JP2011131741A - Support device of radiator and oil cooler of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a support device of a radiator and an oil cooler of a vehicle, which adjust the position of a radiator support bracket and a side body, even when connecting a T/M oil cooler by a pipe of a metallic material, by fixing the radiator and the oil cooler to the radiator support bracket, in the support device of the radiator and the oil cooler for supporting the radiator and the oil cooler of the vehicle on a radiator support. <P>SOLUTION: This support device includes a radiator-oil cooler bracket 150 integrated with the radiator support 15 and an oil cooler bracket 19, by installing the oil cooler 11 on the oil cooler bracket 19 fixed to the radiator support 15, and is characterized by arranging an intermediate bracket 16 for adjusting a position in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle height direction on the other side, by fixing one side of the radiator-oil cooler bracket 150 to the vertical frame 2 of the vehicle. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a radiator for supporting a radiator and an oil cooler of a vehicle on a radiator support, and a support device for the oil cooler.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a rear engine bus.
In an engine for driving rear wheels of a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a rear engine), as shown in FIG. 4, an engine 6 is disposed at a rear portion between the vehicle body vertical frames 2 and 2 in the center of the rear of the vehicle body 1. . A T / M (transmission) 5 is connected in front of the engine 6, and the rear wheels 3 on both sides are connected to the front portion of the T / M 5 via a differential device 28.
The radiator 10 is disposed on the side of the engine 6, and the intake air 7 of the fan 10 a is guided to the radiator 10.
A T / M (transmission) oil cooler 11 is installed in the vicinity of the radiator 10 in order to cool the oil in the transmission with the cooling water of the radiator 10. 4 is a front wheel.

FIG. 6A is a front layout view of the radiator of the rear engine bus, and FIG.
In the rear engine bus, the radiator 10 is mounted on a radiator support 15 extending in the vehicle width direction on the rear right side (or rear left side) of the vehicle body 1 as shown in FIG.
6 (A) and 6 (B), the radiator 10 has two mounting legs 10b and 10c at the bottom of the radiator 10 and two bolts 30c (the bolt holes are shown in the figure) on two seats 30a and 30b on the radiator support 30. Are temporarily fixed.
The bracket 31 fixed to the center end in the vehicle width direction of the radiator support 30 has its side surface 31c fastened and fixed to the side surface of the vehicle body vertical frame 2 with bolts 31a.

The bracket 31 and the radiator support 15 are temporarily fixed to the elongated bolt holes with bolts 32, while the bracket 33 on the side body 8 side of the radiator support 15 is temporarily fixed to the side body 8.
The position of the radiator 10 in the vehicle width direction (left and right direction) is adjusted by moving the bolts 32 fitted in the bolt holes and the brackets 33, and the radiator 10 and the two mounting legs 10b and 10c are connected. The bolts 30c (the figure shows bolt holes) are fixed to the two seats 30a and 30b.

  In Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-166851), as a core support structure of a radiator for a vehicle, at least a hood lock stay of the radiator core support is formed of a resin, causing a torsional deformation or an assembly dimensional error. The technology of the core support of the vehicle radiator that can be avoided is shown.

JP 2002-166851 A

  In the radiator of the rear engine bus shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B), the position of the radiator 10 in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) is adjusted by the movement of the bolt 32 and the bracket 33 fitted in the elongated hole. The radiator 10 and the two mounting legs 10b and 10c are fixed to the two seats 30a and 30b with bolts 30c (the figure shows bolt holes).

  That is, the radiator 10 is fixed by adjusting the position of the radiator 10 in the vehicle width direction (left-right direction) by the movement of the bolt 32 and the bracket 33 fitted in the elongated hole, while the T / M oil cooler is fixed. Are installed on the radiator support 30 in the vicinity of the radiator 10 by fixing means separate from the radiator 10.

  Since this T / M (transmission) oil cooler is connected to the pipe (metal material pipe) for the T / M oil cooler installed in the vertical frame 2 of the vehicle body, the T / M oil cooler is installed on the radiator support 30 side. In this case, a rubber hose is interposed between the T / M oil cooler and the pipe (metal material pipe) to function as a position adjustment allowance on the radiator support 30 side where the T / M oil cooler is installed. The position of the entire radiator support can be adjusted from front to back and from side to side.

  However, by reducing the number of parts, etc., the rubber hose that was interposed between the T / M oil cooler and the pipe (metal material pipe) was abolished, and the T / M oil cooler on the radiator support 30 side was removed directly. When connecting, since the pipe (metal material pipe) is fixed to the vehicle body vertical frame 2, the T / M oil cooler connected thereto is difficult to move (position adjustment). As a result, there is a problem that it becomes difficult to adjust the entire radiator support to which the T / M oil cooler is attached in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and the position adjustment with respect to the side body of the vehicle body becomes impossible.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a radiator and an oil cooler support device that supports a radiator and an oil cooler of a vehicle on a radiator support, and fixes the radiator and the oil cooler to a radiator support bracket. An object of the present invention is to provide a vehicle radiator and an oil cooler support device that can adjust the position of a radiator support bracket and a side body even when the / M oil cooler is connected by a pipe made of a metal material.

  The present invention achieves such an object. In a radiator for a vehicle and a support device for an oil cooler, the radiator is mounted on a radiator support extending in the vehicle width direction and includes an oil cooler connected to a metal inlet / outlet pipe. A radiator / oil cooler bracket, wherein the radiator cooler bracket and the oil cooler bracket are integrated, and the radiator / oil cooler bracket is attached to one side of the radiator / oil cooler bracket. It is fixed to the vertical frame of the vehicle, and a position adjusting means for adjusting the position in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle height direction is provided on the other side.

  In particular, the position adjusting means is mounted on the radiator / oil cooler bracket on one side so that the vehicle can be adjusted in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the other side is mounted on the side body of the vehicle body so as to be adjustable in the vehicle height direction. Is provided.

  According to this invention, it is preferable that the position adjusting means is constituted by an intermediate bracket. With this arrangement, the positions of the long holes and bolts in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body of the intermediate bracket are arranged via the intermediate bracket. By changing the position, the position in the axle direction can be adjusted, and the position in the height direction can be adjusted by changing the position of the elongated hole and the bolt of the intermediate bracket in the amount of movement of the vehicle body in the height direction.

  As a result, the radiator and oil cooler are the same as the radiator / oil cooler bracket that fixes the radiator and oil cooler. Via, the amount of movement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the amount of movement in the height direction of the vehicle body can be adjusted, so even after connecting by a hard pipe using a metal material pipe, Position adjustment between the radiator / oil cooler bracket and the vehicle body (side body) is possible and can be easily performed.

  Since the radiator / oil cooler bracket and the engine frame supporting the engine are respectively fixed to the vertical frame of the vehicle, the relative position with respect to the vertical frame is determined when the frame is fixed to the vertical frame of the vehicle. The tilt angle with respect to the angle, that is, the opposite angle and the tilt angle with respect to the vertical direction of the radiator / oil cooler bracket can be fixed securely and easily, so that the driving force from the engine to the radiator fan can be reduced without adjusting the radiator alone. It is possible to prevent twisting of the transmitting radiator fan belt.

According to the present invention, the radiator and the oil cooler can be integrally fixed to the radiator / oil cooler bracket.
Further, even when the T / M oil cooler is connected by a metal pipe, the position adjustment with the side body is performed through the intermediate bracket provided on the side body side in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body and the height direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, the position of the side body can be adjusted and the position can be easily adjusted.

1 is a perspective view showing an assembled state of a radiator of a vehicle (bus) and an oil cooler support device according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a whole perspective view of the radiator oil cooler bracket in the above-mentioned embodiment. (A) FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 arrow view in the said Example, (B) is a B arrow view in (A), (C) is a C arrow view in (A). 1 is a schematic plan view of a rear engine bus to which the present invention is applied. It is DD schematic sectional drawing in FIG. (A) is a front arrangement | positioning figure of the radiator of the conventional rear engine type bus | bath, (B) is a Z arrow view in (A).

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. However, the dimensions, materials, shapes, relative arrangements, and the like of the component parts described in this example are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention only to specific examples unless otherwise specified. Only.

  FIG. 1 is an assembled perspective view of a radiator of a vehicle (bus) and an oil cooler support device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of a radiator support and an oil cooler bracket in the embodiment. FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of a rear engine bus to which the present invention is applied.

First, in FIG. 4, in an engine for driving the rear wheels of a vehicle (hereinafter referred to as a rear engine), the engine 6 is located at the rear center of the vehicle body 1 between the vehicle body vertical frames 2 and 2 as shown in FIG. Is arranged. A T / M (transmission) 5 is connected in front of the engine 6, and the rear wheels 3 on both sides are connected to the front portion of the T / M 5 via a differential device 28.
The radiator 10 is disposed on the side of the engine 6, and the intake air 7 of the fan 10 a is guided to the radiator 10. Further, a T / M (transmission) oil cooler 11 is installed next to the radiator 10. 4 is a front wheel.

Next, in FIGS. 1 to 2, the radiator support 15 is formed to extend in the vehicle width direction. Further, on the side surfaces of the two vehicle body vertical frames 2, 2 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 1, there are three (two) side surfaces 17 b of the mounting bracket 17 fixed to the center end in the vehicle width direction of the radiator support 15. The bolt 17a may be tightened and fixed.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the radiator 10 has two mounting legs 10b and 10c fixed to the lower portion of the radiator 10 and bolts 15c (shown in the figure) on two seats 15a and 15b on the radiator support 15. It is fastened with a bolt hole).

As shown in FIG. 2, oil cooler brackets 18 and 19 are protruded from the rear surface 15d of the radiator support 15 at two rear portions of the radiator support 15 (the mounting surfaces 18b and 19b of the oil cooler brackets 18 and 19 are welded). Glued).
The T / M oil cooler 11 is placed on the oil cooler brackets 18 and 19, and is fixed by bolts 18a and 19a (the bolt holes are shown). 11d is an inlet pipe of the T / M oil cooler 11, 11c is an outlet pipe of the T / M oil cooler 11, and the inlet pipe 11d and the outlet pipe 11c connect pipes made of a metal material with resin joints 11e and 11f. It is connected to the inlet portions 11a and 11b of the T / M oil cooler 11.

  As described above, the radiator / oil cooler bracket 150 is constituted by the radiator support 15 that fixes and supports the radiator 10 and the oil cooler brackets 18 and 19 that are fixed to the radiator support 15 and support the T / M oil cooler 11. Constitute.

In FIG. 2, an intermediate bracket 16 is attached to the end of the radiator support 15 in the vehicle width direction.
3A is a view taken in the direction of the arrow A in FIG. 1 in the embodiment, FIG. 3B is a view taken in the direction of the arrow B in FIG.
In FIG. 3, the intermediate bracket 16 has a 90 ° refracting portion 16d in the middle, and is formed in a plate shape by a lower surface 16e and a side surface 16f perpendicular to the lower surface 16e via the refracting portion 16d.

  The lower surface 16e of the intermediate bracket 16 is mounted on the upper surface of the radiator support 15 of the radiator / oil cooler bracket 150 so as to be movable in the vehicle front-rear direction (Y direction) by a bolt 16a via a bracket 15s. A side surface 16f perpendicular to the refracting portion 16d is mounted on the side body 8 so as to be movable in the height direction (U direction) by three bolts 16b.

  Next, the operation and effect of the above configuration will be described.

The side surface 17b of the mounting bracket 17 fixed to the end of the radiator support 15 on the center side in the vehicle width direction is attached to the three bolts 17a on the side surfaces of the two vehicle body vertical frames 2, 2 extending in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body 1. Tighten and fix.
Next, the T / M oil cooler 11 is fixed to the oil cooler brackets 18 and 19 projecting at two locations on the rear side of the radiator support 15 by bolts 18a and 19a (the figure shows bolt holes).
Next, as shown in FIG. 2, piping of the T / M oil cooler 11 is performed using a pipe in which metal pipes 11d and 11c are connected by resin joints 11e and 11f. If the piping by the hard pipe is performed before the position adjustment via the intermediate bracket 16 is performed, the hard piping can be easily performed.

In the radiator 10, two mounting legs 10b and 10c fixed to the lower portion of the radiator 10 are fastened and fixed to two seats 15a and 15b on the radiator support 15 with bolts 15c (the figure shows bolt holes). To do.
Thus, the radiator 10 and the T / M oil cooler 11 can be fixed to the radiator / oil cooler bracket 150 without adjustment.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 1, the intermediate bracket 16 has a lower surface 16 e on the upper surface of the radiator support 15 of the radiator / oil cooler bracket 150 by a bolt 16 a via a bracket 15 s and a vehicle front-rear direction (Y direction). The side surface 16f is attached to the side body 8 so as to be movable in the height direction (U direction) by three bolts 16b.
The amount of movement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body (the direction of the vertical frames 2 and 2) is performed by changing the positions of the long holes 16s and the bolts 16a (Y direction), and the amount of movement of the vehicle body in the height direction (U direction) is This is done by changing the positions of the long holes 16t and the bolts 16b (U direction).

  Therefore, according to this embodiment, the movement amount in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body is performed by changing the positions of the long holes 16s and the bolts 16a of the intermediate bracket 16 via the intermediate bracket 16 (Y direction), and the height of the vehicle body. The amount of movement in the direction (U direction) is changed by changing the positions of the long holes 16t and the bolts 16b in the intermediate bracket 16 (U direction).

  Thus, the radiator 10 and the T / M oil cooler 11 can be fixed to the radiator / oil cooler bracket 150 without adjusting the position, and only in the longitudinal direction (Y direction) of the vehicle body via the intermediate bracket 16. The amount of movement and the amount of movement of the vehicle body in the height direction (U direction) can be adjusted, and the radiator 10 and the T / M oil cooler 11 can be adjusted with respect to the vehicle body only by the intermediate bracket 16. Position adjustment is simplified.

  As described above, since the adjustment to the vehicle body can be performed only by the intermediate bracket 16, even when the T / M oil cooler is connected by a metal pipe, the position adjustment with the side body is performed on the side body side. Since the amount of movement of the vehicle body in the longitudinal direction and the amount of movement of the vehicle body in the height direction can be adjusted via the provided intermediate bracket, it is possible to adjust the position with the side body and to adjust easily. Become.

Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the engine 6 is provided with a slight inclination with respect to the vehicle body at an angle θ (the crankshaft 6a of the engine is inclined in the vehicle vertical direction by θ with respect to the horizontal line). In the radiator 10, since the fan of the radiator 10 is directly connected to the engine 6, the radiator 10 and the engine 6 need to be inclined at the same heading angle θ.
According to this embodiment, since adjustment of only the radiator 10 is unnecessary, it is easy to make the heading angle θ of the radiator 10 the same as that of the engine 6.

  According to the present invention, the radiator of the vehicle and the T / M oil cooler can be integrally fixed on the radiator / oil cooler bracket, and the T / M oil cooler is connected by the metal material pipe. Even if it is difficult to adjust the position of the oil cooler bracket with the side body, it can be done via an intermediate bracket provided between the front end of the radiator / oil bracket in the vehicle width direction and the side body. Suitable for radiator and oil cooler support devices.

1 Car body 2 Car body vertical frame 3 Rear wheel 4 Front wheel 5 T / M (transmission)
6 Engine 8 Side body 10 Radiator 10b, 10c Mounting leg 11 T / M (Transmission) oil cooler 11d Inlet pipe 11c Outlet pipe 15 Radiator support 15a, 15b Seat 15d Rear face of radiator support 15s Bracket 16 Intermediate bracket (Position adjustment means) )
16a Bolt 16e Bottom 16f Side 16s Slot 16t Slot 17 Mounting bracket 17a Bolt 18, 19 Oil cooler bracket 18a, 19a Bolt 150, Radiator / oil cooler bracket Y Vehicle longitudinal direction U Vehicle height direction

Claims (3)

In a vehicle radiator and an oil cooler support device, the radiator is mounted on a radiator support extending in the vehicle width direction, and includes an oil cooler connected to a metal inlet / outlet pipe.
The oil cooler is mounted on an oil cooler bracket fixed to the radiator support, and includes a radiator / oil cooler bracket in which the radiator support and the oil cooler bracket are integrated, and one side of the radiator / oil cooler bracket is connected to the vehicle. A vehicle radiator and oil cooler support device, characterized in that a position adjusting means for adjusting the position in the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle height direction is provided on the other side.   The position adjusting means includes an intermediate bracket having one side mounted on the radiator / oil cooler bracket so as to be movable in the vehicle front-rear direction and the other side mounted on the side body of the vehicle body so as to be movable in the vehicle height direction. The vehicle radiator and oil cooler supporting device according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle radiator and the oil cooler are supported.   3. The radiator and oil cooler support device for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the radiator / oil cooler bracket and an engine frame for supporting the engine are respectively fixed to a vertical frame of the vehicle. .

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