JPH06305382A - Grille guard attaching structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a grille guard attaching structure which protects a frame and the like against an impact load from the front of a vehicle body while securing attaching strength of a grille guard and is capable of moving an attaching position of a grille guard stay to a position for easy attaching. CONSTITUTION:The structure is provided with grille guard stays 8 whose one ends 8a are fixed to a grille guard 1 and frame stays 9 whose vertical piece parts are fixed to side frames 3, 4 and which are arranged between the grille guard stays 8 and the side frames 3, 4. By fastening and fixing the other ends of the grille guard stays 8 to horizontal piece parts of the frame stays 9, the grille guard 1 is attached to the side frames 3, 4 via the grille guard stays 8 and the frame stays 9.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill guard mounting structure as an outfit for a four-wheeled vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a grill guard for protecting a front grill and the like from obstacles is mounted on the front surface of a vehicle body as an outfit. Since this type of grill guard is generally a heavy object, it is attached to the left and right side frames and the like using strong attachment stays.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional mounting structure, an excessively sturdy mounting stay is often used because the strength of the mounting stay with respect to the heavy grill guard is often used. Since the plate thickness of the mounting stay tends to be thicker than the plate thickness of the side frame, it becomes impossible to balance the strength with the side frame,
There was a case where the side frame was damaged by the impact load from the front of the vehicle body. Moreover, in the conventional mounting structure,
Since the mounting position of the mounting stay is fixed, there is a problem that the parts cannot be replaced if they are large parts such as side frames.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to protect the frame and the like against an impact load from the front of the vehicle body while ensuring the mounting strength of the grill guard. An object of the present invention is to provide a grill guard mounting structure capable of moving the mounting position of the guard stay to a position where it can be easily assembled.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, in the present invention, a grill guard stay having one end fixed to a grill guard, and one end fixed to a frame or a body, The grill guard is provided with a connecting stay arranged between the grill guard stay and the frame or the body, and the other end of the connecting stay is fastened by fixing the other end of the grill guard stay. Is attached to the frame or body through the grill guard stay and the connecting stay.

[0006]

In the grill guard mounting structure according to the present invention, since the grill guard is mounted on the frame or the body via the grill guard stay and the connecting stay, even when an impact load is applied to the grill guard from the front of the vehicle body,
Repairing can be done by replacing the connecting stay without damaging the frame or body, and the mounting position of the grill guard stay can be moved to a position where it can be easily assembled.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 6 show an embodiment of a grill guard mounting structure according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a grill guard mounted on the front surface of the vehicle body of a four-wheeled vehicle 2,
Reference numerals 3 and 4 denote side frames disposed on the left and right sides of the lower part of the vehicle body. The grill guard 1 is disposed in front of the front grill 5 and the front bumper 6, and the front grill 5 and the headlamp 7 are obstructed. Or the side frames 3 and 4 are protected from an impact load from the front of the vehicle body. Therefore, both sides of the lower end portion of the grill guard 1 are configured to be attached to the pair of left and right side frames 3 and 4 via a grill guard stay 8 and a frame stay 9 which are common to the left and right, which will be described later.
A cross member 10 extending in the vehicle width direction is provided so as to pass through the front ends of the side frames 3 and 4.

The grill guard 1 includes a main pipe frame 11 and a protector 12 arranged at the center of the front surface of the vehicle body, and side pipe frames 13 arranged on both left and right sides of the main pipe frame 11 and the protector 12. And is attached so as to protect the entire front surface of the vehicle body. For this reason, the main pipe frame 11 is bent and formed in a substantially inverted U shape, and the lower ends of the opposing frame portions 11a and 11b are formed in a curved shape slightly bent toward the rear of the vehicle body. Further, the side pipe frame 13 is bent and formed in a substantially horizontally long U-shape, and both left and right sides are slightly bent toward the rear of the vehicle body. Further, the protector 12 is provided between the frame portions 11a and 11b located at the substantially vertical center of the main pipe frame 11.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, one end 8a of the grill guard stay 8 is formed in an arc shape corresponding to the outer peripheral surface of the main pipe frame 11, and the one end 8a is formed in the frame. It is fixed by overlapping and welding on the lower end peripheral surfaces of the portions 11a and 11b.
Further, the other end 8b of the grill guard stay 8 extends substantially horizontally toward the rear of the vehicle body, and two bolt holes 15 for inserting the tightening bolts 14 are formed in the other end 8b at front and rear intervals. It is opened and drilled. 2 and 4
In the figure, reference numeral 16 is a nut screwed with the tightening bolt 14.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the frame stay 9 is integrally formed by using a flat plate having a relatively large thickness according to the weight of the grill guard 1, and the frame stay 9 is formed integrally. A horizontal piece 9a that overlaps the other end 8b and a vertical piece 9b that overlaps the side surfaces of the side frames 3 and 4 are formed into a substantially L shape. Moreover, the horizontal piece portion 9a and the vertical piece portion 9b are each provided with two insertion holes 17 and 18 into which the tightening bolts 14 are inserted at intervals along the longitudinal direction.
Then, the frame stay 9 is the grill guard stay 8
And the side frames 3 and 4 are arranged as a connecting stay, and the front end of the horizontal piece 9a is arranged to face the grill guard 1 side in front of the vehicle body.

Further, the grill guard 1 of the frame stay 9
On the front surface portion on the side, at a position where the horizontal piece 9a and the vertical piece 9b intersect, a cutout portion 19 is provided by cutting out this portion in a curved shape, and the cutout portion 19 is The cutout portion 19 is configured to extend slightly obliquely downward toward the rear side of the vehicle body and absorb the impact load when the impact load is applied from the front side of the vehicle body. An arc-shaped escape portion 20 for the cross member 10 is formed on the rear surface side of the vertical piece 9b of the frame stay 9.

The side frames 3 and 4 are each formed in a tubular shape having a rectangular cross section with an open front end face.
Inside the side frames 3 and 4, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, reinforcing plates 21 for frame stays are arranged along the vertical direction, respectively.
Is to be fixed by clamping the side walls of the side frames 3 and 4 with the reinforcing plate 21. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 6, the reinforcing plate 21 is formed to have a size and shape substantially corresponding to the vertical piece 9b of the frame stay 9, and the upper and lower ends thereof are formed with the insertion holes 18 of the vertical piece 9b. Correspondingly, a mounting hole 22 and a welding nut 23 are provided. Further, through holes (not shown) are formed in the sidewalls of the side frames 3 and 4 located inside the vehicle body so as to correspond to the insertion holes 18 and the mounting holes 22.

In order to attach the grill guard 1 of this embodiment to the front end portions of the side frames 3 and 4, first, the one end portion 8a of the grill guard stay 8 is attached to the left and right lower end portions of the main pipe frame 11 of the grill guard 1. Fix by welding. Further, the vertical piece 9b of the frame stay 9 is superposed on the outer side surfaces of the side frames 3 and 4, and the reinforcing plate 21 is superposed on the inner side surfaces of the side frames 3 and 4. In this state, the tightening bolts 14 are inserted into the insertion holes 18 of the frame stay 9 and the mounting holes 22 of the reinforcing plate 21 and screwed into the welding nuts 23, thereby sandwiching the side walls of the side frames 3 and 4. The vertical piece 9b of the stay 9 and the reinforcing plate 21 are tightened and fixed.

Next, the other end 8b of the grill guard stay 8 is superposed on the horizontal piece 9a of the frame stay 9. In this state, tighten the tightening bolt 14 into the bolt hole 15 of the grill guard stay 8 and the insertion hole 17 of the frame stay 9.
And is screwed into the nut 16, the other end 8b of the grill guard stay 8 and the horizontal piece 9a of the frame stay 9 are fastened and fixed to each other. Then, the grill guard 1 is attached to the left and right side frames 3 and 4 via the grill guard stay 8 and the frame stay 9 (see FIGS. 2 and 4).

In the mounting structure of this embodiment, the grill guard 1 is not directly mounted on the side frames 3 and 4 but is bolted to the pair of left and right side frames 3 and 4 via the grill guard stay 8 and the frame stay 9. Since they are attached by tightening, the side frames 3, 4 and the body will not be damaged even if an impact load is applied to the grill guard 1 from the front of the vehicle body, and repair can be completed simply by replacing the frame stay 9. In addition to this, since the frame stay 9 is formed easily by the notch portion 19, the impact load absorbing performance can be enhanced and the side frames 3 and 4 can be further protected.
Further, in the mounting structure of the present embodiment, the mounting position of the grill guard stay 8 can be moved to a position where it can be easily assembled due to the presence of the frame stay 9, so that the mounting work and the detaching work of the peripheral parts in the assembly line can be performed. Easy to do. Further, since the frame stay 9 of the present embodiment is formed by using a flat plate, the processing steps are simple, and the left and right sides can be commonly used, and the cost can be reduced.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the grill guard 1 is attached to the pair of left and right side frames 3 and 4 via the grill guard stay 8 and the frame stay 9, respectively. It is possible to exert the effect of.

[0019]

As described above, in the grill guard mounting structure according to the present invention, one end of the grill guard stay is fixed to the grill guard, and the other end of the grill guard stay is fixed to the frame or the body. A connecting stay arranged between the grill guard stay and the frame or body, and the other end of the connecting stay is fastened and fixed to the other end of the grill guard stay to fix the grill guard to the grill guard stay and Since it is attached to the frame or the body via the connecting stay, even if an impact load is applied to the grill guard from the front of the vehicle body, the impact load can be absorbed by the connecting stay, and the impact from the front of the vehicle body can be absorbed. The frame and body can be protected against this, and the car can be repaired by replacing the connecting stay without damaging these frames. It can be carried out.

Further, in the mounting structure of the present invention, since the connecting stay is interposed between the grill guard stay and the frame or the like, the mounting position of the grill guard stay can be moved to a position where it can be easily assembled. The workability of attaching and detaching peripheral parts can be improved. Moreover, according to the mounting structure of the present invention, since it is possible to use a flat plate as the connecting stay, complicated processing steps are not required, and parts can be shared on both the left and right sides, and the parts cost can be reduced. You can

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an entire automobile with a grill guard attached by applying an attachment structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the periphery of the mounting portion of the grill guard.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the periphery of the attachment portion of the grill guard viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view seen from the direction of arrow B in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a frame stay used for mounting the grill guard.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a frame stay reinforcing member used for mounting the grill guard.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Grill Guard 2 Automobile 3,4 Side Frame 8 Grill Guard Stay 9 Frame Stay 9a Horizontal Piece 9b Vertical Piece 10 Cross Member 11 Main Pipe Frame 14 Tightening Bolt 15 Bolt Hole 16 Nut 17, 18 Insert Hole 19 Notch 21 Reinforcing Plate 22 Mounting Hole 23 Weld Nut

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A grill guard stay having one end fixed to a grill guard, and a connecting stay having one end fixed to a frame or body and arranged between the grill guard stay and the frame or body. Characterized in that the other end of the grill guard stay is tightened and fixed to the other end of the connecting stay, whereby the grill guard is attached to the frame or body via the grill guard stay and the connecting stay. The grill guard mounting structure. 2. The grill guard mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein a notch portion is provided in a front surface portion of the connecting stay on the grill guard side.