JPH058182Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] This invention relates to an engine support structure for supporting an engine of, for example, an automobile on a vehicle body by an engine center member.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, an engine support structure for supporting an engine of an automobile or the like on a vehicle body includes a front mount 3, a front mount 3, and an engine 2 between an engine center member 1 and an engine 2 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, as shown in FIG. 3, for example.
The engine 2 is supported on the engine center member 1 by intervening and fixing mounting members such as the center mount 4 and the rear mount 5;
In addition to fixing, each of the mounting members 3, 4,
Both ends 11 in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the engine center member 1 supporting and fixing the engine 2 via the engine center member 5 are fixed to the vehicle body 6, so that the engine 2 is supported on the vehicle body 6 by the engine center member 1. ing. These assembling methods first assemble the front mount 3 of the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 to which the front mount 3, the center mount 4, the rear mount 5, etc. are fixed, and then the center mount 3 and the engine center member 1 are assembled. Assemble the mount 4 and the rear mount 5 in this order (however, in this case, they are all temporarily assembled), and then each of the mount members 3, 4,
Both ends 11 in the vehicle longitudinal direction of the engine center member 1 with the engine 2 mounted (supported and fixed) via the engine 5 are assembled to the vehicle body 6, and then the rear mount 5 and the engine center member 1 are aligned. That is, the rear mount 5 is centered and the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 are assembled at predetermined positions. All of the above assemblies are in a temporary assembly (temporary fastening) state, so the last step is to properly assemble each assembly part, for example, when assembling using fastening members (not shown), final tightening (additional tightening) is required. By tightening (tightening), the engine 2 and engine center member 1 via each mount member 3, 4, 5, and this engine center member 1
After the assembly of the engine 2 and the vehicle body 6 is completed, the engine 2 is supported on the vehicle body 6 by the engine center member 1.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of the engine support structure shown in Figure 3,
When assembling the center mount 4 and rear mount 5, which are fixed to the engine 2, to the engine center member 1, the heavy engine center member 1 must be supported by hand, so it cannot be assembled by one worker. This results in the inconvenience that several workers are required. In addition, the alignment of the rear mount 5 and the engine center member 1, that is, the centering (centering) of the rear mount 5 for assembling the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 at predetermined positions, can be done manually by the operator. The center mount 4 and rear mount 5 are determined by visual judgment.
and engine center member 1 are assembled,
This results in variations in assembly, resulting in a problem that a large number of man-hours are required for correcting the centering (centering) of the rear mount 5.
In particular, normal corrections take about one minute, but the corrections can be made from the assembly (tightening) of the rear mount 5 and the engine center member 1 to the assembly (tightening) of both ends 11 of the engine center member 1 and the vehicle body 6. If necessary, it may take more than 5 minutes.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention was to assemble (support and fix) the engine (each mount member) without having to support the engine center member by hand, and to facilitate the centering of the rear mount (centering), thereby making the assembly process easier. The goal is to do this easily and in a short time.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, this invention solves the above-mentioned problem by attaching an engaging member to a center mount fixed to the engine, engaging the engaging member of the center mount to the engine center member, and supporting the engine on the engine center member. This is what we are trying to solve by fixing it.

More specifically, referring to the reference numerals shown in FIG. 1, a front mount 3, a center mount 4, and a rear mount 5 are interposed between an engine center member 1 and an engine 2 that extend in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. is supported and fixed on the engine center member 1, and both ends 11 of the engine center member 1, to which the engine 2 is supported and fixed, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle are fixed to the vehicle body 6, and the engine 2 is fixed to the vehicle body 6.
In this engine support structure, an engaging member 7 is attached to the center mount 4 interposed between the engine center member 1 and the engine 2, and the engaging member 7 is supported on the vehicle body 6. The center mount 4 is engaged with the engine center member 1 through the engagement member 7 to support and fix the engine 2 to the engine center member 1. .

[Effect]

According to the above-mentioned means, by attaching the engaging member 7 to the center mount 4 fixed to the engine 2 and engaging the engaging member 7 with the engine center member 1, it is no longer necessary to support the engine center member 1 by hand. At the same time, the positions of the engine center member 1 and the center mount 4 can be aligned to a predetermined position by the engaging member 7 instead of manual and visual judgment by the operator, and the rear mount 5 can be centered (centered). Therefore, the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 can be assembled (supported and fixed) extremely easily and in a short time.

〔Example〕

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

The drawings in FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of this invention, and as shown in FIG. 1, an engine center member 1 and an engine 2 extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.
Front mount 3, center mount 4 between
The engine 2 is supported and fixed on the engine center member 1 through a rear mount 5, and both ends 11 of the engine center member 1, on which the engine 2 is supported and fixed, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle are respectively attached to the vehicle body 6. By being fixed, the engine 2 is supported on the vehicle body 6 by the engine center member 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the engine support structure configured as described above includes a center mount 4 fixed to the engine 2 and interposed between the engine 2 and the engine center member 1. At the same time, an engaging member 7 (hereinafter referred to as resin clip 7) made of a resin clip or the like is protruded and attached to the bottom side (that is, the engine center member 1 side) of the engine.
The resin clip 7 attached to the center mount 4 is configured to engage with the engagement hole 12 of the engine center member 1.

That is, by engaging the resin clip 7 attached to the bottom side of the center mount 4 with the engagement hole 12 of the engine center member 1, the engine 2 can be easily assembled to the engine center member 1 via the center mount 4. In addition, by providing a flat part 71 on the resin clip 7 attached to the bottom side of the center mount 4 and bringing this flat part 71 into contact with the upper surface 13 of the engine center member 1 when engaged, the center mount 4 to position the engine 2 and engine center member 1 in the vertical direction of the vehicle, and the engaging portion 72 (engaging base 73) of the resin clip 7 engages with the engaging hole 12 of the engine center member 1. By doing so, this resin clip 7 itself has a function of centering (aligning) the center mount 4 and the engine center member 1, and the connection between the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 via the center mount 4 is made in the vehicle. It is possible to perform positioning in the width direction. Furthermore, the engagement hole 12 of the engine center member 1,
By forming the engagement bases 73 of the resin clips 7 that engage with the engagement holes 12 to have substantially the same size, the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 can be positioned in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle via the center mount 4. It is possible to do this.

Then, engine 2 is connected to engine center member 1.
When assembling the center mount 4 and rear mount 5, which are fixed to the engine 2 in order to support and fix them, to the engine center member 1, the resin clip 7 (the engaging part 72 and The engine 2 and the engine center member 1 are connected by an extremely easy method of engaging the mating base 73) with the engagement hole 12 of the engine center member 1.
can be assembled via the center mount 4. Therefore, there is no need to support the heavy engine center member 1 by hand, and one worker can extremely easily and quickly assemble the engine 2 and the engine center member 1. It is. In addition, the resin clip 7 (engaging portion 72 and engaging base 73) attached to the bottom side of the center mount 4 engages with the engaging hole 12 of the engine center member 1, thereby connecting the engine 2 and the engine via the center mount 4. Since positioning with respect to the center member 1 can be performed, there is no need for positioning to be performed manually and visually by the operator. Therefore, centering (centering) of the rear mount 5 for assembling the engine 2 and the engine center member 1 in a predetermined position is achieved by the engagement between the resin clip 7 attached to the center mount 4 and the engine center member 1. This makes it possible to center the rear mount 5 extremely easily, and also to connect the resin clip 7 attached to the center mount 4 and the engine center member 1.
The engine 2 and engine center member 1 can be positioned by engagement with the engine center member 1.
In some cases, the work of centering the rear mount 5 may be unnecessary. Furthermore, it is no longer necessary to manually and visually determine the positioning of the engine 2 and the engine center member 1, that is, it is no longer necessary to manually and visually determine the centering of the rear mount 5. Since there is nothing to be done at the engine 2
There is no need to make corrections to align the engine center member 1 and the engine center member 1 to predetermined positions, that is, corrections to center the rear mount 5, etc., and a large number of man-hours are not required for corrections. . Therefore, the aforementioned engine center member 1
Coupled with the fact that there is no need to support the engine 2 by hand, the assembly of the engine 2 to the engine center member 1 via the center mount 4 and rear mount 5 can be performed more easily and in a shorter time.

In addition, in the above explanation, engine center member 1
Although an example is shown in which the resin clip 7 is attached to the bottom side of the center mount 4 in order to engage with the center mount 4, the present invention is not limited to this, and any structure in which the center mount 4 and the engine center member 1 engage with each other may be used. The engaging member 7 may have any structure. For example, the engaging member 7 may be attached to the engine center member 1 side and the engaging member 7 may be configured to engage with the center mount 4. It's good.

[Effect of idea]

As mentioned above, this invention is achieved by attaching an engaging member to the center mount that is fixed to the engine and interposed between the engine and the engine center member, and engaging the engaging member with the engine center member. The engine is assembled to the engine center member via a center mount to be supported and fixed, and the engine and the engine center member can be assembled without supporting the engine center member by hand. By engaging the engagement member attached to the mount with the engine center member, the engine and engine center member can be positioned via the center mount, making it extremely easy to center the rear mount. Therefore, the assembly work of the engine and the engine center member can be performed extremely easily and in a short time.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 show an embodiment of this invention, Fig. 1 is an overall schematic side view, Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line - - of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 shows a conventional example. It is a side view corresponding to FIG. 1. 1... Engine center member, 11... Both ends,
2...Engine, 3...Front mount, 4...
...Center mount, 5...Rear mount, 6...
Vehicle body, 7... engaging member.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A front mount, a center mount, and a rear mount are interposed between an engine center member extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the engine to support and fix the engine on the engine center member, and the engine is supported and fixed. In the engine support structure configured to support the engine on the vehicle body by fixing both ends of the center member in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle to the vehicle body, an engaging member is provided on the center mount interposed between the engine center member and the engine. and the engaging member is engaged with the engine center member, and the center mount supports and fixes the engine to the engine center member by engaging the engine center member with the engaging member. An engine support structure characterized by: