PURPOSE: To improve degree of freedom of design for an instrument panel and a vehicle body and simplify a setting jig by inserting the instrument panel in supported condition from the lower part through the opening part of the body and assembling.
CONSTITUTION: At positioning an instrument panel A on a setting jig 5, while positioning the brackets (a2) with first pins 17 and the lower end with second pins 21 from the lower part, the upper end is pressed with a pressing cylinder 23 from the upper part. The instrument panel A is inserted in a vehicle body C through a front window opening part, rotationally moved centering around the lower end to insert a third pin 27 into a first positioning hole (c4) and fourth pins (c5) into second positioning holes (a6), positioned to the body C, and hereafter the brackets (a2) are tightened to the body C.
OKAMIZU SHIGEO
ASHIDA HIDEKI
TOMOSUE ISAMU