Bracket for vehicle-mounted equipment

Abstract

The purpose of the present invention is to appropriately and reasonably simplify and reduce the size of a holder for an in-vehicle device. A receiving unit (4) for an in-vehicle device is provided with: a positioning wall section (8) with respect to the front or rear part of the in-vehicle device; and an elastically deformable portion (10) having a sheet shape extending in the front-rear direction from a base portion (10a) provided facing the positioning wall portion (8). An engagement section (9) that engages with an engaged section (2k) formed on the side of the in-vehicle device is provided to the elastically deformable section (10). The vehicle-mounted device is allowed to move toward a holding end position with respect to the receiving portion (4) by deformation of the elastically deformable portion (10) due to contact between the engaged portion (2k) and the engaging portion (9), and the vehicle-mounted device is brought into contact with the positioning wall portion (8) at the holding end position by elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion (10). And the vehicle-mounted device is prevented from being separated from the receiving part (5).

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an improvement of a bracket for holding a vehicle-mounted device for photographing the outside of the vehicle through a window glass on a vehicle body side. Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a bracket in which a camera for capturing images of the outside of a vehicle through a windshield of a vehicle is mounted on the inner side of the windshield.

[0003] In Patent Document 1, an engaging protrusion is formed on the rear side of the camera, and the bracket is provided with a stopper against which the engaging protrusion abuts from behind, and a leaf spring located behind the stopper and receiving the engaging protrusion between the stopper and the stopper in an elastically deformed state.

[0004] Prior art literature

[0005] Patent Literature

[0006] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-171168 Summary of the invention

[0007] Technical issues

[0008] Such a bracket is typically installed on the top of a window glass in a certain area. In addition, it is necessary to configure a rearview mirror or the like around the bracket. Therefore, from the perspective of providing flexibility for the layout in the interior of the automobile, it is required that such a bracket be as compact as possible.

[0009] The main problem to be solved by the present invention is to appropriately and reasonably simplify and miniaturize the bracket for the vehicle-mounted device.

[0010] Technical Solution

[0011] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, according to a first viewpoint, a bracket for a vehicle-mounted device is a bracket for holding a vehicle-mounted device that performs imaging or sensing of the outside of the vehicle through a window glass on a vehicle body side, wherein the bracket has a fixing portion fixed to the vehicle body side, and a portion opposite to the portion provided with the fixing portion is used as a receiving portion for at least a portion of the vehicle-mounted device, the receiving portion having: a positioning wall portion relative to the front or rear portion of the vehicle-mounted device; and an elastically deformable portion, which is in the form of a sheet extending in the front-to-rear direction from a base portion provided facing the positioning wall portion, and the elastically deformable portion is provided with an engaging portion protrudingly engaged with an engaged portion formed on a side portion of the vehicle-mounted device, and the vehicle-mounted device is allowed to move toward a holding end position relative to the receiving portion by deformation of the elastically deformable portion caused by the abutment between the engaged portion and the engaging portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is brought into abutment with the positioning wall portion at the holding end position by elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is prevented from escaping from the receiving portion.

[0012] In addition, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, according to a second viewpoint, a bracket for a vehicle-mounted device is a bracket for holding a vehicle-mounted device that performs video or sensing of the outside of the vehicle through window glass on the side of the vehicle body, wherein the bracket has a fixing portion fixed to the side of the vehicle body, and a portion opposite to the portion forming the fixing portion is used as a receiving portion for at least a portion of the vehicle-mounted device, the receiving portion comprising: a positioning wall portion relative to the front or rear of the vehicle-mounted device; an engaging portion relative to an engaged portion formed on a side of the vehicle-mounted device; and a supporting portion, which can support a supported portion formed on the vehicle-mounted device at a position different from the engaging portion, the engaging portion being formed on an elastically deformable portion in the receiving portion, The supported portion is supported on the supporting portion, and the movement operation of the vehicle-mounted device from the first position of the vehicle-mounted device toward the second position is allowed by the deformation of the elastically deformable portion caused by the abutment between the engaged portion and the engaging portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is abutted against the positioning wall portion at the second position by the elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is prevented from returning to the first position, wherein the first position makes the part of the bracket forming the engaged portion of the vehicle-mounted device not completely accommodated in the receiving portion, and the second position makes the part of the bracket forming the engaged portion of the vehicle-mounted device completely accommodated in the receiving portion with the supported portion as a fulcrum.

[0013] One aspect of the present invention lies in that, in the invention according to the second viewpoint, the elastically deformable portion is in the form of a sheet extending from a base located near the positioning wall portion in the front-to-back direction, the engaging portion is provided in a protruding state on the elastically deformable portion, and the inclined surface constituting the engaging portion and formed facing the positioning wall portion is connected to the engaged portion at the second position.

[0014] In addition, the upward-facing support surface constituting the engaging portion is disposed so as to be inserted below the vehicle-mounted device at the second position.

[0015] According to one aspect of the present invention, a guide surface is formed below the support surface of the engagement portion so as to reduce the amount of protrusion of the engagement portion as it goes downward.

[0016] In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided an additional elastically deformable portion that is pressed against an upper portion of the vehicle-mounted device at the second position.

[0017] In addition, in the invention according to the first or second viewpoint, the elastically deformable portion is respectively provided on both sides of a virtual center line along the front-to-back direction that divides the receiving portion into two parts on the left and right sides, and the elastically deformable portion is provided with the engaging portion corresponding to the engaged portion respectively formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle-mounted equipment in a manner protruding toward the center line.

[0018] Effects of the Invention

[0019] According to the present invention, the deformation of the elastically deformable portion caused by the abutment between the engaged portion and the engaging portion allows the moving operation of the receiving portion for holding the vehicle-mounted camera in the bracket. In addition, the elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion allows the vehicle-mounted device to abut against the positioning wall portion, and prevents the vehicle-mounted device from escaping from the receiving portion. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted device can be held without providing a structure in front of or behind the vehicle-mounted camera to apply force to the positioning wall portion. In addition, there is no need to provide a separate structure other than the elastically deformable portion and the engaging portion on the left and right of the vehicle-mounted device, and there is no need for a separate structure protruding below the vehicle-mounted device, so that the bracket can be simplified and miniaturized as much as possible. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0020] Figure 1 This is a perspective structural diagram of a vehicle-mounted camera held by a bracket according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0021] Figure 2 It is from Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram showing the vehicle-mounted camera when viewed from different directions.

[0022] Figure 3This is a perspective structural diagram showing a bracket according to one embodiment of the present invention as viewed from above.

[0023] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram showing the bracket as viewed from below.

[0024] Figure 5 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the main parts of the bracket.

[0025] Figure 6 It is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the main parts of the bracket.

[0026] Figure 7 It is a main part three-dimensional structural diagram showing the state in which the bracket holds the vehicle-mounted camera.

[0027] Figure 8 It is a main part three-dimensional structural diagram showing the state in which the bracket holds the vehicle-mounted camera.

[0028] Fig. 9 is Fig.10 The cross-section at the center line L2 in the figure shows a cross-sectional structural diagram of the appearance of the bracket installed on the front window.

[0029] Fig.10 It is a bottom structural diagram of the main part of the bracket.

[0030] Fig.11 It is a side structural view of the main parts showing a state in which a part of the vehicle-mounted camera is accommodated in the receiving part of the bracket in a manner that the vehicle-mounted camera is tilted, and the supporting part is located in front of the supporting part and has not yet been supported.

[0031] Fig.12 yes Fig.11 The bottom structure diagram of the main parts of the state.

[0032] Fig.13 It is a side structural view of the main parts in a state where a part of the vehicle-mounted camera is accommodated in the receiving part of the bracket in a manner that the vehicle-mounted camera is tilted, and the supporting part is supported by the supporting part.

[0033] Fig.14 yes Fig.13 The bottom structure diagram of the main parts of the state.

[0034] Fig.15 yes Fig.14 The main part of the enlarged structure diagram.

[0035] Fig.16 It is a side structural view of the main parts showing a state where the vehicle-mounted camera is moved and operated to a horizontal position within the receiving portion of the bracket.

[0036] Fig.17yes Fig.16 The bottom structure diagram of the main parts of the state.

[0037] Fig.18 yes Fig.17 The main part of the enlarged structure diagram.

[0038] Fig.19 The vehicle camera is shown Fig.17 The side structural diagram of the main parts is a state in which the state is slightly moved forward to a state in which the end position is maintained.

[0039] Fig. 20 yes Fig.19 The bottom structure diagram of the main parts of the state.

[0040] Fig.21 yes Fig. 20 The main part of the enlarged structure diagram. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The following is based on Figures 1 to 21 A typical embodiment of the present invention is described. The bracket 3 of this embodiment is used to hold a vehicle-mounted device such as a vehicle-mounted camera 2 that captures or senses the outside of the vehicle through the window glass of the vehicle on the vehicle body side. Typically, the bracket 3 is used to install the vehicle-mounted camera 2 that captures the outside of the vehicle through the window glass of the car on the inner side of the front window 1 or the rear window (not shown).

[0042] In the example shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held on the inner side of the upper part of the front window 1 via the bracket 3. Figure 4 and Fig. 9 The symbol x indicates that the front side of the vehicle is Figure 4 and Fig. 9 The symbol xa indicates that the rear side of the vehicle is Figure 4 and Fig. 9 In addition, the left and right directions of the vehicle are Figure 4 The symbol y is used to represent the up and down directions. Figure 3 and Fig. 9 It is represented by the symbol z.

[0043] like Fig. 9 As shown in FIG. 1 , the front window 1 has an inclination with the front side xa of the vehicle being downwardly inclined. The bracket 3 is fixed to the surface 1 a of the front window 1 on the vehicle inner side.

[0044] In this embodiment, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held on the bracket 3 by moving the receiving portion 4 of the bracket 3 fixed to the vehicle interior surface of the front window 1 toward a second position described later.

[0045] In the example shown in the figure, the supported portion 2j of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, which will be described later, is supported by the supporting portion 5 of the bracket 3, which will be described later, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is moved from the first position ( Fig.13 ) with the supported portion 2j as a fulcrum toward a second position where a portion of the bracket 3 forming the engaged portion 2k of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is accommodated in the receiving portion 4 ( Fig.16 , Fig.19 ) moving operation to keep the vehicle-mounted camera 2 on the bracket 3.

[0046] In the example shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is retracted from the front side into the support portion 5 of the bracket 3 by the supported portion 2j in an inclined posture with the front portion 2d being downward and the rear portion 2e being upward, and in this retracted state, is supported on the support portion 5 in the inclined posture. In the example shown in the figure, this inclination is the first position.

[0047] Furthermore, in the example shown in the figure, the front portion 2d or the vicinity of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is lifted from the first position with the supported portion 2j as a fulcrum, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is moved until it is substantially horizontal, thereby holding the vehicle-mounted camera 2 on the bracket 3. In the example shown in the figure, the horizontal state is the second position.

[0048] Then, at the second position, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held relative to the bracket 3 so as not to shake in three directions: the front-rear direction x, the left-right direction y, and the up-down direction z.

[0049] In the example shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is mounted on the front window 1 via a bracket 3 so that the light incident portion 2a for taking an image faces the front side xa of the vehicle. Figure 1 and Figure 2 In the figure, symbol 2b represents the upper part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, symbol 2c represents the bottom part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, symbol 2d represents the front part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, symbol 2e represents the rear part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, symbol 2f represents the side part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, symbol 2h represents the disc-shaped part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, and symbol 2i represents the block-shaped part of the vehicle-mounted camera 2.

[0050] In the example shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 has a step 2g facing the front side xa between the front part 2d and the rear part 2e on the surface where the upper part 2b is located, and the light input part 2a is provided on the step 2g. In the vehicle-mounted camera 2, between the front part 2d and the step 2g is a disk-shaped part 2h that reduces the dimension in the vertical direction z. In the vehicle-mounted camera 2, between the step 2g and the rear part 2e is a block-shaped part 2i that makes the dimension in the vertical direction z larger than the disk-shaped part 2h. That is, the upper surface of the disk-shaped part 2h is located below the upper surface of the block-shaped part 2i, but the lower surfaces of the two are flush.

[0051] In the block portion 2i, the left and right side portions 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 are respectively provided with a supported portion 2j supported by the support portion 5 of the bracket 3. In the illustrated example, the support portion 5 protrudes from the side portion 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the left-right direction y, and is in the shape of a plate extending in the front-rear direction x and having a thickness in the up-down direction z. The left and right supported portions 2j have substantially the same size and shape, and are formed across a virtual center line L1 (refer to FIG. 1 ) that divides the vehicle-mounted camera 2 into two left and right parts. Figure 1 and Figure 2 ) in symmetrical position.

[0052] The disk-shaped portion 2h has engaged portions 2k formed on the left and right sides thereof. Thus, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 includes engaged portions 2k on the left and right side portions 2f thereof.

[0053] The left and right engaged portions 2k are in the shape of protruding pieces each having an outer surface 2m flush with the side surface of a disk-shaped portion 2h constituting a part of the side portion 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, and protrude downward from the disk-shaped portion 2h.

[0054] The left and right engaged portions 2 k have substantially the same size and shape, and are formed at symmetrical positions with respect to a virtual center line L1 that divides the vehicle-mounted camera 2 into left and right halves.

[0055] In the example shown in the figure, a rib 2o is formed on the bottom surface of the disk-shaped portion 2h so as to straddle the left and right engaged portions 2k. A surface 2p of the rib 2o that faces the rear portion 2e of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 intersects with an outer surface 2m of the engaged portion 2k at a right angle. A corner 2n where these two surfaces 2p and 2m intersect is in contact with an inclined surface 9a of an engaging portion 9 described later when the vehicle-mounted device is in the second position.

[0056] The bracket 3 has a fixing portion 6 fixed to the vehicle body, and a portion opposite to the portion where the fixing portion 6 is provided serves as a receiving portion 4 of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 .

[0057] In the example shown in the figure, the bracket 3 has a base plate portion 7, and the base plate portion 7 substantially has four sides, namely, a front side 7a, a rear side 7b, a left side 7c, and a right side 7d. Furthermore, the bracket 3 is fixed to the vehicle interior side surface 1a of the front window 1 on the upper surface of the base plate portion 7 by bonding or the like. That is, the upper surface of the base plate portion 7 functions as the fixing portion 6. The front window 1 has a downward inclination toward the front, and therefore, in the fixing state, the base plate portion 7 is also inclined so that the rear side 7b is located above the front side 7a. Figure 1 Indicated by reference numeral 7 e is an open portion formed in the base plate portion 7 corresponding to the light incident portion 2 a of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 .

[0058] The receiving portion 4 of the bracket 3 includes: a positioning wall portion 8 relative to the front portion 2d or the rear portion 2e of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 serving as the vehicle-mounted device; a snap-fit ​​portion 9 relative to the snap-fit ​​portion 2k formed on the side portion 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2; and a supporting portion 5 capable of supporting the supported portion 2j formed on the vehicle-mounted camera 2 at a position different from the snap-fit ​​portion 9.

[0059] At the same time, the engaging portion 9 is formed on the elastically deformable portion 10 constituting the receiving portion 4 .

[0060] In this embodiment, the opening portion 7 e is formed at the center of the base plate portion 7 .

[0061] Furthermore, on both left and right sides sandwiching the open portion 7e, the positioning wall portion 8 is formed on the front side, the support portion 5 is formed on the rear side, and the engaging portion 9 is located between the two, thereby forming an elastically deformable portion 10.

[0062] The left-side positioning wall portion 8, the support portion 5, and the elastically deformable portion 10 form a left-side receiving portion outer profile 11 protruding downward on the lower side 7f of the base plate portion 7. The right-side positioning wall portion 8, the support portion 5, and the elastically deformable portion 10 form a left-side receiving portion outer profile 11 protruding downward on the lower side 7f of the base plate portion 7, and the two receiving portion outer profiles 11 form the receiving portion 4 on their inner sides.

[0063] The vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held by the bracket 3 in a space surrounded by the left and right receiving portion outer frames 11 and the base plate 7. Specifically, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held by the bracket 3 by having its upper portion 2b in contact with the lower surface 7f of the base plate 7, its left side portion 2f in contact with the left receiving portion outer frame 11, its right side portion 2f in contact with the right receiving portion outer frame 11, and further having its front portion 2d in contact with the positioning wall portion 8 located in front of the left receiving portion outer frame 11 and the right receiving portion outer frame 11 (see FIG. 1 ). Figures 19 to 21 ).

[0064] In the example shown in the figure, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is held by the bracket 3 by having its rear portion 2e protrude from the receiving portion 4. A decorative cover (not shown) may be detachably mounted below the bracket 3 holding the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in this manner.

[0065] A virtual center line L2 (see FIG. 1 ) along the front-rear direction x that divides the receiving portion 4 into two parts on the left and right sides is interposed. Fig.10 ) are respectively provided with the elastically deformable portion 10 and the locking portion 9 on both sides, wherein the locking portion 9 is made to protrude toward the center line L2.

[0066] Furthermore, one of the left and right receiving portion outer shells 11 has a line-symmetric shape with respect to the other thereof with respect to the center line L2 .

[0067] In the example shown in the figure, the positioning wall 8 is formed by a plate-like body 8a facing rearward and protruding downward from the lower surface 7f of the base plate 7. The receiving portion 4 is open to the front between the positioning wall 8 forming the receiving portion outer frame 11 on the left side and the positioning wall 8 forming the receiving portion outer frame 11 on the right side.

[0068] In the example shown in the figure, the support portion 5 is composed of the upper portion of the claw portion 5b protruding forward from the front end of the leg portion 5a, and the leg portion 5a protrudes downward from the lower surface 7f of the base plate portion 7 (see Fig. 9 A gap is formed between the support portion 5 and the lower surface 7f of the base plate portion 7 to reliably accommodate the supported portion 2j of the block portion 2i of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 to the upper portion 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2.

[0069] In the example shown in the drawings, the elastically deformable portion 10 is in the form of a sheet extending from a base portion 10 a located near the positioning wall portion 8 in the front-rear direction x.

[0070] The elastically deformable portion 10 is provided with a base portion 10a integrally in the positioning wall portion 8, which is formed on the frontmost side xa of the receiving portion outer profile 11 in front of the support portion 5 and is located as a whole below the support portion 5. A gap is formed between the elastically deformable portion 10 and the lower surface 7f of the base plate portion 7 located just above it to accommodate the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2. In the second position, the light-entering portion 2a of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 on the disk-shaped portion 2h enters the open portion 7e.

[0071] The elastically deformable portion 10 is in the shape of a rectangular plate extending in the front-to-rear direction x when viewed from the side. The elastically deformable portion 10 has an inner surface 10b facing the center line L2 and an outer surface 10c opposite to the inner surface 10b, and has a thickness in the left-right direction y. The elastically deformable portion 10 is provided with a gap in the left-right direction y between the plate-like body 8a constituting the positioning wall portion 8 and the edge 8b facing the center line L2, so that the base 10a is integrated with the plate-like body 8a, and the positioning wall portion 8 is located near the center line L2 compared to the inner surface 10b of the elastically deformable portion 10 (refer to Figure 5 ).

[0072] The engaging portion 9 is provided in a protruding shape between the middle position in the front-rear direction of the elastically deformable portion 10 and the free end 10d, that is, near the free end 10d. The engaging portion 9 protrudes from the inner surface 10b of the elastically deformable portion 10 toward the center line L2.

[0073] The engaging portion 9 includes an inclined surface 9a facing the positioning wall portion 8, a support surface 9b facing upward, and a guide surface 9c located below the support surface 9b and reducing the protrusion amount of the engaging portion 9 as it goes downward (see Figure 5 , Fig. 9 ).

[0074] The inclined surface 9a is inclined in a direction approaching the center line L2 as it moves toward the rearward direction. A distance is provided between the engaging portion 9 and the free end portion 10d of the elastically deformable portion 10, and the back surface 9d of the engaging portion 9 facing the free end portion 10d is a surface oriented orthogonal to the center line L2. A top surface 9e of the engaging portion 9 substantially parallel to the center line L2 is formed between the inclined surface 9a and the back surface 9d. The top surface 9e is an area surrounded by the inclined surface 9a, the back surface 9d, the guide surface 9c, and the support surface 9b. The distance between the engaging portion 9 and the center line L2 is smallest at the top surface 9e, and in the front-to-back direction x, the distance gradually increases as it moves toward the front; in the up-down direction z, the distance gradually increases as it moves downward. The support surface 9b is flush with the upper surface 10e in the thickness direction between the inner surface 10b and the outer surface 10c of the elastically deformable portion 10 (refer to Figure 6 ); in the second position, as described later, the elastic deformation portion 10 is elastically restored so that a portion of the support surface enters the lower portion of the disc-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle camera 2 (reference Fig.21 ).

[0075] Furthermore, in the example shown in the figure, first, a distance D1 ( D1 ) is defined between an inner surface 10b of a position where the engaging portion 9 is not formed in the elastically deformable portion 10 located on the left side of the center line L2 when viewed from below the bracket 3 and an inner surface 10b of a position where the engaging portion 9 is not formed in the elastically deformable portion 10 located on the right side of the center line L2 when viewed from below the bracket 3. Fig.10 ) is greater than the dimension d1 of the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the left-right direction y ( Figure 1 ) is slightly larger.

[0076] In addition, secondly, the distance D2 ( Fig.10 ) is greater than the dimension d1 of the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the left-right direction y ( Figure 1 ) is slightly smaller.

[0077] In addition, thirdly, the distance D3 ( Fig.10 ) is greater than the dimension d1 of the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the left-right direction y ( Figure 1 ) is slightly smaller.

[0078] In addition, fourthly, the distance D4 ( Figure 6 ) and the distance d2 ( Figure 1 ) are substantially equal.

[0079] In addition, fifthly, the distance D5 between the positioning wall portion 8 and the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 ( Figure 6 ) and the distance d3 between the portion of the front portion 2d of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 corresponding to the positioning wall portion 8 and the engaged portion 2k ( Figure 1 ) are substantially equal.

[0080] Thus, the bracket 3 of this embodiment first allows the moving operation of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from the first position to the second position by deformation of the elastically deformable portion 10 due to the abutment between the engaged portion 2 k and the engaging portion 9 .

[0081] In the example shown in the figure, first, the supported portion 2j of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the vehicle interior is placed on the supporting portion 5 from the front side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 relative to the bracket 3 fixed to the vehicle body side (in the example shown in the figure, the front window 1), and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 can be assembled from below in a tilted posture with its front portion 2d facing downward in a manner that prevents the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from entering the elastically deformable portion 10 ( Fig.13 / first position).

[0082] In the example shown in the figure, first, in the vehicle-mounted camera 2, while elastically deforming the left and right elastically deformable parts 10 of the bracket 3 with its front part 2d tilted downward, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 can enter the receiving part 4 until the corresponding supported part 2j is located in front of the left and right supporting parts 5 ( Fig.11 ).

[0083] Specifically, the engaging portion 9 is brought into sliding contact with the side surface of the disk-shaped portion 2h constituting a part of the side portion 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 and the outer surface 2m of the engaged portion 2k flush with the side surface, so that the left and right elastically deformable portions 10 are elastically deformed in a direction away from the center line L2. The guide surface 9c makes the elastic deformation smooth.

[0084] That is, the engaged portion 2k on the left side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 slides in contact with the engaging portion 9 of the left receiving portion outer frame 11, and the engaged portion 2k on the right side of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 slides in contact with the engaging portion 9 of the right receiving portion outer frame 11.

[0085] Then, by moving the vehicle-mounted camera 2 backward from the state where the vehicle-mounted camera 2 enters the receiving unit 4, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is supported by the supporting unit 2j on the supporting unit 5, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is set in the first position (refer to Figures 11 to 13 ).

[0086] The distance between the left and right supporting parts 5 is slightly larger than the dimension of the block part 2i of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the left-right direction y, but smaller than the distance between the left and right supported parts 2j. Thus, the rear part 2e of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 and its vicinity can be introduced from the front between the left and right supporting parts 5, and in the first position, the supported part 2j abuts against the leg part 5a and is supported by the supporting part 5.

[0087] In the example shown in the figure, abutment portions 5c (see FIG. 5 ) that abut against the protruding ends of the supported portions 2j are formed on the outer sides of the left and right supporting portions 5, respectively. Fig. 9 , Fig. 20 ).

[0088] In addition, in the bracket 3 of this embodiment, secondly, the elastic deformable portion 10 is elastically restored so that the vehicle-mounted camera 2 abuts against the positioning wall portion 8 at the second position and prevents the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from returning to the first position.

[0089] In the example shown in the figure, during the process of moving the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from the first position toward the second position, the engaging portion 9 moves along the arc of a virtual circle centered on the supported portion 2j (see Figures 13 to 16 ).

[0090] When the vehicle-mounted camera 2 reaches the second position, the engaging portion 9 can enter under the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, and the left and right elastically deformable portions 10 slightly elastically recover toward the direction close to the center line L2. At the same time, the corner 2n of the engaged portion 2k is located behind the engaging portion 9 in the first position, and in the illustrated example, is located at a position in contact with the top surface 9e of the engaging portion 9 after reaching the second position (see FIG. Figures 16 to 18 ).

[0091] In the example shown in the figure, when the corner 2n of the engaged portion 2k is in contact with the top surface 9e of the engaging portion 9 (see Fig.16 ) When the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is further slightly pushed forward, the corner 2n of the engaged portion 2k moves forward to the top surface 9e of the engaging portion 9 and contacts the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 (see Fig.19 ). In the second position, the supported portion 2j is arranged in a direction in which the upper and lower sides are substantially horizontal so that the lower side is in contact with the supporting portion 5. At the same time, the supported portion 2j is set so as not to be separated from the supporting portion 5 due to the above-mentioned pushing (refer to Fig.19 ).

[0092] The distance between the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 and the center line L2 is greater than the distance between the top surface 9e of the engaging portion 9 and the center line L2, but the distance between the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 and the center line L2 is less than the distance between the inner surface 10b of the elastically deformable portion 10 where the engaging portion 9 is not formed and the center line L2. Therefore, in the second position, even when the corner 2n of the engaged portion 2k is brought into contact with the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 as described above, Fig.19 In the state, the elastically deformable portion 10 also elastically deforms. However, its elastic deformation amount is smaller than Fig.16 The state is slightly smaller.

[0093] In the second position, the elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion 10 enables the upwardly directed support surface 9b constituting the engaging portion 9 to enter below the disk-shaped portion 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 (see Fig.21 ). Thus, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is prevented from returning to the first position. In addition, in the second position, the engaged portion 2k formed on the side portion 2f of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is in contact with the inclined surface 9a of the engaging portion 9 that is formed to face the positioning wall portion 8 between the positioning wall portion 8 and the engaging portion 9. Thus, the front portion 2d of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is in contact with the positioning wall portion 8 by the elastic force of the elastically deformable portion 10. Thus, the support 3 for the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is completed ( Fig.19 / hold end position).

[0094] In the example shown, by Fig.16The pushing starts from the state of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, and the front part 2d formed by the disk-shaped part 2h of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 abuts against the positioning wall part 8, and a support surface 8c is formed below the abutment portion to enter the lower part of the disk-shaped part 2h by the pushing, and the support surface 8c also prevents the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from returning to the first position (refer to Figure 6 ).

[0095] In the bracket 3 of this embodiment, the elastically deformable portion 10 is deformed due to the abutment between the engaged portion 2k and the engaging portion 9, thereby allowing the moving operation for holding the vehicle-mounted camera 2 on the receiving portion 4, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is brought into abutment with the positioning wall portion 8 by the elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion 10, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is prevented from coming out of the receiving portion 4. Therefore, the vehicle-mounted camera 2 can be held without separately providing a structure for applying force to the positioning wall portion 8 in front of or behind the vehicle-mounted camera 2. In addition, there is no need to provide a separate structure other than the elastically deformable portion 10 and the engaging portion 9 on the left and right of the vehicle-mounted camera 2, and there is no need for a separate structure protruding below the vehicle-mounted camera 2, so the bracket 3 can be simplified and miniaturized as much as possible.

[0096] In addition, the holding state of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 by the bracket 3 can be easily released by utilizing the free end portion 10d located at the rear relative to the engaging portion 9 of the elastically deformable portion 10, so that the elastically deformable portion 10 is deformed in a direction away from the center line L2 in the illustrated example in order to release the engagement between the engaged portion 2k and the engaging portion 9, and the vehicle-mounted camera 2 can be easily removed from the bracket 3. Specifically, after the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is tilted to the first position by the release, it slides forward in the illustrated example, so that the supported portion 2j can be disengaged from the upper side of the supporting portion 5 to the front, thereby making it possible to remove the vehicle-mounted camera 2 from the receiving portion 4.

[0097] In addition, in this embodiment, an additional elastically deformable portion 12 is provided at the second position of the base plate portion 7 in the receiving portion 4 at a position pressed against the upper portion 2b of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 (see Figure 8 , Fig.19 The elastically deformable portion 10 is disposed between the left and right receiving portion outer contours 11 on both sides of the center line L2 (see Fig.10 ).

[0098] In the example shown in the figure, the additional elastically deformable portion 12 is composed of an elastic sheet having a rear side xb as a base 12a, a front side xa as a free end 12b, and a convex portion 12c protruding downward near the free end 12b (see Fig. 9). When the vehicle-mounted camera 2 located at the first position moves to the second position, the upper surface of the block-shaped portion 2i of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 collides with the convex portion 12c, so that the additional elastically deformable portion 12 bends upward, and the supported portion 2j is pressed toward the supporting portion 5 by the force generated thereby. Therefore, the lower surface of the disk-shaped portion 2h constituting a part of the bottom 2c of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 is pressed toward the engaging portion 9 and the supporting surface 8c, thereby suppressing the shaking of the vehicle-mounted camera 2 in the up-down direction z.

[0099] In addition, although not shown, the structure of the receiving portion 4 of the bracket 3 described above is also valid even when the front and rear mirror images are formed. That is, in the bracket 3 of the present invention, the positioning wall portion 8 can be formed on the rear side xb of the receiving portion outer profile 11 on the left side and the receiving portion outer profile 11 on the right side constituting the receiving portion 4, the elastically deformable portion 10 is formed with the rear side xb as the base 10a and the front side xa as the free end 10d, and the support portion 5 is formed on the front side xa of the receiving portion outer profile 11.

[0100] In the above-described embodiments, the portion that should have elastic deformation characteristics and the provision of elastic deformation characteristics to the component can be easily ensured by making such portion, the entirety including such portion, and such component a plastic molded article.

[0101] Furthermore, of course, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes all implementation aspects that can achieve the purpose of the present invention.

[0102] Reference numerals

[0103] 2k: engaged portion, 4: receiving portion, 8: positioning wall portion, 9: engaging portion, 10: elastically deformable portion, 10a: base portion.

[0104] In addition, the entire contents of the specification, claims, drawings, and abstract of Japanese Patent Application No. 2022-122565 filed on August 1, 2022 are cited herein and incorporated herein as a disclosure of the specification of the present invention.

Claims

1. A bracket for an in-vehicle device, which is a bracket for holding an in-vehicle device for photographing or sensing the outside of the vehicle through a window glass on the side of the vehicle body, wherein the in-vehicle device bracket is characterized in that: The bracket has a fixing portion fixed to the vehicle body side, and a portion opposite to the portion provided with the fixing portion serves as a receiving portion for at least a portion of the vehicle-mounted device. The receiving unit comprises: a positioning wall portion relative to the front or rear of the vehicle-mounted device; and an elastically deformable portion in the form of a sheet extending in the front-rear direction from a base portion disposed facing the positioning wall portion, The elastically deformable portion is provided with an engaging portion that engages with an engaged portion formed on a side portion of the vehicle-mounted device in a protruding shape. The deformation of the elastically deformable portion caused by the abutment between the engaged portion and the engaging portion allows the vehicle-mounted device to be moved toward the holding end position relative to the receiving portion, and the elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion causes the vehicle-mounted device to abut against the positioning wall portion at the holding end position, thereby preventing the vehicle-mounted device from escaping from the receiving portion.

2. A bracket for an in-vehicle device, which is a bracket for holding an in-vehicle device for photographing or sensing the outside of the vehicle through a window glass on the side of the vehicle body, wherein the in-vehicle device bracket is characterized in that: The bracket has a fixing portion fixed to the vehicle body side, and a portion opposite to the portion provided with the fixing portion serves as a receiving portion for at least a portion of the vehicle-mounted device. The receiving unit comprises: a positioning wall portion relative to the front or rear of the vehicle-mounted device; an engaging portion corresponding to an engaged portion formed on a side portion of the vehicle-mounted device; and a supporting portion capable of supporting a supported portion formed on the vehicle-mounted device at a position different from the engaging portion, The engaging portion is formed on the elastically deformable portion in the receiving portion, The supported portion is supported on the supporting portion, and the movement operation of the vehicle-mounted device from the first position of the vehicle-mounted device to the second position is allowed by the deformation of the elastically deformable portion caused by the abutment of the engaged portion with the engaging portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is abutted against the positioning wall portion at the second position by elastic recovery of the elastically deformable portion, and the vehicle-mounted device is prevented from returning to the first position, wherein, The first position causes the portion of the bracket forming the engaged portion of the vehicle-mounted device to be not completely accommodated in the receiving portion, and the second position causes the portion of the bracket forming the engaged portion of the vehicle-mounted device to be completely accommodated in the receiving portion with the supported portion as a fulcrum.

3. The vehicle-mounted device bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastically deformable portion is in the form of a sheet extending from a base portion located near the positioning wall portion in the front-rear direction. The engaging portion is convexly disposed on the elastically deformable portion. The inclined surface constituting the engaging portion and formed facing the positioning wall portion is in contact with the engaged portion at the second position.

4. The vehicle-mounted device bracket according to claim 3, characterized in that: The upward-facing support surface constituting the engaging portion enters below the vehicle-mounted device at the second position.

5. The vehicle-mounted equipment bracket according to claim 4, characterized in that: A guide surface is formed below the support surface of the engagement portion and reduces the protrusion amount of the engagement portion as it goes downward.

6. The vehicle-mounted device bracket according to claim 2, characterized in that: have: An elastically deformable portion is added, which is pressed against an upper portion of the vehicle-mounted device at the second position.

7. The vehicle-mounted equipment bracket according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The elastically deformable portion is provided on both sides of a virtual center line along the front-to-back direction that divides the receiving portion into two parts on the left and right sides, and the elastically deformable portion is provided with the engaging portion corresponding to the engaged portion formed on the left and right sides of the vehicle-mounted equipment in a manner protruding toward the center line.

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