JP2004330976A - Mud guard mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting structure of a mud guard that secures mounting strength and does not spoil the beauty when a mud guard is mounted to a rear bumper with less flange sections. <P>SOLUTION: The mounting structure of the mud guard 10 for mounting the mud guard 10 to the rear bumper 30 of a vehicle comprises a mounting member 20 having a first mounting surface 20a that extends along the inner surface shape of the rear bumper 30 and is attached to the rear bumper 30 and a second mounting surface 20b for supporting the mud guard 10. The first mounting surface 20a is covered with the rim section 10e of the mud guard 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a mudguard mounting structure for a vehicle, and more particularly to a mudguard mounting structure for mounting a mudguard on a rear bumper having a small flange portion.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to protect a vehicle body from flying stones and mud when the vehicle is running, articles such as a liner for a fender and a mudguard have been used. When attaching ancillary items such as liners and mudguards, the appearance in consideration of the balance with other members is important so as not to impair the design of the entire vehicle.
[0003]
Therefore, various mounting structures have been proposed in consideration of the appearance when mounting such a liner or mudguard (for example, see Patent Documents 1 to 3).
[0004]
By the way, in recent years, wide tires are often used for RV vehicles and the like, and in such a case, for example, the flange portion which is a folded portion of the rear fender has a width direction smaller than that in a case where a normal tire is mounted. Becomes shorter. For this reason, in order to make the appearance of the rear fender and the rear bumper uniform (improving the appearance), it is necessary to shorten the width of the flange, which is the folded part of the rear bumper, in the width direction. ing.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-19642 A [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 2-148885 [Patent Document 3]
Published Japanese Utility Model Application No. 5-44772
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the mounting structures of the liner and the mudguard disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 described above, the liner and the mudguard are mounted on the flange portion, which is the folded portion of the fender or the bumper, by tapping, for example. For this reason, when the wide tire as described above is mounted, the folded portion (flange portion) of the fender or the bumper becomes short in the width direction, and there has been a problem that it is difficult to mount the conventional mounting structure. .
[0007]
In particular, in the case of a rear bumper made of a resin, when the folded portion is short in the width direction by mounting the wide tire as described above, it is necessary to improve the strength by a reinforcing member or the like. Was.
[0008]
In view of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a mounting structure for a mudguard that secures mounting strength and does not impair the aesthetic appearance when the mudguard is mounted on a rear bumper having a small flange portion. The purpose is to do.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a mudguard mounting structure of the present invention is a mudguard mounting structure for mounting a mudguard to a rear bumper of a vehicle, the mudguard mounting structure extending along an inner surface shape of the rear bumper, A mounting member having a first mounting surface attached to the, and a second mounting surface supporting the mudguard, wherein the first mounting surface is covered by a peripheral portion of the mudguard. I do.
[0010]
In the mudguard mounting structure according to the present invention configured as described above, the first mounting surface extending along the inner surface shape of the rear bumper and mounted on the rear bumper, and the second mounting surface supporting the mudguard And the strength of the resin rear bumper is improved, and the mounting part is covered by the peripheral edge of the mudguard, so that the appearance is not impaired. A mudguard mounting structure can be realized.
[0011]
Here, the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface of the mounting member are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the second mounting surface extends along an end extending direction of the rear bumper; The end outer surface of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface may be substantially coplanar.
[0012]
In this case, since the outer surface of the end of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially on the same plane, the end of the rear bumper and the mounting member are continuously formed in appearance. Thus, the aesthetic appearance can be further improved.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mounting state of a mud guard at a left end portion of the vehicle according to the mounting structure of the mud guard according to the present invention as viewed from the inside of the vehicle. FIG. 2 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1 showing a mounting state of the mud guard.
[0015]
First, a schematic configuration of a mudguard mounting structure according to the present invention will be described.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, in the mudguard mounting structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, the vehicle includes a side surface 30 w extending in a vehicle side direction and an end 30 e of the side surface 30 w. A rear bumper 30 having a flange portion 30s bent in the width direction, a first mounting surface 20a extending along the inner side surface shape of the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 and being mounted on the rear bumper 30; A mounting member 20 having a second mounting surface 20b substantially orthogonal to the first mounting surface 20a and supporting the mudguard 10, a peripheral portion 10e extending so as to cover the vicinity of the end 30e of the rear bumper 30; The mudguard 10 has a mounting portion 10b that is opposed to a vehicle tire surface (not shown) and is mounted on the second mounting surface 20b of the mounting member 20. Via a biasing member 20 attached to and supported by a rear bumper 30.
[0017]
Here, the rear bumper 30 in the mudguard mounting structure of the present invention can be formed of, for example, resin, and is suitable for a rear bumper having a short flange portion 30s.
[0018]
When such a rear bumper 30 is employed, when a wide tire is mounted, the folded back portion of the fender is shortened, and the flange portion is inevitably shortened in the width direction. The above matching can be achieved. Further, the strength of the rear bumper 30 can be improved by the mounting member 20 also serving as a reinforcing member of the rear bumper 30. At the same time, the formation of the rear bumper 30 can be facilitated, and the accumulation of mud or the like inside the flange portion can be reduced.
[0019]
In this embodiment, the attachment state at the left end of the vehicle is shown for simplicity, but the mudguard is attached to the right end of the vehicle by a symmetrical and similar structure.
[0020]
Next, details of each member will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the mounting member 20 according to the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the mud guard 10 according to the present invention.
[0022]
Although FIGS. 3 and 4 show the attachment members at the left end of the vehicle, the attachment members having a symmetrical shape are used at the right end of the vehicle as described above.
[0023]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the mounting member 20 has a substantially L-shaped horizontal cross section in the mounted state, and has a first mounting surface 20 a and a second mounting surface 20 b that are orthogonal to each other. Here, a step portion 20c is formed at the intersection of the first mounting surface 20a and the second mounting surface 20b so as to follow the inner surface shape near the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 in the mounted state. . Furthermore, the second mounting surface 20b is arranged such that the outer surface of the flange portion 30s and the outer surface of the second mounting surface 20b are substantially coplanar in the direction in which the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 extends. Is formed. The first mounting surface 20a and the second mounting surface 20b are formed with, for example, two tapping holes 20h and 20j, respectively.
[0024]
Next, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the mudguard 10 according to the present invention faces the rear portion of the tire (not shown), and has a facing surface 10 a serving as a mudguard surface and a mounting member 20 from the facing surface 10 a. It has a mounting portion 10b formed along the second mounting surface 20b and a peripheral portion 10e extending to cover the side of the vehicle, and the mounting portion 10b corresponds to the tapping hole 20j of the mounting member 20. For example, two mounting holes 10j are formed at two places.
[0025]
In the mudguard mounting structure of the present invention configured as described above, the first mounting surface 20a that follows the inner surface shape near the end 30e of the rear bumper 30 and is mounted on the rear bumper 30; The mounting member 20 having the second mounting surface 20b for supporting the mating member is provided, so that the strength of the mounting portion of the mudguard is improved and the mounting member 20 functions as a reinforcing member. It is possible to improve the strength of the bumper. Further, since the first mounting surface 20a is covered by the peripheral edge 10e of the mudguard 10, a mudguard mounting structure that does not impair the appearance can be provided.
[0026]
Further, since the outer surface of the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 and the outer surface of the second mounting surface 20b are substantially on the same plane, the flange portion 30s of the rear bumper 30 and the mounting member 20 are continuous in appearance. It can be further formed, and the aesthetic appearance can be further improved.
[0027]
As mentioned above, although the supporting device of the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications may be made within the spirit of the present invention. Is possible. For example, the mounting member 20 may have the mounting surface 20a of the rear bumper 30 and the mounting surface 20b of the mudguard 10 according to the inner surface shape of the rear bumper 30, and the positions and the number of the mounting holes 20h and 20j are mudguards. It can be appropriately selected according to the shape of the ten. As for the shape of the mudguard 10, a shape similar to that of a conventional product can be used as long as the shape includes the peripheral portion 10e.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the mounting structure of the mudguard for mounting the mudguard to the rear bumper of the vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the mudguard extends along the inner surface shape of the rear bumper and is mounted on the rear bumper. Since the mounting member having the first mounting surface and the second mounting surface for supporting the mudguard is provided, the strength of the mounting portion of the mudguard and the strength of the resin rear bumper are improved, and the mounting portion is provided with the mudguard. , The mounting structure of the mudguard which does not impair the appearance can be realized.
[0029]
According to the mudguard mounting structure of the second aspect, in the first aspect, the outer surface of the end of the rear bumper and the outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially coplanar. In appearance, the end of the rear bumper and the mounting member are continuously formed, so that the aesthetic appearance can be further improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a mounting state of a mudguard at a left end portion of a vehicle by a mudguard mounting structure according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, showing a state of attachment of the mud guard.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounting member according to the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a mudguard according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 10 mudguard 10a opposing surface 10b mounting portion 10e peripheral portion 10h mounting hole 10j mounting hole 20 mounting member 20a first mounting surface 20b second mounting surface 20c step 20h tapping hole 20j tapping hole 30 rear bumper 30e end 30s flange 30w side

Claims (2)

In the mounting structure of the mudguard for mounting the mudguard to the rear bumper of the vehicle,
A mounting member extending along the inner surface shape of the rear bumper and having a first mounting surface mounted on the rear bumper and a second mounting surface supporting the mudguard,
The mounting structure for a mudguard, wherein the first mounting surface is covered by a peripheral portion of the mudguard. The first mounting surface and the second mounting surface of the mounting member are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the second mounting surface extends along an end extending direction of the rear bumper, The mudguard mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein an end outer surface and an outer surface of the second mounting surface are substantially flush with each other.

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