JP2012091655A - Bumper face mounting structure for vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve joining strength between a bumper face and a front fender, by avoiding interference between a wheel arch and a tire.SOLUTION: This bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle includes a bumper spacer 23 for connecting the bumper face 21 and the front fender 22. A parting line 25 is constituted when viewing a vehicle body 11 front the side by the bumper face 21 and the front fender 22. The front fender 22 includes a fender side extension part 55 extended to an inner side in a vehicle width from the parting line 25 and extended from the tip, and the bumper spacer 23 is arranged in the fender side extension part 55. The bumper spacer 23 includes a locking claw 63 for connecting the bumper spacer 23 and the bumper face 21, and a support member 64 for preventing the locking claw 63 from deflecting in the slipping-out direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle bumper face mounting structure including a bumper spacer provided at a parting portion between a bumper face and a front fender, and connecting the bumper face and the front fender.

In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure, a bumper face is provided in front of the vehicle body, a front fender is provided at a front side of the vehicle body, and a bumper spacer that connects the bumper face and the front fender is provided.
The bumper spacer is attached to the front fender, the bumper spacer is provided with a locking claw for fitting the bumper face, the bumper face flange is provided with an engagement hole, and the engagement hole is fitted with the engagement claw. Is.

  According to this vehicle bumper face mounting structure, the bumper face can be easily coupled to the front fender (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure, a guide bracket (bumper spacer) is mounted on the front fender, a locking claw is formed on the guide bracket, a locking hole is formed on the bumper face, and the locking hole on the bumper face is formed. The engaging claw of the guide bracket is fitted, and a clip (support member) is attached to the engaging claw from each flange (end surface) to which the bumper face and the guide bracket are fitted. This prevents the locking claw from coming off the locking hole.

  According to this vehicle bumper face mounting structure, it is possible to improve the coupling strength of the locking claw to the locking hole (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent No. 4053522 JP 2005-170077 A

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure of Patent Document 1, the bumper face is mounted to the front fender via the bumper spacer by fitting the locking claw into the engagement hole. For this reason, the locking claw may come off from the engagement hole depending on the direction of the external force acting on the bumper face and the magnitude of the external force.

In the bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle of Patent Document 2, a clip is provided on the flange (end surface) where the bumper face and the guide bracket (bumper spacer) are combined to prevent the locking claw from coming off the locking hole.
For example, when the flange (end face) is a flange extending inward of the vehicle width of the wheel arch part, the flange width should be set as narrow as possible in order to be able to attach a tire having a large inch size or a thick tire. Is preferred. Thereby, interference with a wheel arch part and a tire can be avoided. However, if the flange width is narrowed, a clip, a screw, or the like that prevents the locking claw from coming off the locking hole cannot be provided on the flange surface.

  It is an object of the present invention to provide a vehicle bumper face mounting structure that can avoid interference between a wheel arch portion and a tire and that can improve the bonding strength between a bumper face and a front fender.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a vehicle including a bumper face provided in front of the vehicle body, a front fender provided in a front side portion of the vehicle body, and a bumper spacer connecting the bumper face and the front fender. In the bumper face mounting structure, the bumper face and the front fender form a parting line when the vehicle body is viewed from the side, and the bumper side flange provided on the bumper face and the fender side flange provided on the front fender The wheel arch portion covering the tire is configured, and the front fender is extended from the parting line to the inside of the vehicle width, provided with a fender side extension extending from the tip thereof, and a bumper is provided on the fender side extension. A spacer is provided, and the bumper spacer is a locking claw that connects the bumper spacer and the bumper face. , Characterized by comprising a support member for preventing the flexing direction locking claw is disengaged, the.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the parting line is formed substantially perpendicular to the vehicle body, and the support member is a tapping screw screwed into the bumper spacer from below the bumper spacer.

  The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the bumper spacer is provided with an adjustment plate for preventing the locking claw from being detached, and the adjustment plate is deformed to the locking claw side by a tapping screw.

  The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the bumper spacer is provided with a bumper pressing piece for pressing the bumper face in the vicinity of the locking claw.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the bumper face is provided with a bumper side engagement hole that fits into the locking claw, and the depth of the bumper side engagement hole is increased toward the tip of the locking claw. An inclined surface is provided which is oriented in the vertical direction and fits into the bumper side engagement hole.

  In the invention according to claim 6, the front fender is formed with a long hole into which the upper end of the bumper spacer can be inserted, and the upper end of the bumper spacer can be inserted into the long hole and rotated to complete the mounting. A character-shaped attachment portion is formed.

The present invention has the following effects.
In the invention according to claim 1, the bumper face provided at the front of the vehicle body, the front fender provided at the front side of the vehicle body, and the bumper face and the front fender are connected to the vehicle bumper face mounting structure. A bumper spacer.
The bumper face and the front fender form a parting line when the vehicle body is viewed from the side, and the wheel covers the tire with the bumper side flange provided on the bumper face and the fender side flange provided on the front fender. An arch is formed.
The front fender is extended inwardly of the vehicle width from the parting line, provided with a fender side extension extending from the tip thereof, and provided with a bumper spacer on the fender side extension.
Since the bumper spacer includes a locking claw that connects the bumper spacer and the bumper face, and a support member that prevents the locking claw from being bent in a direction in which the locking claw is detached, the parting line between the bumper face and the front fender is For example, even in a vehicle having a design having a parting line that is substantially perpendicular to, parallel to, oblique to, or bent from the vehicle body, it is possible to prevent the locking claws from coming off. As a result, the bumper face can be reliably fitted to the front fender via the bumper spacer. As a result, the design and design freedom of the vehicle body can be expanded.
The bumper spacer includes a locking claw that connects the bumper spacer and the bumper face, and a support member that prevents the locking claw from being bent in the direction in which the locking claw is detached. do not have to. Thereby, the width | variety (flange width) of a bumper side flange and a fender side flange can be narrowed. As a result, a tire having a large inch size or a thick tire can be mounted. In other words, even if a tire having a large inch size or a thick tire is mounted, the wheel arch portion and the tire do not interfere with each other.
In addition, since the bumper spacer is provided in the extension part on the fender side, no trouble occurs even when a tire having a large inch size or a thick tire is mounted.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the parting line is formed substantially perpendicular to the vehicle body, and the support member is a tapping screw screwed into the bumper spacer from below the bumper spacer. It can be easily fastened. As a result, the tapping screw can be fastened in a vehicle having a design in which a substantially vertical parting line is formed. For example, when trying to fasten the bumper face to the front fender from the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (horizontally), a tool such as a driver does not enter.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the bumper spacer is provided with an adjusting plate for preventing the locking claw from being detached, and the adjusting plate is deformed to the locking claw side by the tapping screw. The thickness can be easily adjusted by shaving the mold, and the support strength (extraction force) of the locking claw can be arbitrarily adjusted.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the bumper spacer is provided with a bumper pressing piece for pressing the bumper face in the vicinity of the locking claw, so that the gap between the substantially vertical parting lines formed by the bumper face and the front fender is constant. Can be kept in. As a result, it is possible to prevent interference with the front fender and to improve the design.

  In the invention according to claim 5, the bumper face is provided with a bumper side engagement hole that fits into the locking claw, and the depth of the bumper side engagement hole is increased toward the tip of the locking claw. Since it has an inclined surface that is oriented in the vertical direction and fits into the bumper side engagement hole, when the support member (tapping screw) is attached, the bumper face can be securely attached to the bumper spacer, and the support member When removed, the bumper face can be easily removed from the bumper spacer. Thereby, the detachability of the bumper face can be improved.

  In the invention according to claim 6, the front fender is formed with a long hole into which the upper end of the bumper spacer can be inserted, and the upper end of the bumper spacer can be inserted into the long hole and rotated to complete the mounting. Since the letter-shaped mounting portion is formed, for example, when the bumper spacer is screwed to the front fender in the subsequent process, the bumper spacer can be prevented from falling. As a result, it is possible to improve the mounting workability of the bumper spacer, and it is possible to shorten the mounting time of the bumper spacer.

1 is a perspective view of a vehicle adopting a vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing attachment of an upper bumper face of the vehicle bumper face attachment structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing attachment of a lower bumper face of the vehicular bumper face attachment structure shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the side surface of the bumper face mounting structure for vehicles shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view from below of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a perspective view from the rear of the vehicle body of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 1. It is a perspective view which shows the lower end of the bumper spacer of the bumper face mounting structure for vehicles shown by FIG. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an upper end of a bumper spacer of the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The drawings are viewed in the direction of the reference numerals.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 10 includes a bumper face 21 provided in front of the vehicle body 11, a front grill 15 provided in the upper center of the bumper face 21, and a front grille 15 provided on the left and right sides of the front grill 15. The headlamps 16 and 16, the left and right front fenders 22 and 22 provided at the front side of the vehicle body 11, the upper portions of these front grilles 15, the headlamps 16 and 16 and the upper portions of the left and right front fenders 22 and And a bonnet 17 provided on the vehicle.

  The bumper face 21 and the front fender 22 are connected via a bumper spacer 23. The bumper face 21 and the front fender 22 form a substantially vertical parting line 25 when the vehicle body 11 is viewed from the side.

  A bumper side flange 26 is provided on the bumper face 21 inward of the vehicle width. The front fender 22 is provided with a fender side flange 27 toward the inside of the vehicle width. The bumper side flange 26 and the fender side flange 27 constitute a part of the wheel arch portion 29 that covers the tire (front wheel) 28.

  The engine room 13 is configured in a space covered by the bumper face 21, the front grille 15, the left and right front fenders 22 and 22, the hood 17, and a dashboard (not shown).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the engine room 13 is provided with a front bulkhead 31 that supports a cooling device (not shown) such as a radiator or a condenser. The front bulkhead 31 is a structure that is formed in a substantially rectangular shape from a front bulkhead upper 32, a front bulkhead lower 33, and left and right side stays 34, 34 (one not shown).

  The front bulkhead upper 32 is provided with a bonnet lock mechanism 35 that locks the bonnet 17 and supports the upper portion of the bumper face 21. At the upper part of the bumper face 21, a substantially L-shaped holder 36 is fixed to the front bulkhead upper 32 by clips 37 and 37 at the center of the upper part of the bumper face 21. Further, mounting pieces 41, 41 extend to the upper left and right of the bumper face 21, and these mounting pieces 41, 41 are fixed to the front bulkhead upper 32 by bolts 42, 42.

  The front bulkhead lower 33 supports the lower part of the bumper face 21. Specifically, the lower part of the bumper face 21 is fixed to the front bulkhead lower 33 by a plurality of clips 43.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 9, the vehicle bumper face mounting structure includes a bumper face 21 provided in front of the vehicle body 11, a front fender 22 provided in a side front portion of the vehicle body 11, and these bumpers. The bumper spacer 23 connects the face 21 and the front fender 22.

The bumper face 21 is provided with a bumper rear end flange 52 extending to the bumper spacer 23 side, and a bumper side engagement hole 53 that is formed in the bumper rear end flange 52 and engages with the bumper spacer 23.
The front fender 22 is inserted with a fender side extension 55 extending inwardly of the vehicle width from the parting line 25 (see FIG. 1) and extending forward from the front end of the vehicle body 11 and the upper end of the bumper spacer 23. A possible long hole 56 and square holes 57 and 57 provided in the fender-side extension 55 and into which the spacer main body 61 of the bumper spacer 23 is fitted are provided.

  The bumper spacer 23 includes a spacer main body 61 that serves as a base, fitting portions 62 and 62 that are provided in the spacer main body 61 and fit into the square holes 57 and 57 of the fender-side extension 55, and the bumper spacer 23 and the bumper face. 21, a support member 64 that is provided at the lower end 23 b of the bumper spacer 23 to prevent the locking claw 63 from being bent, and an adjustment that prevents the locking claw 63 from coming off. It is provided in the vicinity of the plate 65 and the locking claw 63, is formed on the bumper pressing piece 66 that presses the bumper face 21, and the upper end 23a of the bumper spacer 23. Thus, the mounting portion 67 having an L-shape in cross-section when the mounting of the upper end 23a is completed.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the bumper spacer 23 can be attached to the upper end 23a by inserting a mounting portion 67 having an L shape in cross section into the elongated hole 56 of the front fender 22 and rotating 90 ° as indicated by an arrow a1. Complete.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the spacer body 61 is reinforced by a plurality of rib groups 71. The fitting portion 62 includes a pair of fitting claws 73 and 73 that are fitted into the square holes 57 and 57 of the front fender 22, respectively, and a tapping screw that presses the fitting claws 73 and 73 toward the square holes 57 and 57. 74, 74.

As shown in FIG. 7, the support member 64 is a tapping screw that is screwed into the bumper spacer 23 from the lower end 23 b of the bumper spacer 23.
As shown in FIG. 9, the locking claw 63 is provided at an elastic deformation portion 75 extending from the spacer body 61 toward the bumper face 21, and at the tip of the elastic deformation portion 75, and the bumper of the bumper face 21. The claw portion 76 is engaged with the side engagement hole 53.

The claw portion 76 includes an inclined surface 77 that is oriented in the depth direction of the bumper side engagement hole 53 toward the tip and fits into the bumper side engagement hole 53.
The inclined surface 77 is a smooth surface. In addition, as needed, you may attach the serration which made the unevenness | corrugation continuous in the cross-sectional view to the inclined surface 77. FIG. Thereby, the extraction force of the latching claw 63 can be increased.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, the adjustment plate 65 is a plate-like portion that extends from the spacer body 61 toward the bumper face 21 and is elastically deformable. The adjustment plate 65 can prevent the locking claw 63 from coming off due to deformation on the side of the locking claw 63 when a tapping screw is screwed into the lower end 23 b of the bumper spacer 23 from below the bumper face 21.

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 1, a bumper face 21 provided in front of the vehicle body 11, a front fender 22 provided in a lateral front portion of the vehicle body 11, and these bumper face 21 and front fender 22. And a bumper spacer 23 that connects the two.

  The bumper face 21 and the front fender 22 form a substantially vertical parting line 25 when the vehicle body 11 is viewed from the side, and the bumper side flange 26 provided on the bumper face 21 and the front fender 22. A wheel arch portion 29 that covers the tire 18 is configured by the fender side flange 27.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 to 9, the front fender 22 extends from the parting line 25 inward of the vehicle width, and extends from the tip of the fender side extension 55 to the front of the vehicle body 11. The bumper spacer 23 is provided above the bumper side flange 26 and the fender side flange 27 and on the fender side extension 55.

  A locking claw 63 that connects the bumper spacer 23 and the bumper face 21 to the bumper spacer 23, and a support member 64 that is provided at the lower end 23 b of the bumper spacer 23 and prevents the locking claw 63 from being bent in the direction of disengagement. Therefore, even when the bumper face 21 and the front fender 22 have a parting line that is substantially perpendicular, parallel, oblique, or bent to the vehicle body, it is possible to prevent the locking claws 63 from coming off. . Thereby, the bumper face 21 can be reliably fitted to the front fender 22 via the bumper spacer 23. As a result, the design and design freedom of the vehicle body 11 can be expanded.

  A locking claw 63 that connects the bumper spacer 23 and the bumper face 21 to the bumper spacer 23, and a support member 64 that is provided at the lower end 23 b of the bumper spacer 23 and prevents the locking claw 63 from being bent in the direction of disengagement. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect the bumper side flange 26 and the fender side flange 27 to each other. Thereby, the width | variety (flange width) of the bumper side flange 26 and the fender side flange 27 can be narrowed. As a result, a tire 18 having a large inch size or a thick tire 18 can be mounted. In other words, even if the tire 18 having a large inch size or the thick tire 18 is attached, the interference between the wheel arch portion 29 and the tire 18 can be avoided.

  Since the bumper spacer 23 is provided above the bumper side flange 26 and the fender side flange 27 and on the fender side extension 55, there is no problem even when the tire 18 having a large inch size or the thick tire 18 is mounted. Does not occur.

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 1, the parting line 25 is formed substantially perpendicular to the vehicle body 10, and the support member 64 is a tapping screw that is screwed into the bumper spacer 23 from below the bumper spacer 23. Therefore, it can be easily fastened by a driver from below the wheel arch portion 29. As a result, the tapping screw can be fastened in the design vehicle 10 in which the substantially vertical parting line 25 is formed. For example, when trying to fasten the bumper face 21 to the front fender 22 from the front-rear direction of the vehicle body (horizontally), a tool such as a screwdriver does not enter.

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 7, the bumper spacer 23 is provided with an adjusting plate 65 for preventing the locking claw 63 from being detached, and this adjusting plate 65 is deformed to the locking claw 63 side by a tapping screw. Therefore, the thickness of the adjustment plate 65 can be easily adjusted by cutting the mold of the bumper spacer 23, and the support strength (extraction force) of the locking claw 63 can be arbitrarily adjusted.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle, since the bumper spacer 23 is provided with a bumper pressing piece 66 for pressing the bumper face 21 in the vicinity of the locking claw 63. The gap between the substantially vertical parting lines 25 (see FIG. 1) formed by the front fender 22 can be kept constant. As a result, it is possible to prevent interference with the front fender 22 and to improve the design.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle, the bumper face 21 is provided with a bumper side engagement hole 53 that fits into the locking claw 63. Since it has an inclined surface 77 that is oriented in the depth direction of the bumper side engagement hole 53 toward the tip and fits into the bumper side engagement hole 53, when the support member (tapping screw) 64 is attached, The bumper face 21 can be securely attached to the bumper spacer 23, and the bumper face 21 can be easily removed from the bumper spacer 23 when the support member 64 is removed. Thereby, the detachability of the bumper face 21 can be improved.

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure shown in FIG. 8, a long hole 56 into which the upper end 23 a of the bumper spacer 23 can be inserted is formed in the front fender 22, and the long hole 56 can be inserted into the upper end 23 a of the bumper spacer 23. In addition, since the mounting portion 67 having an L-shaped cross-sectional view that is completed by rotating is formed, for example, when the bumper spacer 23 is screwed to the front fender 22 in a later process, the bumper spacer 23 falls. Can be prevented. Thereby, it is possible to improve the mounting workability of the bumper spacer 23 and to shorten the mounting time of the bumper spacer 23.

  In the vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 7, the support member 64 is a tapping screw. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a fastening member such as a clip may be used. Good.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention has a bumper side engagement hole in which a locking claw 63 is formed on the bumper spacer 23 side and the locking claw 63 is fitted on the bumper face 21 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a locking claw may be formed on the bumper face side, and an engagement hole that fits the locking claw may be provided on the bumper spacer side.

As shown in FIG. 9, the vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to the present invention is provided with the adjustment plate 65 on the bumper spacer 23 side. However, the present invention is not limited to this. You may prevent.
In the bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, the parting line 25 is a substantially vertical parting line. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the parting line is parallel, oblique or bent to the vehicle body. It may be a line.

  The present invention is applied to an automobile provided with a bumper face provided in front of a vehicle body, a front fender provided in a front side portion of the vehicle body, and a bumper spacer connecting the bumper face and the front fender. Is preferred.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Car body, 18 ... Tire, 21 ... Bumper face, 22 ... Front fender, 23 ... Bumper spacer, 23a ... Upper end, 23b ... Lower end, 25 ... Parting line, 26 ... Bumper side flange, 27 ... Fender side flange, 29 ... Wheel arch part, 53 ... bumper side engagement hole, 55 ... fender side extension part, 56 ... long hole, 63 ... locking claw, 64 ... support member (tapping screw), 65 ... adjustment plate, 66 ... bumper pressing piece, 67 ... mounting portion, 77 ... inclined surface.

Claims (6)

In a vehicle bumper face mounting structure including a bumper face provided in front of the vehicle body, a front fender provided in a front side portion of the vehicle body, and a bumper spacer connecting the bumper face and the front fender.
The bumper face and the front fender constitute a parting line when the vehicle body is viewed from the side, a bumper side flange provided on the bumper face, and a fender side flange provided on the front fender The wheel arch that covers the tire is constructed,
The front fender extends from the parting line inward in the vehicle width, and is provided with a fender side extension extending from the tip thereof, and the bumper spacer is provided on the fender side extension,
The bumper spacer includes a locking claw that connects the bumper spacer and the bumper face, and a support member that prevents the locking claw from being bent in a direction in which the locking claw is detached. Face mounting structure. The parting line is formed substantially perpendicular to the vehicle body,
2. The vehicle bumper face mounting structure according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a tapping screw that is screwed into the bumper spacer from below the bumper spacer.   3. The bumper spacer according to claim 1, wherein an adjustment plate for preventing the locking claw from being detached is provided, and the adjustment plate is deformed toward the locking claw by the tapping screw. Bumper face mounting structure for vehicles.   The bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the bumper spacer is formed with a bumper pressing piece for pressing the bumper face in the vicinity of the locking claw. The bumper face is provided with a bumper side engagement hole that fits into the locking claw,
The locking claw is provided with an inclined surface that is oriented in the depth direction of the bumper side engagement hole toward the tip of the locking claw and fits into the bumper side engagement hole. The bumper face mounting structure for a vehicle according to any one of claims 1 to 4. The front fender is formed with a long hole into which an upper end of the bumper spacer can be inserted,
The upper end of the bumper spacer is formed with an L-shaped mounting section that can be inserted into the elongated hole and is mounted by rotation. 6. The vehicle bumper face mounting structure as described.

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