JP3355741B2 - Split bracket and method of assembling members using split bracket - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a split type bracket which is fixedly used on a member and a method for assembling the member using the bracket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an apparatus such as an automobile, which includes many members, the order of assembling parts, restrictions on assembling the automobile, and the like.
Alternatively, there may be a case where a joint part that is not required in terms of function is used due to the restriction of the assembly space. 8 and 9 show a module in a sub-assembled state of an instrument panel attached to a front portion of a cab (cab) of an automobile. It has a shaft 12, a brake and clutch pedal 14, an accelerator pedal 16, a heater unit 20, a floor unit 30, a washer tank 40, and the like.

[0003] A cab harness 50 in which electric wires on the cab side are bundled is attached to the subassembly module of the instrument panel. The cab harness 50 has a wiring 52 to each part in the instrument panel and the cab and a connection wiring 54 on the frame side. The cab harness 50 is connected to the frame harness 60 on the vehicle body at the time of final assembly. For this reason, this cab harness 5
A multi-pole connector 55 is attached to the end of the connection wiring 54 of No. 0, and is connected to the multi-pole connector on the frame harness 60 side.

[0004] Depending on the shape of the cab of the vehicle, the connection between the cab harness 50 and the frame harness 60 may be limited to a space such as a back surface of a heater unit provided at the center of the instrument panel. In such a case, the assembly work can be streamlined by fixing the cab harness to the heater unit, but it is necessary that the heater unit can be detached and replaced independently for repair etc. Becomes 10 to 12
Shows means for connecting the cab harness and the frame harness under the above-described restrictions.

FIG. 10 shows an outline of the cross-sectional structure of the entire surface of the cab. The instrument panel sub-assembly module 1 is automatically mounted by a robot or the like immediately after the front panel 5 of the cab. A through hole 7a is provided in the floor panel 7 of the cab, and one multipolar connector 72 of the extension harness 70 is attached in advance. After the instrument panel sub-assembly module 1 is automatically mounted, the multi-pole connector 55 of the cab harness 50 is connected to the multi-pole connector 55 of the extension harness 70 in the space inside the cab chamber of the heater unit 20. The frame harness 60 is connected to the multipolar connector 72 suspended in the through hole 7a of the floor panel. With this configuration, it is possible to secure a work space required for connecting the cab harness and the frame harness. In this case, by attaching the cab harness 50 to a structural component other than the heater unit 20, the heater unit 20 can be detached and replaced independently.

FIG. 11 shows a means for directly connecting the frame harness 60 and the cab harness 50 without the extension harness 70. A through hole provided in the floor panel 7 of the cab is provided with a frame harness 60 through a grommet 64.
The frame harness 60 is previously arranged on the floor panel 7 so that the multi-pole connector 62 is located in front of the heater unit 20. After the instrument panel sub-assembly module 1 is automatically mounted, the assembly is completed by connecting the multi-pole connector 55 of the cab harness to the multi-pole connector 62 of the frame harness 50. Also in this case, the cab harness 50
Is supported separately from the heater unit 20.

FIG. 12 shows a configuration in which the cab harness 50 is disposed on the back side of the heater unit 20. The instrument panel subassembly module 1 mounted inside the front panel 5 of the cab is provided with a member 2 for reinforcing the instrument panel. A large bracket 80 is attached to the reinforcing member 2 and the bracket 8
0 at the lower end of the cab harness 50
Is attached. The multi-pole connector on the frame harness side is connected to the multi-pole connector 55. With this configuration, the heater unit can be detached and replaced independently, and the cab harness can be disposed on the back side of the heater unit 20.

[0008]

In the conventional structure shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, it is necessary to use an extension harness or extend the harness itself to connect the cab harness and the frame harness. There is. For this reason, there were problems such as adding various connectors and requiring a long harness. In addition, the one shown in FIG. 12 needs to be equipped with a large-sized bracket, and has problems such as an increase in weight. Accordingly, the present invention provides a bracket that solves the above-described conventional problems.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The split bracket according to the present invention includes, as basic means, a first bracket member made of a metal material, a second bracket member made of a metal material, and a first bracket. A connection means for connecting the member and the second bracket member. The connecting means is divided by means for fixing the first bracket member to another member. Further, the bracket member can be made of a synthetic resin material. As the joining means, a double-sided adhesive tape or an adhesive is used, but mechanical joining such as a fitting structure may be used.

As means for dividing the coupling means, bolts for fixing the bracket member to the mating member are used. The method of assembling a member using the split bracket includes a step of fixing the split bracket to the subassembly module via the second bracket member, a step of mounting the subassembly module on a mating member, and a step of mounting the first bracket member. And a step in which the second bracket member is divided from the first bracket member by fixing the second bracket member to the mating member. The assembly method is applied to automobile assembly.

[0011]

The bracket is normally connected as a single member. Therefore, a member such as a wire harness can be attached to a mating member using this bracket. After assembling the member with the bracket attached,
When one of the bracket members constituting the bracket is fixed by the fixing means, the connecting portion is divided by the fixing means. Therefore, the other divided bracket member remains on the member side on which the bracket was initially mounted, but the first bracket member and the mating member on which the second bracket member is mounted can be exchanged independently by each other. . Therefore,
By using this split bracket, the assembly work of an automobile or the like can be made more efficient.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a first embodiment of a bracket according to the present invention. A bracket according to the present invention, which is generally denoted by reference numeral 100, includes a first bracket member 110 formed by bending a metal plate, and a first bracket member 1.
And a second bracket member 140 that is bonded and fixed to the bonding member 10 by a bonding portion 160. 2 is a plan view of the first bracket member 110, FIG. 3 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a view as viewed in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a three-view diagram of the second bracket member 140. The first bracket member 110 has two through holes 112 and 114, and the brake and clutch pipe 1 is provided.
Support 4 In addition, the flange 13 formed by bending
5 is provided with two nuts 120 and 122 on the upper surface thereof.
Are fixed to the first bracket member 110 using the through holes 55a and 55b.

The first bracket member 110 has three mounting nuts 116 and 11 for fixing the first bracket member 110 to the floor panel of the cab.
7, 118 are provided. First bracket member 1
A bent wall portion 130 is provided at one end of the horizontal bottom surface of the 10, and the upper end of the wall portion 130 is further bent to form a horizontal bonding flange portion 132. One end of the flange 132 is bent further upward to form an adhesive side wall 134.

The second bracket member 140 shown in FIG. 5 has a through hole 142 for mounting, and an end opposite to the mounting hole 142 is bent to form a flange 144 for bonding. A side wall portion 146 for bonding is provided on one side of the flange portion 144 for bonding, and a pressing portion 150 is provided on a tip of the flange portion 144 for bonding. First
The bonding flange 132 and the side wall 134 of the bracket member 110 and the bonding flange 144 and the side wall 146 corresponding to the second bracket 140 are bonded by bonding means 160 and 162, respectively. Bonding means 1
The members 60 and 162 only need to have an adhesive force for temporarily bonding the first bracket member 110 and the second bracket member 140 during assembly. Therefore, the bonding means 160, 162
For example, a double-sided tape, an adhesive having a weak adhesive force and easily peeling, bonding by caulking, or an adhesive means such as a magnet can be used.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the split bracket according to the present invention. When assembling the instrument panel sub-assembly module 1 of the automobile, the split bracket 100 is attached to the mounting hole 142 of the second bracket member 140.
Is fixed to the mounting portion 22 of the heater unit 20 with the bolt 170 using the above. The first bracket member 110 of the split bracket 100 includes the brake and clutch pipe 1.
4 and the multi-pole connector 55 of the cab harness, the instrument panel subassembly module 1 securely holds the cab harness and the like, and constitutes a module that is easy to handle.

Next, the instrument panel subassembly module 1 is automatically mounted at a predetermined position on the front panel 5 and the floor panel 7 of the cab by, for example, a robot. The first bracket member 110 of the automatically mounted split bracket 100 is secured to the floor panel by three mounting bolts 174 inserted from the lower surface side of the floor panel 7 toward the three nut members 116, 117, and 118. 7 fixed to the upper surface.

At this time, the bolt 174 to be screwed into the nut member 118 disposed opposite to the second bracket member 140 has the tip thereof connected to the second bracket member 140.
Is pushed up. With this pushing force,
The fulcrum 1 is provided on the pressing portion 150 of the second bracket member 140.
50a is pushed upward and bent, and the adhesive portion 16
0 peels off. By this action, the heater unit 2
The second bracket member 140 fixed to the zero side and the first bracket member 110 fixed to the floor panel 7 side
Is split. Therefore, after assembly is completed, the heater unit 20 can be detached and attached alone, and there is no problem in replacement or the like.

As described above, according to the present invention, when assembling a sub-assembly module including a large number of components in a space where the working space is limited, the components are rationally supported by the divided brackets, and the assembly operation is facilitated. And the number of parts can be reduced. In the embodiment described above, the second bracket member 140 is fixed to the mounting portion 22 of the heater unit 20 with the bolt 170, and the pressing portion 150 is bent upward with the bent portion 150a as a fulcrum. However, if the bolt hole 142 of the second bracket member 140 is formed as an elongated hole in the vertical direction, the pressing portion 150 is bent instead of the second bracket member 140.
The whole slides upward to peel off the bonding portion 160. The bonding portion 162 formed on the side wall portion is similarly peeled.

FIG. 7 shows another embodiment of the present invention. The split bracket 200 according to the present invention includes the first bracket member 21.
The first and second bracket members 240 are formed of a synthetic resin material. The first bracket member 210 fixed to the floor panel has a flange portion 215. The second bracket member 240 includes a pressing portion 250 having a fitting type connecting portion 242 243 holding the flange portion 215.

A notch 252 is provided in the middle of the pressing portion 250 to make it easy to bend. By using the second bracket member 240 to fix the whole of the split bracket 200 to, for example, a heater unit, the pressing portion 250 is pushed up by a bolt penetrating the first bracket member 210 or a resin clip 270. ,
The second bracket member 240 is connected to the first bracket member 2
10 can be separated.

[0021]

As described above, the bracket of the present invention has a structure in which the first bracket member and the second bracket member are combined to form an integral bracket. After the bracket is attached to the mating member, the bracket can be divided at the connecting portion as necessary, so that the mating members to which the bracket is attached can be detached independently of each other. Since a bonding means such as a double-sided adhesive tape is used as a means for connecting the bracket members, it can be easily connected and divided. In addition, a mechanical fitting structure can be used instead of bonding.

The material of the bracket can be a synthetic resin material in addition to the metal material. By using this bracket, when assembling an automobile or the like, a harness or the like is attached to the sub-assembly module, and the bracket is fixed to a floor panel or the like of the vehicle body so that the bracket is divided and separated from the sub-assembly module. Therefore, since the members on the module side can be independently attached and detached, it is effective in supporting members that are difficult to work after assembly. In addition, the assembly process is simplified, and work efficiency is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a first bracket member.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a first bracket member.

FIG. 4 is a view taken in the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a three-side view of the second bracket member.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the bracket of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing the operation of another embodiment of the bracket according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of an instrument panel sub-assembly module of an automobile to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 9 is a detailed view of a heater unit.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a conventional technique.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a conventional technique.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Instrument panel sub-assembly module 5 Cab front panel 7 Cab floor panel 10 Instrument panel 20 Heater unit 50 Cab harness 55 Multi-pole connector 60 Frame harness 100 Split bracket 110 First bracket member 116, 117, 118 Nut 132 Adhesion Flange part 140 second bracket member 144 bonding flange part 150 pressing part 160, 162 bonding means 170, 172, 174 bolt

Continuation of the front page (58) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B62D 65/02 B23P 21/00 303

Claims (9)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bracket having means for supporting a member and means for securing it to another member, comprising: a first bracket member made of a metal material; a second bracket member made of a metal material; A split type bracket having joining means for joining a first bracket member and a second bracket member, wherein the joining means is divided by means for fixing the first bracket member to another member. 2. A bracket having means for supporting a member and means for fixing to another member, comprising: a first bracket member made of a synthetic resin material; and a second bracket member made of a synthetic resin material. Connecting means for connecting the first bracket member and the second bracket member,
The split bracket is characterized in that the connecting means is divided by means for fixing the first bracket member to another member. 3. The split bracket according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means is an adhesive. 4. The split bracket according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means is a double-sided adhesive tape. 5. The split bracket according to claim 1, wherein the connecting means has a splittable fitting structure. 6. The split bracket according to claim 1, wherein the means for fixing the first bracket to another member is a bolt. 7. The split bracket according to claim 1, wherein the means for fixing the first bracket to another member is a clip made of a synthetic resin material. 8. A method for assembling a member using the split bracket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the split bracket is fixed to the sub-assembly module via a second bracket member. A method for assembling a member, comprising: a step of mounting the member on a counterpart member; and a step of dividing the second bracket member from the first bracket member by fixing the first bracket member to the counterpart member. . 9. The subassembly module to which the split-type bracket is fixed is an instrument panel subassembly module of an automobile, and the mating member to which the first bracket member is fixed is a floor panel of an automobile. The assembly method according to claim 8, wherein