JP2006327553A - Cowl top cover - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cowl top cover capable of certainly preventing rain water or the like from being intruded into an engine room and preventing reduction of appearance quality and generation of crack even if it is used under a high temperature. <P>SOLUTION: In the cowl top cover constituted by connecting a plurality of division bodies divided in a vehicle width direction of the vehicle, at a connection part of the adjacent division bodies, on one division body, an extension part abutting on a lower surface at an end edge side of the other division body is formed. End surfaces opposed to a vehicle width direction of respective end edges at the connection part are arranged so as to be left from each other and a groove part is formed by the left end surfaces and the extension part, a shutting off part for shutting off the groove part in a longitudinal direction is formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cowl top cover attached to an automobile or the like, and more particularly, to a cowl top cover configured by connecting a plurality of divided bodies divided in the vehicle width direction of a vehicle.

  In a vehicle such as an automobile, the cowl top cover is disposed so as to cover the cowl top at a portion between a front windshield (front glass) and an engine hood (bonnet). The cowl top cover is a member that is long in the vehicle width direction, and improves the appearance of the vehicle by covering the wiper mechanism and the edge of the front windshield.

  In addition, a sealing material is disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover across the left and right ends of the cowl top cover, and a raised portion of the sealing material is in contact with the lower surface of the engine hood. As a result, even if rainwater, dust, etc. accumulates on the upper surface of the cowl top cover exposed to the outside, the sealing material blocks the rainwater, dust, etc., and rainwater, dust, etc. enters the engine room. Can be prevented. It is also possible to prevent hot air and odor generated in the engine room from being discharged to the outside through the cowl top cover.

  Such a cowl top cover is generally manufactured by injection molding a synthetic resin material such as polypropylene. However, the cowl top cover is a long member in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle as described above. For this reason, when a long cowl top cover is formed at a time by injection molding, a large injection molding machine is required. For this reason, there are problems such as an increase in cost and difficulty in forming a cowl top cover having a complicated shape.

  For these reasons, conventionally, the cowl top cover is divided into a plurality of parts (divided bodies) in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle and molded separately. And the cowl top cover was manufactured by mutually connecting a plurality of obtained parts. Therefore, since each divided body can be molded using a relatively small injection molding machine, the equipment cost and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, since the molding operation in each divided body is facilitated, a cowl top cover having a complicated shape can be obtained.

An example of a cowl top cover configured by connecting a plurality of divided bodies divided in the vehicle width direction is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-211853 (Patent Document 1).
The cowl top cover 50 described in Patent Document 1 is divided into two divided bodies, a right half 51 and a left half 52, as shown in FIG. In the right half 51, an extension 51a is extended on the lower surface of the edge on the connection side with the left half 52, and an engaging recess 51b is formed in the center of the extension 51a. On the other hand, the left half 52 is formed with an engaging projection 52 a at a position corresponding to the engaging recess 51 b of the right half 51. Then, by placing the connection side edge of the left half 52 on the upper surface of the extending portion 51a and fitting the engagement convex portion 52a into the engagement recess 51b, the right half 51 and the left half 52 Can be connected.

  At this time, in the connecting portion that connects the right half 51 and the left half 52, the end surface of the right half 51 and the end surface of the left half 52 are spaced apart. As a result, a groove is formed between the end face of the right half 51 and the end face of the left half 52. By providing such a groove part, it becomes possible to absorb the expansion | extension by the thermal expansion of the right half part 51 and the left half part 52 so that it may demonstrate in detail below.

  The cowl top cover 50 in Patent Document 1 has a mesh opening 51c for ventilation, a circular hole 51d for inserting a wiper drive shaft, and an attachment hole 51e for inserting a clip for attaching the cowl top cover 50 to the vehicle body. Etc. are arranged. Further, on the upper surface of the cowl top cover 50, a sealing material (not shown) is disposed across the left and right ends of the cowl top cover 50 in order to prevent rainwater and the like from entering the engine room. .

  Generally, in a cowl top cover in which two divided bodies as in Patent Document 1 are connected, the thermal expansion that occurs when the cowl top cover is used at a high temperature is taken into consideration in the connecting portion between the divided bodies. The groove part of the predetermined space | interval is formed.

  Here, the groove formed in the cowl top cover will be described with reference to FIG. The cowl top cover 41 shown in FIG. 10 has a right-side divided body 42 and a left-side divided body 43 that are divided in the vehicle width direction, and the left-side divided body 43 is formed on an extending portion 44 formed in the right-side divided body 42. It is placed. A sealing material 45 is disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover 41 across the left and right ends. Further, the right divided body 42 is formed with a circular hole 46 through which the wiper drive shaft is inserted, and the left divided body 43 can be formed with a mesh opening (not shown) or the like.

  The cowl top cover 41 shown in FIG. 10 is configured such that the opposing end surfaces of the divided bodies 42 and 43 are separated at a predetermined interval at the connecting portion between the right divided body 42 and the left divided body 43. . For this reason, a groove 47 is formed between the right divided body 42 and the left divided body 43. The groove 47 acts as an expansion allowance as follows.

  Specifically, for example, when such a groove is not provided in the cowl top cover, that is, when the right divided body and the left divided body are closely connected to each other at the connecting portion, the cowl top cover When these are used at a high temperature, a large stress is generated in the connecting portion where the divided bodies are in close contact with each other due to thermal expansion of the divided bodies. When such a stress is generated in the connecting portion, for example, the left divided body rides on the right divided body, and the appearance quality of the cowl top cover is deteriorated. In some cases, the divided body is cracked. There was a fear.

On the other hand, like the cowl top cover 41 shown in FIG. 10, by providing the groove portion 47 in the connecting portion between the right divided body 42 and the left divided body 43, the groove portion 47 acts as an expansion allowance. For this reason, even if each divided body 42 and 43 is thermally expanded, the amount of thermal expansion can be absorbed by the groove portion 47. Therefore, even if the cowl top cover 41 is used at a high temperature, it is possible to prevent, for example, deterioration in appearance quality and occurrence of cracks in the cowl top cover as described above.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-211853

  However, for example, in the cowl top cover 41 shown in FIG. 10, when the sealing material 45 is disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover 41, the groove portion 47 positioned below the sealing material 45 allows rainwater or the like to flow. Acts as a trap. Therefore, when rainwater, dust, or the like accumulates on the upper surface of the cowl top cover, the rainwater or the like passes under the sealing material 45 by passing through the groove portion 47 and enters the engine room from the cowl top cover 41. There was a problem that.

The present invention has been made to solve the conventional problem, and its specific purpose is as follows.
The cowl top cover, which is constructed by connecting multiple split bodies divided in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle, can reliably prevent rainwater from entering the engine room and can also be used at high temperatures. An object of the present invention is to provide a cowl top cover that can prevent the occurrence of cracks and the occurrence of cracks.

  In order to achieve the above object, a cowl top cover provided by the present invention is a cowl top cover configured by connecting a plurality of divided bodies divided in the vehicle width direction of a vehicle, and the adjacent divided bodies In the connecting portion between each other, one of the divided bodies is formed with an extending portion that is in contact with the lower surface on the end edge side of the other divided body, and between the end faces facing each other in the vehicle width direction of each of the connecting portions. Is characterized in that a groove portion is formed between the spaced end surfaces and the extending portion, and a blocking portion for blocking the groove portion in the vehicle width direction is formed. It is.

  The cowl top cover according to the present invention is characterized by the structure of the blocking portion. That is, the blocking portion protrudes in the vehicle width direction from the end edge portion of one divided body facing the connecting portion, and protrudes in the vehicle width direction from the edge portion of the other divided body. The main feature is that it is formed by a second protrusion that abuts against the side surface of the first protrusion.

  In this case, the main feature is that a second sealing material is interposed between the side surface of the first projecting portion and the side surface of the second projecting portion that are in contact with each other.

  Furthermore, in the present invention, the blocking portion is formed on a third projecting portion projecting from an end surface of one of the divided bodies facing each other in the connecting portion, and on an end surface of the other divided body facing in the connecting portion, The main feature is that it is formed of an engagement portion that fits with the third protrusion.

  In the cowl top cover according to the present invention, a raised first sealing material is disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover in the vehicle width direction of the cowl top cover, and the first sealing material is connected to the coupling top cover. And an engine hood that the vehicle has in the raised portion of the first seal material, covering a contact portion where the side surface of the first protrusion portion and the side surface of the second protrusion portion are in contact with each other The main feature is that the first seal member is in contact with the entire length.

  The cowl top cover according to the present invention has a predetermined interval (groove portion) that acts as an expansion allowance between the end edges of each divided body, in the connecting portion between the divided bodies, where the opposing end surfaces of each divided body are separated from each other. ) Is formed. Thereby, even if it uses a cowl top cover under high temperature, the thermal expansion of each division body can be absorbed with the groove part formed between the edge parts of each division body. Therefore, it is possible to prevent stress from being generated in the connecting portion, and to prevent deterioration in appearance quality and occurrence of cracks.

  In addition, the groove formed between the spaced end surfaces and the extending portion is blocked in the vehicle width direction by the blocking portion in the longitudinal direction of the groove. As a result, when rainwater or dust accumulates on the upper surface of the cowl top cover, even if rainwater or the like flows through an interval (groove portion) formed in the connecting portion, the flow of rainwater or the like is stopped by the blocking portion. It is possible to prevent rainwater and the like from entering the engine room. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent the heat and odor generated in the engine room from being discharged to the outside through the cowl top cover.

  The blocking portion may be configured such that the side surface of the first protruding portion and the side surface of the second protruding portion are in contact with each other. At this time, the contact area of the contact portion can be made small. As a result, even when the cowl top cover is used at a high temperature, the slip stress and the compression pressure generated at the contact portion can be made extremely small. Therefore, the appearance quality does not deteriorate and cracks do not occur. The blocking portion can also be configured as an intermediate portion that fits into the protruding portion and an engaging portion that fits into the protruding portion, or a recess formed in each end face of the opposing split pair.

  In the present invention, the first seal member disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover in the vehicle width direction covers the contact portion between the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion from the upper surface. In contact with the engine hood. Thereby, even if rainwater or the like overflows from the contact portion, the overflowing rainwater or the like can be reliably prevented from entering the engine room by the first seal material.

  Furthermore, in the cowl top cover of the present invention, the second seal material can be interposed between the first protrusion side surface and the second protrusion side surface which are in contact with each other. As a result, even if rainwater or the like flows through the groove formed in the connecting portion, the rainwater can be more reliably blocked by the second sealing material, and the intrusion of rainwater into the engine room can be completely prevented. it can.

  Next, a preferred embodiment of a cowl top cover according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings by way of examples. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the following examples, and various modifications can be made within the scope having substantially the same configuration as that described in the claims of the present invention. For example, in the following embodiments, a case where the cowl top cover is composed of two divided bodies has been described. In the present invention, three cowls or more divided bodies are connected to form one cowl top cover. You can also

First, a cowl top cover according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described. Here, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle body to which the cowl top cover of the present invention is attached, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cowl top cover.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cowl top cover 2 is disposed between a front windshield 3 of the vehicle body 1 and an engine hood 4 that covers the engine room 5. The cowl top cover 2 covers the front edge of the front windshield 3 and is attached so that a part of the cowl top cover 2 enters the lower surface side of the engine hood 4.

  Further, a first sealing material 6 is disposed on the upper surface of the cowl top cover 2 in the vehicle width direction of the cowl top cover 2. The first sealing material 6 has a substantially semicircular or substantially semi-elliptical shape in cross section, and the raised portion 6a of the first sealing material 6 and the engine hood 4 extend over the entire length of the first sealing material. It is configured to touch. As the material of the first sealing material, for example, a soft synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride or a thermoplastic elastomer can be used.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cowl top cover 2 is configured to be divided into a right cover divided body 7 and a left cover divided body 8 in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle body 1. In addition, an extension portion 9 is formed on the connection side edge of the right cover divided body 7 so as to contact the lower surface of the left edge of the left cover divided body.

  At this time, an engaging recess 10 is formed in the extended portion 9 formed in the right cover divided body 7. On the other hand, an engaging convex portion (not shown) is formed at a position corresponding to the engaging concave portion 10 on the lower surface of the connecting side end edge portion of the left cover divided body 8. By fitting the engaging convex portion of the left cover divided body 8 into the engaging concave portion 10 formed in the extending portion 9, the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 are connected to each other at the same time. The cover division bodies 7 and 8 can be positioned.

  Further, the connection between the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 is not limited to the connection by fitting between the engaging convex portion and the engaging concave portion 10, and other connecting structures may be employed. . For example, the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 are each fixed to the vehicle body, and the right cover divided body 7 is biased toward the engine room side, and the left cover divided body 8 is attached to the front wind seal side. It is also possible to use a biased configuration. In this configuration, the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 have an indirect connection structure. The present invention includes such an indirect connection structure.

  In the cowl top cover 2, a plurality of attachment holes 11 for attaching the cowl top cover 2 to the vehicle body 1 are provided in the vicinity of the vehicle front side (engine room side) edge. A plurality of locking holes 13 for locking the locking pins provided on the back surface of the first sealing material 6 are provided at the attachment position 12 of the first sealing material 6 in the cowl top cover 2.

  The cowl top cover 2 is provided with two circular holes 14 for inserting the wiper drive shaft, and a wiper accommodating portion 15 for accommodating the wiper when the wiper is stopped. Further, the left cover divided body 8 is provided with a mesh-like opening 16 serving as an intake port. Further, an engaging claw (not shown) for supporting the front windshield 3 is disposed on the lower surface of the end edge portion of the cowl top cover 2 on the front windshield 3 side. Such right side and left side cover division bodies 7 and 8 can each be produced by injection molding a hard synthetic resin material such as polypropylene.

  Here, in order to easily explain the characteristics of the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment, FIG. 3 shows a top view schematically showing the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment. 4 shows a cross-sectional view of the cowl top cover 2 taken along the line IV-IV of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 shows the cowl top cover 2 in which the right side cover divided body and the left side cover divided body are in contact with each other. The partial enlarged view of the contact part which is being shown is shown.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment, the right cover divided body 7 has a first protruding portion that protrudes in the vehicle width direction at the connection side edge facing the left cover divided body 8. 17 is formed. On the other hand, the left cover divided body 8 is formed with a second projecting portion 18 projecting in the vehicle width direction at the connecting side edge facing the right cover divided body 7. That is, the connection side edge portions of the right and left cover divided bodies 7 and 8 each have a so-called crank shape, and the first projecting portion 17 is formed to the front windshield side edge in the vehicle longitudinal direction. And the 2nd protrusion part 18 is formed to the engine room side edge.

  The first projecting portion 17 of the right cover divided body 7 and the second projecting portion 18 of the left cover divided body 8 are the first and second projecting portions at the connecting portion 19 when the divided bodies are connected to each other. A part of the side surfaces of the 17 and 18 is in contact with each other to form the contact portion 20. The abutting portion 20 where the side surface of the first projecting portion 17 and the side surface of the second projecting portion 18 abut each other is covered from the upper surface by the first sealing material 6 as shown in FIGS. . In other words, the first sealing material 6 is disposed between the left and right end portions of the cowl top cover 2 so as to cover the contact portion 20.

  Further, the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment is configured such that when the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 are connected, the end surfaces 21 of the connecting end edges of the divided bodies 7 and 8 facing each other, 22 is spaced apart in the vehicle width direction. Therefore, a groove portion 23 having a predetermined interval is formed between the connection side edge of the right cover divided body 7 and the connection side edge of the left cover divided body 8. At this time, the abutment portion 20 that abuts the side surfaces of the first and second projecting portions 17 and 18 constitutes a blocking portion that blocks the groove portion 23 in the longitudinal direction.

The cowl top cover 2 according to the first embodiment can be attached to a portion of the vehicle body 1 between the front windshield 3 and the engine hood 4 as follows.
First, the right cover divided body 7 of the cowl top cover 2 is fixed to a predetermined position of a cover mounting portion provided on a cowl top (not shown) of the vehicle body 1. At this time, the cover mounting portion of the cowl top is provided with a locking hole for locking the clip at each position corresponding to the plurality of mounting holes 11 provided on the cowl top cover 2 on the engine room 5 side. ing.

  After fixing the right cover divided body 7 to the cover mounting portion of the cowl top, the front windshield 3 is inserted into an engaging claw provided on the lower surface of the right cover divided body 7. Subsequently, the right cover divided body 7 is fixed by inserting a clip into the mounting hole 11 of the right cover divided body 7 and locking the clip to the cover mounting portion.

  Next, the left cover divided body 8 is introduced from the engine room 5 side, and the front windshield 3 is accommodated in the engaging claws of the left cover divided body 8. At the same time, the engaging convex portion formed on the lower surface of the connecting-side end edge portion of the left cover divided body 8 is fitted into the engaging concave portion 10 formed in the extending portion 9 of the right cover divided body 7 so as to divide the right cover. The lower surface of the left-side cover divided body 8 is brought into contact with the extending portion 9 of the body 7. Thereby, the right side cover division body 7 and the left side cover division body 8 can be connected.

  At this time, in the connecting portion 19 between the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8, the opposing end surfaces 21 and 22 of the connecting side edge portions are separated from each other, and the first projecting portion in the right cover divided body 7 is separated. An abutting portion 20 in which a part of the side surface of the second projecting portion 18 of the left cover divided body 8 abuts can be formed on a part of the side surface of the 17.

  Thereafter, the left cover divided body 8 is fixed by inserting a clip into the mounting hole 11 of the left cover divided body 8 and locking the clip to the cover mounting portion. After the right and left cover division bodies 7 and 8 are attached to the vehicle body, the first seal member 6 is attached to the upper surface of the cowl top cover 2 so as to cover the contact portion 20. At this time, a plurality of locking pins are fixed to the bottom surface of the first seal material 6 with an adhesive, and the locking pins are inserted into the plurality of locking holes 13 provided in the cowl top cover 2 respectively. Stop. Thereby, the first sealing material 6 can be fixed to the upper surface of the cowl top cover 2.

  In addition, when the first sealing material 6 is fixed, in addition to the method of fixing the locking pin to the bottom surface of the first sealing material 6 and locking to the locking hole 13 as in the first embodiment, for example, It is also possible to attach a double-sided tape to the bottom surface of the first sealing material 6 and fix the first sealing material 6 to the top surface of the cowl top cover 2 via the double-sided tape.

  Then, the engine hood 4 is attached to the vehicle body 1 so as to be in contact with the raised portion of the first seal material 6. By performing the attaching operation as described above, the cowl top cover 2 can be attached to the vehicle body 1 as shown in FIG.

  The cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment attached to the vehicle body 1 as described above has a groove portion between the connection side edge of the right cover divided body 7 and the connection side edge of the left cover divided body 8. 23 is formed. For this reason, even if the cowl top cover 2 is used at a high temperature, no great stress is generated in the connecting portion 19, and deterioration in appearance quality and cracks in the cowl top cover 2 can be prevented.

  Further, in the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment, a contact portion 20 is formed at the connecting portion 19, and the upper surface of the contact portion 20 is covered with the first seal material 6. Thereby, even if rainwater, dust, or the like accumulates on the upper surface of the cowl top cover 2, rainwater, dust, or the like can be blocked by the contact portion 20 and the first seal material 6. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent rainwater, dust, and the like from entering the engine room 5 from the cowl top cover 2. At the same time, it is possible to prevent the heat and odor generated in the engine room 5 from being discharged to the outside through the cowl top cover 2.

  In addition, in the cowl top cover 2 of the first embodiment, it is shown in FIG. 7 between the side surface of the first protrusion 17 in the right cover divided body 7 and the side surface of the second protrusion 18 in the left cover divided body 8. Such a second sealing material 24 made of a soft synthetic resin material such as vinyl chloride can also be interposed.

  For example, the second sealing material 24 made of a soft synthetic resin material is integrally formed on the side surface of the first protruding portion 17 of the right cover divided body 7, or the second sealing material 24 is bonded to the first protruding portion 17 with an adhesive. By adhering to the side surface, the second sealing material 24 can be integrally disposed on the side surface of the first protrusion 17. Thus, when the right cover divided body 7 and the left cover divided body 8 are attached to the vehicle body, the side surface of the first protruding portion 17 and the second protruding portion are interposed via the second sealing material provided on the first protruding portion 17. The 18 side surfaces can abut indirectly.

  In this way, the second sealing material 24 is disposed between the first projecting portion 17 and the second projecting portion 18 to indirectly contact the side surface of the first projecting portion 17 and the side surface of the second projecting portion 18. Thus, even if rainwater or the like flows through the groove portion 23 formed in the connecting portion 19, the rainwater or the like can be reliably dammed by the second sealing material 24, and the intrusion of rainwater into the engine room 5 is completely prevented. It becomes possible to prevent.

  Next, a cowl top cover according to the second embodiment will be described. Here, FIG. 6 is a top view schematically showing the cowl top cover of the second embodiment. In the following description, members having the same configurations as those described in the first embodiment will be omitted by using the same reference numerals.

  In the cowl top cover 31 shown in FIG. 6, the right cover divided body 32 is formed with a first projecting portion 33 projecting in the vehicle width direction at the connecting side edge, and the left cover divided body 34 has Are formed with second projecting portions 35, 35 ′ projecting in the vehicle width direction at the connection side edge portion. The first and second protrusions formed on the cowl top cover 31 of the second embodiment are different in configuration from the first and second protrusions in the first embodiment.

  That is, in the first embodiment, the first protrusion 17 formed on the right cover divided body 7 and the second protrusion 18 formed on the left cover divided body 8 are respectively in the middle of the connecting side edge in the vehicle front-rear direction. The front windshield side edge or the engine room side edge is formed (see FIG. 3).

  On the other hand, the 1st protrusion part 33 formed in the right side cover division body 32 in the present Example 2 is formed in the shape protruded in the middle of the connection side edge part, as shown in FIG. Further, the second projecting portion formed on the left cover divided body 34 is composed of two projecting portions 35 and 35 ′ projecting alternately with the first projecting portion 33, and a recess for accommodating the first projecting portion 33 is formed. Forming.

  When the right and left cover divided bodies 32, 34 are connected to each other, the first protrusion 33 of the right cover divided body 32 is inserted between the two second protrusions 35, 35 ′ of the left cover divided body 34. In addition, a groove 36 having a predetermined interval is formed between the right cover divided body 32 and the left cover divided body 34.

  At this time, one side surface of the first projecting portion 33 may be in contact with one of the side surfaces of the second projecting portions 35 and 35 ', or both side surfaces of the first projecting portion 33 may be configured as the second projecting portion. It can also be set as the structure contact | abutted to each side surface of 35 and 35 '. At this time, the abutting portion where the first projecting portion 33 and the second projecting portions 35 and 35 ′ are in contact with each other constitutes a blocking portion that blocks the groove portion 36 in the longitudinal direction.

  Further, in the cowl top cover 31 of the second embodiment, the contact portion formed on the rear side (front windshield side) of the two contact portions is covered from the upper surface by the first seal material 6. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and only the contact portion formed on the front side (engine room side) or both the two contact portions formed on the front side and the rear side are covered with the first sealing material. You can also

  By attaching the cowl top cover 31 of the second embodiment to the vehicle body 1, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained. Further, since the right cover divided body 32 and the left cover divided body 34 are in contact with each other at two contact portions at the time of connection, positioning in the vehicle front-rear direction can be easily performed. Attachment to 1 can be performed stably.

  In the description of Examples 1 and 2, the protrusion formed on the right cover divided body is described as the first protrusion, and the protrusion formed on the left cover divided body is described as the second protrusion. The invention is not limited to this, and for example, a protrusion formed on the right cover divided body may be defined as the second protrusion.

  Moreover, in the said Example 1, the 1st protrusion part 17 of the right side cover division body 7 is formed in the back side (front windshield side), and the 2nd protrusion part 18 of the left side cover division body 8 is the front side (engine). However, the first and second projecting portions 17 and 18 may be formed in the opposite direction. That is, the first protrusion of the right cover divided body can be formed on the front side, and the second protrusion of the left cover divided body can be formed on the rear side.

  Furthermore, in the said Example 2, the 2nd protrusion part of the left side cover division body 34 is formed in a substantially U shape, and the 1st protrusion part of the right side cover division body 32 protrudes alternately with this 2nd protrusion part. It can also consist of two protrusions.

  Next, the cowl top cover according to the third embodiment will be described. 8 and 9 are plan views schematically showing the cowl top cover in the third embodiment. In addition, in the following description, about the member which has the structure similar to the member demonstrated in the said Example 1, 2, the description is abbreviate | omitted by using the same code | symbol.

  As shown in FIG. 8, in the cowl top cover 31, the right cover divided body 32 is formed with a third protrusion 32 a that protrudes in the vehicle width direction and protrudes into the groove 23. The left cover divided body 34 is formed with an engagement body 34a that fits into the third protrusion. The engaging body 34a can be formed of an elastic body. By fitting the third protrusion 32a and the engagement body 34a, the passage in the groove 36 can be blocked.

  FIG. 9 shows an example in which an intermediate is used as the blocking part. The intermediate body 37 has left and right protrusions that are respectively fitted in recesses formed in the right cover divided body 32 and the left cover divided body 34. By fitting the protrusions formed in the intermediate body 37 into the recesses in the right and left cover divided bodies 32 and 34, the passage of the groove 36 can be blocked. As the intermediate body 37, a synthetic resin material such as silicon rubber can be used.

  The cowl top cover according to the present invention can be suitably applied to a vehicle such as an automobile.

It is a perspective view of the vehicle body to which the cowl top cover of the present invention is attached. It is a perspective view of the cowl top cover. It is the top view which showed the cowl top cover typically. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3 in the cowl top cover. It is the elements on larger scale of the contact part which the right side cover division body and the left side cover division body contact | abut. It is the top view which showed typically another example of the cowl top cover of this invention. It is the elements on larger scale of the contact part which the right side cover division body and the left side cover division body contact | abut via the 2nd sealing material. It is the elements on larger scale of the part which the 3rd protrusion part of the right side cover division body and the engagement body of the left side cover division body are fitting. It is the elements on larger scale which show the recessed part formed in the right side and left side cover division body, and an intermediate body. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional cowl top cover typically. It is a perspective view which shows the conventional cowl top cover.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car body 2 Cowl top cover 3 Front windshield 4 Engine hood 5 Engine room 6 1st sealing material 6a Raised part 7 Right-side cover division body 8 Left-side cover division body 9 Extension part 10 Engaging recessed part 11 Mounting hole 12 1st sealing material Mounting position 13 Locking hole 14 Circular hole 15 Wiper accommodating part 16 Mesh-like opening part 17 1st protrusion part 18 2nd protrusion part 19 Connection part 20 Contact part 21 End surface of right side cover division body 22 End surface of left side cover division body 23 Groove portion 24 Second seal material 31 Cowl top cover 32 Right side cover divided body 32a Third projecting portion 33 First projecting portion 34 Left cover divided body 34a Engaging body 35 Second projecting portion 36 Groove portion 37 Intermediate body 41 Cowl top cover 42 Right side Divided body 43 Left-side divided body 44 Extension portion 45 Sealing material 46 Circular hole 47 Groove portion 50 Le top cover 51 right half portion 51a extending portion 51b-engaging recess 51c meshed openings 51d circular hole 51e mounting hole 52 left half 52a-engaging protrusions

Claims (5)

A cowl top cover configured by connecting a plurality of divided bodies divided in the vehicle width direction of the vehicle,
In the connecting portion between the adjacent divided bodies, one of the divided bodies is formed with an extending portion that comes into contact with the lower surface on the edge side of the other divided body,
The end surfaces facing each other in the vehicle width direction of the respective edge portions in the connecting portion are disposed apart from each other,
A groove is formed between the spaced end surfaces and the extended portion,
A cowl top cover comprising a blocking portion that blocks the groove portion in the vehicle width direction.   The blocking portion protrudes in the vehicle width direction from the edge of one of the divided bodies facing each other in the connecting portion, and protrudes in the vehicle width direction from the edge of the other divided body. 2. The cowl top cover according to claim 1, wherein the cowl top cover is formed by a second projecting portion that abuts on a side surface of the projecting portion.   3. The cowl top cover according to claim 2, wherein a second sealing material is interposed between a side surface of the first projecting portion and a side surface of the second projecting portion that are in contact with each other.   The blocking portion is formed on a third projecting portion projecting from an end surface of one of the divided bodies facing each other in the connecting portion and an end surface of the other divided body facing in the connecting portion, and is fitted to the third projecting portion. The cowl top cover according to claim 1, wherein the cowl top cover is formed of an engaging portion. On the upper surface of the cowl top cover, a raised first sealing material is disposed in the vehicle width direction of the cowl top cover,
The first sealing material is
2. The connecting portion covers the blocking portion from an upper surface, and is in contact with an engine hood of the vehicle over the entire length of the first seal material at a raised portion of the first seal material. The cowl top cover according to any one of?

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