JPS63235179A - Method for fixing instrument panel of automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate automatic assembling of an instrument panel by coupling the instrument panel through screw to the wall face at the inside of an engine compartment from the front side. CONSTITUTION:In order to assemble an instrument panel 7, hook section 8 of the instrument panel 7 is engaged with a stopping member 4 of an engine compartment 1. The bolts 9, 10 of the instrument panel 7 are penetrated through through-holes 5, 6 of the engine compartment 1 so as to temporarily assemble the instrument panel 7 to the wall face at the inside of the engine compartment 1. Then nuts 13, 14 are fastened to the bolts 9, 10 projecting forward from the through-holes 5, 6 so as to finally assemble the instrument panel 7 to the engine compartment 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for mounting an instrument panel of a motor vehicle.

Conventional Technology As is well known, at the front of an automobile body, the engine compartment is joined to the cowl box, darts lower, left and right front pillars, left and right hood ridges, radiator core support, etc. The instrument panel is later assembled on the wall of the (Automotive Engineering Complete Book, Vol. 13, 1 Passenger Car Body): 17, published by Sankaido on April 20, 1980.
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Problems that the invention aims to solve The instrument panel is screwed to the engine compartment from the inside (rear) of the vehicle, so when trying to assemble it with a robot, the robot's arm is attached to the windshield, side door, etc. The robot arm must be inserted into the vehicle interior through the assembly opening, making it difficult for the robot arm to fit into the instrument panel mounting area, restricting the movement of the robot arm, and complicating the operation control of the robot.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention provides a method for attaching an automobile instrument panel, which allows easy automatic assembly.

Measures to Solve the Problem The instrument panel is screwed from the front to the interior side wall of the engine compartment, including the darts lower, left and right hood ridges, and cowl box.

Example Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

In Fig. 1.2, 1 indicates an engine compartment, which includes a darts lower 2, a cowl box 3 disposed at the upper edge of this, and a vehicle widthwise side of the darts lower 2 and cowl box 3 extending forward. It is equipped with an extended hood recess (not shown). The cowl box 3 includes a dash upper 3a in the shape of a side road joined to the upper edge of the dart lower 2, a cowl upper 3c joined to an upper flange 3b of the upper flange 3b and extended forward from the upper flange 3b, and a dash upper. Front wall 3d erected on the front edge of 3a
It is configured with an open top. A locking member 4 is attached to the wall surface on the interior side of the vertical wall 3e of the dash upper 3a.
It is installed protrudingly. The locking member 4 includes a hook portion 4a whose tip is bent upward. A screw insertion hole 5.6 is formed in a portion of the vertical wall 3e of the dash upper 3a below the locking member 4 and in the dash lower 2, which penetrates in the rearward direction. Reference numeral 7 indicates an instrument panel, and a downward hook portion 8 is provided on the upper front edge (edge on the engine room side), and a hook portion 8 facing downward is provided on the back side (
A plurality of bolts 9 and 10 are provided protruding from the engine room side surface. These bolts 9 and 10 are attached to the hook portion 8.
When the instrument panel 7 is suspended on the interior side of the engine compartment l by engaging with the locking member 4, the positions correspond to the plurality of bolts 9 and 10. 11 is a glove box lid, and 12 is a hood that covers the engine compartment.

In the above embodiment structure, the instrument panel 7
To assemble, hook portion 8 of instrument panel 7 is engaged with locking member 4 of engine compartment l, and bolts 9. of instrument panel 7 are engaged. I
O are passed through the screw insertion holes 5 and 6 of the engine compartment 1, and the instrument panel 7 is temporarily assembled to the wall surface of the vehicle interior side of the engine compartment 1 (the vertical wall 3e of the cowl box 3 and the dart lower 2). Then, tighten the nuts 13 and 14 from the front to the bolts 9 and IO that protrude forward from the screw insertion holes 5 and 6, and assemble the instrument panel 7 to the engine compartment 1 as shown in Fig. 2. .

In the present invention, although not shown in the drawings, the bolts 9. from the instrument panel 7. Omit IO, hook part 8
After temporarily assembling the instrument panel 7 to the engine compartment l by engaging with the locking member 4, screws (not shown) are fastened to the back of the instrument panel 7 from the front of the screw insertion holes 5.6, In some cases, the hook part 8 and the locking member 4 may be omitted, and a bolt 9. The instrument panel 7 was temporarily assembled by penetrating the IO into the screw insertion holes 5 and 6 and bringing the intermediate parts of the bolts 9 and 10 into contact with the edges of the screw insertion holes 5 and 6 due to the weight of the instrument panel 7. After that, the nuts 13 and 14 are fastened to the bolts 9°lO, the upper bolts 9 are omitted from the instrument panel 7, the hook portions 8 are engaged with the locking members 4, and the instrument panel 7 is Even if the cowl box is formed into a closed cross-section extending in the vehicle width direction by the cowl top and dash upper by screwing the lower back surface to the wall surface of the interior side of the engine compartment l from the front, the same effect as in the above embodiment can be obtained. There is an effect.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, the movement of the arm of the robot can be made simple in one direction, compared to the case where the instrument panel is screwed to the wall surface on the inside of the engine compartment from the inside of the passenger compartment. Therefore, automatic assembly of the instrument panel can be easily performed. Furthermore, after the instrument panel has been assembled, the screwed joints are not visible from the inside of the vehicle (so new features such as trim members such as blind lids can be omitted from the screwed joints of the instrument panel). There is an effect.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded sectional view showing one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG.
The figure is a sectional view showing the attached state of the same embodiment. l...engine compartment, 2...datsushiroa, 3...cowl box, 7...instrument panel, 9.10...bolt, 13.14...
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Claims (1)

[Claims] A method for attaching an instrument panel to an automobile, characterized in that the instrument panel is screwed from the front to the interior side wall of an engine compartment including a dash lower, left and right hood ridges, and a cowl box.