JPH0159134B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention is an automobile body/frame modification machine, and more specifically, it fixes the positional relationship of front pillars, center pillars, etc. when modifying an automobile body/frame, and also repairs mutual body/frames. It is for the purpose of

As an example of the above-mentioned conventional automobile body/frame modification machine, there is a known modification tool in which a threaded hole is cut in the axial direction at both ends of a center rod, and a screw member with a clamp for the body/frame is fitted into both threaded holes. . The threaded holes at both ends of this rod have opposite threads, and after both screw members with clamps have been stopped from rotating, the center rod is rotated to adjust the length of the repair tool. However, with this modification tool, it is inefficient to change the length, and the positional relationship of the front pillar etc. is fixed only by one-dimensional tensile force.
There was a problem that the door frame etc. could not be fixed in a two-dimensional shape as a whole.

It is an object of the present invention to provide an automobile body/frame modification machine that solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its structural features include a central connecting member having a plurality of connecting means; , a first end rotatably engaged with the central connecting member;
A fine adjustment device comprising a plurality of connecting rods each having an engaging means and a second engaging means whose other end engages with the body frame, the connecting rod having a fine adjusting portion in which the two rods are screwed together. By including two types of connecting rods: a connecting rod, and a coarse adjustment connecting rod having a coarse adjustment part that fits two rods having a plurality of cross holes and maintains the fitted state by inserting a pin into the cross holes. be.

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, by appropriately combining the fine adjustment connecting rod and the coarse adjustment rod and connecting them to the central connecting member, it is possible to easily and efficiently adjust the length of the connected connecting rods. The desired fixed or modified state can be obtained by performing the following steps.

In addition, by attaching three or more connecting rods to the central connecting member to form a repair machine, door frames, engine rooms, etc. can be fixed two-dimensionally, and the shapes of door frames, engine rooms, etc. can be maintained. Body modifications and body parts replacement can be performed accurately and easily while the vehicle is in use.

Furthermore, by fixing a plurality of connecting rods connected to the central connecting member to the body, etc., and expanding or contracting any one of the connecting rods, the parts of the body etc. to which the other connecting rods are connected can be moved. Using this as a reference, it is possible to adjust the position of the connecting portion of the expanded and contracted body frame of the connecting rod, that is, modify the body frame.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the drawings. The automobile body/frame modification machine 1 is a first
As shown in the figures and FIG. 2, a central connecting member 2;
It is composed of a plurality of fine adjustment connection rods 4 and a plurality of coarse adjustment connection rods 6 connected to this. The central connecting member 2 is disc-shaped and has a plurality of pin holes 8 provided on the same circumference.

The fine adjustment connecting rod 4 includes a cylindrical first rod member 10 and a first rod member 1, as shown in FIG.
The rod member 10 includes a first engaging means 12 attached to one end of the rod member 10, and a second engaging means 14 attached to the other end of the first rod member 10. The first rod member 10 is provided with an adjustment lever hole 13 on the first engagement means 12 side, an engagement pin 15 is implanted at the end on the first engagement means 12 side, and a second A female thread 16 is provided at the end on the side of the engagement means 14 .

The first engaging member 11 of the first engaging means 12 is approximately U-shaped, and a bolt hole 18 into which a bolt 17 is fitted is provided at the center of both legs, and the first engaging member 11 of the first engaging means 12 is provided with a bolt hole 18 in the center of both legs. An engagement pin hole 20 in which the engagement pin 15 is rotatably engaged is provided in the portion.

The second engagement means 14 includes a second rod member 24 having a male thread 22 that engages the female thread 16.
, an L-shaped pin 26 , a U-shaped member 30 fixed to the end of the second rod member 24 and having an engagement hole 28 for the L-shaped pin 26 , and a U-shaped member 30 fixed to the end of the second rod member 24 and having an engagement hole 28 for the L-shaped pin 26 . It consists of two jaw members 32 rotatably incorporated into the member 30 and a tightening bolt 34 for tightening the two jaw members 32.

The coarse adjustment connecting rod 6 is shown in FIG. 2, but the same components as the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 are given the same reference numerals as those of the fine adjustment connecting rod in the drawing, and the explanation thereof will be omitted. The cylindrical third rod member 50 is
A plurality of pairs of engagement holes 54 for U-shaped pins 52 are provided on the side of the second engagement means 14 .

The second engagement means 14 includes a fourth rod member 56 slidably inserted into the third rod member 50 and a U-shaped member 30 secured to the end of the fourth rod member 56. The fourth rod member 56 has pairs of engagement holes 58 for U-shaped pins 52 and is slidable within the third rod member 56.

The members having the above configuration are used as follows.
For example, when fixing the shape of the window frame 100, one central connecting member 2, two fine adjustment connecting rods 4, and two coarse adjusting connecting rods 6 are used, as shown in FIG. . First, the first engaging member 12 of each connecting rod 6, 4 is fixed to the central connecting member 2 with a bolt 17. The second engagement means 14 of the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 can be adjusted by rotating the first rod member 10 and the second rod member 24 relative to each other to adjust the length, and then screwing in the bolt 34 to lock the jaw. The window frame 100 is gripped by the member 32. The second engagement means 14 of the coarse adjustment connecting rod 6 is connected to the U-shaped pin 5.
2 to adjust the length, the U-shaped pin 52 is again inserted into the engagement hole 52 of the third rod member 50 and the engagement hole 58 of the fourth rod member 56 to fix the length. Further, by screwing in the bolt 34, the window frame 100 is gripped by the jaw member 32.

When modifying the window frame 100, further insert an appropriate adjustment lever (not shown) into the adjustment lever hole 13 of the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 and tighten the first rod member 1.
This can be done by rotating 0.

Furthermore, when displacing a specific portion A of a substantially linear member 200 such as a bumper with respect to another portion, one central connecting member 2 is moved as shown in FIG.
, at least one fine adjustment connecting rod 4, and 2
The modification is carried out in the same manner as described above using the appropriate connecting rods 4, 6 of the book.

Another embodiment is to use the second engagement means 14 of the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 or the coarse adjustment connecting rod 6 in place of the parallel traction type second engagement means 214 shown in FIG. Parallel traction type second engagement means 214
consists of a horizontal part 216 and a vertical part 218, and the horizontal part 216 has a bolt hole 222 for the bolt 217.
A pin hole 224 for the L-shaped pin 26 is provided in the vertical portion 218. The parallel traction type second engagement means 214 has a horizontal portion 216 attached to the strut seat 220 by a bolt 217 and a nut 219, and a vertical portion 218 attached to the U-shaped member 30 by an L-shaped pin 26. mounted on.

Here, the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 of the present invention has a first
By attaching the jaw member 32 to the engaging member 12 and expanding and contracting the first rod member, it is possible to modify the body and frame independently.

Further, those skilled in the art can naturally assume that the first engaging means 12 and the second engaging means 14 of the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 and coarse adjustment connecting rod 6 of the above embodiments may be replaced.

Incidentally, in order to widen the application of the automobile body/frame modification machine of the present invention, a right angle adapter 300 shown in FIG. 6 is used. The right angle adapter 300 secures the substrate 302 onto one of the jaw members 32 by bolts 34 that secure the two jaw members 32 together. A flexible adapter 304 is rotatably attached to the center of the substrate 302, and the flexible adapter 304 is provided with an engagement hole 306 perpendicular to the axis of rotation. Flexible adapter 3
04 is inserted into the U-shaped member 30 and rotatably attached by an L-shaped pin 26. Therefore, the fine adjustment connecting rod 4 or the coarse adjustment rod 6 attached to the U-shaped member 30 can be oriented in either direction with respect to the jaw member 32.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a plan view of the central connecting member and the fine adjustment connecting rod, FIG. 2 is a side view of the central connecting member and the coarse adjustment connecting rod, and FIG.
4 and 4 are perspective views showing how the automobile body/frame modification machine is used, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the parallel traction type second engaging means, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the right angle adapter. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1: Automobile body/frame modifier, 2: Central connecting member, 4: Fine adjustment connecting rod, 6: Coarse adjustment connecting rod, 8: Pin hole, 10: First rod member, 12: First engaging member, 14 : second engagement member,
15: Engagement pin, 24: Second rod member, 50:
Third rod member.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 a central connecting member having a plurality of connecting means; and a first member having one end rotatably engaged with the central connecting member.
A fine adjustment device comprising a plurality of connecting rods each having an engaging means and a second engaging means whose other end engages with the body frame, the connecting rod having a fine adjusting portion in which the two rods are screwed together. The invention includes two types of connecting rods: a connecting rod, and a coarse adjustment connecting rod having a coarse adjustment section that fits two rods having a plurality of cross holes and maintains the fitted state by inserting a pin into the cross holes. Characteristic car body/frame repair machine.