JP5133174B2 - Mud splash / stone jump protector for truck vehicles - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for protecting a body from mud jumping / stone jumping by a tire of a truck vehicle, and more particularly to a mud jumping / stone jumping protector for a truck vehicle mounted on the upper side of a rear tire.

  A truck vehicle has a body that is a cargo bed structure mounted on a chassis, and a fender is provided around the top of the tire to protect the body located at the top of the tire from mud splashing and stone jumping by the tire. ing.

  4A and 4B are views showing a rear fender structure that protects the body from mud splash / stone jump generated from a tire on the cargo bed side of a conventional truck vehicle, wherein FIG. 4A is a perspective view thereof, and FIG. 4B is a partial front view thereof. (C) is a partial detail view thereof.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, the rear tire 101 of a truck vehicle has two double tires arranged in the front and rear, which are provided on the left and right of the rear portion of the vehicle body. Is 8 in total. FIG. 4A shows the fender structure 102 on the left rear side.

  The rear rear fender structure 102 on the left rear side is provided with a horizontal joist 103 (103a, 103b, 103c, 103d, 103e) that is provided to go straight to a vertical joist (not shown) installed on a chassis frame (not shown). (Abbreviated as “Yoko-Juda 103” as appropriate) and central Yoko-Juda 105 (105a, 105b) located between the Yoko-Juda 103 and directly above the tire 101 (hereinafter abbreviated as “Yoko-Juda 105” as appropriate) A protective plate 107 (107a, 107b, 107c) (referred to as “protective plate 107” as appropriate) and a fender panel 108 (an inclined plate bonded to the lateral joists 103a, 103e, respectively) 108a, 108b) (abbreviated as “fender panel 108” as appropriate).

  The rear fender structure 102 including the protective plate 107 and the fender panel 108 is attached to a body (not shown) due to mud and stone that the rear tire 101 jumps up while traveling, as shown in FIG. In order to prevent damage, it is provided under the floor board 111 (indicated by a chain line in the figure) of the body.

  FIG. 4C is a partial detail view of the attachment of the fender panel 108a to the horizontal joist 103a. The end of the fender panel 108a is attached to the lower end of the horizontal joist 103a with the contact plate 113 interposed therebetween. Has been. The reason why the abutting plate 113 is sandwiched is to eliminate the level difference between the vertical joists 115 and the horizontal joists 103a and to attach the fender panel 108a.

  FIG. 5A is a conceptual diagram of the connection between the vertical joist 115 and the horizontal joist 103a, and FIG. 5B is a V view shown in FIG. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), there is a step on the lower surface between the vertical joist 115 and the horizontal joist 103a that is perpendicular to the vertical joist 115a. The plate 113 is required.

  The rear fender structure formed in this way prevents adhesion and damage to the body (not shown) due to mud and stones that the rear tire 101 jumps during traveling, but as described above, the protective plate 107 Further, the attachment of the fender panel 108 is complicated.

On the other hand, a mud splash preventing structure that is a relatively simple structure has been proposed as mud splash preventing by a vehicle tire (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The mud splash prevention structure described in Patent Document 1 is provided with an extension part that extends the front end of a fender liner of a wheel house, and is fastened to the front end of a cargo bed with a stopper.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-67342

  However, the mud splash prevention structure described in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 prevents mud from splashing on the double cab back window in a pickup type truck, and the body mounted on the chassis frame like the rear fender of a large truck. It cannot be applied as it is to prevent mud jumping / stone jumping for the entire floor.

  Although it is conceivable to improve the mud splash prevention structure described in Patent Document 1 and extend the fender liner in the front and rear, it is necessary to have a stop in the front and rear as well as in the conventional rear fender structure. It becomes complicated.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a mud splash / stone jump protector that is easy to construct and attach to protect the body from mud splash / stone jump caused by tires of truck vehicles.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention proposes a mud splash / stone jump protector installed between the horizontal joists located on the upper side of the tire of a truck vehicle. A curved protective plate, and a pair of stoppers attached to both ends of the protective plate and fastened to the lateral joists, and at least one of the pair of stoppers, A muddy jumping / stone jumping protector for a truck vehicle, characterized in that a fender panel, which is an inclined plate, is fastened.

  A protective plate made by bending a rectangular plate like this into a mountain shape is installed between the joists through a stopper, so that the body can be protected from mud jumping and stone jumping by the tire, and a simple structure It is possible to provide a protector that is easy to attach.

  A curved protective plate is installed on the rear tire of the truck. When the tire is continuously arranged in the front and rear, this protective plate is also installed on the upper part of each of the consecutive tires in the front and rear. . At this time, the fender panel, which is an inclined plate, is fastened to the front and the back of the tire that is continuous in the front-rear direction, but either one of the fasteners of each protective equipment also fastens the fender panel.

  In addition, when the rear tire is a track that does not continue in the front-rear direction, each of the pair of stoppers of the protector fastens the front and rear fender panels.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said stopper has a plate-shaped part contact | abutted to the lower end of the said horizontal joist. If the fender panel is brought into contact with and fixed to the plate-shaped portion, the fixing is easy, and at the same time, the gap with the lateral joist is reduced, and the prevention of mud jump and stone jump becomes more effective. Further, the plate-shaped portion eliminates the step generated between the vertical joist to which the horizontal joists are attached and the horizontal joists, so that a backing plate (spacer) can be made unnecessary.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a truck vehicle mud splash / stone jump protector that is easy to construct and attach to protect the body from mud splash / stone jump caused by tires of the truck vehicle. In addition, the fender panel can be easily attached to the side joists.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1A is a cutaway rear perspective view of a truck vehicle to which a mud splash / stone jump protector of a truck vehicle according to the present invention is fixed, and FIG. 1B is an A portion (notch portion) of FIG. 2 (a) is a front view of a mud splash / stone jump protector according to the present invention, FIG. 2 (b) is an enlarged view of a portion R of FIG. 3 (a), and FIGS. It is a figure which shows each Example of the stopper which is a component of the mud splash / stone jump protector which concerns on this invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (a), a mud splash / stone jump protector 11 for a truck vehicle according to the present invention is usually installed between horizontal joists located on the upper side of a rear tire of a truck vehicle 12. As shown in the figure, when the rear tires 13 are continuously arranged in the vehicle traveling direction, the mud jumping / stone jumping protector 11 (11a, 11b) is also moved back and forth, and two units 11a, 11b are installed. It will be.

  As shown in FIG. 1 (b), the horizontal joists 16 (16a, 16a, 16b) are connected to the upper portion of the rear tires 13 (13a, 13b) that are continuously arranged in the front-rear direction. 16b, 16c, 16d, 16e) are arranged in order from the front to the rear of the vehicle. A central lateral joist 18a located immediately above the front rear tire 13a is located between the lateral joists 13a and 13b, and an intermediate position between the lateral joists 13d and 13e is just above the rear rear tire 13b. The central lateral joists 18b located at the positions are arranged respectively.

  Of the mud jump / stone jump protector 11 according to the present invention, the front mud jump / stone jump protector 11a is between the horizontal joists 16a and 16b, and the rear mud jump / stone jump protector 11b is the horizontal joists 16d. , 16e are fastened by stoppers 20, which will be described later, and are installed between the joists.

  Of the fender panels 21 (21a, 21b) that are inclined plates, the front fender panel 21a is fixed to the horizontal joist 16a, and the rear fender panel 21b is fixed to the horizontal joist 16e. Each of the fender panels 21 (21a, 21b) is fixed to the horizontal joists 16a, 16e by the stoppers 20 (20a, 20d).

  Further, a flat protective plate 24 is attached between the horizontal joists 16b through the horizontal joists 16c and between the horizontal joists 16d.

  Of the mud jumping / stone jumping protector 11 (11a, 11b) of the truck vehicle according to the present invention, the mud jumping / stone jumping protector 11a located on the front side and constructed between the horizontal joists 16a and 16b is rectangular. The protective plate 23a is formed by bending the plate material into a mountain shape, the stopper 20a for fixing the protective plate 23a to the horizontal joist 16a, and the stopper 20b for fixing the protective plate 23a to the horizontal joist 16b. Similarly, the mud splash / stone jump protector 11b located on the rear side and installed between the horizontal joists 16d and 16e includes a protective plate 23b obtained by bending a rectangular plate material into a mountain shape, and this protective plate 23b is connected to the horizontal root. The stopper 20c is fixed to the thick 16d, and the stopper 20d is fixed to the lateral joist 16e.

  The mud splash / stone jump protector 11 (11a, 11b), the stopper 20 (21a, 21b, 21c, 21d), the flat protective plate 24, and the fender panel 21 (21a, 21b) form a rear fender structure. Forming. 1A and 1B show the left rear rear fender structure of the truck vehicle 12, the right rear rear fender structure at the symmetrical position is naturally the same structure.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the rear tires are continuously arranged in the front and rear, the mud jumping / stone jump protector according to the present invention is also installed in the front and rear two, but the rear tires are not continuous in the front and rear ( If the tire includes both single and double tires), only one mud jump / stone jump protector is installed between the horizontal joists.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b), the attachment of the truck vehicle according to the present invention to the mud / stone jump protector 11 to the horizontal joist 16 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (a), stoppers 21a and 21b are secured to both ends of a protective plate 23a curved in a mountain shape by using bolts and nuts with the protective plate 23a sandwiched between them. The stoppers 21a and 21b are fixed to the lateral joists 16a and 16b using bolts and nuts, respectively.

  FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the fixing state to the horizontal joist 16a. At this time, the fender panel 21a is abutted under the stopper 20a and both are fixed to the horizontal joist 16a. Since the plate 20 of the stopper 20a is in contact with the horizontal joist 16a, the fender panel 21a is in contact with the stopper 20a without a gap. That is, the stopper 20a replaces the contact plate 103a shown in FIG. 5, and the mud splash / stone jump protector 11 according to the present invention has a structure that does not require a separate contact plate.

  FIG. 3A is a front view of the stopper 20 in the present embodiment, and FIGS. 3B, 3C, and 3D are views of another embodiment showing a modified example of the stopper 20. FIG. The stopper 31 shown in FIG. 3B is provided with a plate-like rising portion 21a in order to protect the side face 16 side face.

  The stopper 32 shown in FIG. 3 (c) is obtained by fastening the stopper 32 and the protective plate 23 with bolts and nuts in a state of being in contact with the downward stepped surface without holding the protective plate 23 therebetween. It is. Further, the stopper 33 shown in FIG. 3 (d) is obtained by fastening the protective plate 23 with bolts and nuts to the stopper 33 having an upward stepped surface, contrary to FIG. 3 (c). In any case, it is possible to use the stoppers 20, 31, 32, 33 having a shape that is easy to use.

  Thus, the mud jump / stone jump protector according to the present invention can provide mud jump / stone jump by the tire of a truck vehicle that is easy to construct and attach. Further, according to the stopper of the mud splash / stone jump protector 11 according to the present invention, the fender panel can be easily attached to the joist.

The cutaway rear perspective view of the truck vehicle to which the mud splash / stone jump protector of the truck vehicle according to the present invention is fixed, (b) is an enlarged perspective view of the A portion (cutout portion) of (a). (A) is a front view of a mud splash / stone jump protector of a truck vehicle according to the present invention, and (b) is an enlarged view of a portion R of (a). (A)-(d) is a figure which shows each Example of the fastener which is a component of the mud splash / stone jump protector of the truck vehicle which concerns on this invention. It is a figure which shows the rear fender structure which protects a body from the mud splash / stone jump which generate | occur | produces from the tire of the truck body of the conventional track vehicle, (a) is the perspective view, (b) is the partial front view, (c) Is a partial detail view. (A) is a conceptual diagram of the relationship between the vertical joists 115 and the horizontal joists 103a, and (b) is a V view shown in (a).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Truck vehicle mud splash / stone jump protector 12 Truck vehicle 13 Rear tire 20 (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d) Stopper 21 Fender panel 23 (23a, 23b) Protection plate

Claims (3)

A mud jumping / stone jumping protector erected between side joists located on the upper tire side of a truck vehicle,
A protective plate obtained by bending a rectangular plate material into a mountain shape, and a pair of stoppers attached to both ends of the protective plate and fastened to the lateral joists,
A mud jumping / stone jumping protector for a truck vehicle, wherein at least one of the pair of stops fastens a fender panel that is an inclined plate.   2. The mud splash / stone jump protector for a truck vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the stopper has a plate-like portion that contacts a lower end of the horizontal joist. The mud splash / stone jump protector for a truck vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the fender panel is fixed to a lower end of a plate-like portion that contacts the lower end of the horizontal joist.

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