JPH10338039A - Mounting structure for fuel tank - Google Patents
Mounting structure for fuel tankInfo
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- JPH10338039A JPH10338039A JP14943697A JP14943697A JPH10338039A JP H10338039 A JPH10338039 A JP H10338039A JP 14943697 A JP14943697 A JP 14943697A JP 14943697 A JP14943697 A JP 14943697A JP H10338039 A JPH10338039 A JP H10338039A
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- fuel tank
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- plate member
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【0001】[0001]
【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、車両のフレームに
対する燃料タンクの取付構造に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fuel tank mounting structure for a vehicle frame.
【0002】[0002]
【従来の技術】乗用車等の一般の車両にあっては、燃料
タンクは、車両後部のトランクの下面等に配設されるこ
とが多い。しかしながら、レクリエーションビークル等
にあっては、フレームに対して車体を搭載して剛性の高
い車両を構成している。この種の車両において、スペア
タイヤの収容スペースを車両後部の床面の下部に配設す
る場合が生ずる。このようなデザインを採用する場合に
は、燃料タンクをリヤアクスルよりも前方のフレームに
対して取り付ける必要がある。2. Description of the Related Art In a general vehicle such as a passenger car, a fuel tank is often disposed on a lower surface of a trunk at a rear portion of the vehicle. However, in a recreational vehicle or the like, a vehicle having a high rigidity is configured by mounting a vehicle body on a frame. In this type of vehicle, a space for accommodating spare tires may be provided below the floor at the rear of the vehicle. When such a design is adopted, the fuel tank needs to be attached to a frame in front of the rear axle.
【0004】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】フレームのリヤアクス
ルの前方の部分にあっては、車両の軸線中央部には、ド
ライブシャフトが配設される。そこで燃料タンクは、こ
のドライブシャフトに干渉しない位置に配設されること
となる。燃料タンクの容量を確保するためには、燃料タ
ンクは車両の前後方向に長い形状となる。本発明は、以
上のような形状を有する燃料タンクを、フレームを構成
するクロスメンバに対して取り付ける構造であって、車
両の衝突時の変形に対して損傷を防止する取付構造を提
供するものである。In a portion of the frame in front of the rear axle, a drive shaft is provided at the center of the vehicle axis. Therefore, the fuel tank is disposed at a position that does not interfere with the drive shaft. In order to secure the capacity of the fuel tank, the fuel tank has a shape that is long in the front-rear direction of the vehicle. The present invention provides a structure for attaching a fuel tank having the above-mentioned shape to a cross member constituting a frame, and provides an attachment structure for preventing damage due to deformation at the time of collision of a vehicle. is there.
【0005】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の燃料タンクの取
付構造は、車両の両側に配設される車両の前後方向に延
びるサイドメンバと、両サイドメンバの間に渡って配設
されるクロスメンバを有するフレームに対して取り付け
るものである。そして、取付手段として、クロスメンバ
に固定されて燃料タンクの前部を支持するブラケット
と、前記ブラケットと燃料タンクとの間に固定されて、
車両衝突時に燃料タンクとブラケットの干渉を防止する
プレート部材を備えるものである。そして、前記ブラケ
ットは、燃料タンクの前部の両側部を支持する2個のブ
ラケットであり、前記プレート部材は2個のブラケット
の間に固定される構造を有する。A fuel tank mounting structure according to the present invention comprises a side member extending on the both sides of a vehicle and extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and a cross member disposed between both side members. It is to be attached to a frame having members. And, as a mounting means, a bracket fixed to the cross member and supporting the front part of the fuel tank, and fixed between the bracket and the fuel tank,
A plate member is provided to prevent interference between the fuel tank and the bracket at the time of a vehicle collision. The brackets are two brackets that support both sides of a front portion of the fuel tank, and the plate member has a structure that is fixed between the two brackets.
【0006】また、前記プレート部材は、燃料タンクの
前壁部に間隙を有して対向する第1のフランジ部と、燃
料タンクのシームフランジの前端部に対して間隙を有し
て対向する第2のフランジ部を備えるものである。さら
に、前記ブラケットと燃料タンクの前壁部の間隙寸法を
G1、前記プレート部材の第1のフランジ部と燃料タン
クの前壁部の間隙寸法をG2、プレート部材の第2のフ
ランジ部と燃料タンクの取付用シームフランジの前端部
の間隙寸法をG3としたときに、 G3<G2<G1 の寸法関係を備えるものである。Further, the plate member has a first flange portion facing the front wall portion of the fuel tank with a gap, and a first flange portion facing the front end portion of the seam flange of the fuel tank with a gap. It has two flange portions. Further, the gap between the bracket and the front wall of the fuel tank is G 1 , the gap between the first flange of the plate member and the front wall of the fuel tank is G 2 , and the second flange of the plate member is G 1 . the gap size of the front end portion of the mounting seam flange of the fuel tank when the G 3, those having a dimensional relationship of G 3 <G 2 <G 1 .
【0007】[0007]
【発明の実施の形態】図1は、本発明が適用される車両
の構造を示す説明図である。全体を符号1で示す車両
は、フレーム20の上部に車体10が搭載された構造を
有する。フレーム20は、車両の両側に車両の軸線方向
に平行に配設されるサイドメンバ22と、サイドメンバ
22の間に渡って配設される複数のクロスメンバ30を
備えるもので、はしご形フレーム(ラダーフレーム)と
称されている。FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a vehicle to which the present invention is applied. The vehicle generally designated by reference numeral 1 has a structure in which a vehicle body 10 is mounted on an upper portion of a frame 20. The frame 20 includes a side member 22 disposed on both sides of the vehicle in parallel with the axial direction of the vehicle, and a plurality of cross members 30 disposed between the side members 22. Ladder frame).
【0008】図2は、本発明による燃料タンクの取付構
造を示す斜視図、図3は断面図である。燃料タンク50
は、上下に2分割された成形部材52,54を、そのフ
ランジ部で合わせてシーム溶接により一体構造につくら
れたもので、その前後端に取付用のシームフランジ55
を有する。FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fuel tank mounting structure according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view. Fuel tank 50
Is formed into an integral structure by seam welding by joining formed members 52 and 54 which are divided into upper and lower portions at flange portions thereof, and has seam flanges 55 for attachment at front and rear ends thereof.
Having.
【0009】クロスメンバ30から車両の後方に向けて
突出する2本のブラケット32は、U字状の断面形状を
有し、その開口端は上向きに折り曲げられて壁面33を
形成する。2本のブラケット32は、燃料タンク50の
幅寸法に対応した間隔をもって配設されており、その上
面にナット35が溶着される。このナット35とボルト
70によって、燃料タンク50の前端部のシームフラン
ジ55は、ブラケット32に対して固着される。Two brackets 32 projecting from the cross member 30 toward the rear of the vehicle have a U-shaped cross section, and the open ends thereof are bent upward to form a wall surface 33. The two brackets 32 are arranged with an interval corresponding to the width of the fuel tank 50, and a nut 35 is welded to the upper surface thereof. The seam flange 55 at the front end of the fuel tank 50 is fixed to the bracket 32 by the nut 35 and the bolt 70.
【0010】本発明の取付構造にあっては、この2本の
ブラケットの間に支持用のプレート部材60が配設され
る。このプレート部材60は、水平部61と、上向きに
折り曲げられた第1のフランジ部63と、下向きに折り
曲げられた第2のフランジ部64を有する。プレート部
材60の両側部も上向きに折り曲げられてフランジ部6
2を形成し、このフランジ部62を利用して、プレート
部材60を2本のブラケット32の内壁面34に対して
溶接する。In the mounting structure of the present invention, a supporting plate member 60 is disposed between the two brackets. The plate member 60 has a horizontal portion 61, a first flange portion 63 bent upward, and a second flange portion 64 bent downward. Both sides of the plate member 60 are also bent upward to form a flange 6
2, and the plate member 60 is welded to the inner wall surfaces 34 of the two brackets 32 using the flange portion 62.
【0011】図4,図5は、クロスメンバ30に対して
固着された2本のブラケット32と、ブラケット32の
間に固着されるプレート部材60の配設関係を示す。FIGS. 4 and 5 show an arrangement relationship between two brackets 32 fixed to the cross member 30 and a plate member 60 fixed between the brackets 32. FIG.
【0012】図3は、取り付けられた燃料タンク50
と、ブラケット32及びプレート部材60との間のクリ
アランスを示す。すなわち、支持ブラケット32の前壁
部33と、燃料タンク50の前壁部56との間のクリア
ランスをG1、プレート部材60の第1のフランジ部6
3と燃料タンク50の前壁部56との間のクリアランス
をG2、プレート部材60の第2のフランジ部64と、
燃料タンク50のシームフランジ55の前端部との間の
クリアランスをG3としたときに、 G3<G2<G1 の関係になるように、各部材の形状、寸法が設定され
る。FIG. 3 shows an installed fuel tank 50.
And a clearance between the bracket 32 and the plate member 60. That is, the clearance between the front wall 33 of the support bracket 32 and the front wall 56 of the fuel tank 50 is G 1 , and the first flange 6 of the plate member 60 is provided.
G 2 , the clearance between the front wall portion 56 of the fuel tank 50 and the second flange portion 64 of the plate member 60;
The clearance between the front end portion of the seam flange 55 of the fuel tank 50 when a G 3, G 3 <so that the relationship of G 2 <G 1, the shape of each member, the dimensions are set.
【0013】図6は、車両が前方に向けて衝突した状態
を示す説明図である。フレームに連結される支持ブラケ
ット32は衝突により停止するが、燃料タンク50は燃
料の重さによる貫性力で前進しようとする。この力によ
り、燃料タンク50は、支持ブラケット32に向けて衝
突しようとするが、燃料タンク50のシームフランジ5
5の前端がプレート部材60の第2のフランジ部64に
突き当たり、その前進が規制される。又、取付ボルト7
0への剪断入力を防止し、締結部を保護する。FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the vehicle has collided forward. The support bracket 32 connected to the frame stops due to the collision, but the fuel tank 50 tries to move forward by the penetrating force due to the weight of the fuel. Due to this force, the fuel tank 50 tries to collide against the support bracket 32, but the seam flange 5 of the fuel tank 50
The front end of 5 abuts on the second flange portion 64 of the plate member 60, and its advance is regulated. Also, mounting bolt 7
Prevents shear input to zero and protects fasteners.
【0014】上記により、燃料タンクフランジ部55の
移動が規制された後も、タンク内部の燃料に前方への慣
性力が残っているため、燃料タンク50の前壁部56が
前方に変形し、プレート部材60の第1のフランジ部6
3に突き当たる。このとき、第1のフランジ部63は幅
方向に長いので、燃料タンク50の前壁部56は符号5
6aで示すように変形するが、広い面積で突き当てるこ
とにより、破損されることは防止できる。As described above, even after the movement of the fuel tank flange 55 is restricted, the fuel inside the tank still has a forward inertial force, so that the front wall 56 of the fuel tank 50 is deformed forward. First flange portion 6 of plate member 60
Hit 3 At this time, since the first flange portion 63 is long in the width direction, the front wall portion 56 of the fuel tank 50 is denoted by reference numeral 5.
Although it is deformed as shown by 6a, it can be prevented from being damaged by hitting it with a large area.
【0015】[0015]
【発明の効果】本発明の燃料タンクの取付構造は以上の
構成を有するので、ラダーフレームのクロスメンバによ
って燃料タンクを確実に支持することができる。According to the fuel tank mounting structure of the present invention having the above-described structure, the fuel tank can be reliably supported by the cross member of the ladder frame.
【0016】本発明にあっては、2本のブラケットの間
にプレート部材を配設し、プレート部材によって燃料タ
ンクの前壁部と、シームフランジの前端部とを幅方向の
広い面積で支持するので、燃料タンクの変形、破損を防
止する効果が大きいものである。According to the present invention, a plate member is provided between the two brackets, and the plate member supports the front wall of the fuel tank and the front end of the seam flange in a wide area in the width direction. Therefore, the effect of preventing deformation and breakage of the fuel tank is great.
【図1】本発明を実施する車両の概要を示す斜視図。FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of a vehicle embodying the present invention.
【図2】本発明の燃料タンクの取付構造を示す斜視図。FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fuel tank mounting structure of the present invention.
【図3】本発明の燃料タンクの取付構造を示す側面図。FIG. 3 is a side view showing a fuel tank mounting structure of the present invention.
【図4】燃料タンクの取付部の説明図。FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a mounting portion of a fuel tank.
【図5】燃料タンクの取付部の部材構成図。FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a member configuration of a mounting portion of the fuel tank.
【図6】燃料タンクの衝突時の変形を示す説明図。FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing deformation of the fuel tank at the time of collision.
1 車両 10 本体 20 フレーム 22 サイドメンバ 30 クロスメンバ 32 ブラケット 33 ブラケットの前面壁 35 ナット 50 燃料タンク 55 シームフランジ 60 プレート部材 63 第1のフランジ 64 第2のフランジ DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 10 Main body 20 Frame 22 Side member 30 Cross member 32 Bracket 33 Front wall of bracket 35 Nut 50 Fuel tank 55 Seam flange 60 Plate member 63 First flange 64 Second flange
Claims (4)
に延びるサイドメンバと、両サイドメンバの間に渡って
配設されるクロスメンバを有するフレームに対する燃料
タンクの取付構造であって、 クロスメンバに固定されて燃料タンクの前部を支持する
ブラケットと、前記ブラケットと燃料タンクとの間に固
定されて、車両衝突時に燃料タンクとブラケットの干渉
を防止するプレート部材を備える燃料タンクの取付構
造。1. A fuel tank mounting structure for a frame having a side member extending in the front-rear direction of a vehicle disposed on both sides of a vehicle and a cross member disposed between both side members. Mounting of a fuel tank including a bracket fixed to a cross member and supporting a front portion of a fuel tank, and a plate member fixed between the bracket and the fuel tank to prevent interference between the fuel tank and the bracket during a vehicle collision Construction.
両側部を支持する2個のブラケットであり、前記プレー
ト部材は2個のブラケットの間に固定される請求項1記
載の燃料タンクの取付構造。2. The fuel tank mounting according to claim 1, wherein the brackets are two brackets supporting both sides of a front portion of the fuel tank, and the plate member is fixed between the two brackets. Construction.
部に間隙を有して対向する第1のフランジ部と、燃料タ
ンクのシームフランジの前端部に対して間隙を有して対
向する第2のフランジ部を備える請求項1記載の燃料タ
ンクの取付構造。3. A first flange portion facing the front wall portion of the fuel tank with a gap, and a first flange portion facing the front end portion of the seam flange of the fuel tank with a gap. The fuel tank mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising two flange portions.
間隙寸法をG1、前記プレート部材の第1のフランジ部
と燃料タンクの前壁部の間隙寸法をG2、プレート部材
の第2のフランジ部と燃料タンクの取付用シームフラン
ジの前端部の間隙寸法をG3としたときに、 G3<G2<G1 の寸法関係を備える燃料タンクの取付構造。4. The gap between the bracket and the front wall of the fuel tank is G 1 , the gap between the first flange of the plate member and the front wall of the fuel tank is G 2 , and the second dimension of the plate member is G 2 . flange portion and the gap size of the front end portion of the mounting seam flange of the fuel tank when the G 3, G 3 <G 2 < mounting structure for a fuel tank with a dimensional relationship of G 1.
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