JPH0635608U - Mount bracket - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To prevent the bolts from interfering with other parts by reducing the distance between the fixing bolts. [Structure] Both side pieces 8b connected to a bottom piece 8a of the bracket body 8 have an outward U-shaped cross section, and a cylindrical spacer 9 for inserting a bolt 12 is provided on an outer surface of each side piece 8b.
By fixing the outer peripheral surface so that a part of the outer peripheral surface is located within the U-shaped cross section, the space between the bolts 12 inserted into the spacer 9 is inevitably small.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a mount bracket used when, for example, a power steering gear unit is removably fixed to a vehicle cross member or the like from below.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In vehicles such as fixed cab trucks and one-box vehicles where the driver's cab is fixed to the frame, the power steering gear unit is often installed below the driver's cab. Since it is difficult to fix it to a cross member, etc., or to remove it for maintenance, it is usually done from below the vehicle.

To fix the power steering gear unit, a mount bracket made of sheet metal as shown in FIG. 5 is generally used. That is, a U-shaped support plate c for supporting the power steering gear unit a from below via a mount rubber b is provided with flanges d facing outwardly in series.

When fixing the power steering gear unit a to the frame cross member e or the like, a bolt f inserted from below into both flanges d is screwed toward a weld nut g fixed in advance to the cross member e. Done by.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The above-mentioned conventional mounting bracket has the flange d facing outward, and at the bent portion of the flange d, a radius R having a relatively large curvature is formed to prevent stress concentration. Since it is necessary to form a required gap between the head portion of the bolt f and the support plate c so that a box wrench or the like for use does not interfere with the support plate c, the space L between both bolts f is inevitable. There is a big problem.

[0006] In this case, in the case where a relatively large front differential gear device has to be arranged in an engine room of a limited size such as a four-wheel drive vehicle, the mount described above is used. Not only may the brackets and bolts interfere with the front differential gear device and other parts, which may deteriorate maintainability, but also their layout is limited.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to prevent the bolts and the like from interfering with other parts by reducing the distance between the fixing bolts. Another object of the present invention is to provide a mount bracket that can increase the degree of freedom in component layout.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a mount bracket used for fixing a rod-shaped component to a vehicle body frame or the like so as to be detachably attached from below the frame or the like, and a lower end of the component. A vertically elongated cylinder into which the shaft portion of the bolt can be inserted, on the outer surface of the both side pieces of the bracket main body, which is composed of a bottom piece supporting the portion and side pieces having an outwardly facing U-shaped cross section that are continuously provided facing each other. The shape-shaped spacer is fixed so that at least a part of its outer peripheral surface in the longitudinal direction is located within the U-shaped cross section.

[0009]

[Action]

 The upper side piece connected to the bottom piece has an outward U-shaped cross section, and cylindrical spacers for bolt insertion are fixed to the outer surfaces of both side pieces so that part of the outer peripheral surface is located in the U-shaped cross section. Therefore, the gap between both bolts inserted in the spacer is inevitably small.

[0010]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a power steering gear unit, and tie rods 2 for steering front wheels (not shown) are connected to both left and right ends of the power steering gear unit.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a pipe-shaped cross member provided directly above the power steering gear unit 1, and both left and right ends thereof are attached to a sub-frame 4 fixed to side rails (frames) (not shown) on both sides of the vehicle body. It is fixed.

A box-shaped bracket 5 is fixed to almost the center of the cross member 3 by penetrating the cross member 3, and a semicircular bracket 6 is arranged at the right end so as to straddle the cross member 3. It is firmly fixed.

Reference numeral 7 denotes a mount bracket of the present invention. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bracket body 8 is a bottom piece 8a having an arc shape by integrally molding a grooved steel strip by a press or the like. And a pair of upwardly facing side pieces 8b facing each other and continuous with each other, and the overall shape is a U-shape in a side view.

Each of the side pieces 8b has a vertical U-shaped cross-sectional structure in the vertical portion, and a spacer 9 having a vertically long cylindrical shape slightly longer than the side piece 8b is formed on each outer side surface of the outer surface. About half of the above is fitted and inserted into the U-shaped cross section, and is fixed so that the upper end thereof slightly projects from the upper end of the side piece 8b.

Reference numeral 10 is an ordinary U-shaped mount bracket having an outwardly facing flange 10 a at its upper end.

The power steering gear unit 1 is fixed to the cross member 3 by both mount brackets 7 and 10 as follows. That is, after the mount brackets 7 and 10 are fitted from below onto the mount rubber 11 that has been fitted on the outer peripheral surfaces of both sides of the power steering gear case 1a in advance, both spacers 9 of the mount bracket 7 and the left mount bracket 10 are mounted. The power steering gear unit 1 can be easily installed from below the vehicle body by screwing the bolt 12 inserted into the flange 10a of the vehicle from below toward the weld nut 13 on the upper surface of the flange portion of the brackets 6 and 5 fixed to the cross member 3. It can be fixed to the unit and can be easily attached and detached.

When the power steering gear unit 1 is attached to the cross member 3 using the mounting bracket 7 as in the above embodiment, the distance between the bolts 12 is smaller than that of the conventional mounting bracket having a flange. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, in a four-wheel drive vehicle, for example, the front differential gear unit 14 is provided immediately after the cross member 3, that is, in a position close to the bracket 6 and the mount bracket 7 due to space limitations. Even if it is necessary, there is no fear that they interfere with the differential gear device 14 and the detachability of the power steering gear unit 1 (not shown in FIG. 4) is impaired.

Further, the degree of freedom in layout of the front differential gear device 14 and other parts is increased.

In the mounting bracket of the present invention, a bolt (not shown) is fixed to the bracket 6 in place of the weld nut 13, and the spacer 9 is inserted into the bolt to project from the lower end of the spacer 9. It can also be used when fastening nuts by screwing.

Further, the present invention can of course be applied to the case where other components than the power steering gear unit 1 are fixed to the frame or the like from below.

[0022]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the spacer for inserting the bolt is fixed so that a part of the outer peripheral surface thereof is positioned within the U-shaped cross section of the both side pieces, so that the distance between the two bolts is smaller than that of the conventional example. It gets quite small.

Therefore, even if a front differential gear device for a four-wheel drive vehicle or the like has to be provided close to the mount bracket due to space constraints, they interfere with each other, and There is no fear that the detachability of the

In addition, since a space is created, the degree of freedom in layout of other parts attached to the frame is increased.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an example in which an embodiment of the present invention is applied when fixing a power steering gear unit.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing an example of connection between the mount bracket of the present invention and the bracket on the cross member side.

3 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example in which the present invention is applied to mounting a power steering gear unit in a four-wheel drive vehicle.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a conventional mount bracket and a combination example thereof.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Power Steering Gear Unit (Parts) 1a Power Steering Gear Case 2 Tie Rod 3 Cross Member 4 Sub Frame 5,6 Bracket 7 Mount Bracket 8 Bracket Body 8a Bottom Piece 8b Side Piece 9 Spacer 10 Mount Bracket 10a Flange 11 Mount Rubber 12 Bolt 13 Weld Nut 14 Front differential gear device

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] Claim: What is claimed is: 1. A rod-shaped component for a frame of a vehicle body,
A mount bracket used when removably fixing the frame or the like from below, the bottom piece supporting the lower end of the component, and an outward U-shaped cross section that is continuously provided upward in opposition to each other. A vertically elongated cylindrical spacer into which the shaft portion of the bolt can be inserted is provided on the outer surface of each of the both side pieces of the bracket body including the side piece so that at least a part of the outer peripheral surface in the longitudinal direction is located within the U-shaped cross section. Mount bracket characterized by being fixed to.