Instrument board structure

By designing a quickly disassembleable upper dashboard cover and lower dashboard structure in the dashboard structure, the problems of difficulty and long disassembly during the maintenance process in the prior art are solved, and a more efficient maintenance process and reduced maintenance costs are achieved.

CN222682233UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-28CHANGZHOU JIETE PLASTIC IND CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202420634130.X
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-29
Publication Date
2025-03-28
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-29

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Technical Problem

When the existing dashboard structure needs to be repaired or replaced, professional and technical personnel need to spend a long time disassembly, extending the maintenance cycle and increasing the maintenance cost and difficulty.

Method used

A structure including an upper dashboard cover and a lower dashboard is designed. By fixing the engaging blocks on both sides of the bottom of the upper dashboard cover, and opening engaging slots on both sides of the top, combining the limiting mechanism to achieve rapid removal between the upper dashboard cover and the lower dashboard.

Benefits of technology

It realizes rapid disassembly between the upper dashboard cover and the lower dashboard, reducing the difficulty and time of disassembly, improving maintenance efficiency and reducing maintenance costs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to the field of automobile parts, in particular to an instrument panel structure which comprises a lower instrument panel and an upper instrument panel cover, clamping blocks are fixedly connected to the two sides of the bottom of the upper instrument panel cover, clamping grooves are formed in the two sides of the top of the upper instrument panel cover, and the outer walls of the clamping blocks are matched with the inner walls of the clamping grooves. A clamping groove is formed in the clamping block, a cavity is formed in the clamping block, a limiting mechanism used for clamping and releasing limiting of the clamping groove is arranged in the cavity, the limiting mechanism comprises a rotating column, and the rotating column is rotationally connected between the top and the bottom of the cavity. Compared with the prior art, the upper instrument panel cover and the lower instrument panel can be quickly disassembled, so that the disassembling efficiency is improved, the disassembling difficulty is reduced, great convenience is brought to repair and maintenance work, and the instrument can be conveniently repaired and maintained.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile components, in particular to a dashboard structure. Background Art

[0002] The dashboard is a necessary device for a car, used to display and record the car's driving data. The dashboard consists of an upper dashboard, a lower dashboard and internal electronic components. The electronic components are installed in the internal area assembled by the upper and lower dashboards. It is also the control center of some equipment and the object of decoration. It is the most eye-catching component in the cab. The dashboard assembly has both technical and artistic functions, and is one of the representatives of the overall vehicle style.

[0003] The Chinese patent discloses: a connection structure between an instrument panel and a sub-instrument panel, patent application number: 202222008544.5, which "includes a center console, a card-connecting unit and a fixing unit; the left and right sides of the lower end of the center console are fixedly connected with a central armrest through a fixing unit, the front end of the center console is equipped with a main instrument panel, and the upper side of the center armrest is equipped with a sub-instrument panel; the card-connecting unit includes a card-connecting groove, an installation slide groove, an auxiliary slope and a sliding rod, and longitudinal card-connecting grooves are provided on the left and right sides of the lower end of the center console, and a longitudinal installation slide groove is provided in the middle of the lower groove surface in the card-connecting groove; the fixing unit is installed at both ends of the rear side of the center armrest. The utility model has a reliable sliding card-connecting fixing mechanism."

[0004] Although the device can achieve effective connection and fixation between the main and auxiliary instrument panels while being convenient and efficient to install, and has a practical storage device, which can improve the car owner's car experience, when the electronic components in the instrument panel need to be repaired, the instrument panel structure in the comparative example adopts an integrated design, so that the disassembly process requires the destruction of its overall structure or the use of special tools, which not only increases the difficulty of disassembly, but also increases the maintenance cost. Once the instrument panel needs to be repaired or parts replaced, it often takes professional technicians a long time to disassemble, which prolongs the maintenance cycle. At the same time, this inconvenient disassembly design not only increases the maintenance cost, but also affects the maintenance efficiency, causing many troubles for car owners and maintenance personnel. Utility Model Content

[0005] In view of this, the purpose of the utility model is to propose an instrument panel structure to solve the problem that professional technicians need to spend a long time to disassemble, which prolongs the maintenance cycle. At the same time, this inconvenient disassembly design not only increases the maintenance cost, but also affects the maintenance efficiency.

[0006] Based on the above purpose, the utility model provides an instrument panel structure, including a lower instrument panel and an upper instrument panel cover, wherein both sides of the bottom of the upper instrument panel cover are fixedly connected with snap blocks, and both sides of the top of the upper instrument panel cover are provided with snap grooves, the outer wall of the snap block is adapted to the inner wall of the snap groove, and a cavity is provided inside the snap block, and a limiting mechanism for engaging and releasing the limit of the snap groove is arranged inside the cavity.

[0007] Preferably, the limiting mechanism includes a rotating column, which is rotatably connected between the top and the bottom of the cavity, and the outer walls at both ends of the rotating column are fixedly connected with gears, and the bottom of the inner wall of the cavity is slidably connected to the first rack near the two sides of the rotating column, and the side wall of the first rack is meshed with the gear at one end of the bottom of the rotating column, one end of the first rack is fixedly connected to the limiting block, one end of the limiting block passes through the outer wall of the locking block, and the end of the first rack away from the limiting block is fixedly connected to the extrusion spring, and one end of the extrusion spring is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cavity.

[0008] Preferably, the limiting mechanism also includes a circular plate fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking block, the bottom of the circular plate is provided with a plurality of evenly spaced sliding grooves, the interiors of the plurality of sliding grooves are slidably connected with a locking slide, the bottom of the locking slide is fixedly connected with a pushing column, one end of the rotating column passes through the locking block and the bottom of the circular plate and is fixedly connected with a rotating disk, the rotating disk is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular plate, a through groove is provided inside the rotating disk, the outer wall of the pushing column is slidably connected in the through groove, fixed grooves are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the locking groove, and the outer wall of the limiting block is adapted to the inner wall of the fixed groove.

[0009] Preferably, a circular groove and a first limiting groove are provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the engaging groove, and the inner walls of the circular groove and the first limiting groove are respectively matched with the outer walls of the circular plate and the engaging sliding plate.

[0010] Preferably, second limiting grooves are provided on both sides of the upper instrument panel cover, a second rack is slidably connected inside the second limiting groove, a side wall of the second rack is meshed with a gear arranged on the top of the rotating column, one end of the second rack is fixedly connected to a telescopic spring, and one end of the telescopic spring is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the second limiting groove.

[0011] Preferably, the through groove is in an arc shape.

[0012] Beneficial effects of the utility model:

[0013] By pushing the second rack, the second rack will squeeze the telescopic spring on one side, and then the side wall of the second rack will mesh with the gear to drive the rotating column and the gear at the bottom of the rotating column to rotate, and then the gear at the bottom of the rotating column will drive the first racks on both sides to retract back into the cavity and squeeze the extrusion spring at one end. At this time, the limit block at the other end of the first rack will leave the interior of the fixed groove, thereby releasing the limit on the fixed groove. When the rotating column rotates, it will also drive the rotating disk at one end of the bottom of the rotating column to rotate. When the rotating disk rotates, it will push the pushing column through the through groove, and the pushing column will drive the engaging slide plate to slide in the slide groove, so that the engaging slide plate will retract back into the slide groove, thereby releasing the limit on the first limit groove, and then the lower instrument panel can be taken out, so that the upper instrument panel cover and the lower instrument panel can be quickly disassembled, which not only improves the disassembly efficiency, but also reduces the disassembly difficulty, brings great convenience to maintenance and repair work, facilitates the repair and maintenance of the instrument, reduces the repair cycle and repair cost, and does not require the use of special tools for disassembly, which is easy to use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the present invention or the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only for the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0015] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the overall three-dimensional structure of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the lower instrument panel and the upper instrument panel cover of the utility model;

[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the cavity and the engaging groove of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the limiting mechanism of the utility model.

[0019] The markings in the figure are:

[0020] 1. Lower instrument panel; 2. Upper instrument panel cover; 3. Engaging block; 4. Cavity; 5. Rotating column; 6. Gear; 7. First rack; 8. Limiting block; 9. Extrusion spring; 10. Round plate; 11. Slide groove; 12. Engaging slide plate; 13. Pushing column; 14. Rotating disk; 15. Through groove; 16. Engaging groove; 17. Fixed groove; 18. Round groove; 19. First limiting groove; 20. Second limiting groove; 21. Second rack; 22. Telescopic spring. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order to make the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more clearly understood, the present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0022] It should be noted that, unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention should be understood by people with ordinary skills in the field to which the present invention belongs. The words "first", "second" and similar words used in the present invention do not indicate any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. "Include" or "comprise" and similar words mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word include the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. "Connect" or "connected" and similar words are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Up", "down", "left", "right" and the like are only used to indicate relative positional relationships. When the absolute position of the described object changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0023] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, an instrument panel structure includes a lower instrument panel 1 and an upper instrument panel cover 2, wherein snap blocks 3 are fixedly connected to both sides of the bottom of the upper instrument panel cover 2, snap grooves 16 are provided on both sides of the top of the upper instrument panel cover 2, the outer wall of the snap block 3 is adapted to the inner wall of the snap groove 16, a cavity 4 is provided inside the snap block 3, and a limiting mechanism for engaging and releasing the limit of the snap groove 16 is provided inside the cavity 4.

[0024] For further information, see Attachment Figure 2 and Figure 3As shown, the limiting mechanism includes a rotating column 5, which is rotatably connected between the top and the bottom of the cavity 4, and the outer walls at both ends of the rotating column 5 are fixedly connected with gears 6. The bottom of the inner wall of the cavity 4 is slidably connected to the first rack 7 on both sides near the rotating column 5, and the side walls of the first rack 7 are meshed with the gear 6 at one end of the bottom of the rotating column 5. One end of the first rack 7 is fixedly connected to a limiting block 8, and one end of the limiting block 8 passes through the outer wall of the engaging block 3, and the end of the first rack 7 away from the limiting block 8 is fixedly connected to an extrusion spring 9, and one end of the extrusion spring 9 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cavity 4. The limiting mechanism also includes a circular plate 10 fixedly connected to the bottom of the engaging block 3, and a plurality of sliding grooves 11 are provided at the bottom of the circular plate 10, and the interiors of the plurality of sliding grooves 11 are slidably connected with engaging slides 12, and the bottom of the engaging slide 12 is fixedly connected with a pushing column 13. One end of the rotating column 5 passes through the engaging block 3 and the circular plate 10. A rotating disk 14 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the plate 10, and the rotating disk 14 is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular plate 10. A through groove 15 is provided inside the rotating disk 14, and the outer wall of the push column 13 is slidably connected in the through groove 15. Fixed grooves 17 are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the engaging groove 16. The outer wall of the limiting block 8 is adapted to the inner wall of the fixing groove 17. A circular groove 18 and a first limiting groove 19 are provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the engaging groove 16. The inner walls of the circular groove 18 and the first limiting groove 19 are adapted to the outer walls of the circular plate 10 and the engaging slide plate 12 respectively. Second limiting grooves 20 are provided on both sides of the upper instrument panel cover 2. A second rack 21 is slidably connected inside the second limiting groove 20. The side wall of the second rack 21 is meshed with the gear 6 arranged on the top of the rotating column 5. One end of the second rack 21 is fixedly connected to a telescopic spring 22, and one end of the telescopic spring 22 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the second limiting groove 20.

[0025] When it is necessary to disassemble the lower instrument panel 1 and the upper instrument panel cover 2, first push the second rack 21 to the left, the second rack 21 will squeeze the telescopic spring 22 on one side, and then the side wall of the second rack 21 will mesh with the gear 6 to drive the rotating column 5 and the gear 6 at the bottom of the rotating column 5 to rotate, and then the gear 6 at the bottom of the rotating column 5 drives the first racks 7 on both sides to retract back into the cavity 4 and squeeze the extrusion spring 9 at one end. At this time, the limit block 8 at the other end of the first rack 7 will leave the interior of the fixed groove 17, thereby releasing the limit on the fixed groove 17, and when the rotating column 5 rotates, it will also drive the rotating disk 14 at one end of the bottom of the rotating column 5 to rotate. When the rotating disk 14 rotates, it will push the pushing column 13 through the through groove 15, and the pushing column 13 will drive the engaging slide plate 12 to slide in the slide groove 11, so that the engaging slide plate 12 will retract back into the slide groove 11, thereby releasing the limit on the first limiting groove 19, and then the lower instrument panel 1 can be taken out, so that the upper instrument panel cover 2 and the lower instrument panel 1 can be quickly disassembled. This not only improves the disassembly efficiency, but also reduces the difficulty of disassembly, brings great convenience to repair and maintenance work, facilitates the repair and maintenance of the instrument, reduces the repair cycle and repair cost, and is easy to use.

[0026] For further information, see Attachment Figure 4 As shown, the through slot 15 is in an arc shape, and the through slot 15 is in an arc shape, so that the pushing column 13 can drive the engaging slide plate 12 to extend and retract into the slide slot 11, so that one end of the engaging slide plate 12 leaves the first limiting slot 19.

[0027] Working principle:

[0028] When it is necessary to disassemble the lower instrument panel 1 and the upper instrument panel cover 2, first push the second rack 21 to the left, the second rack 21 will squeeze the telescopic spring 22 on one side, and then the side wall of the second rack 21 will mesh with the gear 6 to drive the rotating column 5 and the gear 6 at the bottom of the rotating column 5 to rotate, and then the gear 6 at the bottom of the rotating column 5 drives the first racks 7 on both sides to retract back into the cavity 4 and squeeze the extrusion spring 9 at one end. At this time, the limit block 8 at the other end of the first rack 7 will leave the interior of the fixed groove 17, thereby releasing the limit on the fixed groove 17, and when the rotating column 5 rotates, it will also drive the rotating disk 14 at one end of the bottom of the rotating column 5 to rotate. When the rotating disk 14 rotates, it will push the pushing column 13 through the through groove 15, and the pushing column 13 will drive the engaging slide plate 12 to slide in the slide groove 11, so that the engaging slide plate 12 will retract back into the slide groove 11, thereby releasing the limit on the first limiting groove 19, and then the lower instrument panel 1 can be taken out, so that the upper instrument panel cover 2 and the lower instrument panel 1 can be quickly disassembled. This not only improves the disassembly efficiency, but also reduces the difficulty of disassembly, which brings great convenience to the repair and maintenance work, facilitates the repair and maintenance of the instrument, reduces the repair cycle and repair cost, and is easy to use.

[0029] Those skilled in the art should understand that the discussion of any of the above embodiments is merely illustrative and is not intended to imply that the scope of the present invention (including the claims) is limited to these examples. Under the concept of the present invention, the technical features in the above embodiments or different embodiments may be combined, the steps may be implemented in any order, and there are many other variations of the different aspects of the present invention as described above, which are not provided in detail for the sake of simplicity.

[0030] The utility model is intended to cover all such substitutions, modifications and variations that fall within the broad scope of the appended claims. Therefore, any omissions, modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the utility model should be included in the scope of protection of the utility model.

Claims

1. An instrument panel structure, comprising a lower instrument panel (1) and an upper instrument panel cover (2), characterized in that: Both sides of the bottom of the upper instrument panel cover (2) are fixedly connected with a clamping block (3), both sides of the top of the upper instrument panel cover (2) are provided with a clamping groove (16), the outer wall of the clamping block (3) is matched with the inner wall of the clamping groove (16), the inside of the clamping block (3) is provided with a cavity (4), and the inside of the cavity (4) is provided with a limiting mechanism for clamping and releasing the clamping groove (16).

2. The instrument panel structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting mechanism comprises a rotating column (5), the rotating column (5) being rotatably connected between the top and the bottom of the cavity (4), the outer walls of both ends of the rotating column (5) being fixedly connected with gears (6), the bottom of the inner wall of the cavity (4) being close to both sides of the rotating column (5) being slidably connected with a first rack (7), the side wall of the first rack (7) being meshed with the gear (6) at one end of the bottom of the rotating column (5), one end of the first rack (7) being fixedly connected with a limiting block (8), one end of the limiting block (8) passing through the outer wall of the engaging block (3), the end of the first rack (7) away from the limiting block (8) being fixedly connected with a pressing spring (9), one end of the pressing spring (9) being fixedly connected to the inner wall of the cavity (4).

3. The instrument panel structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: The limiting mechanism further comprises a circular plate (10) fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking block (3); a plurality of evenly spaced sliding grooves (11) are provided at the bottom of the circular plate (10); a locking slide plate (12) is slidably connected inside the plurality of sliding grooves (11); a pushing column (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the locking slide plate (12); one end of the rotating column (5) passes through the locking block (3) and the bottom of the circular plate (10) and is fixedly connected to a rotating disk (14); the rotating disk (14) is rotatably connected to the bottom of the circular plate (10); a through groove (15) is provided inside the rotating disk (14); an outer wall of the pushing column (13) is slidably connected in the through groove (15); a circular groove (18) and a first limiting groove (19) are provided at the bottom of the inner wall of the locking groove (16); the inner walls of the circular groove (18) and the first limiting groove (19) are respectively adapted to the outer walls of the circular plate (10) and the locking slide plate (12).

4. The instrument panel structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: Fixed grooves (17) are provided on both sides of the inner wall of the locking groove (16), and the outer wall of the limiting block (8) is matched with the inner wall of the fixed groove (17).

5. The instrument panel structure according to claim 2, characterized in that: Second limiting grooves (20) are provided on both sides of the upper instrument panel cover (2), a second rack (21) is slidably connected inside the second limiting groove (20), a side wall of the second rack (21) is meshed with a gear (6) arranged on the top of the rotating column (5), one end of the second rack (21) is fixedly connected to a telescopic spring (22), and one end of the telescopic spring (22) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the second limiting groove (20).

6. The instrument panel structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The through slots (15) are evenly spaced and arranged on the rotating disk (14); the through slots (15) are arc-shaped.

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