Storage body for on-vehicle equipment

Abstract

To make it possible to maintain state that a cover covers on-vehicle equipment stably without depending on fit property of a cover and a bracket.SOLUTION: A cover 3 is composed of a first cover body 4 which is configured so as to make it possible to attach to a bracket 2 by a first forward operation along a first direction x and to make it possible to detach by a first return operation and a second cover body 5 which is configured so as to make it possible to attach to the first cover body 4 by a second forward operation along a second direction y which intersects to the first direction x and to make it possible to detach by a second return operation. The first cover body 4 is equipped with a receiving part 31 that accepts and holds a received part 21 formed in the bracket 2 at the end position of the first forward operation. With the second cover body 5 attached to the first cover body 4, a storage body for on-vehicle equipment is configured so as to prevent the received part 21 from being escaped from the a receiving part 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 19

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an improvement in a storage unit for vehicle-mounted equipment used to hold vehicle-mounted equipment such as a vehicle-mounted camera on the vehicle body side. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 shows a cover that has a cover body with an engaging portion for an engaged portion provided on a bracket that fixes the camera body to a vehicle, and a slide portion that is combined so as to be able to engage with this cover body.

[0003] In Patent Document 1, the cover body is attached to the bracket by sliding from the diagonally front lower side to the diagonally rear upper side, with the locking portion inserted into the locked portion (paragraph 0045 of Patent Document 1). In addition, in the case of Patent Document 1, the slide portion is then moved rearward, and the slide portion is permanently fastened to the cover body, and the slide portion is fitted into the bracket, thereby holding the cover in a position that covers the vehicle-mounted camera (paragraphs 0045 and 0046 of Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2014-34235 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] In the device disclosed in Patent Document 1, both the cover body and the sliding portion are fitted to the bracket by moving rearward. In order to stably hold the cover in a position that covers the vehicle-mounted camera, the fit of the fitting must be increased. However, simply increasing the fit makes it easy for the force required to attach and remove the cover to become excessive, which is one factor that reduces the ease of these operations. The main problem that this invention aims to solve is to provide a new structure that enables a cover constituting a storage unit for this type of vehicle equipment to stably maintain the state in which the vehicle equipment is covered by the cover, without relying on the fit between the cover and the bracket that holds the vehicle equipment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to achieve the above object, from a first viewpoint, the present invention provides an in-vehicle equipment storage body, a bracket attached to the vehicle body to hold an in-vehicle device; a cover that is combined with the bracket to form a storage space for the in-vehicle equipment between the bracket and the cover, The cover is a first cover body that can be attached to the bracket by a first forward movement operation along a first direction and can be removed from the bracket by a first return movement operation in a direction opposite to the first forward movement operation; a second cover body that can be attached to the first cover body by a second forward movement operation along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and that can be removed from the first cover body by a second return movement operation in the opposite direction to the second forward movement operation, the first cover body is provided with a receiving portion that receives a receiving portion formed on the bracket by the first forward operation, When the second cover body is attached to the first cover body, the received portion is prevented from slipping out of the receiving portion.

[0007] The first cover body is attached to the bracket by a first forward movement operation along a first direction and can be removed by a first return movement operation, while the second cover body is attached to the first cover body by a second forward movement operation along a second direction intersecting the first direction and can be removed by a second return movement operation, so that the second cover body is unlikely to come off the first cover body even when a force along the first direction is simply applied, and therefore the combined state of the first cover body and the bracket is stably maintained without having to increase the fit between the first cover body and the bracket body so that they do not easily separate during attachment. To remove the cover from the bracket, the second cover body is removed from the first cover body by a second return movement operation, and then the first cover body is returned to the first return movement operation. However, because it is not necessary to increase the fit between the first cover body and the bracket body during attachment, there is no need to apply excessive force to the first return movement operation, and the cover can be removed from the bracket smoothly using the removal of the second cover body from the first cover body as a trigger.

[0008] In order to achieve the above object, from a second viewpoint, the present invention provides an in-vehicle equipment storage body, a bracket attached to the vehicle body to hold an in-vehicle device; a cover that is combined with the bracket to form a storage space for the in-vehicle equipment between the bracket and the cover, a first cover body that can be attached to the bracket by a first forward movement operation along a first direction and can be removed from the bracket by a first return movement operation in a direction opposite to the first forward movement operation; a second cover body that can be attached to the first cover body by a second forward movement operation along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and that can be removed from the first cover body by a second return movement operation in the opposite direction to the second forward movement operation, the first cover body is provided with a receiving portion that receives a receiving portion formed on the bracket by the first forward operation, The second cover body is provided with a restricting portion that sandwiches the received portion in the first direction between itself and the receiving portion at the end position of the second forward operation.

[0009] In one aspect of the present invention, the receiving portion has a head and a neck, and the neck is configured to be received in the receiving portion.

[0010] Furthermore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide one or more engaging portions at a position different from the position where the receiving portion is formed on the first cover body, which are engaged with the engaging portion of the bracket at the end position of the first forward operation.

[0011] Furthermore, one aspect of the present invention is to provide one or more fitted portions at a position different from the position where the receiving portion is formed on the first cover body, which are received in the fitting portion of the bracket by elastic deformation of the fitting portion side during the first forward operation. In this case, one aspect of the present invention is that the engaging portion is provided with a pressing piece that contacts one side of the engaged portion during the first forward movement operation, and an elastic piece that contacts the other side of the engaged portion opposite the one side, and that the engaged portion is received during the first forward movement operation by elastic deformation of the elastic piece.

[0012] Furthermore, one aspect of the present invention is to form an engaging portion on the mated portion that engages with the mating portion side so as to generate a predetermined resistance to the first return operation by the elastic return of the mating portion at the end position of the first forward operation.

[0013] Furthermore, one aspect of the present invention is to form a suppression portion on the bracket, located to the side of the engaging portion, that suppresses elastic deformation of the engaging portion in a direction that causes the engaged portion to come out of the engaging portion at the end position of the first forward operation.

[0014] Another aspect of the present invention is to provide the receiving portion on each side of an imaginary center line along the first direction that divides the cover body in half in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

[0015] Another aspect of the present invention is to form in the second cover body a passage for the stay in a rearview mirror that is supported by a stay that is fixed at one end to the bracket and hangs down, and is positioned under the cover. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to this invention, by constructing the cover from a first cover body and a second cover body, the state in which the cover covers the vehicle equipment can be stably maintained without relying on the fit between the first cover body and the bracket that holds the vehicle equipment.Therefore, when the second cover body is removed from the first cover body, excessive force is not required to attach and remove the first cover body from the bracket, making it possible to carry out these operations smoothly. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a side view showing the use state of an in-vehicle equipment storage unit according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a plan view of the housing. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the housing. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the bracket constituting the housing body with its underside facing upward. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the bracket constituting the housing body with its underside facing upward. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cover that constitutes the storage body. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the cover that constitutes the storage body. [Figure 8]FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a main part of a first cover body that constitutes the cover. [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second cover body that constitutes the cover. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a second cover body that constitutes the cover. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the first cover body in the middle of the first forward movement operation or the first return movement operation. [Figure 15] FIG. 15 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which the second cover body is in the middle of the second forward movement operation or the second backward movement operation with the first cover body attached to the bracket. [Figure 16] FIG. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the state in which the first cover body is attached to the bracket and the second cover body is also attached. [Figure 17] 17A and 17B are a cross-sectional view (FIG. 17A) and a longitudinal-sectional view (FIG. 17B) of the essential parts showing the state of the received portion and the receiving portion in the state of FIG. [Figure 18] 18A and 18B are a cross-sectional view (FIG. 18A) and a longitudinal-sectional view (FIG. 18B) of the essential parts showing the state of the received portion, the receiving portion, and the restricting portion in the state of FIG. [Figure 19] 19A and 19B are a cross-sectional view (FIG. 19A) and a longitudinal-sectional view (FIG. 19B) of the essential parts showing the state of the received portion, the receiving portion, and the restricting portion in the state of FIG. [Figure 20] FIG. 20 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the fitted portion and the fitting portion in the state shown in FIG. [Figure 21] FIG. 21 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the fitted portion and the fitting portion in the state shown in FIG. 15, showing the state before the second cover body is attached. [Figure 22] FIG. 22 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing a partially modified example of the bracket configuration. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0018] Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The storage body 1 for in-vehicle equipment in this embodiment is typically used to hold in-vehicle equipment S, such as an in-vehicle camera that captures and senses the outside of the vehicle through the vehicle's window glass W, on the vehicle body side. The storage body 1 comprises a bracket 2 that is attached to the vehicle body to hold the in-vehicle equipment S, and a cover 3 that is combined with the bracket 2 to form a storage space 1a for the in-vehicle equipment S between the bracket 2 and the cover 3.

[0019] Typically, the bracket 2 is fixed to the inner surface of the front window or rear window. In the illustrated example, the bracket 2 is plate-shaped, and one surface serving as a mounting surface, in the illustrated example, the upper surface 2a, is fixed to the inner surface of the window glass W by adhesive (see FIG. 1). In the illustrated example, the in-vehicle device S is attached to the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2, and is attached via the bracket 2 to the inner surface of the window glass W, that is, to the vehicle body side.

[0020] In the illustrated example, the bracket 2 has two first side portions 2c along the first direction x and two second side portions 2d that intersect with this first direction x, or in the illustrated example, are perpendicular to it, and has a rectangular plate shape when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the upper surface 2a and lower surface 2b. In the illustrated example, the first direction x is substantially the front-to-rear direction, and the second direction y, which will be described later, is substantially the up-down direction. Depending on the part of the vehicle body to which the bracket 2 is attached, the first direction x may be substantially the left-to-right direction or substantially the up-to-down direction.

[0021] In the illustrated example, the bracket 2 has a rectangular through hole 2e formed at a position slightly closer to one of the two second side portions 2d than the center of the bracket 2, where an imaginary center line L1 (see Figures 2 and 3) that is a line segment along the first direction x and bisects the bracket 2 and three covers described below in an orientation perpendicular to the first direction x intersects with a straight line L2 (see Figures 2 and 3) that is a line segment perpendicular to this center line L1 and bisects the bracket 2 and three covers described below in the first direction x. An isosceles triangular recess 2f is formed on the upper surface 2a of the bracket 2, with one of the two second sides 2d serving as the base and the center serving as the apex opposite to the base. The through-hole 2e is formed at the apex of the recess 2f thus formed (see FIGS. 2 and 3). In the following, for convenience, the location of the bracket 2 and cover 3 where one of the two second side portions 2d that form the bottom of this recess 2f is located will be referred to as the front FR, and the location of the bracket 2 and cover 3 where the other of the two opposite second side portions 2d is located will be referred to as the rear RE. In the illustrated example, the window glass is positioned at an angle so that the level of both the inner and outer surfaces gradually increases from the front FR to the rear RE, and the level of the rear RE portion of the bracket 2 and cover 3 is higher than the front FR portion of the bracket 2 and cover 3 (Figure 1).

[0022] On the other side of the bracket 2 opposite to the mounting surface on the vehicle body side, that is, on the bottom surface 2b in the illustrated example, the vehicle-mounted equipment S, such as the light receiving part of an on-board camera, is mounted so that part of the vehicle-mounted equipment S faces the through hole 2e. In the illustrated example, the in-vehicle device S can be detachably attached to the underside 2b of the bracket 2 by utilizing an equipment fitting portion 2g that protrudes downward from the underside 2b of the bracket 2 and is configured to be able to fit into a fitting portion Sa formed on the in-vehicle device S. Reference numeral 2h in the drawing denotes a leaf spring of the equipment fitting portion 2g that fits into the fitting portion Sa formed on the rear side of the in-vehicle device S. In the illustrated example, the in-vehicle device S is supported in a suspended state by the bracket 2 in the region between the second side 2d of the front FR and the straight line L2.

[0023] Further, on the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2, one catch portion 20, two received portions 21, and four fitting portions 22 are formed so as to protrude downward. The catch portion 20 is formed at a position about midway in the length direction of the second side portion 2d of the front FR. The received portions 21 are formed in a region between the straight line L2 and the second side 2d of the rear RE, one on each side of the center line L1. The fitting portions 22 are formed near the two first side portions 2c, in the area between the straight line L2 and the second side portion 2d of the front FR, and in the area between the straight line L2 and the second side portion 2d of the rear RE. The four fitting portions 22 have substantially the same configuration, and the number and positions of the fitting portions 22 are set as needed.

[0024] On the other hand, the cover 3 is configured to include a first cover body 4 and a second cover body 5. The cover 3 has a front edge 3a, a rear edge 3b, and left and right side edge portions 3c, and the area surrounded by these forms a bottom 3d facing the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2 with a gap between them. When the cover 3 is cross-sectionally taken along the center line L1 and when the cover 3 is cross-sectionally taken along the line L2, the cover 3 has a flat bowl shape that is open at the top. When the cover 3 is attached to the bracket 2 as described below, the front edge 3a is aligned with the second edge 2d of the front FR, the rear edge 3b is aligned with the second edge 2d of the rear RE, and the left and right side edge portions 3c are aligned with the corresponding first edge portions 2c, so that a storage space 1a for the in-vehicle equipment S is formed between the bottom 3d and the underside 2b of the bracket 2.

[0025] The first cover body 4 is configured to be attachable to the bracket 2 by a first forward movement operation along a first direction x, and to be detachable from the bracket 2 by a first return movement operation in the opposite direction to the first forward movement operation. In the illustrated example, the first cover body 4 has a hooked portion 30 for the hooking portion 20 formed on the bracket 2, a receiving portion 31 for the received portion 21, and a mated portion 32 for the mating portion 22. The four fitted portions 32 have substantially the same configuration. The number and positions of the fitted portions 32 are set in accordance with the number and positions of the fitting portions 22. Then, from a position where the hooked portion 30 is located slightly forward FR of the hooking portion 20 on the bracket 2 attached to the vehicle body side, the receiving portion 31 is located slightly forward FR of each of the two received portions 21, and the engaged portion 32 is located slightly forward FR of each of the four engaging portions 22, the first cover body 4 is slid rearward RE substantially along the underside 2b of the bracket 2, whereby the hooked portion 30 is hooked onto the hooking portion 20, the received portion 21 is received in the receiving portion 31, and the engaged portion 32 is engaged in the engaging portion 22. In the illustrated example, such sliding movement of the first cover body 4 toward the rear RE corresponds to the first forward movement operation. In the illustrated example, the distance between the two first edge portions 2c of the bracket 2 is slightly smaller than the distance between the left and right side edge portions 3c of the first cover body 4, so that the sliding movement of the first cover body 4 can be performed using the first edge portions 2c of the bracket 2 as a guide.

[0026] A large portion of the cover 3 is made up of the first cover body 4. In the illustrated example, the front edge 3a and the left and right side edge portions 3c are each on the first cover body 4. In addition, a large portion of the bottom portion 3d is also made up of the first cover body 4.

[0027] The second cover body 5 can be attached to the first cover body 4 by a second forward movement operation along a second direction y that intersects with the first direction x, and can be removed from the first cover body 4 by a second return movement operation that is opposite to the second forward movement operation.

[0028] In the illustrated example, in the cover 3, an imaginary straight line L3 that is between the center line L1 and one of the left and right side portions 3c and is parallel to the center line L1; an imaginary straight line L4 that is between the center line L1 and the other of the left and right side portions 3c and is parallel to the center line L1; a virtual straight line L5 that is between the straight line L2 and the rear side portion 3b and is parallel to the straight line L2; In the area surrounded by the rear edge 3b, The first cover body 4 is formed with a cutout portion 4a (blank).

[0029] By attaching the second cover body 5 to the first cover body 4 as described above, the cutout portion 4a of the first cover body 4 is substantially blocked by the plate-shaped second cover body 5, except for the portion that becomes the hole 3e through which the stay Ma described below passes.

[0030] That is, the cutout portion 4a has an innermost portion 4b located on the central side of the first cover body 4, an open portion 4c opposite to it, and left and right edge portions 4d extending between the innermost portion 4b and the open portion 4c. The innermost portion 4b is bordered by a rising wall 4e that protrudes upward so that the wall surface faces the open portion 4c. The rising wall 4e has a shape including a curved central portion 4g between left and right side portions 4f following the straight line L5. The central portion 4g is curved so that the front FR side is the curved outer side in a plan view. The upward protrusion dimension of the central portion 4g is larger than the upward protrusion dimension of the lateral portions 4f. The left and right side portions 4f each have an insertion hole 4h formed therein for receiving the inserted portion 5a of the second cover body 5 from the rear RE side.

[0031] The upper end of the side portion 4f is provided with a tongue 4i whose front end is integral with the upper end and protrudes toward the rear RE. A gap is formed between the right tongue 4i and the right edge 4d of the cutout 4a, and between the left tongue 4i and the left edge 4d of the cutout 4a, and these gaps function as receiving portions 31, which will be described later (FIG. 8).

[0032] The second cover body 5 has side edges 5b that align with the left and right edges 4d of the cutout portion 4a when attached to the first cover body 4, a rear edge 5c that fills the open area 4c of the cutout portion 4a of the first cover body 4 and becomes part of the rear edge 3b of the cover 3, and a front edge 5d that faces the rear edge 5c. The front side 5d has a curved central portion 5f between left and right side portions 5e that follow the straight line L5. The central portion 5f is curved so that the rear RE side is the outer side in plan view. The left and right side portions 5e are each formed with an arm-shaped inserted portion 5a that protrudes toward the front FR side. Further, near the left and right side edges 5b, easily deformable portions 5g are formed at positions slightly rearward RE, which are midway in the front-to-rear direction of the second cover body 5. The easily deformable portions 5g are in the form of protrusions that protrude upward from the upper surface of the second cover body 5. Claws 5h are formed on the outer surfaces of the left and right easily deformable portions 5g opposite the inner surfaces facing the center line L1. The distance between the claws 5h of the left and right elastic deformation portions 5g is slightly larger than the distance between the flange portions 4j formed at the left and right edge portions 4d of the cutout portion 4a at positions that are rearward RE of the receiving portion 31.

[0033] In the illustrated example, first, the inserted portion 5a of the second cover body 5 is inserted from the rear RE into the insertion hole 4h of the first cover body 4 attached to the bracket 2, thereby aligning the front edge 5d of the second cover body 5 with the innermost portion 4b of the cutout portion 4a (FIG. 15). Next, an operation is permitted to move the rear portion of the second cover body 5 upward using the insertion portion as a fulcrum until the side edge portions 5b of the second cover body 5 are aligned with the left and right edges 4d of the cutout portion 4a, respectively (FIGS. 15 and 16). In the illustrated example, this upward operation is the second forward operation. Specifically, during this second forward movement operation, the claws 5h of the easily elastically deformable portion 5g come into contact with the flange portion 4j, and the easily elastically deformable portion 5g elastically deforms in a direction approaching the center line L1, allowing the second cover body 5 to move so that the claws 5h enter above the flange portion 4j. When the second cover body 5 is moved to a position where the claws 5h enter above the flange portion 4j, a state is created in which the flange portion 4j is sandwiched from above and below between the upper surface of the second cover body 5 and the claws 5h, and the second cover body 5 is attached to the first cover body 4 (FIGS. 6 and 7).

[0034] With the second cover body 5 attached to the first cover body 4 in this manner, a central portion 5g of the innermost portion 4b of the cutout portion 4a and a central portion 5f of the front edge portion 5d of the second cover body 5 are aligned, forming a hole 3e that is substantially circular when viewed up (FIGS. 2, 6, and 7). In the illustrated example, one end of a rearview mirror M, which is supported by a stay Ma that is suspended and one end of which is fixed to the bracket 2 and is positioned below the cover 3, is fixed to an area of ​​the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2 located above this hole 3e. That is, in this embodiment, a passage portion 5i for the stay Ma is formed in the second cover body 5.

[0035] In this embodiment, the first cover body 4 is provided with a receiving portion 31 that receives and holds the received portion 21 formed on the bracket 2 at the end position of the first forward movement operation.

[0036] In the illustrated example, the receiving portion 21 has a head portion 21 a and a neck portion 21 b, and is configured so that the neck portion 21 b is received in the receiving portion 31 . In the illustrated example, a rectangular pillar-shaped base 21c is formed on the underside 2b of bracket 2, a neck 21b is formed to protrude downward from the underside of base 21c, and head 21a is integrated with the lower end of neck 21b. Head 21a has a larger left-right dimension than neck 21b, and neck 21b is integrated with the center of head 21a configured in this way, giving receiver 21 a T-shape (FIG. 13).

[0037] On the other hand, the receiving portion 31 is located near the corner where the innermost portion 4b of the cutout portion 4a meets the edge 4d, and has a groove shape that extends in the first direction x and is formed between the tongue 4i and the edge 4d of the cutout portion 4a. The rear end 31a of the receiving portion 31 is open, and the front end 31b is closed (FIG. 8). The width of the receiving portion 31 is substantially equal to the left-right dimension of the neck portion 21b from the front end 31b to its midpoint in the front-rear direction, and gradually increases as it approaches the rear end 31a between the midpoint in the front-rear direction and the rear end 31a. This allows the neck portion 21b of the received portion 21 to be smoothly introduced (received) into the receiving portion 31 when the first cover body 4 slides rearward RE (first forward movement operation). On the other hand, at the end of the sliding movement, the neck portion 21b of the received portion 21 enters the front end 31b side of the receiving portion 31, and as a result, the receiving portion 31 side is held by the bracket 2 side without rattling in the left-right direction. In addition, in the illustrated example, a convex portion 21d is formed on the upper surface of the base 21c so as to create a distance between the head 21a and the tongue 4i and the thickness of the edge 4d of the cutout portion 4a (Figures 4 and 5), and when the sliding movement is completed, the receiving portion 31 side is held by the bracket 2 side so as not to rattle in the vertical direction.

[0038] In this embodiment, in a state where the second cover body 5 is attached to the first cover body 4, the received portion 21 is prevented from slipping out of the receiving portion 31. In this embodiment, the second cover body 5 is provided with a restricting portion 50 that clamps the received portion 21 in the first direction x between itself and the receiving portion 31 at the end position of the second forward operation. In the illustrated example, the restricting portion 50 protrudes upward from a position on the upper surface of the second cover body 5 between the side portion 5e of the front edge portion 5d and the easily elastically deformable portion 5g. In the illustrated example, the restricting portion 50 has a rear plate portion 50a whose plate surface extends in the left-right direction and a front plate portion 50b whose plate surface extends in the front-rear direction, with the rear end of the front plate portion 50b integrated at a position approximately midway in the left-right direction on the front surface of the rear plate portion 50a, and has a T-shaped horizontal cross section (FIG. 19).

[0039] In the illustrated example, during the process of attaching the second cover body 5 to the first cover body 4 as described above, the restricting portion 50 enters from below toward the rear end 31a of the receiving portion 31. When the first cover body 4 is attached to the bracket 2, the received portion 21 is positioned in a position approximately midway in the front-to-rear direction of the receiving portion 31 (FIG. 18). Then, when the first cover body 4 is attached to the bracket 2, the restricting portion 50 is positioned rearward of the position of the received portion 21 in the receiving portion 31, that is, in the illustrated example, on the rear end 31a side, which is the rear RE due to the position approximately midway in the front-to-rear direction of the receiving portion 31, and the neck portion 21b of the received portion 21 is sandwiched between the restricting portion 50 and the front end 31b, which is the innermost portion of the receiving portion 31 (FIG. 19). As a result, in the illustrated example, the cover 3 is held without any play in the first direction x (substantially the front-rear direction in the illustrated example).

[0040] The first cover body 4 is attached to the bracket 2 by a first forward movement operation (in the illustrated example, essentially a sliding movement toward the rear) along the first direction x, and can be removed by a first return movement operation (in the illustrated example, essentially a sliding movement toward the front), whereas the second cover body 5 is attached to the first cover body 4 by a second forward movement operation (in the illustrated example, essentially an upward movement (rotation) operation) along the second direction y that intersects with the first direction x, and can be removed by a second return movement operation (in the illustrated example, essentially a downward movement (rotation) operation). Therefore, even if a force is simply applied along the first direction x, the second cover body 5 is unlikely to come off the first cover body 4, and therefore the combined state of the first cover body 4 and the bracket 2 is stably maintained without improving the fit at the points where the first cover body 4 and the bracket 2 fit together so that they do not easily separate during attachment (the fitting portion 22 and the fitted portion 32 described below). When removing the cover 3 from the bracket 2, the second cover body 5 is removed from the first cover body 4 by the second return operation, and then the first cover body 4 is returned to its original position by the first return operation. However, since there is no need to increase the fit at the points where the first cover body 4 and the bracket 2 fit together during installation (the fitting portion 22 and the fitted portion 32 described below), there is no need to apply excessive force to the first return operation, and the removal of the cover 3 from the bracket 2 can be performed smoothly, triggered by the removal of the second cover body 5 from the first cover body 4. As a result of not having to increase the fit, repeated installation and removal can be performed without placing a large burden on the fitting portion 22 and the fitted portion 32 described below.

[0041] In the illustrated example, the second cover body 5 can be removed from the first cover body 4 (second return operation) by hooking a finger or part of a tool on the rear edge 5c of the second cover body 5 and applying a downward force to the second cover body 5 that is large enough to deform the easily deformable portion 5g in a direction that disengages the easily deformable portion 5g from the flange 4j. When the engagement between the easily deformable portion 5g and the flange 4j is disengaged, the second cover body 5 rotates downward about the inserted portion 5a as a fulcrum, the restricting portion 50 comes out of the receiving portion 31, and the first return operation of the first cover body 4 to the front FR becomes possible, which causes the received portion 21 to come out of the receiving portion 31 to the rear RE.

[0042] In addition, at a position different from the position where the receiving portion 31 is formed on the first cover body 4, one or more engaging portions 32 are provided which engage with the engaging portion 22 of the bracket 2 at the end position of the first forward operation. In the illustrated example, the first cover body 4 is provided with one or more fitted portions 32 at a position different from the position where the receiving portion 31 is formed, which are received by the fitting portion 22 of the bracket 2 by elastic deformation of this fitting portion 22 side (in the illustrated example, elastic deformation of the elastic piece 22d described below) during the first forward movement operation, and are fitted and held so that return movement in the opposite direction to the direction of this first forward movement operation does not easily occur at the end position of the first forward movement operation. In the illustrated example, as described above, the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2 is formed with four fitting portions 22, and correspondingly, the first cover body 4 is also formed with four fitted portions 32. Although not shown in the figures, the fitting may be achieved by elastic deformation of the fitted portion 32, or may be achieved by elastic deformation of both the fitting portion 22 and the fitted portion 32.

[0043] In the illustrated example, each of the four fitted portions 32 has a plate shape extending rearward RE with its front end integrated with a pedestal formed on the top surface of the first cover body 4 so as to protrude upward.

[0044] On the other hand, each of the four fitting portions 22 has a guide wall 22a, an abutment wall 22b, a pressing piece 22c, and an elastic piece 22d. The guide wall 22a is formed so that the wall surface is aligned along the first direction x. The guide wall 22a guides the plate edge of the fitted portion 32 on the center line L1 side during the first forward movement operation. The abutment wall 22b is formed so as to continue from the rear end of the guide wall 22a in a direction away from the center line L1. The abutment wall 22b abuts against the rear end of the fitted portion 32 at the end position of the first forward movement operation. The pressing piece 22c is formed to protrude forward FR from the lower end of the abutment wall 22b. The pressing piece 22c is configured to come into contact with the lower surface of the fitted portion 32 as one side portion along the first direction x during the first forward movement operation. The elastic piece 22d is located between the guide wall 22a and the first side portion 2c, and has a plate-like shape extending rearward RE with its front end integrated with a seat portion formed on the lower surface 2b of the bracket 2 so as to protrude downward. The rear end of the elastic piece 22d is a free end 22e. The elastic piece 22d is bent between the free end 22e and the front end so that the downward side is bent outward, has a downward-facing apex, and an inclined portion 22f is formed between the apex and the front end. During the first forward movement operation, the elastic piece 22d comes into contact with the upper surface of the fitted portion 32 as the other side opposite the one side along the first direction x. In the illustrated example, when looking up at the underside 2b of the bracket 2, the pressing piece 22c is located close to the center line L1, and the elastic piece 22d is located close to the first side portion 2c, and the elastic piece 22d is offset from the pressing piece 22c so that the two do not overlap vertically. During the first forward movement operation, when the mating portion 32 is divided into left and right halves along the first direction x, the inner portion 32a located on the center line L1 side comes into contact with the pressing piece 22c, and the opposite outer portion 32b comes into contact with the elastic piece 22d. The vertical distance between the pressing piece 22c and the top of the elastic piece 22d is slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the fitted portion 32.

[0045] As a result, in this embodiment, the first forward operation is allowed by the elastic deformation of the elastic piece 22d, and by clamping the mating portion 32 between the pressing piece 22c and the elastic piece 22d at the end position of the first forward operation, the first cover body 4 can be mated with the bracket 2 at each of the four mating portions 22. Furthermore, the elastic piece 22d holds the cover 3 without any rattle in the vertical direction. Specifically, when the first forward movement operation begins, during that process, the rear end of the fitted portion 32 comes into contact with the inclined portion 22f of the elastic piece 22d, and the elastic piece 22d is elastically deformed in a direction that increases the distance between it and the pressing piece 22c, allowing the first forward movement operation further ahead. The first forward movement operation ends when the rear end of the fitted portion 32 comes into contact with the abutment wall 22b, and the fitted portion 32 is sandwiched between the pressing piece 22c and the elastic piece 22d at each of the four fitting portions 22.

[0046] In addition, in this embodiment, the mated portion 32 is formed with an engaging portion 32c that engages with the mating portion 22 side so as to generate a predetermined resistance to the first return operation by the elastic return of the mating portion 22 at the end position of the first forward operation, in the illustrated example, the elastic return of the elastic piece 22d. In the illustrated example, of the four fitted portions 32, two fitted portions 32 located at the rear RE have downwardly protruding claw-shaped engaging portions 32c formed at their rear ends. Meanwhile, a ridge 22g is formed between the front end and rear end of the pressing piece 22c as an engaged portion that protrudes upward. When the engaging portion 32c enters the RE rearward of the ridge 22g by the first forward movement operation, the elastic piece 22d moves slightly downward by elastic return in a direction that narrows the distance between the elastic piece 22d and the pressing piece 22c, and at the end position of the first forward movement operation, the engaging portion 32c is caught by the ridge 22g, and this caught state is maintained by the elastic piece 22d (FIG. 21). As a result, in this embodiment, when removing the first cover body 4 from the bracket 2 by the first returning operation, it is necessary to perform the first returning operation while pressing the first cover body 4 in a direction to release the caught state. In the example shown in the figure, from the state in Fig. 21 , by pressing a location of the first cover body 4 directly below the fitted portion 32 upward in the second direction y intersecting the first direction x so that an external force is applied by the fitted portion 32 to the elastic piece 22d to deform the elastic piece 22d in a direction to increase the distance between the elastic piece 22d and the pressing piece 22c, the caught state between the ridge portion 22g and the engaging portion 32c is released, and the first returning operation is permitted. In this embodiment, the first cover body 4 is configured so that, when pressed as described above, it undergoes elastic deformation in a direction that narrows the distance between it and the bracket 2 at least at the pressed location. Here, in the housing 1 that houses this type of on-board equipment S, there is a demand to restrict free access to the on-board equipment S that is important from the viewpoint of security. When the fitting portions 22 and the fitted portions 32 are configured as in this embodiment, even if the first cover body 4 constituting at least a part of the cover 3 can be attached to the bracket 2 by fitting through the first forward movement operation, it is possible to make it difficult to remove the first cover body 4 through the first return movement operation, making it difficult for anyone other than an automobile mechanic to access the in-vehicle equipment S. Although not shown in the drawings, if the engaging portions 32c are formed on all four fitted portions 32, it is possible to make it impossible to perform the first return movement operation unless the entire first cover body 4 is pressed upward.

[0047] As shown by the imaginary line (dotted line) in Figure 22, the bracket 2 may be formed with a suppression portion 23 located to the side of the engaging portion 22, which suppresses elastic deformation of the engaging portion 22 (in the illustrated example, elastic deformation of the elastic piece 22d) in the direction that causes the engaged portion 32 to come out of the engaging portion 22 at the end position of the first forward operation. In the illustrated example, the suppressing portion 23 is formed above the elastic piece 22d, and the elastic piece 22d is prevented from bending upward beyond the position where it abuts against this suppressing portion 23. In this way, it is possible to adjust the fitting force between the fitting portion 22 and the fitted portion 32 so that they fit together with a desired fitting force.

[0048] In addition, in this embodiment, at the end position of the first forward operation, the catchable portion 30 formed on the front edge portion 3a of the cover 3 enters the catch portion 20 formed on the front second edge portion 2d of the bracket 2 from the front FR, thereby holding the front edge portion 3a of the cover 3.

[0049] The provision of elastic deformation characteristics to the parts of the bracket 2, first cover body 4, and second cover body 5 described above that should have such characteristics can be easily achieved by making all or part of these parts out of plastic molded parts.

[0050] It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but includes all embodiments that can achieve the object of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] Double window glass S In-vehicle equipment Sa Mated part M rearview mirror Ma Stay x 1st direction y second direction L1 center line L2 straight line L3 straight line L4 Straight line L5 straight line FR front RE backward 1 Storage unit 1a Containment space 2 brackets 2a Top side 2b Bottom side 2c First side 2d 2nd side 2e Through-hole 2f Concave part 2g Fitting part for machine 2h Leaf spring 20 Engaging part 21 Receiving part 21a Head part 21b Neck part 21c Base 21d Protruding part 22 Fitting part 22a Guide wall 22b Stop wall 22c Pressing piece 22d Elastic piece 22e Free end 22f Inclined part 22g Ridge part 23 Blocking part 3 Cover 3a Front side part 3b Rear side part 3c Side part 3d Bottom part 3e Hole 30 Engaged part 31 Receiving part 31a Rear end 31b Front end 32 Fitted part 32a Inner part 32b Outer part 32c Engaging part 4 First cover body 4a Notch part 4b Inner recess part 4c Open part 4d Edge part 4e Upright wall 4f Side part 4g Central part 4h Insertion hole 4i Tongue piece 4j Flange part 5 Second cover body 5a Inserted part 5b Side edge part 5c Rear edge part 5d Front edge part 5e Side part 5f Central Section 5g easy elastic deformation part 5h claw 5i through department 50 Regulatory Departments 50a rear panel 50b front panel part

Claims

1. a bracket attached to the vehicle body to hold an in-vehicle device; a cover that is combined with the bracket to form a storage space for the in-vehicle equipment between the bracket and the cover, The cover is a first cover body that can be attached to the bracket by a first forward movement operation along a first direction and can be removed from the bracket by a first return movement operation in a direction opposite to the first forward movement operation; a second cover body that can be attached to the first cover body by a second forward movement operation along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and that can be removed from the first cover body by a second return movement operation in a direction opposite to the second forward movement operation, the first cover body is provided with a receiving portion that receives a receiving portion formed on the bracket by the first forward operation, The housing for in-vehicle equipment is configured to prevent the received portion from coming out of the receiving portion when the second cover body is attached to the first cover body.

2. a bracket attached to the vehicle body to hold an in-vehicle device; a cover that is combined with the bracket to form a storage space for the in-vehicle equipment between the bracket and the cover, a first cover body that can be attached to the bracket by a first forward movement operation along a first direction and can be removed from the bracket by a first return movement operation in a direction opposite to the first forward movement operation; a second cover body that can be attached to the first cover body by a second forward movement operation along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and that can be removed from the first cover body by a second return movement operation in a direction opposite to the second forward movement operation, the first cover body is provided with a receiving portion that receives a receiving portion formed on the bracket by the first forward operation, The second cover body is provided with a restricting portion that sandwiches the received portion in the first direction between the second cover body and the receiving portion at an end position of the second forward movement operation.

3. 3. The storage container for vehicle-mounted equipment according to claim 2, wherein the receiving portion has a head and a neck portion, and the neck portion is configured to be received in the receiving portion.

4. 3. The storage body for vehicle-mounted equipment according to claim 2, wherein the first cover body is provided with one or more engaging portions at a position different from the position at which the receiving portion is formed, the engaging portion of the bracket being engaged with the engaging portion at the end position of the first forward operation.

5. 3. The storage body for vehicle-mounted equipment according to claim 2, wherein the first cover body is provided with one or more engaging portions at a position different from the position at which the receiving portion is formed, the engaging portion of the bracket being received by elastic deformation of the engaging portion side during the first forward operation.

6. 6. The vehicle equipment storage body according to claim 5, wherein the engaging portion has a pressing piece that contacts one side of the engaging portion during the first forward movement operation, and an elastic piece that contacts the other side of the engaging portion opposite the one side, and the engaging portion is accommodated during the first forward movement operation by elastic deformation of the elastic piece.

7. 6. The storage body for in-vehicle equipment according to claim 5, wherein the mated portion is formed with an engaging portion that engages with the mating portion side so as to generate a predetermined resistance to the first return operation by the elastic return of the mating portion at the end position of the first forward operation.

8. 6. The vehicle equipment storage body according to claim 5, wherein the bracket is formed with a suppression portion on the side of the engaging portion that suppresses elastic deformation of the engaging portion in a direction that causes the engaged portion to come out of the engaging portion at the end position of the first forward operation.

9. The storage body for in-vehicle equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the receiving portion is provided on each side of an imaginary center line along the first direction that divides the cover body in a direction perpendicular to the first direction.

10. The storage body for in-vehicle equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the second cover body is formed with a passage for a stay for a rearview mirror positioned under the cover, the stay being supported by a stay that is fixed at one end to the bracket and hangs down.

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