TWI629195B - Hood hinge with crushable mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism includes: a pivoting member; and a first connecting member and a second connecting member respectively connected to the cover plate and the vehicle body. The first connecting member is provided with a first pivoting hole; the second connecting member is provided with a second pivoting hole and an opening adjacent to each other, and is further provided with a connection between the second pivoting hole and the opening The pivoting member is pivotally connected to the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole. The external force received by the cover plate is transmitted through the first or second connecting member to drive the pivoting member to move toward the opening, thereby allowing the pivoting member to force the collapsed plate to collapse. In this way, the effect of protecting pedestrians and protecting the two-wheeled rider can be achieved in the event of a collision.

Description

Vehicle cover hinge with crushing mechanism (2)

The invention relates to pedestrian protection or knight protection of a vehicle, and in particular to a vehicle cover hinge having a crushing mechanism.

The main and passive safety protection technologies for vehicles have evolved to the protection of pedestrians and two-wheeled riders.

When a vehicle hits a pedestrian or a two-wheeled vehicle, causing a pedestrian or a two-wheeled rider to fall and hit the hood of the vehicle, if the vehicle is not equipped with the safety protection technology of a pedestrian or a two-wheeled rider, the pedestrian or the two-wheeled rider will directly hit the hood. The impact caused the pedestrian or the two-wheeler knight to be injured.

Existing safety protection technology for pedestrians or two-wheeled knights, mainly for the hood, such as adding auxiliary airbags on the hood to block the bursting auxiliary airbag between the pedestrian and the hood, or blocking the rider and hood of the two-wheeler Between, thus achieving the purpose of protecting pedestrians or two-wheeler knights.

However, the cost of such designs is too high, and it will significantly increase the weight of the front, affect the weight, and even be easily stolen or destroyed, and has long been criticized for a long time.

Therefore, how to design a invention which can improve the above-mentioned defects is a major problem that the inventors of the present invention are trying to solve.

The object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism, mainly for allowing a hinge connected between a vehicle body and a cover to have a function of collapsing in an impact direction to cushion or absorb a pedestrian or a two-wheeled rider. The impact of the upper cover plate to achieve the effect of protecting pedestrians or protecting the two-wheeled rider.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism, which is mounted between the cover and the vehicle body and includes: a first connecting member, a first pivoting hole is opened; and a second The connecting member is provided with a second pivot hole and an opening spaced apart from each other and is provided with a crushing plate connected between the second pivot hole and the opening, the first connecting piece and The second connecting member is respectively connected to the cover plate and the vehicle body; and a pivoting member pivotally connected to the first pivoting hole and the second pivoting hole; wherein, when the cover plate receives an external force The external force is transmitted through the first connecting member or the second connecting member to drive the pivoting member to move toward the opening, thereby allowing the pivoting member to force the collapsed plate to collapse.

Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following effects: the impact force generated by the collision of the vehicle with the pedestrian or the two-wheeled vehicle is buffered or absorbed by the hinge having the crushing mechanism, thereby protecting the safety protection effect of the pedestrian and the two-wheeled rider. Moreover, it has the advantages of simple structure, low cost and reliable collapse protection.

The detailed description and technical content of the present invention are set forth below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The invention provides a vehicular cover hinge with a crushing mechanism, mainly for letting a hinge connected between the cover plate and the vehicle body have a crushing mechanism, so that when the vehicle hits the pedestrian and the pedestrian falls and hits the cover plate Or when the vehicle collides with the two-wheeled vehicle so that the knight on the two-wheeled vehicle falls and hits the cover plate, it can cushion or absorb the impact force by the collapse of the hinged joint to protect the pedestrian or protect the two-wheeled vehicle. The effect of the knight. The cover plate may be any of the hood of the vehicle, the trunk lid, the tailgate of the five-door vehicle or the four-door vehicle, and the invention is not limited thereto. 1 to FIG. 5 is a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 are a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 9 is a third embodiment of the present invention. .

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the first embodiment of the vehicle cover hinge includes a first connecting member 1, a second connecting member 2, and a pivoting member 3. The first connecting member 1 and the second connecting member 2 are respectively connected to a cover plate and a vehicle body (not shown), but it is not limited to which one is connected, that is, the first connecting member 1 can be connected to the cover plate or connected. The second connecting member 2 can be connected to the vehicle body or can be connected to the cover plate. In this embodiment, the first connecting member 1 is connected to the cover plate and the second connecting member 2 is connected to the vehicle body as an example. Therefore, the second connecting member 2 is a fixing member (because it is connected to the vehicle body). The first connecting member 1 is a movable member that can rotate relative to the second connecting member 2 (because it is connected to the cover plate).

The first connecting member 1 defines a first pivot hole 11 .

The second connecting member 2 defines a second pivoting hole 21 and an opening 22 spaced apart from each other and is provided with a crushing plate 23 connected between the second pivoting hole 21 and the opening 22 . Specifically, the second connecting member 2 defines a crushing direction D (see FIG. 2), and the second connecting member 2 is sequentially provided with the second pivoting hole 21, the crushing plate 23, and the crushing direction D. The opening 22 is such that the crushing plate 23 is located between the second pivot hole 21 and the opening 22. In addition, it should be noted that the opening 22 and the crushing plate 23 can be disposed on the first connecting member 1 or the second connecting member 2, and in the embodiment, the second connecting member 2 is disposed on the second connecting member 2 Give an example for explanation.

The embodiment of the crushing plate 23: the crushing plate 23 can be an external plate (not shown) disposed between the second pivoting hole 21 and the opening 22, or can be directly formed. An integral plate (see FIG. 2) between the second pivot hole 21 and the opening 22 of the second connecting member 2 is described by taking an integrated plate as an example in the embodiment. Moreover, the external plate or the integrated plate can be further provided with a plurality of holes (or grooves) to be easily collapsed.

Preferably, the second connecting member 2 is formed with an abutting edge 24 (see FIG. 2) between the crushing plate 23 and the opening 22, and the abutting edge 24 is formed in the opening direction 22 along the crushing direction D. The arc is concavely curved to have the effect of guiding the collapsed sheet 23 to collapse into the opening 22.

The pivoting member 3 is pivotally connected to the first pivoting hole 11 and the second pivoting hole 21 . The pivoting member 3 can be any component having a pivoting function. The present invention is not limited thereto. In the present embodiment, the rivet is taken as an example for the following description: the rivet has a head 31 and a tail formed by riveting. 32 (see FIG. 5 and FIG. 5A), the rivet itself is pivotally connected by riveting the rivet corresponding to the first pivot hole 11 and the second pivot hole 21 between the first connecting member 1 and the second connecting member 2 The first pivot hole 11 and the second pivot hole 21 are disposed, and the head 31 and the tail portion 32 are respectively blocked from the opposite outer sides of the first connecting member 1 and the second connecting member 2.

Thereby, when the vehicle collides with the pedestrian or the two-wheeled vehicle to cause the pedestrian or the knight to fall and hit the vehicle cover (not shown), the cover will first withstand the impact external force, which is then connected via the cover A connecting member 1 is transmitted to the pivoting member 3 to drive the pivoting member 3 to move toward the opening 22 in the crushing direction D (refer to FIGS. 5 and 5A). At this time, since the second connecting member 2 is in the second The crushing plate 23 is separated from the opening 22 and the opening 22, so that the pivoting member 3 will force the crushing plate 23 to collapse into the opening 22 (not shown). The so-called crushing includes: Squeezed to be split or broken, or deformed by being squeezed, the same below, in order to cause the pivoting member 3 to generate a buffering force or absorb the impact force when the crushing plate 23 is forced to collapse, thereby reducing The reaction of pedestrians or knights when hitting the vehicle's cover is designed to protect pedestrians and protect the two-wheeled rider. Wherein, the aforementioned crushing direction D is preferably parallel to the impact direction of the pedestrian or the two-wheeled rider when striking the cover plate, so as to generate a better cushioning force or absorb the impact force.

Moreover, the vehicle cover hinge of the present invention also has a simple structure, low cost, and a reliable crush protection effect.

In addition, the opening 22 can be various shapes, and the present invention is not limited. In the embodiment, a polygon having a width larger than the diameter of the second pivot hole 21 is taken as an example, and the width thereof refers to a corresponding one of the polygons. The width of one side of the abutting edge 24 is such that the crushing plate 23 is more easily collapsed into the opening 22, and in particular, the abutting edge 24 also forms an arcuate concave shape in the crushing direction D toward the opening 22. When there is a collapse guiding effect.

As shown in FIG. 6 to FIG. 8 , the second embodiment of the vehicle cover hinge is the same as the first embodiment. The difference is that a first necking channel 231 is further defined. as follows.

The crushing plate 23a is provided with a first necking passage 231 communicating between the second pivoting hole 21 and the opening 22a. The first necking channel 231 can extend along the crushing direction D and make the first necking The inner diameter of the passage 231 is smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3 (the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3 is referred to as the outer diameter of the pivot of the pivoting member 3, the same applies hereinafter), and specifically, the crushing plate 23a corresponds to The opposite sides of the first necking channel 231 are respectively formed with a crushing side edge 2311. The distance between the two crushing side edges 2311 is the inner diameter of the first necking channel 231. Therefore, the two crushing side edges The distance between the 2311 is also smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3.

Thereby, when the collision occurs and the cover plate is subjected to the impact external force, the pivoting member 3 will move from the second pivot hole 21 toward the opening 22a in the crushing direction D via the crushing plate 23a, at this time, due to the first The inner diameter of the necking passage 231 is smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3, and therefore, the pivoting member 3 will force the two crushing side edges 2311 to be respectively collapsed (not shown), so that the pivoting member 3 is forced to collapse. When the two collapsed side edges 2311 of the plate piece 23a are respectively crushed, a cushioning force or an impact force can be generated.

The second embodiment preferably further includes a flap 4. The blocking piece 4 is sleeved on the pivoting member 3, and the outer diameter of the blocking piece 4 is larger than the inner diameter of the second pivoting hole 21 and the opening 22a, and the blocking piece 4 is sandwiched between the tail portion 32 of the pivoting member 3 and Between the outer sides of the second connecting member 2, to ensure that the tail portion 32 of the pivoting member 3 does not come out from the second pivoting hole 21 or the opening 22a when the impact occurs, that is, when the impact occurs, It is ensured that the first connecting piece 1 and the second connecting piece 2 are not detached.

As shown in FIG. 9, the third embodiment of the vehicle cover hinge is the same as the first embodiment except that a second necking passage 25 is further provided, as described in detail below.

The second connecting member 2 is provided with a second necking passage 25 communicating with the opening 22b, and the inner diameter of the second necking passage 25 is smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3, and the second connecting member 2 is collapsed. The direction D is sequentially provided with the second pivot hole 21, the crushing plate 23b, the opening 22b and the second necking channel 25 (that is, the crushing plate 23b is located in the second pivot hole 21 and the opening 22b) The opening 22b is located between the crush plate 23b and the second necking passage 25, and the second necking channel 25 extends from the opening 22b in the crushing direction D.

Thereby, when the collision occurs to cause the cover plate to withstand the impact external force, the third embodiment can have the second necking passage 25 additionally to have the second section collapsed in addition to all the effects of the foregoing first embodiment. Shrink effect.

In detail, when the pivoting member 3 forces the crushing plate 23b to break and enter the opening 22b, since the inner diameter of the second necking passage 25 is smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member 3, the pivoting member 3 The two opposite side edges of the second necking channel 25 are further forced to collapse (not shown) to create a second section of cushioning force or to absorb impact forces.

In summary, the present invention can achieve the intended use purpose, and can solve the lack of the prior art, thereby achieving the effect described, and applying according to the patent law.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, and the equivalent structural changes of the present invention and the contents of the drawings are all included in the present invention. Within the scope of the rights, it is given to Chen Ming.

1‧‧‧First connector

11‧‧‧First pivot hole

2‧‧‧Second connector

21‧‧‧Second pivot hole

22, 22a, 22b‧‧‧ openings

23, 23a, 23b‧‧‧ collapse sheet

231‧‧‧First necking channel

2311‧‧‧crushed side edges

24‧‧‧ adjacent edge

25‧‧‧Second necking channel

3‧‧‧ pivotal parts

31‧‧‧ head

32‧‧‧ tail

4‧‧‧Block

D‧‧‧crack direction

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partial enlarged view of the second connecting member in the first embodiment of the present invention at different viewing angles.

Figure 3 is a perspective assembled view of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the first embodiment of the present invention after combination.

Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention after combination.

Fig. 5A is a partial enlarged view of Fig. 5 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a perspective assembled view of a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a partially enlarged side elevational view of the second embodiment of the present invention after combination.

Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the second embodiment of the present invention in accordance with Figure 7.

Figure 9 is a partially enlarged side elevational view of the third embodiment of the present invention after combination.

Claims (12)

A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism is installed between the cover plate and the vehicle body and includes: a first connecting member having a first pivot hole; and a second connecting member spaced apart from each other a second pivot hole and an opening are provided with a crushing plate connected between the second pivot hole and the opening, the first connecting member and the second connecting member are respectively connected to the The cover plate and the vehicle body; and a pivoting member pivotally connected to the first pivot hole and the second pivot hole; wherein, when the cover plate receives an external force, the external force is via the first connection The member or the second connecting member transmits the pivoting member to move toward the opening, thereby allowing the pivoting member to force the crushing plate to collapse. The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting member defines a crushing direction, and the second connecting member is provided with the second pivoting hole along the crushing direction, The plate and the opening are collapsed, and the crush plate is located between the second pivot hole and the opening. The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the crushed plate is directly formed between the second pivot hole of the second connecting member and the opening. A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the second connecting member defines a crushing direction and an abutting edge is formed between the crushing plate and the opening, the abutting edge Then, it is recessed into the opening along the crushing direction. The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the crushing plate further defines a necking passage communicating between the second pivot hole and the opening, and the neck The inner diameter of the constricted passage is smaller than the outer diameter of the pivotal member. The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the crushed plate forms a crushing side edge respectively on opposite sides of the necking passage, and between the two crushed side edges The distance is less than the outer diameter of the pivotal member. The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the pivoting member is a rivet having a corresponding outer side of the first connecting member and the second connecting member respectively. One head and one tail. A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 5, further comprising a blocking piece having a head and a tail opposite to each other, the head and the tail respectively blocking the The first connecting member and the opposite outer side of the second connecting member are sleeved on the pivoting member and sandwiched between the tail portion and the second connecting member. A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 8, wherein an outer diameter of the blocking piece is larger than an inner diameter of the second pivoting hole. The vehicular cover hinge having the crushing mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a necking passage communicating with the opening, the inner diameter of the necking passage being smaller than the outer diameter of the pivoting member . The vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism according to claim 10, wherein the second connecting member defines a crushing direction, and the second connecting member is provided with the second pivoting hole along the crushing direction, a crushing plate, the opening and the necking channel, and the crushing plate is located between the second pivot hole and the opening, the opening is located between the crushing plate and the necking channel . A vehicular cover hinge having a crushing mechanism as claimed in claim 10, wherein the second connecting member defines a crushing direction, and the necking passage extends in the crushing direction.