JPS6335875Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to an improvement of an assist strap attached to a front pillar of a vehicle.

Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 1, an assist strap 2 has been attached to the front pillar 1 of a cab-over type truck, but the conventional assist strap 2 is located away from the instrument panel 3. It was mainly used as a grip for getting on and off people or for supporting the body on rough roads. The fog caused by water droplets on the side window glass 4 must be removed by air from the defroster outlet 5 provided at the end of the instrument panel 3. There was a delay in removing the fog, and it took a long time to remove the fog from the entire glass.

This idea aims to solve the above problem, and uses an assist strap attached to the front pillar to blow out anti-fogging air from the assist strap itself toward the side window glass. Accordingly, fogging caused by water droplets on the entire side window glass can be removed in a short time.

An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In FIGS. 2 to 4, 6 is a front pillar on the driver's seat side of a cab-over type truck, 7 is an instrument panel, and 8 is a side window glass provided on a side door 9.
The instrument panel 7 is provided with an air duct 10, and an air outlet 11 that communicates with the inside of the air duct 10 is connected to the instrument panel 7.
is located in front of the.

Reference numeral 12 designates an assist strap body, which extends upward from the top of the instrument panel 7 along the front pillar 6 and is formed to be grippable.
That is, here, the assist strap body 1
Through-holes 13 and 14 for inserting hands are formed in the upper and center portions of the through-holes 1 and 2, respectively.
One side of 3 and 14 has grip portions 15 and 16, respectively.
It is becoming. Further, the other side of the through holes 13 and 14 serves as an attachment portion 17 for attaching to the front pillar 6, and this attachment portion 17 is provided with a screw attachment portion 18 for screwing.

In addition, the width of the assist strap main body 12 is
As shown in Fig. 4, it is set to fall within the range α of the driver's blind spot created by the front pillar 6 and the window sash 9A of the side door 9, and will not further widen the current blind spot. . Here, the blind angle α refers to the angle between the weather strip that fixes the front windshield glass to the front pillar and the door sill, which prevents the occupant (eye point) from seeing what is ahead.

The lower end of the attachment portion 17 of the assist strap body 12 is formed so as to be connectable to the air duct 10, and an air introduction chamber 19 communicating with the air duct 10 is formed in the assist strap body 12. Here, the assist strap body 12
The mounting portion 17 and the grip portions 15 and 16 are hollow inside and communicate with each other, and the hollow serves as an air introduction chamber 19. The assist strap main body 12 having such a shape is connected to the air introduction chamber 1.
The inner and outer surfaces forming the assist strap 9 are covered with resin, and in order to create the assist strap main body 12, it is preferable to integrally form, for example, hard polypropylene by blow molding. Also,
For example, a steel plate may be insert-molded into resin to increase rigidity, but in any case, such as blow molding, the inner and outer surfaces are covered with resin to prevent rusting.

Air outlet ports 21 are formed in the sides of the assist strap main body 12, that is, in this case, the side surface of the attachment portion 17 facing the through holes 13 and 14, and the side surface 20 below the through hole 14, respectively.
The air outlet 21 serves to blow out the air introduced from the air duct 10 into the air introduction chamber 19 toward the side window glass 8.

In the above configuration, when getting on and off the driver's cab, the grip portions 15, 1 of the assist strap main body 12 are
I can hold 6. On the other hand, if the indoor surface of the side window glass 8 is cloudy with water droplets, the air from the air duct 10 is transferred to the air introduction chamber 19.
The air is blown out from the air outlet 21 through the air. As a result, air is also blown to the upper part of the side window glass 8, so water droplets adhering to the entire side window glass 8 are quickly removed.
Dehazing is achieved early.

Note that at night, light that passes through the front windshield from outside the vehicle and illumination light from instruments installed on the instrument panel 7 travel toward the side window glass 8, but some of this light is assisted. Since it is blocked by the strap body 12, it is prevented from being reflected off the side window glass 8 and entering the driver's eyes. That is, the assist strap main body 12 also serves as an anti-glare measure.

Although one embodiment has been described above, this invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the air outlet can be provided at any height position. For example, the air outlet can be provided at an arbitrary height position. You may also do so. Additionally, the upper part of the assist strap body is approximately C as shown in Figure 5.
The grip portion 22 may be formed in a letter shape, and the attachment portions 23 and 24 to the front pillar 6 may be formed above and below the grip portion 22. In addition,
In FIG. 5, the same reference numerals as in FIGS. 2 to 4 indicate the same components as in the above embodiment. It goes without saying that this idea can also be applied to the assist strap that is attached to the front pillar on the passenger side.

As is clear from the above explanation, this idea is
The assist strap body, which extends upward from the instrument panel of the vehicle and is formed to be grippable, is provided with an attachment portion to the front pillar, and the lower end of the assist strap is formed so as to be connectable to an air duct provided in the instrument panel. , the assist strap body is provided within the blind spot formed between the weather strip that fixes the front windshield glass to the front pillar and the door sash, and air is introduced into the assist strap body so that it can communicate with the inside of the air duct. A chamber is provided, and an air outlet is provided on the side of the assist strap body to blow out air guided from the air duct to the air introduction chamber toward the side window glass, and the inside and outside surfaces are molded so as to be covered with resin. Because of this, air for preventing fogging of the side window glass can be blown out from a position higher than the instrument panel and close to the side window glass. Therefore, anti-fogging air can be blown onto the upper part of the side window glass, and fog caused by water droplets can be removed from the entire side window glass in a short time. In addition, the assist strap body is set so that it fits within the blind spot formed by the weather strip that fixes the front windshield glass installed on the front pillar and the side door window sill. The current field of view will not become even narrower.

The air outlet and air introduction chamber are provided on the assist strap body, which is separate from the front pillar, and are not provided on the front pillar itself.In addition, the ventilation hole for connecting to the air duct provided on the instrument panel is also provided on the front pillar. There is no need to provide it on the pillar. Therefore, the strength of the front pillar is not reduced.

Furthermore, the inner and outer surfaces of the assist strap body that form the air introduction chamber are molded to be covered with resin, so even if cold air is blown during cooling and condensation occurs, the assist strap will not rust. It is possible to maintain quality in terms of appearance and strength. Further, since there is almost no increase in the number of parts, there is an advantage that improvements can be made at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts inside a vehicle showing a conventional assist strap, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the assist strap according to this invention attached to the front pillar 6 of a vehicle, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the main part inside a vehicle. 4 is a sectional view taken along line A-A in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway perspective view of the assist strap and its vicinity showing another embodiment of this invention. It is a diagram. 6...Front pillar, 7...Instrument panel, 8...Side window glass, 10...
...Air duct, 15, 16...Grip part, 17
...Mounting part, 19...Air introduction chamber, 21...Air outlet, 22...Grip part, 23, 24...
...Mounting part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The assist strap body, which extends upward from the vehicle's instrument panel and is formed to be grippable, is provided with an attachment part to the front pillar, and the lower end of the assist strap body is formed so as to be connectable to an air duct provided in the instrument panel. The assist strap body is provided within a blind spot formed between a weather strip that fixes the front windshield glass to the front pillar and the door sash, and
An air introduction chamber that can communicate with the inside of the air duct is provided in the assist strap body, and an air outlet is provided on the side of the assist strap body to blow out the air guided from the air duct to the air introduction chamber toward the side window glass. , an assist strap whose inner and outer surfaces are molded to be covered with resin.