JP4868538B2 - Parking brake device for vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle parking brake device provided with a console that covers a lower portion of a parking brake lever.

  Conventionally, the above-described vehicle parking brake device is disclosed in Patent Document 1 below. According to this publication, the vehicle parking brake device includes a parking brake lever that extends in the vertical direction and whose lower part is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side so that the upper part pivots back and forth, and the lower part of the lever covers the lower part of the vehicle body. And a console formed with an opening that extends long in the front-rear direction so as to penetrate the longitudinal middle portion of the lever.

  If the lever is rotated and fixed rearward by manual operation, the wheel braking brake is actuated via a link linked to the lever so that the vehicle is held in the parking brake state. .

  By the way, if the turning locus of the middle part of the lever is displaced to the left or right with respect to the center line in the width direction of the opening during the turning operation of the lever, the appearance of the parking brake device This is not preferable because the appearance may be hindered.

Therefore, in the conventional technique, a bracket (reference numeral 39 in the drawing of Patent Document 1) for connecting the vehicle body side and the console is provided, and the pivot locus of the middle part of the lever is connected by the bracket. The lever and the console are positioned with respect to each other so that is positioned on the center line in the width direction of the opening.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-192952

  However, since the console is usually a resin-molded product, it is slightly bent and has a large outer shape, so that there is a possibility that a dimensional error may occur during molding or assembly to the vehicle body side.

  For this reason, even if a bracket for connecting the vehicle body side and the console is provided and the lever and the console are positioned relative to each other as in the prior art, it is easy to make the positioning sufficiently accurate. It is not considered. Therefore, since it is not easy to accurately position the rotation locus of the middle part of the lever on the center line in the width direction of the opening, the appearance of the parking brake device may be hindered. There is.

  The present invention has been made paying attention to the above situation, and the object of the present invention is to provide an appearance of a parking brake device even if the positioning accuracy of the parking brake lever and the console is somewhat insufficient. It is to ensure that the above appearance is well maintained.

The invention of claim 1 is a parking brake lever 10 that extends in the vertical direction and whose lower part is pivotally supported on the vehicle body 2 side so that the upper part pivots back and forth, and the lower part of the lever 10 covers the lower part and is attached to the vehicle body 2 side A parking brake device for a vehicle, comprising: a console 12 having an opening 18 extending in the longitudinal direction so as to penetrate a midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the lever 10;
A cylindrical cover body 26 that is externally fitted to the upper portion of the lever 10 and whose upper end portion is attached to the lever 10 and rotates with the lever 10 is provided. A bellows portion 28 is formed on the upper portion of the cover body 26. Then, the lower portion of the cover body 26 can be moved relative to the lever 10 to the left and right, the lower end portion of the cover body 26 is fitted into the opening portion 18, and the opening portion is viewed in plan view of the vehicle body 2. 18 left and right opening edge portions 18a, 18a and left and right outer side surfaces 26a, 26a of the lower end portion of the cover body 26 are formed in parallel to each other, and the left and right outer side surfaces 26a, 26a of the lower end portion of the cover body 26 are formed as described above. The vehicle parking brake device is configured to be slidable back and forth with respect to left and right opening edges 18a and 18a of the opening 18.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the cover body 26 has elasticity, the opening 18 is closed from the inside of the console 12, and the closing plate 31 that rotates with the cover body 26 is provided on the cover body 26. The vehicle parking brake device according to claim 1, wherein the parking brake device is provided at a lower end portion.

  In addition, in this section, the reference numerals and drawing numbers appended to the above terms are not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention to the “Example” section and the contents of the drawings described later.

  The effects of the present invention are as follows.

The first aspect of the present invention is a parking brake lever that extends in the vertical direction and whose lower part is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side so that the upper part pivots back and forth, and is attached to the vehicle body side so as to cover the lower part of the lever. In a vehicle parking brake device comprising: a console formed with an opening that extends in the longitudinal direction so as to penetrate a midway portion in the longitudinal direction;
Fitted on the upper portion of the lever, the lower part of the upper end attached to the lever a cover of tubular shape which rotates together with the lever, the cover body to form a bellows portion in the upper portion of the cover body Can be moved relative to the lever to the left and right, the lower end of the cover body is fitted into the opening, and the left and right opening edges of the opening and the lower end of the cover body in plan view of the vehicle body The left and right outer surfaces are formed in parallel to each other, and the left and right outer surfaces of the lower end portion of the cover body are slidable back and forth with respect to the left and right opening edges of the opening.

  Therefore, when the parking brake lever is rotated back and forth, even if the turning trajectory of the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the lever is displaced left or right with respect to the center line in the width direction of the opening, First, it is prevented by the cover body that this displacement is directly visible. Second, the relative position of the lower end of the cover body in the left-right direction with respect to the opening is kept substantially constant.

  Therefore, the positioning accuracy of the lever and the console is somewhat insufficient, and as described above, the turning locus of the middle part of the lever is displaced to the left or right with respect to the center line of the opening. Even so, since it is difficult for the operator to recognize this displacement, the appearance of the parking brake device is well maintained.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the cover body has elasticity, the opening is closed from the inside of the console, and a closing plate that rotates together with the cover body is provided at the lower end of the cover body.

  For this reason, it is prevented by the said closing plate that the inside of a console can be easily seen through the said opening part. Further, even if there is some dimensional error in the vertical direction between the lever, the console, and the cover body, the cover body is closed by the elastic force of the cover body toward the inner surface of the console in which the opening is formed. If the plate is energized, the closing plate can be disposed close to the inner surface of the console without hindering the rotation of the lever.

  Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the inside of the console from being seen through the gap between the inner surface of the console and the closing plate and the opening. For this reason, the external appearance of the parking brake device is more favorably maintained.

  The parking brake device for a vehicle according to the present invention is configured so that the appearance of the parking brake device is satisfactorily maintained even if the positioning accuracy of the parking brake lever and the console is somewhat insufficient. In order to achieve the object, the best mode for carrying out the present invention is as follows.

  That is, the parking brake device for a vehicle is attached to the vehicle body side covering the lower part of the parking brake lever that extends in the vertical direction and whose lower part is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side so that the upper part rotates back and forth. And a console formed with an opening that extends long in the front-rear direction so as to penetrate the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the lever.

Fitted on the upper portion of the lever, the upper end Ru provided cover a cylindrical shape to rotate along with the attached to the lever to the lever. Lower portion of the cover body upper bellows portion is formed in by the cover body of Ru is a movable relative to the left and right with respect to the lever. The lower end portion of the cover body is fitted in the opening, in the vehicle body in plan view, and left and right outer sides of the lower end portions of the left and right opening edge and the cover of the opening are formed in parallel with each other respectively Rutotomoni, left and right outer sides of the lower end of the cover body is Ru is slidable back and forth with respect to the left and right opening edge of the opening.

  In order to explain the present invention in more detail, an embodiment thereof will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vehicle parking brake device provided in a vehicle compartment 3 formed inside a vehicle body 2 of the vehicle. An arrow Fr indicates the front in the traveling direction of the vehicle.

  The vehicle body 2 includes a floor panel 6 that forms the lower surface of the vehicle compartment 3. The parking brake device 1 is pivoted on a sheet metal bracket 8 attached to the floor panel 6 by a fastener 7 and a bracket 8 whose lower part is on the vehicle body 2 side so that its upper part rotates in the vertical direction. A parking brake lever 10 pivotally supported by a support shaft 9, a lower portion of the lever 10 and the bracket 8 are integrally covered from the outside of the vehicle compartment 3 side, and a floor panel on the vehicle body 2 side by a fastener 11. 6 and a console 12 attached to 6.

  The console 12 is a resin molded product and has a box shape that opens downward. The front portion of the upper surface plate 15 has an axial center 16 of the pivot shaft 9 in a side view of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 1). It is formed in a circular arc shape with a center. An opening 18 extending in the front-rear direction is formed in the front portion of the upper surface plate 15. A midway portion in the longitudinal direction of the lever 10 passes through the opening 18 so as to allow forward and backward rotation A.

  A wheel braking brake is interlocked to the lower end of the lever 10 via an interlocking device 20 such as a link. If the lever 10 is pivoted rearward A and fixed by a ratchet (one-dot chain line in FIG. 1), the brake is operated via the interlocking device 20 interlocked with the lever 10 and the vehicle is kept in the parking brake state. Is done. On the other hand, when the lever 10 is turned forward A (solid line in FIGS. 1 and 2), the operation of the brake is released.

  The lever 10 includes a metal lever main body 22 constituting almost the whole, and a grip portion 23 attached to an upper end portion of the lever main body 22 and serving as an operator's grip operation portion.

  A cylindrical cover body 26 that is fitted over the lever 10 and attached to the lever 10 and pivots back and forth with the lever 10 is provided. The cover body 26 is made of rubber and has overall elasticity.

  The upper end portion of the cover body 26 is closely fitted to the upper end portion of the lever main body 22, and is attached to the lever main body 22 by a band 27. The lower part of the cover body 26 is externally fitted to the lever 10 in a loose fit. Further, a bellows portion 28 is integrally formed on the upper portion of the cover body 26, and the bellows portion 28 can be deformed so as to bend back and forth and right and left. Due to the deformation of the bellows portion 28, the lower portion of the cover body 26 can be moved relative to the lever 10 from side to side. The relative movement in the front-rear direction of the lower portion of the cover body 26 with respect to the lever 10 is substantially impossible. A plurality of (three) peak portions 29 in the bellows portion 28 are provided, but a single peak portion 29 may be provided.

  The cross-sectional shape (FIG. 2) in plan view of the lower end portion of the cover body 26 is a rectangular shape whose long side matches the longitudinal direction of the opening 18. A lower end portion of the cover body 26 is fitted into the opening 18. The left and right outer surfaces 26a at the lower end of the cover body 26 are slidable back and forth with respect to the left and right opening edge portions 18a of the opening 18, respectively. In this case, each outer surface 26a of the cover body 26 is close to each opening edge 18a of the opening 18 (including contact and light pressure contact).

  A closing plate 31 is integrally formed at the lower end of the cover body 26, and the closing plate 31 rotates back and forth with the cover body 26. The closing plate 31 faces the ceiling surface (lower surface) of the upper surface plate 15 of the console 12 from the lower side on the inner side, and in each state of the lever 10 moving back and forth, the opening 18 is substantially entirely opened. It is formed to close in a closed manner.

  The closing plate 31 is formed in an arc shape centering on the axis 16 of the pivot shaft 9 in a side view of the vehicle body 2 (FIG. 1). The closing plate 31 is supported by the cover body 26 by its own elasticity so as to be almost entirely close to the ceiling surface of the upper surface plate 15 (including contact and light pressure contact).

  According to the above-described configuration, the cylindrical cover body 26 that is externally fitted to the upper portion of the lever 10 and is attached to the lever 10 and rotates A together with the lever 10 is provided. The lower end of the cover body 26 is fitted into the opening 18 and the lower end of the cover body 26 is moved back and forth with respect to the left and right opening edges 18a and 18a of the opening 18. To be slidable.

  For this reason, when the parking brake lever 10 is rotated A back and forth, the turning trajectory of the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the lever 10 is either left or right with respect to the center line 33 in the width direction of the opening 18. Even if it is displaced (two-dot chain line in FIG. 2), first, the cover body 26 prevents this displacement from being directly seen. Second, the relative position of the lower end portion of the cover body 26 in the left-right direction with respect to the opening 18 is kept substantially constant.

  Therefore, the positioning accuracy of the lever 10 and the console 12 is somewhat insufficient, and as described above, the turning trajectory of the middle part of the lever 10 is left and right with respect to the center line 33 of the opening 18. Even if it is displaced to any one of the above, since it is difficult for the operator to recognize this displacement, the appearance of the parking brake device 1 is kept good.

  Further, as described above, the cover body 26 has elasticity, the opening 18 is closed from the inside of the console 12, and the closing plate 31 that rotates together with the cover body 26 is provided at the lower end of the cover body 26. Provided in the department.

  Therefore, the closing plate 31 prevents the inside of the console 12 from being easily seen through the opening 18. Further, even if there is some dimensional error in the vertical direction between the lever 10, the console 12, and the cover body 26, the ceiling surface of the console 12 that is the inner surface of the console 12 in which the opening 18 is formed is provided. If the closing plate 31 is biased by the elastic force of the cover body 26, the closing plate 31 is brought close to the ceiling surface of the console 12 without causing any trouble in the rotation A of the lever 10. Can be placed.

  Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the inside of the console 12 from being seen through the gap between the ceiling surface of the console 12 and the closing plate 31 and the opening 18. For this reason, the external appearance of the parking brake device 1 is kept better.

  In addition, although the above is based on the example of illustration, the cross-sectional shape in planar view of the lower end part of the said cover body 26 may be any of a square, a circle, or an oval. The closing plate 31 may be provided separately from the cover body 26 and attached to the lower end of the cover body 26.

It is a side surface fragmentary sectional view of a parking brake device. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Parking brake apparatus 2 Car body 3 Car compartment 6 Floor panel 7 Fastening tool 8 Bracket 9 Pivoting shaft 10 Lever 11 Fastening tool 12 Console 15 Top plate 16 Axis 18 Opening 18a Opening edge 22 Lever main body 23 Grip part 26 Cover body 26a outer side surface 28 bellows portion 31 closing plate 33 center line A rotation

Claims (2)

A parking brake lever that extends in the vertical direction and whose lower part is pivotally supported on the vehicle body side so that the upper part rotates back and forth, and is attached to the vehicle body side so as to cover the lower part of this lever, and penetrates the middle part in the longitudinal direction of the lever In a vehicle parking brake device comprising a console formed with an opening that extends long in the front-rear direction,
A cylindrical cover body is provided that is fitted over the upper portion of the lever, the upper end portion of which is attached to the lever and rotates together with the lever, and a bellows portion is formed on the upper portion of the cover body to form a lower portion of the cover body. Can be moved relative to the lever to the left and right, the lower end of the cover body is fitted into the opening, and the left and right opening edges of the opening and the lower end of the cover body in plan view of the vehicle body The left and right outer surfaces of the cover body are formed in parallel to each other, and the left and right outer surfaces of the lower end portion of the cover body are slidable back and forth with respect to the left and right opening edges of the opening. Parking brake device for vehicles.   2. The cover body according to claim 1, wherein the cover body has elasticity, the opening portion is closed from the inside of the console, and a closing plate that rotates together with the cover body is provided at a lower end portion of the cover body. The parking brake device for vehicles as described.

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