In-vehicle apparatus mounting unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9487088-B2
Application number	US-201314404141-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 14, 2013
Priority date	Jun 1, 2012
Publication date	Nov 8, 2016
Grant date	Nov 8, 2016

Abstract

An in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit having a projection projecting into a cabin interior includes: a panel provided to face the cabin interior; a support for supporting the projection while the projection is made to project from the panel; and a support case that is attached to the panel on an opposite side to the cabin and accommodates the support in a space formed thereby together with the panel. The support is fixed to the panel or the support case by fixing means, and the fixing means releases the fixation for the support when a load pushing the projection toward the panel exceeds a predetermined load.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit having a projection that projects into a cabin interior, comprising:
a panel provided to face the cabin interior;
a support for supporting the projection while the projection is made to project into the cabin interior from the panel; and
a support case attached to a side of the panel that is opposite of the cabin interior, the support case accommodating the support in a space formed thereby together with the panel,
wherein the support is fixed to the panel or the support case by fixing means, and
the fixing means releases fixation for the support when a load pushing the projection toward the panel exceeds a predetermined load.

2. The in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit according to claim 1 , further comprising a case fixing means for fixing the support case to the panel, wherein a fixing strength of the fixing means is lower than a fixing strength of the case fixing means.

3. The in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing means fixes the support by engagement of an engagement projection.

4. The in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit according to claim 3 , wherein the fixing means fixes the support by engaging the engagement projection with an engagement hole formed in a member,
the engagement hole includes a slit extending from a peripheral edge thereof, and
a strength of the member in which the engagement hole is formed is reduced around the engagement hole by the slit.

5. The in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein a guide for guiding movement of the support through the space is provided on the panel or the support case.

6. The in-vehicle apparatus mounting unit according to claim 1 , wherein the support is fixed to the panel by the fixing means.

Assignees

• Toyota Jidoshokki Kk
• Tokai Rika Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kawamoto Yuji
• Ozeki Koji
• Shigeyama Shigeo

Classifications

• B60H1/0065 Primary

  Control members, e.g. levers or knobs (B60H1/00985 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K37/20

  Dashboard panels · CPC title

• B60K35/50

  Instruments characterised by their means of attachment to or integration in the vehicle (B60K35/231 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B60K35/60 Primary

  Instruments characterised by their location or relative disposition in or on vehicles (arrangements of lighting devices on dashboards B60Q3/10) · CPC title

• B60K2350/102

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic