JPS6127775Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a mounting structure for a heating device for an automobile.

The heater unit, which is equipped with a blower that sucks cold air into the interior and a heater core that uses coolant after cooling the engine as its heat source, and is equipped with a cold air intake, a cold air outlet, a hot air outlet, etc., is usually located under the instrument panel. The upper and lower parts are usually attached to a vehicle body member such as a toe board by tightening and fixing them with bolts, nuts, etc.
(See Publication No. 2591).

The upper mounting part of the heater unit is tightened and fixed to the vehicle body member at the rear of the instrument panel, so the mounting part is not exposed in the passenger compartment, but the lower mounting part has nothing to cover in front of it. At present, the sag of the periphery of the heater unit mounting hole of the insulator mounted on the side of the vehicle interior member is exposed to the interior side of the vehicle interior, significantly detracting from the interior aesthetics.

The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In Figs. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a heater unit that includes a heater blower, a heater core, etc., and is configured to draw in cold air, heat it, and blow it out into the passenger compartment.The heater unit is provided with an air outlet 2 for a defroster. A defroster duct 3 is connected to the outlet 2, and the warm air guided into the duct 3 from the outlet 2 is blown onto the inner surface of the window glass from a defroster nozzle 4 to defog the window glass. ing.

Mounting brackets 5, 5 are installed on both sides of the upper part of the heater unit 1 and on one side of the lower part (both sides are fine).
and 6 are integrally formed, and the brackets 5, 5, and 6 are attached to vehicle body members by tightening and fixing them with bolts, nuts, or the like.

In the present invention, a lower mounting bracket 6 is formed to protrude along the back side of the defroster air outlet 2, and the bracket 6 is attached to the back side near the base of the defroster air outlet 2 and the defroster duct 3 connected thereto. The flange portion 6a is configured to have an arcuate flange portion 6a facing each other with a predetermined gap.

In the above configuration, the heater unit 1 has its upper mounting bracket 5 fastened and fixed to the vehicle body member 9 behind the instrument panel 8 with bolts, nuts, etc., and the lower mounting bracket 6 is provided on the vehicle body member 10 such as the toe board. Attach it to the vehicle body side bracket 7 by tightening and fixing it with bolts, nuts, etc.

In this installed state, the lower mounting portion of the bracket 6 is located at the back side of the defroster air passage such as the defroster air intake port 2 and the defroster duct 3 of the heater unit 1, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. Since the front side is covered by the defroster air passage, it does not enter the passenger's line of sight a, completely eliminating problems that impair the aesthetics of the interior of the vehicle.

Further, an insulator 11 is stretched from the toe board to the floor on its inner surface, and the insulator 11 has a notch 11a at the vehicle body side bracket 7 for connecting the brackets together.
Conventionally, the periphery of the notch 11a of the insulator 11 would curl up and sag, resulting in an extremely unsightly appearance. However, according to the present invention, the arcuate flange portion 6 of the lower mounting bracket 6 integrally formed with the heater unit 1
As shown in the second figure, the portion a suppresses the periphery of the notch 11a of the insulator 11, thereby preventing the periphery of the notch 11a from rolling up or sagging.

Therefore, according to the present invention, pipes 1 such as fuel pipes are placed on the vehicle body member 10 near the notch 11a.
It is also quite possible to route 2.

Furthermore, the arcuate flange portion 6a formed on the lower mounting bracket 6 of the present invention is attached to the defroster duct 3.
It can also function as a guide when fitting into the outer periphery of the opening 2.

As described above, according to the present invention, the heater unit can be mounted accurately without spoiling the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle interior with an extremely simple structure, and can bring about great practical effects.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The accompanying drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of the heater unit, and FIG. 2 is a view taken along arrow A in FIG. 1, showing the state in which it is attached to a vehicle body member. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 2. 1... Heater unit, 2... Defroster air intake port, 3... Defroster duct, 5... Upper mounting bracket, 6... Lower mounting bracket, 6a... Arc-shaped flange portion, 7... Vehicle body side bracket, 8... Instrument panel , 9, 10... Vehicle body member, 1
1... Insulator, 11a... Notch part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In the case where the heater unit is fixedly connected to the vehicle body member at its upper and lower parts, the mounting bracket at the lower part is integrated into the heater unit so as to align with the back side of the air outlet for the defroster formed in the heater unit. The lower part of the mounting bracket is integrally formed with an arcuate flange part facing the outer circumferential surface of the rear side of the defroster air outlet with a predetermined gap. Installation structure for heating equipment.