JPH0722378Y2 - Cab-over type vehicle - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cab-over type vehicle in which a front panel located in the front part of the vehicle is pivotally supported by a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable.

[Conventional technology]

In a cab-over type vehicle such as a cab-over type truck or a bus, a bonnet protruding forward is not provided unlike a passenger car, but instead a front panel is attached to the front part of the vehicle. There is known a cab-over type vehicle in which such a front panel is openably and closably supported with respect to the vehicle body. In such a vehicle, a vehicle between the front panel and a dash panel located behind the front panel is provided. By storing various accessories and opening the front panel, maintenance and inspection of the accessories can be easily performed.

If the front panel is configured to be openable and closable as described above, the front panel is locked in the closed position in order to prevent problems such as vibration of the front panel and floating from the closed position when the front panel is closed. It is necessary to provide a locking device.

When the above-mentioned locking device is provided, the most common idea is to provide a cylinder lock on the front panel and lock the front panel by engaging the engagement claw attached to the rotor with the lock plate on the vehicle body side. By inserting a key into a key groove of a cylinder lock exposed on the front surface of the front panel and rotating the rotor, the engaging claw is removed from the lock plate, and the front panel can be unlocked.

However, since the keyway of such a lock device is exposed to the outside, this is very noticeable and the appearance of the vehicle is impaired.

[Problems to be solved by the device]

An object of the present invention is to provide a cab-over type vehicle in which a freely openable and closable front panel can be locked and unlocked by a locking device that is completely inconspicuous from the outside and therefore does not impair the appearance of the vehicle. .

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a front panel which is located at a front portion of a vehicle and is pivotally supported by a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable, and a locking member which is fixed to the panel when the front panel is closed. To lock the front panel with respect to the vehicle body by engaging with, and an operation lever rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body so that the lock can be released; The vehicle includes a headlamp arranged below and a bezel fixed to the vehicle body so as to surround the headlamp, and a bezel portion located above the headlamp projects forward of the vehicle from the lamp. And the locking member is located in a state of being concealed in the vehicle rear side inner region of the front panel occupying the closed position, and the entire operation lever also occupies the closed position. The front panel is located in a state of being concealed by the vehicle rear side inner region and the vehicle rear side inner region of the projecting portion of the bezel portion, and the knob portion at the lower portion of the operating lever is the vehicle rear side inner side of the projecting portion. There is proposed a cab-over type vehicle that is located in a region and has a lower wall portion of the projecting portion with an opening for operating a lever that is oriented substantially downward.

Further, in order to achieve the same object, the present invention provides a front panel which is located at a front portion of a vehicle and is pivotally supported by a vehicle body, and an engagement member fixed to the panel when the front panel is closed. In order to lock the front panel with respect to the vehicle body by engaging with the stop member, the lock can be released.
An operation lever rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body, a headlamp fixed to the vehicle body, disposed below the front panel, and a bezel fixed to the vehicle body so as to surround the headlamp. And a bezel portion located above the headlamp has a projecting portion that projects more toward the front of the vehicle than the lamp, and the locking member is on the vehicle rear side of the front panel in the closed position. The operation lever is also hidden in the inner region on the vehicle rear side of the front panel that occupies the closed position and the vehicle rear side inner region of the protrusion of the bezel portion. Located in the state, on the lower wall of the protrusion,
An opening for operating the operating lever that is oriented almost downward is formed,
When the operation lever is engaged with the locking member to lock the front panel with respect to the vehicle body, the operation lever is operated so that the knob portion occupies a position that substantially closes the opening formed in the protrusion. We propose a cab-over type vehicle in which the lever position is set.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on illustrated embodiments.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a cab-over type truck, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are enlarged sectional views taken along lines II-II and III-III of FIG. 1, respectively.

1 to 3, 1 is a windshield located in front of the cab, 2 is a dash panel also located in the front of the cab, and a tash panel 2
The upper part is fixed to the cowl panel 3 located in front of this, and the lower part is fixed to the floor panel 20. The floor panel 20, the dash panel 2, and the cowl panel 3 are members that form a part of the vehicle body 5, and the windshield 1 is fixed to both panels 2 and 3 via a seal member 4.

A front panel 6 is located in front of the dash panel 2, that is, in the front part of the vehicle, and the panel 6 is pivotally supported on the cowl panel 3 of the vehicle body 5 through a hinge (not shown) provided in an upper region thereof. The closed position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 and the open position shown by the chain line can be opened and closed in the direction of arrow A.

When the front panel 6 is closed, a space S is defined between the panel 6 and the dash panel 2, and various auxiliaries (not shown) supported by the dash panel 2 are stored in the space S. It By opening the front panel 6,
Various auxiliaries can be exposed to the outside, and maintenance and inspection of these can be easily performed. Although not shown in the figure, a device for holding the front panel 6 in the open position when the front panel 6 is opened is disposed between the front panel 6 and the vehicle body 5.

A head lamp 7 fixed to the vehicle body 5 is arranged below the front panel 6 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and a bezel 8 surrounding the head lamp 7 is arranged around the lamp 7. ing. This bezel 8 is also fixed to the vehicle body 5 by an appropriate locking tool (not shown). Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the bezel portion 8 a located above the headlamp 7 has a projecting portion that projects further forward of the vehicle than the lamp 7.

When the front panel 6 occupies the closed position, it is locked to the vehicle body 5 by the locking device so that the front panel 6 does not rattle or float up due to vibration when the vehicle is running.

As shown in FIG. 3, the lock device in this example includes a lock pin 9 which is an example of a locking member fixed to the front panel 6 side and an operation lever 10 which is rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body 5. Have

More specifically, the base 11 of the lock pin 9 is threaded,
On the other hand, a weld nut 12 is welded to the reinforcing plate 6a integrally fixed to the front panel 6, and the base portion 11 of the lock pin 9 is screwed onto this nut 12 so that the lock pin 9 is attached to the reinforcing plate 6a. Fixed. In this way, the lock pin 9 is fixed to the front panel 6 via the reinforcing plate 6a.

A base plate 13 is fixed to a base 11 of the lock pin 9, and a compression spring is provided between the plate 13 and a spring seat 14 slidably fitted to the lock pin 9.
15 are pressured. The head 16 of the lock pin 9 is the base 11
The diameter is larger than the diameter, and the diameter is reduced toward the tip thereof.

On the other hand, both legs 17a of the support plate 17 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 are fixed to the cross member 2a integrally fixed to the dash panel 2 constituting the vehicle body 5 by bolts and nuts. A hole 17b through which the head 16 of the lock pin 9 can pass is formed in the central portion of the. The operation lever 10 described above is rotatably supported by the pivot pin 19 fixed to the tongue portion 17c of the support plate 17 in the directions shown by arrows B and C in FIG.

A torsion coil spring 21 is wound around the pivot pin 19,
One end thereof is locked to the pivot pin 19 and the other end is locked to the operation lever 10, whereby the operation lever 10 is given a turning tendency in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Operating lever 10
Is an elongated hole 22 whose upper end 10a is formed in the support plate 17.
It is possible to rotate within the range between the position shown by the solid line and the position shown by the chain line in FIG.

The head of the lock pin 9 when the front panel 6 is closed
As shown in FIG. 3, 16 projects into the hole 17b of the support plate 17, and at this time, the action of the torsion coil spring 21 causes the engagement groove portion 10b of the operation lever 10 to engage with the neck portion near the lock pin head 16. . As a result, the front panel 6 is locked with respect to the vehicle body 5. At this time, the spring seat 14 fitted to the lock pin 9 is pressed against the surface of the support plate 17, and the compression spring 15 is slightly compressed.

When opening the front panel 6, the knob portion 10c at the lower portion of the operation lever is pushed in the direction of arrow B (FIG. 4) to rotate the operation lever 10 against the action of the spring 21. As a result, the engaging groove 10b of the operating lever 10 is disengaged from the lock pin 9 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Therefore, the lock of the front panel 6 is released, and the elasticity of the compression spring 15 causes the front panel 6 to rotate slightly clockwise from the position shown in FIG. Therefore, the operator can hold the front panel 6 and rotate it to the open position shown by the chain line in FIG.

When the front panel 6 is rotated again toward the closed position shown in FIG. 3, the tapered tip end of the head 16 of the lock pin 9 contacts the operation lever 10, and this lever 10 is twisted by the coil spring 21. Against the action, the lever 10 is engaged with the lock pin 9 again when the head 16 has passed the operating lever 10 by rotating it slightly clockwise from the position shown in FIG. As a result, the front panel 6 is locked.

As described above, when the front panel 6 is closed, the operation lever 10 engages with the lock pin 9 fixed to the panel 6 to lock the front panel 6 with respect to the vehicle body 5 and to lock the lock. It is rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body 5 so as to be released.

Here, as can be seen from FIG. 3, the lock pin 9 is located in a concealed state in the inner region on the rear side of the vehicle body of the front panel 6 which occupies the closed position. Also, the operating lever 10
A state in which it is entirely hidden by the vehicle rear side inner region of the front panel 6 which occupies the closed position and the vehicle rear side inner region of the above-mentioned bezel portion 8a located above the headlamp 7. Is located in. At that time, the lower knob portion 10c of the operation lever 10 is located in the vehicle rear side inner region of the protruding portion of the above-described bezel portion 8a, and the operation lever that is oriented substantially downward on the lower wall portion of the protruding portion. An opening 8b for operation is formed. The operator can operate the knob portion 10c by inserting his / her finger into the opening 8b.

With the configuration described above, when the front panel 6 is closed, both the lock pin 9 and the operating lever 10 are covered by the front panel 6 and the bezel 8 and are not exposed to the outside. That is, the lock device is not conspicuous at all from the outside and the appearance of the vehicle is not damaged. Moreover, since the opening 8b formed in the lower wall portion of the bezel portion 8a faces almost downward, the knob 10c inside the opening 8b cannot be seen through the opening 8b in a normal state, and the appearance of the vehicle is always beautiful. Can be kept.

As described above, since the opening 8b is opened almost downward, the opening itself is not usually noticeable, but if you look into the opening 8b from below, it will be visible from the outside, In some cases, it may give the viewer a feeling of deterioration in appearance.

Therefore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, when the operation lever 10 is engaged with the lock pin 9 to lock the front panel 6 with respect to the vehicle body 5 as shown in FIG.
As shown in the figure, the knob 110c at the bottom of the operating lever 10
However, the position of the operation lever 10 is set so as to occupy a position that substantially closes the opening 8b for operating the operation lever formed in the lower wall portion of the bezel portion 8a. The knob portion 110c is also shown in FIG. 3 with a chain line. In the illustrated example, the knob portion 110c is formed in a flat plate shape and closes the opening 8b almost entirely. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the lower knob 10c of the operating lever 10 has the bezel portion 8a.
Is located in the vehicle rear side inner region of the protrusion. On the other hand, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, when the front panel is locked, the lower knob portion 11 of the operation lever 10 is
0c occupies the position where it closes the opening 8b, and the other structure is the same as the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5.

According to the configuration of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6, since the knob 110c is flush with the surface of the bezel portion in the vicinity thereof, even if the opening 8b is looked into from below, the opening 8b and the knob are not provided.
The 110c is completely inconspicuous and can further improve the appearance of the vehicle.

When operating the operating lever 10, the knob portion 110c may be pressed in the direction indicated by the arrow D in FIG. 6 and rotated. At that time, in order to prevent the fingers from getting caught,
A finger hook 10d is formed at the tip of 110c.

The example in which the lock device is provided on the side of the one headlamp 7 has been described above, but the other headlamp 107 (FIG. 1).
The locking device can be provided in the same manner on the side of.

Although the lock pin 9 is used as the locking member attached to the front panel side in the above-described embodiments, a U-shaped striker or the like may be used instead of the lock pin 9. Further, instead of the locking device of the illustrated type, it is also possible to use another type of locking device known in the related art, such as a fork pin type locking device, as a locking device for a hood or a trunk lid of an automobile.

[Effect of device]

According to the configuration described in claim 1, the locking member and the operation lever that configure the lock device can be hidden from the outside so as to be inconspicuous, and the appearance of the vehicle can be enhanced.

According to the configuration described in claim 2, this effect can be obtained more reliably.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of a cab-over type truck,
2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line II-II of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the line III-III of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 shows the relationship between the support plate and the operating lever, the right side of FIG. FIG. 6 is a view seen from one side, in which an opening formed in the bezel portion is added by a chain line, FIG. 5 is a view of the support plate and the operating lever as seen from below in FIG. 4, FIG. FIG. 8 is a view similar to FIG. 4 showing another embodiment. 5 ... Body, 6 ... Front panel 7 ... Headlamp, 8 ... Bezel 8a ... Bezel part, 8b ... Opening 10 ... Operating lever, 10c, 110c ... Knob part

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A front panel which is located at a front portion of a vehicle and is pivotally supported by a vehicle body so as to be openable and closable. When the front panel is closed, a front panel is engaged with a locking member fixed to the panel. An operating lever rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body so that the panel can be locked and unlocked with respect to the vehicle body, and a head fixed to the vehicle body and disposed below the front panel. The headlamp includes a lamp and a bezel fixed to the vehicle body so as to surround the headlamp. The bezel portion located above the headlamp has a protruding portion that protrudes forward of the vehicle from the lamp. The locking member is located in a hidden state in the vehicle rear side inner region of the front panel in the closed position, and the operating lever is entirely in the closed position in the front panel vehicle. Is located in a state concealed by the inner region on the one side and the inner region on the vehicle rear side of the projecting portion of the bezel portion, and the knob portion at the lower portion of the operating lever is located on the inner region on the vehicle rear side of the projecting portion. The cab-over type vehicle has an opening for operating the operating lever, which is oriented substantially downward, is formed in the lower wall portion of the projecting portion. 2. A front panel which is located at the front of the vehicle and is pivotally supported by the vehicle body so as to be openable and closable. When the front panel is closed, the front panel engages with a locking member fixed to the panel. An operating lever rotatably supported with respect to the vehicle body so that the panel can be locked and unlocked with respect to the vehicle body, and a head fixed to the vehicle body and disposed below the front panel. The headlamp includes a lamp and a bezel fixed to the vehicle body so as to surround the headlamp. The bezel portion located above the headlamp has a protruding portion that protrudes forward of the vehicle from the lamp. The locking member is located in a state of being concealed in a vehicle rear side inner region of the front panel which occupies the closed position, and the operation lever also has a vehicle rear side inner side of the front panel which occupies the closed position. Is located in a state of being concealed by the region and an inner region of the bezel portion on the vehicle rear side of the protrusion, and a lower wall portion of the protrusion is formed with an opening for operating the operation lever, which is oriented substantially downward. When the lever engages with the locking member and locks the front panel with respect to the vehicle body, the operation lever is so arranged that the knob portion of the operation lever occupies a position that substantially closes the opening formed in the protrusion. The cab-over type vehicle in which the position of is set.