JP2000103362A - Vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce costs by sharing a standard width car and the front and corner panels of a wide car, to contribute to environmental protection by promoting part item recycling, and to provide the designing characteristic of a wide car by sharing the front panel of the standard width car. SOLUTION: The front and corner panels 2 and 3 of a standard width car are directly used for a wide car 21, an additional panel 4 is fixed to one of the front and corner panels 2 and 3 of the wide car 21, a gap between the front and corner panels 2 and 3 is filled with the additional panel 4, and a step-shaped motif 4a is intentionally provided in the additional panel 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicle, and more particularly to a method for tailoring a wide-width vehicle based on a standard-width vehicle without separately manufacturing a large-sized front panel for the wide-width vehicle. By using a front panel and adding only a small panel to it, it is possible to share parts and reduce manufacturing costs, and at the same time, to differentiate the design of a wide car from a standard car To the vehicle.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 8, a front surface of a vehicle is conventionally formed by combining a front panel 42 with left and right corner panels 43 near a boundary with a side surface. Since the front panel and the corner panel of each size were manufactured and assembled, such as combining the front panel 32 with the corner panel 33, it was disadvantageous in cost.

[0003] On the other hand, the lineup of vehicle types includes a standard width car having a standard width and a wide width car having the same overall cab length, and a wide width car having a wider width. We needed to change the curvature. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
Has a flatter shape than the front panel 42 for a standard width wheel, has no personality from a design point of view, and is difficult to distinguish from a standard width wheel.

Conventionally, a grill between the left and right headlights has been manufactured in different sizes for a standard width wheel and a wide width wheel.

Hyundai has entered the era of designing vehicles while considering the recycling and environmental protection of parts while promoting the sharing of parts and trying to reduce costs. Is required to be shared, while on the other hand, individual vehicles are required to have a unique design, but it has been difficult to realize this with the conventional technology.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to eliminate the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to use a front panel of a standard width vehicle as it is for a wide vehicle, An additional panel is fixed to one of the front panel and the corner panel of the wide-width vehicle, and the additional panel fills a gap between the front panel and the corner panel, so that the vehicle front panel and the corner panel can be shared. The objective is to reduce the cost by intentionally providing a stepped motif consciously to the additional panel so that the design features can be obtained.

Another object is to use a center grill of a standard width vehicle as it is for a wide vehicle, fix an additional grill to one of a center grill and a side grill of the wide vehicle, and use the additional grill to form a center grill and a side grill. An object of the present invention is to reduce the cost by sharing a center grill and a side grill of a vehicle by filling a gap between the grill and the vehicle.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In short, the present invention (Claim 1) uses a front panel of the standard-width vehicle as it is for a wide-width vehicle such as a standard-width vehicle and a wide-width vehicle. An additional panel is fixed to one of the front panel and the corner panel of the wide vehicle, and the additional panel fills a gap between the front panel and the corner panel, thereby sharing the front panel of the vehicle. It is characterized by having aimed at.

Further, in the present invention (claim 2), in a vehicle having different vehicle widths such as a standard-width vehicle and a wide-width vehicle, the center grill of the standard-width vehicle is used as it is for the wide-width vehicle, and the center of the wide-width vehicle is used. An additional grill is fixed to one of a grill and a side grill, and the center grill of the vehicle is shared by filling the gap between the center grill and the side grill with the additional grill. It is assumed that.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings. 1 to 6, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described.
The vehicle 1 according to the embodiment is, for example, a wide vehicle 21 such as a truck or a bus, and a front panel 15 of the vehicle 1 has a front panel 2.
, A corner panel 3 and an additional panel 4.

The front panel 2 includes a windshield 11
It is a rolled steel plate press-formed product or a resin-formed product for covering between the lower cowl panel 13 and the center grill 5, and as shown in FIG. (Not shown). Further, as shown in FIG.
4 is also performed.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a nut 9 for use in fixing to the additional panel 4 is provided on the rear side of both ends 2a in the vehicle width direction of the front panel 2. It is integrally molded and cast in a boss 2c on which a rib 2b is arranged. The front panel 2 shown in the drawings is an example of a resin molded product, and when the front panel 2 is a rolled steel plate, the nut 9 is fixed by welding.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the corner panel 3 is a rolled steel plate press-formed product for covering from the lower side of the pillar 12 located at the corner 16 of the vehicle 1 to the upper side of the side grill 6. It is common with standard width vehicles. The corner panel 3 has a first bent portion 3a and a second bent portion which are joints with the front panel 2 in the case of a standard width car and joints with the additional panel 4 in the case of a wide car 21. Part 3b
Are formed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the additional panel 4 includes a front panel 2 and a corner panel 3 for a standard width vehicle.
1 is a rolled steel plate press-formed product or a resin-formed product for filling a gap A formed when the device 1 is used, and has a shape elongated in the height direction of the vehicle 1 as shown in FIG.

The cross-sectional shape of the additional panel 4 is shown in FIGS.
The front panel 2 side has two bent portions so as to overlap with the front panel 2 and to overlap with the rear side of the front panel 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the bent portion 4d has a radius of curvature R of the additional panel 4 for a wide vehicle, and is one step higher with respect to both ends 2a of the front panel 2. Is a step-like motif 4a that runs vertically on the front panel portion 15 of FIG. A not-shown mounting hole is formed in an end 4f connected to the second bent portion 4e hidden behind the front panel 2 so as to be fixed to a nut 9 of the front panel 2 by a tightening bolt 10. Has become.

As for the lower grill portion 17 of the front panel 2, similarly to the above-described front panel portion 15, the center grill 5 and the side grill 6 for a standard width wheel are diverted, and a gap formed therebetween (see FIG. (Not shown), an additional grill 8 is attached to one of the center grill 5 and the side grill 6.

Referring to FIG. 7, a front panel 25 of a vehicle (not shown) according to a second embodiment of the present invention includes a front panel 22, a corner panel 23, and an additional panel 24.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cross-sectional shape of the additional panel 24 is such that the side of the corner panel 23 overlaps the front of the corner panel 23, and the side of the front panel 22 overlaps the rear side of the front panel 22. The first bent portion 24d, which appears at the time of completion of the vehicle, is provided at both ends 22a of the front panel 22 in the same manner as in the first embodiment. The motif 24a. The second bent portion 24e overlaps the front panel 22 and is hidden when the vehicle is completed.

In the first embodiment, the additional panel is attached to both ends 2a of the front panel 2. In the second embodiment, the back side of the end 24f connected to the first bent portion 24d of the additional panel 24. Boss 24c with rib 24b
Are integrally formed, and the nut 9 is cast into the boss 24c. The nut 9 is attached to the corner panel 23 by using the tightening bolt 10. Note that the additional panel 24 shown in the drawing shows an example of a resin molded product. When the additional panel 24 is a rolled steel plate, the nut 9 is fixed by welding.

The present invention is configured as described above,
Hereinafter, the operation will be described. In FIG. 4, a front panel 2 and a corner panel 3 for a standard width vehicle are connected to a wide vehicle 21.
, A gap A is generated.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
When the additional panel 4 is attached to the front panel 2 by using 0, the gap A is filled, and the motif 4a is raised by one step with respect to both ends 2a of the front panel 2, so that the front panel 15 of the vehicle 1 is removed. It becomes a step running vertically and is a major feature of the design of the wide-width car 21 that is not available in the standard-width car. The wide-width car 21 shares the unprecedented three-dimensional feeling while sharing the front panel 2 for the standard-width car. Can be expressed in The same can be said for the lower grill portion 17, which greatly expands the range of common use of components.

[0022]

As described above, according to the present invention, the front panel of the standard width vehicle is used as it is for the wide vehicle, and the additional panel is fixed to one of the front panel and the corner panel of the wide vehicle. Since the gap between the front panel and the corner panel is filled, there is an effect that the front panel and the corner panel of the vehicle can be shared and the cost can be reduced. There is an effect that a step-shaped motif is provided on the to provide a design feature.

Further, the center grill of the standard width wheel is used as it is for the wide wheel, and an additional grill is fixed to one of the center grill and the side grill of the wide wheel, and the additional grill is provided between the center grill and the side grill. Since the gap is filled, there is an effect that the center grill and the side grill of the vehicle can be shared to reduce the cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 relate to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a front view of a vehicle.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a front portion of the vehicle.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a front panel, a corner panel, and an additional panel.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where a gap is opened only between a front panel and a corner panel.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an assembled state of a front panel, a corner panel, and an additional panel.

FIG. 6 is a main part cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a front panel, a corner panel, and an additional panel.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part showing an assembled state of a front panel, a corner panel, and an additional panel according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 and 9 relate to a conventional example, and FIG. 8 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an assembled state of a front panel and a corner panel.

FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an assembled state of a front panel and a corner panel.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 2 Front panel 3 Corner panel 4 Additional panel 5 Center grill 6 Side grill 8 Additional grill 21 Wide car A Clearance

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. In a vehicle having different vehicle widths such as a standard-width vehicle and a wide-width vehicle, a front panel of the standard-width vehicle is used as it is for the wide-width vehicle, and one of the front panel and the corner panel of the wide-width vehicle is used. A vehicle, wherein the additional panel is fixed to the vehicle, and the additional panel fills a gap between the front panel and the corner panel, thereby sharing the front panel of the vehicle. 2. In a vehicle having different vehicle widths such as a standard-width vehicle and a wide-width vehicle, a center grill of the standard-width vehicle is used as it is for the wide-width vehicle, and one of the center grill and the side grill of the wide-width vehicle is used. A vehicle, wherein the additional grill is fixed to the vehicle, and the additional grill fills a gap between the center grill and the side grill to share the center grill of the vehicle.