CN220955165U - Hinge assembly and vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a hinge assembly and a vehicle, wherein the hinge assembly comprises a hinge, a first decoration, a second decoration and a flexible covering piece, the hinge comprises a first hinge part and a second hinge part which are rotatably connected, the first hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle body, and the second hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle door; the first decoration piece is used for being connected with the vehicle body and covering the first hinge part; the second decoration piece is connected with the second hinge part and covers the second hinge part; the two opposite sides of the flexible covering piece are respectively connected with the first decoration and the second decoration. According to the technical scheme, the wind resistance of the hinge assembly can be reduced.

Description

Hinge assembly and vehicle

Technical Field

The utility model relates to the technical field of vehicles, in particular to a hinge assembly and a vehicle.

Background

The doors of vehicles are basically mounted to the vehicle body by hinges, each hinge has two basic parts, one is connected to the door and the other is connected to the vehicle body, a round pin is fixed to one part and connected to the other half through a pin hole, and when the door is opened or closed, the hinge assembly rotates around the round pin as the axis, which is the simplest hinge mode, also called a hinge type hinge.

The rotating shaft of the early hinge type hinge is exposed out of the car body, so that the attractive appearance is affected and the wind resistance is increased.

Disclosure of utility model

The utility model mainly aims to provide a hinge assembly, which aims to reduce wind resistance of the hinge assembly.

In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides a hinge assembly for a vehicle including a body and a door, the hinge assembly comprising:

The hinge comprises a first hinge part and a second hinge part which are rotatably connected, the first hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle body, and the second hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle door;

a first garnish for connecting with the vehicle body and covering the first hinge portion;

the second decoration piece is connected with the second hinge part and covers the second hinge part; and

And the two opposite sides of the flexible covering piece are respectively connected with the first decorating piece and the second decorating piece.

Optionally, the second trim piece and the second hinge portion are snap-connected.

Optionally, the second decoration is provided with a plurality of elastic hooks, and at least two elastic hooks are oppositely arranged so as to be buckled on two opposite edges of the second hinge part.

Optionally, the elastic hooks enclose a plurality of to form a holding space, and the fastening portion of the flexible covering member is disposed in the holding space and abuts between the second decoration and the second hinge portion.

Optionally, the second decoration is further provided with a plurality of positioning posts, the second hinge portion and the fastening portion are respectively corresponding to each positioning post and are arranged in a positioning hole, and the positioning posts penetrate through the positioning holes of the fastening portion and the positioning holes of the second hinge portion in sequence.

Optionally, the second decoration is further provided with an elastic buckle, and the elastic buckle is used for being clamped in a clamping hole of the vehicle door.

Optionally, the flexible covering is bonded to the first trim piece.

Optionally, the first trim piece is bolted to the body.

Optionally, the material of the flexible covering piece is EPDM, TPE or TPV; and/or

The first decoration and the second decoration are made of PP, ABS, ASA, PA or TPV.

The utility model also provides a vehicle which comprises a vehicle body, a vehicle door and the hinge assembly.

The hinge assembly at least comprises the following beneficial effects:

According to the technical scheme, the vehicle door is rotatably arranged on the vehicle body through the hinge, and the hinge structure is generally exposed in the field of view of a user in the prior art, so that the attractive appearance is influenced, and the wind resistance is increased. According to the scheme, the first decoration piece is connected with the vehicle body, so that the first decoration piece covers the first hinge part of the hinge; the second decoration piece is connected with the vehicle door, so that a second hinge part of the hinge is covered, and the attractive appearance is improved; moreover, the first and second decorative pieces may guide the flow of wind, thereby contributing to a reduction in wind resistance. However, when the door is opened, the first hinge part and the second hinge part relatively rotate, so that a gap between the first decoration part and the second decoration part is enlarged, and the rotation position of the hinge is exposed to the visual field of a user; this scheme sets up flexible covering piece between first decoration and second decoration, when the door rotates like this, the second decoration can follow the door and rotate to act on flexible covering piece, make flexible covering piece take place deformation, thereby cover the rotation position of hinge all the time, no matter when the door is opened or is closed like this, the hinge is covered by first decoration, second decoration and flexible covering piece completely, no exposed part, whole aesthetic property is good. Furthermore, one side that this scheme is close to with first decoration and second decoration is because the rotation position that adopts flexible covering piece to cover the hinge, compare and only adopt two decoration covers, and the height that highly is higher than the other one of two decoration covers, and have the extension cover section that extends towards another decoration cover, with the mode of the rotation position of hinge behind the cover door is opened, the first decoration and the second decoration of this scheme are owing to not needing to cover the other one, so the difference in height of first decoration and second decoration is less, even no difference in height, thereby reduce the height of first decoration and the protruding hinge of second decoration, reduce the windage.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings that are required in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly described, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and other drawings may be obtained according to the structures shown in these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a first view of a vehicle according to the present utility model;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a partial structure of a second view of the vehicle of the present utility model;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a hinge assembly according to a first view of the present utility model;

FIG. 4 is a first cross-sectional structural schematic view of the hinge assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 5 is a second cross-sectional structural schematic view of the hinge assembly of the present utility model;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of the structure of a second trim piece and flexible covering of the hinge assembly of the present utility model.

Reference numerals illustrate:

Reference numerals	Name of the name	Reference numerals	Name of the name
				100	Hinge	320	Positioning column
110	First hinge part	330	Elastic buckle
				120	Second hinge part	400	Flexible covering
200	First decoration piece	410	Fastening part
				300	Second decoration	500	Vehicle body
310	Elastic hook	600	Vehicle door

The achievement of the objects, functional features and advantages of the present utility model will be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in conjunction with the embodiments.

Detailed Description

The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is evident that the embodiments described are only some, but not all embodiments of the utility model. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.

It should be noted that all directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiments of the present utility model are merely used to explain the relative positional relationship, movement, etc. between the components in a particular posture (as shown in the drawings), and if the particular posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.

In the present utility model, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected," "affixed," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "affixed" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral body; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly, through intermediaries, or both, may be in communication with each other or in interaction with each other, unless expressly defined otherwise. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present utility model can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present utility model, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying a relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" as it appears throughout includes three parallel schemes, for example "A and/or B", including the A scheme, or the B scheme, or the scheme where A and B are satisfied simultaneously. In addition, the technical solutions of the embodiments may be combined with each other, but it is necessary to base that the technical solutions can be realized by those skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, the combination of the technical solutions should be considered to be absent and not within the scope of protection claimed in the present utility model.

The utility model provides a hinge assembly.

Referring to fig. 1, 2 and 4, in an embodiment of the present utility model, the hinge assembly is used for a vehicle including a body 500 and a door 600, the hinge assembly includes a hinge 100, a first trim 200, a second trim 300 and a flexible covering 400, the hinge 100 includes a first hinge part 110 and a second hinge part 120 rotatably connected, the first hinge part 110 is connected with the body 500, and the second hinge part 120 is connected with the door 600; the first garnish 200 is connected to the vehicle body 500 and covers the first hinge portion 110; the second decoration 300 is connected to the second hinge part 120 and covers the second hinge part 120; opposite sides of the flexible covering 400 are connected to the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300, respectively.

Specifically, the door 600 is rotatably installed on the vehicle body 500 through the hinge 100, and the hinge assembly is generally exposed to the view of the user in the prior art, which not only affects the beauty but also increases the wind resistance. The first decoration 200 is connected with the vehicle body 500, so that the first decoration 200 covers the first hinge part 110 of the hinge 100; the second decorative member 300 is provided to be coupled to the door 600 so as to cover the second hinge part 120 of the hinge 100, thereby increasing the aesthetic appearance; also, the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300 may guide the flow of wind, thereby facilitating the reduction of wind resistance. However, when the door 600 is opened, the first hinge part 110 and the second hinge part 120 are relatively rotated, so that a gap between the first and second decoration pieces 200 and 3000 is enlarged, thereby exposing the rotational position of the hinge 100 to the user's view; this scheme sets up flexible covering piece 400 between first decoration 200 and second decoration 300, when door 600 rotates like this, second decoration 300 can follow door 600 and rotate to act on flexible covering piece 400, make flexible covering piece 400 take place deformation, thereby cover hinge 100's rotation position all the time, no matter when door 600 opens or closes like this, hinge 100 is covered by first decoration 200, second decoration 300 and flexible covering piece 400 completely, no exposed part, whole aesthetic property is good.

Furthermore, since the side of the first decoration piece 200 and the second decoration piece 300 close to each other covers the rotation position of the hinge 100 by using the flexible covering piece 400, compared with the case that only two decoration covers are used, and one of the two decoration covers is higher than the other, and has an extending covering section extending towards the other decoration cover, in a manner of covering the rotation position of the hinge 100 after the door is opened, the first decoration piece 200 and the second decoration piece 300 of the present embodiment have smaller height difference, even no height difference, so as to reduce the height of the first decoration piece 200 and the second decoration piece 300 protruding out of the hinge 100 and reduce the wind resistance.

Referring to fig. 3 and 6, further, the second decorative piece 300 is snap-coupled with the second hinge part 120; the installation and the disassembly of the buckle connection are convenient, so that the tool-free installation and the disassembly can be realized, and additional materials such as screw fasteners are not needed to be matched in the installation process, so that the buckle connection is low in cost. The installation process of the snap connection is very simple, generally only one pushing action is needed, and no rotary motion or product positioning work before installation is needed, so that the snap connection can reduce the connection cost of the second decoration 300 and the second hinge part 120 and improve the installation efficiency. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the second decoration 300 may be bolted to the second hinge part 120.

Optionally, the second decoration 300 is provided with a plurality of elastic hooks 310, and at least two elastic hooks 310 are oppositely arranged to be buckled on two opposite edges of the second hinge portion 120; it can be appreciated that the elastic hooks 310 are engaged from opposite sides of the second hinge 100, so that the second hinge portion 120 is limited between the elastic hooks 310, and the effect of fixing the second decoration 300 is achieved. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the second decoration 300 may also be provided with a plurality of elastic buckles, and the second hinge portion 120 is provided with a clamping hole corresponding to each elastic buckle, and the elastic buckle and the clamping hole are buckled, and the elastic buckle may have the same structure as the elastic buckle below.

Further, two elastic hooks 310 are provided, and the two elastic hooks 310 are arranged at intervals along the vertical direction. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, three elastic hooks 310 may be provided, and the three elastic hooks 310 are engaged with three side edges of the second hinge portion 120.

Further, the elastic hook 310 includes an elastic arm and a protruding portion, one end of the elastic arm is fixed to the second decoration 300, the protruding portion is disposed at a free end of the elastic arm, and the protruding portion is disposed on a side surface of the elastic arm facing the opposite elastic hook 310, where a distance from the protruding portion to the second decoration 300 is adapted to a thickness of the second hinge portion 120.

Optionally, the plurality of elastic hooks 310 enclose a space, the fastening portion 410 of the flexible covering member 400 is disposed in the space and abuts between the second decoration 300 and the second hinge portion 120, at this time, the distance from the protruding portion to the second decoration 300 is adapted to the sum of the thickness of the second hinge portion 120 and the thickness of the fastening portion 410, so that the flexible covering member 400 can be fixed while the second decoration 300 is fixed to the second hinge portion 120, and the mounting steps can be reduced while the fastening structure is reduced, which is beneficial to improving the mounting efficiency. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the flexible covering member 400 may be fixed to the second decoration 300 first, and then the second decoration 300 is snapped onto the second hinge portion 120.

Optionally, the second decoration 300 is further provided with a plurality of positioning columns 320, the second hinge portion 120 and the fastening portion 410 are respectively corresponding to each positioning column 320 and are disposed in a positioning hole, the positioning columns 320 are respectively inserted into the positioning holes of the fastening portion 410 and the positioning holes of the second hinge portion 120, it can be understood that when the second decoration 300 and the flexible covering member 400 are installed, the positioning holes of the flexible covering member 400 are aligned with the positioning columns 320, the fastening portion 410 is aligned with the plurality of elastic hooks 310 to form a containing space, the fastening portion 410 is pushed into the containing space, the positioning columns 320 are aligned with the positioning holes of the second hinge portion 120, the elastic hooks 310 are aligned with the edges of the second hinge portion 120, and finally the second decoration 300 is pushed towards the direction close to the second hinge portion 120, so that the installation of the second decoration 300 and the flexible covering member 400 and the second decoration 300 can be completed, the installation process is simple, the installation efficiency of the flexible covering member 400 and the second decoration 300 can be increased, the positioning columns 320 can limit the positions of the second decoration 300 and the flexible covering member 400, and the flexible covering member 300 can be avoided from shaking. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the positioning post 320 may not be provided.

Referring to fig. 4 and 5, alternatively, the second decoration 300 is further provided with an elastic buckle 330, the elastic buckle 330 is used for being clamped in a clamping hole of the door 600, it can be understood that the connection between the door 600 and the second decoration 300 can be completed only by pushing the elastic buckle 330 into the clamping hole of the door 600, and thus the second decoration 300 can be clamped on the door 600 while clamping the second decoration 300 on the second hinge portion 120, so that not only the stability of the installation of the second decoration 300 is increased, but also the installation step is not increased, and the installation efficiency is improved.

It should be noted that, the second hinge portion 120 is provided with a hole corresponding to the elastic buckle 330, so as to avoid the elastic buckle 330 to pass through and be connected with the door 600 in a buckle manner. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the elastic buckle 330 may be disposed on the wall of the second hinge portion 120 protruding from the second decoration 300, and the second hinge portion 120 does not need to be provided with a avoiding portion corresponding to the elastic buckle 330.

Further, the elastic buckle 330 includes a plurality of buckle portions and a plurality of elastic arms surrounding the buckle portions into a ring, a buckle portion is disposed at a free end of each elastic arm, the elastic arms of the buckle portions penetrate through the clamping holes of the vehicle door 600, and the clamping holes of the vehicle door are clamped on the side surface of the second decoration 300.

The cross section of the fastening part is triangular, and the fastening convex part faces the fastening hole of the vehicle door 600 and the side face of the fastening part deviating from the vehicle door 600 are inclined planes.

Alternatively, the flexible covering member 400 is bonded to the first decorative member 200 because the bonding process is simple and the manufacturing cost is low, the installation efficiency can be increased while the production cost is reduced, and the bonded joint is finished, the beauty can be increased. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the flexible covering member 400 and the first decoration 200 may be in interference fit and positioned by the positioning pin.

Alternatively, the first decoration 200 is bolted to the vehicle body 500, which is due to the simple manufacture and use of the bolted connection, simple structure, reliable connection, convenient assembly and disassembly, material saving, energy saving, good versatility, and no limitation of the connection materials, thus increasing the efficiency of the connection of the first decoration 200 to the vehicle body 500. Of course, the present utility model is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the first decoration 200 and the vehicle body 500 may be engaged or bonded.

In some embodiments, the material of the flexible covering member 400 is EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer), TPE (thermoplastic elastomer, also called elastomer or synthetic rubber) or TPV (thermoplastic vulcanized rubber, also called thermoplastic rubber for short).

Wherein, EPDM has excellent ageing resistance and weather resistance, can increase the life of the flexible covering member 400, and has good elasticity, and can increase the deformation performance of the flexible covering member 400.

The TPE has high elasticity, can also increase the deformation performance of the flexible covering piece 400, has ageing resistance, can increase the service life of the flexible covering piece 400, and meanwhile has the advantages of convenient processing of common plastics, wide processing mode and convenient popularization and application.

Furthermore, one of the TPVs has aging resistance, so that the service life of the flexible covering member 400 can be prolonged, the rebound resilience of the two TPVs is good, the deformation performance of the flexible covering member 400 can be improved, the surface of the three TPV materials has soft rubber touch, and the color and luster can be customized to the matte TPV, the highlight TPV and the silica gel TPV according to the requirements of customers. The thermoplastic processability of the TPV material ensures the sustainable recycling property of the TPV material, saves energy consumption and improves the processing efficiency.

In some embodiments, the materials of the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300 are PP (polypropylene), ABS (terpolymer of three monomers of acrylonitrile (a), butadiene (B), and Styrene (S)), ASA (terpolymer of acrylonitrile, styrene, and acrylic rubber), PA6 (nylon 6, polyamide 6, nylon 6), or TPV (thermoplastic vulcanizate, also referred to as thermoplastic rubber for short).

Wherein, the PP (polypropylene) has small relative density, which is only 0.89-0.91, and is one of the lightest varieties in plastics; the weight of the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300 can be reduced, thereby achieving weight reduction of the vehicle. The PP (polypropylene) has good mechanical property and good molding processability; the PP (polypropylene) has high heat resistance, and can prevent the vehicle from being damaged under the condition of high temperature exposure, and increase the service lives of the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300.

ABS (ternary copolymer of three monomers of acrylonitrile (A), butadiene (B) and styrene (S)) has high temperature resistance, can avoid damage of a vehicle under the condition of high-temperature insolation, has strong impact resistance, and can prolong the service lives of the first decorating part 200 and the second decorating part 300.

ASA (acrylonitrile), styrene (Styrene), acrylic rubber (Acrylate) has good mechanical properties, processability, impact resistance, weather resistance, and excellent properties with light weight, and can reduce the weight of the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300 while increasing the service lives of the first and second decorative pieces 200 and 300.

The PA6 has high mechanical strength, good toughness and high tensile and compressive strength. The specific tensile strength is higher than that of metal, and the specific compressive strength is equivalent to that of metal. The tensile strength is close to the yield strength and is more than twice that of ABS. The impact strength of plastics is much higher than plastics, better than acetals. And the fatigue resistance of the PA6 is excellent, the original mechanical strength of the part can be maintained after repeated bending, and the service lives of the first decoration 200 and the second decoration 300 can be prolonged.

One of the TPVs has ageing resistance, the service lives of the first decoration 200 and the second decoration 300 can be prolonged, the rebound resilience of the two TPVs is good, the deformation performance of the first decoration 200 and the second decoration 300 can be improved, the surfaces of the three TPVs are soft to touch, and the color and luster can be customized to the matte TPV, the highlight TPV and the silica gel TPV according to the requirements of customers. The thermoplastic processability of the TPV material ensures the sustainable recycling property of the TPV material, saves energy consumption and improves the processing efficiency.

The utility model also provides a vehicle, which comprises a vehicle body, a vehicle door and a hinge assembly, wherein the specific structure of the hinge assembly refers to the embodiment, and the vehicle adopts all the technical schemes of all the embodiments, so that the vehicle at least has all the beneficial effects brought by the technical schemes of the embodiments, and the detailed description is omitted. The first hinge part of the hinge assembly is connected with the vehicle body, the second hinge part of the hinge is connected with the vehicle door, and the first decoration is used for being connected with the vehicle body and covering the first hinge part; the second decoration piece is connected with the second hinge part and covers the second hinge part.

The foregoing description is only of the optional embodiments of the present utility model, and is not intended to limit the scope of the utility model, and all the equivalent structural changes made by the description of the present utility model and the accompanying drawings or the direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the scope of the utility model.

Claims (10)

1. A hinge assembly for a vehicle including a body and a door, the hinge assembly comprising:

The hinge comprises a first hinge part and a second hinge part which are rotatably connected, the first hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle body, and the second hinge part is used for being connected with the vehicle door;

a first garnish for connecting with the vehicle body and covering the first hinge portion;

the second decoration piece is connected with the second hinge part and covers the second hinge part; and

And the two opposite sides of the flexible covering piece are respectively connected with the first decorating piece and the second decorating piece.

2. The hinge assembly of claim 1, wherein the second trim piece and the second hinge portion are snap-fit.

3. The hinge assembly as claimed in claim 2, wherein the second decoration member is provided with a plurality of elastic hooks, and at least two of the elastic hooks are disposed opposite to each other so as to be engaged with opposite edges of the second hinge portion.

4. A hinge assembly according to claim 3, wherein a plurality of said resilient hooks are enclosed to form a receiving space, and the fastening portion of said flexible covering member is disposed in said receiving space and abuts between said second trim piece and said second hinge portion.

5. The hinge assembly of claim 4, wherein the second decoration member further comprises a plurality of positioning posts, the second hinge portion and the fastening portion are respectively disposed in a positioning hole corresponding to each positioning post, and the positioning posts are sequentially disposed through the positioning holes of the fastening portion and the positioning holes of the second hinge portion.

6. The hinge assembly of claim 1, wherein the second trim piece is further provided with an elastic clip for clipping into a clip hole of the door.

7. The hinge assembly of claim 1 wherein the flexible covering is bonded to the first trim piece.

8. The hinge assembly of claim 7 wherein the first trim piece is bolted to the body.

9. The hinge assembly of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the flexible cover is EPDM, TPE or TPV; and/or

The first decoration and the second decoration are made of PP, ABS, ASA, PA or TPV.

10. A vehicle comprising a body, a door and a hinge assembly as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 9.