Structure of vehicle
A structure of a vehicle disclosed herein may include: a windshield; an instrument panel located below the windshield; in-vehicle equipment disposed such that the in-vehicle equipment projects upward above an upper surface of the instrument panel and is fixed to the instrument panel; and an impact relieving mechanism configured to, when a rearward and downward collision load is applied to the in-vehicle equipment, relieve the collision load by moving the in-vehicle equipment rearward and downward.
1. A structure of a vehicle comprising:
a windshield;
an instrument panel located below the windshield;
in-vehicle equipment disposed such that the in-vehicle equipment projects upward above an upper surface of the instrument panel and is fixed to the instrument panel, wherein the in-vehicle equipment comprises a first clip projecting frontward from a rear surface of the in-vehicle equipment;
a cover panel provided on the upper surface of the instrument panel and covering the in-vehicle equipment such that a front surface of the in-vehicle equipment is exposed to a vehicle cabin, wherein the cover panel comprises a first fitting hole into which the first clip fits; and
an impact relieving mechanism configured with the first clip and the first fitting hole, wherein the impact relieving mechanism is configured to enable the in-vehicle equipment to move rearward and downward by detaching the first clip from the first fitting hole.
2. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover panel includes a part defining an upper wall of the first fitting hole, and
the impact relieving mechanism comprises a slit defined in the part of the cover panel and extending upward from the first fitting hole.
3. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the impact relieving mechanism comprises a bracket located below the first clip and facing the first clip.
4. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the relieving mechanism comprises a guide member located below the in-vehicle equipment, and
the guide member comprises an inclined surface inclined rearward and downward and facing a bottom surface of the in-vehicle equipment.
5. The structure according to claim 1 , wherein
the cover panel comprises a side panel portion extending rearward of the in-vehicle equipment,
the side panel portion is fixed to the in-vehicle equipment at a front portion of the side panel portion and is fixed to the instrument panel at a rear portion of the side panel portion,
the side panel portion comprises a second clip projecting downward from a bottom surface of the rear portion of the side panel portion,
the instrument panel comprises a second fitting hole into which the second clip fits, and
the second fitting hole extends rearward of a position where the second clip fits.