Front cover drive assembly and vehicle having the same

Abstract

The utility model discloses a front cover drive assembly and vehicle with it, front cover drive assembly includes: drive part and drive shaft, drive part and drive shaft transmission connection, be equipped with drive gear on drive shaft, drive arm, be equipped with connecting portion on drive arm, drive arm is equipped with tooth segment in one end of first direction, first direction is perpendicular with the axis direction of drive gear, and tooth segment and connecting portion are arranged in first direction interval, and tooth segment is engaged with drive gear, front cover hinge is used for being linked with front cover, and front cover hinge is rotatably connected with connecting portion, and drive gear is suitable for driving drive arm swing to drive front cover hinge to open and close front cover. According to the front cover drive assembly of the utility model, through setting tooth segment on drive arm, drive gear drives drive arm swing through tooth segment to realize the drive of front cover hinge, and the structure of front cover drive assembly is relatively simple, and the reliability is higher, and the production cost is lower.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of vehicle technology, and in particular to a front hood drive assembly and a vehicle having the same. Background Technology

[0002] With the development of vehicle technology, more and more components are set up on vehicles to save users operating steps during vehicle use. The front cover of the vehicle's front engine compartment is usually heavy, and it is difficult for users to open and close it. Therefore, some models are equipped with a drive component to drive the opening and closing of the front cover. In related technologies, the structure of the drive component to drive the opening and closing of the front cover is relatively complex. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present invention provides a front cover driving assembly, which can drive the opening and closing of the front cover, and has a simple structure, high reliability, and low production cost.

[0004] This utility model also proposes a vehicle having the aforementioned front hood drive assembly.

[0005] A front cover drive assembly according to a first aspect of the present invention includes: a drive member and a drive shaft, the drive member and the drive shaft being convexly connected, the drive shaft being provided with a drive gear; a drive arm, the drive arm being provided with a connecting portion, one end of the drive arm being provided with a toothed segment in a first direction, the first direction being perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive gear, the toothed segment and the connecting portion being spaced apart in the first direction, the toothed segment meshing with the drive gear; and a front cover hinge, the front cover hinge being used to connect to the front cover, the front cover hinge being rotatably connected to the connecting portion, the drive gear being adapted to drive the drive arm to swing, thereby driving the front cover hinge to open and close the front cover.

[0006] According to the front cover drive assembly of the first aspect of this utility model, by setting a toothed segment on the drive arm, the drive gear drives the drive arm to swing through the toothed segment, thereby driving the front cover hinge. On the one hand, the structure of the front cover drive assembly is relatively simple, and the process of machining the toothed segment on the drive arm is also relatively simple, which can reduce the production difficulty and production cost of the front cover drive assembly. On the other hand, the meshing transmission between the drive gear and the toothed segment has high reliability, which can improve the reliability of the front cover drive assembly during operation.

[0007] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the tooth segment extends along an arc toward the opening of the connecting portion.

[0008] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the direction of the tooth segment toward the connecting portion, the size of the drive arm portion decreases in the second direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the axial direction of the drive shaft are perpendicular to each other.

[0009] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the direction of the tooth segment toward the connecting portion, the dimension of the driving arm in the second direction first decreases and then increases.

[0010] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the drive arm includes: a main body segment and an extension segment. The projection of the main body segment in a projection plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive gear is a fan-shaped ring. The tooth segment is formed on the protruding side of the main body segment. The extension segment is connected to the concave side of the main body segment. The connecting part is provided on the extension segment.

[0011] According to some embodiments of the present invention, in the direction of the tooth segment toward the connecting portion, the edge of the extension segment in the second direction is connected to the main body segment by an inwardly recessed arc segment.

[0012] According to some embodiments of this utility model, the drive arm is plate-shaped.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the drive shaft extends along the left-right direction of the vehicle, the drive component has an output shaft that extends along the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the output shaft is connected to the drive shaft in a transmission manner.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the present invention, the front cover hinge includes: a movable arm for connecting to the front cover, the movable arm having a first mounting portion and a second mounting portion, the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion being arranged at intervals along the length direction of the movable arm; a first support arm and a second support arm, one end of the first support arm being rotatably connected to the connecting portion, the other end of the first support arm being rotatably connected to the first mounting portion, one end of the second support arm being rotatably connected to the vehicle body, and the other end of the second support arm being rotatably connected to the second mounting portion.

[0015] A vehicle according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a body and a front cover, the front cover being adapted to cover the front engine compartment of the body; the aforementioned front cover drive assembly according to a first aspect of the present invention, wherein the drive member and the drive shaft are disposed on the vehicle body, the front cover hinge is connected to the front cover, and the front cover hinge is rotatably connected to the body.

[0016] According to the second aspect of the present invention, by providing the aforementioned front cover drive assembly according to the first aspect of the present invention, the production cost of the vehicle can be reduced and the reliability of the vehicle during operation can be improved.

[0017] Additional aspects and advantages of this invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. Attached Figure Description

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the front hood drive assembly and the vehicle body according to an embodiment of the present utility model, with the front hood hinge in the closed position;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a front hood drive assembly and a vehicle body according to another embodiment of the present invention, with the front hood hinge in the open position;

[0020] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 The diagram shows the front hood drive assembly and another angle of the vehicle body.

[0021] Figure label:

[0022] 10. Drive components;

[0023] 20. Drive shaft; 21. Drive gear;

[0024] 30. Drive arm; 31. Connecting part; 32. Toothed section; 33. Main body section; 34. Extension section;

[0025] 40. Front cover hinge; 41. Movable arm; 42. First support arm; 43. Second support arm;

[0026] 50. First axle pin; 51. Second axle pin; 52. Third axle pin; 53. Fourth axle pin;

[0027] 100. Vehicle body. Detailed Implementation

[0028] The embodiments of this utility model are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and intended to explain this utility model, and should not be construed as limiting this utility model.

[0029] The following is for reference. Figures 1-3 A front cover drive assembly according to a first aspect embodiment of the present invention is described.

[0030] like Figures 1-3 As shown, the front cover drive assembly according to the first aspect of the present invention includes: a drive member 10, a drive shaft 20, a drive arm 30, and a front cover hinge 40.

[0031] Specifically, the drive member 10 and the drive shaft 20 are connected by transmission. The drive shaft 20 is provided with a drive gear 21, and the drive arm 30 is provided with a connecting part 31. One end of the drive arm 30 in a first direction is provided with a toothed section 32. The first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive gear 21. The toothed section 32 and the connecting part 31 are arranged at intervals in the first direction. The toothed section 32 meshes with the drive gear 21. The front cover hinge 40 is used to connect with the front cover. The front cover hinge 40 and the connecting part 31 are rotatably connected. The drive gear 21 is adapted to drive the drive arm 30 to swing, so as to drive the front cover hinge 40 to open and close the front cover.

[0032] When a user needs to open or close the front cover of a vehicle while using it, the drive unit 10 drives the drive gear 21 to rotate. The drive gear 21 then pushes the toothed segment 32 to move. It is understood that as the toothed segment 32 engages with the drive gear 21 at different positions, the relative angle between the axis of the drive arm 30 and the axis of the drive gear 21 changes under the constraint of the front cover hinge 40 on the connecting part 31. Thus, the drive gear 21 can drive the drive arm 30 to swing through the toothed segment 32. During the swinging process of the drive arm 30, the drive arm 30 pushes the front cover hinge 40 to move along a set stroke. During the movement of the front cover hinge 40, the front cover hinge 40 drives the front cover to move, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the front cover.

[0033] In this assembly, the drive gear 21 drives the front cover hinge 40 via the drive arm 30, which has toothed segments 32. The front cover drive assembly has a small number of components and a relatively simple structure. The process of machining the toothed segments 32 on the drive arm 30 is relatively simple, and it is easy to produce the toothed segments 32 on the drive arm 30 during production. During the operation of the front cover drive assembly, the teeth of the drive gear 21 and the teeth of the toothed segments 32 are unlikely to slip, resulting in high reliability of the meshing transmission between the drive gear 21 and the toothed segments 32.

[0034] According to the front cover drive assembly of the first aspect of the present invention, by providing a toothed segment 32 on the drive arm 30, the drive gear 21 drives the drive arm 30 to swing through the toothed segment 32, thereby driving the front cover hinge 40. On the one hand, the structure of the front cover drive assembly is relatively simple, and the process of machining the toothed segment 32 on the drive arm 30 is also relatively simple, which can reduce the production difficulty and production cost of the front cover drive assembly. On the other hand, the meshing transmission reliability of the drive gear 21 and the toothed segment 32 is high, which can improve the reliability of the front cover drive assembly during operation.

[0035] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown, the tooth segment 32 extends along an arc line toward the opening of the connecting portion 31. Therefore, the angle between the line connecting the connecting portion 31 and the center of the drive gear 21 and the radial extension direction of the tooth segment 32 is small. During the operation of the front cover drive assembly, the displacement of the drive arm 30 along the path of the drive gear 21 is small. On the one hand, the trajectory of the drive arm 30 is easier to confirm during product design, reducing the design difficulty of the front cover drive assembly. On the other hand, slippage between the drive gear 21 and the tooth segment 32 is less likely, further improving the reliability of the front cover drive assembly during operation.

[0036] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in the direction of the tooth segment 32 toward the connecting part 31, the size of the part of the drive arm 30 decreases in the second direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the axis direction of the drive shaft 20 are perpendicular to each other.

[0037] It is understandable that during the swing of the drive arm 30 relative to the axis of the drive gear 21, in order to improve the reliability of the meshing between the tooth segment 32 and the drive gear 21, and to make the stroke of the drive arm 30 meet the stroke requirements of the front cover hinge 40, the tooth segment 32 needs to be longer than a set length. On the main body of the drive arm 30, by making some parts smaller, the material used to produce the drive arm 30 can be saved, thereby further reducing the production cost.

[0038] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in the direction from the tooth segment 32 toward the connecting portion 31, the dimension of the drive arm 30 first decreases and then increases in the second direction.

[0039] It is understandable that the larger the size of the solid structure at the connecting part 31, the higher the connection strength between the connecting part 31 and the front cover hinge 40. By first decreasing and then increasing the size of the drive arm 30 in the second direction, the solid size at the connecting part 31 can be increased, thereby increasing the connection strength between the connecting part 31 and the front cover hinge 40.

[0040] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figure 1 As shown, the drive arm 30 includes a main body section 33 and an extension section 34. The projection of the main body section 33 in the projection plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive gear 21 is a fan-shaped ring. The tooth section 32 is formed on the protruding side of the main body section 33. The extension section 34 is connected to the concave side of the main body section 33. The connecting part 31 is provided on the extension section 34.

[0041] In this way, the size of the main body section 33 is reduced in the direction of the toothed section 32 toward the connecting part 31, which can reduce the size of the drive arm 30 in the second direction and make the torque change on the drive arm 30 more uniform, thereby improving the stability of the drive arm 30 during the swinging process. In the product design process, the size of the extension section 34 and the main body section 33 can be adjusted so that the drive arm 30 meets the requirements of the connection strength with the front cover hinge 40 and the requirements of the travel of the front cover hinge 40.

[0042] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in the direction of the toothed segment 32 toward the connecting portion 31, the edge of the extension segment 34 in the second direction is connected to the main body segment 33 by an inwardly recessed arc segment.

[0043] Therefore, in the direction from the tooth segment 32 toward the connecting part 31, the size of the drive arm 30 in the second direction can be reduced first and then increased, and the uniformity of torque change on the drive arm 30 can be further improved, thereby further improving the stability of the drive arm 30 during the swinging process.

[0044] In some embodiments of this utility model, the drive arm 30 is plate-shaped. Therefore, the drive arm 30 occupies less space, facilitating its placement on the vehicle.

[0045] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the drive shaft 20 extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and the drive member 10 has an output shaft (not shown in the figure) that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is connected to the drive shaft 20 in a transmission manner.

[0046] Preferably, the drive shaft 20 and the output shaft are connected by a bevel gear transmission, and the drive component 10 is a drive motor.

[0047] It is understandable that the dimension of the drive component 10 in the direction of the output shaft axis is larger than the dimension of the drive component 10 in the direction of width. The output shaft of the drive component 10 extends along the front-rear direction of the vehicle. In the left-right direction of the vehicle, the dimension of the drive component 10 extending into the front engine compartment is smaller. This can reduce the difficulty of arranging the components in the front engine compartment.

[0048] In some embodiments of this utility model, such as Figures 1-3 As shown, the front cover hinge 40 includes: a movable arm 41, a first support arm 42, and a second support arm 43.

[0049] Specifically, the movable arm 41 is used to connect to the front cover. The movable arm 41 is provided with a first mounting part and a second mounting part. The first mounting part and the second mounting part are arranged at intervals along the length of the movable arm 41. One end of the first support arm 42 is rotatably connected to the connecting part 31, and the other end of the first support arm 42 is rotatably connected to the first mounting part. One end of the second support arm 43 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body 100, and the other end of the second support arm 43 is rotatably connected to the second mounting part.

[0050] When the user needs to open the front cover, the drive component 10 drives the drive gear 21 to rotate. The drive gear 21 pushes the tooth segment 32 to move, causing the drive arm 30 to swing. The drive arm 30 pushes the movable arm 41 upward through the first support arm 42 until the set front cover opening position is reached. At the same time, the second support arm 43 swings relative to the vehicle body 100 to cooperate with the drive arm 30 and the first support arm 42 to limit the upward movement trajectory of the movable arm 41.

[0051] When the user needs to close the front cover, the drive unit 10 drives the drive gear 21 to rotate in the opposite direction of the aforementioned rotation direction. The drive gear 21 pushes the tooth segment 32 to move in the opposite direction of the aforementioned movement direction, causing the drive arm 30 to swing in the opposite direction of the aforementioned swing direction. The drive arm 30 drives the movable arm 41 downward through the first support arm 42 until the set front cover closing position is reached. At the same time, the second support arm 43 swings relative to the vehicle body 100 to cooperate with the drive arm 30 and the first support arm 42 to limit the upward movement trajectory of the movable arm 41.

[0052] Therefore, the drive component 10 can drive the opening and closing of the front cover, and the transmission structure between the front cover hinge 40 and the drive arm 30 is a multi-link type. On the one hand, it can further simplify the structure of the front cover drive assembly, and on the other hand, it can reduce the space occupied by the front cover drive assembly, thereby reducing the design difficulty of the front cover drive assembly.

[0053] Preferably, the connecting part 31 includes a connecting hole, the first support arm 42 is provided with a first rotating hole and a second rotating hole, the first axle pin 50 passes through the connecting hole and the first rotating hole to realize the rotatable connection between the connecting part 31 and the first support arm 42, the first mounting part includes a third rotating hole, the second axle pin 51 passes through the second rotating hole and the third rotating hole to realize the rotatable connection between the first support arm 42 and the first mounting part, the body 100 is provided with a fourth rotating hole, the second support arm 43 is provided with a fifth rotating hole and a sixth rotating hole, the third axle pin 52 passes through the fourth rotating hole and the fifth rotating hole to realize the rotatable connection between the second support arm 43 and the body 100, the second mounting part includes a seventh rotating hole, the fourth axle pin 53 passes through the sixth rotating hole and the seventh rotating hole to realize the rotatable connection between the second support arm 43 and the second mounting part.

[0054] A vehicle according to a second aspect of the present invention includes: a body 100, a front hood, and the aforementioned front hood drive assembly according to a first aspect of the present invention.

[0055] Specifically, the front cover is adapted to cover the front engine compartment of the vehicle body 100, the drive unit 10 and the drive shaft 20 are provided on the vehicle body 100, the front cover hinge 40 is connected to the front cover, and the front cover hinge 40 is rotatably connected to the vehicle body 100.

[0056] When a user needs to open or close the front cover of the vehicle while using it, the drive unit 10 drives the drive gear 21 to rotate. The drive gear 21 pushes the tooth segment 32 to move, thereby causing the drive arm 30 to swing. During the swinging process of the drive arm 30, the drive arm 30 pushes the front cover hinge 40 to move along a set stroke. At the same time, the front cover hinge 40 rotates relative to the vehicle body 100 to limit the trajectory of the front cover hinge 40. During the movement of the front cover hinge 40, the front cover hinge 40 drives the front cover to move, thereby realizing the opening and closing of the front cover.

[0057] The vehicle according to the second aspect embodiment of the present invention, by providing the front cover drive assembly according to the first aspect embodiment of the present invention, can reduce the production cost of the vehicle and improve the reliability of the vehicle during operation.

[0058] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this utility model.

[0059] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this utility model, "a plurality of" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0060] In this utility model, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a communication connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this utility model according to the specific circumstances.

[0061] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.

[0062] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, those skilled in the art will understand that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. A front cover drive assembly, characterized in that, include: A driving component (10) and a driving shaft (20) are connected in a transmission manner, and a driving gear (21) is provided on the driving shaft (20); A drive arm (30) is provided with a connecting part (31). The drive arm (30) has a toothed segment (32) at one end in a first direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the axial direction of the drive gear (21). The toothed segment (32) and the connecting part (31) are arranged at intervals in the first direction. The toothed segment (32) meshes with the drive gear (21). A front cover hinge (40) is used to connect to the front cover. The front cover hinge (40) is rotatably connected to the connecting part (31). The drive gear (21) is adapted to drive the drive arm (30) to swing so as to drive the front cover hinge (40) to open and close the front cover.

2. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The tooth segment (32) extends along an arc that opens toward the connection portion (31).

3. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the direction of the tooth segment (32) toward the connecting part (31), the size of a portion of the drive arm (30) decreases in the second direction, and the first direction, the second direction and the axial direction of the drive shaft (20) are perpendicular to each other.

4. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 3, characterized in that, In the direction of the tooth segment (32) toward the connecting part (31), the size of the drive arm (30) in the second direction first decreases and then increases.

5. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 4, characterized in that, The drive arm (30) includes a main body section (33) and an extension section (34). The projection of the main body section (33) in a projection plane perpendicular to the axis of the drive gear (21) is a fan-shaped ring. The tooth section (32) is formed on the protruding side of the main body section (33). The extension section (34) is connected to the concave side of the main body section (33). The connecting part (31) is provided on the extension section (34).

6. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that, In the direction of the toothed segment (32) toward the connecting portion (31), the edge of the extension segment (34) in the second direction is connected to the main body segment (33) by an inwardly recessed arc segment.

7. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive arm (30) is plate-shaped.

8. The front cover drive assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that, The drive shaft (20) extends in the left-right direction of the vehicle, and the drive member (10) has an output shaft that extends in the front-rear direction of the vehicle and is connected to the drive shaft (20) in a transmission manner.

9. The front cover drive assembly according to any one of claims 1-8, characterized in that, The front cover hinge (40) includes: Movable arm (41), the movable arm (41) is used to connect to the front cover, the movable arm (41) is provided with a first mounting part and a second mounting part, the first mounting part and the second mounting part are arranged at intervals in the length direction of the movable arm (41); The first support arm (42) and the second support arm (43) are provided. One end of the first support arm (42) is rotatably connected to the connecting part (31), and the other end of the first support arm (42) is rotatably connected to the first mounting part. One end of the second support arm (43) is rotatably connected to the vehicle body (100), and the other end of the second support arm (43) is rotatably connected to the second mounting part.

10. A vehicle, characterized in that, include: Body (100) and front hood, the front hood being adapted to cover the front engine compartment of the body (100); The front hood drive assembly according to any one of claims 1-9, wherein the drive member (10) and the drive shaft (20) are disposed on the vehicle body (100), the front hood hinge (40) is connected to the front hood, and the front hood hinge (40) is rotatably connected to the vehicle body (100).

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