JP2015030355A - Front fender - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a front fender which can effectively ensure a cabin space behind the front fender.SOLUTION: A front fender includes: a first vertical plate part 11 which is extended upward from a floor panel 80 located forward of a front wheel 2; a second vertical plate part 12 which is extended upward from a floor panel 80 located rearward of the front wheel 2; a third vertical plate part 13 which is extended upward from a floor panel 80 located laterally of the front wheel 2; a horizontal plate part 14 which is fixed to the first, second, and third vertical plate parts 11, 12, 13; a fuel tank 15 which is arranged above the horizontal plate part 14; a lid part 16 which is mounted to upper end parts of the first, second, and third vertical plate parts 11, 12, 13 to cover a top of the fuel tank 15; and a seal member 17 which is installed to an edge part of the lid part 16 to seal a clearance between the lid part 16 and a vehicle body outer wall panel 90..

Description

  The present invention relates to a front fender, and more particularly to a front fender such as a bus.

  In buses and the like, so-called low floor buses in which the clearance from the ground to the floor panel is set low are often used. In such a low-floor bus, since it is difficult to ensure the ground clearance, for example, a structure in which a fuel tank or the like is disposed behind the front fender is employed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2010-149641 A

  By the way, when the fuel tank is disposed behind the front fender, there is a problem that the vehicle interior space is narrowed. Therefore, a structure is known in which a passenger seat is provided on the upper part of the fuel tank in order to effectively utilize the space behind the front fender where the fuel tank is disposed. However, since the fuel tank extends in the vehicle front-rear direction, there is also a problem that only a so-called sideways seat, in which a passenger sits sideways with respect to the vehicle traveling direction, is provided at the upper part of the fuel tank.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a front fender that can effectively secure a cabin space behind the front fender.

  In order to achieve the above object, a front fender of the present invention is a front fender that covers a part of a front wheel of a vehicle and partitions the outside of the vehicle from the passenger compartment, and is directed upward from a floor panel positioned in front of the front wheel. A first vertical plate portion having a rear side facing the outer peripheral surface of the front wheel, and extending upward from a floor panel located behind the front wheel, and the front side surface of the front wheel A second vertical plate portion facing the outer peripheral surface of the front wheel; and extending upward from a floor panel located on a side of the front wheel; and a side surface thereof facing the side surface of the front wheel, A third vertical plate portion that continues the first vertical plate portion and the second vertical plate portion; a rear side surface of the first vertical plate portion; a front side surface of the second vertical plate portion; and a horizontal side of the third vertical plate portion. A horizontal plate portion fixed to a side surface and covering an outer peripheral surface of the front wheel; and an upper portion of the horizontal plate portion A fuel tank disposed on the upper end of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, and the third vertical plate portion and covering an upper portion of the fuel tank; and A seal member is provided on either the edge or on the side of the vehicle compartment, and seals the gap between the edge of the lid and the side of the vehicle compartment.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the said sealing member contains the buffer part which is pressed against any one of the edge part of the said cover part, or the compartment side surface of the said vehicle body, and elastically deforms.

  In addition, a bracket may be provided on at least one upper end portion of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, or the third vertical plate portion, and the lid portion may be fixed via the bracket.

  The lid portion may be provided with a lip portion that covers at least one compartment side upper end portion of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, or the third vertical plate portion.

  According to the front fender of the present invention, the cabin space behind the front fender can be effectively ensured.

It is a typical left view which shows an example of the vehicle which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a typical exploded perspective view showing the front fender concerning one embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a front fender according to an embodiment of the present invention is assembled to a vehicle. It is a typical longitudinal section showing a horizontal board part and a fuel tank concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a typical longitudinal section showing the left seal member concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a typical longitudinal section showing the right bracket concerning one embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, a front fender according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  First, a bus 1 that is an example of a vehicle according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. On the left side of the vehicle body of the bus 1, a front entrance / exit 4 is formed in front of the left front wheel 2, and a middle entrance / exit 5 is formed between the left front wheel 2 and the left rear wheel 3. The floor panel 80 constituting the passenger compartment floor surface is provided at substantially the same height as the lower opening edge of the front entrance / exit 4 and the lower opening edge of the middle entrance 5. That is, the bus 1 of the present embodiment is configured as a so-called low floor bus in which the ground clearance of the vehicle body is set low.

  Next, based on FIGS. 2-6, the detailed structure of the front fender 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.

  FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the front fender 10, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the front fender 10 is assembled to a vehicle. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 40 denotes a pair of left brackets fixed to a lateral frame 91 (shown only in FIG. 5) of the vehicle body. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 4 denotes a front entrance / exit, reference numeral 80 denotes a floor panel, and reference numeral 90 denotes a vehicle body outer wall panel.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front fender 10 includes a front vertical plate portion 11 facing the front outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel 2, a rear vertical plate portion 12 facing the rear outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel 2, and the right side of the left front wheel 2. A lateral vertical plate portion 13 facing the surface, a lateral plate portion 14 facing the upper outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel 2, a fuel tank 15 disposed on the lateral plate portion 14, and a lid portion covering the upper portion of the fuel tank 15 16.

  The front vertical plate portion 11 is an example of the first vertical plate portion of the present invention, and is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a metal material such as steel or iron. The front vertical plate portion 11 extends upward from the upper surface of the floor panel 80 (see FIG. 3) in a state where the flat plate surface is substantially parallel to the vehicle width direction. Further, the left side edge of the front vertical plate portion 11 is fixed to the side surface of the passenger compartment of the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 (see FIG. 3) by welding or the like. Furthermore, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 11 </ b> A for fixing the front bracket 30 with bolts are formed at the upper end portion of the front vertical plate portion 11. Note that the vertical length of the front vertical plate portion 11 is formed such that the upper end thereof is close to the upper surface edge of the fuel tank 15 placed on the horizontal plate portion 14.

  The rear vertical plate portion 12 is an example of the second vertical plate portion of the present invention, and is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a metal material such as steel or iron. The rear vertical plate portion 12 extends upward from the upper surface of the floor panel 80 (see FIG. 3) in a state where the flat plate surface is substantially parallel to the vehicle width direction. Further, the rear vertical plate portion 12 has its left edge fixed to the side surface of the vehicle compartment of the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 (see FIG. 3) by welding or the like. Further, a plurality of bolt insertion holes (not shown) for fixing the rear bracket 31 with bolts are formed at the upper end portion of the rear vertical plate portion 12. The vertical length of the rear vertical plate portion 12 is substantially the same as the length of the front vertical plate portion 11.

  The lateral vertical plate portion 13 is an example of a third vertical plate portion of the present invention, and is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a metal material such as steel or iron. The lateral vertical plate portion 13 extends upward from the upper surface of the floor panel 80 (see FIG. 3) in a state where the flat plate surface is substantially parallel to the vehicle front-rear direction. Further, the side vertical plate portion 13 has its front side edge portion fixed to the right side edge portion of the front vertical plate portion 11 by welding or the like, and its rear side edge portion welded to the right side edge portion of the rear vertical plate portion 12 or the like. And the front vertical plate portion 11 and the rear vertical plate portion 12 are made continuous. Further, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 13 </ b> A for fixing the side bracket 32 with bolts are formed at the upper end portion of the side vertical plate portion 13. In addition, the length of the vertical direction of the side vertical board part 13 is formed in the length substantially the same as the front vertical board part 11 and the back vertical board part 12. FIG.

  The horizontal plate portion 14 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape with a metal material such as steel or iron. The horizontal plate portion 14 has a substantially horizontal horizontal plane portion 14A, a front inclined surface portion 14B inclined downward from the front end of the horizontal plane portion 14A, and a horizontal plane portion 14A so as to follow the shape of the upper outer peripheral surface of the left front wheel 2. And a rear inclined surface portion 14C inclined downward from the rear end. The horizontal plate portion 14 is fixed to the side surface of the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 (see FIG. 3) by welding or the like at the left side edge, and the front side edge portion is the rear side surface and the rear side edge of the front vertical plate portion 11. The portion is fixed to the front side surface of the rear vertical plate portion 12 and the right edge portion is fixed to the left side surface of the side vertical plate portion 13 by welding or the like. Thereby, the tire arch part which covers a part of outer periphery of the left front wheel 2 is comprised.

  The fuel tank 15 is made of, for example, a resin material or the like, and is attached to the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 14 via a fixing band or the like (not shown). The fuel tank 15 has a top surface portion 15A, a front side surface portion 15B, and a rear side surface portion 15C formed in a substantially rectangular shape, and a bottom surface portion 15F formed by bending it along the top surface of the horizontal plate portion 14. ing. The fuel tank 15 is formed by cutting out the lower edge of the right side surface portion 15D and the left side surface portion 15E along the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 14.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the fuel tank 15 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped storage chamber A positioned above the horizontal plane portion 14A and a storage chamber A positioned above the front inclined surface portion 14B. A storage chamber B extending downward and a storage chamber C positioned above the rear inclined surface portion 14C and extending below the storage chamber A are formed. That is, the fuel tank 15 is configured to effectively secure its capacity by the storage chambers B and C extending downward while suppressing the height from the horizontal plane portion 14A.

  The lid portion 16 is formed of, for example, a resin material or the like, and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a top view as shown in FIG. 2 and has a front edge portion, a left edge portion, and a rear edge portion. A downwardly extending lip portion 16A is integrally formed. The lip portion 16A functions as a blindfold that covers the upper end sides (bolts and the like) of the vertical plate portions 11 to 13. In addition, a plurality of bolt insertion holes 50 are formed in the lid portion 16, and an elastic material such as rubber that seals a gap with the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 (see FIG. 3) at the left edge portion of the lid portion 16. A left seal member 17 formed of a member is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the left seal member 17 includes a base portion 17A fixed to the left edge portion of the lid portion 16 and a buffer portion 17B formed integrally with the base portion 17A. The base portion 17 </ b> A has a substantially U-shaped vertical cross section, and the opening groove portion is fitted to the left side edge portion of the lid portion 16. The buffer portion 17B is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and is elastically deformed by being pressed against the side surface of the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 when the lid portion 16 is attached. Thus, interference between the lid portion 16 formed of different members and the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 can be suppressed, and a dimensional error of the lid portion 16 can be effectively absorbed. In addition, as long as the shape of the buffer part 17B can be deformed when pressed against the vehicle body outer wall panel 90, a shape other than a cylindrical shape may be applied.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the side bracket 32 includes a lower bracket 33 attached to the side vertical plate portion 13 and an upper bracket 34 to which the lid portion 16 is attached. Note that the front bracket 30 and the rear bracket 31 (both shown only in FIG. 2) have substantially the same structure as the side bracket 32, and thus detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  The lower bracket 33 is formed in a substantially L-shaped cross section having a vertical mounting portion 33A and a horizontal fixing portion 33B. A bolt insertion hole 33D is formed in the attachment portion 33A, and a nut member 33C is provided on the back surface thereof. The lower bracket 33 inserts the bolt 60 into the bolt insertion hole 33D and the bolt insertion hole 13A of the side vertical plate portion 13 and fastens the bolt 60 to the nut member 33C on the back surface to thereby form the side vertical plate portion. 13 is attached to the upper end.

  The upper bracket 34 is formed in a substantially U-shaped cross section including a lateral fixing portion 34A and a mounting portion 34B facing each other. The upper bracket 34 has its fixed portion 34A fixed to the fixed portion 33B of the lower bracket 33 by welding or the like with the opening directed to the passenger compartment side. A bolt insertion hole 34C is formed in the attachment portion 34B, and a nut member 34D is provided on the back surface thereof. The lid 16 is attached to the upper bracket 34 by inserting the bolt 61 into the bolt insertion hole 34C and the bolt insertion hole 50 of the lid 16 and fastening the bolt 61 to the nut member 34D on the back surface. .

  Next, the effect by the front fender 10 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated.

  In the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, the left front wheel 2 includes three vertical plate portions 11 to 13 extending upward from the floor panel 80 and a horizontal plate portion 14 fixed to the vertical plate portions 11 to 13. A fuel arch 15 is disposed on the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 14. That is, the fuel tank 15 is configured to be accommodated in the front fender 10 without being disposed behind the front fender 10.

  Therefore, according to the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, it is possible to secure a wide cabin space behind the front fender 10 and to effectively provide a forward-facing passenger seat in the cabin space behind the front fender 10. Become.

  Further, in the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, the three vertical plate portions 11 to 13, the horizontal plate portion 14, and the lid portion 16 are formed separately, and the left side edge portion of the lid portion 16 has a vehicle body. A left side seal member 17 that seals a gap with the outer wall panel 90 is provided. Thus, if the three vertical plate portions 11 to 13 are attached to the floor panel 80 in advance and the horizontal plate portion 14 is fixed to the vertical plate portions 11 to 13 to form the tire arch portion, then The fuel tank 15 is arranged on the horizontal plate portion 14, the left seal member 17 is pressed against the vehicle body outer wall panel 90, the positions of the bolt insertion holes 50 and the brackets 32, 40 are aligned, and the lid portion 16 is fixed by bolt fastening. It is configured so that it can be easily assembled to the vehicle body.

  That is, when the three vertical plate portions 11 to 13 and the lid portion 16 are integrally formed, the positioning operation between the lower edge portion and the floor panel 80 and the bolts to the vehicle body outer wall panel 90 are performed when assembling to the vehicle body. Although many processes such as fixing and gap sealing work are required, according to the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, these processes can be largely omitted.

  Therefore, according to the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, positioning to the vehicle body, sealing work for the gap, and the like are not required, and assembling property to the vehicle body can be effectively improved.

  Further, in the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, when the maintenance of the fuel tank 15 is performed after assembling to the vehicle body, the fastening with the bolt 61 is released, and the fuel tank 15 can be easily accessed simply by removing the lid portion 16. It is configured to be able to.

  Therefore, according to the front fender 10 of the present embodiment, maintenance workability such as repair and replacement of the fuel tank 15 can be effectively improved.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, In the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention, it can change suitably and can implement.

  For example, the place where the left side seal member 17 is provided is not limited to the left side edge of the lid part 16, and may be the side surface of the corresponding vehicle body outer wall panel 90. Further, the front fender 10 is not limited to the one that covers the left front wheel 2 but can be configured as a front fender that covers the right front wheel (not shown). The bus 1 is not limited to a low-floor bus, and can be applied to a high-floor bus in which a step exists between the entrance / exit and the floor panel.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Bus 2 Left front wheel 10 Front fender 11 Front vertical plate part 12 Back vertical plate part 13 Side vertical plate part 14 Horizontal plate part 15 Fuel tank 16 Lid part 16A Lip part 17 Left side seal member 17A Base part 17B Buffer part 30 Front bracket 31 Rear bracket 32 Side bracket 40 Left bracket 80 Floor panel 90 Car body outer wall panel

Claims (5)

A front fender that covers a part of the front wheel of the vehicle and partitions the outside of the vehicle from the passenger compartment,
A first vertical plate portion extending upward from a floor panel positioned in front of the front wheel and having a rear side facing the outer peripheral surface of the front wheel;
A second vertical plate portion extending upward from a floor panel located behind the front wheel and having its front side facing the outer peripheral surface of the front wheel;
The first vertical plate portion and the second vertical plate portion are made continuous while extending upward from a floor panel located on the side of the front wheel, with a side surface facing the side surface of the front wheel. A third vertical plate,
A lateral plate portion fixed to a rear side surface of the first vertical plate portion, a front side surface of the second vertical plate portion, and a lateral side surface of the third vertical plate portion and covering an outer peripheral surface of the front wheel;
A fuel tank disposed at an upper portion of the horizontal plate portion;
A lid portion that is attached to an upper end portion of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, and the third vertical plate portion and covers an upper portion of the fuel tank;
A sealing member that is provided on either the edge of the lid or the side of the casing of the vehicle body and seals a gap between the edge of the lid and the side of the casing of the vehicle. Front fender. The front fender according to claim 1, wherein the seal member includes a buffer portion that is pressed against either one of an edge of the lid portion or a side surface of the vehicle body of the vehicle body and elastically deforms. The bracket is provided in at least one upper end part of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, or the third vertical plate portion, and the lid portion is fixed via the bracket. Front fender as described in. The lip portion that covers at least one of the first vertical plate portion, the second vertical plate portion, or the upper end portion of the third vertical plate portion on the vehicle compartment side is provided on the lid portion. The front fender according to claim 1. The front fender according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the horizontal plate portion and the bottom portion of the fuel tank are bent along an outer periphery of the front wheel.

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