CN220828166U - Cover hinge structure, cover assembly and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a cover hinge structure, cover assembly and vehicle, cover hinge structure is including hinge bedplate and the hinge page or leaf board of articulated connection, the hinge bedplate includes first mounting panel and second mounting panel, first mounting panel with the second mounting panel is connected, just be formed with on the first mounting panel and be used for the first fixed part that links firmly with the fender, be formed with on the second mounting panel and be used for the second fixed part that links firmly with the automobile body. Through above-mentioned technical scheme, the lid hinge structure that this disclosure provided maintains convenience and flexibility and reliability height to be favorable to reducing the injury that the pedestrian receives in vehicle and the pedestrian collision process.

Description

Cover hinge structure, cover assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a cover hinge structure, a cover assembly and a vehicle.

Background

The rapid development of the automobile industry makes the automobile an indispensable transportation tool in daily life, and along with the continuous improvement of the quantity of the automobile, traffic accidents are more frequent, so that the safety of the automobile is more and more valued. The outer plate of the vehicle is usually made of aluminum alloy with lighter dead weight so as to reduce the weight of the whole vehicle while ensuring the appearance of the vehicle, but the aluminum alloy has poor dent resistance, so that the head of the pedestrian is easy to be in hard point contact with bolts, hinges and the like fixed on the inner plate when an accident occurs, and the damage to the head of the pedestrian in the collision process of the vehicle and the pedestrian is not easy to be reduced.

In the related art, for example, patent document with publication number CN212950852U discloses a reinforcement plate structure of a cover, the cover and a vehicle, the reinforcement plate structure includes a reinforcement plate and a supporting portion, and one ends of the reinforcement plate and the supporting portion are connected at a set angle; the other end of the supporting part is connected with the outer plate; the reinforcing plate is connected with one side of the inner plate, and the other side of the inner plate is connected with the mounting part of the cover hinge. The reinforcing plate structure can effectively improve the hinge mounting rigidity of the cover and the concave rigidity of the cover, and can easily crush the pedestrian head when striking the hinge area of the passive cover, reduce the damage to the pedestrian head and improve the safety performance of pedestrian protection. However, when the scheme is applied to the protection of the pedestrian head in the hinge area of the passive cover, the protection range is only the coverage area of the supporting part, and the whole hinge area of the cover is difficult to cover. In addition, the scheme is only suitable for the vehicle type with enough deformation energy-absorbing space in the hinge area, and can not avoid the contact between the head of a pedestrian and hard points such as bolts in the hinge area of the cover with narrow energy-absorbing space, so that the protection effect is poor.

Disclosure of utility model

The purpose of this disclosure is to provide a lid hinge structure, lid assembly and vehicle, and this lid hinge structure maintains convenience and flexibility and reliability height to be favorable to reducing the injury that the pedestrian receives in the vehicle and the pedestrian collision process.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present disclosure provides a cover hinge structure, the cover hinge structure includes hinge bedplate and hinge page or leaf board of articulated connection, the hinge bedplate includes first mounting panel and second mounting panel, first mounting panel with the second mounting panel is connected, just be formed with on the first mounting panel and be used for the first fixed part that links firmly with the fender, be formed with on the second mounting panel and be used for the second fixed part that links firmly with the automobile body.

Optionally, the second mounting plate includes a first flat plate portion and a second flat plate portion disposed at an angle, the second fixing portion is formed on the first flat plate portion, the second flat plate portion includes a body and a third fixing portion formed on the body, and the third fixing portion is used for hinging with the hinge leaf.

Optionally, the hinge leaf is connected to the third fixing portion by a hinge shaft, the hinge shaft extending in the first direction; the third fixing part comprises a convex plate and a mounting hole formed in the convex plate, the hinge shaft comprises a head part and a rod part, one axial end of the rod part is connected with the head part, and the other axial end of the rod part penetrates through the mounting hole and is connected with the hinge leaf plate.

Optionally, the protruding plate is formed on the second plate portion and extends toward the hinge leaf in the first direction, wherein a distance between an end of the protruding plate toward the hinge leaf side and the body is 5mm or more.

Optionally, the first mounting plate includes a third flat plate portion and a fourth flat plate portion, the third flat plate portion is fixedly connected with the second mounting plate, and the first fixing portion is formed on the fourth flat plate portion.

Optionally, the first mounting plate is integrally formed; and/or, the second mounting plate is integrally formed.

Optionally, the thickness of the first mounting plate is 1.0 mm-3.0 mm, and/or the thickness of the second mounting plate is 2.5 mm-3.5 mm.

On the basis of the scheme, the disclosure provides a cover assembly, the cover assembly includes cover and foretell cover hinge structure, the cover includes inner panel, planking and sets up the reinforcing plate between inner panel and planking, the reinforcing plate respectively fixed connection in the inner panel with the planking, just the tip detachably of reinforcing plate connect in hinge page or leaf.

Optionally, the reinforcing plate includes a first portion, a connecting portion and a second portion, the first portion being disposed parallel to the second portion, the connecting portion being disposed between the first portion and the second portion to connect the first portion and the second portion together.

On the basis of the scheme, the invention further provides a vehicle, and the vehicle is provided with the cover assembly.

Through above-mentioned technical scheme, in the lid hinge structure that this disclosure provided, the hinge bedplate is fixed and is articulated with the hinge leaf board with the automobile body, the hinge bedplate is including first mounting panel and the second mounting panel that links to each other, wherein, first mounting panel is connected with the fender, the second mounting panel is fixed with the automobile body, the design of parting of hinge bedplate can make the first mounting panel of connecting the fender and the second mounting panel of connecting the automobile body design, production and selection type independently according to actual need, also be convenient for maintain and repair, flexibility and reliability are higher. In addition, the parting design of the hinge seat plate is beneficial to reducing the injury to the head of the pedestrian in the collision process of the vehicle and the pedestrian, in particular, the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate can be selected to have different strength and hardness according to actual needs, and the strength and hardness of the first mounting plate can be smaller than those of the second mounting plate because the pedestrian is more likely to contact with the front end of the hinge seat plate, namely the first mounting plate, when the pedestrian collides with the vehicle, so that the injury to the pedestrian caused by the hinge seat plate is reduced; the strength of the second mounting plate can be designed according to the mounting strength and the supporting force required by the hinge area so as to meet the requirements of the support of the hinge area and the mounting strength of the hinge structure of the cover. Therefore, the cover hinge structure is convenient to maintain, high in flexibility and reliability, and beneficial to reducing injuries to the heads of pedestrians in the collision process of vehicles and pedestrians.

Additional features and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain, but do not limit the disclosure. In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a hinge reinforcement structure provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural view of a second mounting plate in a hinge seat plate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural view of a first mounting plate in a hinge seat plate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural view of a hinge leaf provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural view of a reinforcing plate provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is an exploded schematic view of a canopy assembly provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a cover assembly according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Description of the reference numerals

100-Hinge base plate; 110-a first mounting plate; 111-a third plate portion; 112-a fourth flat plate portion; 120-a second mounting plate; 121-a first plate portion; 122-a second plate portion; 123-a second fixing portion; 124-a third securing portion; 200-hinge leaf; 300-hinging shaft; 400-reinforcing plates; 410-a first part; 420-a second part; 430-a linking moiety; 500-outer plates; 600-inner plates; 700-fender.

Detailed Description

Specific embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating and illustrating the disclosure, are not intended to limit the disclosure.

In the present disclosure, unless otherwise indicated, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used to distinguish one element from another without sequence or importance. Furthermore, in the following description, when referring to the drawings, the same reference numerals in different drawings denote the same or similar elements unless otherwise explained. The foregoing definitions are provided for the purpose of illustrating and explaining the present disclosure and should not be construed as limiting the present disclosure.

According to an embodiment provided by the present disclosure, referring to fig. 1 to 4, there is provided a cover hinge structure including a hinge base plate 100 and a hinge leaf plate 200 which are hinge-coupled, the hinge base plate 100 including a first mounting plate 110 and a second mounting plate 120, the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120 being coupled, and a first fixing portion for fixing with a fender 700 being formed on the first mounting plate 110, and a second fixing portion 123 for fixing with a vehicle body being formed on the second mounting plate 120.

Through the above technical scheme, in the cover hinge structure provided by the present disclosure, the hinge seat board 100 is fixed with the automobile body and hinged with the hinge plate 200, the hinge seat board 100 includes the first mounting board 110 and the second mounting board 120 that link to each other, wherein, the first mounting board 110 is connected with the fender 700, the second mounting board 120 is fixed with the automobile body, the design of parting of the hinge seat board 100 can make the first mounting board 110 of connecting the fender 700 and the second mounting board 120 of connecting the automobile body design, production and selection type independently according to actual need, also be convenient for maintain and repair, flexibility and reliability are higher. In addition, the parting design of the hinge seat plate 100 is also advantageous in reducing injuries to the head of a pedestrian during a collision of a vehicle with the pedestrian, and in particular, the first and second mounting plates 110 and 120 may be selected to have different strengths and hardnesses according to actual needs, since the pedestrian is more likely to come into contact with the front end of the hinge seat plate 100, i.e., the first mounting plate 110, when the pedestrian collides with the vehicle, the strength and hardness of the first mounting plate 110 may be configured to be smaller than those of the second mounting plate 120 to reduce injuries to the pedestrian by the hinge seat plate 100; and the strength of the second mounting plate 120 can be designed according to the mounting strength and the supporting force required by the hinge area so as to meet the requirements of the support of the hinge area and the mounting strength of the hinge structure of the cover. Therefore, the cover hinge structure is convenient to maintain, high in flexibility and reliability, and beneficial to reducing injuries to the heads of pedestrians in the collision process of vehicles and pedestrians.

In the cover hinge structure provided in the present disclosure, the second mounting plate 120 may be configured in any suitable shape to achieve the fastening with the vehicle body and the hinge with the hinge leaf 200, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 2, the second mounting plate 120 may include a first flat plate portion 121 and a second flat plate portion 122 disposed at an angle, and a second fixing portion 123 may be formed on the first flat plate portion 121, and the second flat plate portion 122 may include a body and a third fixing portion 124 formed on the body, the third fixing portion 124 for hinging with the hinge page 200. The angle between the first plate portion 121 and the second plate portion 122 may be any suitable size, and in this disclosure, the first plate portion 121 and the second plate portion 122 may be disposed substantially vertically, so that the second mounting plate 120 may meet the requirement of hinging the hinge leaf 200 and the second mounting plate 120 along the horizontal axial direction while being fixed to the vehicle frame, so as to achieve normal opening and closing of the cover.

It should be noted that, the side of the first flat plate portion 121 opposite to the side of the second flat plate portion 122 is the opposite outer side of the vehicle cover, that is, the included angle between the first flat plate portion 121 and the second flat plate portion 122 faces the outer side of the vehicle, in general, the collision between the vehicle and the pedestrian is all from the outer side of the vehicle, and the included angle faces outwards, so that when the pedestrian collides with the vehicle, the second flat plate portion 122 can bend and deform towards the inner side of the vehicle opposite to the first flat plate portion 121, so that the energy absorption space is further increased, and the impact injury to the pedestrian is reduced. Further, both the hinge leaf 200 and the first mounting plate 110 may be fixed to the side of the second plate portion 122 toward the vehicle inside to further enable the second plate portion 122 to bend toward the vehicle interior upon collision.

It is further noted herein that "substantially perpendicular" as used herein is intended to mean approximately perpendicular between the first plate portion 121 and the second plate portion 122, i.e., the magnitude of the angle between the first plate portion 121 and the second plate portion 122 may be less different from 90 (e.g., 87 °, 89 °, 91 °, etc.), as would be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art, and such would be within the scope of the present disclosure without departing from the spirit thereof.

In the hinge structure for a cover provided in the present disclosure, the hinge panel 200 may be hinged to the second mounting plate 120 by any suitable means, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 1, the hinge leaf 200 may be connected to the third fixing portion 124 through a hinge shaft 300, and the hinge shaft 300 may extend in the first direction; the third fixing portion 124 may include a boss and a mounting hole formed on the boss, the hinge shaft 300 may include a head portion and a lever portion, one end of the lever portion in an axial direction thereof may be connected to the head portion, and the other end may be connected to the hinge leaf 200 through the mounting hole such that the hinge leaf 200 may be rotated along the hinge shaft 300 in the first direction to open or close the vehicle cover.

As shown in fig. 1, 2 and 4, a protruding plate may be formed on the second plate portion 122 and extend toward the hinge leaf 200 in the first direction, that is, the protruding plate protrudes toward the vehicle inside and the hinge leaf 200 is hinged at a side of the protruding plate toward the vehicle inside, so that the second plate portion 122 may be conveniently bent toward the vehicle inside more than the vehicle outside in the event of a collision, thereby increasing a pedestrian impact deformation energy absorbing space, and thus achieving the purpose of reducing pedestrian injury. In addition, the distance between the end of the boss toward the hinge leaf 200 side and the body may be arbitrarily designed according to the actual situation of the vehicle, which is not particularly limited by the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, the distance between the body and the end of the convex plate toward the hinge leaf 200 side may be 5mm or more, so that the second plate portion 122 can be bent toward the vehicle inside at the time of collision as much as possible while ensuring the reliability of the hinge between the hinge leaf 200 and the hinge seat plate 100.

In the cover hinge structure provided in the present disclosure, the thickness of the first mounting plate 110 and the thickness of the second mounting plate 120 may be configured to any suitable values according to the actual situation of the vehicle, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, the first mounting plate 110 may have a thickness of 1.0mm to 3.0mm, such as 1.5mm, 1.7mm, 2.0mm, 2.2mm, 2.5mm, 2.8mm, etc., and the second mounting plate 120 may have a thickness of 2.5mm to 3.5mm, such as 2.6mm, 2.8mm, 3.0mm, 3.1mm, 3.3mm, 2.8mm, etc. When the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120 are made of the same material, the dimensions of the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120 are selected to have a correlation for the purpose of achieving a smaller strength and hardness of the first mounting plate 110 than the second mounting plate 120, that is, the thickness of the first mounting plate 110 needs to be smaller than the thickness of the second mounting plate 120, for example, in the above thickness range, when the thickness of the first mounting plate 110 is selected to be 3.0mm, the thickness of the second mounting plate 120 is selected to be 3.0mm to 3.5mm, so that the first mounting plate 110 can be more easily deformed or even crushed with respect to the second mounting plate 120 for providing a certain cushion to the head of a pedestrian when a collision occurs.

In other embodiments, the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120 may alternatively be made of materials of different strength and hardness, and the first mounting plate 110 may be more easily deformed or even crushed relative to the second mounting plate 120, which is not particularly limited in this disclosure.

In the cover hinge structure provided in the present disclosure, the first mounting plate 110 may be configured in any suitable shape to achieve fixation with the fender 700, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 3, the first mounting plate 110 may include a third flat plate portion 111 and a fourth flat plate portion 112, the third flat plate portion 111 may be fixedly coupled with the second mounting plate 120, and a first fixing portion may be formed on the fourth flat plate portion 112, wherein the third flat plate portion 111 may be fixed with the first flat plate portion 121 of the second mounting plate 120 by welding, and the fourth flat plate portion 112 may be bent away from the third flat plate portion 111 and formed with a through hole to facilitate fixing of the fender 700.

In the cover hinge structure provided in the present disclosure, the first and second mounting plates 110 and 120 may be made in any suitable manner, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120 may be made of sheet metal and formed by integral molding such as stamping, blanking or 3D printing, which can improve the integrity of the first mounting plate 110 and the second mounting plate 120, and also has advantages of high yield and high quality controllability.

In summary, when the cover hinge structure provided in the present disclosure collides in use and an impact force is applied to the cover hinge structure region, in the first aspect, the strength and hardness of the first mounting plate 110 are lower than those of the second mounting plate 120, so that the first mounting plate 110 is deformed first to provide a certain buffering. In addition, the second mounting plate 120 is composed of a first plate portion 121 and a second plate portion 122 which are substantially perpendicular to each other, and the first mounting plate 110 and the hinge plate 200 are fixed to a side of the second plate portion 122 near the vehicle interior, so that the second plate portion 122 can be bent toward the vehicle interior in the event of a collision, thereby increasing the pedestrian collision deformation energy absorption space, and achieving the purpose of reducing pedestrian injury. Finally, the second plate portion 122 is also provided with a protruding plate protruding towards the vehicle interior, which on the one hand facilitates the articulation between it and the hinge leaf 200 and on the other hand facilitates the bending of the second plate portion 122 towards the vehicle interior when an external force is received.

According to a second object of the present disclosure, there is provided a cover assembly, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, including a cover including an inner panel 600, an outer panel 500, and a reinforcing plate 400 disposed between the inner panel 600 and the outer panel 500, the reinforcing plate 400 being fixedly connected to the inner panel 600 and the outer panel 500, respectively, and an end of the reinforcing plate 400 being detachably connected to the hinge leaf 200, and the cover hinge structure described above. In this way, when the hood collides with a pedestrian, the reinforcement plate 400 can absorb collision energy of the pedestrian by using the space between the inner panel 600 and the outer panel 500, preventing the head of the pedestrian from directly striking the hard spot structure such as the bolt.

In the cover assembly provided in the present disclosure, the reinforcement plate 400 may be configured in any suitable shape according to the actual situation of the vehicle, which is not particularly limited in the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the reinforcement plate 400 may include a first portion 410, a connection portion 430, and a second portion 420, the first portion 410 may be disposed in parallel with the second portion 420, the connection portion 430 may be disposed between the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 to connect the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 together, so that the first portion 410 may be attached to the inner side of the outer panel 500, the second portion 420 may be attached to the outer side of the inner panel 600, the two may be transitionally connected through the connection portion 430, and the connection portion 430 may be configured as an arc transition to further improve the dent resistance of the cover.

Wherein the reinforcement panel 400 may be coupled to the outer panel 500 and the inner panel 600 by any suitable means, which is not particularly limited by the present disclosure. As an exemplary embodiment, referring to fig. 5, the reinforcement plate 400 is provided with a burring parallel to the outer plate 500, on which a plurality of grooves for receiving glue are provided, the reinforcement plate 400 is fixed to the outer plate 500 by the glue, and the second portion 420 is provided with bolt holes to achieve fixation of the reinforcement plate 400 to the inner plate 600.

It should be understood that, as used herein, "parallel" is intended to mean that the first portion 410 and the second portion 420 of the reinforcing plate 400 are disposed in cooperation with the outer plate 500 and the inner plate 600, respectively, and that the inner plate 600 and the outer plate 500 are generally disposed substantially in parallel, that is, a small angle (e.g., 3 °) may exist between the length direction of the first portion 410 and the length direction of the second portion 420 of the reinforcing plate 400, which would be understood by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure.

To sum up, referring to fig. 6 and 7, when the cover assembly provided by the present disclosure is used, a reinforcing plate 400 is supported between an outer plate 500 and an inner plate 600, the reinforcing plate 400 can meet the hinge installation strength, and simultaneously, the anti-concave performance of an effective elevator cover can be achieved, and the reinforcing plate 400 can cover the hinge head area of the cover, so that the protection range is wider, in the collision process of a vehicle and a pedestrian, the pedestrian can be prevented from being directly contacted with a bolt, a hinge and the like at hard points, the injury to the pedestrian is reduced, and the safety performance of pedestrian protection is improved.

On the basis of the scheme, the invention also provides a vehicle, and the vehicle is provided with an organic cover assembly, wherein the organic cover assembly comprises all technical features of the organic cover assembly, and the detailed description is omitted herein.

The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details of the embodiments described above, and various simple modifications may be made to the technical solutions of the present disclosure within the scope of the technical concept of the present disclosure, and all the simple modifications belong to the protection scope of the present disclosure.

In addition, the specific features described in the foregoing embodiments may be combined in any suitable manner, and in order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure does not further describe various possible combinations.

Moreover, any combination between the various embodiments of the present disclosure is possible as long as it does not depart from the spirit of the present disclosure, which should also be construed as the disclosure of the present disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. The utility model provides a lid hinge structure, its characterized in that, lid hinge structure is including hinge connection's hinge bedplate and hinge page or leaf board, the hinge bedplate includes first mounting panel and second mounting panel, first mounting panel with the second mounting panel is connected, just be formed with on the first mounting panel and be used for the first fixed part that links firmly with the fender, be formed with on the second mounting panel and be used for the second fixed part that links firmly with the automobile body.

2. The cover hinge structure of claim 1, wherein the second mounting plate includes first and second flat plate portions disposed at an angle, the second fixing portion being formed on the first flat plate portion, the second flat plate portion including a body and a third fixing portion formed on the body, the third fixing portion being for hinging with the hinge leaf.

3. The cover hinge structure according to claim 2, wherein the hinge leaf is connected to the third fixing portion by a hinge shaft extending in the first direction;

The third fixing part comprises a convex plate and a mounting hole formed in the convex plate, the hinge shaft comprises a head part and a rod part, one axial end of the rod part is connected with the head part, and the other axial end of the rod part penetrates through the mounting hole and is connected with the hinge leaf plate.

4. A cover hinge structure according to claim 3, wherein the projection plate is formed on the second plate portion and extends toward the hinge leaf in the first direction, wherein a distance between an end of the projection plate toward the hinge leaf side and the body is 5mm or more.

5. The cover hinge structure according to claim 1, wherein the first mounting plate includes a third flat plate portion and a fourth flat plate portion, the third flat plate portion being fixedly attached to the second mounting plate, the first fixing portion being formed on the fourth flat plate portion.

6. The cover hinge structure of claim 1, wherein the first mounting plate is integrally formed; and/or, the second mounting plate is integrally formed.

7. The lid hinge structure according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the first mounting plate is 1.0mm to 3.0mm, and/or,

The thickness of the second mounting plate is 2.5 mm-3.5 mm.

8. A cover assembly comprising a cover and a cover hinge structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7, the cover comprising an inner plate, an outer plate and a reinforcing plate disposed between the inner plate and the outer plate, the reinforcing plate being fixedly connected to the inner plate and the outer plate, respectively, and an end of the reinforcing plate being detachably connected to the hinge leaf.

9. The cover assembly of claim 8, wherein the reinforcement plate includes a first portion, a connecting portion, and a second portion, the first portion being disposed parallel to the second portion, the connecting portion being disposed between the first portion and the second portion to connect the first portion and the second portion together.

10. A vehicle provided with a bonnet assembly as claimed in claim 8 or 9.