JPH07108888A - Folding type grille guard - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable a grille guard to be utilized as a chair for outdoor use by making the grille guard foldable. CONSTITUTION:Two purline-like vertical frames 2, 2' are provided parallel to each other, and a guard bar 1 is provided between the frames. A grille-guard frame 31 of an inverted-U configuration is rotatably mounted on the guard cover 1. A return spring 4 that operates to always keep the grille-guard frame 31 vertical is provided between the grille-guard frame 31 and the guard bar 1. A lock 6 that locks the grille-guard frame 31 in a vertical position and unlocks it when needed is provided at the lower end portion of the grille-guard frame 31. The lock 6 comprises a striker 61 which engages with the notch of a bearing 33 provided at the lower end portion of the grille-guard frame 31, a lever 62, a connecting rod 66, and the like. Therefore the grille guard can be used as a chair by the operation of the lock 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a grill guard for protecting a radiator and a radiator grill provided in a front portion of an automobile, and more particularly, to a part of the grill guard which is retractable so that it can be outdoors when parked. The present invention relates to a grill guard that can be used as a chair for a grill.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, some leisure vehicle or wagon type automobiles are provided with a grill guard in front of a radiator grill as shown in FIG. This is a pipe-shaped frame 1 that protects the radiator grill 90 and the like in the center of the vehicle body.
A grill guard and bumper guard consisting of 0, 20 etc.,
It comprises a mounting bracket 30 and the like for mounting the pipe-shaped frames 10 and 20 forming the grill guard and the like on the vehicle body side.

[0003]

By the way, the above-mentioned conventional one is composed of a pipe-shaped frame made of a steel pipe or the like, and merely serves as a functional component for safety. Therefore, the weight (mass) is heavy, and the appearance is not so preferable. Further, since it is made of a metal pipe material or the like, its form is also fixed, and there is only a slight one in which a fog lamp or the like is attached to the horizontal frame portion 10. Therefore, we decided to solve these problems by providing a foldable grille guard that is aesthetically pleasing overall and that can be used as an outdoor chair when parked. Is the object (problem) of the present invention.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the following measures are taken in the present invention. That is, with respect to the radiator provided in the front part of the automobile and the grill guard for protecting the grill of the radiator, the two vertical frames arranged in parallel and in a vertical girder and between the vertical frame and in the lateral direction. The guard bar to be provided and the inverted U-shaped form are rotatably attached to the guard bar, and are usually installed by a locking device in a state substantially parallel to the radiator grill. ,
When the vehicle is stopped etc., the retractable grill guard frame that can be tilted almost at a right angle to the radiator grill by unlocking the locking device and the lock and unlock of the grill guard frame. It has been decided to adopt a configuration including a locking device for performing the lock, a cover provided to form the guard bar, the grill guard frame, and the surfaces of the vertical frames in a soft state.

[0005]

By adopting the above construction, the following effects are exhibited in the present invention. That is, when the retractable grille guard as shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the front portion of the vehicle body via the vehicle body side attachment bracket 8 and the vehicle body attachment portion 91 provided on the bumper guard portion 9, normally, The vertical frame 2, the guard bar 1, and the grill guard frame 31 having high strength and rigidity protect the radiator grill and the like. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each frame portion having these configurations has various covers 11, 3 made of plastic or the like on its surface.
2, 51, 52 and the like are provided. Further, among these covers, the one attached to the guard bar 1 and the one attached to the grill guard frame 31 are made of a soft plastic material. If something hits the inside, it will come into soft contact and will not damage not only the contacted object but also the radiator grille.

Further, when the vehicle is parked or the like and the grill guard is used as an outdoor chair, FIG.
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, by operating the lever 62 of the locking device 6, the engagement state between the striker 61 and the notch 333 formed in the bearing 33 provided at the lower end of the grill guard frame 31 is released. (Unlock) to put the grill guard frame 31 in a free state. In such a state, when the grill guard frame 31 is rotated (tilted) forward, it is stopped by hitting the front stopper 53 at a position rotated by about 90 °, as shown in FIG. Since this state is substantially parallel to the ground, it can be used as a chair by sitting on the grill guard frame 31 and the cover 32 in this state.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the grille guard frame 31 has a grille guard frame 3 as shown in FIG.
Since the return spring 4 is provided which operates so as to always hold 1 in a vertical state (a state parallel to the radiator grille), the grill guard frame 31 can be used when it is not used as a chair. That is, when the grill guard frame 31 is not seated on the grill guard frame 31 and the load is not applied, the grill guard frame 31 is moved by the action of the return spring 4 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It will be kept in a vertical state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the grill guard frame 31 is
The striker 61 of the lock device 6 is automatically engaged with the notch 333 of the bearing 33 provided in the lower part of the lock mechanism 6 by the action of the spring 64 to be in the locked state. As described above, the grill guard frame 31 is designed to be automatically returned and automatically locked, so that the vehicle does not run while the grill guard frame 31 is in the tilted state. It has become.
That is, safety is ensured.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1, the configuration of the present embodiment has two vertical frames 2 arranged in parallel in a vertical beam shape.
2 ', a guard bar 1 provided horizontally between these two vertical frames 2, 2', and has a basic U-shape, and is rotatably attached to the guard bar 1. Normally, the grill guard frame 31 is held in a vertical state and is also held in a horizontal state as needed, and the grill guard frame 31 is held in a vertical state and, if necessary, is held in a horizontal state. And a cover 11, 32, 51, 52 for covering the various frames 1, 2, 31 so that their surfaces are formed in a soft state. is there.

In such a basic structure, each of the frames 1, 2, and 31 is made of a metal pipe-shaped member, and is designed to be lightweight and to some extent strength and rigidity. Is. The structure having such a structure is connected by welding means or the like. In this embodiment, a bumper guard portion 9 formed of a pipe-shaped frame as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 on the outside of the vertical frames 2 and 2 ', and a vehicle body mounting portion for mounting the bumper guard portion 9 on the vehicle body side. 91 is provided by welding means or the like. By these, the bumper and the front corners of the vehicle body are protected. In addition, a semi-circular bearing portion 313 is provided at the lower end of the grill guard frame 31 having an inverted U-shape, and the bearing portion 313 is symmetrical to the bearing portion 313. A semi-circular bearing 33 having a shape configuration is adapted to be coupled.

That is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 6 and FIG.
Are integrated by bolts and nuts 39 so as to hold the guard bar 1, thereby forming a plain bearing, and enabling the grill guard frame 31 to rotate around the guard bar 1 via the plain bearing. It is configured to be attached to. And
The grill guard frame 31 having such a configuration
Between the guard bar 1 and the guard bar 1, as shown in FIGS.
The structure is provided with a spiral return spring 4 that acts to hold the grill guard frame 31 in a vertical state.

Next, the grill guard frame 31 having such a structure is held (locked) in a vertical state (parallel to the radiator grille) and, if necessary, in a horizontal state. The locking device 6 that operates has a structure as shown in FIGS. 1, 6 and 7. That is, the lock device 6 has a striker 61 whose tip portion engages (engages) with a notch 333 provided in a bearing 33 coupled to a lower portion of the grill guard frame 31, and the striker 61 with the notch. The spring 64 that is constantly pressed against the 333 side, the lever 62 and the rod 63 that are operated when the striker 61 is removed from the notch 333 against the spring reaction force of the spring 64, and such operation is performed. And a connecting link 66 connecting the left and right strikers 61, 61 '.
Then, the striker 61, the lever 62, and the like having the above-described configuration include the bearing portion 313 formed at both lower ends of the grill guard frame 31 and the bearing portion 3 concerned.
It is configured to be installed below the bearings 33 that are connected to the bearings 13. A connecting link 66 is provided between the left and right strikers 61 and 61 'to connect the left and right strikers 61 and 61' so that the locking and unlocking operations are synchronized. It has become.

Each frame 1 having such a configuration,
Covers 11, 32, 51, and 52 are provided on the outer sides of the reference numerals 2 and 31 so as to give a soft feeling when the grill guard is used as a chair. Therefore, when used as a chair, the covers 32 and 11 provided on the outside of the grill guard frame 31 and the guard bar 1, which are seats, are formed in two parts as shown in FIG. It is made of material. Then, the members 32, 32 ', 11, which are made of these soft plastic materials, are divided into two parts.
11 'are connected by screws or the like to wrap around the grill guard frame 31 and the guard bar 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover formed so as to cover the mounting portion of the grill guard frame 31 to the guard bar 1 and a part of the vertical frame 2 is made of a plastic material or the like. And, and
The front cover 51 and the rear cover 52 are divided into front and rear halves. Then, these two parts are joined by screws 59 and the like to cover around the bearing 33 and the like which are movable parts, as shown in FIG. Also, these front covers 5
1, 3 and 5 at the upper ends of the rear cover 52 and the rear cover 52.
As shown in FIG. 5, the front guard 53 and the rear stopper 54 for holding the grill guard frame 31 in the horizontal state or the vertical state are provided. The covers 11, 32, 5 having such a configuration
1, 52 are mounted on the outside of the frames 1, 2, 31 to form a retractable grill guard as shown in FIG.

The front stopper 53 and the rear stopper 54 are made of elastic material such as rubber. Further, in this embodiment, the front cover 5 is
As shown in FIG. 5, of the front cover 51 among the 1 and the rear covers 52, when the grill guard frame 31 is laid down in a horizontal state to be used as a chair,
A movable lid 55 for preventing the front cover 51 and the grill guard frame 31 from interfering with each other.
Is provided. The lid 55 may be a bellows-shaped boot, or a plastic sheet having a certain degree of rigidity and elasticity, in addition to this type. In short,
This is because it is sufficient if it covers the movable part.

Next, the operation and the like of this embodiment having the above structure will be described. First, when the retractable grill guard as shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the front part of the vehicle body through the vehicle body side attachment bracket 8 and the vehicle body attachment portion 91 provided on the bumper guard portion 9, normally, The vertical frame 2, the guard bar 1, and the grill guard frame 31 having high strength and rigidity protect the radiator grill and the like. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, each frame portion having these configurations has a configuration in which various covers 11, 32, 51, 52 made of plastic or the like are mounted on the surface thereof, and Of these covers, the one provided on the guard bar 1 and the one provided on the grille guard frame 31 are made of a soft plastic material, so that when they are actually hit, they come into soft contact. , It does not damage the contact object or radiator grill.

When the vehicle is parked or the like and the grill guard is used as an outdoor chair, FIG.
And as shown in FIG. 7, by operating the lever 62 of the lock device 6, the lock device 6 is unlocked,
The grill guard frame 31 is set in a free state.
In such a state, the grill guard frame 3 concerned
When 1 is rotated forward (tilted), it stops by hitting the front stopper 53 at a position rotated by approximately 90 °, as shown in FIG. This state is substantially parallel to the ground (horizontal state), so if you sit on the grill guard frame 31 and the cover 32 provided on the outside of the grill guard frame 31 in this state, you can use it as a chair. It can be used.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the grille guard frame 31 includes the grille guard frame 3 as shown in FIG.
Since the return spring 4 that operates so as to always hold 1 in a vertical state (a state parallel to the radiator grill) is provided, the grill guard frame 31 is not used as the chair. At this time, that is, when the grill guard frame 31 is not seated on the grill guard frame 31 and the load is not applied, the grill guard frame 31 is operated by the action of the return spring 4 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It will be held in such a vertical state. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the grill guard frame 31 is
The striker 61 of the lock device 6 is automatically engaged with the notch 333 of the bearing 33 provided in the lower part of the lock mechanism 6 by the action of the spring 64 to be in the locked state. As described above, the grill guard frame 31 is designed to be automatically returned and automatically locked, so that the vehicle does not run while the grill guard frame 31 is in the tilted state. It has become.
That is, safety is ensured.

[0018]

According to the present invention, with respect to the radiator provided in the front part of the automobile and the grill guard for protecting the grill of the radiator, two vertical frames provided in parallel and in a vertical beam shape are provided. A guard bar provided laterally between the vertical frames and having an inverted U-shape, is rotatably attached to the guard bar, and is generally attached to the radiator grill by a locking device. A retractable grill guard frame that is installed in parallel and can be tilted at a substantially right angle to the radiator grill by unlocking the locking device when the vehicle is stopped, etc. A locking device for locking and unlocking the grill guard frame, the above-mentioned guard bar, grill guard Since the structure is made up of a cover provided so as to form the surface of the ram and vertical frame in a soft state, the grill guard is designed to be lightweight and excellent in design. I was able to let you. In addition, by operating the lock device, the grill guard can be easily tilted forward so that it can be used as an outdoor chair, and by being used as a leisure vehicle, its utility value can be increased. It became so.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view showing the overall configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a grill guard frame which is a main part of the present invention;
It is a fragmentary sectional view showing composition of a guard bar, a locking device, etc.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the grill guard frame is tilted forward and used as a chair.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a locked state of the locking device.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the lock device is unlocked.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing an overall configuration of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Guard Bar 11 Cover (Guard Bar Cover) 11 'Cover (Guard Bar Cover) 2 Vertical Frame 2'Vertical Frame 31 Grill Guard Frame 313 Bearing Part 32 Cover (Grill Guard Cover) 32' Cover (Grill Guard Cover) 33 Bearing 333 Notch 39 Bolts & Nuts 4 Return Spring 51 Front Cover 52 Rear Cover 53 Front Stopper 54 Front Stopper 54 Rear Stopper 55 Lid 59 Screw 6 Lock Device 61 Striker 61 'Striker 62 Lever 63 Rod 64 Spring 66 Connecting Link 8 Mounting Bracket 9 Bumper Guard 91 Body Mount

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A grill guard for protecting a radiator provided in a front part of an automobile and a grill of the radiator, the two guards being arranged in parallel and in a vertical beam shape between the vertical frame and the vertical frame. A guard bar provided in a lateral direction and having an inverted U-shape, is rotatably attached to the guard bar, and is usually installed by a locking device in a state substantially parallel to the radiator. In addition, when the vehicle is stopped, etc., a retractable grill guard frame that can be tilted at a substantially right angle to the radiator grill by unlocking the lock device,
A retractable grill guard, comprising: a lock device for locking and unlocking the grill guard frame, and a cover provided on the surface of the guard bar, the grill guard frame, and the vertical frame.