JPH0687467A - Cowl for automobile - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the cowl structure for automobile, of which maintenance is facilitated. CONSTITUTION:Electronic parts such as a relay 6, a fuse 7 and an ECU 8 are arranged inside of a cowl 90, and the cowl 90 is provided with a service cover 1. Electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, which are inspected frequently are incorporated in the service cover 1, and the service cover 1 can be integrally fitted/disconnected to/from a cowl louver 91 over the cowl 90. As a method for fitting and disconnecting the service cover integrally, a hinge can be used.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cowl for an automobile having excellent maintainability of electronic parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the progress of electronics, it is necessary to improve various functions such as energy saving, running performance, safety and comfort even in automobiles by using electronic parts. Therefore, even in automobiles, as shown in FIG. 4, many electronic control systems are adopted by using electronic parts such as a computer (ECU) 8.

By the way, electronic control of automobiles has been adopted in a wide range of driving systems such as engines, running safety such as automatic drives, air conditioning and instruments. As shown in FIG. 5, in the cowl 90 of the cowl portion 9 of the automobile,
Electronic parts such as the ECU 8 may be arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, electronic components such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 which are relatively frequently inspected may be arranged on the lower panel 901 of the cowl 90 in the vicinity of the ECU 8.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cowl portion 9 includes a box-shaped cowl 90 and a cowl louver 9 provided above the box-shaped cowl 90.
1 and a service lid 9 provided on the cowl louver 91
It consists of 2. The cowl portion 9 is arranged below and in front of the front windshield glass 93.

Therefore, in checking the electronic parts, as shown in FIG. 4, first, the clip 921 for fixing the service lid 92 to the cowl louver 91 is removed. Then,
Open the service lid 92. Then, after the service cover 62 of the relay block 61 is removed while looking into the cowl 90 through the opening 920, the relay 6 and the fuse 7 are inspected. Further, when replacing the fuse 7 or the like, or repairing the relay 6, the hands are put through the opening 920 to attach or detach them.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned conventional technique has the following problems. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the relay 6 and the fuse 7 are connected to the lower panel 9 of the cowl 90.
It is arranged on 01. Therefore, when inspecting the relay 6 and the fuse 7, it is difficult to inspect the relay 6 and the fuse 7 in the cowl 90 through the relatively small hole of the opening 920.

It is also difficult to insert a hand through the opening 920, remove the service lid 62 of the relay block 61 in the cowl 90, and attach and detach the relay 6 and the fuse 7. Therefore, the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 have poor layout and maintenance such as inspection and repair. The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cowl for an automobile having excellent maintainability.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automobile cowl in which electronic parts are provided in the cowl and a service lid is provided on the cowl, and the service lid has a high frequency of inspection. This is a car cowl that is characterized by being integrated with and detachable from the cowl.

What is most noticeable in the present invention is that electronic components such as relays and fuses that are frequently inspected are incorporated in the service lid so that the service lid can be integrally attached to and detached from the cowl.

The service lid may be configured to be openable and closable by a hinge integrally formed with the cowl louver. Also, the service lid is detachably attached to the cowl by means of bolts, nuts, clips and other fasteners. The service lid is mounted on the cowl louver so that electronic components such as the relay and the fuse are incorporated on the back surface side thereof and are opened and closed integrally.

Here, "integrally" means that when the service lid is opened and closed, electronic parts such as a relay and a fuse move together with the service lid. As the detachable mode, for example, there are a case where the service lid is attached to the cowl louver by a locking tool, and a case where the cowl louver and the service lid are integrally attached via a hinge.

[0012]

[Operation and Effect] In the cowl of the automobile of the present invention,
Electronic components that are frequently inspected, such as relays and fuses, are built into the service lid. Further, the service lid and the electronic parts are integrally and detachably attached to the cowl. Therefore, when inspecting electronic components such as relays and fuses that are frequently inspected, first open the service lid. Then, check the electronic parts such as relays and fuses built into the service lid.

Also, when replacing or repairing electronic parts such as a relay and a fuse, the same operation as above is performed.
Further, electronic parts such as relays and fuses and the ECU are arranged in different places. Electronic components such as the relays and fuses are frequently inspected and often replaced and repaired.

However, in the present invention, in the maintenance such as inspection and repair of the electronic parts such as the relays and fuses, the inspection and replacement of the electronic parts can be quickly and easily performed only by opening the service lid. it can. Therefore,
According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a cowl for an automobile, which has excellent maintainability.

[0015]

【Example】

Example 1 A cowl for an automobile according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, electronic components such as the relay 6, fuse 7, ECU 8 and the like are arranged in the cowl 90, and the cowl 90 is provided with a service lid 1. As shown in FIG. 1, the service lid 1 is provided with electronic components such as a relay 6 and a fuse 7 which are frequently inspected, and is configured to be integrally attachable to and detachable from a cowl louver 91 above the cowl 90. There is.

A relay 6, a fuse 7 and the like are attached to the service lid 1, and wiring is provided inside the lid as required, and then a power source such as a battery is supplied via a wire harness 72 as shown in FIG. (Not shown) or other electrical components.

Above the cowl 90 is a cowl louver 9
1 is disposed via a sealing material 94. Cowl part 9
Is composed of the cowl 90, the cowl louver 91, and the service lid 1.

The service lid 1 is detachably attached to the cowl louver 91 by using a locking tool 13 such as a clip. The ECU 8 is arranged on the lower panel 901 of the cowl. In addition, the ECU 8
Are electrically connected to the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 through a wire harness 72. Others are the same as the above-mentioned conventional example.

Next, the function and effect will be described. In the cowl portion 9 of the automobile of this example, the service lid 1 is equipped with relays 6, fuses 7, and other electronic components that are frequently inspected. The service lid 1 and the electronic components are integrally and detachably attached to the cowl 90 and the cowl louver 91.

Therefore, when inspecting electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, first, the locking tool 13 of the service lid 1 is removed. Next, the service lid 1 is removed from the cowl louver 91. Then, the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 which are incorporated on the back side of the service lid 1 are inspected. Also, when replacing or repairing electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, the same as above
Remove the service lid 1. Further, the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 and the ECU 8 are arranged in different places.

The electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 are frequently inspected among the electronic parts, and are frequently replaced and repaired. However, in this example, when performing maintenance such as inspection and repair of the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, it is only necessary to remove the service lid 1.
The above electronic parts can be repaired and inspected quickly and easily. Therefore, according to this example, the maintainability of the electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 is improved.

Embodiment 2 In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, instead of the service lid 1 in the first embodiment, a service lid 2 having a hinge portion 21 is used. The service lid 2 is
As shown in FIG. 2, the box-shaped body 22 is integrally formed with the cowl louver 91 via the hinge portion 21. In addition, electronic components that are frequently inspected, such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, are incorporated in the service lid 2. Others are the same as in the first embodiment.

Therefore, when inspecting electronic parts such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7, it is not necessary to remove the service lid 2 from the cowl louver 91 by only removing the clip 23 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the service lid 2 can be easily opened via the hinge portion 21. Therefore, according to this example, similarly to the first embodiment, the inspection of the electronic components such as the relay 6 and the fuse 7 is quick and easy.
In addition, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a cowl of an automobile according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a cowl of an automobile according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a usage state of a cowl of an automobile according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a conventional cowl of an automobile.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cowl of an automobile.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,2. ． ． Service lid, 6. ． ． Relay, 7. ． ． Fuse, 8. ． ． ECU, 9. ． ． Cowl part, 90. ． ． Cowl, 91. ． ． Cowl louver,

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electronic component is provided in the cowl, and
A car cowl provided with a service lid on the cowl, characterized in that the service lid is equipped with electronic components that are frequently inspected and is detachably attached to the cowl. Cowl.