WO2017010431A1 - Instrument panel - Google Patents

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WO2017010431A1
WO2017010431A1 PCT/JP2016/070301 JP2016070301W WO2017010431A1 WO 2017010431 A1 WO2017010431 A1 WO 2017010431A1 JP 2016070301 W JP2016070301 W JP 2016070301W WO 2017010431 A1 WO2017010431 A1 WO 2017010431A1
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匡宏 松元
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いすゞ自動車株式会社
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
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  • Patent Document 1 describes an instrument panel that can be used for both right steering and left steering.
  • Storage portions having the same shape are formed in portions of the instrument panel facing the driver seat and the passenger seat, respectively.
  • the storage unit facing the driver seat stores the meter unit and the steering shaft
  • the storage unit facing the passenger seat stores the tray and the glove box.
  • the storage portion has a recess for storing the meter unit or the tray, and an opening to which an under cover or a glove box in which an escape hole of the steering shaft is formed is attached.
  • the reinforcement as a reinforcing member having a striker as a locking means for holding the lid of the glove box in a closed state is detachably held by fixing means of screws and clips Is done.
  • the present disclosure provides an instrument panel that can secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger side unit without increasing the number of parts and can avoid interference with the driver side unit and the steering column. For the purpose.
  • an instrument panel according to the present disclosure is configured such that a driver's seat side unit through which a steering column is inserted is selectively attached to the right side or the left side in the vehicle width direction,
  • An instrument panel that can be shared by a right-hand drive car and a left-hand drive car by attaching a passenger side unit having a front side to the side opposite to the driver side unit, and a pair of left and right unit housing parts And a pair of left and right unit support portions.
  • the panel body extends in the vehicle width direction in front of the passenger compartment and stands up and is fixed to the vehicle body.
  • the pair of left and right unit accommodating portions extend upward from the lower end edge of the panel body and are formed slightly larger than the outer shape of the unit so that the driver seat side unit or the passenger seat side unit is fitted to the panel opening, and the driver seat side unit Alternatively, each has a unit accommodating space inside the panel opening in which the passenger seat side unit is accommodated, and is disposed on both sides of the panel body in the vehicle width direction.
  • the pair of left and right unit support portions each have an easily cut portion formed of a thin wall and a unit fixing portion that can be cut off from the panel body side by cutting the easy cut portion. It is disposed in the accommodation space and is integrally formed with the panel body, and supports the passenger seat side unit fixed to the unit fixing portion without cutting the easy-cut portion.
  • the driver's seat side unit is accommodated in the unit accommodating space from the panel opening of the right unit accommodating portion and fixed to the panel body, and the passenger seat side unit is removed from the panel opening of the left unit accommodating portion. It is accommodated in the unit accommodating space and is fixed to the unit fixing part of the left unit support part.
  • the driver's seat side unit is housed in the unit housing space from the panel opening of the left unit housing portion and fixed to the panel body, and the passenger seat side unit is removed from the panel opening of the right unit housing portion. It is accommodated in the unit accommodating space and is fixed to the unit fixing part of the right unit support part.
  • the passenger side unit is fixed to the unit fixing portion of the unit support portion formed integrally with the panel body, it is possible to secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger seat side unit without increasing the number of parts.
  • the left and right unit support portions may have a remaining portion that remains on the panel body side even when the unit fixing portion is cut off by cutting the easy-cut portion.
  • the driver seat side unit of the left-hand drive vehicle may be fixed to the remaining part of the left unit support part.
  • the left and right unit support parts have a remaining part that remains on the panel body side even if the unit fixing part is cut off by cutting the easy cutting part, and the driver's seat side unit is fixed to the remaining part of the unit support part. Therefore, the support rigidity of the driver side unit can be ensured by the unit support portion.
  • the instrument panel according to the present disclosure can secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger side unit without increasing the number of parts, and can avoid interference with the driver side unit and the steering column.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment when the instrument panel of FIG. 1 is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle.
  • FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment of FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows IV-IV in FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VI-VI in FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VII-VII in FIG.
  • FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment when the instrument panel of FIG. 1 is applied to a left-hand drive vehicle.
  • FR indicates the front of the vehicle
  • UP indicates the upper side
  • IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction.
  • the left-right direction means the left-right direction with the vehicle facing forward.
  • an instrument panel 10 is arranged behind an instrument panel cross member 8 (see FIG. 3) that extends in the vehicle width direction in front of a passenger compartment 9 and is instrument panel cross. It is fixed to the member 8, formed symmetrically, and stands in front of the passenger compartment 9.
  • the instrument panel 10 selectively attaches the driver's seat side unit 1 to the right or left side in the vehicle width direction (in FIG. 2, the state attached to the right side is shown), By attaching the passenger seat side unit 2 having the same unit outer shape 20 as the driver seat side unit 1 to the side opposite to the driver seat side unit 1 (FIG. 2 shows a state of being attached to the left side. It can be used for both right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars.
  • a center cluster cover 18 is attached to the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction.
  • the unit outer shape is the shape of the outer edge portion of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 that fits into the panel opening 25 of the instrument panel 10 described later.
  • the predetermined unit outline 20 of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 includes left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a extending in the vertical direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and left and right rear ends.
  • Left and right upper end edges 20b and 20b that bend forward from the upper ends of the edges 20a and 20a and a front upper end edge 20c that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the front ends of the left and right upper end edges 20b and 20b. It is the shape.
  • the driver's seat side unit 1 includes an upper meter unit 3 and a lower driver cover 4, and the predetermined unit is combined with the meter unit 3 and the driver cover 4. It has a unit outer shape 20.
  • the meter unit 3 includes a meter hood 5, a meter body 6, and a meter cluster cover 7.
  • the meter hood 5 has a space 5b extending forward from the rear opening 5a, and a meter fixing portion 5c for fixing the meter body 6 is provided in the space 5b.
  • the outer shape of the meter hood 5 is a part of the left and right upper edges 20b and 20b, the front upper edge 20c, and the left and right rear edges 20a and 20a (upper part) of the predetermined unit outline 20 of the driver seat side unit 1. It is.
  • the upper surface 5d of the meter hood 5 is surrounded by a substantially U-shaped flat surface portion 5e extending in the front-rear direction at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the upper surface 5d and extending in the vehicle width direction at the front end portion, and a substantially U-shaped flat surface portion 5e.
  • the central portion in the vehicle width direction has a convex surface portion 5f protruding in an arch shape.
  • the meter body 6 has various instruments 6a such as a speedometer and a tachometer, and is inserted into the space 5b of the meter hood 5 from the opening 5a and fixed to the meter fixing portion 5c.
  • the meter cluster cover 7 is a decorative cover that covers the end of the meter hood 5 on the opening 5a side, and has a through-hole 7a that penetrates the meter body 6 forward and backward so as to be visible from the driver's seat side. It is fixed to the end on the opening 5a side.
  • the driver cover 4 has a steering column cover portion 4a that extends in the vertical direction in a state of projecting rearward in a substantially U-shaped cross section in the rear, and has a lower end edge of the meter cluster cover 7 with respect to the meter cluster cover 7 It is fixed on both sides in the vehicle width direction. In a state where the driver cover 4 is fixed to the meter cluster cover 7, a column opening 13 that penetrates in the vertical direction and allows the steering column 12 to pass therethrough is defined inside the steering column cover portion 4a.
  • the outer shape of the driver cover 4 is a part (lower part) of the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outer shape 20 of the driver seat side unit 1.
  • the steering column 12 includes a steering shaft 14 extending in the vertical direction, and stands on the driver's seat side (the right side in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the floor panel (not shown), and is attached to the instrument panel cross member 8 with a bracket 15. Fixed through. A steering (not shown) operated by the driver is fixed to the upper end portion of the steering shaft 14.
  • the passenger seat side unit 2 includes an upper cover 16 on the upper side and a glove box 17 on the lower side, and has the predetermined unit outer shape 20 in a state where the upper cover 16 and the glove box 17 are combined.
  • the upper cover 16 is integrally formed in a substantially L shape by an upper surface portion 16a and a rear surface portion 16b that is bent downward from a rear end edge of the upper surface portion 16a.
  • the upper cover 16 has a left and right upper edge 20b, 20b, a front upper edge 20c, and a part of the left and right rear edge 20a, 20a (upper part) of the predetermined unit outline 20 of the passenger side unit 2. It is.
  • the glove box 17 includes a box body 17c that divides a housing space 17b (see FIG. 7) extending forward from an opening 17a (see FIG. 7) at the rear end, and an open / close door 17d that can open and close the opening 17a of the box body 17c. And have.
  • the outer shape of the opening / closing door 17d of the glove box 17 is a part (lower part) of the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outer shape 20 of the passenger seat side unit 2.
  • the center cluster cover 18 has a plurality of electrical components 19 (for example, an audio device or an air conditioner operation panel) disposed in the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction, a plurality of air conditioner outlets 21 and the like. It has an opening 18a and is fixed to the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction.
  • electrical components 19 for example, an audio device or an air conditioner operation panel
  • the instrument panel 10 is a resin panel, and a panel main body 22 standing in front of the passenger compartment 9 and the left and right sides in which the driver's seat side unit 1 or the passenger's seat side unit 2 are accommodated.
  • a pair of unit accommodating portions 23 and a pair of left and right unit support portions 24 for supporting the passenger seat side unit 2 are provided.
  • the panel body 22 includes an upper surface portion 22a, a rear surface portion 22b extending downward from the rear end of the upper surface portion 22a, and a pair of left and right side surface portions 22c extending from left and right ends of the upper surface portion 22a and the rear surface portion 22b (in FIG. Only the left side surface portion 22c is shown), and stands up in front of the passenger compartment 9.
  • the vehicle width direction center part of the upper surface part 22a protrudes upwards.
  • the plurality of electrical components 19 (see FIG. 2), the air outlet 21 and the like described above are attached to the center of the rear surface portion 22b in the vehicle width direction, and the center cluster cover 18 is fixed (see FIG. 3).
  • the left and right unit housing portions 23 and the left and right unit support portions 24 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the center portion of the panel body 22 to which the center cluster cover 18 is fixed. Since the left and right unit accommodating portions 23 and the left and right unit support portions 24 are provided symmetrically on the left and right sides of the instrument panel 10 and have substantially the same configuration, the right side will be described below and the left side will be described. Omitted.
  • the unit housing portion 23 has a panel opening 25 formed on the surface of the upper surface portion 22a and the surface of the rear surface portion 22b of the panel main body 22 in a shape slightly larger than the predetermined unit outer shape 20, and a unit inside the panel opening 25. And a storage space 26.
  • the panel opening 25 includes a rear surface opening 25a on the surface of the rear surface 22b of the panel body 22 and an upper surface opening 25b on the surface of the upper surface 22a.
  • the rear surface opening 25a has a width slightly larger than the width between the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outline 20, and extends from the lower end edge of the panel main body 22 to the upper end edge.
  • the upper surface opening 25b extends forward along the upper surface 22a continuously from the upper edge of the rear surface opening 25a, and is divided into left and right upper edges 20b and 20b and a front upper edge 20c of the predetermined unit outer shape 20. It is formed slightly larger than the region.
  • the panel opening 25 is formed in a shape slightly larger than the predetermined unit outer shape 20 so that the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 is fitted into the panel opening 25 as will be described later.
  • the unit accommodation space 26 is a space that extends inside the panel opening 25, and the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 is accommodated in the unit accommodation space 26.
  • the inner plate portion 28 is bent from the front ends of the left and right rear side wall portions 27a toward the inside of the panel opening 25, and extends from the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a crossing the front and rear direction, and from the lower end of the upper side wall portion 27b to the panel.
  • the upper inner plate portion 28b that is bent substantially inwardly of the opening 25 and extends across the vertical direction is integrally formed with the side wall portion 27, and the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. And the both ends of the upper inner plate portion 28b are continuous.
  • the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a have a plurality of (three in one embodiment) fixing holes 31 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 respectively. It is formed.
  • a plurality of (seven in this embodiment) fixing holes 32 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 are formed at the front end portion of the upper surface of the upper inner plate portion 28b. Is formed.
  • the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 include a plate-like upper unit fixing portion 30a that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the upper end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a, and the lower end of the left rear inner plate portion 28a.
  • the three passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30 are integrally formed with the inner plate part 28, respectively.
  • Fixing holes 36 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the passenger seat side unit 2 are formed in the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30.
  • two grooves 33 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the both ends of the upper unit fixing portion 30a and the upper end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a at positions facing the front and rear surfaces, respectively.
  • the left and right thin portions 29 extending continuously from above and below the upper unit fixing portion 30a are formed by the two grooves 33.
  • two grooves 34 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the right lower unit fixing portion 30c and the lower end portion of the right rear inner plate portion 28a at positions facing the front and rear surfaces, respectively.
  • the two grooves 34 form a thin portion 35 that continuously extends over the upper and lower portions of the lower unit fixing portion 30c on the right side.
  • a thin part 35 similar to that on the right side is also formed between the lower unit fixing part 30b on the left side and the lower end part of the rear inner plate part 28a on the left side.
  • the thin-walled portions 29 and 35 are formed so thin that an operator can easily cut them with a scissors or a cutter.
  • the operator can cut the upper unit fixing portion 30a from the panel body 22 side by cutting the left and right thin portions 29, and by cutting the left and right thin portions 35, the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b, 30c can be excised from the panel body 22 side. Even if the operator cuts off the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 from the panel main body 22 side, the inner plate portion 28 remains on the panel main body 22 side.
  • the operator can cut the thin portions 29 and 35 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the unit support portion 24 on the left side (passenger seat side) without cutting.
  • the driver seat side unit 1 is placed on the right side unit.
  • the passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the inner plate portion 28 and the passenger seat side unit fixing portion 30 of the left unit support portion 24.
  • the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 of the right unit support portion 24 are connected from the panel body 22 side.
  • the meter unit 3 of the driver's seat side unit 1 is brought close to the upper surface portion 22a of the instrument panel 10 from above, and the upper surface of the panel opening 25 of the right unit accommodating portion 23 shown in FIG.
  • Bolts are attached to the fixing holes 31 and 32 of the inner plate portion 28 that are accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 from the upper regions of the opening 25b and the rear opening 25a and remain in the panel opening 25, and the bracket 15 of the instrument panel cross member 8. Secure with a clip or clip.
  • the driver cover 4 of the driver's seat side unit 1 is brought close to the rear surface portion 22b of the instrument panel 10 from behind, and from the lower region of the rear surface portion opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the right unit accommodating portion 23.
  • the unit is accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 and fixed to the fixing hole 31 of the inner plate portion 28 remaining in the panel opening 25 and the meter cluster cover 7 of the meter unit 3 with bolts, clips, or the like.
  • the steering column 12 is inserted through the column opening 13 inside the steering column cover portion 4a. 6 indicates a position where the upper unit fixing portion 30a is arranged when the upper unit fixing portion 30a is not excised.
  • the upper cover 16 of the passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the upper surface portion 22 a of the instrument panel 10.
  • the inner plate in the panel opening 25 is accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 from the upper area of the upper opening 25b and the rear opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the left unit accommodating section 23 shown in FIG. It fixes to the fixing holes 31 and 32 of the part 28, and the fixing hole 36 of the upper unit fixing
  • the glove box 17 is placed in the rear opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the left unit accommodating portion 23 so that the box body 17c of the glove box 17 of the passenger seat side unit 2 is disposed above the instrument panel cross member 8.
  • the box body 17c is housed in the unit housing space 26 from the lower region, and the box body 17c is fixed to the fixing hole 31 of the inner plate portion 28 in the panel opening 25 and the fixing hole 36 of the upper unit fixing portion 30a by bolts, clips, etc.
  • a hinge portion (not shown) of the lower open / close door 17d is fixed to the fixing holes 36 of the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b, 30c by bolts, clips, or the like.
  • driver seat side unit 1 is fixed to the inner plate portion 28 of the unit support portion 24 remaining when the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are removed from the panel body 22 side, the inner plate of the unit support portion 24 is fixed.
  • the support rigidity of the driver's seat side unit 1 can be secured by the portion 28.
  • the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 have the same unit outer shape 20, but may be substantially the same.
  • the substantially identical unit outer shape is a shape that can be fitted into the same panel opening even if the shape is slightly different.
  • the predetermined unit outer shape 20 has a bilaterally symmetric shape, but the unit outer shape 20 is not limited to a bilaterally symmetric shape, as long as it is substantially the same shape on the driver seat side and the passenger seat side.
  • the shape may be asymmetrical.
  • the panel opening 25 of the unit housing portion 23 is configured by the rear surface opening 25a of the surface of the rear surface 22b of the panel body 22 and the upper surface opening 25b of the surface of the upper surface 22a. You may comprise only the rear surface opening 25a, without having the opening 25b.
  • the unit outer shape 20 of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 has a shape that fits into the rear surface opening 25a of the panel opening 25.
  • the inner plate portion 28 of the unit support portion 24 that remains on the panel main body 22 side even if the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are cut off from the panel main body 22 side is provided.
  • the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 are fixed, the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 may be fixed to the panel body 22 without providing the inner plate portion 28.
  • a lower unit fixing portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the lower end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. 30d may be provided instead of the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b and 30c, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, a lower unit fixing portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the lower end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. 30d may be provided. Even in this case, since the lower unit fixing portion 30d is cut off from the unit support portion 24 on the driver's seat side, for example, the steering column 12 is laid on a floor panel (not shown), and the instrument panel 10 is instrumented. Even when the steering column 12 is raised and fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8 after being fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8, interference between the steering column 12 and the lower unit fixing portion 30d can be avoided. The steering column 12 can be raised and fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8.
  • Driver side unit 2 Passenger side unit 9: Vehicle compartment 10: Instrument panel 12: Steering column 20: Unit external shape 22: Panel body 23: Left and right unit housing portion 24: Left and right unit support portion 25: Panel Opening 26: Unit accommodation space 28: Inner plate part (remaining part) 29: Thin part (easy cutting part) 30: Passenger side unit fixing part (unit fixing part)

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A unit accommodating part 23 of this instrument panel 10 has a panel opening 25 and a unit accommodating space 26. A unit supporting part 24 of this instrument panel 10 has three passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30 continuously extending from an inner plate part 28 via thin portions 29, 35, and is placed in the unit accommodating space 26. An operator cuts the thin portions 29, 35 of the driver seat side unit supporting part 24 to cut away the passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30 from a panel body 22 side, attaches a driver seat side unit 1 to the inner plate part 28 of the driver seat side unit supporting part 24, and attaches a passenger seat side unit 2 to the inner plate part 28 of the passenger seat side unit supporting part 24 and to the passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30.

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インストルメントパネルinstrument panel
　本発明は、右ハンドル車と左ハンドル車とに共用可能なインストルメントパネルに関する。 The present invention relates to an instrument panel that can be shared by right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars.
　特許文献１には、右ステアリング用と左ステアリング用とに共用できるインストルメントパネルが記載されている。インストルメントパネルの運転席及び助手席に対向する部位には、互いに同形状の格納部がそれぞれ形成される。運転席に対向する格納部には、メーターユニット及びステアリングのシャフトが格納され、助手席に対向する格納部には、トレイ及びグローブボックスが格納される。格納部は、メーターユニットまたはトレイが格納される凹部と、ステアリングのシャフトの逃げ孔が形成されているアンダーカバーまたはグローブボックスが取り付けられる開口部を有している。助手席側の凹部と開口部との間には、グローブボックスのリッドを閉状態に保持するロック手段としてのストライカを有する補強部材としてのリンフォースが、ネジやクリップの固定手段によって着脱自在に保持される。 Patent Document 1 describes an instrument panel that can be used for both right steering and left steering. Storage portions having the same shape are formed in portions of the instrument panel facing the driver seat and the passenger seat, respectively. The storage unit facing the driver seat stores the meter unit and the steering shaft, and the storage unit facing the passenger seat stores the tray and the glove box. The storage portion has a recess for storing the meter unit or the tray, and an opening to which an under cover or a glove box in which an escape hole of the steering shaft is formed is attached. Between the recess on the passenger side and the opening, the reinforcement as a reinforcing member having a striker as a locking means for holding the lid of the glove box in a closed state is detachably held by fixing means of screws and clips Is done.
日本国特開平９－２４９０４８号公報Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 9-249048
　特許文献１に記載のインストルメントパネルでは、助手席側の凹部と開口部との間に、インストルメントパネルとは別体のリンフォースが固定されるので、リンフォースの分だけ部品点数が増加してしまう。部品点数の増加を抑制するために、リンフォースをなくしてしまうと、グローブボックスのリッドを閉状態に保持するストライカの固定が難しくなり、グローブボックス等の助手席側ユニットの取り付けが難しくなる可能性がある。 In the instrument panel described in Patent Document 1, since a reinforcement separate from the instrument panel is fixed between the recess on the passenger seat side and the opening, the number of parts increases by the amount of the reinforcement. End up. If the reinforcement is eliminated to suppress the increase in the number of parts, it is difficult to fix the striker that holds the lid of the glove box closed, and it may be difficult to attach the passenger side unit such as the glove box. There is.
　また、部品点数の増加を抑制するために、リンフォースをインストルメントパネルに一体形成すると、運転席側のリンフォースがアンダーカバーの開口部を横断するので、運転席側のリンフォースがステアリングコラムに干渉してしまうおそれがある。或いは、運転席側の凹部及び開口部に取り付けられる運転席側ユニット（メーターユニットやアンダーカバー等）の形状によっては、運転席側のリンフォースが運転席側ユニットに干渉してしまうおそれがある。 In addition, if the reinforcement is formed integrally with the instrument panel to suppress the increase in the number of parts, the reinforcement on the driver's seat crosses the opening of the under cover, so that the reinforcement on the driver's seat becomes the steering column. There is a risk of interference. Alternatively, depending on the shape of the driver side unit (meter unit, under cover, etc.) attached to the recess and opening on the driver side, the driver side reinforcement may interfere with the driver side unit.
　そこで、本開示は、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニットを固定する固定領域を確保し、且つ運転席側ユニットやステアリングコラムとの干渉を回避することが可能なインストルメントパネルを提供することを目的とする。 Therefore, the present disclosure provides an instrument panel that can secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger side unit without increasing the number of parts and can avoid interference with the driver side unit and the steering column. For the purpose.
　上記課題を解決するため、本開示に係るインストルメントパネルは、ステアリングコラムが挿通する運転席側ユニットを、車幅方向の右側又は左側に選択的に取り付け、運転席側ユニットと略同一のユニット外形を有する助手席側ユニットを、運転席側ユニットとは反対側に取り付けることにより、右ハンドル車と左ハンドル車とに共用可能なインストルメントパネルであって，パネル本体と左右１対のユニット収容部と左右１対のユニット支持部とを備える。パネル本体は、車室の前方で車幅方向に延びて起立して車体側に固定される。左右１対のユニット収容部は、パネル本体の下端縁から上方へ延びてユニット外形よりも僅かに大きく形成されて運転席側ユニットまたは助手席側ユニットが嵌合するパネル開口と、運転席側ユニットまたは助手席側ユニットが収容されるパネル開口の内側のユニット収容空間とをそれぞれ有し、パネル本体の車幅方向両側に配置される。左右１対のユニット支持部は、薄肉で形成される易切断部と、易切断部を切断することによりパネル本体側から切除可能なユニット固定部とをそれぞれ有し、左右のユニット収容部のユニット収容空間に配置されてパネル本体と一体形成され、易切断部を切断しない状態でユニット固定部に固定される助手席側ユニットを支持する。右ハンドル車の場合には、左側のユニット支持部の易切断部を切断せずに、右側のユニット支持部の易切断部を切断してパネル本体側から右側のユニット支持部のユニット固定部を切除した状態で、運転席側ユニットが、右側のユニット収容部のパネル開口からユニット収容空間に収容されてパネル本体に対して固定され、助手席側ユニットが、左側のユニット収容部のパネル開口からユニット収容空間に収容されて左側のユニット支持部のユニット固定部に固定される。左ハンドル車の場合には、右側のユニット支持部の易切断部を切断せずに、左側のユニット支持部の易切断部を切断してパネル本体側から左側のユニット支持部のユニット固定部を切除した状態で、運転席側ユニットが、左側のユニット収容部のパネル開口からユニット収容空間に収容されてパネル本体に対して固定され、助手席側ユニットが、右側のユニット収容部のパネル開口からユニット収容空間に収容されて右側のユニット支持部のユニット固定部に固定される。 In order to solve the above-described problems, an instrument panel according to the present disclosure is configured such that a driver's seat side unit through which a steering column is inserted is selectively attached to the right side or the left side in the vehicle width direction, An instrument panel that can be shared by a right-hand drive car and a left-hand drive car by attaching a passenger side unit having a front side to the side opposite to the driver side unit, and a pair of left and right unit housing parts And a pair of left and right unit support portions. The panel body extends in the vehicle width direction in front of the passenger compartment and stands up and is fixed to the vehicle body. The pair of left and right unit accommodating portions extend upward from the lower end edge of the panel body and are formed slightly larger than the outer shape of the unit so that the driver seat side unit or the passenger seat side unit is fitted to the panel opening, and the driver seat side unit Alternatively, each has a unit accommodating space inside the panel opening in which the passenger seat side unit is accommodated, and is disposed on both sides of the panel body in the vehicle width direction. The pair of left and right unit support portions each have an easily cut portion formed of a thin wall and a unit fixing portion that can be cut off from the panel body side by cutting the easy cut portion. It is disposed in the accommodation space and is integrally formed with the panel body, and supports the passenger seat side unit fixed to the unit fixing portion without cutting the easy-cut portion. In the case of a right-hand drive vehicle, without cutting the easy cutting part of the left unit support part, cut the easy cutting part of the right unit support part and remove the unit fixing part of the right unit support part from the panel body side. In the cut-out state, the driver's seat side unit is accommodated in the unit accommodating space from the panel opening of the right unit accommodating portion and fixed to the panel body, and the passenger seat side unit is removed from the panel opening of the left unit accommodating portion. It is accommodated in the unit accommodating space and is fixed to the unit fixing part of the left unit support part. In the case of a left-hand drive vehicle, without cutting the easy-to-cut part of the right-hand unit support part, cut the easy-to-cut part of the left-hand unit support part and remove the unit fixing part of the left-hand unit support part from the panel body side. In the cut-out state, the driver's seat side unit is housed in the unit housing space from the panel opening of the left unit housing portion and fixed to the panel body, and the passenger seat side unit is removed from the panel opening of the right unit housing portion. It is accommodated in the unit accommodating space and is fixed to the unit fixing part of the right unit support part.
　上記構成では、パネル本体と一体形成されるユニット支持部のユニット固定部に助手席側ユニットを固定するので、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニットを固定する固定領域を確保できる。 In the above configuration, since the passenger side unit is fixed to the unit fixing portion of the unit support portion formed integrally with the panel body, it is possible to secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger seat side unit without increasing the number of parts.
　また、運転席側のユニット支持部の易切断部を切断してユニット支持部からユニット固定部を切除するので、ステアリングコラムや運転席側ユニットとユニット支持部のユニット固定部との干渉を回避することができる。 In addition, since the easy-to-cut part of the unit support part on the driver's seat side is cut and the unit fixing part is cut off from the unit support part, interference between the steering column or the driver side unit and the unit fixing part of the unit support part is avoided. be able to.
　また、上記左右のユニット支持部は、易切断部の切断によりユニット固定部を切除してもパネル本体側に残存する残存部を有してもよく、右ハンドル車の運転席側ユニットは、右側のユニット支持部の残存部に固定され、左ハンドル車の運転席側ユニットは、左側のユニット支持部の残存部に固定されてもよい。 Further, the left and right unit support portions may have a remaining portion that remains on the panel body side even when the unit fixing portion is cut off by cutting the easy-cut portion. The driver seat side unit of the left-hand drive vehicle may be fixed to the remaining part of the left unit support part.
　上記構成では、左右のユニット支持部が、易切断部の切断によりユニット固定部を切除してもパネル本体側に残存する残存部を有し、運転席側ユニットがユニット支持部の残存部に固定されるので、ユニット支持部によって運転席側ユニットの支持剛性を確保することができる。 In the above configuration, the left and right unit support parts have a remaining part that remains on the panel body side even if the unit fixing part is cut off by cutting the easy cutting part, and the driver's seat side unit is fixed to the remaining part of the unit support part. Therefore, the support rigidity of the driver side unit can be ensured by the unit support portion.
　本開示に係るインストルメントパネルによれば、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニットを固定する固定領域を確保し、且つ運転席側ユニットやステアリングコラムとの干渉を回避することができる。 The instrument panel according to the present disclosure can secure a fixing region for fixing the passenger side unit without increasing the number of parts, and can avoid interference with the driver side unit and the steering column.
図１は、本開示の実施形態に係るインストルメントパネルの斜視図である。FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. 図２は、図１のインストルメントパネルを右ハンドル車に適用した場合の車室の前部の斜視図である。FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment when the instrument panel of FIG. 1 is applied to a right-hand drive vehicle. 図３は、図２の車室の前部の分解斜視図である。FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment of FIG. 図４は、図１のＩＶ－ＩＶ矢視断面図である。4 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrows IV-IV in FIG. 図５は、図１のＶ－Ｖ矢視断面図である。5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 図６は、図２のＶＩ－ＶＩ矢視断面図である。6 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VI-VI in FIG. 図７は、図２のＶII－ＶII矢視断面図である。7 is a cross-sectional view taken along arrow VII-VII in FIG. 図８は、図１のインストルメントパネルを左ハンドル車に適用した場合の車室の前部の分解斜視図である。FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front portion of the passenger compartment when the instrument panel of FIG. 1 is applied to a left-hand drive vehicle.
　以下、本開示の実施形態に係るインストルメントパネルについて、図面に基づいて説明する。なお、各図において、ＦＲは車両の前方を、ＵＰは上方を、ＩＮは車幅方向内側をそれぞれ示す。また、以下の説明において、左右方向は車両前方を向いた状態での左右方向を意味する。 Hereinafter, an instrument panel according to an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described based on the drawings. In each figure, FR indicates the front of the vehicle, UP indicates the upper side, and IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Moreover, in the following description, the left-right direction means the left-right direction with the vehicle facing forward.
　図１に示すように、本実施形態に係るインストルメントパネル１０は、車室９の前方で車幅方向に延びるインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８（図３参照）の後方に配置されてインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８に固定され、左右対称に形成されて車室９の前方で起立する。図２に示すように、このインストルメントパネル１０は、運転席側ユニット１を車幅方向の右側又は左側に選択的に取り付け（図２には、右側に取り付けた状態が示されている）、運転席側ユニット１と同一の所定のユニット外形２０を有する助手席側ユニット２を、運転席側ユニット１とは反対側に取り付けることにより（図２には、左側に取り付けた状態が示されている）、右ハンドル車と左ハンドル車とに共用可能である。インストルメントパネル１０の車幅方向中央部には、センタークラスターカバー１８が取り付けられる。なお、ユニット外形とは、運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２のうち、後述するインストルメントパネル１０のパネル開口２５に勘合する部分の外縁部の形状である。 As shown in FIG. 1, an instrument panel 10 according to the present embodiment is arranged behind an instrument panel cross member 8 (see FIG. 3) that extends in the vehicle width direction in front of a passenger compartment 9 and is instrument panel cross. It is fixed to the member 8, formed symmetrically, and stands in front of the passenger compartment 9. As shown in FIG. 2, the instrument panel 10 selectively attaches the driver's seat side unit 1 to the right or left side in the vehicle width direction (in FIG. 2, the state attached to the right side is shown), By attaching the passenger seat side unit 2 having the same unit outer shape 20 as the driver seat side unit 1 to the side opposite to the driver seat side unit 1 (FIG. 2 shows a state of being attached to the left side. It can be used for both right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars. A center cluster cover 18 is attached to the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction. The unit outer shape is the shape of the outer edge portion of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 that fits into the panel opening 25 of the instrument panel 10 described later.
　図２に示すように、運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２の上記所定のユニット外形２０は、車幅方向両側で上下方向に延びる左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａと、左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａの上端から前方へ曲折して延びる左右の上端縁２０ｂ・２０ｂと、車幅方向に延びて左右の上端縁２０ｂ・２０ｂの前端同士を連結する前上端縁２０ｃとを有する左右対称の形状である。 As shown in FIG. 2, the predetermined unit outline 20 of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 includes left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a extending in the vertical direction on both sides in the vehicle width direction, and left and right rear ends. Left and right upper end edges 20b and 20b that bend forward from the upper ends of the edges 20a and 20a and a front upper end edge 20c that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the front ends of the left and right upper end edges 20b and 20b. It is the shape.
　図２及び図３に示すように、運転席側ユニット１は、上側のメーターユニット３と下側のドライバーカバー４とによって構成され、メーターユニット３とドライバーカバー４とを組み合わせた状態で上記所定のユニット外形２０を有する。メーターユニット３は、メーターフード５、メーター本体６、及びメータークラスターカバー７によって構成される。メーターフード５は、後方の開口５ａから前方へ延びる空間５ｂを有し、その空間５ｂの内部にメーター本体６を固定するメーター固定部５ｃが設けられる。 As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the driver's seat side unit 1 includes an upper meter unit 3 and a lower driver cover 4, and the predetermined unit is combined with the meter unit 3 and the driver cover 4. It has a unit outer shape 20. The meter unit 3 includes a meter hood 5, a meter body 6, and a meter cluster cover 7. The meter hood 5 has a space 5b extending forward from the rear opening 5a, and a meter fixing portion 5c for fixing the meter body 6 is provided in the space 5b.
　メーターフード５の外形が、運転席側ユニット１の上記所定のユニット外形２０のうちの左右の上端縁２０ｂ・２０ｂ、前上端縁２０ｃ、及び左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａの一部（上部）である。メーターフード５の上面５ｄは、上面５ｄの車幅方向両端部で前後方向に延びて前端部で車幅方向に延びる略Ｕ字状の平面部５ｅと、略Ｕ字状の平面部５ｅに囲まれて車幅方向中央部がアーチ状に突出する凸面部５ｆとを有する。 The outer shape of the meter hood 5 is a part of the left and right upper edges 20b and 20b, the front upper edge 20c, and the left and right rear edges 20a and 20a (upper part) of the predetermined unit outline 20 of the driver seat side unit 1. It is. The upper surface 5d of the meter hood 5 is surrounded by a substantially U-shaped flat surface portion 5e extending in the front-rear direction at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the upper surface 5d and extending in the vehicle width direction at the front end portion, and a substantially U-shaped flat surface portion 5e. Thus, the central portion in the vehicle width direction has a convex surface portion 5f protruding in an arch shape.
　メーター本体６は、スピードメーターやタコメーター等の各種計器類６ａを有し、メーターフード５の空間５ｂに開口５ａから挿入されてメーター固定部５ｃに固定される。メータークラスターカバー７は、メーターフード５の開口５ａ側の端部を覆う化粧カバーであって、メーター本体６を運転席側から視認可能に前後に貫通する貫通孔７ａを有し、メーターフード５の開口５ａ側の端部に固定される。 The meter body 6 has various instruments 6a such as a speedometer and a tachometer, and is inserted into the space 5b of the meter hood 5 from the opening 5a and fixed to the meter fixing portion 5c. The meter cluster cover 7 is a decorative cover that covers the end of the meter hood 5 on the opening 5a side, and has a through-hole 7a that penetrates the meter body 6 forward and backward so as to be visible from the driver's seat side. It is fixed to the end on the opening 5a side.
　ドライバーカバー４は、後方へ断面略Ｕ字状に突出した状態で上下方向に延びるステアリングコラムカバー部４ａを車幅方向中央部に有し、メータークラスターカバー７に対してメータークラスターカバー７の下端縁部の車幅方向両側に固定される。ドライバーカバー４がメータークラスターカバー７に固定された状態でステアリングコラムカバー部４ａの内側には、上下方向に貫通してステアリングコラム１２の挿通を許容するコラム開口１３が区画される。ドライバーカバー４の外形が、運転席側ユニット１の上記所定のユニット外形２０のうちの左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａの一部（下部）である。 The driver cover 4 has a steering column cover portion 4a that extends in the vertical direction in a state of projecting rearward in a substantially U-shaped cross section in the rear, and has a lower end edge of the meter cluster cover 7 with respect to the meter cluster cover 7 It is fixed on both sides in the vehicle width direction. In a state where the driver cover 4 is fixed to the meter cluster cover 7, a column opening 13 that penetrates in the vertical direction and allows the steering column 12 to pass therethrough is defined inside the steering column cover portion 4a. The outer shape of the driver cover 4 is a part (lower part) of the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outer shape 20 of the driver seat side unit 1.
　ステアリングコラム１２は、上下方向に延びるステアリングシャフト１４を内包し、フロアパネル（図示省略）の運転席側（図２及び図３では、右側）で起立して、インストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８にブラケット１５を介して固定される。ステアリングシャフト１４の上端部には、運転者が操作するステアリング（図示省略）が固定される。 The steering column 12 includes a steering shaft 14 extending in the vertical direction, and stands on the driver's seat side (the right side in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the floor panel (not shown), and is attached to the instrument panel cross member 8 with a bracket 15. Fixed through. A steering (not shown) operated by the driver is fixed to the upper end portion of the steering shaft 14.
　助手席側ユニット２は、上側のアッパーカバー１６と下側のグローブボックス１７とによって構成され、アッパーカバー１６とグローブボックス１７とを組み合わせた状態で上記所定のユニット外形２０を有する。アッパーカバー１６は、上面部１６ａと、上面部１６ａの後端縁から下方へ曲折して延びる後面部１６ｂとによって略Ｌ字状に一体形成される。アッパーカバー１６の外形が、助手席側ユニット２の上記所定のユニット外形２０のうちの左右の上端縁２０ｂ・２０ｂ、前上端縁２０ｃ、及び左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａの一部（上部）である。 The passenger seat side unit 2 includes an upper cover 16 on the upper side and a glove box 17 on the lower side, and has the predetermined unit outer shape 20 in a state where the upper cover 16 and the glove box 17 are combined. The upper cover 16 is integrally formed in a substantially L shape by an upper surface portion 16a and a rear surface portion 16b that is bent downward from a rear end edge of the upper surface portion 16a. The upper cover 16 has a left and right upper edge 20b, 20b, a front upper edge 20c, and a part of the left and right rear edge 20a, 20a (upper part) of the predetermined unit outline 20 of the passenger side unit 2. It is.
　グローブボックス１７は、後端の開口１７ａ（図７参照）から前方へ延びる収容空間１７ｂ（図７参照）を内部に区画するボックス本体１７ｃと、ボックス本体１７ｃの開口１７ａを開閉可能な開閉扉１７ｄとを有する。グローブボックス１７の開閉扉１７ｄの外形が、助手席側ユニット２の上記所定のユニット外形２０のうちの左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａの一部（下部）である。 The glove box 17 includes a box body 17c that divides a housing space 17b (see FIG. 7) extending forward from an opening 17a (see FIG. 7) at the rear end, and an open / close door 17d that can open and close the opening 17a of the box body 17c. And have. The outer shape of the opening / closing door 17d of the glove box 17 is a part (lower part) of the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outer shape 20 of the passenger seat side unit 2.
　センタークラスターカバー１８は、インストルメントパネル１０の車幅方向中央部に配置される複数の電装部品１９（例えば、オーディオ機器やエアコンの操作パネル等）や、エアコンの吹き出し口２１等を露出させる複数の開口部１８ａを有し、インストルメントパネル１０の車幅方向中央部に固定される。 The center cluster cover 18 has a plurality of electrical components 19 (for example, an audio device or an air conditioner operation panel) disposed in the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction, a plurality of air conditioner outlets 21 and the like. It has an opening 18a and is fixed to the center of the instrument panel 10 in the vehicle width direction.
　図１に示すように、インストルメントパネル１０は、樹脂製のパネルであって、車室９の前方で起立するパネル本体２２と、運転席側ユニット１または助手席側ユニット２が収容される左右１対のユニット収容部２３と、助手席側ユニット２を支持するための左右１対のユニット支持部２４とを備える。 As shown in FIG. 1, the instrument panel 10 is a resin panel, and a panel main body 22 standing in front of the passenger compartment 9 and the left and right sides in which the driver's seat side unit 1 or the passenger's seat side unit 2 are accommodated. A pair of unit accommodating portions 23 and a pair of left and right unit support portions 24 for supporting the passenger seat side unit 2 are provided.
　パネル本体２２は、上面部２２ａと、上面部２２ａの後端から下方へ延びる後面部２２ｂと、上面部２２ａ及び後面部２２ｂの左右両端から延びる左右１対の側面部２２ｃ（図１には、左側の側面部２２ｃのみを示す）とを一体的に有し、車室９の前方で起立する。上面部２２ａの車幅方向中央部は、上方に突出する。後面部２２ｂの車幅方向中央部には、上述した複数の電装部品１９（図２参照）やエアコンの吹き出し口２１等が取り付けられ、センタークラスターカバー１８が固定される（図３参照）。 The panel body 22 includes an upper surface portion 22a, a rear surface portion 22b extending downward from the rear end of the upper surface portion 22a, and a pair of left and right side surface portions 22c extending from left and right ends of the upper surface portion 22a and the rear surface portion 22b (in FIG. Only the left side surface portion 22c is shown), and stands up in front of the passenger compartment 9. The vehicle width direction center part of the upper surface part 22a protrudes upwards. The plurality of electrical components 19 (see FIG. 2), the air outlet 21 and the like described above are attached to the center of the rear surface portion 22b in the vehicle width direction, and the center cluster cover 18 is fixed (see FIG. 3).
　このセンタークラスターカバー１８が固定されるパネル本体２２の車幅方向中央部を挟む左右の両側に、左右のユニット収容部２３及び左右のユニット支持部２４が配置される。なお、左右のユニット収容部２３及び左右のユニット支持部２４は、インストルメントパネル１０の左右に対称的に設けられて、ほぼ同様の構成を有するため、以下では右側について説明し、左側の説明を省略する。 The left and right unit housing portions 23 and the left and right unit support portions 24 are arranged on both the left and right sides of the center portion of the panel body 22 to which the center cluster cover 18 is fixed. Since the left and right unit accommodating portions 23 and the left and right unit support portions 24 are provided symmetrically on the left and right sides of the instrument panel 10 and have substantially the same configuration, the right side will be described below and the left side will be described. Omitted.
　ユニット収容部２３は、上記所定のユニット外形２０よりも僅かに大きな形状でパネル本体２２の上面部２２ａの表面及び後面部２２ｂの表面に形成されるパネル開口２５と、パネル開口２５の内側のユニット収容空間２６とを有する。パネル開口２５は、パネル本体２２の後面部２２ｂの表面の後面部開口２５ａと、上面部２２ａの表面の上面部開口２５ｂとによって構成される。後面部開口２５ａは、上記所定のユニット外形２０の左右の後端縁２０ａ・２０ａ間の幅よりも僅かに大きな幅で、パネル本体２２の後面部２２ｂの下端縁から上端縁まで延びる。上面部開口２５ｂは、後面部開口２５ａの上端縁から連続して上面部２２ａに沿って前方へ延びて、上記所定のユニット外形２０の左右の上端縁２０ｂ・２０ｂ及び前上端縁２０ｃに区画される領域よりも僅かに大きく形成される。 The unit housing portion 23 has a panel opening 25 formed on the surface of the upper surface portion 22a and the surface of the rear surface portion 22b of the panel main body 22 in a shape slightly larger than the predetermined unit outer shape 20, and a unit inside the panel opening 25. And a storage space 26. The panel opening 25 includes a rear surface opening 25a on the surface of the rear surface 22b of the panel body 22 and an upper surface opening 25b on the surface of the upper surface 22a. The rear surface opening 25a has a width slightly larger than the width between the left and right rear end edges 20a and 20a of the predetermined unit outline 20, and extends from the lower end edge of the panel main body 22 to the upper end edge. The upper surface opening 25b extends forward along the upper surface 22a continuously from the upper edge of the rear surface opening 25a, and is divided into left and right upper edges 20b and 20b and a front upper edge 20c of the predetermined unit outer shape 20. It is formed slightly larger than the region.
　このように、パネル開口２５が上記所定のユニット外形２０よりも僅かに大きな形状で形成されることによって、後述するように、運転席側ユニット１または助手席側ユニット２がパネル開口２５に嵌合する。ユニット収容空間２６は、パネル開口２５の内側に広がる空間であり、ユニット収容空間２６には、運転席側ユニット１または助手席側ユニット２が収容される。 As described above, the panel opening 25 is formed in a shape slightly larger than the predetermined unit outer shape 20 so that the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 is fitted into the panel opening 25 as will be described later. To do. The unit accommodation space 26 is a space that extends inside the panel opening 25, and the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 is accommodated in the unit accommodation space 26.
　ユニット支持部２４は、パネル開口２５から連続して延びる側壁部２７の先端からパネル開口２５の内側へ延びる内板部（残存部）２８と、後述する薄肉部（易切断部）２９，３５を介して内板部２８から連続して延びる３つの助手席側ユニット固定部（ユニット固定部）３０とを一体的に有し、ユニット収容空間２６に配置される。 The unit support portion 24 includes an inner plate portion (remaining portion) 28 extending from the front end of the side wall portion 27 continuously extending from the panel opening 25 to the inside of the panel opening 25, and thin-walled portions (easy cutting portions) 29 and 35 described later. And three passenger seat side unit fixing portions (unit fixing portions) 30 that continuously extend from the inner plate portion 28 via the inner plate portion 28, and are disposed in the unit accommodating space 26.
　側壁部２７は、パネル開口２５の後面部開口２５ａから前方へ延びる左右の後側壁部２７ａ（図１中には、右側の後側壁部２７ａのみが示されている）と、パネル開口２５の上面部開口２５ｂから下方へ延びる上側壁部２７ｂとを有し、パネル本体２２と一体形成され、左右の後側壁部２７ａの上端と上側壁部２７ｂの両端とが連続している。 The side wall 27 includes left and right rear side walls 27 a (only the right rear side wall 27 a is shown in FIG. 1) extending forward from the rear surface opening 25 a of the panel opening 25 and the upper surface of the panel opening 25. The upper side wall portion 27b extends downward from the portion opening 25b, is integrally formed with the panel body 22, and the upper ends of the left and right rear side wall portions 27a and the both ends of the upper side wall portion 27b are continuous.
　内板部２８は、左右の後側壁部２７ａの前端からパネル開口２５の内側へ向かって曲折して前後方向と交叉して延びる左右の後内板部２８ａと、上側壁部２７ｂの下端からパネル開口２５の内側へ向かって曲折して上下方向と交叉して延びる略Ｕ字状の上内板部２８ｂとを一体的に有し、側壁部２７と一体形成され、左右の後内板部２８ａの上端と上内板部２８ｂの両端とが連続している。 The inner plate portion 28 is bent from the front ends of the left and right rear side wall portions 27a toward the inside of the panel opening 25, and extends from the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a crossing the front and rear direction, and from the lower end of the upper side wall portion 27b to the panel. The upper inner plate portion 28b that is bent substantially inwardly of the opening 25 and extends across the vertical direction is integrally formed with the side wall portion 27, and the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. And the both ends of the upper inner plate portion 28b are continuous.
　左右の後内板部２８ａには、運転席側ユニット１または助手席側ユニット２を固定するためのボルト孔やクリップ孔等の複数（本実施形態では、片側３箇所）の固定孔３１がそれぞれ形成される。上内板部２８ｂの上面の前端部には、運転席側ユニット１または助手席側ユニット２を固定するためのボルト孔やクリップ孔等の複数（本実施形態では、７箇所）の固定孔３２が形成される。 The left and right rear inner plate portions 28a have a plurality of (three in one embodiment) fixing holes 31 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 respectively. It is formed. A plurality of (seven in this embodiment) fixing holes 32 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the driver seat side unit 1 or the passenger seat side unit 2 are formed at the front end portion of the upper surface of the upper inner plate portion 28b. Is formed.
　３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０は、車幅方向に延びて左右の後内板部２８ａの上端部同士を連結する板状の上部ユニット固定部３０ａと、左側の後内板部２８ａの下端部から右側へ延びる板状の左側の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂと、右側の後内板部２８ａの下端部から左側へ延びる板状の右側の下部ユニット固定部３０ｃとである。３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０は、それぞれ内板部２８と一体形成される。３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０には、助手席側ユニット２を固定するためのボルト孔やクリップ孔等の固定孔３６がそれぞれ形成される。 The three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 include a plate-like upper unit fixing portion 30a that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the upper end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a, and the lower end of the left rear inner plate portion 28a. A plate-like left lower unit fixing part 30b extending rightward from the right part, and a plate-like right lower unit fixing part 30c extending leftward from the lower end of the right rear inner plate part 28a. The three passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30 are integrally formed with the inner plate part 28, respectively. Fixing holes 36 such as bolt holes and clip holes for fixing the passenger seat side unit 2 are formed in the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30.
　図４に示すように、上部ユニット固定部３０ａの両端と左右の後内板部２８ａの上端部との間には、前面及び後面の対向する位置で上下方向に延びる２つの溝３３がそれぞれ形成され、この２つの溝３３によって上部ユニット固定部３０ａの上下に亘って連続して延びる左右の薄肉部２９が形成される。図５に示すように、右側の下部ユニット固定部３０ｃと右側の後内板部２８ａの下端部との間には、前面及び後面の対向する位置で上下方向に延びる２つの溝３４がそれぞれ形成され、この２つの溝３４によって右側の下部ユニット固定部３０ｃの上下に亘って連続して延びる薄肉部３５が形成される。なお、左側の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂと左側の後内板部２８ａの下端部との間にも、右側と同様の薄肉部３５が形成される。 As shown in FIG. 4, two grooves 33 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the both ends of the upper unit fixing portion 30a and the upper end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a at positions facing the front and rear surfaces, respectively. The left and right thin portions 29 extending continuously from above and below the upper unit fixing portion 30a are formed by the two grooves 33. As shown in FIG. 5, two grooves 34 extending in the vertical direction are formed between the right lower unit fixing portion 30c and the lower end portion of the right rear inner plate portion 28a at positions facing the front and rear surfaces, respectively. The two grooves 34 form a thin portion 35 that continuously extends over the upper and lower portions of the lower unit fixing portion 30c on the right side. A thin part 35 similar to that on the right side is also formed between the lower unit fixing part 30b on the left side and the lower end part of the rear inner plate part 28a on the left side.
　薄肉部２９，３５は、作業者が鋏やカッター等によって容易に切断可能な程度に薄肉に形成される。作業者は、左右の薄肉部２９を切断することにより、上部ユニット固定部３０ａをパネル本体２２側から切除可能であり、左右の薄肉部３５を切断することにより、左右の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃをパネル本体２２側から切除可能である。なお、作業者が３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除しても、内板部２８はパネル本体２２側に残存する。 The thin- walled portions 29 and 35 are formed so thin that an operator can easily cut them with a scissors or a cutter. The operator can cut the upper unit fixing portion 30a from the panel body 22 side by cutting the left and right thin portions 29, and by cutting the left and right thin portions 35, the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b, 30c can be excised from the panel body 22 side. Even if the operator cuts off the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 from the panel main body 22 side, the inner plate portion 28 remains on the panel main body 22 side.
　次に、インストルメントパネル１０に運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２を取り付ける際の取付作業について説明する。 Next, the mounting operation when mounting the driver side unit 1 and the passenger side unit 2 to the instrument panel 10 will be described.
　図３に示すように、右ハンドル車の場合には、作業者は、左側（助手席側）のユニット支持部２４の薄肉部２９，３５（図４及び図５参照）を切断せずに、右側（運転席側）のユニット支持部２４の薄肉部２９，３５を切断して３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除した状態で、運転席側ユニット１を右側のユニット支持部２４の内板部２８に取り付け、助手席側ユニット２を左側のユニット支持部２４の内板部２８及び助手席側ユニット固定部３０に取り付ける。 As shown in FIG. 3, in the case of a right-hand drive vehicle, the operator can cut the thin portions 29 and 35 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the unit support portion 24 on the left side (passenger seat side) without cutting. In the state where the thin portions 29 and 35 of the right side (driver seat side) unit support portion 24 are cut and the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are cut off from the panel body 22 side, the driver seat side unit 1 is placed on the right side unit. The passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the inner plate portion 28 and the passenger seat side unit fixing portion 30 of the left unit support portion 24.
　図３及び図６に示すように、運転席側ユニット１を右側のユニット支持部２４に取り付ける際には、右側のユニット支持部２４の３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除した状態で、運転席側ユニット１のメーターユニット３を、インストルメントパネル１０の上面部２２ａに対して上方から被せるように近づけ、図１に示す右側のユニット収容部２３のパネル開口２５の上面部開口２５ｂ及び後面部開口２５ａの上部領域からユニット収容空間２６に収容し、パネル開口２５内に残存する内板部２８の固定孔３１，３２、及びインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８のブラケット１５にボルトやクリップ等によって固定する。 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, when the driver's seat side unit 1 is attached to the right unit support portion 24, the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 of the right unit support portion 24 are connected from the panel body 22 side. In the cut-out state, the meter unit 3 of the driver's seat side unit 1 is brought close to the upper surface portion 22a of the instrument panel 10 from above, and the upper surface of the panel opening 25 of the right unit accommodating portion 23 shown in FIG. Bolts are attached to the fixing holes 31 and 32 of the inner plate portion 28 that are accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 from the upper regions of the opening 25b and the rear opening 25a and remain in the panel opening 25, and the bracket 15 of the instrument panel cross member 8. Secure with a clip or clip.
　その後、運転席側ユニット１のドライバーカバー４を、インストルメントパネル１０の後面部２２ｂに対して後方から被せるように近づけ、右側のユニット収容部２３のパネル開口２５の後面部開口２５ａの下部領域からユニット収容空間２６に収容し、パネル開口２５内に残存する内板部２８の固定孔３１及びメーターユニット３のメータークラスターカバー７にボルトやクリップ等によって固定する。ドライバーカバー４を固定した状態では、ステアリングコラムカバー部４ａの内側のコラム開口１３にステアリングコラム１２が挿通する。なお、図６の２点鎖線は、上部ユニット固定部３０ａを切除しない場合に上部ユニット固定部３０ａが配置される位置を示す。 Thereafter, the driver cover 4 of the driver's seat side unit 1 is brought close to the rear surface portion 22b of the instrument panel 10 from behind, and from the lower region of the rear surface portion opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the right unit accommodating portion 23. The unit is accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 and fixed to the fixing hole 31 of the inner plate portion 28 remaining in the panel opening 25 and the meter cluster cover 7 of the meter unit 3 with bolts, clips, or the like. When the driver cover 4 is fixed, the steering column 12 is inserted through the column opening 13 inside the steering column cover portion 4a. 6 indicates a position where the upper unit fixing portion 30a is arranged when the upper unit fixing portion 30a is not excised.
　図３及び図７に示すように、助手席側ユニット２を左側のユニット支持部２４に取り付ける際には、助手席側ユニット２のアッパーカバー１６を、インストルメントパネル１０の上面部２２ａに対して上方から被せるように近づけ、図１に示す左側のユニット収容部２３のパネル開口２５の上面部開口２５ｂ及び後面部開口２５ａの上部領域からユニット収容空間２６に収容し、パネル開口２５内の内板部２８の固定孔３１，３２、及び上部ユニット固定部３０ａの固定孔３６にボルトやクリップ等によって固定する。 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, when the passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the left unit support portion 24, the upper cover 16 of the passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the upper surface portion 22 a of the instrument panel 10. The inner plate in the panel opening 25 is accommodated in the unit accommodating space 26 from the upper area of the upper opening 25b and the rear opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the left unit accommodating section 23 shown in FIG. It fixes to the fixing holes 31 and 32 of the part 28, and the fixing hole 36 of the upper unit fixing | fixed part 30a with a volt | bolt, a clip, etc.
　その後、助手席側ユニット２のグローブボックス１７のボックス本体１７ｃをインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８の上方に配置するように、グローブボックス１７を左側のユニット収容部２３のパネル開口２５の後面部開口２５ａの下部領域からユニット収容空間２６に収容し、ボックス本体１７ｃをパネル開口２５内の内板部２８の固定孔３１及び上部ユニット固定部３０ａの固定孔３６にボルトやクリップ等によって固定するとともに、グローブボックス１７の下部の開閉扉１７ｄのヒンジ部（図示省略）を左右の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃの固定孔３６にボルトやクリップ等によって固定する。 Thereafter, the glove box 17 is placed in the rear opening 25a of the panel opening 25 of the left unit accommodating portion 23 so that the box body 17c of the glove box 17 of the passenger seat side unit 2 is disposed above the instrument panel cross member 8. The box body 17c is housed in the unit housing space 26 from the lower region, and the box body 17c is fixed to the fixing hole 31 of the inner plate portion 28 in the panel opening 25 and the fixing hole 36 of the upper unit fixing portion 30a by bolts, clips, etc. A hinge portion (not shown) of the lower open / close door 17d is fixed to the fixing holes 36 of the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b, 30c by bolts, clips, or the like.
　図８に示すように、左ハンドル車の場合には、作業者は、右側（助手席側）のユニット支持部２４の薄肉部２９，３５（図４及び図５参照）を切断せずに、左側（運転席側）のユニット支持部２４の薄肉部２９，３５を切断して３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除した状態で、上記右ハンドル車と同様に運転席側ユニット１を左側のユニット支持部２４の内板部２８に取り付け、助手席側ユニット２を右側のユニット支持部２４の内板部２８及び助手席側ユニット固定部３０に取り付ける。 As shown in FIG. 8, in the case of a left-hand drive vehicle, the operator can cut the thin portions 29 and 35 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) of the right side (passenger seat side) unit support 24. The driver seat in the same manner as the right-hand drive vehicle in the state in which the thin portions 29 and 35 of the left side (driver seat side) unit support portion 24 are cut and the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are cut off from the panel body 22 side. The side unit 1 is attached to the inner plate portion 28 of the left unit support portion 24, and the passenger seat side unit 2 is attached to the inner plate portion 28 and the passenger seat side unit fixing portion 30 of the right unit support portion 24.
　上記のように構成されたインストルメントパネル１０では、インストルメントパネル１０のパネル本体２２と一体形成される３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０に助手席側ユニット２のアッパーカバー１６及びグローブボックス１７を固定する。このように、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニット２を固定する固定領域を確保できる。 In the instrument panel 10 configured as described above, the upper cover 16 and the glove box 17 of the passenger seat side unit 2 are attached to the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 formed integrally with the panel body 22 of the instrument panel 10. Fix it. In this way, it is possible to secure a fixing area for fixing the passenger seat side unit 2 without increasing the number of parts.
　また、運転席側のユニット支持部２４の薄肉部２９，３５を切断してユニット支持部２４から３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０を切除するので、図６の２点鎖線で示すように、上部ユニット固定部３０ａとメーターユニット３との干渉を回避することができる。また、左右の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃと、ドライバーカバー４やステアリングコラム１２との干渉を回避することができる。 In addition, since the thin part 29, 35 of the unit support part 24 on the driver's seat side is cut and the three passenger seat side unit fixing parts 30 are cut off from the unit support part 24, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Interference between the upper unit fixing part 30a and the meter unit 3 can be avoided. Further, interference between the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b and 30c and the driver cover 4 and the steering column 12 can be avoided.
　従って、本実施形態によれば、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニット２を固定する固定領域を確保し、且つ運転席側ユニット１やステアリングコラム１２との干渉を回避することができる。 Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to secure a fixing area for fixing the passenger seat side unit 2 without increasing the number of parts, and to avoid interference with the driver seat side unit 1 and the steering column 12.
　また、３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除した際に残存するユニット支持部２４の内板部２８に運転席側ユニット１を固定するので、ユニット支持部２４の内板部２８によって運転席側ユニット１の支持剛性を確保することができる。 Further, since the driver seat side unit 1 is fixed to the inner plate portion 28 of the unit support portion 24 remaining when the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are removed from the panel body 22 side, the inner plate of the unit support portion 24 is fixed. The support rigidity of the driver's seat side unit 1 can be secured by the portion 28.
　また、助手席側では、上部ユニット固定部３０ａが、パネル開口２５の後面部開口２５ａ内を車幅方向に延びて、左右の後内板部２８ａの上端部同士を連結するので、助手席側のパネル開口２５周辺のパネル本体２２の剛性を確保することができる。 On the passenger seat side, the upper unit fixing portion 30a extends in the vehicle width direction through the rear surface opening 25a of the panel opening 25 and connects the upper ends of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. The rigidity of the panel body 22 around the panel opening 25 can be ensured.
　なお、本実施形態では、運転席側ユニット１と助手席側ユニット２とを同一のユニット外形２０の形状にしたが、略同一であればよい。略同一のユニット外形とは、僅かに形状が異なっていても、同一のパネル開口に対して嵌合可能な形状である。 In the present embodiment, the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 have the same unit outer shape 20, but may be substantially the same. The substantially identical unit outer shape is a shape that can be fitted into the same panel opening even if the shape is slightly different.
　また、本実施形態では、所定のユニット外形２０を左右対称の形状にしたが、ユニット外形２０は左右対称の形状に限定されず、運転席側と助手席側とで略同一の形状であれば左右非対称の形状であってもよい。 Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined unit outer shape 20 has a bilaterally symmetric shape, but the unit outer shape 20 is not limited to a bilaterally symmetric shape, as long as it is substantially the same shape on the driver seat side and the passenger seat side. The shape may be asymmetrical.
　また、本実施形態では、ユニット収容部２３のパネル開口２５をパネル本体２２の後面部２２ｂの表面の後面部開口２５ａと、上面部２２ａの表面の上面部開口２５ｂとによって構成したが、上面部開口２５ｂを有さず、後面部開口２５ａのみで構成されてもよい。この場合、運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２のユニット外形２０は、パネル開口２５の後面部開口２５ａに嵌合する形状である。 In the present embodiment, the panel opening 25 of the unit housing portion 23 is configured by the rear surface opening 25a of the surface of the rear surface 22b of the panel body 22 and the upper surface opening 25b of the surface of the upper surface 22a. You may comprise only the rear surface opening 25a, without having the opening 25b. In this case, the unit outer shape 20 of the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 has a shape that fits into the rear surface opening 25a of the panel opening 25.
　また、本実施形態では、３つの助手席側ユニット固定部３０をパネル本体２２側から切除してもパネル本体２２側に残存するユニット支持部２４の内板部２８を設け、内板部２８に運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２を固定したが、内板部２８を設けることなく、運転席側ユニット１及び助手席側ユニット２をパネル本体２２に対して固定してもよい。 Further, in the present embodiment, the inner plate portion 28 of the unit support portion 24 that remains on the panel main body 22 side even if the three passenger seat side unit fixing portions 30 are cut off from the panel main body 22 side is provided. Although the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 are fixed, the driver seat side unit 1 and the passenger seat side unit 2 may be fixed to the panel body 22 without providing the inner plate portion 28.
　また、本実施形態では、２つの溝３３によって形成されて上部ユニット固定部３０ａの上下に亘って連続して延びる左右の薄肉部２９と、２つの溝３４によって形成されて左右の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃの上下に亘って連続して延びる左右の薄肉部３５とを設けたが、薄肉部２９，３５は、上部ユニット固定部３０ａや下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃの上下に亘って連続して延びなくてもよい。例えば、薄肉部２９，３５は、上部ユニット固定部３０ａや下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃの上下に亘って断続的（破線状）に延びて、易切断部として機能してもよい。 Further, in the present embodiment, the left and right thin-walled portions 29 that are formed by the two grooves 33 and continuously extend over the upper and lower portions of the upper unit fixing portion 30a, and the left and right lower unit fixing portions that are formed by the two grooves 34. Although the left and right thin portions 35 extending continuously up and down of 30b and 30c are provided, the thin portions 29 and 35 are continuous over the top and bottom of the upper unit fixing portion 30a and the lower unit fixing portions 30b and 30c. It does not have to extend. For example, the thin- walled portions 29 and 35 may extend intermittently (broken line shape) over the upper and lower portions of the upper unit fixing portion 30a and the lower unit fixing portions 30b and 30c, and may function as easy-to-cut portions.
　また、本実施形態では、片側３つ（左右３対）の助手席側ユニット固定部３０を設けたが、少なくとも片側１つ（左右１対）の助手席側ユニット固定部３０を設ければよい。 In this embodiment, three passenger seat unit fixing portions 30 (one pair on the left and right) are provided on one side, but at least one passenger seat unit fixing portion 30 on one side (one pair on the left and right) may be provided. .
　また、左右の下部ユニット固定部３０ｂ，３０ｃに代えて、図１に２点鎖線で示すように、車幅方向に延びて左右の後内板部２８ａの下端部同士を連結する下部ユニット固定部３０ｄを設けてもよい。この場合であっても、運転席側ではユニット支持部２４から下部ユニット固定部３０ｄを切除するので、例えば、ステアリングコラム１２をフロアパネル（図示省略）に寝かせておいて、インストルメントパネル１０をインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８に固定してからステアリングコラム１２を起こしてインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８に固定する場合であっても、ステアリングコラム１２と下部ユニット固定部３０ｄとの干渉を回避することができ、ステアリングコラム１２を起こしてインストルメントパネルクロスメンバ８に固定することができる。 Further, instead of the left and right lower unit fixing portions 30b and 30c, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1, a lower unit fixing portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and connects the lower end portions of the left and right rear inner plate portions 28a. 30d may be provided. Even in this case, since the lower unit fixing portion 30d is cut off from the unit support portion 24 on the driver's seat side, for example, the steering column 12 is laid on a floor panel (not shown), and the instrument panel 10 is instrumented. Even when the steering column 12 is raised and fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8 after being fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8, interference between the steering column 12 and the lower unit fixing portion 30d can be avoided. The steering column 12 can be raised and fixed to the instrument panel cross member 8.
　以上、本発明について、上記実施形態に基づいて説明を行ったが、本発明は上記実施形態の内容に限定されるものではなく、当然に本発明を逸脱しない範囲で適宜変更が可能である。すなわち、この実施形態に基づいて当業者等によりなされる他の実施形態、実施例および運用技術等は全て本発明の範疇に含まれることは勿論である。 As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated based on the said embodiment, this invention is not limited to the content of the said embodiment, Of course, it can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from this invention. That is, it is needless to say that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.
　本出願は、2015年07月13日付で出願された日本国特許出願（特願2015-139945）に基づくものであり、その内容はここに参照として取り込まれる。 This application is based on a Japanese patent application (Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-139945) filed on July 13, 2015, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
　本開示に係るインストルメントパネルは、部品点数を増加させることなく助手席側ユニットを固定する固定領域を確保し、且つ運転席側ユニットやステアリングコラムとの干渉を回避することができるという効果を奏し、効率的に組立作業を行うことが可能となるという点において有用である。 The instrument panel according to the present disclosure has an effect of securing a fixing area for fixing the passenger side unit without increasing the number of parts and avoiding interference with the driver side unit and the steering column. This is useful in that the assembly work can be efficiently performed.
１：運転席側ユニット
２：助手席側ユニット
９：車室
１０：インストルメントパネル
１２：ステアリングコラム
２０：ユニット外形
２２：パネル本体
２３：左右のユニット収容部
２４：左右のユニット支持部
２５：パネル開口
２６：ユニット収容空間
２８：内板部（残存部）
２９：薄肉部（易切断部）
３０：助手席側ユニット固定部（ユニット固定部） 1: Driver side unit 2: Passenger side unit 9: Vehicle compartment 10: Instrument panel 12: Steering column 20: Unit external shape 22: Panel body 23: Left and right unit housing portion 24: Left and right unit support portion 25: Panel Opening 26: Unit accommodation space 28: Inner plate part (remaining part)
29: Thin part (easy cutting part)
30: Passenger side unit fixing part (unit fixing part)

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  1. 　ステアリングコラムが挿通する運転席側ユニットを、車幅方向の右側又は左側に選択的に取り付け、前記運転席側ユニットと略同一のユニット外形を有する助手席側ユニットを、前記運転席側ユニットとは反対側に取り付けることにより、右ハンドル車と左ハンドル車とに共用可能なインストルメントパネルであって、
    　車室の前方で車幅方向に延びて起立し、車体側に固定されるパネル本体と、
    　前記パネル本体の下端縁から上方へ延びて前記ユニット外形よりも僅かに大きく形成されて前記運転席側ユニットまたは前記助手席側ユニットが嵌合するパネル開口と、前記運転席側ユニットまたは前記助手席側ユニットが収容される前記パネル開口の内側のユニット収容空間とをそれぞれ有し、前記パネル本体の車幅方向両側に配置される左右１対のユニット収容部と、
    　薄肉で形成される易切断部と、前記易切断部を切断することにより前記パネル本体側から切除可能なユニット固定部とをそれぞれ有し、前記左右のユニット収容部の前記ユニット収容空間に配置されて前記パネル本体と一体形成され、前記易切断部を切断しない状態で前記ユニット固定部に固定される前記助手席側ユニットを支持する左右１対のユニット支持部と、を備え、
    　右ハンドル車の場合には、左側のユニット支持部の前記易切断部を切断せずに、右側のユニット支持部の前記易切断部を切断して前記パネル本体側から前記右側のユニット支持部の前記ユニット固定部を切除した状態で、前記運転席側ユニットが、右側のユニット収容部の前記パネル開口から前記ユニット収容空間に収容されて前記パネル本体に対して固定され、前記助手席側ユニットが、左側のユニット収容部の前記パネル開口から前記ユニット収容空間に収容されて前記左側のユニット支持部の前記ユニット固定部に固定され、
    　左ハンドル車の場合には、右側のユニット支持部の前記易切断部を切断せずに、左側のユニット支持部の前記易切断部を切断して前記パネル本体側から前記左側のユニット支持部の前記ユニット固定部を切除した状態で、前記運転席側ユニットが、左側のユニット収容部の前記パネル開口から前記ユニット収容空間に収容されて前記パネル本体に対して固定され、前記助手席側ユニットが、右側のユニット収容部の前記パネル開口から前記ユニット収容空間に収容されて前記右側のユニット支持部の前記ユニット固定部に固定される
    　ことを特徴とするインストルメントパネル。     A driver's seat side unit through which the steering column is inserted is selectively attached to the right or left side in the vehicle width direction, and the passenger's seat side unit having the same unit outline as the driver's seat side unit is referred to as the driver's seat side unit. An instrument panel that can be used for both right-hand drive cars and left-hand drive cars by attaching to the opposite side,
    A panel body that extends in the vehicle width direction in front of the passenger compartment and is fixed to the vehicle body,
    A panel opening extending upward from a lower end edge of the panel body and slightly larger than the outer shape of the unit, into which the driver seat side unit or the passenger seat side unit is fitted, and the driver seat side unit or the passenger seat A pair of left and right unit accommodating portions disposed on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the panel main body, each having a unit accommodating space inside the panel opening in which a side unit is accommodated.
    Each has an easy-to-cut part formed with a thin wall and a unit fixing part that can be cut off from the panel main body by cutting the easy-to-cut part, and is disposed in the unit housing space of the left and right unit housing parts. A pair of left and right unit support portions that are integrally formed with the panel body and support the passenger seat side unit that is fixed to the unit fixing portion without cutting the easy cutting portion,
    In the case of a right-hand drive vehicle, without cutting the easy cut portion of the left unit support portion, the easy cut portion of the right unit support portion is cut so that the right side unit support portion can be The driver seat side unit is housed in the unit housing space from the panel opening of the right unit housing section and is fixed to the panel body in a state where the unit fixing portion is removed, and the passenger seat side unit is , The left side unit accommodating portion is accommodated in the unit accommodating space from the panel opening, and is fixed to the unit fixing portion of the left unit supporting portion,
    In the case of a left-hand drive vehicle, without cutting the easy-cut portion of the right-side unit support portion, the easy-cut portion of the left-side unit support portion is cut off from the panel body side to the left-side unit support portion. With the unit fixing portion removed, the driver seat side unit is accommodated in the unit accommodating space from the panel opening of the left unit accommodating portion and fixed to the panel body, and the passenger seat side unit is An instrument panel that is housed in the unit housing space from the panel opening of the right unit housing section and is fixed to the unit fixing section of the right unit support section.
  2. 　請求項１に記載のインストルメントパネルであって、
    　前記左右のユニット支持部は、前記易切断部の切断により前記ユニット固定部を切除しても前記パネル本体側に残存する残存部を有し、
    　右ハンドル車の前記運転席側ユニットは、右側のユニット支持部の前記残存部に固定され、
    　左ハンドル車の前記運転席側ユニットは、左側のユニット支持部の前記残存部に固定される
    　ことを特徴とするインストルメントパネル。     An instrument panel according to claim 1,
    The left and right unit support parts have a remaining part that remains on the panel body side even when the unit fixing part is cut off by cutting the easy-cut part.
    The driver side unit of the right-hand drive vehicle is fixed to the remaining part of the right unit support part,
    The instrument panel, wherein the driver side unit of the left-hand drive vehicle is fixed to the remaining part of the left unit support part.
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