JPH032799Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

(Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an engine mounting stand for mounting a single engine before being incorporated into an automobile body. (Prior Art) Generally, an oil pan with an irregular curved shape is attached to the lower part of an automobile engine.
When transporting an engine assembled on an engine assembly line to a car assembly line, if the oil pan is placed directly on the truck bed, it will be unstable and difficult to transport. I don't like it from any aspect. For this reason, generally, as shown in FIG.
3, 204, etc. are arranged in a fixed manner, and the outer peripheral portion of the oil pan 211 of the engine 210 is held at multiple locations by the plurality of receiving jigs 202, 203, 204,... of the engine mounting table 200. The engine 210 by supporting
is placed with its oil pan 211 portion raised above the floor. However, this type of conventional engine mounting stand is
Since a plurality of jigs attached to the base were fixedly attached depending on the type of engine (i.e., the external shape of the oil pan), the engine mounting base was dedicated for each type of engine, and as a result, If there are only a few types of engines, it will not be much of a burden, but if there are many types of engines, a dedicated engine mounting stand will be required for each type of engine, and the number of engine mounting stands will become enormous, making it extremely difficult. This was uneconomical and contributed to the increase in costs. In addition, the bearing surface is specialized depending on the type of engine, and the one in which multiple bearing surfaces are provided on the rotary cylinder is developed in 1983.
It is known as Publication No. 124383. (Purpose of the invention) The present invention is an attempt to solve the problems pointed out in the section of the prior art described above, and is to develop a system that can be used universally for multiple types of engines and can contribute to cost reduction. The purpose is to provide an engine mounting stand. (Means for Achieving the Object) In the present invention, as a means for achieving the above object, the present invention is an engine mounting table on which a plurality of types of engines with different external shapes of oil pan parts are mounted. A plurality of receiving jigs corresponding to the flanges on the four sides of the oil pan section are arranged on the base, and a plurality of receiving jigs are provided in a movable manner corresponding to at least one of the flanges. , and one of the receiving jigs includes a base member fixed to the base, a lower receiving member, and an upper receiving member, and the lower receiving member has an elongated guide with respect to the base member. It is supported by grooves and guide pins so that it can move up and down as well as swing, and can be raised and lowered between a used configuration and a non-used configuration using an upright posture holding mechanism consisting of a hole and a pin that can be inserted in the vertical direction. The upper receiving member is supported by a pin with respect to the lower receiving member so as to be swingable between the used configuration and the non-used configuration, and the lower receiving member and the upper receiving member are respectively supported on a horizontal plane when in the used configuration. It is characterized by having a receiving surface that receives flanges of oil pan parts at different positions within the oil pan. (Function) According to the present invention, by appropriately selecting and setting the forms of the lower side receiving member and the upper side receiving member of one receiving jig, it is possible to set a plurality of support forms for the engine using the above-mentioned means. This makes it possible to use the engine mounting stand for general purposes as a mounting stand for a plurality of types of engines having different external shapes of oil pan portions (that is, different shapes of supporting portions). (Embodiment) Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 15. (Overall Configuration) FIGS. 1 and 2 (FIG. 2 is a state change diagram of FIG. 1) show an engine mounting table 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. This engine mounting stand 1
A total of eight sets of receiving jigs are installed at appropriate positions on the base 2 having a substantially rectangular floor plate shape (positions along the outer peripheral shape of the oil pan 4 of the engine), that is, first receiving jigs are installed along the circumferential direction of the oil pan 4. 3A, second receiving jig 3B, third receiving jig 3C, fourth receiving jig 3D, and fifth receiving jig 3E
, a sixth receiving jig 3F, a seventh receiving jig 3G, and an eighth receiving jig 3H (see FIG. 2). This engine mounting table 1 is constructed by selectively setting the configuration of each of the receiving jigs 3A, 3B, . Selecting and setting a plurality of wide and narrow support forms for the engine (i.e., oil pan) formed by the receiving jig in the use state,
Thus, a single engine mounting table 1 can be used to mount a plurality of types of engines with oil pans 4 having different external shapes. Hereinafter, the configuration of each of these receiving jigs and how to use them will be explained individually. (: Configuration of each receiving jig) (-a: First receiving jig) The first receiving jig 3A is a floor plate-shaped guide fixed on the base 2 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. A pair of left and right guide bars 12 are fixed to both sides of the guide plate 11 so as to form an appropriate sliding space 15 extending in the front-rear direction of the guide plate 11 between the plate 11 and the upper surface of the guide plate 11. , 12, and a jig main body 13, which is composed of a substantially L-shaped bent plate body and has a slide bar 14 attached to the front end surface of the jig body 13, which is slidably inserted into the slide space 15. . The jig main body 13 is slidable in the front and back direction along the guide plate 11 as shown by chain lines (13A, 13B, 13C) in FIG. It is said to be able to rotate freely around the center. In this first receiving jig 3A, the jig main body 1
The upper end surface 13a of 3 serves as a receiving surface for the oil pan 4, and therefore, the upright state in which the receiving surface 13a faces upward as shown by the solid line in FIG. The receiving surface 13 is in the state of the
The laid down state where a is facing the base 2 side is the state when not in use. Further, a pair of left and right positioning pins 16, 16 are provided at the bottom of the jig body 13, projecting downward.
16 are selectively fitted into the pin receiving holes 17A, 17B, . position, the third slide position (shown by chain line, code 13B), and the fourth slide position (shown by chain line, code 1
3C) can be selectively positioned in four positions, front and rear. That is, this first receiving jig 3A can be selected from a plurality of forms, including a used form and a non-used form, and in the used form, the receiving surface 13a is located at the front and back (that is, the inside and outside of the oil pan 4). direction) can be selected from four positions. (-b: Second receiving jig) The second receiving jig 3B is attached to the base 2 as shown in FIG.
It has a pillar 21 erected above. A slide hole 23 extending in the vertical direction is formed in the upper part 21a of this support 21. The pillar 21 has a swinging member 22 whose one end surface 22a is a receiving surface 26 for the oil pan 4, and a guide bar 24 provided at the other end 22b, which is slidably inserted into the slide hole 23. The swinging member 22 can be slid up and down along the slide hole 23, and can also rotate in the front-rear direction (inside and out of the oil pan 4) about the guide bar 24. It is said that Further, this swinging member 22 has a receiving portion 25 formed at an axially intermediate position thereof, which can be removably fitted onto the upper end portion 21a of the support column 21. Therefore, in the second receiving jig 3B, when in use, the swinging member 22 is attached to the upper end 21a of the support column 21 with its receiving surface 26 facing upward, as shown by the solid line in FIG. On the other hand, the state when the swinging member 22 is removed from the upper end 21a of the support column 21 and tilted outward is the state when not in use, as shown by the chain line (22'). That is, the second receiving jig 3B is selectively positioned between the used configuration and the non-used configuration by the ups and downs of the swinging member 22. (-c: Third receiving jig) The third receiving jig 3C is attached to a support base 31 fixed to the base 2 as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, and is removably mounted on the support base 31. It has a supporting column 32 and a swinging member 33 attached to the supporting column 32 so as to be slidable and rotatable. The support base 31 has a pin receiving hole 34 formed in its center. A vertical guide pin 35 having a long hole 37 extending in the axial direction extending in the radial direction is slidably attached to the lower half of the pin receiving hole 34 . Further, a horizontal guide pin 36 is inserted into the elongated hole 37 of the vertical guide pin 35, and is attached to the horizontal guide by passing through the center of the support base 31 in the horizontal direction. Its rotation and axial sliding range are restricted by the pin 36. The length of this vertical guide pin 35 is determined by the length of the upper surface 31 of the support base 31 when the horizontal guide pin 36 is located near the upper edge 37a of the elongated hole 37, as shown in FIG.
The dimensions are set such that it can protrude upward from a by an appropriate amount. Also, the upper surface 3 of this support stand 31
A pair of front and rear guide walls 38, 38 are formed on both front and rear sides of 1a, extending upward from the upper surface 31a. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a pair of left and right positioning pins 39, 39 are provided on the upper surface 31a at positions equidistantly spaced from both sides of the vertical guide pin 35 as shown in FIG. It is attached so that it protrudes upward from the The support column 32 includes a substrate 40 having a shape and dimensions that can abut against the upper surface 31a of the support base 31, and the substrate 4.
Standing plate 4 fixed upward from one side edge of 0
1, and a pair of left and right ribs 42 disposed in parallel across between the upright plate 41 and the substrate 40.
The vertical guide pin 3 of the base plate 40 of this support 32
A cylindrical body 44 into which the vertical guide pin 35 can be fitted is erected and fixed at a position corresponding to 5, and when the substrate 40 is placed on the upper surface 31a of the support base 31, the upper surface 31a The upper half of the vertical guide pin 35 protruding upward from the cylindrical body 44 is inserted into the cylindrical body 44, so that the substrate 40 can pivot around the vertical guide pin 35. Note that when the vertical guide pin 35 is inserted into the substrate 40, it is suspended in the air by a retaining ring 45 attached to the upper end of the vertical guide pin 35.
supported on the side. Also, at this time, the support stand 3
The left and right positioning pins 39, 39 provided on the 1 side are connected to pin receiving holes 46, 39 formed on the substrate 40 side of the support column 32,
46, and the board 40 is connected to the pair of left and right positioning pins 39, 39 and the pair of front and rear guide walls 38, 38 provided on the support base 31 side.
The rotational displacement in the horizontal plane is regulated by the cooperative action of the two. The length of the elongated hole 37 formed in the vertical guide pin 35 is such that when the substrate 40 of the support column 32 is lifted upward from the state where it is placed on the support stand 31 side, the substrate 40 and the positioning pin 39, 39
The dimensions are set such that the guide walls 38, 38 can be disengaged from each other in the rotational direction. Therefore, this column 32 lifts it upward from its resting position along the vertical guide pin 35 and further lifts it upward from its resting position along the vertical guide pin 35 and
By rotating it by 180 degrees, the first position is located closer to the engine mounting base 1 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
As shown in A), it is possible to select and set two positions before and after the second position located outside the first position. On the other hand, guide grooves 47 extending in the vertical direction are formed in the ribs 42, 42 of the support column 32. A guide pin 48 provided at one end 33a of the swinging member 33, which will be described later, is slidably inserted into the guide groove 47. The swinging member 33 has the guide pin 48 attached to one end 33a thereof, while the other end surface 33b serves as a receiving surface 49 for the oil pan 4.
Further, a receiving portion 50 is formed in the axially intermediate portion of the swinging member 33 and can be removably fitted onto the upper end portion 32a of the support column 32. Therefore, this third receiving jig 3C is designed to hold the upper end of the swinging member 32 with its receiving surface 49 facing upward as shown by the solid line or chain line (reference numeral 33A) in FIG. The swinging member 3 is fitted and fixed to the portion 32a during use, and as shown by the chain lines in FIG.
3 is removed from the upper end of the column 32 and the column 3 is removed from the upper end of the column 32.
It is possible to select from a plurality of configurations, including a configuration when not in use, in which the device is laid down on the side of the device. Also, in its usage configuration, the third receiving jig 3C is the seventh
In the figure, there is a first usage mode in which the swinging member 33 is attached to the support column 32 set at the first position as shown by the solid line, and a second usage mode as shown in the chain line (33A) in FIG. The swinging member 33 can be selectively set in two positions, front and rear of the second usage mode, in which the swinging member 33 is attached to the column 32 which is set at the position. (-d: Fourth receiving jig) The fourth receiving jig 3D includes a pillar 55 that is erected and fixed on the base 2 as shown in FIG.
The swing member 56 is detachably attached to the upper end 55a of the swing member 56. This swinging member 56 has a guide groove 58 extending in the axial direction formed at one end side 56a, while the other end side 56b is formed with the oil pan 44.
57. This swinging member 56
A guide pin 59 horizontally fixed to the support column 55 is slidably inserted into the guide groove 58, and the swinging member 56 can swing freely toward the support column 55 via the guide pin 59. is connected to.
Further, a receiving portion 60 is formed in the axially intermediate portion of the swinging member 56, into which the upper end portion 55a of the support column 55 can be removably inserted. Therefore, the fourth receiving jig 3D is configured to support the support column 55 with the swinging member 56 facing upward with its receiving surface 57 as shown by the solid line in FIG.
In the use state, the swinging member 56 is fitted and fixed onto the upper end portion 55a, and as shown by the chain line (56A) in FIG. It is possible to select from a plurality of modes when not in use. (-e: Fifth receiving jig) The fifth receiving jig 3E includes a base member 65 fixedly arranged on the base 2 as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10.
and a column 66 connected to the base member 65 so as to be able to rise and fall freely. The base member 65 includes a pair of left and right plates 67, 67 having a U-shaped cross section and an appropriate length, which are arranged back to back at an appropriate interval, and a pair of left and right plate-shaped joints formed at the bottom of the pair of plates 67, 67. They are connected by a material 68. At positions corresponding to the horizontal direction of the pair of plate materials 67, 67 of this base member 65,
As shown in FIG. 0, guide grooves 69 are formed that extend in the vertical direction. In the guide grooves 69, 69 of this base member 65,
It is made of a rod-shaped body of an appropriate length, and its upper end 66
The support 66 with the receiving plate 70 attached to the support 6
A protruding guide pin 71 is slidably inserted into the lower part 66b of the column 6, and the support column 66 is rotatable about the guide pin 71 and can be moved up and down along the guide groove 69. It is possible to move in the direction. On the other hand, a portion of the support column 66 closer to the lower end than the mounting position of the guide pin 71 is a round shaft portion 72 . The length dimension of this round shaft portion 72 (that is, the length dimension below the guide pin 71 is the length dimension below the guide pin 71 when the guide pin 71 of the pillar 66 is placed upright as shown by the solid line in FIG. 10). When the round shaft portion 72 engages with the lower end edge of the guide groove 69 in the vertical direction to restrict the downward movement of the support column 66, the round shaft portion 72 engages with the joint plate 68 provided on the base member 65 in the direction of rotation thereof. The dimensions are such that the pillar 66 is engaged with the pillar 66 and its rotation is restricted.
A pair of left and right hook-shaped brackets 73, 73 provided at positions opposite to the guide pin 71 engage with the upper end edge 65a of the base member 65 in the direction of rotation thereof, thereby preventing the rotation of the support column 66. It has become possible to regulate it. The length dimension of the guide groove 69 of the base member 65 is such that the support 66 is moved to a position where the round shaft portion 72 of the support 66 and the joint material 68 of the base member 65 and the bracket 73 and the base member 65 are disengaged. The dimensions are set so that it can be lifted upwards. Therefore, this fifth receiving jig 3E has two configurations: one in use, in which the column 66 is fixed upright and the receiving plate 70 faces upward, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
As shown by the chain line (66A) in FIG. 0, it is possible to select from a plurality of configurations in which the support column 66 is laid down when not in use. (-f: Sixth receiving jig) The sixth receiving jig 3F is a base member 75 consisting of a pair of left and right brackets 78, 78 fixedly arranged on the base 2 as shown in FIGS. 11 to 13.
, a lower receiving member 76 pivotally connected to the base member 75 , and an upper receiving member 77 pivotally fixed to the lower receiving member 76 via a pivot pin 81 . have. The base member 75 and the lower receiving member 76 are
A guide pin 79 horizontally fixed to the lower end 76a of the lower receiving member 76 is slidably inserted into a guide groove 80 formed in a pair of left and right brackets 78 extending in a substantially T-shape. Connected for free movement. And this lower receiving member 76
As shown in FIG. 12, the receiving surface 82 consisting of the upper end surface 76c is erected and fixed in a first position facing upward, and as shown in FIG. It is possible to select and set two positions including a second position where the device is laid down. The attitude of the lower receiving member 76 in the first position is maintained by a pair of left and right receiving tubes 84, 84 protruding from the base 2 side.
This is done by fitting a pair of left and right guide tubes 85, 85 protruding from the lower receiving member 76 side. The upper receiving member 77 includes a receiving member 86 having a receiving surface 83 for the oil pan 4 and the receiving member 86.
It has brackets 87, 87 protruding from the lower receiving member 7.
6 by a pivot pin 81, the lower receiving member 76 is pivotally connected and fixed to the upper end 76b of the lower receiving member 76. This upper receiving member 7
7 is a first position extending to the front side of the lower receiving member 76 with its receiving surface 83 facing upward as shown by a solid line in FIG. ), it is possible to select between two positions including a second position which is tilted to the outside of the upper receiving member 77. Therefore, in this sixth receiving jig 3F, as shown by the solid line in FIG.
The chain line in the same figure shows the state in which the upper receiving member 77 is set in the first position (in this state, the receiving surface 83 of the upper receiving member 77 functions as a supporting surface for the oil pan 4). Illustration (code 7
7A), the lower receiving member 76 is set to the first position and the upper receiving member 77 is set to the second position (in this state, the receiving surface 82 of the lower receiving member 76 is in the oil pan 4). (functioning as a supporting surface for the holder) are respectively considered to be the two states in use. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, the lower receiving member 76 is set at the second position, and the upper receiving member 7
7 is set to the first position or the second position, which is the state when not in use. (-g: Seventh receiving jig) The seventh receiving jig 3G has almost the same basic configuration as the fifth receiving jig 3E, and is the first receiving jig.
Base member 9 that is erected and fixed on the base 2 as shown in Figure 4
1, and a column 92 connected to the base member 91 via a guide pin 93 so as to be freely rotatable and slidable.
It has The seventh receiving jig 3G has two configurations in use, as shown by solid lines in the same figure, in which the support 92 stands upright and a receiving plate 94 provided at its upper end 92a is directed upward, and in another mode, as shown by chain lines in the same figure (symbol 92A), it is possible to select from a plurality of configurations including a configuration when not in use, in which the support column 92 is laid down. (-h: Eighth receiving jig) The eighth receiving jig, as shown in FIG. The support 97 is formed of a rod-shaped body having a substantially semicircular cross section so as to be able to fit into the member 96, and is removably inserted and fixed into the receiving member 96 in a non-rotatable manner. This eighth receiving jig 3H has a supporting plate 9 whose support column 97 is fitted and fixed into the receiving member 96 and attached to its upper end 97a.
It is possible to select from a plurality of configurations, including an in-use configuration in which the support column 97 faces upward, and a non-in-use configuration in which the support column 97 is removed from the receiving member 96. (Support form of engine) The form of the total of eight sets of receiving jigs configured as described above is summarized in Table 1, which is provided separately.

[Table] By appropriately selecting and setting the form of these 8 types of receiving jigs, the support form of the engine formed by the receiving jigs in the used state can be selected and set to multiple patterns, which allows oil It is possible to mount a plurality of types of engines with different external shapes of pan portions on one engine mount 1. For example, in the engine mounting table 1 shown in FIG. 1, the first receiving jig 3 out of eight sets of receiving jigs
A, the second receiving jig 3B, the third receiving jig 3C, and the fourth
Five sets of receiving jigs, ie, a receiving jig 3D and a sixth receiving jig 3F, are set in the use state, and the oil pan 4 of the engine is supported by these five sets of receiving jigs. On the other hand, in the engine mounting table 1 shown in FIG.
Five sets of receiving jigs, ie, receiving jig 3D, fifth receiving jig 3E, and eighth receiving jig 3H, are set in the use configuration, and the oil pan 4 of the engine is supported by these five sets of receiving jigs. It was designed to do so. (Effects of the invention) The engine mounting stand of the invention is an engine mounting stand on which multiple types of engines with different external shapes of oil pan parts are mounted, and the plate-shaped base has
A plurality of receiving jigs are provided corresponding to the flanges on the four sides of the oil pan portion, and a plurality of receiving jigs are provided so as to be movable in correspondence with at least one of the flanges, and one of the receiving jigs is movably provided. One receiving jig consists of a base member fixed to the base, a lower receiving member, and an upper receiving member, and the lower receiving member is connected to the base member by an elongated guide groove and a guide pin. It is supported so as to be able to move up and down as well as swing, and can be raised and lowered into a state when in use and a state when not in use by means of an upright posture holding mechanism consisting of a hole and a pin that can be fitted in the vertical direction. The receiving member is supported by a pin with respect to the lower receiving member so as to be swingable between the used configuration and the non-used configuration, and the lower receiving member and the upper receiving member are at different positions in the horizontal plane when in the used configuration. It is characterized by having a receiving surface that receives the flange of the oil pan section. Therefore, according to the engine mounting stand of the present invention, by appropriately selecting and setting the forms of the lower receiving member and the upper receiving member of one receiving jig, the engine can be supported in two ways. and for this reason,
When using the engine mounting stand as a mounting stand for many types of engines with different external shapes of oil pan parts (i.e., different shapes of supporting parts), the number of receiving jigs can be used for general purposes without unnecessarily increasing the number of jigs. This is more economical than the case where the engine mounting table is dedicated to each type of engine, and can contribute to a reduction in costs, which is a practically beneficial effect.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an engine mounting table according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a state change diagram of the engine mounting table shown in FIG. 1, and FIG.
An enlarged plan view of the receiving jig, Fig. 4 is the − of Fig. 3.
5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the second receiving jig shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 is an enlarged front view of the third receiving jig shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. is a vertical sectional view of FIG. 6, FIG. 8 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the fourth receiving jig shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the fifth receiving jig shown in FIG. The front view, Fig. 10 is a - arrow view in Fig. 9, and Fig. 11 is the 6th direction shown in Fig. 1.
An enlarged front view of the receiving jig, Fig. 12 is the same as Fig. 11.
XII-XII vertical sectional view, Figure 13 is a state change diagram of Figure 12, Figure 14 is an enlarged front view of the seventh receiving jig shown in Figure 1, and Figure 15 is the diagram shown in Figure 1. FIG. 16, which is an enlarged perspective view of the eighth receiving jig, is a diagram showing a state in which the engine is supported by a conventional general engine mounting table. 1...Engine mounting stand, 2...Base, {3A,
3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G, 3H}...
...Receiving jig, 4...Oil pan.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] This is an engine mounting stand on which multiple types of engines with different external shapes of oil pan parts are mounted, and a plurality of receiving jigs corresponding to the flanges on the four sides of the oil pan part are arranged on the plate-shaped base. , a plurality of receiving jigs are movably provided corresponding to at least one of the flanges, and one of the receiving jigs connects a base member fixed to the base and a lower receiver. The lower receiving member is supported by the base member so as to be able to move up and down and swing in the vertical direction by a guide groove and a guide pin, and has a hole that can be inserted in the up and down direction. An upright position holding mechanism consisting of a part and a pin part allows it to be raised and lowered into a used configuration and a non-use configuration, and the upper receiving member can be bent into an used configuration and an unused configuration with respect to the lower receiving member. An engine mounting stand is supported by a pin so as to be able to swing freely, and the lower receiving member and the upper receiving member each have receiving surfaces for receiving flanges of the oil pan portion at different positions in a horizontal plane when in use. .