JP2000142227A - Mounting structure of sideview mirror - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the generation of spot welding traces of a reinforce on a outer panel of a door, to reduce the labor and the cost of manufacturing by eliminating work on the outer panel, and to increase the rigidity of the door at a low cost by using the reinforce for a mounting structure for sideview mirror. SOLUTION: The top and the bottom of a reinforce 14 for mounting a sideview mirror is fixed directly or indirectly to an inner panel 12 of a front door 1. A fixing part 14a is provided between the top and the bottom of the reinforce 14 closely to the rear face of an outer panel 11 with a prescribed space h at a mounting part 15 for the sideview mirror. A base member 51 of the sideview mirror 5 is fixed to the fixing part 14a of the reinforce 14 with a bolt 54 and a nut 6.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automobile door mirror mounting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a door mirror mounting structure, for example, one disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-44640 is known. In this prior art, as shown in FIG.
2 was spot-welded, and the base part (base member) 03 of the door mirror was fixed to the portion having the increased strength by fastening means including a bolt 04 and a nut.

[0003]

However, in the conventional door mirror mounting structure as described above, the reinforcement 02 is spotted on the outer panel 01 in order to secure the strength of the portion where the base (base member) 03 of the door mirror is fastened. Because of the welding, there is a problem that spot distortion occurs in the outer panel 01.

Further, in order to weld the reinforcement 02 to the back surface of the outer panel 01, it is necessary to fix the outer panel 01 with a jig before performing work. Also,
Generally, a door is provided with a lock device and a mechanism for elevating and lowering a window glass in a space formed between the outer panel 01 and an inner panel (not shown). Has become. this is,
This is because when the members supporting these are fixed by spot welding or screws / bolts, it is not necessary to perform an appearance treatment on the inner panel. Also, when performing work on the inner panel, a jig for fixing the inner panel is required. Therefore, in the prior art, a jig for fixing the inner panel and a jig for fixing the outer panel are required, so that the manufacturing cost is increased, and the work for the outer panel and the work for the inner panel are separated. Since it is a process, it takes a lot of time and costs.

[0005] In addition, since the reinforcement 02 is a structure that is joined exclusively along the back surface of the outer panel 01, it is completely considered to improve the rigidity of the door itself by using a member for fixing the door mirror. is not.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems as described above.
Prevents spot weld marks of the outer panel from forming rain spot spots, eliminates work on the outer panel, reduces manufacturing labor and manufacturing costs, and uses the rain force to improve door rigidity at low cost. The purpose is to plan.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a door mirror mounting structure according to the present invention is provided on an outer surface of an outer panel of a door in which a space is formed between both panels by an outer panel and an inner panel. A door mirror mounting structure in which a door mirror including a mirror main body and a base member supporting the mirror body is mounted on the provided door mirror mounting portion, a through hole is formed in the door mirror mounting portion, and a door on the back side of the door mirror mounting portion is provided. A reinforce is provided in the space, and the reinforce has an upper end portion and a lower end portion fixed to the inner panel, and has a predetermined gap between the inner panel and a rear surface of the outer panel in the door mirror mounting portion. The base member is disposed on the fixing portion of the reinforcement through the through hole. It has a structure which is fixed by the binding means. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the door mirror mounting structure according to the first aspect, the fastening means penetrates through the through-hole and the hole formed in the fixing portion of the reinforce by projecting from the base member. And the length of the bolt
The bolt may be constituted by a nut screwed from the back side of the fixing portion. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the door mirror mounting structure according to the first or second aspect, a sash car for closing a front end of an opening that opens toward the space between the inner panel and the outer panel. While the inner end is welded to the inner panel, the outer end of the sash is welded by overlapping the reinforce and the outer panel, and the reinforce is indirectly fixed to the inner panel via the sash. It is good also as a structure fixed to an outer panel. According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the door mirror mounting structure according to the first to third aspects, it is possible to prevent water from entering the through hole between the door mirror mounting portion of the outer panel and the base member. A prevention sealing member may be provided.

(Action) In the present invention, the reinforce
It is attached to the inner panel fixed to the jig,
For example, the mounting can be performed in the same process as the mounting operation of the window glass elevating mechanism and the door lock device. Therefore, the work of attaching to the outer panel can be eliminated, and the jig for the outer panel can be eliminated. Also, when attaching the door mirror to the door, first, the base member is attached along the door mirror attachment portion of the outer panel, and then, in this state, the base member is reinforced through the through hole of the outer panel by the fastening means from the inside of the door. To the fixing part of. Furthermore, the reinforcement for fixing the base member forms a closed cross section with the inner panel, and thus contributes to the rigidity of the door. Therefore, the rigidity of the door can be improved by using the configuration for mounting the door mirror.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bolt protruding from the base member is made to pass through the through hole of the outer panel and the hole formed in the fixing portion of the reinforce. The base member is fixed to the fixing portion of the reinforcement by screwing the nut to the bolt.
According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the inner panel is fixed and the sash is welded to the inner panel, the lower end of the reinforce is welded, and the outer panel is welded to the inner panel. The sash, reinforcement and outer panel are welded with the upper end of the reinforcement interposed therebetween. Thus, the upper end of the reinforcement can be welded and fixed to not only the inner panel but also the outer panel without fixing the outer panel. Therefore, the rain force is bridged between the outer panel and the inner panel, which further contributes to the rigidity of the door. In addition, the welding portion of the reinforcement to the outer panel is a portion to which a sash is originally welded, and the work of eliminating welding marks or the like due to the welding of the reinforcement does not increase. According to the fourth aspect of the invention, the seal member prevents water from entering between the door mirror mounting portion of the outer panel and the base member toward the through hole of the outer panel.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. (First Embodiment of the Invention) First, a door mirror mounting structure according to a first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a door mirror mounting structure according to Embodiment 1, and FIG.
FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a front door of an automobile. The front door 1 is formed by joining an outer panel 11 and an inner panel 12 so as to form a space 13 between the two.
FIG. 1 shows a front end portion of the front door 1. At this front end portion, an insert-fitting glass 4 is provided in an opening forming a window. It is supported via a seal member 3 by a sash 2 for closing a mouth 16 provided between the inner panel 12 and the inner panel 12. A window glass (not shown) is provided on the rear side of the fitted glass 4 so as to be opened and closed by elevating.

The inner side wall 21 of the sash 2 is welded to the edge of the inner panel 12 with the inner reinforcement 8 interposed therebetween. The outer side wall 22 of the sash 2 is welded to the edge of the outer panel 11 with the reinforcement 14 interposed therebetween.

The reinforce 14 extends downward in the space 13 and has a lower edge welded to a middle portion of the inner panel 12, and a fixing portion 14 a at an intermediate portion thereof is connected to the back surface of the outer panel 11. The fixing portion 14a is provided with three holes 14b in three places with a predetermined gap h therebetween being secured and approached. A working hole 12a is formed in the inner panel 12 facing each hole 14b.
relief hole (through hole) 1 in outer panel 11 facing
1a is formed.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 denotes a door mirror, which is a mirror body 52 provided with a mirror (not shown), and a front door 1 supporting the mirror body 52.
And a base member 51 fixed to the base member. The base member 51 is attached to the door mirror mounting portion 1 of the outer panel 11.
5, and a seal member 53 is mounted along the outer peripheral edge of the mounting surface 51a. A bolt 54 is provided on the mounting surface 51a of the base member 51 at a position corresponding to each relief hole 11a formed in the outer panel 11 so as to expose a part of the head. And, this bolt 54
a through the hole 14b formed in the reinforce 14, and the nut 6 is screwed from the inside of the reinforce 14, whereby the base member 51 is fastened and fixed to the fixing portion 14a of the reinforce 14.

Next, a procedure for mounting the door mirror 5 will be described. At the time of assembling the front door 1, first, fixing work of each component to the inner panel 12 is performed. In this case, the inner panel 12 is fixed by a jig (not shown), and the inner side reinforcement 8 and the sash 2 are fixed. After overlapping and positioning the inner side wall 21, spot welding is performed. Further, the reinforcement 14 is positioned, and its lower end is spot-welded to the inner panel 12. In this step, other members such as a door elevating mechanism are attached.

Then, when the work of attaching to the inner panel 12 is completed, finally, the outer panel 11 is assembled to the inner panel 12. At this time, the outer panel 11 is further overlapped and spot-welded on a portion where the outer side wall 22 of the sash 2 and the upper end of the reinforcement 14 overlap. Thereby, the front door 1 is formed.

Next, in order to attach the door mirror 5 to the front door 1 formed as described above, first, a seal member 53 is attached to the outer peripheral edge of the attachment surface 51a of the base member 51.
In the state in which is mounted, from the outside of the vehicle, each bolt 54 is inserted into each relief hole 11a of the outer panel 11 and each hole 14b of the reinforcement 14 inside the outer panel 11, and the mounting surface 51a of the base member 51 of the door mirror 5 is attached. It is mounted along the door mirror mounting portion 15 of the outer panel 11. Next, in this state, the nut 6 is screwed and fastened to each bolt 54 from each working hole 12a formed in the inner panel 12, and the base member 51 is firmly fixed to the fixing portion 14a of the reinforce 14. At this time, the seal member 53 is brought into pressure contact with the outer panel 11 at a predetermined pressure to seal the respective clearance holes 11a.

In the first embodiment described above,
The reinforcement 14 is fixed at its upper end to the outer side wall 22 of the sash 2 of the front door 1 by welding, and its lower end is fixed to a middle part of the inner panel 12 by welding. The fixing portion 14a to be fixed has a predetermined gap h between itself and the rear surface of the outer panel 11.
Is provided in a state where the outer panel 1 is secured.
There is no need to spot-weld the reinforcement 1 and the reinforcement 14, so that it is possible to prevent the occurrence of spot distortion in the outer panel 11, and to obtain the effect between the outer panel 11 and the inner panel 12. And the rigidity of the front end of the front door 1 can be improved. In addition, welding marks between the outer panel 11 and the vehicle exterior side wall 22 of the sash 2 are hidden by the molding 9, and the molding 9 is originally set including hiding welding marks with the sash 2. It is not a new addition.

Further, in the case where various structures such as an elevating device for the window glass 4 and a lock mechanism are provided inside the front door 1, welding, bolts,
When attached to a nut or the like, it is necessary to hide welding marks or bolts.
It is common to attach to two sides. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the inner panel 12 can be fixed and performed in the same step as these operations. Therefore, the operation for the outer panel 11 can be eliminated, and the jig for fixing the outer panel 11 can be used. Need not be separately prepared, and the effect that the manufacturing cost can be reduced can be obtained.

Since the sealing member 3 is interposed between the outer panel 11 and the outer peripheral edge of the mounting surface 51a of the base member 51 in the door mirror 5, an effect of excellent watertightness can be obtained.

(Embodiment 2) Next, Embodiment 2 of the invention will be described. In the description of the second embodiment of the present invention, the same components as those of the first embodiment of the present invention are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. Only different points will be described.

In the door mirror mounting structure according to the second embodiment, as shown in an enlarged sectional view of a main part in FIG. 3, a boss portion 54c is formed on a base member 51, and a female screw hole 54b is formed from a front end mounting surface. are doing. Then, the base member 51 of the door mirror 5 is fixed to the fixing portion 14a by screwing and fastening the bolt 7 from the inside of the fixing portion 14a of the reinforce 14 to the female screw hole 54b of the boss portion 54c.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the embodiments of the present invention, and design changes and the like may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. The present invention is also included in the present invention.

[0023]

As described above, according to the first to fourth aspects of the present invention, the reinforcement for fixing the door mirror has its upper end and lower end fixed to the inner panel, and
In the middle portion, a fixed portion is provided close to the rear surface of the outer panel in the door mirror mounting portion with a predetermined gap, and the base member of the door mirror is fixed to the fixing portion of the reinforcement by fastening means. In addition, the fixing work for the outer panel can be eliminated when the rain force is fixed, and the jig for the outer panel can be abolished. This has the effect of reducing manufacturing costs, and in addition,
Since the reinforcement forms a closed cross section between the inner panel and the inner panel and contributes to the improvement of the rigidity of the door, there is an effect that the rigidity of the door can be inexpensively improved by using the reinforcement for fixing the door mirror. The invention according to claim 3 is configured such that the reinforcement is fixed to the inner panel through the sash, and the reinforcement is interposed and welded between the sash and the outer panel.
The reinforce can be fixed to the outer panel without adding a separate welding operation of the reinforce to the outer panel, and the reinforce can be fixed without removing the conventional work of removing the reinforce welding traces on the outer panel. Is bridged between the outer panel and the inner panel, whereby the rigidity of the door is further improved. According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the seal member is provided, it is possible to prevent water from entering the through-hole of the outer panel from between the door mirror mounting portion of the outer panel and the base member.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a door mirror mounting structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view taken in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a door mirror mounting structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a conventional door mirror mounting structure.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 door 2 sash 21 car inner side wall 22 car outer side wall 3 seal member 4 fitted glass 5 door mirror 51 base member 51 a mounting surface 52 mirror body 53 seal member 54 bolt 54 b female screw hole 54 c boss (fastening means) 6 nut (fastening means) 7) bolt (fastening means) 8 inner side reinforcement 9 molding 11 outer panel 11a relief hole (through hole) 12 inner panel 12a working hole 13 space portion 14 reinforcement 14a fixing portion 14b hole 15 door mirror mounting portion 16 mouth portion

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A door mirror having a mirror body and a base member supporting the mirror body at a door mirror mounting portion provided on an outer surface of an outer panel of a door in which a space is formed between the outer panel and the inner panel. In the door mirror mounting structure, a through hole is formed in the door mirror mounting portion, and a rain force is provided in a door space on the back side of the door mirror mounting portion. A fixing portion fixed to the inner panel and provided in the middle portion thereof with a predetermined gap between the door mirror mounting portion and the rear surface of the outer panel at a predetermined gap is provided, and the base member serves as a fixing portion of the reinforcement. And a door mirror mounting structure fixed by fastening means through the through hole. 2. A bolt having a length protruding from the base member and penetrating through the through-hole and a hole formed in a fixing portion of the reinforce.
2. The door mirror mounting structure according to claim 1, further comprising a nut screwed from a back side of the fixing portion. 3. An opening opening toward the space is provided between the inner panel and the outer panel, and an inner side end of a sash for closing a front end of the opening is welded to the inner panel. On the other hand, the outside end of the sash is welded with the reinforcement and the outer panel overlapped, and the reinforcement is indirectly fixed to the inner panel via the sash and also fixed to the outer panel. The door mirror mounting structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. A seal member provided between the door mirror mounting portion of the outer panel and the base member to prevent water from entering the through hole. 3. The door mirror mounting structure according to 3.