JP2010285093A - Bumper cover supporting structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a bumper cover supporting structure preventing or suppressing the interference between a bracket and another member due to the retracting of the bracket upon light collision. <P>SOLUTION: In a bumper bracket 40, a part between a bumper cover mounting portion 54 on a front end side and a vehicle body mounting portion 58 on a rear end side is formed in a generally linear shape in a vehicle plane view. A load input portion 56 is set to be offset on a vehicle right side in regard to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion 58 in the vehicle plane view. Notch portions 50A, 50B formed near a vehicle front side of the vehicle body mounting portion 58 in the bumper bracket 40 deform when a collision load F not less than a predetermined value is inputted to the load input portion 56, thereby becoming start points of bending deformation which bends the bumper bracket 40 toward the vehicle right side. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a bumper cover support structure for supporting a bumper cover.

  As a support structure for the bumper cover, for example, a structure in which the bumper cover is fixed to the vehicle body via a bracket is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-55367 A

  However, in such a structure, there is a possibility that the bracket moves backward and interferes with the capacitor due to a load input from the collision body side to the bracket side during a light collision.

  In view of the above facts, an object of the present invention is to obtain a bumper cover support structure that can prevent or suppress interference between the bracket and other members due to the retreat of the bracket during a light collision.

  The bumper cover support structure according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a vehicle body side structural member provided on the inner side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the bumper cover extending along the vehicle width direction on the outermost side in the vehicle front-rear direction. A bumper cover mounting portion on one end side attached to an end of the bumper cover on the inner side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a vehicle body mounting portion on the other end side attached to the vehicle body side component member. A bracket formed in a substantially straight line in plan view of the vehicle, and a bracket load provided on one end side of the bracket, a collision load is input from the bumper cover side, and the vehicle body A load input portion that is set to be offset to one side in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view with respect to the mounting position of the mounting portion, and is formed on the other end side of the bracket and on the vehicle longitudinal direction outer side with respect to the vehicle body mounting portion. Is, having a fragile portion which becomes a starting point of bending deformation bending toward the vehicle width direction on one side of the bracket is deformed by a predetermined value or more impact load to the load input portion is input.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the present invention described in claim 1, the vehicle body side structural member is provided on the inner side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the bumper cover extending along the vehicle width direction on the outermost side in the vehicle front-rear direction. It has been. On the other hand, the bracket has a bumper cover mounting portion on one end side attached to the end portion of the bumper cover on the inner side in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a vehicle body mounting portion on the other end side attached to the vehicle body side component member. The part between the part and the vehicle body attachment part is formed in a substantially straight line shape in the vehicle plan view. For this reason, the support rigidity of the bumper cover by the bracket is easily ensured.

  Here, the load input section provided on one end side of the bracket receives a collision load from the bumper cover side and is offset to one side in the vehicle width direction in the vehicle plan view with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting section. Is set. For this reason, when a collision load is input from the bumper cover side to the load input portion of the bracket at the time of a light collision, a moment in a direction in which the bracket is bent toward one side in the vehicle width direction acts. In addition, the weakened portion formed on the other end side of the bracket and on the outer side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the vehicle body mounting portion is deformed when a collision load of a predetermined value or more is input to the load input portion, and the bracket is It becomes a starting point of bending deformation to bend toward one side of the direction. For this reason, at the time of a light collision, the bracket absorbs energy at the time of collision while bending toward the one side in the vehicle width direction with the fragile part as the starting point of bending deformation. Interference between the bracket and the other member is prevented or suppressed.

  A bumper cover support structure according to a second aspect of the present invention is the bumper cover support structure according to the first aspect, wherein the bracket has an end surface on one end side in the vehicle front-rear direction toward the one side in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view. Inclined outward.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the present invention described in claim 2, the end face on one end side of the bracket is inclined outward in the vehicle front-rear direction toward the one side in the vehicle width direction when seen in a plan view of the vehicle. For this reason, the end on one side in the vehicle width direction on the end surface on the one end side of the bracket becomes the load input portion, and the load input portion can be easily offset with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion. Also, if the bracket is bent and deformed to some extent starting from the fragile part at the time of a light collision, the end face on one end side of the bracket receives the impact load on the entire end face, so the bracket is bent efficiently toward one side in the vehicle width direction. Deform.

  The bumper cover support structure according to a third aspect of the present invention is the structure according to the first or second aspect, wherein the weakened portion is formed at a portion on one side in the vehicle width direction on the other end side of the bracket. Has been.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the present invention described in claim 3, the weakened portion is formed at one side in the vehicle width direction on the other end side of the bracket. It is easy to deform. For this reason, at the time of a light collision, the bracket absorbs the energy at the time of collision while being bent toward the one side in the vehicle width direction with the fragile portion as a starting point of bending deformation.

  A bumper cover support structure according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the structure according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the bracket includes a grill mounting portion, and the grill mounting portion is A radiator grill disposed substantially on the vehicle upper side of the bumper cover is attached to an end portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and the bumper cover mounting portion, the grill mounting portion, and the vehicle body mounting portion are the same in a plan view of the vehicle. It is set on a straight line.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the present invention as set forth in claim 4, the grille mounting portion of the bracket is attached to the end portion of the radiator grill disposed on the vehicle upper side of the bumper cover in the vehicle longitudinal direction inner side. The bumper cover attaching portion, the grill attaching portion, and the vehicle body attaching portion are set on the same straight line in a plan view of the vehicle. For this reason, even if a radiator grille is attached to a bracket, the support rigidity by a bracket is ensured easily.

  As described above, according to the bumper cover support structure according to claim 1 of the present invention, it is possible to prevent or suppress interference between the bracket and other members due to the retreat of the bracket at the time of a light collision. Has an excellent effect.

  The bumper cover support structure according to claim 2 has an excellent effect that the bracket can be efficiently bent and deformed toward one side in the vehicle width direction at the time of a light collision.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the third aspect, there is an excellent effect that the bracket can be stably bent and deformed toward one side in the vehicle width direction at the time of a light collision.

  According to the bumper cover support structure of the fourth aspect, even if the radiator grille is attached to the bracket, there is an excellent effect that the support rigidity by the bracket can be easily secured.

It is a perspective view which shows the vehicle front part of the motor vehicle to which the bumper cover support structure concerning this embodiment was applied. It is a perspective view showing the bumper cover support structure concerning this embodiment in the state where the front bumper cover etc. were removed. It is a perspective view which shows the bumper cover support structure which concerns on this embodiment (a part is abbreviate | omitting illustration, a clip etc. are shown in the state before attachment, and other than a bumper bracket is shown with a dashed-two dotted line). It is a top view showing typically the bumper cover support structure concerning this embodiment. It is a typical top view for demonstrating the state after the light collision in the bumper cover support structure which concerns on this embodiment.

(Configuration of the embodiment)
A bumper cover support structure according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In these drawings, an arrow FR appropriately shown indicates the vehicle front side, an arrow UP indicates the vehicle upper side, and an arrow W indicates the vehicle width direction.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a vehicle front portion 12 of an automobile (vehicle) 10 to which a bumper cover support structure according to this embodiment is applied. As shown in FIG. 1, a hood 16 that opens and closes the engine room 14 is disposed in the vehicle front portion 12. A front bumper 18 is disposed on the vehicle lower side of the front end of the hood 16.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front bumper 18 disposed at the vehicle front end is a resin front bumper cover 20 (in a broad sense, disposed on the vehicle front end side (outermost in the vehicle front-rear direction)). And the front bumper absorber 18A (bumper buffer member) disposed on the rear side of the vehicle with respect to the front surface of the front bumper cover 20, and the rear of the front bumper absorber 18A. A high-strength and high-rigidity front bumper reinforcement 18B (bumper reinforcing member) arranged on the side is configured as a main part. The front bumper absorber 18A and the front bumper reinforcement 18B extend along the vehicle width direction (in the figure, only a part is shown by being broken). Note that both ends in the longitudinal direction of the front bumper reinforcement 18B are coupled to the front ends of a pair of left and right front side members (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the front bumper cover 20 forms a design surface, has a substantially C-shape that bulges to the front side of the vehicle in a side sectional view (see FIG. 3), and has a strip shape along the vehicle width direction. It extends to. The front bumper cover 20 is formed with an upper end flat portion 22, and a radiator grille 26 (in the broad sense, “exterior member”) is formed between the center region in the vehicle width direction of the upper end flat portion 22 and the front end of the hood 16. This is an element grasped as: The radiator grille 26 disposed substantially on the vehicle upper side of the front bumper cover 20 protrudes from the front end of the hood 16 to the vehicle front lower side when the hood 16 is closed, and includes an air intake hole 26A. . The lower end portion of the radiator grille 26 projects substantially horizontally toward the vehicle rear side, and is disposed above the upper end flat portion 22 of the front bumper cover 20.

  A pair of left and right lamp lenses 28 are disposed between both sides in the vehicle width direction of the upper flat surface portion 22 of the front bumper cover 20 and the front end of the hood 16. These lamp lenses 28 are disposed adjacent to both sides of the radiator grill 26. That is, in the present embodiment, from the viewpoint of design, the front bumper cover 20 has a configuration that does not include a rectangular extension portion that extends between the radiator grille 26 and the lamp lens 28. Accordingly, the lamp lens 28 is enlarged inward in the vehicle width direction.

  A radiator support 30 (in the broad sense, a “body skeleton member”) is located on the vehicle rear side (vehicle longitudinal direction inner side) with respect to the front bumper cover 20 and the radiator grille 26 and on the vehicle lower side with respect to the front end of the hood 16. Is disposed in the engine room 14. The radiator support 30 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape when viewed from the front of the vehicle. The radiator support 30 is disposed at an obliquely upper rear side of the front bumper cover 20 and extends along the vehicle width direction. A long radiator support lower 34 disposed parallel to the radiator support upper 32 on the vehicle rear obliquely lower side of the front bumper cover 20, both longitudinal ends of the radiator support upper 32, and the radiator support lower 34. And a pair of left and right radiator support sides 36 that connect both ends in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in the vertical direction of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cooling system component 24 is disposed in the frame of the radiator support 30. The cooling system component 24 includes a radiator 24 </ b> A and an air conditioning condenser 24 </ b> B disposed on the vehicle front side of the radiator 24 </ b> A, and is attached to the radiator support upper 32 and the radiator support lower 34.

  The radiator support 30 includes a center brace 38 as a vehicle body side component that connects the vehicle width direction central portion on the front surface of the radiator support upper 32 and the vehicle width direction central portion on the front surface of the radiator support lower 34 in the vehicle vertical direction. "Radiator support center brace" and "food lock brace"). The center brace 38 is disposed with a space (gap) in the vehicle front-rear direction between the center brace 38 and the capacitor 24B.

  The center brace 38 has a shape in which the front end side and the rear end side are bent substantially at right angles to the left side of the vehicle, and connects the front wall portion 38A and the rear wall portion 38C arranged in the front and rear directions to the right side ends of the vehicle. The side wall portion 38B is included. In the center brace 38, an upper end flange 138C extending from the upper end of the rear wall portion 38C to the vehicle upper side is fixed to the front surface side of the radiator support upper 32, and a lower end portion 238C of the rear wall portion 38C is a radiator support. It is fixed to the front side of the lower 34.

  Further, a bolt insertion hole (not shown) is formed through the upper end side of the side wall portion 38B of the center brace 38 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the bolt on the vehicle left side surface of the side wall portion 38B. A weld nut 64B (see FIG. 4, female thread member) constituting a part of the fastening means (attachment means) is fixed to the outer peripheral portion of the insertion hole in advance. The weld nut 64B (see FIG. 4) is used for fastening the bumper bracket 40 that connects the front bumper cover 20 and the center brace 38 to the center brace 38.

  The bumper bracket 40 is used to hold the front bumper cover 20 and also serves to hold the radiator grille 26, and is a plate-like body formed of a plate material such as a metal plate (cold rolled steel plate in the present embodiment). Thus, the general plane is arranged with the plane including the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle vertical direction as the plane direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the bumper bracket 40 includes a bracket base portion 42 whose rear end portion is disposed adjacent to the side wall portion 38 </ b> B of the center brace 38, and a front lower portion of the bracket base portion 42 that extends to the vehicle front side. The first arm portion 44 and the second arm portion 46 extending from the upper front side of the bracket base portion 42 to the vehicle upper side are configured.

  A through hole 40 </ b> A (reducing hole) for reducing the mass is formed in a substantially central portion in a side view of the bumper bracket 40. The through hole 40A has a substantially triangular shape including corners directed to the rear end side of the bracket base portion 42, the first arm portion 44 side, and the second arm portion 46 side in a side view. A first bead 40B for securing rigidity is formed on the outer peripheral side of the through hole 40A so as to surround the through hole 40A. The first bead 40B has a similar shape substantially coaxial with the through hole 40A in a side view. It is made. Further, a second bead 40C for securing rigidity is formed on the outer peripheral side of the first bead 40B so as to surround the first bead 40B. The second bead 40 </ b> C extends to the second arm portion 46 side and the rear end portion side of the bracket base portion 42. The second bead 40 </ b> C is divided up and down on the rear end portion side of the bracket base portion 42 and is discontinuous. For this reason, the bumper bracket 40 is set so that the rigidity on the rear end side is lower than the substantially central side in the side view.

  A first flange portion 48 that is bent to the right side of the vehicle is formed at a portion from the front end of the second arm portion 46 to the rear end of the upper end of the first arm portion 44 in the outer peripheral portion of the bumper bracket 40. Further, a bumper cover mounting portion 54 is formed at the front end of the first arm portion 44 which is one end side of the bumper bracket 40 and is bent to the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) at the upper portion thereof. The bumper cover mounting portion 54 is continuous with the front end of the first flange portion 48, and the general surface is disposed with the surface including the vehicle front-rear direction and the vehicle width direction (in other words, a horizontal plane) as the surface direction. It protrudes to the right side of the vehicle from the part 48. A mounting hole 54 </ b> B is formed through the central portion of the bumper cover mounting portion 54. The bumper cover mounting portion 54 is superposed on the lower surface side of the mounting end portion 22 </ b> A as an end portion on the vehicle longitudinal direction inner side extending from the upper end flat portion 22 of the front bumper cover 20 to the vehicle rear side. A mounting hole 22B is formed through the center of the mounting end 22A of the front bumper cover 20, and the lower part of the clip 62 constituting the mounting means passes through the mounting hole 22B and the mounting hole 54B, so that the bumper cover is mounted. The part 54 is attached to the attachment end 22A.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the bumper bracket 40 has a front end surface 54A of a bumper cover mounting portion 54 as an end surface on one end side facing the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) in the vehicle plan view. It is inclined (outside in the vehicle longitudinal direction). The front end portion on the right side of the front end surface 54A is a load input portion 56 to which a collision load F is input from the front bumper cover 20 side via the front bumper absorber 18A and the front bumper reinforcement 18B. The load input portion 56 is offset to the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) in the vehicle plan view with respect to the position at which the bumper bracket 40 is attached to the center brace 38 (attachment position of a vehicle body attachment portion 58 described later in detail). (The position in the vehicle width direction is shifted). The inclination angle of the front end surface 54A of the bumper cover mounting portion 54 is set in consideration of the workability of assembling the front bumper cover 20.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear end portion of the bracket base portion 42 which is the other end side of the bumper bracket 40 is overlapped with the vehicle right side (the rear side in the drawing) side wall portion 38 </ b> B of the center brace 38. A vehicle body mounting portion 58 to be matched is provided. Bolt insertion holes 56A are formed in the upper and lower portions of the vehicle body attachment portion 58 so as to correspond to the bolt insertion holes (not shown) of the center brace 38 and the weld nuts 64B (see FIG. 4). A bolt 64A (male screw member) constituting a part of fastening means (attachment means) from the side opposite to the center brace 38 of the vehicle body attachment portion 58 in the bumper bracket 40 is connected to the bolt insertion hole 56A and the center brace of the bumper bracket 40. 38 is inserted into a bolt insertion hole (not shown) and screwed into a weld nut 64B (see FIG. 4). Thus, the vehicle body attachment portion 58 of the bumper bracket 40 is fastened and attached to the side wall portion 38B of the center brace 38 in a surface contact state.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the bumper bracket 40 is formed such that a portion between the bumper cover mounting portion 54 and the vehicle body mounting portion 58 is substantially linear in a vehicle plan view. More specifically, the bumper bracket 40 is a point A in a range where the bumper cover mounting portion 54 is pressed by the head 62A of the clip 62 in the vehicle plan view (the point in the drawing that is the leftmost side of the vehicle). ) And one point B in the range restrained by the head of the bolt 64 </ b> A at the vehicle body mounting portion 58 without being deviated (in a region including the virtual straight line L). In the present embodiment, the bumper bracket 40 is disposed substantially along the vehicle front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the outer periphery of the bumper bracket 40 has a second portion bent to the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) at a portion from the rear end of the second arm portion 46 to the upper end of the bracket base portion 42. A flange portion 50 is formed, and a third flange portion 52 bent to the right side of the vehicle is formed at the lower end of the bracket base portion 42.

  The second flange portion 50 and the third flange portion 52 are on the rear end side (the other end side) of the bumper bracket 40 and on the vehicle front side (the vehicle front-rear direction outer side) with respect to the vehicle body mounting portion 58 (in other words, Notch portions 50A and 50B as weak portions are formed in the vicinity of the vehicle front side of the vehicle body attachment portion 58. That is, the notches 50A and 50B are formed so as to open to the vehicle right side at the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) on the rear end side (the other end side) of the bumper bracket 40. The notches 50A and 50B are deformed when a collision load F equal to or greater than a predetermined value is input to the load input unit 56, and the bending deformation starts to bend the bumper bracket 40 toward the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction). It is set so that it becomes (for the cause of side fold).

  The second arm portion 46 of the bumper bracket 40 is formed with a grill attachment portion 60 that is bent at the upper end thereof to the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction). The grill attachment portion 60 has a front end continuous with the upper end of the first flange portion 48 and a rear end continuous with the upper end of the second flange portion 50, and a general surface including the vehicle longitudinal direction and the vehicle width direction. (In other words, a horizontal plane) is arranged as a plane direction and protrudes to the right side of the vehicle. A mounting hole 60 </ b> A is formed through the center of the grill mounting portion 60. The grill attachment portion 60 is superposed on the lower surface side of an attachment end portion 26B as an end portion on the inner side in the vehicle front-rear direction extending from the upper end portion of the radiator grille 26 to the vehicle rear side. A mounting hole 26C is formed through the central portion of the mounting end portion 26B of the radiator grille 26, and the lower portion of the clip 66 constituting the mounting means passes through the mounting hole 26C and the mounting hole 60A. Is attached to the attachment end 26B.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, in order to ensure the vehicle vertical direction rigidity of the bumper bracket 40, the bumper cover mounting portion 54, the grill mounting portion 60, and the vehicle body mounting portion 58 are set on the same straight line. Yes. That is, one point C in the range that is pressed by the head 66A of the clip 66 at the grill mounting portion 60 (the point that is the leftmost side of the vehicle in the drawing) is set on the virtual straight line L.

(Operation and effect of the embodiment)
Next, the operation and effect of the above embodiment will be described.

  In the bumper cover support structure according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the bumper bracket 40 has a front bumper cover mounting portion 54 attached to the mounting end portion 22 </ b> A of the front bumper cover 20 and a rear end side. The vehicle body attachment portion 58 is attached to the center brace 38, and a portion between the bumper cover attachment portion 54 and the vehicle body attachment portion 58 is formed in a substantially linear shape in a plan view of the vehicle. For this reason, the support rigidity of the front bumper cover 20 by the bumper bracket 40 in the normal state (the rigidity of the bumper bracket 40 in the vertical direction of the vehicle) is easily ensured, and positioning when the front bumper cover 20 is assembled is easy.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the bumper cover mounting portion 54, the grill mounting portion 60, and the vehicle body mounting portion 58 are set on the same straight line (on the virtual straight line L) in the vehicle plan view. For this reason, even if the radiator grille 26 (see FIG. 3) is attached to the bumper bracket 40, the support rigidity (rigidity in the vehicle vertical direction) by the bumper bracket 40 is easily ensured.

  On the other hand, when the barrier 70 (impact) collides with the front bumper cover 20, the front bumper absorber 18 </ b> A and the front bumper reinforcement are applied to the load input portion 56 provided on the front end side of the bumper bracket 40 from the front bumper cover 20 side. The collision load F is input via the ment 18B. In other words, the collision point between the barrier 70 and the bumper bracket 40 via the front bumper 18 is a contact point between the load input unit 56 and the front bumper 18 (front bumper reinforcement 18B).

  Here, the front end surface 54A of the bumper bracket 40 is inclined toward the vehicle front side toward the vehicle right side in a plan view of the vehicle, and the end portion on the vehicle right side of the front end surface 54A of the bumper bracket 40 serves as the load input portion 56. . As a result, the load input portion 56 (input point of the bumper bracket 40) is in the plane of the vehicle with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion 58 serving as a fulcrum of the bumper bracket 40 (fastening point between the bumper bracket 40 and the center brace 38). It is set to be offset to the right side of the vehicle. For this reason, when a collision load F is input to the load input portion 56 of the bumper bracket 40 from the front bumper 18 side during a light collision, a moment M in a direction of bending toward the right side of the vehicle acts on the bumper bracket 40. . Further, as shown in FIG. 5, when the bumper bracket 40 is bent and deformed to some extent (rotational motion) during a light collision, the front end surface 54A of the bumper bracket 40 receives the collision load F from the front bumper 18 over the entire end surface. Therefore, the bumper bracket 40 is efficiently bent and deformed (broken) toward the right side of the vehicle.

  For example, the bumper bracket is bent in a crank shape in a plan view of the vehicle, and the bumper cover mounting portion is offset to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion. In the contrast structure as set, the bumper cover mounting portion serves as a load input portion during a light collision, and a moment in a direction to bend the bumper bracket toward one side of the vehicle acts. However, in the bumper bracket having such a contrast structure, the bumper bracket mounting portion is offset to one side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion because the bumper bracket is bent in a crank shape in a plan view of the vehicle. Therefore, compared to the case of this embodiment, it is difficult to secure the support rigidity of the front bumper cover by the bumper bracket (the rigidity of the bumper bracket in the vehicle vertical direction). Inconveniences such as difficulty in positioning in the case occur. On the other hand, the bumper bracket 40 of the present embodiment is set such that the load input portion 56 is offset to the vehicle right side (one side in the vehicle width direction) with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion 58 in the vehicle plan view. However, since the portion between the bumper cover mounting portion 54 and the vehicle body mounting portion 58 is formed in a substantially linear shape in a vehicle plan view, the support rigidity of the front bumper cover 20 by the bumper bracket 40 (the vehicle vertical direction of the bumper bracket 40). This is advantageous in ensuring the rigidity of the machine.

  In the bumper cover support structure according to the present embodiment, a notch is provided on the rear end side of the bumper bracket 40 and on the vehicle front side with respect to the vehicle body attachment portion 58 (in other words, in the vicinity of the vehicle front side of the vehicle body attachment portion 58). 50A and 50B are formed, and the notches 50A and 50B are bent when the impact load F of a predetermined value or more is input to the load input unit 56 to bend the bumper bracket 40 toward the right side of the vehicle. The starting point of deformation. Thus, the notches 50A and 50B are formed near the vehicle front side of the vehicle body mounting portion 58 on the rear end side of the bumper bracket 40, and the distance (moment arm length) from the load input portion 56 (input portion) is maximized. Therefore, a larger bending moment can be applied to the bumper bracket 40.

  Further, since the notches 50A and 50B are formed at the right side of the vehicle on the rear end side of the bumper bracket 40, they are easily deformed toward the right side of the vehicle from the notches 50A and 50B at the time of a light collision. As a result, at the time of a light collision, the bumper bracket 40 is bent toward the right side of the vehicle so that the bumper bracket 40 is bent around the vehicle vertical direction with the notches 50A and 50B as starting points of bending deformation, and the energy at the time of the collision Therefore, the retreat of the bumper bracket 40 is suppressed, and the interference between the bumper bracket 40 and the capacitor 24B is prevented or suppressed.

  As described above, according to the bumper cover support structure according to the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent or suppress interference between the bumper bracket 40 and the capacitor 24B (other member) due to the retreat of the bumper bracket 40 at the time of a light collision. it can. As a result, repair costs during light collisions are reduced.

  In addition, the bumper cover support structure according to the present embodiment realizes a configuration in which a rectangular extension portion is not extended from the front bumper cover 20 between the radiator grille 26 and the lamp lens 28 (ensures the degree of freedom of design). However, it can be said that the structure ensures both the mounting rigidity of the front bumper cover 20 and the reduction of the repair cost during a light collision.

(Supplementary explanation of the embodiment)
In the above-described embodiment, the bumper cover support structure for supporting the front bumper cover 20 has been described as shown in FIG. 3 and the like. The present invention may be applied to a bumper cover support structure for supporting a rear bumper cover extending along the vehicle width direction on the outer side.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the fragile portions are the notches 50A and 50B, but the fragile portion is formed so that the rear end portion of the bead corresponding to the second bead 40C extends to the vicinity of the vehicle front side of the vehicle body attachment portion 58, for example. As a result, the low-rigidity portion set to be less rigid than the front region where the bead is formed and the flange portions corresponding to the second flange portion 50 and the third flange portion 52 are mounted on the vehicle body in a plan view of the vehicle. By forming the portion 58 in the vicinity of the front side of the vehicle, a low-rigidity portion set to be less rigid than the front region where the flange portion is formed, or a rear end portion of the bumper bracket (40) in the vehicle vertical direction. Other brittle parts such as a through-hole or the like penetrating through a general surface of the rear end portion of the bumper bracket (40) in the thickness direction may be used.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the bumper bracket 40 is arrange | positioned along the vehicle front-back direction in the vehicle planar view, a bracket is arrange | positioned along the diagonal direction with respect to the vehicle front-back direction in the vehicle plan view, for example. It may be a bracket.

  Furthermore, in the said embodiment, although the case where "the one side of the vehicle width direction" of Claims 1 to 3 was the right side of the vehicle was described as an example, "Vehicle of Claims 1 to 3" The “one side in the width direction” may be the left side of the vehicle.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the bumper bracket 40 has the front end surface 54A of the bumper cover mounting portion 54 inclined toward the vehicle front side in the vehicle plan view, but one end side of the bracket is, for example, The end portion on one side in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view may be shaped to protrude outward in the vehicle front-rear direction. In this case, the tip of the protruding portion becomes the load input portion.

  Note that the concept of “the portion between the bumper cover mounting portion and the vehicle body mounting portion is formed in a substantially linear shape in a plan view of the vehicle” according to claim 1 is shown in FIG. 4 of the above embodiment. Thus, in a vehicle plan view, the bumper cover mounting portion 54 has a point A that is pressed by the head 62A of the clip 62 (in the drawing, the point on the leftmost side of the vehicle) and the vehicle body mounting portion 58. In addition to the case where the bumper bracket 40 is formed in a straight line shape (in a region including the virtual straight line L) without detaching from the virtual straight line L connecting the one point B in the range restrained by the head of the bolt 64A, the vehicle In the plan view, the bumper bracket (40) is slightly deviated from the imaginary straight line L and formed in a straight line, and substantially in a straight line without being deviated from the imaginary straight line L. Similar actions and effects Also include those found to have been formed in a linear shape (substantially similar vehicle vertical direction stiffness) is obtained in a region including a substantially imaginary straight line L.

  In addition to the above, the concept of “the portion between the bumper cover mounting portion and the vehicle body mounting portion is formed in a substantially linear shape in a vehicle plan view” according to claim 1 The bumper bracket (40) does not come off from the virtual straight line L and is slightly bent (for example, in the shape of a large-diameter arc) in a vehicle plan view, and does not come off from the virtual straight line L. Substantially the same action and effect (substantially the same vertical rigidity in the vehicle) can be obtained and formed substantially linearly without deviating from the virtual straight line L. The bumper bracket (40) is slightly deviated from the virtual straight line L in the vehicle plan view and is slightly bent in the vehicle plan view. Without going off the virtual straight line L Substantially the same operation and effect (substantially similar vehicle vertical rigidity) as in the case of being formed in a shape, and substantially linearly formed in a region including the virtual straight line L This includes those that are allowed.

20 Front bumper cover (bumper cover)
22A Installation end (end of the bumper cover on the inner side in the vehicle longitudinal direction)
26 Radiator grill 26B Mounting end (end of the radiator grille in the vehicle longitudinal direction)
38 Center brace (body-side component)
40 Bumper bracket (bracket)
50A Notch (fragile part)
50B Notch (fragile part)
54 Bumper cover mounting part 54A Front end face (end face on one end side)
56 Load input section 58 Car body mounting section 60 Grill mounting section F Collision load

Claims (4)

A vehicle body side component member provided on the inner side in the vehicle longitudinal direction with respect to the bumper cover extending along the vehicle width direction on the outermost side in the vehicle longitudinal direction,
A bumper cover mounting portion on one end side attached to an end portion of the bumper cover on the vehicle longitudinal direction inner side, and a vehicle body mounting portion on the other end side attached to the vehicle body side component member, the bumper cover mounting portion And a bracket formed between the vehicle body mounting portion and the vehicle body mounting portion in a substantially straight line when viewed from above the vehicle,
A load input provided on one end side of the bracket and input with a collision load from the bumper cover side and offset to one side in the vehicle width direction in a vehicle plan view with respect to the mounting position of the vehicle body mounting portion. And
The bracket is formed on the other end side of the bracket and on the outer side in the vehicle front-rear direction with respect to the vehicle body mounting portion, and is deformed when a collision load of a predetermined value or more is input to the load input portion to deform the bracket in the vehicle width direction. A fragile part that becomes a starting point of bending deformation to bend toward one side;
Bumper cover support structure.   2. The bumper cover support structure according to claim 1, wherein an end surface of the one end side is inclined outward in the vehicle front-rear direction toward the one side in the vehicle width direction in a plan view of the vehicle.   The bumper cover support structure according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fragile portion is formed at a portion on one side in the vehicle width direction on the other end side of the bracket. The bracket includes a grill attaching portion, and the grill attaching portion is attached to an end portion of the radiator grill disposed on the substantially vehicle upper side of the bumper cover in the vehicle front-rear direction,
The bumper cover support structure according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bumper cover mounting portion, the grill mounting portion, and the vehicle body mounting portion are set on the same straight line in a plan view of the vehicle.

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