JP2018099950A - Coupling structure between roof panel and side panel of vehicle body - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve a waterproof effect of an end corner part of a coupling structure between a roof panel and a side panel.SOLUTION: A coupling structure between a roof panel 2 and a side panel 3 where one side 2a and one side 3a of the respective panels are coupled, includes flange opening windows 22c, 23c formed in one of a flange part 22 formed at the one side 2a of the roof panel 2 and a flange part 32 formed at the one side 3a of the side panel 3, and a bulging part 32c formed at the other of the flange part 22 and the flange part 32. The flange opening windows 22c, 23c are formed in an end corner part 11 of a continuous coupling part 10 between the one side 2a of the roof panel 2 and the one side 3a of the side panel 3. The bulging part 32c is arranged at the end corner part 11 so as to bulge inward of the panel 2 that is one of the panels provided with the flange opening windows 22c, 23c.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a joint structure between a roof panel and a side panel of a vehicle body, and more particularly to a joint structure between a roof panel and a side panel that are continuously joined.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a joint structure between a roof panel and a side panel of a vehicle body, continuous joining by brazing or the like is known instead of spot welding (for example, Patent Document 1).

  The joint structure of the roof panel and the side panel described in Patent Document 1 is continuously joined at an edge portion where one side of the roof panel of the vehicle body and one side of the side panel are bent (flanged). The bent edge is filled with a foam material by providing a gap (filling space) between the joint portion of the roof panel and the joint portion of the side panel. Since the foam material is filled, thermal deformation caused by continuous bonding is suppressed and bonding strength is improved.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-329417 (refer to claim 1, paragraph 0009, FIGS. 3 to 5)

  However, in the joint structure of the roof panel and the side panel described in Patent Document 1, for example, the joint structure of the front end corner portion and the rear end corner portion (terminal corner portion) of the roof panel in the continuous joint portion of the vehicle body is a problem. There is a case. That is, for example, if it is attempted to adopt a design that joins the window glass at the end corners of the roof panel and the side panel, the processability of flange molding at the end corners becomes a problem.

  Specifically, in the panel molding process, the material is pulled at the terminal corner of the flange portion due to the design shape of the flange portion and spreads from the terminal corner portion to the peripheral portion. An opening window (flange opening window) may be formed. The deterioration of the waterproof performance at the flange opening window is a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a background, and it is an object of the present invention to improve a waterproof effect by suppressing a decrease in waterproof performance of a terminal corner portion in a joint structure between a roof panel and a side panel of a vehicle body. And

  The present invention is a joint structure of a roof panel and a side panel in which one side of a roof panel of a vehicle body and one side of a side panel are continuously joined.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a flange opening window portion formed on one flange portion of a flange portion formed on one side of the roof panel and a flange portion formed on one side of the side panel; And a raised portion formed on the other flange portion of the flange portion formed on one side of the roof panel and the flange portion formed on one side of the side panel.

  In the joint structure of the roof panel and the side panel according to the present invention, the flange opening window is formed at a terminal corner of a continuous joint between one side of the roof panel and one side of the side panel. The raised portion is disposed at the terminal corner portion so as to enter the inside of the one panel in which the flange opening window portion is formed.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can improve the waterproof effect by suppressing a decrease in the waterproof performance of the terminal corner portion in the joint structure between the roof panel and the side panel of the vehicle body.

It is a fragmentary perspective view of the vehicle body which shows the joining structure of the roof panel and side panel which concern on the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and is looking at the roof side front part of a vehicle body from the left front diagonally. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. 1 which shows the terminal corner | angular part of a continuous junction part. It is a perspective view which shows the terminal corner | angular part of a roof panel, and is looking at the terminal corner | angular part from the downward diagonally forward left. It is a perspective view which shows a terminal corner part, and is looking at the terminal corner part from diagonally right forward. It is a disassembled perspective view of FIG. 3 which shows a terminal corner | angular part. It is VI-VI arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 2 which shows a protruding part. It is a VII-VII arrow sectional view of Drawing 5 showing a protruding part. It is VI-VI arrow sectional drawing of FIG. 2 for demonstrating the joining structure of the roof panel and side panel which concern on the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state with which the foaming sealing material was filled, (B) shows a state in which a foaming sealing material is further filled with a coating material.

A structure for joining a roof panel and a side panel of a vehicle body according to a first embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as “roof joining structure 1”) will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5 as appropriate.
The use and type of the vehicle body are not particularly limited, but the vehicle body will be described as an example. For convenience of explanation, it is referred to as the front-rear direction, the up-down direction, and the left-right direction (vehicle width direction) toward the traveling direction of the vehicle. The vehicle width direction outside).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the roof joint structure 1 is a vehicle body structure in which one side 2 a of the roof panel 2 of the vehicle body 100 and one side 3 a of the side panel 3 are continuously joined. One side 2 a of the roof panel 2 is a left side edge extending in the front-rear direction on the left side of the roof panel 2. The side panel 3 is a left side panel, and one side 3 a of the side panel 3 is a side extending in the front-rear direction on the upper left side of the vehicle body 100.

The roof joint structure 1 includes a continuous joint portion 10 and a terminal corner portion 11 that is a terminal of the continuous joint portion 10. One side 2a of the roof panel 2 and one side 3a of the side panel 3 are continuously joined from the rear end portion (not shown) of the roof panel 2 to the front end portion (terminal corner portion 11).
The continuous joining part 10 is a part joined continuously by brazing copper alloy or the like.

  In addition, although the terminal part of the continuous junction part 10 is the left and right rear end parts (not shown) and the front end part in the roof panel 2, for example, in the following description, the left side of the roof panel 2 of the vehicle body 100 and the front end An example of the terminal corner portion 11 will be described. Since the right side of the roof panel 2 of the vehicle body 100 is the same as the left side, redundant description is omitted. Further, the rear end portion (not shown) of the roof panel 2 may be configured in the same manner as the front end portion (terminal corner portion 11), and other configurations are appropriately adopted from the viewpoint of the design of the vehicle body 100. Also good.

<Roof panel>
As shown in FIG. 3, the roof panel 2 includes a top plate portion 21, a side edge flange 22 that is a flange portion formed on one side 2 a of the roof panel 2, and another side 2 b that intersects the one side 2 a (in the width direction). And a leading edge flange 23 which is a flange portion formed on the extending leading edge). One side 2 a and the other side 2 b of the roof panel 2 intersect at the terminal corner 11.

  The side edge flange 22 includes a base end portion 22a that is continuous with the top plate portion 21, an outer edge portion 22b that is continuous with the base end portion 22a, and a side edge flange opening window portion 22c that is a flange opening window portion. . The side edge flange 22 is a part for continuously joining the side panel 3 (see FIG. 4). The base end portion 22 a is formed to extend downward from the top plate portion 21 inward in the vehicle width direction, and is bent at an acute angle with the top plate portion 21. The outer edge portion 22b extends downward from the base end portion 22a and is bent between the base end portion 22a. The side edge flange opening window 22 c is formed in the terminal corner 11.

  In the present embodiment, in consideration of the design of the vehicle body 100, the side edge flange 22 is bent at an acute angle from the top plate portion 21 to the base end portion 22a. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Further, it may be bent at a gentle obtuse angle, and various shapes can be adopted as appropriate. Moreover, although it bent and formed from the base end part 22a to the outer edge part 22b, it is not limited to this, You do not need to bend

  The side edge flange opening window 22c is formed from the base end portion 22a to the outer edge portion 22b. The side edge flange opening window 22c is assumed to be formed due to the extensibility of the steel sheet generated at the time of press forming in the terminal corner portion 11, but in particular, the material, processing method, shape, and size are limited. Instead, it may be a notch previously formed in the steel plate, or may be formed by post-processing.

  The front edge flange 23 is a part for mounting a front windshield (not shown) of the vehicle body 100. The front edge flange 23 includes a base end portion 23a that is continuous with the top plate portion 21, a front edge portion 23b that is continuous with the base end portion 23a, and a front edge flange opening window portion 23c that is a flange opening window portion. Yes. The base end portion 23 a is formed extending downward from the top plate portion 21, and is bent with respect to the top plate portion 21. The front edge part 23b extends obliquely forward from the base end part 23a and is bent between the base end part 23a.

  The front edge flange opening window 23c is formed from the base end 23a to the front edge 23b. The front edge flange opening window 23c is formed in the terminal corner 11 continuously to the side edge flange opening window 22c. The flange opening window portion includes a side edge flange opening window portion 22c and a front edge flange opening window portion 23c formed continuously to the side edge flange opening window portion 22c.

Since the front edge flange opening window 23c has the same configuration as the side edge flange opening window 22c, a detailed description thereof is omitted.
In the present embodiment, the embodiment in which the front edge flange opening window portion 23c is formed continuously to the side edge flange opening window portion 22c together with the side edge flange opening window portion 22c has been described. In order to adopt various shapes as appropriate in consideration of design and formability, the leading edge flange opening window 23c does not necessarily have to be formed.

<Side panel>
As shown in FIG. 5, the side panel 3 intersects the side 3 a with a top plate 31 that is continuous with the roof panel 2 at the top, a side flange 32 that is a flange formed on one side 3 a of the side panel 3, and the side 3 a. And a front edge flange 33 which is a flange portion formed on the other side 3b (front edge extending in the width direction). One side 3 a and the other side 3 b of the side panel 3 intersect at the terminal corner 11.

  The top plate portion 31 includes an upper step portion 31a formed in the front-rear direction along the left side of the vehicle body 100, a lower step portion 31b formed on the inner side in the vehicle width direction with respect to the upper step portion 31a, and a lower step portion from the upper step portion 31a. And a vertical wall portion 31c continuous to 31b. The lower step portion 31b is formed with a downward slope from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side (see FIG. 7).

  As shown in FIG. 7, the roof panel 2 and the side panel 3 are formed by connecting the continuous joint portion 10 with the lower step portion 31 b of the roof panel 2 joined to the side edge flange 22 (base end portion 22 a) of the side panel 3. Formed and continuously joined.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the side edge flange 32 includes a base end portion 32a continuous with the lower step portion 31b, an outer edge portion 32b continuous with the base end portion 32a, and a raised portion 32c formed on the outer edge portion 32b. I have. The base end portion 32a is formed to extend downward from the top plate portion 31, and is bent with respect to the lower step portion 31b. The outer edge portion 32b extends from the base end portion 32a toward the inner side in the vehicle width direction and is bent between the base end portion 22a. The raised portion 32 c is formed in the terminal corner portion 11.

The raised portion 32c is formed such that the tunnel advances from the outer side in the vehicle width direction toward the inner side, and has a curved shape that is convex upward as viewed from the inner side in the vehicle width direction. The relationship between the raised portion 32c, the side edge flange opening window portion 22c, and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c will be described with reference to FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the roof panel 2 and the side panel 3 are supported by the roof support member R. The roof support member R is a roof side rail or a roof front rail, but the configuration is not particularly limited.

  The raised portion 32c is disposed at the terminal corner portion 11 so as to enter from the side edge flange opening window portion 22c to the inside in the vehicle width direction of the roof panel 2 where the side edge flange opening window portion 22c is formed. Specifically, the protruding portion 32c is disposed such that the base end side (the vehicle width direction outer side, that is, the base end portion 32a side of the side edge flange 32) closes the side edge flange opening window 22c from the inside. (See FIGS. 2, 4 and 7).

  Further, the raised portion 32c extends from the inner side to the leading edge flange opening window portion 23c from the base end side of the raised portion 32c to the distal end side (in the vehicle width direction, that is, the end face side of the outer edge portion 32b of the side edge flange 32). Is arranged (see FIG. 4).

The effects of the roof joining structure 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described with reference mainly to FIG.
In the roof joining structure 1, as shown in FIG. 2, the raised portion 32c is disposed inside the side edge flange opening window portion 22c and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c, so that the side edge flange opening window portion 22c and the front edge are opened. The edge flange opening window 23c is in a state where the opening is narrowed and closed.

  Thereby, the roof joining structure 1 which concerns on the 1st Embodiment of this invention suppresses the fall of the waterproof performance by the side edge flange opening window part 22c and the front edge flange opening window part 23c in the terminal corner | angular part 11, and is waterproofing The effect can be improved.

  Next, a roof joint structure 1A according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The roof joining structure 1A according to the second embodiment of the present invention is foamable with respect to the side edge flange opening window 22c and the front edge flange opening window 23c in the roof joining structure 1 according to the first embodiment. In this embodiment, at least one of the sealing material U and the coating material S is filled.

  For this reason, in the following description of the roof joint structure 1A according to the second embodiment, for the sake of convenience of explanation, the same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the roof joint structure 1 according to the first embodiment. The description to be omitted is omitted.

  FIG. 8 to be referred to is a sectional view taken along the line VI-VI in FIG. 2, and (a) shows a state in which the side edge flange opening window 22c and the front edge flange opening window 23c are filled with the foamable sealing material U. Indicates. FIG. 8B shows a state in which the foaming sealing material U shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the foamable seal material U is a foamable seal member, and it is preferable to use a so-called mastic seal. The foamable sealing material U is applied around the raised portion 32 c using the filling machine T. The foamable sealing material U is preferably fixed in the heat drying process in the painting process of the vehicle body 10.

  The filling machine T is inserted through the leading edge flange opening window 23c and applies the foamable sealing material U around the raised portion 32c, thereby filling the tunnel shape of the raised portion 32c along the vehicle width direction. This is particularly preferable because it can be performed. That is, since the raised portion 32c is located behind the front edge flange opening window portion 23c, when the filling machine T is inserted from the front edge flange opening window portion 23c, it is easy to approach the raised portion 32c, thereby reducing work man-hours. In addition, the side edge flange opening window 22c and the front edge flange opening window 23c can be reliably closed. Thereby, the waterproof effect in the terminal corner | angular part 11 can be improved effectively.

  The place where the foamable sealing material U is applied is appropriately set in consideration of the relationship between the raised portion 32c, the side edge flange opening window portion 22c, and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c.

  The foamable sealing material U is formed in the narrowed portion 12 formed at the end corner portion 11 between the roof panel 2 where the side edge flange opening window portion 22c and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c are formed and the raised portion 32c. Filled.

  Thereby, the waterproof effect can be further improved by filling the narrowed portion 12 formed by the raised portion 32c with the foamable sealing material U.

  As shown in FIG. 8B, the coating material S is a sealing member having a sealing property higher than that of the foamable sealing material U, and it is preferable to use a so-called dust sealer. With this configuration, in addition to the foamable sealing material U, the coating material S that covers the side edge flange opening window 22c and the front edge flange opening window 23c is further provided, so that a higher waterproof effect can be obtained.

  In the present embodiment, the coating material S is further filled in addition to the foamable sealing material U in consideration of the size, shape, and the like of the narrowed portion 12, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the case where a sufficient waterproof effect can be obtained with only the coating material S in consideration of the size and shape of the 12 constrictions 12 and the characteristics of the coating material S, it is not always necessary to fill the foamable sealing material U.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to above-described embodiment, It can change and implement suitably. For example, in the present embodiment, the side edge flange opening window portion 22c and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c are formed on the roof panel 2, and the raised portion 32c is formed on the side panel 3. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the raised portion 32c may be formed on the roof panel 2, and the side edge flange opening window portion 22c and the front edge flange opening window portion 23c may be formed on the side panel 3.

1,1A Roof joint structure (joint structure of roof panel and side panel)
2 roof panel 2a one side of roof panel 2b other side of roof panel 3 side panel 3a one side of side panel 3b other side of side panel 10 continuous joint portion 11 terminal corner portion 12 constricted portion 21 top plate portion 22 side edge flange (flange portion) )
22b side edge 22c side edge flange opening window (flange opening window)
23 Front flange (flange)
23a Base end portion 23b Front edge portion 23c Front edge flange opening window portion (flange opening window portion)
31 Top plate part 32 Side edge flange (flange part)
32a Base end portion 32b Outer edge portion 32c Raised portion 33 Front edge flange (flange portion)
100 body S coating material U foaming sealing material

Claims (4)

A roof panel and side panel joining structure in which one side of a roof panel of a vehicle body and one side of a side panel are continuously joined,
A flange opening window portion formed on one of the flange portion formed on one side of the roof panel and the flange portion formed on one side of the side panel;
A flange portion formed on one side of the roof panel and a raised portion formed on the other flange portion of the flange portions formed on one side of the side panel;
The flange opening window is formed at a terminal corner of a continuous joint between one side of the roof panel and one side of the side panel,
The raised portion is disposed at the terminal corner so as to enter the inside of the one panel in which the flange opening window is formed;
Bonding structure of roof panel and side panel characterized by A narrowed portion formed between one panel on which the flange opening window is formed at the terminal corner and the raised portion;
A foamable sealing material filled in the narrowed portion,
The joint structure between the roof panel and the side panel according to claim 1. Further comprising a coating material covering the flange opening window,
The joint structure of the roof panel and the side panel according to claim 1 or 2, wherein In the terminal corner portion, the one panel on which the flange opening window portion is formed includes a flange portion formed on the other side intersecting one side of the one panel,
The flange opening window portion is formed continuously from the flange portion formed on one side of the one panel to the flange portion formed on the other side in the terminal corner portion,
The joint structure of a roof panel and a side panel according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the roof panel and the side panel are joined.

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