JPH0433131Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a mounting device for a radiator mounted on a vehicle.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, an automobile body is provided with a bulkhead frame that connects the front ends of a pair of left and right front side frames. It is known that a radiator is located at the side of the vehicle, and in this case, the radiator is generally screwed to each side frame at stays that protrude from both sides of the radiator.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) In the conventional device described above, since the stays are provided on both sides of the radiator so as to protrude outward, it is possible to increase the width of the main body of the radiator. Furthermore, since the stay is a cantilever support, there is the problem of an increase in weight to ensure strength, and the screw tightening work when assembling the radiator has to be done from the back side of the bulkhead frame. There is a problem that the workability deteriorates because there is no such thing.

An object of the present invention is to provide a device that solves these problems.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an automobile body equipped with a bulkhead frame that connects the front ends of a pair of left and right front side frames, and an upper frame of the bulkhead frame. In a device in which a radiator is located in a space surrounded by the inner front end portions of both side frames, a projection extending upward is provided on the upper surface of the radiator, and a position corresponding to the projection on the upper surface of the Atsupa frame is provided. It is characterized in that a through hole is formed in the through hole, and the protrusion is elastically locked by an elastic support member inserted through the through hole.

(Example) The invention will now be described with reference to illustrated embodiments.

In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates an automobile body, and the vehicle body 1 is provided with a pair of left and right front side frames 2, 2 and a bulkhead frame 3 connecting the front ends of the side frames 2, 2 at the front part. The head frame 3 is composed of an upper frame 4 located at the upper end of the inner front end portion of both side frames 2, 2 and a lower frame 5 located at the lower end thereof. , 2, and the radiator 6 is disposed in a space surrounded by the inner front end portions of the radiator 6 and the inner front end portions of the radiators 6 and 2. Here, according to the present invention, a projection 7 extending upward is provided on the upper surface of the radiator 6, a through hole 8 is opened at a position corresponding to the projection 7 on the upper surface of the upper frame 4, and a through hole 8 is formed through the through hole 8. The projection 7 is elastically locked by the elastic support member 9 inserted.

To explain this in detail, in the embodiment shown in Figs. 2 to 5, the projection 7 is attached to the upper tank 6a of the radiator 6.
The elastic support member 9 is made up of a pair of pins protruding from the upper surface of the holder 9a. The elastic support member 9 is attached to a cylindrical holder 9a having a flange at the upper end.
The elastic support member 9 is constructed of rubber 9b baked onto the underside of the flange, and this is inserted from above through each through hole 8 with the projections 7 fitted into holes 9c formed in the rubber 9b, and the elastic support member 9 is secured to the periphery of the through holes 8 in the flange by bolts 10.

In the above embodiment, the lower end of the rubber 9b is configured to be elastically supported only in the circumferential direction without contacting the upper surface of the thick tank 6a. It may also be configured so that the upper surface of 6a is brought into contact with the upper surface of 6a. In the drawing, 9d indicates a lightening hole formed in the rubber 9b.

Moreover, FIG. 6 shows a modified example, in which the projection 7 consists of a convex portion integrally formed on the upper surface of the atsupah tank 6a, and the elastic support member 9 is connected to a holder 9e having a flange at the upper end and the holder 9e. A cup-shaped seat plate 9g that opens downward is provided on the bottom of the base plate 9e via a plurality of rubbers 9f, and the seat plate 9g is seated on the protrusion 7, so that the protrusion 7 is opened upward and downward. It is designed to be elastically locked from the circumferential direction.

The lower side of the radiator 6 has left and right pins 11 protruding from the back surface of the lower frame 5 at each pair of left and right pins 11 protruding from the lower surface of the lower tank 6b.
It was fitted and supported by the rubber 13 of each pair of brackets 12.

In the drawing, 6c indicates a water inlet provided in the atsupa tank 6a.

(Function) An elastic support member 9 is inserted through a through hole 8 formed on the upper surface of the upper frame 4 of the bulkhead frame 3, and the protrusion 7 of the radiator 6 is thereby elastically locked. This makes it possible to perform the screw tightening work when assembling the radiator from above the vehicle body 1.

In addition, there is no need to provide stays for cantilever support on both sides of the radiator 6, so the width dimension can be increased compared to conventional ones, and the increase in polymerization can be suppressed by ensuring the strength of the cantilever stays. You can also.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, according to the invention, a projection extending upward is provided on the upper surface of the radiator, a through hole is opened at a position corresponding to the projection on the upper surface of the upper frame of the bulkhead frame, and the through hole is formed in the upper surface of the bulkhead frame at a position corresponding to the projection. The protrusion is configured to be elastically locked by an elastic support member inserted through the hole, and the stay and stay attachment member can be made lighter compared to cantilever supported ones, and the screws used when assembling the radiator can be made lighter. Not only can the stopping work be done from above the vehicle body, improving work efficiency, but the radiator can also be made wider than conventional ones, increasing overall cooling capacity. has.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the body structure of an example of a vehicle to which the device of the present invention is applied, Fig. 2 is a rear view of the radiator section installed by the device of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof, and Fig. 4 is a FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view taken along the - line in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the elastic support member, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional side view of main parts of a modified example. 1... Automobile body, 2, 2... Front side frame, 3... Bulkhead frame, 4...
Atsupa frame, 6...Radiator, 7...Protrusion, 8...Through hole, 9...Elastic support member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A radiator is disposed in an automobile body equipped with a bulkhead frame that connects the front ends of a pair of left and right front side frames, in a space surrounded by the top frame of the bulkhead frame and the inner front end portions of both side frames. A projection extending upward is provided on the top surface of the radiator, a through hole is opened at a position corresponding to the projection on the top surface of the atsupa frame, and the projection is supported by an elastic support member inserted through the through hole. A radiator mounting device characterized in that the radiator is elastically locked.