JPH11245688A - Vehicle structure - Google Patents

Vehicle structure

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Publication number
JPH11245688A
JPH11245688A JP4664998A JP4664998A JPH11245688A JP H11245688 A JPH11245688 A JP H11245688A JP 4664998 A JP4664998 A JP 4664998A JP 4664998 A JP4664998 A JP 4664998A JP H11245688 A JPH11245688 A JP H11245688A
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Prior art keywords
instrument panel
arc
driver
hood
vehicle
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JP4664998A
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Inventor
Yoshihisa Kawakami
祥央 川上
Katsutoshi Ishikawa
克敏 石川
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To grasp the relative position of a front corner without installing a member to be a mark. SOLUTION: In the condition observing from the eye point P of a driver S, the circular arc form part 8 of a fender 6, and the circular arc form parts 10a and 10b of an instrument panel 9 are continued to make into the condition forming a circular arc of the similar form with the front wheels 7, and the position of a front corner part is grasped by imagining the positions of the front wheels 7. As a result, the position of the front corner part (a specific position of a car body) to the wall surface and the like of a parking lot is grasped easily, so as to maintain the handling property of the vehicle in a good condition.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、車体の特定部位を
仮想して車体の所定部位の相対位置を把握できるように
した車両構造に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle structure in which a relative position of a predetermined portion of a vehicle body can be grasped by imagining a specific portion of the vehicle body.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】近年、エンジンを覆っているボンネット
の後方に車室が備えられたミニバンタイプの乗用車が広
く普及してきている。ミニバンタイプの乗用車において
は、運転席が高く、また、ボンネットフードの前方が急
激に下方に下がった状態に形成されているので、運転席
からボンネットフードが見えにくくなっている。このた
め、運転者が車体のフロント部(フロントバンパー
部)、特に、コーナー部の位置を予測することが困難で
駐車場等での取りまわしが悪いものであった。
2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, minivan-type passenger cars having a cabin behind a hood covering an engine have become widespread. In a minivan-type passenger car, the driver's seat is high, and the front of the hood is formed so as to be sharply lowered, so that the hood is difficult to see from the driver's seat. For this reason, it is difficult for the driver to predict the position of the front part (front bumper part) of the vehicle body, especially the corner part, and the arrangement in a parking lot or the like is poor.

【0003】一般に乗用車では、運転席のアイポイント
からは車体のフロント部(フロントバンパー部)を直接
目視することができない。このため、例えば実開平7-28
738号公報等に示されるように、ボンネットフードの先
端の中央部やフロントバンパーのコーナー部にマーカー
やコーナーポールを設け、障害物や壁面に対するフロン
トバンパー部の相対位置を把握するようにしている。
In general, in a passenger car, the front portion (front bumper portion) of the vehicle body cannot be directly viewed from an eye point of a driver's seat. For this reason, for example,
As shown in Japanese Patent Publication No. 738, etc., markers and corner poles are provided at the center of the front end of the hood and at the corners of the front bumper so that the relative position of the front bumper to obstacles and wall surfaces can be grasped.

【0004】[0004]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】ミニバンタイプの乗用
車に一般の乗用車のマーカーやコーナーポールを適用し
た場合、高さを高くしなければ運転者が確認することが
できない。このため、マーカーやコーナーポールが長尺
・大型化し、見栄えが悪化すると共に空気抵抗が増大す
る問題が生じてしまう。また、マーカーやコーナーポー
ル等の目印となる部材を取付ける作業が必要となり、作
業工数が増加してしまう。
When a marker or a corner pole of a general passenger car is applied to a minivan type passenger car, the driver cannot confirm it unless the height is increased. For this reason, the markers and the corner poles become longer and larger, causing a problem that the appearance deteriorates and the air resistance increases. In addition, it is necessary to perform an operation of attaching a member serving as a mark, such as a marker or a corner pole, and the number of operation steps increases.

【0005】本発明は上記状況に鑑みてなされたもの
で、車体に目印となる部材を取付けることなく車体の所
定部位の相対位置を把握することが可能な車両構造を提
供することを目的とする。
The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a vehicle structure capable of grasping a relative position of a predetermined portion of a vehicle body without attaching a mark member to the vehicle body. .

【0006】[0006]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
の本発明の構成は、車室内から見えるフード表面の突出
部からインストルメントパネルに向かって連続させたイ
メージの認識部をインストルメントパネル表面に備え、
運転者が車体の特定部位を仮想できるようにし、仮想し
た特定部位に基づいて車体の所定部位の相対位置を把握
して駐車場等での取りまわし性を向上させる。
According to the present invention, there is provided an image forming apparatus comprising: an image recognition unit which is continuous from a protrusion on a hood surface seen from a vehicle interior toward an instrument panel; In preparation for
A driver can virtualize a specific part of the vehicle body, and grasps a relative position of a predetermined part of the vehicle body based on the virtualized specific part, thereby improving the controllability in a parking lot or the like.

【0007】また、フード表面の突出部は前輪の中心の
直上部であり、インストルメントパネルの認識部を、前
輪と略相似形状の円弧形状を前輪の中心の直上部方向に
連続した形状とし、前輪の位置を把握して車体の所定部
位、例えば、フロントコーナー部の壁面等に対する位置
を把握する。
The projection on the surface of the hood is located directly above the center of the front wheel, and the recognition portion of the instrument panel has an arc shape substantially similar to that of the front wheel, which is continuous in the direction directly above the center of the front wheel, By grasping the position of the front wheel, the position with respect to a predetermined portion of the vehicle body, for example, the wall surface of the front corner portion is grasped.

【0008】また、フード表面の突出部として、運転席
のアイポイントから見て前輪の上部に位置するフェンダ
ー部に、前輪中心の直上部を頂点とする円弧形状部を形
成し、円弧形状部にインストルメントパネルの認識部を
連続させ、フェンダー部の円弧形状部とインストルメン
トパネルの認識部とで前輪と略相似形状の円弧を形成
し、前輪が仮想できるようにする。
Further, as a protruding portion of the hood surface, an arc-shaped portion having an apex just above the center of the front wheel as an apex is formed on a fender portion located above the front wheel as viewed from an eye point of a driver's seat. The recognition part of the instrument panel is made continuous, and the arc-shaped part of the fender part and the recognition part of the instrument panel form an arc substantially similar in shape to the front wheel so that the front wheel can be imagined.

【0009】[0009]

【発明の実施の形態】以下図面に基づいて本発明の一実
施形態例を説明する。図1には本発明の一実施形態例に
係る車両構造を備えた車両の要部概略側面、図2には運
転席のアイポイントから見た右前方側の状況、図3には
運転席のアイポイントから見た左前方側の状況を示して
ある。
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a main part of a vehicle having a vehicle structure according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a situation on the right front side as viewed from an eye point of a driver seat, and FIG. The situation on the left front side as viewed from the eye point is shown.

【0010】図1に示すように、エンジンを覆っている
ボンネット1の後方に車室2が備えられたミニバンタイ
プの乗用車3は、運転席4が高くフードであるボンネッ
トフード5の前方が急激に下方に下がった状態に形成さ
れ、ボンネット1のオーバハングが短くなっている。こ
のため、運転者SのアイポイントPからは、ボンネット
フード5及びフードとしてのフェンダー部6がほとんど
見えない状態になっている。尚、図中の符号で7は前輪
である。
As shown in FIG. 1, a minivan-type passenger car 3 provided with a vehicle compartment 2 behind a hood 1 covering an engine has a driver's seat 4 high and a hood hood 5, which is a hood, sharply moves forward. The hood 1 is formed to be lowered, and the overhang of the hood 1 is shortened. Therefore, the hood 5 and the fender 6 as the hood are almost invisible from the eye point P of the driver S. Incidentally, reference numeral 7 in the drawing denotes a front wheel.

【0011】図2、図3に示すように、運転者Sのアイ
ポイントPから見て、前輪7の上部に位置するフェンダ
ー部6には、前輪7の中心の直上部(特定部位)を頂点
8aとする突出部としての円弧形状部8が形成されてい
る。また、車室内のインストルメントパネル9の両側部
表面には、運転者SのアイポイントPから見て、フェン
ダー部6の円弧形状部8の頂点8aからインストルメント
パネル9に向かって円弧形状部8に連続させたイメージ
の認識部としての円弧部10a,10b がそれぞれ形成されて
いる。
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when viewed from the eye point P of the driver S, the fender portion 6 located above the front wheel 7 has a vertex just above the center of the front wheel 7 (specific portion).
An arc-shaped portion 8 is formed as a projection 8a. Further, on the surface of both sides of the instrument panel 9 in the vehicle interior, the arc-shaped portion 8 is formed from the vertex 8a of the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6 toward the instrument panel 9 when viewed from the eye point P of the driver S. The arc portions 10a and 10b are formed as recognition portions of the image that is continuous with the circles.

【0012】これにより、運転者SのアイポイントPか
ら見た状態で、フェンダー部6の円弧形状部8とインス
トルメントパネル9の円弧部10a,10b とにより、前輪7
と略相似形状の円弧が形成された状態になる。この時、
図示例の乗用車3では、円弧形状部8と円弧部10a,10b
との境界から円弧形状部8の頂点8aまでの距離の約2倍
の位置をフロントコーナー部の位置に相当させている。
Thus, when viewed from the eye point P of the driver S, the front wheel 7 is formed by the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6 and the arc portions 10a and 10b of the instrument panel 9.
An arc having a shape substantially similar to the above is formed. At this time,
In the illustrated example of the passenger car 3, the arc-shaped portion 8 and the arc portions 10a, 10b
A position approximately twice as long as the distance from the boundary to the vertex 8a of the arc-shaped portion 8 corresponds to the position of the front corner portion.

【0013】尚、インストルメントパネル9の円弧部10
a,10b だけで前輪7と略相似形状の円弧が形成された状
態にすることができれば、フェンダー部6の円弧形状部
8を設ける必要はない。
The circular arc portion 10 of the instrument panel 9
It is not necessary to provide the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6 as long as an arc having a shape substantially similar to that of the front wheel 7 can be formed only by the a and 10b.

【0014】フェンダー部6の円弧形状部8とインスト
ルメントパネル9の円弧部10a,10bとの間にはウインド
シールドの黒縁があり中間仕切りとなるため、円弧部10
a,10b の端末を厳密に円弧形状部8に沿わせた形状にし
なくても、インストルメントパネル9の円弧部10a,10b
をフェンダー部6の円弧形状部8に連続した状態に見せ
ることができ、インストルメントパネル9等の製作が容
易に行える。
A black edge of the windshield is provided between the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6 and the arc portions 10a and 10b of the instrument panel 9 and serves as an intermediate partition.
The arc portions 10a and 10b of the instrument panel 9 do not need to have the terminals a and 10b strictly along the arc shape portion 8.
Can be seen as being continuous with the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6, and the instrument panel 9 and the like can be easily manufactured.

【0015】また、インストルメントパネル9の円弧部
10a,10b 同士は対称の同一形状とはならないが、インス
トルメントパネル9には、運転席側に計器類の開口部1
2等が存在し、助手席側にグローブボックス13等が存
在している。このため、開口部12やグローブボックス
13の形状を工夫することにより、円弧部10a,10b 同士
の形状の違いによる違和感をなくすことができ、見栄え
を損なうことがない。
Further, the arc portion of the instrument panel 9
Although 10a and 10b do not have the same symmetrical shape, the instrument panel 9 has an opening 1 for instruments on the driver's seat side.
2 and the like, and a glove box 13 and the like exist on the passenger seat side. For this reason, by devising the shape of the opening 12 and the glove box 13, it is possible to eliminate a sense of incongruity due to a difference in the shape between the arc portions 10a and 10b, and does not impair the appearance.

【0016】運転者SのアイポイントPから見た状態
で、フェンダー部6の円弧形状部8とインストルメント
パネル9の円弧部10a,10b とを連続させて前輪7と略相
似形状の円弧が形成された状態にしたことにより、運転
者Sは前輪7の位置を仮想することができるようにな
る。このため、運転者Sは前輪7の位置が把握でき、フ
ロントコーナー部(車体の所定部位)の駐車場壁面等に
対する位置を容易に把握することが可能となる。
When viewed from the eye point P of the driver S, the arc-shaped portion 8 of the fender portion 6 and the arc portions 10a and 10b of the instrument panel 9 are connected to form an arc substantially similar in shape to the front wheel 7. As a result, the driver S can virtualize the position of the front wheel 7. For this reason, the driver S can grasp the position of the front wheel 7, and can easily grasp the position of the front corner portion (a predetermined portion of the vehicle body) with respect to the parking lot wall surface or the like.

【0017】上述した車両構造では、運転者Sはアイポ
イントPから見た状態でフェンダー部6とインストルメ
ントパネル9との形状により前輪7の位置を仮想し、フ
ロントコーナー部の位置を把握することができるので、
車体に目印となる部材を取付けることなくフロントコー
ナー部の位置を把握することが可能となる。従って、見
栄えの悪化や空気抵抗の増大を招くことなく、しかも、
目印となる部材を取付ける作業を増加させることなく駐
車場等での車両の取りまわしを性を良好に保つことがで
きる。
In the above-described vehicle structure, the driver S assumes the position of the front wheel 7 based on the shapes of the fender portion 6 and the instrument panel 9 as viewed from the eye point P, and grasps the position of the front corner portion. So you can
It is possible to grasp the position of the front corner portion without attaching a mark member to the vehicle body. Therefore, without causing deterioration of appearance and increase of air resistance,
It is possible to maintain good performance of the vehicle in a parking lot or the like without increasing the work of mounting the member serving as the mark.

【0018】上記実施形態例では、ボンネット1のオー
バハングが短いミニバンタイプの乗用車3に適用した例
を挙げて説明したが、本発明は他の形態の車両に対して
も適用することが可能である。また、車体の前輪6の中
心の直上部を仮想できるようにインストルメントパネル
9に円弧部10a,10b を設けたが、車体中心部に対する路
面の位置等他の部位を仮想できるようにインストルメン
トパネル9に認識部を設けることも可能である。
In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the present invention is applied to a minivan-type passenger car 3 in which the hood 1 has a short overhang. However, the present invention can be applied to other types of vehicles. . Also, the arc portions 10a and 10b are provided on the instrument panel 9 so as to be able to imaginary right above the center of the front wheel 6 of the vehicle body. 9 may be provided with a recognition unit.

【0019】[0019]

【発明の効果】本発明の車両構造では、フード表面の突
出部からインストルメントパネルに向かって連続させた
イメージの認識部をインストルメントパネルに設け、運
転者が車体の特定部位を仮想できるようにしたので、仮
想した特定部位に基づいて車体の所定部位の相対位置を
把握することができる。この結果、車体に目印となる部
材を取付けることなく特定部位を仮想して車体の所定部
位の相対位置を把握し、駐車場等での取りまわし性を向
上させることが可能となる。
According to the vehicle structure of the present invention, the instrument panel is provided with an image recognizing section which is continuous from the projecting portion of the hood surface toward the instrument panel so that the driver can virtualize a specific portion of the vehicle body. Therefore, the relative position of the predetermined part of the vehicle body can be grasped based on the virtual specific part. As a result, the relative position of a predetermined portion of the vehicle body can be grasped by imagining a specific portion without attaching a member serving as a mark to the vehicle body, and it is possible to improve the easiness of layout in a parking lot or the like.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施形態例に係る車両構造を備えた
車両の要部概略側面図。
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a main part of a vehicle having a vehicle structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】運転席のアイポイントから見た右前方側の状況
図。
FIG. 2 is a situation diagram of a right front side as viewed from an eye point of a driver seat.

【図3】運転席のアイポイントから見た左前方側の状況
図。
FIG. 3 is a situation diagram of a front left side as viewed from an eye point of a driver seat.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 ボンネット 2 車室 3 乗用車 4 運転席 5 ボンネットフード 6 フェンダー部 7 前輪 8 円弧形状部 8a 頂点 9 インストルメントパネル 10a,10b 円弧部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bonnet 2 Cabin 3 Passenger car 4 Driver's seat 5 Bonnet hood 6 Fender part 7 Front wheel 8 Arc shape part 8a Vertex 9 Instrument panel 10a, 10b Arc part

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 車両のエンジンルームを覆うフードと、
車室内前部に配設したインストルメントパネルと、前記
車室内から見える前記フード表面の突出部から前記イン
ストルメントパネルに向かって連続させたイメージの認
識部を前記インストルメントパネル表面に備えたことを
特徴とする車両構造。
1. A hood for covering an engine room of a vehicle,
An instrument panel disposed in a front part of the vehicle interior, and a recognition unit for recognizing an image that is continuous from a protrusion of the hood surface seen from the interior of the vehicle toward the instrument panel, is provided on the instrument panel surface. Characteristic vehicle structure.
JP4664998A 1998-02-27 1998-02-27 Vehicle structure Withdrawn JPH11245688A (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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