JP2007237982A - Vehicle body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle body structure capable of enhancing a getting-on/getting-off property by increasing the degree of versatility of moving loci of foot tips when getting-on and getting-off a vehicle. <P>SOLUTION: The vehicle body structure comprises a side door 7 which is hinge-connected to the front edge of an opening formed at a vehicle body side to make the inside communicate with the outside of a cabin so as to be turned in a substantially horizontal direction to open and close the opening, a side sill 5 for defining the lower edge of the opening, and a seat in which a seat cushion is arranged in the cabin so as to overlap the rear side of the opening in a side view of the vehicle body. A trim 33 for covering an inner panel 32 of the side door is mounted to the side door, and a cutout part 34 having a folding part 36a folded outward the vehicle and a vertical part 36b extending outwardly in a substantially vertical direction from the lower end of the folding part is formed at a front lower part of the trim. When the side door is closed, the lower end of the vertical part is arranged on the inner vehicle side from a flange 5d formed by joining upper ends of an outer panel 5a and an inner panel 5b of the side sill with each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure that expands a movement space of a passenger's feet when getting on and off.

As a conventional vehicle body structure, Patent Document 1 discloses that a lower end portion of a door inner panel of a front side door is formed so as to protrude thickly inward of the vehicle, so that a kick plate and a lower end portion of a door inner panel on the side sill upper surface when the door is closed. The structure which makes it difficult to visually recognize the gap between the door and a feeling of blockage of the door or a continuity from the door panel to the floor is described.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 02-022326

  In the above conventional structure, the movement space of the occupant's feet at the time of getting on and off, that is, the degree of freedom of the locus of the toes is reduced to the inside of the vehicle, and the occupant's feet hit the door panel at the boarding temple. The boarding / exiting performance will be reduced.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object thereof is to realize a vehicle body structure capable of improving the boarding / exiting performance by expanding the degree of freedom of the movement trajectory of the foot during boarding / exiting.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the first embodiment according to the present invention is arranged substantially horizontally on the front edge of the opening formed in the side of the vehicle body so as to communicate with the outside of the vehicle interior. A side door hinged so as to rotate and open and close the opening, a side sill defining the lower edge of the opening, and a seat cushion so as to overlap the rear side of the opening in a side view of the vehicle body Is a vehicle body structure including a seat disposed in a vehicle interior, and a trim that covers an inner panel of the side door is attached to the side door, and the front and lower sides of the trim are directed toward the outside of the vehicle. A notch portion having a bent portion that is bent and a vertical portion extending substantially vertically downward from the lower end portion of the bent portion is formed, and when the side door is closed, the lower end portion of the vertical portion is Outer panel and inner panel It is disposed inside the vehicle than the flange portion formed by joining the upper end of the.

  According to this 1st form, by forming the notch part in the lower part of a door trim, the freedom degree of the movement locus | trajectory of the foot at the time of boarding / alighting can be expanded, and boarding / alighting property can be improved. In addition, since the lower end of the vertical part is located on the inner side of the side sill flange, the side sill flange is not exposed to the outside even if the notch is formed. Will not be damaged.

  In the second embodiment, the notch is formed in front of and below the trim and below the speaker grill disposed in the trim. According to this embodiment, since the notch portion at the lower part of the door trim can be designed integrally with the speaker grille, the appearance of the door trim can be improved as compared with the case where the notch portion is simply formed.

  In the third embodiment, the bent portion is bent from the lower end portion of the trim to form an inclined portion that continuously inclines to the vehicle outer side, and the vertical portion is substantially vertical from the lower end portion of the inclined portion. It extends downward. According to this aspect, by forming the inclined portion that is continuous from the lower end portion of the door trim to the vehicle outer side in the notch portion at the lower portion of the door trim, the appearance can be improved by making the door trim and the notch portion into a continuous shape.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the vehicle body structure which can expand the freedom degree of the movement locus | trajectory of the foot at the time of boarding / alighting and can improve boarding / alighting property is realizable.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  The embodiment described below is an example as means for realizing the present invention, and the present invention can be applied to a modified or modified embodiment described below without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing a vehicle body structure of an automobile according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view of the door trim surface of the rear side door as viewed from the passenger compartment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of the speaker grill at the front lower part of the rear side door in FIG. 4 is an AA sectional view (a), a BB sectional view (b), and a CC sectional view (c) in FIG. 3. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD of FIG.

  1 to 5, a front opening 1F and a rear opening 1R are formed on the side of the vehicle body so as to communicate with the outside of the vehicle interior on the vehicle body front side and the rear side with the center pillar 2 interposed therebetween. Yes.

  The front opening 1F is defined by a front pillar 2 at the front edge, a center pillar 3 at the rear edge, a roof side rail at the upper edge, and a side sill 5 at the lower edge. The rear opening 1R is defined by a center pillar 3 at the front edge, a rear pillar 4 at the rear edge, a roof side rail at the upper edge, and a side sill 5 at the lower edge. There is also a vehicle body structure without a center pillar.

  A front end portion of the front side door 6 is coupled to a front edge portion of the front opening portion 1F via a hinge so as to rotate substantially horizontally and open and close the front opening portion 1F. Similarly, the front end portion of the rear side door 7 is coupled to the front edge portion of the rear opening portion 1R through a hinge so as to rotate substantially horizontally to open and close the rear opening portion 1R.

  The side sill 5 extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body along the side edge in the vehicle width direction of the floor panel 8 constituting the floor surface in the vehicle interior. Further, on the side sill 5, the side sill outer panel 5 a outside the vehicle is covered with the cover member 9 and the scuff plate 10, and the side sill inner panel 5 b inside the vehicle is covered with the scuff plate 10.

  Further, a scuff plate 10 is attached to the upper surface of the vehicle exterior (side sill outer panel 5a) of the side sill 5 to protect it from rubbing by the occupant's shoe sole when getting on and off.

  The side sill 5 is a closed cross-section member that secures a desired strength by joining the upper and lower flange portions 5d and 5e of the reinforcing steel plate 5c disposed between the side sill outer panel 5a, the side sill inner panel 5b, and the two panels. is doing.

  A floor mat 11 made of cloth having a sound insulation effect is spread on the surface of the floor panel 8 on the vehicle interior side.

  In addition, on the floor panel 8, when the side doors 6 and 7 are closed, they are close to the side surface (door trim) of the door and overlap with the side door as viewed from the vehicle width direction (in side view of the vehicle body). Further, a front seat portion 12 and a rear seat portion 13 are respectively disposed. In particular, the rear seat portion 13 is disposed in the vehicle interior so that a seat cushion on which an occupant is seated overlaps with the rear pillar 4 located at the rear edge of the rear opening 1R in a side view of the vehicle body.

  When the rear side door is closed, a seal member 17 that seals the outside of the vehicle interior is provided at a portion where the lower end portion of the door inner panel 32 and the side sill 5 face each other and a portion where the upper flange portion 5d and the lower end portion of the door trim 33 face each other. Is disposed.

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The rear side door 7 includes a door outer panel 31 positioned on the outermost side in the vehicle width direction, a door inner panel 32 positioned on the vehicle interior side with respect to the door outer panel 31, and a door trim 33 covering the vehicle interior side of the door inner panel 32. And.

  The door outer panel 31 and the door inner panel 32 are made of steel plates, the side edges and the lower edge of each other are joined together by welding or the like so as to form a space between the panels, and the door glass 14 is raised and lowered on the upper edge. A slit-shaped opening is formed as possible.

  The door outer panel 31 is provided with a door outer handle 18 for opening and closing the rear side door 7 from the outside of the vehicle.

  The door trim 33 is made of resin and constitutes a part of the interior material in the passenger compartment. In the space between the door outer panel 31 and the door inner panel 32, a door glass 14 and a window regulator 15 for raising and lowering the door glass are disposed.

  A door inner handle 16 that opens and closes the rear side door 7 from the inside of the vehicle, a door lock (not shown), and an armrest portion 33a are provided on the interior surface of the door trim 33.

  The armrest portion 33a extends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle body in the vicinity of the approximate center in the vertical direction of the door trim 33 so as to bulge toward the vehicle interior side. Further, a door pocket 33b is formed below the armrest portion 33a of the door trim 33. The door pocket 33b bulges toward the vehicle interior and forms a storage space. Further, a circular speaker grille 33c for attaching a speaker to the door trim is disposed at the front lower side of the door pocket 33.

  A notch 34 is formed below the speaker grill 33c of the door trim 33 so as to extend from the lower front end of the rear side door 7 to the rear of the vehicle body. The notch 34 includes a front end 35 formed downward from above to surround the lower portion of the circumference of the speaker grille 33c, a horizontal portion 36 extending rearward substantially horizontally from the front end 35, and downward from the horizontal portion. And a rear end portion 37 extending in the direction.

  The front end portion 35 of the notch 34 is formed with an inclined portion 35a that is inclined toward the vehicle outer side toward the front edge portion 7a of the rear side door 7. The rear end portion 37 of the cutout portion 34 is formed so as to incline toward the vehicle interior as it goes rearward of the rear side door 7.

  The horizontal portion 36 includes a bent portion 36a positioned above and a vertical portion 36b extending substantially vertically downward from a lower end portion 12 of the bent portion 36a.

  The notch 34 is arranged so that the horizontal part 36 is located above the scuff plate 10 that covers the upper surface of the upper flange part 5 d of the side sill 5 when the rear side door 7 is closed. Further, when the rear side door 7 is closed, the notch 34 is formed such that the lower end portion 13 of the vertical portion 36b is located on the vehicle interior side with respect to the upper flange portion 5d that stands upward from the side sill 5. Yes.

  The bent portion 36a is bent outward from the lower end portion (directly below the speaker grille 33c) l1 of the door trim 33 and forms an inclined surface that is inclined outward. The vertical portion 36b extends from the lower end l2 of the inclined surface of the bent portion 36a substantially vertically downward to just above the upper flange portion 5d.

  According to the above embodiment, the notch 34 is formed in the lower front portion of the door trim 33 of the rear side door 7, thereby increasing the degree of freedom of the movement trajectory of the occupant's feet when getting on and off as shown in FIG. Entry / exit can be improved.

  Further, since the lower end portion of the vertical portion 36b is disposed on the vehicle interior side with respect to the upper flange portion 5d of the side sill 5, the upper flange portion 5d (scuff plate 10) of the side sill 5 is exposed to the outside even if the notch portion 34 is formed. It doesn't show, and it doesn't impair the appearance near the feet as seen from the passengers in the passenger compartment.

  Furthermore, since the notch 34 can be designed integrally with the speaker grille 33c, the appearance of the door trim 33 can be improved as compared with the case where the notch 34 is simply formed.

  Further, since the bent portion 36a of the notch 34 has a smooth inclined surface that continues from the lower end l1 of the door trim 33 to the outside of the vehicle, the appearance of the door trim 33 and the notch 34 can be improved continuously. Can be planned.

  In the present embodiment, the example in which the notched portion is formed in the rear side door has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to the door trim of the front side door.

It is a side view which shows the vehicle body structure of the motor vehicle of embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is the figure which looked at the door trim surface of the rear side door from the vehicle interior side. FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the vicinity of a speaker grill at a front lower portion of the rear side door of FIG. They are AA sectional drawing (a) of FIG. 3, BB sectional drawing (b), and CC sectional drawing (c). It is DD sectional drawing of FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the rear side door vicinity of this invention from the vehicle interior side.

Explanation of symbols

1F Front opening 1R Rear opening 2 Front pillar 3 Center pillar 4 Rear pillar 5 Side sill 6 Front side door 7 Rear side door 8 Floor panel 9 Cover member 10 Scuff plate 11 Floor mat 12 Front seat part 13 Rear seat part 14 Door glass 15 Wind regulator 16 Door inner handle 17 Seal member 18 Door outer handle 31 Door outer panel 32 Door inner panel 33 Door trim 34 Notch

Claims (3)

Side doors hinged to open and close the opening at the front edge of the opening formed on the side of the vehicle body so as to communicate with the outside of the vehicle interior, and the opening A vehicle body structure having a side sill that defines a lower edge, and a seat in which a seat cushion is disposed in a vehicle interior so as to overlap with a rear side of the opening in a side view of the vehicle body,
A trim covering the inner panel of the side door is attached to the side door,
On the front lower side of the trim, a notch portion having a bent portion that is bent toward the vehicle outer side and a vertical portion that extends substantially vertically downward from the lower end portion of the bent portion is formed,
When the side door is closed, a lower end portion of the vertical portion is disposed on the vehicle inner side than a flange portion formed by joining the upper end portions of the outer panel and the inner panel of the side sill. Body structure.   The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the notch is formed at a front lower side of the trim and below a speaker grill disposed on the trim. The bent portion is bent from a lower end portion of the trim, and forms an inclined portion that is continuously inclined to the vehicle exterior side,
The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vertical portion extends substantially vertically downward from a lower end portion of the inclined portion.

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