JP2004001617A - Underfloor structure of automobile - Google Patents

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JP2004001617A
JP2004001617A JP2002159451A JP2002159451A JP2004001617A JP 2004001617 A JP2004001617 A JP 2004001617A JP 2002159451 A JP2002159451 A JP 2002159451A JP 2002159451 A JP2002159451 A JP 2002159451A JP 2004001617 A JP2004001617 A JP 2004001617A
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Yuji Ishihara
石原 裕二
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the underfloor structure of an automobile that can enhance a cooling effect by efficiently discharging the generated heat of a heat generating part at the rear part of a vehicle body while attaining the decrease of lift of rear wheels by an undercover. <P>SOLUTION: An underfloor rear part 1r of the automobile 1 is covered with the undercover 10 to reduce the lift of the rear wheels Wr, and travel air is taken into the undercover from a lead-in port 11 provided on the vehicle front side. A plurality of stepped parts 12, 13, 14, 15 extending in a vehicle cross direction are formed at the rear part of the lead-in port 11, in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body, and air exhaust ports 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a for exhausting the travel air taken in from the lead-in port 11 are formed at both end parts in the vehicle cross direction of the stepped parts, communicating with the inside and outside of the undercover 10. The negative pressure of vortex flow formed at the stepped parts is thereby utilized to further reduce the lift of the rear wheels, and the exhaust quantity from the air exhaust ports is increased to enhance a cooling effect inside the undercover. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、自動車の床下後部に走行風を取り込むアンダーカバーを設けた自動車の床下構造に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
自動車の走行性能を向上させる手段として、例えば特開平8−142929号公報に示されているように、車体前部に配置したエンジンルームの前側下部を覆うアンダーカバーに突起部を設けて、この突起部から生ずる渦流を利用して前輪の揚力を低減させるようにした装置が提案されている。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、後輪の揚力を低減させるために前述のアンダーカバーを自動車の床下後部に設けようとすると、車体後部には発熱源となる排気管やマフラーが存在し、更には、後輪駆動の場合はディファレンシャルギアボックスが存在し、これら発熱部分で生ずる熱をアンダーカバー内から外方に効率的に排出できなくなってしまい、その発熱部分の冷却効果が悪化する。
【0004】
そこで、本発明はアンダーカバーによる後輪揚力の低減を達成しつつ、車体後部の発熱部分の発生熱を効率良く排出して冷却効果を高めることができる自動車の床下構造を提供するものである。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明にあっては、自動車の床下後部を、後輪揚力を低減するアンダーカバーで覆って、その車両前方側に設けた導入口から走行風をアンダーカバーの内方に取り込むようにするとともに、この導入口の後方部分に、車幅方向に延びる段差部を形成し、この段差部の車幅方向両端部にアンダーカバーの内外を連通して、前記導入口から取り込んだ走行風を排出する空気排出口を形成したことを特徴としている。
【0006】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、床下後部にアンダーカバーを設けたことにより後輪揚力を低減する一方、このアンダーカバーの下面に形成した段差部に生成する渦流の負圧を利用することにより、後輪揚力の更なる低減を図ることができる。
【0007】
また、アンダーカバーの車両前方側に設けた導入口から取り込んだ走行風を、前記段差部の車幅方向両端部に形成した空気排出口から外方に排出できるとともに、この空気排出口からの排出量を段差部に生成した渦流の負圧効果により増大できるため、アンダーカバーで覆われた発熱部分の冷却効果を高めることができる。
【0008】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、本発明の実施形態を図面と共に詳述する。
【0009】
図1〜図6は本発明にかかる自動車の床下構造の第1実施形態を示し、図1はアンダーカバーを取付けた自動車の底面図、図2は自動車の床下後部をアンダーカバーの透視状態で示す拡大底面図、図3は自動車の床下後部を示す拡大底面図、図4は図3中A−A線に沿った断面図、図5は図4中B部の拡大図、図6は図4中C部の拡大図である。
【0010】
図1に示すように本発明の床下構造を適用した自動車1は、F・R(フロントエンジン・リヤドライブ)車として構成され、車体前部1fのエンジンルーム2に搭載したパワーユニット3からプロペラシャフト3aが車体中央部を後方に走ってディファレンシャルギアに接続するとともに、エンジンルーム2に搭載したエンジンの排気マニホルドから延びる排気管4がプリマフラー4aを介してメインマフラー4bへと接続している。
【0011】
エンジンルーム2の下側はエンジンアンダーカバー5で覆ってあり、図中6は車体前端部に取付けたフロントバンパー、7はプリマフラー4aの上側を跨いで配置した燃料タンク、Wfは前輪、Wrは後輪、そして、Fはフロアを示している。
【0012】
前記自動車1の床下後部1rには、図2にも示すようにディファレンシャルギアボックス3bおよびメインマフラー4bを覆うようにして、後輪Wrの揚力を低減するためのアンダーカバー10を取付けてある。
【0013】
アンダーカバー10は、図3にも示すように左,右後輪Wr間に配置されるカバー前部10fと、このカバー前部10fから車体後端部近傍まで配置されるカバー後部10rとからなり、図4に示すようにカバー前部10fは、走行路面と略平行に配置する一方、カバー後部10rはカバー前部10fとの間に折れ線10aを境にして、車両後方に行くに従って上方に持ち上がるように傾斜させてある。
【0014】
カバー前部10fには、ディファレンシャルギアボックス3bの前方近傍に走行風の導入口11を形成してあるとともに、傾斜したカバー後部10rの下側面には、車幅方向に延びる段差部12,13,14,15を車体前後方向に適宜の間隔をおいて複数列(本実施形態では4列)形成してある。
【0015】
前記導入口11は、本実施形態では前方が幅狭となる台形状に形成した場合を示すが、これに限ることなく走行風の取入れを効率的に達成できる形状であればよい。
【0016】
1列目の段差部12は、前記折れ線10aに沿ってアンダーカバー10の車幅方向の略全幅近くまで延びるように単数で形成し、2列目以降の段差部13,14,15は1列目の段差部12よりも短く形成して、車幅方向に適宜間隔を設けて複数形成してある。
【0017】
車幅方向に複数形成した2列目以降の段差部13,14,15は、前後方向に隣接するもの同士を車幅方向に交互にずらせて、1列目の段差部12を含めて図3中破線で示すようにそれぞれの端部同士を互いに前後方向でオーバーラップさせて配置してある。
【0018】
前記段差部12,13,14,15の車幅方向両端部には、図3、図5,図6に示すようにアンダーカバー10の内外を連通する空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aを形成してある。
【0019】
また、前記段差部12,13,14,15の車幅方向両端部には、図5,図6に示すように前記空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aを残して、車体前後方向に対して車幅方向外側に向けて傾斜した端板16,16…を垂設してある。
【0020】
以上の構成よりなる第1実施形態の床下構造の作用を図7〜図10を参照しつつ説明する。
【0021】
尚、図7はアンダーカバー内の空気の流れを示す自動車の後部左半部の底面図、図8はアンダーカバー内の空気の流れを示す図4に対応した断面図、図9はアンダーカバーの段差部の空気の流れを示す拡大断面図、図10は段差部の両端部の空気の流れを示す自動車の後部左半部の底面図である。
【0022】
本実施形態の床下構造では床下後部1rにアンダーカバー10を設けたことにより、このアンダーカバー10に備わった本来の機能である揚力低減により、後輪Wrの接地性を高めて走行性能を向上することができる。
【0023】
前記アンダーカバー10には、図7,図8に示すように自動車の走行に伴って発生する走行風が導入口11から空気流f1を生成して内方に取り込まれ、この取り込まれた走行風は段差部12,13,14,15の両端部に設けた空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aから空気流f2,f3,f4,f5を生成して外方に排出される。
【0024】
一方、図9に示すようにアンダーカバー10の下面に沿って流れる気流f6は、段差部12に入り込んで、この段差部12に沿う車幅方向に渦の軸芯を持つ渦流f7を生成する。
【0025】
勿論、前記渦流f7は前記段差部12以外の段差部13,14,15にあっても同様に渦流f7が生成されることになり、この渦流f7を生成しつつ空気流f8は、上方に向かって傾斜したカバー後部10rに沿って流れることになる。
【0026】
従って、アンダーカバー10の内方から段差部12,13,14,15の両端部の空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aから排出される空気は、各段差部12,13,14,15に生成する渦流f7の負圧効果により吸引されるため、単にアンダーカバー10内のラム圧で排出される場合に比較して流量が増加し、ひいてはアンダーカバー10内を流通する空気量を増大することができる。
【0027】
このため、アンダーカバー10で覆われたメインマフラー4bやディファレンシャルギアボックス3b等の発熱部分の熱交換効率を増大して、冷却効率を高めることができる。
【0028】
また、アンダーカバー10内の流通空気量が増大することは、前記導入口11を通過する走行風の流量も増大し、特に、この導入口11をディファレンシャルギアボックス3bの前方近傍に形成してあることにより、このディファレンシャルギアボックス3bの冷却効果を更に高めることができる。
【0029】
更に、傾斜したカバー後部10rに沿って空気流f8が流れる際、前記段差部12,13,14,15に生成した渦流f7によって発生する負圧により、カバー後部10rに押し下げ力が発生するため、前記後輪Wrの揚力低減効果を更に増大して接地力を高めることができる。
【0030】
また、前後方向に隣接する段差部12,13,14,15は、車幅方向に交互にずらせつつ、それぞれの端部同士を互いに前後方向でオーバーラップさせて配置したので、カバー後部10rに沿って流れる空気流f8を段差部13,14,15のいずれかに必ず通過させることができるため、渦流f7の発生頻度を高めてアンダーカバー10全体に発生する負圧値を更に増大することができる。
【0031】
更に、前記段差部12,13,14,15の両端部に垂設した端板16は車体前後方向に対して車幅方向外側に向けて傾斜していることにより、図10に示すようにカバー後部10rに沿って流れる空気流f8に対して端板16の下流側に渦流f9を生成する。
【0032】
この結果、前記渦流f9によりカバー後部10rの傾斜面に沿って生成される乱流境界層を発達させることができるため、空気流f8の剥離現象を抑制して後輪Wrの揚力係数が減少するのを防止することができる。
【0033】
また、前記端板16はカバー後部10rの下面を流れる空気流f8が段差部12,13,14,15の両端部からこれら段差部内に流れ込むのを阻止するため、各段差部12,13,14,15に生成した渦流f7が弱められて負圧度合いが低下するのを防止することができる。
【0034】
図11〜図16は本発明の第2実施形態を示し、前記第1実施形態と同一構成部分に同一符号を付して重複する説明を省略して述べる。
【0035】
図11はアンダーカバーを取付けた自動車の後部左半部の底面図、図12は図11中D−D線に沿った断面図、図13は図12中E部の拡大図、図14は図12中F部の拡大図、図15はアンダーカバーの拡大側面図、図16は段差部の空気の流れを示す拡大断面図である。
【0036】
この第2実施形態の自動車の床面構造は、図11,図12に示すようにアンダーカバー10に形成した段差部12,13,14,15の前縁12b,13b,14b,15bに沿って、所定高さのリブ12c,13c,14c,15cを垂設している。
【0037】
前記リブ12c,13c,14c,15cは、図13,図14に示すようにそれぞれの下端位置が端板16よりも下方に突出するように突設してあり、かつ、これらリブ12c,13c,14c,15cの高さH1,H2,H3,H4は、図15に示すように車両後方に行くに従って段階的に低く(H1>H2>H3>H4)してある。
【0038】
勿論、この第2実施形態にあっても前記段差部12,13,14,15は上方に傾斜したカバー後部10rに形成してあるとともに、これら段差部12,13,14,15の車幅方向両端部には空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aを形成してある。
【0039】
従って、この第2実施形態の床下構造にあっては、図16に示すようにアンダーカバー10の下面に沿ってカバー前部10fを流れる空気流f6が、上方に傾斜したカバー後部10rに空気流f8として流れる際、段差部12の前縁12bに垂設したリブ12cを乗り越えて段差部12に入り込むため、この段差部12に生成する渦流f7の規模が大きくなり、その分、負圧度合いを更に増大することができる。
【0040】
このとき、リブ12の上流側にも渦流f10が生成されるが、この渦流f10は段差幅が小さいため小さなものとなる。
【0041】
尚、図16は段差部12を例にとって示したが、勿論、その他の段差部13,14,15にあっても、それぞれの前縁13b,14b,15bに垂設したリブ13c,14c,15cによって同様に渦流f7の負圧度合いを増大することができる。
【0042】
このため、アンダーカバー10に作用する揚力係数を更に低減し、後輪Wrの接地性をより高めて走行性能の更なる向上を図ることができるとともに、段差部12,13,14,15の両端部に形成した空気排出口12a,13a,14a,15aからの空気排出量を更に増大できるため、アンダーカバー10内方の冷却効果を更に高めることができる。
【0043】
また、カバー後部10rに沿って流れる空気流f8は、下流(後方)に行くほど剥離し易くなるのであるが、この第2実施形態では前記リブ12c,13c,14c,15cの高さH1,H2,H3,H4を車両後方に行くに従って段階的に低くしたので、下流側の剥離現象を抑制することができる。
【0044】
ところで、本発明の自動車の床下構造は前記第1,第2実施形態に例を取って説明したが、勿論、これら実施形態に限ることなく本発明の要旨を逸脱しない範囲で各種実施形態を採用することができる。
【0045】
勿論、本発明の床下構造を適用する自動車はF・F車に限ることはない。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の第1実施形態におけるアンダーカバーを取付けた自動車の底面図。
【図2】本発明の第1実施形態における自動車の床下後部をアンダーカバーの透視状態で示す拡大底面図。
【図3】本発明の第1実施形態における自動車の床下後部を示す拡大底面図。
【図4】図3中A−A線に沿った断面図。
【図5】図4中B部の拡大図。
【図6】図4中C部の拡大図。
【図7】本発明の第1実施形態におけるアンダーカバー内の空気の流れを示す自動車の後部左半部の底面図。
【図8】本発明の第1実施形態おけるアンダーカバー内の空気の流れを示す図4に対応した断面図。
【図9】本発明の第1実施形態におけるアンダーカバーの段差部の空気の流れを示す拡大断面図。
【図10】本発明の第1実施形態における段差部の両端部の空気の流れを示す自動車の後部左半部の底面図。
【図11】本発明の第2実施形態におけるアンダーカバーを取付けた自動車の後部左半部の底面図。
【図12】図11中D−D線に沿った断面図。
【図13】図12中E部の拡大図。
【図14】図12中F部の拡大図。
【図15】本発明の第2実施形態におけるアンダーカバーの拡大側面図。
【図16】本発明の第2実施形態における段差部の空気の流れを示す拡大断面図。
【符号の説明】
1 自動車
1r 床下後部
3b ディファレンシャルギアボックス
10 アンダーカバー
10f カバー前部
10r カバー後部
11 導入口
12,13,14,15 段差部
12a,13a,14a,15a 空気排出口
12b,13b,14b,15b 段差部の前縁
12c,13c,14c,15c リブ
16 端板
Wf 前輪
Wr 後輪
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an underfloor structure of an automobile provided with an undercover at a rear portion of the underfloor of the automobile to capture a traveling wind.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As means for improving the running performance of an automobile, for example, as shown in JP-A-8-142929, a projection is provided on an under cover that covers a lower front side of an engine room disposed in a front portion of a vehicle body, and the projection is provided. A device has been proposed in which the lift of the front wheel is reduced by utilizing the vortex generated from the portion.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, if the undercover described above is provided at the rear under the floor of the vehicle to reduce the lift of the rear wheels, an exhaust pipe or a muffler serving as a heat source exists at the rear of the vehicle body. In this case, a differential gear box exists, and the heat generated in these heat-generating portions cannot be efficiently exhausted from the inside of the undercover to the outside, and the cooling effect of the heat-generating portions deteriorates.
[0004]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an underfloor structure of an automobile capable of efficiently discharging heat generated in a heat generating portion at a rear portion of a vehicle body and improving a cooling effect while achieving a reduction in lift of a rear wheel by an undercover.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the present invention, the under-floor rear portion of the vehicle is covered with an under cover for reducing rear wheel lift, and the traveling wind is taken into the under cover from an inlet provided on the front side of the vehicle, A step portion extending in the vehicle width direction is formed in a rear portion of the inlet, and both ends of the step portion in the vehicle width direction communicate with the inside and the outside of the under cover, and air for exhausting the traveling wind taken in from the inlet. The outlet is formed.
[0006]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, the rear wheel lift is reduced by providing an undercover at the rear under the floor, and the rear wheel lift is reduced by utilizing the negative pressure of the vortex generated at the step formed on the lower surface of the undercover. Can be further reduced.
[0007]
In addition, the traveling wind taken in from the inlet provided on the vehicle front side of the undercover can be discharged outward from the air discharge ports formed at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the step portion, and the air discharged from this air discharge port can be discharged. Since the amount can be increased by the negative pressure effect of the vortex generated in the step, the effect of cooling the heat generating portion covered with the undercover can be enhanced.
[0008]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0009]
1 to 6 show a first embodiment of an underfloor structure of an automobile according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a bottom view of the automobile with an undercover attached, and FIG. 2 shows a rear underfloor portion of the automobile in a see-through state of the undercover. FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom view showing the rear part under the floor of the automobile, FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 4, and FIG. It is an enlarged view of middle C part.
[0010]
As shown in FIG. 1, an automobile 1 to which the underfloor structure of the present invention is applied is configured as an FR (front engine / rear drive) vehicle, and includes a power unit 3 mounted in an engine room 2 at a front part 1f of a vehicle body and a propeller shaft 3a. Runs backward in the center of the vehicle body and connects to a differential gear, and an exhaust pipe 4 extending from an exhaust manifold of an engine mounted in the engine room 2 is connected to a main muffler 4b via a pre-muffler 4a.
[0011]
The lower side of the engine room 2 is covered with an engine under cover 5, 6 in the figure is a front bumper attached to the front end of the vehicle body, 7 is a fuel tank arranged over the upper side of the prim muffler 4a, Wf is a front wheel, Wr is a rear wheel. The ring and F indicate the floor.
[0012]
As shown in FIG. 2, an undercover 10 for reducing the lift of the rear wheel Wr is attached to the rear underfloor portion 1r of the automobile 1 so as to cover the differential gear box 3b and the main muffler 4b.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 3, the undercover 10 includes a front cover portion 10f disposed between the left and right rear wheels Wr, and a rear cover portion 10r disposed from the front cover portion 10f to the vicinity of the rear end of the vehicle body. As shown in FIG. 4, the front cover portion 10f is disposed substantially parallel to the traveling road surface, while the rear cover portion 10r is lifted upward toward the rear of the vehicle with a broken line 10a between itself and the front cover portion 10f. It is inclined as follows.
[0014]
In the front part 10f of the cover, an inlet 11 for the running wind is formed near the front of the differential gear box 3b, and on the lower surface of the inclined rear part 10r, steps 12, 13, extending in the vehicle width direction. A plurality of rows (four rows in the present embodiment) are formed at appropriate intervals in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body.
[0015]
In the present embodiment, the inlet 11 is formed in a trapezoidal shape with a narrow front portion. However, the shape is not limited to this, and any shape may be used as long as the intake of traveling wind can be efficiently achieved.
[0016]
The step portion 12 in the first row is formed singly so as to extend along substantially the entire width of the undercover 10 in the vehicle width direction along the broken line 10a, and the step portions 13, 14, 15 in the second and subsequent rows are formed in one row. It is formed shorter than the step portion 12 of the eye, and is formed in a plurality at appropriate intervals in the vehicle width direction.
[0017]
The step portions 13, 14, 15 in the second and subsequent rows formed in the vehicle width direction are arranged such that adjacent ones in the front-rear direction are alternately shifted in the vehicle width direction to include the step portions 12 in the first row as shown in FIG. As shown by the middle broken line, the respective ends are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction.
[0018]
Air discharge ports 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a communicating between the inside and outside of the undercover 10 are provided at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 as shown in FIGS. It is formed.
[0019]
Also, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the air outlets 12a, 13a, 14a, and 15a are left at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the steps 12, 13, 14, and 15, respectively, so as to extend in the vehicle longitudinal direction. End plates 16, 16 ... which are inclined outwardly in the vehicle width direction.
[0020]
The operation of the underfloor structure of the first embodiment having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
7 is a bottom view of the rear left half of the vehicle showing the flow of air in the undercover, FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing the flow of air in the undercover, and FIG. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the flow of air at the step, and FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the rear left half of the vehicle showing the air flow at both ends of the step.
[0022]
In the underfloor structure of the present embodiment, the undercover 10 is provided at the underfloor rear portion 1r, so that the lowering of the lift function, which is an essential function of the undercover 10, improves the contact performance of the rear wheel Wr and improves the running performance. be able to.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the traveling wind generated along with the traveling of the automobile generates an airflow f <b> 1 from the inlet 11 and is taken into the under cover 10. Generates air flows f2, f3, f4, and f5 from air outlets 12a, 13a, 14a, and 15a provided at both ends of the steps 12, 13, 14, and 15, and is discharged outward.
[0024]
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the airflow f6 flowing along the lower surface of the undercover 10 enters the step portion 12 and generates a vortex flow f7 having a vortex axis in the vehicle width direction along the step portion 12.
[0025]
Of course, even if the vortex f7 is present in the steps 13, 14, 15 other than the step 12, the vortex f7 is similarly generated, and the airflow f8 is directed upward while generating the vortex f7. And flows along the inclined cover rear portion 10r.
[0026]
Therefore, air discharged from the inside of the under cover 10 through the air outlets 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a at both ends of the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 is transmitted to the steps 12, 13, 14, 15, respectively. Since it is sucked by the negative pressure effect of the generated vortex flow f7, the flow rate is increased as compared with the case where the vortex is simply discharged by the ram pressure in the undercover 10, and the amount of air flowing through the undercover 10 is increased. Can be.
[0027]
Therefore, the heat exchange efficiency of the heat generating portion such as the main muffler 4b and the differential gear box 3b covered with the under cover 10 can be increased, and the cooling efficiency can be increased.
[0028]
The increase in the amount of air flowing through the undercover 10 also increases the flow rate of the traveling wind passing through the inlet 11, and particularly, the inlet 11 is formed near the front of the differential gear box 3b. Thereby, the cooling effect of the differential gear box 3b can be further enhanced.
[0029]
Further, when the air flow f8 flows along the inclined cover rear portion 10r, a downward pressure is generated in the cover rear portion 10r due to the negative pressure generated by the vortex flow f7 generated in the steps 12, 13, 14, and 15, The effect of reducing the lift of the rear wheel Wr can be further increased, and the contact force can be increased.
[0030]
Further, the stepped portions 12, 13, 14, 15 adjacent in the front-rear direction are arranged so that their respective ends overlap each other in the front-rear direction while being alternately shifted in the vehicle width direction. Can flow through any of the steps 13, 14, and 15, the frequency of the vortex flow f7 can be increased, and the negative pressure value generated in the entire undercover 10 can be further increased. .
[0031]
Further, the end plates 16 suspended from both ends of the stepped portions 12, 13, 14, 15 are inclined outward in the vehicle width direction with respect to the vehicle longitudinal direction, so that the cover as shown in FIG. A vortex f9 is generated downstream of the end plate 16 with respect to the airflow f8 flowing along the rear part 10r.
[0032]
As a result, a turbulent boundary layer generated along the inclined surface of the rear portion 10r of the cover by the vortex flow f9 can be developed, so that the separation phenomenon of the air flow f8 is suppressed and the lift coefficient of the rear wheel Wr decreases. Can be prevented.
[0033]
The end plate 16 prevents the air flow f8 flowing on the lower surface of the cover rear portion 10r from flowing into the step portions 12, 13, 14, 15 from both end portions thereof. , 15 can be prevented from being weakened and the degree of negative pressure being reduced.
[0034]
FIGS. 11 to 16 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description will be omitted.
[0035]
11 is a bottom view of the rear left half of the vehicle with an undercover attached, FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 11, FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion E in FIG. 12, and FIG. FIG. 15 is an enlarged side view of the under cover, and FIG. 16 is an enlarged sectional view showing the flow of air in the stepped portion.
[0036]
The floor structure of the vehicle according to the second embodiment is formed along the front edges 12b, 13b, 14b, 15b of the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 formed on the undercover 10 as shown in FIGS. And ribs 12c, 13c, 14c, and 15c having predetermined heights are provided vertically.
[0037]
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the ribs 12c, 13c, 14c, and 15c protrude so that their lower end positions protrude below the end plate 16, and the ribs 12c, 13c, and The heights H1, H2, H3, and H4 of 14c and 15c are gradually reduced (H1>H2>H3> H4) toward the rear of the vehicle as shown in FIG.
[0038]
Of course, also in the second embodiment, the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 are formed in the cover rear portion 10r which is inclined upward, and the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 in the vehicle width direction. Air discharge ports 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a are formed at both ends.
[0039]
Therefore, in the underfloor structure according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, the airflow f6 flowing along the lower surface of the undercover 10 and flowing through the front cover 10f is directed toward the rear cover 10r inclined upward. When flowing as f8, the size of the vortex flow f7 generated in the step portion 12 becomes large because it goes over the rib 12c hanging from the front edge 12b of the step portion 12 and enters the step portion 12, and the degree of negative pressure is accordingly reduced. It can be further increased.
[0040]
At this time, the vortex flow f10 is also generated on the upstream side of the rib 12, but the vortex flow f10 is small because the step width is small.
[0041]
FIG. 16 shows the step portion 12 as an example. Of course, the ribs 13c, 14c, and 15c vertically provided on the respective front edges 13b, 14b, and 15b also exist in the other step portions 13, 14, and 15. Accordingly, the degree of negative pressure of the vortex f7 can be similarly increased.
[0042]
For this reason, the lift coefficient acting on the undercover 10 can be further reduced, and the contact performance of the rear wheel Wr can be further increased to further improve the traveling performance, and both ends of the steps 12, 13, 14, 15 can be achieved. Since the amount of air discharged from the air discharge ports 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a formed in the portions can be further increased, the cooling effect inside the undercover 10 can be further enhanced.
[0043]
Further, the air flow f8 flowing along the cover rear portion 10r is more likely to be separated downstream (rearward), but in the second embodiment, the heights H1, H2 of the ribs 12c, 13c, 14c, 15c are set. , H3, and H4 are lowered stepwise toward the rear of the vehicle, so that the separation phenomenon on the downstream side can be suppressed.
[0044]
By the way, the underfloor structure of the vehicle according to the present invention has been described by taking the first and second embodiments as examples. Of course, various embodiments are adopted without being limited to these embodiments and without departing from the gist of the present invention. can do.
[0045]
Of course, the vehicle to which the underfloor structure of the present invention is applied is not limited to an FF vehicle.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a bottom view of an automobile with an under cover according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an enlarged bottom view showing a rear part under the floor of the vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a see-through state of an under cover.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged bottom view showing a rear under-floor portion of the vehicle according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the rear left half of the vehicle showing the flow of air in the under cover according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, illustrating the flow of air in the undercover according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the flow of air at the step portion of the undercover according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the rear left half of the vehicle showing the flow of air at both ends of the step in the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a bottom view of a rear left half of an automobile with an undercover according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 11;
FIG. 13 is an enlarged view of a portion E in FIG. 12;
FIG. 14 is an enlarged view of a portion F in FIG. 12;
FIG. 15 is an enlarged side view of an undercover according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 16 is an enlarged cross-sectional view illustrating the flow of air in a step portion according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 1r Rear underfloor 3b Differential gear box 10 Under cover 10f Cover front 10r Cover rear 11 Inlet 12,13,14,15 Step 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a Air outlet 12b, 13b, 14b, 15b Step Front edge 12c, 13c, 14c, 15c rib 16 end plate Wf front wheel Wr rear wheel

Claims (7)

自動車の床下後部を、後輪揚力を低減するアンダーカバーで覆い、このアンダーカバーの車両前方側に走行風の導入口を設けるとともに、この導入口の後方部分に、車幅方向に延びる段差部を形成し、この段差部の車幅方向両端部にアンダーカバーの内外を連通する空気排出口を形成したことを特徴とする自動車の床下構造。The rear part under the floor of the automobile is covered with an undercover that reduces the lift of the rear wheel, and an introduction port for the traveling wind is provided on the front side of the undercover, and a step portion extending in the vehicle width direction is provided behind the introduction port. An underfloor structure for an automobile, wherein an air exhaust port is formed at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the stepped portion to communicate the inside and outside of the undercover. アンダーカバーのカバー前部により左,右後輪間に配置したディファレンシャルギアボックスを覆うとともに、走行風の導入口をディファレンシャルギアボックスの前方近傍に形成したことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の自動車の床下構造。2. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein a differential gear box disposed between the left and right rear wheels is covered by a front portion of the under cover, and an inlet for traveling wind is formed near the front of the differential gear box. Underfloor structure. アンダーカバーのカバー後部を車両後方に行くに従って上方に持ち上がるように傾斜させ、この傾斜したカバー後部に前記段差部を形成したことを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の自動車の床下構造。The underfloor structure of an automobile according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the rear portion of the undercover is inclined so as to rise upward toward the rear of the vehicle, and the step portion is formed in the inclined rear portion of the cover. 段差部をアンダーカバーの車体前後方向に複数形成し、前後方向に隣接する段差部は、車幅方向に交互にずらせつつ、それぞれの端部同士を互いに前後方向でオーバーラップさせて配置したことを特徴とする請求項1〜3のいずれかに記載の自動車の床下構造。A plurality of step portions are formed in the vehicle body front-rear direction of the undercover, and the step portions adjacent in the front-rear direction are arranged so as to overlap each other in the front-rear direction while alternately shifting in the vehicle width direction. The under-floor structure of an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein: 段差部の車幅方向両端部に、前記空気排出口を残して車体前後方向に対して車幅方向外側に向けて傾斜した端板を垂設したことを特徴とする請求項1〜4のいずれかに記載の自動車の床下構造。5. An end plate inclined toward the vehicle width direction outer side with respect to the vehicle front-rear direction, leaving the air discharge port at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the stepped portion, and being vertically provided. The underfloor structure of a car described in Crab. 段差部の前縁に沿って所定高さのリブを垂設したことを特徴とする請求項1〜5のいずれかに記載の自動車の床下構造。The underfloor structure of an automobile according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a rib having a predetermined height is vertically provided along a front edge of the step portion. リブは、段差部が車両前後方向に複数段設けられている場合に、車両後方に行くに従ってその高さを段階的に低くしたことを特徴とする請求項6に記載の自動車の床下構造。7. The underfloor structure of an automobile according to claim 6, wherein, when a plurality of steps are provided in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle, the height of the rib is reduced stepwise toward the rear of the vehicle.
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