JP4968084B2 - Instrument panel storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a stored item storage structure for an instrument panel provided with a storage unit capable of storing a stored item at a door side end of the instrument panel.

A container holder for storing a beverage container is provided at the door side end of the instrument panel in an automobile, and a part of the temperature-controlled air flowing through the air conditioner air passage provided inside the instrument panel is passed through the container holder. A technique for cooling or heating a beverage container is known (for example, see Patent Document 1 below).
JP 2000-135935 A

  By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional one, since the upper part of the beverage container such as a can or a paper cup stored in the container holder is exposed all around, the driver seated in the driver's seat visually observed the door mirror on the passenger seat side. Sometimes, the exposed part of the beverage container reflected in the door window is superimposed on the driver's line of sight and reflected on the door mirror, and the color of the reflected beverage container is particularly different from the color around the instrument panel. It feels bothersome.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to eliminate the annoyance caused by the contents stored in the storage portion of the instrument panel and reflected on the door window being reflected on the door mirror.

The present invention provides an instrument panel on a door side end portion with a storage portion capable of storing storage items and a lid body that covers the storage portion, a door mirror provided outside the door window provided on the door, and a lid A support part that supports the body in an openable / closable manner is provided on the door mirror side of the storage part to support the lid body so that it rises and opens to the door mirror side, and the lid body that is up and open is positioned between the storage part and the door window. the most important feature to be.

According to the present invention, since the position between the housing part and the door window when the lid open, for example, when the driver seated in the driver's seat was visually door mirror on the passenger side, film the door window Komimo it and the storage compound that Ri is blocked by the lid, yield can avoid the glare of the pay of the door mirror, it is possible to eliminate the burden caused by reflection on the door mirror of the stored items.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the vicinity of an instrument panel 1 on the passenger seat side in an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is assumed that the driver seat is set on the left side of the automobile in this embodiment.

  The instrument panel 1 includes a bent surface 1a bent from the lower edge 3a of the front window 3 toward the rear and downward of the vehicle, and the door side end 1b, which is the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the bent surface 1a, serves as a storage portion. A container holder 5 is provided. That is, the container holder 5 is provided as a storage unit capable of storing the stored items in the vicinity of the door opening 7 of the door side end 1b of the instrument panel 1. A door mirror 11 is attached to a position near the container holder 5 of the door 9 that opens and closes the door opening 7. That is, the door mirror 11 is provided outside the vehicle of the door window 21 provided in the door 9.

  The instrument panel 1 includes a front surface portion 1c that extends downward with respect to the bent surface 1a. The air conditioner outlet 13 is located at the vehicle width direction end of the front surface portion 1c and at a position below the container holder 5. Is provided. A glove box 15 is provided on a lower inclined surface 1d that is further inclined downward from the front surface portion 1c of the instrument panel 1 toward the front of the vehicle.

  A temperature-controlled air passage in the instrument panel 1 that communicates the air-conditioning outlet 13 and an air-conditioning unit (not shown) branches toward the container holder 5, and a part of the temperature-controlled air is supplied to the container holder 5. The beverage container 17 that is a stored item is cooled or heated by being distributed inside.

  Further, the bent surface 1 a of the instrument panel 1 between the container holder 5 and the lower edge 3 a of the front window 3 is provided with a side def outlet 19 for defrost as an air outlet. The blown air is blown near the corner of the lower part of the front of the vehicle in the door window 21 to prevent fogging.

  Next, the container holder 5 will be described. 2 is a perspective view showing a single unit of the container holder 5. FIG. 2 (a) shows a state in which the lid 23 as a lid is opened so as to stand up to the door mirror 11 as in FIG. ) Shows the state in which the lid 23 is closed. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the container holder 5.

  The container holder 5 includes a holder main body 25, the above-described lid 23 attached to the holder main body 25 so as to be openable and closable, and a finisher fixed to the upper portion of the holder main body 25 so as to cover the periphery of the lid 23 in the closed state. 27 mainly. The lid outer 35 and the finisher 27, which will be described later, of the lid 23 exposed to the outside of the container holder 5, in particular, have the same color or the same color as other peripheral parts, that is, the instrument panel 1.

  The holder main body 25 is integrated with the container support 29 so as to cover a container support 29 having a storage recess 29a for storing the beverage container 17 and an opening of the container support 29 on the vehicle width direction outer side (door mirror 11 side). And a lid support portion 31 provided on the lid. The container support portion 29 includes a bottom wall 29b that forms the above-described storage recess 29a, a side wall 29c that is located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and front and rear walls 29d and 29e. Further, the lid support portion 31 includes support protrusions 33 positioned so as to sandwich the upper portions of the front and rear walls 29d and 29e outside in the vehicle width direction from both sides.

  On the other hand, the lid 23 includes a lid outer 35 and a lid inner 39 fixed to the back surface on the outer side in the vehicle width direction when the lid outer 35 is closed by a screw 37. The lid inner 39 includes a pair of rotation support portions 41 projecting inward in the vehicle width direction from both ends in the longitudinal direction. The rotation support portion 41 includes the front and rear walls 29d and 29e of the container support portion 29 and the lid support portion 31. It is inserted into a gap 43 formed between the support protrusion 33 and the support protrusion 33.

  In addition, a collar 45 is inserted into a through hole 41a formed in the rotation support portion 41, and the axial length of the collar 45 is substantially equal to the dimension of the gap 43 described above. It is formed slightly longer than the length (width) in the same direction. In this state, the screws 47 are sequentially inserted into the screw insertion holes 33a and the collar 45 formed in the support protrusion 33 from the support protrusion 33 side, and are inserted into the screw holes 29d1 and 29e1 formed in the front and rear walls 29d and 29e. Secure with screws.

  By fixing the screw 47 described above, the collar 45 is sandwiched and fixed between the front and rear walls 29 d and 29 e and the support protrusion 33, and the lid inner 39 including the rotation support portion 41 can be rotated with respect to the collar 45.

  As a result, the lid inner 39, together with the lid outer 35, can rotate about the rotation support portion 41 between the open state shown in FIG. 2A and the closed state shown in FIG. .

  The finisher 27 includes an opening 27a into which the closed lid outer 35 shown in FIG. 2B is inserted, and three finishers (two on the container support 29) are provided so as to protrude upward from the upper end surface of the holder body 25. The holder support 25 is fixed to the holder main body 25 by being fitted into one of the engagement pins 49.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the container holder 5 configured in this manner is fitted into the vehicle width direction end 1b on the lower side of the bent surface 1a of the instrument panel 1, and at this time, the holder main body 25 (container support portion 29) and an engaging projection (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the finisher 27 on the front side of the vehicle body so as to protrude downward are engaged with an engaging hole provided on the instrument panel 1 side. Thus, it is fixed to the instrument panel 1.

  4A is a side cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1 in the instrument panel 1, and FIG. 4B is a plan view of the periphery of the container holder 5 in FIG. Is open. Here, as shown in FIG. 4A, the lid outer 35 of the lid 23 in the open state is in a position that is shifted and does not interfere with the area B in the air blowing direction forward from the side differential outlet 19. And the site | part 35a close | similar to the said area | region B is formed so that it may become a linear part parallel to the wind axis (central axis) P of the area | region B, and extending in the same direction as the blowing direction.

  Note that the air blowing direction from the side differential air outlet 19 is determined by a louver (crosspiece) provided at the side differential air outlet 19.

  According to the instrument panel storage structure configured as described above, the beverage container 17 is stored in the container support 29 in the holder body 25 by opening the lid 23 of the container holder 5 as shown in FIG. In this case, the beverage container 17 can be cooled or heated by circulating the temperature-controlled air through the temperature-controlled air passage in the instrument panel 1 to the storage recess 29a.

  On the other hand, when the container holder 5 is not used, the lid 23 is closed as shown in FIG. 2B, so that the top of the instrument panel 1 is clean and preferable in terms of appearance quality, and the temperature circulating in the storage recess 29a. It can suppress that air conditioning leaks from the storage recessed part 29a, and can suppress that the temperature control air blown from the air-conditioner blower outlet 13 reduces.

  Here, in this embodiment, when using the container holder 5 as shown in FIG. 1, the driver sitting on the driver's seat located on the left side of the passenger seat shown in FIG. In doing so, a part of the beverage container 17 housed in the container holder 5 adjacent to the door mirror 11 is reflected on the door window 21, and a part of the beverage container 17 reflected on the door window 21 and the door mirror 11 are operated as described above. A portion of the beverage container 17 that is overlapped on the person's line of sight and reflected in the door window 21 is reflected in the door mirror 11.

  However, in this embodiment, since the opened lid 23 (lid outer 35) is located between the door mirror 11 and the beverage container 17, the lid has a similar color to the surrounding instrument panel 1 on the door mirror 11. A part of 23 is reflected on the door window 21, and a part of the lid 23 reflected on the door window 21 and the door mirror 11 are overlapped on the line of sight of the driver and reflected as an image 23A. That is, the lid 23 in an open state having the same color as the peripheral instrument panel 1 is reflected as a video 23A so as to hide the beverage container 17, and the reflection of the beverage container 17 on the door mirror 11 can be avoided. The troublesomeness caused by the reflection of the beverage container 17 is eliminated, and the rear view can be easily confirmed.

  Since the lid 23 reflected on the door mirror 11 as the video 23A has the same color or the same color as the surrounding instrument panel 1, even if it is reflected on the door mirror 11, it is difficult to feel annoyance.

  As shown in FIG. 4 (b), the lid 23 (lid outer 35) in the open state is reflected on the door window 21 as described above because the rear end side of the vehicle protrudes toward the rear of the housing recess 29a. Even if the beverage container 17 and the door mirror 11 overlap each other on the driver's line of sight and a part of the beverage container 17 reflected on the door window 21 is reflected on the door mirror 11, Reflection on the door mirror 11 can be reliably avoided.

  Further, the instrument panel 1 is provided with a side differential air outlet 19 for blowing air toward the door window 21 set on the door 9, and the lid 23 of the container holder 5 is in front of the side differential air outlet 19 in the air blowing direction. Therefore, the air blown out from the side differential outlet 19 is not obstructed by the lid 23 in the open state, and the anti-fogging function for the door window 21 can be ensured as desired.

  At this time, the lid 23 is provided with a straight portion extending in the same direction as the air blowing direction at a portion 35a adjacent to the region B in the forward direction of the air blowing from the side differential blowing port 19 when opened. It can be more effectively avoided that the air blown from the air is obstructed by the lid 23 in the open state.

  In the above-described embodiment, instead of the container holder 5 that stores the beverage container 17, a stored item storage unit that stores other stored items may be used.

It is a perspective view which shows the instrument panel periphery by the side of the passenger seat in the motor vehicle which shows one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the simple substance of the container holder provided in the instrument panel of FIG. 1, (a) has shown the state which open | released the lid of the container holder, FIG.5 (b) shows the state which closed the lid, respectively. It is a disassembled perspective view of a container holder. (A) is side surface sectional drawing in alignment with the AA of FIG. 1 in an instrument panel, (b) is a top view of the container holder periphery in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel 1b The door side edge part of an instrument panel 5 Container holder (storage part)
7 Door opening 9 Door 11 Door mirror 17 Beverage container (containment)
19 Side differential outlet (air outlet)
21 Door window 23 Container holder lid (lid)
35a Site close to the area in front of the air blowing direction in the lid B Area in front of the air blowing direction from the air outlet

Claims (5)

At the door side end of the instrument panel , a storage unit capable of storing storage items and a lid that covers the storage unit are provided,
Rutotomoni a door mirror provided on the outside of the vehicle door window provided in the door,
A support part that supports the lid so that it can be opened and closed is provided on the door mirror side of the storage part, and the lid is supported to stand up and open on the door mirror side ,
An instrument panel storage structure for an instrument panel, wherein the lid body in an upright and open state is positioned between the storage section and the door window .   The instrument panel storage structure according to claim 1, wherein the lid body has a color similar to that of the instrument panel.   The instrument panel is provided with an air outlet for blowing air toward the door window, and the lid body is at a position shifted from a region in front of the air blowing direction from the air outlet when opened. The storage structure for storing an instrument panel according to claim 1, wherein the storage structure is a storage structure.   The said cover body is provided with the linear part extended in the same direction as the said air blowing direction in the site | part close | similar to the area | region ahead of the air blowing direction from the said air blower outlet at the time of opening. Item 3. Storage structure of instrument panel according to Item 3.   On the door side end portion of the instrument panel, a storage portion that can store storage items is provided, while a door mirror is provided outside the door window provided in the door, and the storage portion includes a lid that can be opened and closed, The stored structure for storing an instrument panel, wherein the lid is located between the stored object stored in the storage portion and the door mirror when opened.

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