JP2006213295A - Reinforcing structure of front fender - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a reinforcing structure of a front fender, having no fear of rusting of the edge of a pressed front fender, while preventing the vibration of a cushion pressing member, even if a variation in a dimension of a fitting hole part for fitting a cushion pressing member is large, and easily positioning the cushion pressing member. <P>SOLUTION: This reinforcing structure 21 of the front fender presses the edge 32 of the front fender 24, by fitting the cushion pressing member 31 in the fitting hole part 27, by forming the fitting hole part 27 in a car body 12. A slit 42 is formed in the fitting hole part 27 as the rubber cushion pressing member. A projecting guiding part 53 entering the slit 42 is formed in an insertion part 52 inserted into the fitting hole part 27. Elastically freely deformable pressing parts 55 and 55 are respectively formed in the insertion part 52 by separating by a distance W to both sides of a guiding part 53. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a reinforcing structure for a front fender that presses an edge of a front fender to a vehicle body with a pressing member.

There is known a reinforcing structure for a front fender that forms a fitting hole portion for fixing in a vehicle body and presses an edge of the front fender by fitting a pressing member into the fitting hole portion (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent No. 3413284 (5th page, FIG. 5)

Patent document 1 is demonstrated based on the following figure.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the basic configuration of the conventional technique. In the conventional front fender reinforcement structure 101, a fitting portion 103 is formed in a vehicle body 102, and a presser member (clip member) 104 is formed in the fitting portion 103. When the leg portion 105 is fitted, the edge 109 of the front fender 108 can be pressed by the elastic arm portion 106 and the restricting portions 107 and 107.

However, in the front fender reinforcement structure 101 of Patent Document 1, it is difficult to match the position of the elastic arm portion 106 with the rising piece 111 of the front fender 108.
Moreover, in patent document 1, there exists a possibility that the holding force of the pressing member (clip member) 104 may fall and a vibration may be produced depending on the dispersion | variation in the dimension of the fitting part 103. FIG.
Furthermore, when the pressing member (clip member) 104 vibrates, there is a concern that the elastic arm portion 106 and the portion pressed by the restriction portions 107 and 107 become the starting point of rust of the front fender 108.

  The present invention facilitates positioning of the cushion pressing member, prevents vibration of the cushion pressing member even when the size of the fitting hole portion into which the cushion pressing member is fitted is large, and prevents the edge of the pressed front fender from being rusted. It is an object to provide a reinforcing structure for a front fender.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, in the reinforcing structure of the front fender that presses the edge of the front fender by forming a fitting hole in the vehicle body and fitting the pressing member in the fitting hole, the pressing member is made of a rubber cushion. As a holding member, a slit is formed in the fitting hole, a convex guide part that enters the slit is formed in the insertion part that is inserted into the fitting hole part, and the insertion part is elastically separated from both sides of the guide part. It is characterized in that a deformable pressing part is formed.

  In the invention according to claim 1, the pressing member is a rubber cushion pressing member, a slit is formed in the fitting hole portion, and a convex guide portion that enters the slit is formed in the insertion portion that is inserted into the fitting hole portion. In addition, since the elastically deformable pressing portions are formed in the insertion portions separated from both sides of the guide portion, when the cushion guide member is fitted into the fitting hole portion, the convex guide portion is automatically inserted into the slit. Thus, positioning in two axial directions (front and rear) can be performed. Therefore, there is an advantage that positioning of the cushion pressing member is easy.

  Further, in the reinforcing structure of the front fender, the pressing member is a rubber cushion pressing member, a slit is formed in the fitting hole, and a convex guide part that enters the slit is inserted into the insertion part that is inserted into the fitting hole. Formed and spaced apart on both sides of the guide part, and each elastically deformable pressing part is formed in the insertion part. When the cushion pressing member is fitted in the fitting hole part, the pressing part is elastically deformed and the fitting hole part Apply pressing force to the inner surface of As a result, vibration of the cushion presser member can be prevented even if the size of the fitting hole portion into which the cushion presser member is fitted varies greatly.

  Furthermore, since the guide portion and the pressing portion are separated from each other, the pressing portion falls down sideways to increase the deformability, and the insertion work is facilitated.

  In the reinforcing structure of the front fender, since the pressing member is a rubber cushion pressing member, the cushion pressing member presses the edge of the front fender while elastically deforming and does not interfere with the edge. Therefore, there is no worry that the edge of the pressed front fender rusts.

The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle employing a front fender reinforcing structure of the present invention.
The vehicle 11 includes a vehicle body 12, and the vehicle body 12 includes a front body 13, an underbody 14, and a side body 15. Reference numeral 16 denotes a wheel disposed in front, 17 denotes a windshield, 18 denotes a triangular window, 19 denotes a triangular window glass, and 21 denotes a reinforcing structure of the front fender.

The front body 13 includes a wheel house upper member 23 and a front fender 24 attached to the wheel house upper member 23.
The side body 15 has a front pillar 25.

  The front fender reinforcing structure 21 includes a fitting hole 27, a cushion pressing member 31, and an edge 32 of the front fender 23.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the reinforcing structure of the front fender of the present invention.
The front pillar 25 includes an upper front pillar inner upper 33 and a side outer panel 34, and a rear end portion 35 of the wheel house upper member 23 is attached to the front pillar inner upper 33 and the side outer panel 34 by welding.
The front fender 24 is formed with an edge 32 on the upper portion of the main body 37.

  As described above, the reinforcing structure 21 of the front fender presses the edge 32 of the front fender 24 by forming the fitting hole 27 in the vehicle body 12 and fitting the cushion pressing member 31 in the fitting hole 27.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 of FIG.
Specifically, the reinforcing structure 21 of the front fender includes a convex portion 41 formed on the wheel house upper member 23 of the vehicle body 12, a fitting hole portion 27 formed by the convex portion 41 and the side outer panel 34, and the convex portion 41. The front fender 24 is disposed outside the wheel house upper member 23 and the side outer panel 34 (in the direction of the arrow a1), the cushion pressing member 31 is fitted into the fitting hole 27, and the cushion pressing member 31 is formed. Then, the edge 32 of the front fender 24 is pressed.

  The triangular window 18 has a triangular window glass 19 and a molding 44 that holds the triangular window glass 19 and is in close contact with the edge 32 of the front fender 24.

FIG. 4 is a detailed view of part 4 of FIG. 2 and shows the fitting hole 27.
The fitting hole portion 27 is formed by attaching the side outer panel 34 to the convex portion 41 of the wheel house upper member 23. Specifically, the convex portion 41 includes the first to third side wall portions 45, 46, 47 and the bottom 48 were formed, and the slit 42 was formed in the center of the third side wall 47. H indicates the height of the fitting hole 27.

FIG. 5 is a detailed view of part 5 of FIG. 2 and shows the cushion pressing member 31. This will be described with reference to FIG.
The cushion pressing member 31 is formed with an insertion portion 52 to be inserted into the fitting hole portion 27, and a convex guide portion 53 is formed at the center of the insertion portion 52 so as to fit into the slit 42. The pressing portions 55, 55 that are elastically deformable (in the direction of the arrow a <b> 2) are formed in 54, respectively, and the panel holding portion 56 is formed integrally with the upper portion of the insertion portion 52. W shows the distance between the press parts 55 and 55 which were separated.
The material of the cushion pressing member 31 is rubber, and detailed specifications such as hardness are arbitrary.
The cushion pressing member 31 is a pressing member that presses the front fender 24.

A lip portion 57 that directly presses the edge 32 (see FIG. 3) of the front fender 24 is formed in the panel holding portion 56.
The guide portion 53 has a rounded portion 58 formed at the tip. By forming the rounded portion 58, the rounded portion 58 serves as a guide when fitting into the slit 42, and the assembling work of fitting the guide portion 53 into the slit 42 becomes easy.

  The insertion portion 52 has a tapered portion 61 formed at the tip. By forming the taper portion 61, the assembling work for fitting the insertion portion 52 into the fitting hole portion 27 becomes easy.

  The pressing portion 55 is a portion formed in a V shape, and a top portion 62 is formed at the center at an angle θ. By forming the top portion 62 at the center of the pressing portion 55, resistance to the upward movement of the cushion pressing member 31 (in the direction of the arrow a3) is increased, and the front fender 24 (see FIG. 3) can be held more reliably. it can.

  In the cushion pressing member 31, the elastically deformable pressing portions 55, 55 are formed at both ends 54, 54 of the insertion portion 52, respectively, so that both ends 54, 54 of the insertion portion 52 can be securely pressed, and the C-axis direction Shaking can be prevented.

Next, the effect | action of the reinforcement structure of the front fender of this invention is demonstrated.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, when the front fender 24 is attached to the front pillar 25 and the wheel house upper member 23 of the vehicle body and the cushion pressing member 31 is fitted into the fitting hole 27, the guide portion 53 is inserted into the slit 42. Is inserted, the cushion presser member 31 is positioned. This will be specifically described with reference to the next figure.

FIG. 6 is an operation diagram of the reinforcing structure of the front fender of the present invention. This will be described with reference to FIG.
When the cushion holding member 31 is fitted into the fitting hole 27, the convex guide portion 53 of the cushion holding member 31 is inserted into the slit 42 formed in the fitting hole 27, and the lip 57 of the panel holding portion 56 is the front. When it is pushed downward (in the direction of the arrow a4) until it hits the edge 32 of the fender 24, positioning in two axial directions (front and rear) can be automatically performed. Accordingly, the positioning of the cushion pressing member 31 is easy.

  Thus, in the reinforcing structure 21 of the front fender, the slit 42 is formed in the fitting hole 27, and the convex guide part 53 that enters the slit 42 is formed in the insertion part 52 that is inserted into the fitting hole 27. Since the pressing portions 55 and 55 that are elastically deformable (in the direction of arrow a2 in FIG. 5) are formed on the insertion portion 52 so as to be separated from each other by a distance W on both sides of the guide portion 53, the biaxial direction of the cushion pressing member 31 ( Positioning with respect to the front and rear) can be automatically performed, and positioning of the cushion pressing member 31 is easy.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, when the cushion pressing member 31 is fitted into the fitting hole 27, the pressing portions 55 and 55 (see FIG. 5) are elastically deformed (in the direction of the arrow a5), and the front pillar 25 and the second pillar 3. A pressing force is applied to the side wall 47. As a result, vibration of the cushion presser member 31 can be prevented even if the variation in the height H of the fitting hole 27 into which the cushion presser member 31 is fitted is large.

  In the front fender reinforcing structure 21, since the pressing member is the rubber cushion pressing member 31, the cushion pressing member 31 presses the edge 32 of the front fender 24 while elastically deforming, and does not interfere with the edge 32. Therefore, there is no fear that the edge 32 of the pressed front fender 24 will rust.

  In the front fender reinforcing structure 21, since the pressing member is the rubber cushion pressing member 31, the cushion pressing member 31 presses the edge 32 of the front fender 24 while elastically deforming, and does not interfere with the edge 32. Therefore, vibration noise can be prevented.

  The front fender reinforcing structure of the present invention is applied to a four-wheeled vehicle in the embodiment, but can also be applied to a three-wheeled vehicle, and may be applied to a general vehicle.

  The reinforcing structure for a front fender according to the present invention is suitable for a four-wheeled vehicle.

The perspective view of the vehicle which employ | adopted the reinforcement structure of the front fender of this invention Exploded view of the reinforcing structure of the front fender of the present invention 3-3 sectional view of FIG. Detailed view of part 4 of FIG. Detailed view of part 5 of FIG. Action diagram of reinforcing structure of front fender of the present invention The figure explaining the basic composition of conventional technology

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 ... Vehicle body, 21 ... Front fender reinforcement structure, 24 ... Front fender, 27 ... Fitting hole part, 31 ... Cushion pressing member, 32 ... Edge, 51 ... Slit, 52 ... Insertion part, 53 ... Guide part, 55 ... Pressing part.

Claims (1)

In the reinforcing structure of the front fender that forms the fitting hole part in the vehicle body and fits the holding member in the fitting hole part to hold the edge of the front fender,
The pressing member is a rubber cushion pressing member, a slit is formed in the fitting hole, a convex guide part that enters the slit is formed in the insertion part that is inserted into the fitting hole, and both sides of the guide part are formed. A reinforcing structure for a front fender, characterized in that a pressing portion that is elastically deformable is formed in each insertion portion by being separated from each other.

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