JP2014162332A - Vehicle body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a vehicle body structure that can prevent occurrence of a gap at a parting between a lateral panel and a bumper and further prevent positional displacement during attachment of a bumper holder, which is an attachment member for connecting the panel and the bumper, to the lateral panel.SOLUTION: The vehicle body structure comprises: a lateral panel (a fender panel 110); a bumper (a front bumper 120); and a bumper holder 130. The lateral panel has: a nearly L-shaped edge 112; a lateral panel side flange (a fender side upper flange 114a); and an extended seat surface portion 116 as an attachment seat surface for the bumper holder. The bumper has a bumper side flange 122. The bumper holder has: an attached portion 132; an extending portion 134 extending to the vicinity of an upper end of the edge; and a holding portion 136 that is provided on a tip of the extending portion and holds the lateral panel side flange and the bumper side flange in between from inside in the vehicle width direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a vehicle body structure including a side panel that constitutes a side surface of a vehicle body, a bumper that is attached from the lower part of the front or rear surface of the vehicle to the front end or rear end of the side panel, and a bumper holder that connects the side panel and the bumper. Is.

  In the vehicle body, bumpers that constitute the front surface of the vehicle body and the rear surface of the vehicle body are attached to the front end and the rear end of the side panels that constitute the left and right side surfaces (right side surface and left side surface). Conventionally, mounting members such as bumper holders have been used for these mountings. For example, in Patent Document 1, a front fender (also referred to as a fender panel) provided at a front side of a vehicle body, A bumper face (also referred to as a front bumper) provided in front is connected by a bumper spacer which is an attachment member.

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  Since the bumper is a member that is long in the vehicle width direction, the bumper is heavy. For this reason, if only the center part and the lower part of the bumper spacer (attachment member) are fixed to the front fender (fender panel) as in Patent Document 1, that is, the upper part of the bumper spacer is not attached to the front fender, The bumper spacer cannot support the bumper about to hang down, and a gap is formed at the parting (border) between the bumper and the front fender.

  In order to prevent the bumper from drooping and thus the gap between the two parts, the extension on the fender side where the bumper spacer is attached in Patent Document 1 is extended upward to the vicinity of the upper end of the bumper spacer, and the upper part of the bumper spacer is fixed there. Is effective. However, this is not possible in all vehicle bodies because of the convenience of design, and other members such as headlamps are naturally arranged. Therefore, Patent Document 1 still has room for improvement.

  Moreover, in patent document 1, when attaching a bumper spacer (attachment member) to a front fender (refer FIG. 4 of patent document 1), it screws in a screw hole, rotating a screw. At this time, if the screw is rotated and tightened clockwise, in the configuration of FIG. 4 of Patent Document 1, a force to rotate clockwise acts also on the bumper spacer, and the bumper spacer is displaced when screwed by the force. End up.

  In view of such a problem, the present invention can prevent a gap between the side panel and the bumper from being generated, and further prevent misalignment when mounting the bumper holder, which is an attachment member for connecting them, to the side panel. The purpose is to provide a simple body structure.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a representative configuration of a vehicle body structure according to the present invention includes a side panel that forms a side surface of a vehicle body, and a bumper that is attached from the lower part of the front surface of the vehicle or the rear surface of the vehicle to the front end or rear end of the side panel. The vehicle body structure includes a bumper holder that connects the side panel and the bumper, and the side panel is an edge that forms a parting with the bumper at the front end or the rear end of the vehicle body in the vehicle front-rear direction. From the side of the vehicle, comprising an upper inclined portion that is inclined downward as it goes away from the center, and a lower inclined portion that is folded back from the lower end of the upper inclined portion and is inclined downward as it goes to the center in the vehicle longitudinal direction. A boundary between a substantially L-shaped edge, a side panel side flange extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper inclined portion, and a lower inclined portion of the upper inclined portion And an extended seat surface portion that extends in parallel to the vehicle body side surface from the inner edge of the side panel side flange in the vehicle width direction over a portion starting from, and the bumper is an end edge on the side that is attached to the side panel The bumper holder has a bumper side flange that extends inward in the vehicle width direction and faces the side panel side flange, and the bumper holder is attached to a region that overlaps the extended seat surface portion when viewed from the vehicle side, An extending portion extending from the portion to the vicinity of the upper end of the edge that forms a parting line, and a sandwiching portion that is provided at the leading end of the extending portion and sandwiches the side panel side flange and the bumper side flange from the inner side in the vehicle width direction. It is characterized by having.

  According to the said structure, a bumper side flange is fixed to a side panel flange by being pinched | interposed into the front-end | tip of the extending part of a bumper holder, ie, the clamping part arrange | positioned in the vicinity of the upper end of parting of a side panel and a bumper. As a result, the side panel and the bumper are fixed at the upper end of the parting, so that the bumper is prevented from drooping due to gravity, and the occurrence of a gap in the parting between the side panel and the bumper can be prevented. As described above, in the present invention, the above-described effect can be obtained without fixing the upper portion of the bumper holder to the side panel. Therefore, the surface for fixing the upper portion of the bumper holder is designed in consideration of the design convenience and the arrangement of other members. Even a vehicle type that is not provided on the side panel is applicable. Moreover, according to the said structure, the upper end of a bumper holder will be in the state caught on the side panel by the clamping part. For this reason, when fixing them by screwing, even if the force which moves a bumper holder in the direction away from a side panel is applied, position shift does not arise.

  The said clamping part has a groove | channel opened on the vehicle width direction outer side, and it is good to pinch them by arrange | positioning a side panel side flange and a bumper side flange in a groove | channel. Since the above-described effect can be obtained with such a simple shape, the structure of the mold of the bumper holder is not complicated.

  The bumper holder is substantially L-shaped in a region above the extended seat surface portion, standing from the surface facing the side panel side flange toward the center in the vehicle front-rear direction and further bent and extended outward in the vehicle width direction. A claw part that is shaped and extends toward the outside in the vehicle width direction when the bumper is attached to the side panel, and a surface that faces the flange on the side panel and the flange on the side panel It is good to further have a wall part spanned between the part extended toward the vehicle width direction outside of a claw part.

  According to such a configuration, the claw portion functions as a spacer, and interference between the side panel side flange and the bumper side flange is prevented. And since the surface facing the side panel side flange and the portion extending toward the vehicle width direction outer side of the claw portion, that is, the wall portion spanned in the claw portion functions as a tension rod in the claw portion, The rigidity is improved, and the claw portion is not easily crushed. Therefore, when fixing the bumper holder to the side panel by screwing, even if a force to move the bumper holder to the side panel is applied, the movement is restricted by pressing the claw part against the panel side flange, so the position shift Will not occur.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a vehicle body structure capable of preventing the occurrence of a gap in parting between a side panel and a bumper, and further preventing displacement when a bumper holder as an attachment member for connecting them is attached to the side panel. can do.

It is a perspective view of the vehicle body structure concerning this embodiment. It is an enlarged view of FIG. It is an enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view and an enlarged perspective view of FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view and an enlarged perspective view of a bumper holder attached to the side opposite to the bumper holder shown in FIG. It is sectional drawing of FIG.4 (b).

  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 perspective view of a vehicle body structure 100 according to the present embodiment. 2 and 3 are enlarged views of FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates a state where the vehicle body structure 100 of FIG. 1 is observed from the right side. 3A is an enlarged view showing a state in which the front bumper 120 of the vehicle body structure 100 in FIG. 2 is transmitted, and FIG. 3B is a view in which the bumper holder 130 is removed from the fender panel 110 shown in FIG. The state is illustrated. In addition, since the vehicle body structure 100 of this embodiment is comprised left-right symmetrically, in the following description, unless there is particular notice, the structure of the right side of the vehicle body structure 100 is illustrated and demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the vehicle body structure 100 of the present embodiment, a front fender panel (hereinafter referred to as a fender panel 110), which is a side panel constituting the right side surface of the vehicle body, is provided on the front side of the vehicle. A front bumper 120, which is a bumper that is attached from the lower part to the front end of the fender panel 110 and constitutes the front surface of the vehicle body, is attached. In the present embodiment, the fender panel 110 and the front bumper 120 are connected by a bumper holder 130 described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the parting line 102 between the fender panel 110 and the front bumper 120 is substantially L-shaped. For this reason, as shown in FIG.3 (b), the fender panel 110 has the edge 112 which forms the parting with the front bumper 120 in the front end in the substantially L shape. This edge 112 is seen from the side of the vehicle, and is turned away from the center in the vehicle front-rear direction, that is, the upper inclined portion 112a that is inclined downward toward the front of the vehicle, and the vehicle front-rear direction folded from the lower end of the upper inclined portion. And a downwardly inclined portion 112b that inclines downward toward the rear of the vehicle.

  As shown in FIG. 3 (b), in the side panel 110, at its end edge 112, a fender side upper flange 114a that is a side panel side flange extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper inclined portion 112a, and A fender-side lower flange 114b, which is a side panel-side flange extending continuously inward in the vehicle width direction from the downward inclined portion 112b, is formed. These flanges ensure the rigidity for maintaining the shape of the fender panel 110.

  Further, in the fender panel 110 which is a side panel, the fender side upper flange 114a extends toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction in a part starting from the boundary between the upper inclined portion 112a and the lower inclined portion 112b. The fender side upper flange 114a extends from the inner edge in the vehicle width direction of the fender side upper flange 114a toward the front side of the vehicle in parallel to the side surface of the vehicle body. An extended seat surface portion 116 serving as a seat surface is provided. Bolt holes 116a through which the bolts 160 are inserted when the bumper holder 130 is fastened to the fender panel 110 by bolting are formed in the extended seat surface portion 116.

  In the present embodiment, the screw hole 115a is formed in the fender side upper flange 114a in the region where the bolt hole 116a is provided, that is, in the region where the width of the fender side upper flange 114a is wide. Further, in the present embodiment, the fender-side lower flange 114b also has its lower end projecting inward in the vehicle width direction to form the lower fixing portion 118, and the screw hole 115b is also formed there. As a result, a bumper holder 130, which will be described later, can be more securely fixed to the fender panel 110.

  In addition, the said structure is only an illustration, and when the lower side fixing | fixed part 118 is not required, it is good also as a structure which does not provide it. Further, the width of the fender side upper flange 114a in the region where the extended seat surface portion 116 is provided can be appropriately changed according to the width of the bumper holder 130 installed there.

  When the bumper holder 130 is disposed on the fender panel 110 shown in FIG. 3B, the state shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3A, the bumper holder 130 of the present embodiment has a substantially L-shape similar to the edge 112 so as to follow the substantially L-shaped edge 112 of the fender panel 110.

  FIG. 4 is a side view and an enlarged perspective view of FIG. 4A is a side view of the vehicle body structure 100 shown in FIG. 3A observed from the right side, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged perspective view near the upper end of the bumper holder 130 shown in FIG. 3A. FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view and an enlarged perspective view of a bumper holder (hereinafter, referred to as a left bumper holder 130a) attached to the side opposite to the bumper holder 130 shown in FIG. FIG. 5A is a side view of the left bumper holder 130a observed from the left side, and FIG. 5B is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the upper end of the left bumper holder 130a shown in FIG. 5A. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 6A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 4B, and FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 4B. For ease of understanding, FIGS. 4 and 5 show a state in which the front bumper 120 (see FIG. 2) of the vehicle body structure 100 is transmitted as in FIG. 3A, and FIG. 4B shows a cross section of the front bumper 120 not shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the bumper holder 130 has a mounted portion 132 that is a portion to be attached to the extended seating surface portion 116 as viewed from the side of the vehicle. The bumper holder 130 is fixed to the extended seat surface portion 116 of the fender panel 110 by screwing the bolt 160 into the attached portion 132 and inserting the bolt 160 into the bolt hole 116a (see FIG. 3B). The bumper holder 130 is attached to the fender panel 110 by screwing (screws are not shown) in the screw holes 115a and 115b.

  As a feature of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4A, the bumper holder 130 deviates from the attached portion 132 to the vicinity of the upper end of the edge 112 that forms a parting with the front bumper 120 by departing from the extended seat surface portion 116. As shown in FIG. 4B, the extending portion 134 is provided, and a holding portion 136 is provided at the tip of the extending portion 134. As shown in FIG. 6 (a), the front bumper 120 has a bumper side flange 122 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the end edge on the side attached to the fender panel 110 and faces the fender side upper flange 114a. The clamping unit 136 sandwiches the bumper side flange 122 and the fender side upper flange 114a from the inner side in the vehicle width direction.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the sandwiching portion 136 has a groove 136a that is open on the outer side in the vehicle width direction, and the fender side upper flange 114a and the bumper side flange 122 are disposed in the groove 136a so as to sandwich them. . By adopting such a simple shape, it is possible to avoid a decrease in yield during manufacturing and a complicated mold structure of the bumper holder while suitably holding the fender-side upper flange 114a and the bumper-side flange 122. Can do.

  As described above, by sandwiching the fender-side upper flange 114a and the bumper-side flange 122 by the clamping portion 136, the bumper holder 130 is hooked on the fender-side upper flange 114a as shown in FIG. Is in a state of being caught by the sandwiching portion 136. Therefore, even if the force that tries to move in the direction of arrow A due to gravity (force to hang down) is applied to the front bumper 120 and the bumper holder 130 also tries to move in the direction of arrow B by that force, the movement of the fender panel 110 Regulated by.

  Thus, according to the vehicle body structure 100 of the present embodiment, the fender panel 110, the front bumper 120, and the like can be obtained without requiring the upper portion of the bumper holder 130 to be attached to the extended seat surface portion 116 of the fender panel 110 by screws, bolts, or the like. They are fixed via the bumper holder 130 in the vicinity of the upper end of the parting. Therefore, even if the vehicle model cannot extend the extended seat surface portion 116 of the fender panel 110 to the upper portion of the bumper holder 130 due to the convenience of design and the arrangement of other members, the drooping of the front bumper 120 due to gravity is prevented. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a gap in the parting between the fender panel 110 and the front bumper 120 due to this.

  As described above, when the bumper holder 130 is attached to the fender panel 110 with the bolt 160, the bolt 160 rotates clockwise in the direction of arrow C in FIG. Take it. This force causes the bumper holder 130 to move in the direction of the arrow D, that is, in the direction away from the fender panel 110, causing a positional shift during bolting. However, in the vehicle body structure 100 of the present embodiment, the upper end of the bumper holder 130 is hooked on the fender-side upper flange 114a of the fender panel 110 by the clamping portion 136 as described above (see FIG. 6A). The movement of the bumper holder 130 is restricted. Therefore, when the bumper holder 130 is bolted to the fender panel 110, even if a force acting in a direction away from the fender panel 110 is applied to the bumper holder 130, the positional deviation does not occur.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, as shown to Fig.4 (a) and (b), the bumper holder 130 has claw part 140a * 140b. Among these, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the claw portion 140 b is formed in the vehicle front-rear direction from a surface (hereinafter referred to as a facing surface 138) facing the fender-side upper flange 114 a of the fender panel 110 in the bumper holder 130. A standing portion 142 that stands up toward the center (in the present embodiment, the rear of the vehicle), and a vehicle width direction from the edge of the central portion (in the present embodiment, the rear side of the vehicle) of the standing portion 142 in the vehicle front-rear direction. It is a substantially L-shape consisting of a spacer portion 144 that bends outward and extends further.

  6B, when the front bumper 120 is attached to the fender panel 110, the spacer portion 144, which is a portion extending toward the outer side in the vehicle width direction, has the fender side upper flange 114a. It is arranged between the bumper side flange 122. Thereby, the spacer part 144 of the nail | claw part 140b functions as a spacer, and interference with the fender side upper flange 114a and the bumper side flange 122 can be prevented.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the wall part 146 is provided in the nail | claw part 140a arrange | positioned in the area | region above the extended seat surface part 116 of the fender panel 110. FIG. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the claw portion 140a is provided with a standing portion 142 and a spacer portion 144 (see FIG. 6 (b) for the standing portion 142) similarly to the claw portion 140b. However, in addition, a wall portion 146 is stretched between the facing surface 138 facing the fender-side upper flange 114a and the spacer portion 144 (a portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction in the claw portion 140a). ing.

  FIG. 5A shows a front fender panel (hereinafter referred to as a left fender panel 110a) which is disposed on the opposite side of the fender panel 110 and forms the left side surface of the vehicle body at the front of the vehicle body, and is attached to the front fender panel. The left bumper holder 130a is shown. As shown in FIG. 5B, the left bumper holder is also provided with claw portions 140a and 140b symmetrically with respect to the bumper holder 130, and the wall 140a is disposed in a region above the extended seat surface portion 116. Section 146 is spanned.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the left bumper holder 130a is attached to the left fender panel 110a with the bolt 160, the bolt 160 that rotates clockwise when tightening is applied with a force that rotates in the direction of arrow E. Then, by this force, the left bumper holder 130a tries to move in the direction indicated by the arrow G, that is, the direction pressed against the left fender panel 110a, and this has caused a positional shift at the time of bolt tightening. However, in the vehicle body structure 100 of the present embodiment, the wall 146 spanned in the claw 140a serves as a tension rod there, so that the rigidity of the claw 140a is improved and the claw 140a is crushed. It becomes difficult. Thereby, even if the claw portion 140a is pressed against the left fender side upper flange 114c by the force that moves the left bumper holder 130a toward the left fender panel 110a, the claw portion 140a can maintain its shape, so the left bumper The movement of the holder 130a is restricted, and the positional deviation can be prevented.

  As described above, according to the vehicle body structure 100 according to the present embodiment, the fender panel 110 and the front bumper 120 are fixed via the bumper holder 130 in the vicinity of the upper end of the parting, so that screws and bolts are used. Without requiring the upper portion of the bumper holder 130 to be attached to the extended seat surface portion 116 of the fender panel 110, the front bumper 120 hangs down due to gravity, and thus prevents the occurrence of a gap in the parting between the fender panel 110 and the front bumper 120. can do. Therefore, the present invention can be applied to a vehicle type in which the extended seat surface portion 116 of the fender panel 110 cannot be extended to the upper portion of the bumper holder 130 due to the convenience of design and the arrangement of other members. Further, the bumper holder 130 and the claw portion 140a provided with the wall portion 146 can prevent displacement of the bumper holder 130 and the left bumper holder 130a when they are attached to the fender panel 110 and the left fender panel 110a by bolting. It becomes possible.

  In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the front bumper 120 is attached to the front end of the fender panel 110 as the side panel constituting the side surface of the vehicle body, that is, the configuration of the front portion of the vehicle body is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. . The present invention is also applicable to, for example, a case where a rear bumper constituting the rear surface of the vehicle body is attached to a quarter panel, which is a side panel constituting the side surface of the rear portion of the vehicle body, from the lower portion of the rear surface of the vehicle to the rear end of the side panel.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to the example which concerns. 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 provides a vehicle body structure including a side panel that constitutes a side surface of a vehicle body, a bumper that is attached from a lower part of the front surface of the vehicle or the rear surface of the vehicle to a front end or a rear end of the side panel, and a bumper holder that connects the side panel and the bumper. Can be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Car body structure, 110 ... Fender panel, 110a ... Left fender panel, 112 ... End edge, 112a ... Upper inclined part, 112b ... Lower inclined part, 114a ... Fender side upper flange, 114b ... Fender side lower flange, 114c ... Left Fender side upper flange, 115a ... screw hole, 115b ... screw hole, 116 ... extension seating surface part, 116a ... bolt hole, 118 ... lower fixing part, 120 ... front bumper, 122 ... bumper side flange, 130 ... bumper holder, 130a ... Left bumper holder, 132 ... attached part, 134 ... extension part, 136 ... clamping part, 136a ... groove, 138 ... opposite surface, 140a ... claw part, 140b ... claw part, 142 ... standing part, 144 ... spacer part, 146 ... Wall, 160 ... Bolt

Claims (3)

The vehicle body structure includes a side panel that forms a side surface of the vehicle body, a bumper that is attached from a lower part of the front or rear surface of the vehicle to a front end or a rear end of the side panel, and a bumper holder that connects the side panel and the bumper. And
The side panel is at its front end or rear end,
An edge that forms a parting with the bumper, an upper inclined portion that inclines downward toward the direction away from the center in the vehicle front-rear direction, and a folded back from the lower end of the upper inclined portion in the vehicle front-rear direction A substantially L-shaped edge viewed from the side of the vehicle, comprising a downwardly inclined portion that inclines downward toward the center,
A side panel side flange extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper inclined portion;
An extended seat surface portion that extends in parallel to the vehicle body side surface from the inner edge in the vehicle width direction of the side panel side flange over a portion starting from the boundary between the upper slope portion and the lower slope portion, and serves as a mounting seat surface of the bumper holder. And
The bumper has a bumper side flange that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from an edge on the side attached to the side panel and faces the side panel side flange;
The bumper holder is
A mounted portion attached to a region overlapping with the extended seat surface portion when viewed from the side of the vehicle;
An extending portion extending from the attached portion to the vicinity of the upper end of the edge that deviates from the extended seat surface portion and forms the parting;
A vehicle body structure comprising: a sandwiching portion that is provided at a distal end of the extending portion and sandwiches the side panel flange and the bumper flange from the inner side in the vehicle width direction.   The said clamping part has a groove | channel which the vehicle width direction outer side opened, The said side panel side flange and the said bumper side flange are arrange | positioned in this groove | channel, and they are inserted | pinched. Car body structure. The bumper holder is
It is substantially L-shaped in a region above the extended seat surface portion, standing from the surface facing the side panel side flange toward the center in the vehicle front-rear direction and further bent and extended outward in the vehicle width direction. A claw portion in which a portion extending toward the vehicle width direction outer side when the bumper is attached to the side panel is disposed between the side panel side flange and the bumper side flange;
The vehicle body according to claim 1, further comprising a wall portion spanned between a surface facing the side panel side flange and a portion of the claw portion extending outward in the vehicle width direction. Construction.

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