JP7240639B2 - Camera cover mounting structure - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to a camera cover mounting structure.

Patent Literature 1 describes an in-vehicle camera. An in-vehicle camera includes a bracket attached and fixed to the inside of a windshield and an in-vehicle camera body. To attach the in-vehicle camera body to the bracket, first, while hooking the bosses of the in-vehicle camera body to the hook-shaped parts of the bracket, slide the camera from below along the glass surface of the windshield diagonally backward and upward. . When the hand supporting the on-vehicle camera body is released for the above operation, the on-vehicle camera body returns slightly to the front side, and the engagement projection of the on-vehicle camera body is fitted into the engagement hole of the bracket in accordance with this movement.

JP 2013-203250 A

By the way, the windshield is fixed to the vehicle body from the front with an adhesive, the on-vehicle camera is fixed to the windshield from the passenger compartment side, and the camera cover is attached to the windshield so as to cover the on-vehicle camera. It may be installed from the side. In this case, when the camera cover is attached to the windshield from the passenger compartment side, a force acts on the windshield in the vertical direction, which may cause the windshield to shift from the vehicle body side. In order to suppress the input of force in the vertical direction to the windshield when the camera cover is attached to the windshield, the camera cover is attached to the glass surface of the windshield, as in the mounting structure of the vehicle-mounted camera described in Patent Document 1. It is conceivable to slide from the bottom to the oblique rear side and upward along the . However, if the mounting structure for an in-vehicle camera described in Patent Document 1 is applied, after the camera cover is slid from below along the glass surface of the windshield obliquely rearward and upward, the engaging projection on the front end side of the camera cover is engaged. Since it is necessary to tilt the front end side (engagement projection side) of the camera cover toward the windshield side around the boss in order to align it with the position of the engagement hole of the bracket, tilt the front end side of the camera cover toward the windshield side. There is a possibility that the windshield will be pushed forward when moving. Therefore, when the camera cover is attached to the windshield from the passenger compartment side, a force is applied to the windshield in the vertical direction, which may cause the windshield to shift from the vehicle body side.

Accordingly, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a camera cover mounting structure capable of suppressing the input of force in the vertical direction to the windshield when mounting the camera cover.

In order to solve the above problems, a first aspect of the present invention is to attach a camera cover for covering the camera from the passenger compartment side to a predetermined cover attachment position with respect to a bracket attached to the windshield from the passenger compartment side. In the camera cover mounting structure, the bracket includes a bracket side first locking portion and a bracket side second locking portion, and the camera cover is locked to the bracket side first locking portion at the cover mounting position. A cover-side first locking portion and a cover-side second locking portion locked to the bracket-side second locking portion at the cover mounting position are provided. The cover-side first engaging portion moves the camera cover from an initial position on one side of the rear surface of the windshield in the predetermined direction from the cover mounting position to the cover mounting position on the other side of the predetermined direction along the predetermined direction. By moving it by pressing, it is locked by the bracket side first locking portion. The cover-side second locking portion is locked to the bracket-side second locking portion by moving the camera cover from the initial position to the cover mounting position along the predetermined direction. The bracket-side first locking portion locks the cover-side first locking portion at the cover mounting position, thereby restricting movement of the camera cover in a second predetermined direction away from the windshield toward the passenger compartment. The bracket-side second locking portion locks the cover-side second locking portion at the cover mounting position, thereby restricting movement of the camera cover to the one side in the predetermined direction. One of the camera cover and bracket has a rod-shaped boss that protrudes toward the other of the camera cover and bracket. The other of the bracket and the camera cover has a slot-like shape extending along a predetermined direction and has a boss insertion portion through which the boss is inserted. The boss insertion portion has an enlarged diameter portion through which the boss is inserted at the initial position, and a thin hole portion through which the boss is inserted at the cover mounting position. The width of the small hole portion along a third predetermined direction intersecting the predetermined direction and the second predetermined direction is narrower than the width of the enlarged diameter portion along the third predetermined direction. When the camera cover is moved in a predetermined direction from the initial position to the cover mounting position, the boss enters the narrow hole from the enlarged diameter portion. The boss and the narrow hole at the cover mounting position restrict movement of the camera cover in the third predetermined direction with respect to the bracket.

In the above configuration, the first cover-side latching portion and the second cover-side latching portion are adjusted to the bracket side by moving the camera cover from the initial position to the cover mounting position along the predetermined direction along the rear surface of the windshield. It is locked by the first locking portion and the second locking portion on the bracket side. The bracket-side first engaging portion engages the cover-side first engaging portion at the cover mounting position, thereby restricting movement of the camera cover in a direction away from the windshield toward the vehicle interior, thereby preventing the camera cover from moving away from the windshield. The second locking portion locks the cover-side second locking portion at the cover mounting position, thereby restricting movement of the camera cover to the one side in a predetermined direction. Since the camera cover is attached to the bracket by moving the camera cover in the direction along the rear surface of the windshield (the other side of the predetermined direction), when attaching the camera cover to the bracket, It is possible to suppress the force that presses the windshield in the vertical direction.

A second aspect of the present invention is the camera cover mounting structure according to the first aspect, wherein the windshield inclines from lower front to upper rear in side view. The one side in the predetermined direction is forward and downward, and the other side in the predetermined direction is rearward and upward.

In the above configuration, the one side in the predetermined direction is the lower front side, and the other side is the upper rear side. move upwards. For this reason, when attaching the camera cover to the bracket, the camera cover is moved along the rear surface of the windshield in the upward direction. ), it becomes difficult to press the windshield, and the force that presses the windshield in the vertical direction can be suppressed.

According to the present disclosure, it is possible to suppress the input of force in the vertical direction to the windshield when attaching the camera cover.

1 is a schematic perspective view of a vehicle to which a camera cover mounting structure according to one embodiment of the invention is applied; FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the bracket viewed from the direction III in FIG. 2; 4 is an enlarged perspective view of IV of FIG. 3; FIG. (a) is an enlarged perspective view of Va in FIG. 3, (b) is an enlarged perspective view of Vb in FIG. 3, and (c) is an enlarged perspective view of Vc in FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the camera cover viewed from the VI direction of FIG. 2; 7 is an enlarged perspective view of VII of FIG. 6; FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view of the bracket and the camera cover with the cover attached, as viewed from direction VIII in FIG. 2 ; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. 8; FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line XI-XI of FIG. 8;

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each figure, FR indicates the front of the vehicle, UP indicates the upper side, IN indicates the inner side in the vehicle width direction, and A indicates the front lower side. Further, in the following description, the front-rear direction means the front-rear direction of the vehicle, and the left-right direction means the left-right direction when the vehicle faces forward.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the camera cover mounting structure according to the present embodiment covers the camera 3 provided on the rear surface 2a (the surface on the vehicle interior 4 side) of the windshield 2 of the vehicle 1 from the vehicle interior 4 side. It is applied to the mounting structure of the camera cover 10 for. The windshield 2 of the vehicle 1 is formed in a plate-like shape that intersects with the front-rear direction, and is inclined so as to extend from the lower front (one side in the predetermined direction) to the upper rear (the other side in the predetermined direction) when viewed from the side of the vehicle 1 . It is provided in the front part of the vehicle 1 in a state where it is closed. A bracket 30 is fixed to the upper end portion of the center portion of the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 in the vehicle width direction. A camera 3 for capturing an image in front of the vehicle 1 is fixed to the bracket 30, and a camera cover 10 for covering the camera 3 is attached.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bracket 30 includes a fixing plate portion 34 formed in a substantially plate shape along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2. One surface 34a of the fixing plate portion 34 (hereinafter referred to as "front The upper surface 34a”) is fixed to the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2, and the other surface 34b (hereinafter referred to as the “rear lower surface 34b”) faces the passenger compartment 4 side. The bracket 30 includes four pairs of left and right hook-shaped portions (first bracket-side locking portions) 31a to 31d, a pair of left-right locking claw portions (second bracket-side locking portions) 32, and a pair of left-right bosses. An insertion portion 33 is provided on the rear lower surface 34b side of the fixing plate portion 34 . The left and right hook-shaped portions 31a to 31d, the left and right locking claw portions 32, and the left and right boss insertion portions 33 are provided symmetrically on the left and right sides of the bracket 30, and have substantially the same configuration. The right side will be explained, and the explanation of the left side will be omitted.

The hook-shaped portions 31a to 31d are a first hook-shaped portion 31a arranged at the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction on the rear upper end side of the fixed plate portion 34, and a position spaced inward in the vehicle width direction from the first hook-shaped portion 31a. a second hook-shaped portion 31b arranged at the front lower end side of the fixing plate portion 34, a third hook-shaped portion 31c arranged at the vehicle width direction outer end portion, and a vehicle width direction inner side from the third hook-shaped portion 31c and a fourth hook-shaped portion 31d arranged at a position spaced apart from each other.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5A, the first hook-shaped portion 31a includes a rear plate portion 35 vertically protruding downward from a rear lower surface 34b of the fixed plate portion 34, and a front portion extending from the lower end of the rear plate portion 35. The vehicle width of the lower plate portion 36 extending downward and the space 37 between the rear plate portion 35, the lower plate portion 36, and the fixed plate portion 34 (hereinafter referred to as the "inner space 37 of the first hook-shaped portion 31a"). It has an inner plate portion 38 that closes the direction inner side. The rear plate portion 35 is formed in a plate shape perpendicular to a predetermined direction along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 (in this embodiment, a direction along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 and perpendicular to the vehicle width direction). . The lower plate portion 36 is formed in a plate shape extending forward and downward along the predetermined direction from the lower end of the rear plate portion 35 . The inner plate portion 38 is formed in a plate shape orthogonal to the vehicle width direction. The inner space 37 of the first hook-shaped portion 31a is open downward in the front direction and outward in the vehicle width direction. In the present embodiment, the inner plate portion 38 is provided in the first hook-shaped portion 31a. It may be the first hook-shaped portion 31a.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the second hook-shaped portion 31b includes a rear plate portion 39 that vertically protrudes downward from the rear lower surface 34b of the fixed plate portion 34, and extends forward and downward from the lower end of the rear plate portion 39. a lower plate portion 40, a middle plate portion 41 extending forward and downward from a position of the rear plate portion 39 that is separated downward from the fixed plate portion 34 and separated upward from the lower plate portion 40, the rear plate portion 39 and the lower plate It has an inner plate portion 43 that closes a space 42 between the portion 40 and the intermediate plate portion 41 (hereinafter referred to as an "inner space 42 of the second hook-shaped portion 31b") in the vehicle width direction. The rear plate portion 39 is formed in a plate shape perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The lower plate portion 40 is formed in a plate shape extending forward and downward along the predetermined direction from the lower end of the rear plate portion 39 . The intermediate plate portion 41 is formed in a plate shape extending forward and downward along the predetermined direction from the rear plate portion 39 . The inner plate portion 43 is formed in a plate shape that intersects with the vehicle width direction. The inner space 42 of the second hook-shaped portion 31b is opened forward downward and outward in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, the inner plate portion 43 and the intermediate plate portion 41 are provided in the second hook-shaped portion 31b, but one or both of the inner plate portion 43 and the intermediate plate portion 41 may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5B, the third hook-shaped portion 31c includes a rear plate portion 44 vertically protruding downward from a rear lower surface 34b of the fixed plate portion 34, and a front portion extending from the lower end of the rear plate portion 44. The vehicle width of the lower plate portion 45 extending downward and the space 46 between the rear plate portion 44, the lower plate portion 45, and the fixed plate portion 34 (hereinafter referred to as "the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c"). It has an inner plate portion 47 that blocks the direction inner side, and an outer plate portion 48 that is provided on the vehicle width direction outer side of the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c. The rear plate portion 44 is formed in a plate shape perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The lower plate portion 45 is formed in a plate shape extending forward and downward along the predetermined direction from the lower end of the rear plate portion 44 . The inner plate portion 47 and the outer plate portion 48 are formed in a plate shape orthogonal to the vehicle width direction. The outer plate portion 48 has a notch portion 49 that is cut out along the predetermined direction from the lower front portion to the upper rear portion. The notch 49 opens the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c outward in the vehicle width direction. In other words, the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c is opened forward downward and outward in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, the inner plate portion 47 and the outer plate portion 48 are provided in the third hook-shaped portion 31c, but one or both of the inner plate portion 47 and the outer plate portion 48 may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5(c), the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d includes a rear plate portion 50 that vertically protrudes downward from the rear lower surface 34b of the fixed plate portion 34, and a rear plate portion 50 that protrudes forward from the lower end of the rear plate portion 50. The vehicle width of the lower plate portion 51 extending downward and the space 52 between the rear plate portion 50, the lower plate portion 51, and the fixed plate portion 34 (hereinafter referred to as "the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d"). It has an outer plate portion 53 that blocks the direction outside, and an inner plate portion 54 that is provided inside the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d in the vehicle width direction. The rear plate portion 50 is formed in a plate shape perpendicular to the predetermined direction. The lower plate portion 51 is formed in a plate shape extending forward and downward along the predetermined direction from the lower end of the rear plate portion 50 . The outer plate portion 53 is formed in a plate shape orthogonal to the vehicle width direction. The inner plate portion 54 has a notch portion 55 that is notched along the predetermined direction from the front lower portion to the rear upper portion. The notch portion 55 opens the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d inward in the vehicle width direction. That is, the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d is opened downward in the front direction and inward in the vehicle width direction. In this embodiment, the inner plate portion 54 and the outer plate portion 53 are provided in the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d, but one or both of the inner plate portion 54 and the outer plate portion 53 may be omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the locking pawl portion 32 is formed on a bracket-side protruding portion 56 arranged at a position spaced inward in the vehicle width direction from the second hook-shaped portion 31b of the fixing plate portion 34. be. The bracket-side protruding portion 56 is formed in a box shape and protrudes downward from the rear lower surface 34 b of the fixing plate portion 34 . A U-shaped opening 57 penetrating through the lower plate portion 56a in the vertical direction is formed in a region inside the lower plate portion 56a on the lower surface side of the bracket-side projecting portion 56 in the vehicle width direction. The U-shaped opening 57 extends in the vehicle width direction between left and right slit portions 57a extending along the predetermined direction at positions spaced apart from each other in the vehicle width direction, and the rear ends of the left and right slit portions 57a. It is formed in a U shape by the rear slit portion 57b communicating with the portion 57a. The locking claw portion 32 is a portion of the lower plate portion 56a of the bracket-side projecting portion 56 that is surrounded by the U-shaped opening 57, and one end on the front lower side in the predetermined direction is supported by the bracket-side projecting portion 56. . That is, the locking claw portion 32 is formed in a plate-like shape, is supported by the fixed plate portion 34 in a cantilevered state at the front lower side in the predetermined direction, and extends rearward and upward along the predetermined direction. The length in the predetermined direction is longer than the length in the vehicle width direction, and the rear upper end side of the locking claw portion 32 is elastically deformable so as to tilt vertically. A bent portion 58 that bends downward and protrudes downward from the lower surface of the lower plate portion 56a is provided at the rear end portion of the locking claw portion 32 . On the front side of the bent portion 58, an inclined surface 58a is provided that is inclined with respect to the lower surface 32a of the locking claw portion 32 in front of the bent portion 58. As shown in FIG. The angle between the lower surface 32a of the locking claw portion 32 and the inclined surface 58a of the bent portion 58 is set to be an obtuse angle. The lower surface 32a of the locking claw portion 32 ahead of the bent portion 58 is arranged on substantially the same plane as the lower surface of the lower plate portion 56a of the bracket-side projecting portion 56. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the boss insertion portion 33 is an elongated hole extending along the predetermined direction while passing through the lower plate portion 56a of the bracket-side projecting portion 56. It is formed in the region on the outside in the width direction. The boss insertion portion 33 has an enlarged diameter portion 59 provided at the front lower end portion, and a narrow hole portion 60 extending rearward and upward from the enlarged diameter portion 59 . The width (the length in the vehicle width direction) of the enlarged diameter portion 59 is longer than the width of the small hole portion 60 in the vehicle width direction.

As shown in FIGS. 2, 6 and 7, the camera cover 10 is attached to the bracket 30 at a predetermined cover attachment position (the state shown in FIG. 2, hereinafter referred to as the "cover attachment state"). A cover that covers both the bracket 30 and the camera 3 from below, and includes a plate-shaped bottom plate portion 11 that intersects with the vertical direction, and a pair of left and right side plate portions that stand upward from both ends of the bottom plate portion 11 in the vehicle width direction. 12 integrally. The distance between the left and right side plate portions 12 is slightly longer than the length of the bracket 30 in the vehicle width direction. The camera cover 10 includes four pairs of left and right locking bars (cover-side first locking portions) 13a to 13d, a pair of left and right locking openings (cover-side second locking portions) 14, and a pair of left and right a boss 15; The left and right locking bars 13a to 13d, the left and right locking openings 14, and the left and right bosses 15 are provided symmetrically on the left and right sides of the camera cover 10, and have substantially the same configuration. will be explained, and the explanation on the left side will be omitted.

The locking rods 13a to 13d are arranged at a first locking rod 13a arranged at the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the upper side of the camera cover 10 and at a position spaced inwardly from the first locking rod 13a in the vehicle width direction. and a third locking rod 13c arranged at the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction of the lower side of the camera cover 10. It is the 4th locking bar 13d which is arranged.

The first locking bar 13a is formed in a bar shape extending along the vehicle width direction, is arranged on the rear upper end side of the side plate portion 12 of the camera cover 10, and protrudes from the side plate portion 12 inward in the vehicle width direction. The first locking rod 13a extends inward in the vehicle width direction from a position facing the inner space 37 of the first hook-shaped portion 31a of the bracket 30 in the cover mounted state of the side plate portion 12 of the camera cover 10 from the outside in the vehicle width direction. Extend. The first locking rod 13a in the cover-attached state is inserted into the inner space 37 of the first hook-shaped portion 31a of the bracket 30 and locked to the first hook-shaped portion 31a.

The second locking bar 13b is supported by a support portion 16 provided on the bottom plate portion 11 of the camera cover 10. As shown in FIG. The support portion 16 protrudes from one surface 11a (hereinafter referred to as "front upper surface 11a") of the bottom plate portion 11 of the camera cover 10 facing the rear lower surface 34b of the fixing plate portion 34 of the bracket 30 when the cover is attached. It is arranged at a position spaced inward in the vehicle width direction from the first locking rod 13a and facing the inner space 42 of the second hook-shaped portion 31b of the bracket 30 in the cover-mounted state from the outside in the vehicle width direction. The second locking bar 13b is shaped like a bar extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the support portion 16 . The second locking rod 13b in the cover-attached state is inserted into the inner space 42 of the second hook-shaped portion 31b of the bracket 30 and locked to the second hook-shaped portion 31b.

The third locking bar 13c is formed in a bar shape extending along the vehicle width direction, is arranged on the front lower end side of the side plate portion 12 of the camera cover 10, and protrudes from the side plate portion 12 inward in the vehicle width direction. The third locking rod 13c extends inward in the vehicle width direction from a position facing the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c of the bracket 30 in the cover mounted state in the side plate portion 12 of the camera cover 10 from the outside in the vehicle width direction. Extend. The third locking bar 13c with the cover attached is inserted through the notch 49 of the outer plate portion 48 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c of the bracket 30 and inserted into the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c. It is locked to the hook-shaped portion 31c.

The fourth locking bar 13 d is supported by a support portion 17 provided on the bottom plate portion 11 of the camera cover 10 . The support portion 17 protrudes from the front upper surface 11a of the bottom plate portion 11 of the camera cover 10 and is arranged at a position spaced inward in the vehicle width direction from the third locking bar 13c. The fourth locking bar 13d is shaped like a bar extending outward from the support portion 17 in the vehicle width direction. The fourth locking bar 13d in the cover-attached state is inserted through the notch 55 of the inner plate portion 54 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d of the bracket 30 and inserted into the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d. It is locked to the hook-shaped portion 31d.

The locking opening 14 is formed in a cover-side protruding portion 18 arranged at a position spaced inward in the vehicle width direction from the second locking bar 13b in the bottom plate portion 11 of the camera cover 10 . The cover-side projecting portion 18 is formed in the shape of a bottomed box that opens downward, projects upward from the front upper surface 11a of the bottom plate portion 11, and faces the bracket-side projecting portion 56 of the bracket 30 in the cover-attached state. The locking opening 14 is an opening penetrating the upper plate portion 18a on the upper surface side of the cover-side projecting portion 18, and is formed in a region inside the upper plate portion 18a in the vehicle width direction. It is locked by the locking claw portion 32 . The width (the length in the vehicle width direction) of the locking opening 14 is longer than the width of the locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30 . An inclined surface 18b is provided at the upper end portion of the rear surface of the cover-side projecting portion 18 . The inclined surface 18 b of the cover-side protrusion 18 is located behind the locking opening 14 of the cover-side protrusion 18 .

The boss 15 is arranged in a region outside the vehicle width direction of the upper plate portion 18a of the cover-side projecting portion 18, and is formed in a rod shape that protrudes upward from the upper plate portion 18a. The boss 15 is inserted through the small hole portion 60 of the boss insertion portion 33 of the bracket 30 with the cover attached.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the camera cover 10 is attached to the bracket 30 so as to be in the cover attachment state (the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. 8), the camera cover 10 is first moved forward and downward from the cover attachment position ( (one side in the predetermined direction) at a predetermined initial position (the position indicated by the dashed-dotted line in FIG. 8). When the camera cover 10 is placed at the initial position, the camera cover 10 does not press the bracket 30 toward the windshield 2 (see FIG. 2). Next, the camera cover 10 is moved in the predetermined direction from the initial position to the cover mounting position rearward and upward (the other side in the predetermined direction), thereby setting the cover mounting state.

As shown by the dashed line in FIG. 9, when the camera cover 10 is placed at the initial position, the first locking rod 13a of the camera cover 10 is positioned forward and downward in the inner space 37 of the first hook-shaped portion 31a of the bracket 30. Located in Similarly to the first locking bar 13a, the second locking bar 13b, the third locking bar 13c, and the fourth locking bar 13d of the camera cover 10 are also attached to the inside of the second hook-shaped portion 31b of the bracket 30. It is positioned forwardly and downwardly of the space 42, the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c, and the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d (not shown). When the camera cover 10 is moved from the initial position to the cover mounting position, as shown in FIG. From there, it enters along the predetermined direction and is engaged with the first hook-shaped portion 31a, resulting in the cover mounting state (the state indicated by solid lines in FIG. 9). Similarly to the first locking bar 13a, the second locking bar 13b, the third locking bar 13c, and the fourth locking bar 13d of the camera cover 10 are also attached to the inside of the second hook-shaped portion 31b of the bracket 30. The space 42, the inner space 46 of the third hook-shaped portion 31c, and the inner space 52 of the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d are entered from the front downward direction along the predetermined direction, and the second hook-shaped portion 31b and the third hook-shaped portion It is locked by the portion 31c and the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d, and the cover is attached (not shown). The first hook-shaped portion 31a, the second hook-shaped portion 31b, the third hook-shaped portion 31c, and the fourth hook-shaped portion 31d of the bracket 30 in the cover mounting state are the first locking bars of the camera cover 10 in the cover mounting position. 13a, the second locking rod 13b, the third locking rod 13c, and the fourth locking rod 13d are locked, the direction away from the windshield 2 toward the passenger compartment 4 side (approximately with respect to the windshield 2) It restricts the movement of the camera cover 10 in the direction of separating vertically (the direction indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 9).

As shown by the dashed line in FIG. 10 , when the camera cover 10 is placed at the initial position, the cover-side projecting portion 18 and the locking opening 14 of the camera cover 10 are formed by bending the locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30 . 58 in front and below. When the camera cover 10 is moved rearward and upward from the initial position, the inclined surface 18b of the rear surface of the cover-side projecting portion 18 of the camera cover 10 abuts against the inclined surface 58a of the bent portion 58 of the locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30. When the camera cover 10 is further moved rearward and upward, the inclined surface 18b of the cover-side projecting portion 18 elastically deforms the locking claw portion 32 upward as the camera cover 10 is moved rearward and upward. When the camera cover 10 is further moved rearward and upward to reach the cover mounting position, the locking opening 14 reaches below the bent portion 58 of the locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30, and the locking claw The rear end of the bent portion 58 of the locking claw portion 32 and the upper opening edge portion 14a of the locking opening portion 14 move toward each other in the predetermined direction. In the abutting state, the locking opening 14 is locked by the locking claw 32 of the bracket 30, and the cover is mounted (shown by solid lines in FIG. 10). The locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30 in the cover mounting state locks the locking opening portion 14 of the camera cover 10 in the cover mounting position, and the camera moves forward and downward (to one side in the predetermined direction) with respect to the bracket 30. It regulates the movement of the cover 10. The locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30, which is locked to the locking opening portion 14 of the camera cover 10 at the cover mounting position, is provided with an opening 18c opened downward from the cover-side projecting portion 18 of the camera cover 10. Is accessible.

11, when the camera cover 10 is placed at the initial position, the boss 15 of the camera cover 10 passes through the enlarged diameter portion 59 (see FIG. 4) of the boss insertion portion 33 of the bracket 30. . When the camera cover 10 is moved rearward and upward from the initial position, the boss 15 enters the small hole portion 60 (see FIG. 4) from the enlarged diameter portion 59 of the boss insertion portion 33 and rearward and upward in the small hole portion 60. It moves to the cover attached state (the state indicated by the solid line in FIG. 11). The boss 15 at the cover mounting position is inserted through the rear upper end side of the small hole portion 60 of the boss insertion portion 33 of the bracket 30 . The small hole portion 60 of the boss insertion portion 33 of the bracket 30 in the cover mounting state suppresses movement of the camera cover 10 in the vehicle width direction with respect to the bracket 30 in a state of being inserted into the boss 15 of the camera cover 10 in the cover mounting position. do.

In the above configuration, the camera cover 10 does not press the bracket 30 toward the windshield 2 when the camera cover 10 is placed at the initial position. Therefore, when the camera cover 10 is attached, the force input in the vertical direction to the windshield 2 can be suppressed.

Further, by moving the camera cover 10 rearward and upward from the initial position along the predetermined direction (the direction along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2), the camera cover 10 is moved to the predetermined cover mounting position with respect to the bracket 30. Since it can be attached, when attaching the camera cover 10 to the bracket 30, the force that presses the windshield 2 in the vertical direction can be suppressed.

When attaching the camera cover 10, the camera cover 10 is moved rearward and upward along the predetermined direction. That is, the worker can attach the camera cover 10 by moving the camera cover 10 along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 in the direction of pulling it up rearward. Unlike the case of moving forward and downward along line 2a (moving in the direction of pushing down), it becomes difficult to press windshield 2 when attaching camera cover 10, and the force that presses windshield 2 in the vertical direction can be suppressed. can.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, it is possible to suppress the input of force in the vertical direction to the windshield 2 when the camera cover 10 is attached.

Further, the locking claw portion 32 of the bracket 30 in a state of locking the locking opening portion 14 of the camera cover 10 at the cover mounting position can be accessed from the opening 18c of the cover-side projecting portion 18 of the camera cover 10. Therefore, the latched state of the latching opening 14 of the camera cover 10 by the latching claw 32 of the bracket 30 can be easily released from the opening 18c of the cover-side protrusion 18 of the camera cover 10, and the camera cover can be removed from the bracket 30. 10 can be removed.

In this embodiment, the bracket 30, the camera 3, and the camera cover 10 are arranged at the upper end portion of the central portion of the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 in the vehicle width direction. can be placed in position.

Further, in the present embodiment, the camera 3 is fixed to the bracket 30 to which the camera cover 10 is attached, but the object to which the camera 3 is fixed is not limited to the bracket 30. The camera 3 may be fixed to a bracket or the like.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the fixed portion of the bracket 30 to the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 is the plate-shaped fixing plate portion 34, but the shape of the fixed portion of the bracket 30 to the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2 is limited to a plate shape. not to be

Further, in this embodiment, the left and right hook-shaped portions 31a to 31d, the left and right locking claw portions 32, and the left and right boss insertion portions 33 are provided for one fixed plate portion 34. For example, the bracket 30 may be provided for a plurality of different members and configured by connecting the plurality of different members.

In the present embodiment, the left and right boss insertion portions 33 are provided on the bracket 30 and the left and right bosses 15 are provided on the camera cover 10. may not be provided.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the bracket 30 is provided with four pairs of right and left hook-shaped portions (bracket-side first locking portions) 31a to 31d, but the number of bracket-side first locking portions is limited to this. Instead, it is sufficient to provide at least one bracket-side first engaging portion. In addition, in the present embodiment, the bracket 30 is provided with a pair of right and left locking claws (second bracket-side locking portions) 32, but the number of second bracket-side locking portions is not limited to this. Instead, it is sufficient that at least one bracket-side second locking portion is provided.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the camera cover 10 is provided with four pairs of left and right locking bars (cover-side first locking portions) 13a to 13d, but the number of cover-side first locking portions is limited to this. However, it is sufficient that at least one cover-side first engaging portion is provided. In addition, in the present embodiment, the camera cover 10 is provided with a pair of left and right locking openings (cover-side second locking portions) 14, but the number of cover-side second locking portions is limited to this. Instead, at least one cover-side second engaging portion may be provided.

In this embodiment, the bracket 30 is provided with substantially L-shaped hook-shaped portions (bracket-side first locking portions) 31a to 31d, and the camera cover 10 is provided with bar-shaped locking bars (cover-side first locking portions). Although 13a to 13d are provided, the shapes of the first bracket-side engaging portion and the first cover-side engaging portion are not limited to this, and the camera cover 10 can be attached from the initial position along the predetermined direction. By moving to the position, the bracket-side first locking portion can lock the cover-side first locking portion, and the bracket-side first locking portion locks the cover-side first locking portion. Any other shape may be used as long as it can restrict the movement of the camera cover 10 in the direction away from the windshield 2 toward the passenger compartment 4 (the direction indicated by the white arrow in FIG. 9). For example, contrary to the present embodiment, the bracket 30 is provided with a bar-shaped locking bar (bracket-side first locking portion), and the camera cover 10 is provided with a substantially L-shaped hook-shaped portion (cover-side first locking portion). may be provided.

In this embodiment, the bracket 30 is provided with the locking claw portion (bracket side second locking portion) 32, and the camera cover 10 is provided with the locking opening portion (cover side second locking portion) 14. The shapes of the bracket-side second locking portion and the cover-side second locking portion are not limited to this, and the bracket-side locking portion can be locked by moving the camera cover 10 along the predetermined direction from the initial position to the cover mounting position. The second engaging portion can engage with the second engaging portion on the cover side, and the second engaging portion on the bracket side engages the second engaging portion on the cover side. Any other shape may be used as long as the shape can restrict the movement of the camera cover 10 . For example, contrary to the present embodiment, the bracket 30 may be provided with a locking claw portion (bracket side first locking portion) and the camera cover 10 may be provided with a locking opening portion (cover side first locking portion). good.

Further, in the present embodiment, one side in the predetermined direction is the lower front side and the other side is the upper rear side, but one side may be the upper rear side and the other side is the lower front side. Further, in the present embodiment, the predetermined direction is the direction extending from the front lower side to the rear upper side, but it may be another direction (for example, the vehicle width direction) as long as it is along the rear surface 2a of the windshield 2. may

Although the present invention has been described above based on the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the scope of the present invention. In other words, all other embodiments, examples, operation techniques, etc. made by those skilled in the art based on this embodiment are naturally included in the scope of the present invention.

For example, the vehicle to which the camera cover mounting structure according to the present disclosure is applied is not limited to the pickup truck illustrated in FIG. 1 of the above embodiment, and may be a passenger car, truck, or the like.

The camera cover mounting structure according to the present disclosure can be widely applied to various vehicles in which a camera is provided on the windshield.

1: Vehicle 2: Windshield 2a: Rear surface of windshield 3: Camera 4: Vehicle interior 10: Camera covers 13a, 13b, 13c, 13d: Locking bars (cover-side first locking portions)
14: locking opening (cover-side second locking portion)
30: Brackets 31a, 31b, 31c, 31d: Hook-shaped portion (first locking portion on the bracket side)
32: Locking claw portion (second locking portion on the bracket side)

Claims (2)

A camera cover mounting structure for mounting a camera cover for covering a camera from the vehicle interior side at a predetermined cover mounting position with respect to a bracket attached to the windshield from the vehicle interior side,
The bracket includes a bracket-side first locking portion and a bracket-side second locking portion,
The camera cover has a cover-side first locking portion locked to the bracket-side first locking portion at the cover mounting position and locked to the bracket-side second locking portion at the cover mounting position. and a cover-side second locking portion,
The cover-side first engaging portion moves the camera cover from an initial position on one side of the rear surface of the windshield in a predetermined direction from the cover mounting position to the cover mounting position on the other side of the predetermined direction. By moving along the predetermined direction, it is locked to the bracket side first locking portion,
the cover-side second locking portion is locked to the bracket-side second locking portion by moving the camera cover from the initial position to the cover mounting position along the predetermined direction;
By engaging the cover-side first engaging portion at the cover mounting position, the bracket-side first engaging portion is arranged to move the camera cover in a second predetermined direction away from the windshield toward the vehicle interior. regulate the movement of
the bracket-side second engaging portion engages the cover-side second engaging portion at the cover mounting position to restrict movement of the camera cover to the one side in the predetermined direction ;
one of the camera cover and the bracket has a rod-shaped boss projecting toward the other of the camera cover and the bracket;
the other of the bracket and the camera cover has an elongated hole shape extending along the predetermined direction and has a boss insertion portion through which the boss is inserted;
The boss insertion portion has an enlarged diameter portion through which the boss is inserted at the initial position and a thin hole portion through which the boss is inserted at the cover mounting position,
a width of the narrow hole portion along a third predetermined direction intersecting the predetermined direction and the second predetermined direction is narrower than a width of the enlarged diameter portion along the third predetermined direction;
When the camera cover is moved from the initial position to the cover mounting position along the predetermined direction, the boss enters the small hole portion from the enlarged diameter portion,
The boss and the narrow hole at the cover mounting position restrict movement of the camera cover relative to the bracket in the third predetermined direction.
A camera cover mounting structure characterized by: The camera cover mounting structure according to claim 1,
The windshield is inclined from lower front to upper rear in side view,
The one side of the predetermined direction is forward and downward,
The camera cover mounting structure, wherein the other side of the predetermined direction is rear upper.

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