JP2011230738A - Cover member - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cover member that partitions a gap between two members whose relative position changes, into two areas, and reliably isolates one area from the other area.SOLUTION: The cover member 10 integrally includes an attachment part 11, a first extended part 12 and a second extended part 13, and is arranged in a gap 3 between a front lid 1 and a dash panel 2 whose relative position changes when a vehicle travels. The attachment part 11 is mounted on the front lid 1. The first extended part 12 extends from the attachment part 11 toward the dash panel 2. The second extended part 13 is continued from the tip of the first extended part 12, and bends in an L shape to extend toward the dash panel 2. The attachment part 11 and the first extended part 12 are formed by a hard resin material. The second extended part 13 is formed by a soft resin material that is more easily deformed than the attachment part 11 and the first extended part 12. The tip end 13a of the second extended part 13 is in contact with the dash panel 2.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cover member that is supported by a vehicle body in a state of being separated from each other and disposed in a gap between two members whose relative positions fluctuate when the vehicle travels.

  Japanese Patent No. 2977115 describes a cowl top cover to which a vehicle body panel between a bonnet of a vehicle body and a windshield is attached. The cowl top cover includes a cowl top cover body and an elastic seal body, and the elastic seal body includes a hard fixing portion and a soft and flexible seal portion. The protruding piece of the seal portion is elastically contacted with the lower end surface of the windshield.

Japanese Patent No. 2977115

  In the above configuration, the relative position between the vehicle body panel and the windshield does not change in a state where the cowl top cover is attached to the vehicle body panel. That is, the elastic sealing body is for covering the gap between two members whose relative positions do not change, and does not partition the gap between the members whose relative positions change into two regions.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cover member that can partition a gap between two members whose relative positions fluctuate into two regions and reliably shield one region from the other region.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a cover member that is supported by a vehicle body in a state of being separated from each other and is disposed in a gap between a first member and a second member whose relative position varies when the vehicle travels. The mounting portion, the first extending portion, and the second extending portion are integrally provided. The first extending portion and the second extending portion are both plate-shaped, and the attachment portion is attached to the first member. The first extending portion extends from the attachment portion toward the second member. The second extending portion is continuous from the tip of the first extending portion, bends in an L shape, and extends toward the second member.

  The attachment portion and the first extension portion are formed of a hard resin material, and the second extension portion is formed of a soft resin material that is more easily elastically deformed than the attachment portion and the first extension portion. The tip edge portion of the second extending portion is in contact with the second member.

  The soft resin material is preferably the same type as that of the hard resin material, and is preferably a rubber material having elasticity. Note that the soft resin material may be sponge rubber.

  In the above configuration, in the initial state in which the first member and the second member are set at the basic position, the second extending portion is in a state where the bending angle of the L-shaped portion of the second extending portion is narrower than that in the no-load state. A tip edge portion of the installation portion contacts the second member. When the first member and the second member move relative to each other from the initial state, the second extending portion formed by the soft resin material is deformed, and the leading edge of the second extending portion and the second member Contact is maintained. For example, when the first member and the second member are relatively separated from the initial state, the bending angle of the L-shaped portion of the second extending portion is expanded from the initial state, and the leading edge of the second extending portion and the second edge portion Contact with the two members is maintained. On the contrary, when the first member and the second member relatively approach from the initial state, the bending angle of the L-shaped portion of the second extending portion is narrower than the initial state, and the leading edge of the second extending portion is Contact with the second member is maintained. Further, when the first member and the second member move relative to each other in the direction intersecting with the first extending portion from the initial state, the second extending portion is deformed, and the leading edge portion of the second extending portion and the second extending portion are Contact with the two members is maintained.

  Thus, the second extending portion is deformed following the relative movement of the first member and the second member, and the contact between the tip edge portion of the second extending portion and the second member is maintained. The gap between the first member and the second member can be divided into two regions, and one region can be reliably shielded from the other region.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to partition a gap between two members whose relative positions fluctuate into two regions and to reliably shield one region from the other region.

It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of FIG. 1. It is sectional drawing which shows the cover member of the initial state in which the front lid and the dash panel were set to the basic position. It is sectional drawing which shows a cover member when a front lid moves back from an initial state. It is sectional drawing which shows a cover member when a front lid moves ahead from an initial state. It is sectional drawing which shows a cover member when a front lid moves upwards from an initial state. It is sectional drawing which shows a cover member when a front lid moves below from an initial state.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, FR indicates the front of the vehicle, and UP indicates the upper side. Moreover, in FIGS. 4-7, the cover member of an initial state is shown with a dashed-two dotted line.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a front lid (first member) 1 that stands up in the vehicle width direction is provided on the front surface of a cab of a vehicle such as a truck. A dash panel (second member) 2 that stands up along the vehicle width direction and faces the front lid 1 is provided behind the front lid 1. The front lid 1 is supported by a cowl panel (not shown), and the upper edge of the cowl panel is joined to the upper edge of the dash panel 2. Since the front lid 1 is not directly supported by the dash panel 2, the relative position of the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 varies when the vehicle is traveling. Further, the rear surface 1 a of the front lid 1 and the front surface 2 a of the dash panel 2 face each other in a state of being separated in the front-rear direction, and the cover member 10 is disposed in the gap 3 between the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2.

  A panel opening 4 for air conditioning is formed in the dash panel 2, and an inlet forming cover 5 shown in FIG. 2 is attached to the panel opening 4. An air conditioning inlet (air inlet) 6 is formed in the inlet forming cover 5, and the gap 3 in front of the dash panel 2 and the vehicle interior side behind the dash panel 2 communicate with each other through the inlet 6. In the initial state when the vehicle is stopped, the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 are separated by about 30 mm in the vicinity of the lower edge of the panel opening 4.

  The cover member 10 prevents entry of dust (sand or mud) from the road surface into the inlet 6 (the dust directly enters the inlet 6 and the dust adheres to the periphery of the inlet 6). 6 is arranged along the vehicle width direction so as to partition the gap 3 into an upper region 7 including 6 and a lower region 8 not including the inlet 6.

  The cover member 10 includes an attachment part 11, a first extension part 12, and a second extension part 13. The mounting portion 11, the first extending portion 12, and the second extending portion 13 have a plate shape having substantially the same thickness, and are integrally formed by extrusion or the like. A plurality of fixing holes 14 (see FIG. 2) are formed in the attachment portion 11, and the attachment portion 1 is fixed in a state of surface contact with the rear surface 1 a of the front lid 1 by screws or the like that pass through the holes 14. .

  The first extension portion 12 bends substantially vertically from the lower end of the attachment portion 11 in an L shape and extends linearly toward the dash panel 2. The front end of the first extending portion 12 is set on the dash panel 2 side (about 20 mm from the front lid 1) with respect to the intermediate position between the rear surface 1a of the front lid 1 and the front surface 2a of the dash panel 2. The first extending portion 12 may be slightly inclined from the vertical direction of the attaching portion 11 or may be slightly curved and extended.

  The second extending portion 13 is integrally continuous from the distal end of the first extending portion 12, bends in an L shape so as to protrude upward, and extends toward the dash panel 2. The distal end edge portion 13 a of the second extending portion 13 is a curved surface that bulges upward, and contacts the front surface 2 a of the dash panel 2. In the present embodiment, the second extending portion 13 protrudes upward in an L shape so as to be close to the lower curved portion of the inlet forming cover 5, but the second extending portion protrudes downward. It may be bent in an L shape.

  The attachment portion 11 and the first extension portion 12 are formed of a hard resin material, and the second extension portion 13 is made of a soft resin material that is more easily elastically deformed than the attachment portion 11 and the first extension portion 12. It is formed. The soft resin material is preferably the same type as that of the hard resin material, and is preferably a rubber material having elasticity. The attachment part 11 and the first extension part 12 of the present embodiment are formed of a hard body (solid) of ethylene-propylene copolymer resin (EPDM), and the second extension part 13 is a propylene copolymer resin ( EPDM) sponge body. The hard and soft resin materials may be other resin materials such as polyvinylidene chloride (PVC) and polypropylene resin (PP). Further, the soft resin material only needs to be elastically deformed more easily than the hard resin material, and is not necessarily a sponge body.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the initial state where the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 are set to the basic position, the first extending portion 12 is inclined slightly higher than the no-load state (see FIG. 1), In addition, with the bending angle of the L-shaped portion of the second extending portion 13 being narrower than that in the no-load state, the leading edge 13a of the second extending portion 13 is elastically contacted with the dash panel 2 below the panel opening 4. . Thereby, the upper region 7 and the lower region 8 of the gap 3 are shielded by the cover member 10.

  When the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 relatively move from the initial state when the vehicle is traveling, the second extending portion 13 formed of a soft resin material is deformed. Accordingly, the front edge portion 13a of the second extension portion 13 does not slide on the front surface 2a of the dash panel 2, and the contact between the front end edge portion 13a of the second extension portion 13 and the front surface 2a of the dash panel 2 is achieved. State is maintained.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4, when the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 are relatively separated from the initial state, the inclination of the first extending portion 12 becomes smaller than the initial state, and the second extending portion 13 The bending angle of the L-shaped portion is expanded from the initial state, and the contact state between the tip edge portion 13a of the second extending portion 13 and the dash panel 2 is maintained. On the contrary, as shown in FIG. 5, when the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 are relatively close to each other from the initial state, the bending angle of the L-shaped portion of the second extending portion 13 becomes narrower than the initial state, and the second The contact state between the tip edge portion 13a of the extending portion 13 and the dash panel 2 is maintained. Further, when the front lid 1 moves upward with respect to the dash panel 2 as shown in FIG. 6 or when the front lid 1 moves downward with respect to the dash panel 2 as shown in FIG. The second extending portion 13 is deformed, and the contact state between the tip edge portion 13a of the second extending portion 13 and the dash panel 2 is maintained.

  Thus, according to the present embodiment, the second extending portion 13 is deformed following the relative movement between the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2, and the leading edge 13a of the second extending portion 13 and the dash panel are deformed. 2 is maintained, the cover member 10 divides the gap 3 between the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 whose relative positions are changed into an upper region 7 and a lower region 8, and the upper region 7 is divided into a lower region. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent dust from entering the inlet 6 from the road surface when the vehicle is running.

  The above-described embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the technical idea according to the present invention, even if other than the above-described embodiments. Of course.

  For example, in the above embodiment, the cover member 10 is fixed to the front lid 1 and the tip edge portion 13a of the cover member 10 is brought into contact with the dash panel 2, but the cover member 10 is fixed to the dash panel 2 and the cover member 10 is fixed. The front edge portion 13 a may be brought into contact with the front lid 1. Further, although the case where the cover member 10 is arranged in the gap 3 between the front lid 1 and the dash panel 2 is illustrated, the cover member 10 may be arranged in the gap between the other two members.

  The present invention can be widely used as a cover member that partitions a gap between two members whose relative positions fluctuate into two regions and reliably shields one region from the other region.

1: Front lid (first member)
2: Dash panel (second member)
3: Gap 4: Panel opening 5: Inlet forming cover 6: Inlet 7: Upper region 8: Lower region 10: Cover member 11: Mounting portion 12: First extending portion 13: Second extending portion 13a: Tip edge

Claims (1)

A cover member disposed in a gap between the first member and the second member that are supported by the vehicle body in a state of being separated from each other and whose relative position varies when the vehicle travels;
An attachment portion attached to the first member;
A plate-like first extending portion extending from the mounting portion toward the second member;
A plate-like second extending portion that is continuous from the tip of the first extending portion, bends in an L shape, and extends toward the second member; and
The mounting portion and the first extending portion are formed of a hard resin material,
The second extending portion is formed of a soft resin material that is more easily elastically deformed than the mounting portion and the first extending portion, and a tip edge portion of the second extending portion is in contact with the second member. Cover member.

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