JP2806506B2 - Protector mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a protector mounting structure for preventing damage to a protected portion, and more particularly, to improving mounting workability while securing mounting strength. Related to the mounting structure. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for, for example, a protector mounting structure for protecting a peripheral edge of a dashboard of a golf car from damage caused by spikes of an occupant.

[Conventional technology]

In a golf car, a dashboard serving as a partition plate is provided at a boundary between a floor on which an occupant puts his / her feet and a cowl panel that covers the front wheels. Since the occupant sits on the seat in a relaxed position, the occupant often places his feet near the periphery of the dashboard, so that the periphery of the dashboard is easily damaged by spikes of the occupant. In order to prevent this, a protector made of a flexible member such as rubber is conventionally attached to the periphery of the dashboard.

As a conventional protector mounting structure, a locking plate for locking the protector is fixed to the periphery of the dashboard, and the protector is formed in a bag shape having a cross section in a bag shape and has an opening extending in the longitudinal direction. In general, a structure in which the stopper plate and the dashboard are fitted so as to surround the periphery thereof is used.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in the above-described conventional protector mounting structure, the protector is mounted while being pushed and expanded so that the opening of the bag-shaped cross section is opened, and along the curved shape of the periphery of the dashboard which is the protected portion. However, there is a problem in that the installation work requires training, and the installation workability is low.

Further, if the cross-sectional shape of the protector is made easy to attach, the locking force with the locking plate is weakened, and there is a problem that the protector is easily detached.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure of a protector capable of securing sufficient mounting strength and improving mounting workability.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention provides a protector body 50 made of a long rod-like body having flexibility, wherein the protector 29 has a structure in which the protector 29 is attached to the protected portion 28.
The protector body 50 is configured so that the insertion hole 50b is divided into a thick protection part 50c and a thin mounting part 50d over the entire length. And the insertion hole 5 is formed in the mounting portion 50d.
An opening 50a communicating with 0b is formed in a slit shape over the entire length, and the holding plate 51 is inserted and arranged in the insertion hole 50b,
The holding plate 51 has a shape that extends over substantially the entire area of the insertion hole 50b as viewed in cross section, and that a gap a is formed between both ends of the insertion hole 50b and both ends of the holding plate 51. Board
Attach the mounting bolt 52 to the bolt 51 and screw
Is mounted so as to protrude from the opening 50a to the protected portion 28 side, and the screw portion 52b is inserted into the mounting hole 28c of the protected portion 28, and a fixing nut 52a is screwed into the screw portion 52b. The holding plate 51 and the protected portion 28 sandwich a portion including both edges of the opening 50a of the mounting portion 50d.

Here, the holding plate of the present invention does not necessarily need to be inserted over the entire length of the protector. You may.

[Action]

In order to attach the protector according to the present invention to the protected portion, first, a required number of holding plates with attachment bolts attached at a predetermined pitch are prepared, and these are inserted into the protector body to perform so-called sub-assembly. In this case, on the contrary, the holding plate may be fixed so as to form a predetermined interval, and the protector body may be mounted on the holding plate by covering the holding plate.

Next, the sub-assembly is placed on the protected portion, the mounting bolt is inserted into the mounting hole of the protected portion, and the sub-assembly is fixed with the fixing nut. As a result, the protector body is fixed while being held between the holding plate and the protected portion.

As described above, in the present invention, the protector body and the holding plate are pre-assembled in advance, and this assembly only needs to be fixed to the protected portion with the mounting bolts and nuts of the holding plate. The mounting workability can be improved.
In the above sub-assembly, the mounting bolt 52b is
In this case, the holding plate 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 50b so as to pass through the inside of the insertion hole 50b.In this case, the opening 50a is provided in a slit shape over the entire length of the protector body 50, and the insertion hole 50b and the holding plate 51 are provided. Since the gap a is provided at both ends of
The pressing plate 51 can be smoothly inserted into the insertion hole 50b, and the protector body 50 is not damaged by both edges of the pressing plate 51.

The protector body 50 is inserted into the protection hole
And the thin mounting portion 50d, and the thin mounting portion 50d is pressed against the protected portion 28 by the pressing plate 51.
Even when the protected portion 28 has a curved shape, it can be fitted closely without generating a gap or wrinkle, and since the inner thickness of the mounting portion 50d to be clamped is thin, There is no risk of loosening screws. Further, since the thickness of the protection portion 50c is set to be large, the original function as a protector can be sufficiently exhibited.

Further, since both edges of the opening 50a of the mounting portion 50d are directly held between the holding plate 51 and the protected portion 28, the opening 50a
The protector main body 50 can be securely attached to the protected portion 28 while the opening a is provided over the entire length without deformation of the portion a.

〔Example〕

 Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 8 are views for explaining a protector mounting structure for a golf car according to one embodiment of the present invention.

In the drawing, reference numeral 1 denotes a golf car to which the structure of the present embodiment is applied. The golf car 1 has a front wheel 3 at a front left and right corner of a body frame 2 and a rear wheel 4 at a rear left and right corner. A front bumper 26 is attached to the front end of the vehicle body frame 2, a rear bumper 27 is attached to the rear end, and the body frame 2 is covered with a resin body 5. This body 5
An engine room 5a is formed substantially in the front-rear direction at the center.
On the engine room 5a, a bench-type seat 6 for seating two people
Is installed. Behind the seat 6, a pair of left and right backrests 7 are provided. Reference numeral 9 denotes a basket for accommodating a sweater or the like during play, 5b denotes a bag accommodation room for accommodating a golf bag, and 10 denotes a bag fixing band.

The front of the seat 6 is a floor 5c on which an occupant places his / her feet, and further forward of the floor 5c, a cowl panel 5d that covers above the front wheel 3 is disposed.
A dashboard 28 serving as a partition from the space above the front wheel is disposed at the boundary between the two. Reference numeral 24a denotes a steering column extending through the dashboard 28 toward the seat 6, and a steering wheel is provided at an upper end of the column.
24b is fixed. 48 is the steering column 24a
Is a column guide to be inserted.

The left and right portions of the upper half of the dashboard 28 are formed with a container 28a. The container 28a is formed by expanding the dashboard 28 itself toward the front of the vehicle, and has a bottom wall which is inclined such that the opening side (front side) is lowered. A stopper 46 is attached to the opening edge. The stopper 46 extends in the vehicle width direction, and a drainage gap 46e is provided between the outer end of the stopper 46 and the peripheral wall of the dashboard 28. The stopper 46 has a mounting plate 46a fitted on the bottom surface of a rubber rod 46c.
Is fixed to the vicinity of the opening of the storage case 28a by mounting bolts 46b fixed to the storage case 28a.

In the center of the upper half of the dashboard 28, a receiving base 47b is formed so as to protrude toward the near side, and a can holder 47 is disposed above the receiving base 47b. This can holder 47
The holder hole 47c for inserting can juice etc.
7b, and its vertical flange 47d is
It is fixed to the dashboard 28 at 7a.

Rubber sheets 45a and 45b are fixed to the left and right portions of the lower half of the dashboard 28 with resin rivets 49, and a protector 29 is provided on the periphery of the dashboard 28.
Is installed. The rubber sheets 45a, 45b and the protector 29 are for preventing the bottom wall and the peripheral edge of the dashboard 28 from being damaged by spikes or the like of an occupant.

The protector 29 includes a protector body 50, which is a rubber rod, and a sheet metal holding plate 51, and has a substantially L-shaped cross section. The protector body 50 has an L-shaped insertion hole 50b over its entire length, and is divided into a thick protection portion 50c and a thin attachment portion 50d by the insertion hole 50b, and viewed in a cross section. And the shape of a bag. In addition, a slit-shaped opening 50a is formed over the entire length on the rear surface side (protected portion side) of the protector body 50, and communicates with the insertion hole 50b.

The holding plate 51 is obtained by bending a band-shaped plate into an L shape, and is inserted into the insertion hole 50b. The holding plate 51 is set to have a shape that a gap a is formed between substantially both ends of the insertion hole 50b and both ends of the holding plate 51 over substantially the entire area of the insertion hole 50b when viewed in a cross section. . Here, the pressing plate 51 is inserted only into the areas indicated by reference numerals A and B in FIG. 3, and is not inserted into the corner portion C. Mounting bolts 52 are inserted into the vertical side 51a of the holding plate 51 at a predetermined pitch in a right angle direction, and the head thereof is welded to prevent rotation. The rotation stop can be realized by caulking, fitting or the like. Above mounting bolt 52
Is inserted through the opening 50a of the protector body 50 into the mounting holes 5f, 28c formed at the overlapping portion of the peripheral edge 5e of the cowl panel 5d and the peripheral edge 28b of the dashboard 28. A nut 52a is screwed on, so that the protector 29 is fixed to the periphery of the dashboard 28.

 Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

In the structure of this embodiment, the protector body 50 and the holding plate 51 are sub-assembled in advance. First, a protector body 50 having a length corresponding to the periphery of the dashboard 28 and press plates 51 (four) having a length corresponding to the regions A and B are prepared. The protector body 50 is placed and fixed so as to form a straight line at a predetermined interval, and the protector body 50 is covered from the end to form a linear assembly of the protector body 50 and the pressing plate 51. Note that, contrary to the above, the protector body 50
Is fixed, and the holding bolt 52 is attached to the holding plate 51 by the opening 50a.
It may be inserted into the insertion hole 50b so as to pass through the inside.

Next, this assembly is arranged along the periphery of the dashboard 28. First, the mounting bolts 52 of the holding plate 51 in the area B are inserted into the mounting holes 5f and 28c, and fixed with the cap nuts 52a. Next, while slightly pulling the protector 29 so that the mounting bolts 52 of the mounting plate 51 in the region A are inserted into the mounting holes 5f and 28c, the protector 29 is fitted along the peripheral shape of the dashboard 28 and fixed with the cap nut 52a. As a result, the protector 29 is connected to the protector body 50.
Is fixed while being held between the pressing plate 51, the dashboard 28, and the periphery of the cowl panel 5d.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the protector body 50 is
The holding plate 51 and the sub-assembly are sub-assembled in a straight strip shape, and the assembly is easily mounted by aligning the assembly with the dashboard 28 so that the mounting bolts 52 are inserted into the mounting holes on the dashboard 28 side. The mounting workability can be improved.

In the sub-assembly, the holding plate 51 is inserted into the insertion hole 50b so that the mounting bolt 52b passes through the opening 50a. In this case, the opening 50a is slit over the entire length of the protector body 50. In addition, since the gap a is provided at both ends of the insertion hole 50b and the holding plate 51, the holding plate 51 can be smoothly inserted into the insertion hole 50b,
Moreover, the protector body 50 is not damaged by both edges of the pressing plate 51.

The protector body 50 is inserted into the protection hole
And the thin mounting portion 50d, and the thin mounting portion 50d is pressed against the dashboard 28 by the pressing plate 51, so that even when the dashboard 28 has a curved surface, gaps and wrinkles are generated. Since the mounting portion 50d to be sandwiched has a small inner thickness, the mounting portion 50d has little settling and there is no risk of loosening the screws. Further, since the thickness of the protection portion 50c is set to be large, the original function as a protector can be sufficiently exhibited.

Also, both edges of the opening 50a of the mounting portion 50d are
And the dashboard 28, so that the opening 0a does not deform and the protector body 50 can be securely attached to the dashboard 28 while providing the opening 50a over the entire length. The protector 29 does not come off due to an external force such as a spike.

Further, in this embodiment, since the dashboard 28 is partially expanded to form the receiving table 47b, it is possible to hold the can juice or the like only by adding the can holder 47 having a simple structure.

In addition, since the storage container 28a has a lower opening side and a gap 46e provided at the end of the stopper 46, it is possible to drain water during car washing without drilling a hole in the bottom wall of the storage container. By the way, in the conventional case, the bottom wall is inclined so that the back side becomes lower, and a drain hole is formed in the back side of the bottom wall, so that there is a problem that mud and the like enter the inside of the case from the hole. Was.

Although the protector mounting structure of the golf car has been described in the above embodiment, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the Bruch car.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the protector mounting structure according to the present invention, the holding plate is inserted into the protector body, and is fixed to the protected portion with the mounting bolt attached to the holding plate. The opening is provided over the entire length of the protector body, and a gap is provided at both ends of the insertion hole and the holding plate. The protector body can be smoothly inserted into the hole, and the protector body is not damaged by both edges of the holding plate.

In addition, the protector body is divided into a thick protective part and a thin mounting part by the insertion hole, and the thin mounting part is pressed against the protected part by the holding plate, and both edges of the opening of the mounting part. Is directly sandwiched between the holding plate and the protected part, so that even if the protected part has a curved surface, it can be fitted closely without any gaps or wrinkles. Therefore, there is no danger that the screw will be loosened, and the original function of the protector can be sufficiently achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIGS. 1 to 8 are views for explaining a protector mounting structure for a golf car according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIGS. 1 and 2 are sectional views taken along line II of FIG. 3, respectively. II-I
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the dashboard viewed from the rear side of the vehicle, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are cross-sectional views taken along lines IV-IV, VV, and 6 of FIG. 3, respectively. FIG. 7, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8 are a side view, a plan view, and a rear view, respectively, of a golf car to which the present embodiment is applied. In the figure, 28 is a dashboard (protected portion), 28c is a mounting hole, 29 is a protector, 50 is a protector body, 50a is an opening, 50b is an insertion hole, 51 is a holding plate, 52 is a mounting bolt, 5
2a is a cap nut (fixed nut).

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A structure for attaching a protector to a protected portion, wherein the protector comprises a protector body formed of a flexible and long rod-like body, and a pressing plate for attaching the protector body to the protected portion. And forming the insertion hole in the protector body so as to be divided into a thick protection portion and a thin attachment portion over the entire length and
An opening communicating with the insertion hole in the mounting portion is formed in a slit shape over the entire length, the holding plate is inserted and arranged in the insertion hole, and the holding plate is substantially equivalent to the insertion hole when viewed in a cross section. A gap is formed over the entire area and between both ends of the insertion hole and both ends of the holding plate, and a fixing bolt is prevented from rotating on the holding plate, and the screw portion is protected from the opening. By mounting the screw portion into the mounting hole of the protected portion and screwing a fixing nut into the screw portion, the holding plate and the protected portion are used to mount the screw portion on the mounting portion. A mounting structure for a protector, wherein a portion including both edges of an opening is sandwiched.