Interior member assembly

Abstract

To provide an interior member assembly capable of assembling a second vehicle interior member to a first vehicle interior component in a narrow gap without interference with adjacent other vehicle interior members.SOLUTION: An interior member assembly 100 comprises a first camera cover 20, a vehicle cabin panel 15, and a second camera cover 30 which is inserted to a gap S between the first camera cover 20 and the vehicle cabin panel 15 and is assembled to the first camera cover 20. The first camera cover 20 includes a first guide plate 23 and a second guide plate 24. The first guide plate 23 and the second guide plate 24 define a guide groove 25 for guiding an assembly direction of the second camera cover 30 in a first direction and a second direction. The first guide plate 23 includes a curved plate 28 which changes the assembly direction from the first direction to the second direction, when a forward end of the second camera cover 30 is abutted thereon.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a structure of an interior component assembly that is composed of a plurality of interior components for a vehicle. [Background technology]

[0002] A cover is attached to the opening of the interior part to close the opening. The cover is attached to the interior part by engaging one end with the edge of the opening, rotating the other end around the engaging part, and engaging a locking claw formed on the other end with the other edge of the opening (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2005-186903 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, in the case of a structure in which the cover is rotated around the engagement part of the cover and the tip of the cover is engaged with the edge of the opening, as in the interior part described in Patent Document 1, if the dimensions of the cover are large, the tip of the cover may interfere with other interior parts, making it impossible to assemble the cover or damaging the cover or other interior parts. For this reason, it is necessary to widen the gap between the cover and other interior parts, but this creates a problem in that the widening of the clearance width reduces the appearance.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present disclosure is to assemble a second vehicle interior member to a first vehicle interior member so as to narrow a gap between the second vehicle interior member and another vehicle interior member. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The interior member assembly of the present disclosure is an interior member assembly including a first vehicle interior member fixed to a vehicle interior, a vehicle interior panel disposed adjacent to the first vehicle interior member, and a second vehicle interior member inserted into a gap between the first vehicle interior member and the vehicle interior panel and assembled to the first vehicle interior member, the first vehicle interior member including a first guide plate erected on a surface of a casing, and a second guide plate erected on the surface of the casing at a position farther from the vehicle interior panel than the first guide plate. and a guide plate, the first guide plate and the second guide plate defining guide grooves that guide the assembly direction of the second vehicle interior member in a first direction inclined with respect to the extension direction of the gap and in a second direction that is the extension direction of the gap, the first guide plate being erected on a surface facing the passenger compartment panel and including a curved plate that changes the assembly direction from the first direction to the second direction when a front end of the second vehicle interior member abuts against the first guide plate during assembly of the second vehicle interior member. Effect of the Invention

[0007] In this way, the interior member assembly of the present disclosure assembles the second vehicle interior member to the first vehicle interior member by inserting the second vehicle interior member into the gap between the passenger compartment panel and the first vehicle interior member while changing the assembly direction of the second vehicle interior member from the first direction to the second direction, thereby making it possible to narrow the gap between the second vehicle interior member and the passenger compartment panel after assembly and to improve the appearance of the interior member assembly. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional elevation view of an interior component assembly according to an embodiment. [Diagram 2] 1 is a cross-sectional elevation view showing a state in which a second camera cover is being assembled to a first camera cover in a first direction. FIG. [Diagram 3] 11 is an elevational cross-sectional view showing a state in which the front end of the second camera cover moves along the surface while in contact with the curved plate, and the rear end of the second camera cover rotates. FIG. [Figure 4]11 is an elevational cross-sectional view showing a state in which the second camera cover is inserted into a gap between the first camera cover and the vehicle interior panel after the assembling direction has become the second direction, and the second camera cover is assembled to the first camera cover. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The interior member assembly 100 of the embodiment will be described below. Note that FR, UP, and RH shown in each drawing respectively indicate the front side, upper side, and right side of the vehicle 200 to which the interior member assembly 100 is attached. Also, the opposite directions of FR, UP, and RH indicate the rear side, lower side, and left side. Hereinafter, when the directions of front / rear, left / right, and up / down are simply used for the description, they will refer to front / rear in the front / rear direction of the vehicle 200, left / right in the left / right direction, and up / down in the up / down direction, unless otherwise specified.

[0010] As shown in FIG. 1, an interior member assembly 100 is made up of a vehicle interior panel 15, a first camera cover 20 which is a first vehicle interior member, and a second camera cover 30 which is a second vehicle interior member.

[0011] The passenger compartment panel 15 is a plate-shaped interior member that defines the ceiling of the passenger compartment 10 of the vehicle 200. A front end portion 16 of the passenger compartment panel 15 is inclined obliquely upward toward the front of the vehicle.

[0012] The first camera cover 20 is an interior member that is fixed to the front of the vehicle interior 10 and houses a camera that captures images of the front of the vehicle. The first camera cover 20 includes a casing 21, a first guide plate 23 that is erected on the surface of the casing 21, a second guide plate 24, and a curved plate 28.

[0013] The casing 21 is a channel-shaped member that is open at the front. A step 26 at the upper end of the casing 21 is inclined obliquely upward toward the front of the vehicle, similar to the front end 16 of the passenger compartment panel 15. The casing 21 is fixed to the passenger compartment 10 so that the step 26 is adjacent to the front end 16 of the passenger compartment panel 15. A gap S is provided between the step 26 and the front end 16, extending obliquely upward toward the front of the vehicle.

[0014] The first guide plate 23 is disposed on the side closer to the passenger compartment panel 15, and the second guide plate 24 is disposed at a position farther from the passenger compartment panel 15 than the first guide plate 23. The first guide plate 23 and the second guide plate 24 extend substantially parallel to each other obliquely upward in the forward direction of the vehicle, forming a guide groove 25.

[0015] The first guide plate 23 is composed of a front half portion extending in a second direction indicated by an arrow 92 and a rear half portion extending in a first direction indicated by an arrow 91. Similarly, the second guide plate 24 is composed of a front portion extending in the second direction and a rear portion facing slightly from the second direction toward the first direction. Here, the second direction is the extension direction of the gap S as indicated by the arrow 92 in FIG. 1. Also, the first direction is a direction inclined with respect to the extension direction of the gap S as indicated by the arrow 91 in FIG. 1, and the angle of the first direction diagonally upward toward the front of the vehicle is smaller than that of the second direction.

[0016] The rear half of first guide plate 23 and the rear part of second guide plate 24 form first guide groove 25A extending in a first direction. The front half of first guide plate 23 and the front part of second guide plate 24 form second guide groove 25B extending in a second direction.

[0017] The curved plate 28 is a plate member that is erected on the surface of the first guide plate 23 that faces the front end portion 16 of the passenger compartment panel 15, and extends in a curved manner from the first guide plate 23 toward the upper part of the vehicle.

[0018] The second camera cover 30 includes a main body 31 that covers the opening 27 of the casing 21, and an arm portion 32 that extends from the main body 31 toward the front of the vehicle. The arm portion 32 is attached to the step portion 26 of the casing 21. A bracket 33 that fits into the inside of the casing 21 is provided on the arm portion 32 on the side of the first camera cover 20. A protrusion 34 that fits into and is guided by the guide groove 25 is provided on the outer side of the bracket 33 in the vehicle width direction.

[0019] Next, the process of assembling the second camera cover 30 to the first camera cover 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.

[0020] First, as shown in Fig. 2, the front projection 34 of the second camera cover 30 is inserted into the first guide groove 25A in the first direction indicated by the arrow 91 in Fig. 2. Then, the second camera cover 30 is moved in the first direction. Then, the projection 34 slides in the first direction while abutting against the rear portion of the second guide plate 24.

[0021] When the front end of the arm portion 32 abuts against the surface of the curved plate 28 at the rear of the vehicle, the front end of the arm portion 32 moves toward the upper part of the vehicle along the curved surface of the curved plate 28. This causes the rear end of the second camera cover 30 to rotate clockwise as shown by an arrow 93 in Fig. 3. This rotation changes the extension direction of the arm portion 32 from a first direction shown by an arrow 91 in Fig. 3 to a second direction shown by an arrow 92.

[0022] Thereafter, as shown in Fig. 4, when the second camera cover 30 is moved in the second direction, the protrusion 34 slides in the second direction while abutting against the front portion of the second guide plate 24. As a result, the arm portion 32 is inserted into the gap S between the step portion 26 and the front end portion 16 of the vehicle interior panel 15. Then, as shown in Fig. 1, the arm portion 32 is assembled onto the step portion 26, the lower end 35 of the main body 31 of the second camera cover 30 comes into contact with the edge portion of the opening 27 of the casing 21 of the first camera cover 20, and the engagement claw of the second camera cover 30 engages with the casing 21 of the first camera cover 20, completing the assembly of the second camera cover 30 to the first camera cover 20.

[0023] As described above, in the embodiment, the interior member assembly 100 is assembled to the first camera cover 20 by inserting the second camera cover 30 into the gap S between the vehicle interior panel 15 and the first camera cover 20 while changing the assembly direction of the second camera cover 30 from a first direction to a second direction, so that the gap between the second camera cover 30 and the vehicle interior panel 15 after assembly can be narrowed and the appearance of the interior member assembly 100 can be improved. [Explanation of symbols]

[0024] 10 passenger compartment, 15 passenger compartment panel, 20 first camera cover, 21 casing, 23 first guide plate, 24 second guide plate, 25 guide groove, 25A first guide groove, 25B second guide groove, 26 step portion, 27 opening, 28 curved plate, 30 second camera cover, 31 main body, 32 arm portion, 33 bracket, 34 protrusion, 35 lower end, 100 interior component assembly, 200 vehicle, S gap.

Claims

[Claim 1] A first vehicle interior member fixed to a vehicle interior; a vehicle interior panel disposed adjacent to the first vehicle interior member; a second vehicle interior member that is inserted into a gap between the first vehicle interior member and the vehicle interior panel and assembled to the first vehicle interior member, the first vehicle interior member includes a first guide plate provided on a surface of a casing, and a second guide plate provided on the surface of the casing at a position farther from the passenger compartment panel than the first guide plate, the first guide plate and the second guide plate define guide grooves that guide an assembly direction of the second vehicle interior member in a first direction inclined with respect to an extension direction of the gap and in a second direction that is the extension direction of the gap; the first guide plate is provided on a surface facing the vehicle interior panel, and includes a curved plate that changes the assembly direction from the first direction to the second direction when a front end of the second vehicle interior member abuts against the curved plate during assembly of the second vehicle interior member; An interior component assembly comprising:

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