JP2005119542A - Fender upper end mounting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fender upper end mounting structure capable of enhancing the degree of freedom of a parting line from a fender upper end to a hood rear end, and enhancing the productivity of a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: A tongue-shaped fender mounting part 24 is formed on an upper end part 18A of a front fender panel 18. A tongue-shaped mounting part 28 is formed at the position offset inwardly in the vehicle width direction of the arrangement position of the fender mounting part 24. The fender mounting part 24 is fixed to a cowl side mounting part 28 via a resin-made fender mounting bracket 32 formed in a substantially L-shape in plan view. A mounting point of the fender mounting bracket 32 on the cowl side mounting part 28 in a state after assembly is arranged substantially in a juxtaposed manner inwardly in the vehicle width direction of a hinge-coupled part 20C of a hood hinge 20. Therefore, a parting line from the upper end part 18A of the front fender panel 18 to a rear end part 16A of a hood 16 can be set at a solid line A or at a one-dot chain line B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a fender upper end mounting structure for fixing a fender mounting portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an upper end portion of a fender panel to a mounted portion disposed near a lower end portion of a windshield glass. .

  Hereinafter, a conventional fender upper end mounting structure will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view of a panel showing a conventional fender upper end mounting structure. As shown in this figure, conventionally, a fastening portion 104 to a cowl (not shown) is provided at the upper end portion of the front fender panel 100 (upper end portion adjacent to the side outer panel 102). The fastening portion 104 is necessary for building the front fender panel 100 and ensuring rigidity, but it must be disposed on the front side of the windshield glass 106 in order to avoid interference with the windshield glass 106.

On the other hand, hood hinges 110 for opening and closing the hood 108 are disposed on both sides of the rear end portion of the hood 108. The hood hinge 110 includes a bracket-like hinge mounting portion 110A fixed to an apron upper member (not shown), and a hinge whose front end portion is fixed to the back surface of the hood 108 and whose rear end portion extends toward the hinge mounting portion 110A. The arm 110B includes a hinge coupling portion 110C that hinges the hinge attachment portion 110A and the rear end portion of the hinge arm 110B.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 2-72177

  However, in the case of the conventional structure, there is a problem that the rear end line P of the hood 108 is restricted in order to secure an installation space for the fastening portion 104 and the hinge coupling portion 110C of the front fender panel 100. In other words, there is a problem that there is no degree of design freedom in the parting line from the upper end of the front fender panel 100 to the rear end of the hood 108.

  More specifically, the fastening part 104 of the front fender panel 100 is formed by bending a part of the upper end part of the front fender panel 100 into a tongue-like shape. , Can not be extended too long. Further, in order to avoid the fastening portion 104 from interfering with the front end portion of the windshield glass 106, the fastening portion 104 needs to be disposed on the vehicle front side with respect to the front end portion of the windshield glass 106. On the other hand, the hinge coupling portion 110C must be arranged so that the hinge coupling portion 110C of the hood hinge 110 and the fastening portion 104 of the front fender panel 100 do not interfere with each other. Considering the layout of the fastening portion 104 and the hinge coupling portion 110C under these restrictions, as shown in FIG. 3, the fastening portion 104 is disposed in the vicinity of the front end portion of the windshield glass 106, and further on the front side thereof. The hinge coupling portion 110C is arranged, and further, the rear end line P from the upper end portion of the front fender panel 100 to the rear end portion of the hood 108 must be set on the front side thereof, and the design freedom of the parting line is increased. The problem that there is no.

  In addition, as an overturn of the above problem, the parting line (design) from the upper end of the fender panel to the rear end of the hood is different for each vehicle type, so a hood hinge must be prepared for each vehicle type, increasing costs. There was also a problem of inviting.

  In view of the above facts, the present invention provides a fender upper end mounting structure that can increase the degree of freedom of a parting line from the upper end of the fender to the rear end of the hood, and can improve vehicle productivity. Is the purpose.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fender upper end mounting structure in which a fender mounting portion extended inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end of the fender panel is disposed near the lower end of the windshield glass. A fender upper end mounting structure for fixing to a part, wherein the fender mounting part and the mounted part are set offset, and one end part of a fender mounting bracket is attached to the fender mounting part. The other end portion of the fender mounting bracket is fixed to the mounted portion.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the fender upper end mounting structure according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the first aspect of the invention, the fender mounting portion is formed in a tongue shape.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end mounting structure according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the mounted portion has a vehicle width direction in the longitudinal direction along the lower end portion of the windshield glass. It is characterized by being a cowl or a hood hinge for opening and closing the hood.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end mounting structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the fender mounting bracket is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view, and the other end of the fender mounting bracket. The parts are arranged substantially side by side in the vehicle width direction inside of the hinge coupling part of the hood hinge.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end portion mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the fender mounting bracket is made of resin. An engaging portion that is elastically engaged with a through hole formed in the fender mounting portion is integrally formed at one end portion, and the other end portion of the fender mounting bracket is connected to the mounted portion. A fixing bolt insertion hole is formed.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the upper end portion of the fender panel is provided with the fender attachment portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction, and one end portion of the fender attachment bracket is attached to the fender attachment portion. . The other end portion of the fender mounting bracket is fixed to a mounted portion that is disposed near the lower end portion of the windshield glass and is set to be offset with respect to the fender mounting portion.

  By fixing the fender mounting portion to the mounted portion through the fender mounting bracket in this way, it becomes easy to avoid mutual interference between the fender mounting portion and the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge. In addition, the fender mounting part and the peripheral part of the panel can be easily shaped by using the fender mounting bracket, and the upper end of the fender panel within that range while ensuring adequate strength of the fender mounting part. The parting line from the hood to the rear end of the hood can be set freely.

  In addition, even if the parting line is set freely, that is, when the fender mounting portion and the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge do not interfere with a vehicle model having a different design, the hood hinge having the same configuration is applied. be able to. In other words, the hood hinge can be shared, and thereby the productivity of the vehicle can be increased.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the fender attachment portion is formed in a tongue shape, when the fender attachment portion is formed in a tongue shape, the fender attachment portion is formed from the viewpoint of securing the strength of the upper end portion of the fender panel. It cannot be made too long. However, by using the fender mounting bracket as in the present invention, it is possible to sufficiently cope with such a tongue-shaped fender mounting portion depending on the selection of the bracket shape.

  Further, by forming the fender mounting portion in a tongue shape, the panel shape of the upper end portion of the fender panel does not have to be an unreasonable shape. Therefore, the range in which the fender mounting portion and its peripheral portion and the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge do not interfere with each other is widened, and the degree of freedom for setting the parting line from the upper end portion of the fender panel to the rear end portion of the hood becomes higher.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the cowl or the hood hinge for opening and closing the hood disposed along the lower end portion of the windshield glass with the vehicle width direction as the longitudinal direction is the mounted portion, the mounting rigidity or member From the viewpoint of layout and the like, it is suitable as a fixing partner for the other end of the fender mounting bracket.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fender mounting bracket is formed in a substantially L shape in a plan view, and the other end of the fender mounting bracket is approximately inward in the vehicle width direction of the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge. Since they are arranged side by side, the fitting of the fender mounting portion, the fender mounting bracket, and the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge can be improved. As a result, the distance from the lower end of the windshield glass to the parting line can be reduced.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, first, the engaging portion formed integrally with one end portion of the fender mounting bracket made of a resin material is elastically engaged with the through hole of the fender mounting portion. Thereby, a fender attachment bracket is connected with a fender attachment part. Next, the bolt is passed through the bolt insertion hole formed at the other end of the fender mounting bracket and fastened to the fixed portion. Therefore, the connecting operation of the fender mounting portion and the fender mounting bracket can be performed with one touch.

  In addition, by fixing the fender mounting bracket and the fixed portion to a bolt fastening type, it is possible to easily adjust the position when the fender mounting bracket is assembled.

  As described above, the attachment structure of the upper end portion of the fender according to claim 1 is such that one end portion of the fender attachment bracket is attached to the fender attachment portion, and the other end portion of the fender attachment bracket is fixed to the attachment portion. As a result, the degree of freedom of the parting line from the upper end of the fender to the rear end of the hood can be increased, and the productivity of the vehicle can be improved.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the attachment structure of the upper end portion of the fender according to the first aspect of the present invention is such that, since the fender attachment portion is formed in a tongue shape in the invention of the first aspect, the strength of the upper end portion of the fender panel is easily secured. Has an excellent effect.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end mounting structure according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, wherein the fender upper end portion has a cowl disposed in the longitudinal direction in the vehicle width direction along the lower end portion of the windshield glass. Since the hood hinge for opening and closing the hood is the attached portion, it has an excellent effect that a stable attachment state can be obtained.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end portion mounting structure according to the third aspect of the present invention, wherein the fender mounting bracket is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view, and the other end portion of the fender mounting bracket is a hood. Since it is arranged substantially side by side in the vehicle width direction inside of the hinge coupling portion of the hinge, the distance from the lower end portion of the windshield glass to the parting line can be narrowed, and as a result, such a design can be set. In this sense, it has an excellent effect that the degree of freedom in design selection can be increased.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided the fender upper end portion mounting structure according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein the fender mounting bracket is made of resin, and one end of the fender mounting bracket is provided. An engaging portion that is elastically engaged with a through hole formed in the fender mounting portion is integrally formed on the portion, and a bolt insertion hole for fixing to the mounted portion is formed on the other end portion of the fender mounting bracket. Thus, the connecting operation between the fender mounting portion and the fender mounting bracket can be performed with one touch, and as a result, the assembly workability can be improved.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a fender upper end mounting structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. Note that an arrow FR appropriately added to these drawings indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow OUT indicates the vehicle width direction outer side.

  FIG. 1 shows a plan layout showing the mounting structure of the upper end of the fender. FIG. 2 shows an enlarged perspective view of the attachment structure of the upper end of the fender. As shown in these drawings, the front end portion of the windshield glass 10 is supported by a cowl 12 arranged with the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction. Side outer panels 14 are disposed at both ends of the cowl 12. A hood 16 that opens and closes the engine room is disposed on the vehicle front side of the cowl 12. On both sides of the hood 16, front fender panels 18 constituting both side portions of the front portion of the vehicle are disposed.

  The hood 16 described above is supported by a pair of hood hinges 20 disposed on both sides of the rear end portion so as to be opened and closed. The hood hinge 20 has a hinge attachment portion 20A attached to an upper end portion of an apron upper member 22 (see FIG. 2) disposed inside the front fender panel 18 with the longitudinal direction of the vehicle as a longitudinal direction, and a front end portion. A hinge arm 20B fixed to the back side of the hood 16 with a bolt (not shown) and curved in a substantially bowl shape in a side view, and a hinge coupling in which the rear end of the hinge arm 20B is hinge-coupled to the hinge mounting portion 20A 20C.

  Here, a tongue-like fender attachment portion 24 extending inward in the vehicle width direction is integrally formed with the upper end portion 18A of the front fender panel 18 described above. The fender mounting portion 24 is formed in an approximately L shape when viewed from the front side of the vehicle, and a rectangular through hole 26 is formed in the mounting seat 24A (see FIG. 2). On the other hand, in the vicinity of both side portions of the cowl 12 in the longitudinal direction (a position offset inward in the vehicle width direction from the plane mounting position of the fender mounting portion 24), a tongue-shaped cowl side mounting portion 28 serving as a “attached portion” is provided. Are integrally formed. A circular bolt insertion hole (attachment hole) 30 is formed at the center of the cowl side attachment part 28.

  The fender mounting portion 24 having the above configuration is fixed to the cowl side mounting portion 28 with a bolt 33 (see FIG. 2) via a fender mounting bracket 32. More specifically, the fender mounting bracket 32 has a substantially L shape in plan view and is made of a resin material. On the back side of one end of the fender mounting bracket 32 (end on the outer side in the vehicle width direction), an engaging portion 34 that protrudes toward the vehicle lower side and is formed in an arrow shape is integrally formed. The engaging portion 34 is inserted into the through hole 26 of the fender mounting portion 24 from above and is elastically engaged. Further, a bolt insertion hole 36 having a diameter slightly larger than that of the bolt insertion hole 30 of the cowl side attachment portion 28 is formed at the other end portion (front end portion on the inner side in the vehicle width direction) of the fender attachment bracket 32.

  In a state where the fender mounting portion 24 is fixed to the cowl side mounting portion 28 via the fender mounting bracket 32, the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20 and the mounting point of the fender mounting bracket 32 to the cowl side mounting portion 28 are the vehicle. They are arranged substantially side by side in the width direction.

  A clear line A from the upper end portion 18A of the front fender panel 18 to the rear end portion 16A of the hood 16 in the case of adopting the above structure is a gently curved line overlapping with the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20 in plan view. It has become.

  Next, the operation and effect of this embodiment will be described.

  In the fender upper end attachment structure according to this embodiment, a tongue-like fender attachment 24 is provided on the upper end 18A of the front fender panel 18, and the fender attachment 24 is connected to the cowl side attachment via the fender attachment bracket 32. 28, the structure of fastening with bolts 33 is adopted, so that the panel shape of the fender mounting portion 24 and its peripheral portion can be made into a reasonable shape, and the strength of the fender mounting portion 24 is not lowered, and the front fender is reduced. The upper end portion 18 </ b> A of the panel 18 can be fixed to the cowl 12. Furthermore, it is possible to easily avoid the fender mounting portion 24 and the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20 from interfering with each other through the fender mounting bracket 32. As a result, as shown in FIG. 1, for example, as in the present embodiment, the parting line (solid line A) from the upper end 18A of the front fender panel 18 to the rear end 16A of the hood 16 is a hood hinge 20 in plan view. It can be set so as to wrap around the hinge joint 20C, or a parting line (dashed line B) can pass between the hinge joint 20C and the fender mounting bracket 32. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the degree of freedom for setting the parting line from the upper end 18A of the front fender panel 18 to the rear end 16A of the hood 16 can be increased.

  Further, even if the parting line is set to the solid line A or the one-dot chain line B, that is, to the vehicle model of a different design, the fender mounting portion 24 and the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20 interfere with each other. Therefore, the hood hinge 20 having the same configuration can be applied. In other words, according to the present embodiment, the hood hinge 20 can be shared, and the productivity of the vehicle can be increased.

  Further, in the attachment structure of the upper end portion of the fender according to the present embodiment, the fender attachment portion 24 is formed in the shape of a tongue, so that it is not necessary to reduce the rigidity of the upper end portion 18A of the front fender panel 18 as described above. In addition, by forming the fender mounting portion 24 in a tongue-like shape, the panel shape of the upper end portion 18A of the front fender panel 18 does not have to be an unreasonable shape. Therefore, the range in which the fender mounting portion 24 and its peripheral portion and the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20 do not interfere with each other increases, and the parting line from the upper end portion 18A of the front fender panel 18 to the rear end portion 16A of the hood 16 is increased. The degree of freedom of setting can be further increased.

  Moreover, in the attachment structure of the fender upper end part which concerns on this embodiment, since the structure which attaches the fender attachment part 24 to the cowl 12 arrange | positioned by making the vehicle width direction into a longitudinal direction along the lower end part of the windshield glass 10 was taken. A stable mounting state can be obtained.

  Further, in the fender upper end attachment structure according to the present embodiment, the fender attachment bracket 32 is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view, and the other end of the fender attachment bracket 32 is connected to the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20. Since they are arranged substantially side by side in the vehicle width direction, it is possible to improve the fit of the fender mounting portion 24, the fender mounting bracket 32, and the hinge coupling portion 20C of the hood hinge 20. As a result, the distance from the lower end of the windshield glass 10 to the parting line A (or B) can be reduced. As a result, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to increase the degree of freedom in design selection in the sense that such a design can be set.

  Moreover, in the attachment structure of the fender upper end part which concerns on this embodiment, the engaging part 34 integrally formed in the one end part of the fender attachment bracket 32 comprised with the resin material to the through-hole 26 of the fender attachment part 24 first. Since the both are engaged with each other by being elastically engaged, the bolt insertion hole 36 formed in the other end portion of the fender mounting bracket 32 is fastened to the cowl side mounting portion 28 through the bolt 33. The connecting operation of the portion 24 and the fender mounting bracket 32 can be performed with one touch. As a result, assembly workability can be improved.

  Further, by fixing the fender mounting bracket 32 and the cowl side mounting portion 28 by a bolt fastening method, there is an advantage that the position adjustment when the fender mounting bracket 32 is assembled can be easily performed.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bolt fastening method is used to fix the fender mounting bracket 32 to the cowl side mounting portion 28. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and fixing means such as welding can also be used. .

  Moreover, in this embodiment mentioned above, although the fender attachment bracket 32 was fixed to the cowl side attachment part 28, you may make it fix not only to this but to the hood hinge 20 grade | etc.,.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment described above, the fender mounting bracket 32 is made of resin. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a metal bracket may be used.

It is a plane arrangement | positioning figure which shows the attachment structure of the fender upper end part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the principal part of the attachment structure of the fender upper end part which concerns on this embodiment. It is a plane arrangement view corresponding to Drawing 1 showing the attachment structure of the conventional upper end part of a fender.

Explanation of symbols

10 Windshield glass 12 Cowl (Mounted part)
16 Hood 18 Front fender panel 18A Upper end 20 Hood hinge 20C Hinge coupling part 24 Fender attachment part 26 Through hole 32 Fender attachment bracket 34 Engagement part 36 Bolt insertion hole

Claims (5)

A fender upper end mounting structure for fixing a fender mounting portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end of the fender panel to a mounted portion arranged near the lower end of the windshield glass,
The fender mounting portion and the mounted portion are set with an offset,
Attach one end of the fender mounting bracket to the fender mounting portion, and fix the other end of the fender mounting bracket to the mounted portion.
An attachment structure of the upper end of the fender characterized by the above. The fender mounting portion is formed in a tongue shape,
The fender upper end mounting structure according to claim 1. The attached portion is a cowl or a hood hinge for opening and closing a hood, which is arranged with the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction along the lower end portion of the windshield glass.
The attachment structure of the upper end part of the fender according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by the above-mentioned. The fender mounting bracket is formed in a substantially L shape in plan view,
The other end of the fender mounting bracket is arranged substantially side by side on the vehicle width direction inside of the hinge coupling portion of the hood hinge.
The attachment structure of the upper end part of the fender of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The fender mounting bracket is made of resin,
An engaging portion that is elastically engaged with a through hole formed in the fender mounting portion is integrally formed at one end portion of the fender mounting bracket, and the other end portion of the fender mounting bracket A bolt insertion hole for fixing to the mounted portion is formed,
The attachment structure of the upper end part of the fender according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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