JP2010030327A - Automobile hood structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an automobile hood structure suppressing wind noise from being generated by a hood during traveling. <P>SOLUTION: In the hood 2, a front end part 32 is formed with a smooth curve, and a rear end part 33 is formed so as to be downwardly or horizontally bent making a bent line 34 formed on a portion near the rear end part 33 as a border. The hood 2 has a hood upper surface 31 formed on a flat surface 35 inclined so as to be straddled from the front end part 32 to the rear end part 33. On a front edge part 36 of the hood 2, a level difference member 5 is formed which has a level difference H formed highly relative to an upper surface of the front edge part 36. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an automobile hood structure.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an installed state of a conventional automobile hood. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line YY of FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a hood 200 (also referred to as “bonnet”) that opens and closes the engine room 110 is provided on the upper part of the engine room 110 of the automobile 100. The hood 200 mainly includes a hood skin 300 forming a hood upper surface 310 and a reinforcing hood frame 400 provided on the lower surface of the hood skin 300.

  Conventionally, some automobiles 100 are designed with a gap 120 between the hood 200 and the front grill 500. In the case of the automobile 100 having such a design, the hood 200 does not interfere with the front grill 500 when the hood 200 is opened and closed. For this reason, it is not necessary to install an interference prevention member such as a seal material at the front end 320 of the hood 200 of the automobile 100, and no interference prevention member is installed.

Further, a seal rubber (not shown) is attached along the front edge portion 360 of the hood 200 of the automobile 100, and when the hood 200 is closed, the hood 200 and the front grill 500 are elastically brought into contact with each other to be buffered. As a device for sealing between the hood 200 and the front grill 500, a seal structure for an automobile hood disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.
JP 2006-335168 A (FIGS. 1 to 3)

  However, as shown in FIG. 5, the hood upper surface 310 of the general automobile 100 as described in Patent Document 1 has a front end portion 320 that is smoothly curved, and a rear end portion 330 that is the rear end portion. Is formed by bending in the horizontal direction with a fold line 340 formed in the vicinity thereof, and is formed on a flat surface 350 that is entirely inclined from the front end portion 320 to the rear end portion 330.

  In this case, when the automobile 100 travels, the traveling wind a flows to the rear from the front end portion 320 of the hood 200 along the flat surface 350 as a rectification b, and is triggered by the folding line 340 at the rear end portion 330 of the hood 200. Then, separation occurs in the flow of the traveling wind a, and the separation changes abruptly from the rectification b to the overflow c. In other words, the traveling wind a generates a vortex by the broken line 340, and the vortex grows to generate a sound. For this reason, when the automobile 100 travels, there is a problem in that the energy of the overflow c increases at the rear end portion 330 of the hood 200 and unpleasant wind noise is generated.

  Accordingly, the present invention has been invented to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an automobile hood structure that eliminates wind noise generated by the hood during traveling.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the automobile hood structure according to claim 1 is formed such that a front end portion is smoothly curved and a rear end portion is downward or horizontal with a fold line formed in the vicinity of the rear end portion as a boundary. A hood structure for an automobile comprising a hood having a hood upper surface formed on a flat surface that is bent in a direction and is inclined from the front end portion to the rear end portion, and the front edge portion of the hood Further, a step member having a step formed high with respect to the upper surface of the front edge portion is provided.
Here, the front end refers to the entire region near the front end of the hood. The rear end refers to the entire region near the rear end of the hood. A front edge part says the site | part of the front-end | tip vicinity along the edge extended in the vehicle width direction of the front side of a hood.

  According to such a configuration, a traveling wind is generated when the vehicle travels. The traveling wind is disturbed by the step of the step member installed at the front edge of the hood and becomes overflowed. The overflow is uniformly generated from the front end of the hood to the flat surface and further to the rear end of the bent line behind the fold line. In this way, the traveling wind that flows on the upper surface of the hood is controlled so as to disturb the flow by the step member at the front edge of the hood, and becomes a uniform overflow on the entire upper surface of the hood. A sudden change in energy is eliminated. For this reason, the step portion can suppress the generation of wind noise on the hood that causes discomfort to the occupant.

  The automobile hood structure according to claim 2 is the automobile hood structure according to claim 1, wherein the step member is formed of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin, and is provided on the upper surface side of the hood. From the front end of the hood to the hood frame provided on the lower surface side of the hood, the hood is installed along the surface of the hood.

  According to this configuration, the step member provided along the surface of the hood from the front end portion of the hood skin on the upper surface side of the hood to the hood frame on the lower surface side of the hood is formed of the soft material. For this reason, the level difference member can relieve the feeling when a hand contacts the front end of the hood. Furthermore, the step member protects the front end of the hood by preventing the foreign object from coming into direct contact with the front edge of the hood when a foreign object collides with the front edge of the hood. Can be buffered.

  The automobile hood structure according to a third aspect is the automobile hood structure according to the first aspect, wherein the step member is installed so as to surround a front end portion of the hood.

  According to such a configuration, the step member is provided so as to surround the front end portion of the hood, so that it is possible to absorb an impact when a stone or the like hits the front edge portion of the hood, and the front end portion of the hood It is possible to prevent the rust from being generated by preventing the paint from being damaged by coming into contact with the object.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the motor vehicle hood structure which eliminated generating a wind noise with the hood during driving | running | working can be provided.

With reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2 (a), (b), the motor vehicle hood structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of an automobile showing an automobile hood structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2A and 2B are cross-sectional views of the hood showing the automobile hood structure according to the embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 2A is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 1 and FIG. is there.
In the embodiment of the present invention, “front” is the forward side of the vehicle, and “rear” is the backward side of the vehicle.

≪Automobile composition≫
As shown in FIG. 1, the automobile 1 is a vehicle having a hood 2 at the front portion of the vehicle, and the type and shape of the vehicle are not particularly limited. That is, the automobile 1 may be a passenger car, a truck, a work vehicle, or the like as long as the automobile 1 includes the hood 2. Hereinafter, the passenger car will be described as an example. The front portion of the automobile 1 is provided with an engine room 11 (see FIG. 2A), a hood 2, a front grill 6, a headlamp unit 7 and the like, which will be described later.

≪Engine room configuration≫
As shown in FIG. 1, the engine room 11 (see FIG. 2A) is a space in which an engine or the like is stored, and is formed at the front portion of the vehicle body. Around the engine room 11 (see FIG. 2 (a)), the hood 2 is disposed above, the front grill 6 and the headlamp unit 7 are disposed on the front side, the front fender 12 is disposed on the left and right sides, and the rear side is disposed. A cowl top (not shown) and a partition wall (not shown) are arranged.

≪Food composition≫
As shown in FIG. 2A, the hood 2 is a lid member that is disposed above the engine room 11 and opens and closes the engine room 11. The hood 2 is, for example, a front-opening type centering on a hood hinge (not shown) installed at the rear end portion 33. The hood 2 mainly includes a hood skin 3 that forms a hood upper surface 31 and a reinforcing hood frame 4 that is installed on the lower surface side of the hood skin 3. The peripheral portion of the hood 2 is bent inward so as to wrap the peripheral portion of the hood frame 4 by hemming the flange portion 37 of the hood skin 3, and further spot welded so that the hood skin 3 and the hood frame 4 are integrated. Has been. The hood skin 3 and the hood frame 4 are fixed to a portion other than the peripheral portion of the hood 2 by spot welding or the like. The front edge portion 36 of the hood 2 has a step H formed higher than the upper surface of the front edge portion 36, and the step member 5 extending in the vehicle width direction and the hood 2 are locked to the vehicle body. And a locking member (not shown).

<Composition of food skin>
As shown in FIG. 2A, the hood skin 3 is an outer panel that forms the upper surface of the hood 2, and is made of, for example, one thin rolled steel plate. The hood skin 3 is formed such that the front end portion 32 is smoothly curved, and the rear end portion 33 is bent in a substantially horizontal direction (backward downward direction) with a fold line 34 formed in the vicinity of the rear end portion 33 as a boundary. In addition, it has a hood upper surface 31 formed on a flat surface 35 inclined from the front end portion 32 to the rear end portion 33.
The fold line 34 is a part bent into a ridge shape by being bent into a substantially square shape when viewed from the side. The hood skin 3 is entirely inclined to the front side, and the rear side of the hood skin 3 is substantially horizontal or descended from the fold line 34.

<Food frame configuration>
As shown in FIG. 2A, the hood frame 4 is an inner panel arranged on the inner surface side of the engine room 11 of the hood 2. The hood frame 4 is made of, for example, a thin rolled steel plate in which reinforcing portions 41 that are bulged downward and formed at various places are formed. The hood frame 4 has a fixing hole 4a (see FIG. 2B) into which a clip 8 described later is inserted.

<Configuration of step member>
As shown in FIG. 2 (a), when the automobile 1 travels, the step member 5 disturbs the traveling wind A flowing on the hood 2 to generate an overflow C (vortex), thereby generating wind noise. This is a member for solving the problem. The step member 5 is made of a member that is formed of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin and that is long in the vehicle width direction. The step member 5 is installed so as to surround the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2, and extends along the surface of the hood 2 from the front end portion 32 of the hood skin 3 on the upper surface side of the hood 2 to the hood frame 4 on the lower surface side of the hood 2. Is provided. The step member 5 includes a step portion 51 for generating the overflow C and a fixing portion 52 for fixing the step member 5 to the hood 2.
Thus, since the step member 5 is made of a soft material installed on the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2, the function of reducing the impact of the object when the hood 2 is closed, and the front edge of the hood 2. And a function of protecting the portion 36.

The stepped portion 51 is formed of a ridge formed to protrude substantially upward from the front end portion 32 of the hood upper surface 31 of the hood skin 3 with respect to the hood upper surface 31 by, for example, a mountain when viewed from the side. It is formed in a shape.
The fixing portion 52 is formed from the step portion 51 to the reinforcing portion 41 of the hood frame 4 and is attached to the hood 2 so as to cover the front end portion 32 and the flange portion 37 of the hood skin 3. The fixing portion 52 has an insertion hole 5a (see FIG. 2B) into which the clip 8 is inserted. The fixing portion 52 only needs to be fixed to the hood 2 so that the step portion 51 of the step member 5 is disposed on the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2, and the shape may be changed to other shapes.
The clip 8 is a fastening member for fixing the step member 5 to the hood frame 4. The clip 8 only needs to be capable of fixing the step member 5 to the hood frame 4, and may be a bolt, a screw, an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like.

≪Configuration of front grille≫
The front grille 6 is a member for taking the traveling wind A into the engine room 11 and causing the traveling wind A to flow toward a radiator (not shown). (Not shown). For example, a gap S is formed between the front grill 6 and the front end portion 32 of the hood 2 so that the step member 5 does not hit the front grill 6 when the hood 2 is closed.

≪Configuration of headlamp unit≫
As shown in FIG. 1, the headlamp unit 7 includes lamps arranged on the left and right of the front part of the vehicle body such as a headlamp and a small lamp. The headlamp unit 7 is installed below the both end portions of the step member 5, and when the hood 2 is closed, the step member 5 is elastically brought into contact with the outer upper portion of the headlamp unit 7 to be in a close contact state. It is supposed to be.

≪Operation of car body superstructure≫
Next, the operation of the automobile hood structure according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 (a) and 2 (b).

As shown in FIG. 2A, a traveling wind A is generated when the automobile 1 travels. The traveling wind A hits the step 51 of the front edge 36 of the hood 2. The traveling wind A is disturbed by the stepped portion 51 having a step H higher than the hood upper surface 31 of the front edge portion 36 and becomes an overflow C (vortex). The overflow C (vortex) is uniformly generated from the front end portion 32 of the hood 2 to the flat surface 35 and the bent rear end portion 33 behind the folding line 34.
In this way, the traveling wind A flowing on the hood upper surface 31 is controlled so that the flow is disturbed by the step portion 51 of the step member 5 at the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2, and is uniform over the entire hood upper surface 31. Due to the overflow C, the sudden change in the energy of the overflow C is eliminated. As a result, the generation of wind noise that causes discomfort to the occupant by the traveling wind A on the hood 2 is suppressed, resulting in a quiet air flow.

  Further, the hood 2 has a step of a soft material so as to surround the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2 along the surface of the hood 2 from the front end portion 32 of the hood skin 3 on the upper surface side to the hood frame 4 on the lower surface side of the hood 2. A member 5 is provided. For this reason, when the hood 2 is opened or the work is performed or the hood 2 is closed, the touch when the hand or the like touches the front edge 36 of the hood 2 or the front edge 36 of the hood 2 is softened. It is possible to buffer an impact when a foreign object collides. Further, since the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2 is covered with the step member 5, the front end portion 32 of the hood 2 is damaged by contact with a foreign object or the like, or chipping caused by pebbles flying during running It is possible to prevent the paint from being peeled off due to damage, and to suppress the occurrence of rust. That is, the step member 5 functions as a chipping protector.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a), the step member 5 is seen from the outside of the automobile 1 so as to appear slightly so as to border the front edge portion 36 of the hood 2. Since it is inconspicuous, it does not deteriorate the appearance. The step member 5 can be further made inconspicuous by coating it with the same color paint as the hood 2 or the front grille 6. Further, the step member 5 may be plated to improve the appearance of the step member 5.

[Modification]
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications and changes can be made within the scope of the technical idea. The present invention extends to these modifications and changes. Of course.
3 (a) to 3 (c) are enlarged cross-sectional views of main parts showing modifications of the automobile hood structure according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The step portion 51 (see FIG. 2A) of the step member 5 according to the embodiment is configured such that the step member 5A is connected to the upper and lower surfaces of the front edge portion 36 of the hood skin 3 like the step member 5A shown in FIG. It may be formed to extend further from the front edge 36 to the rear side so as to cover.
In this way, by providing the step member 5A so as to cover the upper and lower surfaces of the front edge portion 36, it is possible to completely cover the front edge portion 36 and eliminate foreign matter from directly contacting the front edge portion 36. . For this reason, it can suppress and protect that a foreign material etc. contact | abut to the front edge part 36, and are damaged.

Further, as shown in FIG. 3B, the step member 5B extends by extending the step portion 51B from the fixed portion 52B toward the front of the vehicle, and the upper side of the tip portion of the step portion 51B is the hood skin 3. You may form so that there may be a level | step difference H upward with respect to the food | hood upper surface 31. FIG.
If the step 51B is formed in this way, the gap 5 between the step member 5 and the front grille 6 is hidden by the step 51B, so that the appearance can be improved.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 3 (c), the step member 5C has a length in the front-rear direction on the hood skin 3 side (upper surface side) and a length in the front-rear direction on the hood frame 4 side (lower surface side). It may be formed in a substantially inverted J shape formed longer than the length.
In this case, the hood skin 3 forms a recess 38 from the front edge portion 36 to the front end portion 32 on the rear side of the front edge portion 36. The step member 5 </ b> C is installed such that the step portion 51 </ b> C is disposed on the recess 38 to cover the front end portion 32 of the hood skin 3, and the upper end portion of the step portion 51 </ b> C is a step H with respect to the hood upper surface 31. The fixing portion 52C is formed in a state of being bent into a substantially U shape so as to surround and cover the front end portion 32 of the hood skin 3. The step member 5 </ b> C is fixed to the hood 2 by attaching an adhesive, a double-sided tape, or the like to a portion where the hood skin 3 abuts.
Thus, by forming the step member 5C and covering the front edge portion 36 and the front end portion 32 of the hood skin 3 with the step member 5, the step member 5 has a foreign object or the like when the foreign material or the like collides with the hood 2. Since the impact against the front edge portion 36 and the front end portion 32 is prevented by directly hitting the front edge portion 36 and the front end portion 32, the damage of the hood 2 can be reduced.

It is a principal part perspective view of the motor vehicle which shows the motor vehicle hood structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the hood which shows the motor vehicle hood structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is XX expanded sectional view of FIG. 1, (b) is an expanded sectional view of the front-end part of hood. (A)-(c) is a principal part expanded sectional view which respectively shows the modification of the motor vehicle hood structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the installation state of the food | hood of the conventional motor vehicle. It is YY sectional drawing of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Car 2 Hood 3 Hood skin 4 Hood frame 5, 5A, 5B, 5C Step member 31 Hood top surface 32 Front end portion 33 Rear end portion 34 Folding line 35 Flat surface 36 Front edge portion 51, 51A, 51B, 51C Step portion H Step

Claims (3)

The front end portion is formed by being smoothly curved, and the rear end portion is bent downward or horizontally with a fold line formed in the vicinity of the rear end portion, and extends from the front end portion to the rear end portion. A hood structure for an automobile with a hood having a hood upper surface formed on a flat inclined surface,
A hood structure for an automobile, wherein a step member having a step formed high with respect to the upper surface of the front edge portion is provided on the front edge portion of the hood.   The step member is formed of a soft material such as rubber or synthetic resin, and is installed along the surface of the hood from the front end portion of the hood skin provided on the upper surface side of the hood to the hood frame provided on the lower surface side of the hood. The automobile hood structure according to claim 1, wherein The automobile hood structure according to claim 1, wherein the step member is installed so as to surround a front end portion of the hood.

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