CN217804938U - Turnover structure and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model provides a flip structure and vehicle. The overturning structure comprises a driving part; a first link hinged to the drive member; a second link hinged to the first link; the mounting bracket is hinged with the second connecting rod and provided with a mounting structure for mounting a rear cover plate of the automobile; the driving part is arranged to drive the automobile rear cover plate to be switched between an unfolding state and a folding state. The turnover structure occupies small space of the vehicle body, increases the storage space of the trunk and improves the practicability of the whole vehicle.

Description

Turnover structure and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a but not limited to vehicle technical field especially relates to a flip structure and vehicle.

Background

With the development of social economy and the improvement of the life quality of people, the open car is more and more introduced into the life of people. In order to meet all-weather requirements, the roof of the convertible should have the sealing performance of the car roof in an unfolded state, and the opening and closing should have safety and stability.

As a soft top open, the folding turnover mechanism can realize the opening and closing functions of the top of the open roof. The rear cover turnover mechanism allows the roof turnover mechanism to operate into the vehicle body by opening and closing as the roof moves between the open position and the closed position, and provides a sealed structure for the vehicle body.

The above description is included in the technical recognition scope of the inventors, and does not necessarily constitute the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at providing a flip structure and vehicle. The turnover structure occupies small space of the vehicle body, increases the storage space of the trunk and improves the practicability of the whole vehicle.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a technical scheme as follows:

an inverting structure, comprising:

a drive member;

a first link hinged to the drive member;

a second link hinged to the first link; and

the mounting bracket is hinged with the second connecting rod and is provided with a mounting structure for mounting a rear cover plate of the automobile;

the driving part is arranged to drive the automobile rear cover plate to be switched between an unfolding state and a folding state.

Through setting up first connecting rod, second connecting rod and the installing support of articulated in proper order, install the automobile rear cover plate on this installing support, move in order to drive the installing support motion with the first connecting rod of drive through driver part for the automobile rear cover plate is opening the state and is closing the state and switching between. The turnover structure occupies a small space of the vehicle body, the storage space of the trunk is increased, and the practicability of the whole vehicle is improved.

In some exemplary embodiments, the flip structure further comprises a mount mounted to the vehicle body; the first connecting rod is hinged with the mounting seat.

Through setting up independent mount pad for mount pad, first connecting rod, second connecting rod and installing support constitute four-bar linkage, have higher transmission stationarity. Through setting up the mount pad for four-bar linkage has higher integrated level, has reduced the boundary requirement to the automobile body, forms the modularized design.

In some exemplary embodiments, the drive member is mounted to the mount.

And the driving part is arranged on the mounting seat so as to improve the integration level of the turnover structure and improve the assembly efficiency.

In some exemplary embodiments, the first link is provided as a curved lever.

The first connecting rod is set to be the curved rod, so that the overturning structure can be effectively prevented from moving to reach dead points, and the running reliability is effectively improved.

In some exemplary embodiments, the drive member is configured for telescopic movement; the driving part moves in a telescopic mode to drive the first connecting rod to rotate so as to drive the second connecting rod to move, and therefore the automobile rear cover plate can be switched between an unfolding state and a folding state.

The driving part is set to be capable of stretching and retracting, so that the structure of the part is simplified, the overall design complexity of the turnover structure is reduced, and the design cost of a product is reduced.

In some exemplary embodiments, the mounting bracket is provided with a hinge point for hinge-connecting with a vehicle body, or the vehicle rear cover plate is provided with a hinge point for hinge-connecting with a vehicle body.

Through set up the pin joint with the automobile body on installing support or car back shroud, when car back shroud from receive the state to the in-process that the state moved to the expansion state that closes for car back shroud can rotate relative this pin joint, with the energy consumption that reduces driving part.

In some exemplary embodiments, the flip structure further includes a locking notch fixed to the mounting bracket, and the locking notch is configured to be able to be buckled with a locking device on the vehicle body to lock the vehicle rear cover panel in the folded state.

Through setting up the fore shaft structure, through fore shaft and the locking device looks lock on the automobile body to improve the leakproofness of relevant each part after the roof is folded, reduce the windage, improve the dynamic nature of whole car.

A vehicle comprising a body and further comprising a flip structure of any of the embodiments described above mounted to the body.

In some exemplary embodiments, the vehicle further comprises a locker mounted to the vehicle body, the locker being disposed at a rear side of the flip structure.

The locking device is arranged at the rear side of the turnover structure, so that the influence on the folding operation of the roof is avoided, and the reasonability of the whole vehicle layout is improved.

In some exemplary embodiments, the vehicle includes two of the flip structures; the two turnover structures are respectively installed on two sides of the vehicle body in the width direction.

Through setting up two flip structure, and arrange along automobile body width direction to improve the stationarity of automobile back shroud upset motion.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the attached drawings and detailed description.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the technical aspects of the present invention, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the present invention, and together with the description, serve to explain the technical aspects of the present invention.

Fig. 1 is a schematic front view of a flip structure according to some exemplary embodiments of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural view of the flip structure according to some exemplary embodiments of the present invention in an unfolded state;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural view of a foldable turnover structure according to some exemplary embodiments of the present invention.

Reference numerals:

100-a flip structure;

1-a drive member; 2-a first link; 3-a second link; 4-mounting bracket, 41-mounting structure; 5, mounting a base; 6-locking the notch;

200-locking device.

Detailed Description

The technical solution of the present invention is further explained by the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.

In an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, a turnover structure 100 is provided. The flipping structure 100 includes a drive member 1 and a link assembly. The driving part 1 is hinged with one end of the connecting rod assembly and can drive the connecting rod assembly to be in an unfolding state or a folding state. When the link assembly is in the unfolded state, the flip structure 100 is in the unfolded state, and when the link assembly is in the folded state, the flip structure 100 is in the folded state.

The linkage assembly comprises a first link 2, a second link 3 and a mounting bracket 4. The driving part 1 is hinged with one end of the first connecting rod 2, the second connecting rod 3 is hinged with the other end of the first connecting rod 2, the mounting bracket 4 is hinged with the other end of the second connecting rod 3, and the driving part 1, the first connecting rod 2, the second connecting rod 3 and the mounting bracket 4 can form a transverse M shape as shown in the figure. Wherein, the hinge point of the first link 2 and the second link 3 is located at the middle of the mounting bracket 4 in the length direction, not at the middle point of the mounting bracket 4, so that the turnover structure 100 has a compact design structure, and the space required for movement is reduced. The other end of the first link 2 may be directly hinged to the vehicle body.

A mounting structure 41 for mounting a rear cover (not shown) of an automobile is provided on the mounting bracket 4. The vehicle rear deck may optionally be bolted to the mounting bracket 4. The mounting structure 41 may be a combination of a through hole and a solder nut, or may be a single through hole, as shown in fig. 2 and 3.

The first link 2, the second link 3 and the mounting bracket 4 may be configured as a strip plate as shown in the figure, or may be configured as a long round bar, etc., and the specific cross-sectional shape is not limited herein. The driving part 1 can be provided as an oil cylinder, an air cylinder, or a combination of a motor and a gear mechanism, etc. The driving part 1 moves to drive the first connecting rod 2, and can rotate around a hinge point with the driving part 1 to drive the second connecting rod 3 to unfold, so that the rear cover plate of the automobile is in an unfolded state, as shown in fig. 2, and the flip structure 100 is also in an unfolded state. The driving part 1 moves in a reverse direction to drive the first connecting rod 2 to rotate in a reverse direction, so as to drive the second connecting rod 3 to retract, so that the rear cover plate of the vehicle is in a folded state, as shown in fig. 3, the flip structure 100 is also in a folded state. The driving part 1 moves repeatedly, so that the automobile rear cover plate is switched back and forth between an unfolding state and a folding state to assist the automobile roof to realize unfolding and folding operations (before the automobile roof is folded, the automobile rear cover plate needs to be opened to form an avoiding channel, and after the automobile roof is folded and stored in the rear trunk, the automobile rear cover plate is closed to form a closed automobile rear structure). This flip structure 100 has self and occupies advantage such as automobile body space is little, has increased the storing space of trunk, has promoted the practicality of whole car.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-3, the flip structure 100 further includes a mount 5. The mount 5 may be provided in a plate shape as shown in the drawing. The mounting base 5 can be mounted on the vehicle body in a screwed connection or welding mode. One end of the first connecting rod 2 is hinged with the mounting seat 5. As shown, the mount 5 and the linkage assembly form a four-bar linkage. The mounting seat 5, the first connecting rod 2, the second connecting rod 3 and the mounting bracket 4 are connected in sequence to form a transverse M shape. The M-shape may be formed in a transverse arrangement as shown, or in an opposite direction. The mounting bracket 4 arranged transversely (a surface which is basically vertical to the vertical direction of the automobile body) can provide enough supporting area for the automobile rear cover plate so as to effectively ensure the stability of the automobile rear cover plate in the moving process. The four-bar mechanism has higher transmission stability, the whole mechanism is arranged in an M shape, the occupied space of the four-bar mechanism in the motion process can be reduced, the requirement on the total arrangement of the whole vehicle is reduced, the occupied space of the structure of the four-bar mechanism on the arrangement of the whole vehicle can be reduced, and the storage space of the trunk is increased. By arranging the mounting seat 5, the four-bar linkage mechanism has higher integration level, the boundary requirement of the turnover structure 100 on the vehicle body is reduced, and a modular design is formed.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the driving part 1 is mounted to the mounting seat 5 to improve the integration of the flip structure 100 and improve the assembly efficiency. The driving part 1 can be arranged as an oil cylinder as shown in the figure, one end of the driving part 1 can be connected with the ball head of the mounting seat 5, and the other end is hinged with the first connecting rod 2.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to 3, the first link 2 may be configured as a curved rod, and when the driving part 1 drives the first link 2 to rotate, the first link 2 is configured as a driving rod in a four-bar mechanism, and is configured as a curved rod, which may effectively prevent the transmission structure from reaching a dead point position, so as to prevent the turnover structure 100 from failing, and improve transmission reliability.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1 to fig. 3, the driving member 1 may be configured as an oil cylinder or an air cylinder, and the driving member 1 is configured to be capable of performing telescopic movement to drive the connecting rod assembly to move, so as to switch the rear cover plate of the automobile between the unfolded state and the folded state. By arranging the driving part 1 which can move telescopically, the design complexity of the driving structure is simplified, the whole design structure of the turnover structure 100 is simplified, and the design cost of a product is reduced. Taking fig. 2 and 3 as an example, the driving member 1 and the mounting seat 5 may be disposed on the same side of the first link 2 (extending to the rear side of the first link 2), or the driving member 1 and the mounting seat 5 may be disposed on both sides of the first link 2.

When the piston rod of the driving part 1 extends, the first connecting rod 2 rotates around the hinge point with the mounting seat 5, so that the second connecting rod 3 drives the mounting bracket 4 to rise, and the automobile rear cover plate can rotate around the hinge point with the automobile body to unfold, as shown in fig. 2. When the roof of the automobile is closed and received in the automobile body, the piston rod of the driving part 1 contracts, the mounting bracket 4 drives the automobile rear cover plate to rotate and reset, and the automobile rear cover plate is ensured to be tightly attached to the automobile body, as shown in fig. 3.

In some exemplary embodiments, a hinge point (not shown) for hinging with the vehicle body is provided on the mounting bracket 4, or a hinge point (not shown) for hinging with the vehicle body is provided on the vehicle rear cover plate. Through at installing support 4 or the pin joint of car back shroud setting with the automobile body, as shown in fig. 2, when the car back shroud from receive the state of closing to the in-process that the expansion state moved for the car back shroud can rotate this pin joint relatively, in order to reduce the drive power of driver part 1, has also effectively reduced the energy consumption of driver part 1, promotes the comprehensive properties of product.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-3, the flip structure 100 further includes a locking notch 6 secured to the mounting bracket 4. The locking notch 6 can be formed separately and then assembled with the mounting bracket 4, or the mounting bracket 4 and the locking notch 6 can be formed integrally. As shown, the locking notch 6 may be bolted to the mounting bracket 4. The locking notch 6 is arranged to be capable of being buckled with the locking device 200 on the vehicle body, so that the rear cover plate of the vehicle is locked in a folding state, the sealing performance of all relevant parts after the roof is folded is improved, wind noise is avoided, the wind resistance of the whole vehicle can be effectively reduced, and the dynamic performance of the whole vehicle is improved.

In another embodiment of the present application, a vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a vehicle body (not shown in the figures), and further includes a roll-over structure 100 according to any of the above embodiments mounted to the vehicle body.

In some exemplary embodiments, as shown in fig. 1-3, the vehicle further includes a locker 200 mounted to the vehicle body. When the vehicle rear cover is in the folded state, the locking notch 6 of the flip structure 100 is engaged with the locking device 200, so as to lock the vehicle rear cover in the folded state. As shown in fig. 2, the locker 200 may be disposed at the rear side of the flip structure 100 (i.e., the locker 200 is closer to the rear of the vehicle relative to the flip structure 100), so as to effectively avoid the adverse effect on the folding operation of the roof caused by the disposition of the locker 200, reduce the requirement on the overall layout of the entire vehicle, and improve the rationality of the layout of the entire vehicle.

In some exemplary embodiments, the vehicle may include two flip structures 100. The two turnover structures 100 are respectively installed on two sides of the vehicle body along the width direction, namely, the two turnover structures 100 drive the vehicle rear cover plate to be unfolded or folded, so that the motion stability of the vehicle rear cover plate is effectively improved.

In the description of the present invention, it is to be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", and the like, indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

Furthermore, the terms "first", "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or to implicitly indicate the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means at least two, e.g., two, three, etc., unless explicitly defined otherwise.

In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "fixed" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally formed; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be interconnected within two elements or in a relationship where two elements interact with each other unless otherwise specifically limited. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

In the present application, unless expressly stated or limited otherwise, the first feature may be directly on or directly under the second feature or indirectly via intermediate members. Also, a first feature "on," "over," and "above" a second feature may be directly or diagonally above the second feature, or may simply indicate that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. A first feature being "under," "below," and "beneath" a second feature may be directly under or obliquely under the first feature, or may simply mean that the first feature is at a lesser elevation than the second feature.

In the description of the present specification, reference to the description of "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations of the above embodiments may be made by those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A flip structure, comprising:

a drive member;

a first link hinged to the drive member;

a second link hinged to the first link; and

the mounting bracket is hinged with the second connecting rod and provided with a mounting structure for mounting a rear cover plate of the automobile;

the driving part is arranged to drive the automobile rear cover plate to be switched between an unfolding state and a folding state.

2. The flip structure of claim 1, further comprising a mount mounted to the vehicle body; the first connecting rod is hinged with the mounting seat.

3. The flip structure of claim 2, wherein the drive member is mounted to the mount.

4. A flip structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said first link is provided as a curved bar.

5. A convertible structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said drive members are arranged for telescopic movement; the driving part moves in a telescopic mode to drive the first connecting rod to rotate so as to drive the second connecting rod to move, and therefore the automobile rear cover plate can be switched between an unfolding state and a folding state.

6. A convertible structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said mounting brackets are provided with hinge points for hinging with the vehicle body, or said rear panel of the vehicle is provided with hinge points for hinging with the vehicle body.

7. A convertible structure as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a locking notch secured to said mounting bracket, said locking notch being arranged to snap-fit with a locking means on a vehicle body to lock said vehicle rear cover panel in said stowed condition.

8. A vehicle comprising a body, characterized by further comprising a flip structure according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 7 mounted to said body.

9. The vehicle of claim 8, characterized in that the flip structure is provided as the flip structure of claim 7;

the vehicle body turnover structure further comprises a locking device mounted on the vehicle body, and the locking device is arranged on the rear side of the turnover structure.

10. The vehicle of claim 8, comprising two of said flip structures; the two turnover structures are respectively installed on two sides of the vehicle body in the width direction.

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