JP6745692B2 - Interior material - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an interior material, particularly an instrument panel (hereinafter, simply referred to as “instrument panel”). In particular, in the case where a steering support beam is not provided, a decrease in load resistance in front of a driver's seat and a front passenger seat is suppressed, The present invention relates to an interior material that contributes to weight reduction and rationalization of the structure inside the instrument panel.

As one of the interior materials, there is known a steering member having an air intake and an air outlet from an air conditioner and having a hollow double structure over the entire width of the vehicle interior (see Patent Document 1). ). By using such a steering member, it is possible to reduce the cost and reduce the weight of the interior material in the front part of the vehicle interior.

JP, 2003-165323, A

However, in the conventional instrument panel, it is necessary to dispose a duct member for air distribution such as the steering member described above. The duct member requires a large disposition area not only in the vehicle width direction but also in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction. Further, among the members arranged inside the instrument panel (hereinafter, simply referred to as “inner member”), the shape, size and arrangement of other inner members other than the duct member are restricted by the duct member. In view of this, there has been a demand for rationalization and arrangement of the structure inside the instrument panel and the arrangement of the inner members.

Further, not only the rationalization of the structure inside the instrument panel, but also the weight reduction of the interior material and the like has been attempted by various methods as the purpose of the above-mentioned steering member. In order to reduce the weight of the interior material and the like, for example, there is a method of eliminating heavy objects. From the viewpoint of reducing the weight of the interior material of the front part of the passenger compartment, for example, the instrument panel and its internal components, the elimination of the steering support beam, which is a heavy object, has been considered.

The steering support beam is often a metal member having a large diameter so that the load in the vehicle width direction at the time of a side collision can be absorbed and dispersed. Moreover, since the instrument panel itself is a plate material made of resin, its strength is low. As a result, the steering support beam, which is arranged in the instrument panel independently of the outer surface of the instrument panel, bears the load-carrying performance in front of the driver's seat and the passenger seat in the vehicle compartment, and fixes and supports the inner member.
As described above, since the configuration and performance of the instrument panel depended on the steering support beam, the elimination of the steering support beam was not practical.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to suppress the reduction in load resistance in the front of the driver's seat and the front passenger seat when the conventional duct member and steering support beam are not provided, and to reduce the weight of the instrument panel and the inside of the instrument panel. It is to provide interior materials that contribute to rationalization of the structure.

As a means for solving the above problems, an interior material according to the present invention is an interior material arranged in front of a driver's seat of a vehicle, extending in the vehicle width direction, and a main body portion forming an outer surface, provided on an inner surface of the body portion comprises a tubular rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction, wherein the rigid portion supports the air conditioning device disposed within the body portion, front KiTsuyoshi resistance portion of communicating the at least a portion the air conditioning system, said main body portion has an opening for opening a portion of the front KiTsuyoshi soluble portion in the vehicle compartment side.

In the interior material according to the present invention, it is preferable that the opening extends along the vehicle width direction.

In interior material according to the present invention, stiffness portion is provided in plurality, it is preferable to support the air conditioner from a plurality of directions.

In interior material according to the present invention, the rigidity portion, a support portion for supporting the air conditioner includes a mounting portion in which the inner member is mounted to be arranged inside the body portion, the support portion and the mounting portion It is preferable that they are in contact with each other along the vehicle width direction.

In the interior material according to the present invention, it is preferable that the main body has a tubular shape and is divided into a plurality along the vehicle width direction.

According to the present invention, it is possible to tubular rigidity portion to secure the load-bearing front driver's seat and the front passenger's seat by supported along the body portion in the width direction of the vehicle, and can eliminate the steering support beam together becomes, since the rigidity portion functions as a flow passage for performing air distribution of the air conditioning airflow from the air conditioner, instrument panel lighter become possible elimination of traditional duct member, which contributes to rationalization of the structure within the instrument panel Interior materials can be provided.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a vehicle equipped with an instrument panel which is an embodiment of an interior material according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing only the interior material of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of the interior material shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view showing only an interior material according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of an interior material according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing only the interior material according to still another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of the interior material shown in FIG.

(Outline of basic embodiment)
One embodiment of the interior material according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
1 is a schematic perspective view showing a vehicle 100 equipped with an instrument panel 1 which is an embodiment of an interior material according to the present invention. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing only the interior material 1 of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I of the interior material 1 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a front side frame 101, a front pillar 102, and a side sill 103 are disposed on the left and right sides of the vehicle 100 at the front of a vehicle compartment as a frame member of the vehicle body. The front side frame 101 extends from the front compartment of the vehicle 100 to the front end of the compartment. The front pillar 102 extends diagonally rearward above the front side frame 101, and vertically extends below the front side frame 101. In a region that extends vertically above and below the front pillar 102, a toe board 104, which is a plate-shaped member, is passed between the pair of front pillars 102 in the left and right directions in order to separate the front room and the vehicle room of the vehicle 100. It is provided. The rear end of the front side frame 101 and the front end of the front pillar 102 are connected. The side sill 103 extends rearward from the lower end of the front pillar 102 along a substantially horizontal direction.

The instrument panel 1 is fixedly arranged so as to be passed between the pair of left and right front pillars 102 on the rear side of the toe board 104. Note that examples of the fixing mode of the instrument panel 1 include fixing to the front pillar 102 and fixing to the toe board 104. The interior material such as the instrument panel 1 is fixed to the skeleton member and the toe board 104 which are joined or welded to each other by an engaging member, an engaging member, a rivet or a bolt.

The instrument panel 1 has a space inside, and devices, wirings, airbags, and the like can be arranged inside. A plurality of outlets 2, a display member 3, a meter panel 4, etc. are provided on the surface of the instrument panel 1. The air outlet 2 is a portion from which an air conditioning airflow supplied from a heating ventilation air conditioning (hereinafter referred to as “HVAC”) device 5 arranged in the instrument panel 1 blows out. The display member 3 is a member capable of displaying navigation information, vehicle driving information, and the like, and in the present embodiment, a liquid crystal panel that allows not only navigation operation but also air conditioning operation by contact operation is adopted. The meter panel 4 is a member for displaying information such as vehicle speed information. The HVAC device 5 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3 together with the structure of the instrument panel 1.

A lid member 6 for concealing internal devices and the like is attached to both left and right ends of the instrument panel 1, and in this embodiment, a front portion of the lid member 6 and a skeletal member of the vehicle 100 are connected. An opening 7 is formed in the instrument panel 1. The opening 7 will be described later with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

Here, the structure of the instrument panel 1 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. 2 and 3, the lid member 6 is removed in order to show the internal structure of the instrument panel 1.
FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of the instrument panel 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the instrument panel 1 taken along the line I-I shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2, the instrument panel 1 includes a main body portion 8 and a high-rigidity portion 9 as a rigid portion that supports the HVAC device 5 .

The main body portion 8 is a tubular member extending in the vehicle width direction. The main body 8 is a member that constitutes the outer surface of the instrument panel 1, and is basically plate-shaped. The cross-sectional shape of the main body portion 8 in a cross section orthogonal to the vehicle width direction has a shape obtained by partially deforming a substantially circular shape as shown in FIG.
As the cross-sectional shape of the main body in the present invention, various shapes can be adopted depending on the design of the interior material in the vehicle interior, and examples thereof include a circular shape, an elliptical shape, and a polygonal shape.

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 8 has a plurality of openings 7. Specifically, as the opening 7, an outlet opening 71, a display member opening 72, a meter panel opening 73, a driver seat side opening 74, a passenger seat side opening 75 and the like are provided. ..

A louver for adjusting the wind direction and air volume of the air outlet 2 is attached from the passenger compartment side to the air outlet opening 71, and a high-pressure outlet for guiding the conditioned airflow to the air outlet 2 from the inside of the instrument panel 1 is described below. The rigid part 9 is attached. The display member opening 72 is a support member for fixedly supporting the display member 3 so as to be fitted therein, and a harness for supplying electric power to the display member 3 and for inputting/outputting an appropriate electric signal. Is attached. The meter panel opening 73 is provided with a support member for fixedly supporting the meter panel 4 and a harness for supplying electric power to the meter panel 4 and inputting/outputting an appropriate electric signal. ..

A part of a steering device such as a steering column is inserted and arranged in the driver seat side opening 74. Further, a glove box capable of accommodating an appropriate object is loaded in the passenger seat side opening 75. The arrangement of the openings shown in FIG. 2 is the arrangement for a so-called right-hand drive vehicle, but when the present invention is applied to a left-hand drive vehicle, the arrangement is reversed with the central portion in the vehicle width direction as the axis of symmetry.
The steering column and the glove box are examples of inner members arranged inside the main body of the present invention.

The HVAC device 5 is a member that generates and sends cold air or warm air for adjusting the temperature of the vehicle interior, and the HVAC device 5 used in the present embodiment can employ an existing vehicle HVAC device. The HVAC device 5 is fixedly supported by the high-rigidity portion 9 and is arranged in a substantially central portion of the instrument panel 1 in the vehicle width direction, the front-rear direction, and the vertical direction. The HVAC device 5 is an example of the air conditioner in the present invention.

The high-rigidity portion 9 is a cylindrical body that is provided on the inner surface of the main body portion 8 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction and shares at least a part of the outer surface with the inner surface of the main body portion 8. The high-rigidity portion 9 supports the main body portion 8 along the vehicle width direction. More specifically, the high-rigidity portion 9 has a support portion 91 and a mounting portion 92. The high-rigidity portion 9 is a member provided for the purpose of supporting the HVAC device 5, mounting an inner member, ensuring the rigidity of the instrument panel 1, and the like, and has a structure and/or material having high rigidity.

The support portion 91 supports the HVAC device 5. In particular, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of supporting portions 91 are provided so as to project from a plurality of directions toward the substantially central portion of the cross-sectional shape of the main body portion 8 and support the HVAC device 5 from a plurality of directions. Further, the support portion 91 is directly attached so as to communicate with the HVAC device 5. Specifically, the support portion 91 supports the air outlet of the HVAC device 5 to which the air-conditioning airflow is delivered and its peripheral portion, and communicates with the air outlet at the portion of the support portion 91 that abuts the air outlet of the HVAC device 5. An opening O is provided. As a result, the air conditioning airflow sent from the HVAC device 5 can flow into the support portion 91, which is a cylindrical body.

Further, the main body portion 8 has an opening portion 7 that opens a part of the support portion 91 to the vehicle compartment side. That is, the air outlet opening 71 is formed in the body portion 8 at a portion corresponding to or corresponding to the outer surface of the support portion 91. As a result, the air-conditioning airflow from the HVAC device 5 that flows through the inside of the support portion 91 can flow into the passenger compartment through the outlet opening 71.

In the present embodiment, the air outlet 2 and the air outlet opening 71 are provided for the front defroster that forms an air flow along the front window, for a front vent that mainly forms an air flow toward the upper body of the occupant, and mainly for the lower limbs of the occupant. It is formed at three locations in the three directions for the feet that form the air flow that is directed. Inside the main body portion 8, a support portion 91 is arranged at a position corresponding to these blowout opening portions 71.

The mounting portion 92 is a member to which the inner member is mounted, and is formed in substantially the same shape as the support portion 91 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. Since the mounting portion 92 is formed so as not to communicate with the HVAC device 5 and the supporting portion 91, even when the above-described display member 3 and the harness of the meter panel 4 and the like are mounted on the mounting portion 92, the harness is exposed to the air conditioning airflow. No direct exposure to condensation will occur. Note that the mounting portion 92 may be a flange-shaped plate body that projects inwardly from the inner surface of the main body portion 8 in the present invention, instead of the cylindrical body having substantially the same shape as the support portion 91. .. Although one mounting portion 92 is provided in this embodiment, a plurality of mounting portions 92 may be provided in the present invention.

Further, although the mounting portion 92 is formed so as not to contact the HVAC device 5 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, it may be reinforced in addition to being supported by the support portion 91 of the HVAC device 5. When the reinforcing support is performed, the mounting portion 92 may have a shape and size that abut on the HVAC device 5 from the circumferential direction in the same manner as the support portion 91 while maintaining the configuration that does not communicate with the HVAC device 5. This makes it possible to suppress rattling of the HVAC device 5.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the present embodiment, the driver seat side opening 74 and the passenger seat side opening 75 are formed at substantially the same height, and are close to the openings 7 in the main body 8. A mounting portion 92 is provided on the upper side portion. The inner member attached to the instrument panel 1 through the openings 7 is fixedly attached to the attachment portion 92 arranged near the opening 7.

The attachment portion 92 can not only support the inner member, but can also partition the arrangement region of the inner member in the main body portion 8. Specifically, the attachment portion 92 can be used as a routing passage for a harness or the like that is connected to appropriate devices that are inner members. Further, for example, when the mounting portion 92 is a flange-shaped plate provided along the substantially horizontal direction, the inner member can be placed on the upper side and another inner member can be suspended on the lower side. The mounting portion 92 can also be used as a partition plate for preventing the inner members from coming into contact with each other, a protective wall for suppressing generation and transmission of radio noise due to friction between the inner members, contact and proximity.

The main body portion 8, the support portion 91, and the attachment portion 92 in the present embodiment are integrally formed of a resin material by integral molding or the like. Since the supporting portion 91 and the mounting portion 92 have different required performances such as heat insulating performance on one side and radio wave blocking performance on the other side, different resin materials can be used.

In the existing instrument panel, a duct member that requires a large arrangement area in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction is provided for air distribution. In addition, the large duct member limits the shape, size, and arrangement of the other inner members. The conventional HVAC device is fixedly attached to and supported by, for example, a steering support beam or the like at a position apart from the air outlet in the instrument panel.

On the other hand, by providing the support part 91 shown in this embodiment, the member for air distribution and the member for supporting the HVAC device 5 can be unified. Further, the arrangement along the inner surface of the main body portion 8 can reduce the arrangement area in the front-rear direction and the vertical direction as compared with the conventional duct member, and since the shape of the support portion 91 is simple, the routing of other inner members is possible. The property is improved. Furthermore, by providing the attachment portion 92 separately from the support portion 91, it is possible to organize the air distribution area and the arrangement area of the inner member while separating them.

Therefore, according to the instrument panel 1 according to the present embodiment, rationalization, arrangement, etc. of the structure inside the instrument panel 1 and the arrangement of the inner members are achieved. By rationalizing the configuration of the instrument panel 1, various members such as a mounting bracket can be optimized.

Existing steering support beams have various inner members attached to and supporting them. That is, the existing steering support beam has a function of supporting the inner member.

On the other hand, by supporting the HVAC device 5 on the supporting portion 91 shown in the present embodiment and attaching another inner member to the mounting portion 92, the supporting function of the inner member in the existing steering support beam can be improved. The high-rigidity portion 9 composed of the mounting portion 92 and the mounting portion 92 can be used.

In the case of an existing vehicle, the strength of the instrument panel in the vehicle width direction is ensured by the steering support beam. That is, when a load along the vehicle width direction, for example, a load generated by a side collision or the like is generated in the front portion of the vehicle compartment, the thrusting action in the vehicle width direction by the steering support beam contributes to the load bearing performance. In this case, in order to secure the load bearing capacity with only one rod-shaped member called the steering support beam, the steering support beam is made of a metal material having high strength and is formed as a rod-shaped or tubular member having a certain diameter. Further, a plurality of fixing members, brackets and the like are attached to the steering support beam in order to attach a resin-made surface portion facing the occupant side of the instrument panel and a large number of inner members. As a result, the steering support beam became a heavy load.

It should be noted that the surface portion of the existing instrument panel is merely locked so as to be covered with the steering support beam from the upper side of the inner member via a bracket or the like, and the surface portion of the instrument panel itself has load resistance. It was often not reinforced like this. Further, conventionally, a steering support beam for securing strength and a member for securing an arrangement area and passage of the inner member are provided as separate members, and as a result, the steering support beam alone bears load bearing performance at the time of collision. Was becoming.

On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the load resistance along the vehicle width direction of the entire instrument panel 1 can be ensured by the main body portion 8 and the high rigidity portion 9. That is, by virtue of the strength derived from the tubular shape of the main body portion 8 and the support of the main body portion 8 by the high-rigidity portion 9 having good rigidity in the vehicle width direction, the respective members of the instrument panel 1 are integrated with each other. Since it is configured, it becomes easy to secure strength along the vehicle width direction. As a result, the load resistance in the vehicle width direction at the front of the passenger compartment is difficult to reduce or is less likely to be reduced even in the present embodiment in which the steering support beam is not provided, as compared with the conventional case where the steering support beam is provided. Further, the present embodiment can contribute to weight reduction of the instrument panel 1 by not providing the steering support beam.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the support portion 91 directly supports the HVAC device 5 so that the air-conditioning airflow from the HVAC device 5 can directly flow in, it bypasses other inner members such as the conventional duct member. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently arrange the ventilation path from the HVAC device 5 to each of the air outlets 2. Replacing the duct member with the support portion 91 also contributes to weight reduction.

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Hereinafter, modified examples and preferred examples of the present invention will be described.
4 to 7 show modified examples of the interior material according to the present invention.
4 is a schematic perspective view showing an instrument panel 21 which is an interior material according to another embodiment. FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of an instrument panel 31, which is an interior material according to still another embodiment. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view showing an instrument panel 41 which is an interior material according to another embodiment. FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of the instrument panel 41 shown in FIG. Members common to the instrument panel shown in FIGS. 4 to 7 and the instrument panel 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 will be denoted by common reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The difference between the instrument panel 21 which is the interior material shown in FIG. 4 and the instrument panel 1 is that instead of the air outlet opening 71, an air outlet opening 701 and an air outlet 201 whose shape and arrangement area are changed are provided. That is.

The outlet 2 and the outlet opening 71 of the instrument panel 1 have substantially the same size and shape, whereas the outlet 201 and the outlet opening 701 of the instrument panel 21 are particularly suitable for vehicles. It is formed so that the size and shape in the width direction are different.

Specifically, the outlet opening 701 is an elongated opening provided in a range extending substantially along the left and right ends of the main body 8 in the vehicle width direction. A support portion 91 of the high-rigidity portion 9 is provided inside the air outlet opening portion 701 of the main body portion 8 so that the support portion 91 can be opened toward the passenger compartment.

Further, while the louver capable of adjusting the air volume and the wind direction is fixed in position in the outlet 2 and fitted into the outlet opening 71, the outlet 201 has the louver along the vehicle width direction. It is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the air outlet opening 701. Further, in the sliding louver provided in the air outlet 201, the air outlet airflow opening 701 is opened only in the sliding louver portion and the remaining portion is closed so that the conditioned airflow can be delivered only from the sliding louver. It has an opening/closing mechanism. As this opening/closing mechanism, for example, a linear fastener-shaped member can be cited. When a line fastener-shaped member is adopted, a coupling tooth-shaped mutually meshable portion is provided on the upper side and the lower side of the air outlet opening 701, and a sliding tooth is used as a slider-shaped member on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the sliding louver. It is possible to provide an opening/closing restriction site. By providing two air outlets 201 having sliding louvers, it is possible to allocate different air-conditioning air flows to the occupants on the driver's seat side and the passenger's seat side. However, the number of the air outlets 201 may be one, or may be three or more.

The air outlet 201 having the sliding louver is moved to an appropriate position in the vehicle width direction so that the occupant can send out the conditioned airflow from an arbitrary position if the occupant is within a certain range where the air outlet opening 701 is formed. be able to. At this time, the remaining air outlet openings 701 are closed so that the conditioned airflow does not leak.

In the case of an existing vehicle, the end of the duct member is locally attached to the main body 8 so that only the local arrangement of the air outlet 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 can be realized. On the other hand, in this modification, the support portion 91 that guides the air-conditioning airflow is provided on the inner surface of the main body portion 8, and the outlet opening 701 has the longitudinal direction along the support portion 91 in the vehicle width direction. Since it is formed as described above, it becomes possible to remove the restriction that the position of the outlet 201 is fixed. For example, if only one passenger is sitting in the driver's seat, or if the driver does not need air conditioning but only the passenger on the passenger side wants to use it, there are two The air outlets 201 can be moved together to concentrate the conditioned air flow. In this way, the occupant can realize a desired air-conditioning environment that is much more varied than the existing air-conditioning environment.

As a further modified form of the modified example shown in FIG. 4, instead of the form in which the conditioned airflow can be delivered only from the outlet 201, a plurality of slider-like members are provided and the space between the slider-like members is blown. An example is a mode in which the outlet of the conditioned airflow can be set to any size in the vehicle width direction by using the outlet. As a result, it is possible to form a slit-shaped air outlet along the vehicle width direction, which was difficult to realize with existing vehicles, and it is possible to realize a wide zonal airflow as the air conditioning airflow.

Subsequently, the difference between the instrument panel 31 shown in FIG. 5 and the instrument panel 1 described above is that a high-rigidity portion 90 is adopted instead of the high-rigidity portion 9. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the high-rigidity portion 90 has a support portion 901 and a mounting portion 902 arranged along the circumferential direction of the substantially circular shape which is the cross section of the main body portion 8 with no gap.

In the present modified example, the support portion 901 and the attachment portion 902 are formed such that one support portion 901 or the attachment portion 902 and another support portion 901 or the attachment portion 902 adjacent to each other share the side wall surface, and are arranged along the circumferential direction. Are arranged side by side so that no gap is created. The support portion 901 supports the HVAC device 5 in a substantially central portion of the main body portion 8 similarly to the support portion 91. As a result, the main body portion 8 and the high-rigidity portion 90 have substantially the same structure as the honeycomb structure.

The instrument panel 31 provided with the high-rigidity portion 90 without a gap has a higher rigidity than the instrument panel 1 because one support portion 901 or the attachment portion 902 and another adjacent support portion 901 or the attachment portion 902 mutually support each other. This is preferable because the strength of the portion 90 along the vehicle width direction can be improved. Further, since the high-rigidity portion 90 is formed in the honeycomb structure, it is possible to improve the load resistance along the direction in which the cross-sectional shape of the main body portion 8 is deformed, for example, the vehicle longitudinal direction or the vehicle vertical direction. it can.

The instrument panel 41 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is different from the instrument panel 1 in that the main body 80 is divided. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the main body 80 is divided into an upper main body 801 and a lower main body 802 along the vehicle width direction.

In this modified example, the divided portion on the vehicle front side is set below the attachment portion 92, and the divided portion on the vehicle rear side is set below the support portion 91 and at the upper end portion of the opening 7. The divided portion does not necessarily have to be the upper end portion of the opening 7 as in this modification.

When the instrument panel 41 is assembled to the vehicle body, for example, the lower body portion 802 is first attached to the vehicle body. Next, the HVAC device 5 is placed on the support portion 91 provided on the inner surface of the lower main body portion 802, and an appropriate inner member is attached to the mounting portion 92. At this time, if the mounting portion 92 is also provided on the inner surface of the upper body portion 801, an appropriate inner member is also arranged on the mounting portion 92. Further, the upper body 801 is attached to the vehicle body so as to cover the lower body 802 from above. The upper body 801 and the lower body 802 are preferably fixed to each other so that they can be used without rattling when used as the instrument panel 41. In this case, the upper body portion 801 and the lower body portion 802 are provided with locking or engaging portions, respectively, to be locked or engaged, or the divided portions of the main body portion 80 are bonded using an adhesive, or Various fixing forms such as a form of welding can be adopted.

The instrument panel 41 in which the main body 80 is divided is preferable because the HVAC device 5 and the inner member can be arranged more easily than the instrument panel 1 and the assembling property is improved. Further, the main body portion 80 is divided along the vehicle width direction, so that the support performance of the main body portion 80 along the vehicle width direction due to the high-rigidity portion 9 deteriorates, and the load resistance of the entire instrument panel 41 in the vehicle width direction. It is possible to prevent the deterioration of sex.

In addition to the embodiments illustrated above, various forms can be adopted within a range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved.

In the above-described embodiment, the main body portion 8 and the high-rigidity portion 9 are integrally formed. However, instead of being integrally formed, they are separately formed, and the members are fixed to each other when the interior material is assembled. You may make it attach. In this case, in order to make the strength of the instrument panel 1 in the vehicle width direction equal to that in the case of integral molding, a linear, planar, or a plurality of point-shaped fixing points along the vehicle width direction are used to provide high rigidity with the main body portion 8. It is preferable to fix the parts 9 and 9. By manufacturing each member of the instrument panel separately and then assembling it, a member having a complicated shape can be molded as compared with integral molding, which facilitates application of the present invention to interior materials having various structures. ..

In the present invention, the main body portion and the high-rigidity portion may be formed of different materials. Specifically, for example, the mounting portion through which the harness or the like is inserted is formed of a material having a radio wave blocking effect, and the mounting portion where the inner member for which temperature control is required is arranged is formed of a heat insulating material. The form etc. are mentioned. If different materials can be integrally molded, integral molding may be adopted. If integral molding is difficult, separate molding may be performed and then fixed with a fastening member, a mounting jig or a bracket, etc. good.

Like the high-rigidity portion 9 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the high-rigidity portion in the present invention is formed linearly and continuously in the range extending along the vehicle width direction across the left and right ends of the vehicle, thereby It is preferable because continuous load bearing performance can be obtained over the entire width of.

However, in the present invention, a part of the high rigidity portion may be curved or bent. For example, when the driver's seat side opening 74 into which the steering column shown in FIG. 2 is inserted is provided above the one shown in FIG. 2, that is, closer to the meter panel 4 side, the driver's seat side attachment portion 92 is located above. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the driver seat side opening 74 is curved and detoured upward.

In addition, in an existing vehicle, the instrument panel may have a configuration and design in which a driver seat portion, a center console portion, and a passenger seat portion are largely divided into three parts. In this case, in the present invention, for example, it is preferable that only the main body portion is formed by being divided into three, and the high-rigidity portion is not divided and is formed as a long member that extends to the left and right ends of the vehicle. By arranging and joining the three main body portions in the vehicle width direction and then attaching the high-rigidity portion inside, it is possible to realize a support form of the main body portion along the vehicle width direction by the high-rigidity portion.

The main body portion and the high-rigidity portion may be divided into three parts. At this time, when the three main body portions and the high-rigidity portions are joined side by side in the vehicle width direction, the high-rigidity portions are fixedly connected over the vehicle width direction, so that the load input along the vehicle width direction is input. When this occurs, the load can be transmitted through the entire high-rigidity portion, and the reduction in load bearing performance is suppressed.

The embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the description and the drawings, which form a part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it is needless to say that all other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are included in the scope of the present invention.

1, 21, 31, 41: Instrument panel, 2, 201: Air outlet, 3: Display member, 4: Meter panel, 5: HVAC device, 6: Lid member, 7: Opening portion, 71, 701: Air outlet opening Part, 72: opening for display member, 73: opening for meter panel, 74: opening for driver's seat, 75: opening for passenger seat, 8, 80: body part, 801: upper body part, 802: bottom Side main body portion, 9, 90: high rigidity portion, 91, 901: support portion, 92, 902: mounting portion, 100: vehicle, 101: front side frame, 102: front pillar, 103: side sill, 104: toe board, O :Aperture

Claims (5)

An interior material arranged in front of the driver's seat of the vehicle,
A body portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and forms an outer surface;
Provided on an inner surface of the body portion comprises a tubular rigidity portion extending in the vehicle width direction, and
The rigid portion supports an air conditioner arranged in the main body portion,
Before communicating the at least a portion the air conditioning system of KiTsuyoshi resistance portion,
It said body portion has an opening for opening a portion of the front KiTsuyoshi soluble portion in the vehicle compartment side,
Interior material. The opening extends along the vehicle width direction,
The interior material according to claim 1. Before KiTsuyoshi resistance portion is provided in plurality, to support the air-conditioning system from a plurality of directions,
The interior material according to claim 1 or 2. Before KiTsuyoshi resistance portion has a support portion for supporting the air-conditioning device, a mounting portion in which the inner member is mounted to be disposed inside the main body portion,
The support portion and the mounting portion are in contact with each other along the vehicle width direction,
Interior material according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The main body portion has a tubular shape and is divided into a plurality along the vehicle width direction,
Interior material according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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