JPS6332533Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a wiper mounting structure, and more specifically, to a structure for mounting a unitized wiper mechanism to, for example, a hood-type van-type vehicle from outside the vehicle.

Wiper mechanisms conventionally installed on van-type vehicles, etc. are installed in the wiper mounting positions provided around the bottom of the windshield after the vehicle body assembly work is completed, and the wiper mechanisms are installed in the engine compartment. It was connected to the provided drive motor via a connector.

By the way, when installing conventional wipers as described above, the installation work cannot be done efficiently because the wiper component parts require installation from outside the vehicle or from inside the vehicle. There was a problem.

This idea was devised by focusing on the conventional problems, and its purpose is to easily and efficiently install the unitized wiper mechanism from outside the vehicle after completing the assembly of the body to the cowl shaft. To provide a wiper mounting structure that allows easy mounting.

In order to achieve the above object, this invention uses a front panel inner lower with a concave cross-section and a front panel outer lower with a long hole on the upper outer surface of the dash panel that separates the engine compartment inside the bonnet from the inside of the body. A housing space is formed, and a cover front panel with a wiper mechanism attached to the side is attached to the periphery of the elongated hole of the front panel outer lower, and a connector is connected to the wiper mechanism and the drive motor provided in the engine room. The gist is that they are connected via

Embodiments of this invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a van-type vehicle 1 equipped with a wiper W according to the invention, and a wiper mechanism 3 for driving this wiper W is attached to the lower portion X of the windshield 2 of the van-type vehicle 1. It will be done.

The installation part of the wiper mechanism 3 is shown in Figure 2~
As shown in FIG. 6, a front panel inner lower 8 having a generally concave cross section is provided with a sealing material 9 and a tightening material 9 on the upper outer surface of a dash panel 7 that partitions an engine compartment (not shown) inside the bonnet 4 and the inside of the vehicle interior 6 of the body 5. It is fixed via bolts 10.
The longitudinal flange portions 11a of the front panel outer lower 11 having a substantially concave cross section are attached to the longitudinal flange portions 8a of the front panel inner lower 8 by welding or the like, and the front panel inner lower 8 and the front panel - Together with the outer lower 11, a box-shaped accommodation space 12 for accommodating the wiper mechanism 3 is configured.

The front panel outer lower 11 is formed with a long hole 14 for inserting the wiper mechanism 3 which is pre-assembled into the inner wall surface of the cover front panel 13, and one side of the front panel inner lower 8 is provided with An insertion hole 17 is formed for a connector 16 that connects the wiper mechanism 3, which will be described later, and a drive motor 15 (see FIG. 6) in the engine compartment.

As described above, the wiper mechanism 3 is mounted on the inner wall surface of the cover front panel 13 for closing the long hole 14 formed in the front panel outer lower 11. This wiper mechanism 3 has a fourth
As shown in FIG.
8b is rotatably inserted, and this pivot 18
A link member 21 is connected to the end portions of a and 18b that protrude toward the housing space 12 via a connecting plate 19 and an arm 20. Then, as mentioned above, the wiper mechanism 3, which has been assembled in advance on the inner wall surface of the cover front panel 13 on a separate production line, is installed.
The connector 16 is inserted through the elongated hole 14 formed in the front panel outer lower 11, and the other end of the connector 16 connected to one end of the connecting plate 19 is inserted through the insertion hole 17 formed in the front panel inner lower 8. and hang it in the engine room.

After the cover front panel 13 is attached to the periphery of the elongated hole 14 formed in the front panel outer lower 11 via screws or the like,
The other end of the connector 16 is connected to a rotating plate 22 of a drive motor 15 provided in the engine room.

Further, the two pivots 18a and 18b protruding from the outer wall surface of the cover front panel 13 have
The wiper installation work is completed by attaching each commercially available wiper W.

This invention is constructed as described above, and when assembling the wiper W, first, the cowl part and the seat part are assembled together on another production line, and then the bonnet part 4 is assembled with another assembly. The body part 5 assembled on the production line is fitted and assembled from above. Then, the wiper mechanism 3, which is pre-assembled to the inner wall surface of the cover front panel 13, is inserted into the box-shaped accommodation space 12 formed on the outer surface of the upper part of the dash panel 7 through the elongated hole 14. The other end of the connector 16 connected to one end is inserted through an insertion hole 17 formed in the front panel inner lower 8 and hangs down into the engine room. Then, the peripheral edge of the cover front panel 13 is attached to the front panel outer lower 11 at the peripheral edge of the elongated hole 14 via screws or the like.

After assembling in this way, the other end of the connector 16 connected to the wiper mechanism 3 is connected to the rotating plate 2 of the drive motor 15 provided in the engine room.
2.

Further, the two pivots 18a and 18b protruding from the outer wall surface of the cover front panel 13 have
The wiper installation work is completed by attaching each commercially available wiper W.

With this configuration, the two left and right wipers W move in a fan-shaped trajectory on the front window 2a via the rotary plate 22, which is rotated by the rotational drive of the drive motor 15, the connector 16, the connecting plate 19, and the wiper mechanism 3. It rotates while drawing.

In the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a van-type automobile, but it is of course possible to apply the invention to other types of vehicles.

This idea involves inserting the wiper mechanism, which has been previously assembled on the inner wall surface of the cover front panel, into the box-shaped accommodation space formed around the lower part of the windshield of the body through a long hole, as described above. Since the cover front panel is attached to the outer lower front panel around the elongated hole using screws, the unitized wiper mechanism can be easily and efficiently installed from outside the vehicle after the assembly of the body to the cowl chassis is completed. The wiper mechanism can be easily installed, and therefore the wiper mechanism can be assembled easily and efficiently.

Moreover, since the structure is simple, it can be manufactured at low cost and maintenance is also easy.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a van-type vehicle implementing this invention, Figure 2 is a front view of the van-type vehicle without a wiper mechanism installed, and Figure 3 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 2. , FIG. 4 is a rear view of the cover front panel with the wiper mechanism attached, FIG. 5 is a plan view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a front view showing the wiper mechanism and the wiper attached to the body. 3... Wiper mechanism, 4... Bonnet, 5...
Body, 7...Dutch panel, 8...Front panel/inner lower, 11...Front panel/
Outer lower, 12... Accommodation space, 13... Cover front panel, 14... Elongated hole, 15... Drive motor, 16... Connector.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A space for accommodating a wiper mechanism is formed on the upper outer surface of the dash panel that separates the engine room in the bonnet from the inside of the body, with a front panel inner lower having a concave cross section and a front panel outer lower having a long hole. A wiper characterized in that a cover front panel having a wiper mechanism attached to the side surface is attached to the peripheral edge of the long hole of the outer lower, and the wiper mechanism and a drive motor provided in the engine compartment are connected via a connector. mounting structure.