JP6459032B2 - Underrun protector mounting structure and underrun protector bracket - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a mounting structure for an underrun protector of a vehicle and an underrun protector bracket .

  In Patent Document 1, a front underrun protector support portion is provided on a front plate portion of a front underrun protector bracket, a front underrun protector bracket is fixed to a front end portion of a side member, and a front underrun protector support portion is provided with a front underrun protector support portion. A structure for fixing the protector is described. Further, in Patent Document 1, the front under-run protector support portion includes a vertical plate portion extending in the vertical direction and an upper plate portion extending forward from the upper portion of the vertical plate portion, and the vertical plate portion and the upper plate portion, A state in which the front underrun protector is supported is shown.

Japanese Patent No. 4919144

  In the structure of Patent Document 1, when the vertical plate portion and the upper plate portion of the front under-run protector support portion are fastened and fixed to the front under-run protector, the vertical plate portion is fastened from the rear and the horizontal plate portion is fastened upward. To do. Since fastening in two different directions is required in this way, the installation work of the front underrun protector is complicated.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide an underrun protector mounting structure and an underrun protector bracket capable of improving the underrun protector mounting workability.

  In order to achieve the above object, a mounting structure according to the present invention includes an underrun protector bracket and an underrun protector. The underrun protector bracket integrally has a mounting plate portion exposed in the front-rear direction below the front end portion or the rear end portion of the vehicle body frame, and is fixed to the vehicle body frame. A mounting surface is fixedly provided on the long protector body of the underrun protector. The protector main body extends in the vehicle width direction below the front end portion or the rear end portion of the vehicle body frame in a mounted state in which the mounted surface is fastened in contact with the front surface or the rear surface of the mounting plate portion. The mounting plate portion is inclined toward the front lower side or the rear lower side.

The protector main body connects the vertical surface portion that stands substantially vertically in the attached state, the upper surface portion that extends rearward or forward from the upper edge of the vertical surface portion, the rear edge or front edge of the upper surface portion, and the lower edge of the vertical surface portion. It is a substantially triangular cylinder shape integrally having an inclined surface portion. The mounted surface is provided on the inclined surface portion, and the inclined surface portion in the attached state is inclined toward the front lower side or the rear lower side in accordance with the inclination of the mounting plate portion. The under-run protector bracket extends substantially vertically upward from the upper edge of the mounting plate portion, and is arranged at the rear or front of the mounted under-run protector, and from the lower edge of the mounting plate portion to the front or rear. It has a lower horizontal plate portion that extends substantially horizontally and is disposed below the attached under-run protector.

The underrun protector bracket according to the present invention includes an attachment plate portion, an upper vertical plate portion, and a lower horizontal plate portion, and is fixed to the vehicle body frame. The mounting plate portion is inclined toward the front lower side or the rear lower side below the front end portion or the rear end portion of the body frame and is exposed in the front-rear direction. The upper vertical plate portion extends substantially vertically upward from the upper edge of the mounting plate portion, and the lower horizontal plate portion extends substantially horizontally from the lower edge of the mounting plate portion forward or rearward. With the mounting surface fixedly attached to the long underrun protector in contact with the front or rear surface of the mounting plate and fastened and fixed, the underrun protector is attached to the front end or rear end of the vehicle body frame. It extends in the vehicle width direction below. The upper vertical plate portion is arranged behind or in front of the attached under-run protector, and the lower horizontal plate portion is arranged below the attached under-run protector.

  In the above configuration, when the underrun protector is installed below the front end of the body frame, the mounting surface fixedly provided on the underrun protector is brought into surface contact with the front surface of the mounting plate portion of the underrun protector bracket. Tighten the bolt or nut from the rear side of the plate. In such attachment work, since the attachment plate part is inclined toward the front lower side, a bolt or a nut may be fastened from the obliquely lower rear side of the attachment plate part. Also, when installing the under-run protector below the rear end of the body frame, the mounting surface fixedly provided on the under-run protector is brought into surface contact with the rear surface of the mounting plate portion of the under-run protector bracket. Tighten the bolt or nut from the front side of the part. In such attachment work, since the attachment plate portion is inclined rearward and downward, a bolt or a nut may be fastened from the diagonally lower front of the attachment plate portion.

  Thus, since an under-run protector is attached by the fastening from one direction with respect to an attachment board part, attachment workability | operativity improves.

Further, in the above mounting structure, the protector main body has a substantially triangular cylindrical shape, so that the protector main body when subjected to an impact load compared to the case where the protector main body has another cylindrical shape (for example, a cylindrical shape or a rectangular cylindrical shape). The deformation of itself can be suppressed.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the mounting workability of the underrun protector.

It is an external appearance side view of a vehicle provided with the attachment structure concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the state before attaching the front under-run protector of FIG. 1 to a vehicle body frame. It is a side view which shows the attachment state of the front under-run protector of FIG.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the figure, FR indicates the front of the vehicle, UP in the figure indicates the upper side of the vehicle, and IN in the figure indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Moreover, the left-right direction in the following description is the left-right direction in the state which faced the vehicle front.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 1 according to the present embodiment is a cab-over type vehicle in which the cab 2 is positioned in front of the engine (not shown).

  The vehicle body frame 3 of the vehicle 1 includes left and right side members 4 (only the left side is shown in FIG. 1 and only the right side is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3) and a plurality of cross members (not shown). The left and right side members 4 are disposed on both the left and right sides in the vehicle width direction and extend in the vehicle front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each side member 4 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and includes a side wall portion 5, an upper wall portion 6, and a lower wall portion 7. The upper wall portion 6 and the lower wall portion 7 extend opposite to each other from the upper and lower ends of the side wall portion 5 toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction. Each cross member has both ends joined to the left and right side members 4 to connect the side members 4 to each other.

  An under-run protector bracket (UP bracket) 50 for supporting a front under-run protector (FUP) 60 is fixed to the front end portions of the left and right side members 4. The FUP 60 supported by the UP bracket 50 extends in the vehicle width direction below the front end portion of the vehicle body frame 3, and when another vehicle collides from the front of the vehicle 1, the other vehicle swoops below the vehicle 1. To prevent. Since the left and right UP brackets 50 are substantially bilaterally symmetrical with respect to the center of the vehicle 1 in the vehicle width direction, one (right side) will be described below, and the other (left side) will be omitted as appropriate.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the UP bracket 50 integrally includes a bracket body 51 and an underlamp protector mounting portion (UP mounting portion) 52.

  The bracket body 51 integrally includes an upper plate portion 13, a pair of left and right side plate portions 14, an upper back plate portion 15, a lower back plate portion 16, and a bottom plate portion (not shown). The upper plate portion 13 has a rectangular plate shape in surface contact with the lower surface of the lower wall portion 7 of the side member 4. The left and right side plate portions 14 are respectively fixed to the left and right side edge portions of the lower surface of the upper plate portion 13 and extend downward. The left and right side plate portions 14 are spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction and face each other substantially parallel. The upper part of the front edge of the side plate part 14 extends vertically downward from the front end part of the upper plate part 13 and then bends and extends rearward. Extend. The rear edge upper portion of the side plate portion 14 extends substantially vertically downward from the rear end portion of the upper plate portion 13, and the rear edge lower portion of the side plate portion 14 extends obliquely downward from the lower end of the rear edge upper portion. The upper back plate portion 15 extends from the rear end edge of the upper plate portion 13 so as to be bent substantially vertically downward, and the lower back plate portion 16 extends from the lower end edge of the upper back plate portion 15 so as to be bent forward and downward. The upper back plate 15 is fixed to the upper rear edge of the left and right side plate 14 and connects the upper rear edge of the left and right side plate 14. The lower back plate portion 16 is fixed to the lower rear edge portions of the left and right side plate portions 14, and connects the lower rear edge portions of the left and right side plate portions 14. The left and right side edges of the bottom plate portion are fixed to the lower portions of the left and right side plate portions 14 to connect the lower portions of the side plate portions 14. When the upper plate portion 13 is fastened to the lower wall portion 7 of the side member 4 with bolts and nuts (not shown), the UP bracket 50 is fixed to the vehicle body frame 3 and extends downward.

  The UP mounting portion 52 integrally includes an upper vertical plate portion 53, a mounting plate portion 54, and a lower horizontal plate portion 55, and is fixed to the right side surface of the side plate portion 14 at the lower front end of the bracket body 51. The upper vertical plate portion 53 has a flat plate shape extending in a substantially vertical direction. The mounting plate portion 54 has a rectangular flat plate shape that is bent from the lower edge of the upper vertical plate portion 53 and extends obliquely toward the front lower side. The mounting plate portion 54 projects from the right side surface of the bracket body 51 (side plate portion 14) to the right below the vehicle body frame 3 and is exposed in the front-rear direction. A plurality of (four in this embodiment) bolt insertion holes 21 and 22 are formed in the mounting plate portion 54. Of the four bolt insertion holes 21 and 22, one bolt insertion hole 21 is a circular hole for positioning, and the other three bolt insertion holes 22 are long holes that allow displacement due to assembly errors. The lower horizontal plate portion 55 bends substantially horizontally from the lower edge of the mounting plate portion 54 and extends forward.

  Note that an opening hole or a notch for reducing the weight of the UP bracket 50 may be formed in the bracket main body 51 or the UP mounting portion 52.

  The FUP 60 integrally includes a protector main body 61 and left and right attached surfaces 62.

  The protector main body 61 has a long, substantially triangular cylindrical shape integrally including a front surface portion (vertical surface portion) 63, an upper surface portion 64, and a rear surface portion 65. Both the front surface portion 63 and the upper surface portion 64 are rectangular flat plate shapes, and the upper surface portion 64 bends substantially vertically from the upper end edge of the front surface portion 63 and extends rearward. The rear surface portion 65 includes an inclined surface portion 66, an upper connecting surface portion 67 that bends and extends from the upper end edge of the inclined surface portion 66, and a lower connecting surface portion 68 that bends and extends from the lower end edge of the inclined surface portion 66. The inclined surface portion 66, the upper connecting surface portion 67, and the lower connecting surface portion 68 are all rectangular flat plates. The upper connecting surface portion 67 extends substantially vertically downward from the rear end edge of the upper surface portion 64, and the lower connecting surface portion 68 extends rearward substantially horizontally from the lower end edge of the front surface portion 63. That is, the inclined surface portion 66 connects the rear end edge of the upper surface portion 64 and the lower end edge of the front surface portion 63 via the upper connection surface portion 67 and the lower connection surface portion 68, and is substantially perpendicular to the front surface portion 63 and the upper surface portion 64. Constructs the hypotenuse of a triangle.

  A portion of the rear surface portion 65 of the protector main body 61 that is fixed to the UP bracket 50 is overlapped from the rear with a reinforcing plate 69 that is reinforced by increasing the thickness of the rear surface portion 65 in a state of surface contact with the rear surface portion 65. It is fixed. The reinforcing plate 69 is integrated with the rear surface portion 65 and constitutes a part of the rear surface portion 65. The reinforcing plate 69 is bent so as to come into surface contact with the inclined surface portion 66, the upper connecting surface portion 67, and the lower connecting surface portion 68, and the upper end portion of the reinforcing plate 69 is bent forward and brought into surface contact with the upper surface portion 64. The rear surface of the central region corresponding to the inclined surface portion 66 of the reinforcing plate 69 constitutes the attached surface 62. That is, the mounted surface 62 is provided on the inclined surface portion 66.

  The bent shape of the front surface of the upper vertical plate portion 53, the mounting plate portion 54, and the lower horizontal plate portion 55 of the UP bracket 50 is formed in accordance with the bent shape of the rear surface of the reinforcing plate 69 of the FUP 60. The upper and lower portions of the reinforcing plate 69 are in surface contact with the upper vertical plate portion 53 and the lower horizontal plate portion 55, respectively, in a state where they are in surface contact with the front surface of the portion 54 from the front. Thus, in this embodiment, the cross-sectional shape of the protector main body 61 is made into the substantially triangular cylinder shape in which the inclined surface part 66 inclines forward and downward according to the inclination of the attachment board part 54 of UP bracket 50. FIG.

  The mounting surface 62 is formed with four bolt insertion holes 70 penetrating the reinforcing plate 69 and the inclined surface portion 66, and the inner surface of the inclined surface portion 66 is screwed with a bolt 71 inserted through the bolt insertion hole 70. 72 is fixed. The four bolt insertion holes 70 communicate with the four bolt insertion holes 21 and 22 of the mounting plate portion 54 in a state where the mounting surface 62 is overlapped at a predetermined position of the mounting plate portion 54 of the UP bracket 50. In this state, the bolt 71 is inserted from behind the bolt insertion holes 21, 22, screwed into the nut 72, and tightened, so that the FUP 60 is UP in a state where the mounted surface 62 is in surface contact with the front surface of the mounting plate portion 54. The protector body 61 is fastened to the bracket 50 and extends in the vehicle width direction below the front end of the body frame 3.

  In the mounted state of the FUP 60, the front surface portion 63 stands substantially vertically, and the upper surface portion 64 bends backward from the upper edge of the front surface portion 63 and extends substantially horizontally. The inclined surface portion 66 is inclined toward the front lower side in accordance with the inclination of the mounting plate portion 54.

  When mounting the FUP 60 below the front end of the vehicle body frame 3, the mounting surface 62 fixedly provided on the FUP 60 is brought into surface contact with the mounting plate portion 54 of the UP bracket 50 from the front, and the bolts 71 are placed at four locations. The bolts are inserted into the bolt insertion holes 21, 22, and 70, and screwed into the nuts 72 to be tightened. In such attachment work, since the attachment plate portion 54 is inclined toward the front lower side, the bolt 71 may be fastened from the obliquely lower rear side of the attachment plate portion 54.

  Thus, since the FUP 60 is attached by fastening from one direction to the attachment plate portion 54, the attachment workability is improved.

  Further, since the protector main body 61 has a substantially triangular cylindrical shape, the protector main body 61 itself when subjected to an impact load is compared with the case where the protector main body 61 is formed in another cylindrical shape (for example, a cylindrical shape or a rectangular cylindrical shape). Deformation can be suppressed.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment which applied the invention made | formed by this inventor was described, this invention is not limited with the description and drawing which make a part of indication of this invention by the said embodiment. That is, it is needless to say that other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, and the like made by those skilled in the art based on the above-described embodiments are all included in the scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the FUP 60 disposed below the front end portion of the vehicle 1 has been described as the underrun protector. However, the underrun protector is a rear underrun protector (located below the rear end portion of the vehicle 1). RUP) 80 (see FIG. 1). The protector body of the RUP 80 connects a rear surface portion (vertical surface portion) that stands substantially vertically in an attached state, an upper surface portion that extends forward from the upper edge of the rear surface portion, and a front edge of the upper surface portion and a lower edge of the vertical surface portion. It is a long, substantially triangular cylinder having an inclined surface portion integrally. The inclined surface portion in the attached state is inclined rearward and downward in accordance with the inclination of the attachment plate portion. In the case of the RUP 80, the mounting plate portion of the UP bracket 50 is exposed in the front-rear direction below the rear end portion of the body frame 3, and is inclined toward the rear lower portion. When mounting the RUP 80 below the rear end of the vehicle body frame 3, the mounting surface fixedly provided on the RUP 80 is brought into surface contact with the rear surface of the mounting plate portion of the UP bracket 50, and bolts are mounted from the front side of the mounting plate portion. Or tighten the nut. In such attachment work, since the attachment plate portion is inclined rearward and downward, a bolt or a nut may be fastened from the diagonally lower front of the attachment plate portion.

  The present invention is widely applicable to vehicles equipped with an underrun protector.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 3 Body frame 50 Under lamp protector bracket 51 Bracket main body 52 Under lamp protector attaching part 54 Mounting plate part 60 Front under lamp protector (under lamp protector)
61 Protector body 62 Mounted surface 63 Front surface (vertical surface)
64 Upper surface portion 66 Inclined surface portion 69 Reinforcement plate 80 Rear underrun protector (underrun protector)

Claims (2)

An under-run protector bracket integrally having a mounting plate portion exposed in the front-rear direction below the front end portion or rear end portion of the body frame, and fixed to the body frame;
A mounting surface is fixedly provided on an elongated protector body, and the protector body is mounted on the vehicle body frame in a mounting state in which the mounting surface is fixed in contact with the front surface or the rear surface of the mounting plate. An underrun protector extending in the vehicle width direction below the front end or rear end of
The mounting plate portion is inclined toward the front lower side or the rear lower side,
The protector body includes a vertical surface portion that stands substantially vertically in the attached state, an upper surface portion that extends rearward or forward from an upper end edge of the vertical surface portion, a rear edge or front edge of the upper surface portion, and a lower end of the vertical surface portion. It is a substantially triangular tube shape integrally having an inclined surface portion connecting the edge,
The attached surface is provided on the inclined surface portion,
The inclined surface portion in the attached state is inclined toward the front lower side or the rear lower side according to the inclination of the mounting plate portion ,
The under-run protector bracket extends substantially vertically upward from the upper edge of the mounting plate portion, and is disposed at the rear or front of the mounted under-run protector, and the lower edge of the mounting plate portion. A mounting structure for the under-run protector, which integrally has a lower horizontal plate portion extending substantially horizontally from the front to the rear and disposed below the under-run protector in the mounted state . An underrun protector bracket fixed to the body frame,
A mounting plate part that is inclined toward the front lower part or the rear lower part below the front end part or the rear end part of the vehicle body frame and exposed in the front-rear direction;
An upper vertical plate extending substantially vertically upward from the upper edge of the mounting plate;
A lower horizontal plate portion extending substantially horizontally from the lower edge of the mounting plate portion to the front or rear, and
With the mounting surface fixedly provided on the long under-run protector in contact with the front or rear surface of the mounting plate and fastened and fixed, the under-run protector is mounted on the front end or rear of the vehicle body frame. It extends in the vehicle width direction below the end,
The upper vertical plate portion is disposed behind or in front of the under-run protector in the attached state,
The under-run protector bracket , wherein the lower horizontal plate portion is disposed below the under-run protector in the attached state .

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