JP4260122B2 - Hydraulic unit support structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a hydraulic unit support structure for a brake device, and more specifically, a hydraulic pressure that is provided in a brake circuit that connects a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder and controls the brake hydraulic pressure for antilock control, traction control, and the like. It relates to the support structure of the unit.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, devices that can increase or decrease wheel cylinder pressure, such as anti-skid control, vehicle yaw moment control by braking force, or vehicle torque control, are known. In such a brake device, a hydraulic unit is provided in the engine room. The hydraulic unit includes a brake circuit connecting the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder, a pump and an electromagnetic for increasing and decreasing the wheel cylinder pressure. In general, the housing has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing provided with valves and the like, and a motor that is a driving source of the pump and is attached to one side of the housing.

As this hydraulic unit support device, for example, the one described in Patent Document 1 is known. This prior art has a configuration in which a bracket is fixed to a vehicle body, a support member having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed to the bracket, and two locations of the housing are supported by the support member via vibration-proof rubber.
JP-A-10-250549

  In the above-described conventional technology, when the housing and the motor are compared, the weight of the motor is large, and the center of gravity of the hydraulic unit is arranged on the motor side. On the other hand, since it is the structure which supports two places of the end surface of a housing, the gravity center of a hydraulic unit is arrange | positioned on the outer side of the support point by vibration-proof rubber. For this reason, when vibration occurs in the hydraulic unit due to a change in the hydraulic pressure of the brake circuit due to the drive of the motor or the control of the wheel cylinder pressure, the hydraulic unit has a piece that can swing the center of gravity outside the support point. Holding vibration occurs. This cantilever vibration causes unpleasant vibration to the driver via the brake piping and master cylinder, and the mounting bolt of the hydraulic actuator to the vehicle body is loosened. There was a problem of deterioration. If the center of gravity of the hydraulic unit is located on the brake piping side, the weight of the hydraulic unit is input in the axial direction of the brake piping, and the cantilever vibration further vibrates the brake piping. It was an end.

  The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned conventional problems, and suppresses the occurrence of cantilever vibration when vibration is generated in the hydraulic actuator, thereby making the driver uncomfortable. It is intended to prevent the mounting rigidity of the hydraulic actuator from deteriorating.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention includes a housing in which a brake pipe connecting a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder is connected, and a pump is built inside, and the pump attached to one surface of the housing. A motor for driving, and a case that is attached to the other surface of the housing that is the surface opposite to the one surface to which the motor is mounted, and that houses an electronic unit that controls the motor inside. A first support piece facing one side of the housing, a second support piece facing the vehicle body side surface of the housing between the one side and the other side of the housing, and fixing to the vehicle side The hydraulic unit is attached to the vehicle body side by a bracket having a leg portion, and the one surface of the housing is connected to the one surface via an anti-vibration rubber. A plurality of holes for fixing to the first support piece of the bracket are formed, and the side surface of the vehicle body is fixed to the second support piece of the bracket via a vibration-proof rubber on the side surface of the vehicle body of the housing. And a gravity axis ML of the center of gravity M of the hydraulic unit exists in a region between the hole formed on the side surface of the vehicle body of the housing and the first support piece of the bracket. The housing is fixed to the bracket on one side where the motor is attached, at a position left and right with respect to the rotation axis of the motor, and the motor is rotated on the one side where the motor is attached. The brake pipe is connected to the left and right positions with respect to the shaft .

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a side view showing the hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device of the first embodiment .

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a hydraulic unit. The hydraulic unit 1 includes a housing 2 as a base, a motor 4 attached to one of the left and right sides of the housing 2 in FIG. And a case 6 attached thereto.

  The housing 2 is formed with a part of a brake circuit that connects a master cylinder and a wheel cylinder (not shown), and also includes a plunger pump (not shown). Also, a plurality of openings connected to the brake circuit are formed on the motor mounting surface 2a of the housing 2 shown in FIG. 2 and on the upper surface of the housing (not shown), and the brake pipes 101 and 102 are connected to these openings. The

  The motor 4 drives a plunger pump (not shown) and is covered with a motor case 4c that also serves as a yoke mounted on the housing 2.

  The case 6 accommodates an electromagnetic valve (not shown) and an electronic unit that controls driving of the electromagnetic valve and the motor 4. A connector 61 is provided on the side of the case 6, and an external electric circuit is connected to the connector 61 to supply power and electric signals to the electronic unit, the motor 4, and the like. Note that cylindrical reservoirs 91 and 92 are attached to the lower surface of the housing 2.

  The hydraulic unit 1 is fixed to the vehicle body by a bracket 10. The bracket 10 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape and is opposed to the lower surface of the housing 2. The bracket 10 extends downward from three of the four sides of the lower support piece 11 and is not shown. Leg portions 12, 13, and 13 that are in contact with each other, and a lateral support piece that extends upward from the remaining one of the four sides of the lower support piece 11 and faces the motor mounting surface 2a 14. The leg portions 12 and 13 are provided with bolt holes 12b and 13b through which bolts (not shown) are inserted.

  In the lower support piece 11, a bolt hole (not shown) is formed as a lower support position up at a position overlapping the motor shaft mc of the motor 4 in the vertical direction. An anti-vibration rubber 31 as an elastic body is fitted into the anti-vibration rubber 31, and a bolt 51 as a support shaft is inserted from below the lower piece through the anti-vibration rubber 31 and fastened to the lower surface 2 c of the housing 2. As a result, the anti-vibration rubber 31 is interposed between the lower support surface 11 b that is the upper surface of the lower support piece 11 and the lower surface 2 c of the housing 2. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the lateral support piece 14 is provided with bolt holes not shown in the figure as lateral support positions sp at two locations on the left and right sides, and an elastic body is provided on the inner periphery of the bolt hole. 1 is inserted, and a bolt 52 as a support shaft is inserted from the left side of FIG. 1 (the left-right direction is the front-rear direction of the vehicle in FIG. 1) through the anti-vibration rubber 32, and the motor mounting surface It is fastened to 2a. As a result, the anti-vibration rubber 32 is interposed between the lateral support surface 14b, which is the surface facing the motor mounting surface 2a in the lateral support piece 14, and the motor mounting surface 2a.

  In the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the center of gravity M of the hydraulic unit 1 is closer to the motor 4 than the center of the housing 2 because the weight of the motor 4 is heavy. The gravity axis ML which is the gravity direction axis of the center of gravity M is within the support width KL which is the distance between the lower support position up and the lateral support position sp in the bracket 10 as shown in FIG. It is an arrangement.

  Therefore, when vibration is generated in the hydraulic unit 1, the center of gravity M is disposed inside the support width KL between the support positions up and sp, so that the cantilever vibration does not occur as in the prior art. . Therefore, it is possible to suppress the vibration of the hydraulic unit 1 as compared with the prior art, and it is possible to prevent the driver from feeling uncomfortable and the support rigidity of the bolts 51 and 52 from being deteriorated. More specifically, in the first embodiment, the brake pipes 101 and 102 are provided on the side farther from the center of gravity M than the support positions sp and up, and the hydraulic unit 1 is subjected to cantilever vibration. When this occurs, the brake pipes 101 and 102 are shaken. In particular, the brake pipe 102 is pushed in the axial direction, and this vibration is easily transmitted to the driver side. 1 can suppress the occurrence of cantilever vibration in the hydraulic unit 1 as described above, so that the problem that the brake pipes 101 and 102 vibrate can be solved.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, the hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device according to the second embodiment shown in FIG. 3 will be described. In the second embodiment, the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those in the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted. Only differences from the first embodiment will be described.

In the second embodiment of this, as the motor 204 of the hydraulic unit 201, large capacity axial dimension larger is used, Consequently, the position of the center of gravity M, as shown, embodiments 1 Is further away from the housing 2 and closer to the center of the motor 204 than shown in FIG. For this reason, the bracket 210 of the second embodiment increases the size of the lower support piece 211 in the front-rear direction (left-right direction in FIG. 3), and the lateral support position sp of the lateral support piece 214 becomes the lower support position up. It is arranged away from. Since the distance between the vibration isolating rubber 32 and the motor mounting surface 2a is increased by separating the lateral support position sp in this way, in the second embodiment, the vibration isolating rubber 32 and the motor mounting surface 2a are separated. In between, a metal circular extension fixing member 200 is interposed. Further, in the second embodiment, the lower support piece 211 may be installed so as to be substantially horizontal as in the first embodiment so that the direction of the gravity axis from the center of gravity M is the direction of the arrow UD. However, the bracket 210 may be tilted so that the arrow UD2 direction is the vertical direction in the figure, or the bracket 210 may be tilted in the opposite direction, and the bracket 210 may be tilted and installed on the vehicle body as necessary. . The bracket 210 may be directly fixed to the vehicle body, and a support member (not shown) may be interposed between the vehicle body and the bracket 210.

  As described above, in the configured second embodiment, the position of the center of gravity M is separated from the housing 2, but since the extension fixing member 200 is set, the shape of the bracket 210 compared to the first embodiment is set. Just by adding a modified and inexpensive metal pipe-like extension fixing member 200, the support width (in the figure, KL1 is the support width corresponding to the gravity axis being UD, and KL2 is the gravity axis being UD2) The center of gravity M is arranged inside the corresponding support width), and the same effect as in the first embodiment can be obtained.

  The embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the drawings, but the specific configuration is not limited to this embodiment, and even if there is a design change without departing from the gist of the present invention. It is included in the present invention. For example, an example in which the number of locations supporting the housing 2 is three has been shown. However, if the support positions up and sp have a predetermined support width KL, two or four or more support locations are set. May be.

  The means of the present invention are listed separately below.

  [1] A housing (2) in which a brake pipe connecting the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder is connected and a pump is included to increase / decrease the wheel cylinder pressure, and is mounted on one side of the housing (2) A hydraulic unit (1) having a motor (4) for driving the pump and supported by the vehicle body, the hydraulic unit (1) having a predetermined support width (KL). In the hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device supported by the vehicle body via the elastic members (31, 32) at the support positions (up, sp) set at two or more points, the hydraulic unit (1) The support position (up, sp) is set so that the gravity axis (ML) that is the axis of gravity at the center of gravity (M) is within the support width (KL).

  In the invention described in [1] above, when vibration is generated in the hydraulic unit, the center of gravity of the hydraulic unit is arranged between the support points and does not become cantilever vibration. Therefore, it is possible to suppress vibration compared to the conventional case, and it is possible to prevent the driver from feeling uncomfortable or deteriorating the support rigidity of the bolt.

  [2] In the hydraulic unit support structure for a brake device according to [1], a bracket (10) is fixed to the vehicle body, and the bracket (10) is substantially parallel to the lower surface (2c) of the housing (2). A lower support surface (11b) and a lateral support surface (14b) substantially parallel to the motor mounting surface (2a) to which the motor (4) of the housing (2) is mounted, and the elastic member ( 31 and 32) are interposed between the lower surface (2c) and the lower support surface (11b) of the housing (2) and are attached by a support shaft (51) in a direction substantially orthogonal to the motor shaft. In addition, the means is characterized in that it is interposed between the motor mounting surface (2a) and the lateral support surface (14b) and is mounted by a support shaft (52) substantially parallel to the motor shaft.

  In the invention described in [2] above, the support shaft is supported by the support shaft in a direction parallel to the motor shaft direction and the support shaft in a direction orthogonal to the motor shaft direction. With respect to vibration, it is strung in the axial direction of the support shaft, and a high vibration suppressing effect in two directions can be obtained.

  [3] In the hydraulic unit support structure for a brake device according to [2], the elastic member (32) interposed between the motor mounting surface (2a) and the lateral support surface (14b) and the motor mounting. An extension fixing member (200) is interposed between the surface (2a).

  In the invention described in [3] above, in the support shaft in the axial direction parallel to the motor shaft direction, the support position is set to the motor mounting position by interposing an extension fixing member between the elastic member and the motor mounting surface. The support width can be widened away from the surface. Therefore, even if the size of the motor is increased and the center of gravity is separated from the housing, the support width is expanded and the center of gravity is accommodated within the support width by a simple configuration with the extension fixing member interposed, so that the vibration is suppressed. An effect can be obtained. It can be handled easily.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view showing a hydraulic unit support structure of the brake device according to the first embodiment. 6 is a side view showing a hydraulic unit support structure of a brake device according to Embodiment 2. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hydraulic unit 2 Housing 2a Motor attachment surface 2c Lower surface 4 Motor 4c Motor case 6 Case 10 Bracket 11 Lower support piece 11b Lower support surface 12, 13 Leg part 12b, 13b Bolt hole 14 Lateral support piece 14b Lateral support Surface 31 Anti-vibration rubber (elastic member)
32 Anti-vibration rubber (elastic member)
51 Bolt 52 Bolt 61 Connector 91, 92 Reservoir 101, 102 Brake piping 200 Extension fixing member 201 Hydraulic unit 204 Motor 210 Bracket 211 Lower support piece 214 Lateral support piece KL Support width M Center of gravity ML Gravity axis mc Motor axis sp Horizontal Side support position up Bottom support position

Claims (5)

A brake pipe connecting the master cylinder and the wheel cylinder is connected, and a housing with a built-in pump,
A motor for driving the pump attached to one surface of the housing;
A case that is attached to the other surface of the housing that is the surface opposite to the one surface to which the motor is mounted, and that houses an electronic unit that controls the motor inside;
Have
A first support piece opposed to one surface of the housing, a second support piece opposed to the vehicle body side surface of the housing between the one surface and the other surface of the housing, and a leg for fixing to the vehicle body side A hydraulic unit attached to the vehicle body side by a bracket having a portion,
On one surface of the housing, a plurality of holes for fixing the one surface to the first support piece of the bracket via an anti-vibration rubber are formed,
A hole for fixing the side surface of the vehicle body to the second support piece of the bracket is formed in the vehicle body side surface of the housing via an anti-vibration rubber.
A gravity axis ML of the center of gravity M of the hydraulic unit exists in a region between the hole formed in the side surface of the vehicle body of the housing and the first support piece of the bracket;
On one side to which the motor is attached, the housing is fixed to the bracket at left and right positions with respect to the rotation axis of the motor,
Furthermore, the brake unit is connected to the left and right positions with respect to the rotation shaft of the motor on one surface to which the motor is attached.   The hydraulic unit according to claim 1,
  The hydraulic unit according to claim 1, wherein a portion of the housing on which the motor is attached is recessed toward the case from a portion where a connection portion of the brake pipe is formed.   In the hydraulic unit according to claim 1 or 2,
  A hydraulic unit, wherein a pipe connection portion is provided on a side of the housing opposite to the side surface of the vehicle body.   The hydraulic unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
  A hydraulic unit, characterized in that a connector is attached to a side portion of a case that houses an electronic unit for controlling a motor.   The hydraulic unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
  The hydraulic unit according to claim 1, wherein one side of the housing is fixed to be separated from the first support piece of the bracket through a vibration-proof rubber.

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