Assembly structure of cluster panel integrated with onboard equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10076957-B2
Application number	US-201615371441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 7, 2016
Priority date	Dec 9, 2015
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

An assembly structure for assembling the cluster panel with a vehicle body, the cluster panel being integrated with onboard equipment, the vehicle body including a receiving portion that can receive the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel, and a sliding surface disposed below the receiving portion, the sliding surface extending for a prescribed length from a position on a vehicle interior side to a position on a farther side of the receiving portion; and the onboard equipment including a sliding contact portion that can come in sliding contact with the sliding surface when the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel is put into and taken out from the receiving portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An assembly structure for assembling a cluster panel with a vehicle body, the cluster panel being integrated with onboard equipment,
the vehicle body comprising:
a receiving portion that can receive the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel; and
a sliding surface disposed below the receiving portion, the sliding surface extending for a prescribed length from a position on a vehicle interior side to a position on a farther side of the receiving portion, and

the onboard equipment comprising:
a sliding contact portion that can come in sliding contact with the sliding surface when the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel is put into and taken out from the receiving portion, wherein

the sliding surface has a hole portion that can receive the sliding contact portion, the hole portion being disposed at a position on the vehicle interior side, and
the onboard equipment integrated with the cluster panel is rotatable to a vehicle front side and a vehicle rear side around a position of the sliding contact portion as a center in a state where the sliding contact portion is placed in the hole portion.

2. The assembly structure according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface has a shape such that the sliding surface is inclined downward in a gravity direction from the vehicle interior side to a vehicle front side.

3. The assembly structure according to claim 1 , wherein the sliding surface is provided with an upright wall portion at a position on the vehicle interior side relative to a position of the hole portion, the upright wall portion restraining a movement of the sliding contact portion to the vehicle interior side.

4. The assembly structure according to claim 3 , wherein
the onboard equipment includes a contact portion that can be in contact with the upright wall portion in a state where the sliding contact portion is placed in the hole portion, and
the contact portion in contact with the upright wall portion restrains a rotation of the onboard equipment to the vehicle rear side in a state where the sliding contact portion is placed in the hole portion.

5. The assembly structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the vehicle body includes a pair of guiding walls extending for a prescribed length from the vehicle interior side to a position on the farther side of the receiving portion, and
the pair of guiding walls restrains a movement of the sliding contact portion in a vehicle width direction by coming in contact with the sliding contact portion, the sliding contact portion moving on the sliding surface.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Inagaki Yuya
• Wada Toshinao

Classifications

• B60R11/0229 Primary

  for displays, e.g. cathodic tubes · CPC title

• B60R11/0264

  for control means · CPC title

• B60K2350/1028

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60K37/02 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B60R2011/0075

  using a containment or docking space · CPC title