KR102693291B1 - Ohc plate for vehicles - Google Patents

Abstract

By configuring a catch projection that fixes an OHC housing to fit into a groove while rotating in the opposite direction of the OHC housing, the OHC housing can be easily assembled when assembling it, and cannot be easily detached or separated after assembly, thereby providing an OHC plate for automobiles that can be used safely and conveniently. In particular, by forming a ratchet gear on at least one of both ends of a catch projection, the groove of the OHC housing can be easily fitted into the catch projection and assembled by utilizing the characteristic of rotating in only one direction, thereby preventing the OHC housing from easily rotating in the opposite direction, and the OHC plate can be provided. In addition, when necessary, an OHC plate for automobiles can be provided in which the catch projection is removed from the OHC plate to easily separate the OHC housing and perform necessary work.

Description

OHC PLATE FOR VEHICLES

The present invention relates to an OHC plate for automobiles, and more specifically, to a method in which a catch projection formed on an OHC plate to catch and assemble a rotating OHC housing is configured to rotate only in the opposite direction to the rotational direction in which the OHC housing is assembled, thereby facilitating assembly when assembling the OHC housing and preventing the OHC housing from being easily unlocked after assembly, thereby enabling convenient and safe use. The catch projection assembled in this manner is separated from the OHC plate so that the OHC housing can be assembled and disassembled.

Typically, an OHC (Over Head Console) (20) is mounted on a headliner (H), as shown in [Fig. 1] and [Fig. 2]. The OHC (20) is installed so that the driver can easily control various amenities, such as various lights or audio systems installed in the interior of a car, by stretching out his or her hand while sitting in the driver's seat. This OHC (20) is assembled so that one side can rotate on an OHC plate (bracket) installed on the edge of an opening formed in the headliner (H), and then assembled to the OHC plate (10) in a rotational manner. This OHC plate is manufactured and used in various ways, as shown in (Patent Document 1) to (Patent Document 3) below.

(Patent Document 1) Korean Publication No. 10-2020-0134366

The OHC bracket is configured to be elastically supported by inserting a feeder cable between two elastic rings that protrude toward each other, but the two elastic rings are configured to support the feeder cable at positions that are misaligned from each other, so that the feeder cable that supplies power to an additional configuration can always be fixed at a fixed position to prevent assembly omission and detachment after assembly. In particular, the feeder cable is configured to be assembled by inserting it between the elastic rings and then rotating the feeder cable to be hung on the two elastic rings, so that the feeder cable can be easily and quickly assembled and used conveniently without preparing separate assembly equipment, etc. In addition, since one end of the elastic ring is manufactured to have a thinner thickness than the other, it can be easily deformed, so that the feeder cable can be assembled more quickly and accurately.

(Patent Document 2) Korean Registered Patent No. 10-2130293

When manufacturing an OHC bracket to be mounted to securely support an OHC to a headliner, an elastic portion is formed to secure the wiring, so that by only fixing the OHC bracket to the headliner, the wiring can be easily and conveniently installed or removed using the elastic portion without any separate means or fixing. In particular, since at least one tension hole is formed penetrating through the central portion of the width of the elastic portion, the elastic portion can easily bend and straighten to stably elastically support and secure the wiring, and also, even if the elastic portion is long, the wiring can be easily secured. In addition, a guide portion is formed to protrude and bend outward at the edge of the elastic portion, so that the wiring can be easily inserted into the cover portion by pushing the guide portion, making the assembly work easy and convenient.

(Patent Document 3) Korean Publication No. 10-2021-0107193

An OHC mounting bracket for a headliner of an automobile is provided, in which by forming at least two guide slots through the edges of the mounting bracket, an adhesive used to fix the mounting bracket to the headliner wraps around the guide slots and the edges of the mounting bracket to attach it to the headliner surface, thereby increasing the contact area and allowing it to be firmly fixed. In particular, an OHC mounting bracket for a headliner of an automobile is provided, in which the guide slots are formed symmetrically through each other, so that the mounting bracket can be evenly attached and installed on both sides of the mounting bracket. In addition, an OHC mounting bracket for a headliner of an automobile is provided, in which the edges of the mounting bracket are formed to protrude from the headliner surface, so that more adhesive can seep into the gap between the protrusions, thereby allowing the mounting bracket to be more firmly attached to the headliner surface.

At this time, a groove is formed in the OHC, and the OHC is assembled by rotating the OHC while the OHC is rotatably mounted on one edge of the OHC plate so that the groove catches on a protrusion formed in the OHC plate.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2020-0134366 (Publication Date: 2020.12.02) Korean Patent No. 10-2130293 (Registration Date: 2020.06.30) Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2021-0107193 (Publication Date: 2021.09.01)

However, these existing OHCs have the following problems:

(1) The OHC, which is assembled by rotating the OHC plate so that the groove is caught on the protrusion, sometimes needs to be separated from the OHC plate for repairs or light replacement. At this time, the OHC is forcibly pulled from the OHC plate so that the groove is separated from the protrusion.

(2) A great deal of force is required to pull the OHC and force the groove away from the jaw.

(3) In addition, if too much force is applied when separating the OHC from the OHC plate, not only will the groove detach from the jaw, but the jaw or groove may also be damaged, resulting in a situation where the OHC or OHC plate cannot be reused.

(4) In order for the home to fit into the jaw, strong force must be applied to the OHC plate against the OHC. Therefore, if strong force is not applied, an assembly defect may occur in which the OHC is not properly assembled to the OHC plate.

(5) Such assembly defects may cause the OHC to separate from the OHC plate and rotate as the vibration generated when the vehicle is driven is applied to the OHC, which may hit the head of the driver or passenger inside the vehicle.

(6) These problems may interfere with the driver’s safe driving and lead to accidents.

The present invention has taken these points into consideration, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automobile OHC plate which is configured so that a catch projection that fits into a groove formed in a rotating OHC housing fits into the groove while rotating in the opposite direction to the rotational direction of the OHC housing, thereby enabling easy assembly when assembling the OHC housing and preventing it from being easily detached or separated after assembly, thereby enabling safe and convenient use.

In particular, the present invention has another purpose in that it provides an OHC plate for an automobile in which a groove of an OHC housing is easily fitted into a hook projection and assembled to prevent the OHC housing from rotating in the opposite direction by forming a ratchet gear on at least one of both ends of the hook projection, thereby utilizing the characteristic of allowing rotation in only one direction, thereby preventing the OHC housing from easily rotating.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide an OHC plate for an automobile, which enables the OHC housing to be easily separated by removing a catch from the OHC plate when necessary to perform a necessary task.

In order to achieve the above object, the OHC plate for an automobile according to the present invention comprises a plate body (100) which is installed at an edge portion of an opening formed in a headliner (H), and has a rotational support portion (110) and a catch projection (120) formed on opposite edges of the inside, wherein one edge of an OHC (Over Head Console) housing (200) is rotationally supported on the support portion (110) so that it can rotate in place, and a catch projection (120) is caught by a catch groove (210) formed on the OHC housing (200) to cause a catch action; and when the OHC housing (200) is assembled by rotating relative to the plate body (100), the catch projection (120) causes the catch groove (210) to rotate in the opposite direction to the rotational direction of the OHC housing (200). When the OHC housing (200) above is about to be separated by rotating in the opposite direction relative to the plate body (100), the catch projection (120) is caught on a protrusion (130) formed on the plate body (100) to prevent rotation, thereby preventing the OHC housing (200) from being opened.

In particular, the above-mentioned catch (120) is characterized by having a cylindrical shape, with a latch gear (121) formed on at least one of the two ends so that one end rotates more easily than the other end.

In addition, when separating the OHC housing (200) from the plate body (100), it is characterized in that the catch projection (120) can be separated from the plate body (100).

The OHC plate for automobiles according to the present invention has the following effects.

(1) When the catch formed on the OHC plate is rotated to mount the OHC, the catch rotates in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the OHC, thereby facilitating assembly of the OHC, and conversely, when the OHC is to be disassembled, the catch does not rotate, making it difficult to disassemble the OHC, thereby enabling safe use of the OHC.

(2) At this time, by forming a ratchet gear on at least one of the two ends of the catch projection so that it rotates in only one direction, the structure is simple, but the rotation direction of the catch projection is easily and accurately restricted, so that the OHC can be easily mounted on the OHC plate and the assembled state can be restricted so that it does not easily come loose.

(3) In addition, when it is necessary to separate the OHC from the OHC plate, the catch protrusion is configured to be separated from the OHC plate, thereby making it convenient to easily mount and detach the OHC without using force.

[Figure 1] is a perspective view showing a headliner equipped with a conventional OHC plate.
[Figure 2] is a cross-sectional view showing the before (a) and after (b) the OHC is assembled to the OHC plate mounted on the conventional headliner.
[Figure 3] is a drawing showing an OHC plate according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view.
[Figure 4] is a perspective view showing a catch projection according to the present invention.
[Figure 5] is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which an OHC is rotated to assemble the OHC into an OHC plate according to the present invention.
[Figure 6] is a cross-sectional view showing that an OHC cooked on an OHC plate according to the present invention maintains a stuck state when it is forcibly rotated to open.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings. Prior to this, the terms or words used in this specification and claims should not be interpreted as limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, and should be interpreted as meanings and concepts that conform to the technical idea of the present invention, based on the principle that the inventor can appropriately define the concept of the term in order to explain his own invention in the best way.

Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations illustrated in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that there may be various equivalents and modifications that can replace them at the time of filing this application.

[For cars OHC [Plate composition]

The OHC plate for an automobile according to the present invention includes a plate body (100) having a rotational support portion (110) that rotatably supports an OHC housing (200), as shown in [FIGS. 3] to [FIG. 6], and a catch projection (120) formed to catch a groove (210) formed in the OHC housing (200).

In particular, the above-mentioned catch projection (120) is configured to rotate only in the opposite direction to the rotational direction of the OHC housing (200) that rotates to be assembled to the plate body (100), thereby enabling easy assembly when assembling the OHC housing (200) to the plate body (100), and preventing easy separation when the OHC housing (200) tries to rotate in the opposite direction by preventing the catch projection (120) from rotating.

At this time, the above-mentioned catch (120) is configured to rotate in only one direction by forming a ratchet gear (121) on at least one of the two ends, thereby making the structure simple while allowing the OHC housing (200) to be easily mounted and supported and fixed without being easily loosened.

In addition, the above-mentioned catch protrusion (120) is configured to be detachable from the plate body (100), so that when it is necessary to detach the OHC housing (200) from the plate body (100), the catch protrusion (120) can be removed from the plate body (100) to easily rotate the OHC housing (200) to perform the necessary work.

Below, the configuration is described in more detail with reference to the attached drawings.

a. Plate body

The plate body (100) is formed to be in close contact with the edge of the opening (O) formed through the headliner (H) to install the OHC housing (200), as shown in [Fig. 3]. Accordingly, the plate body (100) is formed in a closed closed curve shape, and in the drawing, it is shown as an example that it is formed in a rectangular grid shape.

This plate body (100) is configured with a rotation support portion (110) and a catch projection (120), as shown in [Fig. 3] to [Fig. 5]. In addition, a protrusion (130) that allows the catch projection (120) to rotate in only one direction is included.

1. Rotating support part

The rotation support portion (110) is formed on one of the two opposing surfaces of the plate body (100), as shown in [FIG. 3] and [FIG. 5]. At this time, the rotation support portion (110) is configured to rotationally support the OHC housing (200) described below, and may be formed in a ring shape so that the OHC housing (200) is caught, or may be formed in a hinge or pin shape so that the OHC housing (200) is forcibly fitted into the rotation support portion (110) so that it can rotate.

2. Stumbling Block

The catch projection (120) is mounted at a position facing the rotation support portion (110) described above at the opposing edges of the plate body (100), as shown in [Fig. 3] and [Fig. 5].

In particular, as shown in [FIG. 4] to [FIG. 6], the groove (210) formed here is caught when the OHC housing (200) described later is rotated. At this time, the catch projection (120) is configured to rotate only in the opposite direction to the rotational direction of the OHC housing (200). As the groove (210) is caught by the catch projection (120) and rotates, the OHC housing (200) is forcibly fixed to the plate body (100). When the OHC housing (200) fixed in this way is rotated in the opposite direction to be released from the assembled state, the catch projection (120) is caught by the projection (130) described later and does not rotate, preventing the assembly from being easily released.

Accordingly, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the engaging projection (120) is formed with a ratchet gear (121) on at least one of both ends, as shown in [FIG. 3] and [FIG. 4]. The ratchet gear (121) refers to a mechanical element that allows the rotating shaft to rotate in one of the two directions. When the ratchet gear (121) rotates in the forward direction, the engaging projection (120) rotates in place, but when it rotates in the reverse direction, the engaging projection (120) is caught on a projection (130) described later, preventing it from rotating, thereby preventing the OHC housing (200) from being disassembled from the plate body (100).

In addition, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is preferable that the catch protrusion (120) be configured to be detachable while mounted on the plate body (100). This is so that when it is necessary to detach the OHC housing (200) from the plate body (100), the OHC housing (200) can be easily rotated and detached by detaching the catch protrusion (120) from the plate body (100). Accordingly, it is preferable that the catch protrusion (120) be configured to be easily removed by applying force in the longitudinal direction of the catch protrusion (120) while mounted on the plate body (100).

3. Chin

The jaw (130) is formed on a surface that supports the above-described catch projection (120) in rotation, as shown in [Fig. 3]. At this time, the jaw (130) is formed so that the catch projection (120) can only rotate in the direction in which it rotates when assembling the OHC housing (200). To this end, the jaw (130) prevents the latch gear (121) from being caught when the catch projection (120) rotates as the OHC housing (200) is assembled, and prevents the reach gear (121) from being caught by the jaw (130) and rotating only when it rotates in the opposite direction.

On the plate body (100) formed in this manner, an OHC housing (200) is mounted, as shown in [Fig. 5] and [Fig. 6].

me. OHC Housing

The OHC housing (200) is mounted on the plate body (100) described above so that one side can rotate in place on the rotation support part (110) described above, and a groove (210) is formed at a position facing the catch projection (120) as shown in [Fig. 5] and [Fig. 6].

At this time, when the OHC housing (200) is rotated as shown in [Fig. 5] to be assembled to the plate body (100), the groove (210) is caught by the aforementioned catch projection (120) and forcibly rotates the catch projection (120) to achieve a catch action, and conversely, when the OHC housing (200) is rotated from the plate body (100) to be separated from the assembled state as shown in [Fig. 6], it is caught by the catch projection (120) that does not rotate in the opposite direction and cannot be rotated any further, so that it cannot be separated from the plate body (100).

As described above, the present invention enables easy assembly by allowing a catch projection formed on the plate body to rotate when assembling the OHC housing to a plate through a groove formed on the OHC housing, and conversely, when the OHC housing rotates in the opposite direction to be separated, the catch projection does not rotate in the opposite direction, preventing it from easily coming off or separating.

100: Plate body
110: Rotation support part
120: stumbling block
121: Ratchet Gear
130: Chin
200: OHC Housing
210: Home

Claims (3)

A plate body (100) is installed at the edge of an opening formed in a headliner (H), and a rotational support portion (110) and a catch projection (120) are formed on both inner edges facing each other, wherein the support portion (110) is rotationally supported so that one edge of an OHC (Over Head Console) housing (200) can rotate in place, and the catch projection (120) catches a catch groove (210) formed in the OHC housing (200) to cause a catch action.
The above-mentioned stumbling block (120) is
When the above OHC housing (200) is assembled by rotating it based on the plate body (100), this catch projection (120) causes the catch groove (210) to rotate in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the OHC housing (200).
An OHC plate for an automobile, characterized in that when the OHC housing (200) is about to be separated by rotating in the opposite direction with respect to the plate body (100), the catch projection (120) catches on a protrusion (130) formed on the plate body (100) to prevent rotation, thereby preventing the OHC housing (200) from being opened.
In paragraph 1,
The above-mentioned stumbling block (120) is
It is made in the shape of a cylinder,
A latch gear (121) is formed on at least one of the two ends,
An OHC plate for an automobile, characterized in that when the ratchet gear (121) rotates in a forward direction, the engaging projection (120) rotates in place, but when it rotates in a reverse direction, the engaging projection (120) is caught on the projection (130) and prevents it from rotating, thereby preventing the OHC housing (200) from being disassembled from the plate body (100).
In paragraph 1 or 2,
When separating the OHC housing (200) from the above plate body (100),
An OHC plate for an automobile, characterized in that the catch projection (120) is configured to be detachable from the plate body (100).

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