JP2001253322A - Module wiper installation structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a module wiper installation structure allowing easy installing work in a short time even if fixing one end part of the module wiper to a center part of a body cowl. SOLUTION: In this module wiper installation structure, the module wiper 20 is installed in the vehicle width direction from the center part 10c to a side part 10s of the body cowl 10. One end part 21s of the module wiper 20 is formed in a rod shape, while the body cowl 10 has a body partition wall 30 formed with a support hole 32 allowing the insertion of one end part 21s of the module wiper 20 to support the module wiper 20.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mounting structure for mounting a wiper for wiping off substances adhering to a front windshield glass or the like of a vehicle, particularly to a wiper, a link mechanism, a driving device, and the like. The present invention relates to a module wiper mounting structure for mounting a unitized module wiper to a body cowl of a vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a wiper for wiping off substances adhering to a front windshield glass of a vehicle includes a pipe-shaped body, a motor as a driving source, and a link for transmitting the driving force to the wiper. In the form of a modular wiper that is provided together with mechanisms, etc.
It is provided on the body cowl of the vehicle.

FIG. 7 shows an example of this module wiper.
Figure 2 shows a schematic diagram of a center motor type module wiper.

[0004] As shown in FIG.
As described above, the wiper 42, the motor 43, the link mechanism 44, and the like are provided on the pipe-shaped main body 41 formed to have a length substantially extending from the center to the side of the body cowl in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle. , Both ends 41 of the pipe-shaped body 41
At s and 41t, a mounting bracket 45 having a plurality of screw holes 45h is provided so that the mounting bracket 45 can be fixed to the body cowl of the vehicle by bolding.

When the module wiper 40 is mounted on a body cowl of a vehicle, the mounting of a large device is automated, whereas the small device such as the module wiper 40 is manually mounted by an operator. .

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 6, in assembling the vehicle, the module wiper 40 is attached in a process subsequent to a process of attaching the engine, the front windshield glass 1 and the like. After the module wiper 40 is housed inside from the upper side through the mounting hole 11 formed near the windshield glass 1, both ends 41 s and 41 t of the module wiper 40 are attached to the mounting hole 1.
It is bolted and fixed to a screw hole 11h formed around 1.

[0007]

As described above, the width of the vehicle varies depending on the type of vehicle, and the wiper wiping method also differs depending on the size of the front windshield glass 1. As described above, the module wiper 40 is It is formed in a length corresponding to the vehicle to which it is attached.

However, if the width of the vehicle is relatively large and the length of the module wiper 40 is formed to be about half the width of the vehicle to which the module wiper 40 is attached,
When bolting on the center side, the worker must lean out from the side of the vehicle and reach out for bolting, and the worker's working posture will be unreasonable. In addition, there is a problem that the mounting operation requires a lot of working time.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a module wiper mounting structure capable of performing the mounting operation easily and in a short time even when one end of the module wiper is fixed to the center of the body cowl. .

[0010]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a module wiper mounting structure for mounting a module wiper from a central portion to a side portion of a body cowl in a vehicle width direction. One end of the module wiper is formed in a rod shape, and the body cowl is provided with a body partition wall having a support hole for inserting and supporting one end of the module wiper.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the body partition is formed in a plate shape and is provided at a central portion of the body cowl along the vehicle length direction of the body cowl and vertically.

According to the above configuration, after one end of the module wiper is inserted into the support hole of the body partition, the screw hole of the other end and the screw hole of the body cowl are overlapped and bolted. At the same time as the bolting, one end of the module wiper is also supported by the support hole, and both ends of the module wiper are fixed. As described above, when the module wiper is attached, the support position of the one end of the module wiper changes, so that manufacturing variations in the length of the module wiper are allowed.

[0013] Further, the body partition wall is made vertical along the vehicle length direction of the body cowl and is provided at the center of the body cowl, whereby the rigidity of the body cowl in the vehicle length direction is reinforced at the center. Improves rigidity in the vehicle length direction.

[0014]

Next, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a module wiper mounting structure according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the module wiper mounting structure is provided at an insertion rod 22 formed at one end 21s of the module wiper 20 and at a lower central portion 10c of the body cowl 10 of the vehicle. The module wiper 20 is housed inside through the mounting hole 12 formed in the body cowl 10 and has one end 21 s. The other end 21t is supported by the body partition 30 and is bolted and fixed to a screw hole 12h formed in the body cowl side 10s around the mounting hole 12.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a module wiper according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2, the module wiper 20 includes a pipe-shaped main body 21 having a length substantially extending from the center to the side of the body cowl in the vehicle width direction. And a wiper 23 for wiping off substances adhering to the like.
And a link mechanism 25 for transmitting the driving force of the motor 24 to the wiper 23.

In the module wiper 20 of the present invention, the mounting bracket 26 provided on the other end 21t of the module wiper 20, which is mounted on the side of the body cowl, includes a plurality of screws as in the prior art. Although the hole 26h is formed, no mounting bracket is provided at one end 21s of the module wiper 20 mounted on the center side of the body cowl, and the above-described rod-shaped insertion rod 22 is formed.

FIG. 3A is a front view of the insertion rod, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3A, the insertion rod 22
Is a torso 22b formed to have a length corresponding to the insertion range and the insertion margin, and a torso 2b formed at the tip end thereof.
And a shoulder 22s formed diagonally to guide the center 2b to the center of a support hole described later.

As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the body 22b has a substantially rectangular cross section perpendicular to the axis of the rod with rounded corners 22e.

Further, the insertion rod 22 is coated with a hard resin 23 so that the outer periphery can be in close contact with the insertion rod when the insertion rod is inserted into the insertion hole of the body partition wall.

Further, the body partition 30 is provided with the body cowl 1.
0 and along the vehicle length direction and vertically
Is provided in the central portion 10c.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of the body partition wall, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 4A, the body partition 30
Is formed with a support hole 32 for inserting and supporting one end of the module wiper in a plate-shaped partition wall main body 31,
Further, the support hole 32 has a sleeve 33 for stably supporting the shaft of the insertion rod inserted therein so as not to be inclined.
Are formed to extend from the periphery of the support hole 32 toward the insertion / removal side in the axial direction.

As shown in FIG. 4B, the support hole 32 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape having a rounded corner 32e in accordance with the outer shape of the insertion rod.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When the module wiper is mounted on the body cowl, the module wiper is housed from the upper side through the mounting hole of the body cowl. As shown in FIG. 32 and the plug 22
After the body 22b and the support hole 32 are axially aligned by being guided by the shoulder 22s of the module wiper, the screw is inserted until the screw hole of the mounting bracket provided at the other end of the module wiper and the screw hole of the body cowl overlap. .

At this time, the sleeve 33 of the support hole 32 is
The insertion rod 22 is supported at a position approximately half the length of the body 22b.

Then, the other end of the module wiper and the side of the body cowl are bolted.

Simultaneously with the bolting, the supporting position of the insertion rod 22 of the module wiper changes and is supported by the support hole 32, and both ends of the module wiper are fixed.

As described above, since the distance between the screw holes at both ends of the module wiper was conventionally fixed, the length of the module wiper had to be formed with high precision. Since the insertion margin is formed at one end of the module wiper to be inserted into the module wiper, if the module wiper is mounted, if the other end is bolted, the insertion depth of the insertion rod 22 (the mounting position of the module wiper) is reduced. Since it varies, manufacturing variations in the length of the module wiper can be tolerated.

This facilitates quality control.
The manufacturing cost of the module wiper can be reduced.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, according to the structure of the present invention, regardless of the width of the vehicle or the wiping method of the wiper, the operator can place the module wiper on the side portion 10s of the body cowl 10. Since only the other end 21t of the bolt 20 needs to be bolted, the mounting work of the module wiper 20 is simplified, and the bolting work which requires relatively long working time is reduced by half, so that the module can be easily and quickly reduced. The wiper 20 can be attached.

Further, the body partition 30 is provided with the body cowl 1.
0 along the vehicle length direction and the body cowl 1
By providing the body cowl 10 at the center 10c, the rigidity in the vehicle length direction of the body cowl 10 is reinforced at the center.
The rigidity of the body cowl 10 in the vehicle length direction is improved.

As a result, the rigidity of the body cowl itself can be reduced, so that the body cowl 10 can be formed thin and light.

In this embodiment, the module wiper 20 has a length about half of the vehicle width. However, if the module wiper is long, the type of the vehicle to be mounted and the wiping method of the wiper are described. Regardless of this, it goes without saying that the present invention can be applied to module wipers of various sizes, and it is needless to say that the same effects as those of the present embodiment can be obtained.

In the present embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the support hole and the insertion rod is substantially rectangular so that the mounting angle is determined at the same time as the insertion, but the cross-sectional shape is not limited to a circular shape. Of course.

[0040]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the bolting work which takes a relatively long time is reduced by half, the mounting work of the module wiper is simplified, and the mounting workability of the module wiper can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a module wiper mounting structure showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the module wiper of FIG. 1;

3 (a) is a front view of one end of the module wiper of FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 (b) is a view of A- of the module wiper of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line A.

FIG. 4A is a cross-sectional view of the body partition of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the body partition shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where one end of a module wiper is inserted into a support hole of a body partition;

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a conventional module wiper mounting structure.

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a conventional module wiper.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Body cowl 10c Central part 10s Side part 20 Module wiper 22s One end 30 Body partition wall 32 Support hole

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A module wiper mounting structure for mounting a module wiper from a central portion to a side portion of a body cowl in a vehicle width direction, wherein one end of the module wiper is formed in a rod shape, and A module wiper mounting structure, wherein a body partition wall having a support hole for inserting and supporting one end of the module wiper is provided. 2. The module wiper mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the body partition wall is formed in a plate shape and is provided at a central portion of the body cowl along the vehicle length direction of the body cowl and vertically.