JP2010264868A - Cowl louver structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cowl louver structure for a vehicle capable of easily aligning a surface from a lower end of windshield glass to a rear end of a cowl louver to the same plane. <P>SOLUTION: A lip member 40 is arranged at a rear end 24A side of the cowl louver body 24 while being integrated with the cowl louver body 24. The lip member 40 is arranged between the cowl louver body 24 and the windshield glass 12 and brought into contact with a lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12, and a clearance D1 is set between the clip 30 and it. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cowl louver structure for a vehicle in which a cowl louver body is disposed along the vehicle width direction on the lower end side of a windshield glass.

  A vehicle has a structure in which a tongue-like portion of a molded body is disposed in a gap between a rear end portion of a cowl louver (a cowl louver body) and a lower end portion of a windshield glass to fill the gap (for example, Patent Document 1). reference). In such a structure, the molded body has one end fixed to the back surface of the lower end of the windshield glass and the other end locked to a rib on the back surface of the rear end of the cowl louver, and a predetermined height therebetween. A tongue having

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  However, in such a structure, the height position of the front surface (upper surface) of the tongue-shaped portion is determined according to the height position of the rear surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass. If there is a variation, it is difficult to align the surface from the lower end of the windshield glass to the rear end of the cowl louver on the same plane.

  In view of the above fact, an object of the present invention is to provide a vehicular cowl louver structure in which the surface from the lower end of the windshield glass to the rear end of the cowl louver can be easily aligned on the same plane.

  The vehicle cowl louver structure according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a cowl louver body disposed along the vehicle width direction on the lower end side of the windshield glass, and one end fixed to the back surface of the lower end of the windshield glass. A clip whose other end is locked to the back side of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body, and a rear end side of the cowl louver body that is integrated with the cowl louver body, and the cowl louver body and the A lip portion that is disposed between the windshield glass and in contact with a lower end surface of the windshield glass, and a gap is set between the clip and the windshield glass.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the first aspect of the present invention, the cowl louver main body is disposed along the vehicle width direction on the lower end side of the windshield glass, and on the back surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass. One end of the clip is fixed, and the other end of the clip is locked to the back side of the rear end of the cowl louver body.

  Here, on the rear end side of the cowl louver main body, a lip portion is disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body, and this lip portion is disposed between the cowl louver main body and the windshield glass, and the windshield glass. A gap is set between the clip and the lower end surface of the clip. For this reason, the height position of the front surface of the lip portion is not determined according to the height position of the back surface at the lower end portion of the windshield glass, but can be set according to the height position at the rear end portion of the cowl louver body. The lip part is prevented from being pushed up to the surface side by the clip by avoiding interference with the clip. Thus, for example, even if there is a variation in the thickness direction of the windshield glass, depending on the setting of the height position of the surface at the rear end portion of the cowl louver body, the windshield glass extends from the lower end portion of the windshield glass to the rear end portion of the cowl louver body. The surface is easily aligned on the same plane.

  A vehicle cowl louver structure according to a second aspect of the present invention is the structure according to the first aspect, wherein the lip portion is engageable with an engaged portion provided at a rear end portion of the cowl louver body. The surface which becomes a part of the vehicle outer surface is provided with a lip member which is aligned on the same plane as the surface of the cowl louver body when the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the second aspect of the present invention, the lip portion is constituted by the lip member, and the engaging portion of the lip member is the engaged portion provided at the rear end portion of the cowl louver body. Can be engaged. When the engaging portion of the lip member is engaged with the engaged portion of the cowl louver body, the surface of the lip member that is a part of the outer surface of the vehicle is the surface of the cowl louver body (the surface on the front side directed toward the outer side of the vehicle). Are aligned on the same plane. For this reason, the surface of the cowl louver main body and the surface of the lip member, which are aligned in advance by engagement, are aligned on the same plane as the surface of the lower end of the windshield glass, so that the rear end of the cowl louver main body from the lower end of the windshield glass. The surface to the end is aligned on the same plane.

  A vehicle cowl louver structure according to a third aspect of the present invention is the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the second aspect, wherein the engagement structure in which the engagement portion is engaged with the engaged portion includes a rear end of the cowl louver body. An engagement gap is formed by opposing surfaces that face each other in the opposing direction of the portion and the lower end portion of the windshield glass.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle of the present invention described in claim 3, the engaging structure in which the engaging portion of the lip member is engaged with the engaged portion of the cowl louver main body includes the rear end portion of the cowl louver main body and the window. An engagement gap is formed by facing surfaces that face each other in the direction facing the lower end of the shield glass. For this reason, even if there is an assembling error when assembling to the vehicle, the assembling error is absorbed by the engagement gap, so that variations in the surface position of the lip member can be suppressed.

  A vehicle cowl louver structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the vehicle cowl louver structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein a fitting projection protrudes from the rear surface of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body. The other end side of the clip is opened to the upper side of the vehicle so as to be fitted to the fitting protrusion, and a portion of the other end side that is the front side of the vehicle with the fitting protrusion interposed therebetween is a vehicle. The upper part of the fitting protrusion is urged toward the lower end surface of the windshield glass so as to be longer than the rear part of the fitting protrusion.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the fitting projection protrudes from the back surface of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body, and the clip has the other end side opposite to the fixed side. It is opened substantially on the vehicle upper side and is fitted to the fitting protrusion. In addition, this clip is set so that the portion on the vehicle front side across the fitting protrusion is set longer on the side opposite to the protruding direction of the fitting protrusion than the portion on the vehicle rear side, and the upper part of the fitting protrusion is windshielded It is biased toward the lower end side of the glass. Accordingly, the lip portion is pressed toward the lower end surface side of the windshield glass, so that the seam sealing performance between the rear end portion of the cowl louver main body and the lower end portion of the windshield glass is improved.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the fourth aspect of the present invention has a configuration in which the fitting protrusion is arranged in a portion of the lower end portion of the fitting protrusion directed toward the vehicle rear side in the vehicle side view. An inclined surface that is inclined toward the side that tapers in the protruding direction is formed.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the portion directed toward the vehicle rear side at the lower end portion of the fitting projection is tapered toward the protruding direction of the fitting projection in a side view of the vehicle. When the cowl louver body and the lip portion are assembled to the vehicle, when the fitting protrusion of the cowl louver body is pressed in the fitting position direction with the clip, the inclined surface of the fitting protrusion is It displaces while being in contact with the rear part of the open side of the clip and guided in the direction of the inclined surface. As a result, the lip portion is temporarily displaced in a direction away from the lower end surface of the windshield glass, and then comes into contact with the lower end surface of the windshield glass at the assembly position. For this reason, the resistance of the lower end surface of the windshield glass with respect to the lip portion during assembly is suppressed, and the load required when the cowl louver body and the lip portion are assembled to the vehicle is suppressed.

  As described above, according to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to claim 1 of the present invention, the surface from the lower end of the windshield glass to the rear end of the cowl louver can be easily aligned on the same plane. It has an excellent effect.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to claim 2, the lower end of the windshield glass is obtained by aligning the surface of the cowl louver body and the surface of the lip member that are preliminarily aligned by engagement with the surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass. The surface from the part to the rear end of the cowl louver can be easily aligned on the same plane.

  According to the vehicle cowl louver structure of the third aspect, there is an excellent effect that variation in the surface position of the lip member can be suppressed even if there is an assembly error.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to claim 4, there is an excellent effect that the sealing performance of the joint between the rear end portion of the cowl louver main body and the lower end portion of the windshield glass can be improved.

  According to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to claim 5, there is an excellent effect that a load required when the cowl louver main body and the lip portion are assembled to the vehicle can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a vehicle to which a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention is applied as seen from a diagonally forward direction of the vehicle. It is an expanded sectional view along line 2-2 in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 3-3 in FIG. 1. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a part of cowl louver main body applied to the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the principal part of the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention in the state in the middle of an assembly | attachment. It is a perspective view of the half cross section which shows the principal part of the cowl louver main body and lip member which are applied to the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 5th Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the modification of the cowl louver structure for vehicles which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention.

[First Embodiment]
A vehicular cowl louver structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that an arrow FR appropriately shown in these drawings indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction.

  FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a part of a vehicle 10 (automobile) to which the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applied as seen from the front side of the vehicle (a wiper arm or the like). (The illustration is omitted.) As shown in FIG. 1, a windshield glass (front windshield glass) 12 is disposed on the vehicle compartment front side of the vehicle 10. The windshield glass 12 is disposed in a state inclined toward the vehicle rear side toward the upper side of the vehicle body. In the present embodiment, the windshield glass 12 is a laminated glass composed of three layers (see FIG. 2).

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 3 which is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line 3-3 in FIG. 1, a part on the back surface 12B side is located near the vehicle width direction central portion in the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12. A cutout portion 12 </ b> C is formed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the thickness of the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 has different portions in the vehicle width direction. A plate-like body 14, which is a separate structure from the windshield glass 12, is disposed in the notch 12 </ b> C. The plate-like body 14 is configured to include a heat ray portion 14A and silicon 14C, which are deaiser constituent portions, and is integrated into a rectangular plate shape that can be generally accommodated in the notch portion 12C, and is fixed to the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12. ing. The hot wire portion 14A is connected to the power supply side (not shown) via the wiring 14B, and warms the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 in the energized state, for example, ice on the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 Etc. can be melted.

  A cowl 18 is disposed adjacent to the rear end 16A of the hood (engine hood) 16 on the vehicle lower side of the windshield glass 12 shown in FIG. The cowl 18 connects the left and right front pillars 17 and has a function of separating air and water that are about to flow into the vehicle interior. A wiper system (not shown) is housed in the cross section. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, which are enlarged cross-sectional views taken along line 2-2 in FIG. 1, the cowl 18 is disposed along the vehicle width direction on the vehicle lower side of the windshield glass 12. A sheet metal cowl body 20 is provided. The cowl main body 20 is formed with a flange portion that forms a flow path for drainage and a duct opening portion for introducing air, but illustration of these portions is omitted. The upper end portion of the cowl main body 20 is fixed to the back surface 12B of the windshield glass 12 on the lower end portion 12A side by a urethane adhesive 13A. Note that a dam 13B is fixed to the windshield glass 12 on the vehicle rear side slightly from the bonding portion with the cowl body 20.

  On the other hand, the cowl 18 includes a cowl louver 22 on the vehicle outer surface side of the cowl body 20. The cowl louver 22 includes a resin cowl louver main body 24 on the lower end portion 12 </ b> A side of the windshield glass 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the cowl louver body 24 is disposed along the vehicle width direction. The cowl louver main body 24 has a collar for dropping water such as rainwater into the cowl main body 20 (see FIG. 2), a cowl louver opening for introducing air, and the like (opening formed by a plurality of small holes). ) Are formed, but in the drawing, these are omitted and simplified.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the rear end portion 24 </ b> A side of the cowl louver main body 24 is disposed on an extension of the lower end portion 12 </ b> A of the windshield glass 12. From the back surface 24B of the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24, a fitting projection 26 is formed so as to protrude in a direction substantially perpendicular to the back surface 24B. The fitting protrusion 26 has the shape of FIG. 2 extending in the vehicle width direction, and the plate-like body 14 (see FIG. 3) is not disposed on the back surface 12B side of the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12. A total of two are formed so as to correspond to the region.

  A front end surface 26A facing the front side of the vehicle in the fitting protrusion 26 is formed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the general surface of the back surface 24B of the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24. The lower end portion of the fitting projection 26 on the projecting tip side is convexly formed on the side opposite to the front end surface 26A side, and is formed integrally with a substantially triangular claw portion 26B in side view. The claw portion 26 </ b> B extends along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the fitting protrusion 26. A portion of the claw 26B directed toward the rear side of the vehicle has an inclined surface 26C inclined toward the side (front end surface 26A side of the fitting projection 26) that tapers in the protruding direction of the fitting projection 26 in a side view of the vehicle. Is formed.

  The fitting protrusion 26 is used for locking the clip 30. The clip 30 has a hook shape and is arranged with the vehicle width direction as a longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 1. In this embodiment, the clip 30 is arranged in two regions on both sides of the plate-like body 14 in the vehicle width direction. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the clip 30 includes a core member 32 disposed in the shaft core portion and a covering portion 34 that covers the core member 32. The core material 32 is made of a metal thin plate material, and the covering portion 34 is made of an elastically deformable resin material. In the clip 30 configured in this manner, the flat plate portion 30A on one end side (rear side of the vehicle) has a double-faced tape 36 (elements grasped as “fixing means” in a broad sense) on the back surface 12B of the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12. ) And a hook portion 30B on the other end side (the front side of the vehicle) (which is an element grasped as a “locking portion” in a broad sense) is a rear surface 24B of the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24. The fitting protrusion 26 on the side is locked by fitting. Thus, the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 and the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 are connected via the clip 30.

  The hook portion 30 </ b> B of the clip 30 is formed in a hook shape that is opened substantially upward in the vehicle and fits into the fitting protrusion 26 of the cowl louver main body 24, and is a portion on the vehicle front side across the fitting protrusion 26. A hook front end 30C is set longer than the hook rear end 30D, which is a part on the rear side of the vehicle, on the side opposite to the protruding direction of the fitting projection 26, and the upper portion of the fitting projection 26 is below the windshield glass 12. The end face 12D is biased.

  In the present embodiment, the upper portion of the cowl body 20 is disposed at a position slightly away from the clip 30, but the upper portion of the cowl body 20 may be extended to a position in contact with the clip 30, thereby The upper part of the cowl body 20 may support the clip 30. Further, in such a structure, the clip 30 may be a clip that does not include the core member 32. Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 10, the cowl body 20 (cowl panel) may be raised so as to come into contact with the clip 30 to improve the rigidity of the clip 30. In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the clip 30 may be configured not to include the core member 32 (see FIG. 2). In FIG. 10, when the cowl louver main body 24 is assembled to the vehicle (in other words, when the fitting protrusion 26 of the cowl louver main body 24 is pressed in the fitting position direction (insertion direction) to the clip 30), the clip 30 is deformed. The state is indicated by an imaginary line (two-dot chain line).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 is formed with an engaged convex portion 28 as an engaged portion protruding in a protruding shape on the lower end surface 12D side of the windshield glass 12. Has been. The engaged convex portion 28 is formed in a substantially T shape having a wide protruding tip side in a side view, and extends along the entire width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver main body 24.

  A lip member which is disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 on the rear end 24A (upper edge) side of the cowl louver main body 24 so as to correspond to the engaged convex portion 28 and constitutes a lip portion. 40 extends along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver main body 24 over its entire length. The lip member 40 is made of a soft resin material (soft material), has a substantially C shape opened to the cowl louver body 24 side in a side view, and can be engaged (engaged) with the engaged convex portion 28. An engaging recess 42 is provided as an engaging portion.

  Further, in the lip member 40, the surface 40 </ b> A that is a part of the vehicle outer side surface is aligned with the surface 24 </ b> C of the cowl louver main body 24 when the engagement concave portion 42 is engaged with the engaged convex portion 28. The cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12 are disposed between and in contact with the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 in a surface contact state. The lip member 40 is set such that the thickness t1 in the direction orthogonal to the surface 40A is shorter than the plate thickness (length in the thickness direction) T of the windshield glass 12, and a gap D1 is set between the lip member 40 and the clip 30. ing.

(Action / Effect)
Next, the operation and effect of the above embodiment will be described.

  In the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, a cowl louver main body 24 is disposed along the vehicle width direction on the lower end portion 12 </ b> A side of the windshield glass 12 and is shown in FIG. 2. As described above, the flat plate portion 30A on one end side of the clip 30 is fixed to the back surface 12B of the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12, and the hook portion on the other end side of the clip 30 is connected to the back surface 24B side of the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver body 24. 30B is locked.

  Here, a lip member 40 is disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 on the rear end portion 24 </ b> A side of the cowl louver main body 24, and the lip member 40 is disposed between the cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12. The gap D <b> 1 is set between the clip 30 and the lower end surface 12 </ b> D of the windshield glass 12. For this reason, the height position of the front surface 40A of the lip member 40 is not determined according to the height position of the back surface 12B at the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12, but the height position at the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver body 24. Further, the lip member 40 can be prevented from being pushed up to the surface side (the vehicle upper side) by the clip 30 by avoiding interference with the clip 30.

  Further, the lip member 40 disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 has the engaging concave portion 42 engaged with the engaged convex portion 28 at the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24, whereby the lip member 40 is provided. The surface 40A of 40 is aligned with the surface 24C of the cowl louver body 24 on the same plane.

  Accordingly, for example, even if the windshield glass 12 has variations in the thickness direction, the height positions of the surface 24C of the cowl louver main body 24 and the surface 40A of the lip member 40 are the same as the surface 12E of the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12. Thus, the surface of the portion from the windshield glass 12 to the cowl louver main body 24 viewed from the outside of the vehicle compartment can be easily aligned on the same plane. That is, in this embodiment, the surface of the cowl louver 22 constituted by the surface 24C of the cowl louver main body 24 and the surface 40A of the lip member 40 and the surface 12E of the windshield glass 12 are flush with each other while ensuring assemblability. (So-called so-called high precision leveling can be achieved).

  As described above, according to the cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to the present embodiment, the surface from the lower end 12A of the windshield glass 12 to the rear end of the cowl louver 22 can be easily aligned on the same plane.

  In addition, a supplementary explanation from another viewpoint while comparing with the contrast structure, for example, one end side of the clip is fixed to the back surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass, and the hook portion on the other end side of the clip is the back surface of the rear end portion of the cowl louver. In the contrast structure in which the tongue of the clip is provided in the gap between the rear end of the cowl louver and the lower end of the windshield glass, the surface from the windshield glass to the cowl louver is flush. In order to align them with each other, clips must be placed in the entire area in the vehicle width direction, and another structure (such as a deaiser component) other than the clips is installed at a specific part (a certain section) on the back of the lower end of the windshield glass. Can not do it. This is because if a clip is not provided (discontinued) in a certain section in the vehicle width direction, no tongue-like part is disposed in that range, so that the gap between the rear end of the cowl louver and the lower end of the windshield glass is filled. Because it is not possible.

  On the other hand, in the vehicular cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment, the lip member 40 and the clip 30 are separated from each other, and therefore, a part other than the clip 30 is provided at a specific portion of the back surface 12B of the lower end 12A of the windshield glass 12. Even when a structure (such as the hot wire portion 14A (see FIG. 3)) is installed, the surface from the windshield glass 12 to the cowl louver main body 24 can be aligned on the same plane over the entire region in the vehicle width direction.

  Further, the clip 30 has a hook portion 30B that is opened substantially upward in the vehicle and is fitted to the fitting protrusion 26 of the cowl louver main body 24, and the hook front end portion 30C on the vehicle front side across the fitting protrusion 26 is the vehicle. The rear side hook rear end portion 30 </ b> D is set longer than the protruding direction of the fitting projection 26, and the upper portion of the fitting projection 26 is biased toward the lower end surface 12 </ b> D side of the windshield glass 12. Accordingly, the lip member 40 is pressed toward the lower end surface 12D side of the windshield glass 12, so that the sealing performance of the seam between the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 and the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 is improved. .

  Furthermore, an inclined surface 26C that is inclined toward the side of the fitting protrusion 26 that is tapered toward the protruding direction of the fitting protrusion 26 when viewed from the side of the vehicle is formed at a portion of the lower end portion of the fitting protrusion 26 that faces toward the vehicle rear side. When the cowl louver body 24 and the lip member 40 are assembled to the vehicle, when the fitting protrusion 26 of the cowl louver body 24 is pressed in the fitting position direction (insertion direction) to the clip 30, the inclined surface 26C of the fitting protrusion 26 is clipped. 30 abuts on the open side rear portion 30E and is displaced while being guided in the direction of the inclined surface 26C. As a result, the lip member 40 is temporarily displaced in a direction away from the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12, and then comes into contact with the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 at the assembly position. For this reason, the resistance of the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 with respect to the lip member 40 during assembly is suppressed, and the load required when the cowl louver body 24 and the lip member 40 are assembled to the vehicle is suppressed.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, a cowl louver 48 to which the vehicle cowl louver structure according to this embodiment is applied replaces the engaged convex portion 28 (see FIG. 2) of the cowl louver main body 24 with an engaged portion 54. It is different from the vehicular cowl louver structure according to the first embodiment in that it includes a lip member 50 instead of the lip member 40 (see FIG. 2). Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, components that are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the end of the rear end 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 has an engaged portion 54 formed by cutting the surface 24C side into a substantially S shape, and the upper side of the fitting protrusion 26. It is provided in the position. The engaged portion 54 is formed over the entire length along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver main body 24.

  A lip member 50 that is disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 and constitutes a lip portion on the rear end portion 24 </ b> A side of the cowl louver main body 24 so as to correspond to the engaged portion 54. It extends over the entire length along the width direction (vehicle width direction). The lip member 50 is made of a soft resin material (soft material), has a substantially inverted L shape in a side view, and includes a vertical wall portion 50A and a protruding portion 50B protruding in a bowl shape from the upper portion thereof. Yes. The protruding portion 50 </ b> B is provided on the upper side of the engaged portion 54 and includes an engaging portion 52 having a shape that can be engaged with the engaged portion 54.

  Further, the lip member 50 has a surface 50C which is a part of the vehicle outer surface in the engaged state of the engaging portion 52 with the engaged portion 54, and is flush with the surface 24C of the cowl louver main body 24. It arrange | positions between the cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12, and is in contact with the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 in a surface contact state. Further, the lip member 50 is set such that the thickness t2 in the direction orthogonal to the surface 50C thereof is set shorter than the plate thickness (length in the thickness direction) T of the windshield glass 12, and a gap D2 is formed between the lip member 50 and the clip 30. Is set.

  Also with the configuration of the present embodiment described above, substantially the same operations and effects as the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Third Embodiment]
Next, a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a main part of the vehicular cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 shows a part of the cowl louver main body 24 applied to the vehicular cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment. Is shown in a perspective view. As shown in these drawings, in the cowl louver 58 to which the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment is applied, an engaged hole 64 as an engaged portion is formed in the cowl louver main body 24, and the lip member 50. It differs from the cowl louver structure for vehicles according to the second embodiment in that a lip member 60 (see FIG. 5) is provided instead of (see FIG. 4). Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the second embodiment. Therefore, components substantially the same as those of the second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the rear end portion 24 </ b> A of the cowl louver main body 24 has an engaged hole 64 formed through the upper portion of the fitting projection 26. As shown in FIG. 5, the engaged hole 64 is fitted in the thickness direction of the fitting projection 26 from the surface facing the lower end surface 12 </ b> D of the windshield glass 12 in the upper part of the fitting projection 26 (in a side sectional view). A through-hole is formed in a direction perpendicular to the protruding direction of the protrusion 26. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the engaged hole 64 is a substantially rectangular long hole whose longitudinal direction is the width direction of the fitting protrusion 26 (the same direction as the vehicle width direction in the arrangement state). A plurality of protrusions 26 are formed along the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the cowl louver body 24 is provided integrally with the cowl louver body 24 on the rear end portion 24 </ b> A side so as to correspond to the engaged hole 64, thereby constituting a lip portion. The lip member 60 extends along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver main body 24 over the entire length thereof. The lip member 60 is made of a soft resin material (soft material), and has the same shape as the lip member 50 (see FIG. 4) in the second embodiment except for a portion facing the engaged hole 64. Has been. Therefore, components substantially the same as those of the lip member 50 (see FIG. 4) are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted. The lip member 60 includes an engaging convex portion 62 as an engaging portion that protrudes from a position corresponding to the engaged hole 64 at a lower portion of the vertical wall portion 50A (a portion opposite to the surface 50C side). . The engaging projection 62 is formed in a shape that can be engaged by being inserted (inserted) into the engaged hole 64.

  In other words, the lip member 60 has the engaging portion 52 engaged with the engaged portion 54 of the cowl louver main body 24 and the engaging convex portion 62 engaged with the engaged hole 64 of the cowl louver main body 24. Thus, the end of the rear end 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 is sandwiched between the engaging portion 52 and the engaging convex portion 62, and is fitted to the rear end 24A of the cowl louver main body 24.

  Further, the lip member 60 becomes a part of the vehicle outer surface in the engaged state with the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 by the engaging portion 52 and the engaging convex portion 62, as in the second embodiment. The surface 50C is flush with the surface 24C of the cowl louver main body 24, is disposed between the cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12, and is in surface contact with the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12. . The lip member 60 is set such that the thickness t3 in the direction orthogonal to the surface 50C thereof is set shorter than the plate thickness (length in the thickness direction) T of the windshield glass 12, and a gap D3 is formed between the clip 30 and the lip member 60. Is set.

  Also with the configuration of the present embodiment described above, substantially the same operations and effects as the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Next, a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the main part of the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the main part of the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the present embodiment is being assembled. It is shown in a longitudinal section. As shown in FIG. 7, the cowl louver 68 to which the vehicle cowl louver structure according to the fourth embodiment is applied has an engagement gap 76 in the engagement structure between the lip member 70 and the rear end portion 24 </ b> A of the cowl louver main body 24. The feature is that it is formed. Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment. Therefore, components that are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  At the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24, an engaged convex portion 74 is formed as an engaged portion protruding toward the lower end surface 12D side of the windshield glass 12. The engaged convex portion 74 has a substantially L shape in which the protruding tip side is bent upward in a side view. The upper surface (surface on the vehicle upper side) of the engaged convex portion 74 is shaped such that the surface 24C side on the terminal side of the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 is cut into a substantially S shape, and the groove-shaped portion 74A is formed. The engaged convex portion 74 extends over the entire length along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver main body 24.

  A lip member 70, which is disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 and forms a lip portion on the rear end portion 24 </ b> A side of the cowl louver main body 24 so as to correspond to the engaged convex portion 74, constitutes the cowl louver main body 24. Extends along its entire width direction (vehicle width direction). The lip member 70 has a substantially C-shape opened to the cowl louver main body 24 side in a side view, and includes a vertical wall portion 70A, a first protrusion portion 70B protruding in a bowl shape from the upper portion of the vertical wall portion 70A, and a vertical wall portion A second protrusion 70C protruding in the same direction as the first protrusion 70B from the lower part of 70A. Moreover, the protrusion direction front-end | tip part of the 1st protrusion part 70B is formed in the shape which bulges to the 2nd protrusion part 70C side, and fits into the groove-shaped part 74A. The vertical wall portion 70A, the first protruding portion 70B, and the second protruding portion 70C form an engaging concave portion 72 as an engaging portion that can be engaged with (engaged with) the engaged convex portion 74. .

  Further, the lip member 70 has a surface 70 </ b> D that is a part of the outer surface of the vehicle in the engaged state of the engagement recess 72 with the engaged protrusion 74, and is flush with the surface 24 </ b> C of the cowl louver body 24. The cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12 are disposed between and in contact with the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 in a surface contact state. Further, the lip member 70 has a thickness t4 in a direction perpendicular to the surface 70D set to be shorter than a plate thickness (length in the thickness direction) T of the windshield glass 12, and a gap D4 is formed between the clip 30 and the lip member 70. Is set.

  In the present embodiment, the lip member 70 is formed by two-color molding. That is, the rear portion 270 that contacts the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 is made of a soft resin material (soft material) in order to elastically contact the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 and ensure sealing performance. The front portion 170 including the engaging concave portion 72 is made of a resin material that is harder than the rear portion 270 in order to stably maintain the engaged state with the engaged convex portion 74.

  Further, in the engaging structure in which the engaging concave portion 72 is engaged with the engaged convex portion 74, an engaging gap 76 is formed by the front end surface 74 </ b> B of the engaged convex portion 74 and the bottom surface 72 </ b> A of the engaging concave portion 72. Has been. The front end surface 74B of the engaged convex portion 74 and the bottom surface 72A of the engaging concave portion 72 are connected to the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver body 24 in the engagement structure in which the engaging concave portion 72 is engaged with the engaged convex portion 74. It is set as the opposing surface which mutually opposes in the opposing direction with 12 A of lower end parts of the windshield glass 12. As shown in FIG.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the hook front end portion 30 </ b> C of the hook portion 30 </ b> B of the clip 30 is curved, and only the tip portion thereof is in contact with the fitting protrusion 26. That is, the clip 30 has a structure that effectively urges the upper part of the fitting projection 26 toward the lower end surface 12D side of the windshield glass 12 with the upper part of the hook rear end part 30D (open side rear part 30E) as a fulcrum. Yes.

  Next, assembly to the vehicle will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, when the integrated cowl louver body 24 and the lip member 70 are assembled to the vehicle, the fitting protrusion 26 of the cowl louver body 24 is pressed in the fitting position direction (insertion direction) to the clip 30. Similarly to the case of the first to third embodiments, the inclined surface 26C of the fitting protrusion 26 abuts on the open side rear portion 30E of the clip 30 and is displaced while being guided in the direction of the inclined surface 26C. As a result, the lip member 70 is temporarily displaced in a direction away from the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12, and then contacts the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 at the assembly position (the moving direction of the lip member 70). Is indicated by arrow A, and the moving direction of the fitting protrusion 26 is indicated by arrow B). For this reason, the resistance of the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 with respect to the lip member 70 at this time is suppressed, and the load required when the cowl louver body 24 and the lip member 70 are assembled to the vehicle is suppressed. Further, in the present embodiment, since the engagement gap 76 is formed in the engagement structure in which the engagement recess 72 is engaged with the engaged protrusion 74, there is an assembly error when assembled to the vehicle. In addition, the assembly error is absorbed by the engagement gap 76, and variations in the position of the surface 70D of the lip member 70 are also suppressed.

  Also by the configuration of the present embodiment described above, the same operations and effects as those of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Fifth Embodiment]
Next, a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 9 shows a part of a cowl louver 78 to which a vehicle cowl louver structure according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention is applied, that is, principal parts of the cowl louver main body 24 and the lip member 80 are shown in a half sectional perspective view. Has been. As shown in this figure, the vehicular cowl louver structure according to the fifth embodiment is a modification of the fourth embodiment, in that a lip member 80 is formed with a hollow portion 82, and the lip member 80 is The point that is not formed by the two-color molding, the point that the engagement gap 76 (see FIG. 7) is not formed, and the claw portion 26B of the fitting projection 26 are along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the fitting projection 26. The vehicle cowl louver structure according to the fourth embodiment is different in that it is formed at intervals. Other configurations are the same as those of the fourth embodiment. Therefore, components substantially similar to those of the fourth embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.

  The lip member 80 shown in FIG. 9 is made of a soft resin material (soft material), and is arranged integrally with the cowl louver main body 24 on the rear end portion 24A side of the cowl louver main body 24 to form a lip portion. Extending along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the cowl louver body 24 over its entire length. Similarly to the lip member 70 (see FIG. 7) in the fourth embodiment, the lip member 80 becomes a part of the vehicle outer surface when the engagement recess 72 is engaged with the engaged protrusion 74. The surface 70D is flush with the surface 24C of the cowl louver main body 24, and is disposed between the cowl louver main body 24 and the windshield glass 12 (see FIG. 7), and the lower end surface 12D of the windshield glass 12 (FIG. 7). Contact) in surface contact. Further, a gap (not shown) is set between the lip member 80 and the clip 30 (see FIG. 7).

  A hollow portion 82 is formed in the vertical wall portion 70 </ b> A of the lip member 80 by penetrating the axis along the width direction (vehicle width direction). As a result, the lip member 80 comes into elastic contact with the windshield glass 12 (see FIG. 7).

  Further, the claw portion 26B of the fitting protrusion 26 is formed discontinuously (intermittently) at intervals along the width direction (vehicle width direction) of the fitting protrusion 26. As a result, the load when the clip 30 (see FIG. 7) is locked to the fitting protrusion 26 is reduced compared to the case where the claw portion 26B extends in the vehicle width direction, and the burden on the operator is suppressed. Can do.

  Also with the above configuration, the same operations and effects as the fourth embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Supplementary explanation of the embodiment]
In the above-described embodiment, the lip members 40, 50, 60, 70, 80 constituting the lip portion are integrally arranged in the engaged state with the cowl louver body 24 on the rear end portion 24A side of the cowl louver body 24. However, the lip portion is made of a resin material (soft material) softer than the cowl louver body by two-color molding and is formed integrally with the cowl louver body, so that the rear end side of the cowl louver body And may be disposed integrally with the cowl louver main body.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the clip 30 has the hook front end portion 30C on the vehicle front side on the opposite side to the protruding direction of the fitting projection 26 from the hook rear end portion 30D on the vehicle rear side across the fitting projection 26. The upper part of the fitting projection 26 is set to be long and urges toward the lower end surface 12D side of the windshield glass 12, and a seam between the rear end portion 24A of the cowl louver main body 24 and the lower end portion 12A of the windshield glass 12 is provided. Such a configuration is preferable from the viewpoint of improving the sealing performance. However, the clip is opposite to the protruding direction of the fitting projection from the portion on the vehicle front side with the fitting projection interposed therebetween than the portion on the vehicle rear side. The structure which is not set long in the side may be sufficient.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the portion directed toward the vehicle rear side by the claw portion 26B at the lower end portion of the fitting protrusion 26 is inclined toward the side that is tapered toward the protruding direction of the fitting protrusion 26 in a vehicle side view. The inclined surface 26C is formed, and such a configuration is preferable from the viewpoint of assembling. However, a portion of the fitting projection that is directed to the vehicle rear side at the lower end of the fitting projection has a fitting projection in a side view of the vehicle. An inclined surface that is inclined toward the side that tapers in the protruding direction may not be formed.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the upper surface portion of the clip 30 that forms a gap between the lip members 40, 50, 60, 70, and 80 is fixed to the rear surface 12 </ b> B of the lower end portion 12 </ b> A of the windshield glass 12. The upper surface portion of the clip that is disposed on the same plane as the fixed surface of the portion 30A, but that forms a gap with the lip portion, is flush with the fixed surface that is fixed to the back surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass. You don't have to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Windshield glass 12A Lower end part of windshield glass 12D Lower end face of windshield glass 22 Cowl louver 24 Cowl louver main body 24A Rear end part of cowl louver main body 24C Surface of cowl louver main body 26 Fitting protrusion 26C Inclined surface 28 Engaging convex part (covered Engagement part)
30 clip 30C hook front end (portion on the vehicle front side)
30D Hook rear end (site on the vehicle rear side)
40 Lip member (lip part)
40A Surface to be a part of vehicle outer surface 42 Engaging recess (engaging portion)
48 Cowl louver 50 Lip member (lip part)
50C Surface to be a part of vehicle outer surface 52 Engaging portion 54 Engaged portion 58 Cowl louver 60 Lip member (lip portion)
62 Engagement convex part (engagement part)
64 engaged hole (engaged part)
68 Cowl louver 70 Lip member (lip part)
70D Surface to be a part of vehicle outer surface 72 Engaging recess (engaging portion)
74 Engagement convex part (engaged part)
76 Engagement gap 78 Cowl louver 80 Lip member (lip part)
D1 gap D2 gap D3 gap D4 gap

Claims (5)

A cowl louver body disposed along the vehicle width direction on the lower end side of the windshield glass;
One end side is fixed to the back surface of the lower end portion of the windshield glass, and the other end side is clipped to the back surface side of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body,
The rear end portion of the cowl louver body is disposed integrally with the cowl louver body, and is disposed between the cowl louver body and the windshield glass so as to contact a lower end surface of the windshield glass and the clip. A lip part with a gap between and
A cowl louver structure for a vehicle.   The lip portion includes an engaging portion that can be engaged with an engaged portion provided at a rear end portion of the cowl louver main body, and a surface that is a part of a vehicle outer surface is the engaged portion of the engaging portion. The vehicular cowl louver structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicular cowl louver structure is configured by a lip member that is flush with a surface of the cowl louver body in an engaged state with a portion.   The engaging structure in which the engaging portion is engaged with the engaged portion is engaged by opposing surfaces facing each other in the opposing direction of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body and the lower end portion of the windshield glass. The vehicular cowl louver structure according to claim 2, wherein a gap is formed. From the back surface of the rear end portion of the cowl louver body, a fitting projection is formed to protrude,
In the clip, the other end side is opened to the upper side of the vehicle and fitted into the fitting projection, and a portion of the other end side that is on the vehicle front side with the fitting projection interposed therebetween is the vehicle rear side. 4. The device according to claim 1, wherein the upper portion of the fitting projection is urged toward the lower end surface of the windshield glass by being set longer than the portion on the side opposite to the protruding direction of the fitting projection. The cowl louver structure for a vehicle according to one item.   The inclined surface which inclines in the site | part which faces the vehicle rear side in the lower end part of the said fitting protrusion in the side taper toward the protrusion direction of the said fitting protrusion is formed in the vehicle side view. The cowl louver structure for vehicles.

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