JP2997624B2 - Car instrument panel - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an instrument panel for an automobile, and more particularly to an instrument panel for an automobile having an air outlet such as an air-conditioning register.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An instrument panel of an automobile is provided from a lower portion of a front window toward an occupant seat for protecting an occupant and for attaching interior parts such as an instrument panel. As shown in FIG. 6, the instrument panel 61 is formed with air outlets 62 and 72, and is often provided with an air conditioning register 63 or a defroster nozzle. Reference numeral 73 denotes a grill portion of the defroster nozzle. The defroster nozzle may be used as an air outlet for air conditioning in addition to defrosting the glass.

A conventional instrument panel 61 includes an instrument panel core 64 and a foam 65 formed on one side of the instrument panel core 64 as shown in FIG. An air-conditioning register 63 is fitted from the surface side of the instrument panel 61 into an air outlet 62 formed partially in the air outlet 62, and the grill portion 67 is connected to the air outlet. 62.

However, the above-mentioned instrument panel 6
In 1, the air outlet 62 formed with the opening,
Since the grill 67 of the air-conditioning register is fitted later, a defect in appearance is likely to occur, such as a gap 68 between the periphery of the air outlet 62 and the grill 67. Further, there is a possibility that a noise may be generated between the grill portion 67 and the inner peripheral surface of the air outlet 62 during traveling.

Further, since the instrument panel having the above structure is manufactured by injecting a foaming material between the instrument panel core 64 in which an air outlet is formed in advance and the skin 66 and foaming the same, the air blowout is performed. Insufficient sealing is likely to occur around the mouth. As a result, quality problems such as leakage of the foaming raw material to cause the foam 65 to be underfilled, or contamination of the periphery of the air blowing port 62 to cause poor appearance are likely to occur.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and to provide an automobile instrument panel having a good appearance around an air outlet and a good quality. .

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an instrument panel core, a foam formed on one side of the instrument panel core, and a skin covering the foam. An instrument panel of an automobile having an air outlet where the grill portion is located, wherein the instrument panel core integrally has a peripheral wall surrounding the air outlet on the instrument panel surface side around the air outlet. Having the grill portion integrally formed from the peripheral wall in the air outlet, while the foam is
Has been foamed molded between the instrument panel, the foam and skin is open at the inlet air blowing, and the skin to form a bent piece bent to the back side of the instrument panel around the air outlet In addition, the bent piece is sandwiched between the foam and a surface of the peripheral wall of the instrument panel core around the air outlet facing the foam .

[0008]

In the instrument panel according to the present invention, the instrument panel core forms a peripheral wall around the air outlet, and a grill portion is formed integrally with the peripheral wall in the air outlet. A bent piece of the skin is sandwiched between the peripheral wall of the air outlet and the surrounding foam. Therefore, at the air outlet,
The grill and the surrounding wall around the air outlet are continuously integrated
And there is no gap between them, and air blows out
Since the bent piece of the skin is in close contact with the peripheral wall around the mouth and there is no gap between the peripheral wall and the skin, the appearance around the air outlet is improved. In addition, since the grill portion is formed integrally from the peripheral wall around the air outlet, there is no possibility that the grill portion will rub against the peripheral wall and generate chattering noise during traveling.

Further, in the instrument panel of the present invention, the skin and the instrument
The foaming pressure of the injected foaming material between Topaneru core, since the bent piece of the skin is sealed in close contact with the peripheral wall of the ambient inlet air blowing, the less risk of leakage foaming material from the ambient air outlet, the Dirt around the air blowing port due to the leaked material, or lack of foam of the foam are less likely to occur, and the appearance and quality are improved.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an instrument panel according to one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a 2-2 section thereof, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment, and FIG. FIG. 3 shows an example in which an air-conditioning register is attached to the embodiment.
And FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment.

An instrument panel 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes an instrument panel core 21 and an instrument panel core 21.
A foam body 31 is provided on one side of the instrument panel core 21 (instrument panel surface side) and a skin 41 that covers the foam body 31, and air outlets 11 and 13 are formed at predetermined positions. . One of the air outlets 11 and 13 is for air conditioning, and the other 13 is for defroster.

The instrument panel core 21 is also called a base material, and is made of a normal resin such as an ABS resin, or a fiber reinforced resin reinforced with glass fibers or the like.
It consists of various resins. The instrument panel core 21, a peripheral wall 22 surrounding the air outlet 11 at the periphery of the air-conditioning air outlets 11 of the core 21 in
The grill portion 23 is formed in the air outlet 11 integrally with the peripheral wall 22 of the instrument panel . Therefore, there is no gap between the grill portion 23 and the peripheral wall 22, and the appearance is improved.

The grill portion 23 of this embodiment has a frame shape, and a barrel 51 and a case 53 of an air-conditioning register are later assembled on the back side. Further, in the grill portion 23 of this embodiment, the barrel 51 is attached to the end face on the back side.
The semicircular groove 24 into which the rotation shaft 52 fits is formed,
A long hole 25 into which the opening / closing knob of the air conditioning register fits is formed on the front surface side. Of course, the grill portion 23 is not limited to a frame shape extending to the back side as shown in the figure, but has an appropriate shape. For example, the frame may have a lattice formed therein, or the frame may only be formed in a frame shape in the air outlet 11 from the tip of the peripheral wall 22 (on the instrument panel surface side). Reference numeral 26 denotes a boss for screwing the case 53 of the air-conditioning register. In addition,
The barrel 51 has horizontal fins 55 for adjusting the wind direction.
The case 53 has a damper 58 for opening and closing the air outlet.

In this embodiment, the instrument panel core 2 at the air outlet 13 for the defroster is provided.
As for 1, the opening without the peripheral wall is formed,
A grid-like grill portion 26 made of a separate component is fitted from the surface side of the skin 41. Of course, the air outlet 13 for defroster also has the same structure as the air outlet 11 for air conditioning, that is, the air outlet 1
A peripheral wall may be formed on the instrument panel core 21 around the periphery, and a grille 26 in a lattice shape may be formed integrally with the peripheral wall. Then, the air outlet for defroster 1
3 also has a better appearance.

The foam 31 is made of polyurethane foam or the like, and is opened at the air outlets 11 and 13.
This foam body 31 is formed by foaming between the instrument panel core 21 and the skin 41 ,
It is adhered to the panel core 21 and the skin 41.

The outer skin 41 is formed by vacuum molding or powder slush molding or the like, and is made of a resin sheet such as a soft vinyl chloride resin or a laminated sheet formed by laminating a foam or the like on the back surface of the fabric. The outer skin 41 is opened at the air outlets 11 and 13, and is bent toward the back side of the instrument panel 10 around the air-conditioning air outlet 11 to form a bent piece 42. But in the air outlet 11
The instrument panel core 21 is sandwiched between the side of the foam body 31 and the peripheral wall 22 of the instrument panel core 21. As a result, there is no gap between the peripheral wall 22 and the skin 41, and the appearance around the air-conditioning air outlet 11 is improved.

The bent piece 42 of the outer skin 41 acts as follows when the instrument panel 10 is manufactured. That is, the instrument panel 10
By injecting and foaming a foaming material between the skin 41 and the instrument panel core 21, the instrument
Topaneru core 21 and the skin 41 and foam 31 together but is molded by foaming pressure at that time, the bent piece 42 of the skin 41 of the instrument panel core 21 wall 2
2 to seal between the bent piece 42 and the peripheral wall 22. Therefore, the foaming material is prevented from leaking and adhering to the periphery of the air-conditioning air outlet 11, and the bent piece 42 and the peripheral wall 22 are in close contact with each other, so that there is no gap and the appearance is improved.
Further, by preventing the leakage of the foaming raw material, the formation of underfill in the foam 31 is prevented, and the quality is improved.

In this embodiment, the skin at the air outlet 13 for the defroster is simply opened as in the case of the skin 66 at the conventional air outlet for air conditioning shown in FIG. A grid-like grill portion 26 shown in FIG. 1 is fitted around the opening edge of the skin. Of course, the skin of the air outlet 13 for the defroster of this embodiment is also the same as that of the instrument panel.
With Le core 21 may have the same structure as the air-conditioning outlet 11.

The instrument panel 10 thus constructed is provided with a barrel 51 of an air-conditioning register and a case 5 on the back side of the grill portion 23 of the air-conditioning air outlet 11.
3 is attached by a screw 59. The air-conditioning register is not limited to the one having the structure of this embodiment, but may be any one that is attached to the back side of the grill portion 23.

The instrument panel 10a of another embodiment shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 has a hole 24a formed in place of the semicircular groove 24 into which the rotating shaft 52 of the barrel 51 fits. Reference numeral 54 denotes an opening / closing knob of an air-conditioning register, and 57 denotes an operation lever of a vertical fin. 1 and 2 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

An instrument panel 10b of still another embodiment shown in FIG. 5 is for an air-conditioning register using independent horizontal fins 55b in place of the barrel of the air-conditioning register. A semicircular groove 24b for pivotally supporting is formed on the back surface side end surface of the grill portion 23. Reference numeral 53b denotes a case of an air-conditioning register, and 56b denotes a vertical fin.

[0022]

As described above, according to the instrument panel of the present invention, the grill of the air-conditioning register or the defroster nozzle is provided with the instrument panel .
Since the panel core and is integral and is formed on the air outlet, it does not cause unsightly gaps air outlet ambient, i.e. around the grill unit by defective assembling, such as air-conditioning register. In addition, around the air outlet
Since the bent piece of the skin is in close contact with the peripheral wall formed on the instrument panel core and there is no gap between the peripheral wall and the skin, the appearance around the air outlet is further improved. Further, since the grill portion is formed integrally with the instrument panel core, there is no danger that the grill portion will rub against the peripheral wall or the like during running and generate chatter noise.

Furthermore, according to the structure of the instrument panel of the present invention, when manufactured, the bent piece of the skin is tightly sealed to the peripheral wall around the air outlet by the foaming pressure of the foaming material. The possibility that the foaming material leaks from the periphery of the air outlet is reduced, so that the leaked material is less likely to cause dirt and the foam to be underfilled, and the appearance and quality are further improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a main part of an instrument panel according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a 2-2 section thereof.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 in which the air-conditioning register is attached to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a conventional instrument panel.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line 7-7.

[Explanation of symbols]

11, 13 Air outlet 21 Instrument panel core 22 Peripheral wall 23, 26 Grill 31 Foam 41 Skin 42 Bent piece

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An instrument panel core, a foam formed on one side of the instrument panel core,
An instrument panel for an automobile having an air outlet formed by a skin covering the foam and having a grill portion such as an air-conditioning register positioned thereon, wherein the instrument panel core has an instrument panel surface around the air outlet. Side has a peripheral wall integrally surrounding the air outlet, and has the grill portion integrally formed from the peripheral wall in the air outlet, while the foam is between the skin and the instrument panel.
Has been foamed molded together with the foam and skin is opened at the blowout air and the skin to form a bent piece bent to the back side of the instrument panel around the air outlet, the bend A piece is placed on the peripheral wall of the instrument panel core around the foam and air outlet .
An instrument panel for an automobile, wherein the instrument panel is sandwiched between a surface facing a foam and a side facing the foam .