JP6573165B2 - Cover mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover mounting structure that covers a fender upper space from above.

  In Patent Document 1, a front vertical plate portion facing the front outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel, a rear vertical plate portion facing the rear outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel, a side vertical plate portion facing the right side surface of the left front wheel, A front fender is described that includes a lateral plate portion facing the upper outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel, a fuel tank disposed on the lateral plate portion, and a lid portion that covers an upper portion of the fuel tank.

  A front bracket is fixed to the upper end portion of the front vertical plate portion, a rear bracket is fixed to the upper end portion of the rear vertical plate portion, and a side bracket is fixed to the upper end portion of the side vertical plate portion. Bolt insertion holes are formed in each bracket (front bracket, rear bracket and side bracket) and the lid body, and the lid portion is inserted with bolts through the bolt insertion holes of each bracket and lid body. It is attached by fastening a bolt to the nut on the back side.

JP, 2015-030358, A

  In the structure of Patent Document 1, brackets (a front bracket, a rear bracket, and a side bracket) are fixed to upper ends of a plurality of vertical plate portions (front vertical plate portion, rear vertical plate portion, and side vertical plate portion), respectively. A bracket is assembled into a frame shape by combining a plurality of vertical plate portions, and a lid (cover) is attached to the bracket assembled into a frame shape.

  For this reason, the frame shape of the bracket may not be stabilized due to assembly errors, etc., and the bolt insertion hole of the bracket and the bolt insertion hole of the cover may not be aligned, making it difficult or impossible to mount the cover. It was.

  Then, an object of this invention is to provide the attachment structure of the cover which can attach a cover to a fender reliably.

  In order to achieve the above object, a first aspect of the present invention is a cover mounting structure for mounting a cover that covers the upper space of a fender upper space to a fender, and includes a cover mounting portion and an adapter bracket. The fender is formed by a plurality of vertical plate members and horizontal plate members. The plurality of vertical plate members define the front, rear and side of the wheel house, and the horizontal plate member defines the upper side of the wheel house. Each upper part of the plurality of vertical plate members protrudes above the horizontal plate member to define a fender upper space.

  The cover attachment portion is formed by each upper end edge of the plurality of vertical plate members. The adapter bracket has a shape along the cover attachment portion, and is fixed to each of the plurality of vertical plate members in a state along the cover attachment portion. The cover is fixed to the adapter bracket.

  In the above configuration, the cover mounting portion formed by the combination of a plurality of vertical plate members is prone to assembly errors, so the cover mounting portion is not fixed directly to the cover mounting portion but is fixed to the cover mounting portion. Secure the cover to the adapter bracket. Thus, since the adapter bracket is interposed between the cover mounting portion and the cover, for example, a plurality of upper bolt insertion holes are formed in the cover, and a plurality of lower bolt insertion holes corresponding to the upper bolt insertion holes, respectively. When the adapter bracket is formed, the positional accuracy of the plurality of lower bolt insertion holes on the fender side can be increased, and the cover can be securely attached to the fender.

  The second aspect of the present invention is the cover mounting structure according to the first aspect, and the cover is fixed to the adapter bracket by bolts and nuts. The cover mounting portion is formed with a notch for avoiding interference with the bolt or nut.

  In the above configuration, the interference between the cover mounting portion and the bolt or nut used when fixing the cover to the adapter bracket is avoided by the notch of the cover mounting portion, so that the adapter bracket is fixed to the fender and the cover of the adapter bracket is fixed. The mounting can be reliably achieved within a limited range.

  According to the present invention, the cover can be securely attached to the fender.

1 is a side view of a vehicle including a fender according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of a fender. It is the perspective view which looked at the fender with which the cover was attached from the vehicle interior side. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the state before attaching a cover to a fender. It is a perspective view which isolate | separates and shows a cover attaching part and an adapter bracket. It is VI-VI arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 3 which shows the combined state of a cover attaching part and an adapter bracket. It is a VII-VII arrow sectional view of Drawing 3 showing the combined state of a cover and an adapter bracket.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front of the vehicle 1, UP indicates the upper side, and IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction. In the following description, the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction of the vehicle 1, and the left-right direction means the left-right direction with the vehicle 1 facing forward.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 1 of the present embodiment is a route bus having a floor panel 24 with a low floor. The left side of the vehicle body 1 includes a front door 4 that opens and closes a front entrance and exit formed forward of the left front wheel 2, and is formed rearward of the left front wheel 2 and forward of the left rear wheel 3. A middle door 5 that opens and closes the middle entrance and exit is provided. Further, a side panel 25 is provided between the front door 4 and the middle door 5 on the left side of the vehicle body 1 so as to stand substantially vertically from the left end of the floor panel 24.

  2 and 3, the left front fender (fender) 10 includes a horizontal plate member 14 and a plurality of vertical plate members (a front vertical plate member 11, a rear vertical plate member 12, and a side vertical plate member 13). And is fixed to the vehicle body side. The lower part of the front vertical plate member 11 defines the front of the wheel house 6 that houses the left front wheel 2, and the lower part of the rear vertical plate member 12 defines the rear of the wheel house 6, and the lower part of the side vertical plate member 13. Defines the inner side (right side) of the wheel house 6 in the vehicle width direction, and the horizontal plate member 14 defines the upper side of the wheel house 6. Moreover, each upper part of the vertical plate members 11, 12, and 13 protrudes above the horizontal plate member 14, and the upper part of the front vertical plate member 11 defines the front of a fender upper space 7 that accommodates a fuel tank 15 described later. The upper portion of the rear vertical plate member 12 defines the rear of the fender upper space 7, and the upper portion of the side vertical plate member 13 defines the vehicle width direction inner side (right side) of the fender upper space 7, and the horizontal plate member 14. Defines the lower part of the fender upper space 7. That is, the horizontal plate member 14 divides the space in which the vertical plate members 11, 12, and 13 define the periphery into the wheel house 6 and the fender upper space 7 in the vertical direction. The upper part of the fender upper space 7 (fuel tank 15) is covered with a cover 16 described later.

  The horizontal plate member 14 is formed by bending a single metal plate into a hat shape in cross section, and includes a rectangular horizontal plate portion 14A disposed substantially horizontally above the left front wheel 2, and a horizontal plate portion 14A. It integrally includes a front inclined plate portion 14B that is bent at the front end edge and extends obliquely downward, and a rear inclined plate portion 14C that is bent at the rear end edge portion of the horizontal plate portion 14A and extends obliquely downward.

  The fuel tank 15 is disposed on the horizontal plate member 14. The fuel tank 15 has a hat-shaped tank lower surface 15F that faces the horizontal plate member 14, a tank front surface 15B that is bent at the front edge of the tank lower surface 15F, and stands substantially vertically, and a rear edge of the tank lower surface 15F. The tank rear surface 15C that bends substantially vertically and rises substantially vertically, the tank right side surface 15D that bends substantially right up on the right side edge of the tank lower surface 15F, and the left side edge portion of the tank lower surface 15F that bends substantially vertically. It integrally has a tank left side surface 15E that stands and a tank upper surface 15A that faces the tank lower surface 15F.

  The plurality of vertical plate members 11, 12, 13 stand substantially vertically so as to form the fender upper space 7 above the horizontal plate member 14, and the side edge portions thereof are continuous with each other.

  The front vertical plate member 11 is a single metal plate that covers the tank front surface 15B of the fuel tank 15, and stands substantially vertically at the front end of the horizontal plate member 14 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction. The lower edge of the front vertical plate member 11 is in contact with the upper surface of the floor panel 24. The left side edge of the front vertical plate member 11 is fixed to the interior surface of the side panel 25 by welding or the like. The right edge of the front vertical plate member 11 is continuous with the front edge of the side vertical plate member 13. In the upper part of the front vertical plate member 11, a plurality of bolt holes 11 </ b> A penetrating back and forth for bolting the front bracket 30 are formed along the upper edge of the front vertical plate member 11. A front bracket 30 for fixing the cover 16 is bolted to the upper edge of the front vertical plate member 11.

  The rear vertical plate member 12 is a single metal plate that covers the tank rear surface 15C of the fuel tank 15, and stands substantially vertically at the rear end of the horizontal plate member 14 so as to extend in the vehicle width direction. The lower edge of the rear vertical plate member 12 is in contact with the upper surface of the floor panel 24. The left edge of the rear vertical plate member 12 is fixed to the interior surface of the side panel 25 by welding or the like. The right edge of the rear vertical plate member 12 is continuous with the rear edge of the side vertical plate member 13. A plurality of bolt holes (not shown) penetrating back and forth for bolting the rear bracket 31 are formed in the upper part of the rear vertical plate member 12 along the upper edge of the rear vertical plate member 12. A rear bracket 31 for fixing the cover 16 is bolted to the upper edge of the rear vertical plate member 12.

  The side vertical plate member 13 is a single metal plate covering the tank right side surface 15D of the fuel tank 15, and stands substantially vertically on the right side of the horizontal plate member 14 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The lower edge of the side vertical plate member 13 is in contact with the upper surface of the floor panel 24. The front edge of the side vertical plate member 13 is continuous with the right side edge of the front vertical plate member 11. The rear edge of the side vertical plate member 13 is continuous with the right side edge of the rear vertical plate member 12. A plurality of bolt holes 13 </ b> A penetrating left and right for bolting the side bracket 32 are formed in the upper part of the side vertical plate member 13 along the upper edge of the side vertical plate member 13. A side bracket 32 for fixing the cover 16 is bolted to the upper edge of the side vertical plate member 13.

  The front bracket 30, the rear bracket 31, and the side bracket 32 are provided with a U-frame-shaped cover mounting portion 18 that opens outward in the vehicle width direction when viewed from above with the vertical plate members 11, 12, and 13 assembled. Form.

  The cover 16 covers the tank upper surface 15A of the fuel tank 15, and is formed in a rectangular shape with a resin material in a top view. A lip portion 16 </ b> A is integrally formed on the front edge, right edge, and rear edge of the cover 16 so as to cover the upper edge of the vertical plate members 11, 12, 13, the bolt 60, and the like. The cover 16 is fixed to the cover mounting portion 18 (brackets 30, 31, 32) at the upper edge of the vertical plate members 11, 12, 13 via the adapter bracket 17.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, the side bracket 32 includes a side bracket lower portion 33 fixed to the side vertical plate member 13 and a side bracket upper portion 34 to which the adapter bracket 17 is fixed.

  The side bracket lower portion 33 includes a standing surface 33A extending in the front-rear direction so as to face the surface of the side vertical plate member 13 on the outer side in the vehicle width direction along the upper edge of the side vertical plate member 13. A horizontal surface 33B that is bent outward in the vehicle width direction at the upper end edge of the surface 33A and extends substantially horizontally is integrally formed. A plurality of bolt holes 33 </ b> D are formed in the standing surface 33 </ b> A so as to correspond to the bolt holes 13 </ b> A of the side vertical plate member 13. A plurality of nuts 33C are fixed to the surface on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the standing surface 33A by welding or the like so as to be continuous with the plurality of bolt holes 33D. A side bracket upper portion 34 is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal surface 33B by welding or the like.

  The side bracket lower portion 33 has an inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the standing surface 33A on the outer side in the vehicle width direction of the side vertical plate member 13 so that the bolt hole 33D is continuous with the bolt hole 13A of the side vertical plate member 13. The bolt 60 is inserted into the bolt holes 13A and 33D from the inner side in the vehicle width direction and is screwed into the nut 33C while being in contact with the surface.

  The side bracket upper part 34 is a standing surface extending substantially vertically by bending upward at the outer edge in the vehicle width direction of the horizontal lower surface 34A and a horizontal lower surface 34A extending in the front-rear direction along the horizontal plane 33B of the side bracket lower part 33. The cross-section of the surface 34B and the horizontal upper surface 34C that is bent inward in the vehicle width direction at the upper end edge of the standing surface 34B and extends substantially horizontally and parallel to the horizontal lower surface 34A is integrally opened in the vehicle width direction. It is formed in a U shape.

  A plurality of bolt holes 34 </ b> D are formed in the horizontal upper surface 34 </ b> C so as to correspond to bolt holes 17 </ b> C described later of the adapter bracket 17. A plurality of nuts 34E are fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal upper surface 34C by welding or the like so as to be continuous with the plurality of bolt holes 34D.

  The front bracket 30 shown in FIGS. 2 and 4 has the same configuration as the side bracket 32, and includes a front bracket lower portion 35 fixed to the front vertical plate member 11, a front bracket upper portion 36 to which the adapter bracket 17 is fixed. Is provided.

  The front bracket lower portion 35 has an upright surface (not shown) extending in the left-right direction so as to face the rear surface of the front vertical plate member 11 along the upper end edge of the front vertical plate member 11, and the upper end edge of the upright surface And a horizontal plane (reference numeral omitted) that is bent rearward and extends substantially horizontally is integrally formed. A plurality of bolt holes (not shown) are formed on the standing surface so as to correspond to the bolt holes 11 </ b> A of the front vertical plate member 11. A plurality of nuts (not shown) are fixed to the rear surface of the standing surface by welding or the like so as to be continuous with the plurality of bolt holes. A front bracket upper part 36 is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal plane by welding or the like.

  The front bracket lower portion 35 is in a state in which the front surface of the standing surface is in contact with the rear surface of the front vertical plate member 11 so that a plurality of bolt holes formed in the standing surface are continuous with the bolt holes 11A of the front vertical plate member 11. The bolt (not shown) is fixed to the upper end edge of the front vertical plate member 11 by inserting the bolt (not shown) from the front into the bolt hole 11A and the like and screwing it into the nut fixed to the upright surface.

  The front bracket upper part 36 has a horizontal lower surface (reference numeral omitted) extending in the left-right direction along the horizontal surface of the front bracket lower part 35, and an upright surface (reference numeral omitted) that is bent upward at the rear edge of the horizontal lower surface and extends substantially vertically. And a horizontal upper surface (reference numeral omitted) that bends forward at the upper end edge of the standing surface and extends substantially horizontally and parallel to the horizontal lower surface is integrally formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens forward. .

  A plurality of bolt holes 36A are formed on the horizontal upper surface so as to correspond to bolt holes 17A described later of the adapter bracket 17. A plurality of nuts (not shown) are fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal upper surface by welding or the like so as to continue to the plurality of bolt holes 36A.

  The rear bracket 31 has the same configuration as the front bracket 30 and the side bracket 32 and includes a rear bracket lower portion 37 fixed to the rear vertical plate member 12 and a rear bracket upper portion 38 to which the adapter bracket 17 is fixed.

  The rear bracket lower portion 37 has a standing surface (not shown) extending in the left-right direction along the upper edge of the rear vertical plate member 12 and facing the front surface of the rear vertical plate member 12, and an upper edge of the standing surface. And a horizontal plane (reference numeral omitted) that is bent forward and extends substantially horizontally is integrally formed. A plurality of bolt holes (not shown) are formed on the standing surface so as to correspond to the bolt holes (not shown) of the rear vertical plate member 12. A plurality of nuts (not shown) are fixed to the front surface of the standing surface by welding or the like so as to be continuous with the plurality of bolt holes. A rear bracket upper portion 38 is fixed to the upper surface of the horizontal plane by welding or the like.

  The rear bracket lower portion 37 is in a state where the rear surface of the standing surface is in contact with the front surface of the rear vertical plate member 12 such that the plurality of bolt holes formed in the standing surface are continuous with the bolt holes of the rear vertical plate member 12. A bolt (not shown) is inserted into the bolt hole from the rear and then screwed into a nut fixed to the standing surface, thereby fixing the upper edge of the rear vertical plate member 12.

  The rear bracket upper portion 38 includes a horizontal lower surface (reference numeral omitted) that extends in the left-right direction along the horizontal plane of the rear bracket lower portion 37, and an upright surface (reference numeral omitted) that is bent upward at the front edge of the horizontal lower surface and extends substantially vertically. A horizontal upper surface (reference numeral omitted) that is bent backward at the upper edge of the standing surface and extends substantially horizontally and parallel to the horizontal lower surface is integrally formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section that opens rearward.

  A plurality of bolt holes 38 </ b> A are formed on the horizontal upper surface so as to correspond to bolt holes 17 </ b> B described later of the adapter bracket 17. A plurality of nuts (not shown) are fixed to the lower surface of the horizontal upper surface by welding or the like so as to continue to the plurality of bolt holes 38A.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 4, 5, and 7, the adapter bracket 17 has a frame shape along the cover mounting portion 18 (the bracket upper portions 36, 38, and 34 of the brackets 30, 31, and 32). A flat metal plate formed in a substantially U shape that opens outward in the vehicle width direction. The adapter bracket 17 includes a plurality of bolt holes 17 </ b> A penetrating vertically for bolting to the front bracket 30 at the upper edge of the front vertical plate member 11, and the rear bracket 31 at the upper edge of the rear vertical plate member 12. A plurality of bolt holes 17 </ b> B penetrating vertically for fixing bolts, a plurality of bolt holes 17 </ b> C penetrating vertically for fixing bolts to the side bracket 32 at the upper edge of the side vertical plate member 13, and the cover 16 A plurality of bolt holes (lower bolt insertion holes) 17 </ b> D penetrating in the vertical direction for fixing the peripheral edge portion of the upper and lower ends are formed. The bolt hole 17D is formed in each of the upper region of the front bracket 30, the upper region of the rear bracket 31, and the upper region of the side bracket 32, similarly to the bolt holes 17A, 17B, and 17C. In the upper region of the side bracket 32, two bolts 17D are formed side by side between the two bolt holes 17C (see FIG. 5). A plurality of nuts 17E are fixed to the lower surface of the adapter bracket 17 by welding or the like so as to be continuous with the plurality of bolt holes 17D. Only the nut 17E in the upper region of the side bracket 32 is shown in FIG. 5, and the nut 17E in the upper region of the front bracket 30 and the upper region of the rear bracket 31 is not shown. Further, the outer shape of the adapter bracket 17 and the bolt holes 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D are formed with high accuracy by laser processing or the like.

  The adapter bracket 17 has a bolt hole 17A continuous with the bolt hole 36A of the front bracket 30, the bolt hole 17B connected with the bolt hole 38A of the rear bracket 31, and the bolt hole 17C connected with the bolt hole 34D of the side bracket 32, respectively. The lower surface is placed in contact with the upper surface of the horizontal upper surface (reference numeral omitted) of the front bracket upper portion 36, the upper surface of the horizontal upper surface (reference symbol omitted) of the rear bracket upper portion 38, and the horizontal upper surface 34C of the side bracket upper portion 34. In this state (a state along the cover mounting portion 18), the bolt 61 is inserted into the bolt holes 17A and 36A from above and screwed into the nut (not shown), and the bolt 62 is inserted into the bolt holes 17B and 38A from above. Then, it is screwed into a nut (not shown), and the bolt 63 is inserted from above into the bolt holes 17C and 34D and screwed into the nut 34E. By tightening the bolts 61, 62 and 63 to the nut, it is fixed to the cover mounting section 18 (the bracket 30, 31, 32 of the respective upper edges of the vertical plate members 11, 12, 13).

  The horizontal upper surface 34C of the side bracket upper part 34 is formed with a plurality of notches 34F for avoiding interference between the nut 17E fixed to the lower surface of the adapter bracket 17 and the side bracket upper part 34. The cutout 34F is arranged in accordance with the position of the nut 17E and has a substantially U shape that opens inward in the vehicle width direction. Similar to the side bracket upper portion 34, the front bracket upper portion 36 and the rear bracket upper portion 38 are also formed with a plurality of notches 36F and 38F for avoiding interference with nuts fixed to the lower surface of the adapter bracket 17. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, the cover 16 has a plurality of bolt holes (upper bolt insertion holes) 16 </ b> B penetrating in the vertical direction along the inner edge in the vehicle width direction. It is formed corresponding to 17D. The peripheral edge of the cover 16 is mounted with the bolt 64 from above with the bolt 64 from above, with the bottom surface in contact with the top surface of the adapter bracket 17 so that the bolt hole 16B is continuous with the bolt hole 17D of the adapter bracket 17. , 17D, screwed into the nut 17E, and fastened to the adapter bracket 17 by tightening the bolt 64 to the nut 17E. The illustration of the upper bolt insertion hole of the cover 16 formed above the front bracket upper part 36 and the rear bracket upper part 38 and the bolts that pass through the upper bolt insertion hole are omitted.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, an assembly error or the like occurs in the shape of the cover mounting portion 18 formed by the combination of the plurality of vertical plate members 11, 12, 13 (brackets 30, 31, 32). Since it is easy, the cover is fixed to the adapter bracket 17 fixed to the cover mounting portion 18 without directly fixing the cover 16 to the cover mounting portion 18. Thus, since the adapter bracket 17 is interposed between the cover mounting portion 18 and the cover 16, a plurality of bolt holes 17D (a plurality of fenders 10 side) of the adapter bracket 17 each corresponding to the bolt hole 17D of the cover 16 are provided. The position accuracy of the lower bolt insertion hole) can be improved, and the cover 16 can be securely attached to the fender 10.

  Further, since the notches 34F, 36F, and 38F for avoiding interference between the nut 17E used when the cover 16 is fixed to the adapter bracket 17 and the cover attaching portion 18 are formed in the cover attaching portion 18, the adapter for the fender 10 is provided. The fixing of the bracket 17 and the attachment of the cover 16 to the adapter bracket 17 can be reliably achieved within a limited range.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the bolt 64 is inserted through the cover 16 and the adapter bracket 17 from above and the nut 17E is screwed into the bolt 64 from below is described. However, the bolt connects the adapter bracket 17 and cover 16 from below. The nut may be inserted into the bolt from above. In this case, interference between the head portion of the bolt and the cover mounting portion is avoided by the notch.

  Moreover, although the case where the circumference | surroundings of the fender upper space 7 were covered with the three vertical plate members 11, 12, and 13 was demonstrated, the circumference | surroundings of the fender upper space 7 are covered with two vertical plate members or three or more vertical plate members. It may be covered. Furthermore, the fuel tank 15 may not be accommodated in the fender upper space 7, but other vehicle-mounted components may be accommodated.

  Moreover, although the case where the fender upper space 7 is formed above the left front fender 10 has been described, the fender upper space may be formed in the right front fender or the left and right rear fenders.

  As mentioned above, although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described, the present invention is not limited by the discussion and the drawings that form part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it should be added that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are all included in the scope of the present invention.

  The cover mounting structure of the present invention can be used for route buses and other vehicles.

6 Wheelhouse 7 Fender upper space 10 Front fender (fender)
11 Front vertical plate member (vertical plate member)
12 Rear vertical plate member (vertical plate member)
13 Side vertical plate member (vertical plate member)
14 Horizontal plate member 16 Cover 17 Adapter bracket 17E Nut 18 Cover mounting part 34F, 36F, 38F Notch 64 Bolt

Claims (2)

A plurality of vertical plate members that divide the front, rear, and sides of the wheel house, and a horizontal plate member that defines the upper side of the wheel house, and each upper portion of the plurality of vertical plate members is the horizontal plate member. A cover mounting structure for attaching a cover that covers the upper portion of the fender upper space to a fender that projects upward above the fender and divides the upper space of the fender,
A cover attachment portion formed by each upper edge of the plurality of vertical plate members;
An adapter bracket having a shape along the cover mounting portion and fixed to each of the plurality of vertical plate members in a state along the cover mounting portion;
The cover mounting structure is characterized in that the cover is fixed to the adapter bracket. The cover mounting structure according to claim 1,
The cover is fixed to the adapter bracket by bolts and nuts,
The cover mounting portion is formed with a notch for avoiding interference with the bolt or the nut.

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