JP3029786U - Equipment mounting bracket for automobile interior - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a bracket used for diverting an accessory rack provided on a panel in a vehicle interior as an equipment rack. SOLUTION: The bracket 20 has a cylindrical shape that can be inserted into the holding body 7, and a folding claw 21 hooked to a rear edge portion 17 of the holding body 7 and a pressing spring 19 of the holding body 7 are provided on a ceiling surface thereof. (19a) engaging hole 22 (23),
A plate spring portion 24 is provided for holding a device mounted in the bracket 20.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

 The present invention relates to a bracket for diverting an accessory rack provided on a panel in a vehicle compartment as a rack for equipment such as audio.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The panel placed between the driver's seat and passenger's seat of a car is generally equipped with multiple racks in which devices such as air-conditioning control devices, audio devices, and accessory cases are removably installed. It is like this. As the accessory case, a holder that is removably attached to the rack, an accessory case that is inserted into the holder and held by a pressing spring provided on the side wall of the holder, and a front part of the holder are attached. There is one that is composed of an openable lid. These devices and equipment are installed as standard equipment or optional items specified at the time of purchasing a new car, but the user installs new equipment such as CD players and navigation equipment, or puts existing audio equipment into small items. If you want to change the layout of the rack, you can use the accessory rack. Conventionally, in order to convert such an accessory rack as an equipment rack, it is a general method to remove all the accessory cases mounted on the accessory rack, including the holder, and replace it with a separately prepared equipment mounting case. Target.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the conventional method, it is necessary to prepare a special mounting case that has a mounting part that matches the mounted component on the rack side, which requires high mounting costs and is not a genuine part, so good compatibility (or There was a problem that it was difficult to obtain familiarity. Furthermore, the external appearance of the replacement part does not match the existing panel-mounted equipment, and there is the problem that the design uniformity is lost. This latter is a big problem, especially in luxury cars. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bracket for easily converting a small article rack into an equipment rack by using the holding body or the opening / closing lid that constitutes the small case as it is.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 That is, the bracket of the present invention is provided with an inner surface of a tubular holder that is detachably attached to the accessory rack, and a cylindrical holder that is detachably attached to the accessory rack and is inserted into the holder. It is used when it is composed of a small case that is held by a push spring and an opening / closing lid that is attached to the front of the holder. The bracket has a cylindrical shape that can be inserted into the holder, and the ceiling surface of the bracket is provided with a folding claw that is hooked to the rear edge of the holder, a hooking hole for the pressing spring of the holder, and a bracket. It is characterized in that a leaf spring portion is provided for holding the device to be operated. By inserting this bracket into the holding body and hooking the folding claws provided on the side wall to the rear edge of the holding body, it is possible to prevent the bracket from being pulled out from the holding body naturally, and at the same time, to the engaging hole of the bracket. The pressing springs of the holder are fitted together so that they are integrated more securely. Then, when the device is mounted in the bracket, the spring part provided on the side wall of the bracket prevents the rattling between the device and the bracket and stabilizes the device.

In the case where a pair of push springs provided on the holding body are arranged vertically and differently in the front-back direction of the holding body, the engaging holes for engaging the push springs are provided so as to correspond to them. Also, it is preferable that two pairs are provided above and below the bottom surface so that the bracket can be inserted into and engaged with the holding body in any of the upside and downside directions. Then, by inserting the bracket into the holding body upside down or upside down, the engaging position of the both is made different in the front-back direction. In this way, by changing the relationship of the engaging positions of the two in the front-rear direction, it is possible to shift the mounting position of the bracket to the rack in the front-rear direction. Therefore, this is suitable for two types of devices having different front-rear lengths. Brackets can be adapted. Further, when the device to be mounted is provided with a hooking claw, it is preferable to provide a hooking hole for hooking the hooking claw on the side wall of the bracket. This allows the bracket to hold the device more reliably and stably.

[0006]

[Embodiment of device]

 Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the mounting relationship between the bracket of the present invention, a holder for a small container, and a device, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the bracket in FIG. 1 is mounted on the holder, and FIG. It is a partially broken perspective view. Further, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the accessory case is pulled out from the panel of the automobile, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pulled out accessory case is disassembled into a holder, an accessory case and an opening / closing lid. [Fig. 3] is a perspective view showing a state where the disassembled holder is being processed for special requirements.

First, the holder 7 of the accessory case to which the bracket of the present invention is attached will be described. The example of the vehicle panel 1 shown in Fig. 4 is a Mercedes-Benz vehicle E class (W210), so the panel 1 is equipped with an existing equipment rack 3 and an accessory case 4 in which an audio device 2 is installed as existing equipment. An accessory rack 5 is provided. The present invention utilizes such a small case holder and a small case rack 5, but it is necessary to remove an unnecessary small case. In this order, in this example, first, as shown in the figure, a pair of insertion tools 6 for removal are inserted into the lower part of the audio device 2, and after the audio device 2 is pulled out, the upper surface of the holder 7 for the accessory case is opened from the opening. The rack engaging portion 10 is pressed downward to remove the engagement, and the entire accessory case 4 in the accessory rack 5 is taken out. Each part of the accessory case 4 is made by plastic molding.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the drawn out accessory case 4 is disassembled into a holder 7, an accessory case 8, and an opening / closing lid 9. The holder 7 has a rectangular cross-section and is provided with a rack engaging portion 10 on its upper surface, and a pair of guide rails 11 and 12 parallel to each other for pulling out from the rack on the upper and lower sides. Further, the opening / closing lid 9 has a pair of arms integrally projecting on both sides, and a cam mounting portion 13 is opened at the tip thereof. A cam 15 with a gear is attached to the cam mounting portion 13, the cam is guided to a cam groove on the side surface of the holder 7, and the gear meshes with a rack-shaped guide 15a formed along the cam groove. . A spring locking hole 13a is provided at the base of the arm of the opening / closing lid 9, and a locking pin 13b is provided below the locking hole 13a. Further, a hinge pin is provided on the side of the holder 7 with a shaft portion 16a protruding therefrom. The hinge 16 with a torsion spring is pivotally attached to the shaft portion 16a, and the end of the hinge 16 is fitted into the locking pin 13b, and one end of the torsion spring is stopped in the spring locking hole 13a. Be worn. The lid opening / closing mechanism holds the opening / closing lid 9 in the open position and the closed position. Then, the opening / closing lid 9 can be detached from the holding body 7 by removing the cam 15 with a gear and the hinge 16 with a torsion spring. The rear edge 17 of the holder is formed in a concave shape in this example.

If desired, the disassembled holder 7 can be processed as shown in FIG. In this example, when the audio device 2 shown in FIG. 4 is changed and installed in the accessory case rack using the holder 7 and a new car navigation device is installed in the rack mark, the front edge of the audio device 2 Since 2a is hooked on the upper part of the holder 7, the state is shown in which the cutter 18 cuts that part.

Next, referring to FIG. 1, the bracket 20 of the present invention, which is formed in a tubular shape having a rectangular cross section having a size that can be inserted into the holding body 7 prepared as described above, is formed by pressing a metal plate. , A pair of folding claws 21 each formed by two slits on the upper edge of the long side of the rectangle, a first engaging hole 22 and a second engaging hole 23 of a rectangular shape, respectively, and cutting on the inner surface side. A pair of raised leaf spring portions 24 are integrally provided. Further, leaf spring portions 24 are also provided on the left and right sides of the side portion of the bracket 20, respectively. Further, a first engaging hole 22 and a second engaging hole 23 are also provided on the lower long side of the rectangle.

The first engaging hole 22 on the upper long side is arranged at a position forward of the second engaging hole 23, and the first engaging hole 22 on the lower long side is located at a position behind the second engaging hole 23. It is arranged. The combination of the first engaging hole 22 on the upper long side and the second engaging hole 23 on the lower long side is applied to the large and small push springs 19 and 19a provided on the ceiling and the bottom of the holder 7. The brackets 20 are engaged with each other, and the position of the bracket 20 with respect to the holder 7 in the rear direction is determined by the positional relationship between the two. If the bracket 20 is inserted into the holder 7 with the top and bottom reversed from the state shown in FIG. 1, the first engaging hole 22 and the second engaging hole 23 of the bracket 20 are inserted at a shallower insertion position, and large and small pressing springs are inserted. Since the bracket 20 is engaged with the bracket 19 and 19a, the bracket 20 is mounted on the holder 7 in a shallower insertion state. Mounting the bracket 20 on the holder 7 in a shallower insertion state as described above is applicable when the length of the device to be mounted therein is short or when a push button switch or the like is projected on the surface thereof. This is to allow it. For example, when the operation knob 2b is provided on the entire surface of the audio device 2 shown in FIG. 1, the bracket 20 is attached to the holder 7 in the state shown in the figure, and a device without such an operation knob 2b is upside down. You can reverse the installation. Although these are positions for rearward positioning, frontward positioning is performed by bending the folding claw 21 with a tool such as pliers.

On both sides of the side wall of the bracket 20, further rectangular engaging holes 25 are respectively provided. When the hooks 26 are provided on both sides of the audio device 2 as shown in the drawing, these hooks 25 engage with the hooks 2c to more reliably hold the audio device 2. In consideration of the case where the hooks of the device to be mounted are provided on the upper side or the lower side of the device, the engaging holes 25 may be provided on the upper side and the lower side of the long side as shown in the drawing.

Next, a method of mounting the audio 2 on the rack for small articles by using the bracket 20 will be described. First, as shown by the arrow in FIG. The first engaging hole 22 and the second engaging portion 23 are pushed into the pressing springs 19 and 19a of the holding body 7 until they engage with each other. As a result, the rearward positional relationship between the bracket 20 and the holding body 7 is established. Next, the folding claws 21 of the bracket 20 are folded back to be engaged with the rear edge portion 17 of the holding body 7 so that the bracket 20 moves forward. To prevent the bracket 20 from being naturally pulled out from the holder 7 due to vibration of the automobile or the like. Next, the audio device 2 is inserted into the bracket 20 and is pushed in until the engaging claw 2c engages with the engaging hole 25 of the bracket 20. As a result, the audio device 2 is attached to the bracket 20. Then, the four leaf springs 24 cut and raised on the inner surface side of the bracket 20 are pressed against the outer peripheries of the audio device 2 on three sides to prevent rattling between the two. Next, the holder 7 with the audio device 2 and the bracket 20 attached is inserted into the accessory rack 5 shown in FIG. 4, and the rack engaging portion 10 is pushed until it engages with an engaging hole (not shown) provided in the accessory rack 5. Good.

The device mounting bracket can be used not only for the above-mentioned European car devices but also for devices such as Japanese audio equipment and car navigation systems. Further, in order to mount a Japanese-made device on a device mounting bracket that is sized exclusively for European cars, an intermediate intermediate bracket for alignment may be further installed inside the device mounting bracket of the present invention. To accommodate this, this device mounting bracket is provided with various hook holes.

[0015]

[Effect of device]

 By using the bracket of the present invention configured as described above, there is no need to prepare a special mounting case having a mounting portion for fitting to the mounted component on the rack side, unlike the conventional case, and a rack for small items can be stored. Can be easily converted to equipment racks. Moreover, since the opening / closing lid for the accessory case can be used as it is, the uniformity of the design can be maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a mounting relationship between a bracket, a holder for a small container, and a device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the bracket in FIG. 1 is attached to a holder.

3 is a partially cutaway perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory perspective view for pulling out the accessory case from the panel of the automobile.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which the accessory case pulled out as shown in FIG. 4 is disassembled into a holder, an accessory case, and an opening / closing lid.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which the holder disassembled as shown in FIG. 5 is processed for a special request.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 panel 2 audio device 2a front edge 2b operation knob 2c engaging claw 3 existing equipment rack 4 accessory case 5 accessory case rack 6 insertion tool 7 retainer 8 accessory case 9 opening / closing lid 10 rack engaging part 11 guide rail 12 guide rail 13 cam Mounting part 13a Spring locking hole 13b Locking pin 14 Cam groove 15 Cam with gear 15a Rack-shaped guide 16 Torsion spring 16a Shaft part 16b Convex part 17 Rear edge part 18 Cutter 19 Push spring 19a Push spring 20 Bracket 21 Folding claw 22 1st engagement hole 23 2nd engagement hole 24 Leaf spring part 25 Engagement hole

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A tubular holder 7 in which an accessory case 4 attached to an accessory case rack 5 of a panel 1 in an automobile compartment is detachably attached to the accessory case rack 5.
And a small case 8 inserted into the holder 7 and held by a pressing spring 19 (19a) provided on the inner surface thereof, and an opening / closing lid 9 attached to the front of the holder 7. In this case, a bracket for diverting the accessory rack 5 and the holder 7 as a device mounting portion such as an audio device,
The bracket 20 has a tubular shape that can be inserted into the holding body 7, and a folding claw 21 hooked on the rear edge portion 17 of the holding body 7 and a pressing spring 19 (19) of the holding body 7 on the ceiling surface thereof.
The engaging hole 22 (23) with which a) is engaged, and the bracket 20
A device mounting bracket for a vehicle interior, comprising a leaf spring portion 24 for holding a device mounted therein. 2. A push spring 19 (19) provided on the holding body 7.
In the case where a) are arranged vertically and differently in the front-back direction of the holding body 7, the pushing springs 19 (19
Two pairs of engaging holes 22 (23) engaging with a) are provided above and below the ceiling surface and the bottom surface of the bracket 20.
2. The device mounting bracket according to claim 1, wherein the bracket can be inserted into and engaged with the holding body 7 in any direction of upside down, and the engaging position is different in the front-rear direction depending on whether the insertion is normal or reverse. . 3. The device according to claim 1, wherein when the device is provided with the engaging claw 2c, the side wall of the bracket 20 is provided with an engaging hole 25 for engaging with the engaging claw 2c. Mounting bracket.