JP2006306135A - Rear bodywork of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the supporting stiffness in supporting a suspension cross mounting bolt on a side frame by enhancing the stiffness and strength of a coupling part between a wheel house, a floor panel, and the side frame using a simple structure. <P>SOLUTION: A rear bodywork of a vehicle configured so that the outer end of the side frame 7 is joined with the wheel house 8 and the floor panel 6 is joined with the side frame 7, includes a reinforcing gusset 9 having a greater plate thickness than the floor panel 6, wherein the gusset 9 is furnished with a horizontal plate part 9a with the inner end joined with a horizontal flange part 7c at the inner end of the side frame 7 and a flange part 9b extended along the vehicle width direction inner surface of the wheel house 8 from the outer end of the horizontal plate part 9a, and the flange part 9b is joined with the outer end of the side frame 7 and the wheel house 8 while the outer end of the floor panel in the neighborhood of the wheel house is joined with the inner end of the gusset. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a rear body structure of a vehicle, and more particularly to a structure in which the rigidity and strength of a joint portion of a wheel house, a floor panel, and a side frame are improved by a reinforcing gusset.

  A wheel support for the rear wheel of the vehicle is provided with a damper support portion (also called a suspension tower) that supports the damper of the suspension, and a large load acting on the rear wheel acts on the damper support portion. Since the suspension cross member of the suspension device is connected to the side frame in the vicinity of the wheel house, a large load acts on the side frame and the wheel house from the suspension cross member. Therefore, various reinforcing gussets and reinforcing structures for reinforcing the damper support portion and the wheel house are provided.

In general, the side frame joint flange and the outer end of the floor panel are joined to the wheel house in a three-ply structure, but when additional reinforcing gussets as described above are joined, four pieces are joined. The spot welding of the above plate members occurs. However, it is difficult to ensure the welding quality at the joint where spot members of more than three plate members are spot welded, and the probability that separation occurs at the joint during long-term use of the vehicle increases.
Patent Document 1 describes a technique of additionally providing a reinforcing member over a predetermined length range in the front-rear direction at an inner corner where the outer end of a floor panel is joined to a wheel house in a rear floor mounting structure. .
JP-A-6-166385

  In the rear floor mounting structure shown in FIG. 2 of the above-mentioned Patent Document 1, since only the outer half width of the side frame is reinforced by the reinforcing member, the inner half width of the side frame is a thin floor panel. Therefore, it is difficult to sufficiently strengthen the joint between the wheel house and the side frame. Therefore, it is possible to enlarge the width of the reinforcing member. In this case, the plate member employed as the reinforcing member has a thickness of about 1.0 mm. The total plate thickness with the plate thickness of the members becomes an excessive plate thickness and the number of members increases, which is disadvantageous in terms of production cost and weight increase.

  On the other hand, the suspension cross mounting bolt for connecting the suspension cross member of the suspension device to the vehicle body is usually provided on the side frame and extended downward from the side frame. The part is welded to the side frame, but the distance between the upper and lower welded joints is restricted by the depth dimension of the side frame. It is not easy to increase the supporting rigidity.

  An object of the present invention is to increase the rigidity / strength of the connecting portion of the wheel house, the floor panel, and the side frame with a simple structure, and to increase the support rigidity for supporting the suspension cross mounting bolt on the side frame.

  The rear vehicle body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1 is a vehicle body rear structure in which a vehicle frame width direction outer end portion of a side frame extending in the front-rear direction is joined to a wheel house and a floor panel is joined to the side frame. The reinforcing gusset is also formed with a thick plate thickness, and the inner end of the vehicle width direction is joined to the horizontal flange portion of the inner end of the side frame, and the outer end of the horizontal plate portion And a flange portion extending along the inner surface in the vehicle width direction. The flange portion is provided with a reinforcing gusset that is joined to the outer end portion of the side frame and the wheel house, and the outer end portion of the floor panel in the vicinity of the wheel house is reinforced. It is characterized by being joined to the inner end of the gusset.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the reinforcing gusset having a thickness greater than that of the floor panel is provided from the inner side horizontal flange of the side frame to the wheel house, the strength of the joint portion between the wheel house, the floor panel, and the side frame is provided.・ The rigidity can be increased.
Most of the reinforced gusset is provided as a floor panel and does not overlap with the floor panel, so it can be used as the reinforced gusset with the optimal thickness. Can be reliably prevented.

  The rear vehicle body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a damper support portion for supporting a suspension damper is provided in the wheel house, and a horizontal plate portion and a flange of the reinforcing gusset adjacent to the damper support portion The bulging part which bulges to the vehicle compartment side is formed in the part over the part.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body structure for a rear portion of the vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the side frame is provided with a hat-shaped bracket in a side view and is fixedly supported by the bracket upper wall portion and the side frame lower wall. And an upper end portion of the suspension cross mounting bolt is disposed in the bulging portion.

  The vehicle rear body structure according to claim 4 is provided with a cross member that is bridged between the left and right side frames and is joined to the floor panel between the left and right wheel houses, and is provided at one of the inner end portions of the reinforcing gusset. The portion is joined to the cross member.

  The rear vehicle body structure of the vehicle according to claim 5 is characterized in that, in the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4, the front end of the reinforcing gusset extends to the vicinity of the rear end of the door opening in front of the wheel house. .

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the reinforcing gusset having a thickness greater than that of the floor panel is provided from the inner end horizontal flange of the side frame to the wheel house, the connecting portion between the wheel house, the floor panel, and the side frame is provided. Strength and rigidity can be increased.
Most of the reinforced gusset is provided as a floor panel, and it has a structure that does not overlap with the floor panel. It is possible to reliably prevent the plate thickness, and only a slight increase in weight and production cost are required.

  According to the invention of claim 2, the damper support portion for supporting the damper of the suspension is provided in the wheel house, and the portion extending over the horizontal plate portion and the flange portion of the reinforcing gusset adjacent to the damper support portion bulges toward the passenger compartment side. Since the bulging part is formed, the strength and rigidity of the joint part between the wheel house, the floor panel and the side frame can be increased, and the number of parts and weight of the reinforcing member can be increased without increasing the number of parts in the vicinity of the damper support part. The required strength and rigidity can be secured between the wheel house and the floor panel.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the side-view hat-shaped bracket is provided in the side frame, the suspension cross mounting bolt fixedly supported by the bracket upper wall portion and the side frame lower wall is provided, and the upper end of the suspension cross mounting bolt is provided. Since the portion is disposed in the bulging portion, the distance between the upper and lower support points for fixing and supporting the suspension cross mounting bolt to the side frame can be increased, so that the support rigidity of the suspension cross mounting bolt can be increased.

  According to the invention of claim 4, there is provided a cross member that is bridged between the left and right side frames and joined to the floor panel between the left and right wheel houses, and a part of the inner end of the reinforcing gusset is cross Since it is joined to the member, the coupling between the reinforcing gusset and the cross member can be strengthened, and the rigidity of the rear vehicle body can be improved.

  According to the invention of claim 5, since the front end of the reinforcing gusset extends to the vicinity of the rear end of the door opening in front of the wheel house, the rigidity of the wheel house in the vicinity of the door opening is increased, and the weld joint is peeled off. Can be prevented.

  The vehicle body rear structure according to the present invention is a reinforcing gusset having a plate thickness thicker than that of the floor panel, and a horizontal plate whose inner end in the vehicle width direction is joined to a horizontal flange at the inner end of the side frame. And a flange portion that extends from the outer end portion of the horizontal plate portion along the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the wheel house, and a reinforcing gusset that is joined to the outer end portion of the side frame and the wheel house. The outer end of the floor panel in the vicinity of the wheel house is joined to the inner end of the reinforcing gusset.

Hereinafter, the rear body structure of the vehicle will be described with reference to the drawings.
This embodiment is an example of the case where the present invention is applied to the rear body structure of a wagon-type automobile. Hereinafter, the front-rear and left-right directions of the wagon-type automobile are referred to as front-rear, left-right, and the center side of the vehicle compartment in the vehicle width direction is inward. The direction far from the center of the passenger compartment will be described as outward.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the rear body structure of the wagon-type vehicle 1 is a symmetrical structure, and therefore the right-side body structure will be described. This rear body structure is arranged on the lower surface side of the right end portion of the floor panel 6, the door opening 2 for the rear door, the side body panel 3, the door opening 4 for the back door, the side sill 5, the floor panel 6. In addition, a side frame 7 extending in the front-rear direction, a wheel house 8 for rear wheels, a reinforcing gusset 9, a cross member 10-12 that forms a closed section in cooperation with the floor panel 6, and the like are provided. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the floor panel 6 is removed.

  A damper support portion 13 is formed at the rear end portion of the wheel house 8 to support the top of a damper (not shown) of the rear wheel suspension device. The upper end portion of the shaft member of the damper is inserted into the damper support portion 13. A shaft hole 13a is formed. A reinforcing plate 15 that reinforces the wheel house 8 as well as the rear end side pillar portion 14 of the door opening 2 is provided at the front portion of the wheel house 8. The upper end portion of the reinforcing plate 15 extends to the vicinity of the rear end side pillar portion 14, and the lower end portion of the reinforcing plate 15 is joined to the upper surface of the reinforcing gusset 9.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the reinforcing plate 15 is formed by welding an upper side plate member 15a and a lower side plate member 15b, and the lower side plate member 15b has a closed cross section between the wheel house 8 and the floor panel 6. It is composed. However, the reinforcing plate 15 may be composed of a single plate member. In addition, a reinforcing plate 16 that reinforces the front side of the reinforcing plate 15 and a reinforcing plate 17 that reinforces the rear side of the reinforcing plate 15 are joined to the wheel house 8.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the side frame 7 has a frame main body 7a having a groove-shaped cross section, an outer end flange 7b at the outer end in the vehicle width direction, and an inner end horizontal flange 7c at the inner end in the vehicle width direction. The outer end flange 7b is formed upright and joined to the inner surface of the wheel house 8 on the passenger compartment side. At a position corresponding to the front portion of the wheel house 8, there is an inclined floor portion where the floor panel 6 is inclined upward and the side frame 7 is kicked up so as to be inclined upward corresponding to the inclined floor portion. A portion 18 is formed (see FIG. 2). Then, as shown in FIG. 6, a reinforcing frame 19 having a U-shaped cross section is joined to the frame main body 7a at a portion corresponding to the reinforcing plate 15 and where the cross member 11 is joined. It is reinforced.

The reinforcing gusset 9 is a plate member mainly for reinforcing the coupling structure of the wheel house 8, the floor panel 6 and the side frame 7, and has a plate thickness (for example, a plate thickness of 0.6 mm) thicker than the floor panel 6 (for example, plate thickness of 0.6 mm). 1.8 mm) plate material.
The reinforcing gusset 9 includes a horizontal plate portion 9a whose inner end portion in the vehicle width direction is joined to the inner end horizontal flange portion 7c of the side frame 7, and the inner surface of the wheel house 8 from the outer end portion of the horizontal plate portion 9a. And a substantially vertically extending flange portion 9b.

  The inner end portion 9c of the horizontal plate portion 9a is joined to the upper surface of the inner end horizontal flange 7c of the side frame 7, and the outer end portion 6c of the floor panel 6 is joined to the upper surface of the inner end portion 9c of the horizontal plate portion 9a. Is done. This flange portion 9 b is joined to the outer end flange 7 b of the side frame 7 and the wheel house 8. However, as shown in FIG. 5, the flange portion 9b is not joined to the outer end flange 7b of the side frame 7 in the later-described bulging portion 20, but may be joined to the outer end flange 7b.

  The reinforcing gusset 9 is formed in substantially the same longitudinal length as the wheel house 8 and is located slightly forward of the front end of the wheel house 8 from the vicinity of the rear end of the door opening 2 to the vicinity of the rear end of the wheel house 8. It has a front-rear length and extends in the vehicle width direction from the wheel house 8 to a slightly inner side of the inner end of the inner end horizontal flange 7c of the side frame 7.

  As shown in FIG. 4, most of the reinforcing gusset 9 is configured as a reinforcing plate member that also serves as the floor panel 6, and a two-dot chain line L described on the upper surface of the reinforcing gusset 9 is a line indicating an edge of the floor panel 6. A part of the floor panel 6 is overlapped and joined to the front end portion 9d, the rear end portion 9e and the inner end portion 9c of the reinforcing gusset 9 so that the outer end portion 6c of the floor panel 6 in the vicinity of the wheel house 8 is joined. The reinforcing gusset 9 is joined to the upper surface of the inner end 9c.

  As shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 5, in the portion near the rear end of the reinforcing gusset 9 that is close to the damper support portion 13, the portion extending between the horizontal plate portion 9 a and the flange portion 9 b of the reinforcing gusset 9 A bulging portion 20 that bulges in a three-stage shape and that bulges upward from the floor panel 6 is formed. A pair of front and rear suspension cross mounting bolts 21 and 22 for mounting a suspension cross member (not shown) for mounting the rear wheel suspension to the vehicle body are provided (see FIG. 2).

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 5, in the structure for attaching the rear suspension cross mounting bolt 22, a bracket 23 having a hat shape in a side view is provided in the frame body 7 a of the side frame 7 below the bulging portion 20 of the reinforcing gusset 9. And a pair of front and rear flanges at the lower end of the bracket 23 are joined to the lower wall of the frame body 7a. The suspension cross mounting bolt 22 extends downward from the side frame 7 through the upper wall portion of the bracket 23 and the lower wall of the frame body 7a of the side frame 7 in an upright direction. The upper end (head) of the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 is disposed in the bulging portion 20, and the upper end of the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 is fixed to the upper wall portion of the bracket 23 by welding. The middle part of the direction is fixed to the lower wall of the frame body 7a of the side frame 7 by welding.

  In order to reinforce the portion where the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 is supported by the lower wall of the frame body 7a, and to reinforce the portion where the cross member 12 is joined to the side frame 7, A U-shaped reinforcing plate 24 through which the bolt 22 penetrates is joined in close contact with the inner surface, and an annular reinforcing member 25 through which the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 penetrates is joined to the reinforcing plate 24 by welding, and the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 is reinforced. The plate 24 is also welded (see FIG. 5).

  As shown in FIG. 2, a bracket 26 having a substantially hat shape in side view is provided in the frame body 7a of the side frame 7 in the vicinity of the front end of the kick-up portion 18 of the side frame 7 in order to attach the front suspension cross mounting bolt 21. The bracket 26 is joined to the frame body 7a, and the suspension cross mounting bolt 21 is an annular reinforcement fixed to the upper wall portion of the bracket 26, the lower wall of the frame body 7a of the side frame 7 and the upper surface of the lower wall by welding. The member 27 is passed through the member 27 so as to extend downward from the side frame 7, and the upper end portion of the suspension cross mounting bolt 21 is joined to the upper wall portion of the bracket 26 by welding. The middle part is joined to the lower wall of the frame body 7a by welding. A reinforcing member 28 that reinforces the kick-up portion 18 of the side frame 7 is also joined.

  A cross member 10 that is bridged between the left and right side frames 7 and joined to the floor panel 6 is provided slightly in front of the front end portions of the left and right wheel houses 8. Cross members 11 and 12 are provided between the left and right wheel houses 8 so as to be bridged between the left and right side frames 7 and joined to the floor panel 6, and a part of the inner end of the reinforcing gusset 9 is crossed. It joins to the flange of the upper end part of the members 11 and 12 (refer FIG. 6).

The operation and effect of the rear vehicle body structure described above will be described.
Since the reinforcing gusset 9 having a thicker thickness than the floor panel 6 is provided from the inner end horizontal flange 7 c of the side frame 7 to the wheel house 8, the strength of the joint portion between the wheel house 8, the floor panel 6 and the side frame 7 is provided.・ The rigidity can be increased.

  Most of the reinforcing gusset 9 is provided as the floor panel 6 and does not overlap with the floor panel 6, and therefore, the reinforcing gusset 9 can be selected and employed with the optimum thickness, so that it overlaps with the floor panel 6. Thus, it is possible to reliably prevent an excessive thickness. Since the reinforcement gusset 9 is added, a part of the floor panel 6 can be omitted, so that the productivity of the vehicle body assembly is not lowered.

  The wheel house 8 is provided with a damper support portion 13 that supports the damper of the suspension device, and a bulge that bulges toward the passenger compartment in a portion between the horizontal plate portion 9a and the flange portion 9b of the reinforcing gusset 9 adjacent to the damper support portion 13. Since the projecting portion 20 is formed, the strength and rigidity of the joint portion of the wheel house 8, the floor panel 6, and the side frame 7 can be increased, and the damper support portion can be added without increasing the number of parts and weight of the reinforcing member. The required strength and rigidity can be ensured over the wheel house 8 and the floor panel 6 near 13.

  A side-view hat-shaped bracket 23 is provided in the side frame 7, and a suspension cross mounting bolt 22 that is fixedly supported on the upper wall portion of the bracket 23 and the lower wall of the side frame 7 is provided, and an upper end portion of the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 is provided. Since the space between the upper and lower support points for fixing and supporting the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 to the side frame 7 can be increased, the support rigidity of the suspension cross mounting bolt 22 can be increased. .

  Cross members 11 and 12 are provided between the left and right wheel houses 8 so as to be bridged between the left and right side frames 7 and joined to the floor panel 6, and a part of the inner end portion of the reinforcing gusset 9 is the cross member 11. , 12 can be joined to the reinforcing gusset 9 and the cross members 11, 12, thereby enhancing the rigidity of the rear vehicle body.

  Since the front end of the reinforcing gusset 9 extends to the vicinity of the rear end of the door opening 2 in front of the wheel house 8, the rigidity of the wheel house 8 in the vicinity of the door opening 2 is increased, and the weld joint is peeled off. Can be prevented. In addition, since most of the reinforcing gusset 9 is a plate member that also serves as the floor panel 6, the portion that joins the floor panel 6, the reinforcing gusset 9, the wheel house 8, the side frame 7, and the like is composed of three or less plate members. It is possible to reliably prevent the joining of four sheets and to secure the welding quality of the joint portion.

  In addition, since the floor panel 6 is closely overlapped and joined on the front end portion 9d, the rear end portion 9f, and the inner end portion 9c of the reinforcing gusset 9, the floor panel 6 near the front end and the rear end of the wheel house 8 The connection with the reinforcing gusset 9 can be strengthened, the rigidity and strength of the floor structure can be increased, and the rigidity of the portion connecting the wheel house 8 and the floor panel 6 can be increased.

  It should be noted that those skilled in the art may implement the above-described embodiment with partial modifications without departing from the spirit of the present invention. For example, the flange portion 9b of the reinforcing gusset 9 is formed to have a large vertical width, the wrap width of the floor panel 6 overlapping the front end portion 9d and the rear end portion 9e of the reinforcing gusset 9 is reduced, or the horizontal plate portion of the reinforcing gusset 9 Various changes such as changing the cross-sectional shape of 9a as appropriate, configuring the reinforcing gusset 9 with a plate member in which two or more plate members having different thicknesses are joined, and expanding the front and back length of the reinforcing gusset 9 Is possible.

1 is an overall perspective view of a rear body structure of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is the principal part perspective view of the rear vehicle body structure divided and shown in the position of the side frame. It is a principal part perspective view of the rear vehicle body structure divided and shown in the position of the cross member. It is a principal part perspective view which shows a reinforcement gusset, a cross member, etc. FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is the VI-VI sectional view taken on the line of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

2 Door opening 6 Floor panel 7 Side frame 7b Outer end flange
7c Inner end horizontal flange 8 Wheel house 9 Reinforcing gusset 9a Horizontal flat plate part 9b Flange part 11 Cross member 13 Damper support part 20 Swelling part 22 Suspension mounting bolt 23 Bracket

Claims (5)

In the vehicle rear body structure in which the vehicle frame direction outer end portion of the side frame extending in the front-rear direction is joined to the wheel house and the floor panel is joined to the side frame,
Reinforcing gussets that are thicker than the floor panel, with the inner end in the vehicle width direction joined to the horizontal flange at the inner end of the side frame, and the outer end of the horizontal plate A flange portion extending along the inner surface in the vehicle width direction of the wheel house, and a reinforcing gusset that is joined to the outer end portion of the side frame and the wheel house is provided.
A rear body structure of a vehicle, characterized in that the outer end of the floor panel in the vicinity of the wheel house is joined to the inner end of the reinforcing gusset.   A damper support portion for supporting the suspension damper is provided in the wheel house, and a bulge portion that bulges toward the passenger compartment is formed in a portion extending between the horizontal plate portion and the flange portion of the reinforcement gusset adjacent to the damper support portion. The rear body structure of the vehicle according to claim 1.   A side-view hat-shaped bracket is provided in the side frame, and a suspension cross mounting bolt fixed to and supported by the upper wall portion of the bracket and the lower wall of the side frame is provided. The upper end portion of the suspension cross mounting bolt is disposed in the bulging portion. The rear body structure of the vehicle according to claim 2, wherein the rear body structure is provided.   A cross member is provided between the left and right wheel houses so as to be bridged between the left and right side frames and joined to the floor panel, and a part of the inner end of the reinforcing gusset is joined to the cross member. The vehicle rear body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure is a rear vehicle body structure. The rear body structure of the vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a front end of the reinforcing gusset extends to a vicinity of a rear end of a door opening in front of the wheel house portion.

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