JP2007015630A - Transmission support structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure the minimum road clearance and to easily drop a transmission together with a rigid member at the time of head-on collision while securing the rigidity of vehicle body. <P>SOLUTION: The transmission T is suspended from a cross member 1 having a saddle type construction by support members 3, 4, and a stiffener 2 connecting both end parts of the cross member 1 is arranged below the cross member 1. An interference part L interfering with the support members 3, 4 or the transmission T when viewed from the front is formed in the stiffener 2. This effectively stiffens the cross member 1, secures vehicle body rigidity in the vehicle body width direction, and improves controllability, stability and vibration/noise resistance. At the time of head-on collision, the stiffener 2 interferes with the transmission T or the support members 3, 4 and is easily dropped. This prevents retreat of the transmission T and can improve impact absorption by deformation of a frame etc. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a transmission support structure in which a transmission is suspended and supported on a cross member having a saddle-type configuration suitable for a vehicle body floor tunnel.

  In vehicles such as automobiles, steering stability that enables stable driving with a quick response during straight traveling or steering traveling depends on the rigidity of the body frame and the hardness of the suspension device. On the other hand, a suspension device having appropriate flexibility is suitable for riding comfort during traveling. However, if the suspension device is too soft or the vehicle body rigidity is too low, discomfort occurs. Further, if the vehicle body has low rigidity, there is a possibility that drumming may occur due to vibration when traveling on a rough road surface. Various techniques have been applied to the rigidity of the vehicle body that has a great influence on the steering stability.

On the other hand, when the engine vertical power unit often used in rear wheel drive vehicles and four wheel drive vehicles is supported on the vehicle body, the vicinity of the rear portion of the transmission in the power unit is supported by the floor tunnel portion. In recent years, in order to prevent the power unit from entering the cabin space at the time of a frontal collision, the power unit is configured to be removed relatively easily at the time of a frontal collision. Usually, in order to support the transmission at the rear of the power unit in the floor tunnel, a cross member having a saddle type configuration suitable for the floor tunnel is used. A typical example of such a transmission mount structure is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-55955 (see claim 1).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the vehicle body structure disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a drive system member (power unit) 31 disposed in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in a floor tunnel portion 32 formed at the lower portion of the vehicle body. Is supported by the floor panel 21 by a heat shield plate (cross member) 16 having a hat-shaped cross section. The heat shield 16 supports the lower part of the drive system member 31, and a cushioning material 22 is interposed between the heat shield 16 and the floor panel 21. Since a plurality of protrusions 18 are formed in the heat shield plate 16 in the front-rear direction to smooth the air flow, the clearance between the drive system member 31 and the heat shield plate 16 can be reduced.

  However, since no measures are taken against the drop of the drive system member 31 at the time of a frontal collision, the drive system may move backward without dropping off at the time of a frontal collision, which may cause an adverse effect on the passenger compartment space. The impact is transmitted to the floor tunnel portion 32 via the heat shield plate 16 and the floor tunnel portion 32 is deformed, which may cause an adverse effect on the passenger compartment space.

  Accordingly, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional vehicle body structure of a vehicle, and can secure the vehicle body rigidity using a saddle-type cross member and can easily drop the transmission together with the rigid member at the time of a frontal collision. The object is to provide a support structure.

  For this reason, the present invention provides a transmission support structure in which a transmission is suspended and supported by a cross-member having a saddle-type configuration suitable for a vehicle body floor tunnel and supported at both ends of the cross member below the cross member. A stiffener is provided, and an interference portion that interferes with the support portion or the transmission in a front view is formed on the stiffener. Further, the present invention is characterized in that a slit opened to the outer side in the vehicle body width direction is formed in a connecting portion through an attachment to the cross member of the stiffener. According to the present invention, the stiffener is formed with an interference portion protruding toward the support portion or the transmission side. Further, the present invention is characterized in that an interference portion protruding toward the stiffener side is formed in the support portion or the transmission, and these are used as means for solving the problems.

  According to the present invention, in a transmission support structure in which a transmission is suspended and supported by a support member on a cross member having a saddle type configuration suitable for a vehicle body floor tunnel, both ends of the cross member are connected to the lower side of the cross member. A stiffener is provided, and the stiffener is formed with an interfering portion that interferes with the support or the transmission when viewed from the front, so that the stiffener effectively stiffens the saddle-shaped cross member that supports the transmission. , Ensuring vehicle body rigidity in the vehicle width direction with respect to the suspension input, improving steering stability, vibration and noise resistance performance, improving the rigidity of the mounting part to the vehicle body and improving vibration and noise performance, and front collision Sometimes stiffeners easily fall off due to interference with the transmission or its support Without interfering with the retraction of the transmission, it can promote the impact absorption by deformation such as the front frame.

  In addition, when a slit opened to the outer side in the vehicle body width direction is formed in the connecting portion of the stiffener through the attachment member to the cross member, a stiffener that is pushed by the transmission and its mounting portion toward the inner rear side at the time of a frontal collision. However, the attachment to the vehicle body can be more easily removed, and shock absorption due to deformation of the front frame or the like can be further promoted without hindering the reverse movement of the transmission. Furthermore, when the interference portion protruding to the support portion or the transmission side is formed on the stiffener, the stiffener and the transmission or its support portion are securely connected by forming the interference portion by slightly improving the stiffener. By interfering with each other, it becomes possible to drop the stiffener at the time of a frontal collision.

  Furthermore, when the interference part protruding to the stiffener side is formed on the support part or the transmission, the interference part is formed by slightly modifying the transmission or the support part side without changing the shape of the stiffener. As a result, the stiffener and the transmission or the support portion thereof can be reliably interfered with each other so that the stiffener can be dropped at the time of a frontal collision.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the basic structure of the transmission support structure of the present invention is such that a transmission T is suspended and supported by support parts 3 and 4 on a cross member 1 having a saddle-type structure suitable for a vehicle body floor tunnel. In the transmission support structure, a stiffener 2 for connecting both ends of the cross member 1 is disposed below the cross member 1, and the stiffener 2 interferes with the support portions 3, 4 or the transmission T in a front view. The part L is formed.

  1 and 2 show a first embodiment of a transmission support structure according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (A) is a perspective view as seen from the bottom front, FIG. 1 (B) is a front view in which the transmission is omitted, and FIG. 2 is a bottom view of the stiffener. The lower end portions on both sides of the cross-shaped member 1 having a saddle-like configuration that fits the trapezoidal vehicle body floor tunnel in a cross-sectional shape (not shown) are fixed to the floor panels on both sides of the vehicle body floor tunnel. In this embodiment, as shown in the bottom view of FIG. 1A, both end portions 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2 are attached to the cross member 1 in order to reinforce both end portions opened below the cross member 1 having a saddle type configuration. The fixing bolts 10, 10 and 11, 11 to be fixed also serve as mounting bolts for mounting the cross member 1 to the floor panel. As shown in FIG. 2, slits 12 and 13 are formed at both ends 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2 at the connecting portion via the mounting bolts 10 and 11, which are fixtures, and are open to the outside in the vehicle body width direction. The Mounting bolts 10, 10, 11, 11 are inserted into these slits 12, 13.

  The transmission T is supported by being suspended from the cross member 1 having a saddle-shaped configuration. A suspension bracket 3 is installed on the side wall inclined portion of the cross member 1, and the cushion bracket 4 is supported by the suspension bracket 3 via a suspension bolt 5. The transmission brackets 6 and 7 disposed on the upper and lower ends of the cushion bracket 4 support and suspend appropriate portions of the casing near the rear end of the transmission T. Therefore, only the stiffener 2 is disposed below the cross member 1 for suspending the transmission T, and the minimum ground clearance is secured by the suspension support to the cross member 1 effectively reinforced by the stiffener 2. However, the transmission T can be mounted as low as possible to lower the center of gravity, which can contribute to running stability.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (B), the present invention is characterized in that an interference portion L is formed in which the stiffener 2 and the transmission T or its support portions 3 and 4 interfere with each other when viewed from the front. In the illustrated example, the lower portion of the cushion bracket 4 is configured to interfere with a portion curved upward of the stiffener 2. Therefore, the cushion bracket 4 is pushed rearward and interferes with the stiffener 2 by the transmission T that receives an impact load at the time of a frontal collision and moves from the front side of the drawing to the back of the sheet (rear side of the vehicle). A stiffener 2 is pushed backward to drop off. As shown in FIG. 2, the stiffener 2 that receives the load TF from the transmission T from the front via the cushion bracket 4 is deformed toward the inner rear (upward in the drawing) and is formed at both ends 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2. It is easily detached from the mounting bolts 10 and 11 inserted and fixed in the slits 12 and 13 opened to the outside in the vehicle body width direction.

  Thus, during normal driving, the stiffener 2 effectively stiffens the saddle-shaped cross member 1 that suspends and supports the transmission T, ensuring the vehicle body rigidity in the vehicle body width direction with respect to the suspension input, and handling stability and vibration resistance.・ Improved noise resistance, improved rigidity of the mounting part to the vehicle body, and improved vibration and noise performance. Also, in the event of a frontal collision, the stiffener 2 interferes with the transmission T or its supporting part and easily falls off. Shock absorption due to deformation of the front frame or the like can be promoted without hindering the backward movement of T. The saddle-shaped cross member 1 also deforms relatively easily when the stiffener 2 as a reinforcing member is dropped, and exhibits an impact absorbing function.

  FIG. 3 is a bottom view of a stiffener showing Embodiment 2 of the transmission support structure of the present invention. In this embodiment, as the slits 12 and 13 formed at both ends 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2 and opened to the outside in the vehicle body width direction, the stiffener 2 receiving a load TF from the transmission T via the cushion bracket 4 and the like from the front. The slits 12 and 13 are made to coincide with the deformation direction toward the inner rear side. That is, the slits 12 and 13 formed at both end portions 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2 are formed obliquely forward. As a result, the slits 12 and 13 are easily detached from the mounting bolts 10 and 11 along the deformation toward the inner rear side of the stiffener 2 that has received the load TF from the transmission T from the front, so that the stiffener 2 is minimized. Easily falls off.

  4A and 4B show a transmission support structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a front view, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. In the present embodiment, the stiffener 2 is configured to have an interference portion 14 projecting toward the transmission T or the support portions 3 and 4 so as to interfere with the stiffener and the transmission or its support portion. In the illustrated example, an interference bracket 14 having an L-shaped cross section in a side view is installed on the upper surface of the stiffener 2. Thereby, the transmission part T ′ and the support parts 3 ′ and 4 ′ (dotted line position) before the collision (FIG. 4B) interfere with each other at the position of the transmission T and the support parts 3 and 4 after the collision. Is formed on the stiffener 2, so that the stiffener 2 and the transmission T or its support portions 3 and 4 can be reliably interfered with each other by forming the interference portion L by making slight improvements to the stiffener 2. The stiffener 2 can be effectively removed.

  FIG. 5 shows a fourth embodiment of the transmission support structure of the present invention, FIG. 5 (A) is a front view, and FIG. 5 (B) is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 5 (A). In the present embodiment, an angle-shaped locking projection 15 is provided on the transmission T or the support portions 3 and 4 as an interference portion L protruding toward the stiffener 2 so as to interfere with the stiffener and the transmission or its support portion. Formed. As a result, the stiffener 2 and the transmission T or the support portion 3 are reliably formed by forming the interference portion L by slightly improving the transmission T or the support portions 3 and 4 side while maintaining the shape of the stiffener 2. 4 and the stiffener 2 can be reliably dropped by the transmission T or the support portions 3 and 4 at the time of a frontal collision. Before the collision (FIG. 5 (B)), the transmission T ′ and the support portions 3 ′, 4 ′ (dotted line positions) are angled locking projections 15 protruding from the transmission T and the support portions 3, 4 after the collision. It surely interferes with the stiffener 2 and drops it.

  FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of a stiffener showing Embodiment 5 of the transmission support structure of the present invention. In this embodiment, both end portions 8 and 9 of the stiffener 2 are fixed in the vicinity of both end portions of the cross member 1 by spot welding S or the like. Therefore, in this embodiment, the mounting bolts 10 and 11 for fixing the cross member 1 to the floor panel are not used. The thing of the present Example also has the interference part L comprised so that the lower part of the cushion bracket 4 may interfere with the part curved above the stiffener 2. FIG. As a result, the cushion bracket 4 is pushed rearward by the transmission that receives an impact load at the time of a frontal collision and moves from the front side of the drawing to the back of the paper (rear side of the vehicle), and interferes with the stiffener 2. When a certain stiffener 2 is pressed backward, the spot welded portion S can be easily broken and the stiffener 2 can be removed.

  As described above, each embodiment of the present invention has been described. Within the scope of the present invention, the shape of the cross member (a saddle-shaped cross section adapted to the shape of the floor tunnel is used. In order to suppress vibration transmission, the side surface or the like may be provided with a gap at a predetermined distance.), Type, shape of the vehicle body floor to which the cross member is attached, that is, the floor tunnel Shape, arc shape saddle shape, trapezoid shape saddle shape, etc., mounting form on the vehicle body floor at the lower part of both ends of the cross member (mounting with mounting bolts etc. fastened together with stiffeners, welding, etc.) Hanging form of the transmission to the cross member (Transmission cable via the support part such as the hanging bracket or cushion bracket installed on the side or top of the cross member. Direct support and to ring, the support or the like of the transmission casing via a separate support member. However, it is shaped to constitute the interference portion of the stiffener.) For such can be appropriately selected.

  In addition, the stiffener shape (the shape of the slits etc. open to the outside in the vehicle body width direction at both ends that receive the mounting bolts, etc., the inclination angle, and the concave and convex shapes on the opposite sides of the slit adjust the frictional force with the mounting bolt. The sliding load may be controlled, the opposing surfaces of the slits may not be parallel, an upwardly curved form for forming an interference part with the transmission or its support part, or an interference bracket with an L-shaped cross section Etc.), type and cross member mounting form (a combination of slits and mounting bolts screwed into the car body, as well as sliding the stiffener's slant slits on a fixed fixture previously installed on the car body) The shape of the interference part with the stiffener in the transmission or its supporting part (the locking projection is located on the transmission casing) The may be integrally extended from the lower bracket and the cushion bracket hanging its supporting portion can be properly selected for the installed may be) such at separately.

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a transmission support structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the bottom front side, and FIG. 1B is a front view with the transmission omitted. It is a bottom view of the stiffener. It is a bottom view of the stiffener showing Example 2 of the transmission support structure of the present invention. FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 4A, showing a third embodiment of the transmission support structure of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5A, showing a fourth embodiment of the transmission support structure of the present invention. It is a bottom perspective view of a stiffener showing Example 5 of the transmission support structure of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the vehicle body structure of the conventional motor vehicle.

Explanation of symbols

1 Cross member 2 Stiffener 3 Hanging bracket (support)
4 Cushion bracket (support)
5 Suspension bolt 6 Mission mounting bolt 7 Mission mounting bolt 8 Stiffener left end 9 Stiffener right end 10 Left body mounting bolt 11 Right body mounting bolt 12 Left slit 13 Right slit 14 Interference bracket 15 Locking projection L Interference T Transmission S Spot weld

Claims (4)

In a transmission support structure in which a transmission is suspended from and supported by a cross member having a saddle-shaped configuration suitable for a vehicle body floor tunnel, a stiffener for connecting both ends of the cross member is disposed below the cross member. A transmission support structure, wherein the stiffener is formed with an interference portion that interferes with the support portion or the transmission in a front view. The transmission support structure according to claim 1, wherein a slit that opens outward in a vehicle width direction is formed in a connecting portion of the stiffener through a fitting member to the cross member. The transmission support structure according to claim 1, wherein the stiffener is formed with an interference portion that protrudes toward the support portion or the transmission side. The transmission support structure according to claim 1, wherein an interference portion that protrudes toward the stiffener side is formed in the support portion or the transmission.

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