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Patent · US10654431B2 · B2 · US

In-vehicle device fixing structure and structure for fixing in-vehicle device

(11) Publication number
US10654431B2
(21) Application number
15/640,688
(22) Filing date
2017-07-03
(30) Priority date
2016-07-14
(43) Publication date
2020-05-19
(45) Date of grant
2020-05-19
(51) IPC
B60R 16/04; F16B 17/00; F16B 2/10; F16B 2/12; H01M 50/202; H01M 50/249; H01M 50/264
(52) CPC
  • B60R Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for: 16/04
  • F16B Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedges; joints or jointing: 17/00, 2/10, 2/12
  • H01M Processes or means, e.g. batteries, for the direct conversion of chemical energy into electrical energy: 2/1083, 50/202, 50/249, 50/264
  • Y02E Reduction of greenhouse gas [ghg] emissions, related to energy generation, transmission or distribution: 60/10
(73) Assignee
Toyota Motor Corp
(72) Inventors
Keita Ito; Yasuhiro Kondo; Akira Nishino
(54) Title
In-vehicle device fixing structure and structure for fixing in-vehicle device
(57) Abstract

An in-vehicle device fixing structure includes: a base member including a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall; a box-shaped in-vehicle device including a first side face opposed to the first side wall, a second side face opposed to the second side wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member, and configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.

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  1. An in-vehicle device fixing structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member including a flat-shaped bottom wall, a first side wall expanding toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle width direction, and a second side wall expanding toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle front-rear direction; an in-vehicle device having a box shape, the in-vehicle device including a first side face that is opposed to the first side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a second side face that is opposed to the second side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member among the base member, the in-vehicle device, and the holding member, the in-vehicle device locking portion being configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.
  2. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle device locking portion includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face so as to project outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and engageable portions provided in the base member and the holding member so as to be engaged with the projecting portions.
  3. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.
  4. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein respective upper ends of the first side wall and the second side wall and respective upper ends of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion are placed on the vehicle upper side relative to a gravitational center of the in-vehicle device.
  5. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the inserts extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes.
  6. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein the inserts are placed in both ends of the third-side-face holding portion in the vehicle width direction and in both ends of the fourth-side-face holding portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.
  7. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein each insert includes a reinforcing portion provided in a part of the insert in a width direction of the insert, along a longitudinal direction of the insert, the reinforcing portion having a strength larger than an other part of the insert.
  8. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, and the inserts are placed in an other one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the other one being not provided with the fastening portion.
  9. A structure for fixing an in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device having a box shape and including a first side face, a second side face, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face, the structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member includes a bottom wall having a flat shape, a first side wall extending toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle width direction, the first side wall being opposed to the first side face when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle front-rear direction, the second side wall being opposed to the second side face when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member among the base member, the in-vehicle device, and the holding member, the in-vehicle device locking portion being configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.
  10. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein the in-vehicle device locking portion includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face so as to project outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and engageable portions provided in the base member and the holding member so as to be engaged with the projecting portions.
  11. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.
  12. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the inserts extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes.
  13. An in-vehicle device fixing structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member including bottom wall having a flat-shape, a first side wall expanding toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and along a first direction perpendicular to a vehicle up-down direction, and a second side wall expanding toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and along a second direction perpendicular to the vehicle up-down direction and the first direction; an in-vehicle device having a box shape, the in-vehicle device including a first side face opposed to the first side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a second side face opposed to the second side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; and a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion being opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion being opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape, wherein: the base member includes a first engageable portion and the holding member includes a second engageable portion; and the first engageable portion and the second engageable portion are configured to be engaged with the in-vehicle device so as to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.
  14. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein the in-vehicle device includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face and projecting outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and the first engageable portion and the second engageable portion are engaged with the projecting portions.
  15. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.
  16. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion and extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes.

Description

The present disclosure relates to an in-vehicle device fixing structure and a structure for fixing an in-vehicle device.

A battery fixing device of a vehicle is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2016-2971 (JP 2016-2971 A). The battery fixing device is provided with a base member on which a battery is placed, and a presser bar is provided on a vehicle upper side of the battery. Bolts are provided on both ends of the presser bar in a longitudinal direction, and lower ends of the bolts are locked to the base member. Further, upper ends of the bolts are fixed with nuts via the presser bar. When the bolts are fixed with the nuts as such, the presser bar holds down the battery from its upper side so as to fix the battery to the base member.

However, in a case of the related art described in JP 2016-2971 A, the presser bar is provided on a top side of the battery. That is, at the time of fastening the nuts to the bolts in both ends of the presser bar in the longitudinal direction, a space where a tool to fasten the nuts to the bolts is placed is required on the vehicle upper side relative to the battery. On this account, there is room for improvement in order to save a space around the battery fixing device.

The present disclosure provides an in-vehicle device fixing structure and a structure for fixing an in-vehicle device, that can reduce a space in which an in-vehicle device is placed.

A first aspect of the disclosure provides an in-vehicle device fixing structure.

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  "title": "In-vehicle device fixing structure and structure for fixing in-vehicle device",
  "abstract": "An in-vehicle device fixing structure includes: a base member including a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall; a box-shaped in-vehicle device including a first side face opposed to the first side wall, a second side face opposed to the second side wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member, and configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.",
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    "1. An in-vehicle device fixing structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member including a flat-shaped bottom wall, a first side wall expanding toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle width direction, and a second side wall expanding toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle front-rear direction; an in-vehicle device having a box shape, the in-vehicle device including a first side face that is opposed to the first side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a second side face that is opposed to the second side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member among the base member, the in-vehicle device, and the holding member, the in-vehicle device locking portion being configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.",
    "2. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the in-vehicle device locking portion includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face so as to project outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and engageable portions provided in the base member and the holding member so as to be engaged with the projecting portions.",
    "3. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.",
    "4. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein respective upper ends of the first side wall and the second side wall and respective upper ends of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion are placed on the vehicle upper side relative to a gravitational center of the in-vehicle device.",
    "5. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 1, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the inserts extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes.",
    "6. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein the inserts are placed in both ends of the third-side-face holding portion in the vehicle width direction and in both ends of the fourth-side-face holding portion in the vehicle front-rear direction.",
    "7. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein each insert includes a reinforcing portion provided in a part of the insert in a width direction of the insert, along a longitudinal direction of the insert, the reinforcing portion having a strength larger than an other part of the insert.",
    "8. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 5, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, and the inserts are placed in an other one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the other one being not provided with the fastening portion.",
    "9. A structure for fixing an in-vehicle device, the in-vehicle device having a box shape and including a first side face, a second side face, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face, the structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member includes a bottom wall having a flat shape, a first side wall extending toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle width direction, the first side wall being opposed to the first side face when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, and a second side wall extending toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and substantially along a vehicle front-rear direction, the second side wall being opposed to the second side face when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall; a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape; and an in-vehicle device locking portion provided in at least the base member and the holding member among the base member, the in-vehicle device, and the holding member, the in-vehicle device locking portion being configured to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.",
    "10. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein the in-vehicle device locking portion includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face so as to project outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and engageable portions provided in the base member and the holding member so as to be engaged with the projecting portions.",
    "11. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.",
    "12. The structure for fixing the in-vehicle device, according to claim 9, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion, the inserts extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes.",
    "13. An in-vehicle device fixing structure comprising: a base member attached to a vehicle body, the base member including bottom wall having a flat-shape, a first side wall expanding toward a vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and along a first direction perpendicular to a vehicle up-down direction, and a second side wall expanding toward the vehicle upper side from the bottom wall and along a second direction perpendicular to the vehicle up-down direction and the first direction; an in-vehicle device having a box shape, the in-vehicle device including a first side face opposed to the first side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a second side face opposed to the second side wall when the in-vehicle device is placed on the bottom wall, a third side face provided on a side opposite to the first side face, and a fourth side face provided on a side opposite to the second side face; and a holding member including a third-side-face holding portion being opposed to the third side face of the in-vehicle device, a fourth-side-face holding portion being opposed to the fourth side face of the in-vehicle device, and a fastening portion attached to the bottom wall of the base member via a fastener and having a plate shape, wherein: the base member includes a first engageable portion and the holding member includes a second engageable portion; and the first engageable portion and the second engageable portion are configured to be engaged with the in-vehicle device so as to restrain a movement of the in-vehicle device toward the vehicle upper side.",
    "14. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein the in-vehicle device includes projecting portions provided in respective lower ends of the first side face, the second side face, the third side face, and the fourth side face and projecting outwardly from a respective faces of the in-vehicle device, and the first engageable portion and the second engageable portion are engaged with the projecting portions.",
    "15. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein the fastening portion is placed in either one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion.",
    "16. The in-vehicle device fixing structure according to claim 13, wherein inserts are provided in at least one of the third-side-face holding portion and the fourth-side-face holding portion and extending substantially toward a vehicle lower side, through-holes are provided in the bottom wall at respective positions corresponding to the inserts, and the inserts are inserted into the through-holes."
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