JP6234148B2 - Panel device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel device in which a partial panel is positioned and fixed in an opening of a main body panel in various other in-vehicle devices.

  In in-vehicle panel devices etc., if the partial panel is not positioned accurately in the opening formed in the main body panel, the fixing of both panels becomes unstable, and the gap between both panels becomes uneven. Problems such as deterioration in appearance occur.

  Patent Literature 1 below shows a casing structure in which a top case is fixed to a chassis.

  In this casing device, a cylindrical body having a screw hole is formed in the chassis, and an attachment hole and an inclined surface located on a side thereof are formed in the top case. When the screw inserted into the mounting hole is tightened into the screw hole, the edge of the cylindrical body is guided by sliding on the inclined surface, and the chassis and the top case are positioned and fixed. .

Utility Model Registration No. 3064733

  In the casing device described in Patent Document 1, if the top case has a large area or has a curved shape, an error in the relative positions of the inclined surfaces formed at a plurality of locations of the top case increases. In some cases, all the inclined surfaces cannot contact the cylindrical body of the chassis.

  In such a case, the fixing of the chassis to the top case becomes unstable, and further, the gap between the chassis and the top case becomes partially uneven, and the appearance is deteriorated.

  The present invention solves the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a panel device in which a partial panel can be accurately positioned and fixed in an opening of a main body panel.

The present invention, in a panel device having a main body panel having an opening, and a partial panel attached to the opening,
The main body panel is provided with a support surface having a fixing hole inside the inner edge of the opening, and the partial panel has a columnar shape with a predetermined diameter and has a periphery around the fixing hole. A fixed protrusion that is abutted against the support surface is formed, and a fixing mechanism that fixes the fixed protrusion to the support surface through the fixing hole is provided,
The main body panel is formed with a positioning reference portion with which the cylindrical side surface of the fixed projection abuts and a pair of inclined guide portions facing the positioning reference portion across the center of the fixed projection. The pair of inclined guide portions are inclined so as to approach the support surface toward the fixing hole, and the respective inclination directions are different from each other,
When the fixed projection is abutted against the support surface, a pair of the inclined guide portions presses the columnar side surface of the fixed projection against the positioning reference portion, and the columnar shape of the fixed projection When viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction, the fixed protrusions are sandwiched and positioned from three directions that do not face each other .

  In the panel device of the present invention, when the partial panel is fixed to the main body panel, the fixed protrusion is sandwiched and held between the pair of inclined guides and the positioning reference portion. Since the individual fixing protrusions are reliably positioned, a plurality of portions of the partial panel can be accurately positioned and fixed to the main body panel.

  In the panel device according to the present invention, a plurality of sets of the positioning reference portion and the inclined guide portion are provided along an inner edge portion of the opening, and a plurality of the fixing protrusions are also provided, and the partial panel, the main body panel, A plurality of positioning structure portions are formed between the positioning guide portions, and in each positioning structure portion, the inclined guide portion is positioned farther from the inner edge portion to the inside of the opening portion than the positioning reference portion. It is what.

  In the above configuration, in the plurality of positioning structures, the fixed protrusion is pressed and positioned toward the inner edge of the opening of the main body panel. Therefore, the relative position between the outer edge of the partial panel and the inner edge of the opening can be determined with high accuracy over the entire circumference of the opening.

  Particularly, when the distance between the inner edge portion and the positioning reference portion is constant in the plurality of positioning structure portions, the gap between the inner edge portion of the opening and the partial panel can be formed uniformly.

  The present invention is particularly effective when the surface of the main body panel is a curved surface, and the partial panel is also curved according to the curved surface.

  In the above configuration, even when the structure of the relative positions of the plurality of fixed protrusions is likely to cause an error, such as when the curved shapes of the main body panel and the partial panel do not match exactly, Since the portions can be individually positioned, the relative position between the partial panel and the main body panel can be determined with high accuracy over the entire circumference of the opening.

  In the present invention, the fixing mechanism is a fixing screw that is screwed onto the fixing protrusion from the main body panel side. Alternatively, the fixing mechanism is a caulking portion that fixes a tip portion of the fixing protrusion to the main body panel.

  In the present invention, since the fixed protrusion provided on the partial panel is sandwiched and fixed between the positioning reference portion and the pair of inclined guide portions, the fixing strength of the fixed protrusion can be increased, and an external force is applied to the partial panel. It is possible to prevent a squeaking noise from occurring when the action is applied. Further, since the partial panel and the main body panel are positioned with high accuracy in the plurality of positioning structure portions, the relative positions of both panels can be accurately determined over the entire circumference of the opening.

The perspective view which shows a part of vehicle-mounted panel apparatus as embodiment of this invention, 1 shows a positioning structure part of an in-vehicle panel device, and is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. An exploded perspective view showing the positioning structure, Front view of positioning structure, Sectional drawing which shows the positioning structure part of other embodiment of this invention,

  FIG. 1 shows an in-vehicle panel device 1 that is an embodiment of the panel device of the present invention. This in-vehicle panel device 1 is used for a part of a center console panel located in front of a vehicle interior of a car.

  The in-vehicle panel device 1 has a main body panel 2. The main body panel 2 is made of synthetic resin or light metal, and the surface is formed in a curved shape in accordance with the shape of the dashboard in front of the vehicle interior. Although not shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of operation buttons for operating the audio device and the navigation device can be arranged below the main body panel 2.

  A horizontally long opening 3 is formed in the upper part of the main body panel 2 in the left-right direction (X direction), and the partial panel 5 is attached to the inside of the opening 3. The partial panel 5 is formed into a curved shape so as to match the curved surface of the surface of the main body panel 2.

  The partial panel 5 is a decorative frame panel made of synthetic resin or light metal, and a blowout opening 6 is opened in an inner portion. Outside air or air-conditioned air is sent out from the outlet 6 in the direction of the vehicle interior (Z1 direction). A plurality of grill fins 7 are attached to the inside of the outlet 6 of the partial panel 5.

  A positioning structure portion 10 shown in FIGS. 3 to 5 is provided between the main body panel 2 and the partial panel 5. The positioning structure 10 is provided at a plurality of locations along the inner edge 3 a of the opening 3 of the main body panel 2. In each positioning structure 10, the partial panel 5 and the main body panel 2 are positioned and fixed to each other.

  3 to 5 show the positioning structure 10 adjacent to the inner edge 3a on the lower side (Y1 side) of the opening 3 of the main body panel 2. FIG. Therefore, in FIGS. 3 to 5, the Y1 direction indicates the inner direction of the opening 3.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the body panel 2 is integrally formed with an edge rib 3 b that extends further from the inner edge 3 a of the opening 3 to the inside (Y1 side) of the opening 3. In the positioning structure 10, a recess 11 is formed in the edge rib 3 b so as to be released toward the vehicle interior direction (Z1 direction). A support surface 12 is formed at the bottom of the recess 11 on the Z2 side, and the support surface 12 is a flat surface. A part of the inner wall surface on the Y2 side of the recess 11 is a positioning reference portion 13. As shown by (i) in FIG. 3, the support surface 12 and the positioning reference portion 13 are formed at right angles to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a stepped portion 3c is formed between the inner edge 3a of the opening 3 and the positioning reference portion 13, and the positioning reference portion 13 is more open than the inner edge 3a. Are formed slightly apart in the inner direction (Y1 direction).

  In the present invention, the positioning reference portion 13 is not limited to a portion formed on a part of the inner wall surface of the recess 11, but protrudes in the Y1 direction from the inner wall surface of the recess 11 or protrudes in the Z1 direction from the support surface 12. The positioning reference portion 13 may be formed on the projection to be performed.

  A fixing hole 14 penetrating in the Z direction is opened in the support surface 12. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a pair of guide protrusions 15 and 16 are integrally formed at the boundary between the inner wall surface of the recess 11 in the X direction and the support surface 12. An inclined guide portion 15 a is formed on the guide protrusion 15, and an inclined guide portion 16 a is formed on the guide protrusion 16.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the guide protrusions 15 and 16 are located on the opposite side of the positioning reference portion 13 with the center O of the fixing hole 14 interposed therebetween. The inclined guide portion 15 a and the inclined guide portion 16 a are inclined toward the fixing hole 14 as approaching the support surface 12. Further, the inclined guide portion 15 a and the inclined guide portion 16 a are formed so as to go to the positioning reference portion 13 as the support surface 12 is approached.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the positioning structure portion 10 is provided with a fixed protrusion 17 that protrudes in the Z2 direction integrally with the partial panel 5 on the inner side (Y1 side) of the opening 3 than the outer edge portion 5a of the partial panel 5. It has been. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the fixed protrusion 17 has a cylindrical shape, and the distal end surface 17 a directed to the Z2 side is a flat surface. The fixed protrusion 17 is formed with a female screw hole 18 cut in the Z1 direction from the distal end surface 17a. As shown in FIG. 4, the diameter D of the distal end surface 17 a of the fixed protrusion 17 is smaller than the opening width dimension W of the recess 11.

Next, an operation for attaching the partial panel 5 to the opening 3 of the main body panel 2 will be described.
In the in-vehicle panel device 1, when the partial panel 5 is attached to the opening 3, the individual fixing protrusions 17 are positioned and fixed to the main body panel 2 in the plurality of positioning structure portions 10.

  In the positioning structure portion 10, the fixed projection 17 of the partial panel 5 is inserted into the recess 11 formed in the edge rib 3 b of the main body panel 2. Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the fixing screw 19 is inserted into the fixing hole 14 formed in the support surface 12 in the Z1 direction, and the shaft portion of the fixing screw 19 is inserted into the female screw hole 18 formed in the fixing protrusion 17. Screwed. As shown in FIG. 2, since the inner diameter dimension of the fixing hole 14 is formed wider than the shaft portion of the fixing screw 19, the fixing protrusion 17 is fixed to the shaft portion of the fixing screw 19 during the mounting operation. In the range of the gap with the hole 14, it can move a little in the X direction and the Y direction.

  By tightening the fixing screw 19, the front end surface 17 a of the fixed projection 17 is attracted to the support surface 12 of the main body panel 2. , 16 are guided in the G direction by the inclined guide portions 15a, 16a, and the side portion of the fixed projection 17 is abutted against the positioning reference portion 13 as shown by the broken line in FIG. When the fixing screw 19 is further tightened, the distal end surface 17a of the fixing protrusion 17 is brought into close contact with the support surface 12, and the fixing protrusion 17 and the support surface 12 are fixed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the diameter of a circle contacting the three points of the boundary portion 15 b between the inclined guide portion 15 a and the support surface 12, the boundary portion 16 b between the inclined guide portion 16 a and the support surface 12, and the positioning reference portion is The fixed projection 17 is formed so as to be approximately equal to the diameter of the tip end surface 17a. Therefore, when the fixing screw 19 is tightened, the side portion of the fixed protrusion 17 is reliably abutted against the positioning reference portion 13 by the guide action of the two inclined guide portions 15a and 16a.

  Since the fixed projection 17 is sandwiched and fixed between the positioning reference portion 13 and the pair of inclined guide portions 15a and 16a, the individual fixed projections 17 are firmly fixed, and the partial panel 5 Even if an external force is applied to the fixing portion, it is not distorted, and it is easy to prevent a squeaking noise from occurring in the fixing portion.

  In each positioning structure portion 10, the pair of inclined guide portions 15 a and 16 a are positioned on the inner side (Y1 side) of the opening 3 than the positioning reference portion 13, so that the guiding effect of the inclined guide portions 15 a and 16 a Each of the fixed protrusions 17 is pressed and positioned in the Y2 direction toward the inner edge 3a of the opening 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the gap dimension δ between the outer edge portion 5 a of the partial panel 5 and the inner edge portion 3 a of the opening 3 can be determined with high accuracy.

  If the step distance in the Y direction between the inner edge 3a of the opening 3 and the positioning reference part 13 is constant in all of the multiple positioning structures 10, the entire circumference of the inner edge 3a of the opening 3 , The gap dimension δ between the inner edge 3a and the outer edge 5a of the partial panel 5 can be made uniform.

  Therefore, even if the surface of the main body panel 2 is a curved surface, the partial panel 5 is curved, and the opening area of the opening 3 is large, a plurality of portions of the partial panel 5 are firmly attached to the main body panel 2. The gap dimension δ between the inner edge portion 3a and the outer edge portion 5a can be made uniform.

  In the above embodiment, the fixing screw 19 is used as a fixing mechanism for fixing the fixing protrusion 17 of the partial panel 5 to the support surface 12. However, as in the embodiment shown in FIG. A caulking structure can be used as the mechanism.

  In the embodiment shown in FIG. 5, a caulking protrusion 17b that protrudes further in the Z2 direction from the tip surface 17a of the fixed protrusion 17 of the partial panel 5 is integrally formed. When the partial panel 5 is pressed against the support surface 12 by the force F in a state where the caulking protrusion 17b is inserted into the fixing hole 14, the fixed protrusion 17 is moved to the positioning reference part 13 by the guide operation of the inclined guide portions 15a and 16a. Pressed. In this state, heat is applied to the tip of the caulking protrusion 17b protruding from the fixing hole 14 in the Z2 direction to melt, thereby forming the heat caulking portion 17c.

  Also with this fixing mechanism, the fixing protrusion 17 can be positioned and fixed to the main body panel 2. Moreover, when attaching the same partial panel 5, the positioning structure part 10 using the fixing screw 19 shown in FIG. 2 and the positioning structure part 10 using the heat caulking part 17c shown in FIG. 5 can be used together.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle-mounted panel apparatus 2 Main body panel 3 Opening part 3a Inner edge part 5 Partial panel 5a Outer edge part 10 Positioning structure part 11 Recessed part 12 Support surface 13 Positioning reference part 14 Fixing hole 15,16 Guide protrusion 15a, 15b Inclined guide part 17 Fixed protrusion Part 17c heat caulking part 19 fixing screw

Claims (6)

In a panel device having a main body panel having an opening and a partial panel attached to the opening,
The main body panel is provided with a support surface having a fixing hole inside the inner edge of the opening, and the partial panel has a columnar shape with a predetermined diameter and has a periphery around the fixing hole. A fixed protrusion that is abutted against the support surface is formed, and a fixing mechanism that fixes the fixed protrusion to the support surface through the fixing hole is provided,
The main body panel is formed with a positioning reference portion with which the cylindrical side surface of the fixed projection abuts and a pair of inclined guide portions facing the positioning reference portion across the center of the fixed projection. The pair of inclined guide portions are inclined so as to approach the support surface toward the fixing hole, and the respective inclination directions are different from each other,
When the fixed projection is abutted against the support surface, a pair of the inclined guide portions presses the columnar side surface of the fixed projection against the positioning reference portion, and the columnar shape of the fixed projection The panel device is characterized in that the fixed protrusion is sandwiched and positioned from three directions that do not face each other when viewed in a cross section orthogonal to the axial direction . A plurality of sets of the positioning reference portion and the inclined guide portion are provided along an inner edge portion of the opening, a plurality of the fixed protrusions are provided, and a plurality of positions are provided between the partial panel and the main body panel. The positioning structure is configured,
2. The panel device according to claim 1, wherein in each positioning structure portion, the inclined guide portion is located farther from the inner edge portion to the inside of the opening than the positioning reference portion.   The panel device according to claim 2, wherein a distance between the inner edge portion and the positioning reference portion is constant in the plurality of positioning structure portions.   4. The panel device according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the main body panel is a curved surface, and the partial panel is also curved according to the curved surface.   The panel device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing mechanism is a fixing screw that is screwed onto the fixing protrusion from the main body panel side.   The panel device according to claim 1, wherein the fixing mechanism is a caulking portion that fixes a tip portion of the fixing protrusion to the main body panel.

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