Interior components

Abstract

To provide an interior member that has good texture.SOLUTION: An interior member includes: a substrate; a skin material; and a cushioning material installed between the substrate and the skin material, which are disposed while being stacked. The interior member includes: a protrusion part in which any one member of the substrate and the skin material extends toward the other member; and a space capable of storing a tip of the protrusion part. The protrusion part is formed so as not to come into contact with the other member.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to an interior member.

Background Art

[0002] Conventionally, an interior member using a cushioning material has been known (for example, see Patent Document 1). Such an interior member is fixed to a base material using a locking member such as a fastener.

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] Such an interior member may be attached, for example, within a range that a user of a vehicle can touch. In such a case, it is necessary to consider the feel when the user touches this interior member.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide an interior member with a good feel.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] An interior member according to an aspect of the present disclosure is an interior member in which a base material, a skin material, and a cushioning material provided between the base material and the skin material are stacked, and includes a protrusion extending from one of the base material and the skin material toward the other member, and a space capable of accommodating a tip of the protrusion. The protrusion is formed so as not to contact the other member.

[0007] According to this interior member, when the user touches it, the protrusion does not contact the base material or the skin material. As a result, only the feel of the skin material and the cushioning material is transmitted to the user. As a result, the feel becomes uniform and the touch is good.

Effects of the Invention

[0008] According to this disclosure, it is possible to provide interior materials that have a pleasant feel to the touch. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0009] [Figure 1] A top view of the instrument panel in an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] Cross-sectional view AA in Figure 1. [Figure 3] Cross-sectional view of BB in Figure 1. [Figure 4] Cross-sectional view of an interior component according to another embodiment (1). [Figure 5] Cross-sectional view of an interior component according to another embodiment (2). [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0010] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present disclosure will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following specification and drawings, a vehicle with a right-hand drive (see steering wheel H in Figure 1) will be used as the reference, and the front of the vehicle will be referred to as front, the rear as rear, the left as left, the right as right, the upper as top, and the lower as bottom.

[0011] As shown in Figure 1, the interior component 1 of this disclosure is a decorative panel fixed to an instrument panel 2 that is installed in the front of the interior of a vehicle such as an automobile. The interior component 1 is fixed in a position that is mainly touched by the vehicle user. In this embodiment, the interior component 1 is a decorative panel fixed to the upper rear end of the instrument panel 2.

[0012] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the interior component 1 consists of a base material 4, a surface material 6, and a cushioning material 8 placed between the base material 4 and the surface material 6, arranged in layers. The base material 4 is a component molded from a rigid synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP) or polyethylene (PE) by a well-known resin molding method such as injection molding. The surface material 6 is formed from a flexible material such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and forms the design surface 6a of the interior component 1. The cushioning material 8 is a component formed from a soft foam such as polyurethane foam or polyolefin foam, or from an elastic material such as a nonwoven fabric using hollow fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate or polypropylene.

[0013] The interior component 1 is fixed to the vehicle's instrument panel 2 via fixing members such as clips provided on the base material 4. In this embodiment, the interior component 1 has the base material 4 on the lower side and the surface material 6 on the upper side, and the base material 4 is fixed to the skeletal member (not shown) of the instrument panel 2. However, the interior component 1 only needs to be positioned with the surface material 6 facing the user side, and for example, the base material 4 and the surface material 6 may be arranged side by side in the front-to-back direction or left-to-right direction.

[0014] The interior component 1 includes a plurality of protrusions 10 extending from either the base material 4 or the surface material 6 toward the other component. In this embodiment, the protrusions 10 are a plurality (for example, four) of components extending downward along the cushioning material 8 from the surface material 6 toward the base material 4. In this embodiment, the protrusions 10 are integrally molded with the surface material 6 using the same material as the surface material 6.

[0015] As shown in Figure 3, the tip of the projection 10 is formed to protrude downward from the contact surface 8a where the cushioning material 8 and the base material 4 come into contact. The tip of the projection 10 also protrudes forward toward the cushioning material 8, pressing the contact surface 8a toward the surface material 6. In this way, the projection 10 prevents the cushioning material 8 from shifting position. However, the tip of the projection 10 does not necessarily have to be in this shape; for example, it could be a plate-shaped wall extending along the cushioning material 8.

[0016] The interior member 1 includes a plurality of spaces 12 capable of accommodating the tips 10a of the protrusions 10. In the present embodiment, the spaces 12 are provided in the base material 4 and are surrounded by non-penetrating recesses 4a recessed downward from the contact surface between the base material 4 and the cushion material 8. The spaces 12 are provided corresponding to the positions of the protrusions 10. The spaces 12 may accommodate the protrusions 10 one by one, or may accommodate a plurality of protrusions 10 together. Further, in the present embodiment, the tips 10a of the protrusions 10 are accommodated in the spaces 12. However, when the skin material 6 is pushed toward the base material 4, the tip 10a of the protrusion 10 may enter the space 12 and accommodate the tip 10a.

[0017] With the space 12 formed in this way, the protrusion 10 is formed at a position where its tip is separated from the base material 4 and is formed non-contact with the base material 4. The base material 4 is formed so as to have a constant thickness, and is formed so that the rigidity of the base material 4 is not reduced by the recess 4a.

[0018] When a user of the vehicle touches the design surface 6a of the interior member 1 formed in this way, the skin material 6 is pushed and the protrusion 10 moves downward. At this time, the tip of the protrusion 10 and the base material 4 are kept non-contact by the space 12. For this reason, only the touch of the skin material 6 and the cushion material 8 is transmitted to the user. As a result, the user can obtain a certain touch due to the elastic force of the cushion material 8 and does not feel the change in touch that occurs when the protrusion 10 and the base material 4 come into contact. As a result, this interior member 1 has a good touch.

[0019] As described above, according to the present disclosure, an interior member 1 with a good touch can be provided.

[0020] <Other Embodiments> Although the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. [[ID=I9]]

[0021] For example, in the above embodiment, a recess 4a is provided in the base material 4 to form the space 12, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. As in the interior member 201 shown in FIG. 4, for example, an opening 214 may be provided in the base material 204, and the base material 204 may be formed such that the protrusion 210 passes through the space 212 surrounded by the opening 214. In this case, a vertical wall 216 may be provided below the base material 4 so that a gap is formed between the base material 204 and the skeleton member of the instrument panel 202. Even with such a structure, the tip 210a of the protrusion 210 and the base material 204 are kept non-contact by the space 212. Therefore, only the touch sensations of the skin material 206 and the cushion material 208 are transmitted to the user.

[0022] Also, in the above embodiment, an example in which the protrusion 10 extends from the skin material 6 toward the base material 4 has been described, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. As in the interior member 301 shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 310 may extend from the base material 304 toward the skin material 306. In this case, the space 312 may be provided in the skin material 306. The protrusion 310 may be a wall extending along the cushion material 308. Even with such a structure, when the skin material 306 is pushed, the protrusion 310 enters the space 312, and the tip 310a of the protrusion 310 and the skin material 306 are kept non-contact by the space 312. Therefore, only the touch sensations of the skin material 306 and the cushion material 308 are transmitted to the user.

[0023] In the above embodiment, the interior member 1 has been described by taking, as an example, a decorative panel fixed to the instrument panel 2, but the present disclosure is not limited to this. The interior member 1 may be a panel fixed to other parts of the instrument panel 2, or a panel fixed to a door trim or a console.

Explanation of reference numerals

[0024] 1, 201, 301: Interior member 4, 204, 304: Base material 4a: Recess 6, 206, 306: Skin material 8, 208, 308: Cushion material 10, 210, 310: Protrusion 10a,210a,310a: apex 12,212,312 : Space 214: Opening

Claims

1. An interior component comprising a base material, a surface material, and a cushioning material provided between the base material and the surface material, arranged in layers, A projection extending from one of the base material and the surface material toward the other member, A space capable of accommodating the tip of the aforementioned projection, Equipped with, The cushioning material has a contact surface that contacts the other member. The aforementioned projection extends longer than the contact surface, The projection is formed in a non-contact manner with the other member. Interior components.

2. An interior member comprising a base material, a surface material, and a cushioning material provided between the base material and the surface material, arranged in a stacked manner, A projection extends from one of the base material and the surface material toward the other member along the end face of the cushioning material, A space capable of accommodating the tip of the aforementioned projection, Equipped with, The projection is formed in a non-contact manner with the other member. Interior components.

3. An interior member comprising a base material, a surface material, and a cushioning material provided between the base material and the surface material, arranged in a stacked manner, A projection extending from the surface material toward the base material, A space formed by a non-penetrating recess provided in the substrate, capable of accommodating the tip of the protrusion, Equipped with, The aforementioned protrusion is formed in a non-contact manner with the substrate. Interior components.

4. An interior member comprising a base material, a surface material, and a cushioning material provided between the base material and the surface material, arranged in a stacked manner, A projection extending from one of the base material and the surface material toward the other member, A space capable of accommodating the tip of the aforementioned projection, Equipped with, The projection is formed so as not to be in contact with the other member. The tip of the projection has a claw that engages with the cushioning material. Interior components.

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