WO2013108304A1 - 乗員保護構造および乗員保護方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention includes a pair of vehicle body components provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, an instrument panel member installed so as to extend between the pair of vehicle body components in the vehicle width direction, and both end portions of the instrument panel members in the vehicle width direction. And a pair of coupling portions coupled to the inner walls of the vehicle body constituent members, and a structure and method for protecting a vehicle occupant.
- the instrument panel member whose end is coupled to the hinge pillar bends toward the rear of the vehicle body around the center stay located at the center of the vehicle width direction. To do.
- patent document 1 and patent document 2 are known as techniques aiming at the reliable restraint of the occupant by the airbag.
- Patent Document 1 prevents the steering wheel from rotating forward and upward in the event of a frontal collision of the vehicle, and ensures an accurate operation of the airbag device or the like. However, it does not suppress the movement of the instrument panel member and the steering wheel in the vehicle width direction, and the above problem cannot be solved.
- Patent Document 2 has a rotation device that can change the deployment direction of an airbag. According to this technique, even when the head of the occupant is displaced in the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) with respect to the steering center at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle, the airbag is used in the direction in which the deviation is corrected using the rotating device. By changing the deployment direction of the occupant, the head of the occupant can be reliably restrained. However, since a rotation device for changing the deployment direction of the airbag is indispensable, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to suppress the movement of the steering wheel inward in the vehicle width direction with a simple structure and to secure the occupant with an airbag. It is to restrain to.
- an occupant protection structure of the present invention includes a pair of vehicle body components provided on the left and right sides of a vehicle body, and an instrument panel member installed so as to extend in the vehicle width direction between the pair of vehicle body components. Further, the present invention is intended for a vehicle provided with a pair of coupling portions provided at both ends of the instrument panel member in the vehicle width direction and coupled to the inner walls of the vehicle body constituent members.
- a steering shaft support portion that supports the steering shaft is provided at a position that is offset to the left or right of the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel member.
- the strength of the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft against the load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body input from the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft is It is set smaller than the strength of the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the connecting portion on the side far from the steering shaft.
- the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion close to the steering shaft is bent first at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle, the movement of the steering wheel inward in the vehicle width direction is suppressed.
- the occupant can be reliably restrained by the airbag.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an occupant protection structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged view of the principal part of FIG. It is a bottom view which shows the said passenger protection structure. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG. It is a top view which shows the effect
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an occupant protection structure of the present embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part of FIG.
- arrow F indicates the front of the vehicle body
- arrow R indicates the rear of the vehicle body.
- a floor panel 1 is provided at the bottom of the vehicle compartment, and a tunnel portion 2 that protrudes into the vehicle interior and extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is integrally formed at the center of the floor panel 1 in the vehicle width direction. Is formed.
- the tunnel portion 2 is formed in a substantially hat shape in cross section having left and right side walls 2a and 2b and a top deck surface 2c.
- the tunnel portion 2 is a member that plays a central role in increasing the rigidity of the bottom of the vehicle body.
- a pair of left and right side sills 3, 3 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body are joined and fixed to the left and right sides of the floor panel 1 described above.
- the side sill 3 is a vehicle body strength member having a closed cross section extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and includes a side sill inner and a side sill outer that are joined to each other across the closed cross section.
- 18 is a steering wheel and 21 is an electric power steering unit.
- the steering wheel 18 and the electric power steering unit 21 are arranged in front of a driver seat not shown. Note that this embodiment is premised on a left-hand drive vehicle, and the driver's seat is provided at a position on the left side in the passenger compartment.
- an opening for getting on and off the front seat occupant and an opening for getting on and off the rear seat occupant are provided on the side of the vehicle body.
- a pillar 4 is provided.
- a lower end portion of the center pillar 4 is coupled to the side sill 3.
- the center pillar 4 is a vehicle body strength member having a closed cross section extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and includes a center pillar inner and a center pillar outer that are joined to each other with the closed cross section interposed therebetween.
- hinge pillars 5 that rise upward from the side sill 3 are respectively provided at the front ends of the pair of left and right side sills 3.
- the pair of left and right hinge pillars 5 are vehicle body strength members having a closed cross section 8 extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body, and have a hinge pillar inner 6 and a hinge pillar outer 7 that are joined to each other across the closed cross section 8. .
- the vehicle outer surface of the hinge pillar outer 7 described above is provided with seating surfaces 9, 9 for attaching a vehicle body side door hinge bracket (not shown) that supports the front door so that it can be opened and closed.
- the seats 9 and 9 are formed so as to integrally protrude from the vehicle outer surface of the hinge pillar outer 7.
- the front pillar 10 is a vehicle body strength member having a closed cross section that extends obliquely rearward and has a front pillar inner and a front pillar outer that are joined to each other across the closed cross section.
- An instrument panel member 12 made of a metal pipe that supports the steering shaft 11 is installed between the hinge pillars 5 and 5 as a pair of left and right vehicle body components so as to extend in the vehicle width direction.
- the instrument panel member 12 includes a large diameter portion 12A located on the driver seat side (left side) and a small diameter portion 12B located on the passenger seat side (right side).
- Instrument panel side brackets 13 and 14 are provided at both ends of the instrument panel member 12 in the vehicle width direction.
- the instrument panel side brackets 13 and 14 are respectively coupled to the hinge pillar inner 6 which is the inner wall of the hinge pillars 5 and 5 (vehicle body constituent members), and correspond to a pair of coupling portions. Both end portions in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel member 12 are connected to a pair of left and right hinge pillars 5 and 5 via the instrument panel side brackets 13 and 14.
- the instrument panel side brackets 13 and 14 are coupled to cylindrical portions 13 a and 14 a coupled to both ends of the instrument panel side member 12 and hinge pillar inners 6 and 6.
- the connecting flange portions 13b and 14b are provided.
- the steering shaft 11 is supported by the large diameter portion 12 ⁇ / b> A of the instrument panel member 12 via the steering support bracket 15, as schematically showing the steering support structure in a bottom view.
- the steering support bracket 15 described above includes a pair of left and right side brackets 15A and 15B having a C-shaped cross section that are coupled and fixed to the instrument panel member 12, and a pair of the left and right side brackets.
- a front bracket 15F for connecting the front upper portions of the side brackets 15A, 15B in the vehicle width direction
- a rear bracket 15R for connecting the rear upper portions of the pair of left and right side brackets 15A, 15B in the vehicle width direction.
- the arrow IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction
- the arrow OUT indicates the outer side in the vehicle width direction.
- the central portion in the width direction is referred to as a steering shaft support portion 16.
- the steering shaft support portion 16 is set at a position offset to the left side of the center of the instrument panel member 12 in the vehicle width direction in response to the steering wheel 18 and the steering shaft 11 being provided in front of the driver seat.
- the instrument panel member 12 is a center stay as a support member attached between a steering shaft support portion 16 and an instrument panel side bracket 14 (joint portion) on the side far from the steering shaft 11. 17 is supported by the left side wall 2 a of the tunnel portion 2. That is, the instrument panel member 12 is not only connected to the hinge pillars 5 and 5 (a pair of vehicle body constituting members) via the instrument panel side brackets 13 and 14 at the left and right ends, but also at the center in the vehicle width direction of the center stay 17. It is fixed between the left and right hinge pillars 5 and 5 by being connected to the tunnel portion 2 (other vehicle body constituent member) via the via.
- the steering shaft 11 is rotatably supported by the instrument panel member 12 that is firmly fixed to the vehicle body as described above via the steering support bracket 15 and the steering column.
- a steering wheel 18 for steering the front wheels is attached.
- the steering wheel 18 is provided with a frontal airbag device for a driver's seat provided with an airbag 19 (see FIG. 5) that is a bag body that is deployed so as to cover the steering wheel 18 at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle. .
- the hinge pillar 5 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 (left side in this embodiment) is pressed toward the rear side of the vehicle body.
- a load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is input to the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side closer to the steering shaft 11.
- the steering wheel 18 is moved inward in the vehicle width direction by this input load.
- the following configuration is adopted.
- the strength against the input load provided on the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 (range indicated by X in FIG. 2)
- the strength is set to be smaller than the strength of the instrument panel member 12 between the instrument panel side bracket 14 on the side far from the steering shaft 11 (the range indicated by Y in FIG. 2).
- the steering shaft support portion 16 is more than the instrument panel member 12 where the center stay 17 is attached due to the vehicle body longitudinal load input from the instrument panel side bracket 13 closer to the steering shaft 11 at the time of the small overlap collision.
- the instrument panel member 12 between the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 is set to have a difference in strength between the instrument panel members 12.
- the instrument panel member 12 belonging to the range X in FIG. 2 is bent before the attachment portion Z of the center stay 17 shown in FIG.
- the intensity is set smaller than the intensity in the range Y.
- an instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 (within the above range X).
- a hole 20 as a fragile portion is provided at any position), and the above range X is weakened by the presence of the hole 20.
- the hole 20 (fragile portion) is provided at any one of an upper portion, a lower portion, and a rear portion of the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member 12.
- the instrument panel member 12 is bisected by a center line extending in the vertical direction of the vehicle body through the center of the cross section of the instrument panel member 12, not the front region located on the front side of the vehicle body than the center line, It is preferable that the formation position of the hole 20 is set in a rear region located on the rear side of the vehicle body from the center line. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
- a hole 20 is formed so as to penetrate the lower portion of the large diameter portion 12 ⁇ / b> A of the instrument panel member 12, and the lower portion of the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member 12 is formed.
- the formation position of the hole 20 (fragile part) is set.
- the instrument panel member 12 Since the instrument panel member 12 is supported by a center stay 17 as a support member, a frontal collision of the vehicle, particularly a small overlap collision as shown in FIG. 5 (a pair of left and right front side frames FS provided at the front part of the vehicle body).
- a frontal collision of the vehicle particularly a small overlap collision as shown in FIG. 5 (a pair of left and right front side frames FS provided at the front part of the vehicle body).
- the position of the steering wheel 18 in the vehicle width direction may be largely shifted.
- the hinge pillar is moved backward by the obstacle, and a large bending moment acts on the instrument panel member.
- the instrument panel member usually bends and deforms from the attachment portion of the center stay.
- the instrument panel member between the center stay mounting part and the left instrument panel side bracket largely moves toward the rear of the vehicle body. Accordingly, the rear part of the steering shaft and the steering wheel are moved in the vehicle width direction. Will move inward.
- it is conceivable to increase the strength of the instrument panel member but this leads to an increase in the weight of the vehicle body.
- it is conceivable to change the fastening structure between the instrument panel member and the peripheral member and the layout of the peripheral member but this is not easy due to design restrictions.
- the steering wheel 18 moves in the vehicle width direction at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle, particularly at the time of a small overlap collision, by a relatively simple structure in which the hole 20 as a fragile part is provided. Can be suppressed. That is, in the structure of this embodiment, when an obstacle P such as a pole collides with the left front side frame FS in the vehicle width direction outside, a bumper (not shown) on the front of the vehicle body is destroyed by the collision with the obstacle P. After that, the vicinity of the left end in the vehicle width direction of the bumper reinforcement BR comes into contact with the obstacle P, and the front wheel FW is pressed to the rear side of the vehicle body by the obstacle P.
- a bumper not shown
- the front wheel FW moves the hinge pillar 5 to the rear side of the vehicle body. Press.
- the hinge pillar 5 is retracted as in the case of the conventional structure described above.
- the instrument panel member 12 bends as indicated by the phantom line ⁇ in FIG.
- the amount of deformation inward in the vehicle width direction is as shown by the imaginary line ⁇ 1 in the figure.
- the deformation amount of the steering shaft support portion 16 indicated by the imaginary line ⁇ 1 is small compared to the deformation amount when the instrument panel member 12 is deformed with the mounting portion of the center stay 17 as a fulcrum.
- the amount of deformation of the rear portion and the airbag 19 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction is also extremely small as shown by the imaginary line ⁇ 2 in FIG.
- the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 starts from the hole portion 20 at the time of a small overlap collision. Therefore, the steering shaft 11 and the steering wheel 18 are restrained from moving inward in the vehicle width direction (see the phantom line ⁇ 2 in FIG. 5), and the occupant DR (inertia at the time of collision) is detected by the airbag 19 deployed from the steering wheel 18.
- the occupant indicated by the imaginary line ⁇ 3 that is the front edge can be reliably restrained.
- the occupant protection structure of the present embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 is installed so as to extend in the vehicle width direction between the pair of left and right hinge pillars 5 (vehicle body constituting members) and the pair of hinge pillars 5.
- the side close to the steering shaft support 16 and the steering shaft 11 with respect to the load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body input from the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 (driver's seat side).
- the instrument panel member 12 between the instrument panel side brackets 13 has a strength that is far from the steering shaft support 16 and the steering shaft 11 (passenger seat side). Is set to be smaller than the strength of the instrument panel member 12 between the two (range Y shown in FIG. 2).
- the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 close to the steering shaft 11 (the instrument panel member has a weak strength) at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle, particularly at the time of a small overlap collision. Therefore, the movement of the rear portion of the steering shaft 11 and the steering wheel 18 inward in the vehicle width direction is suppressed. As a result, the occupant DR (specifically, the occupant's head and chest) can be reliably restrained by the airbag 19 deployed from the steering wheel 18.
- the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 14 on the side far from the steering shaft 11 is connected to the tunnel portion 2 (another vehicle body constituent member) at the bottom of the vehicle body.
- a center stay 17 (support member) to be coupled is attached.
- the center stay 17 mounting portion Z is far away from the portion to which a load is input at the time of a small overlap collision (that is, the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11). It is considered that the instrument panel member 12 is often bent starting from the attachment portion Z of the center stay 17.
- the airbag 19 deployed from the steering wheel 18 such a situation needs to be avoided.
- the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 are caused by the load in the vehicle longitudinal direction inputted from the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side near the steering shaft 11.
- the difference in strength of the instrument panel member 12 is set so that the instrument panel member 12 in the space (range X shown in FIG. 2) bends ahead of the instrument panel member 12 (attachment part Z) where the center stay 17 is attached. Has been.
- the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 is provided with a hole 20 as a fragile portion.
- the hole is formed in the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member 12 that is located on the rear side of the vehicle body with respect to the vertical center line passing through the center of the cross section of the instrument panel member 12 (particularly in the lower portion of the outer peripheral portion in this embodiment).
- a portion 20 is provided (see FIG. 4).
- the instrument panel member 12 when the formation position of the hole portion 20 is specified in the rear region of the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member 12, the instrument panel member 12 can be reliably bent toward the rear of the vehicle body at the time of a frontal collision of the vehicle. Further, the movement of the steering shaft 11 and the steering wheel 18 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction can be further reliably suppressed, and the occupant DR can be reliably restrained by the airbag 19.
- the fragile portion can be easily formed by drilling such as drilling.
- the weakened part formed in the instrument panel member 12 is not limited to the hole 20 as described above as long as it can reduce the strength.
- the example which provided the weak part other than the hole 20 is demonstrated as another Example.
- FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the front viewed from the vehicle interior side
- FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.
- a concave groove portion 22 as a fragile portion is provided in the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11.
- the concave groove portion 22 is formed so that a part of the large diameter portion 12A of the instrument panel member 12 is recessed inward in the radial direction. Specifically, the recessed groove portion 22 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the large diameter portion 12A of the instrument panel member 12, in other words, on the rear surface portion facing the occupant, and a predetermined range in the circumferential direction of the large diameter portion 12A. It is formed so that it may extend over.
- the fragile portion is constituted by the concave groove portion 22 as described above, the fragile portion can be formed by simple processing on the instrument panel member 12.
- FIGS. 6 and 7 also have the same configuration, operation, and effects as those of the previous embodiment. Therefore, in FIGS. 6 and 7, the same parts as those in the previous figure are the same. Reference numerals are assigned and detailed description thereof is omitted.
- FIG. 8 is an enlarged bottom view of the main part showing still another embodiment of the passenger protection structure.
- a reduced diameter portion 23 as a fragile portion is integrally formed on the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11.
- the reduced diameter portion 23 is formed by reducing the diameter of a part of the large diameter portion 12A of the instrument panel member 12. Specifically, a part of the large-diameter portion 12A located on the outer side in the vehicle width direction is processed so as to have an outer diameter smaller than that of the other areas, whereby the region on the outer side in the vehicle width direction. Is formed as a reduced diameter portion 23 having a relatively small diameter. For this reason, a stepped portion whose outer diameter changes is formed at the inner end portion in the vehicle width direction of the reduced diameter portion 23 (boundary portion with the large diameter portion 12A other than the reduced diameter portion 23).
- the fragile portion is constituted by the reduced diameter portion 23, the fragile portion can be formed by simple processing on the instrument panel member 12.
- adopting the said reduced diameter part 23 as a weak part the weak part is formed over the perimeter of the partial area
- FIG. 9 is an enlarged bottom view of the main part showing still another embodiment of the passenger protection structure.
- a thin wall portion 24 as a fragile portion is provided on the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11.
- a predetermined portion (steering shaft support portion) of the large diameter portion 12A in the instrument panel member 12 is formed.
- the specific thin portion 24 between the instrument panel side bracket 13 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 is cut to form a thin portion 24 having a relatively small thickness.
- the thin portion 24 is formed on the rear surface of the outer peripheral portion of the large diameter portion 12A over a predetermined range in the circumferential direction.
- the fragile portion can be formed in the instrument panel member 12 by simple processing.
- FIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing still another embodiment of the passenger protection structure.
- the instrument panel member 12 between the steering shaft support portion 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 on the side close to the steering shaft 11 is provided with a notch portion 25 as a fragile portion.
- the notch portion 25 is formed so that a part of the rear surface of the large-diameter portion 12A of the instrument panel member 12 is depressed forward (inward in the radial direction), and can be referred to as a kind of concave groove portion.
- the notch portion 25 has a V-shaped cross section, and this is different from the concave groove portion 22 in the embodiment of FIGS. 6 and 7 described above. As described above, when the notch portion 25 having a V-shaped cross section is provided, the notch portion 25 functions more reliably as a bending start point of the instrument panel member 12 at the time of a small offset collision.
- the fragile portion can be formed by simple processing on the instrument panel member 12.
- the fragile portion may be constituted by a combination of two or more selected from the hole portion 20, the groove portion 22, the reduced diameter portion 23, the thin portion 24, and the notch portion 25.
- each of the above embodiments is based on a left-hand drive vehicle
- the present invention can also be applied to a right-hand drive vehicle.
- the instrument panel member 12 is provided with a fragile portion (for example, the hole portion 20, the concave groove portion 22, the reduced diameter portion 23, the thin portion 24, and the notch portion 25), so that the steering shaft can be used during a frontal collision of the vehicle.
- An instrument panel member 12 between the support 16 and the instrument panel side bracket 13 (joint) on the side close to the steering shaft 11 is connected to the instrument panel side bracket 14 (joint) on the side far from the steering shaft support 16 and the steering shaft 11.
- the occupant protection structure of the present invention includes a pair of vehicle body components provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, an instrument panel member installed so as to extend between the pair of vehicle body components in the vehicle width direction, and a vehicle width of the instrument panel member.
- the vehicle is provided with a pair of coupling portions provided at both ends in the direction and coupled to the inner wall of each of the vehicle body constituent members.
- a steering shaft support portion that supports the steering shaft is provided at a position that is offset to the left or right of the center portion in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel member.
- the strength of the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft against the load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body input from the coupling portion on the side near the steering shaft is It is set smaller than the strength of the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the connecting portion on the side far from the steering shaft.
- the pair of vehicle body components can be, for example, hinge pillars, and the inner walls of the vehicle body components can be hinge pillar inners.
- the instrument panel member (instrument panel member is weak in strength) between the steering shaft support portion and the connecting portion to the vehicle body component on the side close to the steering shaft at the time of front collision of the vehicle, particularly at the time of a small overlap collision. Therefore, the movement of the rear portion of the steering shaft and the inner side of the steering wheel in the vehicle width direction is suppressed. As a result, the occupant (specifically, the occupant's head and chest) can be reliably restrained by the airbag deployed from the steering wheel.
- a support member coupled to a vehicle body component member different from the pair of vehicle body component members is provided on an instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion on the side far from the steering shaft.
- the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion near the steering shaft is supported by the load in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body input from the coupling portion near the steering shaft. It is preferable that the difference in strength between the instrument panel members is set so that the instrument panel member bends ahead of the instrument panel member at which the instrument panel is attached.
- the attachment portion of the support member since the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft is bent before the instrument panel member at the portion to which the support member is attached, the attachment portion of the support member thus, it is possible to effectively prevent the instrument panel member from being deformed from the starting point, and to further reliably suppress the movement of the steering shaft and the steering wheel in the vehicle width direction.
- a fragile portion is provided in an instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and a coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft.
- the fragile portion is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member positioned on the rear side of the vehicle body with respect to the vertical center line passing through the center of the cross section of the instrument panel member.
- the instrument panel member when the position of the fragile portion is specified in the rear region of the outer peripheral portion of the instrument panel member, the instrument panel member can be reliably bent toward the rear side of the vehicle body at the time of the front collision of the vehicle.
- the movement of the steering wheel to the inside in the vehicle width direction can be further reliably suppressed, and the occupant can be reliably restrained by the airbag.
- the fragile portion is configured by at least one of a hole portion, a concave groove portion, and a reduced diameter portion formed in the instrument panel member.
- the fragile portion can be configured by one of a hole portion, a concave groove portion, and a reduced diameter portion, or a combination of two or more, and the hole portion, the concave groove portion, and the reduced diameter portion can be configured as an instrument panel member. It can be formed by simple processing.
- the present invention also provides a pair of vehicle body components provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, an instrument panel member installed so as to extend between the pair of vehicle body component members in the vehicle width direction, and the instrument panel members in the vehicle width direction.
- a pair of coupling portions provided at both ends and coupled to the inner walls of each of the above-described vehicle body components, and provided at a position offset to the left or right of the center in the vehicle width direction of the instrument panel member to support the steering shaft.
- the present invention relates to a method for protecting a vehicle occupant.
- a vehicle front-rear load applied to the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft during a frontal collision of the vehicle causes a gap between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion on the side close to the steering shaft.
- the strength of the steering shaft varies depending on the position in the vehicle width direction so that the instrument panel member bends ahead of the instrument panel member between the steering shaft support portion and the coupling portion far from the steering shaft. It is included.
- the present invention includes a pair of vehicle body components provided on the left and right sides of the vehicle body, an instrument panel member installed so as to extend between the pair of vehicle body components in the vehicle width direction, and the instrument panel members. It is useful for protecting a vehicle occupant provided with a pair of coupling portions provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction and coupled to the inner walls of each of the vehicle body constituting members.
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- 車体の左右に設けられた一対の車体構成部材と、一対の車体構成部材の間を車幅方向に延びるように設置されたインパネメンバと、上記インパネメンバの車幅方向の両端部に設けられ、上記各車体構成部材の内壁に結合される一対の結合部と、を備えた車両の乗員保護構造であって、
上記インパネメンバの車幅方向中心部よりも左右いずれかに片寄った位置に、ステアリングシャフトを支持するステアリングシャフト支持部が設けられ、
上記ステアリングシャフトに近い側の上記結合部から入力される車体前後方向の荷重に対し、上記ステアリングシャフト支持部と上記ステアリングシャフトに近い側の上記結合部との間のインパネメンバが有する強度が、上記ステアリングシャフト支持部と上記ステアリングシャフトから遠い側の上記結合部との間のインパネメンバが有する強度よりも小さく設定された、
ことを特徴とする乗員保護構造。 - 上記ステアリングシャフト支持部と上記ステアリングシャフトから遠い側の上記結合部との間のインパネメンバに、上記一対の車体構成部材とは別の車体構成部材に結合される支持部材が取り付けられており、
上記ステアリングシャフトに近い側の上記結合部から入力される車体前後方向の荷重によって、上記ステアリングシャフト支持部とステアリングシャフトに近い側の結合部との間のインパネメンバが、上記支持部材が取り付けられる部位のインパネメンバよりも先に屈曲するように、上記インパネメンバの強度差が設定された、
請求項1記載の乗員保護構造。 - 上記ステアリングシャフト支持部とステアリングシャフトに近い側の結合部との間のインパネメンバに脆弱部が設けられた、
請求項1または2記載の乗員保護構造。 - 上記インパネメンバの断面中心を通る上下方向の中心線よりも車体後方側に位置するインパネメンバの外周部に上記脆弱部が設けられた、
請求項3記載の乗員保護構造。 - 上記脆弱部は、インパネメンバに形成された孔部、凹溝部、縮径部のうち少なくとも何れか1つにより構成された、
請求項3または4記載の乗員保護構造。 - 車体の左右に設けられた一対の車体構成部材と、一対の車体構成部材の間を車幅方向に延びるように設置されたインパネメンバと、上記インパネメンバの車幅方向の両端部に設けられ、上記各車体構成部材の内壁に結合される一対の結合部と、ステアリングシャフトを支持するために上記インパネメンバの車幅方向中心部よりも左右いずれかに片寄った位置に設けられたステアリングシャフト支持部と、上記ステアリングシャフトの後端部に取り付けられたステアリングホイールと、上記ステアリングホイールに設けられ、車両の前突時に上記ステアリングホイールをカバーするように展開するエアバッグとを備えた車両の乗員を保護する方法であって、
車両の前突時に上記ステアリングシャフトに近い側の上記結合部に入力される車体前後方向の荷重によって、上記ステアリングシャフト支持部と上記ステアリングシャフトに近い側の上記結合部との間のインパネメンバが、上記ステアリングシャフト支持部と上記ステアリングシャフトから遠い側の上記結合部との間のインパネメンバよりも先に屈曲するように、上記ステアリングシャフトの強度をその車幅方向位置によって異ならせる、
ことを特徴とする乗員保護方法。
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