JP2002037123A - Fixing structure of reinforcement bar - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily assemble a reinforment bar into a cowl panel side by reducing the effect of an area for screw fastening works. SOLUTION: R/F 20 is fixed to a bracket 12 integrally provided in the cowl panel 10 side. This constitution can dispense with an assembling work of the bracket 12 to the cowl panel 10 side and prevent a screw fastening locus in fastening the screw from extending over the R/F 20 from R/F 20 to the cowl panel 10 side so as to dispense with securing of the area for the screw fastening works near the bracket 12. Other apparatuses can be thus mounted on a workspace secured for the area for fastening works and the design freedom degree can be enhanced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cowl panel which extends in the vehicle width direction and defines a part of a vehicle body so as to partition the outside of the vehicle compartment from the vehicle interior, and a beam-shaped reinforcement which extends in the vehicle width direction. The present invention relates to a fixing structure with a bar.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Usually, a reinforcement bar extends in the width direction of a vehicle, and both ends thereof are fixed to a vehicle body, and is used as a beam structural member having a relatively long span. For this reason, the steering shaft fixed to the rain bar may vibrate together with the rain bar, giving uncomfortable vibration to the driver.

[0003] Therefore, usually, by providing a bracket for supporting the reinforcement bar on the cowl panel side, the vibration of the reinforcement bar is suppressed to prevent the steering shaft from vibrating.

[0004]

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional structure for fixing a reinforcement bar according to the prior art. Conventionally, a bracket Bk and a reinforcement bar R / F are integrated by welding. Then, screws Sc are attached to the sandwich panel Sp joined to the cowl panel Cp.
By fixing the bracket Bk, the reinforcement bar R / F was fixed to the cowl panel Cp side.

However, in such a fixing structure, the screw S
The worker who tightens c moves from the reinforcement bar R / F located on the vehicle cabin (rear side of the vehicle) side to the outside of the vehicle (as shown by the dashed arrow in FIG. Cowl panel Cp located on the front side of the vehicle
It is necessary to move the screw Sc to the (sandwich panel Sp) and perform the work of tightening the screw Sc.

For this reason, it is necessary to secure a portion through which the screw tightening locus passes as an area for tightening the screw Sc (the hatched portion in FIG. 7). It is necessary to dispose it so as to avoid the work area, and there is a problem that the degree of freedom in design is small.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the influence of a work space such as a tightening work area and to easily assemble a reinforcement bar on a cowl panel side.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the vehicle body extends in a vehicle width direction so as to separate the outside of the vehicle compartment from the interior of the vehicle compartment. And a cowl panel (10) constituting a part of the cowl panel (1).
A bracket (12) extending so as to protrude from the 0) side toward the vehicle rear side, and a beam-shaped reinforcement bar (2) fixed to the distal end side of the bracket (12) and extending in the vehicle width direction.
0).

As a result, there is no need to attach the bracket (12) to the cowl panel (10).
The screw tightening locus does not extend beyond the reinforcement bar (20) to reach the cowl panel (10) from the reinforcement bar (20).

Therefore, there is no need to secure a fastening work area near the bracket (12).
Other devices can be mounted in the work space secured as the fastening work area, and the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bracket (12) cuts and raises a part of the panel (11) joined to the cowl panel (10) on the vehicle interior side to thereby form the cowl panel (10) side. Are provided integrally with each other.

Thus, the rain bar (20)
The number of parts for assembling and the number of assembling steps can be reduced.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the reinforcement bar (20) is connected to the bracket (12) by screw connection.
Characterized in that it is fixed to

[0014] Thus, while the screw tightening operation conventionally had to be performed on the cowl panel (10) side, in the present invention, the screw tightening operation is performed on the tip end side of the bracket (12). The tightening position of the screw is closer to the worker than before. Therefore, the screw tightening work becomes easy.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the cowl panel (10) extends in the vehicle width direction so as to partition the outside of the vehicle compartment from the vehicle interior, and extends in the vehicle width direction. A first step of providing a bracket (12) on the cowl panel (10) side extending from the cowl panel (10) side so as to protrude rearward from the vehicle, comprising: After the end of the first step,
And a second step of fixing the reinforcement bar (20) to the front end side of the bracket (12).

Thus, since the screw tightening locus does not extend beyond the reinforce bar (20) to extend from the reinforce bar (20) to the cowl panel (10) side, the screw is tightened near the bracket (12). There is no need to secure a work area.

Accordingly, since other devices can be mounted in the work space conventionally secured as a fastening work area, the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

Incidentally, the reference numerals in parentheses of the above means are examples showing the correspondence with specific means described in the embodiments described later.

[0019]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS (First Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a view of the interior of a vehicle using a reinforce bar fixing structure according to the present embodiment. Then, a cowl panel 10 extending in the vehicle width direction and constituting a part of the vehicle body so as to partition the outside of the vehicle compartment (engine room) and the vehicle interior, and a beam-shaped reinforcement bar (hereinafter, referred to as a beam) extending in the vehicle width direction. R / F is described.) 20 is provided in an instrument panel 30 in which a center cluster device such as an instrument or an audio device is mounted, which is located on the front side of the vehicle interior.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fixing structure of the cowl panel 10 and the R / F 20.
In FIG. 1, a metal-made sandwich panel (hereinafter, referred to as an S panel) 11 having a U-shaped cross section and extending in the vehicle width direction and formed in a beam shape is formed by welding means such as spot welding. It is joined and integrated with the cowl panel 10.

Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the cowl panel 1
Numeral 0 is not a simple panel shape (plate shape), but increases the rigidity of the cowl panel 10 by forming a rectangular closed cross section at a portion where the S panel 11 is welded.

A bracket 12 extends from the cowl panel 10 side to the vehicle rear side and supports the R / F 20. The bracket 12 is formed by cutting and raising a part of the S panel 11, and It is integrated with. The R / F 10 is a screw (fastening means)
21 indicates the front end side of the bracket 12 (the rear end of the vehicle).
It is fixed to.

The rigidity of the bracket 12 is increased by bending both ends in the direction (vehicle width direction) orthogonal to the extending direction (vehicle front-rear direction) so that the cross section in the vehicle width direction is substantially U-shaped. Has been enhanced.

When fixing (assembling) the R / F 20, the S panel 11 on which the bracket 12 is formed is provided.
Is joined to the cowl panel 10 to provide the bracket 12 on the cowl panel 10 side (first step), and then, as shown in FIG. 3, the R / F 20 is fixed to the tip side of the bracket 12 (second step). Performed by

Next, the features of this embodiment will be described.

According to the present embodiment, since the R / F 20 is fixed to the bracket 12 integrally provided on the cowl panel 10 side, the operation of assembling the bracket 12 to the cowl panel 10 side does not occur, and the screw 21 is not used. The screwing locus of the screw 21 when tightening exceeds R / F20 and R / F2
It does not extend from 0 to the cowl panel 10 side.

Therefore, there is no need to secure a tightening work area near the bracket 12, and as shown in FIG. 4, a work space conventionally secured as a tightening work area (shaded area in FIG. 4). Other devices can be mounted on the device, and the degree of design freedom can be increased.

In the present embodiment, the screw tightening operation has to be performed on the cowl panel 10 side, whereas in the present embodiment, the screw tightening operation is performed on the tip end side of the bracket 12. The position is closer to the worker than before. Therefore, the screw tightening work becomes easy.

The bracket 12 is mounted on the cowl panel 10.
Since it is integrated with the R / F 20, the number of components and the number of assembling steps for assembling the R / F 20 can be reduced.

(Second Embodiment) In the first embodiment, the bracket 12 is provided by cutting and raising a part of the S panel 11, but in the present embodiment, the bracket 12 is formed as a separate component from the S panel 11 and the cowl panel 10. After that, as shown in FIG. 5, the bracket 12 as another component is
The bracket 12 is integrated with the cowl panel 10 side by welding to the cowl panel 10 side.

In the present embodiment, the bracket 12 is joined to the cowl panel 10 by welding. However, the bracket 12 manufactured as a separate part may be assembled to the cowl panel 10 by fastening means such as screws to be integrated. .

(Third Embodiment) In the above-described embodiment, the bracket 12 and the R / F 20 are fastened by the screw 21. However, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG.
1, the R / F 20 is provided with a hole 22 for inserting a bracket, and the front end of the bracket 12 is inserted (fitted) into the hole 22 so that the R / F 20 is
2 is fixed to the tip side.

(Other Embodiments) In the above embodiment, the bracket 12 is integrated with the cowl panel 10 via the S panel 11, but the S panel 11 is eliminated and the bracket 12 is directly connected to the cowl panel 10. May be provided. In this case, the bracket 12 manufactured as a separate part may be assembled to the cowl panel 10 by welding, screwing, or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vehicle interior view of a vehicle using a rain bar fixing structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a fixing structure of a cowl panel and a reinforcement bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a method of fixing the cowl panel and the reinforcement bar according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a fixing structure of a cowl panel and a reinforcement bar according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a fixing structure of a cowl panel and a reinforcement bar according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a conventional method of fixing a cowl panel and a reinforcement bar.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 ... cowl panel, 11 ... sandwich panel, 12
... brackets, 20 ... reinforce bars, 21 ... screws.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A cowl panel (10) that extends in the vehicle width direction so as to separate the outside of the vehicle compartment from the vehicle compartment and forms a part of a vehicle body, and is integrally provided on the cowl panel (10) side. A bracket (12) extending from the cowl panel (10) side to the vehicle rear side; and a beam-like reinforcement bar (20) fixed to the tip end of the bracket (12) and extending in the vehicle width direction. ), The fixing structure of the reinforce bar. 2. The panel (1) joined to the cowl panel (10) on the vehicle cabin interior side.
The fixing structure of a rain bar according to claim 1, wherein a part of (1) is cut and raised to be integrally provided on the cowl panel (10) side. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the reinforcement bar (20) is fixed to the bracket (12) by screw connection. 4. A cowl panel (10) extending in the vehicle width direction and defining a part of the vehicle body so as to separate the outside of the vehicle compartment from the vehicle interior, and a beam-shaped reinforcement bar (10) extending in the vehicle width direction. 20) providing a bracket (12) extending on the cowl panel (10) side so as to protrude from the cowl panel (10) side toward the vehicle rear side, and the first step. After the completion of the reinforce bar (2
0) is fixed to the front end side of the bracket (12).
And a step of forming a reinforce bar.