JP2021020666A - Bracket for on-vehicle equipment and holding device for on-vehicle equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a holding device for on-vehicle equipment capable of appropriately holding the on-vehicle equipment temporarily installed on a bracket with no wobbling by operation of a lock member, not by fitting.SOLUTION: A bracket for on-vehicle equipment comprises a lock member 6 that can be assembled in a manner allowing operation to move between a first position and a second position. Each of side parts 5 is formed with a support part 5a which receives a support object part 2g provided in the on-vehicle equipment that is laterally inserted between the left and right side parts 5 in a state where the lock member 6 is at the first position. The lock member 6 is pressed against the support object part 2g to hold the on-vehicle equipment with no wobbling when operated to move to the second position in a state where the support part 5a is made to receive the support object part 2g.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

The present invention relates to a bracket used for holding an in-vehicle device such as an in-vehicle camera on the window glass inside the window glass, and an improvement of a holding device for the in-vehicle device including the bracket.

As a holding device for attaching an in-vehicle camera that images the outside of an automobile through the window glass of the automobile to the window glass, there is one shown in Patent Document 1.

This holding device includes a first bracket attached to the vehicle-mounted camera and a second bracket attached to the window glass. Then, from the state where the second bracket is attached to the window glass, the first bracket attached to the in-vehicle camera is slid and moved in the direction along the inner surface of the window glass, so that both brackets are fitted and inside the window glass. It is designed to hold an in-vehicle camera. As a result, the holding device of Patent Document 1 does not exert a force in the direction of pressing outward on the window glass when the in-vehicle camera is attached to the window glass. This is effective in that when the window glass is installed in the opening from the outside of the vehicle body and fixed to the vehicle body side by adhesion, no special attention is given to the installation before the adhesive is cured. is there.

On the other hand, in the holding device of Patent Document 1, the first bracket and the second bracket are combined by fitting by the sliding movement. In order to fit both brackets without rattling, it is necessary to improve the dimensional accuracy of both brackets, but there is a practical limit to this, especially when both brackets are plastic molded products, the size of the brackets is large. The more it becomes, the more difficult it becomes to secure high dimensional accuracy. Further, the more it is attempted to suppress the rattling as described above, the greater the insertion force when fitting the first bracket into the second bracket is likely to increase, which is from the viewpoint of facilitating the mounting work of the in-vehicle camera. Is not preferable.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2016-203772

The main problem to be solved by the present invention is that this type of in-vehicle device bracket can be temporarily installed on the bracket previously attached to the window glass without applying a force in the direction of pushing up the window glass. By pressing the lock member against the supported portion of the in-vehicle device, which will be described later, by operating the lock member, which will be described later, the in-vehicle device can be appropriately held without rattling regardless of fitting. It is in.

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, from the first viewpoint, a bracket for an in-vehicle device is used.
A bracket that holds the in-vehicle device inside the window glass.
The base part fixed to the inner surface of the window glass and
The left and right side parts that protrude downward from the base part,
It is equipped with a lock member that can be assembled so that it can be moved between the first position and the second position.
With the lock member in the first position, at least one support portion for receiving the supported portion provided in the in-vehicle device to be inserted laterally between the left and right side portions is formed, and the lock member is formed.
When the lock member is moved to the second position in a state where the supported portion receives the supported portion, the lock member is pressed against the supported portion to push the in-vehicle device in both the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. Or, it is configured to hold without rattling in either one.

According to such a configuration, first, a force in a direction of pushing up the in-vehicle device against the window glass is applied to the space formed by the base portion and the left and right side portions on the bracket fixed to the window glass. Instead, the supported portion can be temporarily installed by inserting the supported portion into the supported portion from the lateral direction. Secondly, by moving the lock member to the second position from this temporary installation state, the in-vehicle camera as an in-vehicle device is actually installed without applying a force in the direction of pushing up against the window glass. be able to.

The lock member is rotatably combined with its base to the side, and the lock member is positioned at its first position with its free end outward of the side and at its second position. It is one of the aspects of the present invention that the free end is positioned behind the supported portion received by the support portion.

Further, at the second position, the first portion that presses the lock member from below to a portion of the supported portion that is received by the supporting portion and protrudes from the outer surface of the side portion, and the supported portion from the rear. It is one of the aspects of the present invention that the second portion to be pressed is provided.

Further, the side portion is provided with an engaged portion in which the engaging portion of the lock member is engaged at the second position and the locked member is maintained in the second position. However, it is regarded as one of the aspects of the present invention.

Further, it is one of the aspects of the present invention that the lock member is provided on both the left and right side portions.

Further, in order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, from the second viewpoint, the holding device for the in-vehicle device is provided with the bracket for the in-vehicle device.
An in-vehicle device holding device including a cover that is fitted and combined with the in-vehicle device bracket.
The inside of the cover is provided with a blocking portion for preventing the lock member at the second position from moving to the first position in the combined state.

According to the present invention, the in-vehicle device can be temporarily installed by using the support portion of the bracket previously attached to the window glass without applying a force in the pushing direction to the window glass, which will be described later. By pressing the lock member against the supported portion of the vehicle-mounted device by operating the lock member, the vehicle-mounted device can be appropriately held without rattling regardless of fitting.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a bracket according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the bracket as viewed from the rear, and shows a state immediately before assembling the in-vehicle camera by imagining the camera body of the in-vehicle camera. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a main part of the bracket, and the main part is shown when viewed from the rear. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bracket as viewed from the rear, and shows a state in which the vehicle-mounted camera is actually installed on the bracket by imagining the camera body of the vehicle-mounted camera. FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a main part of the bracket, and the main part is viewed from the side. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the state of FIG. 2 as viewed from the side, and the camera body of the in-vehicle camera is represented by an imaginary line. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state in which the camera body of the vehicle-mounted camera is temporarily installed on the bracket when viewed from the side, and the camera body of the vehicle-mounted camera is represented by an imaginary line. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the state of FIG. 4 as viewed from the side, and the in-vehicle camera is represented by an imaginary line. FIG. 9 is a side view of the bracket with the lock member removed. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a main part of the bracket and the lock member. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a cover constituting the holding device according to the embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing the bracket constituting the holding device as viewed from the front, and shows the state in which the vehicle-mounted camera is actually installed on the bracket by imagining the camera body of the vehicle-mounted camera. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bracket constituting the holding device and the cover constituting the holding device are combined as viewed from the rear, and the description of the in-vehicle camera is omitted. FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a state in which the bracket constituting the holding device is combined with the cover constituting the holding device, and the description of the in-vehicle camera is omitted. FIG. 15 is a fractured end view at the AA line position in FIG. FIG. 16 is an end view showing a state immediately before assembling the cover constituting the holding device to the bracket constituting the holding device by breaking them at the positions AA in FIG.

Hereinafter, a typical embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16. The bracket 3 according to this embodiment is for attaching an in-vehicle device such as an in-vehicle camera 2 that images the outside of the vehicle through the window glass of the vehicle to the window glass. Typically, the bracket 3 is used to attach an in-vehicle camera 2 that images the outside of the vehicle through the front window 1 of the vehicle to the front window 1. The concept of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the present specification includes not only a camera in a narrow sense but also a known device such as a sensor that receives optical information.

Reference numeral 1 in FIGS. 6 to 8 is a front window, reference numeral 3 is a bracket, and reference numeral 2b is a camera body of the vehicle-mounted camera 2. The front-rear direction of the vehicle is indicated by reference numeral x in FIGS. 1 and 6, the front side of the vehicle is indicated by reference numeral xa in FIG. 6, and the rear side of the vehicle is indicated by reference numeral xb in FIG. Further, the left-right direction of the vehicle is indicated by reference numeral y in FIG. 1, and the vertical direction is indicated by reference numeral z in FIGS. 1 and 6.

The front window 1 has an inclination with the front side xa of the vehicle as an inclination. The bracket 3 is fixed to the surface 1a inside the vehicle of the front window 1.

In this embodiment, from the state where the bracket 3 is fixed to the front window 1, the in-vehicle camera 2 is laterally directed to the bracket 3 from the rear side xb of the vehicle toward the front side xa of the vehicle to a predetermined position. The vehicle-mounted camera 2 can be temporarily placed on the bracket 3 by moving to. Then, by moving the lock member 6 described later from this temporarily placed state, the in-vehicle camera 2 is held with respect to the bracket 3 in the front-rear direction and the up-down direction without rattling.

In the illustrated example, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is attached to the front window 1 via the bracket 3 so that the light receiving portion 2a for imaging is directed toward the front side xa of the vehicle.

In the illustrated example, the camera body 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 has a step 2e facing the front side xa of the vehicle between the front end portion 2c and the rear end portion 2d, and the light input portion is formed on the step 2e. It has 2a. The camera body 2b has a small vertical direction z between the front end 2c and the step 2e, and a large vertical z between the step 2e and the rear end 2d.

The left and right side portions 2f of the camera body 2b are each provided with a supported portion 2g supported by a supporting portion 5a described later of the bracket 3. The supported portions 2g are provided at two locations on the left and right side portions 2f of the camera body 2b at intervals in the front-rear direction. Each of the two supported portions 2g has a protruding shape protruding from the side portion 2f of the camera body 2b. The supported portion 2g'on the front side has a columnar shape having a substantially circular cross section in a direction orthogonal to the protruding direction. The "supported portion 2g" on the rear side has a pentagonal columnar shape having a substantially pentagonal cross section in a direction orthogonal to the protruding direction.

Further, in the illustrated example, on the left and right side portions 2f of the camera body 2b, between the front supported portion 2g'and the rear supported portion 2g', the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 described later is used. A receiving portion 2h that is accommodated from the rear is formed in a receiving portion 5t formed in the intermediate portion 5s of the bracket 3. The receiving portion 2h has a vertically oriented front side contact portion 2i in the front and the receiving portion 2h. It has a lateral upper contacted portion 2j that extends rearward from the upper end so as to form a right-angled corner portion 2k with the upper end of the front contacted portion 2i (see FIG. 6).

The bracket 3 includes a base portion 4 fixed to the vehicle inner surface 1a of the front window 1 and a base portion 4.
Left and right side portions 5 protruding downward from the base portion 4 and
At least one of the side portions 5 is provided with a lock member 6 that can be movably assembled between the first position and the second position.

Further, in the side portion 5, the lock member 6 is inserted into the camera body 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 as the vehicle-mounted device from the lateral direction between the left and right side portions 5 in the state of being in the first position. At least one support portion 5a for receiving the provided supported portion 2 g is formed.

In the illustrated example, the base portion 4 has a quadrangular contour having four sides of a front side 4a, a rear side 4b, a left side 4c, and a right side 4d. The base portion 4 is fixed to the inner surface 1a of the front window 1 by adhesion or the like on the upper surface thereof. Since the front window 1 has an inclination that descends forward, the base portion 4 also inclines in accordance with this in the fixed state, and the rear side 4b is positioned above the front side 4a. Reference numeral 4e in FIG. 1 is a light guide hole formed in the base portion 4 corresponding to the light input portion 2a of the camera body 2b.

The left side portion 5 is formed so as to protrude downward from the left side 4c of the base portion 4, and the right side portion 5 is formed so as to protrude downward from the right side 4d of the base portion 4.

The camera body 2b of the in-vehicle camera 2 is accommodated between the left and right side portions 5. Specifically, the lower surface of the base portion 4 of the bracket 3 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the camera body 2b, the inner surface of the left side portion 5 of the bracket 3 is brought into contact with the left side portion 2f of the camera body 2b, and the bracket. The in-vehicle camera 2 is attached to the front window 1 via the bracket 3 in a state where the right side portion 2f of the camera body 2b is in contact with the inner surface of the right side portion 5 of the camera body 2.

The left-right dimension of the camera body 2b is wide at the forming position of the supported portion 2g'on the front side and narrower than this at the forming position of the supported portion 2g' on the rear side. Correspondingly, the bracket 3 The side portion 5 is the distance between the front side portion 5q that widens the distance between the left and right side portions 5 located on the front side of the bracket 3 and the left and right side portions 5 located on the rear side of the bracket 3. It is provided with a rear portion 5r to be narrowed.

The left side portion 5 when the bracket 3 is viewed from the front side of the base portion 4 has a shape symmetrical with the right side portion 5 (line symmetry with respect to the virtual front-rear center line of the bracket 3). Therefore, in the following, the structure of the right side portion 5 will be described, and the description of the structure of the left side portion 5 will be omitted.

In the illustrated example, support portions 5a are formed on the front side portion 5q and the rear side portion 5r that form the side portion 5, respectively.

The support portion 5a of the front side portion 5q (hereinafter, referred to as the front side support portion 5a') has a watermark groove shape that divides the front side portion 5q into upper and lower parts. The front support portion 5a'has a lower groove wall 5b and an upper groove wall 5c that are oriented sideways in a fixed state of the bracket 3 to the front window 1, closes the groove front end 5d, and opens the groove rear end 5e. (See Fig. 9). The distance between the lower groove wall 5b and the upper groove wall 5c is slightly larger than the thickness of the front support portion 5a of the camera body 2b. The lower groove wall 5b gradually increases the distance between the lower groove wall 5b and the upper groove wall 5c toward the rear end of the groove between the position in the middle of the total length and the groove rear end 5e. It is tilted to.

The support portion 5a of the rear side portion 5r (hereinafter referred to as “rear side support portion 5a”) has a columnar portion 5f that hangs vertically from the base portion 4 side and projects rearward from the lower end portion of the columnar portion 5f. The form is provided with the arm plate portion 5g. The inner surface of the columnar portion 5f and the inner surface of the arm plate portion 5g are located on the same surface, but the outer surface of the arm plate portion 5g is larger than the outer surface of the columnar portion 5f. It is located inside, and a step 5o (see FIG. 9) corresponding to the thickness of the lock member 6 described later is formed between the outer surfaces of the two. When the bracket 3 is fixed to the front window 1, the arm plate portion 5 g is formed. The upper side 5h is oriented sideways. A temporary holding protrusion 5j protruding upward is formed at a corner where the upper side 5h of the arm plate portion 5g and the rear side 5i meet.

In the illustrated example, the intermediate portion 5s of the bracket 3 is formed between the front side portion 5q and the rear side portion 5r of the side portion 5 of the bracket 3. The intermediate portion 5s of the bracket 3 includes an upper contact portion 5u that is oriented horizontally and a front contact portion 5v that is oriented vertically in a fixed state of the bracket 3 to the front window 1, and is opened rearward and downward. A receiving portion 5t of a receiving portion 2h formed on the side portion 5 of the camera body 2b is provided.

As a result, in this embodiment, from the state where the bracket 3 is fixed to the front window 1 as described above, the lock member 6 is in the first position, and the base portion 4 of the bracket 3 The camera body 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 as an vehicle-mounted device can be inserted and temporarily placed below between the left and right side portions 5 of the bracket 3 from the lateral direction as follows (FIGS. 6 to 7). ..
(1) On the left and right sides of the camera body 2b, the front supported portion 2g'of the camera body 2b is introduced into the front support portion 5a'of the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 from the rear, and the groove front end 5d of the front support portion 5a'. Bring to the side. This introduction is facilitated by the inclination of the lower gutter wall 5b.
(2) On the left and right sides of the camera body 2b, the receiving portion 2h of the camera body 2b is attached to the receiving portion 5t of the bracket 3, and the front contact portion 2i of the receiving portion 2h is attached to the front contact portion 5v of the receiving portion 5t. It abuts from the rear, and the upper abutted portion 2j of the receiving portion 2h abuts on the upper abutting portion 5u of the receiving portion 5t from below, and is stored from the rear.
(3) On the left and right sides of the camera body 2b, the supported portions 2g on the rear side of the camera body 2b are on the arm plate portion 5g of the rear support portion 5a of the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 and with the columnar portion 5f. It is introduced from the rear so as to be located between the temporary holding protrusion 5j.

Then, in this embodiment, when the lock member 6 is moved to the second position in a state where the support portion 5a receives the supported portion 2g, the supported portion 2g is operated. The in-vehicle device is held in the front-rear and up-down directions without rattling.

As a result, in this embodiment, first, the in-vehicle camera 2 as an in-vehicle device is placed in the space formed by the base portion 4 and the left and right side portions 5 in the bracket 3 fixed to the window glass. The window glass can be temporarily installed by inserting the supported portion 2g into the supporting portion 5a from the lateral direction without applying a force in the pushing direction to the window glass. Secondly, by moving the lock member 6 to the second position from this temporary installation state, the in-vehicle camera 2 as an in-vehicle device is not subjected to a force in the direction of pushing up against the window glass. Can be installed.

The lock member 6 has its base portion 6a rotatably combined with the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 and combined with the side portion 5.

Specifically, the lock member 6 has its free end 6b positioned outside the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 at the first position (FIGS. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 3, FIG. 6, FIG. 7). ), And the free end 6b is positioned behind the supported portion 2g received by the supporting portion 5a at the second position (FIGS. 4, 5, and 8).

Further, at the second position, the lock member 6 is pressed from below against a portion of the supported portion 2g received by the support portion 5a that protrudes from the outer surface of the side portion 5 of the bracket 3. And a second portion 6d that is pressed against the supported portion 2g from the rear.

In this embodiment, the lock member 6 is provided only on the rear side portion 5r on each of the left and right side portions 5 of the bracket 3.

Further, the lock member 6 has a base portion 6a rotatably combined with a columnar portion 5f constituting the rear side portion 5r.

In the illustrated example, in the second position, the lock member 6 has a plate-shaped main portion 6e that abuts one surface against the outer surface 5k of the arm plate portion 5g of the rear side portion 5r, and the plate-shaped main portion 6e from the front portion to the front. It is provided with an upper arm portion 6f and a lower arm portion 6g protruding upward, and an upper shaft portion 6h and a lower shaft portion 6i protruding upward from the front end of the upper arm portion 6f, and the upper arm portion 6f, the lower arm portion 6g, and the upper shaft portion are provided. The base portion 6a is composed of 6h and the lower shaft portion 6i. Further, the rear end of the plate-shaped main portion 6e, that is, the free end 6b, is provided with a tightening protrusion 6j as the second portion 6d protruding upward from the free end 6b. In the state where the lock member 6 is in the second position, the front portion of the tightening protrusion 6j is located in front of the front portion of the temporary holding protrusion 5j, and the process in which the lock member 6 is rotated to the second position. It is introduced in a push-like manner behind the supported portion 2g on the rear side to function as the second portion 6d (FIG. 5). Further, the upper portion 6k of the plate-shaped main portion 6e of the lock member 6 is It is located at a level slightly higher than the upper side 5h of the arm plate portion 5g constituting the support portion 5a of the rear side portion 5r, and in the process of rotating the lock member 6 to the second position, the rear side supported portion 2g " It is introduced in a push-like manner on the lower side to function as the first portion 6c (see FIG. 5).

A bearing recess 5m for rotatably accommodating the upper shaft portion 6h of the lock member 6 is formed on the outer surface of the columnar portion 5f of the rear side portion 5r (see FIG. 9). Further, the portion of the columnar portion 5f located below the bearing recess 5m is accommodated between the upper arm portion 6f and the lower arm portion 6g, and the rotation of the lock member 6 is restricted to a range of approximately 90 degrees. It is a part 5n. The lower shaft portion 6i is rotatably housed in the upper portion of the rotation restricting portion 5n (see FIG. 5).

As a result, in the illustrated example, the lock member 6 has a first position in which the plate surface of the plate-shaped main portion 6e is substantially orthogonal to the outer surface of the side portion 5 and a plate of the plate-shaped main portion 6e. The side portion 5 of the bracket 3 is provided so as to be rotatable between the surface and a second position in which the surface is substantially parallel to the outer surface of the side portion 5. In the illustrated example, the lock member 6 has a mode in which its rotation center axis is substantially aligned in the vertical direction.

When the lock member 6 is in the first position, the supported portion 2g of the camera body 2b can be introduced and placed on the supporting portion 5a of the rear side portion 5r from the rear. On the other hand, when the lock member 6 is rotated to the second position from the temporarily installed state, the tightening protrusion 6j as the second portion 6d is positioned behind the supported portion 2g, and the lock member 6 The upper portion 6k of the plate-shaped main portion 6e as the first portion 6c and the tightening protrusion 6j as the second portion 6d can be pressed against the supported portion 2g, whereby the lock member 6 can be pressed. The main installation that holds the in-vehicle camera 2 in the front-rear and up-down directions without rattling by sandwiching the camera body 2b between the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 and the portion of the in-vehicle camera 2 in contact with the camera body 2b. It is possible to shift to the state.

Specifically, in the illustrated example, the backlash of the in-vehicle camera 2 in the front-rear direction is caused by the front contact portion 5v of the receiving portion 5t of the intermediate portion 5s of the bracket 3 of the bracket 3 and the lock member 6 at the second position. The distance d1 (see FIG. 8) between the tightening protrusion 6j is the rear end of the front contacted portion 2i of the receiving portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 and the supported portion 2g on the rear side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2. It is suppressed by substantially matching the distance d2 (see FIG. 6) with and from.

Further, the rattling of the in-vehicle camera 2 in the vertical direction is caused by the upper contact portion 5u of the receiving portion 5t of the intermediate portion 5s of the bracket 3 of the bracket 3 and the upper portion 6k of the plate-shaped main portion 6e of the lock member 6 at the second position. The distance d3 (see FIG. 8) is the distance d4 (see FIG. 8) between the upper contacted portion 2j of the receiving portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 and the lower end of the supported portion 2g on the rear side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2. The distance d5 (see FIG. 6) is substantially the same as that of the lower groove wall 5b of the front support portion 5a'of the bracket 3 and the upper portion 6k of the plate-shaped main portion 6e of the lock member 6 at the second position. (See FIG. 8) substantially coincides with the distance d6 (see FIG. 6) between the lower end of the supported portion 2g'on the front side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 and the lower end of the supported portion 2g'on the rear side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2. It is designed to be suppressed by letting it.

Further, in this embodiment, the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 is provided with an engaged portion 5w to which the engaging portion 6m of the lock member 6 is pressed at the second position. ..

In the illustrated example, it is located between the upper arm portion 6f and the lower arm portion 6g in the plate-shaped base portion 6a of the lock member 6, and in the first position, it is located in the columnar portion 5f of the rear support portion 5a in the bracket 3. Although it does not touch (see FIG. 3), at the second position, it is provided with a protruding engaging portion 6m that is pressed against the columnar portion 5f (see FIG. 5).

Further, in this embodiment, the engaging portion 6n of the lock member 6 is engaged with the side portion 5 of the bracket 3 at the second position, and the lock member 6 is the second. An engaged portion 5x that maintains the position is provided.

In the illustrated example, the engaging portion 6n is composed of an upper portion of a lower arm portion 6g of the lock member 6. At the lower end of the columnar portion 5f of the side portion 5 of the bracket 3, an engaged portion 5x into which the engaging portion 6n enters while the lock member 6 is in the second position is formed. The engaged portion 5x has a groove shape that cuts out the rear side 5f'of the hollow columnar portion 5f having the lower end opening (see FIG. 10). In the process of completely rotating the lock member 6 in the first position to the second position, the engaging portion 6n hits the lower end of the columnar portion 5f, and the lower arm portion 6g elastically deforms slightly downward to the lower end of the columnar portion 5f. As the lower arm portion 6g enters, the engaging portion 6n enters the engaged portion 5x due to the elastic return of the lower arm portion 6g at the position where the lock member 6 has completely rotated to the second position, and the lock member 6 enters. After reaching the second position, the lock member 6 does not unexpectedly rebound and rotate toward the first position side from the state in which the second position is reached. In the illustrated example, an additional engaged portion 5y into which the engaging portion 6n enters while the lock member 6 is in the first position is also formed at the lower end of the columnar portion 5f. The additional engaged portion 5y has a groove shape that cuts out the side side 5f of the columnar portion 5f (see FIG. 10). When the lock member 6 at the first position is rotated toward the second position, The lower arm portion 6g is elastically deformed slightly downward, the engaging portion 6n is pulled out from the additional engaged portion 5y, and the lock member 6 is allowed to rotate to the second position.

Further, in this embodiment, the lock member 6 is provided on both the left and right side portions 5 of the bracket 3.

As a result, in this embodiment, the camera body 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 temporarily installed on the bracket 3 as described above has the lock member 6 provided on the left side portion 5 from the first position to the right side. The lock member 6 provided on the right side portion 5 is rotated from the first position to the left side to be positioned at the second position while being rotated to the second position, so that the lock member 6 is mainly installed on the bracket 3. Therefore, by operating the left and right lock members 6 at the same time, the force biased to either the left side or the right side is not applied to the window glass via the bracket 3 at the time of transition to the main installation state. ing.

A holding device for an in-vehicle device is configured from the bracket 3 described above and a cover attached to the outside of the bracket 3 from a state in which the camera body 2b of the in-vehicle camera 2 is actually installed on the bracket 3 as described above.

11 to 16 show an example of such a holding device. The cover 7 constituting this holding device is fitted and combined with the in-vehicle device bracket 3.

The cover 7 includes a front surface portion 7a, left and right side surface portions 7b, and a bottom surface portion 7c, and has a form in which the upper and rear portions are open.

The left and right side surface portions 7b of the cover 7 are provided with a front fitting portion 8 and a rear fitting portion 9 on the inner surface side thereof, respectively.

The left and right side surface portions 7b of the cover 7 have a front support portion 7d protruding from the side surface portion 7b toward the center side of the cover 7, and a rear support portion 7f similarly projecting toward the center side of the cover 7. It is formed.

The front fitting portion 8 has a projecting shape in which the front end thereof is integrated with the surface portion 7e of the front support portion 7d facing the rear side xb of the vehicle and extends toward the rear side xb. In the illustrated example, the front fitting portion 8 includes a base portion 8a extending in a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface portion 7e, and an obliquely upward portion 8b extending obliquely upward following the base portion 8a. ..

The rear fitting portion 9 is located on the lower piece 9a extending from the surface portion 7g of the rear support portion 7f toward the rear side xb of the vehicle toward the rear side and above the lower piece 9a. At the same time, a bent portion 9b is formed between the lower end piece 9a and the rear end thereof, and the upper piece 9c extending toward the surface portion 7g and facing the free end 9d with the surface portion 7g is provided. The upper piece 9c is configured to gradually increase the distance from the lower piece 9a as it approaches its free end 9d.

On the other hand, the bracket 3 constituting the holding device is provided with a front side fitted portion 10 and a rear side fitted portion 11 on the left and right side portions 5, respectively.

The front mated portion 10 is a split groove 10a extending from the front side of the side portion 5 toward the rear side xb of the vehicle. The front end of the split groove 10a is open to the front side xa of the vehicle, and the rear end of the split groove 10a is located below the front side of the front support portion 5a'.
The rear fitted portion 11 is the outer surface of the rear portion 5r of the side portion 5, and is the front wall of the hollow overhanging portion 11a formed at a position located above the rear support portion 5a ″. It is composed of holes formed in.

In this holding device, as shown in FIG. 16, from the state in which the camera body 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is actually installed on the bracket 3 as described above, the cover 7 is inserted into the cover 7 from the open rear side. When the upper edge of the cover 7 is slid on the inner surface 1a of the front window 1 so that the bracket 3 side can be inserted and the cover 7 is slid toward the rear side of the vehicle (direction of the arrow in FIG. 16). On the left and right sides of the cover 7, the front fitting portion 8 fits into the front fitting portion 10 of the bracket 3, and the rear fitting portion 9 fits into the rear fitting portion 11 of the bracket 3. It has become like. As a result, in this example, the cover 7 and the bracket 3 are placed in four directions inside the window glass, excluding the upper side and the rear side of the bracket 3 on which the camera body 2b of the in-vehicle camera 2 is actually installed. Is covered with a cover 7 so that they can be combined with one touch (see FIGS. 13 to 15).

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 15, the width of the split groove 10a as the front fitting portion 10 is the lower surface 8c of the base portion 8a of the front fitting portion 8 and the uppermost surface 8d of the obliquely upward portion 8b. The front fitting portion 8 is fitted into the split groove 10a in a state where the rear end side is slightly bent downward.
Further, the dimension of the hole in the vertical direction z as the rear fitting portion 11 is slightly larger than the distance between the base of the lower piece 9a of the rear fitting portion 9 and the free end 9d of the upper piece 9c. The rear fitting portion 9 is small, and the upper piece 9c is slightly bent downward so that the free end 9d of the upper piece 9c is engaged with the hole edge of the hole in the front wall of the overhanging portion 11a inside the overhanging portion 11a. It is designed so that it can be fitted into the hole in the state of being closed.

Since the remaining configuration of the bracket 3 constituting the holding device is substantially the same as that of the bracket 3 shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, the holding device is configured for this substantially the same configuration. 11 to 16 are designated by the same reference numerals as those used in FIGS. 1 to 10 and the description thereof will be omitted.

Further, in this holding device, in a state where the cover 7 and the bracket 3 are combined as described above inside the cover 7, the lock member at the second position is moved to the first position. A blocking unit 12 for blocking the above is provided.

The blocking portion 12 is provided on each of the left and right side surface portions 7b of the cover 7 at a position between the rear support portion 7f and the bottom surface portion 7c of the cover 7.

In the illustrated example, the rear side of the cover 7 has an inner side 12b along the front-rear direction x, an outer side 12c integrated with the inner surface of the side surface portion 7b of the cover 7, a front side 12d, and a rear side. A plate-shaped body 12a provided with 12e and whose lower surface 12f faces the inner surface of the bottom surface portion 7c of the cover 7 is supported. The distance D (see FIG. 11) between the inner sides 12b of the left and right plate-shaped bodies 12a is set to be substantially equal to the distance between the outer surfaces of the left and right side portions 5 of the bracket 3. As a result, in this holding device, when the cover 7 and the bracket 3 are combined as described above, the inner side of the plate-shaped body 12a located on the outer side of the lock member 6 at the second position. 12b prevents the lock member 6 from moving to the first position. That is, in this holding device, the inner side 12b of the plate-shaped body 12a functions as the blocking portion 12.

The imparting of this property to the portion and the part to be provided with the elastic deformation characteristic in the embodiment described above can be easily ensured by making such a part, the whole including such a part, and such a part into a plastic molded product.

As a matter of course, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, but includes all embodiments that can achieve the object of the present invention.

2g Supported part 4 Base part 5 Side part 5a Support part 6 Lock member

Claims (6)

A bracket that holds the in-vehicle device inside the window glass.
The base part fixed to the inner surface of the window glass and
The left and right side parts that protrude downward from the base part,
It is equipped with a lock member that can be assembled so that it can be moved between the first position and the second position.
With the lock member in the first position, at least one support portion for receiving the supported portion provided in the in-vehicle device to be inserted laterally between the left and right side portions is formed, and the lock member is formed.
When the lock member is moved to the second position in a state where the supported portion receives the supported portion, the lock member is pressed against the supported portion to push the in-vehicle device in both the front-rear direction and the vertical direction. A bracket for in-vehicle devices that is configured to hold in either one without rattling. The locking member is rotatably combined with its base to the side, with the locking member positioned at its first position with its free end outside the side and at its second position. The mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein the free end is positioned behind the supported portion received by the support portion. At the second position, the lock member is pressed against the supported portion from behind and the first portion that is pressed from below to a portion of the supported portion that is received by the supported portion and that protrudes from the outer surface of the side portion. The bracket for an in-vehicle device according to claim 2, further comprising a second portion. The side portion is provided with an engaged portion in which an engaging portion of the locking member is engaged at the second position to maintain the state in which the locking member is in the second position. The bracket for an in-vehicle device according to any one of 1 to 3. The bracket for an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the lock member is provided on both the left and right side portions. The bracket for an in-vehicle device according to any one of claims 1 to 5.
An in-vehicle device holding device including a cover that is fitted and combined with the in-vehicle device bracket.
A holding device for an in-vehicle device provided with a blocking portion inside the cover to prevent the lock member at the second position from moving to the first position in the combined state.

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