JP2521212Y2 - Equipment mounting member - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a device mounting member used for mounting a device such as a vehicle-mounted antenna, a high mount stop lamp, and a spoiler on a panel surface of an automobile. It is about.

[Prior Art] On the surface of panels such as automobile roofs and trunk lids,
It has been common practice to attach various devices such as an antenna. However, the design of the main body of the equipment to be attached and the attachment position of the equipment are various, and the shape of the panel surface on which the equipment is attached is also various. Therefore, when mounting the device, it is necessary to use a mounting member that matches the shape of the panel surface as an adapter.

As an example of such a conventional technique, FIGS. 9 to 11 show a structure of a mounting member for mounting an antenna on a vehicle body panel of an automobile.

That is, in this prior art, as shown in FIGS. 9 to 10, the antenna 1 is provided with the mounting member 2 protruding from the bottom surface like a foot, and the horizontal body panel 3 surface and this mounting member 2 are provided. The antenna 1 is fixed to a predetermined position of the vehicle body panel 3 by being adhered to the bottom surface of the vehicle with the double-sided tape 4.

In such a conventional technique, it is not necessary to provide a special structure for mounting the vehicle body panel 3, and the antenna 1
There is an advantage that the mounting member 2 provided in the above-mentioned structure also has a simple structure.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when the conventional mounting member 2 as described above cannot be applied as it is when the mounting position of the antenna 1 is changed or the antenna 1 is mounted on a car of a different design. Occurs.

That is, even when the antenna 1 is mounted on the tilted vehicle body panel 3, it is often necessary to hold the antenna 1 horizontally for mechanical or design reasons. In this case, with the mounting member 2 as shown in FIG. 9, when the antenna 1 is mounted horizontally, the bottom surface of the mounting member 2 also becomes horizontal, and the contact portion between the vehicle body panel 3 and the mounting member 2 is reduced. Lack of stability.

In order to prevent this, as shown in FIG. 11, the mounting member 2 must be replaced with one in which the shape of the bottom of the mounting member 2 is inclined corresponding to the body panel 3. As a result, it is necessary to set various mounting members 2 according to the shape of the vehicle body panel 3, which is disadvantageous in terms of production cost.

Such a problem arises not only when the antenna 1 is mounted on a vehicle panel, but also when other devices are fixed on the surface of the vehicle panel or other device.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, and its purpose is to provide a horizontal panel or a panel inclined to various degrees by using one kind of mounting member. And to provide a device mounting member capable of securely mounting the device at a desired angle.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, a device according to claim 1 is provided in a main body of a device mounted on a panel surface so as to project toward the panel, and In a device mounting member for mounting the device on the panel surface, a mounting part is provided on the device body side, and a moving part slidably provided substantially parallel to the panel surface with respect to the mounting part. The first bending portion having a gentle curved surface is formed on the panel side of the fixed portion, and the first bending portion having a shape corresponding to the bending of the first bending portion is formed on the device body side of the moving portion. The two curved portions are provided so as to slidably contact the first curved portion, and screwing means for fixing the fixed portion and the moving portion at a predetermined slide position are provided. To do.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a device mounting member which is provided on a body of a device mounted on a panel surface so as to project toward the panel, and which mounts the device on the panel surface. Is composed of a fixed part provided on the device body side and a moving part slidably provided substantially parallel to the panel surface with respect to the fixed part, and a gently curved surface is provided on the panel side of the fixed part. And a second bending portion having a shape corresponding to the bending of the first bending portion is provided on the device body side of the moving portion so as to slidably contact the first bending portion. The fixed portion and the moving portion are provided with a guide groove that allows the moving portion to move in the sliding direction, a protrusion that is inserted into the guide groove, and positioning means that locks the moving portion at a predetermined slide position. Is configured on And it features.

[Operation] The operation of the present invention having the above-described configuration is as follows.

That is, according to the invention of claim 1, when the moving portion is slid along the first bending portion of the fixed portion, since the first bending portion is curved, The inclination angle of the contact portion gradually changes. Along with this, the inclination angle of the bottom surface of the moving unit with respect to the device body also changes sequentially.
And, with the inclination angle of the bottom of the moving part becoming appropriate,
The device is fixed at a desired angle with respect to the surface of the panel by fixing the fixed portion and the moving portion with screwing means for both, and then fixing the bottom surface of the moving portion to the panel with double-sided tape or the like.

According to the invention of claim 2, when the moving part is slid along the first curved part of the fixed part, the moving part is guided by the guide groove and the protrusion provided in the moving part and the fixed part. As a result, the inclination angle of the bottom surface of the moving unit with respect to the device body changes. Then, after the inclination angle is adapted to the angle of the panel surface, if the moving part and the fixed part are locked by the positioning means of both, the moving part is fixed. Fix it to the panel surface with.

Embodiments Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. In each of the embodiments, the present invention is applied to an automobile antenna. Further, in each of the embodiments, the same members as those of the conventional technique are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

First Embodiment ... See FIGS. 1 to 3 This embodiment is an embodiment of the mounting member according to claim 1.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2,
The bottom surface of the mounting member 2 is provided with a fixing portion 2a having a recess 11 that opens downward. The concave portion 11 is a first curved portion whose upper bottom surface is a gently curved convex surface having a constant curvature.
11a. Therefore, this recess 11 is
1b (left side in the figure) is deep, and rear surface 11c (right side in the figure) is shallow.

A moving part 13 formed separately from the fixed part 2a is slidably fitted in the recess 11 so as to come into contact with the first curved part 11a on its upper surface. The moving portion 13 is a block-shaped member having a width narrower than that of the concave portion 11, and the upper surface thereof is a second curved portion 13a which is a convex surface gently curved corresponding to the first curved portion 11a formed on the fixed portion 2a. Has become. Further, the front surface 13b (left side in the drawing) of the moving portion 13 has a height slightly larger than the front surface 11b of the recess 11, and the rear surface 13c (right side in the drawing) has a height slightly smaller than the depth of the rear surface 11c of the recess 11. It is so large that the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 projects from the lower portion of the fixed portion 2a regardless of the position of the moving portion 13 in the recess 11. Furthermore, the bottom surface of the moving unit 13
When 13 is located on the front surface 11b (left side in the figure) of the recess 11,
It is formed to be horizontal.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of screw holes 12 are formed in the concave portion 11 provided in the fixed portion 2a along the bending direction of the first bending portion 11a (moving direction of the moving portion 13). It is provided at a predetermined interval. Corresponding to these screw holes 12, the moving portion 13 is provided with an elongated screw insertion hole 14 along the bending direction of the second bending portion 13b.

The operation of this embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration is as follows.

First, when mounting the antenna 1 on the horizontal body panel 3 as in the case of the conventional mounting member, as shown in FIG.
When 13 is moved back and forth in the concave portion 11 of the fixed portion 2a and one end of the moving portion 13 is brought into contact with the front surface 11b side of the concave portion 11, the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 becomes horizontal with the antenna 1 main body. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, one of the screw holes 12 on the rear end side (right side in the figure) of the fixing portion 2a on the rear end side (right side in the figure) of the elongated hole-like screw hole 14 is overlapped. The portion 13 is fixed to the fixed portion 2. Then, when the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 and the horizontal body panel 3 are fixed to each other with double-sided tape, the antenna 1 is horizontally fixed to the body panel 3.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2, when the device is attached to the tilted vehicle body panel 3, the screw 15 is loosened and the moving part 13 is slid rearward (right side in the drawing), and the moving part 13 is screwed.
The second bending portion 13a slides while being guided by the screw insertion hole 14 and the second bending portion 13a. At this time, since the first curved portion 11a is formed such that the depth of the concave portion 11 provided in the fixed portion 2a becomes shallower toward the rear (right side in the drawing), the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 is smaller than that of the moving portion 13. It inclines to the right as it slides. Therefore, according to the inclination of the vehicle body panel 3, after tilting the bottom surface of the moving part 13 to an appropriate angle at which the antenna main body is installed horizontally, when the screw 15 is tightened again, the bottom surface of the moving part 13 tilts. It is fixed as it is. Then, when the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 and the vehicle body panel 3 are fixed to each other with the double-sided tape 4, the antenna body 1 is fixed to the inclined vehicle body panel 3 while being held horizontally.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily and reliably install the device horizontally on the panel having various inclinations by using one mounting member, and it is possible to simplify the production process and reduce the cost. it can.

Second Embodiment: See FIGS. 4 to 8. This embodiment is an embodiment of the mounting member according to claim 2.
Particularly, as the positioning means, a ball urged by a spring and a hemispherical recess into which the ball fits are adopted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the screw insertion hole 14 provided in the moving portion 13 is circular, and the ball 16 is provided on the tip side (fixing portion 2a side) of the screw insertion hole 14. It is stored. Further, the screw 15 is inserted into the screw insertion hole 14 and the moving portion 13
Screwed in from the bottom side of the
A spring 17 is provided in a compressed state between and.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, guide protrusions 18 are provided on both side surfaces of the moving portion 13.

On the other hand, at a position corresponding to the ball 16 of the first bending portion 11a provided on the fixed portion 2a, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a linear groove is formed along the sliding direction of the moving portion 13. 19 is formed, and a plurality of semi-spherical positioning recesses 19a having a width and a depth larger than that of the groove 19 are provided on the groove 19 at predetermined intervals (three positions in the figure). Further, as shown in FIG. 5, guide grooves 20 are provided on both side surfaces of the mounting member 11,
The protrusion 18 is slidably inserted. In the present embodiment having the above-mentioned structure, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, when the moving part 13 is slid, the projection 18 provided on the moving part 13 is guided by the guide groove 20. At the same time, the ball 16 pressed by the spring 17 causes the first bending portion 11a to move.
It moves in the groove 19 of. At this time, the moving part 13
The force of 17 urges the fixing portion 2a in a direction projecting from the recessed portion 11, but since the protrusions 18 on both left and right side surfaces are engaged with the guide groove 20, they move without protruding from the recessed portion 11. And
When the ball 16 is sequentially fitted into the plurality of positioning recesses 19a as the moving section 13 moves, the moving section 13 moves the ball 16 into the groove 19a.
Because it will be more difficult to move than it is in other parts of
The moving unit 13 is positioned at that position.

In this manner, the moving portion 13 moves along the first curved portion 11a of the fixed portion 2a, so that the bottom surface of the moving portion 13 is inclined downward to the right in the figure. When the bottom surface of the moving part 13 is inclined at an appropriate angle, the bottom surface of the moving part 13 and the vehicle body panel 3 are fixed to each other by using the double-sided tape 4, and the antenna body 1 is held horizontally while the tilted vehicle body panel 3 is held. Fixed to.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to easily and reliably install the device horizontally on panels having various inclinations by using one mounting member. In addition, by fitting the ball 16 into the positioning recess 19a provided in the groove 19, the positioning operation of the moving unit 13 can be easily performed. In particular, when the type of inclination angle of the vehicle body panel 3 to which the device is to be attached is planned in advance, the positioning portion 19a for fitting the ball 16 is provided at the position where the bottom plate of the moving portion has the expected inclination angle. If it is provided, anyone can easily perform accurate positioning.

[Other Embodiments] The invention according to claim 1 and the invention according to claim 2 are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and specific shapes of respective members or respective mounting positions and means are The following can be changed as appropriate.

By changing the curvatures of the first and second curved portions, it is possible to provide a mounting member that can be installed on a panel having a gentle slope to a steep slope.

The shape of the curved part is a concave surface with the central part being the most concave,
It may be a mounting member that can be applied to a panel having a slant on either side.

The first curved portion may be concave and the second curved portion may be convex.

The present invention can also be used in a device in which the device is installed at a certain angle, in which case the angle of the bottom surface of the moving part is tilted in advance with respect to the device.

In the embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 1, the screw insertion hole provided in the moving portion is provided with a plurality of circular screw insertion holes instead of the long holes corresponding to the sliding portions at all the slide positions. Good.

Further, as the means for screwing the fixed portion and the moving portion, in addition to screwing from the bottom surface of the moving portion as shown in the figure, it is also possible to fix the moving portion in the recess with a screw screwed from the side surface of the fixed portion. .

In the embodiment of the invention as set forth in claim 2, as the guide means for the moving portion and the fixed portion, a guide groove may be provided in the moving portion and a protrusion may be provided in the fixed portion.

Further, the positions of these protrusions and the guide grooves are not limited to the side surfaces of the moving portion, but may be provided on the contact surfaces of the first bending portion and the second bending portion.

In the invention according to claim 2, as the positioning means, in addition to the ball urged by the spring and the hemispherical concave portion, a spring plate-shaped protrusion is formed on one of the moving portion or the fixed portion with a synthetic resin or other member. A corresponding recess may be provided on the opposite side.

In the device according to claim 2, in addition to the positioning means,
The fixing part and the moving part may be fixed by providing a screwing means as in the invention of claim 1.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, since the mounting member is composed of two members, that is, the fixed portion and the movable portion, and both of them are movable along their curved surfaces, various devices such as antennas can be used. It is possible to provide a mounting member for a device having a simple structure, which can be easily and surely mounted on a panel having a large inclination at a desired angle, and therefore can simplify the production process and reduce the cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a mounting member according to the first aspect of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a state in which the mounting member can be mounted on a horizontal panel, and FIG. Similarly, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which it can be attached to the inclined panel, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a bottom view of an embodiment of a mounting member according to the second aspect of the invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are sectional views taken along line CC. Fig. 6 shows a state in which it can be attached to a horizontal panel, Fig. 7 shows a state in which it can be attached to a slanted panel, and Fig. 8 shows a state in which it can be attached to a panel with a larger inclination than Fig. 7. is there. FIG. 9 shows an example of a conventional mounting member, which is a cross-sectional view of one mounted on a horizontal panel, FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the same, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of one mounted on an inclined panel. is there. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Antenna, 2 ... Mounting member, 2a ... Fixed part, 3 ... Vehicle body panel, 4 ... Double-sided tape, 11 ... Recessed part, 11a ... 1st curved part, 1
2 ... Screw hole, 13 ... Moving part, 13a ... Second curved part, 14 ... Screw insertion hole, 15 ... Screw, 16 ... Ball, 17 ... Spring, 18 ... Projection part, 19 ... Groove, 19a ... Positioning part, 20 … Guide groove.

Claims (2)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A body of a device mounted on a panel surface,
A mounting member for a device, which is provided so as to project toward the panel and for mounting the device on a panel surface, comprising: a fixing portion provided on the device body side, and a panel surface with respect to the fixing portion. And a movable portion slidably provided substantially in parallel with each other, a first curved portion having a gentle curved surface is formed on the panel side of the fixed portion, and a device main body side of the movable portion is A second bending portion having a shape corresponding to the bending of the first bending portion is provided so as to slidably contact the first bending portion, and screwing means for fixing the fixed portion and the moving portion at a predetermined slide position. A mounting member for equipment characterized by being provided with. 2. A body of a device mounted on a panel surface,
A mounting member for a device, which is provided so as to project toward the panel and for mounting the device on a panel surface, comprising: a fixing portion provided on the device body side, and a panel surface with respect to the fixing portion. And a movable portion slidably provided substantially in parallel with each other, a first curved portion having a gentle curved surface is formed on the panel side of the fixed portion, and a device main body side of the movable portion is A second bending portion having a shape corresponding to the bending of the first bending portion is provided so as to slidably contact the first bending portion, and the fixed portion and the moving portion allow the moving portion to move in the sliding direction. A mounting member for a device, comprising: a guide groove, a protruding portion to be inserted into the guide groove, and positioning means for locking the moving portion at a predetermined slide position.