JP2002347660A - Mounting structure for vehicle decorative parts - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure for mounting an accessory for a vehicle that can reduce the number of components and working man-hours and increase formative freedom of the accessory. SOLUTION: A projecting part 8 and a backing part 9 that are formed integrally with the over fender (accessory) 6 are utilized for mounting, so that the number of components and working man-hours as well as the amount of projection of the over fender 6 from the surface of a front fender 1 can be reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure for attaching a vehicle decorative component to an opening edge of a vehicle body panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an example of a mounting structure of a vehicle decorative part,
A decorative component such as an over fender or a molding is attached to an opening edge of a wheel house formed on a fender of a vehicle such as an automobile from the front side (see Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-15791 as a similar technique). A plurality of mounting holes are formed in the fender along the opening edge, and grommets are fitted therein. A box-shaped pedestal is formed on the back surface of the decorative component, and a clip is fixed thereto. The decorative component is attached to the opening edge by engaging the clip inside the grommet.

[0003]

However, in such a conventional technique, a grommet and a clip are required to attach a decorative part to a mounting hole, so that the number of parts and the number of working steps are reduced. It is increasing.

Further, since the box-shaped pedestal for fixing the clip is formed on the back surface of the decorative component, the amount of protrusion of the decorative component from the surface of the fender is inevitably increased, and the decorative component is not thinly projected from the surface of the fender. However, it is not possible to do so, which limits the degree of freedom in the design of decorative parts.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to such a conventional technique, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts and the number of working steps, and to mount a decorative part for a vehicle capable of increasing the degree of freedom in forming the decorative part. Provides structure.

[0006]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
Forming multiple mounting holes along the opening edge of the body panel,
A vehicle decorative component mounting structure for mounting a decorative component to the mounting hole from a front surface side of the vehicle body panel, wherein a protrusion penetrating the mounting hole is provided at a portion corresponding to the mounting hole on a back surface of the decorative component. And a backing portion is formed to extend in a direction away from the projecting portion via a hinge portion from a portion corresponding to the projecting portion on the side edge portion of the decorative component, and the backing portion is formed by the hinge portion. Is pivoted to the back side of the mounting hole, and the receiving hole formed at a position corresponding to the projection of the backing portion is engaged with the tip of the projection passing through the mounting hole.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the decorative part is attached using the projection and the backing part which are integrally formed,
Grommets and clips as separate parts as in the related art become unnecessary, and the number of parts and the number of work steps can be reduced. It should be noted that simply by rotating the backing portion to the back side of the opening edge portion, the receiving hole of the backing portion is aligned with the tip of the projection, so that the mounting operation of the decorative component is easy. In addition, since the protrusion is formed directly on the back surface of the decorative component without providing a box-shaped pedestal on the back surface of the decorative component, the amount of protrusion of the decorative component from the body panel surface can be reduced. The degree of freedom in the design of decorative parts is increased.

In the invention according to claim 2, a rib is formed on at least one of the decorative component or the backing portion, the rib being in contact with the opening edge in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the vehicle body panel.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, at least one of the decorative component and the backing portion is formed with a rib that is in contact with the opening edge in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the vehicle body panel. Rattling in the direction is prevented.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the protrusion and the receiving hole are formed near a side edge of the decorative component and the backrest opposite to the hinge.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the projection and the receiving hole are located far from the hinge, the turning radius of the receiving hole can be increased, and the receiving hole is close to a right angle to the projection. As a result, the operation of engaging the receiving hole with the projection is reliable and easy.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. Automotive body panels
An arc-shaped wheel house 2 is formed on a front fender 1 as an example. Opening edge 3 of wheel house 2
Is formed with a flange 4 bent inside. Also, five mounting holes 5 are formed along the opening edge 3.

An over fender 6 as a "decorative part" is attached to the opening edge 3 from the front side of the front fender 1, that is, from the outside. This over fender 6
It is made of resin (polypropylene resin), has an arch shape along the opening edge 3, and has an L-shaped cross section having a flange 7 at the lower end wider than the flange 4 of the opening edge 3.

A projection 8 corresponding to the mounting hole 5 is formed near the upper side edge of the over fender 6, and a tip 8a of the projection 8 has a bulging clip shape.

The flanges 7 which are the "side edges" on the lower side of the over fender 6 are provided with thin backing portions 9 corresponding to the projecting portions 8 via the thin hinge portions 10 respectively. Are formed integrally with each other so as to extend away from the main body. In a position near the hinge part 10 of the backing part 9, the inside and outside directions, that is,
A rib 11 is formed in contact with the opening edge 3 in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the front fender 1, and another rib 12 is formed at a corner of the over fender 6 corresponding to the rib 11. Further, the receiving hole 1 corresponding to the projection 8 is provided on the tip side of the backing portion 9, that is, on the “side edge portion opposite to the hinge portion 10”.
3 are formed.

As a method of attaching the over fender 6 to the opening edge 3, first, the projection 8 of the over fender 6 is inserted into the attachment hole 5 of the opening edge 3 to make a penetrating state. Thus, the over fender 6 is temporarily fixed to the opening edge 3. Next, the backing portion 9 is rotated to the back side of the opening edge portion 3 around the hinge portion 10 so that the receiving hole 13 of the backing portion 9 is attached to the mounting hole 5.
Is engaged with the tip of the projection 8 penetrating through.

The operation of engaging the receiving hole 13 with the projection 8 can be performed by simply rotating the backrest 9 to the back of the opening edge 3 even if it is not directly visible to the operator behind the front fender 1. Since the receiving holes 13 and the tips of the projections 8 are aligned with each other, the operation can be reliably performed. Moreover, since the projection 8 and the receiving hole 13 are located far from the hinge 10, the radius of rotation of the receiving hole 13 can be increased, and the receiving hole 13 is engaged with the projection 8 at a right angle. The operation for engaging the receiving hole 13 with the projection 8 is reliable and easy.

The mounted fender 6 is
Since the back contact portion 9 comes into contact with the end of the flange 4 and the opening edge portion 3 is sandwiched between the pair of ribs 11 and 12, the over fender 6 does not rattle in the inward and outward directions. Further, even if a load is applied to the over fender 6 in a downward direction, the load can be received not only by the protrusion 8 but also by the rib 11 of the back contact portion 9 that contacts the upper surface of the flange 4.

As described above, since the mounting can be performed by using the projection 8 and the backing portion 9 integrally formed on the over fender 6, a grommet or a clip as a separate component as in the related art is unnecessary, and the number of components is reduced. And the number of man-hours can be reduced. Further, since the projection 8 is directly formed without providing a box-shaped pedestal on the back surface of the over fender 6, the amount of protrusion of the over fender 6 from the front fender 1 can be reduced. Fender 6
The degree of freedom in modeling is improved.

In the above embodiment, an over fender is taken as an example, but the present invention can be applied to other decorative parts such as a molding. Further, the body panel to which the decorative component is attached is not limited to the front fender, but may be another body panel such as a rear fender.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an overfender mounting structure according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line SA-SA shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 2, showing the over fender after being mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front fender 2 Wheel house 3 Opening edge 4 Flange 5 Mounting hole 6 Over fender (decorative part) 7 Flange 8 Projecting part 8a Tip 9 Backing part 10 Hinge part 11 Rib 12 Rib 13 Receiving hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A vehicle decorative component mounting structure in which a plurality of mounting holes are formed along an opening edge of a vehicle body panel, and a decorative component is mounted in the mounting holes from a surface side of the vehicle body panel. At the site corresponding to the mounting hole on the back surface of the decorative component,
Forming a protrusion penetrating the mounting hole, and forming a backing portion extending from the portion corresponding to the protrusion on the side edge of the decorative component via the hinge portion in a direction away from the protrusion, respectively; The backing portion is rotated around the hinge portion to the back side of the mounting hole, and the receiving hole formed at a position corresponding to the projection of the backing portion is attached to the tip of the projection passing through the mounting hole. A mounting structure for a decorative part for a vehicle, wherein the mounting part is engaged with the vehicle. 2. The mounting structure for a vehicle decorative component according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the decorative component or the backing portion abuts on the opening edge in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the vehicle body panel. A mounting structure for a decorative part for a vehicle, characterized in that the mounting structure is formed. 3. The mounting structure for a decorative component for a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion and the receiving hole are formed on a side edge of the decorative component and a backrest portion opposite to a hinge portion. A mounting structure for a decorative component for a vehicle, wherein the mounting structure is formed near a portion.