JP2529951Y2 - Automotive hood panel safety device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a hood panel safety device for an automobile.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an automobile, and a hood panel 1 for covering an engine room is attached to a front portion thereof.
The panel 1 is pivotally supported by a vehicle body 2 so as to be openable and closable in the direction of arrow A. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the hood panel 1 occupies a fully closed position, FIG. 2 shows a state in which the hood panel 1 is opened to a fully open position, and FIG. Are shown in a simplified manner. Further, in this example, the hood panel 1 is urged in the opening direction so as to reduce the operation force when the hood panel 1 is opened. However, the hood panel 1 is configured so as not to exert such an urging force on the panel 1. Sometimes.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the panel 1 is in the fully closed position, the above-described hood panel 1 has an inner panel 4 located inside the panel 1 and an inner panel 4 integrally fixed to the inner panel 4 and located outside the panel. The outer panel 3 is located, and the inner panel 4 is disposed between the inner panel 4 and the outer panel 3.
And a reinforcing member 5 fixed to the base member. This reinforcing member 5
Are an inner panel 6 and an outer panel 7 which are integrally fixed to each other.
The panels 6 and 7 form a box-shaped closed section, and the inner panel 6 is welded to the inner panel 4. The base of a striker 8 formed substantially in a U-shape is fixed to the reinforcing member 5, and the distal end side of the striker 8 passes through a hole formed in the inner panel 4, and the hood panel 1 is in a fully closed position. The tip of the striker 8 projects downward from the hood panel 1.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, a cross member 2a constituting the vehicle body 2 is provided with a lock device 9 for the hood panel 1.
Of the hood panel 1
When fully closed as shown in FIGS. 3, 3 and 4, the lock plate 20 rotatably supported by the base plate 10 via the pin 11 is the tip of the striker 8 attached to the hood panel 1. And locks the hood panel 1 in its fully closed position. The lock device 9 includes a lock plate
When the lock plate 20 occupies the position shown in FIG. 4, the lock spring 20 biases the lock plate 20 and engages with the plate 20 to hold the lock plate 20, and biases the lock member 20. Although a tension spring or the like is provided, it is not shown in the drawings because it is not directly related to the gist of the present invention and is well known per se.

When the hood panel 1 is opened, an operation piece (not shown) provided in the vehicle is operated, and thereby, the lock device 9 is opened.
The lock plate 20 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4 to release the engagement between the plate 20 and the striker 8. At this time, the portion 20a of the lock plate 20, which is rotated by the above-mentioned tension spring (not shown), presses the striker 8 upward to lift it. As a result, the hood panel 1 rotates by a predetermined minute angle in the opening direction as shown by a chain line in FIG. At this time, the tip of the striker 8 of the hood panel 1 is engaged with the safety lever 13 pivotally connected to the base plate 10 via a pivot pin. That is, the safety lever 13 has a handle portion 15 formed at the tip of one arm portion and a hook portion 14 formed at the end opposite to the arm portion. The lever 13 is supported to rotate, and its first projection 17 normally comes into contact with a stopper 18 projecting from the base plate 10 (or directly to the vehicle body 2), and stops at the position shown in FIG. However, as described above, in order to open the hood panel 1, the lock of the lock device 9 is unlocked, and the panel 1 is moved from its fully closed position to a small predetermined angle as shown by a chain line in FIG. When turned, the hood panel 1
The tip of the striker 8 attached to the hook engages with the hook portion 14 of the safety lever 13 as shown by a chain line in FIG. 4 to prohibit the further opening operation of the hood panel 1.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the operator inserts his / her finger through the gap G formed between the grill 2b constituting the front part of the vehicle body 2 and the hood panel 1, and inserts the finger into the handle 15 of the safety lever 13. , The lever 13 is operated, and the lever 13 is rotated in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 4 to release the hook portion 14 from the striker 8. The safety lever 13 stops at the position indicated by the chain line when the second projection 17a hits the stopper 18. In this manner, the restraint of the food panel 1 is released, and the open rotation of the food panel 1 is allowed. That is, in the illustrated example, the hood panel 1 performs an opening operation by the above-described urging force, and stops when the weight of the hood panel 1 and the urging force are balanced. Lift up.

As described above, even if the lock device is unlocked, the hood panel 1 is configured to be prevented from rotating to the fully open position by the safety lever 13 by itself. Even if the device is released, the word panel 1 only rotates by a small angle, so that safety is ensured.

As described above, the hood panel safety device of the automobile has the safety lever 13 pivotally attached to the vehicle body 2 via the base plate 10, and the safety lever 13 is connected to the vehicle body 3, for example, the cross member. It may be pivoted directly to 2a.

As described above, the hood panel 1 having the safety lever 13 pivotally attached to the vehicle body can prevent the hood panel 1 from suddenly turning large. In order to fully open the hood panel 1, a finger is inserted into the gap G between the vehicle body 2 and the hood panel 1 to rotate the safety lever 13 as described above. At this time, the gap G is very narrow. It is difficult to perform a predetermined operation by putting a finger into the device. Therefore, conventionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the gap G is enlarged by partially cutting the upper end of the grill 2b constituting the vehicle body 2. That is, of the grill 2b formed as shown by the broken line in FIG. 3, the grill portion corresponding to the portion into which the finger is put is cut, and the grill 2b is formed as shown by the solid line in FIG. It was spreading. However, if a part of the grill 2b is cut in this way, the appearance of the grill 2b is inevitably reduced.

In order to secure a gap G where a finger can be easily inserted without cutting the grill 2b, the handle portion 15 of the safety lever 13 is located at a higher position as shown by a broken line in FIGS. If this is done, the gap for inserting the finger is indicated by the symbol G _{1 in} FIG.
Therefore, there is no need to cut the grill 3b. However, when the handle portion 15 is disposed above, the hood panel reinforcing member 5 is located above the handle portion 15, and when the safety lever 13 is operated and rotated, a part of the handle portion 15, particularly the handle Part 15 is reinforcing member 5
May interfere with Even if there is no interference, since the gap between the reinforcing member 5 and the handle 15 is very narrow, it is not easy to operate the handle 15 with a finger inserted therein, and the operability is significantly reduced. For this reason, the handle 15 could not be arranged above as shown by the broken lines in FIGS. 3 and 4.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

The present invention has been made based on the above recognition, and an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle hood panel safety device that can secure a gap where a finger can be easily inserted without cutting an upper portion of a grill.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a hood panel having a hook portion and a handle portion, a safety lever rotatably pivotally attached to a vehicle body, and a pivotally supported pivotally openable and closable body. In order to release the lock, the lock of the lock device is released, and when the panel rotates a minute predetermined angle from the fully closed position, the tip of the striker attached to the hood panel is attached to the hook of the safety lever. Engage to prevent further opening operation of the hood panel, insert a finger through the gap between the hood panel and the vehicle body to operate the handle portion of the safety lever, rotate the lever, and turn the hook A hood panel safety device for an automobile that allows the hood panel to be opened by detaching the hood panel from the striker, wherein the hood panel has an interior when the panel is in a fully closed position. And the inner panel positioned on, have an outer panel located on its outer side is integrally fixed to the inner panel, a reinforcement member fixed to the inner panel is disposed between the inner panel and the outer panel,
The striker has its base fixed to the reinforcing member,
In a hood panel safety device for an automobile in which a tip of the striker protrudes downward from the hood panel in a state in which a tip portion of the striker penetrates a hole formed in the inner panel and the hood panel is in a fully closed position, With the panel occupying the fully closed position, the handle is arranged such that the handle of the safety lever is close to the inner panel portion of the hood panel located above,
In addition, a hood panel safety device is provided in which a reinforcement recessed upward is formed in a reinforcing member located above the handle.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

5 and 6 show an embodiment according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 and FIG. 4, but the basic configuration and operation of the hood panel safety device shown here are as follows.
There is no difference from what has been described above with reference to FIGS. Therefore, the same or similar parts in FIGS. 5 and 6 and FIGS. 1 to 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description of the same parts as those in the related art is omitted. Also, in the following description, FIGS.
See the figure.

5 and 6, when the hood panel 1 occupies the fully closed position, the inner side of the reinforcing member 5 located above the handle 15 of the safety lever 13 is different from the conventional one. A concave portion 30 is formed in the panel 6 so as to be recessed upward, and the handle portion 15 of the safety lever 13 is disposed above the conventional one, that is, at a position indicated by a broken line in FIGS. 3 and 4. Is a point. With the hood panel 1 occupying the fully closed position, the handle 15 of the safety lever 13 is
However, the handle portion 15 is arranged so as to be close to the inner panel portion of the hood panel 1 located above,
In addition, a concave portion 30 recessed upward is formed in the reinforcing member portion located above the handle portion 15.

By setting the position of the handle portion 15 of the safety lever 13 in this manner, as described above, the conventional disadvantage can be reliably removed. That is, the lock of the lock device 9 is released to open the hood panel 1, and the panel 1 is pressed by the lock plate 20 to rotate a small angle from the fully closed position. when engaged with the hook portion 14 of 13, in Figure 5 the gap to easily put a finger into between the hood panel 1 and grills 2b is able secured as indicated by G _1. Therefore, it is not necessary to cut a part of the grill 2b as in the related art, and the appearance can be improved.

Also when is the safety lever 13 by inserting your finger from the gap G ₁ rotation operation, the handle 15 is rotated as indicated by the chain line in Figure 5 and Figure 6, the reinforcing member 5 in this case the hood panel 1 Since the concave portion 30 is formed, there is no problem that the handle 15 interferes with the hood panel 1 to make it impossible to rotate or the operability is reduced. in this way,
With the simple structure, the conventional disadvantages can be eliminated.

[Effect of the invention]

According to the present invention, with the food panel occupying the fully closed position, the handle is arranged such that the handle of the safety lever is close to the inner panel of the food panel located above the safety lever. And, by the extremely simple configuration of forming a concave portion recessed upward in the reinforcing member portion located above the handle portion, even if the grill is not cut, the gap between the hood panel and the vehicle body can be removed. The handle part of the safety lever can be easily operated by easily inserting a finger, and the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle body can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an external appearance of an automobile, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view when a hood panel is rotated to a fully open position, and FIG. 3 shows a structure of a conventional hood panel safety device.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III, and FIG.
FIGS. 3 and 4 are sectional views similar to FIGS. 3 and 4, showing a hood panel safety device according to an embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hood panel, 2 ... Body 3 ... Outer panel 4, ... Inner panel 5 ... Reinforcement member, 8 ... Striker 9 ... Locking device, 13 ... Safety lever 14 ... Hook part, 15 ... Handle part 30 ... recess

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A safety lever having a hook portion and a handle portion and rotatably connected to a vehicle body;
When the lock device is unlocked to open a hood panel pivotally supported by the vehicle body, and when the panel rotates a minute predetermined angle from the fully closed position, a striker attached to the hood panel is opened. The tip of the safety lever engages with the hook of the safety lever to prohibit further opening of the hood panel, and inserts a finger from the gap between the hood panel and the vehicle body to operate the handle of the safety lever. A hood panel safety device for an automobile, in which the lever is pivoted to release the hook portion from the striker and the hood panel is allowed to open, wherein the hood panel is in a fully closed position. An inner panel positioned on the inner side thereof, an outer panel fixed integrally to the inner panel and positioned on the outer side thereof, and an inner panel and an outer panel. The striker has a reinforcing member disposed on the inner panel and fixed to the inner panel.The striker has a base fixed to the reinforcing member, and a tip end side of the striker penetrates a hole formed in the inner panel. In the hood panel safety device of an automobile in which the tip of the striker protrudes downward from the hood panel in the fully closed position, when the hood panel occupies the fully closed position, the handle portion of the safety lever is The handle portion is arranged so as to be closer to the inner panel portion of the food panel located above, and the reinforcing member portion located above the handle portion,
A hood panel safety device having a concave portion recessed upward.