FR2748441A1 - Support structure for driving position and controls of motor vehicle - Google Patents

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FR2748441A1
FR2748441A1 FR9605867A FR9605867A FR2748441A1 FR 2748441 A1 FR2748441 A1 FR 2748441A1 FR 9605867 A FR9605867 A FR 9605867A FR 9605867 A FR9605867 A FR 9605867A FR 2748441 A1 FR2748441 A1 FR 2748441A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
    • B62D—MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS
    • B62D25/00—Superstructure or monocoque structure sub-units; Parts or details thereof not otherwise provided for
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The structure has a rigid frame (1) with one end fixed (10) to a part of the bodywork (8) of the vehicle adjacent to the driver's door (9). Its transverse section (7) carries the steering column (2), while its longitudinal section (11) supports the mountings (3,5) of the gear lever (4) and handbrake (6) away from the floor (12). The transverse and longitudinal sections are joined by a curve (13) secured to a longitudinal tunnel (14) on the floor by a rigid upright (15). The third fixing point is on the floor alongside the driving-seat (19) and near that (20) of the seat-belt attachment (21).

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La présente invention concerne une structure de support pour poste de conduite de véhicule automobile comprenant une colonne de direction, un frein à main et un levier de vitesse. The present invention relates to a support structure for a driving position of a motor vehicle comprising a steering column, a hand brake and a gear lever.

Actuellement, la colonne de direction, le frein à main de secours et le levier de vitesse d'un véhicule automobile sont fixés sur la caisse de celui-ci par des supports totalement indépendants dont certains, notamment le support de la colonne de direction, sont liés à une baie de parebrise du véhicule. Ces modes de fixation connus des éléments du véhicule ont pour inconvénient que les nombreuses pièces de tôlerie se trouvant entre les différents supports et les fixations du siège avant du véhicule n'assurent pas une maîtrise totale de la géométrie du poste de conduite du véhicule. De plus, la structure du support de la colonne de direction étant liée à la traverse inférieure de baie de pare-brise du véhicule, en cas de choc frontal, la colonne de direction a tendance à remonter en direction du conducteur avec le siège de celui-ci avançant, ce qui risque de blesser dangereusement le conducteur. Currently, the steering column, the emergency handbrake and the gear lever of a motor vehicle are fixed to the body thereof by completely independent supports, some of which, in particular the support of the steering column, are linked to a windscreen bay in the vehicle. These known methods of fixing the elements of the vehicle have the drawback that the numerous sheet metal parts located between the various supports and the fastenings of the front seat of the vehicle do not ensure total control of the geometry of the driving position of the vehicle. In addition, the structure of the support of the steering column being linked to the lower cross member of the windshield bay of the vehicle, in the event of a frontal impact, the steering column tends to go up towards the driver with the seat of the driver. advancing, which risks dangerously injuring the driver.

La présente invention a pour but d'éliminer les inconvénients ci-dessus des dispositifs connus en proposant une structure de support pour un poste de conduite de véhicule automobile comprenant une colonne de direction, un frein à main et un levier de vitesse et qui est caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un corps rigide fixé à la structure du véhicule et supportant à la fois la colonne de direction, le frein à main et le levier de vitesse. The present invention aims to eliminate the above drawbacks of the known devices by providing a support structure for a driving position of a motor vehicle comprising a steering column, a hand brake and a gear lever and which is characterized in that it comprises a rigid body fixed to the structure of the vehicle and supporting at the same time the steering column, the hand brake and the gear lever.

De préférence, le corps rigide de support comprend un tronçon transversal de support de la colonne de direction fixé à un montant avant latéral du véhicule et un tronçon longitudinal de support du frein à main et du levier de vitesse fixé au plancher du véhicule et raccordé au tronçon transversal par un tronçon courbe. Preferably, the rigid support body comprises a transverse section for supporting the steering column fixed to a lateral front pillar of the vehicle and a longitudinal section for supporting the handbrake and the gear lever fixed to the floor of the vehicle and connected to the transverse section by a curved section.

Le tronçon courbe du corps de support est fixé à un tunnel longitudinal du plancher du véhicule par une jambe rigide de fixation sensiblement verticale.  The curved section of the support body is fixed to a longitudinal tunnel of the vehicle floor by a rigid leg of substantially vertical fixing.

Avantageusement, le tronçon longitudinal du corps rigide de support est occulté par une console et est fixé au plancher du véhicule au droit d'une glissière du siège du poste de conduite à proximité d'une attache d'une ceinture de sécurité. Advantageously, the longitudinal section of the rigid support body is concealed by a console and is fixed to the vehicle floor in line with a slide of the seat of the driving position near a fastening of a seat belt.

Le corps rigide de support est formé par emboutissage. The rigid support body is formed by stamping.

L'invention sera mieux comprise et d'autres buts, caractéristiques, détails et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement au cours de la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemple illustrant un mode de réalisation de l'invention et dans lesquels
- la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'une partie de l'habitacle avant d'un véhicule automobile comprenant une structure de support conforme à l'invention ; et
- la figure 2 est une vue de côté suivant la flèche II de la structure de support de la figure 1 avec le siège fixé sur un caisson saillant du plancher.The invention will be better understood and other objects, characteristics, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly during the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended schematic drawings given solely by way of example illustrating a mode of the invention and in which
- Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of the front passenger compartment of a motor vehicle comprising a support structure according to the invention; and
- Figure 2 is a side view along arrow II of the support structure of Figure 1 with the seat fixed to a box projecting from the floor.

En se reportant aux figures 1 et 2, la structure de support pour véhicule automobile faisant l'objet de la présente invention comprend un corps rigide 1 solidaire de la structure du véhicule et supportant à la fois le support 2 de la colonne de direction, le support 3 du levier de changement de vitesse 4 et le support 5 du levier de frein à main de secours 6. Le corps rigide 1 comprend un tronçon transversal 7 de support de la colonne de direction 2 fixé à un montant avant latéral 8 de la structure, adjacent à la porte avant 9 du véhicule, par exemple à l'aide d'une patte de fixation 10 solidaire de l'extrémité du tronçon 7, et un tronçon longitudinal 11 de support des supports 3,5 respectivement du levier de vitesse 4 et du frein à main 6, fixé à son extrémité arrière au plancher 12 du véhicule et raccordé au tronçon transversal 7 par un tronçon courbé 13. Le tronçon courbe 13 du corps rigide 7 est fixé à un tunnel longitudinal 14 du plancher du véhicule par une jambe rigide de fixation sensiblement verticale 15 assurant la rigidité verticale du corps rigide 1. Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the support structure for a motor vehicle which is the subject of the present invention comprises a rigid body 1 integral with the structure of the vehicle and supporting both the support 2 of the steering column, the support 3 for the gearshift lever 4 and support 5 for the emergency handbrake lever 6. The rigid body 1 comprises a transverse section 7 for supporting the steering column 2 fixed to a lateral front upright 8 of the structure , adjacent to the front door 9 of the vehicle, for example using a fixing lug 10 secured to the end of the section 7, and a longitudinal section 11 for supporting the supports 3.5 respectively of the gear lever 4 and the handbrake 6, fixed at its rear end to the floor 12 of the vehicle and connected to the transverse section 7 by a curved section 13. The curved section 13 of the rigid body 7 is fixed to a longitudinal tunnel 14 of the vehicle floor by a rigid substantially vertical fixing leg 15 ensuring the vertical rigidity of the rigid body 1.

Le tronçon transversal 7 est situé devant le tablier avant 16 du véhicule, au-dessous de la traverse inférieure 17 de la baie de pare-brise du véhicule. The transverse section 7 is located in front of the front bulkhead 16 of the vehicle, below the lower cross member 17 of the vehicle windshield opening.

Le tronçon longitudinal 11 du corps rigide 1 est incliné de haut en bas vers l'arrière du véhicule et son extrémité est fixée au plancher 12 au droit de la glissière 18 du siège avant 19 du conducteur à proximité du point de fixation 20 de l'attache 21 d'une ceinture de sécurité. Comme représenté en variante sur la figure 2, la glissière 18 peut être fixée sur un caisson surélevé 22 supportant le siège et solidaire du plancher 12. The longitudinal section 11 of the rigid body 1 is inclined up and down towards the rear of the vehicle and its end is fixed to the floor 12 in line with the slide 18 of the front seat 19 of the driver near the fixing point 20 of the fastener 21 of a seat belt. As shown in a variant in FIG. 2, the slide 18 can be fixed to a raised box 22 supporting the seat and secured to the floor 12.

De préférence, le tronçon longitudinal 11 du corps rigide 1 est caché par une console usuelle non représentée sur la figure. Preferably, the longitudinal section 11 of the rigid body 1 is hidden by a conventional console not shown in the figure.

Le corps rigide 1 est réalisé par exemple par emboutissage et est ainsi fixé à la structure du véhicule en trois points de fixation sans être lié au tablier avant 16 et/ou à la baie de pare-brise 17 du véhicule. The rigid body 1 is produced for example by stamping and is thus fixed to the structure of the vehicle at three fixing points without being linked to the front apron 16 and / or to the windshield opening 17 of the vehicle.

Le corps rigide 1 de l'invention permet ainsi de relier à la fois les supports de la colonne de direction, du levier de vitesse et du frein à main de façon à maîtriser précisément la géométrie du poste de conduite du véhicule et de préparer ce poste de conduite hors de la chaîne de montage. Le corps rigide permet d'assurer efficacement une fonction de sécurité passive en cas de choc frontal en maintenant les distances entre le siège du conducteur et le volant de direction du véhicule, c'est-à-dire en empêchant le rapprochement du volant de direction vers le siège avant. The rigid body 1 of the invention thus makes it possible to connect both the supports of the steering column, the gear lever and the hand brake so as to precisely control the geometry of the driving position of the vehicle and to prepare this position out of the assembly line. The rigid body effectively ensures a passive safety function in the event of a frontal impact by maintaining the distances between the driver's seat and the vehicle's steering wheel, that is to say by preventing the steering wheel from approaching towards the front seat.

Enfin, la structure de support de l'invention permet une diminution des points de fixation à la structure du véhicule par rapport aux structures de support connues auparavant. Finally, the support structure of the invention allows a reduction in the points of attachment to the vehicle structure compared to the support structures previously known.

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REVENDICATIONS 1. Structure de support pour un poste de conduite de véhicule automobile comprenant une colonne de direction, un frein à main et un levier de vitesse, caractérisée en ce qu'elle comprend un corps rigide (1) fixé à la structure du véhicule et supportant à la fois la colonne de direction (2), le frein à main (6) et le levier de vitesse (4). 1. Support structure for a driving position of a motor vehicle comprising a steering column, a hand brake and a gear lever, characterized in that it comprises a rigid body (1) fixed to the structure of the vehicle and supporting both the steering column (2), the handbrake (6) and the gear lever (4). 2. Structure selon la revendication 1, caractérisée en ce que le corps rigide de support (1) précité comprend un tronçon transversal (7) de support de la colonne de direction (2) fixé à un montant avant latéral (8) de la structure du véhicule et un tronçon longitudinal (11) de support du frein à main (6) et du levier de vitesse (4), fixé au plancher (12) du véhicule et raccordé au tronçon transversal (7) par un tronçon courbe (13). 2. Structure according to claim 1, characterized in that the aforesaid rigid support body (1) comprises a transverse section (7) for supporting the steering column (2) fixed to a lateral front upright (8) of the structure of the vehicle and a longitudinal section (11) for supporting the handbrake (6) and the gear lever (4), fixed to the floor (12) of the vehicle and connected to the transverse section (7) by a curved section (13) . 3. Structure selon la revendication 2, caractérisée en ce que le tronçon courbe (13) du corps rigide de support (1) est fixé au tunnel (14) du véhicule par une jambe rigide de fixation sensiblement verticale (15). 3. Structure according to claim 2, characterized in that the curved section (13) of the rigid support body (1) is fixed to the tunnel (14) of the vehicle by a rigid leg of substantially vertical fixing (15). 4. Structure selon la revendication 2 ou 3, caractérisée en ce que le tronçon longitudinal (11) du corps rigide de support (1) est occulté par une console. 4. Structure according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that the longitudinal section (11) of the rigid support body (1) is concealed by a console. 5. Structure selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisée en ce que le tronçon longitudinal (11) du corps rigide de support (1) est fixé au plancher (12) du véhicule au droit d'une glissière (18) du siège du poste de conduite à proximité d'une attache (21) d'une ceinture de sécurité. 5. Structure according to one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the longitudinal section (11) of the rigid support body (1) is fixed to the floor (12) of the vehicle in line with a slide (18) of the driver's seat near a seat belt clip (21). 6. Structure selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisée en ce que le corps rigide de support (1) est formé par emboutissage.  6. Structure according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the rigid support body (1) is formed by stamping.
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