JP6864837B2 - Vehicle body structure - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure.

Patent Document 1 describes a vehicle body structure for attaching a straightening vane (fender cover) to a lower corner portion of a vehicle windshield. As shown in FIG. 12, the straightening vane 100 is held by the lower corner 102c of the windshield 102 by sandwiching the end 100t between the edge of the front fender 104 and the edge of the front pillar 105. That is, a side plate portion 104s bent downward with respect to the fender main body portion 104e is provided at the end edge of the front fender 104, and the side plate portion 104s connects the end edge 100t of the straightening vane 100 and the design portion 100e. It is inserted into the groove portion 100 m to be divided. Then, the end portion 100t of the straightening vane 100 is sandwiched between the side plate portion 104s of the front fender 104 and the back surface of the fender main body portion 104e and the flat receiving surface 105u of the front pillar 105. In this state, the design portion 100e of the straightening vane 100 covers the side plate portion 104s of the front fender 104 and the surface of the lower corner portion 102c of the windshield 102. Here, the straightening vane 100 is made of an elastic body.

JP-A-2007-30834

As shown in FIG. 12, the end portion 100t of the straightening vane 100 is configured to be sandwiched between the side plate portion 104s of the front fender 104 and the back surface of the fender main body portion 104e and the flat receiving surface 105u of the front pillar 105. Therefore, for example, when the gap between the fender body 104e of the front fender 104 and the receiving surface 105u of the front pillar 105 becomes small due to variations in the production of the vehicle body, the front fender 104 is pushed up by the end 100t of the straightening vane 100. May be done. As a result, the front fender 104 is lifted from the design surface of the vehicle body and the appearance is deteriorated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and the problem to be solved by the present invention is to prevent the front side member of the vehicle body that holds the insertion portion of the functional component from rising, and to prevent the vehicle body from rising. It is to prevent the appearance of the design from being deteriorated.

The above-mentioned problems are solved by each invention. In the first invention, the front side member constituting the appearance of the vehicle body, the inner member constituting the vehicle body and covered with the front side member, and sandwiched between the front side member and the inner member, said. A vehicle body structure comprising an insertion portion held between a front member and the inner member and having functional parts arranged side by side with the front member to form the appearance of the vehicle. a receiving surface, and a vertical wall portion formed through the bend to the end edge of the receiving surface, is capable of supporting the plug portion of the functional component in the receiving surface, the functional part of the insertion portion Is formed in a trapezoidal shape on the side surface, and a semicircular groove is formed at a position corresponding to the bent portion of the inner member on the back surface in contact with the receiving surface at the insertion portion of the functional component. Therefore, a gap is formed by the groove around the bent portion, and the cross-sectional shape of the groove formed in the insertion portion of the functional component is the same as the cross-sectional shape of the bent portion of the inner member. The size is set to be equal to or larger than the bent portion .

According to the present invention, a groove is formed in the insertion portion of the functional component that comes into contact with the receiving surface of the inner member at a position corresponding to the bent portion of the inner member, and a gap due to the groove is formed around the bent portion. Has been done. Therefore, for example, when the gap between the front member and the inner member becomes smaller due to variations in the production of the vehicle body, the bent portion of the inner member enters the groove portion of the insertion portion of the functional component, and the tip of the insertion portion The side is pressed in the direction of the front side member by the receiving surface of the inner member. As a result, the insertion portion of the functional component bends in the vicinity of the groove portion, and the decrease in the gap dimension between the front side member and the inner side member is absorbed. That is, even if the gap between the front member and the inner member becomes smaller, the insertion portion of the functional component bends in the vicinity of the groove portion, so that the insertion portion of the functional component is displaced in the direction of pushing up the front member as a whole. Will not be. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the design surface of the vehicle body from being deteriorated due to the lifting of the front side member.
Further, the cross-sectional shape of the groove formed in the insertion portion of the functional component is set to have a shape equal to the cross-sectional shape of the bent portion of the inner member, the same size as the bent portion, or a size larger than the bent portion. There is. Therefore, when inserting the insertion portion of the functional component into the gap between the edge of the front side member and the edge of the inner member, the groove portion of the insertion portion is aligned with the bent portion of the inner member, so that the insertion portion is inserted. It will be easier to insert.

According to the second invention , in the insertion portion of the functional component, the portion on the proximal end side of the groove is pressed by the edge of the front side member, and the tip of the insertion portion is more advanced than the proximal end side portion of the insertion portion. A space is formed between the side and the front side member to allow the insertion portion to bend in the direction of the front side member. Therefore, it becomes possible to allow the posture change of the insertion portion when the insertion portion of the functional component bends in the vicinity of the groove portion.

According to the present invention, since it is possible to prevent the front member of the vehicle body that presses the insertion portion of the functional component from rising, the appearance of the design surface of the vehicle body is not deteriorated.

It is a perspective view which looked at the vehicle which has the body structure which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention from the right front. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view taken along the line II of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI of FIG. It is an overall perspective view of a straightening vane. It is sectional drawing which shows the insertion procedure of the insertion part of the rectifying plate. It is sectional drawing which shows the insertion procedure of the insertion part of the rectifying plate. It is sectional drawing which shows the insertion procedure of the insertion part of the rectifying plate. It is sectional drawing which shows the function of the groove part of the insertion part of a straightening vane. It is sectional drawing which shows the body structure for attaching the conventional straightening vanity plate.

[Embodiment 1]
Hereinafter, the body structure of the vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11. The body structure of the vehicle according to the present embodiment is a structure for attaching the straightening vane 20 to the lower corner portion of the windshield 16 of the vehicle 10. Here, the front / rear / left / right and top / bottom shown in the figure correspond to the front / rear / left / right and top / bottom of the vehicle having the body structure according to the present embodiment.

<Overview of the front structure of vehicle 10>
Before explaining the structure for mounting the straightening vane 20, the outline of the front structure of the vehicle 10 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, door openings 13 opened and closed by the front door 12 are provided on both the left and right sides of the body of the vehicle 10. Front pillars 14 are erected on the front edge of the door opening 13, and the front portions of the roof panel (not shown) are supported by the left and right front pillars 14. The front pillar 14 is composed of a pillar strut portion 14d covered by the front fender 15 and a pillar window frame portion 14m protruding upward from the window frame portion 150 above the front fender 15. The left and right edge edges of the windshield 16 are supported by the pillar window frame portion 14 m of the front pillar 14 and the upper portion of the pillar strut portion 14d.

The front pillar 14 (pillar window frame portion 14 m, pillar strut portion 14d) is formed of a pillar outer panel 141 and an inner panel (not shown) in a tubular shape. Then, as shown in the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 and the like, the edge of the pillar outer panel 141 on the windshield 16 side is bent into a substantially Z shape. As a result, a vertical wall portion 143 and a glass fixing flange portion 144 are formed on the edge of the pillar outer panel 141. Then, the edge of the windshield 16 is fixed to the glass fixing flange portion 144 of the windshield 14 with an adhesive or the like. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the surface of the pillar outer panel 141 in the pillar window frame portion 14 m of the front pillar 14 constitutes the design surface 141e of the front pillar 14. The design surface 141e of the front pillar 14 and the design surface 15e of the front fender 15 are configured to be continuous in design through the boundary step K.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, the upper window frame portion 150 of the front fender 15 covers the pillar strut portion 14d of the front pillar 14 below the boundary step K. A gap T is formed between the upper window frame portion 150 of the front fender 15 and the pillar outer panel 141 of the pillar strut portion 14d of the front pillar 14. As shown in FIG. 5, the window frame portion 150 of the front fender 15 (hereinafter referred to as the front fender 15) has an edge on the windshield 16 side bent in a substantially Z shape. As a result, a step portion 15x and a straightening vane fixing flange portion 15f are formed on the edge of the front fender 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the straightening vane fixing flange portion 15f is omitted at a predetermined position in the front-rear direction of the edge of the front fender 15, and only the step portion 15x is formed. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is inserted between the tip of the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15 and the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14, as will be described later.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an engine hood 17 configured to open and close the engine room ER of the vehicle 10 is provided between the left and right front fenders 15. Further, the trailing edge of the cowl louver 18 is connected to the lower edge of the windshield 16. The cowl louver 18 is an exterior component having an outside air introduction function, and the front portion of the cowl louver 18 is covered with the rear portion 17b of the engine hood 17.

<About the rectifying plate 20>
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the straightening vane 20 is a component attached to the left and right lower corners of the windshield 16 and suppresses turbulence of the air flow flowing along the surface of the windshield 16. The straightening vane 20 is formed by injection molding using, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer as a material. Here, since the left and right straightening vanes 20 are symmetrical and have the same configuration, the straightening vanes 20 on the right side of the vehicle will be described as a representative with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 2, the straightening vane 20 extends rearward and upward from the position of the cowl louver 18 to a position slightly exceeding the boundary step K along the step portion 15x of the front fender 15. The straightening vane 20 includes a straightening vane main body 21 which is formed to be wide on the front lower side and narrow on the rear upper side, and is curved so as to be convex on the front surface side as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. There is. As shown in FIG. 4, a right vertical wall portion 21t arranged along the step portion 15x of the front fender 15 is formed on the right end edge of the straightening vane main body portion 21, and the upper end of the right vertical wall portion 21t is formed. A fender side seal portion 22 is provided at the position. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a glass-side seal portion 23 that abuts on the surface of the windshield 16 is formed on the edge portion of the straightening vane main body portion 21 opposite to the fender-side seal portion 22. There is. Further, as shown in FIG. 7 and the like, a louver-side flange portion 25 that comes into surface contact with the surface of the cowl louver 18 is provided at the front lower end portion of the straightening vane main body 21 of the straightening vane 20.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 7, an insertion portion 27 is provided on the front end side (rear end side) of the straightening vane 20 so as to project to the right at the lower end position of the right vertical wall portion 21t. The insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is on the lower front side of the boundary step K between the front pillar 14 and the front fender 15, and as shown in FIG. 4, the tip of the step portion 15x of the front fender 15 and the front pillar 14 This is a portion inserted between the bent portions 141w of the pillar outer panel 141. Then, the inserting portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is inserted between the tip of the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15 and the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14, so that the straightening vane 20 is positioned in the vehicle width direction. To.

As shown in FIG. 4, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 has a substantially trapezoidal side surface shape, and the pillar outer panel of the front pillar 14 is located at the center of the lower surface (back surface) of the insertion portion 27. A substantially semicircular groove portion 27m is formed at a position corresponding to the bending portion 141w of 141. Here, as shown in FIG. 4 and the like, the radius dimension of the groove portion 27m of the insertion portion 27 is equal to the bending radius of the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141, but is set to a value larger than that.

As shown in FIG. 7, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is blocked by arranging and connecting a plurality of insertion portion plate pieces 27h formed with a constant thickness dimension in the front-rear direction at regular intervals by a connecting flat plate 27f. It is formed in a shape. Here, as shown in FIG. 4, the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14 is arranged on the back side (right side) by a certain dimension with respect to the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15. Therefore, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is inserted from the diagonally lower left side between the tip of the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15 and the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the central portion and the front lower end portion (cowl louver 18 side) of the straightening vane 20 in the front-rear direction of the straightening vane main body 21 correspond to the straightening vane fixing flange portion 15f of the front fender 15. A clip support bracket 21b is provided at the position. The head 28h of the clip 28 is fixed to the clip support bracket 21b.

<Installation of straightening vane 20>
When mounting the straightening vane 20, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the insertion portion 27 is inserted diagonally from the lower left side between the tip of the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15 and the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14. To insert. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, by sliding the wall surface of the groove portion 27m in the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 along the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141, the insertion portion 27 can be smoothly inserted into the front fender. It can be inserted between the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14 and the pillar 15 and the pillar outer panel 141.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, in a state where the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is completed, the back surface 27x (lower surface) on the tip side of the groove portion 27m of the insertion portion 27 is the front pillar 14. It comes into surface contact with the upper surface 141u of the pillar outer panel 141. Further, a gap S is formed around the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 by the groove portion 27m of the insertion portion 27. In this way, when the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 is inserted between the front fender 15 and the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14, the straightening vane 20 is positioned in the vehicle width direction.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the clip 28 of the straightening vane 20 is fitted into the clip hole (not shown) formed in the straightening vane fixing flange portion 15f of the front fender 15 to fit the straightening vane 20. Is fixed to the front fender 15. Further, by fixing the louver side flange portion 25 of the straightening vane 20 to the cowl louver 18 with a clip or the like (not shown), the mounting of the straightening vane 20 is completed.

<About the function of the groove 27m of the straightening vane 20>
As shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 11, for example, when the gap between the front fender 15 and the upper surface 141u of the front pillar 14 (pillar outer panel 141) becomes smaller due to variations in the production of the vehicle body, the straightening vane 20 is inserted. The bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141 enters the groove portion 27m of the portion 27, and the tip end side of the insertion portion 27 is pressed upward by the upper surface 141u of the pillar outer panel 141. As a result, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 bends in the vicinity of the groove portion 27m as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 11, and the decrease in the gap dimension between the front fender 15 and the upper surface 141u of the pillar outer panel 141 is absorbed. Will be done. That is, even if the gap between the front fender 15 and the upper surface 141u of the pillar outer panel 141 becomes small, the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 bends in the vicinity of the groove portion 27m, so that the insertion portion 27 as a whole becomes It does not displace upward and does not push up the front fender 15. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the design surface of the vehicle body from being deteriorated due to the lifting of the front fender 15.

As described above, the front fender 15 corresponds to the front side member of the present invention, and the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14 corresponds to the inner member of the present invention. Further, the straightening vane 20 corresponds to the functional component of the present invention. Further, the upper surface 141u of the pillar outer panel 141 corresponds to the flat receiving surface of the inner member of the present invention. Further, the stepped portion 15x of the front fender 15 corresponds to the edge of the front member of the present invention.

<Change example>
The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, an example is shown in which a groove portion 27m having an arcuate cross section is formed on the back surface of the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 to form a gap S around the bent portion 141w of the pillar outer panel 141. However, the cross-sectional shape of the groove portion 27m of the insertion portion 27 of the straightening vane 20 can be changed as appropriate. Further, in the present embodiment, the front fender 15 is exemplified as the front side member, and the pillar outer panel 141 of the front pillar 14 is exemplified as the back side member. However, it is also possible to apply the present invention to overlapping portions of panels other than the panels 15 and 14. Further, although the straightening vane 20 has been illustrated as a functional component, the present invention can also be applied to the attachment of decorative members.

14 ... Front pillar (inner member)
141 ... Pillar outer panel (inner member)
141u ... Top surface (receiving surface)
141w ... Bent part 143 ... Vertical wall part 15 ... Front fender (front side member)
15x ・ ・ ・ Step (edge of front member)
20 ... Rectifying plate (functional parts)
27 ... Insertion 27m ... Groove 27x ... Back side K ... Boundary step S ... Gap T ... Space

Claims (2)

The front side members that make up the appearance of the vehicle body,
An inner member that constitutes the vehicle body and is covered with the front side member,
A functional component sandwiched between the front side member and the inner side member, provided with an insertion portion held between the front side member and the inner side member, and arranged side by side with the front side member to form the appearance of the vehicle.
It is the body structure of the vehicle that has
The inner member includes a receiving surface and a vertical wall portion formed at an end edge of the receiving surface via a bent portion, and the receiving surface can support an insertion portion of the functional component.
The side surface of the insertion portion of the functional component is formed in a trapezoidal shape.
A semicircular groove is formed at a position corresponding to the bent portion of the inner member on the back surface of the insertion portion of the functional component that comes into contact with the receiving surface, and a gap due to the groove is formed around the bent portion. Has been formed and
The cross-sectional shape of the groove formed in the insertion portion of the functional component is set to have a shape equal to the cross-sectional shape of the bent portion of the inner member, the same size as the bent portion, or a size larger than the bent portion. body structure of the vehicle there. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1.
In the insertion portion of the functional component, the portion on the proximal end side of the groove is pressed by the edge of the front side member, and the distal end side and the front side of the insertion portion on the proximal end side of the insertion portion. A vehicle body structure in which a space is formed between the members to allow the insertion portion to bend in the direction of the front side member.

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