JPH0228060A - Mounting structure for steering joint cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate temporary stopping and positioning, that is, mounting of a joint cover by providing a mounting margin to be arranged in an end part in a steering column side in a steering joint cover further a specific mounting hole to be drilled in the mounting margin. CONSTITUTION:A bottom end part of a steering column 7, fixed to an instrument panel by a bolt 6 through a bracket 5, and a steering joint 9 are respectively coated with a steering joint cover 1. Here a mounting margin 10 is provided to be arranged in the joint cover 1 in its end part in a side of the column 7. The mounting margin 10 drills a mounting hole 11 comprising a long hole 12 with its minor bore smaller than a diameter of the bolt 6 and a slit hole 13 having an axial line along the major bore direction of the long hole 12. While an opening part of the mounting hole 11 is curved, here the bolt 6 is engaged in its thread part 14. Thus utilizing the mounting margin 10, temporary stopping and positioning of the joint cover 1 are facilitated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a steering joint cover that covers a steering joint portion exposed inside a vehicle interior.

(Prior Art) A steering shaft and a steering column that covers the outer periphery of the steering shaft are arranged at optimal positions and angles depending on the driver's driving posture in order to drive the vehicle smoothly. The steering joint.

It is provided to connect the steering shaft having the angle selected in this way and the front wheel side to be steered, and connects the steering shaft and the steering pinion. This steering joint is located near the floor of the passenger compartment, that is, at the driver's feet, so if the steering joint is left exposed, it not only looks bad, but also damages the driver's feet. Driving-related inconveniences may occur, such as clothes getting dirty or getting clothes caught. Therefore, in order to prevent this kind of inconvenience from occurring, the exposed part of the steering joint has traditionally been covered with a cover.
3-4680 (see IVA).

The technique disclosed in the above-mentioned publication provides claws and clamps at a plurality of locations on the vehicle side, and holes that fit into the claws and clamps on the cover side in correspondence with the vehicle body. After locating the claws and clamps at multiple locations and the holes, the two are fitted together to complete the installation of the cover.Normally, the claws or holes are located on the steering shaft side and on the passenger compartment floor. It is distributed in two locations: the side and the side. In addition to the claws and holes, clips, clamps, etc. may be used as means for attaching the cover.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the technique disclosed in the above publication, a hole is provided on the cover side in order to attach the cover, and a claw portion and a clamp protruding from the vehicle body are inserted into this hole. Because it is a structure that is fixed by bending it afterwards,
There was still room for improvement, such as the time it took to attach and detach the cover.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of this point,
An object of the present invention is to provide a steering joint cover that allows temporary fixing and positioning of the cover with ease.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a dash panel 3
In the mounting structure of the steering joint cover l, which covers the lower end of the steering column 7 and the steering joint 9, which are fixed with bolts 6 through the bracket 5, the end of the steering joint cover on the steering column 7 side An installation fee of 10 is provided, and this installation fee IO
A mounting hole 11 is formed, which is made up of a long hole 12 whose short diameter is smaller than the diameter of the bolt 6, and a slit hole 13 that is continuous with the long hole 12 and has an axis along the long diameter direction of the long hole 12.

The opening of the mounting hole 11 is curved so that the threaded portion 14 of the bolt 6 is engaged with the mounting hole 11.

(Function) Since the present invention is constructed as described above, when attaching the steering joint cover 1 to the vehicle body side, the elongated hole 1 of the attachment holes 11 of the steering joint cover 1 is
By pushing the threaded portion 14 of the bolt 6 into the portion 2 and engaging it at this portion, the steering joint cover 1 can be temporarily fixed to the vehicle body side. In this case, the threaded part of the bolt 6 passes through the elongated hole 12, so
The positioning of the steering joint cover 1 and the dash panel 3 side can be easily performed. The slit hole 13 prevents the attachment hole 11 from being damaged when the elongated hole 12 and the threaded portion 14 of the bolt 6 are engaged.

(Example) Below, one example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the main parts of the steering joint cover 1 according to the present invention, and shows the mounting allowance 10 provided in the upper part of the steering joint cover 1.
(See Figure 4) is shown enlarged. This first
As shown in Fig. 2 and Fig. 2, the installation allowance lO is the amount required for the installation hole 1 when installing the steering column cover 1 on the vehicle body side.
By doing this, the steering joint cover 1 is engaged with the bolt 6.
This allows for positioning and temporary fixing.

As a structure for this purpose, a mounting hole 11 is bored in the mounting allowance 10. This mounting hole 11 has a long hole 12 whose short diameter is smaller than the diameter of the bolt 6, and a long hole 12 which is continuous with this long hole 12.
2. The slit hole 13 has an axis along the major diameter direction of the slit hole 13. The attachment hole 11 is arranged so that the long diameter of the elongated hole 12 coincides with the axial direction of the steering column 7 when the cover 1 is temporarily fixed or attached to the dash panel 3.

Furthermore, the mounting allowance 10 is such that the opening of the mounting hole 11 is curved inward as shown in FIG. 2, so that the short diameter of the long hole 12 and the threaded portion 14 of the bolt 6 engage. . 15 is a nut screwed onto the bolt 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, the steering system Wi2 includes an alignment racket 4 and a lower bracket 5 mounted on the dash panel 3.
It is attached with bolt 6 through.

The steering joint cover (see the inclined part) 1 is for covering the lower end of the steering column 7 and the steering joint 9 exposed to the vehicle interior 8. Note that an attachment allowance (not shown) is provided at the lower end of the steering joint cover 1 for attachment to the dash panel 3.

In this embodiment, for a bolt 6 having a threaded portion 14 with a diameter of 8 mm, the minor axis a of the elongated hole 12 is set to 5.5 mm, and the width of the slit hole 13 is set to 21 mm.

Further, C shown in FIG. 2 represents the dimensions of the edge portion of the curved elongated hole 12 and the convex surface of the curved end. ensure that the relationship is consistent.

Next, the steering joint cover 1 according to the above configuration
The procedure for covering the lower end of the steering column 7 and the portion of the steering joint 9 exposed to the vehicle interior 8 will be explained below. First, the bolts 6 of the lower bracket 5 fixing the steering column 7 are inserted into the mounting holes 11. At this time, the short diameter side edge of the elongated hole 12 and the opening engage with the threaded part 14 of the bolt 6, and the short diameter side edge part bites into the threaded part 14. As a result, the steering joint 1 to the cover 1 As shown in FIG. 5, the upper end portion is temporarily fixed to the dash panel 3.

Next, the lower end of the steering joint cover 1 is operated to adjust its position with respect to the floor of the passenger compartment 8. Since the bolt 6 is provided so as to be freely movable in the longitudinal direction within the elongated hole 12, the steering Stained cover 1 and dash panel 3
Positioning can be done easily. After attaching the lower end of the steering joint cover l to the dash panel 3, the nut 15 is screwed onto the bolt 6, and the installation of the steering joint cover 1 is completed.

At this time, the slit hole 13 prevents the attachment hole 11 from being damaged when the long hole 12 and the threaded portion 14 of the bolt 6 are engaged.

(9. Effect of light) Since the present invention is configured as explained above,
During the installation work of the steering joint cover, the steering joint cover can be easily temporarily fixed and moved to the first position.

Therefore, the installation work of the steering shim cover becomes easy and quick, and workability and productivity are improved. Furthermore, when installing this steering joint cover, there is no need to use any special mounting parts, which reduces the number of parts and the weight of the material, making the vehicle lighter. Fuel efficiency improves. Furthermore, by reducing the number of parts, it is possible to reduce costs.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the mounting allowance portion of the steering shim cover according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a side view showing the state in which bolts are inserted into the steering shim cover according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is the steering wheel shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side view showing the state in which the joint cover is attached to the steering device, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the state before the steering joint cover is attached to the steering device, and Fig. 5 is a side view showing the state in which the steering joint cover is attached to the steering device. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a temporarily fixed state. ■... Steering joint cover 3... Dash panel 6... Bolts 7... Steering column 10... Installation allowance 11... Mounting hole I2... Long hole 13... Slit hole I4 ...Screw part patent Applicant Suzuki Motor Co., Ltd. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Dash nozzle Fig. 4 Fig. 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) In the mounting structure of the steering joint cover that covers the lower end of the steering column bolted to the dash panel via a bracket and the steering joint, an installation allowance is provided at the end of the steering joint cover on the steering column side, A mounting hole consisting of a long hole whose short diameter is smaller than the diameter of the bolt and a slit hole that is continuous with the long hole and has an axis along the long diameter direction of the long hole is drilled in the mounting allowance. A mounting structure for a steering joint cover, characterized in that the opening is curved so that the threaded portion of the bolt is engaged with the mounting hole.