CN101734237A - Fixed structure of pedal support - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a fixing structure of the pedal bracket, which enables the pedal bracket to be easily attached to and detached from the instrument panel and the steering hanger even if the mounting bracket is omitted from the pedal bracket supporting the pedal so that it can swing freely. When the pedal bracket (11) that supports the pedal (20) and makes it swing freely is fixed on the instrument panel (12) and the steering hanger (13), the double head that is fixed on the instrument panel (12) The bolt (35) constitutes a fixed portion (F2), and the locking mechanism (14b, 18d) constitutes another fixed portion (F4), so that the pedal bracket (11) is rotated around the stud bolt (35) to release it. In the engaged state of the unlocking mechanism (14b, 18d), the pedal bracket (11) can be pulled out from the stud bolt (35), and the pedal bracket (11) can be attached and detached without installing a mounting bracket on the pedal bracket (11). 11), so that the number of components can be reduced.

Description

Fixing structure of the pedal bracket

technical field

The invention relates to a fixing structure of a pedal bracket, which uses a plurality of fixing parts to freely fix the pedal bracket on a dashboard (dash panel) and a steering hanger (steering hanger), and the pedal bracket supports The driver operates the pedal with his foot and makes the pedal swing freely.

Background technique

The fixing structure of such a pedal bracket is known in the following patent document 1.

As shown in Figure 7, the fixing structure of the above-mentioned existing pedal bracket is to fasten the L-shaped mounting bracket 03 to the rear part of the pedal bracket 02 with bolts 10, and the pedal bracket 02 supports the pedal arm 01 and makes the pedal arm 01 swing Freely, use stud bolt (stud bolt) 06 to fix the front part of the pedal bracket 02 on the lower panel 05 of the instrument, screw the nut 07 on the stud bolt 06 and tighten it, and use the bolt 08 to fix the pedal bracket 02 The rear mounting bracket 03 is fastened to the hanger bracket 010 of the steering hanger 09, thereby fixing the pedal bracket 02 to the instrument lower panel 05 and the hanger bracket 010.

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-87227

However, in the above-mentioned prior art, when the pedal bracket 02 is removed, the nut 07 is unfastened to release its fastening with the lower panel 05 of the instrument, and after the bolt 04 is pulled out to release the fastening with the installation bracket 03, the pedal bracket is removed. 02 is separated to the compartment side of the rear of the vehicle body. If the pedal bracket 02 and the mounting bracket 03 are integrated, even if the nut 07 is unfastened to release the fastening of the pedal bracket 02 and the lower panel 05 of the instrument, and the bolt 08 is pulled out to release the fastening of the mounting bracket 03 and the hanger bracket 010, the pedal bracket 02 is also restricted by the stud bolt 06 and cannot move to the rear of the vehicle body. Therefore, the mounting bracket 03 interferes with the hanger bracket 010 and the pedal bracket 02 cannot be separated.

In order to solve this problem, it may be considered to change the stud bolt 06 into a weld nut (weldnut), and screw the bolt on the weld nut towards the front of the vehicle body, thereby fastening the front part of the pedal bracket 02 under the instrument on panel 05. However, with such a configuration, temporary holding (positioning) by the stud bolts 06 cannot be performed when the pedal bracket 02 is assembled, and thus operability may be deteriorated.

In order to avoid the above-mentioned problems, the prior art described above employs the mounting bracket 03 which can be freely attached to and detached from the pedal bracket 02. Since the mounting bracket 03 is provided, there is a problem that the number of parts increases.

Contents of the invention

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to facilitate attachment and detachment of the pedal bracket to an instrument panel and a steering hanger even if the mounting bracket is omitted from the pedal bracket that supports the pedal so that it can swing freely.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the invention described in technical solution 1, a fixing structure of the pedal bracket is proposed, and a plurality of fixing parts are used to detachably fix the pedal bracket on the instrument panel and the steering hanger, and the pedal bracket supports the steering wheel. The pedal is operated by the operator's foot and allows the pedal to swing freely. One of the pedal brackets is constituted by a bolt, and the other fixing portion is constituted by a fixing portion capable of forming a fixed release state without moving the pedal bracket in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body.

In addition, according to the invention described in claim 2, there is proposed a fixing structure of the pedal bracket, which, in addition to the structure described in claim 1, is characterized in that the fixing can be released without moving the pedal bracket in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The fixed part of the state is a locking mechanism that engages and disengages by moving in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. The locking mechanism is composed of a locking part and a locked part. The instrument panel or the steering hanger protrudes toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the locked portion is arranged on the pedal bracket and engaged with the locking portion.

According to the invention described in claim 3, there is proposed a fixing structure of the pedal bracket, in addition to the structure described in claim 2, characterized in that the locked portion is engaged so that it cannot move downward but can move upward. on the locking part.

In addition, the locking portion 14b and the locked portion 18d of the embodiment correspond to the locking mechanism of the present invention, the parking brake pedal 20 of the embodiment corresponds to the pedal of the present invention, and the stud bolt 35 of the embodiment corresponds to the present invention. The first fixing part F1 to the fourth fixing part F4 of the embodiment correspond to the fixing part of the present invention, wherein, in particular, the second fixing part F2 corresponds to the only fixing part of the present invention, and the first fixing part F1, The third fixing part F3 and the fourth fixing part F4 correspond to fixing parts that can be in a fixed release state without moving the pedal bracket of the present invention in the vehicle front-rear direction.

Invention effect

According to the structure of claim 1, the pedal bracket is detachably fixed to the instrument panel and the steering hanger by using a plurality of fixing parts, and the pedal bracket supports the pedal operated by the driver's foot so that the pedal can swing freely. The bolts fixed on any one of the instrument panel, the steering hanger and the pedal bracket in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body constitute the only fixed part among the plurality of fixing parts, and the fixed part is formed by being able to prevent the pedal bracket from moving in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body. Therefore, by rotating the pedal bracket around the bolt, the pedal bracket can be attached to and detached from the instrument panel and the steering hanger in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body, without providing an auxiliary bracket. The pedal bracket can be attached and detached, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, according to the structure described in claim 2, since the locking portion protruding from the instrument panel or the steering hanger to the rear of the vehicle body and the locked portion provided on the pedal bracket and engaged with the locking portion constitute the locking mechanism. Therefore, the pedal bracket can be easily positioned by the engagement of the locking portion and the locked portion.

In addition, according to the structure described in claim 3, since the locked portion cannot move downward but is engaged with the locking portion so that it can move upward, it is possible to move the locked portion upward to release it from the locking portion. At the same time, when attaching and detaching the pedal and the pedal bracket, its weight is supported on the side of the locking part, which can improve operability.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the front view of parking brake pedal device (parking break panel);

Fig. 2 is a 2-2 line view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a 3-3 line view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a 4-4 line view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a 5-5 line view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram corresponding to Fig. 1;

Fig. 7 is a side view of a conventional brake pedal device.

In the picture:

11 - Pedal bracket;

12 - Dashboard;

13 - Steering hanger;

14b-locking part (locking mechanism);

18d - locked part (locking mechanism);

20 - parking brake pedal (pedal);

35 - stud bolt (bolt);

F1-the first fixed part (fixed part);

F2-the second fixed part (fixed part, the only fixed part);

F3-the third fixed part (fixed part);

F4 - the fourth fixed part (fixed part).

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Fig. 1～Fig. 6 shows embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 1 is the front view of parking brake pressure plate device, Fig. 2 is 2-2 line view of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is 3-3 line view of Fig. 1, FIG. 4 is a view along the line 4-4 of FIG. 1 , FIG. 5 is a view along the line 5-5 of FIG. 1 , and FIG. 6 is an action explanatory diagram corresponding to the above-mentioned FIG. 1 .

As shown in Figures 1 to 5, the pedal bracket 11 of the parking brake pedal device operated by the driver is fixed on the instrument panel 12 and the steering hanger 13 in a detachable manner. The instrument panel 12 connects the engine room and the vehicle The chambers are partitioned, and a steering hanger 13 supports a steering shaft not shown. The rear surface of instrument panel 12 is welded with the panel support 14 that extends on vehicle body left-right direction, and steering hanger 13 is made of hanger tube 15 that extends on vehicle body left-right direction and the hanger bracket 16 that is welded on the hanger tube 15 .

The pedal bracket 11 has a left side plate 17 and a right side plate 18 extending approximately in parallel at a predetermined interval, and the upper part of the parking brake pedal 20 is pivotally supported by a support shaft 19 between the left side plate 17 and the right side plate 18 . Make it swing back and forth freely. The pedaled portion 20b of the lower end of the parking brake pedal 20 is urged toward the rear by the return spring 21. On the spring load portion 20 a on the brake pedal 20 . The rearward movement of the parking brake pedal 20 is limited by the stopper rubber (stopper rubber) bearing part 22 provided on the parking brake pedal 20 abutting against the stopper rubber 23 provided on the rear surface of the left side plate 17. Swing boundaries.

A ratchet pawl 25 pivotally supported on the right side plate 18 via a pin 24 is biased by a spring 26, and a ratchet 27 engageable with the ratchet pawl 25 is provided on the top of the parking brake pedal 20. A damper rubber (damper rubber) 28 is in contact with the pawl 25 for damping its vibration.

Then, when the driver steps on the parking brake pedal 20, the parking brake pedal 20 is held in the depressed position by the ratchet 27 meshing with the pawl 25, so that the parking brake operates.

Next, a structure in which the pedal bracket 11 is detachably fixed to the panel bracket 14 of the instrument panel 12 and the hanger bracket 16 of the steering hanger 13 will be described.

The upper parts 17c and 18e of the left side plate 17 and the right side plate 18 of the pedal bracket 11 are inclined so as to be displaced in the rear direction to the right side of the vehicle body (refer to FIG. 1 ), and their rear ends are passed through The connection walls 31 and 32 are overlapped and connected to each other (see FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 ). Bolt holes 31a, 32a are formed through the connection walls 31, 32 . Weld nuts 33 are fixed to the front of the connecting wall 31, and bolts 34 are screwed to the welding nuts 33 by passing through the bolt holes 16a of the hanger bracket 16 and the bolt holes 31a, 32a of the connecting walls 31, 32 from the rear toward the front. The upper part of the pedal bracket 11 is thereby fastened to the hanger bracket 16 . The bolt 34 constitutes the first fixing portion F1 of the present invention.

A mounting portion 17a protrudes leftward from the lower portion of the left side plate 17, and a bolt hole 17b is formed in the mounting portion 17a. Stud bolts 35 fixed to the front surface of the panel bracket 14 by welding extend toward the rear of the vehicle body, and the stud bolts 35 pass through the bolt holes 17b of the mounting portion 17a and are fastened to nuts 36 . The stud bolt 35 constitutes the second fixing portion F2 of the present invention.

A mounting portion 18b protrudes rightward from a lower portion of the right side plate 18, and a bolt hole 18c formed of a long hole is formed in the mounting portion 18b. Weld nuts 37 are welded to the front surface of the panel bracket 14 , and bolts 38 passing through the bolt holes 18 c of the mounting portion 18 b and the bolt holes 14 a of the panel bracket 14 from rear to front are fastened to the weld nuts 37 . The bolt 38 constitutes the third fixing portion F3 of the present invention.

The locking portion 14b is formed on the panel bracket 14 by cutting and lifting. The locking portion 14b protrudes rearward, is open upward and left and right, and is closed downward. On the other hand, at the right end of the mounting portion 18b of the right side plate 18 is provided a plate-shaped engaged portion 18d capable of engaging with the engaging portion 14b from above (see FIG. 5 ). The locking portion 14b and the locked portion 18d constitute the fourth fixing portion F4 of the present invention.

Next, the process of assembling the parking brake lever device having the above-mentioned structure to the instrument panel 12 and the hanger bracket 16 will be described.

First, as shown in FIG. 6 , by rotating the pedal bracket 11 counterclockwise from the final installation posture, the upper end of the pedal bracket 11 is prevented from interfering with the hanger bracket 16 of the steering hanger 13 and the right side of the pedal bracket 11 is avoided. In a state where the locked portion 18d of the mounting portion 18b of the side plate 18 interferes with the locking portion 14b of the panel bracket 14 of the instrument panel 12, the pedal bracket 11 is moved forward, and the left side plate 17 of the pedal bracket 11 is moved forward. The stud bolts 35 protruding rearward from the panel bracket 14 are fitted into the bolt holes 17b of the mounting portion 17a.

Next, the pedal bracket 11 is rotated counterclockwise using the stud bolt 35 as a fulcrum, and as shown in FIG. on the locking portion 14b of the panel bracket 14 of the panel 12 (refer to FIG. 5 ). At this time, the pedal bracket 11 is positioned by the second fixing portion F2 composed of the stud bolt 35 and the fourth fixing portion F4 composed of the locking portion 14b and the locked portion 18d, so that it will not fall even if the hand is released. . In particular, since the locked portion 18d cannot move downward but is engaged with the locking portion 14b so that it can move upward, the locked portion 18d can be moved upward to release its engagement with the locking portion 14b. At the same time, the weight of the pedal bracket 11 is supported on the locking portion side 14b, so that operability can be improved.

In this state, the bolt holes 16a of the hanger bracket 16 overlap the bolt holes 31a, 32a of the connecting walls 31, 32 of the pedal bracket 11, and the bolt holes 18c of the mounting portion 18b of the right side plate 18 coincide with the bolt holes of the panel bracket 14. The holes 14a coincide.

Therefore, by tightening the nuts 36 on the stud bolts 35, the bolts 34 inserted into the bolt holes 16a of the hanger bracket 16 and the bolt holes 31a, 32a of the connecting walls 31, 32 of the pedal bracket 11 are fastened to the weld nuts 33. and fasten the bolts 38 inserted in the bolt holes 18c of the mounting portion 18b of the right side plate 18 and the bolt holes 14a of the panel bracket 14 to the weld nuts 37, thereby fixing the pedal bracket 11 to the panel bracket 14 and the panel bracket 14. Hanger bracket 16.

In order to detach the pedal bracket 11 from the panel bracket 14 and the hanger bracket 16, what is necessary is just to follow the reverse procedure of the above-mentioned installation procedure. That is, after the nut 36, the bolt 34, and the bolt 38 are removed, the pedal bracket 11 is rotated counterclockwise around the stud bolt 35, and the engagement of the locked portion 18d and the locking portion 14b is released. After the state, pull out the pedal bracket 11 from the stud bolt 35 to the rear.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the pedal bracket 11 can be attached to and detached from the instrument panel 12 and the steering hanger 13 without providing a detachable mounting bracket on the pedal bracket 11 (refer to the mounting bracket 03 in FIG. 7 ). Therefore, the mounting bracket can be removed from the pedal bracket 11, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, as can be seen from FIG. 1, since the upper parts 17c, 18e of the left side plate 17 and the right side plate 18 of the pedal bracket 11 are inclined, the rear direction is displaced to the right side of the vehicle body. Therefore, when a collision load is input from the front of the vehicle body, it can The above-mentioned upper parts 17c and 18e are easily deformed, and impact loads can be effectively absorbed.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various design changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention described in the above-mentioned embodiments.

For example, in the embodiment, the stud bolts 35 are provided on the panel bracket 14 , but the stud bolts may be provided on the hanger bracket 16 or the pedal bracket 11 . That is, as long as a stud bolt is provided on only one of the plurality of fixed parts, and a weld nut or a locking mechanism composed of a locking part and a locked part is provided on the other fixing parts, the pedal will not be damaged. The bracket moves in the front-rear direction of the vehicle body to form a fixed portion in an unfixed state, whereby the pedal bracket 11 can be rotated around the stud bolts to engage and disengage from the locking mechanism.

In addition, although the pedal device of the parking brake pedal 20 was exemplified in the embodiment, the present invention can also be applied to a pedal device of a brake pedal or an accelerator pedal.

Claims (3)

1. the fixture construction of a pedal support, utilize a plurality of fixed parts (F1～F4) pedal support (11) loading and unloading are fixed on instrument carrier panel (12) and the steering hanger (13) freely, described pedal support supporting driver person is with the pedal (20) of pin operation and make described pedal swinging freely

It is characterized in that,

(unique fixed part (F1) is made of the bolt (35) that is fixed on the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction in described instrument carrier panel (12), described steering hanger (13) and the described pedal support (11) on any one described a plurality of fixed part among the F1～F4), and other fixed parts (F4) are by can not making described pedal support (11) move and form the fixedly fixed part formation of disarm state at the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction.

2. the fixture construction of pedal support as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that,

Can not make described pedal support (11) move and form the fixing fixed part of disarm state at the vehicle body fore-and-aft direction is by to the card locking mechanism (14b, 18d) that engage disengaging that moves with respect to the direction of vehicle body fore-and-aft direction quadrature,

Described card locking mechanism constitutes by fastener (14b) with by fastener (18d), described fastener (14b) is outstanding to the vehicle body rear from described instrument carrier panel (12) or described steering hanger (13), and described being arranged on the described pedal support (11) and with described fastener (14b) by fastener (18d) engages.

3. the fixture construction of pedal support as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that,

Describedly can not be moved downwards by fastener (18d) and can be sticked in described fastener (14b) with being moved upward.

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