JP2002096647A - Radiator holding device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a quantity of parts and to hold them easily. SOLUTION: An upper holding part 29 and a lower holding part 27 are installed in a holding clip 21. While a clip attachment hole 19 is installed at an upper panel 5 of a radiator core support panel 1, the holding clip 21 is attached to the clip attachment hole 19 from the top through an elastic material 39 and lower holding part 27 passes through the clip attachment hole 19 and then after the upper holding part 29 is inserted till being attached to the upper panel 5, the holding clip is rotated for a prescribed angle and the upper panel 5 is put between the upper holding part 29 and the lower holding part 27 and settled in tight.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a radiator support device suitable for an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a radiator of an automobile is configured such that an upper side and a lower side of a radiator body are fixedly supported by a radiator core support panel.

As a support member for supporting the upper side of the radiator main body, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, a metal plate-like support bracket 101 press-formed in a crank shape, an elastic member 103 for mounting, and a mounting bolt 105 The support bracket 101 includes an upper mounting pin 109 of the radiator 107 and a radiator core support panel 111.
And a support function for fixedly supporting the upper panel portion 113.

[0004] Specifically, one of the support brackets 101 is attached to an upper panel portion 1 of a radiator core support panel 111 by mounting bolts 105 and nuts 115.
13 fixedly supported.

The other of the support bracket 101 is connected to an upper mounting pin 10 of a radiator 107 via an elastic member 103.
9 is fixedly supported.

[0006]

On the upper side of the radiator 107, the support bracket 101, the elastic member 103, the mounting bolt 105, the nut 115, and the like are required to be fixedly supported on the upper panel portion 113 of the radiator core support panel 111. The number of parts increases. Also,
Since each member is positioned and the mounting bolt 105 is inserted, it takes time to assemble, which is not desirable in terms of workability and cost.

Further, when the tightening torque is not properly controlled when tightening the mounting bolt 109, loosening is liable to occur and a cantilever structure is required, which is not desirable in terms of supporting rigidity.

Further, the support bracket 101 requires a radiator support area for supporting the radiator via the elastic member 103, in addition to the support bracket mounting area. In addition, since the burring hole for supporting the elastic member 103 and the press work for raising the flange to have strength are performed, the overall shape is inevitably increased in size,
Requires large mounting space.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a radiator support structure which has a small number of parts and is excellent in assemblability and support rigidity.

[0010]

According to the present invention, there is provided a radiator core support panel in which an upper holding member and a lower holding member are provided on a holding clip, while a lower portion of the radiator is supported. The upper panel portion is provided with a clip mounting hole through which the lower holding body of the holding clip passes and is prevented from passing through the upper holding body, and the upper mounting pin of the radiator is provided with a clip mounting hole through an elastic member. The holding clip is inserted until the lower holding body penetrates from above, and the upper holding body contacts the upper side of the upper panel portion, and the holding clip is rotated by a predetermined angle to rotate the upper holding portion with respect to the upper panel portion. And lower holding body 27
And fixedly supported in a state of being sandwiched from above and below.

Thus, the upper mounting pin can be easily fixed and supported on the upper panel portion by a series of operations of inserting and rotating the holding clip into the clip mounting hole, and the mounting operation is completed quickly. In addition, the number of parts is reduced to two parts, the holding clip and the elastic member, and a large mounting space is not required.

Further, since the upper mounting pin of the radiator is supported by the clip mounting hole of the upper panel portion, it does not have a cantilever structure, and high supporting rigidity can be obtained.

[0013]

According to the radiator support structure of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

(1) It is possible to easily and quickly fix and support the holding clip by a simple operation of inserting and rotating the holding clip, so that the working efficiency can be greatly improved. Moreover, no large mounting space is required.

(2) Since the number of parts can be reduced, the cost is very favorable.

(3) Since the upper mounting pin of the radiator can be fixedly supported in the clip mounting hole, a high support rigidity can be secured without a cantilever structure.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a part of the radiator core support panel 1 and the radiator 3.

The radiator core support panel 1 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin and has an upper panel portion 5.
And a lower panel portion 7 and a side panel portion 9.

A bumper stay mounting portion 1 to which a bumper stay of a bumper (not shown) is mounted is attached to the side panel portion 9.
One.

The lower panel 7 is provided with a pair of left and right fixed support holes 17 in which a lower mounting pin 13 provided at the bottom of the radiator body of the radiator 3 is supported via a rubber elastic member 15.

The upper panel 5 is provided with a pair of left and right clip mounting holes 19. Clip mounting hole 19
The lower holding body 27 provided in the holding clip penetrates the circular opening 25 through which the clip main body part 23 of the holding clip 21 penetrates, and the inside where the penetration of the upper holding body 29 is prevented is opened. It has a shape in which the notches 31 are provided to face each other.

On the back surface of the upper panel portion 5 at a position close to the clip mounting hole 19, a positioning stopper 33 for abutting and positioning the lower holding body 27 at a position where the holding clip 21 is rotated by 90 degrees, and a lower holding member Body 27 has tapered surface 3
There is provided a return stopper 35 which is prevented from returning by getting over 5a.

The holding clip 21 is made of a synthetic resin material, and has a lower holding member 27 and an upper holding member 29 in the clip main body 23 as shown in FIG. The lower holding body 27 is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined thickness supported by the vertical rib 27a, and has a shape protruding left and right along the same axis from the clip main body 23.

The width a and the length b of the lower holding member 27 are set slightly smaller than the width A and the length B of the notch 31 of the clip mounting hole 19, and penetrate the notch 31 from above without any trouble. Shape.

The upper holder 29 has a plate-like shape having a predetermined thickness, and is disposed so as to be orthogonal to the axis of the lower holder 27. The upper holder 29 extends vertically along the same axis from the clip main body 23. It has a protruding shape.

The width D of the upper holding body 29 is set to be larger than the width A of the notch 31 of the clip mounting hole 19, and has a shape in which penetration through the notch 31 is prevented.

Further, the upper holding member 29 to the lower holding member 27
The dimension H up to is substantially the same as the panel thickness of the upper panel section 5, so that it can be clamped from above and below.

On the other hand, the radiator 3 is
The lower mounting pin 13 described above is disposed on the bottom of a, and the upper mounting pin 37 is disposed on the left and right at the upper part.

The upper mounting pin 37 is inserted and supported in the clip main body 29 of the holding clip 21 via an elastic member 39 for mounting.

The elastic member 39 is made of a rubber material as shown in FIG. 2 and has an insertion hole 41 at a central portion thereof for being inserted into the upper mounting pin 37, and a bottom portion in the clip main portion 23 of the holding clip 21. The fitting main body 43 is fitted from the side.

The procedure for mounting the radiator 3 in the radiator 3 support structure thus configured will be described.

First, the lower mounting pin 13 of the radiator body 3a is inserted and set into the fixed support hole 17 of the lower panel portion 7 of the radiator core support panel 1 via the elastic member 15. Next, the elastic member 39 is inserted into the upper mounting pin 37 of the radiator body 3a. After the insertion is completed, the upper mounting pin 37 is connected to the clip mounting hole 19 of the upper panel 5.
The clip main body 23 of the holding clip 21 is inserted into the upper mounting pin 37 from above the clip mounting hole 19. At this time, the lower holding body 27 penetrates the notch 31 and the upper holding body 29 is
After holding the clip 21 until it hits the upper surface of the
Rotate degrees. By this rotation, the lower holding body 27 rides over the return stopper 35 and the positioning stopper 33
The movement of the holding clip 21 is restricted between the above and the holding state of the holding clip 21 is obtained. On the other hand, the lower holding body 27
1 and are reliably prevented from moving in the upward pull-out direction, and the lower holding member 27 and the upper holding member 29
Thus, the upper panel 5 is sandwiched from above and below, and the upper mounting pin 37 and the holding clip 21 are integrally fixed to and supported by the upper panel 5.

Therefore, the number of parts is
1 and the elastic member 39 suffice, and the operation of inserting and rotating the holding clip 21 completes the mounting work easily and quickly, greatly improving workability. In addition, since there is no support bracket, the mounting space can be reduced.

Further, since the upper mounting pin 37 is supported by the clip mounting hole 19 by the holding clip 21 without forming a cantilever structure, high supporting rigidity can be obtained.

In this embodiment, the radiator core support panel 1 and the holding clip 21 are made of synthetic resin, but they may be made of metal.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a radiator core support panel showing a radiator support structure according to the present invention and a part of the radiator.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a part showing a support structure of the radiator.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a holding clip.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the holding clip.

FIG. 5 is a side view of the holding clip.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged explanatory view of a clip mounting hole.

FIG. 7 is a partial exploded perspective view showing a conventional example of a radiator support structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Radiator core support panel 3 Radiator 5 Upper panel part 19 Clip mounting hole 21 Holding clip 27 Lower holding body 29 Upper holding body 37 Upper mounting pin 39 Elastic member

Claims (1)

[Claims] An upper panel portion of a radiator core support panel (1) supporting an upper holding body (29) and a lower holding body (27) on a holding clip (21) while supporting a lower part of a radiator (3). (5) A clip mounting hole (19) through which the lower holding body (27) of the holding clip (21) passes and which is prevented from passing through the upper holding body (29).
And a top mounting pin (3) of the radiator (3).
7), into the clip mounting hole (1) through the elastic member (39).
9) Insert the holding clip (21) until the lower holding body (27) penetrates from above and the upper holding body (29) comes into contact with the upper side of the upper panel portion (5). ) Is rotated by a predetermined angle, and the upper holding body (29) and the lower holding body (2) with respect to the upper panel portion (5).
7) A radiator support device, which is fixedly supported in a state of being sandwiched from above and below.