WO2007148449A1 - Vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted vehicle
- Vehicle-mounted equipment having an
- Model Registration No. 3029786 discloses a bracket which
- vehicle-mounted equipment is designed to be mounted.
- bracket is used to convert a glove compartment
- the leaf springs press an audio unit from
- bracket may result in the following problems: 1.
- the above unit is formed into a rectangular section
- leaf springs are formed by cutting and
- the rack is fitted with a holder
- the bracket is further fitted into the holder.
- Vehicle-mounted equipment is then held by the bracket.
- the odd-form panel interferes with a mount opening of the
- an object of the present invention is to
- the present invention provides a vehicle-mounted
- the bracket comprises a pair of
- part of the equipment is larger than the DIN standards
- the vehicle-mounted equipment can be any vehicle-mounted equipment.
- be mounted includes a body conforming to the DIN standards.
- vehicle-mounted equipment can also be any vehicle-mounted equipment. Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted equipment can also be any vehicle-mounted equipment. Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted equipment can also be any vehicle-mounted equipment.
- fittings are used to mount the body plates, the structure
- vehicle-mounted equipment can reliably be held.
- each body plate has upper and lower ends bent inwards so as to have a C-shaped section
- each body plate being fixed to the
- each body plate has
- waste of plate material used can be cut and
- each body plate has
- springs may be used together when the vehicle-mounted
- lower leaf springs may be used individually when an existing
- car radio is combined with a commercially available vehicle-mounted CD player or the like, for example.
- body plates have lower ends and which further comprises a
- bracket has an upper opening and a C-shaped
- the bracket can be positioned easier than in the
- the body plates are slit so that the leaf springs are formed
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted
- FIG. 2 illustrates a manner of mounting the
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted
- FIG. 4 illustrates a manner of mounting the
- brackets 10a and 10b are symmetrical, only the bracket 10a
- the bracket 10a comprises a body plate 11 made of a
- the body plate 11 has
- the bracket 10a thus has a generally C-shaped section.
- body plate 11 has two mounting holes formed through an upper
- the body plate 11 has a front end from which
- leaf springs 15 and 17 has the same shape and are bent inwards
- first and second leaf springs 15 and 17 further support surfaces 15a and 17a formed between the bend lines 18 and
- the body plate 11 has a height determined
- the first and second guide plates 12 and 13 have front
- the bracket 10 has such a structure as described above.
- the bracket 10b is obtained by inverting the bracket 10a
- the bracket 10a of the embodiment is mounted via
- Each fitting has, for
- Each fitting has a rear end bent inwards at right angles
- Bolts 33 are
- nuts 34 are further provided so as to be
- the bolts 33 are inserted through the
- a cover (not shown) is attached around the mount
- brackets 10a and 10b each of which is fixed with its opening
- vehicle-mounted equipment 40 such as a car navigation unit
- the equipment 40 abuts against the first or second auxiliary
- brackets 10a and 10b of the embodiment are identical.
- each bracket is formed so as
- brackets 10a and 10b can be any brackets 10a and 10b to have the C-shaped section.
- brackets can hold two vehicle-mounted units such as a car radio with IDIN size in combination as
- FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a second embodiment of the
- 1OA includes a pair of body plates HA made of a metal plate
- bracket is formed so as to have the C-shaped section.
- Each body plate HA has a middle slit 52 formed in a
- a plurality of mounting holes 56 are formed in the rear of
- each body plate HA has the bend line 53 of each body plate HA.
- HA preferably has a height set at 2DIN size in compliance
- the bottom plate 51 has a rear end formed
- the bottom plate 51 preferably has a width set in compliance with the
- vehicle body side are the same as those in the first
- bracket 1OA is
- the bracket 1OA is placed in the equipment mount of
- vehicle-mounted equipment 40 such as a car
- vehicle-mounted equipment 40 including the body with
- peripheral length conforming to the DIN standards can be
- the detached system can be mounted on another
- brackets 10 or bracket 1OA is employed.
- vehicle as described above may be re-used. More specifically, when a 5-year-used car navigation system is
- bracket 1OA by either manner described in the first or
- the equipment is not co-planar with an
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Abstract
A vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket is mounted on existing fittings further mounted to opposite inner surfaces of an equipment mount located in the rear of a dashboard, in order to hold vehicle-mounted equipment such as a car audio unit or car navigation unit. The bracket includes a pair of body plates (10a, 10b) fixed to the fittings and having front ends, respectively and leaf springs (15,17) formed near the front ends of the body plates so that the vehicle-mounted equipment is held by pressing forces of the leaf springs, respectively .
Description
DESCRIPTION
VEHICLE-MOUNTED EQUIPMENT HOLDING BRACKET
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based upon and claims the benefit
of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No.
2006-168211, filed on June 19, 2006, the entire contents
of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the invention
The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted
equipment holding bracket which is mounted to existing
hardware or fittings mounted on right and left inner
surfaces of a vehicle-mounted equipment mount provided in
the rear of a dashboard of a vehicle so that vehicle-mounted
equipment such as a car audio unit or car navigation unit
is held in position.
2. Description of related art
Most mount openings for vehicle-mounted equipment
such as car audio units, car navigation units, etc. are
formed in accordance with "Deutsches Institut fur Normung"
(DIN) Standards, in English, German Institute for
Standardization. Accordingly, genuine vehicle-mounted
equipment can be replaced by commercially available
vehicle-mounted equipment when the latter equipment has a
height and a width both within the DIN Standards and a
mounting portion meets the DIN Standards. However,
automobile manufacturers have recently installed
vehicle-mounted equipment which is mounted in a mounting
portion meeting the DIN Standards but has on the front
thereof a large-sized more visible screen panel, a panel
which is matched with the design of the dashboard but does
not conform to the DIN Standards (hereinafter, "odd-form
panel") , etc. Vehicle-mounted equipment having an
odd-form panel of manufacturer' s own design has
incompatibility with and accordingly cannot be mounted in
those of other types of vehicles since the odd-form panel
of the vehicle-mounted equipment has a different size from
a mount opening for vehicle-mounted equipment.
As a countermeasure, for example, Japanese Utility
Model Registration No. 3029786 discloses a bracket which
enables commercially available vehicle-mounted equipment
to be mounted on a part of the dashboard where no
vehicle-mounted equipment is designed to be mounted. The
disclosed bracket is used to convert a glove compartment
in the dashboard to an audio rack. The disclosed bracket
comprises a cylindrical metal plate with a rectangular
section to which an audio unit is attached. Inwardly cut
and raised leaf springs are formed near right and left ends
of a central upper surface and right and left sides of the
metal plate. The leaf springs press an audio unit from
three directions.
However, there is a possibility that the foregoing
bracket may result in the following problems:
1. The above unit is formed into a rectangular section
and accordingly, a large-sized plate is necessitated.
Furthermore, the leaf springs are formed by cutting and
raising the right and left ends of the central upper surface
and right and left sides of the metal plate. As a result,
a complicated step of positioning springs increases
troubles and costs.
2. When vehicle-mounted equipment such as a liquid
crystal monitor having a relatively smaller depth is to be
mounted, the depth of the liquid crystal monitor is
insufficient to reach the position of the leaf spring,
whereupon the leaf spring cannot be expected to produce an
effect of suppressing rattle of the equipment by the leaf
spring.
3. Replaceable vehicle-mounted equipment is limited
to the one which has a sufficient width to be able to press
the leaf spring, and accordingly, a range of options of the
equipment is narrowed.
4. In order that the glove compartment may be converted
to the audio rack, the rack is fitted with a holder, and
the bracket is further fitted into the holder.
Vehicle-mounted equipment is then held by the bracket.
Thus, an equipment holding structure with use of the bracket
is complicated. Nonetheless, since engagement claws
provided at the equipment body side are engaged with
respective engagement holes provided at the bracket side
so that the equipment is held, a force of the bracket holding
the equipment is insufficient.
On the other hand, when vehicle-mounted equipment with
an odd-form panel is mounted without use of the aforesaid
rack with a complicated structure, a simplest way is to
mount the equipment on existing fittings provided at the
vehicle side by tightening bolts into screw holes formed
in the mount. In this case, however, a peripheral edge of
the odd-form panel interferes with a mount opening of the
dashboard, whereupon the vehicle-mounted equipment with
the odd-form panel cannot be mounted.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to
provide a vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket which
includes holding or fixing means gathered near the mount
opening side so that various types of vehicle-mounted
equipment can be replaced for genuine equipment.
The present invention provides a vehicle-mounted
equipment holding bracket which is mounted on existing
fittings further mounted to opposite inner surfaces of an
equipment mount located in the rear of a dashboard, in order
to hold vehicle-mounted equipment such as a car audio unit
or car navigation unit. The bracket comprises a pair of
body plates fixed to the fittings and having front ends,
respectively and leaf springs formed near the front ends
of the body plates so that the vehicle-mounted equipment
is held by pressing forces of the leaf springs,
respectively.
In the above-described bracket, the leaf springs
formed on the front ends of the opposite body plates press
the vehicle-mounted equipment, thereby holding the
equipment. Accordingly, the body of the vehicle-mounted
equipment is held near the mount opening of the dashboard
for the vehicle-mounted equipment irrespective of the depth
of the equipment body. Consequently, even when the panel
part of the equipment is larger than the DIN standards and
is an odd-form panel, the vehicle-mounted equipment can be
mounted in the dashboard if vehicle-mounted equipment to
be mounted includes a body conforming to the DIN standards.
Furthermore, the vehicle-mounted equipment can also be
mounted in the dashboard even when the panel projects from
the mount opening. Additionally, since the existing
fittings are used to mount the body plates, the structure
of the bracket can be simplified and yet, the
vehicle-mounted equipment can reliably be held.
In a preferred embodiment, each body plate has upper
and lower ends bent inwards so as to have a C-shaped section
and an opening, each body plate being fixed to the
respective fittings with the openings thereof being
directed inwards. Consequently, each body plate has
sufficient stiffness to hold the vehicle-mounted equipment.
Furthermore, waste of plate material used can be cut and
simpler manufacturing steps can be reduced.
In another preferred embodiment, each body plate has
a slit formed in a middle part of the front edge, and the
two leaf springs are formed on the front edge of each body
plate so as to be vertically juxtaposed. The two leaf
springs may be used depending upon the height of the
vehicle-mounted equipment to be mounted. The two leaf
springs may be used together when the vehicle-mounted
equipment such as a car navigation unit having a substantial
height is to be mounted. On the other hand, the upper and
lower leaf springs may be used individually when an existing
car radio is combined with a commercially available
vehicle-mounted CD player or the like, for example.
In further another preferred embodiment, the paired
body plates have lower ends and which further comprises a
bottom plate connected to the lower ends of the body plates
so that the bracket has an upper opening and a C-shaped
section. The bracket can be positioned easier than in the
case where the two body plates are positioned individually.
In still further another embodiment, the body plates
are generally rectangular in shape and the front ends of
the body plates are slit so that the leaf springs are formed
in upper end corners respectively. As the result of this
structure, a housing having a substantial height but small
depth, such as a liquid crystal monitor, can be prevented
from falling down forward about its lower end by a minimum
necessary pressing force of each leaf spring.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Other objects, features and advantages of the present
invention will become clear upon understanding of the
description of embodiments with reference to the
accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted
equipment holding bracket of a first illustrative example:
FIG. 2 illustrates a manner of mounting the
vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a vehicle-mounted
equipment holding bracket of a second illustrative example;
and
FIG. 4 illustrates a manner of mounting the
vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket of the second
illustrative example.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A first embodiment of the invention will be described
with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Referring to FIG. 1, a
pair of left and right vehicle-mounted equipment holding
brackets 10a and 10b are shown. Since the left and right
brackets 10a and 10b are symmetrical, only the bracket 10a
will be described.
The bracket 10a comprises a body plate 11 made of a
generally rectangular metal plate. The body plate 11 has
an upper end which is bent inwards at right angles thereby
to be formed into a first guide plate 12. The body plate
11 further has a lower end which is bent inwards at right
angles thereby to be formed into a second guide plate 13.
The bracket 10a thus has a generally C-shaped section. The
body plate 11 has two mounting holes formed through an upper
corner thereof and two mounting holes formed through a lower
corner thereof. The body plate 11 has a front end from which
project a first leaf spring 15, tongue 16 and second leaf
spring 17 sequentially from the top. The first and second
leaf springs 15 and 17 has the same shape and are bent inwards
at bend lines 18 and spread outwards at bend lines 19. The
first and second leaf springs 15 and 17 further support
surfaces 15a and 17a formed between the bend lines 18 and
19 respectively. The body plate 11 has a height determined
in compliance with the DIN standards, for example, 2DIN.
The first and second guide plates 12 and 13 have front
ends from which project first and second auxiliary guide
pieces 21 and 22 respectively. Both guide pieces 21 and
22 are spread outwards at the bent portions 23 and 24
respectively.
The bracket 10 has such a structure as described above.
The bracket 10b is obtained by inverting the bracket 10a
upside down and by forming the second guide plate 13 on the
upper end of the body plate 11 and the first guide plate
12 on the lower end of the body plate 11. Furthermore, from
the front end of the bracket 22 project the second leaf
spring 17, tongue 16 and first leaf spring 15 sequentially
from the top.
The bracket 10a of the embodiment is mounted via
mounting holes 14 to existing fittings 30a and 30b which
were used to mount vehicle-mounted equipment such as a car
audio unit or car navigation unit. Each fitting has, for
example, three mounting holes 31 and two securing holes 32
as shown in FIG. 2. Each fitting is screwed to the
vehicle-mounted equipment mount through the securing holes
32. Each fitting has a rear end bent inwards at right angles
so as to have a generally L-shaped section. Bolts 33 are
conventionally inserted through the mounting holes 31 from
the vehicle-body side toward the vehicle-mounted equipment
side, being threadingly engaged with screw holes provided
in the vehicle-mounted equipment 40 respectively. In the
embodiment, nuts 34 are further provided so as to be
threadingly engaged with the bolts 33 respectively.
A manner of mounting the bracket will now be described
with reference to the drawings. The mounting holes 14 of
the bracket 10a are superimposed on the mounting holes 31
of the fitting 30a provided on the left inner surface of
the equipment mount at the rear side of the dashboard,
respectively. The bolts 33 are inserted through the
superimposed mounting holes 14 and 31 from inside the
bracket 10a and then threadingly engaged with the nuts 34,
respectively, so that the bracket is fixed. Subsequently,
the bracket 10b and the fitting 30b are fixed in the same
manner as described above.
A cover (not shown) is attached around the mount
opening of the dashboard defined between the paired
brackets 10a and 10b each of which is fixed with its opening
being directed inwards. Thereafter, when the
vehicle-mounted equipment 40 such as a car navigation unit
is inserted into the mount opening, the rear end corner of
the equipment 40 abuts against the first or second auxiliary
guide piece 21 or 22, so that the equipment 40 is guided
to the space between the first and second guide plates 12
and 13. The support surfaces 15a and 17a of the leaf springs
15 and 17 come into close contact with the sides 42 of the
equipment 40 respectively when the equipment 40 is pushed
into the equipment mount of the dashboard until the panel
rear 41 of the equipment 40 or the like comes near to the
end of the equipment mount of the dashboard, or more
specifically, the distal ends of the panels 15 and 17,
whereupon the leaf springs 15 and 17 of the brackets 10a
and 10b press and thereby hold the equipment 40.
Each of the brackets 10a and 10b of the embodiment is
made of a plate material having only a sufficient width to
afford formation of the guide plates 12 and 13 on the body
plate 11 and the upper and lower ends thereof by bending.
Consequently, the material can be prevented from being
wasted. Furthermore, since each bracket is formed so as
to have the C-shaped section, the brackets 10a and 10b can
be superimposed so as to be directed in the same direction
for the purpose of shipment or display. As a result, the
shipment costs or the like can be reduced. Additionally,
since the leaf spring is divided into the first and second
leaf springs, the brackets can hold two vehicle-mounted
units such as a car radio with IDIN size in combination as
well as popular car navigation systems with the 2DIN size.
FIGS. 3 and 4 illustrate a second embodiment of the
invention. The vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket
1OA includes a pair of body plates HA made of a metal plate
member and a bottom plate 51 connecting lower ends of the
body plates HA so that an upper end is open, whereby each
bracket is formed so as to have the C-shaped section.
Each body plate HA has a middle slit 52 formed in a
middle part of the front edge thereof as shown in FIG. 3.
An upper half is bent inwards along a bend line 53 and then
outwards along a bend line 54 so that a leaf spring 55 having
a supporting surface 55a between the bend lines 53 and 54.
A plurality of mounting holes 56 are formed in the rear of
the bend line 53 of each body plate HA. Each body plate
HA preferably has a height set at 2DIN size in compliance
the DIN standards . The bottom plate 51 has a rear end formed
into the C-shape by cutting a part of thereof. The bottom
plate 51 preferably has a width set in compliance with the
DIN standards. The fittings 30a and 30b provided at the
vehicle body side are the same as those in the first
embodiment .
A manner of mounting the bracket 1OA will now be
described. The mounting holes 56 of the bracket 1OA are
superimposed on the mounting holes 31 of the fitting 30a
and 30b respectively. As a result, the bracket 1OA is
connected to the fittings 30a and 30b by bolts 33 and nuts
34. The bracket 1OA is placed in the equipment mount of
the dashboard with the open end 57 thereof being directed
inside. Securing members (not shown) are engaged with the
securing holes 32 of the fittings 30a and 30b respectively
so that the bracket 1OA is fixed. Subsequently, the cover
is attached so as to cover the periphery of the mount opening
of dashboard.
When the vehicle-mounted equipment 40 such as a car
audio unit or car navigation unit is inserted into the fixed
bracket 1OA, the supporting surfaces 55a of the leaf springs
55 press the opposite sides 42 of the equipment 40 thereby
to support the equipment 40.
As obvious from the first and second embodiments, the
vehicle-mounted equipment 40 including the body with
peripheral length conforming to the DIN standards can be
fitted into the mount open end even if the equipment 40
includes an odd-form panel. Accordingly, for example, in
a case where a latest type of system is replaced for a car
navigation system which is pre-installed in a high-priced
luxury car and includes a wide screen (odd-form panel) , the
detached system with the odd-form panel could
conventionally be re-used only in the same type of luxury
car. However, the detached system can be mounted on another
vehicle of any type when the vehicle-mounted equipment
holding brackets 10 or bracket 1OA is employed.
The used car navigation system detached from the
vehicle as described above may be re-used. More
specifically, when a 5-year-used car navigation system is
replaced for a 10-year-used car navigation system or when
a 3-year-used car navigation system is replaced for a
5-year-used system, a used but sufficiently usable car
navigation system with an odd-form panel can be purchased
at lower costs without use of a latest type car navigation
system with a panel conforming to the DIN standards.
Consequently, the running costs can be rendered lower.
When equipment 40 having an odd-form panel not
conforming to the DIN standards is held by the brackets 10
or bracket 1OA by either manner described in the first or
second embodiment, the equipment is not co-planar with an
end of mount opening matching with original dashboard
design. However, when the equipment 40 is pushed into the
mount opening until the rear surface 41 of the panel abuts
against the mount opening end, the resultant projecting
part corresponds to the panel or a thickness of the liquid
crystal screen. Consequently, aesthetic aspect around the
dashboard can be prevented from being reduced by the
projecting part.
Additionally, when the peripheral corners of the
foregoing projecting part are not chamfered, urethane tape
or the like may be affixed to the peripheral corners as
safety measures.
The foregoing description and drawings are merely
illustrative of the principles of the present invention and
are not construed in a limiting sense. Various changes and
modifications will become apparent to those of ordinary
skill in the art. All such changes and modifications are
seen to fall within the scope of the invention as defined
by the appended claims .
Claims
1. A vehicle-mounted equipment holding bracket which
is mounted on existing fittings further mounted to opposite
inner surfaces of an equipment mount located in the rear
of a dashboard, in order to hold vehicle-mounted equipment
such as a car audio unit or car navigation unit, the bracket
comprising:
a pair of body plates fixed to the fittings and having
front ends, respectively; and
leaf springs formed near the front edges of the body
plates so that the vehicle-mounted equipment is held by
pressing forces of the leaf springs, respectively.
2. The bracket of claim 1, wherein each body plate has
upper and lower ends bent inwards so as to have a C-shaped
section and an opening, each body plate being fixed to the
respective fittings with the openings thereof being directed inwards.
3. The bracket of claim 2, wherein each body plate has
a slit formed in a middle part of the front end thereof,
and the two leaf springs are formed on the front end of each
body plate.
4. The bracket of claim 1, wherein the paired body
plates have lower ends and which further comprises a bottom
plate connected to the lower ends of the body plates so that
the bracket has an upper opening and a C-shaped section.
5. The bracket of claim 4, wherein the body plates are
generally rectangular in shape and the front ends of the
body plates are slit so that the leaf springs are formed
in upper end corners respectively.
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