JP2005067534A - Vehicle body structure in periphery of rear suspension - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide vehicle body structure in a periphery of a rear suspension capable of securing sufficient rigidity and strength while efficiently dispersing an input load from the rear suspension. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle structure is equipped with coupling members (8, 10, 12, 14, 16) which include a first coupling portion (X) that couples rear quarter inner members (1) to upper surfaces of rear suspension base members (4), a second coupling portion (Y) that couples upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members (4, 4) together, which are located on the right and the left in pairs, and a third coupling portion (Z) that joins the second coupling portion to couple the rear quarter inner members (1, 1) together, which are located on the right and the left in a pair, the coupling members being integrally formed, and forming the closed section structure all over the areas, and there is formed a bulkhead structure (8d, 10c) in a portion surrounded by the first, second and third coupling portions. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension, and more particularly, to a vehicle body structure capable of ensuring sufficient rigidity and strength against an input load from a rear wheel transmitted via a rear suspension.

In a vehicle body having a monocoque structure, vehicle body rigidity and vehicle body strength around a rear suspension having a large input load are increased by various component configurations.
For example, a structure in which a lean force is provided behind the seat back side panel so that the load applied to the rear suspension base member is evenly received by the seat back side panel and the lean force (see Patent Document 1), or a rear suspension base member A structure has been developed in which the upper surface and the rear quarter inner member are joined by a lean force and reinforced so that an input load from the rear suspension is received on the rear quarter inner member side (see Patent Document 2).

A structure in which the upper surfaces of the left and right rear suspension base members that receive an input load from the rear suspension are connected to each other with a closed cross-sectional structure mainly for the purpose of improving the torsional rigidity and torsional strength of the vehicle body. (Refer to Patent Document 3), rear quarter inner members, wheel house inner members, and wheel house inner members and rear quarter inner members having a closed cross-sectional structure and connected to each other (see Patent Document 4) ) Has been developed.
JP-A-6-219329 JP 11-348826 A No. 6-21827 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-19427

However, it is difficult to say that the vehicle body structure around the conventional rear suspension still has sufficient vehicle body rigidity and vehicle body strength.
For example, in the case of the structures disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, the torsional rigidity and torsional strength of the vehicle body are not sufficient, and in the case of the structure disclosed in Patent Document 3, the torsion of the vehicle body is caused by a closed cross-sectional structure. Although the rigidity and torsional strength can be secured to some extent, there is a problem that the input load from the rear suspension cannot be sufficiently received on the rear quarter inner member side.

  In the case of the structure disclosed in Patent Document 4, since the wheel house inner members and the wheel house inner member and the rear quarter inner member are connected to each other with a closed cross-section structure, Although the rigidity and torsional strength can be secured to some extent, the structure does not directly connect the upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members, and the rear suspension base member and the rear quarter inner member. There is a problem that it cannot be sufficiently received or cannot be sufficiently transmitted to the rear quarter inner member.

Further, for example, when a closed cross-section structure is formed by integrally connecting the upper surfaces of the rear suspension base members and the rear suspension base member and the rear quarter inner member, the rear quarter inner member receives an input load from the rear suspension. The problem is how to efficiently disperse and transmit to the side and the other rear suspension base member side.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and the object of the present invention is to provide a structure around the rear suspension that can secure sufficient rigidity and strength while efficiently dispersing the input load from the rear suspension. It is to provide a vehicle body structure.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 1, the wheel house inner member is provided with a rear suspension base member that receives an input load from the rear suspension, and the wheel house inner member and the rear quarter are provided. In a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension formed by joining an inner member, a first connecting portion that connects an upper surface of the rear suspension base member and the rear quarter inner member, and upper surfaces of a pair of left and right rear suspension base members A second connecting portion that connects the second connecting portion and a third connecting portion that joins the second connecting portion and connects the pair of left and right rear quarter inner members together, and has a closed cross-sectional structure over the entire area. And a connecting member formed of the first to third connecting portions. It is characterized by having enclosed bulkhead structure portion.

Further, in the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 2, the bulkhead structure is formed by bringing a pair of plate members facing each other in a portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions close to each other and joined. It is characterized by that.
Further, in the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 3, the bulkhead structure is endless so as to partition the portion between a pair of plate members facing each other in the portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions. It is characterized by interposing a bulkhead member.

  According to the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting member includes a first connecting portion for connecting the upper surface of the rear suspension base member and the rear quarter inner member, and a pair of left and right rear suspension base members. Including a second connecting part that connects the upper surfaces of the two and a third connecting part that joins the second connecting part and connects the pair of left and right rear quarter inner members, Since the closed cross-sectional structure is formed and the bulkhead structure is formed in the portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions, the first to third connecting portions are respectively arranged around the bulkhead structure. In each case, the closed cross-section structure can be made, and the input load transmitted from the wheel to the rear suspension base member via the rear suspension can be avoided by avoiding the bulkhead structure portion. It can be transmitted by well dispersed and a second connecting portion for connecting the upper surfaces of the first connecting portion and the rear suspension base member for connecting the upper surface and the rear quarter inner member of Ya suspension base member.

Thus, the input load from the rear suspension is efficiently distributed and transmitted to the rear quarter inner member side and the other rear suspension base member side while securing the rigidity and strength in the vehicle width direction by the third connecting portion. As a result, the vehicle body rigidity and the vehicle body strength around the rear suspension can be dramatically improved as compared with the prior art.
According to the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 2, the bulkhead structure is formed such that a pair of plate members facing each other in a portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions are brought close to each other and joined. Since it is formed, the plate members are brought close to each other and abutted and joined to each other, and the rigidity and strength in the vehicle width direction are ensured while the input load from the rear suspension is applied to the rear quarter inner member side and the other rear It can be efficiently dispersed and transmitted to the suspension base member side.

  According to the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 3, the endless bulkhead member is formed so as to partition the portion between the pair of plate members facing each other in the portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions. Since the bulkhead structure is formed so as to interpose the vehicle, the simple structure of interposing the bulkhead member ensures the rigidity and strength in the vehicle width direction, and the input load from the rear suspension is applied to the rear quarter. It can be efficiently dispersed and transmitted to the inner member side and the other rear suspension base member side.

Embodiments of a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
First, the first embodiment will be described.
Referring to FIG. 1, a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension according to a first embodiment of the present invention in a vehicle body having a monocoque structure is shown in a perspective view as viewed from the vehicle interior. The components of the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to the first embodiment are shown. Although only the left side portion of the vehicle is shown and described here, the right side portion has the same structure. Further, here, the description will be made with the outer plate member such as the rear fender omitted.

As shown in FIG. 2, around the rear suspension, the vehicle body includes a rear pillar inner 1, a wheel house inner (wheel house inner member) 2, a rear pillar lean force 6, a rear deck member extension 8, a seat back inner 10, and a strut support bracket 12. The rear deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 are composed of steel plate members. The seat back inner 10 is integrally provided with a rear shelf side 11.
Of these steel plate members, a connecting member is constituted by the steel plate members of the rear deck member extension 8, the seat back inner 10, the strut support bracket 12, the rear deck member 14, and the rear shelf extension 16.
These parts are combined as shown by arrows in the figure and joined by spot welding (indicated by * in FIG. 1). Here, a rear strut is adopted as the rear suspension, and as shown in the figure, a strut base (rear suspension base member) 4 made of a thick steel plate is welded to the wheel house inner 2 in advance.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, a strut support bracket 12 having a U-shaped cross section is opened and welded to the wheel house inner 2 side on the upper surface of the strut base 4, and a pair of edges of the strut support bracket 12. The weld flanges 12 a and 12 a are welded to the wheel house inner 2. The rear strut is also fastened to the strut support bracket 12 in the hole 12b.
The wheel house inner 2 is further positioned at the rear side of the vehicle, and a rear deck member extension 8 is welded at a welding flange 8a to extend in the vehicle width direction, and is parallel to the rear deck member extension 8. The seat back inner 10 is welded at a welding flange 10a and extends in the vehicle width direction, located on the front side of the vehicle.
Further, a portion of the rear deck member extension 8 near the center of the vehicle is bent toward the front of the vehicle and the tip is welded to the end of the seat back inner 10, and the upper portion of the seat back inner 10 is bent toward the rear of the vehicle. The extension 8 is welded to the welding flange 8c.

Further, a concave portion 8d that is convex toward the front of the vehicle is formed at a substantially central portion of the rear deck member extension 8. On the other hand, a convex shape at the rear of the vehicle corresponding to the concave portion 8c is formed at the substantially central portion of the seatback inner 10. The concave portions 10c are formed, and the central portions of the concave portions 8d and the concave portions 10c approach each other and are abutted and welded. That is, the bulkhead structure is formed in the substantially central portions of the rear deck member extension 8 and the seat back inner 10 (a pair of plate members) by the respective center portions of the recess 8d and the recess 10c being abutted and welded to each other. Yes.
The lower end portion of the rear deck member extension 8 and the lower end portion of the seat back inner 10 are both welded to the upper end portion of the strut support bracket 12.
On the other hand, a rear pillar lean force 6 having a U-shaped cross section that is addressed from the outside in the vehicle width direction is welded to the rear pillar inner 1 at weld flanges 6a and 6b at the edge portions. Thereby, the rigidity and strength of the rear pillar inner 1 are improved.

The wheel house inner 2 is welded to the rear pillar inner 1 at a welding flange 2 a of the wheel house inner 2, and a lower end portion of the wheel house inner 2 is welded to a welding flange 18 a of the floor panel 18.
Further, the rear deck member extension 8 and the seat back inner 10 are also welded to the rear pillar inner 1 at the welding flange 8b and the welding flange 10b. Specifically, a concave portion 6 c is formed at the center of the rear pillar reinforcement 6 and is in contact with the rear pillar inner 1. With respect to the rear deck member extension 8, the welding flange 8 b projects against the welding flange 6 a across the rear pillar inner 1. The seat back inner 10 is welded with the welding flange 10b butted against the recess 6c with the rear pillar inner 1 interposed therebetween. Thereby, sufficient rigidity and strength are ensured at the joint portion between the rear deck member extension 8 and the seat back inner 10 and the rear pillar inner 1.

  Further, the rear deck member extension 8 is passed to the left and right in the vehicle width direction and welded to the end portion of the rear deck member 14 extending in front of the vehicle with the lower portion being L-shaped in cross section. The upper part of the rear shelf extension 16 is welded to the end of the rear shelf extension 16 extending in the L direction in the vehicle width direction and extending rearward of the vehicle. The rear deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 are overlapped, and the welding flange 14a and the welding flange 16a, and the welding flange 14b and the welding flange 16b are welded to each other.

  3 shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting member along the line AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the connecting member along the line BB in FIG. However, the rear deck member extension 8 and the seatback inner 10 are welded to the rear pillar inner 1 (rear pillar lean force 6), the wheel house inner 2, the strut support bracket 12, the rear deck member 14, and the rear shelf extension 16, and the rear The deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 are welded to each other, and the rear deck member extension 8 and the seat back inner 10 are abutted and welded to each other at the recess 8d and the recess 10c, thereby forming the recess 8d and the recess 10c. Around the bulkhead structure, the bulkhead Closed cross section so as to surround the structure is formed.

  That is, in the connecting member according to the first embodiment, the upper surface of the strut base 4 and the rear pillar inner 1 have a strut support bracket on the side of the wheel house inner 2 (indicated by X) with respect to the bulkhead structure composed of the recess 8d and the recess 10c. 12, the wheel house inner 2, the rear deck member extension 8 and the seat back inner 10 form a closed cross-sectional structure and are connected with sufficient rigidity and strength (first connecting portion), and a pair of left and right strut bases The upper surfaces of 4 and 4 are closed from the strut support bracket 12, the rear deck member extension 8, the seat back inner 10, the rear deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 on the vehicle center side (indicated by Y) with respect to the bulkhead structure. Forms a cross-sectional structure and is sufficiently rigid and strong And a pair of left and right rear pillar inners 1 and 1 are located above the bulkhead structure (indicated by Z), a rear deck member extension 8 and a seat. The back inner 10, the rear deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 form a closed cross-sectional structure and are coupled to each other with sufficient rigidity and strength (third coupling portion).

  As described above, the upper surface of the strut base 4 and the rear pillar inner 1, the upper surfaces of the pair of left and right strut bases 4 and 4, and the pair of left and right rear pillar inners 1 and 1 are formed by a closed cross-sectional structure formed around the bulkhead structure. When individually connected, the input weight transmitted from the rear wheel to the strut bases 4 and 4 via the rear suspension avoids the bulkhead structure portion and the upper surfaces of the strut bases 4 and 4 and the rear pillar inner 1 respectively. Is transmitted in a well-distributed manner to the closed cross-section structure portion (first connection portion) that connects the upper surfaces of the strut bases 4 and 4 and the closed cross-section structure portion (second connection portion) that connects the upper surfaces of the strut bases 4 and 4 to each other. become.

  As a result, even in a vehicle body having a monocoque structure, the rigidity and strength in the vehicle width direction are sufficiently ensured by the closed cross-section structure portion (third connection portion) that connects the pair of left and right rear pillar inners 1, 1 to each other. However, the recess 8d of the rear deck member extension 8 and the recess 10c of the seat back inner 10 are brought into contact with each other and welded to each other so that the input load from the rear suspension is applied to the rear pillar inner 1 side and the other strut bases 4, 4 Thus, the vehicle body can be efficiently dispersed and transmitted to the vehicle side, and the vehicle body rigidity and vehicle body strength around the rear suspension can be dramatically improved. Therefore, the reliability of the vehicle body can be further improved.

At this time, since the closed cross-section structure is formed including the seat back inner 10 and the rear shelf extension 16 that support the seat back of the vehicle seat as described above, the vehicle body parts can be efficiently used without increasing the number of parts. There is also an advantage that the vehicle body rigidity and the vehicle body strength around the rear suspension can be improved while being frequently used.
Next, a second embodiment will be described.

  Referring to FIG. 5, a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension according to a second embodiment of the present invention is shown in a perspective view as viewed from the vehicle interior. Referring to FIG. 6, according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The components of the body structure around the rear suspension are shown. In the second embodiment, only the bulkhead structure is different from the first embodiment, and the common parts with the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  In the second embodiment, a rear deck member extension 8 ′ not having the recess 8d and a seat back inner 10 ′ not having the recess 10c are adopted, and the substantially center portion of the rear deck member extension 8 ′ and the seat back inner 10 are used. An endless bulkhead member 9 having a belt-like shape so as to partition the substantially central portion is interposed between the substantially central portions of ', and for example, a plurality of welding flanges 9a are respectively connected to the rear deck member extension 8' and the seat back inner. Welded to 10 '. The bulkhead member 9 may have any shape as long as it is endless, and may have an inverted triangle shape, for example, along the shape of the rear deck member extension 8 ′ or the seat back inner 10 ′ in addition to the cylindrical shape. .

That is, in the case of the second embodiment, an endless bulkhead member 9 is interposed at substantially the center of the rear deck member extension 8 ′ and the seat back inner 10 ′ (a pair of plate members), thereby allowing the bulk. A head structure is formed.
7 is a sectional view taken along the line A′-A ′ of FIG. 5, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line B′-B ′ of FIG. 5. However, the rear deck member extension 8 ′ and the seat back inner 10 ′ are welded to the wheel house inner 2, the strut support bracket 12 and the rear pillar inner 1, and the bulk between the rear deck member extension 8 ′ and the seat back inner 10 ′. By interposing the head member 9, a closed cross-sectional structure is formed around the bulk head member 9 so as to surround the bulk head member 9.

  That is, in the connecting member according to the second embodiment, the upper surface of the strut base 4 and the rear pillar inner 1 are arranged closer to the wheel house inner 2 side (indicated by X) than the bulkhead member 9, the strut support bracket 12, wheel house inner 2. The rear deck member extension 8 ′, the seat back inner 10 ′ and the bulkhead member 9 form a closed cross-sectional structure and are connected with sufficient rigidity and strength (first connecting portion), and a pair of left and right struts The upper surfaces of the bases 4, 4 are located on the vehicle center side (indicated by Y) with respect to the bulkhead member 9, the strut support bracket 12, the rear deck member extension 8 ′, the seat back inner 10 ′, the bulkhead member 9, the rear deck member. 14 and rear shelf extension 16 form closed cross-section structure The pair of left and right rear pillar inners 1 and 1 are connected to each other on the upper side (indicated by Z) above the bulkhead member 9 with a sufficient rigidity and strength (second connection part). The deck member extension 8 ′, the seat back inner 10 ′, the bulkhead member 9, the rear deck member 14 and the rear shelf extension 16 form a closed cross-sectional structure and are connected to each other with sufficient rigidity and strength (third). Connecting part).

  Accordingly, in the case of the second embodiment, as in the case of the first embodiment, the upper surface of the strut base 4 and the rear pillar inner 1, the upper surfaces of the pair of left and right strut bases 4, 4, and the pair of left and right rear pillar inners. 1 and 1 are individually connected by a closed cross-sectional structure formed around the bulkhead structure, and the input weight transmitted from the rear wheel to the strut bases 4 and 4 via the rear suspension is A closed cross-section structure portion (first connecting portion) for connecting the upper surface of the strut bases 4 and 4 and the rear pillar inner 1 while avoiding the bulkhead structure portion, and a closed connection for connecting the upper surfaces of the strut bases 4 and 4 to each other. It will be well dispersed and transmitted to the cross-sectional structure portion (second connecting portion).

  As a result, the rear deck member extension 8 ′ can be secured while sufficiently ensuring rigidity and strength in the vehicle width direction by the closed cross-section structure portion (third connection portion) that connects the pair of left and right rear pillar inners 1, 1. The bulkhead member 9 is interposed between the seatback inner 10 'and the input load from the rear suspension is efficiently distributed between the rear pillar inner 1 side and the other strut bases 4 and 4 side. Thus, the vehicle body rigidity and vehicle body strength around the rear suspension can be dramatically improved.

1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle body structure around a rear suspension according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the component of the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension based on 1st Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which follows the AA line of FIG. It is sectional drawing which follows the BB line of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension based on 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the component of the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension based on 2nd Example of this invention. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line A′-A ′ in FIG. 5. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B′-B ′ in FIG. 5.

Explanation of symbols

1 Rear pillar inner 2 Wheel house inner (wheel house inner member)
4 Strut base (rear suspension base member)
6 Rear pillar reinforcement 8, 8 'Rear deck member extension 8d Recess 9 Bulkhead member 10, 10' Seat back inner 10c Recess 12 Strut support bracket 14 Rear deck member 16 Rear shelf extension

Claims (3)

In the vehicle body structure around the rear suspension, the rear suspension base member receiving the input load from the rear suspension is provided in the wheel house inner member, and the wheel house inner member and the rear quarter inner member are joined.
A first connecting portion that connects the upper surface of the rear suspension base member and the rear quarter inner member, a second connecting portion that connects the upper surfaces of the pair of left and right rear suspension base members, and the second connecting portion; Including a third connecting portion that joins and couples the pair of left and right rear quarter inner members together, and includes a connecting member that forms a closed cross-sectional structure over the entire area;
The vehicle body structure around the rear suspension, wherein the connecting member has a bulkhead structure in a portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions. The periphery of the rear suspension according to claim 1, wherein the bulkhead structure is formed by bringing a pair of plate members facing each other in a portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions close to each other and joined. Car body structure. The bulkhead structure is characterized in that an endless bulkhead member is interposed between a pair of plate members facing each other in a portion surrounded by the first to third connecting portions. The vehicle body structure around the rear suspension according to claim 1.

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