JP6213827B2 - Alignment structure of instrument panel side and front pillar trim lower part - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure of a mating portion between a side portion of an instrument panel disposed on the front side of a passenger compartment and a lower portion of a front pillar trim.

  An instrument panel is arranged at the front of the passenger compartment. On both sides of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction, front pillar trims as interior materials that cover the front pillars from the indoor side are arranged. Both of these members are made of resin, and the portion where these members are combined is a portion where dimensional changes are likely to occur due to shrinkage of the resin material due to temperature changes or the like. For this reason, it becomes easy to form a gap at the mating portion between the instrument panel and the front pillar trim.

  As a structure for assembling the vehicle lower part of the front pillar trim to the side part of the instrument panel, for example, a structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In this example, the structure of the mating portion between the lower part of the front pillar trim and the side end of the instrument panel is disclosed.

  In the above example, the extension bracket (stay) is provided on the side bracket of the steering support member. The upper part of the stay is connected to a fixed surface formed in a flange shape on the instrument panel side end. A plurality of slits are provided in the front and rear flanges of the fixed portion, and an insertion portion at the lower end of the front pillar trim is inserted into the slit to constitute a mating portion structure of the front pillar trim lower portion and the instrument panel side end.

JP2012-140093A

  However, in the case of the above example, as the position of the slit moves away from the stay, the position of the slit may shift due to the deformation of the instrument panel. If the slits are misaligned, it may be difficult to assemble the front pillar trim.

  Also, depending on the design of the vehicle, there are cases where the instrument panel has a short length in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the front pillar trim has a narrow bottom end width. In such a case, a flange cannot be formed along the side edge of the instrument panel, and it becomes difficult to secure a space for providing a slit for insertion. Moreover, if the slit is small, the assembly of the front pillar trim may not be stable. If the assembly is not stable, there is a possibility that a gap will be generated at the mating part of the instrument panel side part and the front pillar trim lower part.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mating portion structure capable of preventing the occurrence of a gap in the mating portion of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion. It is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the mating structure of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention includes a vehicle width direction side portion of the instrument panel disposed in the front portion of the vehicle compartment, and a vehicle of the instrument panel. This is a structure in which the lower part of the front pillar trim disposed on the outer side in the width direction is combined. In the mating portion structure, a side portion of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is provided with a piece that protrudes outward in the vehicle width direction, and a steering support member extending in the vehicle width direction is provided in the instrument panel. Side brackets are provided at both ends of the steering support member in the vehicle width direction, the side brackets are fixed to the side of the vehicle, and a stay extending toward the one part is attached to the side bracket. It has been. Further, the one portion is provided with a fixing portion to which the stay is fixed, and a slit is provided in parallel with the fixing portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. A protruding insertion piece is provided. The mating portion structure is configured such that the front pillar trim is connected to the instrument panel in a state where the insertion piece is inserted into the slit.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the mating portion structure of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention, the slit is substantially rectangular, and the fixing portion is provided with a through hole into which a screw member can be inserted. Square holes extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the slit are arranged next to the through hole, and at the end of the stay, a connection portion connected to the fixed portion is provided, A screw hole into which the screw member can be screwed is provided in the connection portion, and a square piece standing up above the vehicle is provided so as to be arranged next to the screw hole, and the screw member inserted into the through hole However, it is configured such that the square piece is inserted into the square hole when screwed into the screw hole.

  Moreover, in one aspect of the mating portion structure of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention, a vertical wall is provided between the slit and the fixed portion in the one portion so as to rise above the vehicle. A rib is provided so as to connect the wall surface of the vertical wall on the fixed portion side to the vehicle upper portion of the fixed portion.

  Further, in one aspect of the mating portion structure of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention, a locking claw extending downward from the vehicle has a gap with respect to the insertion piece at the vehicle lower portion of the front pillar trim. The piece is plate-like with a flat surface formed on the top of the vehicle, and the locking claw is provided on the instrument panel at a portion adjacent to the side of the piece in the vehicle longitudinal direction. The locking claw is configured to be in contact with the vehicle front-rear direction side portion of the piece portion with the insertion piece inserted into the slit.

  Further, in one aspect of the mating portion structure of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention, the one portion is provided with the locking portion so that the width in the vehicle front-rear direction decreases toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction. A slope is provided on the side in the vehicle front-rear direction where the claw is locked.

  According to the present invention, an instrument panel which is a large resin part is provided by arranging the insertion structure (slits or the like) below the front pillar trim in parallel with a portion (fixed portion) fixed to a stay with high positional accuracy. Even when expansion or contraction occurs, it is possible to make it difficult for the positions of the insertion part of the lower part of the front pillar trim to be aligned with the side of the instrument panel. Can be suppressed.

  Further, by arranging the insertion structure and the fixing portion of the stay side by side in the vehicle width direction, there is no need to secure a portion where slits are provided before and after the fixing portion as in the prior art. For this reason, even in an instrument panel designed to have a short distance in the vehicle front-rear direction, it is possible to secure a space for the joint structure of the lower end of the front pillar trim and the side of the instrument panel.

  Furthermore, when the insertion piece is inserted into the slit, the piece portion is supported by the stay, so that the position of the slit does not escape below the vehicle, and the assembly can be easily performed, and the workability during the assembly is improved. .

  Furthermore, according to one aspect of the present invention, by inserting the square piece of the stay into the square hole of the front pillar trim, it is possible to prevent the piece of the instrument panel from rotating during fastening (screwing). Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the direction of the slit from being inclined. Thereby, when inserting the said insertion piece in a slit, the longitudinal direction of a slit is maintained in the correct direction, and the insertion work (assembly work) of a front pillar trim becomes easy.

  Furthermore, according to one aspect of the present invention, by providing a vertical wall between the fixed portion and the slit, it is possible to prevent deformation between the instrument panel side portion and the fixed portion, and when the vertical wall is inserted. This improves the workability when inserting. Further, since the vertical wall supports the insertion piece in the vertical direction of the vehicle, the rotation in the direction in which the front pillar trim falls to the outside of the vehicle compartment can be prevented, and the occurrence of a gap in the mating portion can be prevented. Furthermore, since the vertical wall is reinforced by the ribs, even if the insertion piece hits the vertical wall, the vertical wall or the like is not deformed, and the surface rigidity of the fixing portion to the stay can be improved.

  Furthermore, according to one aspect of the present invention, the locking claw is only locked to the instrument panel side end, and it is not necessary to insert the locking claw into the slit. Moreover, since the side part of a latching | locking part can be made to contact | abut to the side part of a piece part after latching, the position control of the direction orthogonal to a latching direction can also be performed.

  The front pillar trim is first inserted into the vehicle interior side with a slight inclination, and then assembled so that the front pillar trim is gradually raised toward the outside of the vehicle interior. According to one aspect of the present invention, by providing an inclined portion on one piece, it is possible to prevent the lower part of the front pillar from interfering with the tip corner of the piece in the process of the locking claw rotating and locking. It becomes possible. As a result, it is possible to improve the assembling property of the front pillar trim.

In the perspective view of the instrument panel which concerns on this invention, the state before a front pillar trim is connected is shown. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the lower part etc. of the front pillar trim of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the stay etc. which are connected to the instrument panel of FIG. It is the expansion perspective view of the trim connection part of the instrument panel of FIG. 1, The state to which the front pillar trim was attached is shown. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the one part of FIG. 2 from upper direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the one part and stay of FIG. 4 from the vehicle downward direction. It is a perspective view which shows the stay of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the one part and stay of FIG. 7 from upper direction.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a mating portion structure of an instrument panel side portion and a front pillar trim lower portion according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings (FIGS. 1 to 9).

  The mating part structure of the instrument panel side part and the front pillar trim lower part of the present embodiment is the structure of the mating part of the members on the front side of the passenger compartment. As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 10 is a resin member that includes a main surface portion 10 a that faces the driver's seat and the passenger seat, and an upper surface portion 10 b that extends from the top of the vehicle to the front of the vehicle. Although not shown, a display device, a louver mechanism, and the like are attached to the driver seat side of the main surface portion 10a, and a storage box unit, a glove box, and the like are attached to the passenger seat side of the main surface portion 10a.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, trim connecting portions 11 for connecting the front pillar trim 20 are provided on both sides of the upper surface portion 10 b of the instrument panel 10 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The trim connection portion 11 is a portion in which a front side portion of the upper surface portion 10b of the instrument panel 10 is partially cut away. An edge extending in the vehicle width direction is formed at the vehicle rear portion of the trim connecting portion 11, and an edge extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed inside the vehicle width direction.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the trim connecting portion 11 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a piece portion 12 is provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the trim connecting portion 11 and on the front portion of the vehicle. The piece 12 is a plate having a flat upper surface formed so as to protrude from the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the trim connecting portion 11 to the outer side in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the one portion 12 is provided with a fixing portion 13. A slit 12 a is provided on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the fixed portion 13 in the one portion 12. The slit 12a is formed at the root of the piece 12, extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, and is a substantially rectangular through hole. The slits 12 a are provided so as to be aligned with the fixed portion 13 in the vehicle width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the fixing portion 13 is a portion connected to a stay 32 described later. The fixing portion 13 is formed with a through-round hole 13a penetrating in the vehicle vertical direction and a rectangular square hole 13b penetrating in the vehicle vertical direction. A square piece 32b of a stay 32 described later can be inserted into the square hole 13b. The through-round holes 13a and the square holes 13b are formed so as to be aligned in the vehicle front-rear direction. In this example, the through-round holes 13a are formed in front of the square holes 13b in the vehicle.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a vertical wall 14 is provided between the fixed portion 13 and the slit 12 a so as to rise above the vehicle. The vertical wall 14 extends in the vehicle front-rear direction. When the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20 is connected to the trim connecting portion 11, the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20 is attached while being in contact with the vertical wall 14. That is, the vertical wall 14 functions as an attachment guide for the front pillar trim 20. An instrument panel rib 15 extending outward in the vehicle width direction is provided on the wall surface 14a of the vertical wall 14 on the fixed portion side (vehicle width direction outer side). The instrument panel rib 15 in this example is provided so as to connect the upper surface of the fixed portion 13 and the wall surface 14 a in order to reinforce the vertical wall 14.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the one portion 12 is formed with an inclined portion 13 c such that the width in the front-rear direction of the vehicle becomes smaller toward the outside in the vehicle width direction. The inclined portion 13c is provided on both sides in the vehicle front-rear direction. The inclined portion 13c on the side portion on the rear side of the vehicle is steeper than the inclined portion 13c on the side portion on the front side of the vehicle. A locking claw 26 provided at the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20 is locked to a side portion (side end) of the instrument panel 10 adjacent to the side portion on the rear side of the vehicle where the inclined portion 13c is provided. The locking claw 26 will be described later.

  Next, the stay 32 to which the fixing unit 13 is connected will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the stay 32 is a member that extends from the side bracket 31 at the vehicle width direction end portion of the steering support member 30 toward the fixed portion 13 and is connected to the fixed portion 13.

  Here, the steering support member 30 is a metal member that is disposed inside the instrument panel 10 and extends in the vehicle width direction, and is attached to a side frame (not shown) of the vehicle via the side bracket 31. It is fixed.

  The steering support member 30 is a highly rigid member among the constituent members of the vehicle. The side frame is a member that constitutes the skeleton of the vehicle, and is a highly rigid member among the constituent members of the vehicle, like the steering support member 30.

  One end of the stay 32 (the end below the vehicle in FIG. 3) is connected to the side bracket 31, and the other end (the end above the vehicle in FIG. 3) is the fixed portion of the instrument panel 10. 13 is connected. In this example, the side bracket 31 is disposed below the trim connection portion 11 of the instrument panel 10. The stay 32 extends from the side bracket 31 toward the fixed portion 13 while being curved upward.

  At the upper end of the stay 32, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, an instrument panel connection portion 32 c connected to the fixing portion 13 of the piece portion 12 is provided. The instrument panel connecting portion 32c is a portion where a flat upper surface 32d is formed, and a screw hole 32a is formed in the upper surface 32d. Further, the instrument panel connecting portion 32c is provided with a square piece 32b so as to protrude upward from the upper surface 32d of the vehicle. As described above, the screw hole 32 a can be screwed into the screw member 17 that has penetrated the through-round hole 13 a of the fixing portion 13. The square piece 32 b can be inserted into the square hole 13 b of the fixed portion 13.

  Next, the structure below the front pillar trim 20 will be described. The front pillar trim 20 is a resin interior part connected to the trim connecting portion 11 of the instrument panel 10, and pillar panels (not shown) disposed on both sides of the windshield (not shown) in the vehicle width direction. Covering.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the front pillar trim 20 is a member having a portion where a surface (design surface) on the vehicle compartment side is curved. An edge extending in the vehicle width direction is formed on the rear side (left side in FIG. 4) of the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20, and an edge extending in the vehicle front-rear direction is formed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. These edges are in contact with the edge of the trim connecting portion 11.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, an L-shaped protruding portion 22, a protrusion 24, an insertion piece 27, and a locking claw 26 are formed at the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20. These configurations will be described. In addition, since the insertion piece 27 is inserted in the slit 12a, it is not shown in FIG. 4, but is shown in FIG. Further, the screw member 17 shown in FIG. 5 is omitted in FIG.

  The insertion piece 27 is provided on the vehicle front side among the edges extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The insertion piece 27 extends downward in the vehicle and is slightly inclined inward in the vehicle width direction. The lower part of the front pillar trim 20 is connected to the side portion of the instrument panel 10 in a state where the insertion piece 27 is inserted into the slit 12 a of the piece portion 12 of the trim connection portion 11.

  The locking claw 26 is provided on the edge extending in the vehicle front-rear direction on the inner side in the vehicle width direction at the lower part of the front pillar trim 20. The locking claw 26 extends downward in the vehicle and is provided at a distance from the insertion piece 27 at the rear of the vehicle.

  The locking claw 26 is locked to the side end of the instrument panel 10 at a portion adjacent to the side portion of the piece portion 12 on the rear side of the vehicle. Further, the locking claw 26 abuts on a side surface of the piece portion 12 extending in the vehicle width direction in the side portion of the vehicle rear portion of the piece portion 12 in a state where the insertion piece 27 is inserted into the slit 12a.

  As described above, the inclined portion 13c is provided on the side portion of the piece portion 12 on the rear side of the vehicle. The inclined portion 13c is inclined toward the front of the vehicle slightly from the vehicle width direction outer side than the portion with which the locking claw 26 abuts at the side portion on the rear side of the vehicle. It is in the state which sharpened the corner. When attaching the lower part of the front pillar trim 20, it is comprised so that it may not collide with the corner | angular part of the piece part 12. FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the L-shaped projecting portion 22 is a vehicle rear side portion of the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20 and is provided outside the edge extending in the vehicle width direction. The L-shaped protrusion 22 has a substantially L-shaped longitudinal section. The lower vehicle rear end of the front pillar trim 20 is a portion overlapping the vehicle width direction outer side portion (trim connection portion 11) of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction.

  The protrusions 24 are provided side by side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the L-shaped protrusion 22, that is, are provided adjacent to each other, and protrude downward. The protruding length is shorter than the length of the L-shaped protruding portion 22 in the vehicle vertical direction.

  As can be seen from the above description, according to the present embodiment, the insertion piece at the lower end of the front pillar trim 20 is arranged in parallel with the fixed portion 13 fixed to the stay 32 at the mating portion of the instrument panel side portion and the front pillar trim lower portion. By providing the slit 12a through which 27 is inserted, the structure for fixing to the stay 32 and the structure for inserting the lower end of the front pillar trim 20 can be configured with as little space as possible.

  Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the insertion structure (slit 12a and the like) below the front pillar trim 20 is juxtaposed to a portion (fixed portion 13) fixed to the stay 32 having a high positional dimension accuracy. Even when the instrument panel 10, which is a plastic part, expands or contracts, the positions of the insertion part at the lower part of the front pillar trim 20 and the side part of the instrument panel 10 are not easily misaligned. It is possible to suppress the occurrence of a gap or the like in the mating portion.

  Further, by arranging the slit 12a extending in the vehicle front-rear direction and the fixing portion 13 to the stay 32 in parallel in the vehicle width direction, it is not necessary to secure a portion where the slit 12a is provided in the vehicle front-rear direction of the fixing portion 13. For this reason, even in the instrument panel 10 having a short distance in the vehicle front-rear direction, it is possible to secure a space for the joint structure of the lower part of the front pillar trim and the side of the instrument panel.

  Further, when the insertion piece 27 of the front pillar trim 20 is inserted into the slit 12a, the piece portion 12 is fixed to the stay 32, so that the position of the slit 12a does not escape downward in the vehicle and is maintained in a stable state. Can be done easily, and workability during assembly is improved.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the square piece 32b of the stay 32 is inserted into the square hole 13b of the front pillar trim 20, so that the piece 12 of the instrument panel 10 is fastened (screwed) by the screw member 17. Rotation can be prevented, and further, the direction of the slit 12a can be prevented from being inclined. For this reason, when the insertion piece 27 is inserted into the slit 12a, the longitudinal direction of the slit 12a is maintained in the correct direction, so that the insertion work (assembly work) of the front pillar trim 20 is facilitated.

  Furthermore, by providing the vertical wall 14 between the fixing portion 13 and the slit 12a, it is possible to prevent deformation between the side portion of the instrument panel 10 and the fixing portion 13, and to guide the vertical wall 14 when it is inserted. This improves the workability during insertion. Further, since the vertical wall 14 supports the insertion piece 27 in the vertical direction of the vehicle, the front pillar trim 20 can be prevented from rotating in the direction in which the front pillar trim 20 falls to the outside of the vehicle compartment, thereby preventing a gap from being generated at the mating portion. it can. Further, since the vertical wall 14 is reinforced by the instrument panel ribs 15, even if the insertion piece 27 hits the vertical wall 14, it is not deformed and the surface rigidity of the fixing portion 13 to the stay 32 can be improved. is there.

  Further, since the locking claw 26 is only locked to the side end of the instrument panel 10 and does not need to be inserted into the slit 12a, the assembling workability is good. Moreover, since the side part of the latching claw 16 can be contact | abutted to the side part of the piece part 12 after latching, the position control of the direction orthogonal to a latching direction can also be performed.

  The front pillar trim 20 is first inserted into the vehicle interior side with a slight inclination, and then assembled so that the front pillar trim 20 is gradually raised toward the outside of the vehicle interior. In the present embodiment, by providing the inclined portion 13 c on the piece portion 12, it is possible to prevent interference with the tip corner portion of the piece portion 12 in the process of the locking claw 26 being rotated and locked. As a result, the assembly property of the front pillar trim 20 can be improved.

  The description of the above embodiment is an example for explaining the present invention, and does not limit the invention described in the claims. Moreover, each part structure of this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation is possible within the technical scope as described in a claim.

  For example, the pawl 26 may be configured to be locked on the vehicle front side of the piece 12. In this case, when assembling the front pillar trim 20, the inclined portion 13c on the side of the front portion of the piece 12 on the vehicle front side may be steeply inclined so that the lower portion of the front pillar trim 20 does not collide with the corner of the tip of the piece 12. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Instrument panel 10a Main surface part 10b Upper surface part 11 Trim connection part 12 Piece part 12a Slit 13 Fixing part 13a Through-round hole 13b Square hole 13c Inclination part 14 Vertical wall 14a Wall surface 15 Instrument panel rib 17 Screw member 20 Front pillar trim 22 L-shaped protrusion Portion 24 Protrusion 26 Locking claw 27 Insertion piece 30 Steering support member 31 Side bracket 32 Stay 32a Screw hole 32b Square piece 32c Instrument panel connection part 32d Upper surface

Claims (5)

The instrument panel side part and the front pillar trim lower part where the vehicle width direction side part of the instrument panel arranged at the front part of the passenger compartment and the vehicle lower part of the front pillar trim arranged at the vehicle width direction outer part of the instrument panel are combined. In the mating part structure of
A side portion of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is provided with a piece projecting outward in the vehicle width direction,
A steering support member extending in the vehicle width direction is disposed inside the instrument panel, side brackets are provided at both ends of the steering support member in the vehicle width direction, and the side bracket is fixed to a vehicle side portion. And
A stay that extends toward the one part is attached to the side bracket,
The one portion is provided with a fixing portion that is fixed to the stay, and a slit is provided in parallel to the fixing portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction,
At the vehicle lower part of the front pillar trim, an insertion piece protruding downward of the vehicle is provided,
The instrument panel side part and the front pillar trim lower part are combined so that the front pillar trim lower part is connected to the instrument panel side part in a state where the insertion piece is inserted into the slit. Construction. The slit is substantially rectangular,
The fixing portion is provided with a through hole into which a screw member can be inserted, and provided with square holes extending in parallel with the longitudinal direction of the slit so as to be arranged next to the through hole.
A connection portion connected to the fixed portion is provided at the end of the stay,
The connecting portion is provided with a screw hole into which the screw member can be screwed, and square pieces standing up above the vehicle are arranged next to the screw hole.
The said square member is comprised so that the said square piece may be inserted in the said square hole, when the said screw member inserted in the said through-hole is screwed together in the said screw hole. Alignment structure of instrument panel side and front pillar trim lower part. Between the slit and the fixed part in the one part, a vertical wall is provided so as to rise above the vehicle,
The instrument panel side part according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a rib is provided so as to connect a wall surface of the vertical wall on the fixed part side and a vehicle upper part of the fixed part. Alignment structure at the bottom of the front pillar trim. A locking claw that extends downward in the vehicle is provided at a lower portion of the front pillar trim at a distance from the insertion piece,
The piece is a plate having a flat surface formed at the top of the vehicle,
The locking claw is locked to the vehicle width direction side portion of the instrument panel in a portion adjacent to the vehicle longitudinal direction side portion of the one piece,
4. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the locking claw is configured to abut on a vehicle longitudinal direction side portion of the piece portion in a state where the insertion piece is inserted into the slit. 5. The fitting part structure of the instrument panel side part and front pillar trim lower part as described in one.   The one portion is provided with an inclination in a vehicle front-rear direction side portion to which the locking claw is locked so that the width in the vehicle front-rear direction decreases toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction. The joint part structure of the instrument panel side part and the front pillar trim lower part according to claim 4.

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