JPH04136992U - Opening/closing body support device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Just by opening the hood at a predetermined angle, the bar automatically supports the hood, and the opening/closing body does not close even if an unexpected force is applied to the opened hood. [Structure] A bar 16 supports the hood with the hood opened at a predetermined angle. A bracket 18 in which a through hole 18a is formed in the vehicle width direction is fixed to the stay 17, and a shaft part 23a and a sliding engagement part 23b are engaged with a bar at the tip of the shaft part.
A bar guide 23 having a shaft portion inserted into the through hole from the surface of the bracket is provided so as to be rotatable around the shaft portion and slidable in the axial direction. A coil spring 25 that urges the engaging portion to approach the surface of the bracket is wound around the shaft portion, and one end of the bar is pivotally attached to the hood, and the other end of the bar has a locking portion 1.
6a is formed. The bar support 26 has a locked part 26a that the locking part locks when the hood is opened at a predetermined angle, and a guide part 26b that guides the locking part to the locked part until the hood is opened at a predetermined angle. Fixed to the surface of the bracket.

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea]

0001

[Industrial application field]

This invention is a hood or trunk that covers the engine room or trunk room of a vehicle. This invention relates to a device that supports an opening/closing body such as a lid in an open state.

0002

[Conventional technology]

As this type of support device, the base end of the hood that covers the engine room can be opened and closed on the vehicle body. One end of the bar is pivoted to the engine and is stored in the engine compartment with the hood closed. is pivotally connected to the vehicle body, and the other end of this bar is removably latched to the vehicle body, allowing the hood to be opened. With the bar in the extended position, lock the other end of the bar to the underside of the hood so that the bar supports the hood. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Structured hood support devices are known.

0003 In addition, as another support device, the proximal end of the trunk lid that covers the trunk compartment can be It is pivotally connected to the vehicle body via a hinge, and a torsion bar is installed between the hinge and the vehicle body. The elastic force of this torsion bar that biases the lid in the direction of opening and the weight of the lid The lid is constructed so that the lid is supported at a position where the force is balanced with the own weight applied to the center. Support devices for rank lids are known.

0004

[Problem that the idea aims to solve]

However, with the above hood support device, when the hood is opened at a predetermined angle, There was the trouble of having to lock the other end to the underside of the hood. In addition, the above-mentioned trunk lid support device does not prevent accidental damage such as when the lid is blown by the wind. When the force was applied to the lid, there was a risk that the lid would close unexpectedly.

[0005] The purpose of this invention is that the bar automatically supports the opening/closing body by simply opening the opening/closing body at a predetermined angle. The opening/closing body will not close even if an unexpected force is applied to the opening/closing body that is held and opened. An object of the present invention is to provide an opening/closing body support device.

[0006]

[Means to solve the problem]

The configuration of the present invention to achieve the above object is shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 corresponding to the embodiment. I will explain using The present invention includes an opening/closing body 12 whose base end is pivotally connected to the vehicle body or chassis 13, and an opening/closing body 12 that can be opened and closed. A bar 16 that supports the opening/closing body 12 with the closing body 12 opened at a predetermined angle. This is an improvement to the closed body support device. Its characteristic configuration is that almost all water is contained in the vehicle body 17 inside the room 11 covered by the opening/closing body 12. A bracket 18 in which a through hole 18a is formed in the square direction is fixed, and the shaft portion 23a and the bracket 18 are fixed to each other. A bar guide having an engaging portion 23b in which the bar 16 is engaged and slidable at the tip of the shaft portion. 23 inserts the shaft portion 23a into the through hole 18a from the surface of the bracket 18, and The engaging portion 2 is provided on the bracket 18 so as to be rotatable around the center and slidable in the axial direction. A coil spring 25 biasing the shaft portion 3b toward the surface of the bracket 18 is attached to the shaft portion 2. One end of the bar 16, which is wound around 3a and engaged with the engaging portion 23b, is pivoted to the opening/closing body 12. A locking portion 16a is formed at the other end of the bar 16 to open the opening/closing body 12 at a predetermined angle. In this state, the locking part 16a locks with the locked part 26a until it opens at a predetermined angle. A bar support 26 having a guide portion 26b that guides the portion 16a to the locked portion 26a. is fixed to the surface of the bracket 18 near the through hole 18a.

[0007]

[Effect]

When opening the opening/closing body 12, the bar 16 slides on the engaging portion 23b of the bar guide 23. The locking portion 16a of the bar 16 approaches the engaging portion 23b, and at the same time the bar guide 23 moves toward the shaft. It rotates around part 23a. When the opening angle of the opening/closing body 12 approaches a predetermined value, the bar 16 is guided by the guide portion 26b, it engages against the elastic force of the coil spring 25. The shaft portion 23a slides through the through hole 18a in the direction in which the portion 23b leaves the surface of the bracket 18. move. When the opening angle of the opening/closing body 12 reaches a predetermined value, the locking portion 16a of the bar 16 reaches the opening of the locked part 26a, and the locked part 16a is connected to the coil through the bar guide 23. It is urged by the spring 25 and is automatically locked to the locked portion 26a.

[0008]

【Example】 Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, an engine compartment 11 at the front of a bonnet-type vehicle 10 is provided with a hood 12 that covers the engine compartment 11, and in this example, the hood 12 is It is a front opening type hood. The front end of the hood 12 is the chassis frame 1 which is the chassis. It is pivotally connected to the front end of 3 via a hinge 14 and a hinge pin 15 so as to be openable and closable. In the angled open state, the hood 12 is supported by a bar 16 (FIG. 5). The upper end of the stay 17, which has a substantially U-shaped cross section, is positioned at the upper part of the engine room 11. Its lower end is fixed to the side member 13a of the chassis frame 13 (Fig. 5), and the At the upper end of the tee 17, there is a bracket 18 with a substantially hat-shaped cross section whose surface faces in the vehicle width direction. and screw the bolt 19 into the nut 21 welded to the back side of the bracket 18. Installed by. The upper part of the surface of this bracket 18 has a substantially horizontal direction in the width direction of the vehicle. A through hole 18a is formed, and the back side of the bracket 18 has a substantially reverse cross section with a through hole 22a. Weld the hat-shaped auxiliary bracket 22 so that the through hole 22a matches the through hole 18a. (Figures 3 and 4).

[0009] The bar guide 23 has a shaft portion 23a that can be inserted into the through hole 18a and the through hole 22a. The bar 16 is engaged with the tip by bending the tip of the shaft portion 23a into a ring shape. A slidable engagement portion 23b is formed. The bar guide 23 is the surface of the bracket 18. Insert the shaft portion 23a into the through hole 18a, and then insert the shaft portion 23a into the through hole 22a. The bracket 18 is rotatable around this shaft portion and slidable in the axial direction. and provided on the auxiliary bracket 22. Located between the through hole 18a and the through hole 22a A concave groove 23c capable of locking the E-ring 24 is formed in the shaft portion 23a, and the through hole 18a A coil spring 25 is wound around the shaft portion 23a between the E-ring 24 and the E-ring 24. Coil bar The spring 25 is a compression coil spring in this example. One end of the coil spring 25 is a bracket 18, the other end abuts on the E-ring 24, and the coil spring 25 3b toward the surface of the bracket 18 (FIGS. 1 and 2).

0010 One end of the bar 16 that is slidably engaged with the engaging portion 23b is attached to the lower surface of the hood 12. -16 is pivotally connected via a hinge 28 so as to be rotatable in the traveling direction of the vehicle 10, and the bar 1 A substantially L-shaped locking portion 16a is formed at the other end of the locking portion 6 (FIG. 5). Near the through hole 18a A bar support 26 having a substantially U-shaped cross section is fixed to the surface of the bracket 18. (Fig. 3), and the bar support 26 is opened with the hood 12 opened at a predetermined angle. A locked portion 26a that is locked by the locking portion 16a, and a plan for the locking portion 16a to be locked to the locked portion 26a. It has a guide part 26b inside. The locked portion 26a is a pair of protruding pieces 2 that are parallel to each other. 6c and 26d, and this recess allows the hood 12 to be held at a predetermined angle. The locking portion 16a comes into contact with the opening 26e through which the locking portion 16a can move in and out in the open state. a first stopper portion 2 that prevents the hood 12 from being opened beyond a predetermined angle; 6f and the locking portion 16a come into contact with each other, and the hood 12 is not closed below a substantially predetermined angle. It has a second stopper part 26g that prevents The guide portion 26b has a pair of protruding pieces 2 6c, 26d, and the bracket 18 is formed as it approaches the opening 26e. This is an inclined surface formed to be highest from the surface (FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition, the hood 12 and cowl panel 27 are provided with locks to keep the hood 12 closed. A hood lock (not shown) is provided on the driver's seat. It is designed to be released by operating a lever (not shown) that is closed.

[0011] With the support device configured in this way, when opening the hood 12, the driver's seat Operate the lever (not shown) to release the hood lock (not shown). Food 1 2 around the hinge pin 15 in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. The locking portion 16a slides in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. , and at the same time the bar guide 23 rotates in the direction of the dashed arrow around the shaft portion 23a. Ru. When the angle at which the hood 12 is opened approaches a predetermined value, the bar 16 is moved by the guide portion 26b. When the coil spring 25 is guided in the direction shown by the solid arrow L in FIG. The engaging portion 23b moves away from the surface of the bracket 18, that is, in the direction of the solid arrow N. The shaft portion 23a of the bar guide 23 slides in the through hole 18a and the through hole 22a in the direction. Fuu When the angle at which the bar 12 is opened reaches a predetermined value, the locking portion 16a of the bar 16 engages the locked portion 2. 6a, and the locking portion 16a is connected to the coil spring through the bar guide 23. 25 and retracts into the locked portion 26a in the direction of the solid arrow M. this state The center of gravity G of the hood 12 is located forward of the center of the hinge pin 15, and the hood 12 is Since the locking portion 16a attempts to rotate in the direction of the solid arrow in FIG. It comes into contact with the portion 26f. This simple operation of opening the hood 12 at a predetermined angle The hood 12 is supported by the bar 16 only by the operation.

0012 Also, even if an unexpected force is applied to the hood 12, such as when the hood 12 is blown by the wind, the hood 12 will not be damaged. The locking part 16a of -16 connects the first stopper part 26f and the second stopper part 26g. The elastic force of the coil spring 25 presses the protruding pieces 26c and 26d against the inner surfaces of the recesses. Therefore, the locking portion 16a is connected to the first stopper portion 26f or the second stopper portion 26g. The locking portion 16a never comes out of the opening 26e, so the hood 12 will not close unexpectedly. When closing the hood 12, rotate the hood 12 to close the protruding pieces 26c, 26d. The locking portion 16a is moved to a position opposite to the opening 26e on the inner surface of the recess, and the locking portion Pull the bar 16 so that the bar 16a comes out from the opening 26e in the direction of the solid arrow P in FIG. The hood 12 can be closed by simply pressing the button.

[0013] In addition, in the example, a hood that covers the engine room is shown, but this is just an example. It may also be a trunk lid that covers the trunk compartment. In addition, the example shows a front-opening hood whose front end is pivotally connected to the front end of the chassis frame. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited to this. A hood that opens, a hood that opens at the rear with the rear end pivoted to the body such as a cowl panel, or A double-opener whose base end is pivoted to a stay that extends in the direction of travel at approximately the center of the vehicle's secondary direction. Mushroom food may also be used. In addition, the bracket is fixed to the side member of the chassis frame, which is the undercarriage. - Attached to the upper end of the bracket, but the bracket can be attached to the fender apron or other vehicle body. You can leave it. In addition, in the embodiment, the through hole 18a is provided in the upper surface of the bracket 18 in the substantially horizontal direction of the vehicle width. However, if this hole is in a nearly horizontal direction, it can be used in the direction of vehicle travel or other directions. It may be formed in the direction. Furthermore, although a compression coil spring is mentioned as a coil spring, the engaging part should be placed on the surface of the bracket. A tension coil spring may be used as long as it can be biased toward the surface.

[0014]

[Effect of the idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, the base end is pivotally connected to the vehicle body or chassis and the openable/closable The opening/closing body is supported by a bar with the opening/closing body opened at a predetermined angle, and the opening/closing body is covered by the opening/closing body. A bracket with a through hole formed in an almost horizontal direction is fixed to the vehicle body in the room where the , a burger having a shaft portion and an engaging portion in which a bar is slidably engaged with the tip of the shaft portion. The id inserts the shaft from the surface of the bracket into the through hole and can rotate around this shaft. and is provided so as to be slidable in the axial direction so that the engaging part approaches the surface of the bracket. A biasing coil spring is wound around the shaft part, and one end of the bar engaged with the engaging part becomes the opening/closing body. A locking part is formed on the other end of the bar, and the opening/closing body is locked when opened at a predetermined angle. Guide the locking part to the locked part until the locking part opens at a predetermined angle with the locked part. A bar support having a guide portion fixed to the surface of the bracket near the through hole. Therefore, you can simply open the opening/closing body at a specified angle without locking one end of the bar to the opening/closing body. The opening/closing body can be supported automatically. In addition, even if the opening/closing body is agitated by wind, etc., the locking part of the bar is always covered by the bar support. Because the bar is biased by a coil spring to lock in the locking part, the locking part of the bar is It will not come off from the locked part and the opening/closing body will not close unexpectedly.

[Submission date] December 20, 1991

[Procedural amendment 1]

[Name of document to be amended] Specification

[Correction target item name] 0008

[Correction method] Change

[Correction details]

[0008]

【Example】

Next, one embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, an engine compartment 11 at the front of a bonnet-type vehicle 10 is provided with a hood 12 that covers the engine compartment 11, and in this example, the hood 12 is It is a rear opening type hood. The front end of the hood 12 is the chassis frame 1 which is the chassis. It is pivotally connected to the front end of 3 via a hinge 14 and a hinge pin 15 so as to be openable and closable. In the angled open state, the hood 12 is supported by a bar 16 (FIG. 5). The upper end of the stay 17, which has a substantially U-shaped cross section, is positioned at the upper part of the engine room 11. Its lower end is fixed to the side member 13a of the chassis frame 13 (Fig. 5), and the At the upper end of the tee 17, there is a bracket 18 with a substantially hat-shaped cross section whose surface faces in the vehicle width direction. and screw the bolt 19 into the nut 21 welded to the back side of the bracket 18. Installed by. The upper part of the surface of this bracket 18 has a substantially horizontal direction in the width direction of the vehicle. A through hole 18a is formed, and the back side of the bracket 18 has a substantially reverse cross section with a through hole 22a. Weld the hat-shaped auxiliary bracket 22 so that the through hole 22a matches the through hole 18a. (Figures 3 and 4).

[Procedural amendment 2]

[Name of document to be amended] Specification

[Correction target item name] 0013

[Correction method] Change

[Correction details]

[0013] In addition, in the example, a hood that covers the engine room is shown, but this is just an example. It may also be a trunk lid that covers the trunk compartment. In addition, the example shows a rear-opening hood whose front end is pivotally connected to the front end of the chassis frame. However, the invention is not limited to this, and after the front end is pivoted to the front end of the body instead of the chassis frame. A hood that opens, a hood that opens in the front with the rear end pivoted to the body such as a cowl panel, or A double-opener whose base end is pivoted to a stay that extends in the direction of travel at approximately the center of the vehicle's secondary direction. Mushroom food may also be used. In addition, the bracket is fixed to the side member of the chassis frame, which is the undercarriage. - Attached to the upper end of the bracket, but the bracket can be attached to the fender apron or other vehicle body. You can leave it. In addition, in the embodiment, the through hole 18a is provided in the upper surface of the bracket 18 in the substantially horizontal direction of the vehicle width. However, if this hole is in a nearly horizontal direction, it can be used in the direction of vehicle travel or other directions. It may be formed in the direction. Furthermore, although a compression coil spring is mentioned as a coil spring, the engaging part should be placed on the surface of the bracket. A tension coil spring may be used as long as it can be biased toward the surface.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 shows a state in which the locking portion of the bar of the opening/closing body support device is locked to the locked portion of the bar support;
A sectional view taken along line A-A.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a state in which the bar is housed in the engine room.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 4;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of part C in FIG. 5.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of section D in FIG. 6;

FIG. 6 is a side view of a vehicle including the device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Vehicle 11 Engine room 12 Hood (opening/closing body) 13 Chassis frame (car chassis) 16 bars 16a Locking part 18 Bracket 18a Through hole 23 Bar Guide 23a Shaft part 23b Engagement part 25 Coil spring 26 Bar support 26a Locked part 26b Information section

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim 1: An opening/closing body (12) whose base end is pivotally connected to a vehicle body or a chassis (13), and an opening/closing body (12) that can be opened and closed at a predetermined angle. In the opening/closing body support device comprising a supporting bar (16), the bracket has a through hole (18a) formed in a substantially horizontal direction in a vehicle body (17) in a room (11) covered by the opening/closing body (12). (18) is fixed to the bracket, and the bar guide (23) has a shaft portion (23a) and an engaging portion (23b) that is slidable by engaging the bar (16) at the tip of the shaft portion. (1
The shaft portion (23a) is inserted into the through hole (18a) from the surface of the bracket (18) so that the shaft portion (23a) can be rotated around the shaft portion and slidable in the axial direction. A coil spring (25) is wound around the shaft portion (23a) to urge the mating portion (23b) closer to the surface of the bracket (18).
One end of the bar (16) engaged with is pivotally connected to the opening/closing body (12), and a locking portion (16a) is formed at the other end of the bar (16),
With the opening/closing body (12) opened at a predetermined angle, the locking portion (1
6a), and a guide portion (26b) that guides the locking portion (16a) to the locking portion (26a) until it is opened at a predetermined angle. (26) is fixed to the surface of the bracket (18) near the through hole (18a).