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Granted Patent B2
US 10,604,016 · App. 15/774,957 · Granted Mar 31, 2020

Interior structure for vehicle

Inventors: Toshiteru Yoshimura (Aki-gun, JP); Masato Sadano (Hiroshima, JP)
Assignees: DaikyoNishikawa Corporation; MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
B60K37/04B60K35/00B60K37/00B60R11/00B60R11/0229B60K2370/1529B60K2370/60B60R2011/0005
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Patent No.
US 10,604,016
App. No.
15/774,957
Granted
Mar 31, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An interior structure for a vehicle includes: an instrument panel disposed below a front window; an instrument panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle at a position below the instrument panel; a head-up display device having a housing structure including a front surface and a lower surface, and configured to project information onto the front window; and a support member mounted in the instrument panel, and configured to fixedly support the head-up display device. The support member includes a front wall facing the front surface of the head-up display device and a lower wall facing the lower surface, a first fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel, and a second fixing portion serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel reinforcement.

Claims (61)

1. An interior structure for a vehicle, comprising:

an instrument panel disposed below a front window;

an instrument panel reinforcement extending in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle at a position below the instrument panel;

a head-up display device having a housing structure including a front surface and a lower surface, and configured to project information onto the front window; and

a support member mounted in the instrument panel, and configured to fixedly support the head-up display device, wherein

the support member includes

a front wall facing the front surface of the head-up display device and a lower wall facing the lower surface,

a first fixing portion located in the front wall serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel, and

a second fixing portion located in the lower wall serving as a fixing portion to the instrument panel reinforcement.

2. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , wherein

the instrument panel includes an upper opening formed in an upper surface thereof for projection by the head-up display device,

the front wall includes an extension portion higher than an upper end of the front surface of the head-up display device, and accessible through the upper opening, and

a fixing portion to the head-up display device is formed on the extension portion.

3. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

a size of the upper opening is a size smaller than a size of a housing of the head-up display device.

4. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , wherein

the instrument panel includes a lateral opening for mounting a meter panel on a rear side of the vehicle, and

a size of the lateral opening is a size capable of receiving a housing of the head-up display device.

5. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 , further comprising

a support bracket extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a position below the head-up display device, wherein

the support bracket includes a first end portion to be fixed to a locking portion of the support member, and a second end portion to be fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement.

6. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 5 , wherein

the locking portion of the support member is formed on the front wall, and

the support bracket includes

a horizontal portion extending along a lower surface of the lower wall, and

a rising portion extending upward to the locking portion along the front wall, and including the first end portion.

7. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , wherein

the instrument panel includes a lateral opening for mounting a meter panel on a rear side of the vehicle, and

a size of the lateral opening is a size capable of receiving a housing of the head-up display device.

8. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 2 , further comprising

a support bracket extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a position below the head-up display device, wherein

the support bracket includes a first end portion to be fixed to a locking portion of the support member, and a second end portion to be fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement.

9. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 3 , further comprising

a support bracket extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a position below the head-up display device, wherein

the support bracket includes a first end portion to be fixed to a locking portion of the support member, and a second end portion to be fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement.

10. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 4 , further comprising

a support bracket extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a position below the head-up display device, wherein

the support bracket includes a first end portion to be fixed to a locking portion of the support member, and a second end portion to be fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement.

11. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 7 , further comprising

a support bracket extending in a front-rear direction of the vehicle at a position below the head-up display device, wherein

the support bracket includes a first end portion to be fixed to a locking portion of the support member, and a second end portion to be fixed to the instrument panel reinforcement.

12. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 8 , wherein

the locking portion of the support member is formed on the front wall, and

the support bracket includes

a horizontal portion extending along a lower surface of the lower wall, and

a rising portion extending upward to the locking portion along the front wall, and including the first end portion.

13. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 9 , wherein

the locking portion of the support member is formed on the front wall, and

the support bracket includes

a horizontal portion extending along a lower surface of the lower wall, and

a rising portion extending upward to the locking portion along the front wall, and including the first end portion.

14. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 10 , wherein

the locking portion of the support member is formed on the front wall, and

the support bracket includes

a horizontal portion extending along a lower surface of the lower wall, and

a rising portion extending upward to the locking portion along the front wall, and including the first end portion.

15. The interior structure for a vehicle according to claim 11 , wherein

the locking portion of the support member is formed on the front wall, and

the support bracket includes

a horizontal portion extending along a lower surface of the lower wall, and

a rising portion extending upward to the locking portion along the front wall, and including the first end portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 9, 2018
From: YOSHIMURA, TOSHITERU; SADANO, MASATO
To: DAIKYONISHIKAWA CORPORATION; MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045758/0222 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-230882 · Nov 26, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180354366A1 · Dec 13, 2018