JP5510078B2 - Fender lining accessory and vehicle side structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a fender lining attachment member attached to a fender lining of a vehicle (automobile), and a vehicle side part structure including the same.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an automotive wheel house structure that can be attached to both a general rear bumper and a full bumper (rear full bumper). The full bumper is different from a general bumper in that it is integrally formed including a fender apron portion (a part of the fender) under the bumper.

  In Patent Document 1, a notch recess is formed at the lower end of the wheel house outer side of the wheel house outer side and closer to the rear bumper, and a notch recess that allows insertion of a full bumper than a general part is formed. A closing member capable of closing the notch recess is provided. If a closing member is disposed in the notch recess and closed, a wheel house portion of a general rear bumper vehicle can be formed. Further, if no closing member is provided, a full bumper can be attached to the notch recess. As described above, according to Patent Document 1, since it is possible to support both a general rear bumper that is not a full bumper and a full bumper, it is easy to manage components and to reduce costs.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 4-31898

  Conventionally, in order to stimulate users' willingness to purchase, automobiles have been remodeled in a timely manner. A model change may involve a bumper design change. For example, a bumper of a derivative model (derivative model) developed by remodeling an existing normal model may be wide. There is a demand to attach such a wide new bumper as it is to a vehicle having a narrow vehicle width, such as an existing normal vehicle type before the model change.

  However, with the technique as disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is only possible to support both a general rear bumper and a full bumper, and a wide bumper cannot be attached to a vehicle body having a narrow vehicle width. Therefore, when attaching a wide bumper to a narrow vehicle body that does not conform to this, there is no choice but to use a time-consuming and costly method such as setting a new fender lining.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a fender lining attachment member that enables a wide bumper to be attached to a narrow vehicle body without newly setting a fender lining, and a vehicle side including the same An object is to provide a partial structure.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of a fender lining attachment member according to the present invention is a fender lining attachment member that is attached to a fender lining of a vehicle. A plate-like vehicle width extension portion that stands on the vehicle outer side of the flange along a flange that is formed at the lower end portion of the vehicle and protrudes toward the bumper side, and a substantially U that is provided at the vehicle inner edge of the vehicle width extension portion and hooked on the flange It has a character-like claw part and a support part that extends in the same direction as the flange and continues to the edge on the vehicle outer side of the vehicle width extension part, and supports the back surface of the bumper.

  According to such a configuration, the back surface of the bumper can be supported by the support portion that protrudes outward from the fender lining by the amount that the vehicle width extension portion stands in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to attach a bumper wider than the existing bumper to a vehicle body having a narrow vehicle width without setting a new fender lining. As a result, parts (fender lining) can be shared, parts management becomes easy, and labor and cost can be reduced.

  The said fender lining attachment member is good to have rigidity higher than the said fender lining. According to such a configuration, by providing the fender lining attachment member, the rigidity can be improved as compared with the conventional structure having only the fender lining. As a result, the bumper stickiness (a phenomenon in which an external force is applied to dent inward) at this point can be further suppressed.

  The claw portion may have a shape that can slide along the flange. According to this configuration, the fender lining attachment member can be positioned while being slid using the flange as a guide. As a result, it is possible to simplify the assembly and improve the assembly accuracy.

  It is good to have further the positioning piece which is provided above the said nail | claw part and positions the said fender lining attachment member by striking against the upper end surface of a flange. According to such a configuration, the positioning piece comes into contact with the upper end surface of the flange and the fender lining attachment member is positioned by sliding the claw portion downward from above using the flange as a guide. Therefore, even if it is not an expert, it can position a fender lining attachment member reliably with high precision. Therefore, it is possible to further simplify the assembly and improve the assembly accuracy than the above.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a representative configuration of the vehicle side portion structure according to the present invention includes a bumper provided at the front end portion of the vehicle, a fender lining provided at the fender lower portion of the vehicle side portion, and the vehicle outer side of the fender lining. A flange that is formed at the lower end of the bumper side of the arch-shaped edge and protrudes toward the bumper side, a plate-like vehicle width extension that stands on the outside of the flange along the flange, and the vehicle of this vehicle width extension A substantially U-shaped claw portion provided on the inner edge and hooked on the flange, and a support portion that extends in the same direction as the flange continuously from the vehicle outer edge of the vehicle width extension portion and supports the back surface of the bumper. And a fender lining attachment member.

  According to this configuration, even if the existing normal model is remodeled and the newly-produced derivative bumper becomes wider due to design reasons, etc., a new wide width can be achieved without changing the structure of the existing narrow vehicle body. It is possible to install a bumper. In other words, by attaching the fender lining accessory to the fender lining, the existing fender lining can be used to attach the bumper of the derivative model, so parts can be shared, parts management becomes easy, and labor and cost can be reduced. It becomes.

  The fender lining attachment member may be fixed to the flange with staples. According to such a configuration, a screw, a nut, an impact wrench for fixing these, and the like are not required for fixing the fender lining attachment member. Since it is only necessary to fasten the fender lining attachment member to the flange with staples using a tucker, the assembly can be simplified and the number of assembly steps can be reduced.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, without setting a fender lining newly, a fender lining attachment member which can attach a wide bumper to a vehicle body with a narrow vehicle width, and a vehicle side part structure provided with the same can be provided.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the vehicle side part structure concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which attached the fender lining attachment member to the fender lining of FIG. It is each sectional drawing of FIG. It is the figure which showed the attachment process of the fender lining attachment member of FIG. 2 in detail. It is a usage pattern figure of the vehicle side part structure concerning embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

[Vehicle side structure]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a vehicle side part structure 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle side part structure 100 according to the present embodiment is applied when, for example, the front bumper 102 of a derived model obtained by changing the model of an existing normal vehicle becomes wider. Specifically, it is a structure for supporting a new wide front bumper 102 without changing the structure of the existing fender lining 112.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front bumper 102 is assembled to the vehicle body (body) with screws, clips, etc. together with a headlamp 106, a front hood 108, a front fender 110 that constitutes the side of the vehicle, and the like. The fender lining 112 is provided below the front fender 110.

  The fender lining 112 has an outer edge 112a formed in an arch shape. A flange 114 protruding forward is set at the lower end of the edge 112a on the front bumper 102 side. In the present embodiment, a fender lining attachment member 116 is attached to the flange 114, and the back surface of the side end portion 102a of the wide front bumper 102 is supported. Note that the term “support” as used herein means simply supporting from the back surface and does not exclude fixing, but does not exclude performing bonding.

(Fender lining accessory)
FIG. 2 is a view showing a state where the fender lining attachment member 116 is attached to the fender lining 112 of FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 2. FIG. 3 (a) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2, FIG. 3 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. It is CC sectional drawing of. 2 and 3, the side end portion 102a of the wide front bumper 102 is shown by a two-dot chain line. Further, in FIG. 3, a non-wide front bumper 104 attached to an existing normal vehicle type is illustrated by a dotted line.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A, the fender lining attachment member 116 has two substantially U-shaped claws 120a and 120b that are hooked on the flange 114. The two claw portions 120 a and 120 b are formed in a shape along the curved surface of the flange 114 so as to be slidable along the flange 114.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (c), a positioning piece 120c is provided above the claw portions 120a and 120b so as to abut against and engage with the upper end surface 114b of the flange 114. By providing the positioning piece 120c, the fender lining attachment member 116 can be reliably positioned with high accuracy even by a non-expert by simply sliding the claws 120a and 120b from above to below using the flange 114 as a guide. . Therefore, it is possible to simplify the assembly and improve the assembly accuracy.

  In the present embodiment, the upper end surface 114b is formed by the flange 114 retracting backward with respect to the vehicle. And the retreated flange 114 is extended as the extension part 114a to the upper part.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3A, the claw portions 120 a and 120 b are continuous with the inner edge (end) of the plate-like vehicle width extension portion 118. Further, the vehicle width extension portion 118 is continuous with two support portions 122a and 122b whose outer edges (ends) are extended in the same direction as the flange 114.

  The vehicle width extension portion 118 stands on the vehicle outer side with respect to the flange 114, thereby causing the support portions 122a and 122b to project outward. In other words, the fender lining attachment member 116 is extended in the vehicle width direction by the amount that the vehicle width extension portion 118 stands on the vehicle outer side. The support portions 122a and 122b are formed so that the surfaces thereof are in close contact with the back surface of the side end portion 102a of the front bumper 102, and support the side end portions 102a from the back surface.

  Here, the fender lining 112 and the fender lining attachment member 116 are assumed to be formed of PE-LLD (linear low density polyethylene). However, in this embodiment, since the cross-sectional shapes of the claw portions 120a and 120b, the vehicle width extension portion 118, and the support portions 122a and 122b of the fender lining attachment member 116 are substantially S-shaped, the rigidity is higher than a flat one. Secured (see FIG. 3A). Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 (b), since a plurality of ribs 118a are provided on the vehicle body extension 114a, it is possible to ensure much higher rigidity than a simple S-shaped cross-sectional structure. From the above, the fender lining attachment member 116 can ensure high rigidity in shape even if the material is the same as that of the fender lining 112.

  Therefore, in the vehicle side part structure 100 of this embodiment, rigidity can be improved rather than the structure only of the conventional fender lining 112 by providing the fender lining attachment member 116. FIG. Since the support portions 122a and 122b of the high-rigidity fender lining attachment member 116 closely contact and support the back surface of the side end portion 102a of the wide front bumper 102, the side end portion 102a becomes sticky ( A phenomenon in which an external force is applied to dent inward can be suitably suppressed.

(Fender lining attachment process)
FIG. 4 is a view showing in detail the attachment process of the fender lining attachment member 116, and corresponds to a view taken in the direction of the arrow X in FIG. 4 (a) to 4 (d), the attachment process of the fender lining attachment member 116 is illustrated in the progress. 4A to 4D, the flange 114 is hatched for easy understanding.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, first, the operator inserts the fender lining attachment member 116 into the flange 114 from obliquely above so that the claws 120a and 120b are hooked on the flange 114. The reason why the insertion is possible by such an easy method is that the claw portions 120a and 120b are substantially U-shaped as described above and can be inserted into the flange 114 from the opening. The troublesome work of inserting the fender lining attachment member 116 into the flange 114 from its lower end is not required. As shown in FIG. 4B, when the claw portions 120a and 120b are engaged with the flange 114, the fender lining attachment member 116 is slid so that the claw portions 120a and 120b slide downward from above using the flange 114 as a guide. Slide.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 4C, the positioning piece 120c is abutted and fitted to the upper end surface 114b of the flange 114, and the fender lining attachment member 116 is positioned at a specific position. 4D, when the fender lining attachment member 116 is fastened to the flange 114 with the staple 124a using the tucker 124, the attachment of the fender lining attachment member 116 to the flange 114 is completed.

  Since the fixing of the fender lining attachment member 116 is the staple 124a, it is not necessary to use a screw, a nut, an impact wrench for fixing these, and the like, and assembling can be simplified and the number of assembling steps can be reduced. In addition, since the junction part of the flange 114 and the fender lining attachment member 116 becomes invisible when the vehicle is completed, the appearance quality is not questioned. Further, the staple 124a does not lack the necessary mounting strength.

[Usage]
FIG. 5 is a usage diagram of the vehicle side part structure 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, and corresponds to a view of FIG. 2 viewed from the rear. FIG. 5A is a view showing a state in which a wide front bumper 102 is attached using a fender lining attachment member 116, and FIG. 5B is a view showing a state in which a front bumper 104 of an existing normal vehicle type is attached. is there.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the front bumper 104 of the normal vehicle type is attached to the vehicle body with the back surface of the side end portion thereof supported by the flange 114 of the fender lining 112. Therefore, conventionally, in order to attach the wider front bumper 102 to the vehicle body, it is necessary to newly set at least the fender lining 112.

  However, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), according to the vehicle side part structure 100 according to the present embodiment, the fender lining 112 is attached to the flange 114 by the vehicle width extension amount L1. It can be extended in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, when attaching the wide front bumper 102 to the vehicle body having a narrow vehicle width, it is possible to cope without newly setting the fender lining 112. As a result, the fender lining 112 can be shared between the existing vehicle model and the derived model, so that parts management becomes easy and labor and cost can be reduced.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration for applying to the wide front bumper 102 has been described. However, in order to apply to the wide rear bumper 102, the fender lining attachment member 116 may be attached to the rear side fender lining 112. . That is, the present invention can be applied to both a front bumper and a rear bumper of a vehicle.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this example. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used as a fender lining attachment member attached to a fender lining of a vehicle (automobile) and a vehicle side part structure including the same.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Vehicle side part structure, 102, 104 ... Front bumper, 102a ... Side edge part, 106 ... Head lamp, 108 ... Front hood, 110 ... Front fender, 112 ... Fender lining, 112a ... End edge, 114 ... Flange, 114a ... Extension part, 114b ... Upper end surface, 116 ... Fender lining attachment member, 118 ... Vehicle width extension part, 118a ... Rib, 120a, 120b ... Claw part, 120c ... Positioning piece, 122a, 122b ... Supporting part, 124 ... Tucker, 124a ... Staple, L1 ... Vehicle width extension

Claims (6)

In the fender lining accessory attached to the fender lining of the vehicle,
A plate-like vehicle width extension portion that is formed on the bumper side lower end portion of the arch-shaped edge of the outer side of the fender lining and protrudes toward the bumper side, and stands on the vehicle outer side of the flange;
A substantially U-shaped claw portion that is provided on an inner edge of the vehicle width extension portion and hooked on the flange;
A support portion that extends in the same direction as the flange continuously to the vehicle outer edge of the vehicle width extension portion and supports the back surface of the bumper;
A fender lining attachment member characterized by comprising:   The fender lining accessory according to claim 1, wherein the fender lining has higher rigidity than the fender lining.   The fender lining attachment member according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the claw portion has a shape slidable along the flange.   The fender lining attachment member according to claim 3, further comprising a positioning piece that is provided above the claw portion and positions the fender lining attachment member by abutting against an upper end surface of the flange. A bumper provided at the front end of the vehicle;
A fender lining provided under the fender on the side of the vehicle;
A flange that is formed at the lower end of the bumper side of the arched edge on the vehicle outer side of the fender lining and protrudes toward the bumper;
A plate-like vehicle width extending portion that stands on the vehicle outer side of the flange along the flange; a substantially U-shaped claw portion that is provided at an inner edge of the vehicle width extending portion and hooked on the flange; and the vehicle A fender lining attachment member having a support portion that extends in the same direction as the flange continuously from the vehicle outer edge of the width extension portion and supports the back surface of the bumper;
The vehicle side part structure characterized by including.   The vehicle side part structure according to claim 5, wherein the fender lining attachment member is fixed to the flange by staples.

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