JP3033813B2 - Tank mounting device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for mounting a plurality of tanks on a vehicle or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional vehicle, as shown in FIG. 5, two brackets 2 are fixed to an outer surface of a side frame 1 at an interval in the vehicle front-rear direction. The outer peripheral surfaces of the brake air tanks 4 are fitted into the two rows of arc-shaped recesses 3 formed on the brackets 2, respectively. Each air tank 4 is attached to the vehicle by tightening both air tanks 4. In this case, the tightening force F of the U bolt 5 on each air tank 4 acts in a direction away from the center of the arc-shaped recess 3. When the air tank 4 is tightened with the U-bolt 5, the outer peripheral surface of the air tank 4 rises up from the recess 3 at the portion of the recess 3 largely deviated from the direction of the tightening force F, and a gap 6 is formed therebetween. Ruosore there was.

That is, since the air tank 4 is partially brought into contact with the arc-shaped recess 3 of the bracket 2 and tightened, the bracket 2 deforms the air tank 4 or scratches the surface of the air tank 4 or the air tank 4 is damaged.
In order to prevent the steel bracket 2 from rusting when it is made of aluminum, a polyurethane tape stuck between the recess 3 and the air tank 4 is used to prevent the air tank 4 from being vibrated by the vehicle.
There was a problem that it was worn by the vibration of.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus capable of stably mounting a plurality of tanks.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, a tank mounting apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a support member having a plurality of recesses substantially conforming to the shape of the outer peripheral surface of a tank. A spacer sandwiched between the plurality of tank outer peripheral surfaces and a plurality of the outer peripheral surfaces of the tank; It is configured to be tightened.

[0006]

Therefore, the spacers are inserted between the adjacent tanks by being fitted into the recesses of the support members, and the fasteners are hung on the outer peripheral surfaces of the tanks, and both ends of the fasteners are attached to the support member. When the outer peripheral surfaces of the plurality of tanks are tightened to the support member, the spacing between adjacent tanks can be appropriately maintained by the spacer, so that each tank is accurately fitted into the recess of the support member, and the outer peripheral surface of each tank and the support member It is possible to easily prevent an undesired gap from being formed between the plurality of tanks and to mount the plurality of tanks to the support member in a stable state.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described by giving the same reference numerals to equivalent parts. 1 and 2,
A support member 2 is provided on the outer surface of the side frame 10 of the vehicle at an interval in the front-rear direction of the vehicle (perpendicular to the plane of FIG. 1).
The brackets 11 are respectively bolted, and two rows of arc-shaped recesses 13 are formed on the lower surface of each of the brackets 11 so as to substantially match the shape of the outer peripheral surface of the brake air tank 12. The outer surface is fitted, and the air tank 12 is
They are arranged so as to straddle between them.

Further, a stay 14 is loosely pivotally supported on each bracket 11 between the recesses 13,
The spacer 15 mounted on the front and rear sides has an arc-shaped recess 16 formed on both front and rear surfaces matching the outer peripheral surface of the air tank 12, and is made of a resin material such as ABS resin, polyacetal resin, polypropylene resin, or natural rubber, silicon rubber,
It is made of a relatively soft material such as rubber material such as butyl rubber or wood such as oak, oak and maple, and is sandwiched between adjacent air tanks 12.

Further, U bolts 17 are hung on the outer peripheral surfaces of both air tanks 12.
Each of the air tanks 12 is fastened to the bracket 11 by U bolts 17 at two locations spaced apart in the vehicle front-rear direction, and the stay 14 is bolted to the bracket 11.

In the above-mentioned tank mounting device, since the spacer 15 is sandwiched between the adjacent air tanks 12 and the interval between the two air tanks 12 is appropriately maintained, the outer peripheral surface of each air tank 12 is formed in an arc shape of the bracket 11. Dent 1
3 are uniformly fitted into the recesses 13 in a state where they are in uniform contact with each other, and it is possible to reliably prevent an undesirable gap between the outer peripheral surface of the air tank 12 and the recesses 13. 12 can be attached to the bracket 11 in a stable state at all times.

Therefore, when the air tank 12 is attached to the bracket 11 by tightening the U bolt 17,
The risk that the air tank 12 is inadvertently deformed or the outer peripheral surface of the air tank 12 is scratched is surely eliminated. In addition, in order to prevent rust of the steel bracket 11 when the air tank 12 is made of aluminum. The polyurethane tape stuck between the recess 13 of the bracket 11 and the air tank 12 is less likely to be worn even by vibration of the vehicle, and the rust of the bracket 11 can be suppressed as expected.

Further , since the outer peripheral surface of each air tank 12 is accurately fitted into the arc-shaped recess 13 of the bracket 11 with the spacer 15 interposed between the adjacent air tanks 12, each air tank 12 can always be arranged at a proper position. , U
Screw the nut 18 into both ends of the bolt 17 to make the U bolt 1
The work of locking the air tank 12 to the bracket 11 by locking the 7 to the bracket 11 and the U-bolt 17 to the air tank 12 is very easy, and has an advantage that the assembly of the air tank 12 to the vehicle is simplified.

In the above embodiment, the spacers interposed between the air tanks are attached to the brackets via the stays. However, as shown in FIGS. A spacer 15 of a relatively soft material having an arc-shaped recess 16 formed so as to conform to the outer peripheral surface of the air tank 12 may be directly pivoted to the bracket 11 between the air tanks 12. It goes without saying that the bolts can be replaced by belts.

[0014]

In the tank mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the spacer is sandwiched between the adjacent tanks, each tank is accurately fitted into the recess of the support member, and the plurality of tanks are stably held by the fastener. Therefore, when the tank is attached by the tightening device, deformation and damage of the tank can be easily suppressed, and the mounting of the tightening device to the support member can be easily performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 10 side frame 11 bracket 12 air tank 13 dent 15 spacer 16 dent 17 U bolt 18 nut

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Kazuaki Shimizu 5-33-8 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo Inside Mitsubishi Automotive Industries, Ltd. (56) References Real Opening Sho-59-185158 (JP, U) (58) Survey Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B65D 61/00 B60T 17/06

Claims (10)

(57) [Claims] 1. A support member having a plurality of recesses substantially conforming to the shape of a tank outer peripheral surface, a spacer fitted into each of the recesses and sandwiched between adjacent tanks, and a plurality of the tank outer peripheral surfaces. A tank mounting device, comprising: a tightening tool which is passed over and has both ends attached to the support member, wherein the plurality of tank outer peripheral surfaces are tightened to the support member by the tightening tool. 2. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the recess of the support member is formed on a lower surface of the support member. 3. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the concave portion of the support member has an arc shape. 4. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the spacer is mounted on the support member. 5. The tank mounting device according to claim 4, wherein the spacer is loosely supported by the support member. 6. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein a recess having a shape substantially matching the outer peripheral surface of the tank is formed on both sides of the spacer. 7. The tank mounting device according to claim 6, wherein the recess of the spacer has an arc shape. 8. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the tightening tool is a U-bolt or a belt. 9. The tank mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the support member is mounted on a side frame of a vehicle. 10. The tank mounting device according to claim 9, wherein the tank is a brake air tank of the vehicle.