JP4811219B2 - Shift lever device peripheral structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shift lever device peripheral structure , and more particularly to a shift lever device peripheral structure in which an upper panel is assembled between an instrument panel fixed to a vehicle body and a center console.

  The center console in the vehicle is mounted with interior parts made of synthetic resin such as a shift lever device, a cup holder, and a box. For example, conventionally, the front side of the center console is covered with an upper panel, and is connected to the instrument panel in front of the vehicle body by the upper panel. In order to manage the gap between the upper panel and the instrument panel, a position reference has been set on the instrument panel side.

Moreover, the following patent documents 1 and 2 are disclosed as techniques for managing the gap between members of the center console. In patent document 1, the assembly | attachment error is suppressed by assembling | attaching interior components directly to the center console main body attached to a vehicle. In Patent Document 2, a shielding cover is mounted between the center console and the lid, and the lid and the center console are always covered with the shielding cover when the lid is opened and closed. Is preventing.
JP 2006-151112 A Japanese Patent No. 3585425

  However, if the position reference is set on the instrument panel side of the upper panel as in the conventional case, when there are dimensional errors or assembly errors of the upper panel and its peripheral members, the upper panel and the center console side member An error is likely to occur in the gap between the two. For this reason, in order to prevent interference between members, it was necessary to make a clearance gap large and it looked bad.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a shift lever device peripheral structure excellent in appearance by suppressing errors in gaps between members.

Means and effects for solving the problems

The present invention that solves the above-described problems includes a surface decorative member that is fixed to a vehicle body and disposed on a surface of a shift lever device, and a front counterpart member that is disposed at a predetermined interval on the front side of the surface decorative member. A rear mating member disposed on the rear side of the surface decorative member at a predetermined interval, and an upper covering the periphery of the surface decorative member interposed between the front mating member and the rear mating member A shift lever device peripheral structure having a panel , wherein the front mating member and the rear mating member each have a reference hole, and the upper panel is divided into the front mating member side and the rear mating member side together is composed of a has been front panel and a rear panel, said the projection provided on the front panel is fitted into the reference hole provided in the front mating member, after the the protrusion provided in the rear panel the By being fitted into the reference hole provided in the mating member, wherein the said front panel rear panel are positioned and fixed relative to the front mating member and the rear mating member, respectively, the peripheral portion of the surface decorative member It has a flat surface, The front panel and the back panel have a contact end part which contacts the flat surface of the surface decorative member .

With the above configuration, the upper panel is divided into the front mating member side and the rear mating member side, and the divided members are positioned with respect to the front mating member and the rear mating member, respectively. For this reason, even if a dimensional error or an assembly error occurs in the upper panel or the like, both the gap between the upper panel and the front mating member and the gap between the upper panel and the rear mating member can be set accurately. Therefore, it is possible to provide a shift lever device peripheral structure that suppresses errors in gaps between members and has excellent appearance.

As a configuration for positioning and fixing the front panel and the rear panel with respect to the front mating member and the rear mating member , respectively , the front mating member and the rear mating member have a reference hole, and the front panel and the rear panel each have a protrusion. Have. The protrusion of the front panel is inserted into the reference hole of the front mating member, and the protrusion of the rear panel is inserted into the reference hole of the rear mating member. Thus, by inserting the protrusions provided on the front panel and the rear panel into the reference holes of the front mating member and the rear mating member, the front panel is positioned with respect to the front mating member, and the rear panel is the rear mating member. Is positioned with respect to.

Moreover, the upper panel by having the respective front panel and rear panel of the upper panel projection, since the provided reference hole for inserting the protruding portion into the forward mating member and the rear mating member, fitting between the projections and the reference hole Can be accurately positioned.

The front panel and the rear panel of the upper panel may be positioned and fixed by caulking with respect to the front mating member and the rear mating member, respectively.

Periphery of the surface decorative member has a flat surface, the front panel and rear panel, that have a contact end portion which abuts the flat surface of the surface decorative member. There may be a dimensional error or assembly error in the front panel , the rear panel, or the like. In this case, when the front panel and the rear panel are positioned and fixed to the front mating member and the rear mating member, respectively, the ends of the front decorative member side of the front panel and the rear panel are on the flat surface of the front decorative member. The error can be missed by shifting the position.

Surface decorative member is a surface decorative member of sheet shift lever device for a vehicle. Examples of the surface decorative member include a shift lever panel having a hole portion in which the shift lever is movably inserted, or a ring member such as a silver ring surrounding the periphery of the shift lever panel.

The front mating member and the rear mating member are not particularly limited as long as they are vehicle interior parts arranged at a predetermined interval on the front side and the rear side of the surface decorative member . For example, an instrument panel, a center console There are various members mounted on the.

As an example of a combination of a surface decorative member , a front counter member, a rear counter member, and an upper panel , the surface decorative member is a surface decorative member of a shift lever device, the front counter member is an ashtray or a tray, the rear counter member is a console box, and the upper panel is a surface The upper panel arrange | positioned between a decorative member , a front other member, and a back other member can be mentioned. These members are attached to, for example, a center console or an instrument panel.

Side panels may be disposed on the side end portions of the surface decorative member and the upper panel . In this case, it is preferable that the side panel is locked to a side end portion of the front panel and the rear panel that constitute the upper panel in a state in which the position shift in the front-rear direction is possible. In this case, the side panel does not restrain the front decorative member and the upper panel in the front-rear direction. Therefore, when aligning to the front mating member and the rear mating member in a state that occurs a dimensional error in the front panel and rear panel, back and forth between and between the rear panel and the surface decorative member of the front panel and the surface decorative member The positional displacement of a direction is permitted and the alignment in the front-back direction between a front panel and a front other member and between a rear panel and a rear other member is not prevented.

Hereinafter, with the implementation-shaped state of the shift lever device peripheral structure of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the peripheral structure of the shift lever device of this example is attached to the silver ring 3 surrounding the periphery of the shift lever panel 61 as the surface decorative member and the instrument panel 7 as the front counterpart member. An ashtray 73 and a cup holder 8 attached to a center console 9 as a rear counterpart member. The ashtray 73 and the cup holder 8 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance, and the silver ring 3 is disposed at the approximate center thereof. The periphery of the silver ring 3 is covered with an upper panel 120 . The upper panel 120 is interposed between the instrument panel 7 and the cup holder 8 of the center console 9. The upper panel 120 is divided into two parts, a front side where the ashtray 73 is disposed and a rear side where the cup holder 8 is disposed. The front divided piece is referred to as a front panel 1, and the rear divided piece is referred to as a rear panel 2. The front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 are positioned and fixed with respect to the ashtray 73 and the cup holder 8, respectively.

  The shift lever panel 61 is provided on the surface of the shift lever device 6 and has an opening 62 through which the shift lever penetrates in a swingable manner from front to back and from side to side.

The silver ring 3 is a ring member that surrounds the periphery of the shift lever panel 61 in a substantially circular shape. As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the silver ring 3, a flat surface 31 on which the abutting end portions 101 of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 of the upper panel 120 abut is provided in a substantially ring shape. A flange portion 34 that extends in the circumferential direction extends from the outer peripheral edge of the silver ring 3. Long holes 331 and 332 for fixing the front panel 1 are opened on the front panel 1 side of the flange portion 34. Long holes 341 and 342 for fixing the rear panel 2 are opened on the rear panel 2 side of the flange portion 34. Further, round holes 333 and 343 for fixing the left side panel 4 are opened at the outer edge of the left side (L direction in FIG. 4) of the long holes 331 and 341. Round holes 334 and 344 for fixing the right side panel 5 are opened at the outer edge of the long holes 332 and 342 on the right side (R direction in FIG. 4).

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the front panel 1 of the upper panel 120 is disposed in front of the silver ring 3 (direction F in FIG. 4). The width of the front panel 1 is substantially the same as the width of the silver ring 3. Surface of the front panel 1 is gently inclined upward toward the front, it is connected to smoothly continuous with inclined slopes of ashtray 73. As shown in FIG. 5, the front panel 1 is provided with protrusions 11 and 12. The protrusions 11 and 12 are fitted into reference holes 710 and 720 formed in the holes 71 and 72 of the ashtray 73. The protrusions 11 and 12 have a “H” cross section and extend downward from the back surface of the front panel 1. The protrusions 11 and 12 are inserted into the reference holes 710 and 720 of the ashtray 73 without a gap. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 1, and 2, a protrusion for fixing the front panel 1 to the long holes 331 and 332 of the silver ring 3 is located behind the reference holes 710 and 720 of the front panel 1. The pieces 13 and 14 protrude. Locking recesses 131 and 141 for locking the locking claws 951 of the clip 95 are formed on the protruding pieces 13 and 14.

Further, L-shaped locking pieces 17 and 17 for locking flange portions 41 and 51 provided at the side end portions of the side panels 4 and 5 extend at both left and right ends of the front panel 1. On the rear surface side of the front end portion 10 on the rear side of the front panel 1, a contact end portion 101 that contacts a flat portion 30 provided on the peripheral edge portion of the silver ring 3 is provided. The contact end portion 101 is curved in an arc shape along the substantially ring shape of the flat surface 30 of the silver ring 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 7, and 8, the rear panel 2 of the upper panel 120 is disposed behind the silver ring 3 (direction B in FIG. 4). The width of the rear panel 2, Ru der approximately the same as the width of the silver ring 3. The surface of the rear panel 2 is flat and forms substantially the same surface as the surface of the lid portion 86 of the cup holder 8 mounted on the center console 9. The rear panel 3 is provided with protrusions 21 and 22 that fit into the reference holes 81 and 82 of the cup holder 8. Like the protrusions 11 and 12 of the front panel 1, the protrusions 21 and 22 have a “H” cross section and extend downward from the rear surface of the rear panel 2. The protrusions 21 and 22 are fitted into the reference holes 81 and 82 of the cup holder 8 without a gap. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7, 3, and 1, a protrusion for fixing the rear panel 2 to the long holes 341 and 342 of the silver ring 3 is provided in front of the reference holes 81 and 82 of the rear panel 2. The pieces 23 and 24 protrude. Locking recesses 231 and 241 for locking the locking claws 951 of the clip 95 are formed in the protruding pieces 23 and 24.

  Further, at the left and right ends of the rear panel 2, like the locking pieces 17, 17 of the front panel 1, L-shaped shapes that lock the flange portions 42, 52 provided at the side end portions of the side panels 4, 5. The locking pieces 18 and 18 are extended. On the back side of the front end portion 20 on the front side of the rear panel 2, an abutting end portion 21 that abuts on the flat portion 30 provided on the silver ring 3 is provided. The contact end portion 21 is curved in an arc shape following the substantially ring shape of the flat surface 30 of the silver ring 3.

  Long side panels 4 and 5 are disposed on the left and right ends of the silver ring 3 and the upper panel 120. As shown in FIG. 1, the side panels 4 and 5 are members that form the left and right corner portions of the center console 9. In the side panels 4 and 5, flange portions 41, 42, 51 and 52 protrude on the side facing the silver ring 3. The flange portions 51 and 52 provided on the side panel 5 on the right side (R side in FIG. 4) have bosses 511 and 521 that protrude downward in a columnar shape and fit into the round holes 334 and 344 of the silver ring 3. In addition, the flange portions 41 and 42 provided on the left side panel 4 (L side in FIG. 4) also have bosses (not shown) that fit into the round holes 333 and 343 of the silver ring 3, as in the flange portions 51 and 52. Abbreviation). Long holes 43 and 53 for fixing to the instrument panel 7 are provided at the front end portions of the side panels 4 and 5. On the back side of the side panel 5, a fixing piece (not shown) for fixing to the instrument panel 7 and fixing pieces 58 and 59 for fixing to the center console 9 are provided. The side panel 4 also has a fixing piece for fixing to the instrument panel 7 and the center console 9 (not shown). These fixing pieces are fixed using a clip 95.

  The shift lever panel 61, the silver ring 3, the ashtray 73, the cup holder 8, the front panel 1, and the rear panel 2 are made of synthetic resin.

Next, a method of assembling the shift lever device peripheral structure will be described.

  First, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 1, the shift lever device 6 is fixed to the base 91 of the center console 9. Next, the silver ring 3 is disposed on the peripheral edge of the shift lever panel 61 of the shift lever device 6. Next, the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 are disposed on the front side and the rear side of the silver ring 3. At this time, the back surfaces of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 come into contact with protruding pieces 335 and 345 protruding upward from the flange portions 33 and 34 of the silver ring 3. 3 and 6, the clip 95 holds the fixing pieces 13, 14, 23, 24 of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2, and the clip 95 and the fixing pieces 13, 14, 23, 24 The tip is inserted into the long holes 331, 332, 341, 342 of the silver ring 3. At this time, the locking claw 951 of the clip 95 is locked to the locking recesses 131, 141, 231, 241, of the fixing pieces 13, 14, 23, 24, and the fixing pieces 13, 14, 23, 24 are elongated holes 331, Exiting from 332, 341, 342 is prevented. Thereby, the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 are fixed to the silver ring 3. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the front panel 1 is positioned and fixed with respect to the ashtray 73 by fitting the protrusions 11 and 12 of the front panel 1 into the reference holes 710 and 720. A predetermined gap 75 is provided between the front end portion 16 of the front panel 1 and the lower portion 74 of the ashtray 73. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the rear panel 2 is positioned and fixed with respect to the cup holder 8 by fitting the protrusions 21 and 22 of the rear panel 2 into the reference holes 81 and 82 of the cup holder. A predetermined gap 85 is provided between the rear end portion 26 of the rear panel 2 and the end portion 861 of the lid portion 86 of the cup holder 8.

Next, the bosses 511 and 521 of the side panels 4 and 5 (the bosses of the side panel 4 are not shown) are fitted into the round holes 333, 343, 334 and 344 of the silver ring 3, and screws 96 are inserted into the bosses 511 and 521. Is inserted, and the side panels 4 and 5 are assembled to the silver ring 3. Next, the fixing pieces 48, 49, 58, 59 of the side panels 4, 5 are fixed to the base 91 of the center console 9 using the clips 95. Further, the front side fixing pieces (not shown) of the side panels 4 and 5 are fixed to fixing holes 75 and 76 provided on both sides of the ashtray 73 of the instrument panel 7 using a clip 95. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 1, the space between the front side of the side panels 4 and 5 and the instrument panel 7 is covered with covers 77 and 78 , and the fixing pieces protruding from the back surfaces of the covers 77 and 78 are attached to the side panels 4 and 4. 5 are inserted into the long holes 43 and 53, and the tip portions thereof are fitted into the fixing holes of the instrument panel. Accordingly, the covers 77 and 78 are fixed to the side panels 4 and 5 and the instrument panel 7. Thus, the peripheral structure of the shift lever device shown in FIG. 1 is obtained.

  In the assembly of this example, the upper panel 120 is divided into a front panel 1 on the front side where the ashtray 73 is disposed and a rear panel 2 on the rear side where the cup holder 8 is disposed. . The front panel 1 is positioned and fixed with respect to the ashtray 73 by inserting the protrusions 11 and 12 into the reference holes 710 and 720 of the ashtray 73. The rear panel 2 is positioned and fixed with respect to the cup holder 8 by fitting the protrusions 21 and 22 into the reference holes 81 and 82 of the cup holder 8. Thus, since the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 are positioned with respect to the ashtray 73 and the cup holder 8, respectively, even if a dimensional error or an assembly error occurs in the front panel 1, the rear panel 2, etc., the front panel 1 and the gap 75 between the ashtray 73 and the gap 85 between the rear panel 2 and the cup holder 8 can be set accurately. Therefore, the error of the gaps 75 and 85 is suppressed and the appearance is excellent. Further, the gaps 75 and 85 are narrowed, and it is possible to prevent the opening and closing of the adjacent ashtray 73 and the lid 86 from being hindered.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, in the case where the upper panel 120 is an undivided one-piece product, if the upper panel 120 is positioned and fixed on the ashtray 73 side, the gap with the cup holder 8 on the rear side is adjusted. Can not do it. For this reason, when the size of the upper panel becomes smaller than the reference value due to a manufacturing error or the like, the gap 85 with the cup holder 8 is too large and the appearance is deteriorated. On the contrary, when the size of the upper panel becomes larger than the reference value, the gap 85 with the cup holder 8 is too narrow and interferes with the lid body 86 of the cup holder 8, thereby causing troubles in opening and closing the lid body 86. There is.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the upper panel 120 is divided into a front panel 1 and a rear panel 2, and each is positioned and fixed with respect to the front ashtray 73 and the rear cup holder 8. Therefore, it can be said that it is an excellent panel assembly which can adjust the gaps 75 and 85 between the two accurately, has a good appearance and does not interfere with other parts.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, the side panels 4 and 5 can be displaced in the front-rear direction on the L-shaped locking pieces 17, 17, 18, 18 at the side end portions of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2. It is locked with. For this reason, the side panels 4 and 5 are not restrained in the front-rear direction of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2. Therefore, even when a dimensional error occurs in the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2, the positional deviation in the front-rear direction is allowed between the front panel 1 and the silver ring 3 and between the rear panel 2 and the silver ring 3. The positioning in the front-rear direction between the front panel 1 and the ashtray 73 and between the rear panel 2 and the cup holder 8 is not hindered.

  In this example, although the silver ring 3 which covers the periphery of the shift lever panel 61 is provided, the silver ring 3 may not be provided. In this case, a flat surface is provided on the peripheral edge of the shift lever panel 61, and the flat surface is covered with the upper panel.

  The silver ring 3 is substantially ring-shaped. It may be rectangular. In this case, the front end portions 10 and 20 of the front panel 1 and the rear panel 2 have a linear shape in accordance with the shape of the silver ring 3.

Ashtray 73 in the front side of the front panel 1 in this example, although the rear side of the rear panel 2 is cup holder 8 is arranged, a tray or a cup holder on the front side of the front panel 1, a rear panel 2 rear A console box may be placed on the side .

Further, the front panel 1, the rear panel 2, the side panels 4, 5 and the center console 9 are fixed by the clip 95, but may be fixed by bolting, caulking or the like.

It is a perspective view of the shift lever device peripheral structure of this embodiment. It is an AA line arrow directional cross-sectional perspective view of FIG. It is a perspective view of the shift lever device of this embodiment, a silver ring, an upper panel, and a side panel. It is a disassembled perspective view of the shift lever apparatus of this embodiment, a silver ring, an upper panel, and a side panel. It is explanatory drawing which shows the method of assembling the front panel of this embodiment to an ashtray. It is a BB arrow directional cross-sectional view of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the method of assembling the back panel of this embodiment to a cup holder. It is CC sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is a cross-sectional perspective view of a shift lever device peripheral structure for comparison.

Explanation of symbols

In the figure, 1 is a front panel, 2 is a rear panel, 3 is a silver ring (ring member) , 4 and 5 are side panels, 6 is a shift lever device, 61 is a shift lever panel (surface decorative member) , and 7 is an instrument. Panel, 8 is a cup holder (rear mating member) , 9 is a center console, 10 and 20 are end portions, 11, 12, 21, 22 are projecting portions, 30 is a flat surface, 73 is an ashtray (front mating member), 101 Is an abutting end, 120 is an upper panel, 710, 720, 81 and 82 are reference holes, and 331, 332, 341 and 342 are long holes.

Claims (4)

And surface decorative member disposed on the surface of the fixed to the vehicle body shift lever device, a front mating member disposed at a predetermined interval in the front side of the surface decorative member, the rear side of the surface decorative member A shift lever device periphery having a rear mating member disposed at a predetermined interval, and an upper panel interposed between the front mating member and the rear mating member and covering a peripheral edge of the surface decorative member Structure ,
The front mating member and the rear mating member each have a reference hole,
The upper panel includes a front panel and a rear panel which are divided into the front mating member side and the rear mating member side, and a protrusion provided on the front panel is provided on the front mating member. The protrusions provided in the reference hole and provided in the rear panel are inserted into the reference hole provided in the rear counterpart member, so that the front panel and the rear panel are respectively connected to the front counterpart member and the rear part. Positioned and fixed to the mating member ,
Periphery of the surface decorative member has a flat surface, the front panel and the rear panel, the shift lever device peripheral structure characterized by having a contact end portion which abuts the flat surface of the surface decorative member . The peripheral structure of the shift lever device according to claim 1, wherein the surface decorative member is a shift lever panel. The shift lever device peripheral structure according to claim 1, wherein the surface decorative member is a ring member surrounding a periphery of the shift lever panel .   Side panels are disposed at the side end portions of the surface decorative member and the upper panel, and the side panels are positioned in the front-rear direction at the side ends of the front panel and the rear panel that constitute the upper panel. The shift lever device peripheral structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the shift lever device is locked in a state where displacement is possible.

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