JPH059259Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) This invention relates to a mounting structure for a radiator guard that protects a portion of a radiator that protrudes downward from a vehicle body.

(Prior art and its problems) Conventionally, in order to protect the portion of the radiator that protrudes downward from the vehicle body, a radiator guard is provided that is located in front of the radiator and extends in the width direction below the front edge of the vehicle body. The figure shows its mounting structure. The radiator guard main body 51 has two support arms 5 extending rearward and upward.
2, and the tip of the support arm 52 is attached to the cross member 53 directly or from below via a bracket.

However, since the support arm 52 is attached to the cross member 53 from below, if a large load is applied to the radiator guard body 51 when getting on or off a curb, the load will directly act on the cross member 53, and the cross member, etc. There is a risk of damaging vehicle suspension parts.

(Purpose of the invention) This invention was made to solve the above problem, and even if a large vertical load is applied to the radiator guard when getting on or off a curb, the load will not be applied to the cross member. An object of the present invention is to provide a radiator guard mounting structure that avoids damage to vehicle suspension parts.

(Means for Achieving the Purpose) The radiator guard mounting structure of this invention is such that out of three or more support arms provided on the radiator guard body, the middle support arm is attached to the cross member using one horizontal connecting member. It is something that As a result, even if a large load is applied in the vertical direction to the radiator guard body when getting on or off a curb, the radiator guard body rotates around the coupling member, which prevents a large load from acting on the cross member. This is what I did.

(Example) An example of this invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. 1, a radiator guard main body 1 consists of a pipe-shaped member bent in a U-shape, and end caps 2 are placed on both ends. Four support arms 3 and 4 extending rearward and upward in a curved manner are joined to the radiator guard main body 1 by welding or the like, and vertical plate-shaped mounting portions 3a and 4a are provided at the tips of each of the support arms 3 and 4, respectively. There is. The attachment part 3a of the intermediate support arm 3 has one bolt insertion hole, and the horizontal tightening bolt 5, which serves as a connecting member,
It is attached to the side surface of the bracket 7 of the cross member 6 in a tightened state. The axial direction of the tightening bolt 5 is parallel to the radiator guard body 1. The bracket 7 is joined to the cross member 6 by welding or the like. In addition, the attachment part 3a of the intermediate support arm 3 is
It may also be attached directly to the cross member 6. The cross member 6 is welded to the floor panel of the vehicle body. The mounting portions 4a of the support arms 4 on both sides are fixed to the side plate portions of the vehicle body 9 (FIG. 2) at three joint points 8 by spot welding, bolting, or the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the radiator guard main body 1 extends below the front edge of the vehicle body 9 along the width direction, and is located in front of the lower end of the radiator 10 as shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, 11 is a floor bumper, 12 is a front floor, 13 is a front pillar, 14 is a front panel cover, 15 is a front panel, and 16 is a windshield glass.

According to this configuration, each of the intermediate support arms 3 is attached to the bracket 7 of the cross member 6 with one horizontal tightening bolt 5, so that a large load in the vertical direction of the vehicle body is applied to the radiator guard body 1 when getting on or off a curb, etc. Even if the radiator guard main body 1 acts, the radiator guard main body 1 can rotate up and down about the tightening bolt 5. Therefore, a large load is prevented from acting on the cross member 6, and damage to vehicle suspension parts such as the cross member 6 is prevented.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the intermediate support arm 3 is
Although it is a book, it may be one book or three or more books. Further, as a connecting member for attaching the intermediate support arm 3 to the cross member 6, a rib vent or the like may be used instead of the tightening bolt 5.

(Effects of the invention) As described above, the radiator guard mounting structure of this invention is such that even if a large load is applied in the vertical direction to the radiator guard body when getting on or off a curb, the mounting part of the intermediate support arm is centered around the connecting member. It can be rotated up and down. Therefore, it is possible to avoid applying a large load to the cross member, thereby preventing damage to vehicle suspension parts such as the cross member.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an embodiment of this invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are an overall side view and a front view of the vehicle showing the mounting position of the radiator guard, respectively, and Fig. 4 is a side view of the same part. The sectional view and FIG. 5 are perspective views of the conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Radiator guard body, 3...Middle support arm, 4...Support arms on both sides, 5...Tightening bolt (coupling member), 6...Cross member, 7...
...Bracket, 10...Radiator.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A radiator guard body is provided that extends along the width direction below the front edge of the vehicle body and is located in front of the radiator, and three or more support arms are provided at intervals extending rearward and upward from the radiator guard body. This is a radiator guard mounting structure in which the middle support arm is attached to the cross member of the vehicle body using a single substantially horizontal connecting member that runs along the width direction of the vehicle body, and the support arms on both sides are fixed to the vehicle body.