JP2015089804A - Vehicle body structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a technology which enables upper and lower spoilers to be attached to a vehicle body with a small number of attachment components and achieves a small number of attachment work hours.SOLUTION: A lower spoiler 31 made of a resin, an upper spoiler 32 which is positioned at an upper part of the lower spoiler 31 and made of a resin, and connection members 30 which connect the lower spoiler 31 to the upper spoiler 32 are integrally assembled to form one spoiler unit 20. Each connection member 30 includes a first attachment part 36 and a second attachment part 42 for attaching the spoiler unit 20 to an inner panel 21. In the spoiler unit 20, only the first attachment part 36 and the second attachment part 42, which are assembled into the unit, are directly attached to the inner panel 21.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement in a vehicle body structure in which a spoiler is provided at the rear of a vehicle body.

  A technique in which a rear spoiler is provided at the rear of a vehicle body for the purpose of improving aerodynamic performance is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In Patent Document 1, a resin garnish is attached to the tailgate, and a resin rear spoiler is attached to the upper surface of the garnish. As described above, when two resin members are attached to the tailgate in an overlapping manner, the number of attachment parts increases and the number of attachment steps increases. As a countermeasure, a garnish and a rear spoiler may be integrally formed, and the integrally formed garnish and rear spoiler may be attached to the vehicle body at once. However, since the resin member has lower rigidity than metal, it is difficult to simply integrate the garnish and the rear spoiler.

  By the way, in the technique of Patent Document 1, one resin-made rear spoiler is attached to the rear part of the vehicle body, but depending on the type of vehicle, two upper and lower spoilers, a lower resin spoiler and an upper resin spoiler, may be attached to the rear part of the vehicle body There is. When two upper and lower spoilers made of resin are separately attached to the tailgate, the number of attachment parts increases. In addition, the mounting man-hours increase.

Japanese Patent No. 4769160

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows upper and lower spoilers to be mounted on a vehicle body with a small number of mounting parts and requires fewer mounting steps.

  The invention according to claim 1 is integrally assembled by a resin lower spoiler, a resin upper spoiler positioned above the lower spoiler, and a connecting member that connects the lower spoiler and the upper spoiler. One spoiler unit is configured, and the connecting member has an attachment portion for attaching to the vehicle body, and the spoiler unit is characterized in that only the attachment portion assembled in the unit is directly attached to the vehicle body. To do.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the connecting member includes a first attachment portion attached to the vehicle body, an upright portion standing upright from the first attachment portion, and an intermediate portion in the height direction of the upright portion from the inside in the vehicle width direction. It includes an extending part that extends, and a second attaching part that is provided on the extending part and is attached to the vehicle body.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, the lower spoiler is connected with the connection member in the area | region between the 1st attachment part and the 2nd attachment part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  In the invention according to claim 4, the vehicle body includes a frame-shaped portion having an opening at an intermediate portion, and a transverse member that partitions the frame-shaped portion across the opening of the frame-shaped portion in the vehicle width direction. The member is arranged so that the extending portion extends along the transverse member, and the first attachment portion is attached to the frame shape portion.

  The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that the frame-shaped portion has a flange portion that is hemmed at an outer end portion in the vehicle width direction, and the first attachment portion is attached to the flange portion.

  The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the connecting member is in contact with and connected to the upper spoiler from below.

  The invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that the connecting member abuts the lower spoiler from below and supports the lower spoiler.

  In the invention according to claim 8, the connecting member includes a first part to which the upper spoiler is connected and a second part to which the lower spoiler is connected and connected to the vehicle body. The first part is the second part. It is connected to.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 9, a connection member is located in the vehicle width direction both ends of an upper spoiler, and supports the both ends of an upper spoiler.

  In the invention according to claim 10, the connecting member has an inclined portion that is inclined from the vehicle width direction inner side and the upper side to the vehicle width direction outer side and the lower side, and a separate exterior member is attached to the inclined portion. It is characterized by that.

  In the invention according to claim 1, one spoiler unit in which the lower spoiler and the upper spoiler are integrated by the connecting member is configured, and the attachment portion of the spoiler unit is attached to the vehicle body. By constituting one spoiler unit, the upper and lower spoilers made of resin can be assembled to the vehicle body at a time. As a result, the number of mounting steps can be reduced in the final assembly line of the vehicle. Moreover, the number of attachment parts for attaching the upper and lower spoilers to the vehicle body can be reduced. Furthermore, the force (including wind pressure) received by the lower spoiler or the upper spoiler can be sufficiently transmitted to the highly rigid vehicle body via the connecting members. For this reason, the strength of the lower spoiler and the upper spoiler can be sufficiently ensured.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, a connection member is attached to a vehicle body by the 1st attaching part and the 2nd attaching part provided in the vehicle width direction inner side of this 1st attaching part at a distance. Since the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion are attached to the vehicle body, the connecting member can be firmly fixed to the vehicle body in the vehicle width direction.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 3, a lower spoiler is connected with a connection member in the area | region between a 1st attachment part and a 2nd attachment part. Since the connecting member is attached to the vehicle body at two points separated in the vehicle width direction, the force in the vehicle width direction acting on the lower spoiler can be efficiently received by the connecting member.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 4, a connection member is arrange | positioned so that the extension part may follow a crossing member, and the 1st attaching part of a connection member is attached to a frame shape part. That is, the portion where the frame shape portion and the crossing member are connected is reinforced with the connecting member. As a result, the rigidity of the frame shape portion of the vehicle body can be improved.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 5, a 1st attaching part is attached to the flange part with which the frame shape part is equipped. The first mounting portion is attached to the flange portion in which a plurality of panels are stacked to increase the rigidity. As a result, the connecting member can be firmly attached to the frame-shaped portion.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 6, a connection member is contact | abutted and connected to an upper spoiler from the downward direction, and supports an upper spoiler. When a downward force is applied to the upper spoiler, this downward force can be received by the connecting member. As a result, the upper spoiler can be firmly supported. In addition, by supporting the upper spoiler with the connecting member, it is difficult to visually recognize the connected part. As a result, the appearance of the upper spoiler can be enhanced.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 7, the connection member is contact | abutted and connected with the lower spoiler from the downward direction. When a downward force is applied to the lower spoiler, the downward force can be received by the connecting member. As a result, the lower spoiler can be firmly supported. In addition, by supporting the lower spoiler with the connecting member, it is difficult to visually recognize the connected portion. As a result, the appearance of the lower spoiler can be enhanced.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 8, a connection member consists of a 1st part and a 2nd part, and the 1st part is connected with the 2nd part. Depending on the model, the upper spoiler may not be equipped. When the upper spoiler is not equipped, only the second part may be connected to the vehicle body, and when the upper spoiler is equipped, the connecting part may be a member in which the first part is connected to the second part. With this configuration, the second part can be a common part, and the number of parts can be reduced.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 9, the connection member was provided in the vehicle width direction both ends of the upper spoiler, and it supported the both ends of the upper spoiler. By supporting both ends of the upper spoiler, the upper spoiler can be supported more reliably than in the case of supporting the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the upper spoiler. Moreover, it is not necessary to ensure the attachment space of the height direction of an upper spoiler by attaching a connection member to the both ends of an upper spoiler, and can arrange | position a top spoiler compactly without waste in a height direction.

  In the invention which concerns on Claim 10, a connection member has an inclination part and a separate exterior member is attached to the inclination part. Thereby, a connection member can be hidden so that it may not be visible from the outside. Moreover, since the exterior member is a separate member from the upper spoiler and the lower spoiler, the degree of freedom relating to the shape settings of the upper spoiler and the lower spoiler can be increased.

It is a perspective view of the vehicle body rear part to which the spoiler unit which concerns on Example 1 of this invention was attached. It is a rear view in which a spoiler unit is attached to the tailgate shown in FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the attachment structure of a connection member. It is a disassembled perspective view of the connection member shown by FIG. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG. It is a perspective view of the spoiler unit left end part shown by FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 in FIG. 7. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 9-9 in FIG. 7. It is operation | movement explanatory drawing which concerns on attachment of a spoiler unit. It is a perspective view of the spoiler unit which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. It is a perspective view of the connection structure of the connection member shown in FIG. 11, and an upper spoiler. FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. It is a perspective view explaining the cross section of the vehicle width direction center of the spoiler unit shown by FIG. FIG. 12 is a perspective view for explaining a cross section of an intermediate portion between a vehicle width direction center position and a vehicle width direction end vicinity position of the spoiler unit shown in FIG. 11. It is a perspective view explaining the cross section of the vehicle width direction edge part vicinity of the spoiler unit shown by FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the drawings and examples, “up”, “down”, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” indicate directions viewed from the driver who rides the four-wheeled vehicle.

A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle 10 is provided with an opening 13 on the rear surface of a vehicle body 11, and the opening 13 is covered with a tailgate 12 so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The tailgate 12 includes an outer panel 15, a resin garnish 16 provided on the outer surface of the outer panel 15 and an intermediate portion in the height direction, and a rear window glass 17 u provided above the garnish 16. A spoiler unit 20 is attached to the tailgate 12. The spoiler unit 20 is disposed between the garnish 16 and the rear window glass 17u. The outer panel 15, the garnish 16, the rear window glass 17u, and the spoiler unit 20 are attached to an inner panel 21 (see FIG. 2).

  In the next figure, the relationship between the vehicle body 11 and the spoiler unit 20 will be described, but the outer panel of the vehicle body 11 is omitted for easy understanding. Moreover, the attachment part 35 of the spoiler unit 20 is covered with the garnish 16 (refer FIG. 1).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the inner panel 21 has an opening 23 in an intermediate portion 22 thereof. The periphery of the opening 23 is a frame-shaped portion 24, and a transverse member 25 that partitions the frame-shaped portion 24 extends across the opening 23 of the frame-shaped portion 24 so as to cross in the vehicle width direction. The opening 23 is divided into an upper opening 27 and a lower opening 28 by a cross member 25.

  The spoiler unit 20 attached to the inner panel 21 includes left and right connecting members 30 and 30 and a lower spoiler 31 and an upper spoiler 32 attached to the connecting members 30 and 30 as main elements. The connecting members 30, 30 are attached to the left and right ends of the inner panel 21 at a height at which the transverse member 25 at the intermediate position in the height direction of the inner panel 21 extends. The lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32 are both resin members. On the other hand, the connecting members 30 and 30 are press-molded metal members.

Next, the details of the left connecting member 30 will be described. Note that the right connecting member 30 has a symmetrical structure with respect to the center line in the vehicle width direction, and thus the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 3, the connecting member 30 has an attachment portion 35. The attachment portion 35 includes a first attachment portion 36 attached to the tailgate 12 (inner panel 21), an upright portion 40 standing up from the first attachment portion 36, and an extension extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upright portion 40. Part 38 and a second attachment part 42 provided on extension part 38 and attached to tailgate 12. The upright portion 40 includes a first upright portion 37 and a second upright portion 43 that rises from the vehicle width direction outer end portion 38 a of the extending portion 38.

  An inclined portion 44 is provided at the upper end of the second upright portion 43 so as to incline upward on the inner side in the vehicle width direction. A support extension 48 extending inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end of the inclined portion 44 is provided. An upper spoiler mounting portion 75 is provided at the inner end in the vehicle width direction of the support extension portion 48. The upper spoiler 32 is connected to the support extension 48. In a region between the first attachment portion 36 and the second attachment portion 42, the lower spoiler 31 is connected to the extension portion 38 that constitutes the connection member 30. Details of the connection structure of the lower spoiler 31 will be described later.

  The spoiler unit 20 is fastened to the tailgate 12 by the attachment portion 35 of the connecting member 30. The connecting member 30 has an attachment portion 35 for attaching to the tailgate 12. The attachment portion 35 includes a first attachment portion 36 and a second attachment portion 42. The extending portion 38 of the connecting member 30 is arranged along the cross member 25 that is a component of the inner panel 21. The first attachment portion 36 is attached to the frame shape portion 24 that is a component of the inner panel 21.

Next, the point that the connecting member 30 is composed of two elements will be described.
As shown in FIG. 4, the connecting member 30 includes a first portion 51 to which the upper spoiler 32 (see FIG. 2) is connected and a lower spoiler 31 (see FIG. 2) and a second member connected to the vehicle body. Part 52. The first portion 51 is moved in the direction of the arrow a and is connected to the second portion 52. The first portion 51 and the second portion 52 are separate members.

  The connecting member 30 includes a first portion 51 and a second portion 52, and the first portion 51 is connected to the second portion 52. Depending on the vehicle type variation, only the lower spoiler 31 may be provided, and the upper spoiler may not be provided.

  When the upper spoiler is not equipped, only the second portion 52 to which the lower spoiler 31 is attached may be connected to the vehicle body, and the first portion 51 can be omitted. When the upper spoiler 32 is equipped, the connecting member 30 may be a member obtained by connecting the first portion 51 to the second portion 52. With this configuration, the second part 52 can be a common part, and the number of parts can be reduced.

  The second portion 52 includes a first mounting portion 36, a first standing portion 37 that rises from the first mounting portion 36, an extending portion 38 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the first standing portion 37, and this extension. The second mounting portion 42 is provided at the outlet portion 38 and is attached to the tailgate 12 (see FIG. 3).

The first portion 51 includes a second upright portion 43 and an inclined portion 44 that extends from the upper end of the second upright portion 43 so as to be inclined inwardly in the vehicle width direction and to which the exterior member 50 (see FIG. 5) is attached. And a support extension 48 that extends inward in the vehicle width direction from the upper end of the inclined portion 44 and supports the end of the upper spoiler 32. The first portion 51 is spot welded to the second portion 52 with a flange 54 . In addition to the spot welding, when MIG welding is performed, the mounting rigidity is further improved.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the connecting member 30 is connected to the tailgate 12 (inner panel 21) by a first mounting portion 36 and a second mounting portion 42 provided at a distance on the inner side in the vehicle width direction of the first mounting portion 36. Mounted. Since the first mounting portion 36 and the second mounting portion 42 are attached to the inner panel 21, the connecting member 30 can be firmly fixed to the inner panel 21 in the vehicle width direction.

  Next, the structure of the periphery of the 1st attachment part 36 etc. are demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 5, the reinforcing member 57 is placed on the inner panel 21, and the outer panel 15 is placed on the reinforcing member 57. The end portion of the inner panel 21 is hemmed to be folded back toward the outer panel 15 side. That is, the frame-shaped portion 24 that constitutes the end portion of the inner panel 21 has a flange portion 55 that is hemmed at the outer end portion in the vehicle width direction.

  A first attachment portion 36 that is a component of the connecting member 30 is attached to the flange portion 55 of the tailgate 12. A weld nut 59 is joined to the upper surface of the first mounting portion 36, and the first mounting portion 36 is fastened to the tailgate 12 with bolts 61a from below to above.

  A welded portion 62 to which the lower spoiler 31 is vibration welded is attached to the extending portion 38 of the connecting member 30. The welded portion 62 is in contact with the lower spoiler 31 from below and supports the lower spoiler 31. The lower spoiler 31 is connected to the connecting member 30 in a region between the first attachment portion 36 and the second attachment portion 42 (see FIG. 3).

  The connecting member 30 is attached to the tailgate 12 at two points: a first attachment portion 36 and a second attachment portion 42 that are separated in the vehicle width direction. With this structure, the force in the vehicle width direction acting on the lower spoiler 31 can be efficiently received by the connecting member 30.

  The connecting member 30 has an inclined portion 44 that is inclined from the inside in the vehicle width direction and from above to the outside in the vehicle width direction and downward, and a separate exterior member 50 is attached to the inclined portion 44. A resin leg member 65 covering the lower outer side of the connecting member 30, a resin wing side 66 provided above the leg member 65 and covering the upper outer side of the connecting member 30, and the wing And a resin wing cover 67 that extends downward from the upper end of the side 66 and covers the inside of the upper portion of the connecting member 30.

  The connecting member 30 has an inclined portion 44, and a separate exterior member 50 is attached to the inclined portion 44. Thereby, the connection member 30 can be hidden so that it cannot be seen from the outside. Moreover, since the exterior member 50 is a separate member from the upper spoiler 32 and the lower spoiler 31, the degree of freedom related to the shape settings of the upper spoiler 32 and the lower spoiler 31 can be increased.

  The connecting member 30 is in contact with and connected to the lower spoiler 31 from below. When a downward force acts on the lower spoiler 31, the downward force can be received by the connecting member 30. As a result, the lower spoiler 31 can be firmly supported.

  In addition, by supporting the lower spoiler 31 with the connecting member 30, it is difficult to visually recognize the connected portion. As a result, there is no worry that the appearance of the lower spoiler 31 is impaired, and the appearance of the lower spoiler 31 can be improved.

  In the first embodiment, the connecting means to the extension part 38 of the lower spoiler 31 is based on vibration welding. Since vibration welding is used as the connecting means, the lower spoiler 31 can be firmly fixed to the connecting member 30. As other connecting means, it is possible to connect by fastening by a fastening means or an adhesive.

  Next, the structure and the like of the second attachment portion 42 to which the connecting member 30 is attached to the inner panel 21 will be described. As shown in FIG. 6, the second attachment portion 42 is attached to the cross member 25 included in the inner panel 21. The second attachment portion 42 has a plate shape, a well nut 59 is joined to the upper surface thereof, and the second attachment portion 42 is fastened to the tailgate 12 by bolts 61b from below to above. The lower spoiler 31 includes a lower member 71 and an upper member 72 applied to the lower member 71 from above.

  7 to 9, the support structure of the upper spoiler 32 and the support structure of the wing side 66 that is a component of the exterior member 50 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an exterior member 50 is disposed between the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32 so as to cover the connecting member 30. The exterior member 50 is a wing side 66 (see FIG. 3) and a leg member 65. The end of the lower spoiler 31 is covered with a side cover 68.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a metal U-shaped member 74 is inserted and fixed on the vehicle width direction end portion side of the upper spoiler 32. A weld nut 60 is joined to the inner surface 74 a of the U-shaped member 74. The upper spoiler mounting portion 75 of the connecting member 30 is brought into contact with the outer surface 74b of the U-shaped member 74, and the fastening member 63 is inserted into the upper spoiler mounting portion 75 from the outside toward the inside in the vehicle width direction and fastened. Thus, the upper spoiler 32 is connected to the connecting member 30. The connecting member 30 is located at the end of the upper spoiler 32 in the vehicle width direction and supports the end 32 a of the upper spoiler 32.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a nut member 77 is embedded in the seat portion 66a of the wing side 66 so as to be fastened. The outer surface 44a of the inclined portion 44 of the connecting member 30 is brought into contact with the seat portion 66a of the wing side 66, and the exterior member fastening member 64 is inserted and fastened from the inside to the outside in the vehicle width direction. The wing side 66 is connected to the member 30.

  Next, the operation of the mounting structure of the spoiler unit 20 described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, the spoiler unit 20 is integrally formed by a lower spoiler 31, an upper spoiler 32 located above the lower spoiler 31, and two connecting members 30 that connect the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32. It was assembled. The spoiler unit 20 is directly attached to the tailgate 12 only in the attachment part 35 in a state assembled to the unit.

  If the lower spoiler and the upper spoiler are separately attached to the vehicle body, the number of attachment parts increases. In addition, the installation man-hours increase. In this respect, in the present invention, one spoiler unit 20 is formed by integrating the two left and right connecting members 30 that connect the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32, and the mounting portion 35 constituting the spoiler unit 20 is tailed. It was made to attach to the gate 12.

  Thereby, the resin upper spoiler 32 and lower spoiler 31 can be assembled to the tailgate 12 at a time. As a result, in the final assembly line of the vehicle, the number of mounting steps can be reduced, and the load on the final assembly line of the vehicle can be reduced.

  Further, the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32 are connected to the connecting member 30, and the connecting member 30 in which the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32 are connected is directly attached to the tailgate 12. Since the force received by the lower spoiler 31 or the upper spoiler 32 is transmitted to the highly rigid tailgate 12 through a metal press-formed connecting member, the supporting strength of the lower spoiler 31 and the upper spoiler 32 is increased. Can be increased.

  Returning to FIG. 3, the connecting member 30 is disposed such that the extending portion 38 extends along the transverse member 25, and the first attachment portion 36 of the connecting member 30 is attached to the frame-shaped portion 24. That is, in the inner panel 21, the portion where the frame-shaped portion 24 and the crossing member 25 are connected is reinforced by the connecting member 30. As a result, the rigidity of the vehicle body can be improved.

  Returning to FIG. 5, the first attachment portion 36 is attached to the flange portion 55 provided in the frame-shaped portion 24 of the inner panel 21. The first attachment portion 36 is attached to the flange portion 55 in which a plurality of panels are superposed to increase the rigidity. As a result, the connecting member 30 can be firmly attached to the frame-shaped portion.

  Returning to FIG. 8, the connecting members 30 are provided at both ends of the upper spoiler 32 in the vehicle width direction, and support both ends of the upper spoiler 32. By supporting both ends of the upper spoiler 32, the upper spoiler 32 can be supported more reliably than in the case of supporting the intermediate portion in the vehicle width direction of the upper spoiler 32. Further, by attaching the connecting members 30 to both ends of the upper spoiler 32, it is not necessary to secure a mounting space in the height direction of the upper spoiler 32, and the upper spoiler 32 can be disposed compactly without waste in the height direction. it can.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 11, the connecting member 30 is located at both ends of the upper spoiler 32 in the vehicle width direction, and an upper spoiler mounting portion 75 is provided at the upper end of the connecting member 30. The upper spoiler mounting portion 75 extends inward in the vehicle width direction, and the upper spoiler 32 is supported by the upper spoiler mounting portion 75. The main difference from the first embodiment is that the upper spoiler 32 is supported by a substantially horizontal portion 79 which is a part of the connecting member 30. In addition, there is no significant difference in the basic structure, and the description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the upper spoiler 32 is fastened by a plurality of fastening members 63 to an upper spoiler mounting portion 75 that is bent and extends inward in the vehicle width direction at the upper portion of the inclined portion 44 of the connecting member 30. The The upper spoiler mounting portion 75 of the connecting member 30 is in contact with and connected to the upper spoiler 32 from below. Referring also to FIG. 5, the connecting member 30 abuts the lower spoiler 31 from below and supports the lower spoiler 31.

  Next, the detail of the upper spoiler attachment part 75 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 13, an abutting portion 81 that abuts the upper spoiler mounting portion 75 is provided at the vehicle width direction end portion and the lower surface 32 b of the upper spoiler 32, and a nut member 77 is embedded in the abutting portion 81. . Such a contact portion 81 is placed on the upper spoiler mounting portion 75 of the connecting member 30, and the fastening member 63 is inserted upward from below to attach the upper spoiler 32 to the connecting member 30.

  The connecting member 30 abuts on and connects to the upper spoiler 32 from below and supports the upper spoiler 32. When a downward force is applied to the upper spoiler 32, the downward force can be received by the upper spoiler mounting portion 75 of the connecting member 30.

  As a result, the upper spoiler 32 can be firmly supported.

  In addition, by supporting the upper spoiler 32 with the connecting member 30, it is difficult to visually recognize the connected portion. As a result, there is no fear of damaging the appearance of the upper spoiler 32, and the appearance of the upper spoiler 32 can be improved.

  Returning to FIGS. 11 and 12, the extending portion 38 of the connecting member 30 is in contact with and connected to the lower spoiler 31 from below. When a downward force acts on the lower spoiler 31, the downward force can be received by the connecting member 30. As a result, the lower spoiler 31 can be firmly supported.

  In addition, by supporting the lower spoiler 31 with the connecting member 30, it is difficult to visually recognize the connected portion. As a result, there is no worry that the appearance of the lower spoiler 31 is impaired, and the appearance of the lower spoiler 31 can be improved.

Next, the shape of the upper spoiler 32 and the like will be described with reference to FIGS.
14 includes a cross section near the center in the vehicle width direction, FIG. 15 includes a cross section at an intermediate position between the approximate center in the vehicle width direction and the end surface in the vehicle width direction, and FIG. 16 includes a cross section near the end surface in the vehicle width direction. .

  14 to 16, the upper spoiler 32 is a hollow member formed by blow molding, and has an upwardly convex upper surface 85, a vehicle front side end portion 83 and a vehicle rear side end portion 84 of the upper surface 85. The lower surface 86 has a bottom surface 86 that extends downward and has a convex shape. The lower surface 86 includes a front lower surface 87 extending forward of the vehicle with the lowest point 86b as a boundary, and a rear lower surface 88 extending rearward with respect to the lowest point 86b.

  The downwardly convex upper surface 85 is disposed so as to incline backward, but the inclination angle thereafter gradually decreases from the approximate center in the vehicle width direction toward the vicinity of the end surface in the vehicle width direction. Further, the rear lower surface 88 extending diagonally forward and downward from the vehicle rear side end portion 84 toward the vehicle front changes so as to face the standing direction toward the vehicle width direction end portion. With the upper spoiler 32 formed so that the curvatures of the upper surface 85 and the lower surface 86 are changed, the appearance can be improved as compared with the conventional art.

In the present invention, the spoiler unit is not limited to a configuration that can be attached to the tailgate, and may be any configuration that can be attached to any part of the vehicle body.
Although the present invention is applied to a four-wheeled vehicle in the embodiment, it can also be applied to a three-wheeled vehicle and can be applied to a general vehicle.

  The present invention is suitable for a four-wheeled vehicle equipped with a rear spoiler.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Car body, 12 ... Tailgate, 20 ... Spoiler unit, 21 ... Inner panel, 22 ... Intermediate part, 23 ... Opening part, 24 ... Frame shape part, 25 ... Cross member, 30 ... Connecting member, 31 ... Lower spoiler, 32 ... Upper spoiler, 35 ... Mounting portion, 36 ... First mounting portion, 38 ... Extension portion, 40 ... Standing portion, 42 ... Second mounting portion, 44 ... Inclined portion, 50 ... Exterior member, 51 ... First portion 52 ... 2nd part, 55 ... Flange part.

Claims (10)

The lower spoiler made of resin, the upper spoiler made of resin located above the lower spoiler, and the connecting member that connects the lower spoiler and the upper spoiler constitute one spoiler unit that is integrally assembled. ,
The connecting member has an attachment portion for attachment to the vehicle body,
The spoiler unit has a vehicle body structure characterized in that only the attachment portion assembled in the unit is directly attached to the vehicle body.   The connecting member includes a first attachment portion attached to the vehicle body, an upright portion standing upright from the first attachment portion, and an extending portion extending inward in the vehicle width direction from an intermediate portion in the height direction of the upright portion, The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, further comprising a second attachment portion that is provided at the extension portion and is attached to the vehicle body.   The vehicle body structure according to claim 2, wherein the lower spoiler is connected to the connecting member in a region between the first mounting portion and the second mounting portion. The vehicle body includes a frame-shaped portion having an opening at an intermediate portion, and a transverse member that partitions the frame-shaped portion across the opening of the frame-shaped portion in the vehicle width direction,
The connecting member is disposed so that the extending portion extends along the transverse member,
The vehicle body structure according to claim 3, wherein the first attachment portion is attached to the frame shape portion. The frame-shaped portion has a flange portion hemmed at the outer end in the vehicle width direction,
The vehicle body structure according to claim 4, wherein the first attachment portion is attached to the flange portion.   The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member is in contact with and connected to the upper spoiler from below.   The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting member abuts the lower spoiler from below and supports the lower spoiler.   The connecting member includes a first portion to which the upper spoiler is connected and a second portion to which the lower spoiler is connected and connected to the vehicle body, and the first portion is connected to the second portion. The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein the vehicle body structure is provided. The connecting member is located at both ends in the vehicle width direction of the upper spoiler,
The vehicle body structure according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the both ends of the upper spoiler are supported. The connecting member has an inclined portion that is inclined from the inner side in the vehicle width direction and from the upper side to the outer side in the vehicle width direction and downward.
The vehicle body structure according to claim 1, wherein a separate exterior member is attached to the inclined portion.

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