JPH08244567A - Fixing structure of washer hose - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To prevent the influence to other parts by swaying of a washer hose, as well as to prevent the washer hose being held by a hood by releasing the looseness of the washer hose, and to fix the washer hose securely without increasing the number of clamps for washer hose fixing purpose. CONSTITUTION: By a part of hinge-members 11 to hold rotatable a hood 2 at the door closing position to cover an engine room 1, and the door opening position to open the engine room 1, a washer hose 4 to feed a washing liquid to a washer nozzle is fixed to the hood 4 or a car body 13.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fixing structure for a washer hose connected to an automobile.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 4 shows a conventional example of a structure for fixing a washer hose connected to an automobile. In FIG. 4, 1 is an engine room at the front of the vehicle body, and 2 is an engine room 1. A rotatable front hood that opens and closes the upper opening, 3 is a hinge member that rotatably supports the front hood 2 with respect to the vehicle body 13, and 4 is the front hood 2.
A washer hose (a hose for a window washer) that supplies a cleaning liquid to a washer nozzle (not shown) arranged in Fig. 5 is a cowl panel arranged between the engine room 1 and a front window (not shown), and 6 is this A wiper driven by a wiper motor (not shown) mounted on the cowl panel 5.

As shown in FIG. 5, the above-mentioned hinge member 3 rotates a base portion 3a fixed to the vehicle body and a rotating portion 3b fixed to the back surface 2a of the front hood 2 with each other via a hinge shaft 7. It is configured to be movably connected.

The above-mentioned washer hose 4 is connected between a pump (not shown) arranged in the engine room 1 and a washer nozzle (not shown) arranged in the front hood 2. The intermediate portion 4a of the washer hose 4 is fixedly held on the back surface 2a of the front hood 2 by a plurality of clamps 8. The one-side portion 4b of the washer hose 4, that is, the hose portion on the pump side, is suspended from the front hood 2 by a necessary length of play in order to allow the front hood 2 to rotate. It is piped in.

[0005]

However, the conventional washer hose fixing structure as described above has the following problems. That is, since the one side portion 4b of the washer hose 4 is piped in a non-restrained state with a play of a required length, the one side portion 4b is loosened when the front hood 2 is rotated from the open door position to the closed position, Therefore, the one side portion 4b may be caught between the front hood 2 and the vehicle body 13 and may be damaged.

When the front hood 2 is in the closed state, the one-side portion 4b of the washer hose 4 hangs down under the unrestrained state, and the one-side portion 4b is vibrated or swung.
May shake and interfere (contact) with other parts.

Further, in reality, the clamp 8 does not necessarily fix the intermediate portion 4a of the washer hose 4 securely. Therefore, in order to securely fix the intermediate portion 4a, the number of clamps 8 to be used may be increased. In this case, however, the number of parts and the number of assembling steps are increased by the increase of the clamps 8. Therefore, there is a problem that the cost is increased.

The present invention has been made to solve such various problems, and an object thereof is to prevent loosening of the washer hose, prevent the washer hose from being caught by the hood, and to prevent the washer hose. (EN) Provided is a washer hose fixing structure capable of preventing interference with other parts due to wobbling and securely fixing the washer hose without increasing the number of clamps for fixing the washer hose. It is in.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a hinge member for rotatably supporting a hood at a closed position for covering an engine room and an open position for opening the engine room. The washer hose for supplying the cleaning liquid to the washer nozzle is fixed to the hood or the vehicle body by a part of the above.

Further, in the present invention, a U-shaped portion formed by bending a part of the hinge member into a substantially U-shape is provided in the hinge member, and the U-shaped portion is provided between the U-shaped portion and the hood or the vehicle body. The washer hose is held in between.

[0011]

[Function] By fixing the washer hose to the hood or the vehicle body with a part of the hinge member for supporting the rotation of the hood,
The looseness of the washer hose is eliminated and the washer hose is securely fixed. Thus, as the looseness of the washer hose is eliminated, the washer hose is prevented from being pinched by the hood, and interference (contact) with other parts due to wobbling of the washer hose is prevented. Also,
Since the hinge member serves as a clamp, an increase in the number of clamps used can be prevented or reduced. On the other hand, by providing the hinge member with the U-shaped portion for holding the washer hose, the rigidity of the hinge member itself is improved.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. 1 to 3, the same parts as those in FIG. 4 are designated by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 shows a vehicle body front portion 10 of a four-wheeled vehicle provided with a washer hose fixing structure according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, hinge members 11 are attached to side portions of the engine room 1 on both sides of the cowl panel 5 in the vicinity thereof.
The front hood 2 is rotatably supported by. A washer hose 4 for supplying a cleaning liquid is connected to the hinge member 11 and the front hood 2 as described later.

As shown in FIG. 2, the above-mentioned hinge member 11 comprises a base portion 11a and a rotating portion 11b which are rotatably connected to each other through a hinge shaft 12, and the base portion 11a. Is attached to the vehicle body 13 (side panel forming the engine room 1), and the rotating portion 11b is attached to a corner of the back surface 2a of the front hood 2.

More specifically, the base portion 11a and the rotating portion 11b of the hinge member 11 are both formed by bending and forming a sheet metal material, and the base portion 11a is formed by bending and forming an L-shaped cross section. A pair of bolt insertion holes 16 are formed in the piece portion 15. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the rotating portion 11b is provided with a connecting piece portion 17 through which the hinge shaft 12 penetrates at the tip portion, and an attaching portion bent substantially at a right angle to the connecting piece portion 17. And a piece portion 18 respectively. A pair of bolt insertion holes 20 are formed in the tip edge portion 19 of the mounting piece portion 18, and the connecting piece portion 17 is formed.
The section of the attachment piece 18 between the front edge 19 and the tip edge 19 has a cross section U
A U-shaped portion 21 that is bent and formed into a V shape is provided.

Thus, the base portion 11a of the hinge member 11
Is fixed to the vehicle body 13 by bolting by using the bolt insertion hole 16, while the rotating portion 11b of the hinge member 11 is attached to the hood inner panel 22 forming the inner surface of the front hood 2 as shown in FIG. By using the bolt insertion hole 20, the bolt 23 and the nut 24 are tightened and fixed as shown in FIG.

When attaching the rotating portion 11b to the hood inner panel 22 described above, the hinge member 11 as shown in FIG. 3 is an intermediate portion of the one side portion 4b of the washer hose 4.
U-shaped portion 21 of the rotating portion 11 and the hood inner panel 2
By arranging the one side portion 4b and the one side portion 2b, the one side portion 4b of the washer hose 4 is sandwiched and fixed between them at an intermediate portion thereof.

In the washer hose 4 thus fixed to the front hood 2 by a part of the hinge member 11, one end of the one side portion 4b is connected to a pump (not shown) and the intermediate portion 4a is connected to the clamp 8. Is fixed to the back surface 2a of the front hood 2, that is, the lower surface of the hood inner panel 22, and the other end is connected to a washer nozzle (not shown) disposed in the front hood 2.

According to the fixing structure of the washer hose 4 having such a structure, the washer hose 4 is fixed to the hinge member 11.
The washer hose 4 is clamped and fixed between the U-shaped portion 21 of the hinge member 11 and the hood inner panel 22 of the front hood 2 by pulling the washer hose 4 to the rotating portion 11b of The slack (play) of the portion 4b can be reduced. Therefore, it is possible to suppress the wobbling of the washer hose 4 to a small extent, and it is possible to avoid interference with other parts and the trapping of the washer hose 4 by the front hood 2.

In addition to fixing the washer hose 4 to the front hood 2 with a clamp 8, a hinge member 11 is also used.
Since it is configured to be fixed to the front hood 2 as well, the number of fixing points of the washer hose 4 is increased by the amount of fixing by the hinge member 11, so that the washer hose 4 can be reliably fixed. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the number of clamps 8 for fixing the washer hose.

Further, since the U-shaped portion 21 is formed by bending on the rotating portion 11b of the hinge member 11, the rigidity of the hinge member 11 itself can be improved.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made based on the technical idea of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the U-shaped portion 21 is formed on the rotating portion 11b of the hinge member 11 so that the washer hose 4 is fixed to the front hood 2. It is also possible to form a U-shaped portion in the bent piece portion 15 of the base portion 11a of 11 and to sandwich and fix the washer hose 4 between the U-shaped portion and the vehicle body 13. In this case as well, it is possible to obtain the same effects as those of the above-described embodiment.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, the washing liquid is washed with a washer nozzle by a part of the hinge member that rotatably supports the hood between the closed position for covering the engine room and the open position for opening the engine room. Since the washer hose supplied to the vehicle is fixed to the hood or the vehicle body, the slack (play) of the washer hose can be suppressed according to the fixing of the washer hose by the hinge member, which in turn causes the washer hose to wander. Can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the interference of the washer hose with other parts and the occurrence of the washer hose being caught by the hood.

Further, according to the present invention, since the hinge member serves as a clamp member for the washer hose, the washer hose can be securely fixed without increasing the number of clamps for fixing the washer hose. It can be carried out.

Further, since the hinge member is formed by bending the U-shaped portion for fixing the washer hose,
The rigidity of the hinge member itself can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a front portion of a vehicle body of a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a washer hose fixing structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion indicated by an arrow X in FIG. 1, and is a perspective view showing a state in which a washer hose is fixed to a front hood by a hinge member.

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

FIG. 4 is a view showing a fixing structure of a conventional washer hose.
It is a front view similar to.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a hinge member conventionally used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Engine Room 2 Front Hood 4 Washer Hose 8 Clamp 11 Hinge Member 11a Base Part 11b Rotating Part 12 Hinge Shaft 13 Car Body 21 U-Shaped Part 22 Hood Inner Panel

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A washer hose that supplies a washing liquid to a washer nozzle by a part of a hinge member that rotatably supports a hood in a closed position that covers an engine room and an open position that opens the engine room. Alternatively, the washer hose fixing structure is characterized in that it is fixed to the vehicle body. 2. A U-shaped portion formed by bending a part of the hinge member into a substantially U-shape is provided on the hinge member.
The washer hose fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the washer hose is sandwiched between the U-shaped portion and the hood or the vehicle body.