JPH0444465Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <Industrial field of application> The present invention relates to a vehicle bonnet stay that holds the hood of a vehicle in an open state, and in particular does not come into contact with the battery electrode located in the engine room. This invention relates to an improved vehicle bonnet stay.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, a bonnet stay has been provided at the edge of an engine compartment to hold the bonnet of a vehicle in an open state.

Generally, the base end of the bonnet stay is rotatably supported on the edge of the engine compartment, and the bonnet can be opened by engaging the hook-shaped part provided at the free end with the corresponding part on the back of the bonnet. I'm starting to support it.

Such bonnet stays are made of metal to ensure the strength to support the bonnet, but in order to prevent the hook-shaped portion of the free end from contacting the battery electrode and being shot, for example, the bonnet stay is made of metal. The free end is coated with an insulating material made of nylon or the like, and a resin holder is interposed between the base end and the vehicle body at the pivot portion on the vehicle body side. Further, a cover made of, for example, an insulating resin was provided on the electrode portion of the battery.

However, since the coating on the free end and the insulating resin cover of the battery electrode have relatively low strength, they will peel off if they come into contact with each other, and it is not always possible to avoid contact between the electrode and the metal part of the bonnet stay.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> In view of these problems of the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a bonnet stay for a vehicle in which the metal part does not come into contact with the battery electrode. It is in.

<Means for Solving the Problems> According to the present invention, in order to maintain the bonnet that covers the engine room containing the battery in an open state, a rod-shaped shaft portion and a front part of the engine room are provided. a base end pivotally supported by the bonnet, and a looser which is engaged with a fixed holder provided adjacent to the battery when the bonnet is in the open state and engaged with the front part of the bonnet when the bonnet is in the open state. a metal vehicle bonnet stay having an end portion, the spacer projecting in the radial direction of the shaft portion with a larger dimension than the height dimension of the electrode of the battery; established in
This is achieved by providing a bonnet stay for a vehicle, characterized in that when the shaft is located at a position aligned with the electrode of the battery, there is a gap between the shaft and the electrode. be done.

<Function> By doing this, when the free end of the bonnet stay is removed from the fixed holder provided adjacent to the battery to hold the bonnet in an open state, or when the bonnet is closed, Even if you accidentally drop the bonnet when trying to attach the free end of the stay to the fixed holder, the spacer will come into contact with the battery case or the vehicle body, so the battery electrode and the shaft of the bonnet stay will not come into contact. kept in touch.

<Embodiments> The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to specific embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an engine room 1 showing an embodiment of a bonnet stay for a vehicle based on the present invention.

Inside the engine compartment 1, a battery 2 is placed at the front right side in the direction of vehicle travel.
is held on the vehicle body bracket 3 by a fixing member 4. A bonnet stay 5 is provided in front of the battery 2 in the engine room 1.
The bonnet stay is rotatably supported relative to the vehicle body by a pivot portion 6 at its base end. Further, a J-shaped engagement part 7 is formed at the free end of the bonnet stay 5, and when inserted into and engaged with the corresponding hole 9 of the bonnet 8, the bonnet is held in an open state. It's getting old. There is a bonnet 7 near the battery 2 in the engine room 1.
A holder 10 is provided for holding the bonnet stay 5 when the bonnet stay 5 is closed.

The bonnet stay 5 is attached to the engine room 1 by hooking the J-shaped proximal end side pivot portion 6 to a holding hole drilled in the vehicle body and having a resin holder provided all around the edge. It is rotatably supported on the edge. Since this pivoting state is relatively gentle, the boinet stay 5 can rotate not only in the vertical direction but also in the direction toward the battery 2, for example. Therefore, it is conceivable that the bonnet stay 5 comes into contact with the battery 2, but according to the present invention, as clearly shown in FIG. A spacer 12 is formed by bending the shaft 11 on the proximal end side of the portion 7. Therefore, the metal portion of the bonnet stay 5, in particular, is prevented from coming into contact with the terminal 2a of the battery 2.

In this embodiment, the spacer 12 is formed by bending the bonnet stay 5, but the invention is not limited to the above, and the spacer may be formed of a separate insulating member, for example. In addition, since the bonnet stay is relatively loosely supported by the vehicle body side pivot portion 6, the stay is turned sideways and the battery 2
However, if the spacer is formed in the shape of a flange that protrudes all the way in the radial direction of the shaft of the bonnet stay, the above-mentioned contact will occur regardless of the orientation of the bonnet stay. There is no.

<Effect of the invention> As described above, according to the invention, the bonnet stay does not come into contact with the electrode of the battery, and therefore there is no need to insulate the base end and free end of the bonnet stay, and the engine room The effect is extremely large because the layout becomes easier and the number of assembly steps is reduced.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing an engine compartment to which a vehicle bonnet stay based on the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a front view showing an enlarged main part of FIG. 1. 1...Engine room, 2...Battery, 2a
...Terminal, 3...Bracket, 4...Fixing member, 5...Bonnet stay, 6...Pivotal part,
7... Engaging portion, 8... Bonnet, 9... Corresponding hole, 10... Holder, 11... Shaft, 12... Spacer.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] In order to maintain an open state of a bonnet that covers an engine room having a battery, a rod-shaped shaft part, a base end part pivoted to the front part of the engine room, and a base end part of the bonnet are provided. A vehicle bonnet stay made of metal and having a free end that is engaged with a fixed holder provided at a position adjacent to the battery when the bonnet is in the open state, and that engages with the front part of the bonnet when the bonnet is in the open state. A spacer projecting in the radial direction of the shaft portion with a larger dimension than the height dimension of the electrode of the battery is provided on the free end side, and is located at a position aligned with the electrode of the battery. A bonnet stay for a vehicle, characterized in that when the shaft is present, there is a gap between the shaft and the electrode.