Mount base, mounting unit, operating device, and moving vehicle
View Patent ↗A mount base includes: a base body having an insert hole to pass the steering shaft therethrough and holding the operating member thereon; a hook insertable into a fixing hole of the column; and an insert space located opposite from the insert hole with respect to the hook. The hook comes into contact with a locking member inserted into the insert space to have its movement regulated in a direction in which the hook disengages itself from the fixing hole. A mounting unit includes the mount base and the locking member. An operating device includes the mounting unit and the operating member. A moving vehicle includes the operating device, a steering shaft, and the column.
1. A mount base for use to mount an operating member onto a column configured to rotatably support a steering shaft thereon, the mount base comprising:
a base body having an insert hole to pass the steering shaft therethrough and configured to hold the operating member thereon;
a hook insertable into a fixing hole of the column; and
an insert space located opposite from the insert hole with respect to the hook,
the hook being configured to come into contact with a locking member inserted into the insert space to have its movement regulated in a direction in which the hook disengages itself from the fixing hole.
2. The mount base of claim 1 , wherein
the hook includes a stopper portion configured to come into contact with an edge of the fixing hole to prevent the base body from rotating with respect to the column.
3. The mount base of claim 1 , wherein
the hook includes a stopper portion configured to come into contact with an edge of the fixing hole to prevent the base body from disengaging itself from the column.
4. The mount base of claim 1 , further comprising a holding structure configured to hold the locking member at an unlocked position where the locking member is out of contact with the hook.
5. The mount base of claim 2 , wherein
the hook has a portion configured to be bitten by the edge of the fixing hole.
6. The mount base of claim 1 , wherein
the insert space has an opening through which the locking member is inserted, and
the opening is opened in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the insert hole penetrates through the base body.
7. The mount base of claim 1 , wherein
the insert space has an opening through which the locking member is inserted, and
the opening is opened in a direction in which the insert hole penetrates through the base body.
8. The mount base of claim 1 , further comprising an attachment portion to which another member is attached, wherein
the insert space has an opening through which the locking member is inserted, and
the opening is opened toward the attachment portion.
9. The mount base of claim 8 , wherein
the another member is the operating member.
10. The mount base of claim 8 , wherein
the another member is a housing member which houses a spiral cable for use as a cable for an air bag or a horn.
11. The mount base of claim 1 , wherein
from a region surrounding the insert hole of the base body, a cylindrical portion protrudes in a direction in which the insert hole penetrates through the base body,
the cylindrical portion has two slits which are arranged at intervals along its circumference,
the hook is a part, located between the two slits, of the cylindrical portion.
12. The mount base of claim 11 , wherein
a holding wall protrudes to surround the hook from a portion, located radially outside of the cylindrical portion, of the base body,
a space between the holding wall and the cylindrical portion is the insert space.
13. A mounting unit comprising:
the mount base of claim 1 ; and
the locking member configured to be inserted into the insert space of the mount base.
14. The mounting unit of claim 13 , wherein
the locking member includes a bar-shaped body and a bar-shaped tab portion provided for one longitudinal end portion of the body,
the body and the tab portion are arranged to form an L-pattern.
15. The mount unit of claim 14 , wherein
the mount base further comprises an attachment portion to which another member is attached, wherein
the insert space has an opening through which the locking member is inserted, and
the opening is opened toward the attachment portion.
16. The mounting unit of claim 13 , wherein
the locking member includes a bar-shaped body and a tab ring-shaped portion provided for one longitudinal end portion of the body.
17. An operating device comprising:
the mounting unit of claim 13 ; and
the operating member held by the mount base of the mounting unit.
18. The operating device of claim 17 , wherein
the mount base further comprises an attachment portion to which another member is attached, wherein
the insert space has an opening through which the locking member is inserted, and
the opening is opened toward the attachment portion,
the another member is the operating member.
19. The operating device of claim 18 , wherein
the locking member includes a bar-shaped body and a bar-shaped tab portion provided for one longitudinal end portion of the body,
the body and the tab portion are arranged to form an L-pattern.
20. A moving vehicle comprising:
the operating device of claim 17 ;
the steering shaft passing through the insert hole of the operating device; and
the column supporting the steering shaft rotatably thereon.