JP2002145122A - Fender mounting device of vehicle and vehicle provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a safety fender mounting device capable of preventing changes of an interval between wheels and a fender at all times irrespective of loading weight of cargoes. SOLUTION: A fender support member is erected and fixed in relation to an axle supporting wheels of a vehicle, a fender support arm is fixed to the fender support member, and the fender is attached to the fender support arm.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a novel fender mounting device for connecting a fender in association with an axle supporting a vehicle wheel, and further relates to a tractor / trailer, truck, bus, or the like equipped with the fender mounting device.
The present invention relates to a vehicle such as a passenger car.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a fender mounted on a known vehicle is made of a synthetic resin such as plastic or rubber or metal, and is connected to a vehicle body and mounted.

[0003]

A known vehicle fender is mounted on a vehicle body, so that the load on the vehicle increases, and if the weight increases, the vehicle body descends, and the distance between the wheels and the fenders increases. There is a problem that the fender contacts the wheel and the fender or the wheel is damaged, which may cause an accident. In order to solve this problem, the fender may be mounted away from the wheel. However, when the fender is separated from the wheel, when running in rainy weather, rainwater splashes from the wheel, and pedestrians near the vehicle and other vehicles traveling nearby. There was a problem that it would be annoying. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and provides a safe fender mounting device in which a distance between a wheel and a fender does not always change regardless of a load weight of a load.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a vehicle fender mounting apparatus according to the present invention includes a fender support member that stands up and fixed in association with an axle that supports a vehicle wheel.
A fender support arm is fixed to the fender support member, and a fender is attached to the fender support arm.

Further, in the fender mounting device of the present invention, the fender support member is constituted by an inverted trapezoidal support plate, and fender support arms are provided on both ends of the upper portion of the inverted trapezoidal fender support member formed by the support plate. It protrudes from the top. Further, a fender mounting plate may be mounted on the fender support arm, and a fender may be mounted on the fender mounting plate. in addition,
The vehicle of the present invention includes the fender mounting device described above.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings. The drawings show an embodiment in which the fender mounting device of the present invention is mounted on a truck tractor. 1 is a side view, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a perspective view, and FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a side frame of a truck tractor chassis. Both ends of a leaf spring 2 are connected to the side frame 1, and an axle 3 is suspended from the leaf spring 2. This axle 3
In the same manner as in a known axle suspension type suspension, two U-bolts 4 and 4 are hooked at the center of the leaf spring 2 and the bolts at the lower ends of the U-bolts 4 and 4 are connected to the axle-side receiving portions 5. The bolts pass through bolt insertion holes 6, 6, and are fastened and fixed by nuts 7, 7. However, in the case of the present invention, a support base 8 for erecting and fixing a fender support member, which will be described in detail later, is placed on the center position of the leaf spring 2, and this support base 8 is also mounted on the U bolts 4, 4. Fixed by The support base 8 for the fender support member has a block shape, and the U bolts 4 and 4 are provided on both sides positioned in the front-rear direction of the vehicle.
U-bolt receiving grooves 9, 9 for receiving 4 are formed,
The U bolts 4, 4 are received in the U bolt receiving grooves 9, 9, and the U bolts 4, 4 are tightened, whereby the support base 8 is fixed on the leaf spring 2. The support base 8 is provided with screw holes 10 for supporting and fixing a fender support member described later.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 denotes a fender support member, which has an inverted trapezoidal shape and is constituted by a support plate. The fender support member 11 is configured by positioning two metal support plates having an inverted trapezoidal shape in parallel at an interval, and connecting the bottom portions by a connection plate.
It is desirable that a single metal plate be formed by press working and a spacer (not shown) for reinforcement be welded and joined, but a parallel inverted trapezoidal metal support plate and a bottom connecting plate are each provided. They may be separately provided and configured by welding. And a horizontal bottom plate 1 constituting a bottom connecting plate
2, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 13, 13 are drilled, and mounting bolts 14, 14 are screwed into the screw holes 10, 10 of the support base 8 through the bolt insertion holes 13, 13, and the fender support member 11 is supported by the support base. 8.

The inverted trapezoidal fender supporting member 11
Fender support arms 15, 15 are protruded at both upper end positions of the support plate constituting the front side of the front and rear portions of the wheels 16, respectively.
Fender mounting plates 17, 17 are attached to a plurality of mounting brackets 18,
It is bolted by 18. A fender 20 is mounted between the front and rear fender mounting plates 17. Further, auxiliary fenders 21 and 21 are connected before and after the fender 20.
1 is provided with a connecting plate 22 which is bolted to the fender mounting plate 17.

According to the fender mounting device of the present invention having the above-described configuration, the fender 20 is supported in association with the axle 3 that supports the wheel 16. Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, the leaf spring that supports the axle is used. Since the fender support member 11 is fixed on the fender support member 2 and the fender support arms 15 are projected from the fender support member 11 and the fender is supported between the fender support arms 15, the fender 20 is Wheel 1
6 is always kept constant.

[0011]

As described above, according to the fender mounting device of the present invention, a fender support member is erected and fixed in relation to an axle supporting a vehicle wheel, and a fender support arm is fixed to the fender support member. Since the fender is mounted on the fender, the distance between the fender and the wheel is always kept constant, and the fender has the effect of being completely unaffected by the load capacity of the vehicle. It is a thing.

Further, in the fender mounting device of the present invention, the fender support member is constituted by an inverted trapezoidal support plate, and a fender support arm is provided at both upper ends of the inverted trapezoidal fender support member by the support plate. Since it is protruding from the top, the mounting structure is simple,
There is an advantage that the installation work is made easier.

Further, the fender mounting device of the present invention has an advantage that positioning of the fender is easy because the fender mounting plate is mounted on the fender support arm and the fender is mounted on the fender mounting plate.

Further, a vehicle provided with the fender mounting device of the present invention has an advantage that a vehicle that does not disturb pedestrians or vehicles running nearby can be provided because the scattering of rainwater on wheels is reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a fender mounting device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the same.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 side frame 2 leaf spring 3 axle 4 U bolt 5 receiving part 6 bolt insertion hole 7 nut 8 support base 9 U bolt receiving groove 10 screw hole 11 fender support member 12 bottom plate 13 bolt insertion hole 14 mounting bolt 15 fender support arm 16 wheel 17 Fender mounting plate 18 Mounting bracket 19 Bolt 20 Fender 21 Auxiliary fender 22 Connecting plate

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A fender mounting member for a vehicle in which a fender support member is erected and fixed in association with an axle supporting wheels of a vehicle, a fender support arm is fixed to the fender support member, and a fender is mounted on the fender support arm. apparatus. 2. The fender support member is formed by an inverted trapezoidal support plate, and fender support arms are protruded from upper ends of the inverted trapezoidal fender support member formed by the support plate so as to face the wheels. The vehicle fender mounting device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The vehicle fender mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a fender mounting plate is mounted on the fender support arm, and a fender is mounted on the fender mounting plate. 4. A vehicle comprising the fender mounting device according to claim 1.