JP2011126310A - Drainage structure of front pillar of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drainage structure of a front pillar of a vehicle reducing the size of a cover for preventing the periphery of a rotation supporting point of a front wiper from getting wet, allowing inexpensive manufacturing of the cover, and improving the assembling workability. <P>SOLUTION: A straightening member 6 includes a long body 61 provided along a side molding 3 with its plate face being oriented in a right-left direction, an opposed wall 62 provided at a side position of the periphery of a rotation supporting point 71 of a front wiper 7 from a front side end of the long body 61 with its plate face being oriented in a front-rear direction so as to be opposed to the front side end of the side molding 3, and a guide wall 63 provided from the opposed wall 62 with its plate face being oriented in a right-left direction. The drainage structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 is constituted so that rainwater X flowing forward along the straightening member 6 and the front face 301 of the side molding 3 is drained downward by the opposed wall 62 and the guide wall 63. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a drainage structure for a front pillar of a vehicle that drains rainwater that flows along a side portion of a windshield of the vehicle.

  When rain water falling on the roof panel of the vehicle flows forward of the vehicle, it flows down the side of the windshield of the vehicle along the rectifying member and the side molding provided between the side molding and the front pillar outer plate. To do. And it drains below from the front side edge part of a baffle member and a side molding. And the rotation fulcrum part of a wiper is mainly provided in the front right side of the windshield. Therefore, in order to prevent the rotation fulcrum portion of the wiper from getting wet, the rotation fulcrum portion is covered with a water-proof cover.

  For example, in the molding structure straddling the front pillar and the roof of Patent Document 1, a device for stably assembling the molding is disclosed in the range of the front pillar. For example, in the structure for preventing water splashing on a vehicle component disclosed in Patent Document 2, water that falls along an adhesive member that connects a window and a support member that supports the window from the indoor side is below the lower edge of the window. A device for preventing the installed parts from being applied is disclosed.

JP-A-9-220929 JP 2009-184400 A

  However, if it is intended to prevent the wiper's rotation fulcrum from being wet with only the water-proof cover, the water-proof cover must be enlarged. This leads to an increase in the cost of the vehicle and increases the burden of assembly workability in the factory.

  The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and it is possible to reduce the size of the cover for preventing water around the rotation fulcrum portion of the front wiper. An object of the present invention is to provide a drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle that can improve the assembly workability.

The present invention provides a rectifying member for blindfolding and rectifying rainwater between a side molding provided on a side edge of a windshield of a vehicle and a front pillar outer plate, and the surface of the rectifying member and the side molding. In the structure that drains rainwater that flows forward to the side,
The straightening member is a long main body arranged along the lateral molding with the plate surface facing in the left-right direction, and
Opposite wall portion provided from the front side end portion of the long body portion with the plate surface facing in the front-rear direction facing the front side end portion of the side molding at a side position relative to the periphery of the rotation fulcrum portion of the front wiper When,
A guide wall provided from the facing wall with the plate surface facing in the left-right direction,
A drainage structure for a front pillar of a vehicle, characterized in that rainwater flowing forward along the surface side of the rectifying member and the side molding is drained downward by the facing wall portion and the guide wall portion. (Claim 1).

In the drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle according to the present invention, a straightening member provided with an opposing wall portion and a guide wall portion with respect to the long main body portion is used. And the rain water which fell to the roof panel of the vehicle flows forward along the surface side of the rectifying member and the side molding, and is then drained downward by the opposing wall portion and the guide wall portion. Thereby, the rotation fulcrum part periphery of a front wiper can be prevented from getting wet.
Therefore, according to the drain structure of the front pillar of the vehicle of the present invention, the cover for preventing water around the rotation fulcrum portion of the front wiper can be reduced in size, and the cover is manufactured at low cost. Assembly workability can be improved.

The perspective view which shows the periphery of the rotation fulcrum part of a front wiper, the opposing wall part of a baffle member, and a guide wall part in an Example. Sectional drawing which shows the periphery of the rectification | straightening member in the Example seen from the front. Sectional drawing which shows the periphery of the rectification | straightening member in the Example seen from the side. Explanatory drawing which shows the periphery of a windshield in an Example. Explanatory drawing which expands and shows the periphery of the rear-end part of the right front pillar in an Example. Explanatory drawing which expands and shows the periphery of the front side edge part of the cowl in an Example. Sectional drawing which shows the state in the Example which looked at the periphery of the cowl from the side.

A preferred embodiment of the above-described vehicle front pillar drainage structure of the present invention will be described.
In the present invention, the long main body portion, the opposing wall portion, and the guide wall portion are connected to each other by a bottom wall portion with a plate surface facing in the vertical direction, and a drainage hole is provided in the bottom wall portion. Preferably, the opposing wall portion and the guide wall portion are formed continuously from a position above the bottom wall portion to a position below the bottom wall portion (Claim 2).
In this case, while improving the intensity | strength of an opposing wall part and a guide wall part, rainwater can be drained more stably by these wall parts.

Further, a protrusion is provided by bending upward at the front end portion of the cowl located below the front end portion of the windshield, and flows from the back surface side of the rectifying member and the side molding to the cowl. It is preferable that the rainwater is configured to drop downward by the protruding portion (claim 3).
In this case, rainwater that flows forward along the back surface side of the rectifying member and the side molding and then flows to the cowl can be drained downward more stably.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The drain structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 of the present example is as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 between the side molding 3 and the front pillar outer plate 4 provided on the side edge 21 of the windshield 2 of the vehicle 1. A rectifying member 6 for performing blindfolding and rectification of the rainwater X is provided between them, and the rainwater X flowing through the rectifying member 6 and the surface side 301 of the side molding 3 is drained.

  The rectifying member 6 has a long main body 61 arranged along the side molding 3 with the plate surface facing in the left-right direction, and a side position of the side molding 3 at a side position relative to the periphery of the rotation fulcrum portion 71 of the front wiper 7. Opposing wall 62 provided from the front end of the long main body 61 with the plate surface facing the front side end in the front-rear direction, and provided from the opposing wall 62 with the plate surface directed in the left-right direction. And a guide wall 63. The drainage structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 is configured to drain the rainwater X flowing forward through the rectifying member 6 and the surface side 301 of the side molding 3 downward by the facing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63. It is.

Hereinafter, the drainage structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 of this example will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 shows the periphery of the rotation fulcrum portion 71 of the front wiper 7, the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63 of the rectifying member 6. FIG. 2 shows a section of the rectifying member 6 viewed from the front, and FIG. 3 shows a section of the rectifying member 6 viewed from the side. In each figure, the front of the vehicle 1 is indicated by an arrow D, and the laterally outward side of the vehicle 1 is indicated by an arrow W1.
The rectifying member 6 of this example is disposed along the center side end portion of the front pillar outer plate 4 on the right side of the vehicle 1. FIG. 1 shows the wiper body attached to the rotation fulcrum 71 of the front wiper 7 in a omitted manner, and shows a state where the link portion of the front wiper 7 is covered with a louver (cover). In the figure, the windshield 2 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a front pillar inner plate 5 for securing strength is provided on the indoor side with respect to the front pillar outer plate 4. The center side end portion of the front pillar outer plate 4 is bent so as to be substantially perpendicular to the plate surface of the windshield 2. A drainage passage 51 through which rainwater X flows is bent at the center side end of the front pillar inner plate 5. The front pillar outer plate 4 and the front pillar inner plate 5 are formed by bending a steel plate.

The front glass 2 is fastened to the center side end of the front pillar inner plate 5 by a glass adhesive 22 applied to the side edge of the back surface. The side molding 3 is sandwiched between the center side end of the front pillar inner plate 5 and the side end of the windshield 2.
The long main body 61 of the rectifying member 6 is disposed so as to cover the opening portion 42 between the bent end 41 on the center side of the front pillar outer plate 4 and the center side end of the front pillar inner plate 5. Yes.

The side molding 3 has a substantially T-shaped cross section with a facing portion 31 facing the windshield 2 and a protruding portion 32 protruding below the facing portion 31. The end portion of the projecting portion 32 is in contact with the surface of the front pillar inner plate 5, the center side end portion of the facing portion 31 is in contact with the back surface of the side end portion of the windshield 2, and the outer end portion of the facing portion 31 is The surface of the rectifying member 6 is in contact. In FIG. 2, the side molding 3 and the rectifying member 6 are shown in a state before deformation at the time of assembly.
The rainwater X falling on the roof panel 11 is, on the surface side 301 of the side molding 3, the side surface of the windshield 2 and the surface of the facing part 31 of the side molding 3 and the long main body of the rectifying member 6. It flows forward along the groove 30 formed surrounded by the surface of the portion 61.
The flow regulating member 6 is made of resin, and the side molding 3 is made of rubber.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a cover portion 65 is formed at the front end portion of the rectifying member 6 continuously from the opposing wall portion 62 with the plate surface facing in the vertical direction. The cover portion 65 is configured to cover the attachment portion 75 of the hinge portion of the hood panel that can be opened and closed in front of the windshield 2.
In the space between the long main body portion 61, the opposing wall portion 62, and the guide wall portion 63, a bottom wall portion 64 having a plate surface directed in the vertical direction is provided, and the long main body portion 61 and the opposing wall portion 62 are provided. And the guide wall 63 are connected by a bottom wall 64. The bottom wall portion 64 is provided with a drain hole 641, and the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63 are continuously formed from a position above the bottom wall portion 64 to a position below the bottom wall portion 64. By forming the bottom wall portion 64, the strength of the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63 can be improved, and the rain water X can be drained more stably by the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the periphery of the windshield 2.
FIG. 5 shows an enlarged view of the periphery of the rear end portion (a portion in FIG. 4) of the right front pillar 12 (front pillar inner plate 5). The rainwater X falling on the roof panel 11 of this example is configured to flow from the rear end of the front pillar 12 to the front side 301 and the back side 302 of the side molding 3 and flow forward (see FIG. 2). In FIG. 2, rainwater flowing on the front surface side 301 of the side molding 3 is indicated by X1, and rainwater flowing on the back surface side 302 is indicated by X2.

6 is an enlarged view of the periphery of the front end portion of the cowl 8, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the periphery of the cowl 8 as viewed from the side.
The front end of the cowl 8 located below the front end of the windshield 2 is provided with protrusions 83A and 83B that are bent upward. The front end portion of the cowl 8 is formed as a flange portion 81 that is bent downward and then bent forward. The protrusions 83A and 83B are formed at two places arranged side by side. The outer protruding portion 83A protrudes forward of the downward bent portion 82 and protrudes above the flange portion 81, and the central protruding portion 83B is formed protruding above the flange portion 81. . The cowl 8 is formed by bending a steel plate.

In the drainage structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 of this example, the rectifying member 6 is provided with an opposing wall portion 62 and a guide wall portion 63 with respect to the long main body portion 61 so as to face the right front pillar outer plate 4. Is used. Further, the rainwater X falling on the roof panel 11 of this example flows from the rear end portion of the front pillar inner plate 5 into the front side 301 and the back side 302 of the side molding 3 and flows forward.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the rainwater X flowing forward on the surface side 301 of the side molding 3 is the surface of the side edge of the windshield 2 and the surface of the facing portion 31 of the side molding 3 and the rectifying member 6. It flows forward along the groove portion 30 surrounded by the surface of the long main body portion 61. Thereafter, the rainwater X is blocked from flowing forward by the long main body portion 61, the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63, and is drained downward from the drainage hole 641 of the bottom wall portion 64.
At this time, since the opposing wall portion 62 and the guide wall portion 63 are continuously formed from a position above the bottom wall portion 64 to a position below the bottom wall portion 64, the rainwater X can be guided below the drain hole 641. it can.

On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, the rainwater X that has entered the back surface 302 of the side molding 3 flows through the drainage passage 51 formed at the center side end of the front pillar inner plate 5, and then the cowl 8. The flange portion 81 flows toward the center side of the front end portion. Then, after hitting an outer protruding portion 83A (in some cases, a protruding portion 83B on the center side) provided on the flange portion 81 of the cowl 8, the water is drained downward.
By draining rainwater X on the front surface 301 and the rear surface 302 of the side molding 3, the periphery of the rotation fulcrum portion 71 of the front wiper 7 can be prevented from getting wet.
Therefore, according to the drainage structure of the front pillar 12 of the vehicle 1 of the present example, the cover for preventing water around the rotation fulcrum portion 71 of the front wiper 7 can be reduced in size, and this cover is inexpensive. The assembly workability can be improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vehicle 12 Front pillar 2 Windshield 21 Side edge part 3 Side molding 301 Front side 302 Back side 4 Front pillar outer plate 5 Front pillar inner plate 6 Rectification member 61 Long body part 62 Opposite wall part 63 Guide wall part 64 Bottom wall portion 641 Drain hole 7 Front wiper 71 Rotating fulcrum portion 8 Cowl 83A, 83B Protruding portion X Rainwater

Claims (3)

Provided between the side molding provided on the side edge of the windshield of the vehicle and the front pillar outer plate is a rectifying member for blindfolding and rectifying rainwater, and the rectifying member and the surface side of the side molding forward. In the structure that drains rainwater flowing through,
The straightening member is a long main body arranged along the lateral molding with the plate surface facing in the left-right direction, and
Opposite wall portion provided from the front side end portion of the long body portion with the plate surface facing in the front-rear direction facing the front side end portion of the side molding at a side position relative to the periphery of the rotation fulcrum portion of the front wiper When,
A guide wall provided from the facing wall with the plate surface facing in the left-right direction,
A drainage structure for a front pillar of a vehicle, wherein rainwater that flows forward along the surface side of the rectifying member and the side molding is drained downward by the opposing wall portion and the guide wall portion. The drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the long main body portion, the opposing wall portion, and the guide wall portion are connected by a bottom wall portion with a plate surface facing in the vertical direction,
The bottom wall has a drain hole,
The drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle, wherein the opposing wall portion and the guide wall portion are formed continuously from a position above the bottom wall portion to a position below the bottom wall portion. The drain structure for a front pillar of a vehicle according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a protrusion is provided at the front side end portion of the cowl located below the front end portion of the windshield by bending upward.
A drainage structure for a front pillar of a vehicle, wherein rainwater that flows from the back surface side of the flow straightening member and the side molding to the cowl is dropped by the protrusion.

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