JP6839415B2 - Protector above the pedal - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a protector located above the pedals of a vehicle.

In Patent Document 1, the upper side of the steering column is supported by a support member, and a lower bracket in which the lower ends of the two side plates are connected by a horizontal plate is arranged below the support member, and is below the steering column. A structure is described in which a guide plate is fixed to the occupant side of the support member, and the end portion of the guide plate is bent in an arc shape toward the lower bracket to form a sliding portion. When the toes of the occupant stepping on the brake pedal protrude from the brake pedal at a height that hits the lower bracket, the protruding toes hit the sliding portion of the guide plate and slide downward. Further, a state in which the front end edges of the two side plates of the lower bracket and the front end edges of the horizontal plates are continuous in substantially the same plane is shown.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 7-172321

In the structure of Patent Document 1, the front edge of the two side plates of the lower bracket and the front edge of the horizontal plate are continuous in substantially the same plane, and the front-rear length of the horizontal plate is short. If the occupant's toes are inserted deeply, the toes may cross the front edge of the horizontal plate and interfere with surrounding parts (brake switches, brake booster piping, etc.). For example, if the toes interfere with the brake switch, the brake switch may be damaged, and if the toes touch the hot HBB (Hydraulic Brake Booster) piping, the toes may be damaged. ..

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a protector capable of preventing interference between the occupant's toes and peripheral parts even when the occupant's toes that are operated by depressing the pedal are deeply inserted forward. To do.

In order to achieve the above object, the first aspect of the present invention is a protector arranged above a pedal provided below the front and lower parts of the driver's seat so as to be stepped on and operated by the feet of an occupant seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle. , A vertical plate portion, a cover plate portion, and a fixed plate portion are provided. The vertical plate portion is fixed to the vehicle body side above the pedal and extends downward. The cover plate is fixedly supported by the vertical plate and intersects in the vertical direction, and the pedal is pressed from above at a height position that secures a foot entry space between the pedal and the pedal to allow the foot to enter the pedal. cover. The fixing plate portion is fixed to the vehicle body side. The cover plate portion has a base region that is fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion and extends rearward, and an overhanging region that projects forward from the base region. The vertical plate portion extends downward from the front end portion of the fixed plate portion. The rear end of the base region is fixedly supported by the rear end of the fixing plate. The front end portion of the base region is fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion.

In the above configuration, since the cover plate portion has a base region that is fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion and extends rearward and an overhanging region that projects forward from the base region, the cover plate portion (overhanging region) The front-rear length of the cover plate can be extended so that the front end extends to the front and back side. For this reason, even when the toes (toes) of the occupant (driver) who depresses the pedal are deeply inserted forward, the cover plate (overhang) prevents interference between the occupant's toes and peripheral parts. Area) can be prevented.

For example, when the brake switch is arranged as a peripheral component, the cover plate portion reliably prevents the interference between the occupant's toes and the brake switch, so that damage to the brake switch can be prevented. In addition, when the HBB (Hydraulic Brake Booster) piping that becomes hot is placed in front of and above the pedal (brake pedal), the cover plate ensures that the contact between the occupant's toes and the HBB piping is blocked. Therefore, the toes will not be damaged by touching the HBB piping.

Further, since the base area is fixed to the vehicle body side via the vertical plate portion and the overhanging area projects forward from the base area, even if the overhanging area is kicked by the occupant's toes, the overhanging area can be seen. The impact can be absorbed by the vertical plate portion, and interference between the occupant's toes and peripheral parts can be reliably prevented.

Further , since the rear end portion and the front end portion of the base region are fixedly supported by the front end portion and the vertical plate portion of the fixing plate portion, the mounting rigidity of the cover plate portion is strengthened. Therefore, even if the overhanging area is kicked by the occupant's toes, the impact can be reliably absorbed by the entire protector, and interference between the occupant's toes and peripheral parts can be prevented more reliably. can do.

A second aspect of the present invention is the protector of the first aspect, wherein the base region is a rear region that inclines from the rear end toward the front diagonally downward, and a rear region from the front edge to the rear region of the rear region. It has an anterior region that bends more horizontally and extends forward. The vertical plate portion fixedly supports the front end portion of the front side region. The overhang area extends forward from the anterior edge of the anterior area. The anterior region may extend obliquely forward and diagonally downward from the front edge of the posterior region, or may extend substantially horizontally forward.

In the above configuration, the base region includes a rear region that inclines diagonally forward and downward from the rear end, and a front region that bends horizontally from the front edge of the rear region to the rear region and extends forward. Have. In this way, the rear region is tilted more rearward and upward than the front region (the tilt angle with respect to the horizontal direction is larger), so that the vertical width (height) of the rear end side (entrance side) of the foot entry space is formed large. It is possible to suppress a decrease in pedal depression operability due to the cover plate portion.

According to the present invention, even when the toes of the occupant who depresses the pedal are deeply inserted forward, it is possible to prevent the occupant's toes from interfering with peripheral parts.

It is a perspective view which looked at the peripheral structure of the brake pedal including the protector which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention from the rear diagonally lower side. It is a perspective view of the protector of FIG. It is an exploded perspective view of the protector of FIG. 2, (a) shows the 2nd protector, and (b) shows the 1st protector respectively. It is a side view which looked at the main part of the peripheral structure of FIG. 1 from the direction of arrow IV in FIG. It is a perspective view of the protector which concerns on the modification.

Hereinafter, the protector 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. Unless otherwise specified, the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction in the traveling direction of the vehicle, and the left-right direction means the left-right direction in a state of facing the front of the vehicle. In the figure, the arrow FR indicates the front, and the arrow UP indicates the upper side.

As shown in FIG. 4, a brake pedal (pedal) 1 that can be stepped on by the foot 8 of an occupant (driver) seated in the driver's seat is arranged in the lower front part of the driver's seat in the passenger compartment 60 of the vehicle to brake. A protector 10 is attached above the pedal 1.

As shown in FIG. 1, a bracket structure 20 integrally having a bracket upper portion 21 and a bracket lower portion 22 is fixed to the lower front portion of the driver's seat. The bracket upper portion 21 has a flat plate-shaped mounting surface portion 23 that intersects the front-rear direction, and is fastened and fixed to the vehicle body side (for example, the dash panel side) on both sides of the mounting surface portion 23 in the vehicle width direction. The bracket lower portion 22 has a plate shape extending downward from the lower edge of the mounting surface portion 23, and the lower end portion thereof is fastened and fixed to the vehicle body side (for example, the floor panel side). A pedal insertion hole 24 through which the brake pedal 1 is inserted is formed in the lower portion 22 of the bracket. The pedal insertion hole 24 has a size that allows the brake pedal 1 to swing in the vertical direction.

An HBB mounting hole (not shown) for mounting the HBB (hydraulic brake booster) 4 and the brake master cylinder 5 is formed on the mounting surface portion 23 of the bracket structure 20. The HBB 4 is fastened and fixed to the rear surface of the mounting surface portion 23 with the HBB mounting hole inserted, and the push rod (not shown) of the HBB 4 fixed to the mounting surface portion 23 extends to the front of the mounting surface portion 23. The HBB 4 operates the brake master cylinder 5 in response to the movement of the push rod. The oil inflow side pipe (inlet side oil pipe) 6 and the oil outflow side pipe (outlet side oil pipe) 7 are connected to the brake master cylinder 5.

The brake pedal 1 extends obliquely forward and upward from the rear side to the front side of the bracket lower portion 22 with the pedal insertion hole 24 inserted. A pedal bracket (not shown) fixed to the bracket structure 20 and extending rearward is provided on the rear side of the mounting surface portion 23, and the intermediate portion of the brake pedal 1 is centered on a rotation axis extending in the vehicle width direction. It is rotatably supported by the pedal bracket. The upper end portion (not shown) of the brake pedal 1 is arranged in front of the mounting surface portion 23 and is rotatably connected to the front end portion of the push rod. A pad 2 operated by the driver is fixed to the lower end of the brake pedal 1 arranged behind the lower portion 22 of the bracket.

The brake pedal 1 is urged upward by an urging member (not shown) such as a spring and held in a non-operating position. When the pad 2 is stepped on and the brake pedal 1 descends from the non-operating position against the urging force, the push rod of the HBB 4 moves rearward, and the brake cylinder (shown) from the brake master cylinder 5 via the outlet side oil pipe 7. Hydraulic pressure is supplied to (omitted), and braking force is applied to each wheel (not shown).

Peripheral parts such as the brake switch 3 and the inlet side oil pipe 6 are arranged on the rear side of the bracket structure 20 (bracket lower portion 22) and above the brake pedal 1. The brake switch 3 is configured to light a brake lamp (not shown) in response to a stepping operation (descending) of the brake pedal 1, and is fixed to the vehicle body side in the vicinity of the brake pedal 1. The inlet-side oil pipe 6 is in a high temperature state due to the circulation of high temperature oil inside the pipe 6.

As shown in FIG. 4, the protector-mounted portion 25 on the front side and the protector-mounted portion 26 at the rear end are provided at the lower portion of the HBB4 behind the mounting surface portion 23 so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction. , 26, the protector 10 is fixed. Female screw-shaped bolt mounting holes (not shown) that screw with the bolts 27 and 28 are formed in the protector mounting portions 25 and 26. The bolt mounting holes extend in the front-rear direction and open rearward so as to be screwed with the bolts 27 and 28 inserted from the rear.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the protector 10 of the present embodiment is composed of a first protector 31 and a second protector 32. Each of the first protector 31 and the second protector 32 is formed by punching a metal plate into a predetermined shape and bending it. In the following, each part of the protector 10 will be described with reference to the posture attached to the vehicle body side.

The first protector 31 includes a rear surface portion 33 that stands up along the vehicle width direction, and an upper surface portion 34 that bends from the lower end edge of the rear surface portion 33 on one side (left side in the present embodiment) in the vehicle width direction and extends forward. The front surface portion 35 which bends downward from the rear end edge of the upper surface portion 34 and the lower surface portion which bends from the lower end edge of the rear surface portion 33 on the other side (right side in the present embodiment) in the vehicle width direction and extends diagonally forward and downward A lower side portion 37 (shown in FIG. 4) that bends and extends diagonally upward from the side edge of the other side (right side) of the portion (first lower surface portion) 36, and the upper end edge of the lower side surface portion 37. It integrally has a side surface upper portion 38 (shown in FIG. 4) that bends from the side surface and extends upward, and a rectangular joint surface portion 39 that partially protrudes from the rear end edge of the side surface upper portion 38. The joint surface portion 39 overlaps the end portion of the rear surface portion 33 on the other side (right side) in the vehicle width direction from the rear, and the joint surface portion 39 and the rear surface portion 33 are faced with the front surface of the joint surface portion 39 and the rear surface of the rear surface portion 33. They are joined by welding or the like in contact with each other. The plate width (distance in the vehicle width direction) of the first lower surface portion 36 is tapered so as to become narrower toward the front. A rear bolt insertion hole 55 is formed on one side (left side) of the front surface portion 35 in the vehicle width direction, and a first front bolt insertion hole 56 is formed on the other side (right side) of the rear surface portion 33 in the vehicle width direction. Has been done. The rear surface portion 33, the upper surface portion 34, and the front surface portion 35 form a fixing plate portion 17 fixed to the vehicle body side.

The second protector 32 integrally has a horizontal surface portion (second lower surface portion) 40 that intersects the vertical direction and a vertical surface portion 41 (vertical plate portion 11) that intersects the front-rear direction. The plate width (distance in the vehicle width direction) of the second lower surface portion 40 is the largest in the central portion in the front-rear direction, and is tapered so as to be narrower toward the rear and the front from the central portion. On one side (left side) of the central portion of the second lower surface portion 40 in the vehicle width direction, a rectangular protruding surface portion 42 integrally continuous with the second lower surface portion 40 is formed. The vertical surface portion 41 is bent upward from the rear end edge of the protruding surface portion 42, and a second front bolt insertion hole 57 is formed at the upper end portion of the vertical surface portion 41. The second lower surface portion 40 is bent so that the crossing angle (upper side) is obtuse in the vicinity of the rear end of the rear end of the protruding surface portion 42, and the second lower surface portion rear region 44 on the rear side of the bending line 43 and the second front side. It is partitioned into a lower surface front region 45.

The second lower surface rear region 44 of the second protector 32 is partially overlapped with one side (left side) in the vehicle width direction of the first lower surface portion 36 of the first protector 31 in a state of being in surface contact with each other. 1 It is joined to the lower surface portion 36 by welding or the like. Further, the vertical surface portion 41 of the second protector 32 aligns the position of the second front bolt insertion hole 57 with the position of the first front bolt insertion hole 56, and is one of the front portions 35 of the first protector 31 in the vehicle width direction. It is joined to the front surface portion 35 by welding or the like in a state where it is overlapped with the side (left side) in the front-rear direction and in surface contact. The protector 10 is formed by the above joining, and the vertical surface portion 41 extends downward from the front surface portion 35 (the front end portion of the fixing plate portion 17).

The protector 10 is attached to the vehicle body side by fastening and fixing the upper end portions of the front surface portion 35 and the vertical surface portion 41 to the protector attached portion 25 on the front side and fastening and fixing the rear surface portion 33 to the protector attached portion 26 on the rear side. Be done. The front side is fastened and fixed by screwing the bolt 27 through which the first and second front bolt insertion holes 56 and 57 are inserted into the bolt mounting hole of the front protector mounting portion 25 and tightening the bolt 27. Is performed by screwing and tightening the bolt 28 through which the rear bolt insertion hole 55 is inserted into the bolt attachment hole of the protector attached portion 26 on the rear side.

The first lower surface portion 36 and the second lower surface portion 40 form a cover plate portion 12 that is fixedly supported by the vertical surface portion 41 and intersects in the vertical direction. The cover plate portion 12 is set at a height position where a foot entry space 9 (see FIG. 4) that allows the foot 8 to enter the brake pedal 1 is secured between the cover plate portion 12 and the brake pedal 1. Cover from above. As for the plate width of the cover plate portion 12, the plate width WM at the center portion in the front-rear direction is the longest, the plate width WF at the front end edge is the shortest, and the plate width WB at the rear end edge is in the middle (WF <WB <WM). ) (See Fig. 2).

The boundary line in FIG. 2 of the second lower surface portion 40 of the second protector 32 behind the vertical surface portion 41 (the second lower surface portion rear region 44, the protruding surface portion 42, and the second lower surface portion front region 45). The region behind 46 constitutes the base region 13 of the protector 10 together with the first lower surface portion 36, and the region of the second lower surface portion 40 of the second protector 32 in front of the vertical surface portion 41 (second lower surface portion). The region of the front region 45 on the front side of the boundary line 46 in FIG. 2) constitutes an overhanging region 16 of the protector 10 that projects forward from the base region 13. The front end edge (rear end portion of the base region 13) of the first lower surface portion 36 is fixedly supported by the front end portion 35 (rear end portion of the fixing plate portion 17), and the protruding surface portion 42 (front end portion of the base region 13). Is fixedly supported by the vertical surface portion 41. The overhanging region 16 covers peripheral parts such as the brake switch 3 and the oil pipe 6 on the inlet side from below in front of the vertical surface portion 41, and prevents the occupant's toes (toes) 8a from entering the peripheral parts (FIG. 4).

The base region 13 is divided into a rear region 14 and a front region 15 by a bending line 43 of the second lower surface portion 40. The first lower surface portion 36 and the second lower surface portion rear region 44 constitute a rear side region 14 that is inclined forward and diagonally downward from the front end edge (rear end portion of the base region 13) of the first lower surface portion 36. The rear side region of the second lower surface portion front region 45 excluding the overhanging region 16 is the front side that bends horizontally from the front end edge (bending line 43) of the rear side region 14 to the rear side region 14 and extends forward. Region 15 is configured. The vertical surface portion 41 fixedly supports the front end portion of the front side region 15, and the overhanging region 16 extends forward from the front edge of the front side region 15. The first lower surface portion 36 overlaps with the second lower surface portion rear region 44 in a range of more than half of the first lower surface portion 36, and the second lower surface portion rear region 44 also overlaps with the first lower surface portion 36 in a range of more than half of the second lower surface portion rear region 44. Has a double plate structure over a wide area in the center in the plate width direction.

According to the present embodiment, since the cover plate portion 12 has a base region 13 fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion 11 and an overhanging region 16 projecting forward from the base region 13, the cover plate portion 12 The front-rear length of the cover plate portion 12 can be extended so that the front end of the (overhanging region 16) extends to the front and back side. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, even when the occupant's toe 8a to be operated by depressing the brake pedal 1 is deeply inserted forward, the occupant's toe 8a and peripheral parts (brake switch 3 and outlet side). Interference with the oil pipe 7 and the like) can be prevented by the cover plate portion 12 (overhanging region 16). Therefore, it is possible to prevent the brake switch 3 from being damaged and to prevent the toe 8a from being damaged by touching the outlet side oil pipe 7 in a high temperature state.

The rear end portion and the front end portion of the base region 13 are fixedly supported by the front end portion and the vertical plate portion 11 of the fixing plate portion 17, respectively, and the base region 13 is fixed to the vehicle body side via the vertical plate portion 11. Since the overhanging area 16 projects forward from the base area 13, even if the overhanging area 16 is kicked by the occupant's toes 8a, the impact is exerted by the entire protector 10 including the vertical plate portion 11. It can be absorbed, and interference between the occupant's toes 8a and peripheral parts can be reliably prevented.

Since the rear region 14 of the base region 13 is tilted more rearwardly and upward than the front region 15 (the tilt angle with respect to the horizontal direction is larger), the vertical width (height) of the rear end side (entrance side) of the foot entry space 9 is increased. ) Can be formed large, and deterioration of pedal depression operability due to the cover plate portion 12 can be suppressed.

Since the rear side region 14 of the base region 13 has a double plate structure in a wide range in the center in the plate width direction, the surface rigidity of the rear side region 14 can be strengthened by increasing the wall thickness.

In the present embodiment, the cover plate portion 12 is composed of two parts (the first lower surface portion 36 of the first protector 31 and the second lower surface portion 40 of the second protector 32), but the cover plate portion 12 is composed of one component. It may be composed of three or more parts. FIG. 5 shows an example in which the cover plate portion 12 is composed of one component (protector main body 51), and the protector 50 is composed of the protector main body 51 and the connecting plate 52. The protector main body 51 is formed by integrally forming an overhanging region 16 with the first protector 31 of the first embodiment, and the same parts as those of the first protector 31 are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted. The lower surface portion 36 of the protector main body 51 constitutes a base region 13, and the connecting plate 52 is vertically overlapped over substantially the entire front-rear direction of the side end edge portion on one side (left side) of the lower surface portion 36 in the vehicle width direction. The lower joint surface portion 62 to be joined, the connecting surface portion 63 (vertical plate portion 11) that bends upward from the side edge of the lower joint surface portion 62 on one side (left side) in the vehicle width direction, and the upper end of the connecting surface portion 63. It integrally has an upper coupling surface portion 64 that is bent from the edge to one side (left side) in the vehicle width direction and is vertically overlapped and joined to the upper surface portion 34. The overhanging region 16 extends integrally from the front end edge (boundary line 65 in FIG. 5) of the lower surface portion 36, and the lower surface portion 36 and the overhanging region 16 form a cover plate portion 12.

Further, the pedal to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the brake pedal 1, and may be another pedal (accelerator pedal, clutch pedal, etc.).

Although the embodiment to which the invention made by the present inventor is applied has been described above, the present invention is not limited by the essay and the drawings which form a part of the disclosure of the present invention according to this embodiment. That is, it goes without saying that all other embodiments, examples, operational techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are included in the category of the present invention.

The present invention can be used in various vehicles as a protector placed above the pedal.

1: Brake pedal (pedal)
2: Pad 3: Brake switch 4: HBB (Hydraulic brake booster)
5; Brake master cylinder 6: Inlet side oil pipe 7: Outlet side oil pipe 8: Foot 8a: Foot 9: Foot entry space 10, 60: Protector 11: Vertical plate part 12: Cover plate part 13: Base area 14: Rear area 15 of the base area: Front area 16 of the base area: Overhang area 17: Fixing plate part 20: Bracket structure 21: Bracket upper part 22: Bracket lower part 23: Mounting surface part 24: Pedal insertion hole 25: Front protector Attached part 26: Rear protector Attached part 27, 28: Bolt 31: First protector 32: Second protector 33: Rear surface part 34: Upper surface part 35: Front part 36: Lower surface part (first lower surface part)
37: Lower side surface 38: Upper side surface 39: Joint surface portion 40: Lateral surface portion (second lower surface portion)
41: Vertical surface portion 42: Protruding surface portion 43: Bent line 44: Second lower surface portion rear region 45: Second lower surface portion front region 46, 65: Boundary line 51: Protector body 52: Connecting plate 55: Rear bolt insertion hole 56: First front bolt insertion hole 57: Second front bolt insertion hole 60: Vehicle interior 62: Lower joint surface portion 63: Connection surface portion 64: Upper joint surface portion

Claims (2)

A protector that is placed above a pedal provided below the front of the driver's seat so that it can be stepped on and operated by the foot of an occupant seated in the driver's seat of the vehicle.
A vertical plate that is fixed to the vehicle body above the pedal and extends downward,
The pedal is held from above at a height position where it is fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion and intersects in the vertical direction to secure a foot entry space between the pedal and the pedal to allow the foot to enter the pedal. The cover plate to cover and
It is equipped with a fixing plate part that is fixed to the vehicle body side.
The cover plate portion, possess a base region extending rearwardly fixedly supported on the vertical plate portion, and a protruding region protruding forwardly from said base region,
The vertical plate portion extends downward from the front end portion of the fixed plate portion.
The rear end portion of the base region is fixedly supported by the rear end portion of the fixing plate portion.
A protector above the pedal , wherein the front end portion of the base region is fixedly supported by the vertical plate portion. The protector according to claim 1.
The base region includes a rear region that inclines diagonally forward and downward from the rear end portion and a front region that bends horizontally from the front end edge of the rear region and extends forward from the rear region. Have and
The vertical plate portion fixedly supports the front end portion of the front side region.
The overhanging region is a protector above the pedal that extends forward from the front edge of the anterior region.

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