior wall portion 16 of the door 14 of the vehicle body 12.

  2 is an external view of the vehicle interior module 10 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the vehicle interior module 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle interior module 10 includes a glass plate 18, a reinforcing plate 20, and a covering member 22.

  The glass plate 18 has a surface (first surface) 18A that forms part of the wall surface of the interior wall portion 16 (see FIG. 1), and a back surface (first back surface) 18B that faces the surface 18A. Further, the glass plate 18 has a peripheral edge portion (first peripheral edge portion) 18C that connects the front surface 18A and the back surface 18B. The glass plate 18 may be formed in a curved shape so as to follow the shape of the curved wall surface of the interior wall portion 16.

  The glass plate 18 is a well-known tempered glass subjected to a chemical strengthening process or an air cooling strengthening process, and its thickness (t1) is 4 to 6 mm as an example. The glass plate 18 is not limited to tempered glass and may be non-tempered glass. Further, the thickness (t1) of the glass plate 18 is not limited to the above-described thickness, and may be a thickness that is required according to a location to which the vehicle interior module 10 is applied.

  Further, the glass plate 18 has a facet-shaped decorative surface formed of a plurality of concave portions 18D and convex portions 18E on the back surface 18B. The design of the vehicle interior module 10 is enhanced by viewing the back surface 18B, which is a decorative surface, through the front surface 18A. Note that the uneven shape (also referred to as a faceted pattern) of the back surface 18B, which is a decorative surface, is not a uniform shape over the entire surface of the back surface 18B, and the curved surface, the inclined surface, and the flat surface of the glass plate 18 can be viewed more three-dimensionally. As shown in FIG. 2, the shape of the glass plate 18 is changed according to the curved surface, the inclined surface, the flat surface, and the like.

  Moreover, it is preferable to form the coating layer 24 on the back surface 18 </ b> B of the glass plate 18. Examples of the coating layer 24 include a layer in which silver is deposited. Thereby, since the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18 can be configured as a mirror surface, the design of the vehicle interior module 10 can be further improved. Alternatively, the coating layer 24 may be formed by baking a paint on the back surface 18B. Thereby, the glass plate 18 can be comprised in a color glass, and the design property of the vehicle interior module 10 also improves in this case.

  The reinforcing plate 20 has a surface (second surface) 20A attached to the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18, and a back surface (second back surface) 20B facing the surface 20A. The reinforcing plate 20 has a peripheral edge (second peripheral edge) 20C that connects the front surface 20A and the back surface 20B.

  The reinforcing plate 20 functions as a support member that reinforces the glass plate 18 and causes the vehicle body 12 to support the glass plate 18. The reinforcing plate 20 is made of a metal such as iron, aluminum, or stainless steel, and has a thickness (t2) of, for example, 1 to 2 mm. The reinforcing plate 20 is not limited to metal, and may be made of resin such as polycarbonate as long as the glass plate 18 can be reinforced. Further, the thickness (t2) of the reinforcing plate 20 is not limited to the above thickness.

  The reinforcing plate 20 may be bonded to the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18 via an adhesive 26 such as a urethane adhesive. The adhesive 26 is partially applied to the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18, but may be applied to the entire back surface 18B. The thickness (t3) of the adhesive 26 is, for example, 1 to 2 mm, but is not limited to this thickness.

  The covering member 22 is made of, for example, urethane resin, and a covering portion (first covering portion) 22 </ b> A that covers the peripheral portion 18 </ b> C of the glass plate 18 and a covering portion (second covering portion) that covers the peripheral portion 20 </ b> C of the reinforcing plate 20. ) At least 22B. The thickness (t4) of the covering portion 22A and the covering portion 22B is, for example, 1 to 2 mm, but is not limited to this thickness (t4).

  The covering member 22 is manufactured by, for example, vacuum casting. Specifically, a silicon rubber type or a metal type such as iron or aluminum is attached to the glass plate 18 to which the reinforcing plate 20 is bonded. Next, a silicon rubber mold or a metal mold is placed in the vacuum chamber of the vacuum casting machine. Next, the urethane resin is cured in a vacuum state while injecting a liquid urethane resin into a silicon rubber mold or a metal mold. Finally, the silicon rubber mold or metal mold is removed from the glass plate 18 to which the reinforcing plate 20 is bonded. Thereby, the covering member 22 shown in FIG. 3 is formed.

  According to the vehicle interior module 10 of the embodiment configured as described above, since the glass plate 18 having the decorative surface formed on the back surface 18B is provided, the design can be improved. In addition, since the glass plate 18 is reinforced by the reinforcing plate 20, the strength corresponding to the interior wall portion 16 of the vehicle body 12 can be ensured. Furthermore, since the reinforcing plate 20 functions as a support member that supports the glass plate 18 on the vehicle body 12, the assembling property of the vehicle interior module 10 to the vehicle body 12 can be improved. Furthermore, since the peripheral portion 18C of the glass plate 18 is covered and protected by the covering portion 22A of the covering member 22, and the peripheral portion 20C of the reinforcing plate 20 is covered and protected by the covering portion 22B, the vehicle interior module for the vehicle body 12 is protected. The assembling property of 10 can be further improved. Therefore, according to the vehicle interior module 10 of the embodiment, the strength can be ensured while improving the design and the assembling property to the vehicle body 12 can be improved.

  The covering member 22 preferably has a covering portion (third covering portion) 22C that covers at least a part of the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18 and at least a part of the surface 20A of the reinforcing plate 20 as shown in FIG. The covering portion 22C enhances the integrity of the glass plate 18 and the reinforcing plate 20, so that the assembling property of the vehicle interior module 10 to the vehicle body 12 can be further improved.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the transparent film member 28 made of plastic is adhered to the surface 18A of the glass plate 18, for example. The film member 28 can protect the surface 18A, which is a glass surface. The thickness (t5) of the film member 28 is, for example, 80 to 100 μm, but is not limited to this thickness (t5).

  The covering member 22 preferably further includes a covering portion (fourth covering portion) 22 </ b> D that covers the peripheral portion 28 </ b> A of the film member 28. By covering the peripheral edge portion 28A of the film member 28 with the covering portion 22D, it is possible to prevent the peripheral edge portion 28A from being peeled off from the surface 18A. The covering length (a) of the peripheral portion 28A by the covering portion 22D is, for example, 0.6 to 1.0 mm, but is not limited to this length (a).

  Further, the base plate 30 is preferably bonded to the back surface 20B of the reinforcing plate 20. The base plate 30 is bonded to the reinforcing plate 20 via an adhesive 32 such as a urethane adhesive. The vehicle interior module 10 is fixed to the vehicle body 12 side through the base plate 30. At this time, the base plate 30 is preferably provided with a positioning member (not shown) such as a pin for positioning the vehicle interior module 10 with respect to the vehicle body 12. The vehicle body 12 is preferably provided with a fitting hole into which the positioning member is fitted. Thereby, according to the vehicle interior module 10 of the embodiment, the vehicle interior module 10 can be mounted on the vehicle body 12 simply by fitting the positioning member of the base plate 30 into the fitting hole of the vehicle body 12. The above is description of the vehicle interior module 10 of embodiment based on each figure.

  In the above embodiment, the example in which the vehicle interior module 10 is applied to a part of the interior wall portion of the door 14 has been described. However, the vehicle interior module of the present invention has a dashboard (not shown), an armrest ( It can also be applied to a part of an interior wall such as a console box (not shown) or a console box (not shown).

  Further, the color of each member constituting the vehicle interior module 10 is not particularly limited. However, in the case of a vehicle interior module in which the coating layer 24 is not formed on the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18, the adhesive 26 and the reinforcing plate 20 can be seen through the glass plate 18, which is not preferable from the viewpoint of design. Therefore, in the case of the vehicle interior module of this embodiment, the covering member 22 is made black, for example. Thereby, since it can prevent that the adhesive agent 26 and the reinforcement board 20 are seen through by the coating | coated part 22C of the coating | coated member 22, the designability of the vehicle interior module 10 can be improved.

  Furthermore, in the vehicle interior module 10 of the embodiment, the decorative surface is configured on the back surface 18B of the glass plate 18, but the decorative surface may also be configured on the front surface 20A of the reinforcing plate 20. By combining the decorative surface on the glass plate 18 side and the decorative surface of the reinforcing plate 20, the design of the vehicle interior module 10 can be further enhanced. In this case, of course, the covering member 22 is made transparent so that the decorative surface of the reinforcing plate 20 can be seen through.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle interior module, 12 ... Car body, 14 ... Door, 16 ... Interior wall part, 18 ... Glass plate, 18A ... Front surface, 18B ... Back surface, 18C ... Peripheral part, 18D ... Concave part, 18E ... Convex part, 20 ... Reinforcement Plate, 20A ... front surface, 20B ... back surface, 20C ... peripheral edge, 22 ... covering member, 22A ... covering portion, 22B ... covering portion, 22C ... covering portion, 22D ... covering portion, 24 ... coating layer, 26 ... adhesive, 28 ... Film member, 30 ... Base plate

Claims (8)

In the vehicle interior module that forms part of the interior wall of the vehicle body,
A decorative surface having a first surface forming a wall surface of the interior wall portion, a first back surface facing the first surface, and a first peripheral edge, and comprising a plurality of concave portions and convex portions on the first back surface. A formed glass plate;
A reinforcing plate having a second surface attached to the first back surface of the glass plate, a second back surface facing the second surface, and a second peripheral edge;
A resin covering member having at least a first covering portion covering the first peripheral edge portion of the glass plate and a second covering portion covering the second peripheral edge portion of the reinforcing plate;
A vehicle interior module comprising:   The vehicle interior module according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcing plate has the second surface of the reinforcing plate attached to the first back surface of the glass plate via an adhesive.   The vehicle interior according to claim 1, wherein the covering member has a third covering portion that covers at least a part of the first back surface of the glass plate and at least a part of the second surface of the reinforcing plate. module.   The vehicle interior module according to claim 1, 2, or 3, wherein a film member is attached to the first surface of the glass plate.   The vehicle interior module according to claim 4, wherein the covering member has a fourth covering portion that covers a peripheral portion of the film member.   The vehicle interior module according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reinforcing plate is iron, aluminum, or stainless steel.   The vehicle interior module according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the decorative surface of the glass plate is configured as a mirror surface.   The vehicle interior module according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein a base plate is bonded to the second back surface of the reinforcing plate.

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