JPH074977Y2 - Vehicle snorkel air duct mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to a structure for mounting a snorkel air duct for a vehicle to intake air in an engine of the vehicle.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a snorkel air duct 1 which is mounted to prevent water from entering when dust of an engine of this type or when a vehicle travels is formed by blow molding a synthetic resin material and is shown in FIG. Is attached to the front fender 2 in such a manner as to stand up along the front pillar portion 3 so that its open end is located on the roof 4, and the attachment to the front pillar portion 3 is a bracket. It was attached through 5.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] As described above, since the snorkel air duct 1 is mounted along the front pillar portion 3 in the vicinity of the entrance / exit of the vehicle, it is used as a substitute for the assist grip when the occupant gets on / off the vehicle. Frequently, therefore, a force acts on the air duct 1 in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 by putting a hand on the fastening member that attaches the air duct 1 to the bracket 5, for example, rivets 6. However, there are problems that the mounting portion is damaged and the front pillar portion 3 is deformed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and therefore an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle snorkel air duct mounting structure in which a grip portion is formed in the air duct to secure mounting strength. It is a thing.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention relates to a vehicle snorkel air duct mounted in the vicinity of an entrance / exit of a vehicle, in which a grip portion is extended at a predetermined position of the air duct. In addition to being integrally formed, a bracket is attached between the air ducted portion provided with this grip portion and the grip portion, and a grip piece for attaching and supporting the grip portion of this bracket is provided with a long hole-shaped through hole penetrating therethrough. The snorkel air duct mounting structure for a vehicle has a structure in which the grip portion and the mounting portion of the air duct portion corresponding to the grip portion are formed so as to be able to be gripped integrally with the portion and are mounted and supported substantially in the same direction.

[Operation] With the above-described configuration, the grip portion formed on the snorkel air duct and the grip portion formed on the bracket are integrally grasped to act to disperse the external force.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a snorkel air duct that is attached to a vehicle. The snorkel air duct 11 is formed by blow molding a synthetic resin material as in the conventional case, and is a fender side duct that is formed in a substantially tubular shape and is attached to the front fender 2 side. A portion 12 and a pillar-side duct portion 13 provided in a rising shape along the front pillar portion 3 are formed in a bent shape, and a recess 14 is formed at a predetermined position of the pillar-side duct portion 13 to form a small diameter portion 15. A grip portion 16 is formed between both ends of the recess 14 so as to project laterally and has a diameter capable of being gripped in a bridge shape. The grip portion 16 is formed in a hollow shape communicating with the pillar-side duct portion 13. ing. A bracket 17 to be attached to the front pillar portion 3 is fixed to the molded portion of the grip portion 16 thus formed by a fastening member 24 such as a screw or a tack.

The bracket 17 is formed by bending a steel plate, a stainless steel plate, or the like, for example, and is formed in a planar shape. A support piece 19 that rises upward is formed on one edge of a mounting substrate 18 that is mounted on the front pillar portion 3. Is formed, and the upper end of the same is bent laterally in a protruding manner to form a small diameter portion of the pillar-side duct portion 13.
A mounting piece 20 to be mounted on the lower surface side of 15 is formed.
Further, on the other edge of the mounting substrate 18, there is formed a grip piece 21 having a substantially hook-shaped cross section and having substantially the same height as a support piece 19 which rises upward and abuts and supports the lower surface of the grip portion 16. At the same time, the rising piece 22 of the grip piece 21 has a long hole-like insertion hole 23 through which the fingers of the hand can be inserted to enable the grip portion 16 and the grip piece 21 to be integrally held. In the bracket 17 thus formed, the mounting piece 20 is fixed to the lower surface side of the small diameter portion 15 by the fastening member 24, and the grip piece is
21 is fixed to the lower surface side of the grip portion 16 by a fastening member 24. In the snorkel air duct 11 with the bracket 17 thus attached, the fender side duct portion 12 is attached at a predetermined position on the front fender 2 side, and the pillar side duct portion 13 is bolted along the front pillar portion 3 via the bracket 17. It is mounted by a fastening member 25 such as a nut, and is located at a substantially horizontal position between the mounting piece 20, the mounting point b of the small diameter portion 15 and the mounting point c of the grip piece 21 and the grip portion 16, and these mounting points Mounting board 1 for b, c and brat 17
8 is attached to the front pillar portion 3 at a position substantially triangular with respect to the attachment point a.

Now, since the pillar-side duct portion 13 of the snorkel air duct 11 of the present embodiment has the above-described mounting structure, when the passenger gets on and off the vehicle, the grip portion 16 and the grip piece 26 are integrally grasped to assist. In this case, since the assisting force F acts in the direction of the arrow in the figure, this reaction force is divided into two parts, the reaction forces Fb and Fa to the attachment point b and the attachment point a. It is possible to prevent concentrated stress from acting on the mounting portion of the snorkel air duct 1.
Damage and deformation of the snorkel air duct 11 and the front pillar 3 can be significantly reduced, and the grip 16
Since the grip piece 26 is additionally provided, the strength can be increased as an assist grip, and its function can be sufficiently fulfilled.

The one shown in FIG. 5 shows a case of a truck, and a grip is provided between the rear portion of the cabin 26 of the driver's seat and the bed 27.
With the snorkel air duct 28 having 29,
By attaching the snorkel air duct 28 to the grip portion 29 of the snorkel air duct 28 on the side of the gear bin 26 via the bracket 17 as in the above-described embodiment, the same function as that of the above-described embodiment is achieved when getting on and off the driver's seat or getting on the loading platform 27. It is a thing.

[Advantages of the Invention] The present invention is a vehicle snorkel air duct mounted near the entrance / exit of a vehicle, in which a grip portion is integrally formed at a predetermined position of the air duct in a protruding shape, and the grip portion is provided. A bracket is attached between the air duct portion and the grip portion, and a grip piece for attaching and supporting the grip portion of the bracket is formed with a long hole-shaped through hole penetratingly formed so as to be integrally graspable with the grip portion, The grip portion and the mounting portion of the air duct portion corresponding to the grip portion and the mounting portion of the air duct portion corresponding to the grip portion are mounted and supported substantially in the same direction, so that the grip portion and the grip piece can be integrally gripped when the occupant gets on and off the vehicle. Since the reaction force of the assist force acts on the attachment point of the air duct and the attachment point of the bracket in two, it acts like a conventional snorkel air duct. It is possible to avoid applying concentrated stress to the mounting part of the toe, and it is possible to significantly reduce damage and deformation of the snorkel air duct and the front pillar part.Because a grip piece is attached to the grip part, it can be used as an assist grip. The strength can be increased, and the service can be sufficiently performed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a front view showing a state in which a snorkel air duct is attached, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of an attachment portion to a front pillar portion, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a bracket. , FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1, and FIG.
The figure is a front view showing a state in which a snorkel air duct is attached to a truck, and FIGS. 6 to 8 are conventional examples. 11… Snorkel air duct 15… Small diameter part (air duct part) 16… Grip part 17… Bracket 21… Grip piece 23… Insertion hole

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A vehicle snorkel air duct mounted in the vicinity of an entrance / exit of a vehicle, wherein a grip portion is integrally formed in a protruding shape at a predetermined position of the air duct, and the air duct portion and the grip portion are provided with the grip portion. A bracket is mounted between the grip part and the grip part for mounting and supporting the grip part of the bracket, and a long hole-like insertion hole is formed through the grip part so as to be integrally grippable with the grip part. A snorkel air duct mounting structure for a vehicle, in which the grip portion and the mounting portion of the air duct portion corresponding thereto are mounted and supported almost in the same direction.