Vehicle interior member

Abstract

To provide a vehicle interior member having a good appearance.SOLUTION: A vehicle interior member 10 includes: panels 12, 14 having a substrate 22 and a skin 24 disposed on a front side of the substrate 22; a mall 16 that is disposed by sandwiching a skin extension part 24b of the skin material 24 extending from the front side to a back side of the substrate 22 between the substrate 22 and the skin extension part 24b; a light-transmitting part 18 formed in the panels 12, 14 along the mall 16; and a light-emitting part 20 that is disposed on the back side of the panels 12, 14 and irradiates the light-transmitting part 18 with light. The light-transmitting part 18 is formed by a substrate light-transmitting part 30 in the substrate 22 that is capable of transmitting light, and a skin light-transmitting part 32 in the skin material 24 that is capable of transmitting light.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vehicle interior member. [Background technology]

[0002] As for an instrument panel, one has been proposed in which a light source is disposed on the rear side of the panel, and indirect illumination is provided by light from the light source leaking through a gap provided between two adjacent panels (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2022-184237 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] Providing gaps between the panels as in Patent Document 1 may result in poor appearance.

[0005] The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems associated with the conventional technology, in order to preferably solve these problems, and has an object to provide a vehicle interior member that has a good appearance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] A first aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is as follows: A panel having a substrate and a skin material disposed on an outer surface of the substrate; a molding disposed between the base material and a skin extension portion of the skin material extending from the front side to the back side of the base material; and A light-transmitting portion is formed on the panel along the molding; a light emitting section disposed on a rear side of the panel and configured to irradiate the light transmitting section with light; the light-transmitting portion is formed by a base light-transmitting portion in the base material that can transmit light and a skin light-transmitting portion in the skin material that can transmit light, The skin extension portion includes the skin light transmitting portion.

[0007] A second aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is the same as the first aspect, A light-shielding layer is provided on the back side of the skin material, The light transmitting skin portion may be formed in a portion of the skin material where the light blocking layer is not present.

[0008] A third aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is the same as the first or second aspect, The skin material may include a resin layer colored with a dye.

[0009] A fourth aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, or the third aspect, the skin light-transmitting portion is formed from a skin main body portion of the skin material facing a vehicle interior to the skin extension portion, The substrate light transmitting portion may be formed from a substrate main body portion overlapping the skin main body portion of the substrate to a substrate extension portion overlapping the skin extension portion.

[0010] A fifth aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is any one of the first aspect, the second aspect, the third aspect, or the fourth aspect, The molding may be opaque to light.

[0011] Another aspect of the vehicle interior member according to the present invention is A vehicle interior member including a first panel and a second panel arranged with a molding therebetween, The first panel and the second panel each have a base material and a skin material disposed on an outer side of the base material, the base material includes a base material light-transmitting portion that is capable of transmitting light in a portion along the molding, the skin material includes a light-transmitting skin portion that is located along the molding and that is capable of transmitting light; the skin light-transmitting portion is sandwiched between the molding and the base light-transmitting portion, The back side of the substrate is provided with a light-emitting portion. Effect of the Invention

[0012] The vehicle interior member according to the present invention has a good appearance. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an instrument panel in which a vehicle interior member according to an embodiment of the present invention is arranged. [Diagram 2] 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a main part of a vehicle interior member according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 3] 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. [Figure 4] 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of a vehicle interior member according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] Next, the vehicle interior member according to the present invention will be described below by way of preferred embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the embodiments and drawings described below are merely illustrative of one embodiment of the present invention, and are not intended to be used to limit the present invention to these configurations, and may be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention. EXAMPLES

[0015] As shown in Fig. 1, the vehicle interior member 10 according to the embodiment is a plate-shaped member that constitutes a part of an instrument panel. In the following description, the design surface side of the vehicle interior member 10 that faces the passenger compartment is referred to as the front, and the side facing the vehicle body to which the vehicle interior member 10 is attached is referred to as the back. Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, the left and right and top and bottom of the vehicle interior member 10 are referred to in the state in which the vehicle interior member 10 is attached to the vehicle, and in the embodiment, the front side of the vehicle interior member 10 faces the rear side of the vehicle, and the back side of the vehicle interior member 10 faces the front side of the vehicle.

[0016] As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the vehicle interior member 10 according to the embodiment includes panels 12, 14 and a molding 16. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the vehicle interior member 10 includes a light-transmitting portion 18 formed on the panels 12, 14 along the molding 16, and a light-emitting portion 20 arranged on the back side of the panels 12, 14, so that light emitted from the light-emitting portion 20 is incident on the light-transmitting portion 18. More specifically, the vehicle interior member 10 includes a first panel 12 and a second panel 14 arranged on the upper side of the first panel 12, and a molding 16 is arranged between the first panel 12 and the second panel 14. The vehicle interior member 10 includes two light-transmitting portions 18, 18 arranged to sandwich the molding 16 from above and below, so that the light-transmitting portions 18, 18 above and below the molding 16 are illuminated by the light of the light-emitting portion 20.

[0017] 3, each of the first panel 12 and the second panel 14 has a base material 22 and a skin material 24 disposed on the front side of the base material 22, and the skin material 24 forms a design surface facing the vehicle interior. In this manner, the first panel 12 and the second panel 14 have a multi-layer structure formed by layering different materials. Although the first panel 12 and the second panel 14 have different shapes, they have the same basic structure.

[0018] The base material 22 is a hard member for ensuring the rigidity of the vehicle interior member 10. As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the base material 22 includes a base material main body 22a constituting a plate surface extending vertically and horizontally, and a base material extension 22b provided at an end of the base material main body 22a on the molding 16 side. The base material extension 22b is a wall-like portion extending from the front side to the back side of the base material 22. The base material 22 of the embodiment is configured by combining a first member 26 and a second member 28, and the base material light-transmitting portion 30 constituting the light-transmitting portion 18 is formed by the second member 28 that is capable of transmitting light.

[0019] 3 and 4, the first member 26 is a plate-like body constituting the base material 22 except for the molding 16 side. The first member 26 is a molded product of synthetic resin, and examples of the resin that can be used include thermoplastic hard resins such as ABS resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, acrylic resin, and polycarbonate resin. The first member 26 also has light-shielding properties, and is configured to block light by, for example, coloring the resin by blending a light-shielding material such as a pigment.

[0020] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the second member 28 is a plate-like body constituting a portion of the base material 22 on the side of the molding 16. The second member 28 is disposed between the first member 26 and the molding 16. The second member 28 has a step portion 28a formed so as to be bent toward the back side at the end opposite to the molding 16. The end of the first member 26 on the side of the molding 16 is fitted into the front side of the step portion 28a, and the first member 26 and the second member 28 are joined by an adhesive or the like. For the second member 28, for example, a molded product of a thermoplastic hard resin such as ABS resin, polypropylene, polyethylene, acrylic resin, or polycarbonate resin, or an inorganic material such as glass can be used. The second member 28 is translucent and is translucent or transparent.

[0021] The substrate light-transmitting portion 30 is formed in a portion of the second member 28 excluding a step portion 28a where the first member 26 overlaps on the front side. The substrate light-transmitting portion 30 is formed to extend left and right along the molding 16. The substrate light-transmitting portion 30 is formed not only in the substrate main body portion 22a but also from the substrate main body portion 22a to the substrate extension portion 22b.

[0022] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the base material extension 22b has a shape in which the end of the second member 28 on the molding 16 side is bent to the back side. The base material extension 22b includes a base material light-transmitting portion 30, and the base material extension 22b also has light-transmitting properties like the base material light-transmitting portion 30. The base material extension 22b is provided across the end of the base material 22 on the molding 16 side in the left-right direction. The base material extension 22b of the base material 22 in the first panel 12 protrudes further to the back side than the base material extension 22b of the base material 22 in the second panel 14, and the base material extension 22b of the base material 22 in the first panel 12 supports the light-emitting portion 20.

[0023] The skin material 24 constitutes the design surface of the first panel 12 (second panel 14), and the material is set according to the required functions, such as texture such as resembling leather, and touch such as flexibility and cushioning. The skin material 24 is bonded to the base material 22 by adhesive or the like. As shown in FIG. 3, the skin material 24 has a skin main body portion 24a arranged so as to cover the surface of the base material main body portion 22a of the base material 22. In addition, the terminal portion of the skin material 24 is folded back from the front side to the back side at the end of the base material 22 and wrapped around the back side of the base material 22. The terminal portion of the skin material 24 on the molding 16 side (hereinafter, referred to as the skin extension portion 24b when particularly distinguished) extends from the front side to the back side of the base material 22 along the base material extension portion 22b of the base material 22. In addition, the skin extension portion 24b is sandwiched and arranged between the molding 16 and the base material 22. In order to prevent the formation of gaps between the molding 16 and the panels 12, 14, it is preferable to sandwich the skin extension 24b between the molding 16 and the base material 22 and compress it.

[0024] 3 and 4, the skin material 24 has a light-transmitting skin portion 32 that is capable of transmitting light. The light-transmitting skin portion 32 is formed along the molding 16, and is disposed on the front side of the light-transmitting base material portion 30 so as to overlap therewith.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 4, the skin material 24 includes a resin layer 34 constituting the surface of the skin material 24 and a porous layer 36 disposed on the back side of the resin layer 34. The resin layer 34 is made of a solid resin, and examples of the resin that can be used include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and thermoplastic elastomers such as olefin-based thermoplastic elastomers (TPO). The resin layer 34 is translucent. The resin layer 34 is colored. Furthermore, the resin layer 34 is preferably flexible. Here, when the resin layer 34 is colored, it may be a pigment, but it is preferable to color it with a dye that has less effect on the transmission of light than a pigment. If the coloring agent is a pigment, the pigment dispersed in the resin is likely to interfere with the transmission of light. Therefore, the translucency of the skin light-transmitting part 32 of the skin material 24 is superior when the resin layer is colored with a dye rather than with a pigment.

[0026] The porous layer 36 may be made of a soft foam such as polyurethane foam or polyolefin foam, and may have elasticity. The porous layer 36 is also translucent. When the porous layer 36 is made of a foam, it is preferable that the porous layer 36 has an open cell structure in which the cells are connected to each other, since this improves the translucency.

[0027] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the back side of the skin material 24 is provided with a light-shielding layer 38. The skin material 24 itself is translucent as a whole, but light is prevented from passing through the portion of the skin material 24 that overlaps with the light-shielding layer 38. Light is permitted to pass through the portion of the skin material 24 that does not overlap with the light-shielding layer 38. The light-shielding layer 38 is formed at a position spaced apart from the molding 16. The light-shielding layer 38 is formed from a position overlapping with the first member 26 to a position overlapping with the second member 28. By forming the light-shielding layer 38 from the first member 26 to the second member 28, it is possible to prevent light from leaking between the light-shielding first member 26 and the light-transmitting second member 28.

[0028] The skin light-transmitting portion 32 is formed in a portion of the skin material 24 where there is no light-shielding layer 38. The skin material 24 has the light-transmitting portion 32 that is light-transmitting in a portion along the molding 16. Since the skin extension portion 24b does not have the light-shielding layer 38, the skin extension portion 24b includes the skin light-transmitting portion 32. That is, the skin light-transmitting portion 32 is formed from the skin main body portion 24a facing the vehicle interior of the skin material 24 to the skin extension portion 24b. The shape and formation area of ​​the skin light-transmitting portion 32 can be arbitrarily set depending on the formation position and formation area of ​​the light-shielding layer 38.

[0029] The light-shielding layer 38 of the embodiment is a printing layer using a binder resin containing a black pigment as ink. The printing layer is formed from a binder resin containing, for example, carbon black, iron black, or other black pigments. The binder resin is, for example, a phenol resin, a polyester resin, an acrylic resin, or a urethane resin. The ink is preferably an emulsion in which the binder resin is uniformly dispersed. The pigment adheres to the surface of the binder resin or penetrates into the binder resin and is held therein. Here, the ink is easily printed on the porous layer 36 having open cells by adjusting the viscosity of the emulsion. The pigment contained in the light-shielding layer 38 reflects light without transmitting it, so that the light-shielding layer 38 prevents light from passing through.

[0030] 3 and 4, the light-transmitting portion 18 is formed by a substrate light-transmitting portion 30 and a skin light-transmitting portion 32. The skin light-transmitting portion 32 is formed from the skin main body portion 24a facing the vehicle interior in the skin material 24 to the skin extension portion 24b. The substrate light-transmitting portion 30 is formed from the substrate main body portion 22a overlapping the skin main body portion 24a in the substrate 22 to the substrate extension portion 22b overlapping the skin extension portion 24b. In other words, the light-transmitting portion 18 is formed from the design surface of the panel 12, 14 in a portion adjacent to the molding 16 to the portion of the panel 12, 14 that abuts against the molding 16.

[0031] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the molding 16 of the embodiment is a linear decorative member, and includes a molding design part 40, one surface (rear surface) of which faces the vehicle interior, and a molding fixing part 42 extending from the molding design part 40 to the rear side. One surface of the molding design part 40 is exposed between the first panel 12 and the second panel 14 so as to extend linearly in the left-right direction (see Figs. 1 and 2). The molding 16 is attached by fixing the molding fixing part 42 to the first panel 12, the second panel 14, or the vehicle body. The lower surface of the molding design part 40 abuts against the first panel 12, and the skin extension part 24b is sandwiched between the lower surface of the molding design part 40 and the base material extension part 22b. The upper surface of the molding design part 40 abuts against the second panel 14, and the skin extension part 24b is sandwiched between the upper surface of the molding design part 40 and the base material extension part 22b. The lower surface of the molding design portion 40 projects downward beyond the molding fixing portion 42, and the upper surface of the molding design portion 40 projects upward beyond the molding fixing portion 42. The molding 16 is configured to be opaque to light, and light emitted from the light-emitting portion 20 does not pass through the molding 16. The molding 16 can be a molded product made of synthetic resin, and a decorative film may be attached to the molding design portion 40 as necessary.

[0032] As shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the light emitting unit 20 is disposed on the rear side of the panels 12 and 14 and can irradiate light toward the front side. The light emitting unit 20 may be a light source such as an LED disposed on the rear side of the panels 12 and 14, and light may be directly irradiated from the light source toward the light-transmitting unit 18. Alternatively, the light emitting unit 20 may be a light guide material that emits light from a light source such as an LED disposed on the rear side of the panels 12 and 14, and light irradiated from the light source may be irradiated toward the light-transmitting unit 18 via the light guide material. The light emitting unit 20 of the embodiment is disposed over the light-transmitting unit 18 of the first panel 12, the molding design portion 40 of the molding 16, and the rear side of the light-transmitting unit 18 of the second panel 14, and the light irradiated from the light emitting unit 20 causes the light-transmitting unit 18 of the first panel 12 and the light-transmitting unit 18 of the second panel 14 to emit light.

[0033] The vehicle interior member 10 includes panels 12, 14 having a base material 22 and a skin material 24 arranged on the front side of the base material 22, and a molding 16. The vehicle interior member 10 also includes a light-transmitting portion 18 formed of a base material light-transmitting portion 30 in the base material 22 that can transmit light and a skin light-transmitting portion 32 in the skin material 24 that can transmit light, which is formed in the panels 12, 14 along the molding 16. The light-transmitting portion 18 is irradiated with light from a light-emitting portion 20 arranged on the back side of the panels 12, 14, so that the light-transmitting portion 18 can emit light. The vehicle interior member 10 can decorate the periphery of the molding 16 with light by illuminating the light-transmitting portion 18 formed along the molding 16, thereby improving the appearance.

[0034] The vehicle interior member 10 has a structure in which the skin extension portion 24b of the skin material 24 extending from the front side of the base material 22 to the back side is sandwiched between the molding 16 and the base material 22, so that no gap is generated between the panels 12, 14 and the molding 16. As a result, the back side of the vehicle interior member 10 is not visible through the gap, and the edges of the panels 12, 14 and the molding 16 can be hidden, improving the appearance. Moreover, since the configuration is such that the light-transmitting portion 18 of the panels 12, 14 is made to emit light, no gap is required between the panels 12, 14 and the molding 16 to allow light to pass through, and the gap can be eliminated, increasing the degree of freedom in design. Furthermore, if the light-transmitting portion 18 of the panels 12, 14 is made to emit light from the surface, it is possible to suppress uneven light emission caused by misalignment between members, such as a looseness in the opening width of the gap, and the light-transmitting portion 18 can emit light uniformly. Furthermore, since the skin extension 24b sandwiched between the molding 16 in the panels 12, 14 includes the skin translucent portion 32, the edge of the molding 16 can be made to emit light, and the translucent portion 18 formed along the molding 16 can be made to emit light in an attractive manner.

[0035] The vehicle interior member 10 has a light-shielding layer 38 on the back side of the skin material 24, and the skin light-transmitting portion 32 is formed in a portion of the skin material 24 where the light-shielding layer 38 is not present. The shape, position and area of ​​the light-transmitting portion 18 can be easily changed by adjusting the shape, position and area of ​​the light-shielding layer 38. For example, even if the molding 16 has a complex shape such as being curved, or the panels 12, 14 have complex shapes such as being uneven, the light-transmitting portion 18 can be easily formed to fit the molding 16.

[0036] In the vehicle interior member 10, the skin light-transmitting portion 32 is formed from the skin main body portion 24a facing the vehicle interior to the skin extension portion 24b in the skin material 24, and the base material light-transmitting portion 30 is formed from the base material main body portion 22a overlapping the skin main body portion 24a in the base material 22 to the base material extension portion 22b overlapping the skin extension portion 24b. In this manner, the edge of the molding 16 can be made to emit light, and the light-transmitting portion 18 formed along the molding 16 can be made to emit light in an attractive manner.

[0037] (Example of change) The present invention is not limited to the above, and may be, for example, as follows: Note that the present invention is not limited to the specific descriptions of the embodiment and the following modified examples. (1) Although the skin material in the embodiment includes a resin layer and a porous layer, the skin material is not limited to this and may be a light-transmitting fiber material. The fiber material may be either a woven or knitted fabric made of fibers such as polyester, cotton, rayon, etc. (2) In the vehicle interior member of the embodiment, the molding is disposed between two panels, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a combination of one panel and molding. A groove into which the molding is fitted may be provided in the panel, and a light-transmitting portion may be provided in a portion including the side wall of the groove. Also, a molding may be attached to one panel, and light-transmitting portions may be provided on both sides or one side of the molding on the panel. (3) In the embodiment, the light-transmitting portions are provided on both sides of the molding, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a light-transmitting portion may be provided only on one side of the molding. (4) The arrangement of the two panels is not limited to that in the embodiment, and may be modified as appropriate, for example, to arrange the first panel and the second panel side by side. (5) In the embodiment, the base material is composed of a first member that does not transmit light and a second member that transmits light, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the base material may be composed of only the second member. In this case, the range of the light-transmitting portion may be defined by a light-shielding layer provided on the skin material. (6) In the embodiment, an instrument panel is given as an example of a vehicle interior component. However, the present invention is not limited to this and can be applied to other components that constitute the vehicle interior, such as pillars and trim. [Explanation of symbols]

[0038] 10 vehicle interior member, 12 first panel (panel), 14 second panel (panel), 16 Molding, 18 Light-transmitting portion, 20 Light-emitting portion, 22 Base material, 22a Base material main body portion, 22b base material extension, 24 skin material, 24a skin main body, 24b skin extension, 30 Base transparent part, 32 Skin transparent part, 34 Resin layer, 38 Light shielding layer

Claims

1. A panel having a substrate and a skin material disposed on an outer surface of the substrate; a molding disposed between the base material and a skin extension portion of the skin material extending from the front side to the back side of the base material; and A light-transmitting portion is formed on the panel along the molding; a light emitting section disposed on a rear side of the panel and configured to irradiate the light transmitting section with light; the light-transmitting portion is formed by a base light-transmitting portion in the base material that can transmit light and a skin light-transmitting portion in the skin material that can transmit light, The skin extension portion includes the skin light-transmitting portion.

2. A light-shielding layer is provided on the back side of the skin material, The vehicle interior member according to claim 1 , wherein the light transmitting portion is formed in a portion of the skin material where the light blocking layer is not present.

3. The vehicle interior member according to claim 2 , wherein the skin material includes a resin layer colored with a dye.

4. the skin light-transmitting portion is formed from a skin main body portion of the skin material facing a vehicle interior to the skin extension portion, The vehicle interior member according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate light-transmitting portion is formed from a substrate main body portion overlapping the skin main body portion of the substrate to a substrate extension portion overlapping the skin extension portion.

5. The vehicle interior member according to claim 1 , wherein the molding is opaque to light.

6. A vehicle interior member including a first panel and a second panel arranged with a molding therebetween, the first panel and the second panel each have a base material and a skin material disposed on an outer side of the base material; the base material includes a base material light-transmitting portion that is capable of transmitting light in a portion along the molding, the skin material includes a skin light-transmitting portion that is light-transmitting and that is disposed along the molding; the skin light-transmitting portion is sandwiched between the molding and the base light-transmitting portion, The vehicle interior member has a light-emitting portion on the back side of the base material.

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