JPH0334353Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a holding device for a pantograph jack that is loaded into an automobile as an automobile tool.

[Prior art]

A conventional pantograph jack holding device will be explained based on FIGS. 1 and 2.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, 1a indicates an inner panel forming the side wall of the vehicle compartment R, and inside the cavity 1c formed by the inner panel 1a and the outer panel 1b, A holding device Z for a pantograph jack 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as jack 2) is provided.

The inner panel 1a has an opening 8 with an opening area that allows the jack 2 to be inserted into and out of the cavity 1c.

Further, the holding device Z for the jack 2 provided in the cavity 1c has a receiving part 70a on one end of which the jack base 2a is placed on the upper surface of the fixing bracket 9 fixed to the bottom of the cavity 1c. A support bracket 70 having a substantially U-shaped cross section and having a locking portion 70c formed at the other end to which the jack head 2b having a substantially C-shaped cross section locks is fixed by welding or the like.

In order to store and hold the jack 2 in this holding device Z, the handle operating fitting 4 of the jack 2 is rotated counterclockwise to lower the jack head 2b, and the jack base 2a of the jack 2 in this state is lowered. , the receiving portion 7 of the support bracket 70
Place it on 0a and set it.

After that, rotate the handle operating fitting 4 of the jack 2 clockwise by hand to open the jack head 2.
b is raised to lock the jack head 2b to the locking part 70c of the support bracket 70, and at the same time, the jack head 2b is further raised and the jack head 2b is strongly pressed against the locking part 70c, The jack 2 is held.

When rotating the handle operating fitting 4 to hold the jack 2 in this manner, the operator inserts his hand into the cavity 1c through the opening 8 of the inner panel 1a and directly rotates the handle operating fitting 4. It is designed to be held in the hand and rotated clockwise.

Therefore, the work of rotating the handle operating fitting 4 of the jack 2 set on the holding device Z in the cavity 1c requires inserting your hand into the cavity 1c through the opening 8. Since the work is carried out within this cavity 1c, the workability is poor and it is not suitable for the automobile assembly process where extremely quick work is required.

Further, within the hollow portion 1c, the jack 2 has a substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (where the jack base 2a and the jack head 2b are formed) is connected to the support bracket 70 of the holding device Z. Therefore, when rotating the handle operation fitting 4 as described above, the support bracket 70 is used as a fulcrum, and the jack 2 is held at each end side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle ( In particular, the end (the end opposite to the handle operating metal fitting side 4) moves in the vehicle width direction.

Therefore, the efficiency of turning the handle operating fitting 4 is poor, and due to such movement of the jack 2, during the turning operation, each end of the jack 2 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (especially the handle operating fitting 4) (the opposite end) may come into contact with the inner panel 1a and outer panel 1b, and each of these handles 1a, 1b may be damaged.

[Purpose of invention]

Therefore, the present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it facilitates the rotating operation of the handle operating metal fitting when storing and holding the jack.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a pantograph jack holding device that can improve the workability of storing and removing the jack by regulating the movement of the jack during rotation work.

[Structure of the idea]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides an inner panel forming a side wall of a vehicle compartment with a recess into which the handle operating metal side of the pantograph jack is received, and an end portion on the side opposite to the steering wheel operating metal fitting. A jack storage portion is formed by the convex portion for receiving the jack and the opening formed between the two uneven portions, and a receiving portion for receiving the jack base is provided at one end approximately in the center of the jack storage portion. A support bracket is fixedly provided on the other end of which a locking portion for locking the jack head is formed.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

3 to 7, reference numeral 1a indicates an inner panel forming the side wall of the passenger compartment R of the automobile, and this inner panel 1a corresponds to the outer panel 1b.
The hollow portion 1c is formed in cooperation with the hollow portion 1c.

This inner panel 1a is formed with a jack storage section 3 for storing a pantograph jack 2 (hereinafter simply referred to as jack 2) in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, in cooperation with the cavity 1c.

Specifically, this jack storage part 3 is formed with a recess 5 in which the handle operating metal side 4a of the jack 2 is received, and a position away from this recess 5 toward the front of the vehicle, and a recess 5 that receives the handle operating metal side 4a of the jack 2. It consists of a convex portion 10 into which the end portion is received, and an opening 6 formed between the two concave portions 5 and 10.

That is, the recess 5 recesses the inner panel 1a toward the outside of the vehicle (outer panel 1b side), and the protrusion 10 recesses the inner panel 1a at a position away from the recess 5 toward the front of the vehicle. is formed to protrude toward the inside of the vehicle (interior R side), and
The opening 6 is located in the inner panel 1 between the recess 5 and the protrusion 10 which are formed apart in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
A is formed with a large notch, and from this opening 6, the side 4b opposite to the handle operation fitting is inserted into the cavity 1c on the back side of the inner panel 1a, and the side 4b opposite the handle operation fitting is inserted into the cavity 1c on the back side of the inner panel 1a. Convex part 1
It is set to accept 0.

Further, at a substantially central portion of the opening 6 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which is a substantially central portion of the jack storage portion 3, a support bracket 7 for holding the jack 2 is provided at each of the upper and lower opening edges of the opening 6. It is fixed to each of the upper and lower opening edges by welding or the like so as to straddle the opening.

The support bracket 7 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and its lower piece has a
A receiving portion 7a on which the jack base 2a is placed is formed, and a stopper 7b is formed at the end of the lower piece of the receiving portion 7a on the inside of the vehicle, which is bent upward to prevent the jack base 2a from coming off the receiving portion 7a toward the inside of the vehicle. is formed.

Further, the upper piece of the support bracket 7 has its inner end portion bent downward.
A locking portion 7c is formed in which the jack head 2b of the jack 2 having a "C"-shaped cross section is locked.

Next, a manner in which the jack 2 is stored and held in the pantograph jack holding device configured as described above will be explained.

The jack 2 is attached to the handle operating metal fitting side 4 in advance.
Rotate the handle operating fitting 4 of a in the counterclockwise direction to keep the jack head 2b in a lowered state.

Then, the jack 2 in such a state
Insert the opposite-handle operating fitting side 4b from the opening 6 into the cavity 1c, and insert the end of the opposite-handle operating fitting side 4b (in this embodiment, the end on the front side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction of the jack 2). , a convex portion 1 of the jack storage portion 3 formed on the inner panel 1a.
While keeping it at 0, the jack base 2a of the jack 2
Place it on the receiving part 7a of the support bracket 7,
and a jack storage part 3 in which the handle operating metal side 4a of the jack 2 is formed in the inner panel 1a.
The jack 2 is set in the jack storage section 3 by placing it in the recess 5 of the jack.

That is, the end of the jack 2 on the vehicle front side in the longitudinal direction, which is opposite to the steering wheel operating metal fitting side 4b, is received in the convex portion 10 on the vehicle front side of the jack storage section 3, and the jack 2 is inserted into the vehicle front end in the longitudinal direction. The rear handle operating fitting side 4a is received in the recess 5 on the rear side of the vehicle in the jack storage section 3, and the jack base 2a, which is located approximately at the center in the longitudinal direction of the jack 2, is fixed to the opening 6 in the jack storage section 3. Place it on the receiving part 7a of the support bracket 7 that has been installed, and set it.

Thereafter, the handle operating fitting 4 is rotated clockwise by hand to raise the jack head 2b and engage the locking portion 7c of the support bracket 7.
At the same time, in this locked state, the handle operating fitting 4 is further rotated clockwise to forcefully press the jack head 2b against the locking part 7c, thereby turning the jack 2. It is stored and held in the jack storage section 3.

Incidentally, the jack 2 stored and held in this way
When removing the holder, the procedure for storing and holding the holder described above is reversed.

According to this embodiment, the handle operating metal side 4a of the jack 2 stored and held in the jack storage part 3 is received in the recess 5, and as can be seen particularly from FIG. 5, the handle operating fitting side 4a is not located within the cavity 1c between the inner panel 1a and the outer panel 1b. It turns out.

Therefore, in order to store and hold the jack 2 in the jack storage part 3, during the above-described rotation operation of the handle operating fitting 4, the handle operating fitting 4 is moved into the recessed portion of the inner panel 1a, as can be seen particularly from FIG. 5 and the opening 6, so that the turning operation of the handle operating fitting 4 can be performed extremely easily and quickly, thereby improving its turning workability and The workability of storing and holding the jack 2 can be greatly improved.

Further, when rotating the handle operating fitting 4, there is no need to insert the hand into the cavity 6 from within the opening 6, so that the efficiency of the rotating operation can be improved in the same way as described above. Moreover, since the work can be carried out extremely quickly, it is also fully suitable for the work of holding the jack storage part in the automobile assembly process.

Further, the jack 2 has a structure in which the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle is held by the support bracket 7 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).
In addition, as can be seen from FIGS. 4, 6, and 7 in particular, the end of the jack 2 on the front side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction, which is the end opposite to the steering wheel operating fitting side 4b, is retracted from the jack. The handle operating fitting side 4a of the jack 2 on the rear side of the vehicle in the longitudinal direction is received in the convex portion 10 on the front side of the vehicle in the jack storage section 3. In the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, which is the longitudinal direction of the jack 2,
It can be held at three locations: front, rear, and center.

Therefore, even when the handle operating fitting 4 of the jack 2 set in the support bracket 2 is rotated to store and hold the jack 2 as described above, each end of the jack 2 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle The part side (particularly the end of the side opposite to the steering wheel operating fitting 4b) does not move in the vehicle width direction using the support bracket 7 as a fulcrum, and its movement can be restricted, so that the rotation work of the steering wheel operating fitting 4 is prevented. Therefore, the workability for storing and holding the jack 2 can be further improved.

Furthermore, by being able to restrict the movement of the jack 2 in this way, even when rotating the steering wheel operating fitting 4, each end of the jack 2 in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle (especially the end on the side opposite to the steering wheel operating fitting 4b)
Since it does not come into contact with the inner panel 1a, outer panel 1b, etc., it is possible to prevent these panels from being damaged, and the quality of the area around the jack storage section 3 can be improved.

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, this device is designed to store and hold the jack using the recesses, protrusions, openings, and support brackets of the inner panel that form the jack storage area, and allows the jack to be stored and held or removed. When rotating the handle operating metal fittings for the purpose of holding the jack, the turning operation can be done extremely easily and quickly, and the movement of the jack can be regulated, which greatly improves the workability of storing and removing the jack. can be improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional pantograph jack holding device, Fig. 2 is a sectional view corresponding to the - line in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is an illustration of a pantograph jack holding device according to the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the embodiment (perspective view equivalent to FIG. 1), FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the jack is stored and held in the same embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the portion corresponding to the - line in FIG. 4. (A sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2), FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a portion corresponding to the line - in FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view of a portion corresponding to the line - in FIG. 4. 1a... Inner panel, 2... Pantograph jack, 4a... Handle operating fitting side, 5... Recessed portion, 4b... Opposite handle operating fitting side, 10... Convex portion, 1c... Hollow portion, 6...... Opening, 3... Jacket storage part, 2a... Jacket base, 7a...
Receiving part, 2b... jack head, 7c... locking part,
7...Support bracket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner panel forming a side wall of a vehicle compartment has a convex portion for receiving the handle operating metal side of the pantograph jack, a convex portion for receiving the end portion of the pantograph jack on the side opposite to the handle operating metal fitting, and both of these uneven portions. A jack storage part is formed by the opening formed between the jack storage part, and a receiving part for receiving the jack base is formed at one end of the jack storage part, and a jack head is locked at the other end. A pantograph jack holding device, characterized in that a support bracket is fixedly provided with a locking portion for holding the pantograph.