JP2002321536A - High pressure container for automobile and its mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high pressure container for automobile and its mounting device which do not require any mounting space exceeding the external diameter of the container body. SOLUTION: A reinforcement pipe 5 penetrating the central parts of an upper mirror and a lower mirror is securely installed in a container body 2, and a mounting device 10 on the container side is placed in an end part of the reinforcement pipe 5. A mounting device 18 on the vehicle body side is placed in the vehicle body to be connected to the mounting device 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a high-pressure container for an automobile and a device for mounting the same, and more particularly, to an LPG.
The present invention relates to a high-pressure container mounted on an automobile, which is a container for storing fuel such as a fuel, and a mounting device therefor.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a high-pressure container for an automobile as described above (hereinafter also referred to as a container), as shown in FIG. (UFO type) container 103, and the container 10
As shown in FIG. 11, a housing 3 is housed in a trunk of an automobile, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-38223.

[0003] As shown in FIG. 10, the conventional container 103 is attached to a vehicle body.
An annular bracket 105 protrudes from the outer periphery of the housing 04, and a mounting hole 106 is formed in the bracket 105. As shown in FIG. 11, the bracket 105 is mounted to the mounting member 109 of the vehicle body 107 through the mounting hole 106 with bolts or the like. .

[0004]

The above-mentioned conventional container 103
As shown in FIG.
05, the annular bracket 1
In the material picking of FIG. 05, the hatched portion 1 shown in FIG.
Since 08 is a scrap portion, there is a problem that the scrap of the material increases and the material loss is large. Further, since the bracket 105 has a large diameter and a large width, the weight of the bracket 105 increases, and the weight of the entire container also increases.

Further, since the bracket 105 is protruded from the outer periphery of the container main body 104, an installation space larger than at least the outer diameter of the container main body 104 is required, and there is a problem of mounting on a vehicle.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a high-pressure container for a vehicle and a mounting device for the same, which solve the above-mentioned problems.

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a container body having a reinforcement penetrating a central portion of a front side mirror and a central portion of a back side mirror of a container body. A high-pressure container for an automobile, wherein a pipe is fixedly provided, and one end of the reinforcing pipe is provided with a mounting means for a vehicle body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a high-pressure container for an automobile according to the first aspect, wherein the attaching means is constituted by fixing a bracket having an attaching hole to one end of the reinforcing pipe. is there.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a reinforcing pipe penetrating between the center of the front side mirror and the center of the back side mirror is fixed to the container body, and one end of the reinforcing pipe is attached to the vehicle body. A high-pressure container for a vehicle provided with means for attaching to the side,
A mounting device for a high-pressure container for an automobile, wherein a vehicle-side mounting means connected to the mounting means is provided on a vehicle body side.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the spare tire according to the third aspect, wherein the mounting means is provided at a lower end of the reinforcing pipe, and the vehicle-body-side mounting means is formed in a trunk room of an automobile. Is a mounting device for a high-pressure container for an automobile provided on an inner bottom surface of the loading concave portion.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the mounting means is constituted by fixing a bracket to an upper end portion of the reinforcing pipe, and the vehicle-body-side mounting means is mounted on an automobile. A mounting pipe is erected in a loading recess of a spare tire formed in a trunk room, and a mounting seat is fixedly provided at an upper end portion of the mounting pipe. The reinforcing pipe is externally fitted to the mounting pipe, and the bracket is mounted. A mounting device for a high-pressure container for an automobile, which is detachably connected to the mounting seat.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the third aspect, the mounting means is constituted by fixing a bracket to a lower end of the reinforcing pipe, and the vehicle-body-side mounting means is provided on a vehicle body. A mounting pipe is vertically provided on the lower surface, and a mounting seat is fixedly provided at a lower end of the mounting pipe. The reinforcing pipe is externally fitted to the mounting pipe, and the bracket is detachably connected to the mounting seat. A mounting device for a high-pressure container for an automobile as described above.

[0013]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 will be described.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view of a high-pressure container (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a container) 1 for an automobile, FIG. 2 is a sectional side view showing a state where the container is mounted on an automobile, and FIG. It is an expanded sectional view.

In these figures, the container 1 is roughly composed of a container body 2 composed of a front mirror 3 and a rear mirror 4, and a reinforcing pipe 5. The front side mirror 3 is formed by integrally molding a cylindrical body part 3a and a mirror part 3b with a metal plate, and the lower end side is open. The back side mirror 4 is also formed by integrally forming a cylindrical body 4a and a mirror 4b with a metal plate, and has an open upper end. The body portions 3a, 4a on the opening end sides of the mirrors 3, 4 are fixed to each other by welding 6, and are formed in a container body 2 having a fuel storage space 7 therein. Concave portions 3c, 4c are formed in the center of the mirror 3b in the front mirror 3 and the center of the mirror 4b in the rear mirror 4.

A reinforcing pipe 5 made of a metal cylindrical pipe is provided at the center of the container body 2 so as to penetrate in the axial direction of the container body 2, that is, in the front-to-back direction.
Are the end of the concave portion 3c in the front side mirror 3 and the back side mirror 4
Are hermetically fixed by welding 8, 9 to the end of the recess 4c.

The upper end of the reinforcing pipe 5 is open. The opening is indicated by reference numeral 5b. Furthermore, reinforcement pipe 5
A mounting means 10 is provided at the lower end of the. In the embodiment shown in the drawing, the mounting means 10 is configured such that a bracket 12 having a mounting hole 11 is arranged so as to close the lower end of the hollow portion 5a of the reinforcing pipe 5 and is fixed to the reinforcing pipe 5 by welding 13. The mounting hole 11 formed in the bracket 12 is located below the hollow portion 5 a in the reinforcing pipe 5. Further, the strength of the bracket 12 is set to a strength corresponding to the mass of the container 1 including the mass of the filling gas.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 denotes a reinforcing plate, and reference numeral 15 denotes a valve seat for mounting a valve for charging or removing fuel.

2 and 3, a recess 17 for loading a spare tire is formed at the bottom of the trunk room 16 of the automobile. Utilizing the loading recess 17 of the spare tire, the container 1 is stored in the loading recess 17 in a stationary manner.

On the inner bottom surface of the loading recess 17, the vehicle-side mounting means 1 corresponding to the mounting means 10 provided on the container 1 is provided.
8 are provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the vehicle body-side mounting means 18 has a mounting seat 20 fixedly formed at the center of the inner surface of a bottom plate 19 forming the loading recess 17 and a mounting hole 21 formed in the mounting seat 20. When the container 1 is stored in the concave portion 17, the mounting hole 11 of the bracket 12 and the mounting hole 21 of the mounting seat 20 match each other.

In the above structure, in order to store and fix the container 1 in the loading recess 17, the container 1 is housed in the loading recess 17 as shown in FIGS. 12 and the mounting seat 20 on the vehicle body side are detachably connected by bolts 22 and nuts 23 through mounting holes 11 and 21 formed in these. In this case, the nut 23 is fixed to the back surface of the mounting seat 20 in advance, and the connecting operation can be easily performed by rotating the bolt 22 with a jig from the upper end opening 5b of the reinforcing pipe 5 through the hollow portion 5a. It has become. By this connection, the container 1 is stored and fixed in the loading recess 17.

4 to 6 show a second embodiment.

The second embodiment is similar to the container 1 of the first embodiment.
The mounting means 10 provided on the reinforcing pipe 5 is provided at the upper end of the reinforcing pipe 5. That is, the bracket 12 having the mounting hole 11 is arranged so as to close the upper end of the hollow portion 5a of the reinforcing pipe 5, and is fixed to the reinforcing pipe 5 by welding. Therefore, the bracket 12
Is located above the hollow portion 5 a of the reinforcing pipe 5. The lower end of the reinforcing pipe 5 is open. The opening is indicated by reference numeral 5c.

This reinforcing pipe 5 with brackets is obtained by arranging the reinforcing pipe 5 of the first embodiment upside down.

Since the other structure of the container 1 is the same as that of the container 1 of the first embodiment, the same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a recess 17 for loading a spare tire similar to that described above is formed at the bottom of the trunk room 16 of the automobile 2. At the center of the loading recess 17, a vehicle body side mounting means 24 made of a metal pipe is fixedly provided instead of the vehicle body side mounting means 18 in the first embodiment.

The vehicle body side mounting means 24 is provided with the loading recess 17.
At the center of the inner surface of the bottom plate 19 forming a metal plate, a metal mounting pipe 25 is welded and fixed to stand upright, and a mounting seat 26 is fixed to an upper end of the mounting pipe 25 to be formed. A mounting hole 27 is formed which matches the mounting hole 11 formed in the bracket 12 of the reinforcing pipe 5.

The outer diameters of the mounting pipe 25 and the mounting seat 26 are formed so as to fit into the reinforcing pipe 5 so as to be substantially uniform, and the length of the mounting pipe 25 is
5, the container 1 is loaded with the reinforcing pipe 5 externally fitted thereto.
When it is stored in the mounting pipe 25, as shown in FIG.
Is set so that the bracket 12 is placed on the mounting seat 26.

In the above structure, in order to store and fix the container 1 in the recess 17 for loading, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the reinforcing pipe 5 is externally fitted to the mounting pipe 25, and The bracket 12 of the reinforcing pipe 5 and the mounting seat 26 of the mounting pipe 25 are housed in the recess 17, and the bolt 22 and the nut 2 are inserted through the mounting holes 11 and 27 formed therein.
3. Removably connect. In this case, the nut 23 is previously fixed to the back surface of the mounting seat 26,
By rotating the bolt 22 from the outside, the connecting operation can be easily performed.

FIGS. 7 to 9 show a third embodiment.

The third embodiment shows an example in which the container 1 is mounted in a hanging manner on the outer surface of the bottom of a trunk room of an automobile.

The container 1 according to the third embodiment includes the first
It has the same structure as the container 1 of the embodiment. That is, the container 1
In the same manner as in the first embodiment, a reinforcing pipe 5 similar to that of the first embodiment is fixedly mounted.
Mounting means 1 in which a bracket 12 formed with a support 1 is fixedly mounted.
0 is provided. Since the structure of the container 1 is the same as that of the first embodiment, the same parts as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

At the lower surface of the bottom plate 28 in the trunk room 16 of the automobile, a mounting pipe 25 is fixed in a hanging state. The mounting pipe 25 has the same shape as the mounting pipe 25 in the second embodiment and is installed upside down. At the lower end of the mounting pipe 25, a mounting seat 26 having a mounting hole 27 similar to that of the second embodiment is fixedly provided. The vehicle body side mounting means 24 is constituted by the mounting pipe 25 and the mounting seat 26.

Reference numeral 29 denotes a support plate held at the lower end of the mounting pipe 25 by bolts 22 and nuts 23. The supporting plate 29 is formed of a flat plate having a diameter in contact with the lower surface of the backside mirror 4 of the container body 2 and has a mounting hole 30. Are formed.

In the above structure, when the container 1 is held in a suspended manner, first, the reinforcing pipe 5 of the container 1 is
It is externally fitted to the mounting pipe 25 from below as shown in FIG. Next, the support plate 29 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the bracket 12 of the reinforcing pipe 5, and the support plate 29, the bracket 12, and the mounting seat 26 are detachably connected by the bolts 22 and the nuts 23 through the mounting holes 29, 11, and 27. I do.
In this case, the nut 23 is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting seat 26 in advance, and the connection operation can be easily performed by rotating the bolt 22 from below the support plate 29. By this connection, the container 1 is supported in a suspended state on the bottom surface of the vehicle body.

In the third embodiment, only the bracket 12 and the mounting seat 26 are replaced by the bolt 22 and the nut 23.
Although the container 1 may be supported by being connected by the above, by providing the support plate 29 as described above, the lower surface of the container body 2 can be supported by the support plate 29, and the container 1 can be supported in a stable state. Can be.

In any of the above embodiments, the reinforcing pipes 5 with brackets have the same structure. Therefore, one kind of reinforcing pipe with bracket 5 is prepared in advance, and at the time of production of the container, the reinforcing pipe is assembled by changing the vertical direction of the reinforcing pipe in accordance with each of the above-described mounting methods of the container. Is fine. Therefore, a single type of reinforcing pipe with a bracket can be used for containers having different mounting methods, and the number of types of components can be reduced.

[0039]

As described above, according to the present invention, the reinforcing pipe is provided at the center of the container main body, and is attached to the vehicle body at one end of the reinforcing pipe. It is sufficient if there is a space for accommodating the container main body, and an installation space larger than the outer diameter of the container main body as in the conventional case is not required.

Further, by providing a bracket at one end of the reinforcing pipe as a means for mounting the container, a large material loss and a large weight increase seen in the conventional annular bracket provided on the outer periphery of the container can be reduced. Can be eliminated.

Further, as a container mounting means, a bracket is provided at one end of the reinforcing pipe, so that the container is mounted on the lower side or the upper side of the reinforcing pipe. Can be assembled by changing the direction of the upper and lower sides, and one type of reinforcing pipe can be used. Therefore, the number of types of parts can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the container of FIG. 1 mounted on an automobile.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing the container of FIG. 4 mounted on an automobile.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side sectional view of a main part of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a container is mounted on an automobile.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view in the transverse direction of the vehicle in the embodiment of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of FIG. 8;

10A and 10B show a conventional container, in which FIG. 10A is a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 10B is a plan view, and FIG. 10C is a diagram for explaining material removal of a bracket.

11 is a view in which the container of FIG. 10 is mounted on an automobile.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 High-pressure container for vehicles 2 Container main body 3 Front side mirror 4 Back side mirror 5 Reinforcement pipe 10 Mounting means 11 Mounting hole 12 Bracket 16 Trunk room 17 Loading concave part 18, 24 Body side mounting means 22 Bolt 23 Nut 25 Mounting pipe 26 Mounting seat

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A reinforcing pipe penetrating between a center of a front side mirror and a center of a back side mirror is fixed to a container body,
A high-pressure container for an automobile, wherein a means for attaching to a vehicle body is provided at one end of the reinforcing pipe. 2. The high-pressure container for an automobile according to claim 1, wherein said mounting means is constituted by fixing a bracket having a mounting hole to one end of said reinforcing pipe. 3. A reinforcing pipe penetrating between the center of the front side mirror and the center of the back side mirror is fixed to the container body,
Attachment of a high-pressure vessel for a vehicle provided with means for attaching to the vehicle body at one end of the reinforcing pipe, and attachment means for a vehicle body provided with a vehicle-body-side attachment means connected to the attachment means on the vehicle body side. apparatus. 4. The vehicle according to claim 3, wherein said mounting means is provided at a lower end portion of said reinforcing pipe, and said vehicle body-side mounting means is provided on an inner bottom surface of a recess for loading a spare tire formed in a trunk room of the vehicle. For mounting high pressure vessels for use. 5. The mounting means comprises a bracket fixed to an upper end of the reinforcing pipe, and the vehicle body-side mounting means is provided with a mounting pipe standing in a recess for loading a spare tire formed in a trunk room of an automobile. 4. The mounting pipe according to claim 3, wherein a mounting seat is fixedly provided at an upper end portion of the mounting pipe, and the reinforcing pipe is externally fitted to the mounting pipe and the bracket is detachably connected to the mounting seat. A high-pressure container mounting device for automobiles. 6. The mounting means is constituted by fixing a bracket to a lower end of the reinforcing pipe, and the vehicle body-side mounting means is provided with a mounting pipe suspended from a lower surface of a vehicle body and a lower end of the mounting pipe. The mounting seat is fixedly provided, and the reinforcing pipe is externally fitted to the mounting pipe, and the bracket is detachably connected to the mounting seat.
A mounting device for a high-pressure container for an automobile according to the above.