JP2014189026A - Fender panel structure of vehicle - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a resin fender panel structure which can be formed by a simple molding die, and can prevent quality deterioration of an outer appearance.SOLUTION: An upper rear flange part 3b having an opposite surface opposite to a design surface of a panel main body 2 is integrally formed on an upper end rear part of the panel main body 2 so as to fold inward in a width direction of a vehicle body. A cut part 11 of a tapered shape is formed on an upper surface of a bead 9 formed on the flange part 3b. A middle part of a base part 13a between a head part 13c and a collar part 13b of a clip 13 as a locking member is inserted in the cut part 11, and the clip 13 is attached to the cut part 11 in a state that one end part opposite to the head part 13c of the base part 13a protrudes in an inner side direction of the vehicle body. The swelling one end part of the attached clip 13 in an attached state is inserted and locked in the insertion hole 15 of a front pillar 7, and the panel main body 2 is mounted and fixed.

Description

  The present invention relates to a fender panel structure such as a front fender panel attached to, for example, a front pillar of a vehicle body, and particularly to a structure provided with a resin panel body.

  In general, at the front part of a vehicle such as an automobile, the flange part formed by stepping inward in the vehicle width direction on the upper edge part of the fender panel of the front fender is fixed to the left and right apron members of the vehicle body with bolts, The fender panel is attached by fixing a pair of rear attachment portions protruding rearward from the rear edge portion of the fender panel to the front pillar with a bolt (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-221846 A (refer to paragraphs 0016 to 0019 and FIG. 1)

  By the way, in recent years, it has been considered to use a resin fender panel in order to reduce the weight of the vehicle body. When using a resin fender panel in this way, the surface rigidity is lower than in the case of sheet metal. Therefore, the mounting structure described above is insufficient in strength, and it is desirable to provide another mounting portion at the upper part of the rear edge of the fender panel. However, if an additional mounting portion is formed by resin molding, the mold becomes complicated. In addition, there is a possibility that the appearance of the panel may be deteriorated due to sink marks on the design surface of the panel.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a resin-made fender panel structure that can be formed with a simple mold and can prevent deterioration in appearance quality.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the fender panel structure for a vehicle of the present invention is integrated with a resin panel body attached to a pillar and an upper end portion of the panel body so as to be folded inward in the width direction of the vehicle body. A flange portion formed and having a facing surface facing the design surface of the panel body, a vertical bead formed on the facing surface of the flange portion, and a notch having a stagnation shape formed on the top surface of the bead A base having a shape in which one end side swells, a flange having a wider cross-sectional width than the base integrally formed in the middle of the base, and a cross-sectional width larger than the base integrally formed at the other end of the base A locking member having a wide head, and a middle portion of the base between the head of the locking member and the flange is inserted into the notch, and the side of the base opposite to the head The one end of the car The locking member is attached to the notch, and the one end of the attached locking member is locked to the locked portion of the pillar so that the panel body is It is characterized by being attached (Claim 1).

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the flange portion having an opposing surface facing the design surface of the panel body is integrally formed at the upper end portion of the panel body so as to be folded inward in the width direction of the vehicle body. A notched portion with a squeezed shape is formed on the upper surface of the bead formed on the bead, and a middle portion of the base portion between the head portion and the heel portion of the locking member is inserted into the notch portion, and is opposite to the head portion of the base portion. The locking member is mounted on the notch, with one end of the panel protruding inwardly of the vehicle body, and one end of the mounted locking member is locked to the locked portion of the pillar and the panel body is attached Fixed.

  Therefore, the panel main body of the fender panel can be attached to the pillar by locking one end of the locking member to the locked portion of the pillar with the locking member attached to the notch, and the design of the panel main body There is no need to make additional changes to the surface, there is no need to add unnecessary slides to the mold structure, and the surface rigidity of the resin fender panel is achieved by a simple configuration in which a bead is added to the flange. In addition, the mounting work to the pillar is facilitated, and the mounting workability can be improved.

1 is a side view of an embodiment of a vehicle fender panel structure according to the present invention. It is the cutting | disconnection front view in the XX line of FIG. It is a perspective view of the bead of FIG. FIG. 2 is a cut front view in a state where a locking member is attached to the cutout portion of FIG. 1.

  Next, an embodiment of a vehicle front structure according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. In the present embodiment, front and rear and left and right refer to front and rear and left and right when the vehicle is viewed in the forward direction.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the right fender panel 1 in this embodiment has an upper front flange portion 3 a and an upper front flange portion 3 a that are folded inward in the width direction of the vehicle body at the upper end portion of a resin panel body 2. The rear flange portion 3b is integrally formed continuously, and these flange portions 3a and 3b constitute a facing surface that faces the design surface of the panel body 2 by folding. Further, a rear flange portion 4 in the vertical direction is integrally formed at the rear end portion of the panel main body 2 so as to be folded inward in the width direction of the vehicle body, and the rear flange portion 4 is also formed on the design surface of the panel main body 2 by folding. Construct opposing surfaces.

  And the attachment part 5 provided in the upper front flange part 3a is fixed to the right apron member (not shown) of the vehicle body with a bolt, and a pair of upper and lower attachment parts 6a, 6b provided with the rear flange part 4 are provided. It is fixed to the right front pillar 7 with bolts.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a vertical bead 9 is integrally formed so as to protrude inward of the vehicle body at a position near the rear end of the upper rear flange portion 3 b, and before and after this bead 9. A plurality of reinforcing ribs 10 are integrally formed, and a notch 11 having a trapezoidal shape with a bottom squeezed downward from the upper surface of the bead 9, that is, a lower half is circular and an upper half is opposite, is formed. A hollow storage space is formed in the cutout portion 11 so that a clip which is a locking member described later can be stored in the cutout portion 11.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a resin clip 13 which is a locking member attached to the notch portion 11 is integrally formed with a base portion 13a having a swelled one end portion and in the middle of the base portion 13a. And a hook member 13b having a wider cross-sectional width than the base portion 13a, and a locking member having a head portion 13c having a wider cross-sectional width than the base portion 13a integrally formed at the other end of the base portion 13a. 13c is in the notch 11 and the collar 13b is located outside the notch 11, and the middle part of the base 13a between the head 13a and the collar 13b of the clip 13 is a circular lower part of the notch 11. The wall surface of the bead 9 at the periphery of the notch 11 is sandwiched between the head 13c and the flange 13b of the clip 13, and one end of the base 13a opposite to the head 13c is inflated on the inner side of the vehicle body. In a state protruding in the direction, Lip 13 is attached to the notch 11.

  An insertion hole 15 having a diameter substantially the same as or slightly smaller than the maximum diameter of the bulging end of the clip 13 is provided as a locked portion at a position facing the circular lower portion of the notch 11 of the front pillar 7. When the swelled one end of the clip 13 attached to the notch 11 is pushed into the insertion hole 15 of the front pillar 7 and inserted, the swelled one end of the clip 13 cannot be detached from the insertion hole 15. The rear upper end of the panel body 2 is attached and fixed to the front pillar 7.

  At this time, since the clip 13 is deformed so that the clip 13 contracts from the maximum diameter when the clip 13 is pushed in by interrupting the end portion of the swelled one end portion of the clip 13, the end portion of the clip 13 is The insertion hole 15 can be inserted without difficulty, and after insertion, the original maximum diameter is restored due to the restoration of interruption, and the clip 13 is locked so as not to be easily detached from the insertion hole 15.

  The left fender panel also has the same structure as the right fender panel 1 described above, a notch is formed in the same bead, and is locked to the left front pillar by the same clip as the clip 13 described above. It has become so.

  Then, after the mounting portions 5, 6 a, 6 b of the fender panel 1 are fixed to the apron member or the front pillar 7 with bolts, the clip 13 mounted in advance on the notch 11 of the bead 9 is attached from the design surface side of the panel body 2. By pushing in and inserting one end of the swelled clip 13 into the insertion hole 15 of the pillar 7, the attachment of the fender panel 1 is completed, and in the completed state, as shown in FIG. Thus, the upper side of the bead 9 located at the rear upper end of the fender panel 1 is covered.

  Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, the fender panel 1 is formed by inserting and locking the bulging end of the clip 13 into the insertion hole 15 of the front pillar 7 with the clip 13 attached to the notch 11. The panel body 2 can be attached and fixed to the front pillar 7, and the mounting shape of the clip 13 can be completed within the range of the upper and rear flange portion 3 b, so that the design surface of the panel body 2 is not affected, and the mold structure In addition, there is no need to add an unnecessary slide, and the surface rigidity of the resin fender panel 1 can be increased by a simple configuration in which a bead 9 is additionally formed in the upper rear flange portion 3b, and the front The work efficiency can be improved by facilitating the attachment work to the pillar 7.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications other than those described above can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in the above-described embodiment, the structure of the fender panel 1 in the front part of the vehicle has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to the fender panel in the rear part of the vehicle in the same manner, and the same effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained. It is possible to obtain.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Fender panel 2 ... Panel main body 3b ... Upper rear flange part 7 ... Front pillar 9 ... Bead 11 ... Notch part 13 ... Clip (locking member)
13a ... base 13b ... collar 13c ... head 15 ... insertion hole (locked part)

Claims (1)

A resin panel body attached to the pillar,
A flange portion integrally formed on the upper end portion of the panel body so as to be folded inward in the width direction of the vehicle body and having a facing surface facing the design surface of the panel body;
A vertical bead formed on the facing surface of the flange portion;
A notched portion with a stagnation shape formed on the upper surface of the bead;
A base having a shape in which one end side swells, a flange having a wider cross-sectional width than the base integrally formed in the middle of the base, and a head having a wider cross-sectional width than the base integrally formed at the other end of the base And a locking member having
The middle part of the base part between the head part of the locking member and the collar part is inserted into the notch part, and the one end part of the base part opposite to the head part protrudes inward of the vehicle body. In the state, the locking member is attached to the notch,
A fender panel structure for a vehicle, wherein the one end of the locking member in a mounted state is locked to a locked portion of the pillar and the panel body is attached.

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