CN113022711A

CN113022711A - Clothes tree metal plate assembly, assembling method thereof and vehicle

Info

Publication number: CN113022711A
Application number: CN202110459598.0A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 程海东; 刘雨轩; 张�成; 任亚辉; 聂晨阳; 王洪利; 程铭
Original assignee: Weilai Automobile Technology Anhui Co Ltd
Current assignee: Weilai Automobile Technology Anhui Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-04-27
Filing date: 2021-04-27
Publication date: 2021-06-25

Abstract

The present invention provides a coat hanger sheet metal assembly, an assembling method thereof and a vehicle. The coat hanger sheet metal assembly according to the embodiment includes: a coat hanger sheet metal body; a front coat hanger sheet metal connected to the front side of the coat hanger sheet metal body; connected to the coat hanger sheet metal body the left tailgate hinge reinforcement plate and the right tailgate hinge reinforcement board on both sides; and the rear wind window connected to the coat rack sheet metal body, the left tailgate hinge reinforcement board and the right tailgate hinge reinforcement board beam. The sheet metal assembly of the coat hanger according to the embodiment of the present invention adopts a split design to facilitate the installation of components, and takes into account the requirements of structural strength and lightweight.

Description

Clothes tree metal plate assembly, assembling method thereof and vehicle

Technical Field

The invention relates to the field of vehicle body sheet metal, in particular to a hat rack sheet metal assembly, an assembling method thereof and a vehicle.

Background

Compared with a traditional vehicle, the new energy vehicle has the advantages that the number of electrical components and wiring harness modules is large, the requirement on structural safety is higher, and the requirement on the space of a trunk is also larger. Therefore, more functional modules are integrated on the vehicle body, particularly on the metal plate of the hat rack, and higher requirements are put on the size, NVH performance (noise, vibration and harshness performance) and durability of the metal plate of the hat rack. The traditional one-piece or two-piece type hallstand metal plate is difficult to meet a plurality of requirements of new energy vehicles.

Disclosure of Invention

It is an object of the present invention to solve or at least alleviate problems in the prior art.

According to an aspect, there is provided a coat hanger sheet metal assembly comprising:

a coat and hat stand metal plate body;

the front hat rack metal plate is connected to the front side of the hat rack metal plate body;

the left tail door hinge reinforcing plate and the right tail door hinge reinforcing plate are connected to the two sides of the hat rack metal plate body; and

the rear air window cross beam is connected to the metal plate body of the hat rack, and is arranged on the rear side of the left tail door hinge reinforcing plate and the rear side of the right tail door hinge reinforcing plate.

Optionally, in the metal plate assembly for a hat rack, the front metal plate for a hat rack includes a front lower plate and a front upper plate, and the front lower plate and the front upper plate together enclose a C-ring crossing the vehicle body near the C-pillar.

Optionally, in the metal plate assembly for a hat rack, the front metal plate for a hat rack further includes a left front wing extension plate and a right front wing extension plate connected to two sides of the lower plate of the front hat rack, the left front wing extension plate and the right front wing extension plate are further connected to the metal plate body for a hat rack, the left front wing extension plate is further connected to the left rear door hinge reinforcing plate, and the right front wing extension plate is further connected to the right rear door hinge reinforcing plate.

Optionally, in the metal plate assembly for a hatrack, the left front wing extension plate and the right front wing extension plate include wiring harness openings.

Optionally, the hallstand panel beating assembly in, still integrated children's seat upper portion fixed point, seat back fixed mounting point and safety belt coiler mounting point on the preceding hallstand panel beating.

Optionally, in the metal plate assembly for a hat rack, the front lower hat rack plate, the front upper hat rack plate and the metal plate body for a hat rack are welded together at a weld joint.

Optionally, in the hallstand metal plate assembly, the rear windshield cross beam, the hallstand metal plate body, the left tail door hinge reinforcing plate and the right tail door hinge reinforcing plate form a D ring crossing the vehicle body near the D column.

Optionally, in the hallstand sheet metal assembly, the left and right tailgate hinge stiffeners are respectively composed of a hinge connection plate body and a stiffener attached to the hinge connection plate body, the hinge connection plate body and the stiffener have corresponding openings for the tailgate hinges, and the hinge connection plate body and the stiffener both have a thickness greater than the hallstand sheet metal body.

In another aspect, a vehicle is provided that includes a hatrack sheet metal assembly in accordance with various embodiments.

In another aspect, a method of assembling a sheet metal assembly for a coat hanger is provided, the method comprising assembling in sequence:

assembling a front hat rack metal plate to the lower vehicle body;

assembling a side wall inner plate assembly, a left tail door hinge reinforcing plate and a right tail door hinge reinforcing plate;

assembling a coat and hat rack metal plate body; and

and assembling the rear windshield cross beam.

According to the clothes tree metal plate assembly provided by the embodiment of the invention, the components are convenient to mount by adopting a split design, and the requirements on structural strength, light weight and the like are met.

Drawings

The disclosure of the present invention will become more readily understood with reference to the accompanying drawings. As is readily understood by those skilled in the art: these drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to constitute a limitation on the scope of the present invention. Moreover, in the drawings, like numerals are used to indicate like parts, and in which:

FIG. 1 is a top view of a hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 and 4 are respectively perspective views of different angles of a sheet metal assembly of a hat rack according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 5 is a first longitudinal cross-sectional view of a hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention when mounted to a vehicle;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a hat rack sheet metal assembly C-ring sheet metal according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a hat rack sheet metal assembly C-ring assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a hat rack sheet metal assembly D ring sheet metal according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic view of a D-ring assembly of a hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 10 is a second longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hatrack sheet metal assembly when mounted to a vehicle according to an embodiment of the invention; (ii) a And

fig. 11 is an exploded view of the left tailgate hinge stiffener of the hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

As used herein, directional terms such as "front", "rear", and "rear", etc., are all with reference to the fore-aft direction of the vehicle after the component is mounted to the vehicle. The terms "longitudinal", "longitudinal" and "longitudinal section" are used herein with reference to the front-rear direction of the component after it is mounted to the vehicle, while "lateral", "transverse" and "cross-section" refer to directions perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, there are shown an exploded view and an assembled view, respectively, of a hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention. The hatrack sheet metal assembly according to the embodiment of the invention comprises: a coat and hat stand metal plate body 3; a front hat rack metal plate 2 connected to the front side of the hat rack metal plate body; a left tail door hinge reinforcing plate 40 and a right tail door hinge reinforcing plate 41 which are connected to the two sides of the metal plate body of the hat rack; and a rear windshield cross member 5 connected to the rear sides of the hatrack metal plate body 3, the left-rear door hinge reinforcing plate 40, and the right-rear door hinge reinforcing plate 41. It should be understood that in the embodiment of the present invention, the hatrack metal plate body 3, the front hatrack metal plate 2, the left and right tailgate hinge reinforcing

plates

40 and 41, and the rear windshield cross member 5 are formed separately and mechanically connected together. Compared with the integrally formed metal plate of the hat rack, the split type design of the metal plate assembly of the hat rack is convenient for mounting components, and has structural strength, light weight requirement, NVH (noise, vibration and harshness) performance, permeability and the like. In addition, the split hat rack also improves the utilization rate of materials.

In some embodiments, as shown more clearly in fig. 2, 3 and 4, the front hatrack sheet metal 2 comprises a front hatrack lower plate 21 and a front hatrack upper plate 22, as shown in fig. 5 to 7, the front hatrack lower plate 21 and the front hatrack upper plate 22 together enclose a C-ring that spans the vehicle body near the C-pillar, thereby increasing the strength and rigidity of the vehicle near the C-pillar. In the illustrated embodiment, the front hatrack lower plate 21 and the front hatrack upper plate 22 each have a bend to collectively enclose a C-ring, which in alternative embodiments, the front hatrack lower plate 21 and the front hatrack upper plate 22 may be formed in other suitable processes. In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the front hatrack lower plate 21, the front hatrack upper plate 22 and the front edge of the hatrack metal plate body 3 are welded together at the weld position 6. In some embodiments, the front hatrack metal plate 2 further includes a left front wing extension plate 23 and a right front wing extension plate 24 connecting both sides of the front hatrack lower plate 21 or the front hatrack upper plate 22. As shown in fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present invention, the left and right front

wing extension panels

23 and 24 are first attached to the front hatrack lower panel 21 and then the front hatrack upper panel 22. As shown more clearly in fig. 3 and 4, the left and right front

wing extension panels

23 and 24 are also connected to the hatrack sheet metal body 3. In some embodiments, the left and right front

wing extension panels

23 and 24 each include a harness aperture 241. In some embodiments, as shown more clearly in fig. 3 and 4, the left and right front

wing extension panels

23 and 24 are also connected to left and right rear door

hinge reinforcement panels

40 and 41, respectively. In some embodiments, the front hatrack sheet metal 2 further integrates a child seat upper fixing point 214, a seat back fixing mounting point 211, a hatrack trim panel support 212 and a seatbelt retractor mounting point 213.

In some embodiments, referring to fig. 3, 4 and 5, the rear windshield cross member 5 and the hatrack sheet metal body 3 together with the left and right tailgate

hinge reinforcing plates

40 and 41 enclose a D-ring that spans the vehicle body near the D-pillar, thereby reinforcing the strength and rigidity at a location near the D-pillar. In some embodiments, the D-ring is arcuate, as shown in fig. 3. Thus, the hatrack sheet metal assembly according to an embodiment of the invention is provided with both the C-ring and the D-ring, the two cavities increasing the structural strength and rigidity of the corresponding regions of the hatrack sheet metal, as well as increasing the bending/torsional rigidity and durability of the C/D column regions. With continued reference to fig. 5, in some embodiments, to prevent the sheet metal from being exposed in the trunk, a tab is designed at the tail of the rear windshield cross member 5 for mounting a privacy panel 82, the privacy panel 82 may further include a seal and a trim 81, the privacy panel 82 may extend the entire visible area of the trunk, whereby the hatrack sheet metal is not exposed in the case of opening of the tailgate 7. In some embodiments, the left and right tailgate

hinge reinforcement plates

40, 41 each define an opening 44 that receives the tailgate hinge. In some embodiments, the left and right tailgate hinge reinforcing

plates

40, 41 have a thickness that is significantly greater than the hatrack sheet metal body 3. With continued reference to FIG. 11, in some embodiments, the left and right

tailgate hinge stiffeners

40, 41 may each be comprised of a hinge web body 401 and a stiffener plate 402 attached to the hinge web body, the hinge web body 401 and stiffener plate 402 having corresponding apertures 441,442 for receiving the tailgate hinges. In some embodiments, to ensure strength requirements, the hinge web bodies 401 and the reinforcing plates 402 of the left and right tailgate

hinge reinforcing plates

40 and 41 each have a thickness that is significantly greater than the hatrack sheet metal body 3, for example, may have a thickness of 1.2mm to 1.8 mm. On the other hand, the sheet metal body 3 has a thickness of 0.7 to 1.0mm for the purpose of weight reduction.

In some embodiments, as indicated in fig. 4, the hatrack metal plate assembly mainly supports the hatrack trim panel, and therefore, the hatrack metal plate assembly may be provided with pre-snaps 43 to facilitate alignment and assembly of the various components, e.g., two pre-snaps 43 on both sides in fig. 4 facilitate the lap joint of the hatrack body to the side hinge reinforcement panel, and two pre-snaps 43 in the middle facilitate the lap joint of the rear windshield cross member reinforcement panel to the hatrack body. In other embodiments, more pre-snaps 43 may be provided. In some embodiments, as indicated in fig. 2 and 4, the hatrack sheet metal body 3 comprises a plurality of through holes to enable pressure relief through the hatrack sheet metal when the door is closed. In some embodiments, the hatrack sheet metal body 3 has 28000mm²The above effective open area. In some embodiments, the hatrack sheet metal body 3 comprises a long opening 31 in the width direction of the hatrack sheet metal body, the width of the long opening 31 being at least 30 percent of the width of the hatrack sheet metal body 3 at that location in at least one cross section. In some embodiments, the elongated opening 31 may have a letter-convex shape. Set up great trompil in hat rack panel beating body 3's middle part position and can effectively reduce vibrations, improve the NVH performance, realize lightweight, high permeability requirement simultaneously. In some embodiments, the hat rack metal plate body 3 is further provided with a wire harness hole 32, a speaker mounting portion 33, a trunk lamp mounting portion 35, and the like, and it is noted that mounting bolts of the seat belt retractor and the trunk lamp face upward to enlarge a trunk space. As shown in fig. 2, both sides of the long opening 31 of the sheet metal body 3 of the hatrack each include a lineA harness hole 39 through which a wire harness such as an electrically driven wire harness, a tailgate wire harness, or the like can pass. A wire harness trim may be mounted adjacent to the wire harness aperture to shield the wire harnesses from exposure. In addition, other components, such as a navigation module, a bluetooth module or a radar module, can be integrated on the hatrack sheet metal assembly according to various embodiments.

With further reference to fig. 5-9, fig. 5 shows a first longitudinal cross-sectional view of the installed hatrack sheet metal assembly through the seatback fixed mounting point 211, the hatrack trim panel support 212, the elongated opening 31, and the trunk lamp mounting portion 35, fig. 6 and 7 show the sheet metal and mounting structure, respectively, near the C-ring, and fig. 8 and 9 show the sheet metal and mounting structure, respectively, near the D-ring. Also shown is a front rail fascia 9, with the C-ring of the hatrack sheet metal assembly located generally above the front rail fascia 9. The hatrack trim 8 is supported by the hatrack sheet metal assembly, wherein the front edge of the hatrack trim 8 is fixedly mounted to the C-ring, the rear edge of the hatrack trim 8 is fixedly mounted to the D-ring, the hatrack trim support 212 provides a support point, and a number of additional support points 85 for the hatrack trim 8 may be provided between the C-ring and the D-ring. Also shown in fig. 5 is the tailgate 7 mounted by a tailgate hinge. As shown in fig. 9, in some embodiments, a soft panel 89 of hatrack sheet metal may also be provided on the rear windshield cross member 5 at the D-ring position, which may prevent the sheet metal of the rear windshield cross member 5 at the D-ring from being exposed when viewed from the rear of the vehicle when the tailgate 7 is closed.

With continued reference to fig. 10, a first installed longitudinal cross-sectional view of the hatrack sheet metal assembly through the child seat upper anchor point 214, the speaker mount 33, is shown. The child seat upper fixing points 214 and the trim are fixed to the coat hanger plate body 3, and a cover 87 is provided at a corresponding position of the coat hanger trim 8, which can be opened to fix the child seat. Further, the speaker is supported by the speaker bracket 86 above the sheet metal of the speaker mounting portion 33, and the speaker is mounted substantially at a region 860 above the speaker mounting portion 33.

The coat and hat rack sheet metal assembly is particularly suitable for vehicles with side wall inner plates which are designed to be inclined inwards, and the whole piece of coat and hat rack sheet metal assembly cannot be installed into a vehicle body due to the fact that the width of an upper opening of the side wall inner plate of the vehicle is small under the condition that the installation opening is streamlined and gradually reduced. Therefore, the invention also provides an assembly method of the coat and hat rack sheet metal assembly, which sequentially comprises the following steps: the front hatrack metal plate 2 is assembled to the lower body, for example, the left front wing extension plate 23 and the right front wing extension plate 24 can be welded with the front hatrack lower plate 21, and then welded with the front hatrack upper plate 22 into a whole and mounted to the lower body, as shown in fig. 3, the front hatrack metal plate 2 can be connected with the lower body aluminum casting by using the drill nails 208, and structural glue is coated between the front hatrack metal plate and the lower body aluminum casting. Assembling a side wall inner plate assembly, a left tail door hinge reinforcing plate 40 and a right tail door hinge reinforcing plate 41; then, assembling the hat rack metal plate body 3; and an assembled rear windshield cross member 5. The assembling direction may be, for example, the front hat rack metal plate 2 is mounted to the lower vehicle body from top to bottom, the left and right side gusset inner panel assemblies are laterally assembled from the left and right sides, respectively, and the rear windshield cross member 5 is assembled from top to bottom, for example. Referring to fig. 3, the weld 209 is shown between the hatrack sheet metal assembly and the side wall assembly. In some embodiments, the front hat rack sheet metal is assembled at a lower vehicle body splicing station, the side wall inner panel assembly and the left and right tail door hinge reinforcing plates are assembled at an inner general splicing station, and the hat rack sheet metal body and the rear windshield cross beam are assembled at an outer general splicing station.

In another aspect, a vehicle is also provided, which is provided with the hatrack sheet metal assembly according to various embodiments.

The foregoing description of the specific embodiments has been presented only to illustrate the principles of the invention more clearly, and in which various features are shown or described in detail to facilitate an understanding of the principles of the invention. Various modifications or changes to the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention. It is to be understood that such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A coat rack sheet metal assembly, characterized in that, comprising:

Coat rack sheet metal body;

the front coat hanger sheet metal connected to the front side of the coat hanger sheet metal body;

a left tailgate hinge reinforcing plate and a right tailgate hinge reinforcing plate connected on both sides of the coat rack sheet metal body; and

It is connected to the sheet metal body of the coat rack, the left tailgate hinge reinforcement plate and the rear windshield beam on the rear side of the right tailgate hinge reinforcement plate.

2 . The sheet metal assembly of the coat hanger according to claim 1 , wherein the sheet metal of the front coat hanger comprises a lower plate of the front coat hanger and an upper plate of the front coat hanger, and the front coat hanger The lower panel and the upper panel of the front coat rack together form a C-ring across the vehicle body near the C-pillar.

3 . The sheet metal assembly of the coat hanger according to claim 2 , wherein the sheet metal of the front coat hanger further comprises a left front wing extension plate and a right front wing connecting both sides of the lower plate of the front coat hanger. 4 . an extension plate, wherein the left front wing extension plate and the right front wing extension plate are further connected to the coat rack sheet metal body, and the left front wing extension plate is also connected to the left tailgate hinge reinforcement plate, and the right front wing extension plate is also connected to the A wing extension plate is also connected to the right tailgate hinge reinforcement plate.

4 . The coat rack sheet metal assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the left front wing extension plate and the right front wing extension plate comprise wire harness openings. 5 .

5 . The coat rack sheet metal assembly according to claim 3 , wherein the front coat rack sheet metal is further integrated with the upper fixing point of the child seat, the seat back fixing mounting point and the seat belt roll. 6 . receiver installation point.

The sheet metal assembly of the coat hanger according to claim 3, wherein the lower plate of the front coat hanger, the upper board of the front coat hanger and the sheet metal body of the coat hanger are in the Weld together at the welding location.

7 . The sheet metal assembly of the coat rack according to claim 1 , wherein the rear window beam is connected to the sheet metal body of the coat rack, the left tailgate hinge reinforcement plate and the right tailgate hinge reinforcement plate. 8 . Together they form a D-ring that spans the body near the D-pillar.

8. The coat rack sheet metal assembly according to claim 1, wherein the left tailgate hinge reinforcing plate and the right tailgate hinge reinforcing plate are connected by a hinge connecting plate body and attached to the hinge, respectively It is composed of a reinforcing plate of a plate body, the hinge connecting plate body and the reinforcing plate have corresponding openings for the tailgate hinge, and both the hinge connecting plate body and the reinforcing plate have a larger size than that of the coat rack. The thickness of the gold body.

9. A vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle comprises the coat rack sheet metal assembly according to any one of claims 1-8.

10. A method for assembling a coat hanger sheet metal assembly, characterized in that the method comprises assembling the following components in sequence:

Assemble the sheet metal of the front coat rack to the lower body;

Assemble the side panel inner panel assembly and the left tailgate hinge reinforcement plate and the right tailgate hinge reinforcement plate;

Assemble the coat hanger's sheet metal body; and

Assemble the rear window beam.