JP2012025342A - Holding mechanism of protector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a holding mechanism of a protector capable of preventing a dent from being caused by opening a door of a vehicle parked adjacently, even in a narrow parking lot.SOLUTION: This holding mechanism includes a holder having a holding part for holding the protector, a receiving part arranged in the holder to receive a vehicle body projection part such as a door handle, opening/closing means for opening/closing the receiving part, and locking means for regulating opening of the receiving part by the opening/closing means at a closed position of the opening/closing means. The opening/closing means can be formed as an opening/closing arm having one end part side journaled to the holder and opening/closing the receiving part. The locking means can be formed as a lock stopping arm integrally fixed to the opening/closing arm, a vehicle body side lock stopping part provided at a distal end side of the lock stopping arm and a locking part arranged in the holder. The vehicle body side lock stopping part is locked on the locking part at a closed position of the lock stopping arm to regulate the rotation of the opening/closing arm and to fix the holder to the vehicle body projection part.

Description

  The present invention relates to a holding mechanism for a protective device for the purpose of protecting a vehicle body during parking.

  The parking situation in Japan tries to secure as many parking spaces as possible on the limited site, so the parking space width for one car is very narrow, so the distance between adjacent parked vehicles is In many cases, it cannot be secured sufficiently.

For this reason, when an occupant of a vehicle parked adjacently opens the door when getting on and off, the end of the vehicle may hit the body of the host vehicle and be damaged or indented. The dent of several centimeters in diameter created by this door end is called an excavation or dent, and although it is a small thing, it is a serious problem such as a monetary or mental blow for a victim who is actually equipped with an extro. Occurs.

Usually, a protector called a side molding is attached to the side of the body of an automobile. In order to enhance the protection effect, the side molding is usually fixed on the side surface of the vehicle body including the automobile door at a height at which the vehicle body width is maximum. Since the side molding is fixed to the car body and forms part of its surface, it must not be aesthetically damaging, so it has a single narrow and thin scratch. Made of difficult material.

  Since the above-mentioned side molding is a single narrow and thin protector, it is effective only when the door of a vehicle parked adjacent to the vehicle is just received by the side molding for the first time. It is not effective when the door of the parked vehicle first hits a part other than the side mall. In particular, the side molding that has been conventionally used for the rear door end protruding portion is too low to be used. In addition, there are various types of automobiles, and the height of a car parked next to or that may be parked is not constant, it may be high or low, and it is protected in a low-profile side mall. There are cases where it is not possible.

  As an improvement measure, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique of disposing a rod-shaped foam guard member suspended from an automobile door glass by a string with a hook on the side surface of the automobile, but the guard member is fixed to the vehicle body side. Since it is not suspended, it is merely suspended, causing problems such as fluttering by the wind and the guard member being easily stolen.

JP-A-11-321320, FIGS. 1 to 3 and the like.

  Based on the above problems, the present invention can be easily attached to a vehicle body protrusion such as a door outer handle (hereinafter abbreviated as “door handle”) of an automobile, and a protective device is arranged on the side of the vehicle body. The present invention provides a novel protective device holding mechanism capable of preventing a dent from being caused by a collision when a door of a vehicle parked adjacently is opened.

The protective device holding mechanism according to the present invention is configured as follows.
In other words, the first configuration of the present invention is a protective device holding mechanism for disposing a protective device on a side portion of an automobile, and has a holding portion for holding the protective device on one side and a vehicle body protrusion on the other side. A holder having a receiving part for receiving the part, an opening / closing means for opening / closing the receiving part, and a locking means for restricting the opening of the receiving part by the opening / closing means at a closed position of the opening / closing means. Features.

The vehicle body protruding portion may have a protruding portion that can be received by the receiving portion, such as a grip portion of a door handle disposed on the outside of the vehicle body, a column such as a door mirror or a fender mirror.
As a means for opening and closing the receiving portion, a linear or curved rod-shaped member that opens and closes from one end side to the other end side of the receiving portion to open and close the receiving portion, and receives by rotating from one end side to the other end side of the receiving portion. An arm-shaped member that opens and closes the part, a linear member such as a wire or a chain that connects one end side and the other end side of the receiving part can be used.
The protector can employ a rod-like, tubular or chain-like light weight and excellent elasticity material such as a synthetic resin. Protective equipment can be colored, and it can also be colored in a fluorescent or black-yellow vertical stripe pattern to alert the occupants of vehicles parked next to each other. On the contrary, it can be made inconspicuous by coloring or transparent material similar to the body color.
The protective device holding mechanism according to the present invention uses a door handle and a post such as a door mirror or a fender mirror even if it is a two-door vehicle. The protective device can be held between the pair of front and rear holding devices. On the other hand, when the door handle cannot be used as the vehicle body protrusion, for example, when only the door mirror column has a vehicle body protrusion, the holding mechanism according to the present invention holds one side of the protective device on the door mirror column and the other side of the protective device. The holding mechanism according to the present invention can be used by holding the side by other holding means attached to the vehicle body side with a magnet or a suction cup.

In the first configuration of the present invention, the opening / closing means is an opening / closing arm whose one end is pivotally attached to the holder to form a part of the receiving portion and which can be opened and closed by rotation. Features.
Further, in the first configuration of the present invention, the locking means is a locking arm that is integrally fixed to the opening / closing arm and rotates in conjunction with the opening / closing arm, and a vehicle body side provided on the distal end side of the locking arm. A locking portion and a locking portion disposed on the holder, and the vehicle body side locking portion is locked to the locking portion at the closed position of the locking arm and The locking means is used as a locking means for restricting the rotation of the opening / closing arm by fixing the locking arm. Therefore, when the opening / closing arm is prevented from rotating, the receiving portion is closed.
The second configuration of the present invention is characterized in that the locking arm of the locking means in the first configuration has a protective device side locking portion that restricts the removal of the protective device held by the holding portion in the closed position. To do.

  The protective device holding mechanism according to the present invention can be easily attached to a vehicle body protrusion such as a door handle of an automobile, and the protective device can be arranged on the side of the vehicle body. Dents can be prevented. Further, by using this holding mechanism, it is possible to alert a user of an adjacent parked vehicle that there is a risk that the vehicle body may be damaged due to a collision when the door is opened.

It is explanatory drawing of the holding mechanism of the protector in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the holding mechanism of the protector in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the holding mechanism of the protector in Example 1. FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the use condition of the holding mechanism of the protective device in Example 1. FIG.

  Hereinafter, the holding mechanism for a protective device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the structures shown in the drawings of the embodiments.

FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 are explanatory views of a protective device holding mechanism in the first embodiment, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a use state of the protective device holding mechanism in the first embodiment. The protective device holding mechanism S according to the first embodiment includes a holding device 1, an opening / closing means 2, and a locking means 3.
The holder 1 is molded from synthetic resin or the like, and a holding portion 10 having an opening for holding the protector P is disposed on one end side (lower side in the drawing) and the other end side (upper side in the drawing). Is provided with a recess-shaped receiving portion 11 for receiving a door handle h as a vehicle body protruding portion of the automobile C. Between the holding part 10 and the receiving part 11, a locking part 12 for locking a locking plate 31a of a vehicle body side locking part 31 described later is disposed.
A buffer member 13 is disposed on the contact surface with the door d and the door handle h.

The opening / closing means 2 constitutes a part of the receiving portion 11 as an opening / closing arm 20 pivotally attached to the vicinity of the receiving portion 11 via the arm shaft attaching portion 20a, and the distal end side thereof faces the opening 11a side. It is formed in a curved shape.
The locking means 3 is a locking arm 30 that is fixed integrally with the opening / closing arm 20 via the arm shaft attaching portion 20a and rotates in conjunction with the opening / closing arm 20, and is arranged toward the holding portion 10 side. .
A vehicle body side locking portion 31 made of a cylinder lock is disposed on the locking arm 30, and a locking plate 31 a capable of rotating the shaft with a key is disposed on the holder 1 side of the vehicle body side locking portion 31. Yes.
Further, the distal end side of the locking arm 30 forms a protective device side locking portion 32, and the distal end side of the protective device side locking portion 32 is engaged with an engaging portion Pa of a protective device P described later. This is part 32a.
The protector P of Example 1 is a soft resin pipe having an outer diameter larger than the inner diameter of the holding portion 10, and the intermediate portion extends a distance slightly longer than the width of the holding portion 10 and is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the holding portion 10. A constricted portion having a small outer diameter is provided as the engaging portion Pa.

[Operation of Example 1]
The protective device holding mechanism S of the first embodiment having the above-described configuration operates as follows.
First, the opening / closing arm 20 is rotated around the arm shaft attachment portion 20a to open the opening 11a of the receiving portion 11 until the door handle h can pass through, and the door handle h is accommodated in the opening 11a of the receiving portion 11. After that, the protective device P is attached to the holding portion 10, and the locking arm 30 is closed by rotating to the locking portion 12 side around the arm shaft mounting portion 20a, thereby being fixed integrally with the locking arm 30. The open / close arm 20 is rotated in conjunction with the opening 11a of the receiving portion 11 to be closed.
Next, the locking arm 30 is fixed by locking the locking plate 31a interlocked with the key operation to the locking portion 12 by the key operation of the vehicle body side locking portion 31, and thereby the opening and closing arm 20 is rotated. Since it becomes impossible and the opening is restricted, the receiving portion 11 is locked. Accordingly, the door handle h cannot be detached from the receiving portion 11 and the door handle h is locked.
Further, as the locking arm 30 is fixed in the closed position of the opening / closing arm 20, the locking portion 32a of the protective device side locking portion 32 of the locking arm 30 is fitted into the engaging portion Pa provided in the protective device P. As a result, the protective device P cannot be detached from the holding portion 10 and the protective device P is locked.
Thus, the attachment of the protective device P to the side of the vehicle body C by the holding mechanism S is completed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS S Holding mechanism 1 Holding tool 10 Holding part 11 Receiving part 11a Opening 12 Locking part 13 Buffer member 2 Opening and closing means 20 Opening and closing arm 20a Arm axis attaching part 3 Locking means 30 Locking arm 31 Car body side locking part 31a Locking plate 32 Protective equipment side locking part 32a Locking part C Automobile d Door side part h Door handle P Protective equipment Pa Engaging part

Claims (2)

A holding mechanism for a protective device for disposing a protective device on a side portion of an automobile, wherein the holding device has a holding portion for holding the protective device on one side and a receiving portion for receiving a vehicle body protruding portion on the other side. And an opening / closing arm that is pivotally attached to the holder to form a part of the receiving portion and that can open and close the receiving portion by rotation, and is integrally fixed to the opening / closing arm. A locking arm that rotates in conjunction with the arm, a vehicle body side locking portion provided on the locking arm, and a locking portion disposed on the holder between the holding portion and the receiving portion. Configured to restrict rotation of the opening and closing arm by locking the vehicle body side locking portion to the locking portion and fixing the locking arm to the holder side in the closed position of the opening and closing arm. A holding mechanism for protective equipment.
  The protective device holding mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a protective device side locking portion that restricts detachment of the protective device held by the holding portion at a closed position of the locking arm.

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