JP2012232614A - Cowl top side garnish - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cowl top side garnish capable of being assembled to a fender panel, a windshield, and a cowl top center garnish and capable of efficiently preventing the generation of rattling noise without costs.SOLUTION: A representative structure of this cowl top side garnish 114 includes: a first protrusion (fender engagement claw 120) projecting from a side part at a vehicle outer side and brought into engagement by rolling an edge 102a of the fender panel therein; a second protrusion (windshield engagement claws 122, 124) projecting from an adjacent side of a windshield 104 and engaged with the edge of the windshield 104; and a third protrusion (center garnish engagement claws 126, 128 and center garnish engagement boss 130) protruding from a part overlapping with the cowl top center garnish 112 and engaged with the cowl top center garnish 112.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cowl top side garnish provided in an automobile as an exterior part.

  A resin cowl top garnish is provided between the windshield and the front hood of the automobile. Currently, as a cowl top garnish, a cowl top center garnish that extends in the vehicle body width direction (BL direction) and is arranged between the windshield and the front hood, and on both sides of the cowl top center garnish along the corner of the front windshield A configuration using two cowl topside garnishes arranged respectively is known.

  Patent Document 1 describes a cowl side seal corresponding to the cowl top side garnish. The cowl side seal of Patent Document 1 is provided on a front end portion locking groove into which a front end portion of a fender panel is inserted, a front end portion locking leg portion that contacts and locks an end surface of a windshield, and a cowl top center garnish (cowl top cover). It is supposed that it is provided with a locking leg portion to be attached. This cowl side seal has a front end bending groove near the center of the back surface of the front end cover that covers the gap between the fender panel and the windshield, and can be easily bent, making it easy to assemble to the vehicle. It is going to be.

JP 2010-6255 A

  The cowl topside garnish is 1) the aesthetics of the cowl topside garnish itself, 2) the accuracy of the parting (gap) with the fender panel, windshield, and front hood, 3) the improvement of the aerodynamic characteristics that the vehicle receives during driving It is done. In particular, it is also regarded as important that rattle noise (tick noises such as ticks and caracles) generated when the cowl top side garnish hits other parts (front glass or the like) does not occur. At the manufacturing site, ease of assembly and reduction of the cost of a single item are required.

  Although the cowl side seal of Patent Document 1 is described as being connected to each of the fender panel, the windshield, and the cowl top center garnish, the tip of the fender panel is inserted in FIGS. 3 to 5 of Patent Document 1. The tip portion locking groove is not shown. Therefore, it is unclear how the front end locking groove is cut with respect to the main body portion of the cowl side seal.

  In the case of a configuration in which the front end locking groove into which the front end of the fender panel is inserted is cut with respect to the main body portion of the cowl side seal as in Patent Document 1, the front end portion of the fender panel is attached to the main body portion during assembly. , The front end locking leg must be connected to the windshield and the locking leg connected to the cowl top center garnish. That is, when assembling, the body portion of the cowl top side garnish must be positively bent. However, the main body portion is usually relatively difficult to bend. In Patent Document 1, a bending groove at the front end is provided to increase flexibility in the vehicle body width direction and the main body portion is easily bent. However, it is not preferable to provide such a groove from the viewpoint of strength. There is even a risk of occurrence.

  In the cowl side seal of Patent Document 1, rattle noise cannot be completely suppressed, and further measures are required. As measures to suppress rattle noise, Eptosea (registered trademark) is glued to the contact location (contact location), or the material of the cowl top side garnish is changed to a softer one than usual, Either method has a problem of increasing costs. In particular, when Eptosea is adhered, deterioration over time becomes a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is a cowl that can be easily assembled to a fender panel, a windshield, and a cowl top center garnish and can effectively suppress the generation of rattle noise without cost. The aim is to provide a topside garnish.

  In order to solve the above problems, a typical configuration of the present invention is arranged along a corner of the front end of a windshield of an automobile, a side portion on the outside of the vehicle is adjacent to a fender panel, and at least a part on the inside of the vehicle is a cowl. In the cowl top side garnish that overlaps with the top center garnish, the first protruding portion that protrudes from the side of the outside of the vehicle and engages with the edge of the fender panel and the edge of the windshield protrudes from the side adjacent to the windshield. A second protrusion and a third protrusion that protrudes from a portion overlapping the cowl top center garnish and that fits with the cowl top center garnish are provided.

  In such a configuration, the first projecting portion is assembled to the fender panel, the second projecting portion is assembled to the windshield, and the third projecting portion is assembled to the cowl top center garnish. The first projecting portion, the second projecting portion, and the third projecting portion are portions protruding from the main body portion of the cowl top side garnish, and can be easily bent by themselves. Therefore, it is possible to easily assemble the fender panel, the windshield, and the cowl top center garnish by bending each protrusion without bending the main body portion of the cowl top side garnish.

  In addition, in this cowl top side garnish, unlike the technique described in Patent Document 1, a groove for ensuring flexibility is not provided to reduce the strength. The cowl top side garnish is attached to the vehicle body at at least three points, and the region surrounded by the three points cannot move, so that the rattle noise generation prevention function is improved and the parting accuracy is improved.

  The second protrusion may include a side edge protrusion that fits with the side edge of the windshield and a front edge protrusion that fits with the front edge of the windshield.

  In such a configuration, the side edge and the front edge of the windshield are respectively pressed, and the windshield is pressed from two directions. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively suppress the generation of rattle noise due to the hit with the windshield. In addition, there is an effect of increasing the precision of parting with the windshield.

  The side edge protrusions may protrude from the rear end and the vicinity of the upper end of the cowl top side garnish, and the front edge protrusions may protrude from the vicinity of the side end of the cowl top side garnish on the vehicle inner side.

  In such a configuration, side edge protrusions serving as fixed points in the vicinity of both ends extending along the corners of the front end of the windshield (rear end and vicinity of the upper end and the side of the windshield adjacent to the side end inside the vehicle), A leading edge protrusion is set for each. By fixing both ends extending along the corners, the cowl topside garnish can be firmly fixed over a wide range, so it is possible to more effectively suppress the generation of rattle noise caused by hitting the windshield. it can.

  The third protrusion may protrude from the vicinity of the front end of the cowl top side garnish.

  In such a configuration, a third projecting portion serving as a fixed point is set near the front end of the cowl top side garnish. In addition to the above-described second protrusion, this third protrusion can firmly fix the periphery of the cowl topside garnish over a wide range, so that the generation of rattle noise is more effectively suppressed. be able to.

  The first protrusion may protrude from between the side edge protrusion and the front edge protrusion.

  In such a configuration, 1) the first projecting portion → 2) the second projecting portion near the rear end and the upper end of the cowl top side garnish → 3) the cowling top side garnish is easily performed by the procedure of the remaining projecting portions. Can be assembled. The front side of the first projecting portion is brought into contact with the base of the vehicle body connection portion of the fender panel, so that the cowl top side garnish is not restricted in the vehicle body width direction, but also falls forward (slipping). The effect which prevents is also show | played.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the cowl top side garnish which can be easily assembled | attached to a fender panel, a windshield, and a cowl top center garnish and can suppress generation | occurrence | production of a rattle sound effectively without cost can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the motor vehicle which employ | adopted the cowl top side garnish concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the shape of the cowl top side garnish shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state before the assembly | attachment of the cowl top side garnish shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the procedure which attaches a cowl top side garnish to FIG. It is a figure explaining the procedure which attaches a cowl top side garnish to FIG. It is BB sectional drawing of FIG.1 (b), CC sectional drawing, and DD sectional drawing.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The dimensions, materials, and other specific numerical values shown in the embodiments are merely examples for facilitating understanding of the invention, and do not limit the present invention unless otherwise specified. In the present specification and drawings, elements having substantially the same function and configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted, and elements not directly related to the present invention are not illustrated. To do.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an automobile 100 that employs a cowl topside garnish 114 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is an external view of the automobile 100, and FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a range A in FIG. In the accompanying drawings, the arrow FR indicates the front of the vehicle body, the arrow LH indicates the left side of the vehicle body, and the arrow UP indicates the upper side of the vehicle body.

  As shown in FIG. 1A, a cowl top garnish 110 made of resin (for example, thermoplastic resin such as polypropylene) is provided between the windshield 104 and the front hood 108 of the automobile 100. In this embodiment, the cowl top garnish 110 is disposed on both sides of the cowl top center garnish 112 along the cowl top center garnish 112 extending in the vehicle body width direction (BL direction) and the corners 106a and 106b at the front end of the windshield 104. And the two cowl top side garnishes 114 and 116. Note that the end portion of the cowl top center garnish 112 is fixed to the vehicle body with a clip or the like.

  Since the two cowl top side garnishes 114 and 116 have substantially the same configuration, the cowl top side garnish 114 on the left side of the vehicle body will be described below. As shown in FIG. 1B, the cowl top side garnish 114 has a front portion adjacent to the front hood 108 and a vehicle outer side portion adjacent to the fender panel 102. Further, at least a part of the inside of the vehicle overlaps the cowl top center garnish 112 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).

  FIG. 2 is a view showing the shape of the cowl top side garnish 114. 2 (a) is a perspective view of the cowl top side garnish 114, FIG. 2 (b) is a plan view of the cowl top side garnish 114, and FIG. 2 (c) is a bottom view of the cowl top side garnish 114. . The cowl top side garnish 114 is a member having an approximately “L” shape in plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C, the cowl top side garnish 114 is adjacent to the first projecting portion formed to protrude from the side of the main body portion outside the vehicle and the windshield 104 of the main body portion. A second protrusion formed protruding from the side (a side edge protrusion, a front edge protrusion) and a third protrusion formed protruding from a portion overlapping the cowl top center garnish 112 of the main body portion. A part. Here, the main body portion refers to the basic shape (basic mass) of the cowl top side garnish 114 excluding the first to third protrusions and the like.

  In the present embodiment, a fender fitting claw 120 is provided as the first projecting portion. Further, as the second projecting portion, a windshield fitting claw 122 that is a side edge projecting portion and a windshield fitting claw 124 that is a front edge projecting portion are provided. Moreover, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128 and the center garnish fitting boss 130 are provided as the third protrusions.

  The windshield fitting claw 122 protrudes from a position corresponding to the rear end and the vicinity of the upper end of the cowl top side garnish 114. The windshield fitting claw 124 protrudes from the side of the cowl top side garnish 114 on the vehicle inner side and adjacent to the windshield 104. A fender fitting claw 120 projects from between the windshield fitting claw 122 and the windshield fitting claw 124.

  The center garnish fitting claw 126 and the center garnish fitting boss 130 protrude from the vicinity of the front end of the cowl top side garnish 114. Specifically, the center garnish fitting claw 126 is provided on the vehicle inner side in the vehicle body width direction, and the center garnish fitting boss 130 is provided on the vehicle outer side in the vehicle body width direction.

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a state before the assembly of the cowl top side garnish 114, FIG. 3 (a) is an overall view showing the state before the assembly, and FIG. 3 (b) is a view of FIG. It is an enlarged view of one insertion location 132. In FIG. 3A, the windshield 104 is hatched for easy understanding. 4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating a procedure for assembling the cowl top side garnish 114. FIG. 4 (a), 4 (b), 5 (a), and 5 (b) illustrate the procedure for assembling the cowl top side garnish 114 over time. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB, a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC, and a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 1B. FIG. CC sectional drawing and FIG.6 (c) are the DD sectional drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the cowl top side garnish 114 is disposed at a position surrounded by the fender panel 102, the windshield 104, and the cowl top center garnish 112. The cowl top center garnish 112 is provided with insertion holes 126a, 128a, 130a into which the center garnish fitting claws 126, 128 and the center garnish fitting boss 130 are inserted (fitted).

  The cowl top side garnish 114 has the following procedures: 1) fender fitting claw 120 → 2) windshield fitting claw 122 → 3) windshield fitting claw 124, center garnish fitting claws 126, 128, and center garnish fitting boss 130. It is assembled with. In FIG. 3A, in order to facilitate understanding, a portion where the fender fitting claw 120 is first inserted (hereinafter referred to as “first insertion portion 132”) is indicated by a broken line, and then the windshield fitting is performed. A portion (hereinafter referred to as “second insertion portion 134”) where the joint claw 122 is inserted is illustrated by a broken line, and finally, the windshield fitting claw 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, and the center garnish fitting boss 130 are illustrated. A portion to be inserted (hereinafter referred to as “third insertion portion 136”) is indicated by a broken line.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, first, the cowl top side garnish 114 is tilted, and the fender fitting claw 120 is inserted into the first insertion portion 132. Thereby, as shown to Fig.6 (a), the edge 102a of a fender panel is wound in the fender fitting nail | claw 120, and it is made to fit.

  The fender fitting claw 120 is provided between the windshield fitting claw 122 and the windshield fitting claw 124, and the front side of the fender fitting claw 120 is connected to the vehicle body of the fender panel 102 shown in FIG. The edge 102a of the fender panel is wound and fitted so as to contact the base 102c of the portion 102b. Conventionally, the cowl top side garnish has been prevented from falling forward (sliding down) by being fixed to the cowl top center garnish with a clip or the like. However, here, the front side of the fender fitting claw 120 abuts against the root 102c of the vehicle body connecting portion 102b of the fender panel 102, so that not only the cowl top side garnish 114 is restricted in the vehicle body width direction but also in the front direction thereof. A drop (slipping) can be prevented. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a reduction in the cost of clips and the like and a reduction in assembling labor than in the past.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, the cowl top side garnish 114 is rotated in the assembling rotation direction R <b> 1, and the windshield fitting claw 122 is inserted into the second insertion portion 134. Thereby, as shown in FIG.6 (b), the windshield fitting nail | claw 122 is fitted to the side edge 104a of a windshield.

  The fender fitting claw 120 is a portion protruding from the main body portion (basic mass) of the cowl top side garnish 114, and can itself be easily bent. Accordingly, even when the edge 102a of the fender panel is wound around and fitted to the fender fitting claw 120, the fender fitting claw 120 is bent and the windshield fitting claw 122 is moved to the side edge 104a of the windshield. It can be easily fitted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), the cowl top side garnish 114 is further rotated in the rotation direction R1 during assembly, and the windshield fitting claws 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, and the center garnish fitting. The boss 130 is inserted into the third insertion point 136. Thereby, as shown in FIG.6 (c), the windshield fitting nail | claw 124 is fitted to the front edge 104b of a windshield. Further, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128 are inserted and fitted into the insertion holes 126a and 128a, and the center garnish fitting boss 130 is inserted into the insertion hole 130a.

  Like the fender fitting claw 120, the windshield fitting claw 122 is a portion protruding from the main body portion (basic mass) of the cowl top side garnish 114, and can itself be easily bent. The same applies to the windshield fitting claws 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, and the center garnish fitting boss 130. Therefore, even when the fender fitting claw 120 is fitted to the edge 102a of the fender panel and the windshield fitting claw 122 is fitted to the side edge 104a of the windshield, these can be bent and easily cowl top side garnish. 114 assemblies can be implemented.

  In particular, in this embodiment, a fender fitting claw 120 to be fitted first is disposed between the windshield fitting claw 122 and the windshield fitting claw 124. Further, the windshield fitting claw 122 is provided at a position corresponding to the rear end and the vicinity of the upper end of the cowl top side garnish 114. Therefore, the fender fitting claw 120 and the windshield fitting claw 122 are separated as much as possible, and the fender fitting claw 120, the windshield fitting claw 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, and the center garnish fitting boss 130 are also to some extent. is seperated. Fender fitting claw 120 to be fitted first, windshield fitting claw 122 to be fitted next, windshield fitting claw 124 to be inserted last, center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, center garnish fitting boss By separating 130 from each other, the cowl top side garnish 114 can be easily assembled without excessively bending each part. FIG. 5B shows a state where the assembly of the cowl top side garnish 114 has been completed.

  According to the configuration described above, the windshield fitting claws 122 and 124 hold the windshield side edge 104a and the front edge 104b, respectively, and the windshield 104 is pressed from two directions. Therefore, it is possible to effectively suppress the generation of rattle noise caused by the front glass 104. Moreover, the precision of parting with the windshield 104 is improved.

  The fender fitting claw 120, the windshield fitting claws 122 and 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126 and 128, and the center garnish fitting boss 130 function as a fixing point for fixing the cowl top side garnish 114. Here, in this embodiment, the windshield fitting claws 122 and 124, the center garnish fitting claws 126, the center garnish fitting boss 130, and the like are arranged along the periphery of the cowl top side garnish 114, and the cowl top The side garnish 114 can be firmly fixed. If the fixing points are not arranged along the periphery of the cowl top side garnish 114, the wrinkles easily float and may cause rattle noise. By firmly fixing the cowl top side garnish 114, the generation of rattle noise can be effectively suppressed.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings. According to the cowl top side garnish 114 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to effectively suppress the generation of rattle noise without incurring costs such as the adhesion of Eptosea and the change of material. Since the main part of the cowl top side garnish 114 is not modified, there is no possibility of harming the aesthetics of the cowl top side garnish 114 itself or affecting the aerodynamic characteristics. Since the cowl top side garnish 114 is fitted to the fender panel 102 and the windshield 104, the accuracy of the parting (gap) between the fender panel 102 and the windshield 104 is ensured. By fitting the cowl top side garnish 114 with the cowl top center garnish 112 fixed to the vehicle body, the accuracy of the parting (gap) with the front hood 108 is also ensured. Since the cowl top side garnish 114 can be easily assembled by the above-described procedure, the assembly at the manufacturing site is also ensured. Therefore, according to the cowl top side garnish 114 according to the present embodiment, it is possible to satisfy almost all of the items conventionally required for the cowl side garnish 114.

  Needless to say, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and these are naturally within the technical scope of the present invention. Understood.

  The present invention can be used for a cowl top side garnish provided in an automobile as an exterior part.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Automobile, 102 ... Fender panel, 102a ... Edge of fender panel, 102b ... Body connection part, 102c ... Base, 104 ... Windshield, 104a ... Side edge of windshield, 104b ... Front edge of windshield, 106a, 106b ... Corner, 108 ... Front hood, 110 ... Cowl top garnish, 112 ... Cowl top center garnish, 114,116 ... Cowl top side garnish, 120 ... Fender fitting claws, 122,124 ... Front glass fitting claws, 126, 128 ... Center garnish fitting claw, 130 ... Center garnish fitting boss, 126a, 128a, 130a ... Insertion hole, 132 ... First insertion place, 134 ... Second insertion place, 136 ... Third insertion place

Claims (5)

In the cowl top side garnish that is arranged along the corner of the front end of the windshield of the automobile, the side part on the outside of the car is adjacent to the fender panel, and at least a part of the inside of the car overlaps the cowl top center garnish.
A first projecting portion that protrudes from a side portion outside the vehicle and engages with an edge of the fender panel;
A second protrusion that protrudes from the side adjacent to the windshield and engages with an edge of the windshield;
A third protrusion that protrudes from a portion overlapping the cowl top center garnish and fits with the cowl top center garnish;
A cowl topside garnish characterized by comprising   The said 2nd protrusion part contains the side edge protrusion part fitted to the side edge of the said windshield, and the front edge protrusion part fitted to the front edge of the said windshield, It is characterized by the above-mentioned. Item 2. A cowl topside garnish according to item 1. The side edge protrusion protrudes from the rear end and the vicinity of the upper end of the cowl top side garnish,
The cowl top side garnish according to claim 2, wherein the front edge protrusion protrudes from the vicinity of the side end of the cowl top side garnish on the vehicle inner side.   The cowl top side garnish according to claim 3, wherein the third protrusion protrudes from the vicinity of the front end of the cowl top side garnish.   The cowl top side garnish according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the first protrusion protrudes from between the side edge protrusion and the front edge protrusion. .

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