JPS646332Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a fuel tank mounting structure, and more particularly to a fuel tank mounting structure in which the tank is mounted to a vehicle body by tensioning a band.

Conventionally, when installing this type of fuel tank, the tank was supported on the vehicle body by stretching a band from the bottom surface of the tank along both left and right sides and fixing both ends of this band to the vehicle body frame. be.

However, when both ends of the band are directly fixed to the vehicle body frame in this way, it is not possible to attach other members such as engine support members, exhaust pipe support members, etc. If the fuel tank is attached to a different part of the body frame from where the band is fixed, not only will it not be possible to effectively utilize the space on the side of the tank, but the mounting points for each member of the body frame will be complicated, and the fuel tank There is a problem that ease of assembly is reduced.

The present invention was devised in view of such problems, and by fixing at least one end side of a band that supports a fuel tank to a bracket that is swingably supported with respect to the vehicle body, the supporting point of the bracket is fixed. An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel tank mounting structure that allows other members to be vertically wrapped and mounted at the same location, and that also improves the ease of assembling the tank to a vehicle body.

That is, the present invention is a mounting structure for a fuel tank that is attached to a vehicle body by a band, which comprises a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from both sides of the wall on at least one end side of the band supported on the vehicle body, A U-shaped bracket having a size that allows the component support member to intervene is disposed in the inner space formed between the bottom wall and the side wall, and the bracket is inserted into the vehicle body through the side wall. The component support member is supported at the attachment portion of the component support member so as to be freely swingable as if intervening in the inner space, and one end side of the band is fixed to the bottom wall of the bracket. It is.

The fuel tank mounting structure according to the present invention will be explained below based on the embodiment shown in the drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a fuel tank, and a flange extending in the circumferential direction is formed on the outer periphery of the fuel tank.

2 is the side frame, 3 is the cross member,
A floor panel 4 is disposed above the vehicle body frame 2 and cross member 3.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a band made of a band-shaped member such as a steel plate, and the band 5 is stretched from the bottom surface of the fuel tank 1 to both left and right sides, and one end of the band 5 is attached to the side frame 2. 6, and the other end of the band 5 is fixed to a bracket 10 disposed on the opposite side of the fixing fitting 6 with the tank 1 in between.

This bracket 10 consists of a bottom wall 11 and side walls 12, 12 extending upward from both left and right sides of the bottom wall 11. The bottom wall 11 is provided with bolt insertion holes 13, and the tops of the side walls 12, 12 are provided with bolt insertion holes 13. This is because pin insertion holes 14, 14 are provided.

Then, the bracket 10 is inserted into the pin insertion holes 15, 15 provided in the cross member 3, and the pin 1 inserted into the pin insertion holes 14, 14 provided in the bracket 10.
The split pin 18 is inserted into a small diameter through hole 17 that is inserted in the diametrical direction at the end of the pin 16.
By inserting the bracket 10, the bracket 10 is supported on the cross member 3 so as to be able to swing freely about the pin 16.

As described above, the other end of the band 5 is fixed to the bracket that is swingably supported on the cross member 3.
The bolt insertion hole 19 provided at the end of the bracket 10 is made to correspond to the bolt insertion hole 13 provided in the bottom wall 11 of the bracket 10, and the bolt 20 is inserted into each of the insertion holes 13, 19. By screwing a bolt 20 into a nut 21 fixed on the top surface, the other end of the band 5 is fixed to the bracket 10, and the fuel tank 1 is supported on the vehicle body.

Note that 21 is a washer interposed between the band 5 and the bolt 20.

Since the present invention has a mounting structure for the fuel tank 1 constructed as described above, when installing other members such as the engine support member 31 that supports the engine 30 in the space on the side of the mounting position of the fuel tank 1, The bracket 10 is connected to the pin 16
By swinging upward about the center, the engine support member 31 is fixed to the cross member 3 via the bolt 32.
At this time, since the bracket 10 is swung upward, the engine support member 31 can be easily attached.

After installing the engine support member 31 as described above, by swinging the bracket 10 downward, the end of the member 31 or the bolt 32 fixing the member 31 will be inserted between the side walls 12, 12 of the bracket 10. Because of the interposition, the bracket 10 can be positioned at the fixing point of the band 5 without contacting the end of the member 31 or the bolt 32.

Thereafter, the fuel tank 1 is placed in the mounting position, and the band 5, one end of which is fixed to the fixing metal fitting 6, is stretched along the bottom surface and both left and right sides of the tank 1, and the band 5 and other parts are Bolt 2 with its end corresponding to the bottom wall of the bracket 10
0 to the bracket 10 with a nut 22
The tank 1 is supported on the vehicle body by screwing it into the body.

By supporting the bracket 10 that fixes one end of the band 5 that supports the tank 1 in a freely swinging manner, other members such as the engine support member 31 can be mounted at the same location as the bracket 10. It can be installed by wrapping it in the vertical direction, in other words, the space on the side of the fuel tank 1 can be used effectively.
Moreover, by supporting the bracket 10 so that it can swing freely around the pin 16, the ease of assembling the tank 1 is also significantly improved.

In the embodiment, the bracket 10 is disposed only at one end of the band 5, but the bracket 10 may be disposed at both ends of the band 5.

As explained above, the present invention includes a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from both sides of the wall on at least one end side of the band supported on the vehicle body, and an inner space formed between the bottom wall and the side walls. A U-shaped bracket is arranged in a size that allows the component support member to intervene, and the bracket is attached to the attachment site of the component support member in the vehicle body through the side wall. , since the band is supported in a freely swinging manner as if intervening in the inner space, and one end side of the band is fixed to the bottom wall of the bracket, the band is formed of a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from both sides of the wall. The component support member can be attached to the vehicle body by swinging the letter-shaped bracket upward and inserting the component support member into the inner space formed between the bottom wall and the side wall. be. Therefore, the component support member can be easily attached to the vehicle body without being obstructed by the bracket, and the component support member can be wrapped and attached to the same location where the bracket is supported. The space on the side of the tank can be used effectively, and in addition, the ease of assembling the tank to the vehicle body can be significantly improved.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the fuel tank mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a side view showing how the fuel tank is installed, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the main parts. 1...Fuel tank, 3...Cross member, 5...Band, 10...Bracket.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A mounting structure for attaching a fuel tank to a vehicle body to which a component support member is attached via a band, wherein at least one end side of the band supported on the vehicle body includes a bottom wall and side walls extending upward from both sides of the wall. A U-shaped bracket having a size that allows the component support member to intervene is disposed in the inner space formed between the bottom wall and the side wall, and the bracket is inserted through the side wall. , the component support member is supported in a freely swinging manner as if intervening in the inner space at the attachment site of the component support member in the vehicle body, and one end side of the band is fixed to the bottom wall of the bracket. Features a fuel tank mounting structure.