JPH04133975U - steering wheel - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] (with modifications) [Purpose] To obtain a steering wheel that has a simple structure that does not require screws, is easy to assemble and maintain, and can reliably prevent the pad from falling off in the event of an impact. [Structure] In a steering wheel in which a pad bracket 7 at the lower part of the pad is attached to a pad mounting plate 6 at the upper part of the steering wheel body 1, two opposing pieces have a bifurcated clamping piece 9 whose upper end is continuous, and one of the forked gripping pieces 9. A hook-shaped locking piece 10 extends from the upper end of the piece 9a, and an engagement hole 9c is provided in the bent portion of the lower end of one piece toward the other piece 9b, and the tip thereof is further bent downward and extended. A locking member 8 consisting of a detachable piece 11 and a hook-shaped engagement portion 9d provided at the lower end of the other side of the clamping piece is provided, and the clamping piece is placed over the vertical wall 6a of the pad mounting plate and inserted through the pad mounting hole 6b. The locking member is attached to the pad mounting plate by engaging the locking portion with the locking hole 9c, and the locking piece 10 is used to prevent the locking piece from moving upward of the pad bracket. Prevent detachment.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to steering wheels for automobiles, etc., and in particular, the internal structure is attached to the upper part of the main body. Steering wheel structure with a built-in cover or a pad for horn operation, etc. related.

0002

[Conventional technology]

Conventional steering wheels of this type have parts such as horn pads. Attach an elastic engagement member to the bottom of the pad, and attach the elastic engagement member to the pad mounting plate. The pad is attached and fixed to the steering wheel body by locking the pad. Things are common. In this case, steering wheel assembly and maintenance Sometimes, in order to make it easier to attach and detach the pad, the attachment and detachment force of the pad is set to a fixed value (e.g. For example, it is set to 10 kgf or less. Steering wheel structure as above The pad mounting plate simply engages the elastic engagement member elastically, so the pad Although it is easy to install and remove the head, the steering wheel may be damaged due to vehicle collisions. If a shock is applied to the pad, the pad will easily fall off, causing injury to the human body. There was a risk. Therefore, in order to prevent the pad from coming off in the event of an impact, special It is necessary to provide a suitable mechanism. A steering wheel equipped with such a mechanism to prevent pads from falling off For example, the structure of the wheel is disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 19570/1983. There is something.

0003 The steering wheel disclosed in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 19570/1983 is A pad mounting plate with mounting holes is provided on the top of the steering wheel, and An elastic engagement member that engages with the pad mounting plate is provided at the bottom of the steering pad, Insert the engaging part of this elastic engaging member into the mounting hole of the pad mounting plate and press it against the edge of the mounting hole. In a sexually locked steering wheel, the mounting plate of the elastic engagement member is A locking member is provided for secondary engagement between the pad bracket and the pad mounting plate. This prevents the pad from coming off in the event of an impact or the like.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

As mentioned above, the conventional steering system shown in Utility Model Application Publication No. 19570/1983 On wheels, a locking member that forms a secondary engagement between the pad bracket and the pad mounting plate. is installed to prevent the pad from coming off in the event of an impact, but the locking member, which prevents the pad from coming off, Tighten the hooking elastic body to the mounting part of the pad mounting plate with the screw of the flexible fastener for preventing detachment, and then The structure is such that the hook engagement hole of the pad bracket is engaged with the hook engagement part of the pad bracket. The structure is complicated, the cost is high, and the screw direction is not relative to the steering shaft. It is difficult to tighten due to the right angle, and it is difficult to tighten due to maintenance etc. in actual vehicle condition. When attaching and detaching the screws, it was difficult to loosen and tighten the screws.

[0005] This invention was developed in view of the problems of the conventional steering wheel structure as described above. It has a simple structure that does not require any screws, and is easy to assemble and maintain. To provide a steering wheel structure that reliably prevents the pad from falling off. aimed to.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above purpose, the steering wheel of the present invention The pad mounting plate attached to the top of the wheel body is attached to the pad mounting plate attached to the bottom of the pad. Two opposing pieces of a steering wheel to which a racket is removably attached A bifurcated clamping piece with a continuous upper end, and a bifurcated clamping piece extending from the upper end of one of the clamping pieces. A locking piece with a hook-shaped tip and a lower end of one piece folded to the side of the other piece. An engagement hole is provided in the bent part, and the tip is bent downward to extend the removal mechanism. An engaging piece consisting of a holding piece and a hook-shaped engaging part provided at the lower end of the other piece of the holding piece. A stopper member is provided, the clamping piece is placed over the vertical wall of the pad mounting plate, and the hole of the pad mounting plate is The locking member is moved forward by engaging the locking portion inserted through the locking hole with the locking hole. At the same time, attach the locking piece to the pad mounting plate and lock the pad bracket. It is inserted through a hole.

[0007]

[Effect]

In the steering wheel of the present invention configured as described above, the locking member By placing the clamping piece on the vertical wall of the pad mounting plate and engaging the engaging part with the engaging hole. If the locking member is attached to the pad mounting plate without using tightening screws, it may be damaged due to impact etc. When the pad tries to detach, the locking piece of the locking member will fit into the locking hole of the pad bracket. to prevent the pad from falling off.

[0008]

【Example】

Hereinafter, the structure of the present invention will be explained in more detail with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

[0009] 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a steering wheel to which the present invention is applied. 1 is a plan view of the steering wheel, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. child As seen in FIG. 1, the steering wheel body 1 includes an annular rim portion 2; A boss portion 3 located at the center and spoke portions 4 connecting the rim portion 2 and the boss portion 3. The top surface extends from the central boss portion 3 to the spoke portions 4 to the pad 5. Therefore it is covered.

0010 In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, 6 is provided at the upper part of the steering wheel body 1. The pad mounting plate 7 is a pad bracket attached to the bottom of the pad. Connect the pad bracket 7, which is a board fixed to the pad 5 side, to the steering wheel. By removably attaching to the pad mounting plate 6, which is the boss plate of the main body 1, A pad 5 is attached to the steering wheel 1. This fastening means is not shown. However, the known elastic tension as shown in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 19570/1983 The pad bracket 7 is attached to the pad mounting plate 6 using a mating member or the like.

[0011] In the present invention, the locking member 8 is attached to the vertical wall 6a at the end of the pad mounting plate 6. It is. Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the part where the locking member is attached, and Figure 4 is an oblique view of the locking member. This is a perspective view. The locking member 8 is made of an elastic metal plate or the like. The main body part is a bifurcated clamping piece consisting of two opposing pieces 9a and 9b with continuous upper ends. It is 9. Two locking pieces 10 extend from the upper end of one piece 9a of the clamping piece 9. The tip of this locking piece 10 is bent into a hook shape. The lower end of this one piece 9a The portion is bent at a substantially right angle toward the other piece 9b, and an engagement hole 9 is formed in this portion. c is open, and the tip is bent downward at an approximately right angle for removal. A piece 11 is formed. This removal piece 11 has a hole 11a for operation. There is. A hook-shaped engagement portion 9d is formed at the lower end of the other piece 9b of the clamping piece 9. Ru.

0012 As shown in FIG. 5, the locking member 8 formed in this manner is Cover the wall 6a by sandwiching it with the clamping pieces 9. At this time, the other piece 9b of the clamping piece 9 It is inserted through a hole 6b provided in the pad mounting plate 6 and exposed on the lower surface. Also, the top end The locking piece 10 passes through a locking hole 7a provided at the end of the pad bracket 7. From this state shown in FIG. 5, push the lower end removal piece 11 toward the other piece 9b of the clamping piece 9. By engaging the hook-shaped locking portion 9d with the engagement hole 9c, the pad of the locking member 8 is Attachment to the mounting plate 6 is completed. In this state, an impact is applied to the steering wheel body 1. When the pad 5 tries to come off due to Although the lock 7 tries to move upward, the hook-shaped locking piece 10 at the upper end of the locking member 8 is caught on the edge of the locking hole 7a of the pad bracket 7 to prevent its movement, The pad 5 is prevented from coming off.

[0013] The operation of attaching the locking member 8 as described above is performed on the back side of the steering wheel body 1. Easy manual operation through the opening 12a of the back cover 12 provided in the I can do it. When removing the pad 5 for maintenance etc., use the removal piece 11. By hooking a finger or an appropriate tool into the hole 11a and pulling it, the engagement hole 9c is opened. After releasing the engagement between the engaging portion 9d and the state shown in Fig. 5, push up the clamping piece 9 to lock it. If the member 8 is removed from the pad mounting plate 6, the pad mounting plate 6 and pad bracket 7 will be separated. The engagement is released and the pad 5 can be easily removed.

[0014]

[Effect of the idea] As is clear from the above explanation, the steering wheel of the present invention is A bifurcated clamping piece whose upper ends are continuous, and an extension from the upper end of one of the clamping pieces. and a locking piece with a hook-shaped tip, and the lower end of one piece is placed on the side of the other piece. An engagement hole is provided in the bent part, and the tip is bent downward to extend it. a detachable piece; and a hook-shaped engagement part provided at the lower end of the other piece of the clamping piece. A hook-shaped locking member is attached to the pad mounting plate, and the hook-shaped locking piece secures the pad. The bracket is hooked to prevent the pad from coming off, so there are no screws or other parts. The locking member can be easily attached and detached by hand without the need for materials, and maintenance is inexpensive. It has become possible to construct a pad detachment prevention mechanism that is easy to use.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a steering wheel to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 1, showing an embodiment of a steering wheel to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the locking member mounting portion of the embodiment of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of the locking member of the embodiment shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the process of attaching the locking member in the embodiment of FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Steering wheel body 5 Pad 6 Pad mounting plate 6a Standing wall 6b hole 7 Pad bracket 7a Locking hole 8 Locking member 9 Clamping piece 9a One piece 9b The other piece 9c Engagement hole 9d Engagement part 10 Locking piece 11 Removal piece

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: In a steering wheel in which a pad bracket attached to the lower part of the pad is removably attached to a pad mounting plate provided at the upper part of the steering wheel body, the upper ends of two opposing pieces have a continuous bifurcated shape. A clamping piece, a locking piece extending from the upper end of one of the clamping pieces and having a hook-shaped tip, and engaging with a portion of the lower end of the one piece bent toward the other piece. a locking member comprising a hole, a removal piece whose tip is bent downward to extend, and a hook-shaped engagement portion provided at the lower end of the other piece of the clamping piece; The clamping piece is placed on the vertical wall of the pad mounting plate, and the engaging portion inserted through the hole in the pad mounting plate is engaged with the engaging hole, thereby attaching the locking member to the pad mounting plate, and A steering wheel characterized in that a locking piece is inserted into a locking hole of the pad bracket.