Attachment structure for heat insulating cover

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018244216-A1
Application number	US-201715758659-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 8, 2017
Priority date	Mar 29, 2016
Publication date	Aug 30, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A heat insulating cover (cylinder-head-side heat insulating cover (30)) includes a top wall (31) and first side walls (32). The top wall (31) covers a top surface of an engine (1) that is a surface of an upper portion of the engine (1). The first side walls (32) cover respective upper portions of both side surfaces of the engine (1) in a vehicle width direction. A portion of the heat insulating cover closer to the rear of the vehicle is provided with a hinge mechanism (36) vertically rotatably supporting the upper portion of the heat insulating cover including the top wall (31). The upper portion of the heat insulating cover can be rotated, with the hinge mechanism (36) as a fulcrum, between a closed position where the engine (1) is shielded and an open position where the engine (1) is visible.

First claim

1 . An attachment structure of a heat insulating cover for heat-insulating an engine housed in an engine compartment provided in a front of a vehicle, and closed/opened by a bonnet, wherein
the heat insulating cover includes:
a top wall covering, and spaced apart from, an entire top surface of the engine that is a surface of an upper portion of the engine in a vertical direction; and
side walls integrally formed with the top wall, each of the side walls covering, and spaced apart from, an upper portion of a corresponding one of side surfaces of the engine in a vehicle width direction, and
the attachment structure of the heat insulating cover includes a rear support provided in a portion of the heat insulating cover closer to the rear of the vehicle, and vertically rotatably supporting an upper portion of the heat insulating cover including the entire top wall, and at least the portion of the heat insulating cover including the entire top wall functions as a rotator capable of being rotated, with the rear support as a fulcrum, between a closed position where the engine is shielded from above, and an open position where the top surface of the engine is visible from a position in front of the vehicle and a position above the vehicle.

2 . The attachment structure of the heat insulating cover of claim 1 , wherein
the heat insulating cover comprises an upper heat insulating cover including the top wall and an upper portion of the side wall, and a lower heat insulating cover including a lower portion of the side wall, the upper heat insulating cover being detachable from the lower heat insulating cover, the lower heat insulating cover is attached to a vehicle body of the vehicle, the upper heat insulating cover is attached to the vehicle body through the rear support, and functions as the rotator, and when the upper heat insulating cover is positioned at the closed position, the upper heat insulating cover abuts on the lower heat insulating cover such that no gap is formed between a lower edge of the upper heat insulating cover and an upper edge of the lower heat insulating cover.

3 . The attachment structure of the heat insulating cover of claim 1 , further comprising
a cowl member disposed, in the engine compartment, rearward of the heat insulating cover in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rear support is attached to the cowl member.

4 . The attachment structure of the heat insulating cover of claim 3 , further comprising
a radiator shroud disposed forward of the heat insulating cover in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rotator is supported by an upper portion of the radiator shroud when the rotator is positioned at the closed position.

5 . The attachment structure of the heat insulating cover of claim 2 , further comprising
a cowl member disposed, in the engine compartment, rearward of the heat insulating cover in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rear support is attached to the cowl member.

6 . The attachment structure of the heat insulating cover of claim 5 , further comprising
a radiator shroud disposed forward of the heat insulating cover in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, wherein the rotator is supported by an upper portion of the radiator shroud when the rotator is positioned at the closed position.

Assignees

• Mazda Motor

Inventors

• Hoshino Tsukasa
• Sugasaki Kenji
• Okamura Kazumi
• Shinhama Makoto
• Koutoku Masanobu
• Yamamoto Ryo
• Tanaka Yukiya
• Nishikawa Toshimichi

Classifications

• B62D25/084

  Radiator supports · CPC title

• F02B77/11 Primary

  Thermal or acoustic insulation · CPC title

• B60R13/0876

  for mounting around heat sources, e.g. exhaust pipes · CPC title

• B62D25/081

  Cowls (ventilating openings situated directly in front of the vehicle front window B60H1/28) · CPC title

• B60R13/0838 Primary

  for engine compartments · CPC title