JP2000006768A - Body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To reduce the number of necessary parts and the number of assembling steps, to reduce the weight and cost. A handle mounting portion for mounting a jack handle on a bracket having a tank mounting portion for mounting a washer tank to a vehicle body.
1 and a relay mounting portion 42 for mounting the relay 26 are integrally formed and provided. The handle mounting portion 41 and the relay mounting portion 42 are formed on an inclined flat plate portion 54 along a common plane. Flanges 45, 45 fixed to the vehicle body are integrally formed at positions at both ends in the direction, and clips 47, 47 for locking the jack handle 24 are provided near the flanges 45, 45.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure mainly applied to a four-wheeled vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a conventional vehicle body structure, and FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. In this vehicle, a tank bracket 2 is fixed to a predetermined portion of a dash panel 1 constituting a vehicle body, and a washer tank 5 is attached to the bracket 2 using left and right screws 3 and nuts 4 screwed thereto. A relay bracket 6 is fixed to the bracket 2 with a screw 7 and a nut 8 screwed to the screw 7, and a relay 9 is attached to the relay bracket 6.

In mounting the jack handle 10, a bracket 11 having a hat-shaped cross section fixed to two places of the dash panel 1 is used. As shown in FIG. 8, clips 12 are attached to the bracket 11, respectively. The jack handle 10 is fixed by being gripped by the clip 12.

[0004]

However, in the above conventional vehicle body structure, the relay bracket 6 and the hat-shaped cross-section bracket 11 which are different from the washer tank 2 mounting bracket 2 are used for mounting the relay 9 and the jack handle 10. Is disadvantageous in that the number of necessary parts and the number of assembling steps are large, the weight is heavy, and the cost is high.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of required parts and the number of assembling steps, to reduce the weight and to reduce the cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle body structure capable of performing the following.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a vehicle body structure in which a washer tank is mounted on a vehicle body using a bracket, wherein the bracket has a handle mounting portion for mounting a jack handle. And a relay mounting portion for mounting the relay are integrally formed and provided. In the vehicle body structure according to the present invention, the handle mounting portion and the relay mounting portion may be formed along a common plane, and a flange fixed to the vehicle body at a position near both lateral ends of the bracket. Is integrally molded,
A clip for locking the jack handle may be provided near the flange.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of an automobile to which a vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of the vehicle body structure in a range surrounded by a dashed line X in FIG. FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. The vehicle 15 according to this embodiment is of a cab-over type in which an engine is disposed below a driver's seat, and a bracket 17 is fixed to a dash panel 16. 19, a jack handle 24 and a relay 26 are attached.

As shown in FIG. 3, the dash panel 16 has an inclined plate portion 31 which is inclined upward and rearward, a standing plate portion 32 which follows the front end thereof, and a front portion of the dash panel 16 substantially at the center in the width direction of the vehicle body. And a tank receiving projection 33 that projects toward the bottom and receives the lower part of the back surface of the washer tank 19, and a lower standing plate part 35 continues below the tank receiving projection 33. In addition, the dash panel 16
At a position left and right away from the center in the width direction of the vehicle body, as shown in FIG. 4, an inclined plate portion 34 that follows the inclined plate portion 31 and the upright plate portion 32 ascending rearward is integrally provided. The lower standing plate portion 35 continues.

The vehicle body structure has a tank mounting portion 4
0, a handle mounting portion 41 for mounting the jack handle 24, and a relay mounting portion 42 for mounting the relay 26 are integrally formed on the bracket 17, and the handle mounting portion 41 and the relay mounting portion 42 are provided at two points. A flange 45 is formed along a common plane Fp indicated by a chain line, and a flange 45 fixed to the vehicle body is integrally formed at both lateral ends of the bracket 17, and a clip for locking the jack handle 24 near the flange 45. 47 are provided.

The bracket 17 has a U-shaped recess 20 in the tank mounting portion 40 which is concave toward the front of the vehicle body.
The upper seat plate portion 50 in which only the upper rear portion of the washer tank 19 abuts, and the left and right side seat plate portions 5 in which the right and left rear portions of the washer tank 19 abut almost entirely.
The lower end is fixed to the dash panel 16 by welding.

Also, the bracket 17 is provided with the tank mounting portion 4.
The right and left ends of the inclined flat plate portion 54 which integrally has an inclined flat plate portion 54 extending to a position away from the dash panel 16 above the dash panel 16 and which is inclined upward and rearward substantially in parallel with the inclined plate portion 31 of the dash panel 16. A pair of clips 47 are mounted in the vicinity to form a handle mounting portion 41. The clip 47 is made of an elastic material, and is attached to the left and right mounting holes 55 near both ends in the horizontal direction of the inclined flat plate portion 54.
7a and an upward grip portion 47b are integrally provided, and the jack handle 24 press-fit into the upward grip portion 47b is gripped and fixed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the washer tank 19 has concave portions 49, 49 having a semicircular cross section on both left and right sides.
A semicircular mounting plate 21 (see FIG. 4) is integrally formed at the rear end of each of the concave portions 49, and is inserted into the through holes 21a, 51a formed in the mounting plate 21 and the seat plate 51. The bracket 17 is fixed to the left and right seat plate portions 51, 51 by the bolts 22 and the nuts 23 screwed to the bolts 22.

The washer tank 19 is configured such that the upper portion of the rear surface is in contact with the upper seat plate portion 50, the left and right portions of the rear surface are in contact with both seat plate portions 51, 51, and the lower portion of the rear surface is in contact with the convex portion 33. Position and posture are determined and held. Also,
The jack handle 24 is arranged above the inclined flat plate portion 54 constituting the handle attaching portion 41 and the relay attaching portion 42, and each relay 26 is arranged and attached to the lower surface side of the inclined flat plate portion 54.

A support plate portion 44 formed by bending the handle mounting portion 41 toward the inclined plate portion 31 of the dash panel 16 is provided.
A flange 45 formed by integrally bending the lower end of the support plate portion 44 rearward and extending therefrom is extended, and the flange 45 is fixed to the inclined plate portion 31 by welding.

The relay mounting portion 42 is located between the left and right handle mounting portions 41, 41 and has a protruding plate portion 58 protruding upward and rearward at the upper end of the inclined flat plate portion 54. There are three places at intervals in the width direction of the vehicle body. The protruding plate portion 58 is substantially parallel to the inclined plate portion 31 of the dash panel 16, and a predetermined distance d from the inclined plate portion 31 is secured. The respective relays 26 are individually attached to the respective protruding plate portions 58. As shown in FIG. 5, the relay 26 has a projection 28 having a rectangular hole 28a, and is supported by a protruding plate portion 58 inserted into the rectangular hole 28a.

In the vehicle body structure according to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the jack handle 24 is mounted above the inclined flat plate portion 54 so as to be separated from the inclined flat plate portion 54 via the clip 47, and each relay 26 is tilted. The jack handle 2 is arranged and mounted on the lower surface side of the flat plate portion 54.
When mounting the relay 4, the relay 26 can be mounted so as not to be in the way, and by setting the necessary minimum distance d between the inclined flat plate portion 54 and the inclined flat plate portion 31 of the dash panel 16, the bracket 17 has an advantage that it is easy to reduce the size and weight.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made. For example, the relay 26 attached to the relay attaching portion 42
May be set to two or four or more in the mounting width of the washer tank 19 depending on the type of the automobile. Further, instead of extending the flange 45 to the rear of the bracket 17, the flange 45 may extend in the left-right lateral direction.

[0018]

According to the present invention, a handle mounting portion for mounting a jack handle and a relay mounting portion for mounting a relay are integrally formed and provided on a bracket for mounting a washer tank to a vehicle body. Therefore, the weight, the number of assembling steps are reduced, and the cost is reduced. In addition, since the handle mounting portion and the relay mounting portion are formed along a common plane, the mounting surface of the handle clip and the relay mounting surface belong to the common plane, and the shape of the bracket is simplified. By taking the minimum necessary relay space, the size of the bracket can be reduced, and there is an advantage that the mounting can be performed neatly and neatly in appearance. Further, a flange fixed to the vehicle body is integrally formed at a position near both lateral ends of the bracket, and a clip for locking the jack handle is provided in the vicinity of the flange, so that the jack handle is firmly and securely. Can be fixed to

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a front portion of an automobile to which a vehicle body structure according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a main part of the vehicle body structure in a range surrounded by a dashed line X in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of a conventional vehicle body structure.

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 6;

FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along line EE of FIG. 6;

[Explanation of symbols]

 16 dash panel 17 bracket 19 washer tank 24 jack handle 26 relay 40 tank mounting part 41 handle mounting part 42 relay mounting part 45 flange 47 clip

Claims (3)

[Claims] In a vehicle body structure in which a washer tank is mounted on a vehicle body using a bracket, a handle mounting portion for mounting a jack handle and a relay mounting portion for mounting a relay are integrally formed on the bracket. Body structure characterized by that. 2. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the handle mounting portion and the relay mounting portion are formed along a common plane. 3. A bracket fixed to the vehicle body at a position near both lateral ends of the bracket, and a clip for locking the jack handle is provided near the flange. Claim 1 or Claim 2
The vehicle body structure described in the above.