JP2017210177A - Vehicular engine room - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicular engine room which prevents workers from losing components and forgetting to attach components after maintenance while securing ease of access to the engine room.SOLUTION: A structure of a vehicular engine room (an engine room 100) according to the invention includes: an undercover 110 forming a bottom wall of the engine room 100; an opening 112 formed at the undercover 110; a lid 120 which is attached to a lower side of the undercover 110 so as to close the opening 112; and a holder 130 which rotates the lid 120 along the undercover 110 in a state where the lid 120 is attached to the undercover 110 to expose the opening 112.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle engine room in which a vehicle engine is arranged.

  An engine is disposed in an engine room of a vehicle such as an automobile, and the bottom wall of the engine room is configured by an undercover disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In Patent Document 1, a maintenance opening (inspection hole) is formed in the under cover. Such an opening is covered with a cover member.

JP 2012-30681 A

  According to the configuration of Patent Document 1, by removing the cover member, it is possible to perform maintenance in the engine room without removing the under cover. However, while the engine room maintenance work is being performed, the cover member removed from the under cover must be placed in a different location that does not interfere with the maintenance work. This may cause the cover member to be lost or forget to attach the cover member to the under cover after maintenance work.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention provides a vehicular engine room capable of preventing parts from being lost or forgetting to attach parts after maintenance while ensuring easy access to the engine room. It is aimed.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a typical configuration of a vehicle engine room according to the present invention includes: an under cover that forms a bottom wall of the engine room, and An opening formed on the under cover so as to close the opening, and a holder that exposes the opening by rotating along the under cover while the lid is attached to the under cover. It is characterized by including.

  According to the said structure, the lid which is a cover member which block | closes the opening part of an undercover is rotatable in the state still attached to the undercover. Thereby, an opening part can be exposed easily and the maintenance in an engine room can be performed efficiently. And because the lid is still attached to the under cover, there is no need to store the lid in another place during maintenance, and it is possible to prevent the lid from being lost or forgetting to attach the lid to the cover member. It becomes possible.

  The holder may include an insertion portion that is rotatably inserted into the under cover and is fixed to the lid at the lower end, and a flange portion that extends from the upper end of the insertion portion to the periphery and is engaged with the under cover. As described above, when the lid is rotated during the maintenance of the engine room, the lid is held by the under cover by the holder. At this time, when the flange portion of the holder is locked to the under cover, the downward movement of the lid can be restricted and the drooping can be suppressed.

  The lower surfaces of the lid and the under cover are preferably located at the same height. Thereby, it becomes possible to suppress that the lid obstructs the flow of the wind passing under the vehicle. In addition, foreign objects such as stones and snow can be prevented from entering the engine room, and further, it is possible to prevent the lid from being damaged due to being caught when the vehicle passes over an obstacle or the like.

  The lid may be formed with one or more long beads in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle that bulges upward or downward. As a result, the rigidity of the lid can be improved. Further, since the beads extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, the flow of wind flowing in the vehicle front-rear direction is not hindered.

  A plurality of the beads are present, and the lid may further include one or more ribs connecting the plurality of beads to the inner surface. By providing a plurality of beads as in such a configuration, the rigidity of the lid can be further increased. And by providing the rib which connects a some bead on the inner surface of a lid, the shape of a bead can be stabilized, without disturbing the flow of a wind, and higher rigidity is acquired in a lid.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the engine room for vehicles which can prevent loss of components and forgetting attachment of the components after a maintenance can be provided, ensuring the easy access to an engine room.

It is a figure which illustrates a vehicle provided with the engine room for vehicles of this embodiment. It is a top view of the undercover of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the lid vicinity of Fig.2 (a). It is EE sectional drawing of the holder 130 of Fig.3 (a). It is a detailed perspective view of an upper member.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a vehicle including the vehicle engine room of the present embodiment. In all the drawings of the present application, symbols U, D, L, R, FR, and RR respectively represent the vertical, horizontal, and longitudinal directions of the vehicle. In the present embodiment, a configuration in which an engine (not shown) and a vehicle engine room (hereinafter simply referred to as the engine room 100) are provided at the front portion of the vehicle 100a is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention can also be applied to a configuration in which an engine and an engine room are provided at the rear of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the present embodiment, an engine room 100 is disposed in the front portion of a vehicle 100a. An engine (not shown) is arranged inside the engine room 100. The bottom wall of the engine room 100 is constituted by an under cover 110.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view of the under cover 110 in FIG. 1 and illustrates a state in which the under cover 110 is observed from below the vehicle. 2A illustrates a state in which the opening portion 112 is covered with a lid 120 described later, and FIG. 2B illustrates a state in which the opening portion 112 is exposed by rotating the lid 120. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, the under cover 110 has an opening 112 for maintenance inside the engine room 100. As shown in FIG. 2A, the lid 120 is attached to the lower side of the under cover 110 so as to close the opening 112.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the lid 120 of FIG. FIG. 3A is an enlarged view of the lid 120 observed from above, and FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of the lid 120 observed from below. As shown in FIG. 3A, the lid 120 is fixed to the under cover 110 by a fixing tool including a screw 102 and a nut 104 at four fixing points A, B, C, and D.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, as a feature of the present embodiment, the engine room 100 further includes a holder 130 that holds the lid 120 on the under cover 110. The holder 130 rotates along the under cover 110 while the lid 120 remains attached to the under cover 110 to expose the opening 112.

  4 is an EE cross-sectional view of the holder 130 of FIG. 4A illustrates a cross section in a state where the lid 120 is fixed to the under cover 110 at the fixing points A to D at the fixing points A to D, and FIG. The cross section in the state which canceled fixation of fixation points AD of a cover is illustrated. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, in the present embodiment, the holder 130 includes an upper member 140 and a lower member 150.

  FIG. 5 is a detailed perspective view of the upper member 140. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 5B, the upper member 140 includes an insertion portion 142 and an upper flange portion 144 (flange portion). The insertion part 142 is rotatably inserted into the attachment hole 114 formed in the under cover 110. The upper flange portion 144 extends to the periphery from the upper end of the insertion portion 142 and is locked to the under cover 110. The upper member 140 is formed with a through hole 146 that penetrates the insertion portion 142 in the vertical direction. The lower member 150 is caulked in the through hole 146 so that the lower end of the insertion portion 142 is fixed to the lid 120. Is done.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the lower member 150 includes a shaft portion 152 and a lower flange 154 that extends from the lower end of the shaft portion 152 to the periphery. The lower member 150 is fixed to the upper member 140 by inserting the shaft portion 152 into the through hole 146 of the upper member 140 and caulking the upper end thereof. As a result, the lid 120 is held by the under cover 110 via the holder 130.

  When exposing the opening 112 of the under cover 110, first, the fixing points A to D shown in FIG. As a result, the lid 120 is held by the under cover 110 via the holder 130 only at a location where the holder 130 is attached. The lid 120 can be rotated in the horizontal direction around the holder 130 while being attached to the under cover 110, and the opening 112 of the under cover 110 is exposed as shown in FIG. 2B. Become.

  As described above, according to the engine room 100 of the present embodiment, when the fixing positions A to D of the under cover 110 and the lid 120 are released, the lid 120 is held by the under cover 110 via the holder 130. Is done. Thereby, the lid 120 can be rotated in a state of being attached to the under cover 110, and the opening 112 can be easily exposed. Therefore, the maintenance in the engine room 100 can be performed efficiently. At this time, since the lid 120 remains attached to the under cover 110, it is not necessary to store the lid 120 in another place during maintenance. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the lid 120 from being lost or forgotten to be attached.

  Further, as described above, the upper flange portion 144 is formed on the upper member 140 of the holder 130, so that when the fixing portions A to D of the lid 120 are released, the upper flange portion 144 of the holder 130 is undercovered. 110 is locked. Thereby, the downward movement of the lid 120 can be restricted, and drooping can be suppressed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the height H of the insertion portion 142 is set to be equal to or greater than the thickness T of the under cover 110. Thereby, when the fixing of the fixing portion of the lid 120 is released, the insertion portion 142 of the upper member 140 of the holder is inserted into the mounting hole 114 of the under cover 110, and a gap S is formed between the under cover 110 and the lid 120. Arise. Therefore, the lid 120 can be smoothly rotated without interfering with the under cover 110.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, in the present embodiment, in a state where the under cover 110 and the lid 120 are fixed, the lower surface of the lid 120, particularly the lower surface 120a of the region in contact with the under cover 110, It is located at the same height as the lower surface 110 a of the under cover 110. Thereby, in the vicinity of the boundary between the under cover 110 and the lid 120, the lower surfaces thereof are in a continuous state, so that it is possible to suppress the lid 120 from obstructing the flow of wind passing under the vehicle 100a. In addition, foreign objects such as stones and snow can be prevented from entering the engine room 100, and damage to the lid 120 due to catching when the vehicle passes over an obstacle or the like can be prevented.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown to Fig.3 (a) and (b), the bead 122 long in the vehicle front-back direction which bulges upwards is formed in the lid 120. As shown in FIG. Thereby, the rigidity of the lid 120 can be improved. Further, since the beads 122 extend in the vehicle front-rear direction, it is possible to ensure good ventilation without hindering the flow of wind flowing in the vehicle front-rear direction.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, a plurality of beads 122 are formed in the vehicle width direction, and ribs 124 that connect the plurality of beads 122 are formed on the inner surface of the lid 120 as shown in FIG. Yes. By forming a plurality of beads 122 in this way, the rigidity of the lid 120 can be further increased. And by providing the rib 124 which connects the some bead 122 to the inner surface of the lid 120, the shape of the bead 122 can be stabilized without obstructing the flow of wind, and higher rigidity is obtained in the lid 120.

  In the present embodiment, the bead 122 bulging upward is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bead can be shaped to bulge downward. Further, in the present embodiment, the configuration in which the three beads 122 are provided is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which at least one bead may be provided.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention can be used in a vehicular engine room where a vehicular engine is arranged.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Engine room, 100a ... Vehicle, 102 ... Screw, 104 ... Nut, 110 ... Under cover, 110a ... Lower surface, 112 ... Opening part, 114 ... Mounting hole, 120 ... Lid, 120a ... Lower surface, 122 ... Bead, 124 ... Rib, 130 ... retainer, 140 ... upper member, 142 ... insertion portion, 144 ... upper flange portion, 146 ... through hole, 150 ... lower member, 152 ... shaft portion, 154 ... lower flange

Claims (5)

In the vehicle engine room where the vehicle engine is located,
An under cover constituting the bottom wall of the engine room;
An opening formed in the under cover;
A lid attached to the underside of the under cover so as to close the opening;
A vehicle engine room comprising: a holder that exposes the opening by rotating along the under cover while the lid is attached to the under cover. The holder is
An insertion portion rotatably inserted into the under cover and fixed to the lid at a lower end;
The vehicular engine room according to claim 1, further comprising a flange portion extending from an upper end of the insertion portion to the periphery and being engaged with the under cover.   3. The vehicle engine room according to claim 1, wherein lower surfaces of the lid and the under cover are positioned at the same height. 4.   The vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the lid is formed with one or more long beads in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle that bulges upward or downward. engine room. There are a plurality of the beads,
The vehicle engine room according to claim 4, wherein the lid further includes one or more ribs connecting the plurality of beads on an inner surface.

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