JPH0325432Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment such as a radio receiver and a magnetic tape playback device, which is attached to a vehicle instrument panel.
This invention relates to a mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment that has stepped sections on both sides of a front plate that is attached to the front of the equipment.

[Prior Art] In-vehicle equipment such as a radio receiver and a magnetic tape playback device has conventionally been attached to the instrument panel of a vehicle. When classifying the product shape of such in-vehicle equipment, the fifth
The nosepiece can be roughly divided into two types: nosepiece type A, which has stepped portions 51 on both sides of the front plate 5 as shown in the figure, and flat face type B, which has no stepped portions on both sides of the front plate 5.

Among these, the nose piece type A in-vehicle equipment can be installed on all vehicles whose instrument panels have an opening larger than a specified size by setting face plates to be attached to both sides of the front plate 5. It can be said that he is a highly sexual type.

When installing these in-vehicle devices on an instrument panel, in Japan, the method is to insert the device into a mounting hole formed in the instrument panel, and then fix the device to the vehicle body from the back of the mounting hole with screws, etc. The mainstream method is to insert the device into a mounting hole formed in the instrument panel and screw the device body from the side of the mounting hole, or to lock the device body to the mounting hole using a mounting tool on the front side of the mounting hole. It's summery.

On the other hand, in other countries, the latter method, which is easier to install, is the mainstream.The sleeve bracket 4 shown in Figure 6 is installed inside the instrument panel, and the in-vehicle mounting bracket 4 is installed inside the sleeve bracket 4. Installing equipment. In this case, the sleeve bracket 4 has a box shape with open front and rear surfaces, and claws 41 are provided on the top, bottom, left and right surfaces.
A flange 42 is provided around the front opening. The sleeve bracket 4 is fixed within the instrument panel by bending each claw 42 outward after the sleeve bracket 4 has been inserted into the instrument panel.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a conventional mounting structure for a nosepiece type vehicle-mounted device. The in-vehicle device 1 is housed in a sleeve bracket 4 fixed to a mounting hole 3 formed in an instrument panel 2. The front plate 5 of this vehicle-mounted device 1 has stepped portions 51 on both sides thereof, and has a shape that projects forward with respect to the device body 6.

Attachment pieces 70 and 80 are fixed to both sides of the device main body 6 with screws or the like, while elastic pieces 71 and 72 are fixed to both side walls of the sleeve bracket 4. These elastic pieces 71, 72 have locking claws 74, 45 formed at their free ends on the compartment side, and these locking claws 74, 75 are connected to the mounting pieces 70, 8.
In this way, the in-vehicle device 1 is attached to the instrument panel 2 with the front plate 5 protruding from the attachment hole 3. Further, a decorative frame 18 is attached around the front plate 5 in order to improve the appearance after the in-vehicle device 1 is attached to the sleeve bracket 4.

In such a mounting structure, there is relatively flexibility between the size of the device body 6 and the size of the mounting hole 3, that is, the size of the sleeve bracket 4.
Therefore, there are few limitations on the type of vehicle in which the in-vehicle device 1 is installed, so it is highly versatile.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the conventional mounting structure as shown in FIG. 7, the elastic pieces 71 and 72 extend toward the free ends from the bases 71a and 72a fixed to the side walls of the sleeve bracket 4 in order to obtain an appropriate spring force. Since it is necessary to form the bending portions 71b and 72b long, the amount of protrusion of the front plate 5 from the surface of the instrument panel 2 is large (for example, about 16 mm).
There is a problem that it is not aesthetically pleasing. In order to solve this problem, when the elastic pieces 71 and 72 are provided at the rear of the sleeve bracket 4, there is a space in the main body 6 of the device in which the locking claws 74 and 75 of the elastic pieces 71 and 72 are fitted. This creates a new problem that is undesirable from the viewpoint of space saving.

However, once the above-mentioned problems are solved, it will be possible to standardize parts between domestic and overseas products by making only this type of mounting structure the mainstream in Japan. I can,
Expected to reduce costs.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment that solves the problems of the conventional mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment, is versatile, has good space efficiency, and has improved aesthetic appearance. It is in.

[Means for solving problems]

The in-vehicle device mounting structure of the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems by inserting the in-vehicle device, which has a recess at a predetermined location on the side plate of the housing, into a holding box attached to the instrument panel of the vehicle. The structure is for fixing to the holding box body via a fixture, wherein hook-shaped locking pieces opening upward are provided at the front ends of both side plates of the holding box body, and the fixture has a substantially V-shape. Consisting of a main body plate having a notch, and a locking arm supported by a rotating shaft at the bottom of the notch, the locking arm accommodates the attachment part to the main body plate in the recess. The hook is flush with the main body plate, and the free end thereof is provided with a hook portion bent outward so as to be located on the side of the front plate of the device when the fixture is attached to the device. It is characterized in that the hook portion of the arm is locked to the hook-shaped locking piece at the final position of insertion into the box body.

[Effect]

According to the in-vehicle device mounting structure of the present invention, the sleeve bracket is attached to the instrument panel, and the device body to which the mount is fixed is attached to the sleeve with the arm provided on the mount rotated upward. When inserted into the bracket and rotated the arm of the fixture downward at the final insertion position of the instrument panel, the arm and the hook-shaped locking piece of the sleeve bracket will engage, and the device body will be attached to the sleeve via the fixture. Can be fixedly attached to the bracket.

[Examples] Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a mounting structure for an in-vehicle device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which parts that are the same as those of the prior art are given the same numbers. Incidentally, in the present invention, the in-vehicle device 1 to be attached to the instrument panel (not shown) of a vehicle is provided with an appropriate recess 9 at a predetermined location on the front side of the side plate 7s of the casing 7, as shown in this figure. must be maintained. In this example, the side plate 7s has a recess 9 with a screw hole 9a at the bottom so that the in-vehicle device 1 can be screwed onto various brackets or the chassis of a vehicle by tightening or embossing the housing 7. It is provided.

In the figure, reference numeral 4 denotes a sleeve bracket that holds the in-vehicle device 1 mounted in a mounting hole provided in an instrument panel of a vehicle, and this sleeve bracket 4 has a box shape with open front and rear surfaces. Claws 41 are provided on the upper, lower, left and right surfaces of the sleeve bracket 4, and a flange 42 is provided around the front opening. Further, in the sleeve bracket 4 of the present invention, the casing on both sides of the front opening is extended forward in a hook shape to form a locking piece 43, and between the locking piece 43 and the casing there is an upper part. A slit-shaped locking groove 44 with an open opening is provided.

Sleeve bracket 4 formed in this way
is fixed in the instrument panel by bending each pawl 42 outward after it has been inserted into the instrument panel, as in the conventional case.

On the other hand, the side plate 7s of the in-vehicle device 1 has the recess 9.
A fixture 8 for fixing the on-vehicle device 1 to the sleeve bracket 4 is attached with screws 19 using the screws 19. As shown in FIG. 2, this fixture 8 is composed of a main body plate 10 having two constricted portions 11 and 12, and a locking arm 20.

The main body plate 10 has a converging portion 1 that protrudes in the same direction.
1 and 12 are provided by means such as a press, and one of the narrowed portions 11 is partially cut out by a notch 13 cut in a substantially V shape from one end of the main body plate 10. . Furthermore, holes 11b and 12b are provided in the bottom portions 11a and 12a of the throttle portions 11 and 12, respectively, and the pitch P between the holes is defined by two predetermined depressions 9 provided in the side surface 7s of the vehicle-mounted device 1.
It matches the pitch Q of Furthermore, the aperture part 11,
The diameter of 12 is smaller than the diameter of the recess 9, and the height of the constricted parts 11 and 12 is smaller than the depth of the recess 9, and the fitting 8 is attached to the side surface 7s of the housing 7 by aligning the pitches. When the aperture part 1
1 and 12 are completely immersed in the recess 9. The depth of the constricted portion 11 is limited to the thickness of the locking arm 20, but the constricted portion 12 is formed deeper than this. Further, in this embodiment, the main body plate 1 is separated by the notch 13.
The two ends 14 and 15 of 0 are the narrowed parts 11 and 1
It is bent at right angles to the main body plate 10 on the side opposite to 2.

The locking arm 20 is attached to the bottom portion 11a of the constriction portion 11.
A hole 21 is provided at one end, and a hook portion 22 bent in the same manner as the ends 14 and 15 of the main body plate 10 is provided at the other end. The hole 21 of the locking arm 20 is attached to the bottom 11b of the constricted portion 11 of the main body plate 10 by a caulking shaft 23.
3 and can be rotated around a shaft 23. As described above, since the depth of the constricted portion 11 is equal to the plate thickness of the locking arm 20, the locking arm 20 is flush with the main body plate 10 except for the hook portion 22. Note that the hook portion 22 is positioned on the same plane as the ends 14 and 15 of the main body plate 10 when the locking arm 20 is attached to the main body plate 10 and is stationary at the center of the notch 13. .

FIG. 3 is a partial view, partially in cross section, showing a state in which the fixture 8 assembled as shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the side plate 7s of the in-vehicle device 1 using screws 19. If the depth of the recess 9 provided in the side plate 7s of the in-vehicle device 1 is made to match the height of the constricted portion 12 of the main body plate 10 of the mounting fixture 8, the main body plate 10 can be screwed onto the side plate 7s using the screws 19. It can be installed without any gaps. As can be seen from this figure, with the mounting fixture 8 attached to the in-vehicle device 1, the locking arm 2
0 is flush with the main body plate 10, and the hook portion 22 is located on the side of the front plate 5 of the vehicle-mounted device 1.

Next, the procedure for attaching the in-vehicle device 1 of the present invention to the sleeve bracket 4 will be explained with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4a is a side view of the in-vehicle device 1 to which the fixture 8 is attached. When installing the in-vehicle device 1 to which the mounting fixture 8 is attached to the sleeve bracket 4 fixed to the mounting hole of the instrument panel, as shown in Fig. 4b, the locking arm 20 of the fixture 8 is attached to the main body. The plate 10 is rotated upward within the notch 13, and in this state the vehicle-mounted device 1 is inserted into the sleeve bracket 4 from its back side. Then, as shown in FIG. 4c, when the in-vehicle device 1 is recessed into the sleeve bracket 4 to the final position, if the locking arm 20 is rotated downward,
A hook portion 22 at the free end of the locking arm 20 engages with a locking groove 44 of a hook-shaped locking piece 43 provided on both sides of the front opening of the sleeve bracket 4. In this way, the in-vehicle device 1 is attached to the sleeve bracket 4.

After the in-vehicle device 1 is attached to the sleeve bracket 4 as described above, a decorative frame 30 is attached around the front plate 5 as shown in FIG. 1 to improve the appearance. Decorative board 30
To attach it to the front plate 5, for example, protrusions 52 are provided on both sides of the stepped portion 51 of the front plate 5, and claws 31 are protruded from the back side of one decorative plate 30 at positions corresponding to the protrusions 52. Then, the decorative board 30 may be fixed to the front plate 5 by hooking the claws 31 onto the protrusions 52.

In addition, if the mounting structure of the in-vehicle device of the present invention is adopted, the gap between the sides of the sleeve bracket 4 and the in-vehicle device 1 only needs to be at least as thick as the plate of the mounting fixture 8, and the in-vehicle device 1 can be easily processed. Since it is not necessary, use DIN or ISO standard sleeve bracket 4.
It is versatile for.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment according to the present invention has the advantage of being highly versatile, space-efficient, and also aesthetically pleasing.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the mounting structure for in-vehicle equipment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of the mounting device of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the mounting structure of the in-vehicle device of the present invention. FIGS. 4A to 4C are side views showing the procedure for attaching the in-vehicle device to the sleeve bracket in the in-vehicle device mounting structure of the present invention; Figure 5a,
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional sleeve bracket, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional mounting structure for a vehicle-mounted device. 1... Vehicle equipment, 2... Instrument panel, 3... Mounting hole, 4... Sleeve bracket, 5... Front plate, 5, 6... Equipment body, 7...
Housing, 7a...Casing side plate, 8...Mounting tool, 9...
Hollow, 10... Mounting tool, 11, 12... Throttle part,
20...Locking arm.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim for Utility Model Registration] An in-vehicle device having a recess at a predetermined location on the side plate of the housing is inserted into a holding box installed in a vehicle instrument panel, and attached to the holding box via a fixture. The structure is for fixing the holding box body, with hook-shaped locking pieces opening upwardly provided at the front ends of both side plates of the holding box body, and the fixture having a main body plate having a substantially V-shaped notch, and this notch. and a locking arm that is pivotally supported by a rotating shaft at the bottom of the recess, and the locking arm has a mounting portion to the main body plate housed in the recess so as to be flush with the main body plate. , a free end thereof is provided with a hook portion bent outward so as to be located on the side of the front panel of the device when the fixture is attached to the device; A mounting structure for an in-vehicle device, characterized in that a hook portion of the arm is locked to the hook-shaped locking piece.