JP2008155662A - Washer nozzle mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a washer nozzle mounting structure capable of adjusting a spraying direction of a washer nozzle without affecting to the spraying form of a washing liquid. <P>SOLUTION: A nozzle attachment part 15 is provided on a cowl panel 3 at an inner side, and an opening 12 for performing spraying of the washing liquid is provided on a glass side wall part 11. The washer nozzle 30 has a spraying hole at the opening 12 side, and has a rear side lower part abutment part 35 and a front side upper part abutment part 45 for supporting an attachment piece 19 constituting a nozzle attachment part 15 and an upper part support piece 22. Further, a front side elastic piece 41 engaged with an attachment wall part 16 constituting a nozzle attachment part 15 and attached to the nozzle attachment part with elastic force by giving elastic force to the engagement part (projection 21) and the abutment parts 35, 45 is provided on the washer nozzle 30. An angle adjustment member 50 is interposed between the front side upper part abutment part 45 and the upper part support piece 22 and changes attitude of the washer nozzle 30 based on the operation. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mounting structure in which a washer nozzle for injecting a cleaning liquid onto a windshield (windshield glass) of a vehicle is attached to a cowl panel disposed under the windshield.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a structure in which a washer nozzle for injecting a cleaning liquid onto a windshield of a vehicle is attached to a cowl panel disposed under the windshield. Also in such a washer nozzle, in order to adjust the landing point of the cleaning liquid on the windshield, the spray direction of the washer nozzle can be adjusted.

For example, in Patent Document 1, a washer nozzle is constituted by a nozzle body attached to the vehicle side and a nozzle portion that is movably attached to the nozzle body and has an injection hole. It is configured to make adjustments.
JP 2002-67887 A

  However, by moving the nozzle part, the angle of the supply port on the nozzle part side with respect to the supply flow path for supplying the cleaning liquid formed in the nozzle body changes. Then, the flow of the cleaning liquid in the vicinity of the supply port of the nozzle part is disturbed, and the disturbance of the cleaning liquid in the inside of the nozzle part adversely affects the preset injection mode (injection angle, open shape, etc.) of the nozzle part. End up.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its object is to provide a washer nozzle mounting structure capable of adjusting the spray direction of the washer nozzle without affecting the spray mode of the cleaning liquid. It is in.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is provided with a washer nozzle for injecting a cleaning liquid toward a wiping surface of the windshield on a cowl panel disposed at a lower portion of the windshield of the vehicle. An attachment structure for attaching, wherein the cowl panel has a nozzle mounting portion on which the washer nozzle is mounted on the inside thereof, and sprays the cleaning liquid from the washer nozzle on a glass side wall portion facing the wiping surface. The washer nozzle is supplied with the cleaning liquid and injects the supplied cleaning liquid from an injection hole provided in a rear portion mounted on the opening side. At least first and second support portions for supporting the mounting portion, and being locked to the nozzle mounting portion and the locking portion and the first And an elastic piece for applying an elastic force to each of the second support part and attaching the elastic force to the nozzle mounting part with an elastic force between the nozzle mounting part and one of the first and second support parts. An angle adjusting member interposed between the nozzle and the nozzle mounting portion based on the operation of the angle adjusting member. The gist is that the configuration is changed to adjust the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid.

  In this invention, the cowl panel is provided with a nozzle mounting portion on which a washer nozzle is mounted on the inside, and an opening for spraying the cleaning liquid from the washer nozzle on the glass side wall facing the wiping surface of the windshield. Provided. On the other hand, the washer nozzle has at least first and second support portions that are supported by the nozzle mounting portion by injecting the cleaning liquid from the rear injection hole that is mounted on the opening side of the cowl panel, and the nozzle mounting portion. And an elastic piece for applying an elastic force to the engaging portion and the first and second support portions and attaching the elastic force to the nozzle mounting portion. The angle adjustment member is interposed between one of the first and second support portions and the nozzle mounting portion, and based on the operation of the angle adjustment member, the other of the first and second support portions and the nozzle The posture of the washer nozzle is changed using the contact portion with the mounting portion as a fulcrum, and the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid is adjusted. In other words, an angle adjusting member is interposed between the nozzle mounting portion that supports the washer nozzle, and the posture of the entire washer nozzle with respect to the nozzle mounting portion is changed based on the operation of the angle adjusting member to adjust the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid. , Like a washer nozzle configured by movably attaching the nozzle part to the nozzle body, there is no disturbance in the flow of the cleaning liquid inside, and the injection mode (injection angle, open shape, etc.) ) Is not affected.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the washer nozzle mounting structure according to the first aspect, the washer nozzle has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the first support portion is disposed at a rear portion of the washer nozzle. The gist of the invention is that the support portion is provided on the upper portion of the washer nozzle, and the elastic piece is provided on the front portion of the washer nozzle.

  In this invention, the washer nozzle is mounted on the nozzle mounting portion with the first support portion provided at the rear portion, the second support portion provided at the upper portion, and the elastic piece provided at the front portion. In other words, although there are only three washer nozzle mounting parts in side view (side view with respect to the injection direction), each mounting part is arranged in a balanced manner with respect to the shape of the washer nozzle having a front and rear part and an upper part. Therefore, the washer nozzle can be stably mounted on the nozzle mounting portion.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the washer nozzle mounting structure according to the second aspect, the angle adjusting member is disposed on an upper portion of the washer nozzle and is interposed between the second support portion and the nozzle mounting portion. The gist of the invention is to change the posture of the washer nozzle with a contact portion between the first support portion and the nozzle mounting portion as a fulcrum based on an operation in the front-rear direction of the washer nozzle.

  In the present invention, the angle adjusting member is disposed between the second support portion and the nozzle mounting portion which are disposed at the upper portion of the washer nozzle and is also provided at the upper portion, and the position of the washer nozzle is determined based on the operation in the front-rear direction of the nozzle. Is changed. In other words, the angle adjustment member is disposed at the upper part of the nozzle so as to be movable in the front-rear direction so as to be interposed between the second support part provided at the upper part of the washer nozzle and the nozzle mounting part. The part where the member and the adjustment member are arranged can be simply configured.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, the angle adjusting member is attached to the washer nozzle through a support hole provided in the cowl panel. The gist of the invention is that the support hole is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat so as to protrude from the inside to the outside, and the posture of the washer nozzle is changed by an operation by advance and retreat.

  In this invention, the angle adjusting member is supported by projecting outside the panel through a support hole provided in the cowl panel, and is advanced and retracted at a part projecting outside the cowl panel, so that the posture of the washer nozzle is increased. Be changed. As a result, since the operation of the angle adjusting member at the portion protruding to the outside of the cowl panel is easy, it is possible to easily change the posture of the washer nozzle. In addition, it is preferable that the portion of the angle adjusting member that protrudes outside the cowl panel is concealed inside the bonnet or the like so as not to be exposed in a normal state but exposed only when the bonnet is opened in order to prevent an erroneous operation.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the angle adjusting member includes the first or second support portion on the side where the angle adjusting member is interposed. The cowl panel is supported so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the direction in which the nozzle mounting portion faces, and a contact portion with at least one of the support portion and the nozzle mounting portion is in the moving direction. The gist of this is that it is composed of a sloping slope part.

  In the present invention, the angle adjustment member is configured by a slope portion in which a contact portion in at least one of the support portion on the side on which the angle adjustment member is interposed and the nozzle mounting portion is inclined with respect to the moving direction of the adjustment member. A means for adjusting the angle of the washer nozzle (injection direction) can be easily formed.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the angle adjusting member and the cowl panel are provided with the angle adjusting member along a moving direction thereof. The gist is that a holding means for holding in stages is provided.

  In this invention, since the angle adjusting member and the cowl panel are held by the angle adjusting member in stages along the moving direction, the angle of the washer nozzle (injection direction) can be easily adjusted. Is possible.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, at least one of the elastic piece of the washer nozzle and the mutual contact portion of the nozzle mounting portion is The gist of the present invention is that it is constituted by a locking surface that locks following the movement of the angle adjusting member so as to continuously apply the elastic force by the elastic piece.

  In the present invention, at least one of the elastic piece of the washer nozzle and the mutual contact portion of the nozzle mounting portion is a locking surface that locks following the movement of the angle adjusting member, and the elastic force is applied by the elastic piece. Is done continuously. Thereby, even if the angle adjusting member is operated and moved, it is possible to always stabilize the mounting state of the washer nozzle.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the washer nozzle attachment structure which can adjust the injection direction of a washer nozzle can be provided, without affecting the injection aspect of a washing | cleaning liquid.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a resin cowl panel 3 having a long shape in the vehicle width direction is disposed between a lower portion of a vehicle windshield 1 and a bonnet 2. A pivot shaft (not shown) for driving a pair of vehicle wipers 4 for wiping the wiping surface 1 a of the windshield 1 is inserted into the cowl panel 3. Further, the cowl panel 3 is provided with a convex portion 10 bent so as to be convex upward in the longitudinal direction, and the convex portion 10 has a glass side wall portion 11 facing the windshield 1. ing. The glass side wall portion 11 is provided with substantially rectangular openings 12 at two predetermined locations in the longitudinal direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl panel 3. Each opening 12 enables the cleaning liquid W to be sprayed onto the wiping surface 1 a from the washer nozzle 30 disposed inside the convex portion 10 of the cowl panel 3.

  On the inner side of the convex portion 10 of the cowl panel 3, a concave portion 13 having a concave shape is provided. The recessed portion 13 is provided with a nozzle mounting portion 15 for mounting a washer nozzle 30 in a portion where each opening 12 is provided. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the nozzle mounting portion 15 extends in a plate shape downward from the inner surface of the cowl panel 3 (recessed portion 13), and is a mounting wall for mounting the front portion of the washer nozzle 30. A portion 16 is provided. The mounting wall portion 16 is connected to the glass side wall portion 11 via connecting wall portions 17 and 18 from both sides in the width direction, and has a rectangular tube shape that accommodates the washer nozzle 30 in each of the wall portions 11 and 16 to 18. ing. At the lower edge of the opening 12 in the glass side wall 11, both sides are connected to the connecting wall portions 17, 18 while extending in a plate shape toward the mounting wall 16, for mounting the rear portion of the washer nozzle 30. A mounting piece 19 constituting the nozzle mounting portion 15 is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the washer nozzle 30 is made of resin and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The front part attached to the attachment wall part 16 is on the front side of the vehicle, and the rear part attached to the attachment piece 19 is the rear part. It is mounted toward the vehicle rear side (front glass 1 side).

  If it demonstrates from the rear part of the washer nozzle 30, the chip | tip fitting insertion hole 31 opened in a rectangular shape will be formed in the center of the rear surface of the washer nozzle 30. The chip insertion hole 31 extends to the front side of the washer nozzle 30. A nozzle chip (fluid element) 32 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is detachably mounted in the chip insertion hole 31. The nozzle tip 32 is formed with an injection hole 33 for injecting the cleaning liquid W at the rear end (opening side of the tip insertion hole 31). The nozzle chip 32 has a main flow path (not shown) that communicates with the injection hole 33 and a feedback flow path (not shown) that communicates from the downstream side to the upstream side of the main flow path, via the feedback flow path. By returning the cleaning liquid W to the main flow path, the cleaning liquid W in the main flow path is self-oscillated, and the spraying of the cleaning liquid W from the spray holes 33 to the wiping surface 1a is diffusion spray. Such a nozzle chip 32 is provided for each vehicle type, for example, and the body of the washer nozzle 30 can be shared among a plurality of vehicle types.

  A convex rear lower contact portion 35 is formed at the rear lower edge portion of the washer nozzle 30. The rear lower abutting portion 35 is continuously provided on the rear lower edge portion of the washer nozzle 30 over the entire width direction. The rear lower contact portion 35 contacts the upper surface of the mounting piece 19 provided at the lower edge of the opening 12. On the lower surface of the washer nozzle 30 slightly in front of the rear lower abutting portion 35, a regulating abutting portion 36 that is continuously convex over the entire width direction of the nozzle 30 is provided. The restricting contact portion 36 is pressed against and contacted with the distal end surface of the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3 by the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41 described later, and stabilizes the mounting posture of the washer nozzle 30.

  A rear elastic piece 37 that is slightly narrower than the washer nozzle 30 is provided in front of the restricting contact portion 36. The rear elastic piece 37 is extended rearward until the front end portion is in the vicinity of the rear lower contact portion 35, and the convex contact portion 38 provided at the front end portion is a mounting piece of the cowl panel 3. It contacts the lower surface of 19. In this case, due to the elastic force of the rear elastic piece 37 itself, the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3 is elastically moved in the vertical direction by the contact portion 38 and the rear lower contact portion 35 at the tip of the elastic piece 37. The rear portion of the washer nozzle 30 is attached to the attachment piece 19. In addition, since the contact portion 38 at the tip of the rear elastic piece 37 is provided so as to face the rear lower contact portion 35 in the vertical direction (vertical direction), the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41 causes the washer nozzle 30 to move. It is designed not to vibrate vertically when viewed from the side.

  On the other hand, at the front portion of the washer nozzle 30, a hose mounting portion 40 extending in a cylindrical shape toward the front obliquely lower side of the nozzle 30 is provided at the center in the width direction on the lower surface side. A rubber hose 5 for receiving the supply of the cleaning liquid W from a washer tank (not shown) is attached to the hose attachment portion 40 (see FIG. 2). Here, a notch portion 20 for preventing interference with the hose 5 is provided at the lower center in the width direction of the mounting wall portion 16 of the cowl panel 3 to which the front portion of the washer nozzle 30 is mounted. The flow path in the hose mounting portion 40 to which the hose 5 is mounted is connected to the base end portion (the side opposite to the injection hole 33) of the main flow path of the nozzle chip 32. Then, the cleaning liquid W is supplied to the washer nozzle 30 through the hose 5 so that the cleaning liquid W is diffused and jetted from the jet hole 33 of the nozzle 30 to the wiping surface 1a.

  On both sides of the front portion of the washer nozzle 30, front elastic pieces 41 that extend obliquely downward and forward are provided. A locking projection 42 that protrudes in a substantially triangular shape toward the front of the washer nozzle 30 is formed at the approximate center of the front elastic piece 41. The lower slope of the locking projection 42 is a locking surface 43, and the locking surface 43 is a flat surface that faces obliquely downward to the front. Here, the mounting wall portion 16 of the cowl panel 3 is provided with locking projections 21 that lock the front elastic pieces 41 on both sides of the cutout portion 20. Each front elastic piece 41 has a locking surface 43 of the locking projection 42 hooked on the locking projection 21 of the mounting wall portion 16. In this case, the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41 gives an elastic force in the contact direction of the restriction contact portion 36, and the restriction contact portion 36 is pressed against the tip surface of the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3. An elastic force is applied in a contact direction of a front upper contact portion 45 described later, and the front upper contact portion 45 is pressed against the lower surface of the upper support piece 22 via an angle adjusting member 50 described later, so that the washer nozzle 30 is pressed. Is mounted on the cowl panel 3 (nozzle mounting portion 15).

  A front end portion of the front elastic piece 41 is an operation portion 44, and the operation portion 44 tilts the front elastic piece 41 rearward so that the engagement protrusion 42 and the engagement protrusion 21 of the mounting wall portion 16 are engaged with each other. Release the stop state. That is, by such an operation, the washer nozzle 30 can be detached from the cowl panel 3 (nozzle mounting portion 15).

  On the upper surface of the washer nozzle 30, a front upper contact portion 45 having a semicircular cross-section that is continuous over the entire width direction of the nozzle 30 is formed. Further, a regulating contact portion 46 having a convex shape at the center in the width direction is formed slightly rearward of the front upper contact portion 45. Here, on the inner surface of the cowl panel 3 (concave portion 13), a plate-like upper portion extending downward, that is, extending toward the front upper contact portion 45 on the upper surface of the attached washer nozzle 30 is provided. A support piece 22 is provided. The upper support piece 22 has a predetermined rigidity secured by a pair of connecting wall portions 23 and 24 connected to the glass side wall portion 11. An angle adjusting member 50 is interposed between the upper support piece 22 and the front upper contact portion 45 of the washer nozzle 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the angle adjusting member 50 is made of a resin and has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and the front outer wall on the opposite side of the glass side wall portion 11 constituting the convex portion 10 of the cowl panel 3. Supported by part 14. Specifically, a support hole 14a having a square cross section into which the angle adjusting member 50 is inserted is formed above the mounting wall 16 provided on the front outer wall part 14, and the angle adjusting member is formed in the support hole 14a. 50 central parts are supported. The angle adjusting member 50 includes a grip 51 at its base end, and a base end side including the grip 51 protrudes outside the convex portion 10 of the cowl panel 3 from the support hole 14a. The angle adjusting member 50 is supported so as to be able to advance and retract in the front-rear direction with respect to the support hole 14a. The base end portion of the angle adjusting member 50 protruding from the front outer wall portion 14 of the cowl panel 3 is located on the lower side of the bonnet 2. That is, the base end portion of the angle adjusting member 50 is not exposed to the outside of the vehicle when the bonnet 2 is closed, and the operator can operate by gripping the grip portion 51 of the base end portion only when the bonnet 2 is opened. To be exposed.

  A plurality of holding recesses 52 are formed side by side in the front-rear direction (advance and retreat direction) on both sides of the center of the angle adjustment member 50 in the longitudinal direction. On the other hand, the holding convex part 14b fitted to the holding concave part 52 is formed in the both side walls of the support hole 14a that supports the angle adjusting member 50. That is, the angle adjusting member 50 can be held in stages in the front-rear direction by the plurality of holding recesses 52 and the holding projections 14b of the support holes 14a.

  The tip of the angle adjusting member 50 has a sloped lower surface so as to be tapered, and a portion thereof is a sloped portion 53 that contacts a front upper contact portion 45 provided on the upper surface of the washer nozzle 30. In a state where the front upper contact portion 45 and the slope portion 53 are in contact, the tip upper surface 54 of the angle adjusting member 50 is in contact with the lower surface of the upper support piece 22 of the cowl panel 3. Further, a clearance S is provided in the front end face 55 of the angle adjusting member 50 in the front and rear direction (advancing and retreating direction) with the restriction contact portion 46 provided on the upper surface of the washer nozzle 30, and Are separated.

  A locking piece formed on one side between the slope portion 53 and the holding recess 52 on the distal end side of the angle adjusting member 50 is formed so as to be bent and deformed once protruding laterally and extending toward the proximal end side. 56 is provided. When the angle adjusting member 50 is inserted and attached to the support hole 14a from the tip, the locking piece 56 is flexed inward so that the support hole 14a can be inserted, and then the locking piece 56 is elastically restored. Thus, the angle adjustment member 50 can be prevented from coming off to the non-insertion side by being able to be locked to the periphery of the support hole 14a. Further, in the insertion direction of the angle adjusting member 50, further movement in the insertion direction due to the tip end face 55 coming into contact with the restriction contact portion 46 of the washer nozzle 30 is restricted, and the removal in the same direction is prevented. Has been.

  Next, regarding the attachment of the washer nozzle 30, the rear portion of the washer nozzle 30 sandwiches the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3 between the rear lower contact portion 35 and the rear elastic piece 37, and The restriction abutting portion 36 is attached to the attachment piece 19 in a contact state. On the other hand, the front portion of the washer nozzle 30 is mounted on the mounting wall portion 16 with the locking protrusion 42 (locking surface 43) of the front elastic piece 41 hooked on the locking protrusion 21 of the mounting wall portion 16. The Further, by the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41, the rear-side regulating contact portion 36 is pressed against the distal end surface of the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3 and moved upward to the upper support piece 22 of the cowl panel 3. The front upper contact portion 45 is pressed against the slope portion 53 of the angle adjusting member 50 in which the pressure is regulated, and the washer nozzle 30 is mounted on the nozzle mounting portion 15 without rattling by these presses, and the posture is self-corrected. The

  In the washer nozzle 30 attached in this way, the adjustment of the cleaning liquid W in the injection direction to the elevation angle direction is performed by opening the bonnet 2 and operating the angle adjustment member 50 in the forward / backward direction by the operator.

  That is, when the angle adjusting member 50 is advanced in the insertion direction, the front upper contact portion 45 of the washer nozzle 30 receives a pressing force in the vertical direction from the inclined surface portion 53 of the tip end portion of the angle adjusting member 50. Then, the contact portion between the rear lower contact portion 35 and the mounting piece 19 becomes the rotation fulcrum O, and the front portion of the washer nozzle 30 rotates downward against the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41. That is, the spray direction of the washer nozzle 30 faces upward.

  On the other hand, when the angle adjustment member 50 is retracted in the anti-insertion direction, the state where the front upper contact portion 45 of the washer nozzle 30 is in contact with the inclined surface portion 53 of the angle adjustment member 50 is maintained by the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41. The front part of the washer nozzle 30 rotates upward. That is, the spray direction of the washer nozzle 30 is directed downward. Then, at the position of the angle adjusting member 50 where the spray direction of the washer nozzle 30 is suitable, the holding concave portion 52 of the angle adjusting member 50 and the holding convex portion 14b of the support hole 14a are locked to adjust the angle. The position of the member 50, that is, the position of the washer nozzle 30 is maintained. Even when the angle is adjusted in this way, the front elastic piece 41 (locking surface 43) of the washer nozzle 30 follows the movement of the angle adjusting member 50 and locks to the locking protrusion 21 of the mounting wall portion 16. In addition, the elastic force of the front elastic piece 41 continuously acts on each of the above portions, and the structure does not rattle.

  Incidentally, regarding the gap S between the tip end face 55 of the angle adjusting member 50 and the restricting contact portion 46 on the front side of the washer nozzle 30, when the angle adjusting member 50 is disposed at the maximum retracted position by the above adjustment, the gap S Is the maximum. In such a case, when an external force that pushes the washer nozzle 30 forward from the opening 12 of the cowl panel 3 is applied, the restricting contact portion 46 on the front side of the washer nozzle 30 is moved to the tip end face 55 of the angle adjusting member 50. And the further movement in the pushing direction is restricted, and the holding state of the mounting piece 19 of the cowl panel 3 by the rear lower contact part 35 and the rear elastic piece 37 is maintained. That is, the rear portion of the washer nozzle 30 is configured not to fall off the mounting piece 19 even if such pushing occurs.

Next, characteristic actions and effects of the present embodiment will be described.
(1) The cowl panel 3 is provided with a nozzle mounting portion 15 on which the washer nozzle 30 is mounted on the inside, and the cleaning liquid W is sprayed from the washer nozzle 30 onto the glass side wall portion 11 facing the wiping surface 1a of the windshield 1. An opening 12 for performing the above is provided. On the other hand, the washer nozzle 30 is for injecting the cleaning liquid W from the injection hole 33 provided at the rear portion attached to the opening 12 side of the cowl panel 3, and the attachment piece 19 constituting the nozzle attachment portion 15 and A rear lower contact portion 35 and a front upper contact portion 45 for supporting the upper support piece 22 are provided. Further, the washer nozzle 30 is locked to the mounting wall portion 16 constituting the nozzle mounting portion 15 and gives an elastic force to the locking portion (locking projection 21) and the abutting portions 35 and 45, respectively. Thus, a front elastic piece 41 that is attached to the nozzle mounting portion 15 with an elastic force is provided. The angle adjustment member 50 is interposed between the front upper contact portion 45 and the upper support piece 22, and the contact between the rear lower contact portion 35 and the mounting piece 19 based on the operation of the angle adjustment member 50. The position of the washer nozzle 30 is changed with the portion as a fulcrum O, and the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid W is adjusted. That is, the angle adjusting member 50 is interposed between the nozzle mounting portion 15 that supports the washer nozzle 30, and the cleaning liquid W is changed by changing the posture of the washer nozzle 30 with respect to the nozzle mounting portion 15 based on the operation of the angle adjusting member 50. In order to adjust the injection direction of the nozzle, the nozzle portion is movably attached to the nozzle body so that the flow of the cleaning liquid W is not disturbed as in the conventional washer nozzle, and the injection hole is set in advance. 33 injection modes (injection angle, open shape, etc.) are not affected.

  (2) The washer nozzle 30 is connected to the nozzle mounting portion 15 by a rear mounting portion including the rear lower contact portion 35, a front upper contact portion 45 provided in the upper portion, and a front elastic piece 41 provided in the front portion. It is installed. In other words, although the number of mounting parts of the washer nozzle 30 is small in three in a side view (side view with respect to the injection direction), the mounting parts are the front and rear parts and the upper part, and the balance with respect to the shape of the washer nozzle 30 that forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. Since it is often arranged, the washer nozzle 30 can be stably mounted on the nozzle mounting portion 15.

  (3) The angle adjusting member 50 is disposed between the front upper abutting portion 45 and the upper support piece 22 which are disposed at the upper portion of the washer nozzle 30 and is also provided at the upper portion, and is based on the operation in the front-rear direction of the nozzle 30. Thus, the posture of the washer nozzle 30 is changed. That is, the angle adjusting member 50 is disposed above the nozzle 30 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction so as to be interposed between the front upper contact portion 45 provided on the upper portion of the washer nozzle 30 and the upper support piece 22. Therefore, the angle adjusting member 50 and the portion where the adjusting member 50 is disposed can be configured simply.

  (4) The angle adjusting member 50 is supported by a support hole 14 a provided in the cowl panel 3 so as to protrude outside the panel 3, and is advanced and retracted at a portion (gripping portion 51) protruding outside the cowl panel 3. By doing so, the configuration of the washer nozzle 30 is changed. Thereby, since the operation at the portion of the angle adjusting member 50 protruding outside the cowl panel 3 is easy, the posture of the washer nozzle 30 can be easily changed. In this embodiment, the portion of the angle adjusting member 50 that protrudes outside the cowl panel 3 is hidden inside the bonnet 2 so as not to be exposed in a normal state, and is exposed only when the bonnet 2 is opened. Thereby, an erroneous operation of the angle adjusting member 50 is prevented.

  (5) Since the angle adjustment member 50 is configured with the slope portion 53 that is inclined with respect to the moving direction of the adjustment member 50 at the contact portion with the front upper contact portion 45, the washer nozzle 30 (injection direction) Means for adjusting the angle can be easily formed.

  (6) The angle adjusting member 50 is moved in the moving direction by the holding means constituted by a plurality of holding concave portions 52 provided on both sides of the angle adjusting member 50 and the holding convex portions 14b provided in the support holes 14a of the cowl panel 3. Accordingly, the angle of the washer nozzle 30 (injection direction) can be easily adjusted.

  (7) Since the locking surface 43 of the front elastic piece 41 of the washer nozzle 30 follows the movement of the angle adjusting member 50 and locks with the locking projection 21 of the mounting wall portion 16, the elastic force by the front elastic piece 41 Can be continuously provided. Thereby, even if the angle adjustment member 50 is operated and moved, the mounting state of the washer nozzle 30 can always be stabilized.

The embodiment of the present invention may be modified as follows.
In the above embodiment, the rear mounting portion including the rear lower contact portion 35 provided at the rear portion of the washer nozzle 30, the front upper contact portion 45 provided at the upper portion, and the front elastic piece 41 provided at the front portion. Although the nozzle 30 is mounted on the nozzle mounting portion 15, the shape, position, and number of the support portion of the washer nozzle 30 and the elastic piece are not limited to this, and may be changed as appropriate.

  In the above embodiment, the angle adjusting member 50 is interposed between the front upper abutting portion 45 of the washer nozzle 30 and the upper support piece 22, but the other support portion of the washer nozzle 30 and the cowl panel 3 The angle of the washer nozzle 30 (injection direction) may be adjusted by interposing them.

  In the above embodiment, the angle adjusting member 50 is supported by projecting to the outside of the panel 3 through the support hole 14 a provided in the cowl panel 3, but the projecting direction is not limited to this, for example, the concave of the cowl panel 3. The angle adjustment member 50 may protrude below the installation portion 13.

  In the above embodiment, the angle adjustment member 50 is provided with the inclined surface portion 53 on the front upper contact portion 45 side to adjust the angle of the washer nozzle 30 (injection direction). A slope portion may be provided on the adjustment member 50 on the upper support piece 22 side. Moreover, you may provide a slope part in the front side upper contact part 45 or the upper support piece 22 side.

  In the above embodiment, the holding means for holding in stages is configured by the plurality of holding recesses 52 provided on both sides of the angle adjustment member 50 and the holding projections 14b provided in the support holes 14a of the cowl panel 3. For example, the concave-convex relationship may be reversed. Moreover, you may comprise a holding means in a part different from the support hole 14a. Moreover, it is good also as a means to hold | maintain the angle adjustment member 50 so that a movement is possible not continuously but stepwise.

  In the above embodiment, the front elastic piece 41 of the washer nozzle 30 is provided with the locking surface 43 that follows the movement of the angle adjusting member 50 and locks with the locking protrusion 21 of the mounting wall 16. Such a locking surface may be provided on the wall 16 side.

  In the above embodiment, the nozzle mounting portion 15 is configured to surround the four side walls with the glass side wall portion 11, the mounting wall portion 16, and the connecting wall portions 17 and 18 that connect them. For example, the connecting wall portions 17 and 18 may be omitted. Further, although the mounting wall 16 is provided separately from the front outer wall 14, the mounting wall 16 may be integrated with the front outer wall 14.

  In the above-described embodiment, the washer nozzle 30 having the nozzle tip 32 for performing the diffusion jet is used, but a nozzle having the injection hole in the washer nozzle itself may be used without using the nozzle tip 32. In addition, the jet type washer nozzle that jets the cleaning liquid in a straight line may be used, not limited to the one that performs the diffusion jet.

It is a perspective view of a vehicle which has a cowl panel with a washer nozzle in this embodiment. It is a sectional side view of the cowl panel of a washer nozzle mounting part, and its circumference. It is an expanded sectional side view of the cowl panel of a washer nozzle mounting part. (A) is the perspective view seen from the rear upper side of a washer nozzle, (b) is the perspective view seen from the front lower side of the washer nozzle. It is the perspective view seen from the front lower side of the nozzle mounting part. It is the perspective view seen from the front side upper part of the washer nozzle for demonstrating an angle adjustment member.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Windshield, 1a ... Wiping surface, 3 ... Cowl panel, 11 ... Glass side wall part, 12 ... Opening part, 14a ... Support hole, 14b ... Holding convex part which comprises a holding means, 15 ... Nozzle mounting part, 22 ... Upper support piece, 30 ... Washer nozzle, 33 ... injection hole, 35 ... rear lower contact part as first support part, 41 ... front side elastic piece as elastic piece, 43 ... locking surface, 45 ... second support Front upper abutting portion as a portion, 50... Angle adjusting member, 52... Holding concave portion constituting holding means, 53... Slope portion, O .. fulcrum, W.

Claims (7)

A mounting structure for attaching a washer nozzle for injecting a cleaning liquid toward a wiping surface of the windshield on a cowl panel disposed at a lower part of a windshield of the vehicle,
The cowl panel has a nozzle mounting portion on which the washer nozzle is mounted on the inner side, and has an opening for spraying the cleaning liquid from the washer nozzle on a glass side wall facing the wiping surface,
The washer nozzle is supplied with the cleaning liquid, and sprays the supplied cleaning liquid from an injection hole provided in a rear part mounted on the opening side, and is supported by the nozzle mounting part. It has at least a first and a second support part, and is locked to the nozzle mounting part and gives an elastic force to the locking part and the first and second support parts, respectively. Having an elastic piece to be worn,
An angle adjustment member interposed between one of the first and second support portions and the nozzle mounting portion is provided, and one of the first and second support portions is based on an operation of the angle adjustment member. A washer nozzle mounting structure characterized in that the position of the washer nozzle is changed using the contact portion between the other and the nozzle mounting portion as a fulcrum to adjust the spraying direction of the cleaning liquid. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to claim 1,
The washer nozzle has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, the first support part is at the rear part of the washer nozzle, the second support part is at the upper part of the washer nozzle, and the elastic piece is at the front part of the washer nozzle. A washer nozzle mounting structure characterized by being provided respectively. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to claim 2,
The angle adjusting member is disposed at an upper portion of the washer nozzle and interposed between the second support portion and the nozzle mounting portion, and based on an operation in the front-rear direction of the washer nozzle, A washer nozzle mounting structure, wherein the position of the washer nozzle is changed using a contact portion with the nozzle mounting portion as a fulcrum. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The angle adjusting member is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat with respect to the support hole so as to protrude outwardly from the inside where the washer nozzle is mounted through a support hole provided in the cowl panel. A washer nozzle mounting structure characterized in that the posture is changed. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
The angle adjusting member is supported with respect to the cowl panel so as to be movable in a direction intersecting with a direction in which the first or second support portion and the nozzle mounting portion on the side where the angle adjustment member is interposed are opposed to each other, The washer nozzle mounting structure, wherein a contact portion with at least one of the support portion and the nozzle mounting portion is formed by a slope portion inclined with respect to the moving direction. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The washer nozzle mounting structure, wherein the angle adjusting member and the cowl panel are provided with holding means for holding the angle adjusting member stepwise along a moving direction thereof. In the washer nozzle mounting structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
At least one of the abutting portions of the elastic piece of the washer nozzle and the nozzle mounting portion is formed by a locking surface that locks following the movement of the angle adjusting member. Washer nozzle mounting structure.

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